Chapter 95 Coercing Public Opinion
As she grew up, Peng Daxiang realized for the first time what it would be like to face more than 10,000 people at the same time. This was very bad, especially with more than 10,000 people staring at you with a hatred look.
Why did Peng Daxiang get such a "novel" experience? Things have to go back two hours ago.
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"Do you really think I can't kill you? Let me tell you, I have some ways to kill you, and you will be convinced. Not only that, no one will sympathize with your death, but only countless people will spit on you." When he saw Peng Daxiang facing the fraud with an attitude of not being afraid of boiling water, Zhao Weiji said this harsh words.
"I killed me because of fraud? King Wu Yue, even if you are a local emperor in Xinhua City, don't say so much. If you are going to die of fraud, I think you can manage Xinhua City." Peng Daxiang didn't care at all. How could you pay for fraud?
Indeed, if Zhao Weiji executed a person by committing a fraud, it would leave a tyrannical impression on the people of Xinhua City. Once this impression arises, it will be difficult to manage it again.
However, what Peng Daxiang did not expect was that Zhao Weiji did not execute him like this, but took him to a large open space in the center of Xinhua City, and then ordered people to start building a platform on the open space.
At the same time, the people in the city received a notice that they would go to the open space in the center of the city two hours later, where someone who threatened everyone and property in the city would be tried publicly.
This is very new to the people of Xinhua City. I have never heard of a person's property that can threaten everyone. What is a public trial?
Out of curiosity about these two things, almost all citizens gathered in the city center after two hours. After arriving at the town center, almost everyone's eyes focused on the platform that suddenly appeared, with seven or eight people standing on the platform.
"The prince stood on it, and there were some guards. Who is the man tied up?"
"I don't know."
"Isn't that Lao Peng from the Paper Firm?"
"Do you know him?"
"It's the one in the south of the paper shop."
"Oh~~~, that person."
The people who were unknown inside discussed the people above the platform. Not long after they discussed, they saw Zhao Weiji walking to the front of the platform with something like a trumpet.
Zhao Weiji picked up the horn and put it on his mouth. Then he heard a loud voice coming from the horn: "Cough, cough, can everyone hear me?"
There was a silence of shouts from under the stage: "You can hear it."
Zhao Weiji, who received a positive answer from the bottom of the platform, nodded with satisfaction, and then said to the speaker: "Today, I came to everyone because there was a person who threatened all of us because of his own actions. If this person is not stopped, everyone will become penniless."
As soon as Zhao Weiji's remarks were spoken, the understairs immediately became irritating, and everyone began to whisper. From the words they vaguely passed on to the stage, it can be seen that most people still don't believe who is so capable.
"This person is the person who is now tied up on the stage. His name is Peng Daxiang. What he does is to create fake exchange notes and try to exchange gold coins from the exchange." Then Zhao Weiji turned to Peng Daxiang and asked sternly: "Are you creating fake notes and try to exchange gold coins from the exchange?"
Although Peng Daxiang did not understand what Zhao Weiji's previous set of rhetoric was for, his fraud was indeed conclusive, so he decisively admitted: "Yes, I created fake bills and hoped to exchange gold coins from the exchange. It was just fake, so what if it was?"
When Zhao Weiji was about to continue his speech, someone immediately interrupted Zhao Weiji's speech: "Prince, this person is just a fraud. Why do you say that he will make us all impoverished?"
This person’s question can be said to be exactly what Zhao Weiji wants, and he was waiting for someone to raise this question. So he immediately explained: “This question is very good. I will tell you why this person makes all of us impoverished.
That's because this person's actions are to steal gold coins from us. Every time he collects gold coins with fake notes, he steals them from all of us."
At this time, the discussion was even louder. People didn't understand why using fake notes to exchange gold coins from the exchange was to steal gold coins from themselves, and they didn't lose anything.
At this time, Zhao Weiji continued to explain: "Who is the gold coins stored in the exchange? It's yours, mine, and all of us. If he keeps extracting gold coins from the exchange with fake bills, then once the gold coins are withdrawn, then when everyone comes to withdraw, there will be no gold coins to give to everyone. Isn't this stealing property from all of us?"
After hearing what Zhao Weiji said, the already very excited crowd was completely detonated. Everyone began to stare at Peng Daxiang with a hatred gaze, and began to insult her mouth.
In fact, Zhao Weiji changed his concept here. If placed in a modern bank, the bank has the obligation to ensure that every depositor can withdraw cash from his account with a valid passbook (bank card) and password.
If someone uses illegal checks to obtain cash from the bank, the bank should bear the losses themselves, rather than being distributed to depositors.
However, there is no such concept here, because the business implemented by Zhao Weiji Exchange is a brand new thing that is somewhat similar to banking. No one here realizes that no matter how much gold coins the exchange loses, it should not be passed on to them.
At this time, the concept in their minds is that the money in the exchange is mine. Peng Daxiang, you, used fake bills to withdraw gold coins, were stealing money from me.
So suddenly, Zhao Weiji "helps" Peng Daxiang to attract everyone's hatred.
Just as everyone was cursing Peng Daxiang with vicious language, a voice suddenly came from the crowd: "The Song Dynasty's Zhengtong, anyone who steals more than three pieces of cloth should be sentenced to death. His behavior stole all of us and should kill him."
"Kill him."
"Kill him."
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For a moment, all the cursed words became one sentence, that is, kill him.
At this time, Zhao Weiji turned his head and glanced at Peng Daxiang with his eyes slanted.
The message contained in the contemptuous look was: "See it, fight me, now all the people in Xinhua City are shouting to kill you. Do you think there will be someone who will sympathize with you now?"
In fact, Peng Daxiang really won't die. Although he should be executed if he steals three pieces of cloth, he only planned to use Hook's hand to get a gold coin for the first time. If a gold coin is purchased, it is not enough for three pieces, and he has not succeeded yet.
But sometimes public anger is hard to infringe. Once someone threatens the interests of most people, even the smallest thing may cause you to bear the threat of death.
Zhao Weiji took advantage of the public's psychology, which is called entanglement of public opinion.
Peng Daxiang really underestimated Zhao Weiji too much. Although this prince had basically never been in the court, he didn't know what the emperor was like in the highly developed consulting era in his previous life.
Zhao Weiji had read American political reports, Wanwan political reports, foot basin political reports, Celestial Empire political reports, and corrupt countries political reports, etc. He knew too well what to do if he was trying to conquer public opinion.
This is the time when the same hatred of the enemy, Zhao Weiji decided to use this time when the public opinion was highly concentrated to make the plan to formulate a legal plan for everyone to pass.
"Everyone is quiet, everyone listens to me. The reason why this happens is because our Xinhua City does not have the appropriate laws, so this shameless villain has the evil intention of coveting everyone's property. If we can have a sound law that can be explicitly prohibited and punished for violations of the law, these shameless villains will be afraid and dare not take risks. In this way, we can protect everyone's interests.
So I propose here to establish a Legislative Council and formulate a new law applicable to Xinhua City based on the Song Dynasty's criminal system.
Please raise your hand if you agree."
Since public opinion is basically in a state of high concentration at this moment, and Zhao Weiji has put forward the banner of protecting everyone's interests, basically no one objected and successfully passed the proposed vote.
Then another proposal was passed, that was, to execute the death penalty on Peng Daxiang. Because he was just stealing and committing fraud, Zhao Weiji finally decided to only hang him and leave him with a complete body.
After the trial meeting ended, when everyone dispersed, Zhao Weiji came to Peng Daxiang.
"Do you have anything else to say now?"
"No, the King of Wu Yue is indeed powerful. He just hopes to cheat one or two gold coins from the exchange. He can actually be resentful by the prince, the prince said, "I, Peng Daxiang, are willing to give in to the disadvantage." Although he said this, he could see from his eyes that he was still a little dissatisfied.
After seeing his unconvincing eyes, Zhao Weiji was too lazy to explain anything, but said lightly: "You will never understand some things in your life, especially people's hearts."
After saying this, Zhao Weiji signaled the guards to take Peng Daxiang away.
Three days later, it was still the same place, and there was no previous public trial stand, and it was replaced by a gallows.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Peng Daxiang was trapped in a lasso in front of everyone, and then the executioner kicked off the stool that gave Peng Daxiang the footsteps.
Not long after, Peng Daxiang was hung on the gallows, and Zhao Weiji's comprehensive reform began to step on the man's body.
Chapter completed!