Chapter 591: Fight if you don't agree
"Li Mingde, you colluded with Gu Nanxi and wanted to harm our Hezhong Prefecture! Our ancestors have lived in Hezhong Prefecture for generations, and we can't just watch you bring disaster to our fellow villagers!"
"Li Mingde, we are from the Great Zhou, and we value loyalty to the emperor and the country! Your father and his family are still in Kyoto, aren't you worried that your relatives will be implicated because of you?"
"You don't need to bring up the governor anymore. We both know that the governor ran away a long time ago!"
"I advise you to be wise and put down your weapon immediately! Considering the many things you have done for our Hezhong Prefecture, we can spare your life!"
A large group of people shouted.
"Capture Li Mingde!"
"Catch him!"
Li Mingde's eyes became deep and his palms were soaked with cold sweat.
He thought that there would be a battle of attack and defense after the news leaked out, but he never expected that the first ones to jump out would be the group of wealthy people in Hezhong Prefecture.
No wonder the first thing our godmother did after taking over Shuozhou was to destroy the local tyrants!
They really are the source of trouble!
Li Mingde sneered secretly and guarded the gate of the county government with the momentum of one man blocking a thousand enemies.
"I'm right here and I'm not going anywhere! If you want to rush into the county government office, you have to step over my dead body!"
The crowd approached the county government office step by step, until the leader stepped onto the first step, Li Mingde still did not take a step back.
For a moment, the two sides were in a complete stalemate.
The gentry just want to take control of Hezhong Prefecture and then raise the price.
If Song Shoujie has the upper hand, that would be the best. They can hand over Hezhong Prefecture to Song Shoujie and surrender to the imperial court.
If Gu Nanxi has the upper hand, they can also use Hezhong Prefecture to negotiate conditions with Gu Nanxi. At the very least, they must protect the reputation of the whole family and the wealth accumulated by several generations!
But when Li Mingde stood there, he looked as if he would fight to the death if he tried to get through again, and he completely defeated the powerful men.
Li Mingde is Gu Nanxi's godson. If he and others harm Li Mingde's life, what will he and others do if Gu Nanxi takes the lead in attacking the city?
You can't really take this group of palace guards to compete with Gu Nanxi, that would be like hitting a rock with an egg!
Just when the county government office was surrounded by hundreds of people, Manager Chen took his men to win over the brothers.
"Quick! Lord Li has taken over Hezhong Prefecture. We need to help him defend the city. Once Duke Yun arrives, our mission will be complete!"
Although the welfare benefits of Baida Express are good, it is hard labor after all, and they only recruit strong men from poor families.
With the money they earned, they simply renovated the house and saved the remaining money for a rainy day.
This is how poor families are. Even if they have money, they dare not spend it all on buying land and real estate.
They have to save the money, what if someone in the family gets sick? What if Yida Express is banned and the family members lose their jobs, how will they live?
Therefore, the employees of Baida Express still live in mud brick houses.
Compared with the surrounding mud brick houses, their roofs are covered with thicker straw, their yards are larger, and they are more neatly maintained.
As soon as Shopkeeper Chen arrived, he attracted the attention of everyone around him.
"Manager Chen, is Baida Express hiring again? See if my son is up to the task. He's eighteen years old, strong, and not afraid of hard work or fatigue. It doesn't matter if the wages are low, he can work!"
Hearing this, many people came out from other rooms and surrounded Manager Chen, begging for a job opportunity.
"Manager Chen, how about you take a look at my husband? He used to be a porter at the dock. He's very strong. He can catch up with several porters!"
"Manager Chen, even though I'm a woman, I've probably suffered a lot! Please, Manager Chen, give us a way out! My husband is dead, and my three children are crying with hunger. I can't even earn a bowl of rice after working all day!"
The woman knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Manager Chen.
There is really no way to survive. The price of food changes every day and has already risen to two hundred coins!
In this way, the rice I bought was mixed with half sand.
If you go too late, you won’t be able to queue up and won’t be able to buy it!
Although Baida Express’s wages have not increased, they provide rice at low prices!
As long as you are an employee of Baida Express, you can buy rice at the price of 150 wen per person per day. This rice is real rice without any impurities.
With this rice, the family may not be full, but they will not starve to death.
Shopkeeper Chen was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. A group of people blocked the road so tightly that he couldn't get out at all.
"Fellow villagers, I'm not here to recruit workers. I have something urgent to do. Please make way for me!"
Mr. Li is still waiting in the county government office!
After finally being able to see Shopkeeper Chen, the common people were filled with grief, as if they were clinging to straw.
Shopkeeper Chen was in a dilemma: "I really have something important to do. We can talk about hiring workers later."
"It's bad, Manager Chen! The Yun family, the Mao family, and the Hong family have joined forces and brought hundreds of people to the government office!"
Shopkeeper Chen was shocked. Could it be that Li Mingde's affair was exposed? !
Not good! Mr. Li only brought about 20 or 30 people, how could he be a match for these hundreds of people?
If this matter cannot be accomplished, not only will we fail to capture Hezhong Prefecture, but Li Langjun and Ye Langjun will also be implicated.
How could I have the face to meet Madam Su and Duke Yun? !
In a flash, Shopkeeper Chen made an important decision!
He wants to make this matter bigger and muddy the waters!
He stood on the steps and said loudly: "Fellow villagers, I tell you the truth, Duke Yun is coming! Duke Yun's godson Li Mingde has now taken control of the government office in Hezhong Prefecture."
"The reason why he wants to close the city gates is to prevent people with ulterior motives from ruining Duke Yun's plans!"
"But now, the Wang family and the Hong family know about Duke Yun's plan and have sent people to attack the county government office."
"If they succeed in their attack and Hezhong Prefecture falls into their hands, we at Baida Express will definitely suffer the consequences! By then, the price of food will definitely increase exponentially, and everyone will have no way to survive."
"As long as we protect the government office and Mr. Li, once Duke Yun arrives, the entire Hezhong County will be his territory!"
"Duke Yun is a first-rate warrior and a first-rate ruler. Just think about how Yunzhou was a barren place back then, but after just a few years of being governed by Duke Yun, it has become more prosperous than Kyoto."
"Do you want to live a good life?"
"Think! Think!" A ray of light suddenly appeared in the darkness. Who wouldn't want to grasp this light?
Shopkeeper Chen shouted, "Let's go! Protect Mr. Li, save Hezhong Prefecture, and welcome Duke Yun!"
"Welcome Duke Yun!"
"Welcome Duke Yun!"
The crowd was like water, shouting slogans. After leaving this area, the crowd grew like a snowball. By the time they arrived at the gate of the government office, the number of people had reached a thousand.
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