Chapter 93 Now, are you still unwilling to tell the truth?
Wang Jun looked at Wang Yuan, the eldest brother who was the majestic head of the family, and Wang Qing, the second brother who was stupider than a pig, who had no idea that a disaster was coming.
Suddenly I felt so tired and angry and anxious.
Wang Jun forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart: "Brother, now the Wang family has reached a time of life and death!"
"If Zhang Hai is arrested by Xichang, then we will occupy the farmland privately. Things must have been exposed.”
"Now we can only return the fields and grain as soon as possible, and strive to return the fields to save lives just like we did in the 16th year of Chenghua."
"And this time we can no longer pretend to return the fields, we must actually return the fields to the people. Common people!"
Wang Qing hummed: "You said it lightly, these fields are ours. It’s not easy to get, but you can’t help but feel sorry for me when you say you’re selling your brother’s land.”
Wang Yuan also felt sorry for these lands: “Third brother, are you making too much of a fuss?”
"The worst thing is, we can just transfer the land to a few more domestic slaves."
"As long as we keep up appearances and give His Majesty a positive and responsive attitude, I believe His Majesty will not take it too seriously."
"If it doesn't work, we can write to my sister and ask her to come forward and persuade her to make peace."
"After all, we are relatives of the country, and there are not many relatives of the country who keep their own laws like us."
Wang Jun was furious, and his anger could not be suppressed, and it kept rising.
“Sister must not be allowed to intercede!”
"Can today be the same as in the past? Can Your Majesty compare with the late Emperor?"
"Your Majesty will only become more angry if the harem interferes with the government's affairs!"
"The late Emperor was kind and would not pursue the case of occupying the land. ”
“Yes. If we still follow what happened in the 16th year of Chenghua, our Wang family will die without a burial place!"
"Your Majesty's two uncles, Zhou Shou and Zhou Yu, were executed by your Majesty in Lingchi, and they were wiped out three times! clan, let alone us?”
"Brother! You can't hesitate any longer. Order the land to be withdrawn immediately!"
What Wang Jun said happened in the 16th year of Chenghua was when the late emperor gave Wang Yuan 2,700 acres of fertile land in Jinghai County. , forever exempt from tax.
Wang Yuan then ordered his domestic slaves to invade farmland everywhere, and finally seized more than 220,000 acres of fertile land.
Because Wang Yuan was the younger brother of Empress Wang at that time, no one from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Sixth Section of the Department of Science and Technology dared to impeach him.
After Uncle Zhang Zhen, who was the Minister of Household Affairs at the time, exposed the matter in front of the late emperor, the late emperor was furious and ordered Wang Yuan to return his farmland immediately, and issued an edict prohibiting any foreign relatives from privately occupying farmland.
But at that time, Wang Yuanyang violated the law and put all the occupied acres of land in the name of his slave Liu Cong, claiming that he had returned all the farmland.
From then on, the Wang Yuan and Wang family became law-abiding royal relatives.
In Jinghai County, there is also an additional landowner, Liu Zong and Liu Yuanwai.
He owns a huge 220,000 acres of fertile land, and this number is still increasing, reaching more than 300,000 acres so far.
Wang Yuan is greedy and Wang Qing is stupid.
Only Wang Jun understood the current situation in the DPRK, so he desperately tried to persuade his two brothers to quit their fields and save their lives.
But Wang Yuan was still hesitant: "What the third brother said makes sense. His Majesty is cruel today and has no regard for family ties. In order to save his life, he should withdraw from the field."
"That's right. Don't you have to withdraw them all?" Wang Qing felt very uncomfortable: "In my opinion, just Let’s give back 50,000 acres to express our attitude.”
“No, fifty thousand acres is a bit too little.”
Wang Yuan shook his head: “Let’s just give back half of it. , to return 150,000 acres to nearby farmers.”
"The rest should be put under the names of domestic slaves."
"This time we are looking for fifteen people, and each of them will have 10,000 acres in their name. This way, it will not be ostentatious."
>Wang Jun saw that his two brothers were still so stubborn and stubborn. Even when they were about to die, they were still thinking about the two broken fields.
I couldn't help feeling sad, and shouted with a mixture of grief and anger: "Brother! Think again!"
Wang Yuan frowned impatiently and slammed the table.
"Okay, I've made up my mind."
"Third brother, stop trying to persuade me, just do as I say!"
"You guys!"
Wang Jun Anxious fire attacked his heart, and he felt sad and heartbroken. Suddenly he rolled his eyes and fainted from anger.
……
At this time, the team of Qingzhang Tianmu had already measured the entire Jinghai County.
The entire Jinghai County has a total of 2.2 million acres of land, of which 1.3 million acres are suitable for sowing, and a total of 730,000 acres can be called fertile land.
And among the 730,000 acres of fertile land, there are actually 310,000 acres of land, all under Liu Cong's name.
That is, Ruian Bo Wang Yuan, the land of the Wang family.
Duliu Village is a very small village in Jinghai County.
"Old man, this land was still in your name ten years ago. How come it has become Liu Cong's land now?"
"And this old man, this land should be yours, why can't it Has it all become Liu Cong’s land?”
“…”
Qin Lu was holding a hand-drawn map and asked the farmers in front of him.
Even in such cold weather, farmers don’t have many clothes on them.
Fortunately, there was firewood burning in the house, so it didn't feel extremely cold.
The farmers saw that Qin Lu was wearing official uniform, so they did not dare to offend him.
But they did not dare to answer Qin Lu’s words honestly, so they could only mutter: “A few years ago, my child was ill and needed a lot of money for treatment, so he sold the land to Liu "Me too, my wife is sick."
"And I, my wife is sick."
"..."
Qin Lu knew that the farmers were afraid and did not dare to tell the truth. "I am Qin Lu, the second stall owner of Xichang. Do you know about Xichang?"
All the farmers shook their heads, but Qin Lu didn't care.
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t know Xichang. You just need to know that our Xichang specializes in killing officials.”
"We in Xichang will kill any official who dares to bully the people."
"Now His Majesty has specially issued an order to clear out the land in the world and to transfer the land that has been occupied by noble officials, gentry and landlords to return To the farmers."
"So if your land has been taken by force, report the whole matter immediately, and Xichang will make the decision for you!"
Everyone looked at each other with some hesitation. .
It would be nice if someone could make the decision for them.
But there is no basis for words. If they really voice their grievances, these people will not be able to make decisions for them.
After these people leave, it is the common people who will continue to suffer.
Qin Lu knew their worries, so he didn't explain any more and just snapped his fingers at the door.
“Bring this person here.”
“Yes, second gear.”
Xichang Fanzi outside the door obeyed the order and escorted Zhang Hai, who was shivering from the cold, into the house.
Zhang Hai had a miserable face, disheveled hair, dull expression, and multiple wounds on his body.
And in such a cold winter, I don’t wear more clothes than farmers, and my hands, feet, and ears are all covered with frostbite.
A mixture of pus and blood flowed from the frostbite, and the appearance was extremely miserable. How could there be any trace of Mr. Yin of Shuntian Prefecture?
“Do you know him?”
Qin Lu pointed at Zhang Hai and asked the farmers.
The farmers shook their heads in unison: "I don't know."
It's no wonder that they, the lower-level farmers, are not qualified to know the top leaders in a place like Shuntian Prefecture Fuyin?
"It doesn't matter if I don't know. He is the biggest official here. Now he is arrested by our West Factory for giving and accepting bribes."
"I just want to tell you that all the biggest officials here have been arrested." Captured by our West Factory.”
"You don't need to have any worries. Speak out your grievances, and our Xichang will definitely solve them for you!"
The farmers looked hesitant. Some wanted to say it, but they kept silent.
Because it was not officials who oppressed them, but relatives of the emperor.
Xichang dares to arrest Ming officials, but does Xichang dare to arrest relatives of the Ming emperor?
Seeing that they were still hesitating, Qin Lu waved to Xichang Fanzi again: "Change."
"Yes."
After Xichang Fanzi took Zhang Hai out, he quickly pushed in another fat man.
This man looked almost as miserable as Zhang Hai, with wounds all over his body and dried blood on his body.
The clothes on his body were even less than Zhang Hai's. His lips were blue and his whole body was shaking due to the cold outside.
But when the local farmers saw this man, they were so frightened that they stood up quickly and wanted to kneel down to him.
"Young man, I have seen Mr. Liu!"
"Stand up, don't kneel!"
Qin Lu shouted sharply, which made the farmers tremble and quickly stood up again.
“The Master Liu you call is just a prisoner of Xichang.”
“All the big forces, big backgrounds, and big officials you think are like this in front of the Ming Emperor. Piggy.”
"And we were sent by His Majesty the Emperor to help you get your fields back."
"Now, aren't you willing to tell me the truth?!"
"This... This..."
Some farmers were still hesitating, while others were already kneeling in front of Tan Lu, shouting injustice.
"Sir, my land was occupied by the Wang family in the 16th year of Chenghua!"
"Their domestic slaves first came up and beat me up, and then threatened that if I didn't give up the land, they would beat me and my son to death, and let my daughter work as a maid for Mr. Wang."
"I can't help it. They say Mr. Wang is a relative of the Emperor. Even if they beat our whole family to death, no one would dare to take care of him."
< br>“They finally robbed my family of twenty-three acres of land for five hundred cents!”
“Twenty-three acres of land, they only paid five hundred cents. Robbers are not like that. You did it!”
“They took my land and rented it to me, asking me to pay twenty dan of grain as rent every year.”
"Twenty-three acres of land, and the crops in the field are disease-free and disaster-free, can only grow twenty-seven or eight shi of grain a year."
"After paying the rent, we can only grow seven or eight shi of grain a year. This How can our whole family survive?”
The man burst into tears and was extremely sad.
While crying, he kowtowed to Tan Lu.
Wang Yuan's despotic power has oppressed the people here for a long time, and Tan Lu's appearance is like a bright light, piercing the darkness.
And this person also showed the ability to tear through this shady curtain.
At least Qin Lu showed Xichang's attitude by taking down Liu Cong, who was working for the Wang family.
In this case, you might as well trust Xichang once and take a gamble.
If you win the bet, life will be much easier from now on.
The bet was lost. He couldn't live like this anymore anyway. He could only die anyway, so he might as well fight!
Success or failure depends on this!
(End of this chapter)