The county government brought in truckloads of grain with such fanfare, even at night, it still attracted the attention of countless people, and the news naturally quickly spread to the deep mansion of the Yansheng Mansion.

Kong Chengqing, who was eating in his courtyard, was stunned for a long time when he heard about this, and then put down the chopsticks with a serious expression, and asked Kong Xun, who came to deliver the message: "Do you know which family took out the grain?" Although his face looked quite calm, in fact, a huge wave had stirred up in his heart, and he was really angry.

For many years, the Kong family has never encountered such a disobedient thing, not to mention an ordinary big family, it is the government, except for Lu Zhen who dared to fight with them openly and secretly this time, there is no one who does not bow down to orders in the Shandong territory. And now, someone actually broke this rule, which was a serious provocation to the prestige of the Kong family, and he was naturally extremely angry.

Kong Xun naturally knew his son's temperament, and when he saw him become like this, he was also beating the drum in his heart for a while, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's Shen Fang from Yuanxi Village...... However, his family was forced to hand over the grain. Fortunately, he paid more attention, and carefully inquired about the ins and outs of the matter, and at this time, he quickly explained the front and back of the villagers' siege of the Shen family.

Kong Chengqing squinted his eyes and listened to him finish speaking, before he sneered: "It seems that all this is being fueled by people in the official mansion." I can't imagine that their methods are so bad, and they actually take advantage of those foolish people! ”

"What the eldest prince said is that their approach is indeed very unauthentic." After Kong Xun agreed, he glanced at the other party carefully and said: "It's just that this method is really effective, if they continue to use it, I'm afraid that other families may not be able to withstand the pressure." ”

This is to the point, because this method is completely reusable, and at present, it seems that those large grain farmers are still difficult to deal with, because no one dares to guarantee that those villagers will not really be cruel to themselves and their families, and in the face of danger, self-protection is the only option. As for whether this will offend the Kong family, that is something that needs to be considered in the future.

Kong Chengqing, who temporarily suppressed his anger, frowned tightly: "What do you mean, this is just the beginning." Maybe tomorrow, someone else will be under similar threat? ”

"Yes, as long as they taste the sweetness, they will not stop. This is extremely detrimental to our overall plan. Kong Xun said uneasily.

After being silent for a while, Kong Chengqing suddenly sneered again: "If the county government really does this, it will only bring endless troubles to himself, and I wish he would do it." ”

"Eldest Prince, what do you say?" Kong Xun was stunned, and he couldn't keep up with the rhythm of his master.

"Let me ask you, is the county government offending these grain growers by doing this?"

"That's natural, even if they didn't understand it at first, but after thinking about it afterwards, they could naturally understand that this was clearly the county government calculating against themselves. No one can accept such a calculation. ”

"That's it. Since they have offended everyone, will there be any good fruit for Qiu Changyuan to eat in the future? As he spoke, Kong Chengqing snorted heavily.

"But...... That's all in the future, if the county government succeeds this time, I'm afraid those people in other states and counties may not be willing to continue to help us. Kong Xun said worriedly. Yes, if even the autumn grain here in Qufu is handed over, then how can those big families in other states and counties continue to work for the Kong family at the risk of offending the government?

"Don't worry, this won't happen." Kong Chengqing said with confidence: "I was afraid of any variables before. Have you forgotten? As early as some time ago, most of the grain had already entered the treasury of my Kong family, what do you say those grain growers used to curry favor with the county government? ”

Hearing this, Kong Xun suddenly sighed, patted his head and said, "Look at the little memory, how can you forget this stubble." In this way, we are still invincible in this matter, and no matter what the county government does, it will not be able to become a climate. ”

"Exactly. What we need to do now is to hold steady and not lose our proportions. It depends on how long they can jump and what they can do. When the time comes, come forward to clean up the mess, not only that Qiu Changyuan, who has been hiding in the county government to make trouble, can also deal with it! At this time, Kong Chengqing has recovered from the initial anger and has become the son of the Kong family who is full of confidence and wisdom.

"What the eldest prince said is that the little one understands. I'll go back and warn the people in the house, so that they don't make trouble, and just watch how they toss. Kong Xun hurriedly agreed.

When Kong Xun left, the indifferent smile on Kong Chengqing's face completely disappeared, but as soon as he raised his hand, he smashed the wine glass on the table to the ground. No matter how good he said it, he was actually very mindful and angry in his heart, because this incident was clearly a slap in the face......

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In fact, it was not only the Kong family, but the story of this incident soon spread to the ears of other big grain chiefs. When they learned that it was because of the sudden siege of the villagers that the Shen family had to hand over the grain, they were also uneasy, and then strengthened their defenses.

However, the big families in these counties and cities are just ordinary landlords, and there are not many available manpower at all, at best, there are only a dozen or twenty domestic slaves and long-term laborers, and it is a bit wishful thinking to keep their houses from being attacked by the villagers.

Moreover, this time the county government launched quickly enough, and the next day, the grain chiefs of several villages were besieged by the villagers from their own villages almost at the same time. These villagers, who were instigated by others, changed their former docility and docility, and while blocking the door and shouting outside, they kept throwing stones and clods of earth into it, until the whole family of masters and servants who were guarding it were running around.

And this time, the government didn't even have the intention of pretending, and someone came directly to talk to these big families about the conditions. Either they will take out the food that should be handed over and send it to the county seat, or the government will stop meddling in the matter and watch their entire families being beaten to death by angry villagers.

In the face of such a critical moment related to their own life and death, these big families immediately threw away the entrustment of the Kong family, and expressed their willingness to cooperate with the government and hand over the grain in full to protect themselves.

But then, many people raised a dilemma: "As early as half a month ago, the villain had already sent the grain into the city and handed it over to the Kong family. It's better like this, and the grace period is small for a few days, how about I ask the Kong family for food back, and then send it to the county government? ”

Faced with this statement, the reaction of the officials of the county government was only a sneer: "Of course I have no problem, and I can wait for so many days." However, the villagers outside did not have the patience to do so. If you can't bring out food to appease their anger today, they'll have to do it themselves as soon as our county officials leave. ”

"But the villain said that it is indeed the truth, the grain is no longer in my house......" The grain chief suddenly cried bitter, which really made him feel a fluster, he knew that this was the result, and he should not have sent the grain over early in order to curry favor with the Kong family.

"Gou Yuanwai, your family has been the grain chief for no less than three generations, I don't believe that you will not get enough benefits for yourself in the past few decades. If I am not bad, there must be enough grain in your granary to deliver the tax. ”

"But that's my own food......

"Our county government only needs food, but we don't have to pay attention to who it is. And as long as you pay this year's tax grain, the previous grain can be returned with the Kong family, and you won't lose anything. The scribe was unmoved, and even threatened: "If you continue to refuse to cooperate, then I will have to go back." When the time comes, the angry villagers rush in, and the grain in your granary will still not be saved. ”

Speaking of which, Gou Yuanwai is completely out of recruitment. Even if he was reluctant, he could only accept the fact that he was under the low eaves, sighed helplessly, and agreed to the other party's conditions: "Okay...... All right. ”

So, with an order, the granary of the Gou family was opened, and the tens of thousands of catties of grain that the family had secretly accumulated for several generations by relying on the status of the grain chief were removed by the villagers and happily sent to the county seat.

When looking at the empty granary and the departing convoy, Gou Yuanwai sat on the ground with a face full of despair. Because he didn't know if he would be able to get the food back from the Kong family.

The same thing is constantly playing out in the villages of Qufu. Under the strong offensive of the villagers, even the most tough big households had to obediently take out their own food temporarily to solve their urgent needs. After all, compared to food, life is more important, not to mention that they haven't lost anything, and food can still be returned from the Kong family.

At least, that's what they think at this point......

When he saw truckloads of grain constantly being sent into the county government, Qiu Changyuan couldn't believe his eyes, almost thinking that he was in a dream. Everything turned out to be so smooth, in just two or three days, the food tax problem that had been bothering him was perfectly solved, and he could finally sleep soundly.

Just as he was full of emotion and joy, Lu Zhen walked to his side again: "Qiu County Order, this matter is far from over, you can't be so relaxed." ”

"Huh? Now that the food problem has been solved, is there any problem? Qiu Changyuan was a little puzzled.

"Do you think the Kong family will swallow their anger after suffering such a loss?" Lu Zhen asked rhetorically.

The words "this ......" made the smile on his face immediately disappear, and it was replaced by a sad face. Yes, how did he forget about this, the Kong family will definitely retaliate, and he is still very unsafe. Thinking like this, Qiu Changyuan couldn't help but look at Lu Jin: "My lord, how is this good?" ”