King of Song

Chapter 190 The First Murder Case

There are many people who talk about Lin Zhao, some from Bianjing, and some from Hangzhou.But it was not Qiantang County, nor Yuhang County, but Fuyang County.

In Lin Zhao's memory, he and Fuyang had nothing to do with each other, and they had nothing to do with each other. Who would talk about him so much?

It was later discovered that these nagging came from a child, to be precise, a little girl about ten years old!
Yes, that's right, her name is Wang Chaoyun.

The cause of the matter is still closely related to the Green Sprouts Law!
The summer harvest has come to an end, and the implementation of the Green Crop Law in the first half of the year ended amidst complaints.Some people gritted their teeth ninja, and finally repaid the loan first. Although those who were forcibly apportioned were angry, they were helpless.

As for those wealthy households who made guarantees, in addition to cursing the government from the bottom of their hearts, they also secretly counted their assets to see how much they had lost.

All in all, most people don't have a good impression of the Green Sprouts Law, and even have complaints!This is an indisputable fact!

The local officials knew it well, but most of them chose to ignore it. What they cared more about was the report to the imperial court!There are all kinds of good data on the implementation of the Green Crop Law, which highlights from all aspects how good the Green Crop Law is and how much benefits it has brought to the common people.Of course, the core is one sentence - outstanding achievements!
What the emperor Zhao Xu and Wang Anshi were thinking is completely unknown.All in all, they seem to see the good side, and they are very excited about the outstanding achievements of the BIBS, and they appreciate it a lot.

In this era, the attitude of the emperor directly determines the minds of the officials and the direction of the dynasty.

Although Zhao Xu was becoming more and more mature, he was still a little too immature after all. He had already forgotten the advice given to him by Fu Bi when he summoned Fu Bi for the first time after he ascended the throne.

Fu Bi was also a veteran of the three dynasties. He had served as prime minister during Renzong's reign, and his prestige was still higher than that of Han Qi and Wen Yanbo.In the early years, he also participated in the Qingli New Deal with Fan Zhongyan.

It is precisely because of this that when Zhao Xu wanted to reform, the first thing he thought of was Fu Bi.

But at this time, the old man was already in his twilight years, and he entered the palace in the small sedan chair bestowed by the emperor with the support of his son.

After decades of ups and downs, Fu Bi is no longer the young boy he was back then. He is mature and prudent, and he did not bring many surprises to the young emperor.Instead, he gave a piece of advice: As an emperor, don't show your love and dislike to your courtiers!
What's the meaning?As an emperor, never let your courtiers know what you like and what you dislike!
As for being so unpredictable?At that time, Zhao Xu was patronizing and disappointed, and since he ascended the throne not long ago, he didn't know much about the emperor's mind, and he didn't know what it means to be unpredictable, let alone Fu Xianggong's good intentions!
So when the emperor showed strong, even fanatical support for the reform, it gave officials a clear "sense of direction."

The officials were very happy, and after appreciating and commending them, the local officials at all levels were naturally excited, and their enthusiasm for implementing the Young Crop Law became even higher.

Ever since, Emperor Zhao Xu issued an edict, starting from the summer, the Green Miao Law began to be implemented throughout the Song Dynasty.

As for the areas where the Young Crops Law was piloted earlier, the officials couldn't wait to start the second round of distribution of the Young Crops Grain.

As you can imagine, the result was even more unsatisfactory than the previous one.

Last time, the common people didn't know much about it, and they didn't know much, and a lot of people participated.

But after having a miserable experience, who would want to be foolish enough to come a second time?

Maybe the really poor people really need young crop money to tide over the difficulties, maintain their livelihoods, and tide over the difficulties.But for most wealthy families, especially those high-end households who provide guarantees, they are increasingly shunned.

An experiment has proved that there are always some people who are unable to repay after borrowing, and these parts will become bad debts of the top households.After half a year, they have already suffered heavy losses, some have been injured, and some have touched the foundation.

The whole family has long regarded the Qingmiao Law as a scourge. If it happens again, no one can bear it. They are all terrified when they hear that the government is distributing Qingmiao money again.

Yes, absolutely terrifying!

This was something that the emperor Zhao Xu and Wang Anshi could not have predicted. Of course, they didn't even know about this situation at the moment, and even if they knew about it, they might not take it seriously.

The local officials only care about political achievements, and they care about handing in a satisfactory answer to the court.At the same time, in this process, they can benefit a lot from it. Why not do the best of both worlds?So the attitude is very strong.

With the experience and sweetness of the first time, they became more daring this time.Maybe there were concerns before, and the method was still relatively subtle, but now it is completely unscrupulous and forced to apportion.

But the resistance of the people is very serious, all kinds of avoidance and resistance, and even dissatisfaction.But the local officials are firm, so conflicts will inevitably arise, and as the conflicts intensify, the conflicts will escalate.

But how can ordinary people be the opponents of the government?Suffering is inevitable.

Qiantang County is the least active in implementing the Young Crops Law in the Hangzhou area, and Fuyang County is the most active.

Liu Hui, magistrate of Fuyang County, is already in his 40s and has not made much progress in his official career. As he grows older, he begins to become more and more anxious.Just when he was in despair, the imperial court began to implement the Young Crop Law. He realized that this was an excellent opportunity, so he worked extra hard, hoping to gain political achievements, please Wang Anshi, and seek promotion!

Therefore, Fuyang County has made outstanding achievements in the implementation of the Hangzhou Green Crop Law, second to none, but the conflict is also particularly acute.But Liu Hui didn't realize it, not long after the end of the summer harvest, he personally led people into the countryside to speed up the distribution of young crops and food!

On weekdays, everything goes smoothly, but today in the outskirts of the city, something very unpleasant happened.

In the outskirts of Fuyang, there is a family surnamed Wang. They are wealthy and well-to-do. They can already be regarded as small landlords, and even have a small reputation.There are two reasons. The owner, Wang Yuanwai, is a scholar. Although he has never obtained any academic honors, he is quite famous in the countryside, and he is a very prestigious country gentleman.

As for another reason for being famous, it is because his family has a clever daughter.At the age of nine, she is very knowledgeable and knows a lot of poetry and songs. The key point is that she is very intelligent. It can be said that everyone in the surrounding area knows her. This girl is called Wang Chaoyun.In the surrounding area, there are many interesting stories about this woman.

But the folks don't know that the girl's latest performance was by the West Lake during the Shangyuan Festival, which made a profiteer feel ashamed, and even attracted the attention of the general judge and a county magistrate!

Of course, these did not stop the county magistrate Liu Hui's promotion plan.The Wang family is rich, a natural upper-class household, and an excellent candidate for the guarantor in the implementation of the Young Crop Law.

Mrs. Wang didn't seem to be very willing, and Wang Yuanwai's enthusiasm was limited, but out of the consideration of helping the neighbors, Wang Yuanwai reluctantly agreed.

The result was somewhat unsatisfactory. Five of the seven families who guaranty failed to return on time.In order to complete the task in time, the county government servants naturally put the debt on the Wang family.

Wang Yuanwai was very helpless, but he had already agreed to be the guarantor, and he couldn't pay it back, not to mention the government's persecution so hard that a commoner had no choice but to obey.

For this reason, the Wang family suffered heavy losses.As for asking those neighbors for food, it was naturally quite difficult, not to mention that the neighbors were living in difficulties, and Wang Yuanwai saw it all, so he couldn't bear it.

Let's admit it this time!After much deliberation, Wang Yuanwai decided to swallow this breath, forget it!
But the matter was far from over here, and within a few days, the officials of the county government came to the door again, asking him to continue to be the guarantor for the young crop money, and this time it was extended to thirty families.

Although the imperial court stipulates that five or ten households are one guarantee, in practice, there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom.First, it's a matter of reality.Second, in order to ensure that the money and food released will be recovered, the local officials naturally select those wealthy families and increase the number of guarantors under their names, so as to ensure that the loans can be recovered absolutely.

The government always only considers the things on the books and profits. As for the thoughts and life and death of the common people, they have never considered or taken into account.

Unfortunately, Wang Yuanwai was regarded as a sweet pastry by Fuyang County, so he was asked to guarantee [-] families.

In the last quarter, Wang Yuanwai had just been tricked and lost a lot, so he didn't have a good impression of the Young Crop Method at all.I'm afraid I can't avoid it, and I even feel afraid.

Unexpectedly, the government came to the door again.When Wang Yuanwai heard the purpose of the visit, especially the data of the thirty families, he immediately trembled with fear.

However, there were only seven households that had already cost him a lot, and he barely survived. Now it has become thirty households. How many of them will not be able to pay back the young crop money?Then how much do I need to help compensate?Wang Yuanwai didn't dare to think at all, as long as there is a slight problem in it, he should go bankrupt.

Therefore, he was definitely not willing to do this, so he politely declined.But the officials were stubborn and never gave Wang Yuanwai a chance to refuse, so you can't refuse this matter at all.

Wang Yuanwai was originally a scholar and understood some principles, so he was very dissatisfied with this, so he argued hard.The officials of the county government were not willing to reason with him, and even pushed and shoved during the process, and the nature began to change!

At this time, Wang Yuanwai's youngest daughter Wang Chaoyun saw her father being bullied, so she came forward to criticize her. It is estimated that the little girl's words were quite sharp.As a result, it became the fuse of the conflict and caused a serious conflict.

The servants of the county government have been here for a while, and they are used to being arrogant, and feel that they have been greatly humiliated. Suddenly, they were a little impulsive, and they even started fighting with the Wang family.

During this process, Wang Yuanwai was accidentally injured and fell to the ground and died!
Liangzhe Road, and even the Great Song Dynasty, the first murder case in the implementation of the Green Crop Law occurred here!
(End of this chapter)