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Xichun took his servants to tidy up the yard again and put all the things he had brought before Fu Changfeng returned home.

"What's wrong? Why do you look so downcast?" Xichun looked at his face and asked with concern.

"Hey, it seems that the water in Shaoming County is very deep. I'm afraid we have to use all our energy to deal with it. I'm thinking now, should I let you go back first and come back after everything is dealt with here? .”

"The situation is really so serious. I promised to come with you at the beginning, so I didn't intend to let you stay here alone. We are husband and wife. We share blessings and share difficulties. No matter how troublesome it is, let's just talk about it. Clarify it bit by bit and solve it bit by bit. If you are really afraid of everything, then you might as well not take the Jinshi exam and become an official in the first place."

"How is it possible? This has been my wish for many years. I have just taken office now. I am just a little worried, but I don't want to back down." Fu Changfeng shook his head and told Xi Chun what he had just discussed with Mr. Wang.

"Master Wang said that he was already 50 years old when he came here. He was low on energy and had no backing. He did not dare to go head-to-head with the Dragon Chieftain, so he had to hide his power and bide his time. The Dragon Chieftain is not a good person. He is already sixty this year. , but their family holds [-]% of the entire land in Shaoming County.

The family has many thugs and guardians, and the people here are also aggressive, so they are never afraid of death when fighting. If Long Tusi feels threatened, he will ask these people to take action, and he will pay compensation to anyone killed. The families of those people.

Holding this land in your hands means holding the life and death of the people in your hands, so the people do not dare to resist. Instead, they are willing to work as long-term workers and tenant farmers, hoping that you can support everyone with that little land. son.

Mr. Wang told me that for the land they lease to those people, they will charge [-]% of the rent. Think about it, what does this [-]% mean? The rent our family charges is only half of theirs. Other big families, Only [-]% of it is jointly controlled, and the remaining [-]% is in the hands of the people.

It is said that the common people accounted for [-]% of them back then, but in the past few years, Long Tusi has bought more and more, not only through normal methods, but sometimes even by force. Those common people who want to report to the official will be killed by him. The thugs also beat me until I didn't dare to report it to the official.

At first, Lord Wang also wanted to take care of this matter, but he just went to investigate and was threatened the next day. He also said that their people are not afraid of death. At worst, one life is exchanged for another life. Lord Wang is also afraid. , finally reached this age, if it were gone, the grandson would not have anything to rely on for half his life.

Now other families can only follow suit and raise the rent, and the people dare not go to the county government to solve any problems. That's why this dragon chieftain is becoming more and more arrogant, fearing that our arrival has attracted their attention.

By the way, I heard that the entire business in Shaoming County is dominated by Long Tusi. He can only sell many things. Others have no channels and cannot sell them, so they have to rely on him. "

After listening to Fu Changfeng's words, Xichun also felt the trouble here. Such a local snake is undoubtedly an obstacle to the county government's work, but if you really want to suppress him, I'm afraid it will not be easy.

"It seems that we still need to keep a low profile and wait for a while. If they find out the news, I'm afraid we will follow Mr. Wang's old path again. They are a group of people who don't care about life. We will only be hurt by a head-on confrontation with such people. people."

"Yes, fortunately, Mr. Zhang told me one thing that day, that is, the prefect is also very dissatisfied with these chieftains, so he is plotting to get rid of them quickly, so that the authority of the government can be established. We cannot act rashly. Instead, we act secretly, and when the time is right, we can catch all these people."

"That's great. Don't tell anyone else about this yet, lest the news leaks out." Hearing that he was confident, Xichun felt relieved. "Well, the most important thing now is to slowly remove his power in Shaoming County. I don't think we can start with the people. Instead, we can start with several other families. They have been suppressed by the Long family for so many years. Only I'm afraid I already have resentment in my heart.

Nalong Tusi is a master who eats his own meat and doesn't allow others to eat soup. His business has never allowed other families to expand. I think we can start from this aspect, win over other families, and take over the business bit by bit. Now that they all trust us, we can dismantle their business first.

By then, with the help of the prefect, he is still afraid that he will not be able to control the land. Just a tax will cause him a lot of trouble. "

"Oh, what do you mean?" Hearing this, Xichun also asked curiously.

"Nalong Chieftain occupies so much land, but he secretly hides his own land. Every year when the county government urges the grain tax to be paid, he only pays half or even pays it depending on his mood. Therefore, Mr. Wang's political achievements over the years have been I haven't been able to lift it up.

However, concealing or underpaying grain taxes in this way is a serious crime. Unless someone in the family is studying and has passed the exam to be a scholar or a scholar or above, the family will have a tax-free quota. In recent years, although the Long family has wanted to send their children to study in order to gain fame. Later, they avoided taxes and strengthened the family's strength, but the culture and education in this place was too poor. After all their plots over the years, they only produced a scholar.

A tax-free quota for talents is much more than what they are hiding now, so as long as they can suppress it with force, it is useless for them to refute it. "

"I see, just like my Zhuangzi had to report to the government and pay taxes according to the quantity, their behavior is not acceptable. It seems that our confidence can be increased a bit."

"Well, let's not talk about these things first. Let's first think about how to improve Shaoming County's economy."

"Don't worry, we, Dad and the others are involved in this matter. It's not too far from us to Yizhou. We can make plans after I find out the current business situation in Shaoming County."

"With my wife here, I really feel less worried. You must be careful when you go to investigate. Remember not to act alone, so as not to be targeted. The nurse we brought must be taken with you at all times to protect yourself."

"Well, don't worry, I will definitely pay attention, and you have to be careful yourself. I think this dragon chieftain can do this, he must be a smart man. I'm afraid he will find someone or himself to test you. Fan, you have to be careful."

"Don't worry, I will definitely pay attention. If anything happens, we will continue to discuss it. I'm afraid I won't have much time to stay with you in the next few days."

"Haha, as if you had time to spend time with me before, I have started doing those businesses myself. We all have to be good. My parents and children are at home, and they are looking forward to coming over to see the good life we ​​live. "(End of chapter)