Douluo: Law of Heaven and Earth

Chapter 789 It’s better for a time traveler to be an orphan
In the workers and peasants' council, Zhou Qing mentioned to everyone the new mayor of Notting City, Li Ai, and the increase in agricultural taxes.

The village chiefs all had frowns on their faces, and the young and strong men who had just joined the team also had worried faces.

I thought everyone could live a good life, but I didn't expect that the new city lord would directly give them a warning. It's really hateful!
Based on the number of people, each person has to pay 500 kilograms of food!

Even in the Holy Soul Village, there was a Soul Saint who once appeared. He could pay less, but everyone still had to pay 350 kilograms.

Might as well just go and rob!
At this moment, almost everyone understood that the new noble lord was unhappy because he saw that they were living a good life, or he wanted to squeeze more from them.

"For now, we can only obey. Otherwise, Li Ai will report it and exaggerate it, and she might even label us as rebels."

Zhou Qing sighed.

"Hey~"

Others were helpless too.

They are commoners, how can they fight against nobles?
How can we win!
"But don't worry. In order to prevent everyone's life from returning to the way it was before, I have a way. The Chi Association has many connections in the outside world. When the time comes, we can raise the prices of Blue Silver Rice, Soul Guidance Devices, and other agricultural products exported from major villages to unfamiliar cities, and we can make up for everyone's losses." Zhou Qing proposed a solution, which calmed the hearts of most of the elderly.

However, the newly joined members who were between the ages of fifteen and twenty thought that this was not a long-term solution. After all, that damn Li Ai could raise the grain tax even more with just a word of his mouth.

What will they do then?
"President, it's impossible for us to keep raising the prices of the tools produced in our village and the grain sold to other towns, right?" a young man asked directly.

This is exactly what Zhou Qing wanted to see.

So he said, "It's true that we can't, but what do you think we should do?"

"I···"

The young man's breath was choked, and he paused after he uttered a word. He thought for a long time, and seeing Zhou Qing's encouraging expression, he took a deep breath and said nervously, "Beat! Just one word! Beat! I'm a little unconvinced. If those officials open their mouths, we'll break our legs. Drag Li Ai out and beat him up. If he doesn't listen, beat him up again!"

Zhou Qing smiled, not out of ridicule, but out of appreciation for his simple way of solving the problem.

"That's a good idea."

"Then you take the people with you."

The young man was stunned: "Ah? Me?"

"It can't be me, can it?"

Zhou Qing gave his reasons, "At the end of this month, Tang San and I will go to Gengxin City to visit Lou Gao, the legendary master craftsman. If we can get his approval, and the Red Society has contacts with the Xiangjia Sect, which is good at forging and civil engineering, the villages and towns between Shenghun Village and Hanhai City, Tianming City, and along the way where branches of the Red Society and the Workers and Peasants Council have been established, whether in terms of establishment or development, can make progress.

Also, this Workers and Peasants Council belongs to everyone, not just me.

Since you have proposed a plan, then go ahead and solve it. The young and strong people in each village will help, and -"

Zhou Qing paused for a moment before continuing, "Don't forget that all the prominent figures in Notting City are on good terms with our Red Society and the Workers and Peasants Council. Li Ai dared to do this, and he offended not only us country folk, but also the city folks.

A powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake... Well, this is not pleasant to hear. After all, Li Ai is not a dragon, at most she is a maggot."

Hearing this, everyone present, whether the village chief or the young and strong, smiled.

Then isn’t Li Ai a maggot?
The young man also breathed a sigh of relief and realized that this mission was also a challenge for him. If successful, he might be able to become a member of the Red Society.

Although the members of the Red Cross and the Workers and Peasants Council are equal in status, the young people know that people respect the members of the Red Cross more. Not to mention, the conditions for joining the Red Cross are not based on strength. As long as you have ability, talent, and determination and pass the corresponding assessment, you can join.

【A bit impetuous! 】

Seeing the look in the young man's eyes, Zhou Qing knew what he was thinking, but he was not annoyed. He just reminded him, "Remember, don't be impulsive. When you act, consider other people's feelings."

"Yes!"

The young man only felt that he had a chance of promotion.

After the meeting, the others left one after another, only Old Jack stayed and asked Zhou Qing: "Xiao Qing, Li Daniu is a little impatient."

Li Daniu is the young man who just proposed the tactic of "beating". His mother was killed by a noble. After understanding the concept of class, he has no good feelings towards the nobles and wants to kill them all. He is a very radical person.

Moreover, he was one of the thirty-six people who followed the Notting team to Tiandou City.

"He is a bit impatient, but the fact that he was able to enter the Workers' and Peasants' Council also proves that he is indeed capable."

Since the establishment of the Workers and Peasants' Council, not just anyone can join. Literacy is only the basic standard. One must have a certain degree of understanding of agriculture and industry. It doesn't matter if one is very proficient in the field, but one must at least be able to farm and forge... at least be able to swing a hammer. Moreover, one must be able to convince others and have the organizational ability to lead ten or more people to act together.

Li Daniu was able to join the Workers and Peasants Council not because he was one of the thirty-six people, but because he really had the ability to do so - in a one-on-one duel with Li Ai, Li Daniu would definitely not be able to beat her, but in Notting City, there were many people who were close to the Red Society and the Workers and Peasants Council. As long as he handled it properly, he could always make life difficult for Li Ai.

Of course, Zhou Qing's main purpose was to see what Li Daniu was capable of doing. If he could really succeed and could more accurately recognize his mistakes in the process of action, he would naturally "reward him according to his merits" and let him join the Chihui. After deeper learning, he would go to the branch to guide the construction and development of more remote villages.

If not -

In Nottingham, his life is not in danger. He will take this incident as a lesson and continue to accumulate experience in the Workers' and Peasants' Council in the future.

"Then do you still need to pay the grain tax?"

"Of course we have to pay. If Li Daniu really beat Li Ai, we have to compensate him for the medicine, right?" Zhou Qing said with a smile.

"Haha, that's true."

Old Jack laughed twice, and with Zhou Qing's help, he went home. Halfway there, he waved his hand and said, "Xiao Qing, you should go back to work. It's just a short distance away, and I'm not too old to walk. You should keep busy with Xiao San and the others."

"Then Grandpa Jack, be careful on the road."

"How many years have I been walking on this road? Moreover, as an old man, I have never walked on such a flat road." Old Jack straightened his hunched back slightly, took strong steps, and walked towards home. People he met along the way greeted him warmly.

"That's great."

Seeing the smile on Old Jack's face, Zhou Qing turned around and went to find Tang Hao, ready to tell him about how he returned his two soul bones to the Haotian Sect.

Tang San was busy with research, or perhaps he didn't want to see Tang Hao, so he never went to talk to him. In order to appease Tang Hao, Zhou Qing decided to talk to him in person and see if Ah Yin had listened to what he said.

[Travelers, it’s really better to be an orphan! 】

Zhou Qing sighed secretly.

(End of this chapter)