Tenants, Land Rents! The terrifying family business of Boling's Cui family!
Xue Rengui cupped his hands.
"We are all tenants of this place, from poor families. If not for the sake of survival, how would we dare to block the path of the army!”
Then, Xue Rengui told him the truth in detail!
"Are you saying that you were forced by the Chui Corporation? If you don't obey, you won't even have this year's rations?”
Li Chengqian didn't expect the Cui Corporation to be so shameless!
He actually wanted to use the lives of these tenants to block his iron hooves!
"That's right! I hope Your Highness will not make things difficult for us." Xue Rengui bowed again.
"Looking at you, you seem to be different from a tenant.”Li Chengqian was curious about Xue Rengui's identity!
"I've been in the mountains since I was young. After my master passed away, I left the mountains to take care of my mother. My mother passed away last month. I wanted to join the army, but I encountered this!”Xue Rengui explained!
"Good! I accept you." Li Chengqian nodded and said!
"Hmm?" Xue Rengui was surprised!
Li Gaoming continued," My fellow villagers, the Great Tang is based on the people. We know that the people are water. If they can carry a boat, they can also capsize it.
But now, the Cui Clan has no way of doing things. They actually used you to die and even threatened me with food. How can I let them do what they want?”
Xue Rengui was even more shocked when he heard Li Chengqian's words!
He thought to himself, What a good saying,'The people are water. If they can carry a boat, they can also capsize it. It seems that this Crown Prince is extremely benevolent!'”
Just as Xue Rengui was in shock, Li Chengqian raised the long whip in his hand and whipped it fiercely at Cheng Chumo!
The terrifying force caused three bloody wounds on Cheng Chumo's face!
Cheng Chumo swayed and almost fell off his horse!
Li Chengqian said," This person is a general of our Great Tang, but he doesn't sympathize with the people. He even connives at his soldiers to suppress the people. According to the law, he should be beheaded!"
However, considering that he had made great contributions in killing the Turks, he was given a light punishment. What do you think?”
The tenants were extremely moved when they saw the Crown Prince punish his subordinate generals for them!
"The Crown Prince sympathizes with us, what else do we have to say!”
"That's right! We trust His Highness, and we completely agree with His Highness's actions!”
"But we really can't let you go over! If we let you pass, we will die!”
The tenants were moved. Some even wanted to kowtow to Li Chengqian!
Li Chengqian dismounted and said earnestly,"
"Everyone. Our army came from the Turks. For the sake of the people of the northern border, our army fought to the death and defeated the Turks, so that the northern border could enjoy peace for thirty years.”
"But the Cui family's rebellion and collusion with the Turks is treason! Don't tell me you still want to help Zhou do evil?”
How could these tenants know that there was such a secret!
When they heard that the Chui family had betrayed the country, they all panicked!
"Is what General said true?" Xue Rengui was also a little angry!
"Of course it's true!" Li Chengqian nodded." Young Master Cui Wenyan of the Cui Residence has been executed by me on the plains!”
The tenants discussed animatedly!
They had all experienced the chaos of the Sui Dynasty, so they naturally knew that peace was not easy to come by!
The soldiers in front of them had just come from the grasslands and were fighting for peace on the border. This made them even more moved!
Li Chengqian understood that these commoners had been moved, so he continued,"
"The Cui family has betrayed the country.”
"I can also let you plant the Chui Corporation's manor and fields for three years without collecting any rent!”
Li Chengqian's words instantly sounded like thunder in the ears of the tenants!
The tenants instantly went crazy!
"No rent? Is that true?"
"If that's the case, Your Highness will be our family's savior!”
Tenants were actually the serfs of the aristocratic families. They helped the aristocratic families grow food, but the aristocratic families would only give the tenants 10% of the food!
In the year of harvest, this 10% of grain might be enough for the tenants to feed their families!
However, in a year of poor harvest, just 10% of the grain would really starve people to death!
Even so, the tenants still did not dare to resist!
That was because the fields belonged to the aristocratic families!
If he became a serf of an aristocratic family and helped them grow crops, he might even get 10% of the food! Otherwise, he wouldn't even have 10% of the food!
With such a choice, the tenants could only helplessly become slaves!
"This prince's words are of nine tripods, and I will never go back on my words!”Li Chengqian said with certainty!
"Your Highness, please!" After speculating, Xue Rengui decided to believe Li Chengqian!
When the other tenants saw that Xue Rengui had made way, they immediately followed suit!
Li Chengqian suddenly wasn't in a hurry to head to Boling County City. Instead, he wanted to go to the manor to take a look." Can I go to the manor to rest for a while?”
"Of course!" The tenants nodded.
However, he soon found it difficult to say." It's just that there are soldiers from the Cui family in this manor. I'm afraid it will be detrimental to Your Highness!”
Li Chengqian waved his hand lightly!
They were just shrimp soldiers and crab generals, how could Li Chengqian put them in his eyes!
Li Chengqian led the army and the tens of thousands of tenants into the manor!
Actually, Li Chengqian went to the manor for two reasons.
Firstly, he wanted to see how these aristocratic families trampled on these commoners.
Secondly, he wanted to talk to Xue Rengui and get him to follow him!
In history, Xue Rengui was the Great Tang's War God, and he had won every battle in Goguryeo. How could Li Chengqian let such a talented general go so easily?
Very quickly!
They arrived at the manor!
When the soldiers guarding the manor saw the arrival of a large army, they immediately panicked and understood that something was wrong!
"Cheng Chumo! Your chance to atone for your sins has come!"
Li Chengqian shouted!
"Here!"
Although Cheng Chumo was a playboy, his attitude was very good.
With a single order, Cheng Chumo led the 500 Mo Saber Soldiers and charged forward!
At first, the Mo Saber was in the hands of the Bei Wei Army, and he was not familiar with it! However, after more than ten days of training, the Bei Wei Army had become proficient in using the Mo Blade!
However, the thousand soldiers of the Cui Residence were all killed by the Mo Saber in less than half an hour!
The tenants had never seen such a scene before. They covered their mouths and noses, feeling disgusted.
Although they felt uncomfortable physically, they were extremely excited.
After all, these Cui soldiers had tortured them a lot in the past.
Entering the manor!
Li Chengqian saw countless fertile fields.
These fertile fields were all planted by these tenants! As for the Cui Corporation, as long as they collected the rent, they would have an endless family business!
"The Cui family has ten manors like this! In Qingzhou alone, there were more than 100,000 tenants working for the Cui family!”
"This is also the reason why we don't dare to resist! If they resisted, they would only starve to death!”
Xue Rengui seemed to have noticed Li Chengqian's surprise as he explained from the side!
Ten manors! And this was just the fields!
Other than that, there were also shops, private schools, salt and iron, porcelain…
Li Chengqian did a simple calculation and could understand how terrifying the Cui family business of Boling was! And the number of commoners that they had slaughtered was in the hundreds of thousands!
Sigh!
The aristocratic families were not eliminated!
Why did the Great Tang prosper?
The aristocratic families were not eliminated!
Why is the Tang Dynasty surnamed Li?
Li Chengqian clenched his sword tightly!
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