Great Qin's son-in-law

Chapter 243 The people have been waiting for the son for a long time!
noon.

Fusu came to Pei County.

As soon as he arrived in Pei County, he summoned Xiao He.

Xiao He didn't dare to be negligent, he didn't even put on his boots, so he hurriedly followed the officials and went to the lobby behind the county office.

Enter the lobby.

It looked very empty inside.

There was only one tall man with his back to it.

Xiao He hurriedly saluted and said, "Xiao He, an official from Pei County, will see the eldest son."

Fu Su turned around and looked at Xiao He with clear eyes. Xiao He was of medium build and slightly thinner, but his attitude was neither humble nor overbearing.

Fu Su raised his forehead slightly, and said curiously: "I read the document you submitted, and I took the liberty to ask, I am just a small county official, how dare you register every contract in detail, you are not afraid of my wrath convict you?"

"after all."

"Xin Tianzheng is my advocate!"

Xiao He said solemnly: "In his position, he seeks his own government, and he dare not do nothing."

Fusu glanced at Xiao He, chuckled lightly, and sighed: "If all the good officials in the world are like Lord Xiao's officials, how can Daqin be in deep trouble?"

"sit down."

Xiao He hesitated for a moment, and sat down.

Fusu said: "I have been in Sishui County for some time, but I have a special status after all, and I can't get to the truth. You are the chief official of Pei County, and you know a lot about local secrets. Can you tell me a little bit?"

Xiao He solemnly cupped his hands and said:
"How dare you refuse?"

"My lord should have read the document I submitted."

Fusu nodded.

Xiao Hedao: "The documents I submitted are all the outlines of the secret transactions of the people in Pei County in the past. Although they can't be counted in detail, there are [-]% proofs."

"[-]% evidence?" Fusu's eyes showed a hint of surprise, he straightened his body, and said solemnly: "Please explain in detail."

Xiao He said seriously:
"Exactly."

"Before the new land policy was promulgated, such forced buying and selling had actually spread throughout the Chu region."

"Pei County is just one of the counties."

"The sales contracts I submitted on the documents were not visible in the past, and the Xiang family would not take them to the government for justice. With the trial of the Xintian government, these illegal contracts have become grandiose. legal deed."

"Originally, I had already done the registration secretly, but now I have paid for it completely."

Xiao He let out a long sigh.

Fusu's expression froze.

He asked: "Since you have collected enough certificates of land annexation, and you are the chief official, why don't you directly sue the officials and let the county magistrate order to arrest these tyrants who buy and sell by force?"

Xiao He said: "How can it be so easy?"

"The six counties of Pengcheng in Sishui County were originally fiefdoms of the Xiang family. That Xiang Yan was the Chu general who defeated General Li Xin back then. Xiang Yan was indeed defeated and died, but his two sons, Xiang Liang and Xiang Bo, are still here. Thousands of ethnic groups are still there, and the financial foundation is still there."

Fusu said:
"I have heard about the Xiang family."

"But isn't their family a fugitive? How can they continue to be evil places?"

Xiao Hedao: "The Xiang family did flee, but because of their escape, the strength of the Xiang family did not lose much. After Chu was defeated, Daqin distributed the fields of the Xiang family's fief to the nearby Guishou. However, not long after, the Xiang family elders took some private soldiers, disguised as merchants, and forcibly purchased land in the old fief."

"In the past few years, all the fields allocated by the original government have been purchased back."

"Whoever refuses to obey or report to the official, the sharp sword will appear behind him!"

"It's really unreasonable." Fu Su threw his fist at the case and said angrily, "What about the government? What about the county lieutenant? What about the county soldiers in the county? They all just sit back and watch?"

Xiao He said:
"I can't figure it out."

"The Xiang family is a fugitive. Their whereabouts are uncertain. The government has no power to arrest them. Moreover, many officials in Sishui County have made peace with the Xiang family in secret. Once these land abuse cases are reported, they will soon become clear and dark."

"In the past, it was not a person who had no determination and tenacity, but it will not be long before the corpses will be exposed. As time goes by, the people will naturally give up the idea of ​​​​reporting."

Fusu's complexion suddenly sank.

He didn't know much about the Xiang family, he only knew that he was an upstart in recent decades, so the court didn't value the Xiang family. Although the Xiang family was wanted by the government, it was not very powerful. The influence of the Jing, Zhao, Jing and other clans is far higher than that of the Xiang family.

But when he suddenly heard what Xiang had done, he couldn't help being furious.

If this is the case for the new rich, isn't it even worse for the old clan?
Fusu's body trembled slightly, and he said coldly: "I, Fusu, have recorded Xiang's harm to the people, and I will definitely make him pay for it in blood!"

He continued: "The head of Guizhou has already lost its land, so how did you make a living in the past?"

Xiao He shook his head and said, "Where is the way to make a living? After the Xiang family took the land, they only recruited a small number of servants to cultivate it. They didn't treat people as human beings, they all treated them like cattle and horses, and this is not bad. Most of the people who lost their land lost their livelihoods, and many of them starved to death on the streets."

"Like Zhou Bo."

"All the farmland was bought up by force, and with no livelihood, I had to be a funeral trumpeter, and Fan Kuai, who couldn't live after selling out the land, had to slaughter dogs and sell meat. It was difficult to spend all day. The whole family is half hungry and half full."

"I, Xiao He, have heard no less than a thousand stories of blood and tears like this."

Fusu looked gloomy.

He sighed: "Now that the new land policy is implemented, they should all get the land, and their livelihood should not be a big problem. With the implementation of public toilets, food production will also increase. Compared with the past, the people at the bottom should be much better off."

Xiao He stroked his short beard.

Shen said:
"Young master still doesn't understand."

"Xin Tianzheng can only solve the emergency for a while, but the threat of the Xiang family is always hanging above the head. Right now, the young master is in Sishui County, which can indeed protect the people's safety for a while. If the young master leaves one day, the dark clouds over the people's heads will be unexpected. And to."

"The people have been looking forward to the son for a long time."

"What the people expect is not that the son will distribute the official land and give them relief, but that the son will remove the cloud that hangs over the people."

"If the nobles are not eliminated, the hearts of the people will be uneasy!"

"My lord is indeed benevolent and righteous, but..." Xiao He looked at Fusu and sighed in his heart. After all, he didn't dare to say it, but changed the subject and said: "It is true that Xintian Zheng distributed land to Qianshou Shitian, but each household has at most It's only about ten acres, and it can't solve food and clothing at all."

"Let the tillers have their fields, and the people have food and clothing!"

"This is the basic need of Qianshou."

"Currently, their one or two hundred mu of land is still occupied by the Xiang family, but the original unlawful contract has been approved by the government, and the government's response to them is only a few dozen mu of land. It’s just too perfunctory.”

"I am the chief official of Pei County, and I will go down to the fields from time to time. I can see these things very clearly. The people are really grateful now, but after a long time, the rich will be covered with fields, and the poor will have no place to stand. The strong contrast between seeing a good harvest in the fields that belong to me and not having enough to eat will only make the people dissatisfied."

"In the long run."

"Xin Tianzheng is afraid that it will backfire."

Xiao He didn't say too much.

He knew that the harm was far more than that.

If the Xiang family is not removed, it is actually very difficult to keep the land in the hands of the local Guishou. Once Fusu leaves, the tyrants will link up with local officials, and the land in Guishou will be easily taken away.

Fusu frowned, and said in a concentrated voice, "What do you think?"

Xiao He said:
"We must eliminate harm for the people."

"Young Master's Xintian administration is really harmful but not beneficial."

"I can only sit back and watch the local tyrants grow bigger, wait for the tyrants to collude with the officials, and oppress the Yurou Township at will. I heard that the young master has a heart of benevolence and righteousness, but the young master did something wrong this time. If the young master really wants to relieve the people's difficulties, he should Report to the imperial court to strictly investigate local annexation."

"Clear out the pros and cons, and then deal with it with thunder!"

"at the moment."

Xiao He shook his head helplessly.

Now the whole thing is done, under the implementation of the Xintian government, the illegal contract has become legal, even if you want to convict the Xiang family in the future, I am afraid that you will not be able to find the guilt.

Xiao He sighed in his heart.

He traveled all these years, and managed to collect these contracts. As a result, the imperial court gave all his efforts in vain, and even dealt with the matter in a sloppy manner. Isn't this suicidal?
Fusu was silent.

a long time.

Fu Su got up from his seat, and said with a deep bow: "Thank you Gongcao for telling the truth, but Gongcao didn't know something. When the Tianzheng was discussing, there were indeed courtiers who discussed the danger, and it was not much different from what you said. , but in the end the imperial court still adopted the new Tianzheng."

"It's true."

"Daqin is currently in trouble internally and externally."

"The Xiongnu in northern Xinjiang harassed the frontiers from time to time, and the Baiyue tribes in southern Xinjiang attacked and killed the people of Daqin from time to time. After expediency, the imperial court finally decided to resolve the chaos in northern and southern borders first. We will start to resolve the matter of land annexation.”

"Xintian administration is only to ease public anger and grievances."

"Since the son only wants to alleviate the anger and grievances of the people, why did he vigorously promote the new land policy after he came to Sishui County? Isn't this setting fire to himself?" Xiao He waved his sleeves, and there was a deep depression in his tone.

Fusu was dumbfounded immediately.

Samson said: "It was spring plowing at that time. I saw that the land loss in Sishui County was so serious, so I wanted to promote the new land policy so as not to miss the farming, so that the people can get their land, so that they can have more harvest this year, at least they will not suffer from hunger. Starve."

"Did I do this wrong too?"

Xiao He sighed:

"Sir, since you know the dangers of the Xintian government, even if it is to relieve public grievances, you should plan it slowly. You shouldn't promote it in such a hurry. How can you be so short-sighted as a politician? The court can't spare any energy right now. That son is in Surabaya. The county just delays the time."

"How did Master Ran do it?"

"I have been an official in Pei County for nearly ten years. I have never seen such a rapid promotion of the New Deal. What is more active than the son is the local tyrants and aristocratic families. The deeds sold were sent to the government."

"In the past, Pei County collected rents and taxes, and the powerful and aristocratic families in the county were extremely slow, but now they are uncharacteristically. Don't you find it strange?"

"Young master, you shouldn't be like this!"

(End of this chapter)