A lowly soldier becomes king, I slaughter my way through the late Tang Dynasty!

"Have you heard? The Wu family..."

"Oh dear, don't listen to what I've heard. The Wu family's property was raided. It was such a big commotion, everyone saw it!"

"Who did this? With such power? Could it be the county government?"

"Nonsense! When has the county government ever done anything right? Isn't the Wu family the one who calls the shots in Boling County?"

"Then who dares to touch the Wu family?"

"The Restoration Army, I saw the words 'Restoration' written on that flag."

"And who is the Restoration Army?"

Upon hearing this, the chattering crowd turned to look.

The person being looked at looked embarrassed and awkward.

"You don't know the Restoration Army? You must know Li Yulong, who is famous throughout Hebei, right? They are his subordinates."

"Is that Li Rui, the one who got cornered at his doorstep by Master Wu and lost a one-on-one fight with his wife? Isn't he a coward?"

Everyone rolled their eyes and shook their heads, cursing.

"How can you be so stupid?"

"Exactly, use your brain and think about it."

"If Li Rui were truly a coward, could he have wiped out the Wu family in just one night?"

"I've made sure I know for sure. Li Rui wasn't even in Boling County the day Master Wu came!"

"Look, as soon as Li Rui came back, he turned around and wiped out the entire Wu family."

The crowd chattered amongst themselves, discussing the Wu family's affairs.

The people of Boling County were all discussing it.

After all, the Wu family is closely related to each of them.

The vast majority of their farmland belonged to the Wu family.

What will happen to their land if the Wu family is gone?

Li Rui wiped out the Wu family.

Will we still give them the land to cultivate?

For ordinary people.

The land is life!

Without land to farm, the whole family will starve to death!

and so.

Even though many members of the Wu family are arrogant and do a lot of things to bully the people.

Seeing them arrested brought some relief to the people.

But the instinct for survival still filled them with worry and fear.

Gradually.

starting today.

Almost everyone in Boling County had their eyes on Li Rui.

Countless people are waiting to see what Li Rui will do next after the Wu family is brought down.

however.

It was at this critical juncture.

The household registration and land records that Wu Shouyi burned caused a great deal of trouble!

Wang Shuyu stared at the salvaged documents, her face full of worry.

"No good, my husband. The main documents were all burned in a fire. What's left are just old grievances and are of no use."

Li Rui nodded.

"I know, but right now, I need to thoroughly survey the land!"

"As quickly as possible, identify all available arable land in Boling County."

Upon hearing this, Wang Shuyu looked troubled.

"According to the records of the Boling County government, the cultivated land amounted to 160,000 mu, with a population of 2,400 households."

This doesn't even include hidden households and hidden fields. If we include them all, there would be at least another third. How could we possibly calculate that?

The so-called hidden households and hidden fields refer to the population and farmland that are not registered by the government.

These are all the private property of local tycoons.

Farming and paying taxes had nothing to do with the imperial court; the money was only given to local gentry.

It can be said.

Hiding households and land is the biggest cancer in the country!

Li Rui gently comforted Wang Shuyu.

"We can ignore the hidden households for now and first investigate the cultivated land."

"All cultivated land in Boling County must be surveyed and registered within one month!"

The voice just fell.

Someone immediately shouted.

"That's absolutely impossible!"

Wang Yuan stood up from a pile of documents.

Seeing Li Rui looking over, he swallowed and pretended to be relaxed.

"A month is too long to calculate."

Why?

"First of all, there are too many fields to cultivate. If we measure each inch of land, it would definitely take more than a month to finish."

Secondly, with so many hidden fields, farmers concealing their land holdings and failing to report them to the authorities makes it very easy for errors to be made.

Li Rui nodded, agreeing with Wang Yuan's statement.

Seeing this, Wang Yuan immediately added.

"Furthermore, even if we could measure all the farmland in the county within a month, we still wouldn't have enough time for the final calculations."

Most of the people in the county who know arithmetic are from the Wu family, but you've imprisoned them all, so there's no one left to do it.

Li Rui nodded again.

Then he smiled and said to Wang Shuyu.

"Ziping is indeed talented."

Ziping was Wang Yuan's courtesy name.

Wang Yuan trembled slightly upon receiving Li Rui's praise, yet feigned arrogance.

"Hmph, what kind of talent is that?"

Li Rui ruthlessly wiped out the Wu family in a single night.

Wang Yuan was shocked for most of the night after hearing about it!

In that instant, Wang Yuan felt...

Compared to Li Rui's act of secretly throwing excrement...

It's like kids playing around!

To this brother-in-law who doesn't acknowledge the relationship.

For the first time, Wang Yuan felt respect.

Of course, this respect is mostly built on fear.

Too bad!

Li Rui paced back and forth for a moment, pondering the questions raised by Wang Yuan.

Sudden.

He paused, then said in a deep voice.

Make a note of this.

Wang Shuyu quickly sat down and grasped the calligraphy brush.

"First, the county government took the lead, with the Restoration Army providing personnel to cooperate, and formed a surveying team of five people per group."

Two rope pullers, one rope watcher, one calculator, and one person in charge.

After measuring the farmland, the person in charge must sign their name. If there are any errors or omissions, the person in charge will be held fully responsible!

Wang Shuyu wrote quickly, and soon gave Li Rui a reassuring look, urging him to continue.

"Second, post notices to mobilize all the people in the county to voluntarily report hidden farmland. For each mu of land reported and verified, a reward of one hundred coins will be given!"

Furthermore, anyone who deliberately conceals the acreage from the surveying team will be rewarded with 1,000 coins!

Furthermore, if five households jointly guarantee land ownership, and one household conceals land, all five households will be punished together!

Li Rui finished speaking.

Wang Yuan's eyes widened as he mentally calculated Li Rui's methods.

Thinking and thinking.

Wang Yuan suddenly realized!

Isn't this the same management method that has allowed my family to thrive for thousands of years?

This method took the family at least a hundred years to solidify.

How did it end up with Li Rui?

Did he just blurt it all out in one go?

but……

Isn't Li Rui a soldier?

A warrior who stabs people on the battlefield would do this too!?

Unlike Wang Yuan's shock.

The more Wang Shuyu wrote, the happier she became.

He was even a little smug!

He truly is a worthy husband!

He can fight on horseback and govern a country on foot!

What woman wouldn't like a man like that?

Li Rui had no time to pay attention to the siblings' changing moods and continued in a deep voice.

"Third, release the lower-level managers of the Wu family and tell them that as long as they actively cooperate with the measurement of cultivated land, they can be exempted from punishment."

At the same time, after the farmland survey is completed, they will be given land to cultivate themselves.

"If you're unwilling, then go die with the Wu family!"

"wonderful!"

As soon as Li Rui finished speaking, Wang Yuan couldn't help but exclaim "Wow!"

This move, which cuts off the Wu family's lifeline, is a direct blow!

Didn't you, Wu Shouyi, burn the documents? Did you expect Li Rui to be inseparable from the Wu family?

That's fine.

As you wish!

but.

Although Li Rui used members of the Wu family, he did not use the Wu family's higher-ups!

Only those low-level employees who work diligently and conscientiously on a regular basis will be given important positions by Li Rui.

As for the Wu family members who plundered wealth and oppressed the villagers, not a single one was used!

Wang Shuyu quickly finished writing these.

After looking at it again, he raised his head and exchanged a glance with Li Rui.

The two spoke almost simultaneously.

"We're still missing an inspection team!"