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After hearing the news, the accompanying Liang Shi garrison rushed over and stood in front of the working group. Although the swords were not unsheathed and the guns were not raised, the people of Jiajia Village were still frightened and they took a few steps back and became quiet. .

Take this opportunity.

Wang Zhou stood on a big rock at the entrance of the village and said loudly: "Fellow villagers of Jiajia Village, first of all, clearing the land is a new policy decreed by the imperial court. No one is allowed to stop it. Serious cases may even be punished with certain crimes!"

Dealing with rebellion?

Many people who were making trouble were shocked and turned pale when they heard this.

They just don't want to pay more taxes, but they don't want to rebel.

Rebellion is punishable by beheading, or at the very least, exile.

Life is much better now than it was before, and I rebelled only after my head hurt.

Thinking of this, many people who had gathered in confusion moved back again, preparing to sneak home and pretend they had never been there.

Seeing this, Muramasa Jia Xing's heart sank, and he hurriedly gathered the courage to speak out: "We don't want to rebel, but we just don't believe you. It's said that it's the acres of land, but who knows whether your measurements are accurate? Are you overcalculating? Number of acres?”

After Jia Xing finished speaking, the losers in the crowd immediately started shouting again.

"Muramasa is right, who knows if your measurement is accurate?"

"Maybe he just wants to use Qingtian to blackmail us!"

"You can just threaten us with rebellion. Is there any royal method?"

"···"

Wang Zhou stood at a high place and could clearly see the deliberate rhythmic behavior of Jia Xing and those losers in the crowd. He couldn't help but secretly said: This Jia Xing is so brave!
He knew that he could not argue with the people on the matter of "accuracy of measuring land" - most of the people were not good at arithmetic, not to mention that the algorithm for determining the land area was not simple, and even the theory did not make sense at all.

They couldn't first teach the whole village how to farm and calculate the number of acres, right?

He then looked at Jia Xing and said, "You can try whether obstructing the implementation of the New Deal will be classified as rebellion."

"In addition, as far as I know, most of the fields in Jiajia Village belong to the direct descendants of the Jia family, and most of the villagers are tenants."

"You are just cultivating hidden fields, don't you need to pay rent to the direct descendants of the Jia family?"

"Everyone, think about it again. Is it worth risking beheading and exile to help Jia's direct lineage hide Hidden Field today?"

Although the people are ignorant, they are not without brains.

Many people originally felt that it was dangerous to fight against the government, but now after hearing what Wang Zhou said, they suddenly felt that it was not worth it.

It should be noted that although the overall atmosphere of the Jia family's direct descendants is acceptable, there are still one or two playboys who do things to bully men and dominate women.

As for the side clan members, stewards, and domestic servants who bully good people under the guise of being direct descendants of the Jia family, there are even more.

Therefore, not all the people in Jiajia Village support the Jia family, and many people secretly hate and envy the Jia family.

Now that Wang Zhou has explained the matter clearly, many people have completely stopped and decided not to stop Qingtian.

At this time, Wang Zhou asked again, "Why does the imperial court collect taxes? The purpose of paying salaries to officials is to better manage the country."

"The purpose of paying soldiers is to defend against foreign enemies, wipe out bandits, and give everyone a peaceful life."

"Besides, building schools, roads, bridges, water conservancy, etc., which one doesn't require money?"

"Folks, you can think about it. If these things are done, won't everyone benefit from it?"

"If everyone evades taxes, or even fails to pay taxes, where will the country get the money and food to support officials and soldiers?"

"If the officials have insufficient salaries like those in the Ming Dynasty, will they resort to extorting money from the people in different ways? If the officers and soldiers have no military pay, will they be like the Ming army and plunder the people more ruthlessly than thieves?"

"If you don't pay taxes, do you want Dawei to become like the Ming Dynasty? Do you want your descendants to live in the same precarious life as the Ming Dynasty?"

Although Jiangnan was a place less affected by wars in this time and space during the late Ming Dynasty, it was not without influence.

The world is in chaos, and there are many small groups of thieves and bandits in various parts of southern Zhili, not to mention many corrupt officials who take the opportunity to steal money and food.

Even when Zuo Liangyu took over Nanjing, hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed in the capitals of various states in South Zhili, but the local people had a hard time understanding what it means to be "a family of soldiers and bandits" and "soldiers passing like a grate".

Nowadays, the world has only been peaceful for a few years, but the people have not forgotten those horrific days.

Upon hearing what Wang Zhou said, many people immediately shook their heads, expressing their unwillingness to live the life they had at that time.

Seeing that the demeanor of many people had changed, Wang Zhou continued to work hard and said: "I don't know if there are still farmers in Jiajia Village. If there are, they should support the imperial court in clearing the land."

"Why do you say that? The imperial court has to collect taxes. If there are too many hidden fields, the taxes will fall on those fields that are not hidden, which means that those who pay taxes honestly are likely to have to bear more taxes."

"Is this fair? It's obviously unfair! Even tenants may pay more in head tax, miscellaneous taxes, etc. as a result."

"So, if Qingtian is stopped, except for the landlords who can take advantage, everyone else will suffer!"

"Besides, even if you are a landlord, do you really get an advantage? Let me tell you, the landlords who are blocking Qingtian are short-sighted!"

"The country is in bad shape, and the world is not peaceful. How can the landlords live a good life? If you have this idea, you might as well go to the north and take a look. During the pre-Ming Dynasty, how many landlords destroyed their families and their families, and their lives were cut off!"

Hearing this, Jia Xing also changed his expression.

As a descendant of the Jia family, he has also read books for many years. Although he is only a former Ming Dynasty boy, he still considers himself a scholar.

Now he has become what Wang Zhou calls a short-sighted person.

But he also knew in his heart that what Wang Zhou said made sense.

However, how can people not be selfish?

···
Just when Jia Xing was struggling and entangled in his heart, Wang Zhou came to the end.

"In addition, most of the land in Jiajia Village belongs to the direct descendants of the Jia family. If there is hidden land, after the government collects it, it will be leased to the landless people in Jiajia Village nearby."

"I believe the villagers have heard how low the rent in Guantian is now. Therefore, clearing the land is actually a good thing for the villagers. I hope the villagers can actively cooperate."

After listening to Wang Zhou's words, although some people were still doubtful, no one really wanted to stop Qingtian. Under this circumstance, Wang Zhou found Jia Xing again.

"In addition to Jia Yuan, it is also your duty as the village leader to cooperate with Qingtian, please?"

When things got to this point, even if Jia Xing wanted to stop Qingtian, he had no way to do it.

I can only cooperate with the work team, greet the people in the village, and go to the fields to measure the acres...

When the field clearing working group went to the countryside to clear the land, the census working group and the inspection team also worked actively and made progress quickly.

The inspection team first eliminated several corrupt officials within the Ningguo County Inspection Bureau, promoted useful people on the spot, and then conducted an inventory of officials in the entire Ningguo County.

A few days later.

morning.

Lin Pinsheng, who was supposed to be at work, was pacing at home with a worried look on his face.

After walking back and forth a few times, he gritted his teeth, put on his casual clothes, took some extravagant money with him, and hid it from his wife and daughter. After leaving the house, he hurried to the city gate.

As a result, as soon as he left the house, he was stopped by people from the Inspectorate.

"If Lin Chuzheng is not going to take up a post at the Yamen, where will he go?"

Lin Pinsheng smiled dryly and said, "I took a leave of absence to visit relatives and friends."

The person from the Inspectorate said, "I'm afraid Lin Chuzheng will have to go another day - someone has accused you of corruption and bribery. Please come with us to the bureau to explain the situation."

Lin Pinsheng felt that his quality was not up to par. After hearing this, he thought that he must have been involved in corruption. The evidence was conclusive and he did not dare to go to the Inspectorate for interrogation.

When he saw that there were only three people in the Supervision Bureau in front of him, he tried to escape.

But he didn't expect that there were four plainclothes patrol officers lying around, and they subdued him before he could run a few steps.

For this reason, his face rubbed against the ground, leaving a scar and being covered in dust, making him look very embarrassed.

the other side.

Song Renze went to work at the Land Management Office as usual, but he was betting that the inspectors would not find evidence of his crime.

As a result, when it was almost noon, two people from the Supervision Bureau came to the door and took out the relevant documents.

"Song Ren, Lin Pinsheng has confessed that you instigated him to commit corruption. Let us go to a distance for interrogation."

Song Ren's face suddenly turned pale, and all the files he was holding dropped.

He cursed in his heart: Lin Pinsheng, you are a loser who fails to succeed but fails to succeed!
Song Ren thought he was investigated because Lin Pinsheng confessed.

But I don't hear it. If you want others to know, you have to do nothing unless you do it yourself.

In the past two years, he and Lin Pinsheng took advantage of their positions at the Land Management Office to abuse their power for personal gain dozens of times, and the total value of bribes they received was tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Under such circumstances, it would be extremely easy for the Inspectorate and other relevant departments to find evidence of his crime.

That afternoon, south of the city.

The Jia family mansion.

Jia Jun was sitting in the courtyard, teasing the precious caged bird as usual, with a frown on his face.

In the past few days, after learning that Lin Pinsheng and Song Ren were unable to prevent the work team from going to Qingtian in the countryside, he ordered his clansmen and servants to plot to sabotage Qingtian many times.

All failed.

As of yesterday, Jia's several large farms in Ningguo have all been cleared of land, and more than 20,000 acres of hidden land have been discovered!

This made him feel very distressed, but he was helpless.

At the same time, I am still a little worried - I wonder if the collusion between Lin and Song in changing the farmland data will be discovered.

Because the actual number of acres does not match the data recorded in files such as fish scale atlases, which was common in the past, the government would not convict the landowners for this. At most, they would re-record the number of acres to make up for the unpaid taxes.

As for the conspiracy to stop and destroy Qingtian, he didn't take it to heart at all.

He believed that those were minor matters that the task force might not take care of, and even if they did, it would be unlikely to find him.

He is a high-ranking gentry, how could he have anything to do with the ignorant people in the countryside?

Just when Jia Jun was thinking this, the housekeeper hurried in and said with a panic on his face: "The master is in trouble! Officers and soldiers have surrounded our home!"

what?
After hearing this, Jia Jun stiffened at first, and then said forcefully to the housekeeper: "Impossible, the Jia family is innocent, what are the officers and soldiers doing surrounding our house?"

The butler wanted to say something else.

Then I saw people from the Inspectorate and a group of patrolmen walking in quickly.

The leader, Jia Jun, knew him as a lieutenant in the Supervision Bureau. His name was Jia Shijie, and he was a member of a branch of the Jia family.

It's just that Jia Shijie has a long way to go with his direct bloodline, and has never been able to deal with him.

Jia Jun also wanted to have a good relationship with Jia Shijie, but unfortunately Jia Shijie refused to accept it and even threatened to investigate him.

However, Jia Shijie was previously a marginal figure in the Ningguo Supervision Bureau and did not have much power. How could he be investigated and dealt with as the largest landowner in Ningguo and a well-known gentry?

Several verification operations have hit a wall one after another.

So every time they met later, Jia Jun secretly teased Jia Shijie about this matter, laughing at him for being pedantic and naive.

Unexpectedly, one day, Jia Shijie led a team to surround the Jia family's mansion and came to investigate him.

This made Jia Jun's face look even more ugly.

Also completely panicked. (End of chapter)