Chapter 1010
: Surrender and Publicity
Chapter 1010: Surrender and Publicity
"Sister Fu..." Ban Zong's old wife was shocked and called her disapprovingly.
Ban Fu bowed her head and said, "Grandmother, please calm down. It was my own decision. However, when a hero encounters something wrong, he should cast aside his inhibitions and speak his mind to correct injustices and wrongdoings."
"The girl from the Ban family said it well!" Mrs. Cui immediately spoke out to support Ban Fu.
Seeing her great-grandmother had already spoken out, Miss Cui also shouted after her, "Sister Ban is right! For the sake of face, you kept silent while I didn't. Isn't that helping the liar? This is exactly what the liar relies on!"
"Speak openly, speak frankly, so the scammers won't have a chance to take advantage!"
"Speak more politely." Mrs. Cui Shanzhang was having a headache. This granddaughter was becoming more and more unruly because she was taking advantage of her mother-in-law's favor.
Mi Dong/Mi Sanlang/Mi's cousin: "..."
How dare the Ban family girl expose this matter in public?
This was Master Ming's order. Doesn't Ban Fu want herself and the Ban family to never be able to marry into a prestigious family in the future?!
God and God’s Lady said: Three idiots.
Oh, by the way, there is also Deputy General Zhao’s family, they are also idiots.
Young Master Zhao was stunned. After coming to his senses, he ignored everything and shouted at the Mi family, "Mi family, how dare you lie to my family about such a big thing as marriage! You are a famous family, where are your integrity, rules and reputation?!"
Madam Cui frowned and ordered the female guard, "Shut up and take him aside. Let the two families settle the dispute privately, so as not to taint the reputation of the innocent family!"
The little girl from the Ban family is innocent. These two people should never think of ruining her reputation.
"Yes." The leader, along with the female guards, rushed to the two families of Zhao and Mi in a majestic manner, and continued to block their mouths with cloth, making them mumble.
But Deputy General Zhao escaped harm… He was one of the defenders of Taizhou Mansion. Although he made a mistake, he had military power, so he had to give this military tool a chance to speak and issue orders.
Dangdang Dangdang!
"The Marquis of Wenchang and his wife have arrived!"
An even larger group of people came slowly from the city gate. They were none other than the Wenchang Marquis family.
Behind the Wen family are the family of Wang Shanzhang of Taizhou Academy; the family of Xiang Fushanzhang; and the families of famous scholars and teachers such as Zhang, Shu, Cai, Zhong, and Ming.
"Junior greets Madam Cui. Please forgive me for being late." The Marquis Wenchang and his wife bowed to Madam Cui and apologized.
"So it's the heir of the Marquis of Wenchang who has arrived." Madam Cui said bluntly, "It is indeed a bit late now, it's almost dark, so those of you who arrived late, please open a few of your private granaries and donate some supplies to help the nation fight the enemy!"
You old but immortal man, we came here because we admitted defeat, and you want to slap us in the face in public?
Really don't want to continue?
Do you really want to cause chaos in the world again?!
The Marquis of Wenchang's son shouted, "My father, the Marquis of Wenchang, is in Tianmang Prefecture, negotiating with the people of Dongmo on behalf of the imperial court. He knows the horror of a war between the two armies, and has always worried about where the food and fodder will come from to fight the enemy."
"Son of the Marquis of Wenchang, how many private warehouses do you want to donate? Don't hesitate, just shout it out, and someone will keep a record for you!" Madam Cui was really fed up with the Wenchang Marquis family.
Although the Wen family was the first to support His Majesty, the Wen family's allegiance was also a carefully calculated decision... It was a decision made after careful calculation by scholars and businessmen, rather than a support for bravery and justice!
The Wenchang Marquis's son was interrupted, and with a wry smile on his face, he hurriedly shouted, "The Wenchang Marquis family has been blessed by the emperor for generations, and we admire Mr. Rong. Therefore, we have decided to open five private warehouses to donate grain to the country to fight the enemy!"
Then they shouted, "The Yonghou family in the capital is related to the Wen family by marriage. The Wen family, on behalf of the Yonghou family, has promised to open six private granaries to donate grain to the nation to fight the enemy!" "Heavens! Both marquis families have opened private granaries to donate grain, five or six granaries already! And the Wenchang Marquis family is followed by so many other noble families, each donating several granaries... We have grain to fight the enemy! We have grain to fight the enemy! The court will no longer collect grain from us poor people!"
"The noble family master has gathered enough food and fodder to fight the enemy, so we common people don't have to be levied on food rations anymore!"
The shouts were like waves, one higher than the other. The people at the city gate were overjoyed. Some Wei people who had experienced many wars and the siege of the city by disaster victims even cried for joy.
But the son of Marquis Wenchang, Principal Wang, Deputy Principal Xiang, and more than a dozen famous scholars and teachers could not laugh.
Kang Rong, you deserve to be cut into pieces!
The Kang family should be wiped out by the combined efforts of powerful clans!
Kang Rong opened his private granary to donate grain to fight the enemy, forcing all the powerful families to follow him and open their granaries to collect grain. Once this example was set, whenever the court needed grain or the untouchables needed food, these wealthy families would have to open their private granaries to save the court and the untouchables!
But why?
These materials were accumulated by them from generation to generation. They were their own things. Why should they be given to the imperial court or the untouchables?
Ahhh, the son of the Marquis of Wenchang, Principal Wang, Deputy Principal Xiang and the others were roaring in their hearts. Fortunately, it was dark now, otherwise everyone would know how ugly their faces were.
Ying Zilin, the brat, even shouted, "Mr. Rong died for the world. Zilin wants to hold a grand memorial service for Mr. Rong at the Taizhou Palace to comfort his spirit in heaven!"
"Yes, yes, it's time to hold a grand memorial service for Mr. Rong!" Thousands of Wei people agreed, adding, "On the day of the grand memorial service, we will hang white clothes and hold roadside memorials to bid farewell to Mr. Rong."
Someone else asked, "Has Mr. Yong been buried? When was he buried? Where was he buried?"
"I heard that the day of opening the private warehouse was very dangerous. How dangerous was it? Can you tell me in detail?"
Everyone in the Tai Zhou Mansion wanted to know more details about Kang Rong opening a private granary.
Ying Zilin said, "General Yan and this Lin Mujia were all witnesses to Mr. Rong's righteous deeds. Let them tell us in detail about Mr. Rong's private warehouse!"
"The witnesses are here too? Then please tell Mr. Lin in detail, General!" Everyone looked at Lin Mujia and the others sitting at the square table.
Lin Mujia also wanted more people to know about Kang Rong’s heroic act... General Yan and Mr. Jing both said that the bigger the incident became, the higher the chances of their Northeast Province surviving.
Mr. Yong not only opened his private warehouse to donate grain to them to fight the enemy, but also used his own life to make the attention of all the people in Wei focus on the war in Northeast Province!
"That day, Mr. Yong knelt before heaven and earth and the mountains, then, despite the Kang family's objections, he opened his own warehouse..."
"When the grain transport team was halfway there, they were attacked. Sharp arrows, rockets, and kerosene were all directed at Mr. Yong... After the assassination attempt failed, those people even set fire to the house."
"After the fire was put out, only dozens of charred bodies were found in the house, but there was no usable evidence on the bodies. This matter remains unsolved and no one is responsible!"
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That night, many Wei people did not leave. They sat on the ground at the northeast city gate and listened to Lin Mujia, Yan Zongqi, Zhou Rong and others talk about Kang Rong.
Xiaobai and the children of the Chen family seized the opportunity, set up a stove, cut the wild yam into pieces and cooked them, and distributed them to the Wei people who were listening to the story, promoting the high-yield potato grain to the Wei people.
"This is a high-yield grain from Lingnan Prefecture, yam, taro, and yam. It yields 2,000 kilograms per mu."
"This yield per mu was just weighed today at Madam Cui's estate, witnessed by thousands of people. It's genuine; there's absolutely no falsification!"
"Mr. Jing has already led his students to test-plant two varieties of potatoes in Northeast Province. If this trial is successful throughout Wei, we, the people of Wei, will have two high-yield varieties of potatoes, and we won't have to worry about famine in the future!"