Although this bearded man had never seen Zhu Youxiao, he was influenced by the newspaper and knew how the emperor and the people around him wore it.

So, when the bearded man saw this, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva, then his knees consciously softened, and he knelt in front of Zhu Youxiao and others.

Other young and strong people in this area also knelt down.

In just a moment.

These people who were still as fierce as bandits in the last second, became docile people in the next second.

For example, today's great governance, and the emperor's most noble concept has long been deeply rooted in his heart. Moreover, Zhu Youxiao has always exempted the world's land tax, so Zhu Youxiao, the emperor, still has great prestige among the people.

Now, when these people saw that they were the emperor, they naturally changed their appearance immediately.

"What's your name? Where's the person?"

Zhu Youxiao asked about the bearded man in front of him.

The big man replied: "Ge Daniu, from Gejia Village, Umeda Lake."

"Then tell me, are you bandits or ordinary people?"

Zhu Youxiao continued to ask.

"People!"

Ge Daniu replied.

Zhu Youxiao asked again: "Why are we ordinary people, why do we charge for the road here? If we don't pay, we dare to kill us. Why do I sound like a bandit?"

"It's just a living."

Ge Daniu replied.

"make a living?"

Zhu Youxiao sneered.

Ge Daniu replied with some fear: "If you come back to your old man, you will be more busy during the busy farming period, and we don't have much to do in our daily lives. We just want to earn more money, so we get together and charge some tolls, transport fees, etc."

“There are still transport fees?”

Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Yes, after the business traveler paid the toll, because there were too many goods, we needed to help with the transport, or to carry people with a slider, we would also have to charge some money."

After returning, Ge Daniu said, "I just didn't expect that you would be the emperor. If I had known it, we would not have charged you tolls."

"You collect transportation fees and lifting sliders is considered labor-based payment. This is understandable, but you charge for blocking the road, which is a robbery. Does your government here care about it?"

Zhu Youxiao asked.

"The officials can't control them. After their people came down, we all retreated."

Ge Daniu replied.

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao naturally understood.

But at the same time, Zhu Youxiao also found that he had encountered a difficult problem.

How to deal with and avoid such illegal things in the whole village.

Zhu Youxiao asked Wen Tiren and Lu Xiangsheng for this reason: "What do you think should be handled?"

"Go to Huarong County first and let the local county government handle it. If the county government does not have enough troops, we can temporarily transfer people to them and directly take them to the county government. But no matter what, since they have committed a crime, they cannot be ignored."

Lu Xiangsheng replied.

"Is this accusation of being punished without teaching? These people are obviously weak in legal awareness and do not realize the harm of being a bandit. Why not educate them first? Moreover, in essence, they are local farmers. If they are dealt with as bandits and removed directly, it will only lead to no one farming in this area, and there will be a bunch of orphans and widows left."

Wen Tiren said.

"According to the stubborn bandits and bandits, traversing in the local area and endangering the people, according to the laws and regulations of my imperial decree, all the masters and subordinates will be killed, but they are both bandits and people, which is not easy to deal with. In this way, the few who actively block the road will be regarded as the main culprits and must be taken away, and the county government will be arrested for prison and waiting for death! They are considered direct participants and must be killed! Others can be regarded as ignorant and not dealt with for the time being, but they have to say ruthlessly before. If they resist stubbornly, then the whole village will be killed!"

Zhu Youxiao said next.

So, Yang Tinglin came to Ge Daniu and said, "The state has a king's law, and the family has added rules. You have charged fees on the road and have violated the law of the country. You, Ge Daniu, and the main culprits who were sitting in the awning just now, who are directly engaged in the bandits' acts, are now necessary to go to the county government to surrender themselves, which will reduce the punishment! Others, you do not know the laws and regulations, only care about family affection and become accomplices, and you have not had time to commit crimes, so you will not be investigated! But if you dare to block the road like this and threaten the lives of business travelers, then don't blame the king's law for being ruthless!"

Yang Tinglin said again, "In addition, don't think about resisting stubbornly. If this is the case, the nature will change, it means disobeying, rebellion, and the whole village will be killed!"

After Yang Tinglin finished shouting, he looked at Ge Daniu: "Ge Daniu, are you willing to be taken to the county government to surrender?"

Ge Daniu asked, "Will I be exempted from my sin after I surrender?"

Zhu Youxiao replied for Yang Tinglin: "It depends on how your county magistrate judges, but no matter what your county magistrate does, you have to surrender to the county government now."

"If I cannot save my sin, I will not go!"

Ge Daniu replied.

Zhu Youxiao said "yes" very seriously and asked, "Do you want the whole village to die with you?"

"Your Majesty, aren't you a good emperor? You don't even charge land taxes. What's the point of collecting some tolls? At worst, we won't charge them in the future!"

Ge Daniu replied aggrievedly.

"This is not a question of whether you will collect it in the future, but that you have done this and have violated the national laws. If you violate the national laws, you must not be disposal!"

Zhu Youxiao replied loudly.

Then, Zhu Youxiao ordered: "Take these people away!"

"yes!"

A team of Yulin Guard officers and soldiers from the Imperial Guard Battalion came over.

Seeing this, Ge Daniu didn't know whether he should resist. He began to realize in his heart that he seemed to have violated the law of the king, but he was worried that he would be punished by the emperor next time, so he felt at a loss.

"We are just taking away a few of them, but if you dare to resist, you will take away the entire village."

At this time, Zhu Youxiao saw that other villagers were a little restless, especially when some of Ge Daniu's relatives saw that Ge Daniu was controlled by the Yulin Guard, some were about to rush over in anger, so they shouted a few words.

These villagers became quiet because of this, and even if they were restless, they were hugged by the calm villagers.

Next, Ge Daniu and several other main culprits who blocked the road and extorted tolls were taken to Huarong County by Zhu Youxiao.

The magistrate of Huarong, Wu Guofu, was quite surprised to know that the emperor had come to his county town.

But Wu Guofu has always been a strange man with different temperaments, otherwise he would not have been placed in Huarong County, which is not particularly good, as the magistrate.

"What did Your Majesty suddenly come to Huarong County to do! Isn't this disturbing the tranquility of officials and people?!"

Wu Guofu said this impatiently at this time.

But no matter what, he knew that the emperor was coming and he still wanted to welcome him.

So, when Zhu Youxiao came, he rushed outside the city to greet him, but he saw Ge Daniu and others being arrested.

Therefore, Wu Guofu bowed to Zhu Youxiao and said loudly: "Your Majesty, you have made a mistake!"
Chapter completed!