In the north, a landowner with hundreds of acres of land is not considered a big landowner. A landowner with at least several thousand acres of land is considered a big landowner, and there are many who own tens of thousands of acres.
But here in the south of the Yangtze River, the order of magnitude is different from that in the north. Those with hundreds of acres of fields are considered rich, and those with thousands of acres are considered top-tier landowners. There may not be two or three in a county.
The Han family who settled outside Suzhou City's Pingmen was one such family. The Han family was also a famous and famous family. In the early years of Chenghua, there was a Han Yong Han whose official position was similar to that of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.
How much land the Han family has is unknown to outsiders, but rumors estimate it to be at least three thousand acres - only the head of the family knows the exact amount.
The current head of the Han family is Han Xiong, who is fifty-one years old this year and has been in charge of the family for twenty years. He is still in good health, and it seems that there will be no problem in being the head of the family for another ten years.
A family head who owns at least three thousand acres of land is naturally an overlord in the local area, and because Han Xiong acts domineeringly and decisively, the people in the countryside will respectfully call him "Master Han" when they see him.
In recent years, many wealthy landowners have admired the prosperity of the city and have moved into Suzhou to live permanently. However, Mr. Han hated the glitz of the city and insisted on settling in his ancestral home in the countryside outside Pingmen. Even his children and grandchildren were not allowed to enter the city.
Master Han has his own beliefs. He feels that the inheritance of his ancestors has been passed down to him, and he can feel at peace only by guarding it personally.
But today Mr. Han felt uneasy. He felt stuffy even when he was sitting in the spacious lobby. He walked to the corridor outside the hall and kept pacing back and forth, his eyebrows furrowed, as if he was full of thoughts.
The servants waiting nearby saw this situation and knew that the master was in a bad mood. They were afraid that he would be angered and suffer disaster - there were many such examples in the past.
So when there was excitement, he secretly went to the inner courtyard at the back and invited his aunt over. He said that this aunt's surname was Zhao. She had almond-shaped eyes and peach cheeks. She was pretty and sexy. She was only in her early twenties. In recent years, she was the most favored by Mr. Han.
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The servants all know that whenever Mr. Han gets angry, even his children and grandchildren have to stay away, and only Aunt Zhao can coax him.
The little aunt twisted her waist and came to Mr. Han, leaned over and asked: "Master, things are going well at home and peaceful outside recently. What troubles can make you so worried? You see, the little ones are so frightened that they don't dare to express it.
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Han Xiong's face was still ugly. He said in a deep voice: "You have no idea even if you tell me. I heard that the imperial envoy Fang Yingwu has set his sights on our Han family and wants to use us to kill the chicken to show the monkeys."
My aunt was also startled and said hesitantly: "Isn't it that serious?"
Mr. Han frowned even more tightly, "What do you know? You still have to worry about danger when you are in peace, and you are already in danger of losing your eggs? As the saying goes, if the county magistrate of the broken family destroys the family, the order Yin. That Fang Yingwu is better than the county magistrate.
Yin Zhiliu's more powerful role!
Even the eunuchs purchased by the imperial envoys were expelled by him, and the dignified prefect was also placed under house arrest by him. Now he is eyeing my Han family again. Can you not be worried and careful?
As long as Fang Yingwu is determined to repair the Han family, and our Han family is ignorant and careless, I am afraid that we will not be able to escape misfortune!"
My aunt was also flustered by what she said. She shook Master Han and said, "Then think of something!"
Han Xiong let out a long sigh and said: "Since Brother Han Yong didn't go, how can I, the most powerful official in my Han family, compete with that Fang Yingwu?
Now that the Han family is alone when facing Imperial Envoy Fang, it always seems that they are alone, so it is better to bring together several other families. When there are more people, there is weight, and it is not that easy for the Imperial Envoy to do whatever he wants."
Having made up his mind, Mr. Han invited Mr. Xixi over and asked him to write more than ten letters. He also invited a group of relatives, friends and family heads to gather together the day after tomorrow.
These days, it is important to be well-matched, not to mention that people are divided into groups. People who can marry or associate with the Han family are naturally wealthy.
Everyone was trying to save Mr. Han's face, not to mention facing the extraordinary period of high pressure from the imperial envoys, so everyone wanted to find a place to gather for discussion. By the day after tomorrow, all the eight seats prepared in advance in the Han family's flower hall were full.
Together, these eight or nine families own at least 20,000 acres of land and thousands of tenant farmers. Their appeal cannot be underestimated.
As the initiator of the gathering, Han Xiong was the first to speak: "Shoot the man first, shoot the horse first, and capture the thief first, capture the king. Who doesn't know this? We are from a family with extensive land, and we have been lining up in and outside the city of Suzhou."
No. 1. If the imperial envoy is determined to clear the fields, our family may be the first to bear the brunt, and we will all be in trouble!"
Han Xiong's words struck a chord in the hearts of everyone present. The high-pressure tactics used by Commissioner Fang Qin were still fresh in their minds, making everyone secretly fearful - even though they were dealing with the procurement of eunuchs and government officials at the time. It was hard to imagine that it would have fallen on him.
, then how to resist?
However, some people think that Mr. Han is exaggerating and question: "Brother Han, are you going too far? I don't think that Imperial Envoy Fang is a very evil person. We need to observe the current situation for a while. Is there ever such a thing as you said?"
Danger?"
Han Xiong glanced at everyone, and then explained: "Brother Xu Xian, please don't take it for granted! To be honest with you, according to the absolutely reliable information I have received, Commissioner Fang Qin has already planned to attack my Han family! After my Han family,
Can you run away?"
Everyone was shocked. It was one thing to speculate, but it was another thing to turn it into facts. They quickly asked: "Is the news accurate?"
Han Xiong nodded and said: "This news is absolutely true and absolutely not false! In the past, there was a family that I can't even remember. They became enemies with my Han family and caused some deaths.
The descendant of this family became a courtesan in Hangzhou, and somehow got hooked up with Fang Yingwu, and now this woman is living in the imperial envoy's mansion in a grand manner.
And Fang Yingwu, a young man, is easily addicted to women. When he is stunned, he wants to avenge the woman, so as to make the beauty smile. What's more, Fang Qin's mission to clean up the land is in urgent need of someone to establish his authority, so my Han family fell down inexplicably.
mold."
Everyone looked at each other in confusion as they listened. This story about the revenge of an orphaned enemy ten years later really had a sense of déjà vu. But Han Xiong would definitely not joke about such a thing. He must have carefully inquired about the good news. It should be true.
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Then I heard Master Han say impassionedly: "The Han family can't sit still and wait for death. You have been relatives and friends of my Han family for generations. There is no need to say more about the reason why our lips are dying and our teeth are cold! I invited you today, and maybe tomorrow, you will invite me.
Han family helps!
As the saying goes: A single tree cannot make a forest. Now we can only protect our family business by working together to protect ourselves!"
Everyone expressed their opinions one after another: "Brother Han, don't worry, we are not ignorant! Generations of friendship have been here, and there is absolutely no reason to sit back and ignore it!"
PS: Three! Let’s do this for today...continue to speed up tomorrow.