Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2679 Chengdu Wind and Thunder South Moderate Rain

  One of the ancient human emotions is fear.

  The highest punishment for those who disrupt order is the death penalty.

  Chengdu City is preparing for a public trial of Qiao Shi and others.

The public trial has become synonymous with some kind of oriental evil in some people's descriptions. It seems that this kind of brutal behavior only occurs in a place of ignorance and non-freedom, but in fact, the self-proclaimed freedom and democracy The West, in fact, is also a loyal user of public trials.

  Public trial is actually "public execution".

  Of course, most of the punishments are direct executions.

   Hanging is basically a common form, and in the mouths of many educators and critics in the West, hanging seems to be more civilized, less bloody, and less violent than beheading...

Regardless of whether you can realize whether hanging and beheading are humane after death, and whether they are gentle deaths, let’s say that China has beheadings and quartered corpses, while the West also has disemboweled executions and separates heads from limbs. They were cut down and hung all over the castle.

  For example, this is what the people of the corrupt country did to the jet fighters who tried to fight for freedom.

  By the way, at that time, the people of the corrupt country specially cut off the **** of these brother Su who claimed to be free, and hung them on the bridge as wind chimes...

I don't know if those people who later generations went to the corrupt country, or traveled or studied, or for other purposes, and then went to the bridge, expressed the feeling of freedom in front of the bridge, and then happily took a photo with the bridge, would they think of it? Once standing next to me, there was a certain brother Su's **** dangling?

  So in fact, feudal society, between state violence, there is no such thing as civilized or uncivilized, violence or violence, it’s just that different buttocks sit in different positions.

Just like the current public trial of the Qiao family in Chengdu, perhaps if the position is on the Qiao family or the children of the gentry, they will naturally say that some Xu Shu and others are not considerate of the people, **** and cruel, and so on. , Muttering, showing contempt, but it was just talking, these people dare not do anything if they really want to do it.

   Outside the big city of Chengdu, on the side of Cheguan City, near the water inspection, a simple wooden and bamboo structure high platform was built.

  Sichuan and Shu have a lot of bamboo and wood, and it is very convenient to collect, so in one day, a platform about two or three stories high was built. There are patrols and soldiers under the platform to maintain order.

   The people are always full of enthusiasm and curiosity about things like public trials. As long as the people in the city are really not too busy to leave, they will come here, crowding the open space in front of the platform and the surrounding streets tightly, and there are even some children chasing and playing around happily, and there is no such thing as an adult. Will say something too bloody, children don't watch it or something.

  The public trial started near noon.

  First, the inspector announced the list of people involved in the case within the Qiao clan, as well as some related explanations, which quickly aroused the empathy of ordinary people.

So when the relevant clansmen of the Qiao clan were escorted to come, there were roars and scolding from the people on both sides of the road and under the high platform, which made the children of the noble clan who were standing or sitting far away unavoidably a little frightened, with expressions on their faces. Turning pale, the eyes of the ordinary people around him couldn't help but become a little panicked.

  Amidst the shouting like a surging river, Qiao clan members led by Qiao Ming who intervened in the case were escorted out for public trial.

  On the high platform, officials with loud voices were announcing their crimes, emphasizing that they carried out a series of brutal acts of beatings, murders, poisoning, and even extermination in an organized, planned, and targeted manner.

  This crime is different from ordinary people.

Most ordinary people commit crimes without a plan or plan, but the Qiao family is obviously not like this. They have minions, division of labor, and planning, which is terrifying. After all, no one wants to have a family by their side. A large group of people inside are planning to kill people every day...

   Besides, it was the kind of victim who had to issue a letter of understanding.

   Therefore, Qiao's public trial easily aroused the fear and hatred of ordinary people. The masks of these Qiao clan members who were originally "good gentry" were pulled off, and the underpants of "real people cultivating Taoism" were also pulled off.

Not to mention that most of the ordinary people near Chengdu have not received any "favor" from Qiao Shi, even if there are a few who remembered some benefits from Qiao Shi in the early years, they found out that Qiao Shi is now trying to make money and sell spells. Not only Zhang Orion was killed, but some farmers were also beaten and killed, and their families were destroyed. When they became angry, the people turned their fear of being hurt into endless hatred for Qiao and others.

  The aroused hatred broke out, and the voices shouting to kill him came one after another.

   Qiao Ming's face was already ashen.

  He was completely speechless, trembling all over.

He used to think that the common people in the audience were just leeks one after another, and they could cut them whenever they wanted, but when he saw these "leeks" gnashing their teeth one by one, waving He folded his arms and stared at him, as if he would rush up and tear him apart in the next moment, he was afraid.

  It was only then that he realized that these "leeks", these "leeks" that he despised, ignored, and even trampled on, would kill him one day...

Some relatives of the victims, who were invited in advance, came to the stage to complain. When it came to the indignation, they cried and cursed bitterly, and some directly rushed forward to wrestle and bite, making the inspections maintaining order on the side. It took several times to pull the victims away from the Qiao family's children.

  When the people under the high platform heard the complaints of these victims, they became more and more angry, and then suddenly someone shouted: "Kill him!" 』

   Immediately, the people in the audience were stunned for a moment, and soon many people also shouted together, and the shouting became louder and more orderly.

"kill him! 』

"kill him! 』

  『…』

  The people in the audience shouted like a landslide.

  The members of the Qiao clan who were taken to the high platform were paralyzed, some were crying, and some were already incontinent...

  On the side of the high platform, Ma Heng and Ma Zhong looked at each other, and then Ma Heng stretched out his hand slightly, and Ma Zhong bowed his hands in salute, then walked a few steps forward, and stood on the edge of the high platform.

  The people in the audience saw Ma Zhong standing on the edge, and gradually stopped shouting.

  Ma Zhong unfolded a volume of writing, and pronounced the sentence loudly: "Under the command of Hushi General, Yizhou Mu Shijun ordered the following judgments on Qiao and others..."

  The Shawei drum started beating, and then the inspector and the soldiers yelled three times in unison. The surrounding area suddenly became quiet, and Ma Zhong's voice was heard echoing.

  『Qiao Shi Ziming, beheaded immediately, hang his head for public display! 』

  『Qiao’s son Yue, behead immediately and hang his head for public display! 』

  『Qiao’s…』

   Ma Zhong read the trial one by one.

Fifteen children of the Qiao family headed by Qiao Ming, and nearly 60 people of the Qiao family were sentenced to death by virtue of their employment or family minions, and more than 200 people were sentenced to death because they were involved in the case. He received different punishments, ranging from confiscation of family property, punishment of hard labor, and expulsion of school status, expulsion of officials, and no descendants within three generations.

It can be said that the Qiao clan has declined as a whole from this moment on. Even some ordinary Qiao clans who were not beheaded or arrested for hard labor, but because of covering up, getting dirty, providing convenience for crimes, etc., are almost There is no chance of recovery.

  As long as the hussars are in Sichuan and Shu for a day, there will be no chance for at least three generations of the Qiao family.

  Qiao’s downfall is like a tall building collapsed.

  A place of dust.

   After the dust settled down a little bit, someone seemed to realize that there seemed to be something wrong with this tall building...

  Qiao family has high-rise buildings, so is it possible that other big gentry families don’t have high-rise buildings?

Among the big Han, the squires in many places are not only climbing the official career in the upper class, but also the local big landlords and businessmen, holding contacts and wealth resources in their hands, and even in some remote areas, they are like the emperors of the land. , Say what you say, don't offend.

  After the public trial, the news gradually spread, and some people gathered in twos and threes.

   Especially in the Nanzhong area.

  Nanzhong Jianning.

  At the public trial meeting near Chengdu, people's heads were pouring down, which made the atmosphere in Nanzhong suddenly tense. Not only people from various Dong villages began to gather, but also some gentry began to "move", moving their property, goods and family members to their own cottages to hide.

  Jianning was originally a large county. It used to be the territory of the ancient kingdom of "Nanman" Dian, and it gradually declined after the Han Dynasty. Especially in the vicinity of Dianchi Lake, these large households that survived from the Western Han Dynasty inevitably gathered together to discuss with each other.

  Xi Cuan is getting older, basically he should not come out very often, but people around him will still respect his attitude. As the new generation, Cuanli has become the salt bearer of the family.

  『This... this Xu Shijun is too unruly... 』 A younger squire said, looking across Cuan Li's face, 『I didn't even say hello, just moved my hand...』

  『May I ask your last name, Gao? 』 Cuan Li squinted at the person who spoke.

  『Uh, next time, next time… surname…』The younger squire was a little dazed. Is this Cuan Li suffering from amnesia? When we met before, Cuan Li still called him by his own name. Why did he forget it all at once?

Zhu's sons on the side all sneered, he understood what Cuan Li meant, "Brother Cuan, I said that in the current situation, it is better to follow the general trend... In this day, the movement will be thunderous, and even those who are out to play will not fall…"

   Laymen only know that Xu Shu arrested and killed many people in the Qiao family, but insiders can see a lot of ways. These days, if you really want to arrest someone, it is not as convenient as in later generations. Especially in the complex terrain like Sichuan and Shu, where the mountains, forests, trees, and ravines are criss-crossed. If the news is leaked, and then they drill into the ravine, regardless of whether the person who burrows into the ravine can survive smoothly, but the one who wants to catch must be difficult to catch. up.

And like Xu Shu's dealing with Qiao's, there seems to be no movement if he doesn't do anything. Once he wants to do something, he can catch everything immediately, and even Qiao's son who is not at home can be captured. In addition, it also reflects a very important message...

   Cuanli nodded, and then turned his neck uncomfortably, causing the joints on his neck to gurgle slightly. After he heard the news, he really had the feeling that someone was staring at the back of his head all the time, and he always felt chills on the back of his neck.

  『Have you... found anything? Cuan Li asked Zhu Quandao.

  Zhu Quan looked at Cuan Li, then smiled bitterly with a slightly depressed expression, and shook his head.

   Cuan Li suddenly felt a bit of a toothache, and his neck became more and more uncomfortable. He couldn't help reaching out and groping the back of his neck, rubbing it twice, as if dispelling the coolness from the invisible blade on the back of his neck.

   What Cuanli can be sure of is that whether it is on his side, where Zhu Quan is, or by the side of the squire who said stupid things just now, there must be some eyeliner of Xu Shu...

  With the penetration and guidance of the eyeliner, Xu Shu can easily pinch Qiao Shi up and down when he wants to do something!

   But the problem is that Cuan Li can guess, but can't tell that those people are Xu Shu's eyeliner...

   This is the most terrifying place.

  You don’t even know where the enemy is hiding, maybe you’re standing behind yourself, holding a knife on your neck, and in such a situation, how can you talk about resistance?

   If it is said which chicken Qiao is, these monkeys in Nanzhong are indeed frightened.

  Obviously knew that Xu Shu might be using the Qiao family to scare himself, but can you guarantee that Xu Shu will not actually do it?

   Or can Xu Shu be able to prevent it once he makes a move?

  Headache!

  『Then let’s have a good discussion! ’ Cuan Li waved his hand helplessly, ‘Let’s talk about Zhuge’s strategy of “withdrawing the village and establishing a village”…”

   If you can't guard against it, you can't stop it, so you have to follow along.

  Before leaving Nanzhong, Zhuge Liang had summoned these people and publicized the plan for the transformation of Nanzhong, which is called "withdrawing the village and establishing a township".

  According to Zhuge Liang's meaning, it is to relatively gather the scattered villages in Nanzhong to form larger counties and townships one by one, and then further promote the economic and cultural development of these new counties and townships.

  Nanzhong has a lot of resources, but the degree of development is very low.

  The villages are far away from each other, and there is little concept of division of labor and cooperation. There are very few products, and many utensils are all purchased, and the economic benefits are basically equal to zero. Of course, the economic benefits here are zero, for Xu Shu, the tax collector.

  The reason why these villages have been able to exist for so many years is of course of great benefit to the leaders of the villages. The people in the village are ignorant, and all the exchange of goods, or other things, are controlled by the village leaders, and once in contact with the outside world, the interests of these village leaders will inevitably be diminished.

Therefore, when Zhuge Liang proposed to "withdraw the village and establish a township" and re-plan the roads so that more people can benefit from the newly built roads, the leaders of the Nanzhong villages and the local gentry were more or less hesitant. of.

  At that time, Zhuge Liang did not insist on implementing it, but only asked Cuan Li and others to think about it, and then Zhuge Liang left later.

   Now that I think about it, isn't the fate of the Qiao clan the best warning?

  What did the Qiao clan do?

  If the skin covering the Wufang God is lifted, is there any essential difference between everything and the actions of the big gentry in Nanzhong?

  Maybe Qiao is more greedy and cruel, but the crimes are actually similar.

  Qiao took advantage of the ignorance of the people and the deviation of information, and then deceived the people to profit from it. As for the leaders of the villages here in Nanzhong, the local squires, who would dare to say that everything they do is decent?

Looking at the public trial in Chengdu, those normally docile leeks and cowardly people suddenly turned into wild beasts who dared to bite the flesh and blood of the Qiao clan in public. …

   Just in case...

   Then what should we do?

  It is impossible to resist the order, the neck is cold, and the scalp is numb.

  So we can only think about it first, discuss how to build one or two townships and counties according to local conditions, and then look at the specific situation of subsequent development.

  According to the suggestion left by Zhuge Liang, Nanzhong established agriculture and animal husbandry as the key basic industries, and then determined the economic industries according to the natural environment around the township and county.

Because Nanzhong is an important hub area between Sichuan, Sichuan and Jiaozhi, it can be predicted that if the caravan is opened and the roads are smooth, a large number of Sichuan and Yunnan horses will be needed for transportation and transshipment, so in addition to ensuring the daily consumption of the population In addition to agriculture that produces food, animal husbandry is also an important industry that Nanzhong must develop and can benefit from.

Originally, the villages were small, and even if there were any output, they were basically repeated. For example, when there was a lot of food, everyone had a lot of food and couldn't sell it at a price. Now if they are gathered together, then naturally there will be bigger Space and more possibilities for division of labor and collaboration.

  As for other economic industries, it can be different according to the specific location. If there are mines, they can open mines. If there are no mines, they can also make bamboo paper and bamboo baskets. Anyway, as long as the roads are open and there are more caravans, why can’t they make money?

In fact, Zhuge Liang's plan of "withdrawing the village and establishing a village" is very good, but Cuan Li and others subconsciously wanted more benefits at the time, so they didn't agree immediately. Now after the Qiao incident, Cuan Li Waiting for someone to look back at this suggestion, it seems that it is not so unacceptable.

  『Why don’t you just follow this path… give it a try? ’ Zhu Quan said.

   Cuanli turned to look at Meng Huo, "What do you think?" 』

  Meng Huoba smacked his lips, "I have no objection, whatever you say, that's how it is!" 』

Cuan Li sighed, and slapped his hands, "That's it for now. Each family will come up with two villages, with a population of no less than five hundred. According to the counties and townships that Zhuge planned before, and with the envoys and generals, Soldiers and manpower, build townships and counties! 』

  (end of this chapter)