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Although Ningguo is a county, it is located in the south of the Yangtze River with fertile land and a population of hundreds of thousands. It was classified as a upper county in the pre-Ming Dynasty assessment.

Therefore, Ningguo County is also quite prosperous.

After nightfall, Piaoxiang Pavilion, as the top catering and color arts industry complex in Ningguo County, is brightly lit and noisy.

Lin Pinsheng, dressed in rather low-key casual clothes, entered Piaoxiang Pavilion from the side door with a confidant.

It is called a pavilion, but it is actually a complex of buildings intertwined with several courtyards, with rockeries, flowing water, pavilions and pavilions.

In a relatively secluded attic, Lin Pinsheng met Jia Jun and the others.

"Lin Chuzheng."

Although Jia Jun looked down on Lin Pinsheng, a big official, in his heart, he was quite respectful on his face. He first bowed his hands in salute - you are asking for help, don't bow your head and be shabby.

Lin Pinsheng was only in his thirties. He was originally a scholar in Ningguo. Although he could be regarded as an heir to farming and education, his family did not even have a hundred acres of land. In the eyes of Jia Jun and others, he could only be considered a poor settler.

Only because he had a decent literary name when he was young and had "sought advice" from Jia Jun, the two had some friendship.

Later, the Ningguo government directly changed its banner and returned to Wei. The county government was reorganized and officials were recruited on a large scale. Lin Pinsheng participated in the application and became a senior official in the county government office.

Within two years, he was promoted to a senior official, responsible for all aspects of land management.

This position is considered a lucrative job, and in the past two or three years, many people have tried various ways to curry favor with Lin Pinsheng.

At the beginning, Lin Pinsheng was still able to abide by Da'ei's laws and insisted not to accept bribes or even attend banquets with ulterior motives.

However, he did not last long before he fell.

Of course, Lin Pinsheng felt that he enjoyed it.

Although he is considered a dirty official now, he is nothing compared to those officials in the Ming Dynasty.

At least he never openly accepted bribes such as gold or silver, nor did he openly engage in corruption. He was confident that he would not be caught by the Supervision Bureau.

In fact, according to what he heard, the Ningguo Supervision Bureau is not that clean now.

So what does it matter if he uses his power to gain some benefits?

In the past, as a "broken household", Lin Pinsheng was very humble in front of Jia Jun, but now when facing Jia Jun, he is very arrogant and high-spirited.

He returned the salute slightly and said with a smile: "This is not a yamen, and I have been dismissed from my post. Please don't call me by official title other than Yuan Jia. As before, just call me Lin Sheng."

Regarding Lin Pinsheng's pretended humility, Jia Jun secretly laughed: Call you Lin Sheng? Does this title match what I call myself?

Of course, on the surface, his smile was very polite, and he said, "Well, if Lin Chuzheng doesn't mind, I'll ask you to call him Brother Lin, how about that?"

"Hahaha, okay, it's an honor for Lin to be able to be brothers with Jia Yuanwai and others."

While chatting, a few people sat down in the attic.

Then the upright-looking waiters came up with plates of wine and food.

At the same time, several pretty maids came up and knelt down beside the tables for several people, responsible for pouring wine and serving dishes.

Although it has already entered autumn, these maids are dressed quite coolly, which is suitable even for smiling while leaning on the railing in the brothel.

Directly south of the pavilion, there is a veiled woman in white playing the piano.

The autumn wind blew her as misty as a fairy, giving people a feeling that she could only be viewed from a distance but not played with.

However, Jia Jun and Lin Pinsheng are both frequent visitors to Piaoxiang Pavilion, and they know that this is just an illusion - as long as they give enough money, the ethereal and fairy-like woman in white can do whatever she wants.

After having enough wine and food.

Jia Jun motioned to the maid accompanying the wine and the musician playing the piano to get down.

Although Lin Pinsheng was a little reluctant to let go of the maid he had just played with, he still let her go.

Jia Jun saw this and smiled and said, "If Brother Lin is interested, just stay here tonight and record everything in my account."

Lin Pinsheng said, "Why are you so embarrassed?" Jia Jun said, "What's so embarrassing about our friendship?"

"Haha, that little brother would be disrespectful."

Lin Pinsheng felt that the maid who accompanied him just now had a special flavor.

After toasting Lin Pinsheng with another glass of wine, Jia Jun said seemingly casually, "I heard that the imperial court issued a land clearing order and a census order to clear all the land in the world. Does Mr. Lin know about this?"

Lin Pinsheng smiled and said, "Brother Jia is quite well-informed."

Jia Jun: "If we really want to clear the land, the Land Management Office where Brother Lin works will definitely have more power."

Lin Pinsheng was a little carried away at this time and said: "That's natural, our Land Management Office is in charge of this matter."

Hearing this, Jia Jun, Xue Changhui, and Wang Chongwen looked at each other and felt that things would probably work out.

So Jia Jun tentatively said, "Brother Lin also knows that our three families have been farming and studying in Ningguo for hundreds of years. The number of acres of farmland in our family may not match the records in the county government's atlas."

"If the higher ups come to clear out the land, we're afraid there will be some trouble. Since Brother Lin is very responsible for land management, please give me more help."

Lin Pinsheng was not really drunk after all. After hearing this, he finally realized that the help Jia Jun and others asked him to do was not simple.

However, the fact that he came here for the banquet today shows that he will use his power for personal gain.

So he asked, "Brother Jia, how do you want me to help?"

Jia Jun smiled and said, "This is simple. The three of us have checked the number of hidden fields and the current actual acres."

"As long as Brother Lin is clearing the land, he can ask the brother responsible for clearing the land to raise his hand and ensure that the number of acres measured is the same, and that's it."

Song Ren, who came to the banquet with Lin Pinsheng this time, was a scribe in Ningguo County who was responsible for matters such as clearing the abbot. Now he is responsible for similar matters in the Tuli Management Office.

He seems to be Lin Pinsheng's subordinate, but he can be said to have contributed a lot to Lin Pinsheng's corruption.

Now he is Lin Pinsheng's right-hand man on the surface, but in fact he has the final say on many things in the Tuli Management Office.

After Jia Jun finished speaking, Lin Pinsheng, who had little experience, was still thinking about whether this could be done and how risky it would be.

Song Ren smiled and said, "It turns out it's such a small matter. Don't worry, three of us. As long as the actual acres are not too different from what's shown in the fish scale album, we can cover it up."

Judging from Song Ren's experience, this fact is common.

Even if the Da'ei imperial court was much more efficient in administering Qingming than in the previous Ming Dynasty, the method of clearing land would not change, right?
No matter whether the officials sent to clear the land are honest or greedy, they will definitely not go down to the fields to suffer. If you want to clear the land, you have to rely on old officials like them.

As for controlling the number of acres, they can simply shrink the rope used for measurement without any difficulty.

Lin Pinsheng was now "obedient" to Song Ren. Hearing Song Ren's words, he also smiled and said, "Deputy Song is right. This matter is easy, so you three brothers can rest assured."

Jia Jun did not expect Lin Pinsheng to agree so easily, and was quite surprised.

But he knew that although Lin and Song didn't mention the matter of gratitude, if they didn't deliver it in advance, it would definitely be a shame.

He immediately said: "A few days ago, we harvested a batch of local products from the manor, and we asked Brother Lin and Deputy Song to accept them."

Applause after speaking.

The servants waiting outside immediately came in with two small boxes and placed them next to Lin Pinsheng and Song Ren respectively.

Lin Pinsheng opened it and took a look. He was immediately dazzled by the golden and silver light inside, and then quickly closed it.

His face turned redder, excited because of the money.

"Haha, the local products produced in the manor of these three dear friends are really good. I became very energetic as soon as I saw them."

Song Ren was equally satisfied with this souvenir. He immediately patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, all three of us. The matter of clearing the father-in-law has been taken care of by us. There will be no mistakes."

After hearing the two people's assurances, Jia Jun felt relieved and immediately raised his glass and said: "Jia will drink this glass first as a token of respect. I wish you both a better career!"

"Hahaha, do it!" (End of chapter)