A group of gentry looked at each other in the county office. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

It's been so many years, and I haven't seen such a horizontal county order. In the past, when those who were desperate to save face, they also shouted a few times about the king's law. Today, I opened my eyes, and I didn't agree with each other and came to fight and kill directly. Although they were still a little skeptical of Luo Yan's words, at this time, several people here did not dare to be so arrogant.

Seeing that Chen Yuru hadn't left yet, these people thought about putting something on him: "Chen Xiancheng, how much is what Fang just said true?" ”

I am not afraid that Chen Yuru will not answer, I think that in the past few years, Chen Yuru has also received a lot of benefits from them. Presumably, this matter has not yet reached the point where he is silent.

Chen Yuru was silent for a while, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea, and then said to these people very seriously: "I don't know if the others are true, but what is certain is that on the fourth day of June last year, he was in Xuanwu Gate." This matter can be regarded as relatively obscure, Chen Yuru also breathed a sigh of relief after speaking.

However, the few people who listened were so frightened that they took a breath of cold air. Obediently, how did such a great god get to such a small county.

Afraid that what Chen Yuru said was false, these people still hurriedly said goodbye, preparing to find some connections in Chang'an and check Luo Yan's background.

After these people returned, they immediately sent people to invite all the gentry in the county to agree to get together the next day to discuss how to deal with Luo Yan.

The entire Lantian County, that is, a dozen or so hometown gentry, gathered together early the next morning.

A few people who went to the county government yesterday did not hide anything, and told everything they heard yesterday. At this time, when they need to share the same hatred, there is no need to hide it. Although it was true that I lost face in the county government yesterday, I am not discussing the matter of getting face back at this time.

"I waited for the process of meeting this Luo County Commander yesterday, that's all, and I would like to ask you to share your opinions." After one of the squires finished speaking, he began to ask for the opinions of the others.

"In my opinion, I'll send someone to Chang'an to inquire about this person first. I really can't do it, I'll go there in person. If it's really amazing, it's not impossible to tolerate it for a while. As long as it doesn't hurt our foundation, he can do whatever he wants. An old squire, who had about fifty pairs, said very steadily.

But looking at this situation, he is going to act according to the law. Thinking about the way I waited for the money on weekdays, if I really relied on that little rent, I would not let the whole family drink the northwest wind. The old squire's words did not arouse the approval of some, but retorted.

"However, if this person really disagrees, he will start to use force, and I can't stop it."

"Don't worry, as long as we do things within the rules, even if it is a prince, there is nothing we can do."

"This prefectural magistrate can't afford to take it lightly. In my opinion, let's follow what he said is true, and think about it. When I finally got together, I finished discussing things thoroughly. After I came back from Chang'an, I had to waste time. The man seemed to be trying to save trouble, and stopped the person who was still arguing.

"Well, if he was telling the truth. What should I do and sit idly by? ”

"Definitely not. Seeing that after the spring planting, some mud legs are about to turn green and yellow again, and it is a good opportunity for us to buy fertile land. If he gets in the way, I won't have much to gain by waiting for tomorrow. ”

"Since he won't allow it, then I'll let those mud legs make trouble. The granary and treasury can't be moved lightly, and it will be up to him what to do when the time comes. If one is not good at stirring up the people's uprising, even if a prince comes, he can't afford to bear the crime. I also save waiting to meet him. ”

"It's a good idea. But will he really be able to do what we want? If this spring and summer turn is spent by him, then what will happen next? ”

"Hey, why are you an elm brain. Is it so good when you don't have a pick-up? There are three or four months in between, even if the granary is opened, I don't know the bottom of the granary? It won't last in the autumn at all. Rest assured. ”

As soon as the man finished speaking, the other continued: "Even if these three months have passed, there is still time to collect taxes. When the time comes, we will join forces to fight taxes, and things will get bigger. Anyway, the law is not responsible for the public, and when the time comes, it will be overdue, and he will be the one who eats the board. Maybe he'll have to fuck off before I'm done. The man looked smug after speaking.

It sounds like these are all good methods, and they have basically been used several times and have experience, so no one has any objections.

"So, can't he get to the bottom of it?" Someone asked.

"I still have to inquire, at least I know where his bottom line is, and it saves us from doing too much, so that he and I can work hard."

"Alright, that's it. In the past few days, we have all gone to Chang'an to find our own way. Okay, I've prepared a banquet, let's eat and drink first. ”

The squire's gathering ended hastily.

Not mentioning the conspiracy of these people, Luo Yan was checking the inventory in the grain depot at this time.

Originally, after reading the county file, Luo Yan felt that the grain stock was a little short. But now that I look at it on the ground, it's hard to imagine. If there is a natural disaster, this grain storage will only be enough for the people of this county to eat for three months. And the reserves that can really prevent natural disasters will take more than half a year, to say the least. And that's just counting the people in the county.

However, Lantian County still bears the responsibility of guarding Chang'an, and has to relieve the displaced people when necessary, so that a year's storage is not enough.

According to the scale of the current construction of the granary, it is definitely enough to store a year's and a half years of grain, and now it is filled with one-eighth of it. This incident made Luo Yan's face turn blue for a while. I couldn't help but start scolding this Xu Song in my heart.

Scolding and scolding, business still has to be done. Luo Yan turned around and asked Cang Cao, who followed: "The grain in this warehouse, that's it?" Luo Yan was still lucky, and wanted to ask if there was any rest of the food elsewhere.

"Lang Jun, there really is only so much. The harvest in the past two years has been average, and some people have dragged on and not paid taxes, so Xu County can only use the grain in the warehouse to make up for it first. But as they came and went, no new food came in. So it's good that there's so much left in this warehouse. ”

After listening to Cang Cao's answer, Luo Yan couldn't wait to pull Xu Song over and cut him down. Originally, judging from the accounts, even if Xu Song had no enterprising ability, his ability to keep it was still good. Who would have thought that the mess made by this goods was not clearly written in the accounts at all. It's a pit.

After reading the grain depot, Luo Yan asked Cangcao to take it to see the treasury.

Fortunately, Xu Song did not harm the treasury, and the money left behind was not much different from the books. Moreover, this amount is not small. I want to come to Xu Song, this is also to prepare for the autumn tax.

After reading the family background in Lantian County, Luo Yan immediately called Chen Yuru. Faced with the impending famine in Guanzhong, Luo Yan is now starting to prepare.

Waving his hand to stop Chen Yuru's saluting movements, Luo Yan said: "I came to you today to let you cooperate with Cangcao to do something in the next few days." ”

Hearing that Luo Yan had something to do with herself, Chen Yuru didn't dare to be sloppy, and quietly listened to Luo Yan's arrangement.

"These days, you pay attention to the merchants in the county, and if there is any grain trafficking, as long as it does not exceed 10% of the market price, all of them will be collected. The money in the treasury was left for three months, and the rest was used for this matter. According to the current situation, it must be possible to fill the granary by seventy or eighty. ”

Luo Yan's bold decision stunned Chen Yuru. Silver money is hard currency, and there are only some reserves in this granary, so why make such a big move.

"Lang Jun's actions should be carefully considered, the silver money in this treasury is easy to scatter, but it is difficult to get it back. As long as you have money in your hand, isn't there food all the time? "What is the situation in the granary, Chen Yuru naturally knows. Could it be that a Shangguan has come to check on it recently?

"Don't ask, just do it. Another thing, to find out the geographical records of the county, I want to see the water conservancy situation in the county in the next few days. ”

After speaking, let Chen Yuru and Cangcao go down.

Looking at the local water conservancy in Lantian County is certainly not a whim of Luo Yan. Lantian County now has more than 20,000 hectares of cultivated land, but less than 10,000 hectares of land can be effectively irrigated. Most of these fertile fields are also distributed around the Bahe River and the Chan River. Coupled with the high terrain in the north and low in the south of the entire Lantian County, if the irrigation can't keep up, a lot of fertile land will be wasted.

The land is not near the two rivers, and the soil quality is quite good. If irrigation keeps up, the output of these lands is definitely not much worse than the fertile fields demarcated around the rivers.

The sooner these fields are turned into fertile land, the more the harvest will be.

This year's famine, next year's locust plague, and the year after that, a great drought. It's not like there's a lot of food every year that can be relieved in times of natural disasters. Especially in the face of such a continuous disaster, the replenishment of the granary simply cannot keep up with the rate of consumption. No, in the end, let the common people really sell their children.

Anyway, no matter what other county commanders think, Luo Yan can't bear it in his heart. has the ability to do it, plus a system, if you want to let the people of Guanzhong suffer this crime, Luo Yan might as well hang himself by hanging himself at this time.

What's more, if you don't find something to do, how can Luo Yan fix these squires.

Historically, these people have been apportioned by forced labor, and these people have tried to find ways to escape. When renovating the water conservancy this time, Luo Yan must have looked at the fairest distribution of forced labor to everyone. When the time comes, these gentry want to be free, so they can clean it up.

And, more crucially, food prices inevitably rise in times of famine. And these people who buy and sell grain are not those gentry. When the price of food is uncontrollable, come to such a conscription, these guys who are used to enjoying it on weekdays can only obediently replace them with money, which must also make these people bleed.

Thinking of this, Luo Yan laughed a little sadly. (To be continued.) )