Under Xu Qing's dictation, everyone clenched their teeth and wrote the petition for the land survey, then signed and stamped it before handing it over to Xu Qing for review.
Sure enough, as soon as they handed it over, they were free to leave.
Seeing this, others who had not left yet began to write even more diligently.
Fortunately, they all learned to read and write from a young age, so document drafting came naturally to them. Once they focused, their efficiency improved significantly.
Before long, everyone had submitted their petitions and was able to leave the Government office.
Xu Qing instructed the clerks to neatly pack the petitions in a box for safekeeping.
At that moment, Xie Quan emerged from behind the screen.
He exclaimed with shock, "Gongming, isn't this too harsh on them?"
Even Xie Quan, who prided himself as a National Hero, could not have imagined that Xu Qing's response to the rumors would be so extreme.
