Xu Shu looked at it and explained to Liu Zhang: "Lord, let them receive money and grain according to the amount on the IOU, they must be unwilling, that is on the black market, the price has increased several times." ”

Liu Zhang suddenly realized when he heard this, and said in his heart that he was really a peasant, so he only thought about this little bit of small profits, why didn't he think that if the government was smashed, they would even lose their profits.

Thinking of this, Liu Zhang said to everyone again: "Everyone, you must take out the IOU to pay, aren't you here today to besiege the government for this matter?" If someone can't get an IOU, he will be guilty of the same crime as the previous nine people, and the crime will be increased by one degree, and those who can't take out an IOU will be hit with 80 boards. You can watch it, hurry up, Ben Taishou's patience is limited. In the end, Liu Zhang obviously ran out of patience.

"My lord, can we pay the money we owe to the government just now?" Someone asked.

"Absolutely. Don't fucking be verbose, hurry up and get out of here. Liu Zhang was very impatient.

Here, Xu Shu and Shi Tao led a few scribes and began to handle the issue of payment of IOUs for everyone.

As a result, in the end, he really found that there were two guys who pretended to have IOUs on their bodies, Liu Zhang was furious, and let the guards hit eighty boards each, which was considered a bad breath.

Hearing the screams in the courtyard, and seeing the government forcing the people in the courtyard to pay the IOUs, the onlookers outside the gate of the government were already trembling, and their livers trembled and trembled. The smart, a little eye-catching, has long since slipped away. The others who watched the excitement watched Liu Zhang and Huang Zhong walking towards the gate, and they were expected to have nothing good, and they all dispersed in a hurry.

Liu Zhang originally planned to come out and talk to everyone, but when he saw this situation, he lost interest.

After cashing the IOUs, Liu Zhang didn't embarrass them, and let them all go back.

Eleven people who left no IOUs on their bodies and who have been subjected to dozens of boards are likely to be the backbone of the trouble. These people were beaten very badly, and they definitely couldn't go back, and they also owed money to the government.

Liu Zhang asked the guards to watch and asked their family members to protect people to receive them.

Liu Zhang wants these people to find out the ins and outs of this trouble, to see who is planning behind it, and who wants his own life.

Seeing that everyone gradually dispersed, Xu Shu came over and frowned and said, "Lord, is the punishment too light today?" In troubled times, we should use heavy canons, at least these dozen or so ill-intentioned people, and their sins deserve death. ”

Liu Zhang laughed miserably, he walked through the ghost gate today, and he was actually holding on to it in front of him, but now that the matter is basically settled, he still has palpitations. It's not right to say that he doesn't want to do it again, he was actually angry in front of him, but fortunately, he has been educated in modern civilization, and his temperament is soft, and he is afraid of making a bigger civil uprising, so he raised it high and beat it lightly, and let it go gently.

Liu Zhang's way of dealing with it is basically reasoning with the people.

"It's easy to kill, but it's hard to reason. As a last resort, it is still necessary to kill less, unless the other party is an enemy. In the face of Xu Shu's inquiry, Liu Zhang still patiently explained, and then said: "The government has done a hundred good things, but it can't offset the impact of doing one wrong thing." If you do a good thing, the people think that is what you should do, but once you do something wrong, then you are finished, and the people will immediately start scolding your mother, and if you don't do it, you will rise up and rebel. So, we should try to make as few mistakes as possible. If you go on a killing spree, it's easier to make mistakes. Of course, the most important thing is that we are not strong enough today to control the situation in the whole field. ”

What Liu Zhang said was the truth, the armed forces he could control now were only about 1,000 people, all of whom were newly recruited recruits, and their combat effectiveness was also poor, and they had to suppress bandits everywhere, which was completely useless. Of course, there are also garrisons of Dongzhou soldiers nearby, but these garrisons cannot be easily moved by Liu Zhang.

"That's true, but this incident is not trivial, and it must be investigated clearly, otherwise there will be a bigger mess." Xu Shu was worried, especially after learning about Liu Zhang's assassination.

"Well, the whole thing is quite weird, and you must figure it out, so these people have to keep it. Qiu Zijun! ”

"The subordinates are here!"

"Look at people, don't make mistakes! If no one comes to collect it, they are to be put in a cell first, and if anyone comes to collect it, they have to sign and draw a detainment, and they must send someone to follow them to their homes to find out what is going on. ”

"No! Subordinates understand! ”

It's definitely not over.

Subsequent developments are proof of this.

First, the commander of the Dongzhou garrison in Shu County, Wu Yi sent people to the government to claim five people.

Then, it was the state government that went to the Shu County Government and asked Liu Zhang not to kill innocents indiscriminately, and to lie about any Yellow Turban traitors and the like. Moreover, the state government also came forward to protect three people.

After that, it was Liu Yan who sent people to the government and the Dongzhou barracks, making it clear that if there was an emergency, Liu Zhang could mobilize the Dongzhou soldiers, but this incident must not be arbitrarily linked and should be handled carefully.

In the end, a few natives came and handed over a letter that didn't make sense.

The text of the epistle reads as follows:

Han dog officer, I am Meng Huo, the money you owe me must be repaid, and my people must be released, or we will not finish. You robbed my woman, and I will find you to duel. I'm a hero, you're a bear, I mean what I say, what you say is a fart, pay back the money and release people immediately, otherwise smash your dog's head.

The donkey's lips written in the letter are not the same as the horse's mouth, Liu Zhang looked inexplicable, when does Lao Tzu owe you money, Lao Tzu doesn't know you Okay, a barbarian. What else did you say about robbing your woman, who is your woman, Lao Tzu is not married yet. No, could it be that the Anu that this thing is talking about, it is Zhu Rong, if you want to say that, it is really a bit of a sideline, but this can't be considered a robbery, Lao Tzu was forced to marry, no matter how is buckled on Lao Tzu's head.

After thinking about it, Liu Zhang immediately replied to the savage tyrant with an original vernacular letter.

The text of the letter reads as follows:

Meng Tou is good, I am not a dog official, I am Liu Zhang, I am Lord Taishou of Shu County, as a common person of Shu County, you should call me Lord Taishou. The government will give you the money and food owed to your people, and the government will give you the full amount with the IOU certificate, but if you violate the laws of the Han Dynasty, destroy the property of the government office, and injure the public servants of the government office, you will also be punished. Therefore, you work, I give money, you abide by the law, and I protect you; I owe you money, you just have to come to me, if you dare to do something, I will spank you; Everyone abides by their duties and works together.

After it was over, Liu Zhang also told a few local people who came to receive people: Just go and ask the leader of your family to come to a duel with Lao Tzu, and be careful that my family Anu poisons him.

The letter was then published in full in a special issue of Dahan Xinbao, which was specially issued for this incident and for the people of Shu.