Red House Shoufu

Chapter 181 Action Begins

The arrival of Jia Lian and the Thousand Dragon Guards greatly relieved Lin Shu's pressure.

Fuquan went to Xiangfu, but there is no news so far. Lin Shu can only stabilize the surrounding area of ​​the mansion. The matter of arresting Luo Xiangming, Wan Zhongyuan and finding the thief hidden in Daming Mansion has been dragged on until today.

Lin Shu received the imperial edict, and was very grateful to the emperor in his heart.He falsely delivered the imperial decree in Henan, sent a secret memorial to the capital, and the emperor set out to remedy it.Such a king is simply the favorite of the courtiers.

"How did Second Uncle look like this?"

The appearances of Lin Shu, Du Zimu, Jia Zheng and Tan Mingming were completely different from their appearance when they left Beijing, among which Jia Zheng changed the most.

Jia Zheng's eye sockets were sunken, and his blue official robe was covered with mud spots.His face is thin, but his eyes are shining brightly, and his spirit is better than when he was at home.

Hearing Jia Lian's question, Jia Zheng laughed proudly.Lin Shu explained to Jia Lian: "The second uncle is very busy these days, arranging refugees, raising food, and helping me and Senior Du with official duties... After returning to Beijing, I will definitely ask for credit for the second uncle from His Majesty! "

"Jinyu, your thinking is wrong. As a subject, it is my duty to share the worries of the emperor and plead for the lives of the people. How can I use these to claim credit for His Majesty?"

Jia Zheng looked solemn, and cupped his hands to the north: "We will be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, and we must not be utilitarian!"

Under Jia Lian's surprised gaze, Lin Shu, Du Zimu and Tan Mingming bowed back and said, "Second Uncle (Brother Cun Zhou, Lord Jia) said yes, Yu has been taught!"

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The dragon guards brought from the capital, including Jia Lian, finally recovered after a night of rest.

In the early morning of the next day, Lin Shu called everyone together and had a simple meeting.

"Brother Lian, the most important thing at the moment is to find the private soldiers, grain, grass and military equipment hidden in the territory of Daming Mansion. Luo Xiangming and Wan Zhongyuan have not been arrested yet. If they rebel, it will be a disaster for Daming Mansion. Say, it will be a huge disaster."

Everyone nodded in agreement, the Daming Mansion was in a critical period of disaster relief, and there was also the White Lotus Sect hiding in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to make trouble.At this time, the Daming Mansion must not be left in the midst of war.

Jia Lian's expression was serious, and he got up and clasped his fists to Lin Shu to express his opinion: "Cousin Lin, just give orders, as His Majesty said when you came, Cousin Lin is in charge of everything!"

Lin Shu laughed loudly, cupped his hands in worship, and shouted long live.Then he bowed to Jia Lian to thank him.

"Since that's the case, the little brother will be the master!"

"Where is Tan Mingming?"

Tan Mingming responded, "The end is here!"

With a flick of Lin Shu's pen, a warrant was written, stamped with the seal of the imperial envoy, and passed to Tan Mingming.

"I ordered you to bring five hundred dragon guards and three hundred mansion guards. Go out from the west gate and search westward along the Zhang River. If you encounter suspicious people or things, make your own decisions!"

"The last general takes orders!" Tan Mingming took the warrant and walked out with a salute.

Lin Shu wrote another warrant: "Where is Jia Lian?"

"The last general is here!" Jia Lian took a step forward and replied loudly.

"I order you to lead five hundred dragon guards and three hundred mansion guards. Go out from the south gate and search south along the Fanshui. If you encounter thieves, you can make your own decision."

"The last general takes orders!" Jia Lian took the warrant and was about to leave when Lin Shu stopped him.

But I heard Lin Shu turn around and look at Du Zimu: "Senior Du, I order you to be the deputy envoy of the Henan Army to follow Jia Zhenfu to the south and inspect Nanle, Qingfeng, Kaizhou, Huaxian, Junxian, etc. local disaster relief.”

Du Zimu bowed and bowed: "The next official takes orders!"

Lin Shu told Jia Lian: "Cousin Lian, protect Senior Du. The situation in the southern part of the Daming Mansion is complicated, so listen to Senior Du's advice. Fuquan went to Xiangfu to ask for help. You should meet him on the way. When the time comes, go to the army." Together, we will plow and sweep the southern part of Daming Mansion."

Jia Lian put his right fist horizontally across his chest: "The last general takes orders!"

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At the entrance of the government office, Lin Shu who sent the three of them away suddenly felt that the office was empty.

He walked back to the main hall resentfully, only to see Jia Zheng flipping through an account book, writing and drawing on paper from time to time.

Lin Shu stepped forward to take a look, and couldn't help frowning.This is the land book of Daming Mansion. In just three years, nearly half of the land in Daming Mansion has been owned by the Ma family, Liu family, Zhang family, and Li Jiamao himself.The remaining half is either mountainous or sandy.

"Second uncle, are there any discrepancies in the records in this field book?" Lin Shu poured a cup of tea for Jia Zheng, put it in front of him, and asked softly.

Jia Zheng raised his head when he heard Lin Shu's voice.He took the teacup and drank it down, sighing: "It's just not too much. Many people put their land properties under the names of these companies to avoid the imperial grain and national tax. But according to the information provided by Xu Experience, many land properties were originally Master, there have been accidents or disappeared without a trace these past few years..."

"So, these lands have changed owners, and they have really become the property of these families?"

Lin Shu only thought that these companies were ruthless enough to do such a thing of seizing the land.What accident?What is missing?Eighty percent of the corpses have already been buried in the wilderness!
Behind these families is Li Jiamao, the chief official of the Yifu, and behind Li Jiamao is Gao Wanzhen, Prince Yizhong.The cooperation between the two parties has occupied almost all of the fertile land in Daming Mansion.

Jia Zheng handed the land book to Lin Shu: "According to the booklet alone, more than ten households' land properties have been wiped out... And according to the records of household houses, since Li Jiamao took office, there have been more land transactions in Daming Mansion. Nearly five or six times."

Lin Shu flipped through it briefly, and snapped the field book closed: "I can't mention this matter for now, we're still waiting for those companies to sell grain..."

When Jia Zheng heard that Lin Shu mentioned selling grain, he was a little angry.He went to Ma's, Zhang's, and Liu's to buy grain. Although he had a bank note, these three families only agreed to pay five hundred shi each.

No matter how Jia Zheng tried to persuade him, he always said in one voice: "There is no food!"

After listening to Jia Zheng's complaint, Lin Shu sneered and said, "It's okay, I was just worried that I had no excuse to rectify the land property, but they came to my door by themselves."

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"Imperial envoys patrol, idlers avoid!"

Under the protection of a team of dragon guards, a carriage set off from Fuya, passing Wenxing Road and heading south.On both sides of the street, there are many shabby but energetic people who are cleaning ditches and leveling the road.

Hearing the imperial envoy's car approaching, they stopped what they were doing, bowed and stood on both sides of the road to salute.

Lin Shu lifted the curtain of the car and said hello to the people on both sides from time to time.Refugees can't be idle, and accidents are easy to happen when they are idle.

According to the actual situation, he arranged for this group of people to build roads and clear silt, clean up ditches, or directly let young and strong men join the guards.

Combining the method of work-for-relief with the Xiang army in the former Song Dynasty finally gave these refugees a way to make money or have serious errands, and at the same time, it also deprived the White Lotus Sect of the soil for development.

"Master Imperial Envoy, Ma's Rice Shop has arrived!"

Lin Shu, who was thinking about his own thoughts, was awakened by Captain Long Jinwei next to him. He got off the carriage and looked up at the door plaque: Qianli Mipu.

(End of this chapter)