Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 451 Autumn Fu ([-])

Zhou Botao's subordinates came up with a simple and crude method: directly put Zhou Qi in a daze and put him on Qiu Hong's bed.Bring Chen Minggang here again.It may look rough, but it must be effective.Even if Chen Minggang knew that someone was setting up a trap, Zhou Qi had to be expelled out of face.

However, this method has great sequelae. Chen Minggang knew right away that someone was going to deal with him.will arouse its vigilance.Moreover, Zhou Botao felt that this matter was not easy after the on-the-spot investigation—there were six or seven subordinates of Chen Minggang who were monitoring and guarding the Qiuhong house, and there were four or five servants in the yard, too many people were involved.Chen Minggang is not a fool after all.

It is also difficult to do it outside. According to the report of the surveillance personnel: Qiuhong seldom goes out.Originally, Chen Minggang did not allow her to go out.She is not a local, and there are few acquaintances in the county who can move around.Lingao is also a small place, and there is not even a decent temple—there is no opportunity to go to the temple to burn incense, which is a common leisure activity for women in ancient society.

Just hiding like this is helpless.Can't get in, can't pull out.Zhou Botao couldn't think of a better way, so he had to let the people in the special propaganda team continue to spread rumors.

Zhou Qi still didn't realize it.After the start of the collection of autumn Fu, he had a lot of things.Chen Minggang entrusted him with most of the tasks.Zhou Qi also felt that this was the master's trust in him - he was uneasy about Qiu Hong being beaten, but now he felt that he had not lost his trust in front of the master, and he finally let go of half of his heart.

Although the brand of "Zhang Tian" was played this year, Master has already discussed with them, and the key is to "talk about the weight" with the big households.

"The benefits of our men, this is the first thing to discuss." Chen Minggang instructed him, "But the Australians must also be perfunctory. In the past, the number of underreported, hidden and tricked fields required the big households to complain. Come out, and this matter will pass.”

As for how much each family spit out, although the specific amount is subject to price negotiation, Chen Minggang also made a list to set a bottom line. Each family has to report some acres according to the scale. If you want to spend money to eliminate disasters, it is absolutely impossible not to report one .

Chen Minggang knew very well that if he wanted to borrow the power of the Australians, he had to make some real achievements. It was impossible for the Australians to rely solely on bribery to do things.

Zhou Qi can understand Master's heart very well, so the past few days have been busy running around in the countryside, and basically spent negotiating conditions with people.

Of course, things are not easy to do, Chen Minggang proposed very harsh conditions: not only must each family report some hidden fields, but also increase the amount of rice consumed.In the past, there were grain households who did not pay the consumed rice or paid less. This time, Chen Minggang insisted on asking them to pay the full amount according to the quota.

"If you don't force them hard now, you may not have such a good opportunity in the future." Chen Minggang instructed him, "Don't be afraid to speak stiffly, let alone harsh words. With the support of the Australian master, What are you afraid of? We are not afraid of making a big fuss—the party is so rampant, its head has been hanged at the gate of the city!"

Even though he said so, Zhou Qi was unwilling to do so.The master is the master, and he is him. It is hard to say whether he will be able to become the secretary of the yamen in the future - as he is now, he probably has no hope.Chen Minggang has three sons, the eldest is twenty years old.The master is still young, and it will not be a problem to work for another ten years. Naturally, he will pass it on to his son.At that time, who knows what attitude this junior will have towards him!

I am not an official official, so to speak, I am just a "black man".In ancient times, "weaving" was also very important.Holding the principle of multiple friends and multiple paths, Zhou Qi is still very polite to big households, and always greets first: this is arranged by "above", not my own idea.

"The little ones can't help themselves," he always smiled with the rich people, "You see the young ones are thirty and don't even have a wife, but they have to eat a living, so please be considerate!"

This is nothing more than a hint to everyone: the benefits are not for me.If there is a wrong, there is a debt.

Liujiazhai.

"So, do you have to report a few more acres to pass the customs?" Liu Guangbiao asked.

Liu Youren asked Liu Guangbiao to negotiate terms with Zhou Qi on behalf of the Liu family, so that if the talks collapse, there is still room for change.

"That's right." Zhou Qi nodded affirmatively, "Australians want to engage in Zhangtian, they can't just thunder and rain. They don't give them any face."

"Well, what you said makes sense." Liu Guangbiao stared at Zhou Qi intently, trying to see something tricky from Zhou Qi's face, but Zhou Qi still had a smile all over his face, submissive.

"Lao Qi, just draw a line, how much does it cost?" Liu Guangbiao asked.

"I'm not busy with the number of flowers. Please tell me, Mr. Liu, how much does Liujiazhai plan to report?" Over-reporting and under-reporting are directly related to the amount of private expenses.Can't go wrong with this holiday.

On Saturday, Chen Minggang gave him an invoice.In the past, he also provided food for Liujiazhai.I know that the starting class in the field tax book here is less than [-] mu.And Liu Youren actually has more than [-] mu of land.

"How about a total of [-] acres of starting land?"

"You know better than me how much land Mr. Liu owns," Zhou Qi said slowly, "Besides, you can't say that there is only [-] acres of land in Calais, right—the head of Australia doesn't Silly."

Liu Guangming made it clear that this meant that under the sign of one or two hundred acres, he could not pass through the door.He said, "Lao Qi, what do you mean—"

"At least half of the amount must be reported, [-] mu."

"[-] acres!" Liu Guang looked terrified, "How can this be so...too..."

"Mr. Liu!" Zhou Qi emphasized his tone, "Don't feel bad, there is one half, and the other half. If you think there are too many reports, then the Australians will go to the countryside to investigate by themselves—I'm afraid they will all be there by then." Every penny has to be made into a booklet..."

Liu Guangbiao knew that this was a wild asking price, so he waited for himself to pay back the money on the spot.He thought for a while:

"Just make a price, how much can you reduce?"

The two sides bargained for a while, and finally negotiated a price: Liujiazhai Xinbao 230 mu, so the total land for class is more than [-] mu.As for the rice consumption, the two sides agreed that this year, each shizheng will be given three buckets and three liters—there has also been an increase. In the past, the rice consumption in Liujiazhai was only one bucket and two liters.One of the newly added parts is Chen Minggang's "private expenses".This number is also unprecedented.

After seeing off Zhou Qi, Liu Youren, who had been listening in the back hall, walked out.Liu Guangbiao hurried up to greet him:

"Uncle San! Look——"

"It's okay, you handled this well." Liu Youren sighed, although Zhou Qi's tone was submissive, but this year Chen Minggang's group's appetite is really too big.In the past, it was enough to pay only ten or eight taels of silver, but this time, not only will they increase the consumption of rice and repay the hidden land, but they even dare to attach their personal expenses to the consumption of rice!

"These Australians are really harmful!" Liu Guangbiao said angrily, "How dare Chen Minggang be so rampant in the past!"

"Yeah." Liu Youren didn't speak.He has now fully understood.The so-called Zhangtian probably does mean Australians.But it was used by Chen Minggang and became a tool for him to extort money.Otherwise, it is impossible to force everyone to apply for some hidden fields, and it is not enough to report less——Chen Minggang also knows that Australians should not be fooled casually, and they have to show some actual results.

He just felt strange, why did the Australians let Chen Minggang mess around?With their ability, going to the countryside to Zhangtian by themselves can't be accurate, and it won't disturb the people...

Liu Youren suddenly thought, if it was really an Australian who went to the countryside to work in the farmland by himself, how could such a rich family like himself play tricks!I am afraid that one is one, the other is two, and all the fields are reported.Speaking of which, it was a bit of an advantage to have the silverfish Chen Minggang around.

However, the disgust of being blackmailed in his heart was still lingering.

"You actually want to ask for perfection from such a villain!" He said bitterly.It seems that if you want not to be bullied, you have to hook up with Australians directly.He, Chen Minggang, is not afraid of fooling around with Australians, and openly shows his face to do things for them. He is a wealthy countryman, what are the donated prisoners afraid of?

"After Chief Yun comes, treat him well." He told Liu Guangbiao, "Get in touch with him more, and tell him about this incident."

"Yes, nephew understands!"

"There is also the matter of Meilan, you have to put more thought into it. I think Chief Yun will let Meilan take care of you this time..." At this point, he thought it was ridiculous. Meilan is not a girl, so she can't just give it to her. people.On the contrary, it will make the other party look down upon.

"This nephew is here to figure out a way." Liu Guangbiao understood.

"Her father agreed?"

"Being able to curry favor with the Australian master, it's too late for her father to like it." Of course Liu Youren knew that this nephew was talking nonsense, and probably used some kind of coercion and lure.But it doesn't matter: Liu Meilan's family is insignificant in the clan, and no one cares what they think.

"When the rice is distributed at the end of the year, give more to his family." Liu Youren said, "Meilan's dowry when she came out of the court was also given by the officials, so that she can marry in a splendid manner."

"Third Uncle is very thoughtful!" Liu Guangbiao smiled, "Not only can his family give more, but each house can add a lot of rice for sacrifices this year. This year's harvest is really good. It is better than the neighbors! Master joined The Heaven and Earth Society is really on the right track.”

Speaking of the harvest, Liu Youren felt a little relieved: Fortunately, this year's harvest is not bad!

The first is that the weather is smooth and there are no major disasters; the second is that after joining the Tiandihui, Chief Yun did his best and used many methods to help his family farm.Some methods are not very unusual to him, but some are unimaginable.Now the rice fields have been filled with water for drying. Although Liu Youren is a landlord, he is very proficient in farming. I saw that this year's rice ears not only have many branches but are generally very heavy.He picked a branch at random and counted it. Not only were there more grains on it than before, but there were very few empty ears and shriveled grains.

(End of this chapter)