Chapter 3 The county magistrate who beats the autumn wind
After the tender meeting ends.
Within two days, the county magistrate Sun Gui, who got the news from nowhere, came to visit and said he had something important to discuss.
Xu Yuan had no choice but to spare some time and let his servants serve him good tea and entertain him in the living room.
"Prime Minister Sun, I don't know why I'm here. It's not time to collect the summer tax yet."
Xu Yuan took a sip of tea and asked.
"This trip is not for summer taxes."
Sun Gui's face was lean, his eyes flashed, and he said: "This year's spring sowing is about to begin, but the river embankment is in disrepair for a long time. The county magistrate Huang is very worried, so he wants to raise some funds to repair the river embankment so that the people's fields can be improved."
With good watering, there will be no fear of famine this year. Nephew Xu, there is no money in the county. Mr. Huang hopes that you can donate generously and do something good for the people."
silver.
Hearing this word, Xu Yuan understood what was going on.
The autumn wind is coming again.
Seizing the opportunity that the bidding fair had just ended, Xu Yuan had a lot of money in his hands, so he came over to take a bite.
As for building river embankments, it's just an excuse. If Xu Yuan sends five excavators from the manor, any embankment can be repaired quickly. The efficiency is equivalent to thousands of manpower. Besides, there has been a drought and little rain in the north these years. What is most needed is not river repair.
Instead of dikes, water storage cellars were dug.
The real purpose is obviously to focus on his own money.
"Oh, how much money does it cost to build the river embankment?"
Putting down the tea cup, Xu Yuan looked at the other party and asked.
"Fifty thousand taels!"
Sun Gui stretched out his hand and blurted out a number: "Master Huang intends to overhaul the river bank, dredge and widen it. It is estimated that the cost will be one hundred thousand taels. Xu Xiannephew is good at management. He not only keeps the farm in order, but also sells overseas specialties.
I have earned countless gold and silver, just fifty thousand taels, should I be able to take it out, right?"
Poof~
Xu Yuan couldn't help but laugh and sneered.
He leaned back in his chair, changed into a comfortable position, squinted at Sun Gui, the county magistrate with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and said: "I am a businessman, and what I pay attention to is equal exchange. I can take out fifty thousand taels, and one hundred thousand taels."
I can get two out of it, but the question is, I paid so much money, what can Mr. Huang give me so that I don’t feel like I’m at a disadvantage?”
"Niece Xu Xian, after the river embankment is repaired, the people will erect a monument for you. Mr. Huang will write an article for you, praising your virtues and your good deeds will last forever. How can you suffer a loss?"
"That's enough! I'm a businessman, and what I want is real profits, not fame. It's useless to tell me this. Please change the transaction conditions."
"this……"
Sun Gui was stunned. He didn't expect this kid to speak so straightforwardly, so that the rhetoric he had prepared in advance suddenly became meaningless when faced with this set of business ideas.
what to do?
The tasks assigned by Master Huang must still be completed.
It can range from 30,000 taels to 50,000 taels. As long as you have this money and Xinghua County's excellent tax completion rate in the past two years, you will have no problem getting a good evaluation.
There shouldn't be any problem if you use the money to work your way up and get promoted to the magistrate of a superior state capital.
And considering that Mr. Huang is still under forty, it is not impossible for him to be promoted to prefect, governor, chief secretary, or even enter the center of the court in the future. The future is very bright.
It's just that this cheap businessman didn't follow the rules and actually asked him for benefits and talked about "equal exchange". It was simply unreasonable. What qualifications did a businessman have to talk to Mr. Huang about exchange? I don't know, it's a way to die!
He planned to use some threats to make him see his identity clearly.
"Sun County Cheng, I have a cooperation plan here."
At this time, Xu Yuan said: "My Xujiazhuang has now reached the level of saturation. I want to build ten more similar large estates, acquire fields, recruit more farm workers, and expand my Xujiazhuang from one to eleven."
Each, forming a chain of manors."
"Of course, in the process of opening a new manor, we will definitely encounter a lot of disputes and troubles. The lawsuit may go to Mr. Huang. I hope Mr. Huang can help me solve these troubles. As a thank you, I am willing to give 3,000 yuan for each manor.
The remuneration fee for ten manor houses is 30,000 taels."
"In addition, every year's statutory taxes will be paid in full, every penny will be paid, and the county magistrate will not be embarrassed."
Xu Yuan told him his plan.
County Magistrate Sun Gui was stunned again.
What chain manor?
There are so many new words that people don’t understand, such as mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution, etc.
But he still understood Xu Yuan's purpose and meaning.
merger.
This guy wants to engage in large-scale annexation, expand this so-called manor to eleven at once, and wantonly invade the fields belonging to the people.
Originally, the government would never tolerate this kind of thing and would resolutely crack down on it.
But the reward fee of 3,000 taels for each manor...
"Nephew Xu Xian, I can't make the decision on this matter. I'll report it to Mr. Huang and let him make the decision. Then I'll let you know the result."
After thinking about it, Sun Gui bowed his hand, said goodbye and left Xujiazhuang.
…
Xinghua County, in the county government meeting room.
County magistrate Huang Yi, whose courtesy name is Zhaoming, is thirty-eight years old. He wears a black gauze hat with two wings and a seventh-grade magistrate's uniform with a red bottom and embroidered bird on the chest. He sits upright, has thick eyebrows, a square face and a beautiful beard. He looks upright, like
A good official who makes decisions for the people.
The chief clerk, Wang Shuchang, also known as Jiating, is thirty-four years old. He is wearing a white robe with green edges, which exudes an elegant and scholarly temperament. He is sitting aside.
"Sir, that's how it is. I don't dare to make the decision, so I hope the adults will make the decision."
Standing below, the county magistrate Sun Gui reported on his conversation in Xujiazhuang today.
"Humph, this little businessman is so greedy that he wants to swallow up everything."
County magistrate Huang Yi was furious and slapped the back of his chair, wishing that the profiteers would be punished on the spot.
You must know that the number of registered fields in Xinghua County is just over one million acres (hidden fields are not registered). One manor in Xujiazhuang covers 10,000 acres of fertile land. If ten manors of similar size are added, wouldn't it mean that 100,000 acres of land would be annexed?
One-tenth of the land in Xinghua County is now in the hands of a businessman?
In this process, how many people will lose their land? How many tragedies will occur where families will be destroyed and people will be killed?
Extremely greedy!
What a heinous crime!
Seeing Huang Yi looking so indignant.
"Sir, what do you mean... you don't agree with Xujiazhuang's expansion and don't want their donations?" Sun Gui asked cautiously.
"No, let him expand Xujiazhuang!"
Huang Yi changed his words and said: "But three thousand taels is too little. Each manor must give me at least five thousand taels! However, if during the process of annexing the land, Xujiazhuang oppressed the people too much and forced countless people to sue the officials.
, I will personally report to the court, and then lead people to pacify Xujiazhuang, and avenge the people's grievances!"
The righteous words on his face were like the blue sky in the world.
"This method is feasible, sir, you are wise!"
The chief bookkeeper, Wang Shuchang, immediately flattered him and marveled repeatedly that this method was extremely brilliant.
Because after receiving 50,000 taels, Mr. Huang will most likely be promoted to another place by this time next year. Even if the people are in rebellion, it will have nothing to do with him.
If the people are going to be in trouble this year, it would be better to just capture that Xu Yuan! If he is convicted and beheaded, his house will be confiscated. By then, everything in the extremely wealthy Xu Family Village will be owned by the government. In any case, Mr. Huang will be the owner.
winner.
dirty.
These scholars have really good hearts.
Sun Gui, who was standing at the bottom, secretly despised him. He felt that he was already very evil in front of the people. Now it seems that the most ruthless people are scholars like Mr. Huang.
…
the next day.
Xujiazhuang.
County Magistrate Sun Gui came again and brought a reply from County Magistrate Huang Yi.
"Five thousand taels for each manor, fifty thousand taels for ten, okay! I'll give you the money."
Xu Yuan readily agreed and spent an extra 20,000 taels. To him, it was as if he had spent nothing more and it was just a small amount of money.
The important thing is that his goal has been achieved. The number of manors has increased from one to eleven. As long as the government does not interfere or cause trouble, it will not be long before most of the economy, population, and resources of the entire Xinghua County will gradually be under his control.
In a sense, it is already obvious who will be the talker in Xinghua County in the future.