There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 109 The attitude of the state government
  Jiazhou Prefecture Government Office.

Chen Jiace, the new governor of the state, is reading a letter from Yulin Wei Shenjie He Shijie.

The first half of the letter was full of unhelpful polite words, recalling the deep friendship with Chen Zhizhou who worked side by side in various brothels in Yan'an Prefecture.

The latter part mainly writes about Fugu County’s handling of the Liu family in Dabao Town. He had no objections to the crimes committed by Liu Pengsheng and his son, especially Liu Shangjin's crimes. After all, the evidence was conclusive.

Moreover, Liu Shangjin had been interrogated and executed since last autumn, and Liu Pengsheng was sentenced to exile thousands of miles away, so there was nothing left to reverse the case for them.

The letter focused on the fact that Xiafugu County confiscated more than 7,000 acres of the Liu family's land without authorization, without any legal basis. In particular, Liu Jingsheng, the son of the Liu family, died gloriously in the line of duty to resist the invasion of Mongolian Tatars. These fields should be inherited by the only remaining youngest son of Liu Qianhu.

He also fiercely criticized Lin Feng, the magistrate of Fugu County, for having the audacity to change the court's land policy, confiscate the land of the gentry, and distribute it to the mud-legged people for farming.

It turned out that one of Liu Jingsheng's concubines and young son did not live in Zhenqiangbao, but were placed in Yulin City. After learning that Zhenqiang Fort had been breached and Liu Jingsheng died, because Liu was a close acquaintance of General He and was relatively familiar with him, he ran to the General's Mansion to cry.

When He Shijie saw that the concubine had good looks and was the youngest son of the Liu family, he was qualified to inherit the land of the Liu family in Dabao Town, so he had the idea of ​​​​acquisition of both people and wealth.

Just when he received the news that his friend Chen Jiace had been appointed as the magistrate of Jiazhou, he immediately wrote a letter and prepared to ask for the Liu family's land.

Chen Jiace read the letter, thought for a while with his eyes closed, and then decided to help He Shenjiang.

First of all, the two of them did drink "flower wine" together many times in Yan'an Mansion, which is also the old relationship. Secondly, I congratulated you for participating and promised to return thousands of acres of fertile land.

Although the fields in Fugu are not very valuable, it is not a problem to sell them for two or three taels of silver per acre. If you do a favor, you can earn two to three thousand taels. How can you live up to this official position if you don't do this?

It is said that being an official for thousands of miles is just for money, not to mention that he still spent a lot of money to be promoted to the magistrate. Naturally, he hopes to get back his money as soon as possible.

In addition, foreign invasions, peasant uprisings, etc. are now frequent, and wars in Shaanxi continue, so the weight of generals is much heavier than before.

So Chen Jiace asked the clerk in the room to call his colleague Zhang Yingjie.

"Zhang Tongzhi, you used to be the county magistrate in Fugu, so you must be familiar with Lin Feng." Chen Jiace asked.

"County Magistrate Lin was my county magistrate at that time, so he is naturally familiar with me." Zhang Yingjie replied.

"Then what do you think of him?"

"County Magistrate Lin is very capable. He is very good at collecting taxes and suppressing bandits. He has also gained the respect of Mr. Sun Futai. He was promoted to county magistrate in less than half a year." Zhang Yingjie also whispered about Lin Feng's background.

"Oh, that's it, but I heard that he is quite courageous." Chen Jiace said.

"County Magistrate Lin must have some courage, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to do those things."

"That's not what I'm talking about. Do you know what happened to the Liu family in Dabao?"

"Know a thing or two." Zhang Yingjie replied.

Hearing this, Chen Jiace wanted to go up and slap him twice. You were still the magistrate of Fugu County at the time. Do you know a little bit about such a big thing in the county?
  However, the self-cultivation of these bureaucratic actors is very good. Although they are scolding their mothers in their stomachs, they are still indifferent on the outside.

"I'm afraid it's inappropriate for Fugu County to directly confiscate the Liu family's property." Chen Jiace could only speak bluntly.

"There is something wrong, but Fugu County was indeed in trouble at the time. Thousands of refugees were pouring in at once. If they are not resettled properly, there will definitely be trouble." Zhang Yingjie said.

I don't care what trouble you get into, I want the land, the land! Chen Jiace's stomach was about to explode with anger, but Zhang Yingjie just refused to pick up on him. Zhang Yingjie is not stupid, so he naturally understands what Chen Zhizhou means, but he knows how powerful Lin Feng is, so he naturally does not want to participate in their troubles.

"Okay, Zhang Tongzhi, please come back first." Seeing that Zhang Yingjie didn't accept the move, Chen Jiace couldn't force him.

So, he sent Zhang Yingjie away and sent for Yao Lu, who was also a newcomer.

Yao Lu still belongs to the young group with great potential for development. As soon as he came in, he actively asked: "I don't know if the governor called me over, but what are your instructions?"

This attitude made Chen Jiace feel much more comfortable. He said pleasantly: "Qianli (Yao Lu's word), we have just come to Jiazhou to take up a post, so we want to talk to you."

"Is there anything difficult for Zhou Zun? I still have many friends in the Shaanxi Procuratorate and I can still do a lot of things." Yao Lu expressed his position.

"I wonder if you have ever heard of Lin Feng, the magistrate of Fugu County, thousands of miles away?" Chen Jiace asked.

"I heard that this Lin Feng is somewhat capable, but his methods went too far. He even forced the county's Dianshi to death and raided several large households," Yao Lu replied.

Chen Jiace nodded and said: "Yes, some people also told me that this person was bold and confiscated the gentry's land without authorization and distributed it to the refugees."

"This trend must not rise. The Ming Dynasty was based on the gentry. How could we be so cruel to the gentry?" Yao Lu agreed.

"But Lin Feng was personally recommended by Governor Sun, so we have to be cautious." Chen Jiace said with a headache.

"Zun Zhou, not long ago, there was another report in Fugu that the Guo family, a large family in the county, colluded with the Mongols to attack the city. The head of the Guo family was killed for resisting arrest, and the Guo family was also ransacked." Yao Lu continued, he was in charge of criminal matters. I saw the documents from the Fugu County newspaper.

"Is this happening?" Chen Jiace asked doubtfully.

"Yes, how could a wealthy gentry collude with the Mongols? And he was killed again. This is too suspicious." Yao Lu said.

"What does Qianli mean?"

"I think it is necessary to send someone from the state government to find out the truth of the matter."

"Would that offend the governor's Yamen?"

"Zun Zhou, this Guo family is not an ordinary big family. The elder brother of Guo Xiangdong, the head of the Guo family, is Guo Sheng, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He has already written to the Shaanxi Procuratorate and asked us to investigate." Yao Lu Then he said.

"Oh, with the request of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I don't think Governor Sun will say anything. Then Yao Tongzhi would like to work hard and go to Fugu?" Chen Jiace immediately arranged.

"No problem. It's my duty to share the worries of the state. Not to mention that the officials in charge of the punishment must also find out clearly." Yao Lu responded.

"Don't force Lin Feng too much. I heard that he is a good tax collector. This year's summer tax will have to be collected by his subordinates. Let him withdraw from the Liu family's property first, and then give justice to the Guo family. ." Chen Jiace then ordered.

"What if it is confirmed that Lin Feng framed and persecuted the Guo family and killed Guo Xiangdong, the head of the Guo family?" Yao Lu asked next.

Chen Jiace closed his eyes and thought for a while and said: "Then there is nothing to say. Let's report it to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and let the court decide."

"Okay, I will handle this matter as soon as possible. I must give justice to the Guo family." Yao Lu responded.

　The contradiction is highlighted and the storm is coming. All book friends, please appreciate it.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)