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Chapter 278: Divide the fields and stabilize the people (please subscribe)

"That's not all. The Li family bought the field in February. At that time, they wanted to wait until the news passed before planting.

Unexpectedly, the governor was out on inspection, so Li Qingming asked the government to pay and send people to plant the land in order to fill the hole. Fortunately, it was planted, otherwise it would be too late and he would have to wait until next year. "

Xu Ren looked at the millet seedlings in the field, feeling happy both inside and outside his words, and now he was also making some small calculations in his heart.

Now that Liu Qingming has committed suicide, it is estimated that the Li family will not be able to buy these lands. Caotan Village is so close to here. Wouldn't the court give these fields to the villagers of Caotan Village for cultivation?
"It's true. Plant early and reap early. However, it has just been cultivated and needs to be well maintained. We must hire more people."

Yang Lian stood up and clapped his hands, slapping all the soil away. Then he glanced at the cultivated fields and walked to the road in Longjian.

"These fields can be cultivated by more people. I see that there are so many refugees in Niuzhuang Fort and there are so many outsiders in Caotan Village that they can be used. The court just wants to resettle the refugees, and these reclaimed wasteland can be cultivated by refugees."

As he spoke, he turned around and signaled to the official on the side. The official immediately understood what he meant, took out a pen and paper on his horse, and then asked someone to grind the ink, waiting for Yang Lian's instructions:
"Liu Qingming, the guard of Niuzhuang Fort, bought and sold farmland and escorted Liaoyang to wait for the Liaodong Governor's decision. All the Tibetan silver was returned to the Li family. He also posted a notice in Niuzhuang Fort to recruit refugees to farm. As for the details, they will be in accordance with those previously issued by the Liaodong Governor. , each ding can be granted ten acres of farmland."

As he spoke, he looked at Xu Ren and the two of them and continued:

"The farming will start from this Caotan Village. We will go back later to count the number of refugees and follow the instructions as a demonstration. The two of you will be responsible for this matter. Don't neglect it."

Xu Ren and Xu Ren were overjoyed and immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

"Thank you, Lord Governor. Thank you, Lord Governor. I will definitely do my best to handle the farm affairs well."

"Okay, get up. Although you two are exempted from the blame, the stolen money must be returned in full, otherwise the punishment will be unforgiving."

"The little ones understand, the little ones understand."

Looking at the two people who were kowtowing, Yang Lian waved his hand to let them get up. He had known about Li Shoubei's situation for a long time. Since he started to inspect the place from Liaoyang, he had seen this phenomenon basically everywhere he went.

He has also changed from being furious at first to being as calm as water now, and is no longer surprised by this phenomenon.

It’s just that he feels more and more that this kind of blatant corruption is really everywhere in Liaodong, and it is much more serious than in Guan Nei. It is also thanks to him, the governor of Liaodong, that he also won the Battle of Hunhe to increase his prestige. A huge increase, otherwise we really wouldn’t be able to deal with these people.

But the more he was punished, the more difficult he felt, and he felt more and more that these things were so intertwined that he couldn't change them alone.

Now he can only change his strategy and only punish the evil leaders. As long as his subordinates cooperate with him to handle the farm affairs well, resettle the refugees well, and let the people have a livelihood without rebelling or fleeing to Jianlu, he will turn a blind eye. Close one eye.

Unexpectedly, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Since being arranged to Liaodong by His Majesty, the things he has experienced are really incomparable to those in the capital.

Local affairs are very detailed, including military, civilian, commercial, agricultural, etc. Every matter is full of obstacles from decision-making to implementation, which really improves his ability a lot.

"This matter is over, let's go."

Seeing the governor's instructions, everyone got on their horses one after another, and first returned to Caotan Village. Xu Ren announced the news that the farmland reclaimed by the imperial court was distributed to everyone in front of everyone. Chen Shitou and others were stunned when they heard this. He would react and immediately kneel down to thank the governor.

Having just seen the scene where Yang Lian dealt with Liu Shoubei, they were even more sure that the rumors were true.

Sure enough, this governor was really powerful. Even the most powerful official in Niuzhuang Fort was captured. They became more and more afraid of Yang Lian.But at this time, after hearing from Muramasa Xuren that the governor wanted to allocate farmland to them, their original image of the murderous governor disappeared in an instant, and they immediately changed to the image of the Qingtian Grand Master, thinking to themselves that they really were What a bad luck, I didn't expect that I would be allocated a field when the governor came.

“I finally have a field, and I don’t have to run around anymore.”

"Thank you, Mr. Qingtian. I will definitely pray to the gods and Buddhas every day so that you can live a long life."

Words of thanks and thanks came one after another. Yang Lian was very pleased after hearing this. He felt that no matter how hard he worked, no matter how many people he offended, it was worth it.

"You don't need to thank me. If you want to thank me, just thank His Majesty for his great kindness and spending money to allow Liaodong to farm. You will have a good life in the future. As long as you pay grain according to the tax every year, the land will not be taken back. As for the farm tools needed, it will not be taken back." Come to Niuzhuangbao in a few days, and I will distribute them to you by then."

As soon as these words came out, Chen Shitou and others were even more happy. Now they had everything and they had hope for the future.

"Thank you, Lord Governor."

Putting aside the matter of registering and allocating fields in Caotan Village for the time being, Yang Lian had already brought people back to Niuzhuangbao.

"Put Liu Qingming in prison and escort him to Liaoyang soon. Have his cronies been captured?"

"Your Majesty the Governor, everything has been dealt with. Niuzhuang Fort has been fully defended and cannot cause any big trouble."

"Then I'm relieved. You can go down first and tell me if you need anything."

At the Niuzhuang Fort Official Post, after Yang Lian discussed the deployment with his trusted subordinates, he asked him to go down and rest alone for a while.

The official bowed his head after hearing the words, bowed and walked out, closing the study door tightly to prevent outsiders from disturbing him.

Yang Lian, who had worked hard all day, could finally relax for a moment.

It was getting late, and the candlelight in the room flickered occasionally. He sat in front of the desk, closed his eyes for a while, sorted out what he had seen and heard today, and then opened a stack of rice paper on the desk.

If you look carefully, you will see that this stack of rice paper is already densely covered with words. These are Yang Lian’s experiences during his tour during this period.

Before setting off for Liaoyang, he knew that his goal was not just to farm, but to sort out the actual situation in Liaodong in detail at the emperor's request, and then put forward his own opinions to the emperor.

Yang Lian originally thought this was not a big deal, but as he continued to inspect, he found that there were more and more problems in Liaodong, and he wrote more and more content, so he had so many rice papers.

He briefly read the previous content for a while, then flattened a piece of rice paper, then grinded the ink and picked up the pen. After sorting out his thoughts for a while, he immediately put the pen and ink on the rice paper.

"Your Majesty, Yang Lian, Governor of Liaodong."

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