A large group of gentry came to the door, and just listening to their surnames, Zhang Ke had a big head for a while.

Zu, Wu, Zhao, Huang, Li......

All of them are illustrious wealthy families, from the past to the future, they are all snakes, no matter how the banner of the city changes, I will not move!

For such a guy, Zhang Ke didn't dare to be careless, and of course he wouldn't be too afraid, if he couldn't even control this group of turtles, he wouldn't have to mess around!

"Speaking of which, you are all famous and famous people in Liaodong, and whoever wants to gain a firm foothold in Liaodong must have a good relationship with you. Zhang Ke was a little sluggish in the past, everyone won't be surprised, right?"

What, this kid has learned to be polite?

Zu Kuan's people are old and refined, he doesn't believe that Zhang Ke will change lightly, and hurriedly said with sincere fear: "Lord Shaobao has every opportunity to work hard for state affairs, and we are extremely ashamed that we have not been able to share the worries for Shaobao!"

"Hehe, you're welcome, it's the same now."

Zu Kuanzhi's eyebrows raised, and he asked suspiciously, "Zhang Shaobao, what do you command?"

Zhang Ke said slightly apologetically: "Ancestor, I think you also know that there has been a rebellion in Xujiabao and other places. The local tyrants expelled the court officials and rebelled according to the village, and the crime cannot be punished. However, the heart of heaven is merciful, and the official can't bear to burn the jade and hurt the innocent. Therefore, I have come up with a strategy, hoping that all the virtuous people can lend a hand and help suppress the rebellion, you can rest assured, do things for the imperial court, and will not be stingy with rewards"

When some greedy people heard that there was a reward, they hurriedly widened their eyes and blurted out: "I don't know what the reward is......"

I haven't waited for anything to finish. I saw the fierce and vicious gaze next to me, and swallowed back the words behind it. Even Zu Kuanzhi was dumbfounded, as long as Zhang Ke was not a stupid person. He should have guessed that the Xu family did not have the support of the major families behind him, how could he dare to come out and make trouble!

They came over obviously wanting to pull the bias and save the Xu family from being killed, and Zhang Ke was not on the same front at all. But this kid is still sincere, and treats them as his own, and asks them for help. If Zhang Ke had such an IQ, I really don't know how he got to where he is today!

Don't talk about shit luck. It's useless to eat shit!

Zu Kuanzhi coughed, relieving the embarrassment. With a bitter old face, he said: "Zhang Shaobao, we are naturally willing to serve the imperial court, but we must start from the root of the disease. There is a reason why the Xu family is making trouble. Please forgive me."

Zhang Ke said quietly: "Mr. Zu knows the Xu family very well, so you can tell me the reason!"

"Hmm!"

Zu Kuan was thinking about it all the way, not to hurt Zhang Ke's face, but also to explain the problem clearly, so that he knew the consequences of offending the interests of the family.

"Zhang Shaobao, in the past few months, especially after the autumn harvest, more and more tenant farmers have fled, and the fields have been abandoned. The autumn harvest is scarce, and every family is miserable. Lord Zhang is wise and wise, and the gentry are the foundation of my dynasty. The gentry were loyal and hardworking for the sake of the court, without the slightest complaint. Now the tenant farmers are gone. The big guys can't get by, so that's why they have a son-in-law."

Zhang Ke smiled contemptuously: "Say so. Is his surname Xu or is he forced to do it?"

"No, no, no, the villain didn't mean that!" Zu Kuanzhi hurriedly waved his hand: "Lord Shaobao, no matter what, it is not right to rebel against the imperial court. The old man is willing to come forward in person to persuade Xu Shou Fufa to confess. However...... "The old man shamelessly betrayed Xu Shou, obviously there was no good end to being a bird.

"What, there are still conditions?"

"I don't dare to say the conditions, I just ask the adults to understand our difficulties and give orders not to let the tenant farmers run around. The villain guarantees that Liaodong will be calm immediately, and each family will be grateful for the kindness of Lord Zhang, and they will definitely contribute money and efforts. Whether it's military training or tuntian, if you ask us to go west, we will never go east."

After Zu Kuanzhi finished speaking, everyone else nodded and bowed, and the words of New Year's greetings were endless.

The center is one, to keep the tenant farmers, to keep the tenant system, to keep their life!

Some people even agreed to make concessions, but according to the previous land rent, it will not exceed fifty percent. Everyone has taken a step back, it has been like this for many years in the past, and there should be no surprises this time.

However, it is obvious that they underestimated Zhang Ke's determination, the landlords occupy the land, and the peasants rent the land, this production method with the land as a link is too backward, and the efficiency is so low that it is simply outrageous!

Take Yizhou and other places as an example, the commercial tax received in a year is as much as 300,000 taels, and it is still skyrocketing, and the grain is also 500,000 stone.

You must know that according to the division of the Ming Dynasty, more than 200,000 stone is considered a high-class mansion, which is a rich area in the south of the Yangtze River. And the bitter cold Liaodong, the inconspicuous Yizhou received so much tax silver and grain, I am afraid that no one will believe it when I say it. But that's the way it is, believe it or not!

Extrapolating the reason, it is not difficult to understand, under the tenant system, the people who account for the vast majority of the population, the hard-earned income, the big head to the landlord, the small head to the imperial court, their own rest is not even enough to fill their stomachs, all year round, at most buy some salt and other necessities, the consumption power is negligible.

The landlords, on the other hand, hold a lot of land rents, and they do not innovate technology, they do not develop financial resources, they guard the land as parasites, and all their energy is spent on how to get more fields.

Capable people don't do the right thing, and those who don't have the ability can't do the right thing, on the one hand, the wine and meat of Zhumen stinks, and on the other hand, there are frozen bones on the road.

There is another desperate thing in the agricultural society, that is, the frequency of taxation is too low, and all dynasties have been taxed in summer and autumn, only twice a year!

As for industry and commerce, as long as they open their doors, they have to collect taxes every month, and if this happens, their finances will inevitably skyrocket. As the saying goes, if you have money and do things, if you want to deal with Jiannu, if you want to train and improve yourself, you must completely reform the system, and these big families must be swept into society. [,！ ] and it is urgent.

With this awareness, no matter how small the favor Zu Kuanzhi is, how the tongue blooms the lotus, Zhang Ke will not compromise with them.

"Ancestor, renting land is the same as doing business, pay attention to your love and my willingness, fair and reasonable. The tenant farmers are willing to go, and you must not tie them up with ropes and shackles! If you want to keep the tenant farmers, you have to find your own way to reduce the land rent and give more to the common people. The people are nostalgic for the old, how can they abandon you lightly! "

"Your Excellency!" Wu Xiang couldn't help but stand up and said loudly: "Historically, the land rent in Liaodong has been about three or four percent. At least two out of five remote and barren places. But the adults were stunned and dropped to one percent, this, how can people bear it! If we reduce the land rent to 10%, and the family's expenses are not enough, will we let us drink the northwest wind?"

Wu Xiang was young and vigorous, and a few words of roar put the contradictions between the two sides on the table, and everyone was silent. Obviously, this is said to the bottom of everyone's heart. They all stared at Zhang Ke, wanting to see his expression.

"Hahahaha. It's good, straight to the point. Everyone thinks that the land rent cannot be lowered and the tenant farmers cannot leave, but in fact, the official can also promise you! "

As soon as these words came out. Everyone is like a seedling in a long drought, caught the rain, and all of them are smiling, and they all come to life.

"Your Excellency is wise, and I will thank you for your grace!"

"Hahaha, don't be in a hurry to kowtow, I promise you, you also have to do things for me, there are so many troubled landlords in Liaodong. The official is too lazy to deal with them, so you can take action to quell the rebellion! "

"That's nature." Zu Kuanzhi smiled and said, "My lord, just sue them. As usual, the world is peaceful! "

Zhang Ke smiled and shook his head: "Mr. Zu, you are mistaken, if you do something for this official, you can keep the original treatment. Those who make trouble and cause trouble to their own officials. If the official bows his head to them, won't he become a cheaper! "

Zu Kuanzhi's eyes narrowed with cloudy old eyes. Surprised, he asked, "Shaobao, what do you mean?"

"It's easy!" Zhang Ke took out a contract and slapped it on the table.

Everyone present gathered around and craned their necks to watch.

It is very clear that anyone who assists the imperial court in quelling the rebellion can get the title of Justice of the Peace, and it will remain the same. Those who participated in the rebellion were all slaves, and the land was returned to the public, and the tenant farmers who cultivated these fields were all required to pay a one-time field to the imperial court.

Zhang Ke forced them to attack their former allies, even if they kept their treatment, they would be poked in the back, and they would not be able to raise their heads for the rest of their lives, and they would definitely not be fooled!

Everyone kept exchanging glances, and finally it all fell on Zu Kuanzhi, asking him to make a decision!

The old man's face was solemn, the flesh at the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, he had never encountered such a difficult choice in his life.

"Lord Shaobao, my generation has been cultivating Liaodong for generations, and I have the same qi and branches, how can I bear to kill each other! Please also ask the adults to take back their lives, and besides, I will also ask the adults to think clearly, do you really want the Liaodong chaos and get out of control?"

The two trains finally collided, and everyone raised their hearts to their throats, and the urgency of the situation made everyone feel suffocated.

Under everyone's gaze, Zhang Ke couldn't see any pressure.

"Mr. Zu, do you really disagree?" As he spoke, his hand pressed on the hilt of the knife, and a strong murderous aura poured out.

"Death is heavier than Mount Tai, lighter than a feather, an old life, adults want to just take it!" Zu Kuanzhi closed his eyes slightly, sweat was rising from the corners of his forehead, maybe Zhang Ke would use the knife in the next moment, this kid was cruel and unkind, and he would never let go of himself. But it doesn't matter if he dies, at such an old age, dying for the sake of the Liaodong gentry, countless people are bound to praise him, they will die to protect their ancestral family, and there is no need to worry.

The old man waited for a long time, but the imaginary butcher's knife did not come at all, but someone quietly pulled the placket of his clothes.

"Old man, Zhang Ke is gone!"

Zu Kuanzhi hurriedly opened his eyes, he was a man in two lives, the old man was soaked with sweat, his steps staggered, and he almost fell to the ground, and someone hurriedly helped him.

What the hell is Zhang Ke doing!

At that moment, a bloodied, hideous-looking man walked in, carrying a bloody human head in his hand.

"Qi Yu Shaobao, the last general Bao Chengxian, has already killed Xu Shou, please show me!"

Xu Shou is dead!

Or at the hands of his son-in-law!

All the gentry were dumbfounded, they could not have imagined that this would be the case. No wonder the siege sound was so loud, it was not Zhang Ke's subordinates......

Everyone held their breath and listened carefully, and soon Zhang Ke's hearty laughter came: "General Bao's righteous annihilation, this official admires it very much, and thirty percent of the Xu family's land and property belong to you. And there are a lot of troublemakers! "

Zhang Ke deliberately raised his voice and said, "If General Bao is willing to work hard, the reward will definitely be even richer." (To be continued)

ps: I sincerely apologize, Feng Tui is also ready to change more, there is some trouble, the landlord took the house in advance, swept the small one out of the house, must find a house to move, a bunch of bad things, please forgive me...... Steady dìng, it will explode!!