I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 23
Zhejiang, Zhejiang Governor's Mansion.

Under Hu Zongxian's introduction, Gao Hanwen quickly got acquainted with officials of all sizes in the Governor's Mansion. According to the previous plan, the land in Chun'an County under Zhejiang Province should be checked today.

"My dear brother, if you want me to tell you, it's fine to leave this kind of matter to your subordinates. Why go to the fields to suffer by yourself? You are a disciple of Xiaoge Lao!" Zheng Bichang, the chief minister of Zhejiang, came from the mansion. After chasing it out, he persuaded him.

As early as the second day after Gao Hanwen came to Zhejiang, Zheng Michang took the first step to explain the people's feelings in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and invited him to his home to facilitate the follow-up work. Zheng Michang's opponent in officialdom, before Gao Hanwen came, Zheng Michang found out his preferences and so on.

After a few glasses of wine, coupled with just-in-time flattery, Gao Hanwen couldn't help but find that he and the Zhejiang chief envoy share many political views and hobbies!In addition, the chief envoy seems to be partial to his own style of writing, and there are copies of his early poems in the room.

Gao Hanwen immediately introduced him as a confidant, and the relationship between the two developed by leaps and bounds, and soon they became brothers.

"Before Hanwen took office, the teacher encouraged me to say that serving as an official will benefit one side! Besides, this is a great cause that benefits the country and the people, and Hanwen dare not be slack." Gao Hanwen's movement of getting on the horse stopped at In the middle of the air, he frowned and said.

"Forget it, brother happens to have nothing to do today, so let's go with you." Zheng Michang smiled, and then stroked his beard.

"Don't refuse in a hurry, one more person will do more." Zheng Michang saw the hesitation in Gao Hanwen's eyes, and said first.

"If that's the case, then Hanwen will be disrespectful." Gao Hanwen bowed and saluted.

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Zhejiang, Chun'an County.

"The land here is recorded as 820 mu, but the actual measurement is 830 mu!" Seeing the soldiers measuring a field with a tape measure, Gao Hanwen nodded and wrote down the number.

"Brother Wei has also finished the measurement. Here is the booklet. Only the last Dao'an Village has not been measured." I saw Zheng Michang rushing from a distance in a hurry, his official robe and face were covered with mud. , the whole person looked embarrassed.

"I'm really embarrassing my elder brother today. After the measurement is finished, Hanwen will sit in the east. Please do me a favor!"

Gao Hanwen closed the booklet, looking at the embarrassed Zheng Michang in front of him, he couldn't help being moved.

"They are all doing things for the imperial court, what's the embarrassment?" Zheng Michang waved his hands without saying too much.

Hearing Gao Hanwen's words just now, Zheng Michang couldn't help but feel secretly happy: I have spent so much emotional investment for so many days. Gao Hanwen is a protégé of Mr. Xiaoge, and his official career can be said to be smooth sailing. It is not impossible to join the cabinet!

Just imagine, when Gao Hanwen ascends to a high position one day, and no one is available under his command, will he think of himself as a talented but frustrated chief minister?

"Big brother, big brother?"

Gao Hanwen's soft calling awakened Zheng Michang from his contemplation, and he scratched his head embarrassedly: "Brother Wei was thinking about something just now, let's go to Dao'an Village?"

"Ah."

Gao Hanwen nodded, then mounted his horse, followed by a dozen soldiers.

In Dao'an Village, Chun'an County, the entire village was gathered at the entrance of the village.

And on a big banyan tree at the entrance of the village, several villagers were hanged upside down.

"Did you see it? This is the fate of not paying the court tax!"

A ferocious official pointed at the villagers who were hanged upside down, and threatened the remaining villagers.

"Since you don't pay taxes, then we don't treat you badly, let you taste the taste of this "evening scent", let it go!"

Seeing that the villagers were unmoved, the leading official let out a smirk, raised his hand, and loosened the ropes on the villagers who were hanging upside down on the big banyan tree. The villagers fell headlong into the dung water, and in an instant, the dung water splashed everywhere.

"You!" The villagers became more and more angry when they saw this, and they could not help but clenched their fists, struggling to break through the blockade of the officials and rescue them.

"Do you want to rebel? Those who dare to go one step further, die!"

After the leading official said, the soldiers who had stopped the people showed their long knives at their waists one after another. Under the threat of the shining sword, the angry villagers were forced to return to their original positions.

"My lords, this old man is the head of Dao'an Village! You only came to collect the miscellaneous taxes last month, and now you have to collect the exemption tax. We really have no food to pay!"

An old voice came out from the crowd, and then the crowd moved out of the way, and an old man with a hunched body and a cane walked out tremblingly, wearing rags full of patches on his body.

"There's nothing I can do about it. This is the meaning of the higher-ups. We are also following orders. If we can't collect taxes, we will have to walk around without food!"

"So you should pay the tax as soon as possible, so that both of us can live better, which is convenient."

Seeing the old village head come forward, the tone of the leading officials softened a little.

"My lord, my Dao'an village has no food to pay. Now it's the autumn harvest, and the people's families don't have any extra food. If the tax is paid again, many families will have to stop cooking! I hope you understand, can you delay the payment? How many days?"

"Hmph, you stubborn old bastard! I'm so good at talking to you but you don't listen to it. Come on, call me!"

Seeing that the old village head was still unwilling to pay the grain, the leading official couldn't help but get furious, and then called his subordinates to beat and kick him.

The fists rained down, and the old village chief was quickly knocked down to the ground.

"village head!"

"village head!"

"We fought them."

Seeing that the beloved old village head was knocked to the ground, the anger of the villagers reached its peak. Even if the soldiers threatened with bright swords, they would not do anything. They drove them all away, and also rescued the villagers who were hanged upside down from the tree before.

"Troublemaker, you're rebelling! Give it to me."

Seeing this, the leading official couldn't help being furious, and he greeted the remaining soldiers and wanted to do something.

"Stop! What are you doing?"

A voice mixed with anger came from not far away, following the voice, it was Gao Hanwen who was riding on a white horse.

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"Who are you? Dare to take care of my affairs?"

Seeing the green official uniform Gao Hanwen was wearing, the leading officials guessed that his rank was not high, so they squinted and threatened.

"Then I wonder if I'm qualified to take care of your affairs?" Zheng Michang patted the dust on his body, and walked out of the team slowly.

Seeing Zheng Michang's crimson official uniform, the leading official bowed to the ground instantly, with a respectful expression: "Sub... this subordinate has seen your lord!"

The official said, but he secretly had a bad idea in his heart. Now he was kicked to the iron plate. The person who came was at least an important official of the fifth rank or above, and the energy behind it was immeasurable!To crush yourself is like crushing a bedbug.

Thinking of his possible fate, the kneeling official couldn't help but tremble.

(End of this chapter)