Chapter 363 Card Insertion

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 363 Card Insertion

It was past noon, and the fields were covered with green wheat seedlings as far as the eye could see. The fields were filled with crowds of onlookers, including ordinary people and gentry from Changping Prefecture. Everyone was looking at one place.

A large number of officials and servants gathered there, and in the middle of the crowd, there was a young official wearing a crimson official robe with mandarin ducks embroidered on the placket.

In front of Wang Shouren were two large local families, the Liu family and the Zhou family.

The sun is so bright that it hurts the eyes.

But everyone tried their best to open their eyes and look at it. Wang Shouren's face was stern, "I ask again, whose family owns these 16,725 acres of land!"

"He belongs to the family of Liu Yushi, the deputy imperial envoy to the capital."

"Where is the land deed? Take out the land deed and give it to me for inspection!"

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Everyone in front of them was silent. No matter they were members of the Liu family or the Zhou family, no one spoke. The atmosphere became deadlocked again. There was a land deed, but the owner of the land written on the land deed was not Liu Yushi.

But his Zhou family.

"This land belongs to your Zhou family, but it is only in the name of the Liu family. You have a daughter from the Zhou family who is married to Liu Fudu Yushi, who is an official of the Liu family in Beijing. She has the title of Erjia.

There is no need to pay taxes, and as your in-laws, the Zhou family puts this land in the name of his Liu family, so you don’t have to pay taxes, right?"

The two families remained silent. The governor had indeed come prepared and found out their details, but so what.

For more than 16,000 acres of land, if taxes were paid every year, what a huge amount it would be. How could the Zhou family be willing to be cut off like this?

What's more, if the matter is admitted, it will be another case of collusion between officials and gentry to hide property. I heard that the Wu county magistrate was beaten to death with a cane last night for this crime.

How can this be acknowledged? How can it be acknowledged?

Of course, they were not worried about what the governor would do to them. After all, their family backgrounds were as dignified deputy capital envoys and numerous high-ranking officials in the court.

Therefore, he refused to admit his guilt and did not believe that the governor could still kill them.

Seeing that the two families were still silent, Wang Shouren asked: "Can't you get the land deed?"

"Sir, it's not that I can't get it out, but the land deed is with my brother."

After hearing this, Wang Shouren smiled, "It turns out that when Liu Yu went to Beijing to become an official, he also took the land deed from home with him, which is quite rare."

Seeing him laughing, the Liu family and the Zhou family also laughed. They all said that the governor had already surrendered to his family's Yushi Liu, and that the Metropolitan Procuratorate was in charge of impeachment and the power of picketing all officials.

As long as they are officials, they are inherently afraid of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Censor, not to mention the Deputy Imperial Envoy, the number three figure in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"Your Excellency, I don't know. My brother was afraid that the land deed would be lost, so he just took it with him."

Just when the atmosphere was joyful, Wang Shouren suddenly stopped smiling and shouted: "How ridiculous! The land deed is in his hands, how does the annual tax of Changping County be collected? Or, the parents and officials of Changping County are also working with you.

Wait until something has to do with it!"

A group of officials from Changping County were standing here, wanting to see how Wang Shouren would handle this matter.

After all, these two families are different from the Wu county magistrate. These two families are powerful squires with the deepest backgrounds in Changping County and even Changping Prefecture.

Standing behind him is a third-rank official from the imperial court.

But as I watched, I didn't want the blame to suddenly turn to their side.

According to the regulations of the state, when taxes are levied, they must be collected against the land deeds. Although the family of officials and gentry does not have to pay taxes, when taxes and silver are collected in summer and autumn, they still need to produce the land deeds as proof.

This land does belong to your family.

After all, there is no basis for words. You can't just touch your upper and lower lips and say that this land is yours, then it is yours.

But in fact, that's really what happened.

Those who have the title of Juren, Jinshi, or vassal kings do not need to pay taxes. The rest of the people have the land in their name. They just touch their lips and say that this land belongs to them. Then

It belongs to them. There is no need to show any land deeds to verify it.

To put it bluntly, China is a place that pays attention to human relations and sophistication. Rules are dead and people are alive. If everything is done according to the rules and regulations, then how can you get along in this system without offending people everywhere?

But these unspoken rules can only be kept secretly, even if everyone tacitly knows that they are handled in this way, or even blatantly.

But these things must never be brought to the surface. Once they are brought to the surface, they will be exposed to the blazing sun called law and regulations.

It's just that they can't figure out whether the governor really wants to take things to this extent. Even if he wants to change the law, it's not bad at all and it can be done to save face.

"Since there is no land deed for inspection, please pass on this order."

As he spoke, Wang Shouren's eyes turned to the clerk who was recording next to him, "There is no owner here, it is wasteland. All 16,725 acres of land were handed over to the court and distributed to the local landless villagers."

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Hearing this, the expressions of the people present changed immediately. The Zhou family master immediately stood up and said, "Master Governor, you have to be merciful and merciful, so why do you have to go to such an extent? You are really going to make a big fuss.

Can’t we make a deal?”

After hearing this, the rest of the people, including the squires who were watching from a distance, all nodded. When they heard that they would hand over the money to the state if they did not accept the account, they were all shocked, and there was a sense of crisis in their hearts. This governor was really crazy.

"That's right, if you have to spare others and spare them, why should the governor do anything absolutely right?"

Wang Shouren looked at the Zhou family master quietly.

He remained silent for a long time. This silence made people feel terrible. It was only when Mr. Zhou felt his heart boiling that Wang Shouren asked: "I am the governor and imperial envoy appointed by the imperial court. Who do you think you are? Dare to compete with him?"

Is this how I talk?"

The tone was very calm, without any emotion.

But he said these words in such a plain tone, and said this sentence: "Who do you think you are?"

However, Mr. Zhou's face immediately turned red and he almost lost his breath.

The rest of the people were also in an uproar. Who in the entire Changping Prefecture would not respect this master of the Zhou family? After all, his son-in-law is the deputy capital envoy and is a great man who knows the world.

"Being old is nothing but being old"

"But your son-in-law is the deputy imperial envoy of the imperial court." Wang Shouren continued, "Because you have such a son-in-law, even if he is just a white man, you dare to be presumptuous in front of me, isn't that so?"

"How is it?"

"No matter what, don't say that the Vice-Capital Commander is your son-in-law, even if your son is the Vice-Capital Commander, you, Zhou Zongren, are still white and just a commoner. How dare you act so presumptuously in front of me?

?I miss you because of your old age, so I would like to express my mercy and allow you to stand here and answer my questions. If you rely on your old age to show off your old age, I will let you kneel here and answer!"

Zhou Zongren's face turned pale with anger and he pointed at Wang Shouren. However, a breath came to his throat and he couldn't even spit out, "You"

"If you want to write a letter and ask your son-in-law, who is the deputy capital imperial envoy, to impeach me in court, go ahead and do it. I will follow up, please do as you please!"

After saying this, Wang Shouren ignored the Zhou family master and shouted: "Insert the card!"
Chapter completed!