Chapter 63

Liu Qinian sat in front of Yang Shangjing, but he only sat on half of his ass very restrainedly, and lowered his voice to Yang Shangjing to divide the forces in the county: "Don't hide it from the county, we have five big families in Huangyan County, among which the Huang and Zhang families are the most, these two families have a lifter, two or three talents, the eldest master of the Huang family is said to have been an official during the Yongle period, the experience of Jiangxi Buzheng Liupin, the second master of the Zhang family was admitted a few years ago, and donated money to a county, it seems to be in Henan. “

There are people in the family, and they are officials who are lifting people, this is a proper village sage, and it is also a village sage with a high status, someone on the official face is hard to speak, and it is even harder to do things, after all, this can also be regarded as a part of the ruling class, the official face said, everyone has to give a face, China has been thousands of years, this stinky problem has not changed, so the family does something to rub the edge of the line, or even directly cross the line, the local government is also a blind eye, as long as the court does not order a one-size-fits-all, That's really hello, hello, hello, everyone.

Think about it, the economic base determines the superstructure, if there is no village sage behind to support and give money, why do the coolies of the Cao Gang form an association to open a fragrant hall? Those two or two muscles on the body? Forget it, people who can't even read a word can't even open the mourning hall, and they are only worthy of entering the mourning hall!

"So, what about the fields of these two families?" Yang Shangjing narrowed his eyes and asked slowly.

Under normal circumstances, these big families do something to rub the edge and touch the line, they use white gloves, and the high-grade ones get the documents directly from the government, just like when the real estate company engaged in forced demolition five hundred years later, only those who have no strength will choose to go into battle shirtless, and they have a little strength, so if you want to grab the handle in this regard, it is not easy to forget it, and it is easy for the fox to get into trouble without catching it, and even if you catch the handle, it is nonsense, and there is no way to sit together without a big sin, so you have to start from the root, And pick those relatively large crimes, such as farming.

In the Ming Dynasty, those who had meritorious names were eligible for tax exemption, so some people wanted to be cheap, and they donated their own land, just like hanging a certain brand mark in order to reduce taxes after five hundred years, these meritorious people charged a little lower than the normal court taxes, and the actual income of the people was a little higher, and the final damage was the interests of the court, so for this kind of private contribution, the court was expressly prohibited.

When Liu Qidao heard Yang Shangjing's words, the whole person was shocked, his body trembled, and he almost slipped off the chair: "County Zun, don't do it, don't do it!" The land is the foundation, not to be touched, if you open this head, I am afraid that the county will never have peace......"

Yang Shangjing smiled, and said in his heart that this kid was okay, he didn't deceive me, and he knew how to persuade him, so he waved his hand: "Don't worry, this county is not a bastard who doesn't know the world, ask this, it's just to know the roots of these two families, and I know what to do next." ”

Just kidding, he, Yang Shangjing, is not a fool, how can he go back and touch something that goes against the sky like unspoken rules? Officially, it is forbidden to donate land, but in fact, these officials are accepting contributions behind their backs, this is not as simple as Xuan Hui coming to Zhejiang to dismiss more than 40 officers of the guard, it involves the interests of the entire Ming Dynasty scholar class, once he uncovers it in Huangyan County, it is equivalent to standing directly on the opposite side of the entire Ming Dynasty scholar class, that is really self-destruction, after more than a hundred years, Zhang Juzheng, who is not explained, is the focus of the exam.

Hearing this, Liu Qidao breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "Don't hide it from the county, when chatting on weekdays, I heard from my colleagues in the household house that the field production capacity of these two families accounts for thirty percent of the land in this county, of course, this is the result of accepting the donation. ”

Sancheng...... This is also a lot, the area of Huangyan County itself is not small, two families, how many can be counted in the direct collateral lineage? It directly occupies one-third of the county's land, regardless of whether it is to accept the donation or to buy and sell, anyway, the family has a lot of land and is tax-free, and it is not false to say that it is a deep strength, no wonder it can be a village sage.

"Zhang Xiancheng and Master Liu, what is the relationship with these two families?" Yang Shangjing touched his chin with a pensive face.

Liu Qidao organized the language, and then said: "This relationship is naturally very good, and the county respecter also knows that the township sage must have the protection of the local officials in order to run rampant in the township, and it is better to be a good person than to be a good person; The magistrates also have to have the support of the village sages, so that they can sit firmly in their seats and prevent the livelihood of the people under their rule from changing. ”

There are people in the court who are easy to do, and there are people above who are good at making money, and nine out of ten of the officials have no hope of being promoted in this life, and they don't make some money, and they are worthy of the sacrifices they made when they threw themselves into the big quagmire? So at this time, with the help of Shangguan's face, he can not only have a stable position, but also make money quickly, which is simply a lot of money.

Yang Shangjing nodded, and asked instead, "How is Li Dianshi?" ”

"Maybe it's because he was born in a prison, because he was a torture room official in his early years, he always has a tough temper, and he doesn't know how to be roundabout, and he has a mediocre relationship with the big families in the county.

The fast shift in the third class of the government is in charge of arresting thieves, that is, the criminal investigation mouth, divided into fast horses and fast steps, equipped with sufficient oil and water, relatively speaking, it is better than standing in the county government as a kanban soap, this situation, well, it is equivalent to the captain of the criminal police does not sell the face of the director, and directly connects with the deputy county magistrate, this operation ...... Yes, yes, anyway, this director has been marginalized, who knows when he will get out, and he can still be sanctioned?

Yang Shangjing squinted his eyes and suddenly asked, "If you want to rectify the affairs of this county, where should you start?" ”

It seems that he has been prepared for a long time, and Liu Qinian replied very quickly: "Naturally, it is to unite with Li Dianshi and first grasp the third class of officials in his hands, so that he will have the capital to compete head-on with the county and the main book, as for the six rooms of the county government, it must be gradually controlled." ”

Yang Shangjing listened to this, and nodded with satisfaction: "You are loyal, but this county can't wait so long to slowly clean up this mess, so let's do it, today, when you go to the class room to find Li Dianshi, you say that the county is waiting for him in the study." ”