After crossing the river, Liu Chengfeng couldn't hold it anymore, accelerated the trip, and in the evening, he had arrived at the Lianzhou Post Station, Liu Chengfeng waited for a rest at the post station, and sent a fast horse to inform the local yamen, and after half an hour, the local officials finally came. Qi no pop-up window

The leader is naturally the prefect of Lianzhou, the prefect of Lianzhou has a tired face, his face is dark, and if he takes off his official uniform, he looks like an old farmer.

This prefect is called Wang Zheng, although the name is elegant, but the luck is not good, he looks poor and sour, and he salutes Liu Chengfeng bitterly.

Liu Chengfeng's brows furrowed again, and it could be seen from the number of entries greeted by the other party that there were a lot of entries this time, in addition to more than a dozen civil and military officials, in addition, there were hundreds of errand soldiers and soldiers.

With so many people coming in and out of the city to greet each other, it seems to be very grand, but Liu Chengfeng found that something was not right, because if it was a simple greeting, why did these people need to bring weapons? There are so many people who come in, and they carry knives and guns, and they look vigilant, and most of them are not very smooth from the city to the post station, so that even the local officials feel precarious, and they always feel uneasy to bring a few more in.

In addition to this prefect, there are also many military attachés, including hundreds of local Jinyi Wei households, thousands of households in Tuntian, and a guerrilla general who was ordered to guard here.

One is the Hefu County Order, and the other is the Wenshan County Order.

It stands to reason that there are many mountains here, and it is inconvenient to walk, and the county orders each work in their own yamen, even if they receive the news of Liu Chengfeng's arrival and come to pay their respects, they have to walk dozens of miles or even hundreds of miles of mountain roads to come over, and it will take a lifetime to say the least, but obviously, these two county orders happen to be in Fucheng, so they also followed.

The dignified county order, living in the city, this is a bit strange, Liu Chengfeng's face is very ugly, and he casually exchanged a few words with these officials, and then entered the city with them.

The prefect's yamen is very dilapidated, and even a little bit unlikely, and even this yamen still has a few traces of military disasters, and there are scars of fire burning on the face of the door.

After entering the lobby, Liu Chengfeng patiently ate the wine, and everyone dispersed, leaving only Wang Zheng, the prefect of Lianzhou, to accompany him.

Wang Zheng and Lao Huo are a virtue, perhaps because the officialdom has been honed for too long, so he has long lost the water chestnut, and he looks cautious, and owes himself to sit under Liu Chengfeng.

Liu Chengfeng took a sip of tea, drove away the wine, and then said slowly: "How many years has Wang Dajin been in Lianzhou?" ”

Wang Zheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Back to the Hou Ye, Xia Guan has been in Lianzhou for three years. ”

Three years is not a long time, it is not a short time, it is not a short time, this Wang Zheng is actually pitiful, mixed with Lianzhou, a place where birds don't, I want to get ahead in this life, I'm afraid it's not so easy, but then again, Wang Zheng has been here for so long, it is quite beneficial for Liu Chengfeng to understand the situation in Lianzhou.

In fact, the capital city of Lianzhou, almost even the ordinary county town is not as good, except that the city wall is a little taller, but it is a dilapidated, messy, the city wall, it is said to be rebuilt the year before last, the reason is very simple, the first two years of the barbarians reversed, the city wall collapsed, the governor Yamen looked, finally there is a little conscience, took out some money, let this Lianzhou repair the city wall.

In such a situation, Liu Chengfeng really didn't know whether to cry or laugh, and said to Wang Zheng: "Since Wang Dajin has been here for a long time, I have something I want to ask, is Wang Dajin willing to answer truthfully?" ”

Liu Chengfeng is now the Marquis of Wanhu, and the fief is in this Lianzhou, although the prefect is appointed by the imperial court, but nothing can bypass Liu Chengfeng, it is reasonable, so the prefect listened to Liu Chengfeng's words, and hurriedly said politely: "It's okay to ask, and the lower officials know everything." ”…,

Liu Chengfeng nodded his head and said with a slight smile: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, let's take our time, the first question, why did the two county orders of Hefu and Wenshan stay in Fucheng, how?" This Lianzhou Mansion is so idle that the county magistrates don't need to go to the county to work? ”

Wang Zheng's eyes flashed a trace of panic, he was really afraid of something, it seems that this Wanhu Hou is not a good fool, he actually saw the clue at a glance, he was silent for a moment, and said with Ai Ai: "Da Jin, this matter really has nothing to do with our Lianzhou, this ...... This ......"

Liu Chengfeng's face changed, with his experience in Jinyiwei, how could he not see what this prefect wanted to hide, at this time, if he showed a little good negotiation, most of them would be fooled by this old fritter, his face changed, his hand slapped the table case fiercely, and said angrily: "Wang Zheng, you are so bold, Benhou is the marquis of Wanhu ordered by the imperial court, and Lianzhou is the fief of Benhou, do you dare to hide anything from Benhou?" Don't think that if you are the prefect, Ben Hou will not be able to cure you, if you are not honest, don't blame Ben Hou for turning his face and not recognizing it. ”

Wang Zheng was originally cowardly, and when he saw Liu Chengfeng angry, he was startled for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Master Hou is angry, this is ...... This matter has to start from the Orthodox years, when ...... At that time, the Tumubao changed, and the Beijing division was surrounded by Tartars, and Annan took the opportunity to send troops to occupy ......"

The cause and effect of the matter, under Wang Zheng's eloquent Chen, Liu Chengfeng finally understood, after the change of Tumubao, the Beijing division shook, and the entire Ming Dynasty was a mess, and Annan was already ambitious, so he took the opportunity to send troops and occupied the three counties of Lianzhou Mansion Hefu, Wenshan, and Zhending, and waited until the Ming Dynasty eased up, but asked the Xingshi of Annan Guo, Annanguo was submissive, saying that he was willing to hand over the privately occupied land, but in fact only handed over Zhending County, as for Wenshan and Hefu, they have been holding it in their hands, At that time, the governor of Guangxi was also furious, and immediately, asked the imperial court to come forward, but at that time, the imperial court was in trouble again, and the orthodox emperor, who had finally regained the throne at that time, was not interested in taking care of this bullshit, but issued a decree to reprimand the governor of Guangxi.

Since the imperial capital spoke, of course the governor of Guangxi at that time did not dare to say anything, but according to the rules, the Ming Dynasty did not cut out the two counties, so the imperial court has always recognized that these two counties belong to Lianzhou, as for Annanguo, seeing that the Ming Dynasty did not make any moves, he naturally appointed officials with peace of mind, and stationed the army to continue to occupy it. So although the emperor has changed one after another, everyone gradually doesn't take this thing seriously, anyway, it's a convention, there is no need to touch this mold.

The matter was put on hold, and when the county magistrates arrived in Lianzhou, they simply settled down in Lianzhou, mixed up for a few years, and then transferred to another place.

In fact, not only the local governor and the prefect's yamen have acquiesced in this matter, but in fact, in the ministry of the Beijing Division, didn't everyone still choose to remain silent, but Liu Daxia, the military department, wanted to take care of it, but after it was handed over to the cabinet for discussion, the final result was that if there was a big move on the southern Xinjiang side, the imperial court would not be able to estimate Liaodong, of course, it would be better to avoid the important ones, and these two counties have been operated by Annan for so many years, even if they want to come back, it is not easy.

In the end, it was still no end.

Liu Chengfeng squinted, listening to Wang Zheng's explanation, but he was angry in his heart, although he couldn't see anything on his face, but he was cut into his fiefdom for no reason, and he was not very happy to be replaced.

However, this matter can't be rushed, how to ask Annan, you have to think of a foolproof strategy, he was silent for a moment, decided to put this matter on hold first, and then asked Wang Zheng: "Except for these two counties, the entire Lianzhou, how many acres of land are there in total, and how much land is given every year?" ”…,

This is the most critical thing, there is no land, and it is a fart, Liu Chengfeng is here, it really feels like a bare-bones commander.

Wang Zheng is familiar with this, it seems that he has been in Lianzhou for so many years, and he is not all bastards, so he hurriedly said: "There are a total of 410,000 acres of land, but ...... However, aside from the land of military households, there are still some things that cannot be taxed, but I am afraid that ...... I'm afraid that there will only be 60,000 acres at most. ”

60,000 acres, Liu Chengfeng's eyes were round, the fields in this Lianzhou Mansion were already pitiful, but Liu Chengfeng couldn't imagine that the real field competition was only so small, his face showed anger, and then said: "You go to get the file here, Ben Hou wants to see it for himself." ”

Wang Zheng also knew that the marquis of ten thousand households would definitely be anxious when he heard the news, so he hurriedly went to get some information and sent it to Liu Chengfeng.

Liu Chengfeng took it, and after reading it carefully, he couldn't help sneering again and again, Lianzhou Bijing is a mansion, and there is really a lot of land, but what can really be used is a little pitiful, there are many interests intertwined here, such as Juntun, which has accounted for 50,000 acres, which is still a little, and what is more excessive is a lot of Xiucai, and the land under the name is also a lot, according to the rules, Shijin does not have to be taxed, and most of the land under the name of these Xiucai is only not under his name, and even more excessive is the Jingjiang Palace. actually hung 170,000 acres of land, half of the land of the entire Lianzhou Mansion is under his name, according to the rules, the land of the nobles cannot be taxed, which means that although Liu Chengfeng's fief is not small, but it is really used to support the Liu family, but it is only 60,000 mu.

Liu Chengfeng put down the scroll, his face became flat, and he said lightly: "Has there always been so much land in Jingjiang Palace?" In a year, how much land is in the name of the palace? ”

To be continued