Hearing that one person could receive several thousand kilograms, some villagers were tempted.
Look at all these people gathered here, most of them strong and healthy young men, it really gives people confidence.
Each person receives several thousand catties of grain, keeping some for their family to eat. The rest can be sold for a considerable profit.
Qiao Lian'er gently shook her head. Admittedly, these rebellious villagers suffered great injustice during the grain requisition, but their intentions were not pure.
They failed to realize that the grain they were trying to seize was collected from every household. It would take a great deal of effort for them to defeat the grain collection teams. Even if they couldn't divide it equally, they should at least return a portion to each household.
But what they wanted was to take it all for themselves.
Some people are just using the pretext of opposing the grain requisition teams to seek their own personal gain.
You absolutely must not join such a team, or you will bring ruin to your whole family.
One by one, some villagers stepped forward, wanting to follow the leader.
"Let's take a gamble. Whether we can seize this opportunity for immense wealth depends on this chance."
"Yes, those grain requisition teams are divided into countless groups, each with at most one or two hundred people. We can take them down one by one. We're not afraid of losing."
"Once we see that we have won, our team will grow stronger and stronger, and we will not be afraid of the government's suppression."
They became more and more confident as they spoke.
The leader was a burly man, eight feet tall and weighing about 190 pounds.
He laughed heartily: "That's right! We are all suffering from the grain requisition. If we don't unite to resist, they will become even more ruthless. They might take all our money next year, and then we won't have any chance at all. While we still have the strength, let's take back what belongs to us."
The thought that the war might continue and that taxes might be levied again next year or the year after made many villagers nervous, and some of them stepped forward.
Let's roll up our sleeves and get to work. If we really grow strong, we might be able to change the dynasty and win wealth and glory.
Throughout history, several emperors have risen to power through rebellion, yet they were still revered by the people.
"Nonsense, all nonsense." Zhao Lizheng said coldly as he hurried over with his brothers.
“A bunch of ignorant fools, they should realize the nature of this. This is rebellion, an open act of defiance against the imperial court.”
"You yourselves aren't afraid of being beheaded, but you don't even care about the lives of your family members?"
The burly man was displeased: "Brother, look how many of us we have, and the number will only increase. How can you be so sure we'll fail? What if we succeed?"
"You said it yourself, that's one in ten thousand, which means that 9,999 out of ten thousand will become victims of the sword. That's like throwing your life away for nothing. Not only will you not be able to get the food back, but you won't be able to come back either."
Zhao Lizheng's face was extremely dark: "Listen up, villagers of Datian Village! Anyone who joins the rebellion will no longer be a member of this village. If you want to cause trouble, go ahead and cause trouble for yourselves, don't drag our law-abiding villagers down with you."
When the villagers heard him say that, they couldn't help but back down from their decision.
Indeed, the chances of success in such a thing are slim, and it might even cost you your life. If you can live, who would want to die?
Thinking about the family, there are still 30% of their savings and food left, which should be enough to get by.
They acted impulsively and were swayed by others; after analyzing the pros and cons, they realized it wasn't worth it.
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