Zhou Botao's men came up with a simple and rude method: to charm Zhou Qi directly and put him on Qiu Hong's bed, and then lure Chen Minggang over. Although it seems crude, it must be effective. Even if Chen Minggang knew that someone was setting up a trap,
Because of face, Zhou Qi had to be driven away.
However, this method has great sequelae. Chen Minggang will know immediately that someone is going to deal with him, which will arouse his vigilance. Moreover, after on-site inspection, Zhou Botao feels that this matter is not easy - Chen Minggang's men who are monitoring and guarding near Qiuhong's house have
Six or seven, and there were four or five servants in the yard, too many people were involved. Chen Minggang was not a fool after all.
It is also difficult to attack outside. According to the report of the surveillance personnel: Qiu Hong rarely goes out. Originally, Chen Minggang did not allow her to go out. She is not a local, and there are few acquaintances in the county who can move around. Lingao is a small place, even
There is no decent temple - there is no opportunity to go to the temple to burn incense, which was a common leisure activity for women in ancient society.
There was nothing he could do about hiding like this. He couldn't get in or pull him out. Zhou Botao couldn't think of a better way, so he had no choice but to let the people from the special propaganda team continue to spread rumors.
Zhou Qi was still unaware of it. After the Qiu Fu expedition started, he had a lot of things to do. Chen Minggang entrusted him with most of the things. Zhou Qi also felt that this was the master's trust in him - he was originally Qiu Hong
If you feel uneasy about being beaten, you will feel that your trust in the master has not diminished, and you are finally half relieved.
Although this year they have made a "farm" move, Master has already talked to them through the bottom line. The key is to "scramble" with the big investors.
"Our men's interests are the first thing to be discussed." Chen Minggang instructed him, "But the Australians must also deal with it well. The original underreporting, hidden fields, and the number of fields that were deceitfully sent, how much the big households have to vomit.
Only when these things come out can this matter be over."
As for how much each family will spit out, although the specific amount depends on the price, Chen Minggang also made a list and set a bottom line. Each family must report a number of acres according to the scale. If you want to spend money to eliminate disasters, it is absolutely impossible not to report one acre.
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Chen Minggang knew very well that if he wanted to borrow the power of the Australians, he had to actually achieve something. It would not work in the hands of the Australians to rely solely on bribes.
Zhou Qi understands Master's thoughts very well, so he has been busy running around the countryside these days, basically spending time negotiating terms with people.
Of course, things are not easy to do. The conditions proposed by Chen Minggang are very harsh: not only must each family report some hidden fields, but also increase the amount of rice consumed. In the past, some grain households did not pay or paid less. This time, Chen Minggang did not pay.
Uncompromising, insisting that they pay in full according to the quota.
"If we don't force them hard now, there may not be such a good opportunity in the future." Chen Minggang instructed him, "Don't be afraid of being stiff, let alone harsh words. We have the support of Australian masters.
What are you afraid of? We are not afraid of making a big fuss - the party is so rampant that our heads are hanging at the city gate!"
Although he said that, Zhou Qi was unwilling to do this. The master is the master, he is him, and it is hard to say whether he can become the clerk of the yamen in the future - as it is now, he probably has no hope. Chen Minggang
He has three sons, the oldest one is already twenty years old. The master is still young, so it is not a problem to continue working for another ten years. Then he will naturally pass it on to his own son. Who knows what attitude this junior brother will have towards him?
He is not an official official, so to speak, he is just a non-black person. In ancient times, people also attached great importance to "establishment". Zhou Qi adheres to the principle of having many friends and multiple paths, and is still very polite to big businessmen, and always
I say hello first: This is arranged by "above", not my own idea.
"Young people can't help themselves," he always said with a smile on his face when talking to the wealthy people. "You see, I am thirty years old and I don't even have a wife. I just make a living, so I have to ask the gentlemen to be considerate!"
This is nothing more than a hint to everyone: I am not the one who gets the benefits. Every injustice has its owner.
Liujiazhai.
"So, how many more acres do you have to declare to pass the test?" Liu Guangbiao asked.
Liu Youren asked Liu Guangbiao to negotiate terms with Zhou Qi on behalf of the Liu family, so that if the talks collapsed, there would still be room for change.
"That's right." Zhou Qi nodded firmly, "If the Australians want to build land, they can't just thunder without rain. They won't give them any face."
"Well, that makes sense." Liu Guangbiao stared at Zhou Qi, trying to see something on Zhou Qi's face, but Zhou Qi was still smiling and submissive.
"Lao Qi, let's figure it out. How many flowers are needed?" Liu Guangbiao asked.
"If you're not busy with the number of expenses, could you please tell Mr. Liu San how much Liu Jiazhai plans to reimburse?" Over-reporting and under-reporting are directly related to the amount of private expenses. This holiday cannot be mistaken.
On Saturday, there was a receipt issued to him by Chen Minggang. He had also handled grain payments for Liu Jiazhai in the past. He knew that the starting land tax here was less than 400 acres, and Liu Youren actually had more than 2,000 acres of land.
"How about a total of five hundred acres of starting land?"
"You know better than me how much land Mr. Liu has under his name," Zhou Qi said slowly, "Besides, you can't say that such a large piece of land as Calais Ocean is only 500 acres - neither does the Prime Minister of Australia.
Silly."
Liu Guangxian understood that this meant that he could not pass the door if he offered one or two hundred acres. He said: "Old Qi, what you mean is -"
"At least half of it must be quoted, one thousand two hundred acres."
"Twelve hundred acres!" Liu Guang said as if he was frightened, "How can this make it so... so..."
"Liu Sanye!" Zhou Qi said in a more serious tone, "Don't feel bad, there is this half, and there is the other half. If you think the report is too much, when the time comes, the Australians will go to the countryside to investigate on their own - by then I'm afraid
Every cent has to be made into a booklet..."
Liu Guangbiao knew that this was an exorbitant price, so he waited for him to pay back the money on the spot. He thought for a while:
"Just give me a price. What's the maximum discount you can get?"
The two parties haggled for a while, and finally agreed on the price: Liujiazhai's new report was 230 acres, so the total starting land was more than 700 acres. As for the rice consumption, the two parties agreed that this year, every stone would be paid three buckets and three liters -
There has also been an increase. In the past, the rice consumption in Liujiazhai was only one bucket or two liters. One of the new additions was Chen Minggang's "private expense". This amount is also unprecedented.
After seeing off Zhou Qi, Liu Youren, who had been listening in the back hall, walked out. Liu Guangbiao hurriedly greeted him:
"Third uncle! Look -"
"It's okay, you handled this well." Liu Youren sighed. Although Zhou Qi's tone was respectful this week, the appetite of Chen Minggang and his group was really too big this year. In the past, they could deal with it with only ten or eighty taels of silver.
This time not only did the rice consumption increase and the hidden land be reimbursed, but they even dared to include their personal expenses in the rice consumption!
"This group of Australians are really harmful to people!" Liu Guangbiao said bitterly, "How dare Chen Minggang be so arrogant in the past!"
"Yeah." Liu Youren didn't say anything. He now fully understands that the so-called husband's land probably does mean what the Australians mean. But it was used by Chen Minggang and became his tool to extort money. Otherwise, it would be impossible for everyone to repay some hidden land.
Go up, it's not enough if you get less money - Chen Minggang also knows that Australians can't just fool around, they have to have some actual results.
He just felt strange, why did the Australians let Chen Minggang and his gang do such nonsense? With their ability, it would not be accurate for them to go to the countryside to farm their own land, and it would not disturb the people...
Liu Youren suddenly thought that if Australians really went to the countryside to farm their own land, then how could a big family like him do anything about it? I'm afraid they would have reported all the acres of land one by one. Speaking of which, Chen Minggang is here,
There are still some benefits.
However, the disgust of being blackmailed still lingered in his heart.
"You actually have to compromise with such villains!" he said bitterly. It seems that in order not to be bullied, he has to be directly linked to the Australians. He, Chen Minggang, is not afraid of fooling around with the Australians and openly shows his face to do things for them. He is the only one.
What does a rich country man fear from the prison students he donated?
"After Chief Yun comes, entertain him well." He told Liu Guangbiao, "Build more relations with him and tell him about this incident."
"Yes, nephew understands!"
"There is also the matter of Meilan. You have to pay more attention to it. I think Chief Yun will let Meilan take care of him when he comes this time..." At this point, his thought was too ridiculous. Meilan is not a girl, so he can't just give it to her.
On the contrary, it will make the other party look down upon you.
"This nephew will come up with a solution." Liu Guang expressed his understanding.
"Her father agreed?"
"It's too late for her father to like him if he can curry favor with the Australian master." Of course Liu Youren knew that this nephew was talking nonsense, and he probably used some coercion and inducement methods. But it didn't matter: Liu Meilan's family was insignificant in the clan, and no one would do it.
Care about what they think.
"When dividing the rice for sacrifices at the end of the year, give more to his family," Liu Youren said. "Meilan's dowry when she leaves the cabinet will also come from the official, so that she can marry in glory."
"Uncle San has thought carefully!" Liu Guangbiao said with a smile, "Not only can his family give more, but each house can also receive a lot more rice this year. This year's harvest is really good. It's better than those nearby! Master joins us."
The Heaven and Earth Society has really taken the right step."
Speaking of the harvest, Liu Youren felt a little more relaxed: Fortunately, this year's harvest is not bad!
Firstly, it is rare that the weather is smooth and there are no major disasters; secondly, after joining the Tiandihui, Chief Yun really tried his best and used many methods to help his family farm. Some of the methods were not surprising to him, but some were unimaginable. Now in the rice fields
The fields had been watered and dried. Although Liu Youren was a landowner, he was very proficient in farm work. He saw that this year's rice ears were not only numerous but also generally heavy. He picked one and counted it. Not only did it contain more grains than before,
There are many, and there are very few empty ears and flat grains.