However, in order to avoid retaliation from the remaining people, Lin Tongxi confiscated the Tian family's property in Ruihe Town as punishment. At the same time, he supported a new person to replace Tian Jingye as the village chief and asked him to keep a close eye on these people.
Faced with this result, Tian Jingye smiled bitterly. It was not the best, but it was pretty good.
It’s his fault that he lost his mind and got on the same pirate ship with the Pang family.
"Next, it's Jin Guangyuan's turn..." Yan Chenghong was about to say something when Jin Guangyuan begged for mercy: "Don't bother with your words, sir. I plead guilty and will donate half of my property to the government... I only beg for forgiveness of my crime!"
Chen Yunxuan slammed the gavel and then asked Lin Tongxi to convey his meaning.
"Oh, everyone is equal before the law! You profiteers rely on your few filthy riches to do evil and harm the people all day long! Mayor Lin and I will never tolerate you!" Lin Tongxi scolded Jin Guangyuan harshly.
After hearing this, the townspeople also echoed it.
"Great! Ruihe Town finally has a clear sky!"
"Jin Guangyuan thinks he's so rich, but we have the Supreme Lord here!"
"My child had no money to see a doctor, and the Jin Family Clinic watched him die! Damn Jin Guangyuan!"
"Alas, my neighbor borrowed money from a loan shark and couldn't pay it back, so Jin Guangyuan's men kidnapped his wife and daughter and sold them. Jin Guangyuan is such a jerk!"
As they talked, the townspeople felt unsatisfied and started throwing rotten vegetable leaves, rotten eggs and other things at it.
Think about how glorious Jin Guangyuan used to be, with gorgeous clothes, but now he looks so miserable.
In the end, Jin Guangyuan was also convicted and sentenced to death.
Many townspeople expressed their satisfaction with this, especially those who were heavily in debt.
After the trial, Lin Tongxi and Chen Yunxuan had to consider how to redistribute the benefits.
The sudden absence of the Pang family, the Tian family, and the Jin family means that three big pieces of cake are left empty.
After Lin Tongxi and others discussed it, they finally decided to invite influential gentry in the town to the government office for discussion.
The gentry who had not attended the meeting before all rushed over this time, fearing that Lin Chenxuan would get angry and spread his anger to them.
You know, they have done quite a few bad things, and if Lin Chenxuan wants to investigate, he can find out.
Lin Tongxi and Chen Yunxuan sat in the main seats, with the gentry sitting on both sides.
"Everyone, I believe you have heard about the affairs of the Pang, Tian and Jin families." Chen Yunxuan spoke first and looked at the gentry.
The gentry below all lowered their heads, fearing that they would accidentally offend Chen Yunxuan.
How could I not hear about it... You have confiscated all the property of the people in the town. Only the Tian family can be considered lucky. Some of their descendants were driven back to the countryside to farm.
Tian Jingye, who was once the president of the gentry association, is now in jail.
"Everyone, don't panic too much. I'm calling you all here not to accuse you, but to discuss how to make Ruihe Town develop better." Chen Yunxuan deliberately slowed down his pace when speaking, checking the expressions of the gentry.
"Mayor, please give your orders. My Zou family will fully support you!"
"I, the Wen family, give you my full support!"
"Then my Wu family will give me ten thousand supports!"
Many gentry expressed their loyalty. Seeing that the gentry were convinced by them, Chen Yunxuan got down to business.
"I have always felt that this gentry association is not very good. I have discussed it with Mr. Lin and others and plan to abolish the gentry association and establish a new 'village association'. What do you think?"
"Not bad! It sounds good!"
"The word 'xian' has a wider scope than 'shen'. I support it!"
“I support that too!”
Seeing that the gentry quickly reached a consensus, Chen Yunxuan announced the result of this agenda: abolish the Gentry Association and establish the Village Worthies Association.
"This is the list of the hometown association, everyone take a look." Chen Yunxuan then asked Yan Chenghong to distribute the information.
Among them, Zhen Guhan served as the president of the Hometown Association, Li Yongnian and Sun Youcai served as vice presidents, and the rest of the gentry served as members.
"If you agree, please raise your hand." Chen Yunxuan drank his tea slowly, and then found that all the gentry agreed with this result.
When Zhen Guhan saw the result, he was overjoyed. Bai Yunshan’s investment was indeed correct.
Although the business of Fulai Inn has been greatly affected by the harassment from the three families, if it can gain the attention of the government, then it will be a profit!
If it weren't for Bai Yunshan's advice, Zhen Guhan would have almost given up his support for Lin Chenxuan for the sake of petty gains!
After scolding the gentry, Chen Yunxuan announced the end of the meeting. The gentry, still frightened, left the government office.
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