A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 907 He is anxious

Wu Huaiyu stood on the tower of Longxi City,

It is worthy of being the center of southwestern Fujian and one of the four counties of Jian'an County in the Sui Dynasty. It is surrounded by mountains in the northwest, plains in the center, and the sea in the southeast.

The Jiulong River within the territory is also called Longxi or Liuying River and extends in all directions.

There is an old saying that since the Six Dynasties, both sides of the Longjiang River have been dominated by barbarians. Of course, this is not completely correct. The main reason is that the Sui Dynasty effectively ruled this area. After all, it was one of the four counties in Fujian. With a population of more than 12,000 households, Longxi also contributed two to three thousand households. .

The Huang family is a wealthy family that has been established in Longxi for hundreds of years. Since the Southern Liang Dynasty, it has been one of the officially registered households in the Central Plains court.

It's just that they took advantage of the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty to dominate one side.

It's just that the Huang family went too far this time.

Today, the Tang flag is planted on Longxi County. Outside the city, groups of people and horses plant willows as camps, going in and out, encircling and suppressing everywhere.

"As long as they did not follow the Huang family's rebellion, they will not be investigated. However, they must be re-registered, prepare accounts, and register their household registration."

"By the way, check and register their family properties, fields, etc. one by one to prepare for the collection of the two taxes."

Local guides are also needed to fight, and local people are even less allowed to lead the way when managing places.

"Xizhe, you will be the magistrate of Longxi County. Xiuyi, you will be the county magistrate, and Shenji, you will be the county captain."

Huaiyu smiled and said, "I asked you to be the magistrate of Longxi County because I don't have anyone around me now. Although you have been in the army for many years, you have read a lot before you can do it. You have to shoulder this burden and do the errands." good."

Fujian is now under the jurisdiction of Lingnan Road, and Wu Huaiyu is directly under the Shangguan. He now has the advantageous power to fight against thieves and quell chaos. Naturally, he can directly arrange for the Longxi County Magistrate and other officials.

They are all princes and sons of aristocratic families.

On the top of the city, a group of officers and generals stood. When they heard these names being called, they all thought about it, but made no sound.

Longxi County will also undergo a complete change this time.

The new county magistrate's surname is Wu, and he is Wu Huaiyu's nephew, but no one can say anything against it, because they are not only related to him, Wu Xizhe is the follower given to him by the patriarch when Wu Huaiyu went to Longyou. The grandson of the patriarch, he fought hard and made meritorious deeds in Longyou, and was the veteran of the hospital camp.

You have to save some face for those big and powerful people.

This time, there are still a few powerful people who have not followed the Huang family to cause chaos. Whether they are timid or shrewd, since they have not rebelled, we still have to appease them, give them quotas, and select some of their children to work in the yamen. It is also helpful for the Longxi County Government.

The Huang family, a century-old family, has been uprooted, and the Longxi County government will naturally have to completely replace its people.

The captain who is currently serving as Yabing next to Wu Huaiyu was originally an official from the seventh rank. Now the Longxi County magistrate is only a lower county, and the county magistrate is only a junior from the seventh rank, with the same rank.

Later we went to Shuofang.

It can be said that although the new Longxi County team is young, their background is extremely strong, and it is ridiculously strong.

"Wang Fangyi, you will be the chief clerk."

"Don't worry, I've also arranged a few helpers for you. Xiu Yi, Shen Ji, and Yi Fang are familiar with each other. They were also soldiers in Lingnan. The four of you must unite and clean up this mess. Get up, I will stay here for a while, help the horse, and send him off for another ride. I will clean up the rebels led by Huang. Your main task is to organize households and people, check the population, and farmland, etc.,"

Fan Xiuyi is the younger brother of Wu Huaiyu's wife, the real uncle. Qiu Shenji, brother of Wu Huaiyu's concubine, grandson of Tan Guogong Qiu He, and son of Tianshui County Duke Qiu Xinggong.

Wu Xizhe was wearing leather armor, a military uniform, and was holding a sword. He looked very majestic. He was a little surprised when he heard this appointment. "Jing Lu, I only know how to use swords and guns, so I would like to stay in the Yajun."

Qian Jiulong, the governor of Fuzhou, won't be here for a while, so Wu Huaiyu has the final say.

"I will transfer some to you from the shogunate for the county government officials such as Liang Caozuo, Shi and other subordinate officials, and you will select some from the county."

"Since it's a task, my subordinate will take it," Wu Xizhe said seriously.

As for Wang Yifang, he was from the Wang family in Hedong, the nephew of Bachelor Wang. He also passed the Jinshi examination and was engaged to Wei Zheng's niece. If this boy hadn't said that he was unwilling to marry the prime minister, Wei Zheng would actually have wanted to marry his eldest daughter. his.

Even if Wu Xizhe takes office,

Dang Ji asked for instructions, "What should the Huang family and other rebels do with their fields and houses?"

Wu Huaiyu led his troops to counterattack. After taking Longxi, the Huang family's people, livestock, money, etc. had been confiscated, but the real estate, houses, shops, etc. were still there.

"All the land has no officials, part of it is designated as county government land, part of it is designated as official land, and another part of the land is designated as a school land. County economics and county medicine must be established, and some schools must be established in each township. Rural Social Studies,"

"Allow another portion to be used as military land."

Wu Huaiyu had already planned to build a Tongjun Mansion in Longxi and another Shouchuo. With a military mansion and Shouchuo, there would naturally be soldiers. If there are soldiers, there must be fields. Whether it is the fields for the soldiers or the fields for the garrison troops. necessary.

"If there is still some land left, it can be distributed to immigrants from the Central Plains or the families of soldiers, or a small portion can be sold to the locals."

The fields in Longxi are not valuable, but they are still high-quality local resources.

Lugang will become more and more lively and prosperous. In the future, the population will increase, and the demand for food will also be great. It is also important to be able to supply it nearby.

"Actually, there are rare plains in the Liuying River area. Unfortunately, they have not been well developed and managed. There are swamps and wetlands everywhere, and the rivers often overflow. In the future, we still need to build water conservancy projects and build embankments. , This can not only prevent floods, but also divert water for irrigation, and can open up large areas of fertile farmland." The four new officials of the county government listened carefully.

"But don't be in a hurry. One bite won't make you fat. Take your time, make a plan first, and then work towards the goal. It should be regarded as a long-term goal. If you work hard unswervingly, you will eventually be rewarded."

"Divine achievement,"

"My lord, please give me your instructions."

"You are a county lieutenant, and your responsibilities are very heavy. Longxi is just a lower county, and the six cao cao have only two assistants. As a county lieutenant, you can rule the six cao cao by yourself, and you also have to be in charge of catching thieves. Are you confident?"

Qiu Shenji was very excited and followed him to Lingnan to start from the bottom. His brother-in-law gave him the opportunity to follow him and make meritorious deeds. Finally he joined the military and was transferred to the dental army. Now he is assigned to be a county captain, although this is only a ninth-grade position. ,

But within a county, he is also one of the leaders.

What's more, this kid is smart and knows that Longxi County is very chaotic now, but only in muddy waters can we fish, and only in chaos can we have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

Although this guy is young, he grew up in a famous family like the Qiu family, so he is quite precocious.

There are six county lieutenants in Jingxian County, each of which is only responsible for the affairs of one Cao. However, in Xia County, there is only one county lieutenant. He is not only in charge of catching thieves and judicial matters, but he is also in charge of the other six cao. This county lieutenant actually has a lot of power.

"You immediately pull up the county unity camp and click to unite the soldiers. While we are still here, we will help you train and train, and we will give you a batch of equipment."

"One more thing, we need to start a joint defense to protect Jia. It used to be four households as neighbors and five neighbors as protectors. I think it can be changed to ten households as A, ten households as protectors, and joint defense."

"Please don't worry, sir, I'll do it right away." Qiu Shenji was very excited and finally had a chance to show off his talents.

Huaiyu explained a few words to Wang Yifang again. Although this son of the Wang family in Taiyuan, who was poor in his early years, won the Jinshi, he was also a disciple of Wu Huaiyu, and he was considered a half disciple. He also knew that if he could win the Jinshi, he would not only be a Jinshi. Because he is a disciple of the Wang family in Taiyuan, and more importantly, he has the status of being a disciple of Wu Huaiyu.

In the imperial examinations these days, the results have basically been decided before the exam. Without family background, reputation, and support from prominent officials, there is no chance.

He was not dissatisfied that Wu Xizhe was the county magistrate, Fan Xiuyi was the county magistrate, and he, a Jinshi, was the chief registrar, because those two were already at the seventh rank, but he only joined the army at the ninth rank.

"Mr. Wu, the local elders would like to have a banquet with Prime Minister Wu to thank him for wiping out the rebels and stabilizing Longxi."

Wu Huaiyu laughed,

Those powerful and powerful people who didn't rebel didn't have many good birds. Now they just say nice things. Now they are more afraid, frightened, and trembling.

Who would have thought that the Huang family was so powerful, but was defeated so miserably by Mr. Wu?

Five thousand people left and never returned, and then they summoned Mr. Wu from Ludao and led his men to pull out Longxi. They also took advantage of the situation to sweep around and wipe out all the villages that had followed the Huang family in rebellion.

This is called a thunder storm,

Now those big families are afraid that Wu Xianggong will kill them too. They believe that Wu Xianggong is fully capable. If they say they are rebels, then they will be doomed.

Just look at the merciless way that person treats the Huang family and others. This person can really do anything.

"The rebellion in Longxi hasn't been put down yet, and I don't have the leisure to go to a banquet."

Wu Huaiyu's rejection was sent back,

The powerful and wealthy people who gathered together were all panicked, and all of them looked ugly.

"Mr. Chen, now I ask you to make up your mind. What should we do?" Everyone gathered around an old man with a goatee.

The old man stroked his goatee and said helplessly, "Now that things have happened, we can only adapt to the current situation and take the initiative to report our number of people, acres of land and property to Mr. Wu. It would be best if we can donate another amount of money and food. I will once again express my firm support for the imperial court’s new two-tax law, and hope that I can escape this disaster.”

Many people were hesitant and reluctant to give up after hearing this.

There were no taxes before, but now you have to pay two taxes, which is not a lot, not to mention donating money and food.

"Don't be reluctant to give up at this time. Don't worry about not having firewood to keep the green hills. If you refuse to shed any blood, I'm afraid you will end up like the Huang family. Look at how powerful the Huang family has been in Longxi for hundreds of years. But isn’t this going to destroy the building and the family all at once?”

After the old goatee finished speaking, he ignored them and went home. He summoned his disciples and asked them to prepare money and food quickly.

"How many preparations are there?"

"Be more prepared. Don't be surprised if you give too many gifts. Now the wealth and life of our whole family are in their hands. Let's select some young and smart boys from each house and send them to serve our husband."

"Also, our Chen family used to have many marriages with the Huang family, but now we have to undergo excision and hand over all the Huang family girls in the clan."

The Chen family is the largest family in Longxi after the Huang family. The Huang family calls itself the Jiangxia Huang family, while the Chen family uses the name after the Yingchuan Chen family.

They used to marry each other, but now they have to draw a clear line.

(End of this chapter)