Toyoshu, this is the first spring after the immigrants, there is no spring cold, and the snow melts early, which seems to indicate a good harvest this year, and the people of Toyosu have expectations that in late February, they will begin to renovate water conservancy, reclaim the land, and sow seeds in spring. The goal set by the Commander's Office is that the sowing area this year will not be less than 700,000 mu, and every household will have to plant a variety of yam eggs in the mountains to prepare for a grain shortage. The Commander's Mansion invested in a pair of imitation mirror plows for each hundred households, and mobilized the Mongols to bring livestock to help, and the Propaganda Department also shouted the slogan of "no sweat in farming this year, and hunger for food next year", under the leadership of officials at all levels in Fengzhou, the people of this spring ploughing are almost desperate, and the fields are surging with busy crowds day and night, and this scene is not gradually ending until the beginning of April, and the people can finally take a breath.

The spring ploughing has passed, but the Great Commander's Mansion is more worried, and the most terrible thing is inevitable - the contradiction between the old and new Fengzhou people finally broke out, the two sides have been hostile for a long time, the contradiction has always existed, and the language and customs are also different, it is a miracle to be able to get together to live together, last year faced the common pressure of survival, coupled with the influence of Li Yu and the Queerji Lama, can still maintain restraint, but after the beginning of spring this year, the contradiction can no longer be concealed, and there is a tendency to become more and more intense, and the situation reported by the local health offices is shocking, The old and new Fengzhou people were hostile to each other and fought with each other, and some 100 households even expelled each other from the village and lived separately, and even group fights broke out, with various causes, and it is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong.

This is a matter of time or time, the officials of the Great Commander's Mansion are clear, Ortai went to the guard post in a rage, he is still the same old-fashioned, who can't listen to the reason and speaks with a whip, but the other officials are at a loss, Li Huai wrote a few words to Li Yu "water, land, law", Li Yu covered his head and kept complaining after reading it.

Mongolians have lived in water and grass for generations, regard water as the source of life, cherish water to the extreme, absolutely not allowed to drink livestock in rivers and lakes, throw things, go down to the river to bathe, wash clothes is even more unthinkable, in their opinion, water can only be used for people and animals to drink, do anything else is a waste. The old Fengzhou people inherited the tradition of their ancestors who regarded water as their life, did not wash their clothes and bodies all year round, and even the pots and pans used for eating were reluctant to wash with water. And the immigrants in the Kannai are also angry, many of them are from Yansui, who is short of water, and they also cherish water, but washing food and clothes is still inevitable, and occasionally they want to take a bath. The contradiction existed last year, and this year it broke out completely, and the old Fengzhou people pinched their necks and forced others to learn from them, and of course the immigrants in the customs did not do it, but they also organized themselves to grab water, and the two sides continued to friction and even fought for this.

Land is also the focus of the dispute between the two sides, the Han people in the Guannai pay attention to intensive cultivation, every spring ploughing must first deep ploughing the land, extensive application of agricultural fertilizer, in order to maintain the fertility of the land, and the old Fengzhou people a piece of land planted for two years on the abandonment, change the land to continue farming, their land is, do not care about this little land, the crops from the customs look at the style of distress, this gang of rough goods is simply ruining the land! The old Fengzhou people are also dissatisfied with the people of Guannai, aren't you good at farming, why don't you go to the hills and ravines to open up the wasteland, but grab the river beach flat land for farming, here the water and grass are abundant, obviously a good place to graze livestock, why do you rob our pasture, some guys also deliberately drive the livestock into the crops to make trouble, and the two sides naturally clashed.

The contradiction can no longer be avoided, the Commander's Office after discussion, on the issue of water use, resolutely support the old Fengzhou people - Fengzhou is rich in water and grass, there are many rivers, but there is a long dry season every year, and the water conservancy is not perfect, it is also difficult for people and livestock to drink water, and the protection of rivers and lakes can not be relaxed. Li Yu simply said, the common people fighting for water is just a appearance, in the final analysis, Fengzhou is too poor, try to ask the high-ranking officials in Fengzhou, who does not wash clothes and do not bathe, his family Wulan, Wu Langha often hide at home to take a bath, everyone laughs, in fact, the so-called customs are mainly for the common people, if you can bring water to every village, and then there are enough wells, all the problems will be solved, but this will take time, before that you can only grit your teeth and work hard. On the land issue, the Great Commander's Office supports the people of Xinfengzhou, and the old Fengzhou people cannot cultivate their own land, so they must learn from others, and they must not try to save trouble, and they must not even pretend to understand, Li Yu slapped the table and scolded, it is really bold and reckless to drive the livestock into the field and spoil the crops, grain and water are the lifeblood of the people of Fengzhou, and destroying the crops is a serious crime like destroying the water source, and it must be severely punished.

"Wang Fang, if you take the people from the Mission Department down, you must tell the people the truth, the environment in Fengzhou is harsh, everyone can work together to survive, and whoever dares to come here will let the whip used by Liwen teach them a lesson." Li Yu roared.

Wang Fang excitedly agreed, his market is still good, his boss Yunrong is entangled in farming and grazing all day long, and he can't take care of the mission department at all, he is still the boss, and he has him in nine out of ten gongs in Fengzhou.

The most troublesome is the law, in addition to some decrees issued by the Great Governor's Office, Fengzhou is still in a state of lawlessness, people follow the basic local customs, and the punishment is mainly whipping - the great judgment Ortai tailor-made the most trouble-free judicial system for Fengzhou, and the first level of the 100 households is convened by the 100 households to deal with simple disputes, and the punishment of less than 30 lashes can be executed; At the level of the thousand-household office, the people shall publicly appoint judges and jurors to deal with thieves and thieves, and prison lawsuits, and may carry out the punishment of not more than 60 lashes; The health center should be more formal, and a special inquiry center should be set up to deal with all kinds of prison lawsuits, but only the punishment of less than 100 lashes can be carried out; Ortai's own Grand Law Division is boundless, and prison lawsuits with more than 100 lashes must be tried by the Grand Law Division, and lower-level prison lawsuits can be tried at will, and prison lawsuits that kill heads and go to prison should have been convened by the Grand Commander to convene a meeting of political officials, but Ortai is unwilling to cause trouble to everyone, and he has all the baggage - he has relaxed the authority to punish the Grand Law Division to 300 lashes, which is almost a human life, and in order not to bear the notoriety of beating people to death, he also allows people to commit credit, and if they can't stand it, they can go home to heal, and they will continue to fight again after three days, until they have enough, God can testify, no one can stand three days of whipping at both ends, it is better to be directly killed, so far there has not been a single death penalty in Fengzhou, and Ortai has not killed a single person, but there are dozens of people who can't bear the whipping and seek death, but the people who are eligible to be sentenced to two or three hundred whips are basically the most heinous crimes, and no one is sorry for them when they die. Fengzhou's military law is similar, but with one more "Seven Killings Order", if you dare to mess around on the battlefield, a sentry commander will solve the problem, so Li Yu is also ashamed to say that he has never executed anyone. As for jailing, is there a prison in Toyosu? Ortai gave full play to his imagination, he really should be locked up for a few days, just draw a circle on the ground, and drive people into it even if he goes to prison, the old Fengzhou people are honest, and they don't dare to come out until the time to release them.

Ortai used this crude method to easily take charge of prison litigation for several years, but now it doesn't work, 150,000 immigrants poured into Fengzhou, and immediately washed the original order into a thousand holes, the whip can no longer solve the problem, and painting the ground as a prison has become a laughing stock, Li Huai, Du Hongtai and others proposed to apply the "Da Ming Law", Yun Rong, Bai Yuzhu, Liu Tianren The two great law judges also proposed that the new and old Fengzhou people should follow their own common laws, while Sun Tingyao, Ma Qi, and Fan Yongdou resolutely opposed the application of the "Da Ming Law" in Fengzhou, even if they stretched out their feet to come in.

Du Wenhuan, the chief admirer, was deeply worried about the current chaos and advocated immediately entering a state of preparedness for war, using the pressure of the Jin State to divert internal contradictions, and by the way, gathering young Zhuang in various guard centers for training, so as to prevent them from staying in the civil fight and causing trouble. Li Yu also had this plan, but at this time there was a news that forced him to solve the problem of Fengzhou's law in advance - Xuandewei's command made Urden fight with his fellow acquaintance Zhang Mengcun, and both of them were escorted back to the Barbarian Mountain Grand Law Division by Cai Ruxun, Xuandewei's servant.

The cause of the matter is very simple, an old Fengzhou man was tired of grazing, and found a family on the side of the road to rest, there was no one in the house, he sat for a while and left, but this guy took the sheep and scooped a bowl of rice from the rice bag of others, and was very unlucky to be caught by others and sent to a thousand households. This case was originally simple, the old Fengzhou people were out of the house, and it was common for them to go into other people's homes to beg for a bowl of water and food, and when the owner was not at home, it was not too much to take some food and drink, and the judgment of the trial case was immediately released. But this Qianhu office has just finished a case and beat a guy who stole two sheep from the old Fengzhou family with 27 lashes - stealing livestock on the grassland has always been a felony, and the sentence of 30 lashes and 27 lashes is considered lenient. The people of Xinfengzhou don't do it, the sheep stealers are beaten so that they can't get off the kang, and the people who break into people's houses to steal life food are fine, this is bullying us, shouting injustice to the Xuande Weili Institute. The inquisitor who accepted the case wanted to calm things down, called the unlucky herdsman, and sentenced him to ten lashes and seven lashes, but neither side did it at this time, and the people in the Guannei felt that the sentence was light, or it was unfair, and the old Fengzhou people thought that we helped them so much, what is it to take a bowl of rice, and the interrogator was biased and convicted the innocent.

Both sides were not convinced, and when they got to the guardhouse, Urden and Zhang Mengcun also quarreled. Urden thinks that when you come to my territory, you should abide by my rules, and there is nothing wrong with the judgment of the thousand households, but the reason is in the mud, and Zhang Mengcun thinks that Fengzhou's set is too lenient, and the sentence on both sides is light, and it should be sentenced heavily, and it should be learned from the Ming Taizu to implement the strict punishment law, so that the people are afraid of the three-foot law of the great commander, and the people are frightened, so that they will calm the world with us. Urden was on fire, it turned out that this guy still wanted to pull us to rebel against him, and smashed a punch on Zhang Mengcun's face, of course Zhang Mengcun refused to suffer, and pounced on it to fight with Urden. When Cai Ruxun heard the news, he simply asked the inquisitor to convict them of a brawl, and sent someone to escort them to the Dafa Division to ask for guilt, of course, he didn't really tie up his hands and feet, but sent someone to accompany them on the road.

Ouerden, Zhang Mengcun stood in front of him with a blue nose and swollen face, Li Yu was so angry that he slapped the table and was angry, splitting his head and covering his face was a scolding, and only said after he was angry, the big decision is not there, I don't bother to pay attention to you, I went to the inspection department to find a house and thought about it behind closed doors, when did I figure it out and then come out to meet people, and blew away these two guys, Li Yu covered his head and pondered.

"Convene the councillors and the commanders of the guards, and ask the public to discuss it, this matter cannot be delayed." Li Huai suggested in a low voice.

"What about the Jin people? It's mid-April, and there's no news of them yet. Zhao Ji was worried.

"Ignore them for the time being, we can't settle down internally, and we can't fight this battle," Li Fugui waved his hand and said with some schadenfreude, "We still have Chahar people in front of us, and they are the first to be beaten, we still have time, this year's spring ploughing is too tired, let everyone rest more." ”

Three days later, Fengzhou's councillors, the commanders of the guards, and the questions rushed to the Commander's Mansion, and Liu Xingzuo, the commander of Xinghewei, was afraid that there would be changes in the east and did not dare to leave, so he sent Tongzhi Man Dahai to replace him, and Zhu Yiqian, the senator of Datong, was proficient in the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and was also invited to participate in the meeting - he was a fellow villager of Linqing of Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Xuanda, and was appointed to be responsible for the liaison between the governor's palace and Fengzhou.

The lobby was full of Fengzhou officials, and Prime Minister Li Huai got up and talked eloquently: Fengzhou is known for its lawlessness, and some of the only rules are just local customs, which is not a bad thing, customs are the way of survival that has been handed down for thousands of years, and we should of course follow them, and lawlessness makes us unrestrained and seek development, which is also of great benefit to Fengzhou. However, the situation is changing, after a large number of immigrants entered Fengzhou, the population of Fengzhou skyrocketed, and it was no longer possible to think that there was no way to do it, but we had neither the time nor the ability to formulate a law for Fengzhou.

Li Huai's words were responded to by Du Hongtai, "Da Ming Law" spent 20 years of hard work of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, which inherited the law of the Tang and Song dynasties, compatible with the use of criminal rites, the subtlety of the style, the strictness of the criminal name, the clarity of the entries, and the simplicity of the text can be described as unparalleled in the world, the Ming Dynasty has not changed its word for more than 200 years, which shows its excellence, with the "Da Ming Law" as the law, and to be integrated, it can change the status quo that Fengzhou can not be followed, and govern the place according to the concept of governing the country according to law.

After Li Huai and Du Hongtai finished speaking, no one responded, Wang Ziyong, Zhang Miaoshou, and Zhao Sheng and their gang lowered their heads and whispered, while Sun Tingyao, Ma Qi, Fan Yongdou and other businessman-born officials laughed disdainfully, while the local officials in Fengzhou chattered.

"******, Du participates in politics, we are begging for a living on the grassland, can the laws of Guannai be used? Daming Taizu also set up a guard outside the pass, and then he didn't retreat, as if his "Daming Law" didn't help. Dong Shengwei commanded Batu said mockingly.

"We have rebelled, the court has never issued an order to pardon us, nor has it recognized our official position, and if we apply the "Da Ming Law", we will probably be arrested first!" Wang Ziyong said coldly, and glanced at Zhu Yiqian by the way.

Sun Tingyao was not afraid of Zhu Yiqian, shook his head and said: "Emperor Taizu is agriculture-oriented, so he has the "Daming Law", and Fengzhou implements agriculture, animal husbandry, industry and commerce, which is very different from the situation of Daming, ******, you don't want to change the development policy of Fengzhou, right?" ”

Li Huai was a little embarrassed, he missed this gang of thieves and profiteers, he originally planned to take the "Da Ming Law" to change its face, and come to a Fengzhou version of "Da Ming Law" that sells dog meat with a sheep's head, everyone shouted, he found that there were too many loopholes in this trick, Fengzhou has developed to the present, and it is impossible to retreat, not only can not hang the sheep's head of "Da Ming Law", but also can't touch the side.

"The implementation of the "Da Ming Law" is not static, but adaptable, how can you not understand? All dynasties have implemented the rule of law, and there is no law to follow, so how can Fengzhou be governed? Du Hongtai argued.

"Since it is, it is better to implement one country, two systems, and Huayi will govern according to their own laws, and the practices of the Liao and Jin dynasties are precedent, which is also twice the result with half the effort." Yun Rong got up to respond, and Bai Yuzhu and Liu Tianren of the Dafa Division immediately agreed with him.

"This is a big fallacy, Fengzhou to freedom and equality, no nobility, no slavery as the policy of governance, advocating 'the same race and different customs', one country, two systems is to deliberately divide Huayi, the current attempt to save trouble, the future will be endless." Buyantu shook his head again and again, he and Ortai had already communicated, after the immigration of Fengzhou, the best way out was the integration of all ethnic groups, and the implementation of Huayi partition, the population of the absolute minority of the old Fengzhou people will be gradually annexed by the new Fengzhou people.

The opinions of the officials were opposed, they did not give in to each other, and they reached a deadlock for a while, and Ortai stood up and slowly spoke: "Fengzhou grass is in ruins, there is no law to speak of, only Altan Khan's rules and precedents set by Tumo in Japan can be followed, Altan Khan firmly believes in Lama Huangjiao, abstains from killing, promotes goodness and benevolence, and replaces torture with punishment, such as taking three sheep, three cows, and three horses as 'one nine', six sheep, six cows, and six horses as 'twenty-nine', and so on, even if it is a serious crime, it can also be 'ninety-nine'. 19. 'Atonement, the grassland is free of torture and orderly, and the most precious men can be preserved. However, at the beginning of Fengzhou's business, people were extremely poor, and the livestock they carried were also returned to the public, and there was no way to talk about the punishment of livestock. ”

Ortai glanced at everyone, and said in an accentuated tone: "Today, the old rules are full of holes and can no longer be maintained, but we have no way back, even if we want to implement the "Da Ming Law", we have missed the time, Fengzhou has taken this road without precedent, and the future law can only be innovated by us, and there is no shortcut." ”