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Chapter 499: So you like this tune!

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Wang Shouren blew on the tea lightly, took a sip, and then slowly said, "This is a matter of course. How can you enjoy the benefits and then just throw out a scapegoat to get away with it? How can there be such an easy and cheap thing in this world?"

After hearing this, several big landowners nodded involuntarily. If they were in their place, they would get rid of not only their family but also their neighbors if they had such an opportunity.

Then he reacted quickly and immediately lowered his head and pretended to drink tea.

The living room was quiet for a while, and another old man couldn't help but asked, "Master Wang, please teach me how to sacrifice the chariot to save the king?"

Wang Shouren looked at the man. He remembered that his surname was Lin, and his elder brother was his classmate, and now he was working in Shanxi. He also had a cousin who worked in the court, and he seemed to be a deputy minister of the Ministry of Justice.

He himself was a juren in the Hongzhi period, and also a big landlord in Dexing County, Raozhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province. There were several scholars in his family, and it was a very good family!
The others also bowed and saluted, looking very polite.

Wang Shouren then said, "It seems that you are not clear-headed about the matter of Prince Ning!"

A few people laughed awkwardly, knowing that they couldn't hide it at this time and had to let others know that they were sincerely asking for help.

So they nodded, and one of them said, "Your Majesty acted a little foolishly in the past few years. After indulging Liu Jin, he also favored Qian Ning. We were deceived by King Ning, so we did some irrational things."

"Your Majesty is acting strangely, and it is not your turn to make decisions for him."

Wang Shouren shook his head and continued, "If you want to sacrifice the pawn to save the king, you have to do it in two steps. The first step is to distract Ou Chunguan's attention and delay his investigation. The second step is to choose a familiar place instead of being chased to a strange place by your family."

Several people were stunned, and for a moment they couldn't guess what Wang Shouren meant.

"I am just saying this casually, so please just listen to it casually. The imperial court intends to focus on developing the northwest, Liaodong, Guizhou, and Yunnan."

"So if you haven't committed any crime, the court will naturally not make things difficult for you. But if you have committed any crime, Ou Chunguan's attitude will be the court's attitude."

Wang Shouren put down his teacup and said slowly, "There is a place called Huizhou in the northwest. The Yellow River runs through the middle of Huizhou City. According to my survey, there are about 500,000 mu of irrigated land, about 20,000 mu of paddy fields that can be developed, and nearly 60,000 mu of land suitable for growing fruit trees."

"The climate there is pleasant, the land is vast and the population is sparse. I feel very troubled to see such good land go to waste. So I ask the court to exempt Huizhou from corvée and miscellaneous taxes for three years."

"In addition, Yongchang, Liangzhou, Zhuanglang, Xining, Shandan, Suzhou, Zhenfan, Zhenyi, Gulang, Gaotai, Nianbo and other places also have a large amount of arable land and are exempted from corvée and miscellaneous taxes for five years."

"If you think it's too far, Qinzhou's Qin'an, Qingshui, and Lixian also have policies, but they don't exempt corvée and miscellaneous taxes."

After taking a look at the few people and seeing that they were not making any moves, Wang Shouren continued, "Before September next year, the maximum amount of land that individuals in these places can purchase is 10,000 mu."

As soon as these words were spoken, several people's eyes suddenly lit up, and they started to think in their hearts: If each person can purchase 10,000 acres of land, then if they find more people to buy together, wouldn't it be possible to take over the entire county?

If you are bold enough, you can even buy the entire city!

Wang Shouren continued, "Some of the surrounding tribes refuse to obey the king. It's a pity to kill them, but it's hateful to let them go. In order to get more income for the garrison, some officers traded without authorization."

When they heard this, they immediately understood. Looking at Wang Shouren's attitude, it was obvious that he neither supported nor opposed it.

That would be easy!
Several people hurriedly asked, "May I ask, Lord Wang, how can we divert Ou Shangshu's attention?"

"Life is all about fame and fortune. Ou Chunguan is young, so naturally he values ​​it more." Wang Shouren smiled and silently restored Ou Zanghua's reputation.

When several people heard this, it seemed to make sense.

Their previous plan to discredit Ou Zanghua and force him to transfer had obviously not worked, but had the opposite effect, arousing his more resolute resistance. Therefore, Ou Zanghua was willing to invest a lot of time and energy to arrest the initiators of the nursery rhyme and exile the entire family to Liaodong.

After figuring this out, several people happily stood up and said goodbye and left.

After they returned, they were invited by the landlords and gentry in their respective cities to discuss together how to overcome the current difficulties.

When everyone heard that Ou Zanghua would never let go of the remnants of Prince Ning, their faces turned very ugly, and some people even couldn't help crying. No one wanted to have their property confiscated and then be exiled thousands of miles away.

But now the situation forces us to do nothing.
"Who said there was no choice?"

At this time, the big landlord who visited Wang Shouren said: "Why is Ou Shangshu committed to sending people to Liaodong? Because the current situation in Liaodong was planned by him. The more successful Liaodong is, the more it proves that Ou Shangshu is doing the right thing and doing a good job!"

"He sent us there as criminals, but in the end we have to contribute to his career. Why?!"

Everyone was attracted by his words, and someone asked, "According to Mr. Lin, what do you mean?"

"I don't believe in Ou Shangshu, but I believe in Lord Wang Yangming!"

Landlord Lin stroked his beard and said slowly, "Lord Wang is now the Governor-General of Gansu and the Governor of Anxi. Those places are vast and sparsely populated, so they need fresh population to join. As the saying goes, adding icing on the cake is not as good as sending charcoal in the snow. If we go to Anxi, Gansu at this time, we will definitely be treated as guests of honor by Lord Wang!"

"We're going to suffer anyway, so why not choose a comfortable place?"

After this was said, everyone was a little confused. Wasn't the discussion now about how to deal with Ou Zanghua?
Why did Mr. Lin give up before the game even started?
And how did he manage to say the most cowardly words in the harshest tone so naturally?
"How about we take the first step first?" someone suggested.

"good!"

Another person nodded and said, "I heard that Lord Ou has two beautiful concubines in his mansion. I think Lord Ou must be a person who loves beauty very much. In this Jiangnan water town, from the ladies of noble families to the lotus-picking girls, who wouldn't want to meet the third place winner?"

"rational!"

The third person said, "Lord Ou's calligraphy and paintings are of superb skill and can be called unique. Even His Majesty and Prince Ning are full of praise for them. It's a pity that there are only a few of Lord Ou's works circulating on the market, which has attracted many collectors who are willing to pay a thousand gold coins for a single word just to get a piece of calligraphy to pass down to their family!"

Everyone looked at each other. Who doesn't know about that trick?

Isn't it just flattery?
They know everything very well.

At this time, someone said, "The most popular work of Lord Ou in Jiangnan is the one in the hands of Hangzhou Qi Weng, "Gift to Mr. Huang Zhong from West Lake."

Who is Huang Zhong Gong?
that's not important!

After a discussion, everyone decided to try this approach first.

With their hype, Ou Zanghua's fame in Jiangnan increased greatly, and he was showing a tendency to catch up with the four great talents of Jiangnan.

The gentry and landlords from all over the country kept a close eye on Ou Zanghua's movements and found that his pace in investigating the various families had indeed slowed down, and there was even no movement for several days.

Everyone was delighted, it was obvious that the bet was right!

It turns out that Lord Ou, who seems aloof and unapproachable, likes this kind of routine!

That's easy.
(End of this chapter)