Yi Song

Chapter 290 Southeast celebrities, Sanwu family

Murong Jun ran out again within two days. She took her eldest sister and took a boat east to see the topography of Suzhou Changshu, Kunshan and Xiuzhou Huating counties on the south bank of the Yangtze River.

In the past two years, she has developed the cotton industry in Jiangbeitong and Taizhou. Cotton cloth began to be promoted to the market last year and is extremely popular, with demand exceeding supply.

Now she is using the Changshui Army to desperately expand the planting area in Jiangbei, and then eyeing the territory in Jiangnan. Kunshan, Huating and other coastal areas along the river have similar water, soil and climate to Jiangbei, but are more fertile and have a lot of wasteland.

Moreover, there is a large population here, and once the cotton cloth industry develops, there will be great demand for labor.

Jiangbei had been subject to similar restrictions before. Fortunately, Liu Guozhang made arrangements in advance and arranged the Changshui Army here, which barely alleviated the labor shortage.

But if they want to expand their industry, Changshui Army cannot withstand it and must find more labor. Jiangnan is the best place.

It's just that before, the Jiangnan area belonged to the Liangzhe Road and was in the hands of local aristocratic families. A needle couldn't penetrate it and water couldn't pour in, just like Liu Erlang's Shaanxi Hedong.

Murong Jun went south several times to make plans, but he was attacked by local aristocratic families.

These aristocratic families boasted that they had Wang Fu and Prince Jia's palaces as their backers, and they were deeply intertwined with the Shilin officials. At the bottom, they took advantage of the tenant farmers and common people, and did not take Murong Jun seriously at all.

Even the words were quite rude.

The person in charge of the overall situation in the southeast is her pillow.

The right time, right place and right people!

You two are really a perfect match.

Magu's admiration was like a surging river, endless.

Magu smiled brightly, saying that the public land was good, and the Xiang army was good.

Now that things have changed drastically, these tricks have turned out to be flaws. When the government troops recaptured the prefectures and counties, these land deeds had long been burned to the ground by the rebels. Neither the Cao Si nor the Ministry of Revenue kept records. If those aristocratic families dared to take out the land deeds in their hands, Erlang dared to stop them from creating private documents and occupy the fields. "

"Yes, the aristocratic family colluded with the local officials. If you point your finger and circle around, it will be his family's land, and then hire people to slowly open up the land."

"I know the tricks of these aristocratic families. These land deeds for plundering and plundering are only kept in the household houses of the state and county officials, and cannot go to the Transportation Department and the Bianjing Household Department. In the past, these tricks were enough to deal with ordinary people and me. .

Magu was very surprised, why did she suddenly become ownerless?

I think that when Erlang quells the Fangla riot, he will recruit hundreds of thousands of people. They will definitely be organized into Xiang troops according to the old practice and placed in this area. The land here became the public land of the Xiang army. "

"Master, have we harvested these fields?"

"A wasteland with a Lord?"

"No, we won't accept it. If we come forward to accept it, we will definitely give up the excuse. The aristocratic family in the southeast was wiped out by Fang La, but there are still some people in Bianjing. The chirping will be very noisy, which is annoying.

The few remaining aristocratic families abandoned their properties and fled north to Runzhou, Yangzhou and Jiangning, living in panic all day long.

Six people were sitting in the front hall of the Danyang County Envoy Office.

Murong Jun stood on the stern of a multi-oared sloop, pointed at the boundary of Jiangnan with high spirits, and drew a big circle with his finger.

"The land here is rich in water and fertile, which is most suitable for growing cotton; the rivers are densely covered, and transportation is convenient. I will decide on the land in Huating County, Kunshan. Go and see if these lands are ownerless wasteland, private land with an owner, or private land." Public land?”

Well, thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, now Fang La has torn the southeast into pieces. Most of the local aristocratic families have been uprooted, causing heavy casualties.

"Haha, I see. It doesn't matter. When the army takes over the counties in Suzhou and Xiuzhou, these fields will be ownerless."

"Master, the people below checked last year. 50% of this large area is in the hands of local families with six surnames, and 30% is wasteland, but it also has owners." Magu reported from the side.

The first two people on the right, wearing red robes and official hats, are Zhou Xuesheng, the magistrate of Runzhou, and Xiang Tong, the general judge.

The next four people are of different ages.

The man at the front is in his fifties, elegant and gentle.

The second one is about forty years old, with starry eyes and a square face.

The third and fourth persons are both in their twenties, handsome, tall and high-spirited.

"Why hasn't the setter come yet?" the third man said impatiently, "We've been waiting here for a full quarter of an hour!" No one else made a sound or turned to look at him.

Only the fourth man leaned forward and said softly: "Brother Denan, please be patient."

"Humph, we are all from the Sanwu family and famous people in the southeast. No matter where we go to Yangzhou in Jiangning or Bianjing in Nanjing, we are always greeted by others. But why are we being so ignored by the envoys here?"

"Brother Denan, people have to bow their heads under the eaves. Now we are still counting on Liu Jieshuai's troops to regain their hometown."

"Haha, take back your hometown! This Liu Erlang has been in Danyang for more than a month and is lingering. What is he doing? Isn't it that he is afraid of the enemy like a tiger and can't move forward in fear. I think his so-called reputation is not worthy of the name."

"De Nan, please be patient. Liu Jieshuai's illustrious reputation was earned by hundreds of thousands of heads." The old man sitting in the first place at the bottom said, stroking his beard.

"Huh, that's just cruelty, brutality, cruelty and love for killing. It goes against the saint's benevolence and teachings. If someone doesn't accept his words, he won't accept his words either." Denan said angrily and unfairly.

The man behind quickly reminded: "Brother Denan, the walls have ears."

"Humph, you are aboveboard, what are you afraid of!"

After waiting for a while, Liu Guozhang hurried in wearing a Feiyu suit.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Zhou Zhizhou, Xiang Tongpan, Xiuchi Gong, Mr. Fang Zhou, four local sages, I have kept you waiting for so long."

The six people stood up quickly and returned the greetings one by one with humble tones. Only Denan remained silent.

"Zhizhi is busy with official business, but it's us who come to disturb us rashly. It's rude and rude."

"Everyone, I am indeed in trouble. The former army just sent an urgent report. In the early morning, Suzhou City was recovered. There are many things going on."

The six people were shocked, and Denan stood up suddenly, "Why didn't we know about such a big event?"

Liu Guozhang was interrupted by him, looked up at him, and asked curiously: "How do you call this country sage?"

"I live in Lu Renjiang, Xiawu County, whose name is Denan."

"The Lu family in Wu County?"

"Exactly." Lu Renjiang said proudly.

"Is your fourth brother-in-law named Zhang Xincheng?"

"Exactly. Brother Zhang, whose courtesy name is Xuexi, is a famous figure in the southeast. The Zhang family is also a Huzhou family and is famous in the south of the Yangtze River for its propriety and righteousness."

"Haha, it turns out that a distinguished person from the southeast, a noble family from Huzhou, has a gentlemanly scumbag."

Lu Renjiang's expression changed drastically, and he said in awe: "Why are the commanders insulting us like this!"

"The urgent report received said that the Suzhou rebel general Shao Jianping was the wife of the traitor chief Fang La and the Shao family's nephew. He was named the general of the puppet town of Bei and the governor of Jiangdong Road.

His Suzhou magistrate was named Zhang Xincheng. When the city was broken, Zhang Xincheng knelt at the gate of the government office and surrendered with a false seal! "

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Lu Renjiang shouted, "The thieves are brutal, and Brother Zhang and his family are in trouble. How can he survive alone? Yes, yes, he endured the humiliation and endured the burden, and endured the hardships."

"Haha, Lu Xiangxian is really flustered and has no choice but to speak."

The eldest Duke Xiuchi quickly caught the words: "Yes, yes, nephew Denan suddenly heard the news about his family members. He was very excited. He was very excited."

Lu Renjiang lowered his head and muttered, "Impossible, absolutely impossible."

"Your brother-in-law really endured the humiliation. He sacrificed his wife, um, your fourth sister, two sisters, and a niece to Shao Jianping, so he saved his life, was promoted to a noble rank, and became the pseudo magistrate of Suzhou. ”

Lu Renjiang's face turned pale, he suddenly covered his face and rushed out of the front hall.

Looking at his back, Liu Guozhang smacked his lips and said, "Tsk tsk, you are a famous person from the southeast, the Sanwu family that inherits etiquette and justice!"

The faces of everyone are colorful and gorgeous.

(End of this chapter)