Chapter two hundred and fifty eight: Take advantage
Chapter 258: The Slave
"Three thousand mu.//.com Novel Network//"
Wang Zheng's answer was honest. In fact, he had no need to cover up the Jingjiang Palace. After all, Lianzhou was not the fief of King Jingjiang, so Wang Zheng had no need to be responsible for them.
Thirty thousand...
Last year it was 30,000, but now it is 170,000 mu. In other words, the Jingjiang Palace has collected more than 100,000 mu of land in just a few months, accounting for 30% of the entire Lianzhou land.
It must be that it was Liu Chengfeng's arrival that made countless landlords and gentry afraid of Liu Chengfeng's exploitation, and finally put the land under the name of the Jingjiang Palace. This was indeed a bit safer.
However, the behavior of the Jingjiang Palace is really shameless. Everyone is a nobleman. Although they are kings and Liu Chengfeng is just a marquis of Wanhu, the Jingjiang Palace's hand is stretched too long.
Liu Chengfeng narrowed his eyes and was very angry.
After Wang Zheng looked at Liu Chengfeng carefully, he said in fear: "Marquis... Actually... the Jingjiang Palace did this, but it was not intentionally targeting the Marquis, but... it was just..."
Liu Chengfeng said lightly: "It's just what?"
Wang Zheng thought about it and said carefully: "The King of Jingjiang was hereditary to Guangxi. It has been passed down for four generations since Hongwu and has hundreds of descendants. However, Guangxi has always been a poor place. Although it has a fiefdom, it cannot afford so many people. Therefore, the King of Jingjiang lives much harder than other vassal kings. Even the Mu family in Yunnan is richer than the King of Jingjiang. Most of the King of Jingjiang is also very poor. When the imperial court was there, they dared not blatantly. Now Lianzhou has become the fief of the Marquis, so..."
Liu Chengfeng curled his lips. What is the reason? He was poor, so he came to beat his own Qiufeng? And according to Wang Zheng's meaning, King Jingjiang wanted to squeeze soft persimmons. In the past, the land in Lianzhou was related to the taxes of the court, so they dare not be so bold. However, Lianzhou has now become Liu Chengfeng's fiefdom, and its nature is different. If you have the advantage, you will not take no money, and you will only bully yourself.
Liu Chengfeng said: "I understand. The prefect's office will start to clear the land from today. Since this marquis is a vassal, the land and a mu household registration must be clarified again. I'm sorry, Lord Wang."
Liu Chengfeng did not allow Wang Zheng to refuse, and then looked at the yamen and said slowly: "Your yamen must also be repaired properly, like a beggar! Tell the clerks and servants in the magistrate's yamen that from today on a month, go to the marquis' mansion to receive a meal on a monthly basis, and give it three taels of silver pension a month. It is only considered as the reward of this marquis. Lianzhou Mansion will change and cannot be like it used to be.\\.com"
When Wang Zheng heard Liu Chengfeng say that he wanted to clear the land and re-check the household registration, he couldn't help but complain and secretly stumbled. After all, this matter was very complicated and there was nothing to do, but Liu Chengfeng's words made him stunned.
Let’s talk about repairing the yamen first. The magistrate’s yamen is indeed disrepaired. Wang Zheng is still living a very hard life here. Now Liu Chengfeng is willing to pay for the renovation of the yamen. Since it is a yamen, of course it also includes the inner yamen. The inner yamen is Wang Zheng’s residence. If it can be repaired, it would be of course the best.
As for the yamen runners in Lianzhou, they sent their husbands to the Marquis' Mansion to receive a reward on a monthly basis, which made Wang Zheng even more ecstatic. There were actually not many staff members in the Ming Dynasty. For example, there were only a dozen people in one government office, and even fewer county offices. Five were good. As for the other servants, sedan ladies, etc., they were actually paid by the county magistrates, but the reasons were different. After all, some governments were rich and some were poor. If they were placed in Suzhou, Hangzhou, this little money was really nothing, but it was different in Lianzhou. In Lianzhou, there were strong people and many local barbarians. Even if they were to be scraped, they would not be able to cause civil unrest.
Wang Zheng is timid, so the pressure is quite high. For example, there are many servants in this yamen who have not paid them a salary for several months. Although these servants can get some money from other channels, they are dropping into the bucket and cannot support their wives and children, who is willing to work?
Now even the old ladies and sedan chairmen in the inner court have the intention to resign. For this matter, Wang Zheng has been scolded by his wife many times. If someone is an official, you are also an official, and if someone is a furious, you are fine. Even the person carrying the sedan chair is disgusted with you. In the future, you, the master, will you still have to walk when you go out?
Wang Zheng was really scared of poverty. If these servants could get some money from Liu Chengfeng, his pressure would be reduced. This would of course be a great joy for Wang Zheng.
Wang Zheng also knew in his heart that the marquis of Wanhu was so generous. To put it bluntly, he was to win him over and use money to eliminate disasters for others. Wang Zheng still understood the principle of "Mr. Marquis, the matter of clearing the land, the subordinates must speed up the matter, so don't worry, Marquis."
After Wang Zheng made a guarantee, Liu Chengfeng stopped saying anything. After a few words of greetings with him, he began to talk about the construction of the Marquis' Mansion. For money, Liu Chengfeng had some money, and he could give him 70,000 or 80,000 taels of silver dividends every month. For him, spending money to build the Marquis' Mansion is really not a difficult task. However, to build the Marquis' Mansion is considered a major project. Lianzhou Mansion is so poor that most craftsmen with some skills have gone away. Therefore, Liu Chengfeng had to ask Wang Zheng to find some craftsmen. If Lianzhou does not have it, go to the provincial capital. Since it is the Marquis' Mansion, the specifications must be high. Liu Chengfeng is not afraid of others gossiping. After all, the palace knows how much income he has every month, and is more arrogant and extravagant, and the palace can accept it. On the contrary, he has accumulated so much wealth but is not enough, which will make the palace suspicious.
When Liu Chengfeng roughly stated his plan, Wang Zheng's mouth was as big as an egg, so surprised that he couldn't speak for a moment. How much money would it cost to spend in such a big house? At least a few thousand taels of silver.
Thousands of taels are the idea of the country bumpkin. After all, Wang Zheng has been in this mountain nest for a long time and has no idea about the luxury goods nowadays. For example, the nanmu in Yunnan is worth more than ten taels of silver, and Liu Chengfeng's budget is 30,000 taels of silver. If it is not enough, it is not difficult to add it up. To put it bluntly, he is here to show his wealth this time.
"You don't have to worry about money. Just do things well. If you do things well, you will get rewards from the Marquis' Mansion." Liu Chengfeng told him and drove Wang Zheng out. Now he has arrived at the prefect's office. Wang Zheng must move his nest and clean up a separate courtyard in the inner court, so that Liu Chengfeng, Chen Hongyu and others can live there.
In the next few days, the whole city of Lianzhou Prefecture seemed to be watching what the new Marquis of Wanhu did. After all, they were Marquis after all, and when they came to such a mountainous place, they had to make trouble. Besides, some people who knew the details of the matter were also looking forward to it. They thought that if the Marquis of this Marquis arrived in Lianzhou, they would probably be furious if they knew the situation in Lianzhou.
But Liu Chengfeng seemed very quiet, but it was not easy to say that he was quiet. There were many people coming to visit the door these days, including thousands of households and hundreds of households of the Jinyiwei. These military officers seemed to have a good impression of Wanhuhou. They visited one by one. This Wanhuhou seemed a bit like a sucker, spending money everywhere, and seemed to know that everyone worked hard in this mountain and was sympathetic to reward everyone. Anyone who came to visit would be able to hold a silver note when he went back.
This silver note is the largest 100 taels of silver note in Jubao Building. What does one hundred taels mean? In Lianzhou, a mu of paddy fields are only three or four taels of silver. The land price here is several times cheaper than that in Suzhou and Hangzhou. A piece of silver note paper is enough for a pauper to become a middle-class family.
We had never seen the banknotes in Jubaolou at the beginning. First, a thousand households picked it up, and then asked someone to inquire. Fortunately, although they were poor here, there were still merchants. When they saw it, they immediately said that there was such a banknote, and the branch of Jubaolou Money House in the provincial capital, they could directly exchange a full 100 taels of silver, which was a lot of money.
Suddenly, the entire Lianzhou officialdom was in full swing. This Wanhu Hou was simply a fool with a lot of money. Everyone was in this mountainous land. There were barbarians outside the city, and the city was also dilapidated. There were people behind the big merchants, and there were many princes, princes, and princes nearby. They were doing a hard life. Now this Wanhu Hou was simply a boy with money. It was not a waste of money to take advantage of this. Anyway, anyone with a little official came, and even those in the school government office appeared with shame. These teachers obviously felt a little uneasy and a little embarrassed. When they came, they carried a few kilograms of bacon, but when they left, they were 100 taels of silver, which was not a lot of money.
When things have come to this point, it is really unexpected that anyone would have thought that Wanhuhou was so generous.
Moreover, the Marquis of Wanhu also spoke out that his Marquis' Mansion would start construction on the day, and 30,000 taels of silver were ready. As long as the place was selected and craftsmen were recruited, the construction could be started. He even hinted that the project was huge and individuals were required to supervise the progress of the project. The persons who supervised were naturally selected among the civil and military officials of Lianzhou Prefecture.
30,000 taels of silver were built in the Hou Mansion...
If you use your brain a little, you will know that everyone can't sleep anymore. After so many years of poverty, there is no hope for the career of the government. What these people think most now is just to get some money. Now that Liu Chengfeng makes such a statement, it is obvious that everyone takes advantage of him. Some people even settle the accounts. Even if such a big mansion is more honest, it will definitely be able to get two or three thousand taels of silver after it is completed. Two or three thousand taels of silver may not be anything else, but it is a huge fortune in Lianzhou.
Everyone's eyes were red and they were staring at Liu Chengfeng tightly. Everyone held their breath and were waiting for Liu Chengfeng to make a choice.