All in all, the yield of the 300 acres of paddy fields planted by the Heaven and Earth Association will increase by 50% per mu compared with the past. This achievement is jaw-dropping enough - no wonder people say that Australians have a secret method of farming.

"If you don't make trouble with Zhangtian, there will be a lot more this year." Liu Guangbiao expressed regret, "Third uncle! At the beginning of spring next year, all the land will be contracted to the Heaven and Earth Society......" He stopped suddenly, probably thinking that it was inappropriate.

Liu Youren didn't squeak, all the land was contracted to the Heaven and Earth Society, so don't Australians know clearly how many fields they have? He sighed, it was a dilemma.

"Just watching, I think this Zhangtian thing is done by the Australians themselves, but it will be better."

"Third uncle?" Liu Guangbiao was puzzled. With the attitude of the Australians and their terrifying ability to do things, I am afraid that they will not only report half of it, and they will not even be able to run away from the treacherous fields under their own names.

"Australians are harsh, but they are more lenient than the government." Liu Youren said in a low voice, "Where it should be strict, it will be strict, and where it should be lenient, it will be lenient -- the so-called 'leniency and severity'." In contrast, the government is a bit chaotic......"

"Sanbo!" Liu Guangbiao was taken aback, the third uncle's words were almost rebellious, although Lingao was a place far away from the Tiangao Emperor, the prestige of the official government was still there, "Don't talk nonsense!" ”

"Hmph, of course this is between you and me." Liu Youren said. Let's deal with things like this for the time being, and then listen to what Chief Yun says after he comes.

For more than half a month, such negotiations and bargaining were going on in every big household in the county. An atmosphere of tension and unease hung over the heads of the families, and the people who had some relationship with each other were all walking around and asking for news. The big households that will have dealings with heaven and earth suddenly became the focus of the county, and the people who came to visit simply broke through the threshold. Even the nouveau riche who has always looked down on the big households: Lin Quanan, who made a fortune by purchasing goods for Australians, suddenly became a fragrant glutton, and some people came to visit at both ends of the three days, some put down their gifts and left, and some sat down and talked nonsense without knowing what to do. He didn't know what to say.

In addition to Lin Quanan, it is "Runshitang", the business of this pharmacy suddenly became very good, and there were suddenly people in large families who were "sick", and they all named Yang Shixiang, the owner of "Runshitang", to see a doctor.

Of course, there is no specific information from these people's mouths. Don't say that people like Lin Quanan and Yang Shixiang have nothing to do with the field at all, even Zhang Youfu, who claims to be the closest to the Australians and is the most well-informed, has not been able to penetrate the content of Lou.

On the contrary, the small grain households, who have no wealth and power, are not disturbed this time. They have no extra acres of land to report, and some even bear the grain endowment of their own fields at all, and there will be no big oil and water if they have to squeeze it again. Of course, this is not that Chen Minggang is kind enough to let them go -- the officials are all masters who eat people and do not spit out bones, and they have to squeeze oil out of the stones -- but Chen Minggang feels that the Australians mainly want to rectify the big households, and it is of little significance to squeeze out the small households who spend a lot of time, and they will not be able to produce results, and it is easy to cause a backlash from the small households. Chen Minggang feels that the attitude of Australians towards the people is completely different from the attitude of the Ming government towards the people. If something really happens, it's sure that you're bored.

The frequent tandem traffic of large households gave the General Administration of Political Security a very good opportunity, and the monitoring department of the Operations Department drew a "map of the relationship between large households in the county". When Chinese encounter difficulties, the first thing they look for is naturally their own relatives and friends, and this time you can roughly understand the degree of closeness between them.

Liu Dalin's house has also become the focus of the whirlpool. When Huang Yukun visited his home for the first time. Liu Dalin was noncommittal to his question. In his opinion, the matter of clearing the acres of land is reasonable-whether there is such a thing as an Australian or not, such tricks as hiding fields and sending tricks have harmed the income of the imperial court.

Of course, from a personal point of view, vital interests must always be taken care of. When the interests of individuals and the government collide, most people still choose to protect their own interests. Liu Dalin's family used to be just the property of a Chinese person, and since his father's generation began to have a family name, the official exemption amount is enough to exempt his family from all the money and food, but people always have relatives and friends to take care of. They are all close friends and relatives - whether he is a saint or not, and that is why he should be. After a long time, unconsciously, the land under the name of the Liu family actually increased to 1,000 acres.

In this case in Zhangtian, Liu Dalin himself was not harassed in any way -- Chen Minggang knew that the Australians respected this Jinshi very much and had the intention of taking advantage of him, so as in previous years, he did not send food at all. Even the practice of going to the door at this time in the past to ask An to get a few times to spend money is exempted.

But Chen Minggang still plans to kill the majesty of Liu Jinshi, who no one dared to touch in the past and now. He didn't send grain to Liu Dalin, but the landlords who sent it to him were not so lucky this time. Chen Minggang had a very clear list in his hand, and knew how much land each family sent in Liu Dalin's name, so he directly sent grain to these landlords, asking them to report the amount of land within a limited time for the levy.

At this time, the three relatives and six relatives of the Liu family, as well as their relatives and friends, have all fallen out. Everyone knew that Chen Minggang was vicious and difficult, so they all went to the city to see Liu Dalin and asked him to come up with an idea. The Liu family's house in the west gate of the county was suddenly crowded with sedan chairs and servants.

Liu Dalin, like all scholars, likes to be quiet and does not like to make trouble, since his legs and feet are inconvenient, he rarely goes out, and now so many relatives and friends have come at once, all of them want to see him and ask him to take ideas, think of ways, and make negotiations. He was so troubled that he had no master, so he only took care of the housekeeper to deal with it, and hid in the study by himself.

Listening to the noisy voices in front of him, Liu Dalin felt that there was nothing he could do. He felt ashamed of his relatives and friends, and he hated them very much. It seems that his own help is a matter of course.

His family is a scholarly family, and his grandfather does not have a family name, but he has a literary name. My father was a governor. He is a jinshi again. It can be called the home of the gentry in the county. If it was in the past, as long as I wrote a film and sent it to the county office, there was nothing that I couldn't do. Now, no amount of film sent to the county government will probably be of any avail - you have to negotiate with the Australians.

But dealing with Australians is the last thing he wants to do.

In terms of Australians' preferential treatment and respect for him, if he is willing to come forward to deal with it, Australians will always have to buy him some face, and things can have room to turn around. But he really didn't want to do it.

Although the Australians have not done anything bad, they have always turned into outsiders, disobeying the king, and built a city and a number in Lingao without authorization, which is like a separatist shili. I can't avoid them in the first place, where can I easily provoke them! If the thief deliberately wants to take advantage of him and ask others to do things himself, he will inevitably fall into the trap. His reputation for a lifetime will be ruined.

But his relatives and friends can't help but give an explanation, otherwise he can't afford a "mean" reputation.

When he was worried, he saw that a maid who was serving his wife came, and when he saw that his face was full of sorrow, he did not dare to speak, but stood at the door of the house and probed his brain.

"What's the matter?" It was Liu Dalin who found him, "Something came in and spoke." ”

"Yes, sir!" The maid hurriedly came in, "Several uncles and aunts have come to see Madame." Now talking in the back hall, they all want to come and see you. Madame was afraid that you would not feel well, so I stopped you first......"

"Got it," Liu Dalin waved his hand, "You stand down." ”

The maid hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Madame, please see if you can take care of several close relatives of your mother's family......

"You go back to serve Madame first, I have my own ideas about this matter."

The maid withdrew. It is said that it is "my own idea", but in fact, I don't know where the idea is. Liu Dalin suddenly felt that there was no one around him to talk to.

Naturally, he has friends, but these friends either talk about sexuality and education, or poetry, songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Saying that these heads are the way is true, and if you really encounter practical things, you can't come up with any useful ideas. Everyone flattered him for "being high and clean, and his ambition is bright", which he deserved, but the current problem is not something that this "high morality and clean and bright ambition" can handle.

After thinking about it, only Huang Yukun, the second son of Huangjiazhai Old Man Huang, came to visit a few days ago and asked himself how he would deal with this incident in Zhangtian. Because the Liu family has enjoyed preferential exemption for two generations since his father was an official, except for dealing with the officials who fight the autumn wind during the New Year's holidays, it has been a long time since they asked about the food payment. I can't say why for a while.

Now that I think about it, the Huang family's father and son can discuss. Although the Huang family is a local tyrant, they have defended their hometown for many years. Liu Dalin is quite enthusiastic about the affairs of the county, so he respects the Huang family and his son very much, and they exchange views with each other. Huang Yukun was admitted to the middle school in the past, and he also came to congratulate him in person, giving the Huang family great face.

Thinking of this, he felt a glimmer of light. Quickly turn the wheels of the wheelchair to the door and call the servant:

"Go and tell all the masters, I know all about them, please go back first, and there will naturally be a response when the time comes."

"Yes!" The servant was leaving.

"Slow!" Liu Dalin knew that this group of people had sent gifts, "All the gifts sent will be returned." ”

"Yes—"

"Madame's maiden guests, don't accept gifts, say this anyway!"

After the order was finished, he called a close scholar and commanded:

"You go to the county school and ask the second young master of the Huang family to come over and talk about it.