Chapter 489 Cleaning
The governors of various counties in Hebei never expected that after they submitted their secret reports to Yecheng, they would receive "Instructions on Several Problems in the Process of Allocating Fields" personally issued by the king to the dignitaries.
In addition to once again reiterating the request for counties and counties to strictly confiscate the land of the powerful and distribute it to the landless Guizhou Province, in order to achieve the goal of land to the tiller, the article also proposed a review task.
There are two main problems in the process of field allocation today. One is that the division of land is not thorough, and the powerful still rely on hiding, bribery, and threats to occupy a large amount of fertile land. The other is that the division of land is unfair. The land-dividing officials at the grass-roots level took advantage of the land-dividing facilities to line their own pockets and occupy as much as they could.
Therefore, what follows the division of fields is the purification of the officials who divide the fields in these places. Among them, education is the main focus, allowing them to reflect and withdraw from the land they occupy. Those who are of a bad nature will be punished directly.
To this end, this edict also revised the original methods that may have been fraudulent.
From the original discretionary land allocation to equal allocation based on the population of the township.
In the edict, Zhang Chong used a rare and harsh tone to evaluate the corruption in the process of land distribution:
"I, Zhang Chong, lead my brothers to conquer the world, and I don't want the silverfish to eat and occupy more. If I can lead fifty people to establish the current Taishan Army, I can lead my brothers to bring out a disciplined official force." Team. Don’t take yourself too seriously, anyone who dares to reach out will be caught.”
The governors of all the counties in Hebei were all Zhang Chong's old brothers. They knew what kind of character their king was, and they were all shuddered when they saw him speaking like this for the first time.
They did not dare to go against Zhang Chong's will, so they immediately started self-purification after dividing the land. As a result, another storm rolled across the land of Hebei.
……
The temporary patrol team stationed in the stepless inspection team quickly learned about the inspection operations in Hebei.
Different people in the group have different opinions on this matter.
At this time, in a wall of the former Wuji Zhen family's dock, the supervisors of the inspection team were watching the busy work below on a high building.
On the high platform below, the new president was being pulled onto the stage to accept reports from everyone. Also because it was not the first time, the order on the scene was still relatively good.
Just a dozen days ago, this Xinshe was still criticizing some evil slaves who were attached to the Zhen family. But now, he will also be criticized. The changes in the times are too great for everyone to realize.
Therefore, a censor looking at the scene of criticism below could not help but said to his colleagues:
"Is the king's move too harsh? So..."
Before this man could say anything else, the imperial censor, who was protective of him, interrupted him:
"Don't make unreasonable comments. Do you know why these people were pulled up? Didn't they just do things that violate our military regulations? They are like villains. They are respectful when they are far away, and they are aggressive when they are close. They must be monitored closely and let them He understands that thunder, rain and dew are all gifts from the king. Doesn’t Yuan Yu still understand this? ”
Yuan Yu is Ruan Yu.
The person who interrupted Ruan Yu's speech was another censor named Guo Tao.
Seeing that Ruan Yu was still dissatisfied, Guo Tao sighed inwardly:
"Ruan Yu, Ruan Yu, you don't have the life of your master, but you have learned all about your master's stubbornness. We are not all our fellow censors here. If you make such arrogant remarks, the flying army next to you will How could Wei not mess with you? You don’t have a daughter!”
But that was all he said, and he didn't dare to say anything more on such a sensitive topic.
But what Guo Tao was worried about came true.
At this moment, an embroidered official with a sinister look on his face appeared upstairs.
With a sneer, he asked:
"Ruan Yushi, are you opposing the king's policy?"
When this person spoke, the air was filled with frost. Of course Ruan Yu was not really stupid, and of course he did not dare to respond to these words.
He suddenly said seriously:
"Chun Neiwei misunderstood. I just think this is a good move. There are too many local people mixed into the grassroots community now. They take advantage of the grace and power of our Taishan Army to dominate and oppress the subordinates. That's right. It is these people who have ruined the reputation of our Taishan Army. If these people are not eliminated, the people's resentment will not be vented, and the people's hearts will not be established. "
These words are completely different from what Ruan Yu said before. But we can't blame him for the U-turn in his attitude. In fact, the inner guard in front of him is really a ruthless and cruel official.
Along the way, the inner guards and the imperial censor were patrolling together. The man in front of him, named Chu Yan, really frightened Ruan Yu with his cruel methods.
Ruan Yu really didn't want to fall into the hands of such a ruthless person.
After hearing what Ruan Yu said so obediently, Chu Yan just snorted and said nothing more.
He didn't want to take advantage of Ruan Yu because of this matter. After all, this person was a member of Cai Yong's sect, so he was different from ordinary people.
Chu Yan glanced at the censors present and suddenly said:
"Something happened over there in Wuji. We need to go there. It concerns the Zhen family."
After saying these words, Chu Yan ignored everyone and went downstairs first.
As soon as Chu Yan left, all the censors were visibly relieved, especially Ruan Yu, who breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Ruan Yu like this, Guo Tao on the side thought it was a good thing.
Maybe Ruan Yu can correct this problem with his mouth, otherwise he will still suffer from this problem in the future.
But soon, the thought came to everyone's mind:
"What happened to Zhen?"
……
At this time, about twenty miles away from the dock wall, there was Wuji, the important city of Zhongshan Kingdom.
In Wuji's county office, Zhongshan Governor Xie Bi was sitting in the hall, explaining things to Wuji's order Li Heng.
What exactly is going on requires a two-thousand-stone official to come to Wuji and explain it in person.
In the hall, Zhen Yu, the head of the Wuji Zhen family, was also present in a reserved manner, and his expression became more and more frightened as Xie Bi's words came to light.
What happened? With Zhen's current status, she still behaves like this.
But I heard Xie Bi ask Li Heng the following:
"Can the officials from various townships and communes in Wuji be the backbone of our Taishan Army?"
Li Heng didn't even look at the frightened Zhen Yu and replied:
"According to the investigation of the lower officials, it is not possible. When they first gained power, they acted recklessly, and they despised the county and temple when they realized that they were backed by a wealthy family. It is a fact that the orders of the county and temple cannot reach the local area."
Obviously, judging from Zhen Yu's expression, this so-called Hao surname is Zhen's.
The Taishan Army is indeed systematically suppressing and eliminating powerful people, but that does not mean that there are no big families within the Taishan Army.
For example, the Hu Mu family in Fenggao and the Zhen family in Wuji both retained their local status because of their significant contributions in the Taishan Army's war.
Zhang Chong just asked the Hu Mu family and the Zhen family to donate the land, and the Taishan Army used money to redeem it. Then let the two companies mainly develop business. As Zhen's family started out as a businessman, she was naturally happy with this arrangement. Moreover, they now have two daughters in the palace. They know that wealth will be in their future, so they don't dare to complain at all.
But things did not change according to Zhen's will.
As Wuji's greatest right-hand man, the Zhen family has more than thousands of followers, guests, and friends. Since Wuji was only so big in total, when the Taishan Army established the grassroots lishe, it was inevitable to use the Zhen family's old people.
These people were originally from noble slave backgrounds. They relied on serving the Taishan Army and lived in the countryside. Naturally, they used the same style of behavior in the past.
In their understanding, the head of their family was the Qi family of King Taiping, so they were the king's retainers. Isn’t that a family?
Generally speaking, this idea is valid for anyone. But unfortunately, they met Zhang Chong, a man named General Chongtian.
A man who will change his appearance drastically when he comes.
After receiving the notice from the county to clean up the local social officials, these social officials were not panicked at the first moment, but immediately gathered together.
They found Zhen to come forward, and Zhen Yu, as their former head of the family, softened his heart when he saw these people crying and agreed, so he agreed.
But when he entered the county temple and saw Xie Bi, the Prime Minister of Zhongshan, there, he knew something was wrong.
He had also heard of Xie Bi.
The eldest sister also mentioned this person in her letters home. After Xie Bi was appointed as the prefect of Zhongshan, the eldest sister went to collect information about this person.
From what they learned, Xie Bi was also from the Yanzhou clan. He was defeated and captured when he besieged Zhang Chong in the past. Since then, Xie Bi has been a veteran in the army and participated in almost all the battles of the Taishan Army.
Obviously, this is a veteran who has come out of the battlefield, so the eldest sister gave some advice to her brother in her letter home:
"Friends."
But at this time, Zhen Yu could only smile bitterly. He didn't want to be friends with Xie Bi, but this man clearly wanted to mess with their Zhen family.
Listen to what this man is saying now.
After hearing Wuji ordered Li Heng to say that "the order cannot leave the county temple", Xie Bi, who had always had a stern face, slapped the case and scolded Li Heng angrily:
"What kind of command do you have? You are incompetent. Fortunately, you are also an official, so this is how you do things? I, a high-ranking official in a county of Taishan Army, can be teased by Xiaoxiao? What a joke!"
Of course Xie Bi didn't really scold Li Heng. On the contrary, he admired Li Heng's abilities very much.
This person was released from outside the King's shogunate. He has successively held many positions at the grassroots level and is able to handle them all with ease. In just half a year, he was appreciated by several high officials one after another, and was especially distinguished.
After Li Heng came under him, Xie Bi had a clearer understanding of his clever service, so he always had very good expectations for Li Heng.
And this time Li Heng lived up to his expectations. Just before Xie Bi arrived, Li Heng had almost completely sorted out the crimes of those Zhen clan slaves.
This time Xie Bi came to preside over the closing of the network.
And Xie Bi also valued Li Heng's caution. After all, what they were dealing with this time were Zhen's slaves and guests, which in other people's eyes meant they were dealing with Zhen.
And now Mrs. Zhen has two daughters in the palace, and even the queen is full of praise for the virtues of the two daughters. It can be seen that with the Queen's approval, the two Zhen daughters have established themselves firmly in the palace.
So if Li Heng were to do this, not to mention how much pressure he would encounter, even this matter might go wrong.
Why?
Because Li Heng's status is too low.
If even a county magistrate can make Madam Zhen miserable, then who will take Madam Zhen seriously? Therefore, considering such a practical benefit, the Zhen family will resist.
They are not against the Taishan Army, but they want to express a clear meaning:
"We can do it, but you, Li Heng, are not worthy!"
As for Li Heng, he also saw this meaning. So he invited his patron Xie Bi without hesitation, and of course he also wanted to contribute to it.
And what about Xie Bi? Of course not refuse. His status is just right for this job, which is a step up for Zhen and a small credit to himself.
Naturally, Xie Bi was even more optimistic about Li Heng.
Xie Bi knew how to be an official. His brain was not only good at military strategy, but also good at serving as an official.
He understands very well that in being an official, ability is one thing and background is another, but the right balance is more important.
So, in front of Zhen Yu, Xie Bi and Li Heng acted.
After showing his anger, Xie Bi said with murderous intent:
"Governing a place is like fighting a war. You have to know who is the friendly army and who is the enemy. And whether there is anyone among the enemies who can be used by me. If you understand this, everything will be good. For those local officials, you cannot be caged. In other words, these people should be beaten into enemies with a stick. Instead, those who are angry, those who are stubborn, and those who are stubborn must be severely punished and educated. Those who can still make decisions for the poor in the midst of filth are even more precious, and we must make special use of them.”
Li Heng was taught and worshiped, and then he became acquainted with the question:
"What the Lord of the Palace said is really good advice. But it is not easy for the subordinate officials to manage Wuji for the first time, and it is not easy to clear and divide the fields. In fact, we haven't had time to distinguish which social officials can be fought for."
After hearing this, Xie Bi raised the corner of his mouth and praised Li Heng's quick wit.
You kid, don't you know who those social officials are? The densely packed things you wrote on the memorial to me have almost revealed the ancestors of those people.
So following Li Heng's words, Xie Bi laughed loudly and pointed at Zhen Yu sitting beside him:
"Isn't Zhen Jun here? Who else knows those people better than Zhen Jun? With Zhen Jun's help in screening, no evil party will be able to escape guilt."
At this time, Zhen Yu didn't know where he was being held. He smiled bitterly in his heart:
"This Xie Bi is really good at asking me to sell my guests and slaves. This is to spread my family's wings. Even if the patron can't protect the retainers, he even takes the initiative to expose it. Who else will seek refuge in my family in the future? .”
But can Zhen Yu not do it? cannot.
So at this moment he could only smile bitterly and said to Xie Bi:
"Your Majesty is so resourceful. I, Mrs. Zhen, abandoned my family and donated my land before because I felt that Your Majesty was a hero with great benevolence and great ambitions. But now I am just helping you punish some idiots who don't know what they are called, so what's the problem? You don’t need to tell me, Mrs. Zhen, I will give my full cooperation.”
Thus, the matter was settled, and Zhen's followers were abandoned.
After chatting for a while, Zhen Yu left first with the excuse that he had something to do at home.
With a livid face, Zhen Yu strode out of the county temple. When he was about to get on his carriage, he couldn't hold back and cursed:
"Soldier, let's wait and see!"
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