Chapter 48: Shock the victims!

A few days later, the disaster area in the north.

"Catch them all, catch them all!"

As soon as several imperial censors arrived in the north, they began to arrest the victims of the disaster on a large scale with swift and decisive measures.

The voices of opposition have become smaller, but many people have still been bewitched and cannot stop.

"Let him go. Why are you arresting him? What you did is wrong. Why are you arresting him?"

"Yes, let them go. We have only one life left. Otherwise, we will fight you today!"

"Yes, let's fight. We'll either die of starvation or exhaustion anyway. We might as well just die. Let's fight them!"

Suddenly the scene became chaotic again.

Several imperial censors also frowned, thinking that these disaster victims were so bold that they even dared to challenge the officials appointed by the imperial court!

The scene was in chaos for a while, and several imperial censors were terrified. This was even more intense than the previous resistance!

“Hit them!”

"Throw them to death with stones. And this guy named Wan is obviously not a good person. Smash him to death!"

After this man finished speaking, he began to retreat, and then the victims began to pick up stones and throw them at Wan Tongfu and several imperial censors!

Upon seeing this, the officers and soldiers rushed to the front. If anything happened to these masters, they would be to blame!

But at this time the victims had already lost control. Seeing the officers and soldiers approaching, they became even more crazy and stones were flying all over the sky.

At this time, the person who instigated the incident before was hiding behind others and laughing secretly.

"Damn it, if I can't kill you, I'll let you go against Lord Hu!"

The madness of the victims was even more unexpected. At this time, Wan Tongfu was unable to dodge and was hit on the head by a stone. Blood flowed directly down .

Seeing this, the victims calmed down a lot.

Several imperial censors hurried forward to check.

"Master Wan, Master Wan, how are you?"

At this time, Wan Tongfu covered his forehead with one hand and waved with the other.

"I'm fine, tell everyone to stop moving and tell the officers and soldiers to calm down!"

"Stop it!"

At this time, an imperial censor shouted, and the victims finally quieted down completely.

Wan Tongfu stood up and walked onto a high platform!

When he took his hand away from his forehead, he saw a big cut on it.

The blood was still flowing out uncontrollably.

But Wan Tongfu couldn't care less about that at the moment.

"Listen to me, fellow villagers. Disaster relief is not as simple as you think!"

“I know you’re hungry, I know you’re having a hard time!”

“But is it easy for me?”

Wan Tongfu glanced at everyone, and everyone felt a little ashamed when they saw the wound on his head.

"I know that it would be easiest for you to just eat the relief food. I also think it would be easier, but... look at this thousand miles of barren land!"

"You can eat relief food this year, and you can eat relief food next year, but what about the year after next, and the year after that?"

"The imperial court can control you for a while, but can it control you for the rest of your life?"

"Without water, a drought here will leave thousands of miles of land barren!"

"Food is the first necessity of the people, and food comes from the soil. If we don't grow crops, we will never have our own food!"

"The national treasury will eventually run out of food. Then I ask you, what will you do after that?"

After hearing this, the people fell silent and began to reflect.

"Then there is only one way out, to build water conservancy projects. As long as there is water for irrigation, do you worry that this black soil will not be able to grow food?"

"This is the way out, the only way out!"

"This black soil has nurtured our ancestors for generations. Don't you think it's a pity to see it go to waste?"

"Don't you feel ashamed of your ancestors?"

The people were also infected by Wan Tongfu's words and lowered their heads in even greater shame.

But a dissenting voice was heard again.

"Don't listen to his nonsense. If we can get food without doing anything, why should we do it?"

“They’re just squeezing us!”

"Fuck him!"

The victims who were originally being appeased began to hesitate. Yes, who would be willing to take action if they could just avoid taking action and get food?

Several imperial censors looked at each other, then secretly winked at several soldiers. They couldn't find the real instigator, so there was no way he could run away.

Several soldiers went around and quietly kept a close eye on this man, fearing that he would run away!

"Yes, everyone wants to get something for nothing, but is it fair?"

"Why do those who take action get food, and those who don't take action also get food? Do those who take action owe you something?"

"Or does the imperial court owe you money? Do you know how much it will cost to build this water conservancy project?"

"Enough to feed you guys here, but why not!"

As soon as this question was raised, the victims became confused.

"You said it yourself that it's enough, so why not? I have to ask you!"

Wan Tongfu laughed at this time, with blood all over his face.

"Isn't this person married?"

"Then there must be no children?"

At this time, the instigator stammered, "Who... who said I didn't, I... I just..."

At this time, a disaster victim said, "You are a piece of shit. Everyone knows that you are a notorious second-rate person in the surrounding area. Which girl would be willing to marry you?"

"A lazy man who doesn't even want to farm his own fields will just steal chickens and dogs!"

After hearing what the other person said, the imperial censors finally understood why this guy was causing trouble.

"Look, everyone has said that he has no family, don't you have any? Don't you have any children either?"

Wan Tongfu shouted this sentence, and this shout made the blood flow faster!

"This water conservancy project is not for the present, but for the future, for your descendants!"

"Do you want your descendants to have to rely on the weather for food? To be able to steal and cheat like him?"

"This water conservancy project will be completed this year, and you will be able to benefit from it next year. In the future, your children will benefit even more!"

"My father died while building water conservancy projects, but he never regretted it because he benefited millions of people."

"Today, even if I fall down, it doesn't matter. I will not regret following in my father's footsteps to benefit the people. I have no regrets."

" As , I have nothing more to say. If you want to start, go ahead!"

At this moment, the people all quieted down, and the victims realized at this moment that they were totally wrong!

They all knelt down.

"Please forgive our ignorance, I don't want my children to be hungry, so I'll do it!"

"I'll do it too!"

"Me too!"

Once there is a first, there will be a second. The victims have expressed their opinions one after another.

Only the guy who instigated it before stood there willing to be at a loss.

"You...you don't know what's good for you. I don't care about you anymore."

As he said this, the man wanted to leave. He knew it would be too late if he didn't leave now!