Chan was shocked. According to this, he has at least more than 100,000 acres of land under his name, and thousands of good land, and he is a big landlord in which dynasty and generation, but the strange thing is that he doesn't know.

Liu Ting said: "Gu Yanwu said in the "Daily Knowledge" volume 10 "The Weight of Susong Erfu Tianfu" that the people of Wuzhong have 11 land, and they are tenant authors 19. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the land annexation was serious, which was one of the reasons for the fall of the Zhu Ming Dynasty, but I did not expect that the land annexation situation in Nantai County was worse than that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, in fact, the root of some contradictions lies in this, Nantai is an agricultural county, farmers have been attached to the land for generations, and the peasants who have been deprived of their land have become proletarians. ”

Chen Zikun has also read ***'s book, and deeply understands the meaning of Liu Ting's words, under his rule, Jiangdong has always flaunted the construction of new countryside, exempted and exempted land taxes, and supported farmers, but he didn't expect it to end up with this result.

He felt deeply powerless, the people around him were all landlords and heroes, could he take them under the knife? Not to mention anything else, his adjutant Shuangxi is one of those with vested interests, and he can't even rely on the most closely related people, who else can he count on to ask these people for their crimes, and he is a loner.

"I didn't know I had 100,000 acres of fertile land under my name." Chan said.

Liu Ting said: "It's normal, Zhang Zongchang doesn't know how much money he has, how many soldiers, how many aunts, of course he can't compare with you, he is a bad debt, you are being used, think about it carefully, does anyone suggest that you buy some land or something in Nantai?" ”

Chen Zikun pondered for a while, and said: "It seems that there is such a thing, Chen Shou persuaded me five years ago, it is difficult to say who will die in the world's disputes, rather than going to Shanghai to be a public servant in the army, it is better to buy some good land to put it, which is more suitable than saving money, I agreed at the time, but I didn't take it seriously." ”

Liu Ting said: "That's it, you are in charge of Jiangdong, relying on the power of the Nantai lineage, most of the generals under your command are Nantai natives, after flying Huang Tengda, they naturally want to buy land in their hometown to build a house and build an ancestral hall, they are developed by your light, how can you forget that you are a handsome, these fields under your name, they are all bought for you, help you take care of it, and you don't have to worry about collecting rent or anything." ”

Chan sighed: "I see...... But even so, I should have known. ”

Liu Ting said: "You are a member of the Central Committee, where can you take care of these trivial matters, as long as someone in the family knows, if you don't believe it, go home and ask the two ladies, the title deed must be hidden in a certain cabinet, or in the safe deposit box of a foreign bank." ”

In this way, there is some truth, Chen Zikun has a huge net worth, most of them come from Chuntian Foreign Bank and enterprises such as coal mines and iron mines under his name, although there are many 100,000 acres of fertile land, but the wealth created by the land economy is not as fast as the money from trade and industry, on the one hand, he does not pay attention, on the other hand, the family also has the intention of deliberately concealing it, I believe that Yao Yilei and Jianbing did it.

Liu Ting said again: "Actually, they gave you the property, but they just pulled the banner to make tiger skins, and with you in front of them, they forcibly took it away, so they had no scruples." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Occupying other people's land, aren't you afraid of lawsuits?" ”

Liu Ting chuckled and said: "The entrance of the yamen is open to the south, there is no reason to come in without money, since ancient times, do you think that Nantai can avoid vulgarity by imitating the county?" Not to mention that these big landlords are your subordinates, even if they are ordinary squires, the county magistrate can't help them, since ancient times, the government has only governed to the county level, and the countryside is controlled by clan forces, and these big landlords often have strong reinforcements in the provincial capital and the capital, and the county magistrate is powerless. ”

Chen Zikun said: "I know this, I am engaged in the construction of the new countryside, which is to develop the influence of the government to the village level. ”

Liu Ting said: "This plan has long since died, the people below do not cooperate, and the implementers are not motivated. ”

Chen Zikun looked at the list made by Liu Ting, the first name on it was himself, and then Chen Shou, Gai Longquan, Gong Zijun, Xue Bin, Su Qingyan, Zeng Jiao, and even Yan Su's name, these people are the powerful and powerful families he wants to fight.

He took out a match and burned the paper.

Liu Ting smiled faintly, as if she had already guessed this result.

"If you have the intention to kill the thief, you can't return to the sky." Chen Zikun was trapped in a rattan chair, and his spirit was aggrieved, like a frosted eggplant.

Shuangxi came in and said: "Check it out, Meng Xianguo and them, they are not *** at all, they even got the flag wrong." ”

He held a captured flag in his hand, embroidered with a tiger with teeth and claws, *** would never use this kind of emblem.

"These people are all carrying blood feuds, and they went up the mountain to be bandits in desperation, and they didn't think they were famous enough, so they called *** with a strong reputation, and they ordered the barn of Chen Gui's house."

Chen Zikun said: "Double happiness, this case involves your Chen family, how can it be judged according to your opinion?" ”

Shuangxi said without hesitation: "Chen Gui's father and son are harming the township, bullying men and women, and the crime is extremely heinous, according to my will, they will be shot!" ”

Chan nodded.

Shuangxi also added unsatisfactorily: "I still have this awareness, and I can't let his two mouse feces spoil our porridge." Then he held his head high, and looked righteous and stern.

Chen Zikun approvingly: "It's not in vain that you have followed me for so many years, Chen Gui's father and son have committed a lot of sin, and they have their own court judgments, so we don't interfere with justice." ”

Double happiness went majestically.

Chen Zikun sighed again, Shuangxi was very satisfied with his performance, but what does this kid know, he only knows that when Qingtian comes, the people will be saved, and where does he understand that the root of the people's suffering is created by Qingtian.

These words can only be held in my heart.

Liu Ting looked at Chen Zikun quietly, as if she had seen through his heart.

Chen Zikun said dejectedly: "I finally figured out one thing, why so many people support ***." ”

……

Chen Shou heard the news, he is now a lieutenant general, deputy commander of Jiangdong Provincial Security, and he is still wearing high riding boots and white gloves in the summer, and he laughed as soon as he entered the door: "Dashuai, you came to Nantai to investigate the case, why don't you call me together." ”

"Just have Double Happiness to follow, what are you doing here?" Chan smiled.

Chen Shou smiled: "It's not Chen Gui's dog thing, it makes you angry, I can't spare him this time, I will fight him to death, and I don't have to give me face." ”

Chen Zikun said: "It's good to have your words, Chen Gui's father and son have done evil, the evidence is conclusive, and it is estimated that the death sentence did not run." ”

Chen Shou was stunned for a moment: "You want to be shot, is it so serious?" Although my cousin has an open eye for money and a small belly, his nature is not bad, and he can't do anything that hurts nature and reason, maybe someone is falsely accused. ”

Chen Zikun threw a few sheets over: "Look at it yourself." ”

Chen Shou read ten lines at a glance, and his expression became solemn: "It does look very serious, but Chen Gui is able to do things, every year he harvests autumn grain and summer grain and watches it in person, and the New Year's festival is a few weeks, grain, bacon, pheasant, deer antler, bear paw, salted fish, whose share is indispensable, I really can't leave him, I think it's better to open the net, let him have some blood, compensate the bitter master, and then return the forcible land. ”

Chen Zikun said: "Chen Shou, have you forgotten how you were persecuted by Xia Dalong back then, killing people to pay off their lives and paying off debts, Chen Gui's father and son owe their lives, do you want to be a person like Xia Dalong?" ”

Chen Shou was stunned and confused: "Let's pin our heads to the waistband of our trousers, don't we just want to mix better, get ahead, glorify our ancestors, and let our family follow, what does it have to do with Xia Dalong, he is a bully, let's not." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Isn't it? ”

Chen Shou understood, and said solemnly: "Shuai, are you going to shoot Chen Gui's father and son?" I wondered, isn't it just the death of a few mud legs from farming, what a big deal. ”

Chen Zikun said: "It's not that I have to kill them, it's that heaven and human feelings and laws can't tolerate them, Chen Gui's father and son don't die, and the people's hearts can't be recovered, they all have to follow ***, who wants to think about it when the time comes." ”

Chen Shou said: "Don't be afraid, we have soldiers." ”

Chen Zikun smiled bitterly and was silent.

Shuangxi interjected: "Brother, Chen Gui's family is doing bad things in the countryside under your banner, why are you still speaking for them." ”

Chen Shou said angrily: "You have less mouth and more mouth, no one treats you as a dumb person." ”

He asked Chan again: "Is there really no discussion?" ”

Chen Zikun said: "What do you discuss with me, and the case will be tried by the court." ”

Chen Shou sat with his head bored for a while, then got up and left.

Shuangxi said: "I'll go and persuade my brother." "I went out with him.

Liu Ting walked over and squeezed Chen Zikun's hand: "It's hard for you." ”

Chen Zikun sighed: "I should have expected this situation, but I didn't expect such resistance. ”

Liu Ting said: "Termites build nests on the embankment and moth the embankment is full of holes, but until the last moment before the collapse, they still do not stop building nests, counting on vested interests to give up the meat in their mouths, in one word, to seek skin with tigers." ”

Chen Zikun thought thoughtfully: "Thousands of miles of embankment, collapsed in the anthill." ”

……

The circuit court sent from the provincial high court openly tried the case of Chen Gui's father and son in Nantai County, and after careful investigation and evidence collection, it was finally concluded that the eighteen murder cases were not established, some were just the bitter master was injured and died of a recurrence of the old disease, some accidentally fell to their own death and drowned, and some were purely suicides, which had nothing to do with the Chen family, and the recent case also changed his confession, and the housekeeper said that the case was done by himself, and there was no relationship with the young master's dime.

The judge pronounced the verdict in public that Chen Gui's father and son were not guilty of homicide, but there was indeed an act of forcible seizure in the process of purchasing the land, and the judgment was to return the land and compensate the bitter owner for the funeral expenses and economic losses of several yuan.

As soon as the verdict came out, the people who listened to the verdict below did not have any commotion, and it seemed that this outcome had been expected for a long time.

Chen Zikun felt that his face was feverish, and this was the legal system he advocated.

He pulled out his pistol and pushed the bullet into it, and walked up to the stage with a gloomy face.