The children of the Hong family are on errands in the yamen, and they have a relationship with colleagues, and they are taken care of up and down, which is regarded as a daunting yamen for most people, and for Hong Chengen, the correspondence is very casual. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 As soon as the info person arrives at the class room, there is tea and snacks to eat and drink, and of course, you have to prepare a few documents to pay for the errands. Hong Chengen sent the money first, and then chatted and laughed with a few officials, not so much to fight a lawsuit, but to string relatives.

This attitude also gave the children of the Hong family more confidence, and they were full of chances of winning in the upcoming lawsuit. Hong Hai looked around and asked with a smile, "Why didn't Fan Jin come?" If he doesn't come as the plaintiff, how can this lawsuit be fought? Could it be that he ran to the docks and counted the grain ships with the black widow? ”

A few catchers laughed and laughed about the relationship between Liang Pandi and Fan Jin, and at this moment, a catcher who was transferred from Foshan to the South China Sea walked from Yongdao to the class room and looked around: "Is the grain chief of Jinsha Township here?" The lord has something to ask. ”

"The grass people are here, and they have been waiting for a long time." Hong Chengen got up, saluted the officer, and hurriedly touched a piece of silver horn and handed it over. I don't want that errand to take the money, and my face is as straight as an iron plate. "The master is in a hurry, since he is here, let's go in and talk back."

Hong Haiyi frowned, "What's the hurry?" The plaintiff didn't arrive, so he let the grain chief in, and there was nothing to ask. Everyone is your own people, don't be so outside, give you a few dollars, just take it, just buy a cup of tea to drink, are you afraid of who will sue you? ”

"Hong Guan Nian, this Fan Gongzi has been here for a long time, the second master is in a hurry, and the small ones really don't dare to delay more, you still have to bear with them."

"Fan Jin is here early? When? How did I not know? ”

"Fan Gongzi came last night, chatted with the second master first, then drank tea, and painted a picture for the second master, it was too late, so he stayed in the guest room. I came in from the back office, you probably don't know, right? ”

Because it was not a paper, Gao Jiangong was not promoted, and the place where the two sides met was only in the flower hall of the back office. This is an area where the rear government rests, and Hong Chengen has been fortunate enough to come twice, so he is not too unfamiliar here. When he walked into the flower hall, he saw Fan Jin sitting in the guest house, and a middle-aged man on the main seat had a neat crown and belt. Seeing that the two were talking and laughing, and the guests and hosts looked kind, Hong Chengen's heart was inexplicably tightened.

Isn't this Fan Jin a disciple of Hou Shouyong, when did he become friends with this sophomore master?

Although he is a grain chief, he is no better than a scholar, and he has to kowtow when he sees Gao Jiangong. Gao Jiangong waved his hand to signal him to get up, and then pointed to the seat of the lower head and said:

"Hong Chengen, huh? If you have something to say, sit down and say, Fang Cai Fan Sheng has already explained the situation roughly, and now I want to ask you again, so that I can answer and don't lie. What is the crime of deceiving the government, you should know very well that the official will not agree to breaking the law if you know the law. ”

"Yes, the grass people understand that they will never dare to deceive the master. It's just that the little old man really doesn't know what royal law he has committed, and he has to go to the yamen to talk back and forth. ”

"Hong Chengen, this official didn't say that you violated the king's law, but he just wanted to ask you to understand some things, and I need you to understand the truth. You are not only the head of the Hong family, but also the old man of the Hong family, and you are most familiar with the affairs of your own family, your Hong family was originally from Zhangzhou, Fujian, and avoided floods during the Chenghua period, moved to Guangzhou, and lived in the Hongba, is this true? ”

Although the Ming Dynasty restricted the migration of peasants in principle, when large-scale natural disasters occurred, there was no way to do without immigration. Moreover, after the Renxuan era of the Ming Dynasty, more often than not, they chose to respect the facts rather than act rigidly according to the system for the problem of displaced people.

For example, the position of governor of Xunyang was set up to settle a large number of displaced people, and it can be seen that the imperial court's handling of displaced people was far more flexible than in the Hongwu era. The ancestors of the Hong family encountered a heavy flood, and after escaping into Guangdong, they moved all the way, and it took a lot of effort to gain a firm foothold in Guangzhou. The large area of silt that appeared after the river diversion was developed into farmland, which became the residence of the Hong family, flourishing and branching out. The hardships and toils, as well as the little blood and tears hidden behind and even the lives sacrificed, are not the weight of thin words.

It is precisely by relying on the unity and tenacity of the ancestors that they have broken a way for the descendants of the Hong family to survive in the battle against the sky, and this experience is an important teaching material for the Hong family to enhance family cohesion. Everyone in the Hong clan remembers it very clearly, and Hong Chengen is no exception. Every year when worshipping ancestors, we must think about how it is not easy for our ancestors to create a foundation, and how our descendants will expand their industries to resist possible natural disasters in the future. Hong Chengen didn't know what the meaning of Gao Jiangong's question about Chenghua's old things was, and he could only reply according to the facts.

Gao Jiangong asked again: "Then the official asked you, what year did your Hong family reclaim the silt land in Chenghua, you should always have an impression, right?" ”

"This is a major event for the whole grass people, and they must not be forgotten for a moment. This is a matter of the spring of the fourth year of Chenghua. ”

"Okay, this is the question that the official asked, since it is the fourth year of Chenghua, it will be easy to do. According to the records of the county's households, the day when your Hong family paid taxes also began in the fourth year of Chenghua, and the two directions matched, and it can be seen that the memory is correct. Fan Sheng, it's time for you to talk about it next. ”

Fan made a salute and looked at Hong Chengen again, "Hong Lao, your ancestors must have suffered a lot when they moved from Fujian to Guangdong, and maybe a lot of people died, this experience is really hard, and you should find a way to write a narrative in the future, remind future generations, and remember the hardships of your ancestors." Your old man has been the grain chief of Jinsha Township for so many years, and he has done a lot of things for the villagers in Jinsha Township, and he has been scolded a lot, so you are really wronged by your old age. ”

"This ...... It is not only the grace of the court, but also the responsibility of the old man for the township, and he does not dare to say the word grievance. Of course, there are many mistakes in doing more, and the grain chief is an errand that offends people, and the better it is done, the more people will be resented. The countrymen have shallow eye sockets, and they only see their own one-third of an acre of land, and they can't see the overall situation. I feel that I have suffered a loss, and I have a lot of misunderstandings. In fact, the bowl of water of the old decay is also trying to be level, but the moon has profit and loss, and the tile has yin and yang. Jin Zai, you are a reader, you understand the truth, you will not be like us rough people, if there is something that you can't support, you have to forgive. If you have anything to do in the future, just come to your uncle, and the old man will definitely help you. ”

"Thank you for your kindness, but my little nephew is from the South China Sea, and if he has any trouble, he can only ask the Nanhai government or his hometown relatives for help, and he really doesn't dare to work Panyu people to help. After Hong Lao, you can do your Panyu business with peace of mind, and the South China Sea side will not bother your old man. It's this grain chief errand, or you have to hand it over to the people of the South China Sea to do, you are a Panyu person to be the grain chief of the South China Sea, it is really inappropriate. ”

"Fan...... Panyu? ”

Hong Chengen was stunned for a moment, and then he was a little confused, so he couldn't cry or laugh. Fan Jin's hostile attitude towards himself can be understood, after all, this time it was his own son and nephew who provoked first, and he didn't blame Fan Jin for fighting back.

It's not unsurprising to sue yourself for taxes or to get yourself in trouble elsewhere. But saying that he is from Panyu, this is inevitably a bit of child's play, he has been the grain chief of Jinsha Township in the South China Sea for so long, is it just by his words, his household registration has changed?

Even in front of Gao Jiangong, Hong Chengen still felt that he should fight on the basis of reason, otherwise he would make the magistrate feel that he was weak-hearted, which was not a good thing in a lawsuit. He hurriedly said:

"Jin Zai, although you have read a lot of books, you can't talk nonsense, there is still a reason in this world, it's not what you readers say. How did an old Nanhai man become a Panyu person? ”

Fan Jin sneered twice, "Old Man Hong, you are right about one thing, this world is what the scholars say." I'll show you something and you'll know what's going on, please look here. ”

As he spoke, he picked up a thick book before coming to the square table, walked up to Hong Chengen and said, "This, does Hong Lao know?" ”

Hong Chengen's culture is not high, but he is not illiterate, and after a cursory look, he recognized the words of Nanhai County Chronicles on the cover of this book. "County Chronicle? This...... What does this have to do with the old man? ”

Of course, the relationship is there, and the little nephew recently found a few books, namely Nanhai County Chronicles, Panyu County Chronicles, and Guangzhou Mansion Chronicles, and found some very important content from them. I have this Nanhai County Chronicle in my hand yesterday has asked Gao Zanhou (County Cheng Ya Title) to read, this county chronicle is five years ago, the former county invited me to the Nanhai Confucian celebrity to compile together, the content is trustworthy, and there is no error. ”

Gao Jiangong nodded, "The content of this county chronicle is not false, this official can prove it, and there are Panyu County Chronicles and Guangzhou Prefecture Chronicles as evidence, and they are consistent with each other." Fan Sheng, you go on. ”

"Okay, Hongjiaba was originally the land of Jinsha Township in the South China Sea, but please look here, the boundary between Nanhai and Panyu in the summer of the third year of Chenghua ......"

Hong Chengen's cultural level was too reluctant to look at the county chronicles, so he could only wipe the sweat on his forehead and said: "Master, the grass people don't understand what Fan Sheng said. ”

"It's okay, you can call your family reader and let them come and see. Aren't there people in your Hong family in the yamen? You can also call them to see them face to face, these people are husbands, and they naturally understand. ”

After listening to the errand and running out, it didn't take long for several children of the Hong family to be called. first gave Gao Jiangong a salute, and then came to the county chronicle to see, Hong Dagui's writing and ink were mediocre, so he had to look at Hong Da'an. This recognized reading seed of the three generations of the Hong family won the first case in the government examination, and he naturally won the Taoist test, and it is already a sure thing that the Hong family will produce another talent.

Because of this, he also became the head of the three generations of the Hong family, and all the children of the cadres took him as the head of the horse. Hong Dagui just looked at him, and he could know what it was.

But seeing Hong Da'an shaking the folding fan, looking at the county chronicle unhurriedly, showing a disdainful smile while reading, it seemed that the evidence presented by Fan Jin was not enough, and Hong Dagui's heart relaxed. Towards Gao Jiangongdao:

"Master, the grass people really can't see what's in this county chronicle? Fan Jin is talking nonsense, and he has to put the South China Sea

People say that they are from Panyu, and they are obviously pastime masters, and according to the grass people's opinion, they should give him something powerful......"

"Shut up!"

Caught off guard, Hong Da'an suddenly opened his mouth and reprimanded Hong Dagui, which is a very rare thing on weekdays, the two are brothers, even if Hong Da'an is more popular, in the patriarchal environment, he is not really able to override his siblings, and it is not his turn to reprimand people.

Hong Dagui was stunned for a moment, but then found that the fan that was originally playing with Hong Da'an had fallen to the ground. He almost pushed Hong Chengen away, flipped through it by himself, and flipped back and forth between several pages of county chronicles, as if he wanted to confirm something, or to overturn something.

Fan Jin sneered twice at this time, and walked up to Hong Da'an unhurriedly, "Brother Hong is the head of the government trial, it should be no problem to read the county records, right?" If you don't understand, I still have Panyu County Chronicles and Guangzhou Prefecture Chronicles here, you can look at them to see if I am deceiving you, and you can figure out whether you are Nanhai Tsai or Panyu Tsai. ”

Hong Chengen saw that Hong Da'an's face was uncertain, and hurriedly asked: "Don't panic, what is going on, explain it slowly." ”

"Father...... The county chronicle said that in the summer of the third year of Chenghua, the heavy rain in Guangzhou did not stop, and the water in Xiahuaxi was diverted ......"

"Lower Flower Creek? Isn't that the river in front of our house, whether it changes its route or not is God's business, what does it have to do with us? ”

"The diversion of the river is God's business, but at that time, the demarcation of the two counties was based on the river, and the land we lived in was indeed in Nanhai County. However, in the autumn of the third year of Chenghua, the two counties in Nanpan were re-demarcated, and due to the diversion of Xiahuaxi, the place where we lived was classified into Panyu County, from Jinsha Township to Panyu Changle Township...... Our ancestors...... I was deceived by the people of the Nanhai household at that time, got the wrong household registration, and paid the wrong tax! According to the above record, we are planting the land of Panyu, and we are also Panyu people! ”

Guangdong's water network is longitudinal and horizontal, and a township in the administrative sense may be divided into several fragmented areas by waterways in terms of geographical concept. Due to heavy rain or other factors, the phenomenon of river diversion is frequent, and sometimes the administrative division will be changed due to the river diversion, and sometimes it will not.

For example, the two counties of Panyu in the South China Sea, because they belong to neighboring counties, often overlap with each other's administrative areas, and because of conflicts of interest issues such as tax collection, the public officials of the two counties may fight. Sometimes, when they encounter a more responsible Shangguan, they will re-demarcate the border to determine their respective spheres of influence.

This method of boundary demarcation is usually to use a river as a ruler, one end of which belongs to Panyu and the other end belongs to the South China Sea. This division was a convenient division at the time, but once the river was diverted, its administrative area changed. Over the years, the two counties have enclaves in each other's jurisdictions, and in the final analysis, they are lazy.

The problem of the Hongjia family is slightly more complicated, Hongjiaba did belong to Jinsha Township, but because of the diversion of the river, the whole place is separated from other villages in Jinsha Township by a river. However, this is not very special in the countryside, ordinary people will not care, and the household registration still has to be decided by the yamen.

According to the Ming Dynasty's management method of immigration, households go anywhere. The land where Hongjiazhai is located belonged to the South China Sea in the third year of Chenghua, and there is no problem with being a Nanhai person. However, when they officially entered the formalities, it happened to be after the re-demarcation, and the kind of land was Panyu's field, and people naturally had to be counted as Panyu people.

As for why it was still included in the Nanhai household registration, this involved the positive policy of the Nanhai at that time and the demand for performance of the county order. Hong, as a big surname, moved over hundreds of Dingkou. For the Yamen of Nanhai County at that time, so many taxpayers were definitely a piece of fat, so they naturally tried to swallow it.

The Xu officials are good at deceiving the ignorant villagers, and the Hong family, as an outsider, is not clear about the details of the boundary survey. I only know that this is the land of the South China Sea, but I don't know about the re-demarcation, and I was led by the nose according to the county's rhetoric, and I became a Nanhai person without knowing it. The local people didn't care about the situation, and no one cared.

Over the years, although the Hong family has never owed taxes, all the problems have been handed over to the Nanhai County Treasury, and these lands included in the name of Panyu have never paid taxes. Panyu's side naturally reached some kind of tacit understanding with Nanhai at that time or because of laziness, and did not care about this situation, and then Xiao Gui Cao followed, coupled with the incompetence of the administrative system at this time, this matter has been so confused.

But now, as Fan Jin cites the county chronicles as evidence, he can't pretend to be confused, and the Hong family must admit that although they have been the grain chief of Jinsha Township for many years, in fact, including Hongjiazhai, everything in the Hong family belongs to Panyu instead of the South China Sea, and the problem is serious.