Chapter 225 Persuading the People to Surrender
Hearing Xiao Yuchen's words again, Li Deshun immediately came back to his senses.
He looked at Xiao Yuchen playing Commander Hu again, and then looked at the soldiers behind him. There was no end in sight.
With so many soldiers, even if they fought hard, it would probably be useless. Thinking of this, he walked to the bottom of the city gate and asked the officers and soldiers inside to open the gate.
Although they didn't know why Li Deshun asked them to open the city gate, since it was the order of the county magistrate, they had to obey.
After the city gate was opened, the people inside all looked panicked. They had never seen so many soldiers at once.
When they saw Li Deshun take the initiative to open the city gate to let the soldiers in, their hearts died instantly.
It's over. Didn't the county magistrate say he would guarantee their safety? Why did he let the enemy into the city now?
Now that they are in, will they still have a good life in the future?
The people all thought so in their hearts, but none of the things they worried about happened.
Those soldiers just followed Commander Hu and Xiao Yuchen in and did not do anything to harm anyone else.
They walked towards the county government office together. Commander Hu brought too many people, and the county town was very small.
There are only a few streets, and they are not very wide. With so many people coming here, it is obviously very crowded.
Commander Hu temporarily ordered half of the soldiers to camp outside the city gate and not to come in.
After hearing Commander Hu's instructions, the deputy commander took another group of people and set up camp outside the city.
Xiao Yuchen brought Commander Hu and Li Deshun to the county government office.
Jiang Nanyuan did not follow them. She saw Bai Ran coming from outside the city on horseback.
After Jiang Nanyuan and Xiao Yuchen said something, they waited for Bai Ran to come at the city gate.
"Mom, why are you here?" Jiang Nanyuan had been with Xiao Yuchen for so long, and she also called Bai Ran "mom" like her.
"I'm a little worried about you. I'm afraid the people in the city will cause trouble, so I came to take a look."
Bai Ran is now very famous in the county. Everyone here knows her. After all, the snack street in the county was created by her.
Some people were very creative and wanted to replicate the snack street that Bai Ran had created in other counties, but none of them succeeded.
Later, Bai Ran proposed the idea of ​​franchising, and told them that if they wanted to continue running the snack street, they must spend money to join.
After the people of An County learned about this, especially the first group of people who made these foods, Bai Ran did not charge them a single cent.
Later, when they earned some money, they gave Bai Ran some, but she refused to accept it.
Many people remember her kindness.
When the people of An County saw her coming, they all waved at her anxiously, "Miss Bai, why are you here? There are many soldiers and officers in the county now. Go back quickly. It's not safe here."
"Yes, go back quickly and don't stay here any longer."
Many people were trying to get her to go back.
This touched Bai Ran quite a bit, and she suddenly remembered her adoptive parents. She had loved them wholeheartedly, but in return she was betrayed by them.
None of them can compare to the sincerity of the people towards her.
"Don't worry, those Western Qin soldiers won't do anything to us, and they won't hurt us.
Let me tell you, I went to Xiqin some time ago, and the people there live a really comfortable life.
The taxes we have to pay are one-tenth of what we pay, and the Emperor of Western Qin loves his people like his own children.
In the Western Qin State, everyone lived a very happy life.
Especially some time ago, a county town in Western Qin also suffered a flood, and the emperor personally led many ministers to that small county town to provide rescue.
He brought a lot of materials and manpower. Look at our Emperor of Beirong. There was an epidemic before, and there were doctors who could treat it.
But our emperor still sent people down to burn those who were infected with the plague to death. If the Ninth Prince had not stopped him, those people would probably have been burned to charcoal.
I would rather our county be occupied by the emperor of Western Qin, so that we will all be the subjects of Western Qin in the future.
The Western Qin Emperor will treat our people the same way he treats his people."
After Bai Ran said this, many people gradually began to think about the meaning of her words.
In fact, many people understand that what she said is right. The emperor is really doing nothing now, and a disaster also happened in their area some time ago.
However, the emperor's relief grain and relief silver have not been distributed yet.
Moreover, the imperial court has increased taxes again. They are still relatively better off, but the farmers who work in the fields have had their crops destroyed, and now taxes have been increased again. Isn't this forcing them to die?
When they thought of this, many people began to agree with Bai Ran's idea. Many people began to waver, and even wondered if they would live a better life as citizens of Western Qin.
Bai Ran was doing ideological work for the people outside, while Xiao Yuchen was doing ideological work for Li Deshun in the county government office.
Xiao Yuchen told Li Deshun about his plan to rebel without hiding anything, and told him that if he became the emperor, it would only benefit the people.
He will abolish many of the current unreasonable rules and regulations.
Li Deshun was a good official. When he heard Xiao Yuchen's promise that the people would live a good life in the future, he was immediately convinced.
Agree directly and be willing to stand on the same line with Xiao Yuchen.
Xiao Yuchen was not surprised at all that Li Deshun was persuaded. Li Deshun was a good official. When he took that position in the future, he would transfer him to the capital.
What happened next would have to be explained to Li Deshun and the people at the scene. Xiao Yuchen and Commander Hu discussed their next plans in the house.
They wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to continue advancing towards the capital and incorporate the city into their own camp.
When Li Deshun heard them talking about what happened in the military camp, he did not continue to get involved. Instead, he took his men out to persuade the people to join Western Qin.
But what he didn't expect was that before he could say anything, the people outside didn't show any pain on their faces when they learned that they had to surrender to Western Qin. Instead, they all smiled.
What's going on? Why are they so happy?
Li Deshun was very puzzled, but he was also very happy to see that the people in the city had no objection.
At least there were no casualties among the people in the city. This is the best outcome.
After Xiao Yuchen and Commander Hu finished their discussion in the county government office, they walked out of the county government office. Seeing that the people outside were quite receptive, they had to admire Li Deshun.
They thought that it was Li Deshun's persuasion that made the people accept it.
Xiao Yuchen came out and looked for Jiang Nanyuan. When she found him and Bai Ran standing together, she walked towards them.
"Mom, Ayuan, I think we should pack up and head to the next county."
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