Ming Zuo

Chapter 1068

The Shimabara Peninsula in Kyushu is the territory of the Karatsu Fan of the Hizen Kingdom.

The feudal lord Matsukura Katsuya is definitely a demon.

And Tang Jinfan has tried his best to squeeze the people since his father Matsukura Shigemasa.

Due to the tightening of foreign policy by the Tokugawa shogunate, most of Kyushu was unable to engage in foreign trade, and many territories of Kyushu experienced economic downturn.

In order to ease the financial pressure, Matsukura Shigemasa cleverly set up a new project to survey land in his own territory.

Originally, Tang Jinfan only had [-] shi, but he changed it to [-] shi out of thin air.

The more than twice as many titles have all become heavy mountains on the heads of the people.

At the same time, in order to build Shimabara Castle, Matsukura Shigemasa conscripted a large number of labors.

The people were already burdened with a heavy annual payment, but now the fields were barren due to hard labor, and they couldn't even eat.

But the people of Dongpu are also very tenacious in their endurance.

They struggled to survive in such a difficult environment, and their only spiritual sustenance was Catholicism.

The impoverished people rely on each other, and gain a little spiritual comfort by learning Catholicism.

But even so, the cruel daimyo cut off their last hope.

Matsukura Shigemasa firmly carried out the order of the Tokugawa shogunate to suppress Catholics.

The Karatsu Domain was originally the territory of Kiritan Daimyo (a Catholic daimyo) Arima Harunobu, so most of the people believed in Catholicism and were very devout.

Matsukura Shigemasa's suppression of Catholicism is tantamount to suppressing the people in all territories.

Matsukura Katsuie was even crueler than his father.

However, due to the untimely weather and the continuous drought, the economy in Tangjin Fan completely collapsed.

Even under such circumstances, Matsukura Katsuya not only refused to reduce taxes for the people, but also set up various names such as head tax and housing tax, which can be said to be exhausting and oppressive to the people.

The people who couldn't survive at all began to accumulate anger, and they were on the verge of erupting.

At this time, some weird shadows began to roam around inside Shimabara, constantly lobbying and provoking.

These people are former ministers of the Konishi family and the Arima family.

These people are now reduced to wandering warriors, and what they want most is to restore their former glory.

They saw the subtlety of the situation and began to actively operate.

Matsukura Katsuie didn't realize that he was already sitting on the crater.Still using brutal means to squeeze the people in the territory.

Finally the breaking point came.

Kotsu Village is an ordinary village in Karatsu Domain.

Like other places, under the pressure of feudal lords and natural disasters, it has reached the verge of life and death.

But the people in the feudal clan didn't care about their situation at all, they plundered the wealth wantonly.

Shoya (village head) and Zaemon were knocked to the ground, unable to struggle.

But his wife, who was pregnant with Liujia, was dragged away by the people in the clan.

"My lord, my wife is about to give birth, please, let us go!"

"idiot!"

Daiguan slapped Yozaemon on the head with a scabbard.

"You are limited to the annual payment within ten days. If you dare to miss a grain of grain, you will take your wife's life."

Yozaemon cried and wailed, but he had no choice but to watch his wife being taken away.

The people of Koujin Village learned of the situation and came running one after another.

However, what they faced was only the dark clouds that could not be resolved.

"Is there really no food? If you don't pay the annual tribute, the wife of the manor house will die."

"I heard that Mrs. Zhuangwu was imprisoned in a water prison. She is pregnant and she will definitely not be able to hold on."

Amidst the ramblings of the villagers, Yozaemon was in despair.

He has felt the kindness of the villagers, but he knows even more that Koujin Village really can't afford a grain of food.

How to save his wife?
But he didn't know that at this moment his wife was on the verge of life and death.

In the vassal's water prison, Yozaemon's wife was stripped naked and imprisoned in a narrow cage.

The icy water completely soaked her, making her shiver with cold.

The people in Fanli stood around, pointing at her body and laughing wildly.

Zaemon's wife could only feel the endless cold surrounding herself, and her teeth could not be closed at all.

"My lord, let me go, I'm going to give birth."

The acting officials are like wild animals.

"Then you will be born. We haven't seen how women give birth yet."

Yozaemon's wife kept begging, but the beasts were indifferent.

Her frail body began to swing violently in the water, then let out a desperate roar, and then stood still.

When he saw a piece of scarlet emerging from the water, the Daiguan's laughter stopped abruptly.

"It's really bad luck, drag her out and bury her."

Yuzaemon's wife died.

The villagers of Koujin Village finally despaired.

Everyone knew that the feudal lord didn't care about their lives at all, and they would all be dead if this continued.

Yozaemon wiped away his tears, and took out the treasured sword that his ancestors treasured.

"My wife is dead! My child is dead! Many of our countrymen are dead too! Maybe we too will be dead soon!"

He growled suddenly.

"Are we going to die?"

The villagers, who were completely angry, finally took the last step.

They took out sickles, poles and forks from their respective homes.

"Kill all the cannibal lords and avenge the dead!!!"

Under the leadership of Yozaemon, the people of Kutsu Village hit the vassal like a flood.

Those officials who usually take pleasure in ravaging the people did not expect that the people who broke out completely would be so terrifying.

They were afraid.

They want to run away.

They can't escape at all.

He was overtaken by angry villagers, knocked down to the ground, and then beaten by countless sticks and fists, gradually turning into a puddle of mud.

It is no coincidence.

In Arima Village, another part of the Shimahara Clan, the people's resistance also began.

Under the guidance of a wretched fellow, feudal official Hayashi Bingemon led his soldiers into Arima Village.

"My lord, those cultists are in this yard."

The wretched guy showed flattery and stretched out his hands at the same time, as if he was begging for something.

Hayashi Bingemon nodded and smiled.

"I already know your loyalty, and the benefits that belong to you will be given to you now."

The knife flashed, and the wretched guy flew up to the head in the air, only a pair of startled eyes couldn't figure out why.

Hayashi Bingemon seemed to have done a trivial thing.

He raised his foot and kicked open the courtyard door in front of him.

"Rush in and arrest these heretics."

Fan soldiers yelled and poured into the courtyard.

But when they saw the situation inside, everyone couldn't help being dumbfounded.

I saw that the wide yard was full of people, and all of them looked over angrily.

I don't know who suddenly uttered an angry cry.

"Follow God's will and kill these evil officials!"

The battle was one-sided from the start.

Hayashi Bingemon thought he would make a great contribution, but was smashed to pieces by the angry villagers.

None of the people he brought escaped, and became the best target for the common people to vent.

After the killing, the blood flowed, and the people who calmed down remembered what they had done.

Everyone was terrified and flustered.

I don't know, what should I do next?
Someone still provided guidance.

"Hurry up and ask Tiantong to come out! Under Tiantong's guidance, we will surely win."

(End of this chapter)