The old man led a group of old killers, and it didn't take long to harvest two cages of voles in the field. Perhaps because in previous years, Li Jinglong, a villager who didn't care about food, didn't take these voles seriously, so all of them were smooth and fat.
"Haha, look, how fat!"
The old man was holding a struggling and screaming field mouse in his hand, laughing loudly. Suddenly the field mouse twisted its body and tried to bite the old man's wrist.
"Damn it!"
The old man was furious and threw it to the ground. The field mouse's legs shook twice and became silent.
"Your Majesty, you have great skills!"
A few old killers flattered me, and then a group of old men dug a pit to build a stove and went to collect firewood. Someone also asked for a knife and made a simple peeling rack out of tree branches.
"We want to eat it with the skin on, and shave it off!" the old man said again.
"I have the order!" the old killers shouted, sharpening their knives on the stone.
Zhu Yunxi looked over there and motioned for him and Yang Jing to go farther away.
The two of them walked under the shade of a tree. Zhu Yunxi frowned and said, "What's going on?"
"Han Kezhong inspected Jiaxing and found that the yellow fish scale records archived by the Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs did not match those of the local government, so he sent people to count them!" Yang Jing said, "The fields reclaimed by the local government over the years in Jiaxing were all empty.
Under the name of a wealthy family, and with repeated orders from the court, the poll tax has been abolished and the tenants without status are free, but they still go their own way over there!"
No matter how good the central government's policies are, they will still be crooked at the local level.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, local governments have been encouraged to reclaim wasteland and redistribute unowned fields during wars. The original intention of the center is to give it to the people and create a large number of homesteaders. But in the local area, it is always the powerful and connected families who take advantage.
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Zhu Yunxi sighed slightly, "Go on!"
"Han Kezhong summoned the local wealthy families and local officials and told them that within seven days, the fields they had occupied over the years would be returned and the tenants would be released. The yellow book and fish scale book of Jiaxing Prefecture must be reset according to the archives of the Chief Secretary and the Department of Household Affairs.
Surveying and mapping production!”
"As long as you do these things, forget the past!" Yang Jing continued, "He also said that what those wealthy families have eaten over the years will be forgotten. If they are still stubborn, they will be arrested when they should be arrested and killed when they should be killed!"
Zhu Yunxi pondered for a moment, "It's not that I'm just reckless, I gave you some room for relaxation!"
"The local wealthy gentry initially thought of bribing Han Kezhong, but this path was naturally not feasible!" Yang Jing looked at Zhu Yunxi's face as he spoke, and continued, "Then they thought of bribing the domestic slaves and tenant farmers.
To cause trouble, we secretly united with the gentry and went to Beijing to complain!"
"Going to Beijing to file a complaint?" Zhu Yunxi suddenly felt like he was laughing and laughing, "Aren't these evil people the first to file a complaint? They occupied the fields cultivated by official uniforms, hid the population, and still want to file a complaint?"
After saying that, he sneered again, "Are you going to go to Beijing to sue the cruel officials with the old man's imperial edict on your head?"
Immediately, the sneer turned into a ferocious smile, "Let them come! Can they bear the crime of deliberately false accusation?" At this point, he paused again, "Then Liu Fangzhi's uncle was imprisoned because of this matter?
Han Kezhong was arrested?"
"Your Majesty!" Yang Jing bowed his head and said, "Before Han Kezhong made it clear to them, he sent troops to block the roads at various checkpoints. The tenant farmers organized by the local wealthy families in Jiaxing had to be beaten back by the guards' soldiers before they left their hometown.
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"Those gentry who wanted to complain were immediately tied up and arrested. Liu Fangzhi's uncle shouted in the lobby that it was insulting to be polite. Han Kezhong said, today I want you to know that being polite is sweeping the floor! Then, he ordered people to strip off the clothes of these gentry and stand in shackles.
Exhibition at the city gate!”
"Then, they also posted charges against them on the city wall nearby, saying that they intended to gather a crowd to attack the government and kill officials to rebel. Now it was not just about the fields. The families of those gentry begged for mercy and redeemed their people, and Han Kezhongli even
ignore!"
"Later, their family wrote a guarantee letter at the Yamen, signed and pledged it, and paid the so-called mortgage money to redeem the person!"
"Haha!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "Han Kezhong looks so honest and kind, but he didn't expect him to be more ruthless than anyone else! Who among the gentry is not afraid of this move?"
"I'm afraid, but I think Han Kezhong did something inappropriate!" Yang Jing said, "Such a heavy hand may cause criticism among the gentry and damage the reputation of the court!"
"Besides, there are many gentry families in Z who have people serving as officials. It's not that I have too many worries, but I also think about Han Kezhong. After all, officialdom..."
"The officialdom is complicated, right? You think Han Kezhong will offend too many people if he keeps doing this, right?" Zhu Yunxi smiled and casually sat down on a tree pillar, "I know you said this out of kindness, and it was for Han Kezhong's sake.
For your own sake.”
"But, you have to know that if the court allows the gentry to be grateful, then the people will suffer! Although Han Kezhong did it ruthlessly, as long as it is beneficial to the people and the national government, then it is good! Besides, neither I nor the emperor, when will
Do you care about your reputation?"
"I just want to use people like Han Kezhong to show all the officials and gentry in the world that if they dare to violate the law and recite crooked scriptures, there will be people to punish them!"
Speaking of this, Zhu Yunxi looked at the other party, "Is Liu Fangzhi's illness at the Imperial Academy's memorial ceremony a real illness or a fake illness? You are the censor of the capital. You have been paying attention these days. Whoever speaks for him will be treated by me."
"I obey the order!" Yang Jing bowed his head.
Liu Fangzhi's illness was most likely a fake, a ploy to retreat in order to advance. He first pretended to be ill and then suffered from pain, and then joined forces with officials from the same hometown to show that it was unfair. He probably would not be stupid enough to talk about the court's new policy, but
It is about how Han Kezhong acted cruelly, which was contrary to the benevolence of the court.
"Send a message to Han Kezhong to tell the story of Jiaxing exactly as it is. Mark out all the mistakes of the officials and gentry one by one. Don't be careless at all!" Zhu Yunxi continued, "You must always do things in a reasonable and orderly manner, so that
Let others see whether you forced someone to death or whether you deserved to die!"
"According to the order, I will take care of it immediately!" Yang Jing's heart trembled.
I'm afraid that whoever speaks for Liu Fangzhi this time will be in trouble.
If Liu Fangzhi is really ungrateful and wants to avenge his uncle, he can be punished for the crimes of being an official and a gentry presented by Han Kezhong. Good luck, go home to Ding You. Anyway, you have to be a filial son, so go back and mourn your uncle.
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If you are unlucky, you may be dismissed from your post and never be used again.
"Besides, let's not impeach any more about that matter!" Zhu Yunxi spoke, his eyes drifting towards the smiling nobles who were killing field mice with knives.
Yang Jing glanced over there, and happened to see Cao Zhen using a knife to disembowel a field mouse. The knife seemed to come alive in Cao Zhen's hands, moving dexterously, and after a while, a complete piece of skin was
Just peeled it off.
Then, the old killer put the knife in his mouth, reached into the iron cage, and grabbed another one.
"Hiss!" Yang Jing took a breath of air and felt chilled all over.
"Why are you panicking?" Zhu Yunxi smiled, "I see you are so scared that your face is pale!"
"I am a scholar, I cannot see... blood!"
"Haha!" Zhu Yunxi laughed twice and suddenly said, "I thought they were going to make a scene, but I didn't expect that they would change their gender overnight!"
"I heard that Mr. Linghan gave some advice to these old princes yesterday!"