The fact that it has been discovered now is very bad.
Qiao Lian'er breathed a sigh of relief. The villagers were usually a disorganized bunch, and since they had only temporarily united without any order or discipline, there wasn't much to be strict about. They had already been frightened, so she believed that things would proceed smoothly from here on out.
"Don't be afraid of them. They're only about three hundred men. They're no match for us. Kill these lackeys first, then deal with these bandits, and then fight them head-on."
"Yes, only in this way can we survive."
They raised the weapons in their hands.
Da Cheng cracked his whip and rode his horse into the crowd, clearing a path through the throng.
"Anyone who dares to lay a hand on us will have their entire family arrested. It's not too late to stop now, otherwise, you'll face the consequences."
"If you don't want to end up with no descendants, then behave yourself. There are ways to solve your problems, so why take a desperate path and ruin your whole family?"
Upon hearing the words "the whole family, young and old" and "extinction of the lineage," the villagers' hearts were thrown into turmoil, and most of their strength dissipated.
They embarked on this path so that their family would have food and not become extinct.
The soldiers rushed in along the opened path, their swords and spears gleaming with a chilling light that sent shivers down one's spine.
When they stopped, they faced the villagers, forming an impenetrable protective circle, with their weapons pointed at them, orderly and solemn.
The villagers dared not run into the line of fire and all took two steps back.
"We've only sent three hundred people so far, to save face for everyone and not to frighten you. If you insist on continuing, there's a larger force waiting behind. We'll wipe you all out then, and there won't be any room for maneuver," Da Meng said coldly.
The villagers gasped and retreated once more.
The Guanlin Iron Cavalry garrison had a strength of over 20,000, which was beyond their ability to contend with.
Supervisor Qu held his forehead and let out a long breath. Today's ups and downs were truly thrilling.
Now he could finally relax, but the spot on his head where he was injured was throbbing and making him wince in pain.
“Uncle Zhao,” Qiao Lian’er said.
Zhao, the village head, knew it was his turn to shine, so he coughed.
"Gentlemen, we are not just talking about solutions. We hope you can calm down and listen. There is war in the north, and it is against a coalition of twenty tribes. The court has raised so many horses and needs a lot of money and food. This is an unchangeable fact. Right now, people all over the world, both in the north and south, are having a hard time. The north is in turmoil and also suffering from famine. It is even harder for them than for us. Please grit your teeth and persevere. There is no need to go against the court for this. It is a serious crime and it is not worth risking your whole family."
"Then tell me, what's the solution? If you dare to lie to us, then we don't care about the consequences."
"Besides silver and food, what other options do you have? Can you conjure them up out of thin air and give them to us?"
Zhao Lizheng said, "The solution is for everyone to plant another season of rice."
"What? Hahaha, did everyone hear that? This is the method these people came up with, unrealistic nonsense. Everyone knows that we have cold waves and severe frost in winter. Crops and crops will be frozen to death by the frost in winter. And there are icicles all over the mountains and fields. How can the rice survive?"
The villagers burst into laughter, their laughter blending together as if they had heard the funniest joke in the world.
"You can lie to us, saying you'll give us money and food in a month or two, and we can still hold onto a sliver of hope and believe you. But you actually tell us to plant a second crop of rice? Isn't that just fooling idiots? We may be illiterate and not very educated, but we're all farmers. You're trying to play us with something as mundane as farming. Aren't you looking down on us too much?"
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