Seeing Sun Tu suddenly turn his face, these gentry and landlords were also frightened, and immediately someone thought they were smart and suddenly got up, and said: "I still have important matters to deal with in my family, so I will not accompany them." As he spoke, he wanted to go out.

But as soon as he moved, Luda, who was still eating a large piece of meat at the last table and drinking a lot, had already stopped in front of the exit one step ahead of him, and when he walked to him, a hand had reached out, pinched his shoulder, and lifted his life up in an exclamation: "Sun Tuanlian hasn't let you leave yet, what are you anxious about?" ”

Such an abrupt scene immediately shocked the other people who were about to move, and everyone's eyes showed a look of panic, and Fang Hai, who was obviously the leader, shouted at Sun Tu even more fiercely: "Sun Tuanlian, are you planning to use force me to sell the land cheaply?" Although we are people, we are not at your mercy! ”

"I just want you to stay here for a while, think about the request I just made, and listen to me a few more words by the way, don't you even want to give me this little face?" Sun Tu put on a smiling face again at this time, and said to Luda again: "Brother Lu should let him go, don't scare people." ”

Luda snorted at this time, let go and let go of the gentry who was already frightened and weak, and his face was bloodless, but he couldn't stand at all, so he sat directly on the ground, and had to rely on Ruda to help him back to his place and sit down.

"You...... What more do you want to say? Our attitude has been very clear, unless you are willing to pay 20 yuan for 1 mu of land, otherwise there is no negotiation! Although his heart was weak, Fang Hai could only take a stand at this time, he really didn't believe that Sun Tu dared to be ruthless to himself and others.

But as soon as he said this, Zhang Endong, who was sitting opposite him, stood up. Just when everyone thought that he still wanted to break out once, he arched his hand at Sun Tuyi and said, "Caomin thought about it carefully just now, and felt that what Sun Tuanlian said was not unreasonable. The township soldiers were originally set up to ensure the stability of our Jiangzhou, how could these soldiers be allowed to suffer such suffering? On that day, I waited for the money to buy those fields, and it was only for their relief, not for profit. Since Sun Tuanlian has the intention to take back these fields, the grass people should cooperate. As he spoke, he took out a few Tian Deed from his sleeve that had already been prepared, and sent them to Sun Tu with both hands.

Not to mention those gentry and landlords, even Sun Tu was a little surprised. But he quickly took over the land deeds from Zhang Endong's hand, and after looking at them carefully, the smile on his face became a little kinder: "It is really a blessing for the soldiers and people of Jiangzhou to be able to understand the righteousness so well, and the official has thanked the government and the township soldiers." You have seventy-six acres of land here, and at that price at that time it should be one hundred and twenty cents. Tomorrow, the Japanese official will order someone to send the money to Zhang Yuanwai's house. ”

Seeing that his attitude had changed for the better, and he looked kind, Zhang Endong also laughed: "The grass people are just doing according to their hearts, and they don't deserve Sun Tuanlian's praise like this." It's just that there is something in my family, I don't know ......."

"Zhang Yuan, please go outside." Sun Tu didn't mean to stay in trouble, he nodded at Luda and them, and the two people who were guarding the entrance like door gods also turned sideways to make way for them to leave. Zhang Endong glanced at Sun Tu deeply, then gave up his hand, walked downstairs quickly, and left this place of right and wrong.

Seeing this, everyone already understood that they wanted to go downstairs smoothly today, unless they sold the land cheaply according to Sun Tu's intentions like Zhang Endong. But they don't have Zhang Endong's mind, how can these hard-won fields be willing to be easily let back. Many people fell silent at this time, bowing their heads one by one and saying nothing, just to see what tricks Sun Tu could play next.

After waiting for a while, but not seeing the second person stand up and express his position, Sun Tucai sighed and said, "It seems that you can't accept Sun's kindness after all." In that case, then don't blame me. Starting tomorrow, this official will send someone to take back the land you defrauded from the village soldiers, and I will not buy it back from you for another penny!" ”

As soon as this sentence came out, all the gentry who had planned to fight silently raised their heads in surprise. Fang Hai even asked directly: "Why are you doing this?" Isn't there a royal law in my Jiangzhou city? ”

Sun Tuhao took a sip of wine, put a piece of mutton in his mouth and chewed it carefully before sneering: "If you want to talk about the royal law, have you ever thought about the royal law when you take advantage of the high price of grain in the city to lower the price of the fields in the hands of the villagers and annex it for your own selfish desires?" ”

"That's just Sun Tuanlian's imagination, we have never forced them to sell their fields, it's all something you want me to do! Now we have the deeds in our hands, and we are the owners of those fields, and we will never let you take them. Even if we sue Taishou and go to the city of Tokyo, we will never compromise! Fang Hai immediately said loudly.

"Yes, although we are not officials, we also know a lot of officials in the DPRK and China, I think they will never allow you to be a military attache to act so recklessly, Cai Taishou will definitely make decisions for us!"

"Sun Tuanlian, do you really think that you can do whatever you want in Jiangzhou City with a few township soldiers?"

These gentry finally broke out at this time, although their momentum was still a little weak, but they were no longer as silent and cowering as before, they were planning to compete with Sun Tu head-on. Because they know very well that this is not only a matter of those few acres of land, but also will affect their reputation in Jiangzhou City, once Sun Tu really succeeds, other people who have been taken away by their own means will also take the opportunity to make trouble, which is something they can't accept no matter what.

Seeing these people saying tough words one by one, Sun Tu didn't show the slightest anger, and still ate and drank slowly, as if he didn't take their words seriously at all. This made Huang Wenbing, who was sitting in the back, more and more confused, and he didn't know where Sun Tu got the confidence to make these people comply.

To be honest, he sent out those Tian Dees early in the morning, in addition to feeling that Sun Tu's previous actions were a bit powerful and made him dare not be an enemy with him, but also with the intention of wanting to make friends with the new Jiangzhou Tuan Lian Lala. But now he regretted it a little, did this young man really have a way to control the situation?

It wasn't until everyone's shouting and condemnation gradually subsided that Huang Wenbing saw Sun Tu take out a roster from his sleeve and pat it on the wine case, glanced at everyone and said: "What is registered on this roster is the names and identities of the three hundred and sixty-two soldiers in the Jiangzhou Township Soldier Battalion now." As far as I know, more than seventy percent of these people have different names from the people who sold their fields to you in the first place. ”

"So what?" Someone asked disapprerovingly, but Fang Hai's face had changed at this moment, obviously thinking of some key question.

Huang Wenbing was also stunned for a moment, and quickly understood the key point, and when he looked at Sun Tu again, there was a little more awe in his eyes: "It's really a powerful means!" No wonder he was so adamant about taking the field back, it turned out that he had been prepared for it. Fortunately, I had already made a decision, otherwise it would have been a lot of trouble......"

Sun Tu looked at the gentry who had not yet understood, and said, "Do you know that the fields under the names of these village soldiers are actually specially allocated to them by the imperial court to support the people in their families?" Although nominally these fields are counted in their names, in fact, these lands are owned by our township soldiers and are the fields of the imperial court. You are really so bold that you dare to take advantage of the food shortage to embezzle the fields of the imperial court, and at this time you were found out by the officials, and you still refused to return the full amount? In this case, the official can only forcibly take back all the fields on behalf of the imperial court! ”

"What?" This time, everyone present understood the truth, and suddenly all of them changed their faces, knowing that the big thing was not good.

The fields distributed to the villagers were not their property in the first place, and if any of the villagers escaped for various reasons, the land in his name would be handed over by the government to other villagers who replaced him. This law was not taken seriously from the beginning, and was even deliberately concealed.

But now, as Sun Tu picks things out, everything is different. In fact, those village soldiers had no right to sell the land under their own name at all, and they only had the right to cultivate the land but did not have the right to buy and sell it only by virtue of their status as village soldiers, so it was naturally illegal for the gentry to buy the land.

In fact, if this is the case, the matter is not too bad, these people will at most be recaptured by those skillful and wealthy township soldiers, and there will be a slight loss. However, once the government really investigates it, it is not just a matter of a few dozen acres of land, and after obtaining a valid reason, they can use means to put the other fields of the gentry and landlords into the category of these village soldiers' fields, and at the same time they can take this opportunity to return all the products they have harvested from these fields in a year to the government, and then the government has to decide.

Even if you only produce a few dozen catties of sorghum in your field, the government can ask people to hand over hundreds of catties of rice, because these gentry have no evidence to prove that what they say is true. Anyway, as long as the government is given a chance, they will definitely use all means to squeeze oil and water out of these rich gentry and landlords.

Don't look at them now they all have some prestige and fame in Jiangzhou City, but after all, they are just some ordinary people, as long as there is a handle in the hands of the government, those officials will be slaughtered like sharks smelling blood, devouring all their family wealth and property, and it is possible for the family to be ruined and killed.

At this moment, the gentry finally panicked, and began to regret their previous decision, and looked at Sun Tu pleadingly one by one: "Sun Tuanlian, I waited wrong, we are willing to accept your proposal to recover the land at the original price......

But Sun Tu didn't pay attention to them at this time, stood up, and walked out: "I have given you a chance, but unfortunately, you are too greedy, since you refuse to eat my toast, then wait to drink the penalty bar." As he spoke, he walked out, and Luda and Yang Zhi also quickly got up and followed, and there was a little more admiration in their eyes when they looked at him.