I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 93 Clan Thief

Since the Qin Dynasty opened up the south and established counties and counties, the two Han Dynasties have successively developed immigrants.

As the overall climate cools and rainfall decreases, the south, which was originally unsuitable for farming, is gradually being developed under the dual transformation of man and nature. From the beginning of fire farming and water mattresses to the later transportation of grain.

The indigenous people who originally lived in these places were surrounded by counties.

Since Guangwu, while choosing to be conservative in the northern strategy, it has been very active in the development of the south.

They also adopted the strategy of using barbarians to control barbarians, but unlike the treatment of the Xiongnu and Qiang people, which were treated with leniency, the Eastern Han Dynasty government was completely full of martial virtues towards the southern ethnic minorities surrounded by counties. It did not hesitate to use force, and even Will take the initiative to attack.

Where there is oppression, there will be resistance. Therefore, for many years, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, and Yizhou have always had no shortage of Shanyue barbarians who resisted.

The ultimate goal of the Eastern Han Dynasty was to make these small people bear the same tax and corvee duties as the Han people.

During the reign of Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty, this method was implemented in Wuling County at the request of the Wuling Prefect, which immediately triggered a rebellion by the Wuling barbarians.

According to the current Han system, the imperial court can collect 40 qian per person through the heads of various ministries every year, which is considered to be under its rule.

It is far different from what the Han people have undertaken.

But this forty money is still something that the people are not willing to bear, not to mention the inevitable exploitation by evil officials.

Except for Nanyang County, all the other counties in Jingzhou have barbarians. Only Nanjun has fewer barbarians because they once moved a group of barbarians to Jiangxia.

To this day, the relationship between the barbarians in Shanyue and Jingzhou counties and the local Han people is still not harmonious.

Because of the above reasons, where there were barbarian activities in Jingzhou, the local Han people mostly organized armed forces based on clan units to deal with the barbarians.

Once this kind of armed force is not effectively supervised, under the leadership of a caring person, it can easily cause disaster for one party.

The history books call them clan thieves.

Historically, Liu Biaodan rode into Jingzhou, and with the assistance of Kuai and Cai, he killed fifty-five clan thief leaders in one go at the Hongmen Banquet. Even so, there were still some missing.

The news from Jingzhou Governor's Office was not a secret, and was soon spread to surrounding counties as the officials present returned home.

Huarong County is located in Nanjun, where the state government is located. It is north of Yunmeng Daze. It has less than 10,000 households and only has the county chief.

People in the world are based on clan and hold together for warmth, but in Huarong County, the Bei family is respected.

Therefore, Bei's Beiyu became a meritorious figure in this county.

The head of the meritorious Cao clan, he is responsible for assisting the county magistrate, rewarding merits and punishing demerits. Whether it is a county meritorious service or a county meritorious service with weaker authority, it is one of the best official positions for local wealthy families to influence the government. If Rich families stand side by side and even take turns.

However, among the many clans in Huarong County, only the Bei clan stands out, and no other small clan can compete with it. The Bei clan has been a prominent figure and has controlled the place for many years. Zhao Cheng, the current head of Huarong County, is unable to confront Bei Yu, so he simply changed his attitude to "it's good for you and me".

News of Jiangling reached Huarong County, and Bei Yu invited several members of the clan who were well-known in the county to discuss countermeasures.

After the guests sat down, Bei Yu first told the news from Jiangling, saying: "Not to mention the governor and the prefect, they just followed the old practice of feeding them. Only Shi Tianfeng, the imperial censor who came from the capital, did not mention it. He seems to be a good person to get along with, if he refuses to wait for convenience with me..."

Everyone present knew all the bad things they had done. Seizing land and plundering people's property is already a common practice, everyone is doing it; it is not too much to make a county magistrate, after all, there is no coercion and eviction; the only way is to take advantage of the convenience of the state and county to mine iron ore and manufacture weapons privately. Forgive me, but they did this very secretly.

At least the visitors didn't think that Tian Feng, who was unfamiliar with the place, could discover this.

Someone said: "If you ask me, it's just a half-percent increase in taxes, and it won't be much if you divide it up. I'll be done with it when I make up for it. At worst, when there are no outside censors to inspect next year, I will be taken away from those Guizhou offices today." I’ll get my money back. What’s the big deal?”

Even if the total population and acres of land absorbed by their clan are equal to that of Bei's clan, how can they be willing to make the first rafters?

In recent years, Bei Yu has almost turned County Magistrate Zhao Cheng into his seal through feeding and coercion. If not for the fact that a lot of power in the county has been handed over to the county, County Magistrate Zhao Cheng would still need to deal with the county governor and other postal officials. And he was afraid that the court would hold him accountable, so he could take his place.

The indescribable ambition in his heart prompted Bei Yu to emphasize: "The Taiwei left Changsha County just a month ago and went to Yangzhou. I don't know when he will come to Jingzhou again. If this Tian Feng wants to meet the Taiwei, I will I'm afraid Huarong will be his first stop. If he really doesn't show mercy at all, when we bought the land, some of the ends have not been dealt with yet."

The person who spoke earlier was startled and said hurriedly: "The land we bought was recorded in the county government. I am an innocent child and I am not afraid of Tian Feng coming to check. If it really takes the lives of those Guizhou chiefs, don't you be afraid?" Something happened! If they flee north to Jiangxia Man, they will no longer be under our control."

Another person said: "I thought Tian Feng was just trying to scare us. He just wanted to squeeze more money from us. How could he really be willing to go among those Guizhou leaders and speak for them? I was I don’t believe it. Now is the time when the vegetation is luxuriant, blocking the country roads. We have lived here for generations, and we don’t want to go into the country at this time. I think when the fields are abundant, we will just come to the county town and take a road."

Bei Yu saw that these people were only thinking about compromise and knew that he could not persuade them.

But he had a hunch that Tian Feng's behavior in Jiangling was not just to scare people, and he might not be as easy to feed as the postal inspector who patrolled the county.

The deceitful and plundering things they did through the authority of County Magistrate Zhao Cheng must not be able to deceive people who are interested.

After the guests left, Bei Yu wrote a letter, sealed it, called a trustworthy servant, and ordered: "Leave immediately, go to Changsha County and deliver it to Su Daisu, Xiajun County!"

After the servants left, Bei Yu called his younger brother and whispered instructions.

In the shocked eyes of his younger brother, Bei Yu said confidently: "As long as the head and tail are not left behind, what does it have to do with me, the Bei family? If I can make some contributions then, if I can be a serious county magistrate, I will That’s when you get what you want.”

Bei Yu was not the only one to react to Tian Feng's appearance. As the news spread, the Cai family and Kuai family in Xiangyang County, Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng in Jiangxia County... there were changes in various places in Jingzhou.

They are familiar with the inspections of the governor's office. All the counties and counties are their people, only Tian Feng, this unusual outsider...

Tian Feng's actions in the first inspection place will determine their attitude.

(End of this chapter)