Since Wei Liang was on an errand for the first time, and it was such an important errand, Zhao Jin specifically asked Liang Qian to pay close attention to it.
Zhao Jin had to admit that he did lack civil servants.
Although Li Qing's ability and character are acceptable, he is not one of his own.
So that once something needs to be done, the only choice is to find Yang Xu and others who are supposed to be in the military camp.
Liang Qian rarely showed a look of admiration, "He was very smart. Before going to re-check the household registration and land, he first sent people to collect the account books of those wealthy gentry."
Verifying household registration and measuring land are not a problem for ordinary people, but it will greatly affect the interests of the wealthy gentry.
Their tenants occupied a large amount of land.
Zhao Jin raised his eyes and smiled, "It's not bad. Just keep an eye on it. If Wei Liang needs anything, try to help."
"Don't worry, don't worry!" Liang Qian grinned, showing his big white teeth.
After Wei Liang is trained, their workload can be reduced and they don't have to run back and forth between the government office and the military camp every day.
Wei Liang collected all the ledgers of the wealthy gentry, but it was his first time to do these things, and the finishing work was not clean, and he was almost discovered.
It was Liang Qian who helped him clear his tail in time.
"Thank you." Wei Liang bowed to Liang Qian sincerely.
Liang Qian couldn't bear the formal etiquette of the literati, and waved her hand, "Nothing, nothing, sir, you asked me to keep an eye on it, I should."
After keeping the account books, Wei Liang checked them street by street, and at the same time sent people to the villages to check them one by one.
And he personally went to deal with those wealthy gentry in Yunzhou.
The top priority this time is undoubtedly the wealthy gentry.
"On the order of the county governor, we are going to verify the household registration and land." Wei Liang's face tightened, and his originally delicate face became somewhat solemn.
The guard at the door glanced at Wei Liang and the group of soldiers behind him, "Sir, please, what kind of household registration and land are you checking?"
"After the plague is over, it needs to be re-inspected! Get out of the way quickly!"
The voice that was deliberately lowered was quite cold.
At this moment, a voice came from behind, "Who is making trouble here?"
What came out was a middle-aged man with a big belly.
The nursing staff said one after another: "Master!"
"As ordered!" Wei Liang stood at the door without squinting his eyes, hands behind his hands.
The middle-aged man glanced at Wei Liang up and down, "Are you following orders?"
He sneered coldly: "When did such a person appear in the government office? How come I didn't know about it? Whose order are you following?"
"Of course it's the Sheriff."
A soldier behind Wei Liang stepped forward and said sternly: "This is the newly appointed treasurer of the government office! How dare you be so rude?"
"Treasurer?"
The middle-aged man didn't take Wei Liang to heart at all. He waved his hand and said, "Let's go, just follow the reports from previous years."
The other party's arrogant attitude made Wei Liang frown, "After the plague, the household registration has changed greatly and needs to be re-checked. How can it be reported as in previous years? Don't interfere with the government's work!"
"Interfering with the government office's work?" The middle-aged man seemed to have heard something funny and took a few steps closer to Wei Liang, "I will interfere, so what can you do? How dare a treasurer...what are you doing!"
Wei Liang didn't bother to talk to him anymore and directly ordered the soldiers behind him to go in.
Those who protect the hospital are no match for these soldiers who have been on the battlefield.
After a few breaths.
Wei Liang led the soldiers and broke in directly, leaving the middle-aged man shouting behind him.
They searched all the way to the property of this wealthy gentleman.
Around the fields, there are some small wooden houses, with barefoot farmers coming in and out, and smoke curling up from their cooking pots.
Wei Liang vaguely knew who they were.
"Are you his tenants?" Wei Liang pointed at the middle-aged man who followed them angrily.
The big man who was asked by Wei Liang looked at the middle-aged man carefully, and then quickly shook his head, "No, no, we are not tenants, we are slaves."
Wei Liang was a little surprised, "Not a tenant?"
"Hmph! Didn't Treasurer Wei hear it clearly? I told you that these are my servants, so there is no problem with their household registration, right?" The middle-aged man squinted and sneered.
Wei Liang pursed his lips and asked several questions in succession, but got the same answer.
After a moment of silence, Wei Liang said reluctantly: "Let's go!"
"Hahaha!" The middle-aged man said proudly, "Go slowly, don't send me away! Next time Mr. Wei, you have to be careful what you say, because I am easy to talk to, otherwise I will have to fall out with you."
After that, Wei Liang led people to investigate several wealthy gentry households, and without exception, the results were the same.
Without any progress, Wei Liang was inevitably a little frustrated.
When Zhao Jin summoned Wei Liang in the evening, he found him listless.
"grown ups."
"What problem did you encounter?" Zhao Jin asked.
In fact, Liang Qian had just told him the matter.
Wei Liang pursed his lips and waited for a while before telling Zhao Jin what happened today.
The young man's voice was not as cold and hard as when he faced those gentry during the day. Instead, it was a little softer and a little confused.
"This is your first time on an errand. It's normal for you to encounter problems." Zhao Jin's tone remained unchanged and he stated the facts in a low voice.
Wei Liang exhaled softly, "Xiaoguan understands, but it is inevitable that there will be some frustration. Xiaguan will adjust himself tonight."
After hearing this, Zhao Jin was quite satisfied.
It doesn't matter if you fail, what's important is that you can stand up again.
"You can think about it, where can we start to solve it? Why would those tenants side with the gentry, just because they are afraid?"
Zhao Jin thought to himself and answered, "No, Wei Liang, there is little benefit between people. The tenants have no friendship with the gentry. The only thing that can influence their choices is benefit."
As Zhao Jin finished speaking, Wei Liang's eyes became brighter and brighter, "It's taxes!"
If those tenants admit that they are tenants, they will have to pay both rent and taxes.
For the wealthy gentry, once the tenants have to pay taxes, if they do not want to force these tenants to death, they can only reduce the rent.
After figuring out the joints, Wei Liang lost his previous dejection and became full of energy again.
"My lord, I know what to do! If we can provide these tenants with land so that they don't have to rely on the gentry and pay rent, they will be on our side."
"As for the land, as far as I know, there is not much wasteland in Yunzhou City."
Zhao Jin finally smiled and said, "It's a good idea. Now that you've thought of it, let's go ahead and do it."
After receiving the approval, Wei Liang became more confident and immediately went back to plan how to deal with it tomorrow.
The next day.
Wei Liang did not go to check the household registration and land of the wealthy gentry, but only sent people to check the ordinary people.
Moreover, people were sent early in the morning to explore the wasteland conditions in Yunzhou.
The wealthy gentry couldn't help but laugh when they learned this, and at the same time they felt relieved.
"Hahaha, such a young boy wants to fight with us?" The middle-aged man laughed wildly that day, "He is still too young!"
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