Since that day, Lin Fan has arrested those big families, but it doesn't mean that the matter is over.

Those big families didn't realize that Lin Fan was going to take their actions against them at first, and thought that he was just like the previous officials, just wanting to use this as a threat to ask them for some benefits.

So those people came to the door with large stacks of small stacks of silver tickets, but without exception, they didn't even see Lin Fan's face, and they were all closed.

Only then did the big families realize that things were not good, and it turned out that this person was really soft and hard.

They wondered how there could be such a person in the world, the land belonged to the public, and the silver was their own. But this man has no silver for nothing, but he wants to oppose us here.

Lin Fan's avoidance of them also made them dead set on opening up joints from Lin Fan.

But after years of operation, they have long regarded the land they have encroached upon as their own family property, and they think that these belong to them as a matter of course. Where is it so easy to get them to spit out what they have eaten in their stomachs?

They saw that the previous set didn't work with Lin Fan, so they went directly to his boss to make trouble.

In this way, the Zhizhou Yamen became lively. Each family took turns to come to the door and ask to see each other, and when there was no stop, Wang Ziliang could be tossed enough.

Wang Ziliang also needs these big families to maintain stability in the city, so he has a lot of tolerance for them, but Lin Fan's official position is hand-appointed by the Holy Will, and he doesn't like he shouts at Lin Fan like other officials in Shenzhou.

He is a local governor, and the general judgment is a subordinate official of a state, so he has the right to control Lin Fan, but if Lin Fan really doesn't listen to him, Wang Ziliang can't do anything, he can only react upward, and wait for the above response before he can deal with Lin Fan.

He could only appease those big families first, and at the same time let people invite Lin Fan over.

Lin Fan, who was summoned, came to the Zhizhou Government Office, and as soon as he entered the door, he heard Wang Ziliang complain to him before he sat down: "I said Lord Lin, what are you doing here?" ”

Lin Fan smiled lightly, obviously not having the same headache as Wang Ziliang about this matter: "Are you talking about those big things?" ”

"Or else?" Wang Ziliang said angrily.

Lin Fan asked: "Isn't it right for those big families to encroach on the acres of military tun fields, and the officials will investigate them?" ”

"I didn't say that what you did was wrong, but now that the chaos has just passed, Shenzhou has just returned to stability, can't you slow down these things? Do you have to make such a big fuss all at once? Wang Ziliang said.

"I can't." Lin Fan first said his answer.

Then he explained: "My lord, it is precisely because of the turmoil in Shenzhou that it is the best time to recover the land that has been encroached upon by these big families. ”

"This turmoil has affected almost all aspects of Shenzhou, and although the turmoil is not a good thing, it is not all bad. Those big households were also seriously damaged in this turmoil, and the officialdom of Shenzhou was also purged inside and out, and almost all the current officials were transferred from abroad. This means that the top-to-bottom and intertwined relationships that they originally used money and favors to manage and maintain have all been broken. ”

Speaking of this, Lin Fan glanced up at Lord Zhizhou, and stopped talking a little.

Wang Ziliang also felt that what Lin Fan said made sense, but found that Lin Fan stopped, and he said, "You go on!" ”

With Wang Ziliang's signal, Lin Fan continued to say: "Those impenetrable relationships have been broken, let's."

There will be much less resistance to reclaiming these fields. ”

As for Lin Fan's careful thoughts about inadvertently dragging himself into his chariot, Wang Ziliang couldn't hear it. However, he just stared at Lin Fan angrily and did not interrupt him.

Lin Fan, who was carefully thinking about being poked, was a little embarrassed, he touched his nose, and continued as if nothing happened: "If I don't do it now, it will be equivalent to giving them time, my lord, think about it, with the current atmosphere in the officialdom, how long will it take for them to re-operate that kind of oily relationship?" In addition to you and me, how many people in the yamen at all levels in Shenzhou can resist the temptation of silver and not collude with them? ”

Officialdom has always been like this, no matter what you want to do, timing is always important, it's not good if it's early, it's not okay when it's late.

Take this matter as an example, Lin Fan came early, Shenzhou has not changed, and it is impossible for Lin Fan to resist the pressure of the entire Shenzhou by himself. Even if he is lucky, he will be excluded to the point that he can't stay in Shenzhou, so he can only leave in disgrace.

If it is too late, Shenzhou will return to its original state again under the management of those big households, and Lin Fan still can't do what he wants to do.

The reason in this is very simple, Wang Ziliang, who has been immersed in officialdom for many years, would not have thought of this. And since taking office, Wang Ziliang has naturally received a lot of benefits from those big households, otherwise he wouldn't have made a fuss from those big households, so he would be so concerned about this matter.

And this is also a common practice in officialdom, except for freaks like Lin Fan, almost one of those officials in the state from top to bottom is counted as one, and they all take the benefits of others to some extent.

It is impossible for Wang Ziliang to admit that he is a corrupt official, but fortunately, Lin Fan also saved face for his boss and did not include him in those people.

Of course, he would not appreciate Lin Fan's understanding, and no matter how he listened to what Lin Fan said, he felt that Lin Fan was a little insinuating, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

But he also thought about it according to what Lin Fan said, and found that if it goes on like this, maybe within a few months, Shenzhou will be made into a monolith by those big households, and even he will have a great possibility of getting involved in these interests.

At that time, Lin Fan wanted to do it again, I was afraid that he would stand on the opposite side of him after receiving enough benefits from the big households.

Thinking of this, Wang Ziliang's face changed slightly, and this situation was also something he, the governor, did not want to see.

If this situation really happens, wouldn't it mean that he, the governor, has become an ornament for those big families to put on the surface, and he has to rely on people to do anything.

Although he was already vigilant in his heart, after all, he was short-handed, Wang Ziliang still said: "Then you don't need to make such a big move, right?" Why bother to make the whole city jump? Do you know that they have secretly stirred up trouble among the people in order to deal with you? ”

"Do you know that once the people are stirred up, you and I, as local officials, will not be able to eat and walk around!"

Lin Fan was not ignorant of the shady methods of those people, and after Lin Fan was appointed to take up his post in Shenzhou, Bai Yuqing began to shift the focus of some of Deyuelou's affairs to this side, and some capable manpower was also transferred from Yongyang to this side.

Most people would probably never have imagined that before Lin Fan arrived in Shenzhou, this side had already begun to collect the information he needed. It's just that all of this is done in secret and has never been known to outsiders.

It was precisely because he knew a lot of news that he didn't take these things to heart, Lin Fan asked Wang Ziliang rhetorically, "Great."

Man, is there chaos in the city now? ”

Wang Ziliang was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Lin Fan had something to say: "What do you mean?" ”

"My lord, although those big families have great influence in the local area, they are only using the power and wealth in their hands. For many years, they have relied on this to lure the local people to their advantage, and to threaten the people who are unwilling to submit. The local people were forced to submit to their coercion and be bullied by them. It is also because of the oppression of the people that they have accumulated a huge family property. ”

"But now that I have given the land that the big families have encroached upon to those people, do you think that the people who have obtained the land will still listen to the provocation and instigation of the big families?"

"The people are not stupid, they all know that if I lose today, how much they take today will have to be doubled tomorrow. How could they do such a stupid thing? Without the participation of the people, there are only those big families and some dogs who rely on them to live, these people just make trouble as they want, how much storm can they set off? ”

After Lin Fanyi said, Wang Ziliang understood that there would be no big chaos in the city, and he was also a lot relieved. As long as there is no chaos in the city, the situation is still under his control.

As soon as Lin Fan reminded him of this, he also asked with some curiosity: "How did Lord Lin come up with the idea of distributing the land to the people?" ”

The implication of his words was that he couldn't see what benefit Lin Fan had for himself to take the trouble to toss such a big battle.

Wang Ziliang is not the kind of clean official with clean sleeves, but he is also said to be a rare capable minister in the court, otherwise Shenzhou would not have recovered from the war so quickly. But he still couldn't understand why Lin Fan did this?

Things in officialdom are never black and white, even if he knows very well that those big families are committing crimes that should have been raided a long time ago.

But what is it, he can only turn a blind eye. Without the support of these big households, he would not be able to do many things as a governor, and this official would not be able to do it steadily.

Therefore, even if he is dissatisfied with those big families, he still has to greet them with a smile. He even had to accept the benefits they gave him to show that he stood with them and had no intention of dealing with them.

Years of ups and downs in officialdom made Wang Ziliang deeply understand that Lin Fan not only offended all the local big families, but also cut off everyone's financial route in Shenzhou officialdom.

There is such a universal saying, that is, cutting off people's financial routes is like killing their parents, and Lin Fan will definitely be hated by everyone.

And this is obviously not much good for himself but is all bad, but he still did it, Wang Ziliang will not think that Lin Fan is stupid or crazy, so what is his purpose?

"Is he really just trying to do something for the people?" Wang Ziliang thought for a moment.

Then he smiled self-deprecatingly, thinking that he was thinking too much. The idea struck him as ridiculous.

It was precisely because he was in the officialdom that he knew that such people or officials did not exist, and that they could only appear in the romance books written by some hopeless literati, or in the imagination of ordinary people.

And even if such a person really exists, it is impossible to go far in officialdom.

Others may respect your character and praise you in front of outsiders.

You may have a great reputation, and everyone will shout to follow your example.

But in reality, no one will want to work with you, and they just want to stay away from you.