Chapter 665 Public Trial 2)

For many officials and businessmen in Jiangnan, the Song family cannot fall. Because the Song family is not only the source of their interests, but also the spokesperson of a huge interest group. It can also be said that the Song family not only pinched the pulse of their interests, but also stuck the pigtails of their interests.

Therefore, there was an endless stream of people who came to intercede for the Song family, and invisible pressure shrouded the sky above the county king's mansion, until Song An was released safely, and the crowd dispersed and returned to its former calm.

The Song family won.

This is the first feeling of Jiangning people.

But although Song An was released, Shenlongwei did not release the other eight gentlemen who were with Song An at the same time. These eight people are all children of officials and businessmen, and they can be regarded as upper-class families in Jiangning City.

The family behind them saw that it was not good, and they were willing, so they immediately tried their best to dredge it, wanting to salvage their own children. They even jointly sent a letter to the yamen, asking Shenlong Wei Jiangnan to release the people.

Shenlongwei ignored it.

The family behind these eight people does not have the same energy and influence as the Song family, and they do not have the ability to stir up the storm to "force the palace". They found the Song family together, but Song Ning couldn't shirk everything, so they asked for more blessings.

If you can't get the Song family, you can use them to get angry? Looking for soft persimmons to pinch? Is this the domineering of the dignified King of Jiangning? At first, the people were furious, but then they became uneasy and panicked.

The people of the Shenlongwei traveled around collecting evidence of the law violations of the law by these eight gentlemen and their families. These rogue teenagers usually do those dirty things that bully men and women, and the family behind them does not do any dirty things such as bullying and dominating the market, encroaching on land, hurting nature and reason, and they can't withstand Shenlongwei's private visits, so they quickly peel off the cocoon and grasp a lot of evidence.

What's more, Luo Yong also set up a notice at the gate of the Shenlongwei Yamen, openly announcing to the whole city that whoever has been wronged or has been misappropriated by the above-mentioned eight families can come to the Yamen to report and complain.

The Song family has the energy to turn over the clouds and rain, but these eight families do not, especially in the face of the Jiangning County Mansion and the Fusi Yamen of Shenlongwei Jiangnan Town. At first, many people were still waiting, but later, under the guidance and encouragement of Shenlongwei, gradually some people began to stand up to report grievances, and then it was out of control.

Including Luo Yong, Kong Sheng's henchmen and subordinates were actually a little incomprehensible, why Kong Sheng would let go of the Song family and turn to find trouble with that group of gentlemen, so as to make such a big move. Is it really like outsiders criticize, persimmons are looking for soft pinching?

But Kong Sheng is not a person who bullies the weak and fears the hard. It's just that his in-depth considerations and macro layout are not something that ordinary people can speculate.

Song An was escorted back to the Yancao transfer envoy outside the city, and was protected by the Yancao army. The Song family was on the verge of a great enemy, and they were afraid that Kong Sheng would have the next thunderous action, but Kong Sheng suddenly gave up being hostile to the Song family and targeted the other eight families, which made Song Ning a little disdainful while being surprised.

But it's none of his business, and it's impossible for Song Ning to stand up for these eight families.

Being able to hide peace and win the game with Kong Sheng is already a blessing for the Song family.

When the news of Kong Sheng's release of Song An reached the Yang Mansion, Yang Qi was slightly disappointed. In his estimation, if Kong Sheng can break the net with the Song family, it will be beneficial to the Yang family; And the best result is that Kong Sheng and Song Ning were both defeated, and Kong Sheng also learned a profound lesson from Song Ning to manipulate the Jiangnan magnates, so as to dispel his wishful thinking of holding the authority of Jiangnan.

That's right, in Yang Qi's eyes, Kong Sheng is wishful thinking.

But Kong Sheng didn't seem to be so strong in the face of the Song family. At least not the usual strength that Yang Qi expected. As for Kong Sheng's move to the other gentlemen's families, Yang Qi smiled.

These gentlemen come from a well-known family in Jiangning City, including officials and big businessmen, although they are also powerful people in Jiangning City, but they are really nothing to Yang Qi. In particular, these families are just vassals of the Song family, and they are dependent on the Song family to survive, which makes Yang Qi look down on them even more.

Therefore, Kong Sheng's practice of letting his master beat his slave made Yang Qi very unimpressed.

The only thing that surprised Yang Qi was that Kong Sheng openly recruited the people to redress their grievances, openly collected the criminal evidence of these eight families, and put on a posture of wanting to knock down and kill these eight families.

Is this necessary? Rusty and big, nothing to do to find something to eat and support!

In fact, don't talk about Yang Qi, even Wu Xian Wujie and others under Kong Sheng are also a little depressed and puzzled≡ the king of the county is not a person who bullies the soft and is afraid of the hard, why does Kong Sheng want to rent and approve people, and make a big fuss about it, setting off a big storm in Jiangning City, it is really difficult to understand.

Kong Sheng was bored in the study, checking the case files of the people of Jiangning against the eight families one by one. On the one hand, it is the conclusive evidence obtained by Shenlongwei's secret visits, and on the other hand, it is the case after the people's complaints have been verified.

To sum up, the facts of the crimes committed by these eight major families are mainly as follows: bullying and dominating the market, bullying men and women, and encroaching on land, and most of them encroaching on land. In fact, this is the fundamental path for the official and business families to accumulate wealth in this era, and there are more or less such dirty things.

Kong Sheng sat in front of the desk with a solemn expression. He is making a major decision, once he makes up his mind, for Jiangnan, this is destined to set off a revolutionary tide that will shake the sky. What is touched is not the interests of the Yang family or the Song family, but the overall interests of all the families in Jiangnan.

The so-called people take food as the sky, and in the era of kingship and farming, the importance of land is self-evident. Most of the land was hoarded and possessed in the hands of the big families, and most of the common people were reduced to tenants and slaves attached to the powerful farms. The family monopolized land and culture to achieve the goal of enslaving the common people - in this regard, Kong Sheng did not want to be the savior who saved all living beings, but believed that the biggest obstacle to the development of the times was this, if this obstacle could be broken, the landless peasants could get the land, and a large amount of land would return to the hands of those who needed it more, and the productivity stimulated would be amazing. As a result, Datang's comprehensive national strength will be substantially improved and enhanced.

Kong Sheng had this kind of macro idea for a long time, but he couldn't implement it in the capital Chang'an, because that would directly touch the fundamental interests of the top magnates of the Tang Dynasty, including the emperor, would rise up and oppose it; But there is a chance to try it locally. For example, in the prosperous and wealthy Jiangnan, Kong Sheng felt that it was possible to try the change, or if the experiment and exploration were successful, it would be promoted to the whole country; If the exploration is not successful, it will not affect the big picture.

In order to achieve his grand goals, Kong Sheng must control 100% of the power in Jiangnan and Shannan. And controlling power is not just as simple as seizing power from Yang Qi or Song Ning, Kong Sheng is facing rows of local gentry and wealthy families in Jiangnan.

In order to suppress the family, it is not enough to rely on Kong Sheng's personal power and energy, but it is necessary to rely on the "crowd tactics" of the people and follow the "mass line". And to win popular support, the only way to win the support is to give substantial benefits, that is, land.

The light in Kong Sheng's eyes became more and more intense.

Up to now, the Tang Dynasty has implemented the equalization system – a system in which land is distributed according to population, with some of the land being owned by the people after a certain number of years of cultivation and some of the land being returned to the government after his death. The peasants' land was divided into two types, one was Yongye Field, which belonged to the land that could be inherited, and the other was the Kouye Field, which was to be nationalized after death.

However, land annexation became increasingly fierce, and the family gate valve illegally encroached on the land of ordinary peasants through various means, and it was impossible to implement land repayment.

The magnates owned more than 9o% of the land, while the majority of the peasants were reduced to wage farmers or slaves who simply lost their personal freedom. The concentration of land in the hands of the gate valve is not only that the interests of the peasants are highly squeezed, but in fact the national interests and state finances are also hollowed out by the gate valve.

Land reform, this is what Kong Sheng is trying to do. Kong Sheng knew very well in his heart that it was much more difficult to carry out a trial land reform in Jiangnan than to move Yang Qi and Song Ning, and this kind of thing could not be achieved overnight, but could only be implemented step by step, step by step. His real purpose is to promote land reform, as for the Song family and the Yang family, they are just a slightly bigger stumbling block that needs to be kicked away.

In order to promote land reform, it is necessary to rely on power to deter and complete.

A trace of cold light flashed in Kong Sheng's eyes, and he stood up and shouted: "Rayong! ”

Shenlong Wei Jiangnan Town, Fu Si Du Du Luo Yong entered in response: "The subordinates are here!" ”

Kong Sheng said awefully: "Tell the Jiangnan Defective Yamen and Jiangning County to guard the Yamen, and say that Shenlongwei is about to openly try the case of Jiangning's rich businessmen and other eight families bullying men and women to encroach on farmers' land outside the Chenghuang Temple, and invite the two chief officials to attend ⊥ will also be removed from trial." ”

Luo Yong was stunned: "Public trial? ”

Rayong couldn't keep up with Kong Sheng's train of thought.

Kong Sheng smiled indifferently: "It is to openly try the case in public and invite ordinary businessmen to hear the trial." ”

Luo Yong was stunned and respectfully agreed, but then said softly: "King of the county, will the children of the eight families who were detained by Shenlongwei be released or continued to be detained?" ”

Kong Sheng smiled coldly: "Luo Yong, these eight gentlemen have violated the laws of the Tang Dynasty and should be dealt with according to the law, but this case and the land encroachment case are completely different things, and they should not be confused." Tell them that as long as they are willing to testify against the culprits, the king will not blame the past. Otherwise, they will be severely punished and exiled to Lingnan for 3,000 miles. ”

Luo Yong bowed down, and his heart was awe-inspiring: "Subordinates obey orders!" ”

At this time, Rayong also gradually came back to his senses. Although Kong Sheng released Song An, as long as these eight sons and daughters are still controlled by Shenlongwei, they are not afraid that they will not bow their heads, Shenlongwei is notoriously strict in execution, under heavy punishment, if these eight sons and brothers can still maintain their "integrity", it will be really strange.

As long as they are the evidence, there is no fear that Song An will escape. It's just that even if there is evidence, it is not so easy for Kong Sheng to bring Song An to justice.

It's just that why Kong Sheng suddenly wanted to make a big fuss about the annexation of land by the eight great families of Jiangning, Luo Yong still couldn't figure it out. In recent years, land mergers have become more and more commonplace, and the powerful families occupy the land of farmers in various ways, which can be said to be a common behavior.

Rayong was slightly worried.

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