After a while, Gao Qi sneaked in. He was a little depressed. He actually lost to Wang Chengen in this competition.
It's all because those people under him are stupid. If everyone was as smart as him, they would have gotten first place long ago!
Sigh, looking at Wang Chengen being so arrogant, it's so infuriating!
Wu Yunqing looked at Gao Qiqian. This guy was a treacherous official. He always reminded himself.
"Zhen has a task for you. You must do it well for Zhen.”
Gao Qiqian immediately expressed his loyalty.
"Yes, this is the method of making cement. Of course, it's not comprehensive.
I'll give you a hundred eunuchs and a few craftsmen. You have to make this cement within half a year.
Otherwise, I'll see you with my head!"
Ah, Gao Qiqian was stunned. He didn't expect it to be so serious, but he had already boasted. It was too late to go back on his word now.
The cement was a necessary tool for transmigrators. It was simple to make but had great effects.
After arranging things, Wu Yunqing was free.
If he wasn't doing carpentry, he would be playing with the concubines in the harem. He was also endlessly happy.
At this time, Shaanxi was in chaos. Shaanxi was in a drought, and many fields had no harvest.
Not only did the government not provide disaster relief, but they also urged for food taxes. In the end, nine out of ten households were empty.
In Baishui County, Shaanxi Province, the streets were bleak, and no one could be seen walking around.
In every corner, there were many people crowded in the city gates. Only by carefully examining their trembling bodies did one know that they were alive.
Compared to the quiet streets, the yamen of Baishui County was bustling with activity. The torches lit up the hall, and hundreds of people sat around the hall.
In the middle of the room sat a man on an armchair. A tall man was persuading him.
"Big Boss, we can't trust those dog officials.
If we surrender, they will deal with us.”
Another man also stood up and said," The officials can't be trusted.”
The people sitting in the hall also discussed animatedly.
The burly man sitting on the armchair was Wang Er, who had rebelled this year and killed the county magistrate of Baishui County.
Wang Er's original name was Wang Tiedan. Because he was the second in the family, he was called Wang Er.
After the rebellion, they had occupied Baishui County. After half a year of development, this team already had tens of thousands of people.
However, the government did not send troops. Instead, more and more refugees came to seek refuge. Instead of saying that they were seeking refuge, it was better to ask for a bowl of rice.
As the number of people increased, Wang Tiedan began to worry. When he had first occupied Baishui County, he had used the treasury's grain and silver as his salary, but now it was almost used up.
He had also sent his brothers to attack other counties, but the nearby counties had no money or food, so they could not take down the big counties.
In the end, they searched all the rich families around Baishui County, but there was no food.
Wang Tiedan had rebelled because the government had forced him to his death. Was he going to become a corrupt official and plunder the villagers?
Just as Wang Tiedan was in a dilemma, Yang He, the military governor of Shaanxi, sent him a letter of amnesty.
If there was food, Wang Tiedan might not have considered it, but it was different now.
But if he surrendered to the government, would they really let him off? He wasn't sure.
Yang He's messenger also brought news that His Majesty had arranged for Lord Yang to relieve the disaster and settle the refugees to resume production.
Hearing this, Wang Tiedan was somewhat tempted. To be safe, he was afraid that his brothers would go and scout for information.
However, after Yang He's envoy arrived, several of his leaders had been arguing endlessly about this matter.
One of them was Light Seed Path, the second-in-command.
Now that Big Boss wanted to submit, he naturally opposed it.
He was used to occupying the mountain and being the king. He was at ease. Why would he surrender?
As for Wang Tiedan's concern about the food problem, Light Path didn't care at all. He just wanted to go to the villages below and rob them.
He and his men had done this several times behind Wang Tiedan's back.
If he didn't rob them, would he starve to death?
Light Seed Dao would never do such a thing.
Zhong Guangdao snorted." Chief, we were forced by the government to start a riot.
If they surrendered now, they would be forced to do hard labor for the government.
With such heavy taxes, wouldn't our commoners starve to death?
Brothers, don't surrender. We'll occupy the mountain and be kings. We'll drink big bowls of wine and eat big mouthfuls of meat. How free will we be?”
These words were very provocative. Not only were the people on Zhong Si's side in high spirits, even Wang Tiedan's men were shaken.
Seeing this, Wang Tiedan hurriedly shouted," Brothers, the brothers who were sent out to gather information have returned.
Now Xi'an Prefecture was beginning to provide disaster relief. Yang He, the governor of Shaanxi Trilateral Military Affairs, comforted the refugees.
As long as they obeyed the amnesty, they could obtain land.
Moreover, Shaanxi was exempted from next year's summer tax. It seemed that it was not a bad idea to recruit them.”
Zhong Guangdao shook his head." Can we trust the officials?
Our Shaanxi's taxes are increasing year by year. Last year, we said that we would not increase taxes, but this year, we did.”
Zhong Guangdao continued," Big Brother, you killed the county magistrate. Aren't you afraid of getting even with him later?”
Of course, Wang Er was afraid. He was also indecisive. Now, it seemed that he could only walk down one path to the end.
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