CHAPTER XXXIV
As soon as they heard Xu Hui's question, Li Zhun and Lin Xin determined that Xu Hui was undoubtedly very familiar with the two areas of military and political affairs. Writing "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info otherwise, it would be impossible for her to outline a clear context and grasp the key to the problem when Lin Xincai started his words.
Because of this, Li Zhun and Lin Xin, who were originally a little worried that Xu Ze was too ignorant of the problem of the kettle, muttered in their hearts that they were sending a girl's family to take on the use, and finally felt that the burden on their shoulders was lighter. It was Lin Xin who gently shook the feather fan in his hand and continued: "There are no large numbers, a small group of displaced people have come to the vicinity of Huguan unconsciously, but it is not too unusual. ”
There is no prohibition on the arrival of displaced people, for the sake of reputation, no matter which county or county, they are not allowed to accept some of them, even Huguan is no exception, otherwise Xu Ze will not symbolically set up a few checkpoints, and he did not send people to investigate them one by one, not to mention, even Huguan County, is only the number of people who accept displaced people. Xu Hui knew this, so she looked at Lin Xin and motioned for him to continue, and heard Lin Xin say slowly: "The girl should know that Huguan is located between the two mountains, and the people rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and under the guidance of Lord Lang, they plant tea and mulberry hemp, and live a very prosperous life." But there is never too much manpower, don't you? ”
His words seemed to be suspicious of not matching the preamble, but Xu Hui immediately figured out what the problem with the pot was.
But all the families can shelter their own slaves and maids, as well as the existence of doormen, servants, tenants and bankers known as "shadow households", the latter has a special name in the government, and the household registration under the name of the family is sheltered, with which they enjoy many rights such as not paying taxes and not serving, and have an excellent relationship with the lord and monarch.
According to the laws of Daqi, even if it is the surname of the first-class high gate in the family, there are only sixty shade guests who can shelter. Looking at the high gate valves of Daqi, which one does not sit on dozens or even dozens of manors and workshops, and there are hundreds of people working in them? The vast majority of these people are not registered households, but displaced people who have left their homes and have no household registration, so they have to work as slaves. They were included in the family, and they also did not need to pay taxes and were subject to forced labor, but they handed over their life and death and freedom to the lord, and it was only a matter of words to be killed.
The existence of the hidden family is a "secret" that everyone knows, but tacitly does not mention half of it. As Lin Xin said, who would have too many free slaves and maids? Most of the officials in Huguan were promoted by Xu Ze from the Han clan, and for the Han officials who thought they had status, it was a top priority to purchase fields, hire people, and build manors as soon as possible. Even if Xu Ze issued a ban, people are a little selfish and lucky, thinking that beyond the limits set by Xu Ze, it is reasonable for him to accept dozens of more people as his own slaves, cultivate more fields, and increase his annual income.
It doesn't matter if one person does this, but if everyone does it...... Thinking of this, Xu Hui pondered for a long time before asking: "How much of the management of taking in displaced people without permission accounts for the number of Huguan management?" Among the displaced people they took in, some were restless and were found to be meticulous? How did the third uncle do it? ”
Hearing her question, Lin Xin smiled bitterly before saying: "Among the officials in Huguan, there are dozens of acres of thin fields, and there is no need for so many people to serve and work, and it is just a small official with a meager rank. And those officials who hold authority and have a rank of more than 30 stones. Even the slightly powerful village elders, Qiangfu, You Tuan and others in the countryside have more or less taken in some homeless people, not to mention the pavilion chief, the lieutenant chief, the township chief and the ...... The one. ”
"It sounds like the implication is very widespread, and it is really difficult to deal with." As early as when Lin Xin mentioned the issue of displaced people, Xu Hui almost thought of this situation, and when she heard Lin Xin say this, she didn't show a half surprised expression, but she had a bad premonition in her heart. Therefore, Xu Hui didn't ask what happened, so he jumped directly to the last topic, "So...... Third uncle, how did he deal with this matter? ”
Talking about the young and impulsive, irritable and reckless, but because of his bloodline and background, he was ranked as the captain of Shangdang County, and was Li Zhun's direct boss, Rao was Li Zhun's determination and absolute loyalty to Xu Ze, and he also showed a slight disapproval. Lin Xin sighed again and again, kept shaking his head, and saw that Xu Hui was getting more and more worried, so he sighed helplessly: "Lord Xu...... It was really too straightforward, and after he heard about this, he actually planned to ask all the officials to register and review the hidden households in their homes one by one......"
"How does this work?" After Lin Xin stopped, Xu Hui said unhappily, "Except for those who have lost their power, are unable to protect the servants of the mansion, and have to swallow blood even if they lose their teeth, no official can afford to be lost face like this for no reason." If this matter is said in the big way, it is no different from cutting off people's financial routes, even if my Xu family is in the party...... Most of the other party is from the Han clan, and they don't have much power, but they can't stand it like this, let alone offend people like this! ”
Seeing her fierce expression, with a hint of disapproval in her voice, Lin Xin was startled, and the speed at which the feather fan in his hand shook unconsciously slowed down.
Daqi attaches great importance to filial piety, and the younger generation can contradict the opinions of the elders when talking about the Tao, debate fiercely, and be rumored to be a beautiful talk, and can also argue for the unfairness of the elders, but they do not comment at will and deny the truth of what the other party has done. And Xu Hui's unconsciously revealed attitude...... Although she didn't have any contempt, just a matter of facts, but she dared to speak like this, obviously not overnight, but a kind of silent subtlety. In Yilin's confidence, the status of important figures of the Xu family, or many younger generations of the Xu family in the party, has changed slightly in Xu Ze's heart.
In order to prove his guess, and to test how high Xu Hui's ability is, Lin Xin pondered for a moment, and Fang asked leisurely: "Isn't the girl worried?" ”
When Xu Hui heard this, he smiled slightly, and disagreed: "Uncle Ji Cheng still has the heart to come to Uncle Ji Yun for a drink, it can be seen that the third uncle must be persuaded by you, and my grandfather also expected this, so I don't want to be in a hurry." Since the situation has not deteriorated, why should I worry too much? ”
Knowing that Xu Hui was quietly praising him, but these two sentences still made Lin Xin very comfortable to listen to, so he smiled hehehe, and said modestly: "The girl has an overreputation, if it weren't for the belief in the fox and the fake tiger, she told Lord Xu that this matter is very important, and you need to report it to the government first, and the government will take the idea." pulled Ji Yun on the field again, competed with Lord Xu a few times, and dragged Lord Xu on the grounds of military affairs and soldier training, this matter is really not so easy. ”
Xu Ze's youngest son, Xu Pan, is not as good as his father and brother, and has a wise mind. What flowed in him was the unyielding blood of the ancestral horse thief who longed for freedom, for battle, for blood, for fire and death. It is not an exaggeration to say that he was born on horseback and is destined to belong to a man on horseback.
This son-in-law of a family surnamed Bei, who is born with much greater strength than others, does not like to put up a shelf, and does not have any cleanliness habits and bad habits. Probably because he was a young son and his mother Huo died early, Xu Pan, who was pampered and indulged by his father and brother, was not much affected by the rules and regulations of the world, and he didn't pay much attention to the broken rules of the family. Even if you roll twice in the mud and get dirty, you can still show a bright smile.
For an impulsive but straightforward person like Xu Pan, even if he makes 10,000 mistakes, looking at his eyes and bright smile that is completely for you, even if it is a sky-high anger, it can only turn into helplessness and powerlessness.
The relationship between Xu Hui and Xu Pan in this life is not bad, so she knows that Xu Pan's only regret is that he did not catch up with the invasion of the Hu people more than 20 years ago, he could not kill the enemy, cut off their heads, and could only rely on hunting to vent his excess energy. Lin Xin asked Xu Pan to fight with the soldiers and fight with Li Zhun, if he was a child of a family next to him, he might be furious and walk away, but for Xu Pan, he was right in the middle.
Hearing Lin Xin say this, Xu Hui breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
As Xu Ze's youngest son, the lieutenant who is in charge of the military affairs of the party and county, Xu Pan does not need to do anything, his arrival and existence is an absolute deterrent. In fact, the calmer Xu Pan is, the easier it is for people with ghosts to think wildly, and even do things that mess with themselves. However, if there is no one who has absolute power who can suppress or persuade Xu Pan to come, after a long time, with Xu Pan's character, there will definitely be some chaos.
Thinking of this, Xu Hui secretly said that her grandfather must have thought of this, so she was not in a hurry at all, so her tone was also a little calmer: "Hui Fang was too worried about the situation in Huguan, and he lost his temper for a while, and he forgot to ask what happened to Huguan...... It really deserves to be punished. ”
"A few days ago." Li Zhun said lightly, "The scout found a male corpse in Shuanglong Mountain, his body was black and swollen, obviously he was bitten by a poisonous snake and died of poisoning. On him, we found an encrypted letter with a string of numbers of unknown meaning. He carefully examined the male corpse and found that he had thick calluses on both hands and feet, and had been doing manual work for many years. ”
Li Zhun rarely said so many words in one breath, but every word was not good news.
There are a lot of calluses, which proves that they have done physical work for many years, but it cannot prove that the other party is illiterate, let alone that the other party has no accomplices. What's more, a string of numbers...... deliberately encrypted, even if others find out, they don't know what is written. If it's a real coincidence, it must be wrong, but can things really be so coincidental? A man with an encrypted letter who was going to rush to see his master happened to be bitten to death by a poisonous snake? (To be continued.) )