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Chapter 294: Qu Jiantou was surrounded by the rebels

The soldiers entered the yard and closed the gate.

"explain."

"Those rebellious people have now gathered around 1,500 people. Their ranks are growing, and more and more people are joining in."

"They are only three miles away from Qujiantou now. We should run into them soon."

"Where is the person? Where exactly is he?"

"When I arrived, they were recruiting troops at the entrance of Xinghua Village in Yang Town."

The soldier lowered his voice again: "We stopped a few people from informing the grain collection team. Now there are people following them, but they will run into the team soon."

It has been delayed to the limit until now. If we had not stopped them, these rebellious people would have been discovered last night.

"How many people does Qu Jiantou have now?"

"We met up with a small team of about fifty people. Together with the people from the county government led by the clerk, there are about seventy people in total."

"Where's Captain Song?"

"Because of the previous levy, Captain Song no longer collects taxes with Supervisor Qu. Instead, they have gone to another village, twenty miles away from here."

"That's against the rules."

"Captain Song said he would turn over 60% of the money, and the remaining 10% would be for himself and his soldiers. Supervisor Qu also agreed."

Dayong sneered. Qu Jiantou would certainly not be bothered by people like Song Lao San. He would let him do whatever he wanted. Anyway, the people hated most were not those from higher up like them.

Song Laosan will definitely get retribution for trampling on the people's hearts like this.

The soldier added, "Song Lao San's tyranny and extortion have caused widespread public outrage. These people were originally going after Song Lao San, but he's far away, so Qu Jiantou will probably bear the brunt of the attack."

Qu Jiantou was not innocent at all. He was the one who initiated and condoned the 20% tax.

Neither of them is a good thing, it’s just a matter of degree.

"So, there are 1,500 people surrounding 70 people." Dayong pondered and looked at Qiao Jianer.

"That's enough." Qiao Jianer nodded.

"Okay, Lu Sheng, go back to the camp and tell my second and third brothers about the situation. Have them take their soldiers and my men and head towards Xinghua Village."

"The enemy has so many people. Do you want to borrow some from General Chu? General Chu is also in the camp and did not go out to collect taxes today."

Dayong was still hesitating, and Qiao Jianer said, "No need."

If Chu Zhuo had taken action as soon as he arrived, the credit could not be attributed entirely to the Qiao family.

It's not that Chu Zhuo was not allowed to make achievements. Suppressing such a small rebellion was nothing compared to the great achievements Chu Zhuo had made on the battlefield.

Moreover, Chu Zhuo can be regarded as a backup and will be of other use when the time comes.

Qiao Jianer immediately realized the key sentence: "General Chu didn't go to collect the tax?"

"Yes, I have also asked General Guan for instructions to take care of the camp. I will not be going to collect the remaining taxes, and will leave it all to Captain Song."

Qiao Lian'er began to understand. Song Laosan's tax collection was unpopular among the people. As people from the same camp, Chu Zhuo didn't want to attract hatred.

I have to say, this is a smart way to protect yourself.

The crazier Song Lao San is now, the more miserable he may be in the future.

It seems that Lu Sheng is a reliable person. Once he recognizes his master, he will not change easily.

Qiao Jian'er said to him, "This matter must be reported to General Chu. Just say that a civil uprising has occurred. My eldest brother and his men will lead the troops to suppress it first. If the situation becomes uncontrollable, then report it to General Chu as quickly as possible and send a large force to support us."

"Yes, I understand."

Lu Sheng had been in the camp for several years and knew why the Qiao family planned this. He had to say that this move was very clever. If it worked, all the credit would be his. If it didn't work, he still had General Chu as his backing, and he would never let those people really rebel.

He couldn't help but look up to Qiao Jian'er. No wonder he, as the leader, had to ask his sister for instructions. It turned out that this girl was a person with strong opinions and responded to decisions very quickly, or she had already made a plan in mind.

Working for such a family, Lu Sheng had a premonition that he might have a bright future.

Yes, work hard and follow the right people, and you will have opportunities.

Lu Sheng mounted his horse and set off immediately.

The reason why Dayong didn't go to the camp was because he wanted to go with Qiao Jianer and Zhao Lizheng.

He went to inform them and came back with Zhao Lizheng.

Greenhouses can keep warm. As the village chief of Datian Village, Zhao Lizheng’s statement on this matter would be more convincing.

Dayong was driving the carriage, and there were only two people in the carriage, so it went very fast.

"So many people have gathered here. If things continue to develop like this, it will be incredible." Zhao Lizheng took a deep breath.

"This also shows how dissatisfied and angry the people are with this levy."

"Yes, when the country is at peace, the people are at peace. Now there is endless war in the north, and the people are not having a good life either." Qiao Jianer said.

It is thirty miles from here to Xinghua Village, and they can drive fast in a horse-drawn carriage.

The soldiers had to run, but fortunately there was a shortcut from the camp to Xinghua Village, which shortened the distance by several miles.

All in all, it just matches.

Fearing that those people had already met Qu Jiantou, Qiao Jianer galloped away.

Sure enough, when I arrived at the intersection of Xinghua Village, I didn’t see those people.

But some villagers stopped at the intersection, standing there with worried looks on their faces.

"It looks like there are a lot of people, but the imperial court has a large army. These two guys left without saying a word. What if they died?" A woman wiped her tears.

"I only have these two children. If they die, what will I do in the future?"

"You old man, you're in your fifties or sixties, and you still want to join the rebellion. I think you're tired of living." An old woman cursed.

"If you're tired of living, just hang yourself from the beam with a rope. Die cleanly and don't burden your family."

"And there's Aunt Li from East Village, who also came to stir up trouble with an axe. How can she, a woman, beat those men with knives and guns?" Someone shook his head.

"I told you guys that you didn't contribute, and you're still making sarcastic remarks. 80% of our village's food has been taken away, and we can barely survive. If we don't get the food back, will our whole family starve?"

"My three sons are all there. I'm thinking of the food. Each of them will get a few thousand kilograms. Don't be jealous when the time comes."

One villager folded his hands, looking determined to win.

"Oh, it's so stupid. Even if we get the food, we have to hand it over once the army arrives. By then, we can't even think about saving our lives." Zhao Lizheng shook his head.

The village ahead of Xinghua Village is called Qiaotou Village. When the carriage turned a corner in front of us, we saw a huge team.

They surrounded Qu Jiantou and dozens of clerks, getting closer and closer, with murderous looks on everyone's face.

Qu Jiantou's face suddenly changed, and he cursed Song Laosan in his heart. If he had strictly followed the 70% rate, or even collected 60% from the poorer villages and left some food for the people, it wouldn't have come to this.

In this situation, I'm afraid his life will be lost here.