What Zou Qingyuan said was reasonable and well-founded. Even the people who were full of resentment had to admit that what Zou Qingyuan said was indeed somewhat reasonable.
Seeing that the mood of the people had initially stabilized, Zou Qingyuan then said: "But in the end, I, Zou Qingyuan, am incapable of letting you fellow villagers live in shacks in this ice and snow, suffering from the cold wind blowing your bones.
Therefore, Zou Qingyuan apologizes to everyone."
Kneeling on one knee, Zou Qingyuan bowed deeply, and then said loudly: "The current situation is difficult, and you may have to work hard for a while, but you can rest assured, no matter how hard it is,
Difficulties, Zou Qingyuan will always ensure that you have a way to survive. When the border is defeated, I, Zou Qingyuan, will use my head as a guarantee. I will definitely ask the court for a proper resettlement solution for you. If you can't do it, you can come at any time.
Scold me, hit me, I will accept it all!"
Zou Qingyuan, a dignified fourth-rank official, was moved by emotion and reason, and his words reached this point, and the people no longer had any unnecessary complaints to express.
Even those who are still resentful are now very few and will not become a big phenomenon.
The old man who threw the porridge at the beginning looked ashamed and said: "Mr. Zou, I was impulsive just now. I only know the official obedience and do nothing, and regard the court decrees as waste paper, but I don't know that there are so many hidden things in it.
Please forgive me, Mr. Zou."
As he spoke, the old man tremblingly knelt down.
Zou Qingyuan quickly stood up and jumped off the table, helped the old man up, and said emotionally: "What I just scolded is not completely unreasonable. From the standpoint of the common people, it is reasonable for everyone to have some complaints. Now let me explain
Well, the government makes decisions for the people, and the people sympathize with the government. If the government and the people are united, what difficulties are there that cannot be overcome?"
As soon as these words came out, someone among the people immediately shouted: "Well said!"
"well said!"
"Master Zou is such a good official."
"That's right, it's the first time in my life that I've seen a fourth-grade magistrate kneel down before the people. It's a good story if word spreads about it."
"Well, come to think of it, there is a war going on at the border and on the front lines, and all the logistical pressure is on these local officials. It is rare for Mr. Zou to be able to squeeze out the remaining grain to give us porridge twice a day."
"That's right. I heard that in several other gathering points, even though they entered the city, they were all in chaos. The government almost didn't care about the life and death of the people. The people didn't have anything to eat but had to rob and steal. It was a smoky mess everywhere, killing people and trying to steal goods.
All in all, in comparison, although it’s a bit more miserable here, at least people won’t starve to death. As long as we survive this winter, we’ll be fine..."
Discussions like this quickly calmed down a small-scale civil uprising that was on the verge of breaking out.
And most of the grievances accumulated by the people in the past few days have been vented through this opportunity. At least in the next period of time, this group of people will be much easier to manage.
"Xu Wei."
Li Chen's eyes did not move, looking at Zou Qingyuan in the distance who was seeing the old man off. He leaned back slightly and said to Xu Wei beside him: "Find someone smarter and follow the old man to see where he goes later."
Xu Wei was a little confused, but he agreed immediately.
Chapter completed!