Since using the trick of issuing notices, He Chou and the others have significantly improved their speed in checking the fields.
At the end of May, He Chou returned with his people.
Because he had a clear goal in checking the fields this time and only targeted the Wen family, the local governments still cooperated. After all, He Chou still had a warrant from the General Manager's Office.
Although Yang Ming did not have the power to appoint or remove the governors and county governors within his jurisdiction, the county magistrate did. He could change the county magistrate at will, and he only needed to report to the Ministry of Personnel.
The files that He Chou brought back filled a large box. The four houses of the Wen family were located in the Jiangling area and had a total of 760 acres of land, which was more than 76,000 acres of land.
According to news from other prefectures and counties, the total number of acres of land should be 5,300, making him almost the largest landowner in the entire Jingzhou area.
Where did the small Wen family come from so much land? Without strong enough backers, how could they be so rich?
Yang Ming was almost certain that the Wen family farmed the land for the Han Palace.
Five thousand three hundred pounds, this is half a million acres of land, which is enough for the prince to occupy.
Except for the Jiangling area, where He Chou personally led people to conduct an inventory of these acres, which is absolutely true, other places only reported an approximate figure, which means that there is still water.
A prince ate so much. How much did the governors and magistrates from various places eat?
No wonder Yang Yu is excited, this half is 250,000 acres.
"We are a family, and I won't hide it from you. From beginning to end, my father only knew that the Wen family had 1,400 to 5,000 acres of land. He had no idea that they had taken advantage of my father's influence to occupy such a large amount of land over the years.
many."
Isn’t my ending pretty enough?
The county government office urgently dispatched water trucks to put out the fire, and the entire county was in chaos.
And this kid has never given himself face. Even if you can sit down and talk with him now, he will turn around and fall out with you.
Yang Yu was determined to eradicate the problem, but did not take Yang Ming's words to heart. In his opinion, killing some women and children was not a big deal.
but it is not the truth.
They can neither petition nor think about revenge, they can only think about how to live their lives in the future.
So Yang Yu came close to Yang Ming and whispered:
What a coincidence, in the entire Jiangling County, only the Wen family used fire inappropriately.
Seeing that the other party didn't seem to be faking it, Yang Ming thought for a moment and said, "Then, how do you solve this problem?"
Did the King of Jin also occupy so many fields in Yangzhou? Did the King of Shu also have so many fields in Yizhou? Everyone will think in this direction.
Yang Yu came happily. He thought there would be good news, because his people had inquired and found that the people sent by the General Manager's Office to check the fields had returned.
This is from top to bottom, treating the people as fish and meat. It was only twenty years since the founding of the Sui Dynasty.
When Yang Yue inspected Liu Chang's family property, Yang Ming was allotted 2,300 acres of open farmland. How could this compare with the other people's 500,000 acres?
Three days later, at midnight.
"Big things have been reduced to trivial matters. The Wen family can only deal with it behind the scenes and cannot make it public. This matter is too involved. If it involves too much, the resistance will be great. Brother Ming, please take it easy for now and let us brothers discuss a countermeasure.
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Without a backer, how can the Wen family occupy so much land? This is half a million acres. If this matter is brought up, if only one Wen family is killed, will the superiors recognize it? The Second Saint and the big guys in the court are not easy to fool.
Yang Yu gritted his teeth, scolded Yang Ming and his family in his heart, and then left with an unconvinced look on his face.
Yang Yu no longer cares about whether he can get half of the land, he only cares about how to get out of the Han Dynasty Palace. Although Yang Ming and he are cousins, they belong to two families after all, and his father is now the prince, which suppresses him. Father's head.
Although not many people would believe such an excuse, the common people did not know that the yamen just used this excuse to file a record and would not explain to the common people what was going on.
After thinking about it, Yang Ming said: "Let's do this. I'll send someone to get the land deed, and you can handle the rest by yourself."
"This, this" Yang Yu also panicked.
general manager's office,
There was only a crisp sound of "pop", and Yang Ming slapped Yang Yu hard on the face.
But as soon as he entered the house and saw Yang Ming with an angry face, he felt that something was wrong.
Five thousand qing. If it were 1,000 qing, he could make the decision himself. If he killed, he would kill him. The governors of various states and counties would not be implicated.
But the amount of five thousand yuan was too large, and he had to report it. Once he reported it, more people would be involved, and the matter would not be done.
The five hundred soldiers of the General Manager's Office were all armed. Under the leadership of Pang Ben, they broke into all the four houses of the Wen family. With the search warrant from the General Manager's Office in their hands, they took away all the land deeds of the Wen family. No one was hurt in the whole process. .
"Understood!" Yang Yu was immediately overjoyed: "But when I came to Jiangling this time, I only brought 200 people with me, and I have no one under me."
In the early years of the founding of the Emperor, Yang Jian ruled the world with benevolence and revised the laws. The common people committed crimes and the sentences were much lighter than those in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Northern Qi and Southern Chen, just to win the hearts of the people.
As a result, Wen Hui was stunned as soon as he walked out of the gate. His mansion was surrounded by guards of the General Manager's Palace holding torches, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.
Five thousand three hundred tilts?
These bastards actually occupy so much land? And the rent they give to the Han Palace every year is less than 1,000 yuan?
Father actually naively thought that he took 70% and the Wen family only kept 30%.
Yang Ming had told him that women and children were not allowed to be touched.
"You turned a deaf ear to what I said?"
"Kill! We can't keep them, these people must be killed!"
Such a thick file was placed in front of Yang Ming. Even if he was as brave as him, he didn't know how to start.
It’s not the Madonna of Yang Ming. This is the Sui Dynasty, a feudal dynasty that only allows women and children to live without causing any trouble.
As he spoke, Yang Yu was afraid that Yang Ming would not believe it, so he patted his chest and said: "The conscience of heaven and earth, if I deceive you, I will not be able to return to Jinyang and drown in the Han River."
"My father must be removed!" Yang Yu said quickly.
After these men in black arrive, the guards of the General Manager's Mansion will withdraw, and the rest will be Yang Yu's business.
The soldiers from Jiangxia Huqi Mansion also left the city and returned to their base overnight.
Murong Sanzang, the governor of Jiangling County, had arrived just now. Not a single person in the four houses of the Wen family was left alive, and the number of dead should be 4,000.
"If it works, I'll go today," Yang Yu really couldn't wait any longer. He wanted to resolve this matter as soon as possible.
Four thousand people died in one night, half of whom were women, children, and children.
He didn't dare to fight back because Yang Ming's status was much higher than his.
The people can follow it, but they cannot know it.
As time passed by, Yang Yu's face became increasingly ugly.
The guard at the door sneered: "If you step with your left foot, I will chop off your left foot. If you step with your right foot, I will chop off your right foot. Give it a try."
Yang Yu's face turned red with anger. After sitting down, he gasped:
Yang Ming ordered people to move all the files to the inner courtyard and wait for Yang Yu.
Yang Yu was stunned after receiving such a harsh slap. Didn't you ask me to finish it off?
"Both! They are all bugs. They are all dogs that eat people without spitting out bones!"
Wen Hui was stunned, quickly changed his face, and said with a smile: "May I ask this military master, when can I go out?"
He was also afraid that Yang Ming would use this incident to throw shit in his father's face.
Yang Yu was stunned for a moment, then he moved a chair over and sat down, picking up the file and reading it slowly.
The situation of other Wen families was basically the same. Their land deeds were taken away and they were not allowed to go in or out.
Yang Ming also agreed with the other party's view that this matter really shouldn't be a big deal.
At first, when Yuan Wendu roughly estimated the number to be four thousand, Yang Ming didn't think so, thinking that there couldn't be that many. Now that he thinks about it, the real number is probably even more astonishing.
Next, the south gate of Jiangling suddenly opened, and more than two thousand masked men in black swarmed in. These people were led by Yang Yu's men and went to each room of the Wen family.
Especially since all the prefectures and counties in Jingzhou are involved, officials from all over the country will inevitably be implicated. Looking at it this way, this matter really cannot be investigated any further.
This is my father's money!
You take four thousand pounds and give us one thousand pounds. How do you expect us to protect you?
With a "pop" sound, Yang Yu threw the file back into the box and paced back and forth in the room angrily.
Pretending, why the hell are you pretending again? Yang Ming sneered: "How to kill? Come on, come on, you teach me how to kill?"
"What's wrong with Mingdi? Why are you feeling unhappy?"
Yang Ming broke out and said: "Aren't you talking nonsense? The key is how to pick it? Who gives them the courage to occupy so much land for a small literary family? Who is the backer? Is it you or me?"
Yang Ming pointed to the open box and said solemnly: "See for yourself."
So these days, there are rumors and rumors, and some people say that they saw a fire dragon that night, breathing fire at the Wen family.
This fire could not be extinguished. It burned all night, and thick clouds of smoke were still floating in the sky above Jiangling County.
"It's almost time, just wait," the guard was obviously impatient and waved his hand to signal the other party to go back.
No wonder in history, after Dad took office, he would eliminate the position of the Four General Managers, because this position had too wide jurisdiction and too much power.
That night, Gangneung County was in flames.
"Call Yang Yu and let him see these files."
This fire was ultimately attributed to the lack of rain in January, dry weather, and improper use of fire by the Wen family.
Wen Hui was completely confused
King Xuancheng of the Han Dynasty has come, why hasn’t the matter been resolved yet? Why have all the land deeds been taken away?
No, I have to go see King Xuancheng.
The wood is done, and Yang Ming has nothing more to say:
"Go away, go back to your Jinyang."
So he shouted: "I am the captain of Jiangling County, and I have official business to report to the King of Hedong."
Yang Ming said: "I will give you a transfer order from the General Manager's Office. You can go to Jiangxia Husband's Palace to borrow troops."
He also didn't expect that Yang Yu would do such a good job that he would be killed directly.
Once someone is sent to investigate, it will be a shocking case, and it will definitely be heard by Datian. How will Yang Liang be removed by then?
If Yang Liang is not removed, there will be no way to investigate this matter, because it will damage the image of the royal family and make people in the world think that the old Yang family is so greedy.
And Yang Ming is also reflecting on himself and must use the power in his hands carefully in the future.
Because his words and actions can lead to the death of many families.
If you don't respect life, life won't respect you.
If Comrade Yang Guang knew this truth, the Sui Dynasty would not have been destroyed.