Since the county government issued the Juntian Order, the atmosphere in the entire Zhuqi County has become weird. The people of the Shu nationality were secretly rejoicing, looking forward to the government's early planning and dictation. However, the powerful landlords of this county are restless day and night, for fear that one day they will attract the army of the county government.

After a few days of such a day of three shocks, the county government finally made a move again. This time, the county commander Liang Qiu sent an invitation to dozens of powerful landlords of all sizes in Zhuqi County, inviting them to go to the county government to attend a banquet in the evening. After receiving the invitation letter, the heads of the families went to the two houses to discuss, and finally after discussion, everyone decided to be invited.

Before the time arrived, the front of the county government became crowded, and the voices of people were boiling, and at a glance it was full of gorgeously dressed people. If you look closely, you will find that these landlords and heroes who had unlimited scenery in the county in the past have sorrow on their faces today.

Not to mention the heads of the families who are rushing to the county office, just talk about Wei Shuo, who is planning all this in the back room. The reason why Wei Shuo wanted to plunder the land from the landlords and distribute it to the common people by force, in addition to winning the hearts of the people, the most important point was that he did not have the capital to adopt a more moderate method.

As a modern person who came here inexplicably, Wei Shuo did not have a strong family property in this era, although he held the benefits of refined salt in his hands, but compared with the family that has been handed down for a hundred years, his wealth is not worth mentioning.

In order to quickly accumulate the strength to compete with the Hu people in the north, Wei Shuo could only learn from historical experience, break the unbalanced distribution of wealth in society at this time with violence, and redistribute the wealth in the hands of the family to the common people.

Who made the common people of the world occupy more than eighty percent of the population? Wei Shuo can only stand on the side of the majority.

"Liang County Order, how many people are there in Zhuqi County now?"

"Returning to the Lord, the exact number of people will not be known until after the census is over. However, according to the following estimates, if you add the slaves and tribes who are about to be freed, as well as the displaced people, the number of people in this county is estimated to be more than 100,000. ”

Cao Hong exclaimed: "As many as 100,000! ”

"That's right, at least 100,000! That is to say, at least one million acres of land must be barely able to complete the task of counting and dictating fields, according to the records of the Taikang period, Zhuqi County has a total of 1.5 million acres of land, of which more than ninety percent is the private land of the local Haoqiang. If these powerful people can really highlight all the land, then the Juntian order proposed by the adults can be promoted throughout the county. ”

"I finally understand why the tax revenue of the imperial court has been getting less and less recently, it turns out that a large number of people and land have been hidden and occupied by the family, and the family does not have to pay taxes." Cao Hong's face was a little unsightly, and then he arched his hand towards Wei Shuo and asked, "My lord, how are you going to concoct the guests who came to the county government today?" ”

"Hey, hey!" The corners of Wei Shuo's mouth showed a wicked smile, and he didn't speak, anyway, he didn't plan to let the other party go easily. If the other party is interested, it's okay, otherwise he has to fight the local tyrant and divide the land!

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As soon as the time came, Wei Shuo appeared in the county hall with Liang Qiu, Cao Hong, and Zhang Erlang, and the originally noisy banquet suddenly quieted down, and all the powerful family heads stared at the smiling young man in front of them without blinking.

"Hahaha, Wei is late, don't blame you!"

"Don't dare, don't dare, I'll wait for Lord Wei to salute!" Led by Hu Zhao and Yang Wengan, dozens of powerful family owners in the county said that they did not dare to, and they all stood up to greet each other.

"You may be seated!" Wei Shuo came to the main seat, stretched out his hands, and said with a smile.

"Lord Xie Wei!"

"Wei invited you to come today, because there is a major matter related to the future development of my county to discuss with you. There was chaos today, and ordinary people were displaced everywhere. Recently, there have been tens of thousands of displaced people who have come to my Zhuqi County alone, and in order to settle these displaced people, this official has come up with a solution......"

Speaking of this, Wei Shuo deliberately paused, swept around, and suddenly made the heads of the families present feel a little chill, and after exerting enough pressure on each other, Wei Shuo continued: "That's right, it's Juntian Ling!" In order to solve the problem of local displaced people, the only way to do this is to vigorously promote the equalization system! ”

Sure enough, today's banquet is still for the implementation of the Juntian system! The heads of all the families present glanced at each other, and they all saw a trace of worry in each other's eyes. It's not that they didn't think of using violent means to exclude Wei Shuo from Zhuqi County.

But first, Wei Shuo has strong soldiers under his command, which is by no means something that the troops in their hands can deal with; Second, in the past few months, Laoshan led by Wei Shuo has already formed a close relationship with all parties in Zhuqi County with the green salt in his hand, especially the local businessmen who are looking forward to Laoshan up and down.

"I wonder what Lord Wei wants me to do?" After thinking about it for a long time, Hu Zhao felt that it was better to find out Wei Shuo's bottom line first, so he asked as a representative of Haoqiang.

Wei Shuo held the wine bottle in one hand, glanced at Hu Zhao and said, "Presumably this is the famous head of the Hu family, to be honest, Wei's conditions are not lenient for you." Not only must a large amount of land in his hands be donated to the county government, but at the same time, a large number of slaves and subordinates must be released. ”

"What!?"

As soon as Wei Shuo's words fell, there was a sudden sound of gasping at the scene. Many landlords and powerful people have changed their faces, they never thought that Wei Shuo's appetite would be so big, this is to dig up the roots of the family! Without land, slaves, and tribes, how can a powerful family maintain its arrogant and lascivious life?

"Lord Wei, the land and slaves in my family were not blown by the wind out of thin air, they were all accumulated over several generations. Now the adults ask us to give all our family property in a word, what is the difference between this and bandits and robbers? Hu Zhao asked with anger in his endurance.

"Bandits? Bandit? Hahaha, cough cough, hehe......" Wei Shuo almost laughed as if he had heard something funny, and finally calmed down, and continued: "You say I'm a robber and bandit?" Hum! I think you are the biggest bandits and robbers in the world! ”

"Do you want the official to call Liang County's order up, and let him reveal all the piles and piles that you took in the first place? Hum! Dare to negotiate conditions with this official! If it weren't for the fact that you are all of the same Chinese clan, this official would have driven you out of Zhuqi County a long time ago. ”

"Since you don't want to help this official, then okay, when the Hu people come in the future, don't expect this official to protect you."

Wei Shuo's righteous rebuttal suddenly made the powerful people present wilt. Wei Shuo was right, the land and wealth in their hands were not glorious, and many of them were plundered from the common people and the government by cunning and plundering. No one had been able to cure them before, so no one cared about them.

But now that Wei Shuo has turned out their old bottoms, they can't help but ignore them. Everyone understood Wei Shuo's subtext, if they want to live, they must act in accordance with the regulations of the county government, otherwise there are crimes waiting for them.

At this time, the faces of the heads of the families led by the Hu Yang family were extremely ugly, although they thought that tonight would be a Hongmen banquet, but they didn't expect it to be so bloody.

"Today, the official will tell everyone here directly, this Juntian system must be implemented, and the land, tribes, and slaves in your hands must be handed over! If anyone is willing to cooperate, of course the official will welcome him warmly. In the future, after the official has become famous, he will be compensated. ”

"But if someone dares to resist and refuse to cooperate, then don't blame the official for turning his face and being ruthless! Don't look at the dozens of your clans combined, there are thousands of people, but the official really didn't pay attention to it. At the beginning, this official dared to fight against the same number of Hu cavalry with only 3,000 soldiers and horses, and was he still afraid of the rabble in your hands? ”

"Maybe you think this official is exaggerating, huh! I don't say much, you can muster up the courage to try! After going back today, the official will give you a day to think about it, and when you wait until later, the Japanese official will send people to each house to collect the land slaves and subordinates, hoping that you will do it yourself and not let a certain person down. ”

The powerful landlords present listened to Wei Shuo's words and left the county government like a walking corpse, handing over the land, slaves, and tribes as if digging up their hearts. But did they have the determination to confront Wei Shuo head-on, and many powerful families who felt that they were powerless to resist took the opportunity to leave Zhuqi County and settle in Jiangdong......