"Dividing every ding into an acre means that the money for future service is not apportioned according to the number of ding per household, but according to the number of fields each household owns.

In other words, if there is no land, there is no need to pay the service fee. If the land property is small, the service fee will be less, and if the land is more, the service fee will be more."

After hearing what Sun Guicheng said, the tenants in Tangxi started making noise again, but their faces were full of disbelief and surprise.

"Is there such a good thing?"

"It's unbelievable. It's not a lie, right?"

"So, doesn't it mean that none of us tenants need to pay service fees?"

“···”

"Mr. Commissioner, according to what you say, don't we tenants not need to pay service fees?" After the noise stopped, Gu Erhu asked loudly.

Sun Guicheng smiled and said: "Tenants do not need to pay tribute, we will collect it from the landlord. However, whether you can keep more food after paying rent to the landlord, or you can keep more food after paying taxes to the court, you still need me to give it to you

Count it again?

Let me tell you again, your majesty is light on corvee and pays little in taxes. From now on, the amount of corvee that the people need to pay will not be much, or even less and less.

But it’s not okay for landlords to collect rent. After all, you have to be grateful if you charge 40 to 50 percent.”

Before Sun Guicheng had finished speaking, Gu Erhu's face turned red, feeling that he had asked another stupid question.

After listening to Sun Guicheng's preaching, the other people finally figured it out and suddenly started shouting——

"Mr. Commissioner, my land was dedicated to Duke Wei. How can I get it back?"

"We don't want to be tenants of the Duke's government anymore. Commissioner, please help us."

"As long as we can get the fields back, we are willing to cooperate with Qingtian!"

“···”

Xu Changyuan, the chief steward of the farm, who was captured by the imperial guards, saw that the tenants were so actively demanding to clear their land and wanted to take back the donated fields. He couldn't help but turn pale and murmured: "It's over, it's all over..."

"

Sun Guicheng held a loudspeaker and said with a smile: "Folks, don't worry, since we are here, we will definitely clear the land and allocate the land.

As for those fields, whether they were donated by you or were taken by force, we will help get them back.

What you need to do now is for the heads of each household to line up to register and let us know your specific situation."

On the other side, Qingzhang Commissioner Mu Ruli, who was responsible for supervising corruption and supervising the progress of corruption, tried Xu Changyuan and his entourage.

"The evidence is conclusive that you have spread rumors and caused trouble to prevent the clearing of the land. However, considering that you did not resist with force, this commissioner has decided that you will lose your home and property and move to the north.

Later, you will be sent to the county court for a formal trial. If you are dissatisfied, you can appeal to Yingtianfu Court."

Xu Changyuan, who was originally pale and seemed to have lost his soul, suddenly came to his senses after hearing Mu Gui's words.

He struggled and said: "I am the chief steward of Wei Guogong's farm, how dare you sentence me like this? Besides, I haven't done anything, so why did I spread rumors and cause trouble?!"

After hearing this, Mu Gui smiled coldly and said, "From what you said, what happened today was ordered by Duke Wei?"

Xu Changyuan felt as if a basin of ice water had been poured on him, his heart and mind were cold, and he calmed down instantly.

'We must not involve the father-in-law, otherwise I will be really doomed!'

When Mu Gui saw that Xu Changyuan stopped shouting, he couldn't help but look regretful.

Most of those who participated in the Ministry of Household Recruitment recruitment to become Qingzhang commissioners in May and June were not just looking for a job, but also saw a shortcut to promotion. The New Deal must have been initiated by His Majesty. They participated in it, and as long as they could do good things, they would be promoted.

It will be easy.

Of course, if the New Deal is not implemented well, people like them will inevitably suffer the same consequences.

Since ancient times, after the failure of the New Deal, people related to the New Deal will be liquidated. Not to mention Zhang Juzheng of the Wanli Dynasty is the best example.

Therefore, many of the Qingzhang Commissioners actually have the mentality of gamblers.

Mu Gui is one of them.

Based on Zhu A'ao's handling of Duke Baoguo, Marquis of Xincheng, and Marquis of Lingbi, he speculated that Zhu A'ao intended to attack the old nobles.

Therefore, when he came to Wei Guogong's farm, he had the idea of ​​​​manipulating Wei Guogong - if Wei Guogong really blocked Qing Zhang, and their team was used as the starting point to find out, he would definitely get His Majesty's attention.

Your Majesty attaches great importance to him, so it will only be a matter of time before he is reused.

However, Mu Gui also knew that Wei Guogong was the most noble person in Nanjing, and his status was very important. Unless there was irrefutable proof, it would be difficult to take action.

Therefore, although he wanted to take credit from Wei Guoguo, he did not dare to force it.

Now that Xu Changyuan calmed down and did not bother Wei Guogong, he could only sigh with regret and let this opportunity pass.

As the commissioner of the Qing Dynasty, he only has the power to make temporary judgments, that is, to provide a trial suggestion to the court. The specific formal trial must be done by the court.

Otherwise, some of them, the Qingzhang Commissioners, might be messing around in the local area.

After Xu Changyuan was taken away, all his followers also shouted that they were wronged, saying that Xu Changyuan had instigated them.

Mu Gui ignored him.

Both Xu Changyuan and his followers were still in the stage of spreading rumors and causing trouble, so they were all sentenced to lose their land and homes and migrated to the north.

If it was considered that he was resisting the new land tax policy by force, he would at least be sentenced to confiscation of his home and exile.

There is a difference between confiscation of a home and confiscation of a property - confiscation of a home means confiscation of all the criminal's property, whereas confiscation of the property means that the convicted person can keep other property.

···

After half a year of training, the clearing commissioners acted vigorously and resolutely. In the afternoon, they went to Jiangning and Shangyuan counties to start clearing the land.

Because the action was too fast, some homeowners did not receive the relevant news until dark.

In a certain private courtyard of Xu Changfu's private house, he was listening to a dozen farm stewards crying -

"Butler, please let me make the decision for us. Those Qingzhang Commissioners are completely unreasonable. Steward Xu and the others just said a fair word, but they were actually caught and sentenced. Is this justified?

?”

"Those Qingzhang commissioners are so good at deceiving people. After talking for a while, the tenants believed them and started clamoring for Qingtian. We didn't even have a chance to react."

"Butler, if we don't find a way to stop this, I'm afraid our farms will most likely not be able to survive."

“···”

Hearing these people's words, Xu Changfu felt a little upset.

He didn't expect the court to move so quickly.

Now he has not communicated well with other nobles and landlords. Even if he makes trouble, it can only be a small one, and it is difficult to hinder the progress of clearing the land.

However, as the chief steward of the Duke of Wei, Xu Changfu was roughly equivalent to the CEO of one of the top 100 companies in the country in later generations, and he did not reveal his mentality in front of these stewards.

He seemed to be calm and said: "I know everything you said. Go back and try to restrain the people below. Don't make trouble without my instructions."

In other words, you can start causing trouble just by waiting for his permission?

These stewards instantly heard the profound meaning of Xu Changfu's words, and the anxious look on their faces dissipated a lot, and they respectfully resigned.

After all these people had left, Xu Changfu couldn't help but pace around the room and think about it——

'This matter really can't be delayed... I'm afraid I'll have to stay up late tonight.'
Chapter completed!