Chapter 267 Suppression
There was no words all night. In the early morning of the next day, Paul opened his bloodshot red eyes and announced to everyone his follow-up treatment: if the rioters refused the ultimatum, he authorized the martial law troops to adopt All available means were used to quell the riot, including the use of muskets and cannons. Since the people participating in the riot had lost their minds, it was probably impossible to calm them down without harming their lives.
If you fall into the position of a feudal lord, you will lose the consciousness of the feudal lord. Even if failure is inevitable, you must not be like the locksmith king who was bullied and died by his people because of constant compromises and concessions - Paul Cheer yourself up like this.
People from the Government Council and the army praised the lord for his "wise decision", and the arrival of Godwin and other salt farm owners strengthened his determination.
“My lord, you have to make the decision for us!”
Godwin and others threw themselves on the ground and cried loudly. They were dressed in shabby clothes. It was obvious that they had come to Lake Town overnight.
“Those mobs destroyed our salt farm on the seaside! They also killed many workers. Please send the army to arrest them all and hang them all!”
In the salt farm owner As they cried incessantly, Paul realized that the situation had become increasingly serious.
"Your naval commander actually had to wait for your order to arrive before sending troops. As a last resort, we came to beg you."
Godwin's tone revealed his disapproval. Austin was strongly dissatisfied. If he had been a little more flexible, the riots would have been nipped in the bud, and he would not have suffered such heavy losses.
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"Report! Lake Center Town has authorized us to use all feasible means to quell this riot."
Captain Quik, who personally led the sailors to block the intersection, took the order and handed it over. written order.
Last night they received an order from Lake Town using a fish falcon - to isolate the riot area and wait for further instructions.
The navy took urgent action. They acted separately in units of warships, with more than a hundred people per ship, blocking various intersections.
"Everyone assemble!"
Following Quick's order, the sailors on the Southern quickly lined up.
“Our next target is Fabei Village. According to the orders from above, we must restore order there as soon as possible!”
Quick waved his hand and said, “Let’s go!”
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Kevin stood on the tower of the landowner Baden's house and looked towards the road outside the village.
The companions in the yard were happily killing pigs and sheep to prepare food for the new day. However, he could not be happy in his heart. The development of things completely exceeded his expectations.
He couldn't help but start to remember again...
After the villagers drove away the first batch of tax collectors, the landowner Baden quickly sent the second batch of people. They became more ferocious and armed with swords, guns and sticks. They threatened the villagers with words and threats to show them if they refused to resist.
The exchanges between the two parties became increasingly tense, and it was not known who took the lead. It finally escalated into a physical conflict.
Once the physical conflict started, they couldn't stop it. The villagers' long-standing resentment burst out in an instant. The usually docile people suddenly showed their violent side.
Although Baden's tax collection team came with great momentum, they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers compared to the villagers. After a while, more than half of them fell down, and the remaining people were injured and struggled to make their way. And escape.
After everyone cheered briefly, they didn’t know what to do next.
Kevin, who was so excited by what just happened, jumped to the high platform and shouted: "Everyone! We are completely at odds with Baden now, and he will definitely send people over to coerce us again. , so I suggest that instead of passively waiting for the other party to come, we should take the initiative to come to him and ask him to explain clearly what is going on with this [war tax]. He can't produce the decree of the lord's house, and sets up a private establishment behind the lord's back. The new tax, even if the Lord's Mansion sends people to investigate, we have a reason to say. "Someone asked: "Kevin, are you sure Baden is setting up the new tax behind your back?"
Everyone was made nervous by this question. Just now they just heard Kevin swearing that Baden was collecting taxes illegally behind the back of the Lord's Mansion. No one considered whether it was true or not.
Kevin said with certainty: "Don't worry, everyone, I have traveled to Lake Town so many times, and I have never heard of any war tax collected in other places. Baden must be tricking us."
“But, that’s Mr. Baden! The largest landowner of this generation, his family is very powerful.”
After beating away the tax collector, many people’s blood has been reduced. Dissipated, the fear and worry about the landlord once again occupied their hearts.
"Villagers!"
Kevin shouted angrily.
“Do you think Baden will give up? No, absolutely not, he will definitely plot revenge, and he will also carefully fabricate charges against us and gather more minions. To deal with us, we must take the initiative to confront and negotiate with him before he can react, and let him make an agreement with us to reduce the tax to a level we can afford. "
Someone asked: "But isn't the tax set by the lord?"
Kevin explained: "I have told you before that Baden is just a tax collector. , he has contracted the taxation of our area, and the Lord's Mansion only collects a fixed amount of taxes from him on a regular basis, but the actual taxes he collects from us are definitely far more than the taxes he pays to the Lord's Mansion, and the difference is natural It goes into his own pocket."
Seeing that people were still hesitating, Kevin urged anxiously: "Everyone has been beaten by us, why are you still hesitating? You finally caught one of Baden's men. We must seize this opportunity to force him to lower taxes, otherwise we will go to Huxin Town to sue him.”
Someone else asked: "Then why don't we go directly to Huxin Town to report him?"
Kevin explained: "Baden is the one who set up the private tax. If the lord's house changes the tax collector, we will face There is no quid pro quo in front of the new tax collector. The world is as dark as crows, and the new tax collector will definitely want to make a lot of money from us. It is better to keep Baden on the condition that he will not expose it and let him make some profit. , in exchange for letting us pay less taxes.”
“Good idea!”
“I think this method will work!”
More and more people are beginning to support it. Kevin, and gradually everyone came to side with Kevin.
There is no way, as long as there is a way to survive, no one wants to offend the big landowner, but the livelihood has become more and more difficult recently. In this case, a non-existent war tax will be levied, so how can everyone survive.
It is better to fight than to starve to death.
Seeing that his proposal received a response from everyone, Kevin arranged for someone to carry the unconscious Baden family thug down to bandage and treat him. Although he hated these thugs, they were all An important witness cannot die like this.
Someone made a suggestion: "The Baden family has a big business and supports many thugs. Our village alone is a bit weak. But there are other villages that are also oppressed by him, so it is better to persuade them Join us to settle the score with Baden.”
This was a good idea and was quickly approved by everyone.
"Let's go get an explanation!"
"Find out the liar and ask for answers!"
Sounds like this kept coming from the crowd.
So a team composed of young and strong people set off in a mighty manner, and people continued to join them in the villages they passed along the way.
(End of this chapter)