Chapter 60: Borrowing Money and Grain (Part II)
Liu Miao smiled and said: "Checking the population and land is really a helpless move, you may not know, the county government is unable to make ends meet every year, and taxes are declining every year. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info How did the old Taishou live?,I don't know.。 But Miao was born in the palace since he was a child, and he was used to brocade clothes and jade food, so he couldn't stand such a tight and poor life. You are all in a wealthy family, and you may not experience this kind of taste, but you are all in charge, and you should know the difficulties of being in charge.
The huge Jiujiang County can't even afford a small Taishou Mansion to pay taxes, what is the reason? Miao thought about it, it was nothing more than the fact that in recent years, the population flow was too large, the fields were abandoned too much, and the changes were frequent, so Miao had no choice but to clear out the ownerless fields and mobile accounts, and make use of them, which could also increase the tax revenue of the county government. The inventory of the major families is only holding an attitude of treating them equally, and it has nothing to do with whether Miao believes in each family, of course, Miao also hopes that you can set an example for the people, so that the work will be much easier. ”
"In this case, we should obey the will of the prince, but the investigation is too chaotic and noisy, which seriously affects the peace of our family. Why don't we check the number of people and fields in our own homes, and then report to the governor. This can also save time and manpower for the government. What do you think? Another person stood up and said, and the rest of the clan also nodded in support frequently.
Liu Miao sneered in his heart, but a shallow smile leaked from his face, "Thank you for relieving your worries for Miao, Miao is not an unreasonable person, since most of the people here agree with this law, then according to what this brother said, after you return home, all the land deeds will be sorted out, as long as there is a land with a land deed, Miao will not dispose of it, just need to report the area of the field." ”
"But what if some ancestral lands don't have land deeds because of wars and other reasons? It can't be considered a borderland, right? Someone asked again.
Liu Miao smiled and said: "Since it is an ancestral land, I think there are people in the neighborhood who know about it, as long as you can find someone who is not your own family, the county government will publicize the information in the neighborhood for a few days, and after no one has any objections, you can make up the land deed for it." ”
Some people who were thinking carefully were dumbfounded when they heard Liu Miao's words. The heart said that Liu Miao's trick is ruthless, which of them has not robbed or forcibly occupied the land, most of these are without land deeds, if it is publicized at that time, it will not happen? In the past, these fields had accumulated a lot of wealth for them through tax evasion, but now they can't evade taxes, and if they are deprived of ownership, then they will die of pain.
"Ben Taishou can also understand you, there have been many disputes involving fields over the years, and generally as long as there is no bitter lord to denounce it, the county government will still recognize its current belonging." Liu Miao added intimately, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"However, Miao has recently received a lot of submissions from the people, many of which involve disputes over land encroachment, and many of the people present here are among them." Liu Miao threw another bomb, and after admiring the panicked or worried expressions of everyone, Liu Miao continued, "But I will not use this as a basis to investigate who is right and who is wrong, but when you take stock of your respective fields, you must deal with all these things, and there must be no unnecessary disputes." ”
Many people in the big clan looked at Liu Miao in surprise, and gradually felt that they seemed to have touched Liu Miao's thoughts, and they couldn't help but feel relieved.
They figured out what Liu Miao meant, and it didn't seem that they deliberately targeted Haoqiang and suppressed the big clan as rumored, but that's right, Liu Miao was also from a big family after all, and he still had a common position with them.
Liu Miao would be surprised if he knew that he didn't want to push these big clans too hard, but instead won their approval.
It's no wonder that those big landlords are easy to be content, for them, Liu Miao's Taishou puts too much pressure on them, especially after having the big killer of the book box. No one knew which of their handles were sent to Liu Miao through the book box, because none of their butts were clean. Not only will the people denounce them, but these big clans will also have a situation of pulling each other's backs. If it weren't for that, with their influence in the local area, where would they need to face Liu Miao, the young Taishou, so respectfully.
They don't dare to go against Liu Miao too obviously now, otherwise they might be wiped out by Liu Miao one day for various reasonable and legitimate reasons, just like the Lei family.
"Okay, leave this matter to the people below. I have one more thing that I need your help with. Liu Miao lost no time in changing the subject.
"Fu Jun is polite, Fu Jun asked us for help, it is our honor. As long as we can help the king, we will serve ourselves. ”
"Yes, the business of the prince is everyone's business."
Which of the people present is not a human spirit, before Liu Miao released his kindness, they may have just guessed, but now when they hear Liu Miao say that they need help, they are even more relieved. As long as Liu Miao is willing to intersect with them, it means that he has no intention of dealing with them, as long as he doesn't cut meat on them, he can say anything.
Seeing that these people were so happy, Liu Miao also said happily: "You all know that the county government is recruiting people to tuntian, but because there are too many displaced people, and the county government has insufficient money and food, Miao has no choice but to turn to you, hoping to borrow some money and grain from your townships, and when the harvest is harvested this autumn, the county government will return it to you." Of course, the county government will pay interest separately. ”
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Hearing that Liu Miao was borrowing money and food, the people in the big clan suddenly hesitated.
"The matter of Tuntian is not only to fill the treasury, but more importantly, to resettle displaced people and stabilize law and order, which is beneficial to all ethnic groups in the county. I think all of you here also hope that the county will be peaceful and peaceful, right? Liu Miao had to talk a little more, "If you can help the county government tide over the difficulties this time, not only will Miao remember your kindness, but those hungry homeless people will also remember the good of the major families." On the contrary, if the situation is not controlled, no one knows what will happen to those displaced people, and the biggest loss will be your family. ”
Those people in the big clan can be seen that Liu Miao is explaining the stakes to them on the one hand, but on the other hand, he is implicitly threatening them, if he does not borrow this time, Liu Miao is very likely to exaggerate the matter and encourage those homeless people to attack their family.
The dignified county is too guarded, and using such a combination of soft and hard means also makes them cry and laugh, but what can they do?
Liu Miao can collect their handles and convict them in an upright manner, and he can gather the people to block them behind their backs. But they can't do this, because now the tense has changed, the name of righteousness is in Liu Miao's hands, and the swords, guns and sticks are also in Liu Miao's hands.
I understand that there are still people, no, as soon as Liu Miao's words landed, the head of the Li family said: "My Li family has always supported the work of the county government, and I am willing to donate 10,000 stone of grain and 1 million yuan for the use of the people." ”
"I said, this is a loan, not a donation, and the county government doesn't need your donations, how much it should be, and the county government will return how much it will be, and the interest will be paid." Liu Miao first corrected the statement of the Li family patriarch, and then said, "But this bit of money and grain is really a little less, Miao remembers that when he raided the Lei family before, there were more than 200,000 stones of grain and tens of millions of money. Although the Li family may not be as rich as the Lei family, it is expected that it will not be too bad. Ben Taishou finally opened his mouth once, if he only asked for such a little money and food, wouldn't he be disgraceful when he said it? The Li family doesn't have to worry that the county government will not be able to pay it back, just the taxes in Tuntian are enough. ”
"I'm not worried that the county government can't afford to pay it back, but I'm worried that you Liu Miao will not be able to repay it." The Li family patriarch muttered in his heart.
However, since Liu Miao has talked about this, he can't help but give some expressions, not for the Li family, but also for his son Li Feng! So the patriarch of the Li family gritted his teeth and pretended to be bold and said: "My Li family is willing to lend 30,000 stones, no, 50,000 stone of grain, 5 million yuan, and the 10,000 stone grain and 1 million yuan mentioned earlier are still donated, so I should do my part for the people of this county." ”
"Good! The Li family is worthy of being the leader of the big families in the county, and they are heroic. But as I said just now, the donation will be exempted, even if the county government borrows the Li family 60,000 stone of grain, 6 million money! Liu Miao praised loudly, and ordered the guards on the side to invite Liu Ji in.
In front of everyone, Liu Miao instructed Liu Jidao: "The noble clan in the county took pity on the people, generously lent money and grain, and wrote an IOU, and wrote down the amount of money and grain borrowed by each family, and announced it at the right time, so that the people could feel the benevolence of each family." ”
"No, there is no need to announce it, we are willing to borrow money and food, not for the sake ......of fame," the Li family patriarch hurriedly waved his hand. He felt a cold sweat on his back, and he was able to take out so much money and food at once, didn't he tell others how rich his Li family was? This not only cannot win the gratitude of the people, but may incur infamy, and it is even more likely to make those bandits treat the Li family as a fat sheep!
Liu Miao pretended to be unaware and exclaimed: "Oh, that's it! The patriarch of the Li family is really a good man who does good deeds without leaving a name! In that case, I won't post it, but I still have to write it down for the county government to raise for return. ”
"Okay, okay." The Li family patriarch sat down with a stunned look.
Liu Miao smiled and glanced at the Li family patriarch, then turned to the others, "What other good person can give generously?" ”
With the Li family taking the lead, others couldn't shirk it, and they spoke one after another, but except for the Chen family, which was also one of the three families in the past and one of the two major families now, lent the same amount as the Li family, the other families were less, more than 350,000 stone grain, less 10,000 or 20,000, and the amount of money was also a corresponding proportion.
It can be seen that the amount of money lent by these families is more or less hierarchical, and they have their own ranking of family strength.
Liu Miao is very satisfied, these families can be regarded as having a blood, and after lending so much money and food, at least this year they have less opportunities to hoard goods for profit.
After that, Liu Miao sent everyone out of the Taishou Mansion with a smile, and then came back to ask Liu Ji, and learned that he had borrowed a total of more than 2 million stones of grain and more than 200 million yuan, which was basically enough for the people of Tuntian, and even raised more soldiers.
Liu Miao can run forward with his lap open, and he no longer worries about being pulled to the egg.