Li Zhun stood up and looked at his old father seriously. As the only son of the Li family, Old Master Li doted on him very much and even sent him abroad to study. Therefore, he was also a young man who had received a Western education. His thoughts were different.
"Father, I've already said that occupying the land won't earn much money. Why don't you think about why I've been reducing the rent for so many years? Those farmers can't live anymore. You're also a famous good person in this county.”
Old Mr. Li snorted. These words went to his heart. Old Mr. Li had indeed done a lot of things over the years. Everyone in the village knew about Old Mr. Li's good reputation. In addition, Li Zhun had reduced his rent after returning to the country, so he had a better feeling about the Li family.
"Father, didn't you send me abroad to study to bring honor to your ancestors? "Now, the opportunity has come. Although they are a revolutionary party, they are building factories and education. You have seen their army. Do you think those green camps can defeat them? In my opinion, they are comparable to the Western army. How can we hide from them? Besides, setting up a factory was the most important thing to earn money. How much money could he earn by guarding those lands?
According to the calculations of the Junshe Party, they want to build roads here. If we invest in the cement factory and organize some civilian workers to help build it, we can earn four times more than we do in a year. Why don't we do it?”
Old Master Li hesitated." Really?" Can you really earn four times the income?"
"Of course it's true. Don't you trust me? I'm your son!"
Although he was Old Master Li's son, he had joined the Monarch Society as a party member half a year ago. He wondered if this could be considered a cheating version of the old era.
Li Zhun saw that the Old Master had loosened up and hurriedly continued,"Let's talk about the Liu family. In the past two years, the Liu family has rampaged through the village and committed so many crimes. Do you think they will let the Liu family off? Even if it's for the continuation of the family, we have to agree to them!”
At this point, Old Master Li suddenly recalled how Fan Buji had gathered all the landowners of the county together to watch the firecrackers. That was truly powerful!
"That, that's fine. Son, your Second Mother, Third Mother, and your sisters are all counting on you. The future of our family is in your hands!”
" Don't worry, Father," Li Zhun said excitedly." You'll agree to my decision in at most a year. I'll go to Commander Fan, and the Li family will agree!"”
Li Zhun Xing rushed to the division's headquarters. When he saw Fan Buji, the first thing he said was," Secretary, my father has agreed. Our Li family has agreed!”
Fan Buji was very happy." Alright, alright. Li Zhun, don't worry. I'll definitely keep my promise. The land that you've handed over will be used as the capital for your factory. Don't worry, we'll definitely not mistreat any enlightened gentry! Of course, you can also keep one-tenth of the land. After all, it's such a big family, but you have to hand over the guards. You know that we can't let private individuals have armed forces.”
"I understand. Don't worry. I'm the person in charge of the Li family now. I have the final say.”
Once Li Zhun left, Fan Buji called for a general meeting." Let's do it. Capture them. We have enough evidence. Other than those who have committed heinous crimes and deserve to be killed, the rest will be sent to Panzhi for rehabilitation.”
Following Fan Buji's order, the entire Shizhu County was struck by a huge earthquake. Landlords were arrested one by one, and the messengers were shouting for the people to come and watch.
Fan Buji stood on the platform and looked at the execution ground that was surrounded by the crowd. He coughed and said,"" My fellow villagers, the Monarch Society has come here today for everyone's good days. However, these people are the culprits who have taken advantage of you. Today, I've arrested them all. We'll have a national trial. I'll announce one of them. You can come out and testify. Don't worry, from today onwards, no one will be able to stand on your heads and bully you!”
" Liu Fei, 65 years old. In the fifth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu, he seized He Da's wife and severely injured him. In the seventh year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu, he killed a child. In the eighth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu, he robbed Liu Bao of his land…"
As the crimes were announced one by one and the witnesses came out to testify, Liu Fei's face became darker and darker.
"Finally, I sentence you to be executed immediately!”
The executioner immediately loaded the gun and Liu Fei fell to the ground in a pool of blood. The entire crowd exclaimed in shock. These revolutionary party members were serious!
Old Master Li was also shocked. Liu Fei, who had opposed him for half his life, had died just like that? He couldn't help but think of his son. Fortunately, he had already surrendered. Otherwise, would this be his end?
As the list of people to be executed was announced one by one, more than 20 people died in the morning. The remaining people were announced to be in labor reform. Although everyone did not know what labor reform meant, they generally understood that these people were sent to work as coolies, using the rest of their lives to atone for their sins.
After the trial, Fan Buji made a solemn promise to everyone,""Next, the land will be divided. According to the population of your family, each person can get 3 to 10 mu of land. The first year, the rent will be waived, and the second year, the tax will be 10%.”
If the enforcement of the law by these squires was to uphold justice, then now it was related to their own personal interests. Everyone began to cheer.
"Grand Master Qingtian! Reincarnated Bodhisattva!"
"Has a Saint appeared?"
"Good days are coming!"
Everyone was excited. This was a great thing, but it was not over yet.
Fan Buji waited for everyone to calm down before continuing,""In addition, we have to open a factory. Those who have ideas can come and register. As long as they pass, the basic workers will receive two taels of silver a month!”
"Whoosh!"
This time, it really caused a sensation. Two taels of silver a month, what kind of figure was this? These two taels of silver were enough for the family to live for more than a month. In addition to the land that the family had been allocated, it was really a good time.
The commoners were naturally cheering for this matter, but the remaining rich gentry could not help but worry. More than 20 people had died in one go, and so many people had been arrested. The rest were all people with good reputations or had not made any major mistakes. They had to compensate, so they could not help but worry.
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