I have to say that Qinghe’s efficiency is very high.
The next day, County Magistrate Zhang Mingzhi arrived at Songpa Village and announced that the distribution of land and the public trial of Songpa's family would be held in the afternoon.
This was a day that shook the entire Beilan County.
Although the land has been distributed in each village and even the public trials of the Songpa family managers in each village have been completed, many tenants still have doubts in their hearts.
After all, a tiger's power remains even after its death.
What's more, the Songpa family was still there at that time.
If Songpa's masters came back with their private soldiers, although he was willing to risk his life to protect the fields, how could he really keep them?
So when Liu Da announced that he would take his men to Songpa Village, a dense crowd of tenants followed not far behind him. However, what made Liu Da feel at ease was that these tenants were not there to check the situation, nor were they really crazy enough to help the Songpa family. Instead, they were worried about the small number of Qinghe soldiers, and once the Qinghe soldiers suffered losses, they would pick up their hoes and go to help.
Speaking of which, I used to be a landlord, and when my family was rich, I enjoyed a lot of support, but this is the first time I have received sincere support from so many people.
Liu Da couldn't help but sigh that although he didn't accomplish anything during the time he was the county magistrate, at least he reduced one landlord in Beilan County, and that was himself.
Yes, in order to implement the land reform law in Qinghe, Liu Da set an example by dividing his own land. This is the fundamental reason why Zhang Mingzhi still kept him and even planned to continue training him even though he did not accomplish anything.
It doesn't matter if a person is a little stupid. After all, no one is born with intelligence. As long as his heart is good, he is still worth saving.
A temporary platform was set up in Songpa Manor, and the protagonists of the public trial were Songpa's family, as well as their carefully trained housekeepers, accountants, private army leaders, thugs, and so on.
Because there were too many people, even some people of lower status were not qualified to go on stage and could only be held in the audience for trial.
The biggest difference between them and yesterday was that they were tied more carefully and tightly, and they looked a little listless due to not having eaten or drunk water for a long time.
Of course, Zhang Mingzhi did give an official explanation: "We never intended for them to survive beyond this day, so why waste more food? We've already wasted enough over the years."
On both sides of the platform, people kept carrying piles of accounts and papers on their shoulders and stacking them together. These were the foundation of the Songpa family.
Songpa Xiong kept trying to look back. He wanted to take another look at the deeds and IOUs that were found in his house. He knew that even if the silver winter melons in the lotus pond were gone, even if there was no grain in the granary, as long as he had these, his Songpa family would still be there.
Of course, he also understood that even if the Songpa family was still there, to whom could he pass it on?
Pass it on to the eldest son who wanted to use his life to buy his own survival?
Or the second son who never appeared again?
Or was it the little daughter who was beaten up last night for trying to escape by seducing the jailer?
well.
Maybe I can only take advantage of the time now to think about how to explain to my ancestors when I meet them in the underworld.
The audience was already packed with people.
Songpa Xiong knew some of the people here, and some he didn't, but it didn't matter. In the past, he had only one name for these people, "things that even dogs wouldn't eat," and today, they also had only one name, "people who are seeking revenge for the blood debt from the Songpa family."
Songpaxiong couldn't understand why Qinghe wanted to divide his land and destroy the Songpa family.
Lin Hai was powerful enough to enter the Thai capital, but no matter how powerful he was, he only wanted money, royal food, and able-bodied men. What was the difference between him and the previous Khmer kings?
And is it possible that the Songpa family really won’t give these?
Could it be that the imperial grain collected from those poor guys is tastier than what I give them?
What exactly is the difference?
It wasn't until now that he suddenly remembered that since the fall of the Khmer Rouge, no government tax collectors had come to their house. Neither Liu Da nor Zhang Mingzhi seemed to have any intention of collecting taxes from their family...
They had been planning to eat up our family for a long time, but we thought they were just too weak and afraid of us...
With the sound of a gong, Zhang Mingzhi, wearing the official uniform of Qinghe, walked up to the platform and sat down on the armchair in the middle of the platform, the same one that Song Paxiong sat on before his death.
Then thousands of people below the stage knelt down and shouted, "Please, Lord, make the decision."
Zhang Mingzhi waved his hand, asking everyone to stand up, and then shouted loudly:
"The Songpa family has been a scourge to this area for hundreds of years. I know you've all suffered. Today is the day Qinghe will bring you justice!"
The crowd cheered again.
Zhang Mingzhi waited until the cheers died down, then turned to look at Songpaxiong and said, "Songpaxiong, do you plead guilty?"
Songpaxiong knew that his fate had little to do with what he said, so he said stubbornly, "You bastard official, you can frame me as you please. Let me see which law I have broken."
Seeing that Songpaxiong was so stubborn, the Qinghe soldiers who had been holding him immediately hit him hard on the calf with a stick, forcing Songpaxiong, who was already kneeling, to fall directly to the ground. Then they crossed two sticks at the back of his neck to prevent him from struggling to stand up again.
"Haha, you're tough, but you're still pretty good. Better than your son. Come, Songpaxiong, let me ask you, what are these?"
Zhang Mingzhi pointed at the land deeds and IOUs on both sides of the platform.
"That is what our Songpa family has accumulated over generations. It is the foundation of our Songpa family."
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