Xinshun 1730

Chapter 917 The old ones don't go, the new ones don't come ([-])

A few years ago, there was also a disaster.

The people in Lin County were so hungry that they couldn't take it anymore, so they took people to eat the big family.But it has been eaten for many years, and the rich farmers and small landlords who can eat and move do not exist anymore.

These peasants are actually "bold", and they have the idea of ​​​​a real big family.

That big family is a student, who is well-connected to scholars and officials. Seeing that these common people are about to eat their own homes, they simply do nothing and take people to arrest all the thirty or so common people headed by them. .

In front of the people, they dug a pit and buried them alive.

The common people are scattered, seeing the leader buried alive, how dare they eat again?So the birds and beasts scattered.

This incident can be regarded as a watershed in the social situation in the Huanghuai area.

If the court does not deal with it, then there will be learning from it in the future.

However, the imperial court had just finished fighting Junggar and Japan a few years ago, and the soldiers were in full swing, and there was no sign of collapse at all.The student also knew that burying people alive was actually a crime, so he colluded with the magistrate and charged him with a crime:

[Gathering people to conspire, harbor evil intentions, make alliance with blood, want to imitate Chen Wu's affairs]

As a result, this matter cannot be contained in the paper, and it can definitely be concealed only by the locality.The incident happened before the emperor sent some people to Lianghuai to conduct investigations for the future governance of the Huaihe waste water. The officials who came to investigate heard about this and made an evaluation of "this must be strange". I reported it.

In fact, it was not a big deal at first, the health workers buried some thirty ordinary people alive.

It can be big or small.

To put it bluntly, the common people eat the big family and rob food, and the health workers buried them alive as an example to others. As long as they are charged with a crime, in fact, it seems that they can be fooled in Dashun.

If you say big, it's really too big.

This matter was brought up to the imperial court, and the Tianyou Hall of the six governments discussed it. The emperor didn't say anything too serious, and just said, "It should be read as the founding of the country."

This sentence, even if it has determined the nature of this matter.The process of starting a family in Dashun is destined to have a different attitude towards this kind of thing, which involves whether the "Taizu" was righteous or a bandit.

When the officials heard the emperor's words, they all understood what it meant.So a not-so-big case was set up.

Killed a wave.

This can be regarded as temporarily stopping the trend of the Huanghuai area being completely reduced to a local gentry who is not under the jurisdiction of the central government.

It is also one of the reasons why Liu Yu will support him in carrying out major cases in Lianghuai after he is sure that the emperor spent money in the Huaihe River.

The gentry understood at a glance, so take it easy.

Burial alive is not acceptable.

This can be regarded as a red line drawn by the court.

Moreover, this incident has just passed not long ago, and the efficiency of the court's work and the degree of murder have left a deep impression on these people.

Of course, the intention of the imperial court may be to declare the existence of the central government and the "Da Shun Law" in Huanghuai District, and to warn some localities not to go too far.Starved to death is the one who died of starvation, but if you buried more than 30 people alive by one health worker, the nature of this is different.

But what they saw was that when the imperial court wanted to clean up itself, as long as the centralization of power had not collapsed, it was no different from killing chickens to clean up these people.

The students, the implicated county magistrates, and the government ministers chopped them up as they said, and the imperial envoys who handled the case didn't even have troops with them, they just sat in the hall and gave an order.

Therefore, although he is quite dissatisfied with some of the court's practices and feels that the court is biased towards the common people, it is difficult to express this dissatisfaction.

I also know that I can be regarded as a tyrant in the village, but I am not far from the level of pointing the emperor's nose and telling the emperor that he wants to rule the world with the gentry, not with the common people.

Now the county magistrate only said that the debt is in accordance with the law of Dashun, double the full interest, and the account is released. They are dissatisfied but dare not show it too much.

Although the people are suffering, they still feel wronged.

I didn't steal, I didn't rob, and I donated money to build straw huts to cook porridge and rice in disaster years, and lent money to the people to survive the famine years. The court is lucky, and with one sentence, everyone's debts were forgiven?

Those who go to Nanyang are all young and strong.

It's not stupid over there, the old, weak, sick and disabled don't want it.

What's the use of the old, weak, sick and disabled when these young people are gone?Repairing houses, digging ditches, and repairing fields, do you expect these old, weak, sick and disabled to do it?

The few gentry looked at the double-fold debts that had been sorted out and stamped with their fingerprints, and they were filled with emotion.He thought to himself, this is really a golden belt for murder and arson, and no corpses for repairing bridges and roads.You have to ask the imperial court to see what kind of chaos the people would have been without us lending money, so that the imperial court knows how important we are.

It's just that the future is long, let's look at the future.

The county magistrate also guessed what these gentry were thinking, but he was not afraid of the young crop loan in his heart.

This Qingmiao loan is a bottomless pit, and when it really can't last in the future, I won't be here anymore.It is said that the appointment of a new official is three fires, and the same is true for new things. Duke Xingguo yelled big words.

Three years later, Wang Bacai became the magistrate of this county.

Although he and Liu Yu do not belong to each other, are not from Liu Yu's faction, and have no superior-subordinate relationship, but considering the young crop loan in the spring of next year, the magistrate of Funing County still exerted his subjective initiative.

The Jiedu envoy could have thought that after this "repudiation", the local gentry would not lend money in the second year, and the county magistrate of Funing County certainly thought of it.

But there is another thing that the Jiedushi did not expect, that is, if the Qingmiao Loan is really implemented, it may catch the squires by surprise this year.

But the squire is not without countermeasures.

Most of the land is in their hands.

Don't lend me money?To borrow a low-interest 15% annual green crop loan?

Okay, then don't rent this place from me this year.

If you have the ability, let the young crops borrow money and conjure it up for you.

Whoever borrows the green crop loan will have no land to plant!I only saw who was kneeling and begging for mercy, and left crying.

Besides, even if you want to save some face for the Duke, you can also mention the rent.

I will rent as much as you dare to lend.If you can't get the interest, you can make up from the rent to see how long your money can last.

The magistrate of Funing County has been in the local area for a long time, and he knows the affairs of the local countryside, and he knows that Lianghuai is different from other places.This young crop loan may be able to spread in Gyeonggi, Guanzhong and other places. After all, there are still many self-cultivating farmers there.

But here, people hold the land in their hands, even if you want to fight for it, you may lose all your property, and you will have to beg for mercy and admit defeat in the end.

The strong dragon does not suppress the local snake.

In order to prevent this from happening, he must ensure that at least during his tenure, no accident will happen.I estimate that I can still work for two or three years during my term of office. I don't care about the future, but I have to think about these two or three years first.

After talking nonsense with these squires about righteousness, community, future, cure, benevolence, etc., the county magistrate then said: "Now the imperial court has exempted the county from three years of money and food, in order to rebuild after the disaster, and hear about chickens and dogs again. In the future For the affairs of the county, we still have to rely on the strength of the squires."

"When the water recedes in a few days, the families who don't go to Nanyang will have to go back to their respective residences, and strive to grow food next spring, so as not to affect next year's harvest."

"This time a lot of people left to go to Nanyang, and there must be a lot of vacant land. I don't care about these vacant land."

"However, in my opinion, the tenancy before this year shall prevail. During the three-year period, the tenancy cannot be changed, so that each family can get used to working on the land in the past and resume production sooner."

"Three years later, since there will be no exemptions, the official will not care about how your rent is adjusted. What do you think?"

The gentry knew that the resumption of production was an important indicator of the ability of officials in various places to evaluate after a catastrophe.Those who have benefited the most from the three-year exemption are indeed those who have land.

It is the national tax that is exempted, and some local labor and the like are not their turn.Even if it is apportioned to them, they can pass it on to the people who rent and grow their land.

Hearing that the county magistrate mentioned about renting children, I panicked at first.I don't want the meaning of the county magistrate, but just say that the three years will be exempted, and the original tenancy status should not be changed, and everything will continue as usual.

It is not that in addition to debt relief, rent reduction is also required.

It is to maintain the normal rent level, and the gentry readily agreed.

"Naturally, naturally! Don't worry, my lord, the imperial court's exemption of money and food is just for the common people. We must understand the imperial court's painstaking efforts. All tenancy matters are as before, and we dare not touch them lightly."

"That's good! That's good." The county magistrate said yes twice in a heavy tone, and then said: "Natural disasters, man-made disasters, the court is clearly aware of the details."

"If natural disasters cause refugees and civil uprisings, then no one is responsible."

"However, if the relief is allocated and the exemption is also eliminated, but something serious happens, then it will be the responsibility of us local officials."

"Just know it in your heart. I don't need to teach you how to do it."

"If there is no major disaster in the past three years, during the imperial court's exemption, I hope that everyone in this county will be happy and happy. If there is no major disaster, and there is an exemption, but there is still an accident, the official will have to ask, what is it? What's going on?"

The squires nodded hurriedly.

The county magistrate looked at the squires, and then at the common people whose eyes showed the color of a living person. His heart was troubled, and the troubles were yet to come.I can only delay it for a year. If something happens next year, I will have to apply for a permanent tenant.

Thinking about Liu Yu's killing all these years in order to seek his great reputation, he thought to himself, Lord Xingguo, Lord Xingguo, I think you must make a big fall in these two Huaihe Rivers.

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In the distance, in front of the trafficker, a young man of seventeen or eighteen knelt there, kowtowing constantly.

Next to the young man was a woman holding a child.His hair was disheveled and his face covered in plaster.

His chest was already shriveled due to this disaster.

The woman just carefully held a bowl of relief rice porridge, drank a little porridge, chewed it carefully, and put it into the child's mouth little by little.

The young man kowtowed continuously, making a loud knock.

"My lord! My lord! Please do me a favor, let us board the boat and go to Nanyang. Please, please take pity on us!"

The human trafficker was also a marine who was a disaster victim. Looking at this scene, he felt uncomfortable, but he still said: "The rules are like this. I am a soldier. I follow the rules in everything."

"Even if there are no rules, this kind of child can't be taken. It is said that an adult can vomit his guts on a sea boat. If he travels thousands of miles to Nanyang, this child will definitely not survive."

The young man cried and begged: "Life and death are fate, wealth and honor are in the sky! If he really died, it is his fate. The adults are also from poor people, and you know that it is not so troublesome for us poor people to raise children."

"The child does not delay her work at my house."

"Just find some dry soil and put it in the mound. After pulling or urinating, just put it in the mound. Come back at night and feed it."

"It doesn't affect work at all."

"My lord, my lord! If you do me good, let us go with the boat too. Please!"

The human trafficker sighed, he also came here when he was a child, peeing in the sand is no different from a beast.It's not even as good as a beast. A cat knows how to dig a hole to bury its excrement and urine. What do children know?

It's just that after joining the army, his class has risen, and this can be regarded as a scorpion for the family.

But he still shook his head.

"Anyone who is out of breath is counted as a head. The Duke said that he didn't want to watch. After dragging a hundred people, only ten survived. There is an indicator for how many people die."

"If there is no quota, then it's not a mess? The rules are set, just like wars, for the purpose of living more people. You are too young, but you are still panting. When the time comes, you will count the head count and the death quota... ...Indices...Indices are military dialects, which means that out of 100 people, only 20 can die, and if there are too many deaths, you will have to pay a fine.”

"Seriously, how many children can survive to adulthood? I heard from my mother that she gave birth to eight children in total, and only three survived in the end."

"We all know that in this day and age, children under the age of eight can't be counted as alive, they can only be counted as a temporary gasp."

"The family is rich, and the hairy ones are not counted; the children and grandchildren are full, and the eight-year-old has no name. It is said that it will die on that day, and it will die on that day. If this is used as a death indicator, my master will definitely not want it."

"It's hard for me too."

"Even if you smashed your head, I can't help it. Dude, it's useless for you to kowtow again. I was also killed on the battlefield. Not to mention the blood, I have seen many broken arms and legs. Say no, no.”

"Look at me, I'm also disabled. They want to find me some work for the Duke's face, and find a way for me to make a living after seeing that I have shed blood for the country. I can't be shameless."

"It's not easy for anyone to live these days."

(End of this chapter)