the next day.

In Ishikawa prefecture, the wind was shaking, and there was no one on the street.

All the arrests in the county government are in full swing.

The Zhao family and the Zhang family have had long-standing grievances. A few days ago, the young master of the Zhang family encountered a killer, which completely detonated the grievances between the two families.

Last night, the two families fought several times on the street, causing the street to be covered with blood.

Under such circumstances, who would dare to go out?

...

And Stone Village is not calm at the moment.

There are dozens of tall horses at the entrance of the village, and each of them is a strong family member of the royal family.

These servants are all equipped with war knives around their waists, and they exude a fierce aura, which is completely different from the dog-legged sons brought by the prince.

"Village chief, my second young lady is coming, but I haven't come out to meet her yet."

With a loud roar, the village chief came out timidly.

Seeing this battle, even if he had lived for so many years, he couldn't help but feel fear in his heart.

In previous years, to collect the land rent was that the housekeeper Wang brought a few ordinary householders over.

What is this for this year? Slaughter village?

"Lao Shen...Welcome Second Miss!" The village chief bent down and bowed his hands in a very humble manner.

The villagers in the village also all came out of their homes at this time. Seeing so many people, they were all too frightened to speak out.

The village chief bent over for more than a minute, and when he was so tired that he was shaking, a white horse slowly came out of the horse group.

On the white horse, Wang Suqin was wearing red soft armor, with a cold expression and indifferent eyes.

"Butler Wang had an accident, and this year, Miss Ben came to collect the rent in person, I hope you don't make me embarrassed.

In the past, Butler Wang treated you kindly because of the peace in Ishikawa Prefecture.

Now there is turmoil in Ishikawa prefecture, and our Wang family's life is not easy, so this year's land rent is increased by 50%. "

As soon as Wang Suqin's voice fell, there was an uproar among the villagers.

Butler Wang is generous or not, so put it aside for now.

The key is that they suffered a flood this year, and they failed to harvest any grain. In order to collect enough land rent, they went bankrupt and owed a lot of debt.

Now they have to add 50% more. Isn't this forcing them to a dead end?

Hearing this, the village chief was also angry, and tremblingly took out a contract from his arms and said, "Second Miss, we farm the land for the Wang family, and the amount of land rent to be paid is all agreed in advance, how can we arbitrarily add it at will? Woolen cloth?"

Before the village chief's words were finished, there was a clanging sound of the sword, and the contract became two halves.

Wang Suqin put the sword back in its sheath, and said coldly: "As I said, there is chaos in Ishikawa County now, and the rules have changed. I don't want to repeat the same thing again."

Hearing this, the villagers looked at each other in dismay, their faces turning pale.

Ask them to pay 50% more, and they have to pay it, they can't make it out of thin air.

It seems that this situation has been expected for a long time, and a servant next to Wang Suqin spoke at this time.

"Our Wang family doesn't want to drive you to a dead end. It's okay not to pay the land rent. Sign this deed of sale and become a slave to my Wang family. This matter will be over."

Hearing this, the village chief coughed violently.

People in Stone Village are all tenants, but tenants are also free people, not slaves.

But if they signed a deed of betrayal, they would completely become slaves of the Wang family. It would be up to the Wang family to decide whether to live or die in the future. How could they be willing?

"Let's go to the Zhao family, the Zhang family's farm!"

"We Stone Village have always been free people, why should we be slaves?"

"That's right! I don't want my child to be a slave before it's even born!"

A young and vigorous villager shouted.

The family Ding sneered when he heard this, his eyes flickering with cold light.

"The Zhang family, the Zhao family is now at war, do they have time to take care of you idiots?

Let me tell you, this Ishikawa County is in chaos right now, and if something goes wrong on your way to other families, no one will care! "

The warning of his words was very obvious, and the few villagers who just spoke all turned off their voices and looked desperate.

The village chief was already in tears at this time, he knelt down with a thud, and prayed to Wang Suqin: "Second miss, please be merciful, there are some children in the village who haven't grown up yet, and I can't let them become slaves of others since childhood. !"

Wang Suqin's eyes were full of disgust upon hearing this.

A group of untouchables are always picking and choosing here. Does being a slave of the royal family humiliate their status? It just doesn't make sense!

The servants on the side were good at observing words and expressions. Seeing that the second lady was unhappy, he hurriedly shouted: "It's good to give you a bite to eat, but you don't want to be a slave? Look at these crooked melons and jujubes in your village. To be a slave, the second lady is letting them make the best use of everything, even if you are not grateful to Dade, what are you still doing?"

After Jiading roared, he patted the village chief on the cheek with the scabbard, his face full of provocation.

At this moment, Chen Chen suddenly stopped in front of the village chief, removed the scabbard, and looked up at the family member.

"Is it necessary to pay 50% more land rent, so I don't need to sign this deed of sale?"

"Of course, pay the land rent, sign the deed of sale, you must choose one today."

The family member carried the knife on his shoulders with a contemptuous tone.

In his opinion, it is difficult for this group of pariahs to pay the amount in previous years, let alone pay 50% more.

Today, they are going to force this group of mud-legged people into slavery.

You must know that the Zhang family and the Zhao family are fighting each other, and the strength of the two will be damaged, and their Wang family can take the opportunity to rise.

Maybe you will get a lot of new farms.

What is the best way to grow a new farm? Of course, let these pariahs do more.

As long as these untouchables become slaves, then their royal family can exploit them to death, as long as they don't die of exhaustion.

As for some old, weak, sick and disabled, they should also go to the ground.

Instead of dying at home, it is better to die in the field, that is the best value.

Listening to this, Chen Chen took a deep look at the housekeeper, then suddenly laughed and said loudly, "There are fifty households in my Shitou Village, and each household should be expected to pay 1,200 yuan, a total of 60,000 yuan. .

Now you have improved by 50%, that is 90,000 yuan.

The extra 30,000 yuan, or 30 taels of silver, will be paid out for you. "

After saying this, Chen Chen took out thirty taels of silver from his arms and placed it on the stone tablet at the entrance of the village.

As the saying goes, money picked up is not money, so Chen Chen doesn't feel bad about it at all.

In addition, he has received a lot of care in Shitou Village for so many years, so he should have given so much money to the villagers.

The most important thing is that he knew that even if he paid the money, a battle could not be avoided today. It was impossible for the Wang family to slap the butt and leave after getting thirty taels.

He wants to take this opportunity to establish absolute prestige in Stone Village. In the future, when he goes to cultivate immortals, his parents can also be taken care of by a group of loyal people.

...

Looking at the white silver, all the family members and the villagers present were stunned.

Thirty taels of silver may not sound like much, but it is a huge sum of money for the villagers of Shitou Village.

But Chen Chen took it out without blinking, which made them suspect that they were dreaming!

"Xiao Shen! You will be the village chief from tomorrow!"

The village chief trembled with excitement, and directly gave up the position of the village chief to Chen Chen.

Chen Chen was a little speechless. Does he seem like the kind of person who rarely takes the position of village chief?

Seeing this scene, the headed family member's face became extremely difficult to see.

Does their royal family care about these thirty-two? What they really want is to turn all the villagers of Stone Village into slaves, who can be exploited for generations to come.

That value is not comparable to thirty-two.

Thinking of this, Jiading glanced at Wang Suqin.

Wang Suqin didn't speak, just looked coldly at Chen Chen standing in front of the stone tablet, the long sword in his hand slowly unsheathed.

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