People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 427 King Lu is really not a fool, he can use money to win people’s hearts!
Even through the door, King Lu could feel that the people outside were waiting for him to come out. No, not waiting for him to come out, but waiting to see his jokes.

Although there were guards blocking him, ordinary people certainly did not dare to break into his mansion.

But he couldn't bear to just watch him from the side.

But across this door, he knew that if he didn't stand up now, the consequences he would face would be even more unfavorable.

First of all, there is no doubt that Chen Han is here.

When Chen Han really came to their Yanzhou Mansion and came to the edge of his palace, he wanted to tell Chen Han again, I already regretted it, so there is no need to take the medicine of regret.

Just like the idea given to him by those officials, now he is going to compromise with the people, apologize to the people, and even use money to compensate the losses of the people who have been harmed by him. Maybe he can win the sympathy of the people. , score some emotional points.

If nothing is done at this juncture, when Chen Han comes to the door, the people will be pushed down by the wall. There will be no room for maneuver, and the people will even be added to the trouble.

Tang took a step forward and was about to speak when King Lu said first, "Do you also want to persuade me to go out and apologize to those people?"

Tang sighed with emotion: "Although we are princes and the emperor's biological sons, looking at Chen Han's behavior now, it seems that he has never thought of giving us face. He will not only criticize us verbally, but also add insult to injury, and so on. He is able to say all kinds of hurtful things, and he obviously has no intention of compromising with us. If we still hold on to our arrogance and do not make any retreat, he will definitely intensify his efforts, and we will have no room for maneuver at all. . Your Highness, you need to think carefully.”

Even in Yanzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province, Chen Han's name is heard like thunder. Chen Han's name has spread all over the country, and his reforms have truly benefited the people.

Even though he is a prince, he must abide by the court's laws.

You dare to do such a thing, even if you sue the emperor, the emperor is embarrassed to protect such a son, it is too much.

Now that the establishment of the Tax Inspection Department and the Banknote Collection Department has given people hope to survive in the future.

When Mr. Tang heard this, he knew that he was just making a last ditch effort to satisfy his cravings.

Especially the King Lu in front of him made everyone hate him so much.

Everyone knows what kind of person he is, he is just a mess waiting to die.

You, a prince, are just occupying your own identity.

King Lu clenched his fist and cursed, "Damn it, aren't you just a minister? You actually pushed me to this level. If I pass this level, I will break all the bones in his body." , he must kneel before this king.”

They are willing to do such a thing even though everyone is pushing against it.

Although ordinary people are a vulnerable group, in fact, sometimes they are also very smart.

But as a prince, King Lu dares to let these guards kill innocent people? Kill these people?
dare not!

This statement is true to reality. After all, when the common people heard that King Lu burned the imperial minister, they knew that he would definitely die without a burial place.

People will be afraid, but once they have someone to rely on, will they be afraid of you?
Just like now, ordinary people dare to block the door and watch the joke.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Tang comforted her even more: "Your Highness, let's just accept our fate. To put it bluntly, now is the stage for us to save our lives. If we let Chen Han continue to criticize us like this, we don't have to wait for him to arrive. He will starve to death in this palace."

Because of this, ordinary people dare to come and watch the fun.

And what have you, a prince, done now?

King Lu had no choice but to wave his hand: "Open the door!"

The death of such a person is a great thing for them.

And after doing such a thing, the people still hate him to death, and probably won't sell any food to them.

These two measures have already won the support of the people.

The steward next to him couldn't bear to see King Lu like this, "Your Highness, do you really want to admit your mistake to those unruly people?"

This housekeeper is also a bully who relies on the majesty of the palace to be domineering outside.

Even his son relied on his authority to act arrogantly and was a playboy.

The slaves around King Lu are all evil slaves.

As the saying goes, what kind of owner will breed the kind of dog.

These guys have long been used to being domineering, and now they hear that these common people outside dare to besiege the palace. Although they have no actual actions, they are so disrespectful. For them, these unruly people should be punished.

It can be heard that the issue that Mrs. Tang and King Lu were discussing here was to go out and admit their mistakes to these unruly people. This made the housekeeper very puzzled, and at the same time, he felt a sense of crisis in his heart.

If His Highness the Prince is forced to admit his mistake, he will definitely have to change it in the future. How to change it?
That is to clear out all these evil slaves, that is to clear out our own people, is that okay?
Their way of survival is the domineering prince who does all kinds of evil. With the prince standing in front of them, they can do all kinds of evil.

If the prince gives in now, will they still dare to do all kinds of evil?
Thinking of this, the housekeeper began to advise, "Your Highness, if you really admit your mistake to them, will they still take you seriously in the future? You are a dragon, you are aloof, and now you have to work with a bunch of lowly people. The common people admit their mistakes, which makes the old slave feel really humiliated.”

If this were normal, King Lu would definitely say that this steward is loyal.

But now when he heard this, he always felt it was a kind of irony, "Shut up, what do you know? Do you think I really want to apologize? If I hadn't been forced to do this, Would you do such a despicable thing?"

The butler's face turned pale after being scolded. To this extent, he also understood that the prince had been forced to the point where he had no choice, so he didn't understand.

Even though Chen Han is very powerful, he is still a minister. How can he force a prince to do this?

He had also heard that His Highness did go a little too far. He did go a little too far when it came to Chen Han.

But the prince is also a human being. Isn’t that what the ministers below should do? There was nothing to be resentful about, which he didn't understand.

But King Lu ignored him and strode out. When the middle door of the palace was opened, the people immediately stood up.

The middle gate can only be opened when the prince comes out. Although the common people want to watch the fun now, they are still a little afraid.

After all, ordinary people are ordinary people. They are afraid when they see a seventh-grade county magistrate, let alone a dignified prince.

They did not expect that the door to the palace would have been opened before Chen Han came. So many people subconsciously hid a little back after seeing the middle door open.

He was afraid that he would be recognized by the prince if he stood at the front, and he would focus on revenge when the time came.

However, there are also bold ones who are holding their necks and refuse to leave.

We need to see what this prince can do to his own people.

After opening the door, this guy found that there were too many people outside, which surprised him.

For the first time, he felt why he was so hated.

Why are so many people willing to see him suffer misfortune? This is a kind of treatment that only people who fail often get.

After thinking about it for a while, King Lu braced himself up, walked out of the middle door, stood on the steps, looked at the people below and said slowly, "Fellow folks, I know you didn't come all the way here just to see what I look like. It's because what I have done over the years is indeed a bit excessive. I admit that I have not done well enough in treating certain people. But today I have realized my fault, so everyone is optimistic about it. , I came out to apologize to you all.”

As he said this, King Lu really seemed to be bearing the humiliation. He walked down the steps, stood in front of the people, looked around, and bowed to the people.

"I can't help but feel sorry for you fellow countrymen!"

"It has been ten years since I was entrusted to this place in the 18th year of Hongwu. However, during these ten years, I have not done anything good. On the contrary, in these ten years, I have humiliated many people, not to mention unfair. The common people exploit and exploit me, and this king is now being punished by God.

I still don’t have a son and a half, and several of my children have died in infancy. From here, I know that my retribution is coming. "

Hearing what King Lu said, many people secretly hated him.

That's right, how could a wicked and smoldering person like you have any heirs?
They must die, one will live and the other will die.

Of course the people didn't dare to say it, but they were very surprised by his sudden humble statement. After all, this guy was not a good person.

He suddenly became polite, which surprised many people and immediately made them wary.

Doesn't this guy want to take revenge on the people?

Then King Zilu said, "I know that I have not done anything good in these years, so the people do not have a good impression of me. That is normal, so I don't want to talk nonsense now. It will not help if I say these polite words, so I can only make up for everyone on the spot. Although many times, more people die than before, but some individuals have passed away. We can only mourn for them and cannot say any more nonsense. However, using money to compensate for your losses can be regarded as my duty. The only thing that the king can do now is to carry it out."

As soon as these words came out, among the people's discussion, they saw the steward of the palace and a few servants carrying a pile of gold and a pile of silver.

Although it's not much, it seems like there should be ten thousand taels of gold and one thousand taels of silver.

So much money piled up here makes many people's eyes dazzle.

Of course, everyone didn't understand what he was going to do.

I heard King Lu say: "These 10,000 taels of gold and 10,000 taels of silver are not much money, but for many people, they can probably be a source of comfort. I have harmed a total of twenty-two children. These two One hundred taels of gold and one hundred taels of silver for each of the twelve children. This is a small atonement for the sins of the past years. Please don’t take it too little.”

As soon as this sentence came out, many people were immediately shocked.

How much does it cost for one hundred taels of gold and one hundred taels of silver?
It is impossible for some people to save one hundred taels of silver in their lifetime, let alone one hundred taels of gold.

One tael of gold is exchanged for six taels of silver, which is seven hundred taels of silver.

Seven hundred taels of silver, not to mention anything else, can make him a wealthy man even in the county.

Many people suddenly felt envious of the families of those victims. After all, you would never be able to save seven hundred taels of silver in a lifetime of hard work.

How does it feel when it is handed over to you at once?

King Lu even ordered, "Look for our previous victims. You should be able to find them. They should all be here."

The housekeeper and the minions below thought to themselves, they must all be here. They are disgusted with you. When they heard about such a good thing, they must have condemned it. Sure enough, the family members of the twenty-two victims were among them.

The housekeeper went forward and found them one by one.

King Naru was also unambiguous and personally weighed the gold and silver and handed them over to the families of the victims.

After the victim's family received the one hundred taels of gold and one hundred taels of silver, they couldn't believe their eyes.

According to this rumor, King Lu, who did all kinds of evil and only exploited the common people, was actually bleeding at this time. This made many people surprised and confused as to what he was going to do.

Then King Lu waved his hand and said, "Take it out again."

Another ten thousand taels of silver were moved out.

"These ten thousand taels of silver, plus the remaining silver and gold, are all to compensate the people. I have not done anything good here in these years. I have made you suffer. I know that I was wrong. I know that I deserve it, and I deserve to be scolded by you, so I deeply realize my fault. Now I will distribute all the money I have exploited over the years to those in need.

I know that as ordinary people, you are actually not living a good life, so I will not be stingy this time. I directly donated 20,000 taels of silver and 10,000 taels of gold in the hope that my faults can be minimized. The king promised that in Yanzhou Prefecture, I would donate at least 10,000 taels of silver to people with family difficulties every year. Every year, as long as I don’t die, the donation of 10,000 taels of silver will never be less.

As for those doing business, I will also provide corresponding support.

If there are scholars in my family who go to Yanzhou Prefecture to take the rural examination, I will fund all the travel expenses.

When I go to the capital to take part in the examination, I will pay for everything.

Once I win the Jinshi, I will be personally rewarded with one thousand taels of silver, and I will also recommend you to serve as an official locally. This is to make up for the mistakes I have made over the years, and I hope you can give me a chance. "

Chen Han was among the crowd at this time, but he just didn't come out.

The purpose of his private visit was to see what the villagers thought of King Lu.

Unexpectedly, he saw such a scene when he arrived at the gate of the palace. He sneered slightly, "Good guy, the show is quite good. It's very powerful. He knew that he was at the end of his life, so he just spent money to win people's hearts."

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(End of this chapter)