The Cangyan County ward guard office was warmed by charcoal fire in the side hall. The sun gradually rose and the warmth in the room became even more intense.

The elegant middle-aged man pondered for a moment and sorted out his thoughts and said, "My county guard should know that there is a Luo River in my Cangyan Basin that runs from north to south, and it also passes through my Cangyan City. But perhaps because of the rainy water in the basin, the river will flood every rainy season. It's okay for my Cangyan City to be located in the middle and upper reaches, but the lower reaches of the valley are mostly affected by floods. In addition, the large area of ​​land is flat, and once the flood hits the adjacent land, it is often difficult to avoid disasters. Over time, the large area of ​​river valley and many nearby lands are gone."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but shake his head and continued, "It was probably when the county was in turmoil more than ten years ago, an earthquake occurred in the southern part of Cangyan. The Luo River changed its route, which was not as flooded as expected. After the route was changed, the river plunged into the mountainous area. Instead, it found a path between the mountains and forests and valleys and flowed downwards and flowed into the Cangjiang River, emptying out the large area of ​​the valley that originally belonged to the river channel. The adjacent land that had been plagued by floods in the past was safe."

"This is a great thing for Cangyan. There are many people in Cangyan, and the land harvest in many villages can no longer support the excessive population. The nearby towns are even better. If it is more remote, if some families really give birth to extra children, they will inevitably have to throw the people of the fake hand tribe secretly into the mountains..." The elegant middle-aged man's voice was a little heavy, "If this large area of ​​land comes out, it means that there are more fertile arable land and more lives of many people. But since then, there have been no villages here for more than ten years, for many reasons."

Luo Chuan, who had been listening to him quietly, had a little stagnant in his hand playing with the bronze mirror, "Don't you worry about being weak but not being equal?"

The elegant middle-aged man nodded, "This is one of the reasons. People in Cangyan often live in surnames based on their family names, among which the 18 surnames such as Li and Zhang are the largest. This narrow area called the Xiluo River Valley is vast and the historical development is relatively complex. Seven of the 18 surnames have lived here one after another. The interlaced and horizontal are a confusing account that is not clear. Now the Luo River has changed its route and has vacant fertile soil. These seven major surnames naturally want to compete for a large share, so they don't know how many applications have been submitted to our county magistrate's office.

Many of them were sent by officials in the court... Not only that, although other surnames among the 18 National Congress have not had much connection with this land in history, they have been occupied by rivers for many years, so the so-called origins are naturally not very solid. Among these major families, there are many poor places where they live, and those who have already been unable to raise their people, or where there are too many houses and houses that have begun to be built in farmland. No matter how you look at them, they are all justified to give a piece of cultivated land, but there is only so much land. Who can all be safe for others to distribute?"

"In addition, it also has something to do with the land tax law of my county," said the elegant middle-aged man, looking at Luochuan, and sighed softly, "Lijun is a border county, so the number of troops that Lijun needs to support is extremely large. It is difficult to supply grain alone for the land of Lijun. Therefore, grain has become the top priority of the governance of previous prefects. The directly related to grain is the land and tax rates. In Lijun, except for the small number of land in the Ganyuan Basin, all the rest of the arable land is owned by the prefect, and all the farmers can think that they are all employed by the prefects and farmers hired farmers.

Among them, the amount of cultivated land is registered. Except for these cultivated land, private land reclamation is a serious crime. At the same time, tax grain is linked to the cultivated land area. In the past decade, farmers in Ganyuan and Lijun Basin used more tax rates of ten or one or even lower due to post-war reconstruction. Only Cangyan has maintained the heavy tax of eight taxes and one to this day. Not to mention, reclamation is different from cultivating old fields. In the first one or two years, they often invest big and have small harvests. If the land reclamation rate is still waiting for the land reclamation, it would be a blessing that the first batch of people migrating to the Xiluo Valley could support half of the people... "

"So, if you want to use that piece of land smoothly, you must first approve the land in the prefect's office, and then measure it and include it in the official land as it is actually arable land, and then coordinate it by the Cangyan Prefecture, so that all the eighteen surnames agree not to secretly make bad things. Finally, "The elegant middle-aged man looked at Luochuan, "and also need to find a lower tax rate for the people who reclaim the land for at least one year. Each of these is not simple."

Luo Chuan lowered his head and pondered for a moment and said, "It should be relatively easy to ask the people from the prefect to measure the land. Have you done it before?"

"Yes, but not," replied the middle-aged man. "Before I came, Liu Mingzheng reported to do this. He only presided over the enfeoffment of land several times, which made the public resentment very much. He also knew the importance of it, so he simply let it go. After I came, I had read the documents that measured the land before and went to the Xiluo River Valley to read it on the spot. The land that can be cultivated is not as difficult as that document. Some places are either too reclaimed or the fundamental risks are extremely high. Some areas are also included in the official fields with good land. In fact, those lands cannot produce grain but have to bear taxes. This is invisibly equivalent to even higher tax rates for good land. This is also one of the most serious reasons why the major surnames made trouble at the beginning. How can there be a way to survive in this way?..."

"After I came, I reported to the County Chief Minister to measure it again, but with the participation of Liu Mingzheng, the measurement results were not much better than before, so I simply stopped the follow-up matters," Ruya middle-aged man lowered his head, "A few days ago, I learned that the county governor was about to take office, so I reported to the County Chief Minister's Office for the third time to send someone here to measure the land again. Now... Since Liu Mingzheng has already been punished, it is probably not difficult to measure the land this time."

Luo Chuan smiled and looked at the middle-aged man, but he didn't go into the topic. "It's okay, tell me the official who will come to Cangyan from Licheng to measure the land, and let him do things according to the truth. Otherwise, even if I spare him, the people of Cangyan would not be able to spare him." He started playing with the bronze mirror again and said, "Ze Yan, find a slightly higher place next to the best piece of land in the Xiluo River Valley, and put the 18 major surnames in the 18th National Congress.

The old man who can make the decision invites me to meet them. I once heard Chen Shu say that the Xiluo River Valley is the largest unreclaimed wasteland in the Cangyan Basin today, but not the only one. Since I came to Cangyan, it is impossible for me to let the wasteland here be empty and starve to death on the other side. I will find a way to find a way for tax rates. The world is already like this, so there is no need to bother with those bullshit things."

The elegant middle-aged man stood up and saluted.

Bend very deep.
Chapter completed!