"A few masters, the little ones have eyes and no beads, they have offended a few nobles, they misunderstood, they misunderstood!" The village chief broke out in a cold sweat and defended at the same time, regretting and panicking in his heart, why did he faint before, no matter what he didn't care about, when he saw two stunning beauties, he should have thought of it!

However, it was too late to regret it at this time, and Yang Mu didn't pay attention to him at all.

Seeing this, Shen An kicked the village chief out with a volley.

"Ahh

With a scream, the village chief fell heavily to the ground, his nose was bleeding, he struggled a few times, and finally turned over, frightened, and retreated little by little with his arms.

"Government subsidies, how much are you greedy for?" Yang Mu glanced at him coldly and asked.

"Nope! The little ones don't have greedy ink! The village chief hurriedly kowtowed and said in fear: "The small family still has some silver, so it should be regarded as a filial piety to a few nobles, but the subsidy silver in the village has not touched a small one!" ”

"Didn't move?" Yang Mu frowned, the village chief didn't seem to be telling a lie, after all, the subsidy was a lot of money in the eyes of the common people, but for a big landlord, it was not as good as the family's savings, and there was no need to use his family's silver to offset it.

"Whether you are greedy for ink or not, this son doesn't care, since everyone says that you are greedy for ink and the government subsidizes silver, then you can only be responsible, after this son returns to the imperial city, he will definitely show His Majesty the emperor and punish you!"

Full of doors?!

The village chief was so frightened that his face turned white, what kind of evil is this, he can provoke a nobleman on his own territory, and listening to this meaning, it seems that he is not a simple nobleman, he has the ability to meet His Majesty the Emperor!

Looking at this young appearance, at least he is also a descendant of the four major gates, right?

The village chief's heart is full of despair, His Majesty the Emperor is a holy lord who saves the suffering in the hearts of the poor, since he ascended the throne, he has canceled the human tax, encouraged the reclamation of famine, suppressed the bandits, and conferred knighthood on the common people, plus various subsidy measures, it seems to be a solid backing for the poor.

Thinking of this, the village chief shuddered and hurriedly begged for mercy: "Gong...... The son spared his life, the little one didn't have the money greedy, it was the county magistrate who intercepted the silver, and he was afraid that others would gossip, so he let the little one bear a notoriety! Childe Mingjian! ”

"The county magistrate is greedy for ink? Hmph, framing a court official out of thin air, this alone is enough for you to die 10,000 times! Yang Muli drank.

The village chief was taken by the might, and he was anxious for a while, thinking that this son should have anything to do with the county order, right? What if I confess to the county magistrate and be killed by him?

However, what if this person is the sworn enemy of the prefectural commander? After all, the county magistrate's surname is Li, and he was born in a small family, and there is no such powerful son in the family.

Could this person have come to the village specifically to secretly investigate and catch the handle of the county magistrate?

Right! That's it!

Thinking of this, the village chief was excited, as if he had found a glimmer of light from the endless darkness, and hurriedly said: "Childe, what the little one said is true!" The prefectural magistrate is not a thing, he has withheld all the money, but he has put all his notoriety on us! ”

"Then why are you responsible for the county order?"

"This ...... The county magistrate said that he would give us benefits in the future, and those basic farmlands would also be divided for us to use first, and if we didn't agree, they would send county soldiers down to destroy the door! This is true not only for this small village, but also for neighboring villages! ”

Oh?

Yang Mu was surprised, from the village chief's words, it could be heard that it was not only this village that intercepted the silver, maybe the entire Taoyuan City was in this situation!

Sure enough, under Yang Mu's continued questioning, the village chief explained one by one, I don't know what the situation is in other towns, but in the entire Fengxi Town, all the villages have not issued subsidies, whether the village chiefs are out of their own interests, or forced by the county order, they don't dare to resist at all, and in the past ten days when the silver has been withheld, they have forcibly suppressed it all, and no rumors have been revealed.

Thinking of Kong Shangxian's previous report, as well as the news of the night banquet in Shangguan's mansion, he became more and more sure in his heart, I am afraid that this is not only the case in Taoyuan County, but also in the whole country!

This is a very serious problem!

Historically, embezzlement and corruption have always existed, and even the upper aristocracy has ignored the laws of the country, and the county orders in various places have arbitrarily levied taxes, but compared to the influence of the gate valve, these problems have been weakened.

Now, the imperial power has overridden the major families, and the problem of corruption is inevitably exposed.

This is already an issue related to officialdom and people's livelihood, and it has become the biggest obstacle to promoting the reform of the law!

If, in the future, every decree is selectively implemented by local officials, the so-called changes to the law will only be a dead letter, and the most critical and core parts will not be implemented.

For example, this subsidy policy is because the newly cultivated farmland, in order to achieve normal output, it will take at least two years, and the subsidy of this two silver is to solve the time lost by the common people because of the reclamation of farmland, solve some of their worries, and encourage more farmers to reclaim wasteland.

The same is true for subsidizing military families, which is to solve the economic losses they have lost their main labor force all of a sudden, so that a family can continue to live, so as to stimulate the enthusiasm of the whole society to join the army.

The subsidy money is not much for the whole country, it may be only a dozen or two hundred thousand taels, but the promotion of the reform of the law is irreplaceable, if these measures can not be implemented, then the effect of the reform will be reduced by at least half, dragging down the entire process of changing the law.

"These moths!" Yang Mu was greatly annoyed, and destroyed the Tianzhang family, and the imperial court was silent, but he didn't expect that the local government had not changed at all, and he was still digging the corners of the country in different ways.

Do they really think that I can't lose them?

"Childe, the little one is true, and please ask the son to be clear and spare the little one!" The village chief saw that Yang Mu was contemplating, and there was anger on his face, so he knelt on the ground and crawled all the way to the front.

"Bold! How dare you get close to the Holy Driver! At this time, Shen An's face next to him changed, and seeing that the village chief was about to approach Yang Mu, he kicked him away with a kick under nervousness.

"Ahh

The village chief flew out again and landed on a stone in the distance, this time more serious than the last, and the whole person lay on the ground, like a dead fish, motionless, except for the sound of a moan.

However, compared to the physical pain, his heart was even more desperate.

What did you just hear?

Holy Drive!

What is Holy Drive? That's the honorific title of His Majesty the Emperor!

Although he is only a big landlord, he often talks nonsense in his spare time, like those low-level people, talking about some palace secrets, interesting rumors, and is very familiar with the emperor's honorific titles. Even if it is a family gatekeeper, they don't dare to use these two words, this is a big crime of rebellion!

Thinking of some folklore, today's saint is also at such an age, with a handsome face, and the majesty of the superior who subconsciously exudes ......

In fact, not only the village chief, but even the guards he brought were all shocked and inexplicable, this person is really His Majesty the Emperor?