In order not to appear ostentatious, Qi Yu deliberately dismounted from his horse and leaned forward in a low-key manner.
He now has a bamboo hat on his head, is wearing a raincoat, and is holding a short horse whip in his hand. At first glance, he looks like an authentic rural farmer.
It can be said that no one would be able to guess his true identity without someone else's deliberate reminder.
Less leaning, equal reputation will stop.
Then, he stood quietly in a corner and watched quietly to understand the actual situation.
Looking at it, I saw a whole family hugging each other and crying. It sounded very sad, especially the swaddled baby, whose cries were even louder than those of the adults.
Looking at the other side, there are several people who look like government officials standing. Their postures are slightly arrogant and their expressions are slightly domineering, giving people a sense of being superior to others.
Are these petty officials oppressing the people?
Qi Yu almost made the correct judgment subconsciously without thinking.
But before getting mad, you have to figure out what's going on.
Thinking of this, Qi Yu moved towards an old man who seemed to have a kind face, then raised his hands and said, "May I ask my father, what are these people arguing about?"
"Oh? Are you not from here?" The old man glanced at him and asked.
Qi Yu nodded and said: "My father-in-law Mingjian, I'm just a passerby passing through here."
The old man said "Oh" and said, "In that case, let me talk to you."
"I'm all ears."
"Young man is too polite."
The old man stroked his beard and sighed and said: "The thing is like this. The Qiongzhou Provincial Government wants to build a railway around Qiongzhou within its jurisdiction to facilitate people's travel and the transportation of materials. This is originally a good thing, but who knows, but it turns out that
This has caused a lot of disputes!”
Qi Yu was startled and said hurriedly: "I would like to ask you to explain it in more detail."
The old man nodded and explained in detail: "When the officials were mobilizing, they said that building the railway is a major event that benefits the country and the people, and all people must support it unconditionally. By then, no matter whose house or farmland is expropriated, all
We must take the overall situation into consideration and make concessions.”
Qi Yu nodded and said: "Principally speaking, this is indeed the case."
The old man sighed: "The sutra is a good sutra, but it has been recited incorrectly by bad monks. In reality, these officials did not put themselves in the shoes of the common people. They only rushed to the construction period, demolished and demolished, and were not prepared at all.
Relevant resettlement measures..."
No placement placement?
This is impossible!
Qi Yu shook his head and said with a smile: "The Provincial Government's Administrative and Administrative Affairs Department has issued an official document, which clearly states that corresponding monetary compensation must be made for the people's cultivated land occupied. If it is occupied by someone's family,
A set of houses must be built in advance to offset them. The overall principle is to make up for the damage first and then levy it, and try our best to ensure that the people's lives are not affected."
"What? Make up for it first and attack later? If that were the case, how could anything like today happen?" the old man said with a faint smile.
Qi Yu wondered: "If it's not like that, what exactly is it like?"
The old man's face straightened up and he said: "This time, the government adopted the method of expropriation first and then compensation, that is, expropriation first and compensation later. It doesn't matter which one comes first, but the problem is that the government does not have any
They didn’t plan to build additional houses. If you ask, they will reply to you: Why are you so anxious? Let’s wait four or five years! If that’s the case, where will you live in the intervening four to five years?”
"If by then, the government still doesn't have a house for you, what should you do? Is it possible that you still dare to beat the drum and sue him?" After that, the old man pointed to the family in front of him and said: "Their family
The house was demolished in this way, and now, there is not even a place to shelter from the wind and rain..."
"wrong!"
As he listened, Qi Yu's eyes suddenly flashed and he said: "The chief envoy, Mr. Yu, clearly gave an order that the original residence should be demolished only after the corresponding houses have been built, and they..."
The words came to an abrupt end.
Because, he has realized the problem.
What the old man said is indeed correct. The sutra is a good sutra, but it has been recited badly by bad monks.
This move not only reduces the government's credibility, but also affects the fairness of the entire society. If it is not stopped in time, it will inevitably lead to irreparable consequences.
An embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed by an ant nest; a room of a hundred feet is burned by the smoke caused by the cracks.
It must be taken seriously!
After figuring out the whole story, Qi Yu turned his attention to the place where the incident occurred.
In front of me, on one side are ordinary people who are being wronged, on the other side are the arrogant government officials. It is clear at a glance who is stronger and who is weaker.
These moths!
However, what Qi Yu felt most disgusting was that these officials didn't have the slightest sense of mercy and were still there taunting themselves. It was as if, in their eyes, this baby waiting to be fed was nothing but air.
One word to describe it: indifference!
But I heard them say:
"Old man Yang, I kindly gave you a living allowance, but you still want to go to the government office to sue me. Humph, you are so shameless!"
"You only give us two taels of silver, but how can it be enough for us to settle down?"
"Two taels? This is already a lot! Not to mention how big it is, buying a pigsty to live in is definitely more than enough! Is it possible that you still want to buy a house in the city?"
"I……"
The old man Yang had a bitter look on his face. He wanted to argue, but he didn't know how to do it. After much thought, he could only hope that the other party would give him a favor.
However, the hand he hoped for was not raised high.
I saw that the chief official smiled jokingly, then took out a page of a document that had been prepared in advance and said: "Since you have accepted my money, just give me your fingerprints."
"You obviously forced this money on me, how can you say that I accepted it?" Old Yang corrected him first, and then said: "I don't dare to mess with this document, just in case you get it.
pit……"
"Trap? What trap?"
"..."
As they kept arguing, the argument became more intense.
However, the fierceness here is one-sided.
"Hmph! If you don't eat the toast, you will be punished with a drink!"
"ah……"
With a scream, the elderly Yang fell to the ground and got up in the mud.
The swaddled baby was also frightened by the sudden sound and cried loudly.
The angry officials still seemed to be upset, and they stepped forward one after another, raising their feet to stamp their feet.
And at this moment, there was a sudden gunshot!
boom!!
This sound penetrated directly into my ears and made my head buzz.
This...who?
Following the sound, I saw a handsome-looking farmer standing at the source of the sound.
Wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat, he looked like a simple farmer. However, the musket held high in his hand showed that he could not be a farmer.