Chapter 861 The incompetent fury of the vested interests
The convoy of Yunzhong Junhou Mansion stopped in Yangcheng County, Henan Prefecture. This is the only way to go west, and Ye An also had to stop here.
At this time, the scale of Yejiazhuang was not large. Compared with Puhuizhuang outside Tokyo, it was even smaller. It only had a hundred acres of fields and a huge courtyard.
But although the sparrow is small and has all the internal organs, Yezhuang also has everything that Puhui Village has, and Puhui Village is located at the foot of Songshan Mountain, vaguely connected to Laojun Temple.
There are various workshops here, but they are not large in scale, but they have a complete range of types and have extremely high-level craftsmen among them. These workshops are also where Ye An's confidence lies.
Similarly, Yangcheng County is also the place where the most cotton is grown, but these lands do not belong to the Yunzhong County Marquis Mansion, but to the Wang family. Yes, as one of the shareholders of Puhui Company, the Wang family’s land in Yangcheng County
Almost all the land is planted with cotton.
Ye An's arrival made Ye Zhuang even more lively than usual. Wang Xian, the new magistrate of Yangcheng County, came to Ye Zhuang in person to meet him. For him, Ye An had a noble status. He was not only the founding prince of the Song Dynasty, but also the leader of the Gansu and Liang states.
He also serves as the dispatcher of Qin Feng Road's military and horse administration. He has long surpassed his own position as the magistrate of Yangcheng County and is a true official of the border!
Wang Xian was not that old, and he was in his thirties with a capable look on his face. Ye An saw that his expression was slightly disappointed, and then smiled and comforted him: "Your Majesty Wang, there is no need to be disappointed. The same is true for your predecessor Wang Wen.
A few years after he became the magistrate of Yangcheng County, he returned to Beijing to wait for election. Now he has served as the chief minister of the Fengluo Department under the Yintai Department. He has a bright future!"
Ye An's smile was full of meaning. Wang Xian smiled awkwardly and said, "Then Wang borrowed Ye Hou's words!"
"That's no need. Wang Xianzun and Wang Wen before him are probably from the same clan. To be able to sit on the throne of a county at such a young age, it seems that the Wang family is really powerful!"
Wang Xian's face turned red from embarrassment, but he soon regained his composure, and said proudly: "Ye Hou indeed already knows, yes, my Wang family has been running Yangcheng County for generations, and our family has a profound cultural background..."
He waved his hand to interrupt his words. Seeing that Chen Lin beside him had a bad look on his face, Ye An looked at Wang Xian and said, "You don't need to tell me these things. Your Wang family is so powerful that even a mediocre person can be cultivated into a well-educated person."
Scholar, maybe you pretend to be a learned scholar!"
"Marquis Ye must be careful, Wang Xian may not be qualified for the position of county magistrate if he is not talented, but Marquis Ye should not slander the Wang family like this!"
Wang Xian finally became angry and looked at Ye An with dissatisfaction and a hint of confusion. Logically speaking, the Wang family and Ye An had always been friendly, so why did their attitude suddenly change?
Chen Lin looked at Ye An strangely. What was going on with this boy? Why did he suddenly attack Wang Xian? After all, he was living on one-third of an acre of land. He should have some respect for Wang Xian, who was a county official.
But then Ye An became even more rude and said: "Don't talk nonsense to me. The Wang family is powerful but cannot bully others. Why do you want to run Yangcheng County from generation to generation? In this way, Yangcheng County will become your Wang family."
Banned? Do you really think I don’t know? Because of the Wang family’s wanton annexation of land, most of the people in Yangcheng County are now farmers in Wangjiazhuang. Last year, they sold a lot of cotton to Puhui Company. Calculated based on the yield per mu,
Now the Wang family owns thousands of hectares of land in Yangcheng County, right?"
Wang Xian was slightly startled. He didn't know there was anything wrong with this, so that Ye Anhui in front of him was so dissatisfied. He naturally said: "So what? Is it just because my Wang family has a lot of land that makes Ye Hou be like this?"
Malicious speculation?"
Ye An laughed and said: "Of course I won't make any malicious assumptions. I also want to thank you, the Wang family. Because of this, so many people have lost their fields and become employees of my Puhui Company! Thank you very much!!"
Although he said it with a smile, Ye An's expression was extremely ferocious, making everyone around him shudder. No one knew the real reason for Ye An's anger.
But Qin Mumu, who was hiding behind the screen, understood that Ye An saw that there were many more people from Yangcheng County in Yejiazhuang, the number far exceeded the needs of Yejiazhuang, and that the people in the village were full of complaints.
Only then did he look so angry.
The devil-like smile really frightened Wang Xian. He didn't expect that the smile of this young man, Ye An, would be so ferocious and terrifying. He rushed to everyone in panic and said, "Since Ye Hou doesn't want to see me.
, then I won’t have to accompany you anymore!”
Looking at Wang Xian who was running away, Chen Lin looked at Ye An strangely and said, "Why are you so angry? You scared the magistrate of the Wang family to the point of peeing in his pants! Haha..."
Seeing that he could still laugh, Ye An spat fiercely at Wang Xian's back: "This kind of rubbish deserves no sympathy, and the high officials don't even think about how they could destroy the land in Yangcheng County without using disgraceful means."
The annexation happened so fast? Don’t forget that in the eyes of the people, land is the lifeblood. How can it be sold to the Wang family so easily? Even with the money, you can’t do it!"
Chen Lin looked at Ye An calmly: "What's so surprising about this? The Wang family is a big family here, and buying and selling land is common. As for the shady means you said... don't talk nonsense without evidence.
Even if there is, it was the idea of someone below, and besides, the Wang family will never spit out what they have eaten."
"This is what will happen if the country does not restrain land annexation. Do you know how great the benefits of cotton are? Once cotton fabrics are produced in batches, the country's demand for cotton will become greater and greater, and land annexation will also become more and more intense.
The situation is getting more and more serious. Where will people go after they lose their land? Yes, factories can recruit a large amount of cheap labor, but factories are limited! Where will the remaining labor go? Have you ever thought about what will happen after labor becomes cheap?!
"
Chen Lin looked at Ye An blankly. To be honest, he had not thought of this, but Ye An in front of him had already considered it. Then he looked at Ye An with dissatisfaction and said: "This is not the trouble caused by your Puhui Company..."
"I...blame me?! Then shouldn't I remove the cotton thread and cotton cloth workshops from Puhui Store, so that these people lose their place of livelihood?"
Chen Lin knew what Ye An meant, curled her lips and said: "A certain company didn't say it was your fault, but the fact is that it is your Puhui company that can spin cotton threads, and things made of cotton are warm and light.
, Who in the world doesn’t like it? Compared with linen, cotton is better, lighter and softer. Which store doesn’t use it? That’s pushing the cornucopia outside the door, isn’t it?”
Seeing Ye An open his mouth, Chen Lin quickly interrupted him: "Cotton has become a scarce commodity, and there will definitely be more people growing cotton. Do you think those wealthy families will let this opportunity pass? Believe it or not, next year the Wang family will be in Yangcheng County
There will definitely be more land, unless your family doesn’t want cotton, but you should know that this is impossible. At this time, the Wang family feels that it is giving you a benefit! Don’t forget, isn’t the cotton in our Song Dynasty better than that in the Western Regions?
Cotton is much cheaper?! You are the beneficiary, why are you showing off here!"
Ye An was dumbfounded. In Lao Chen Lin's heart, he was complicit in the Wang family and a vested interest. When he said this, even Ye An felt that he was "incompetent and furious".
But this is also true for Chen Lin. At least the increase in cotton production has made Puhui Company less dependent on the Uighurs.