A hundred hectares of land is not a small amount, and it took two full hours for the officials to complete all the measurements and verifications. The surroundings were already full of onlookers, including those brightly dressed scholars. People whispered and talked a lot.

Standing in the muddy ground for more than two hours, Bai Jing was so tired that he was sweating and his back ached, his previous smug look was long gone, and he said goodbye to Liu Ze three times, Liu Ze didn't allow it, he had to stay here and didn't dare to leave.

At this time, the official Xu reported: "Qi Liu County order, the Bai family's acres have been measured, a total of 11,800 acres. ”

Liu Ze nodded, turned back to Bai Jing and said, "Master Bai, the survey has now been completed, do you have any objections to this result?" ”

"No objections, no objections." Bai Jing said continuously.

Liu Ze instructed the officials to hand the documents to Bai Jing. "If there is no objection, then ask Master Bai to sign and draw a pledge on it."

Bai Jing was already tired enough, and he wished he could go home early, so he didn't bother to read the content of the document carefully, and simply glanced at it, and the number of acres written on it was the same as that on the title deed, so he signed and drew a pledge on it. Then he sighed and said with satisfaction: "Thank you Liu County, Bai has taken his leave." He turned around and wanted to leave.

"Wait!" Liu Ze said coldly, "Master Bai, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave!" Come! Take Bai Jing down for me! ”

The officials on the left and right only hesitated slightly, and then strode up and captured Bai Jing.

Bai Jing was shocked. "Liu County Order, this ...... What does this mean? ”

Liu Ze raised the document that Bai Jing had just signed in his hand, and said coldly: "Bai Jing! Thou hast hidden thy possessions. Tax evasion, now that the evidence is conclusive, do you still want to deny it? ”

Bai Jing's face changed slightly, but he immediately calmed down again. "What about hiding your property? My brother is now the Taishou of Jiyin County, you are just a small county order, just rely on you, and you also want to fight with our Bai family, you are too self-conscious? ”

"The prince broke the law, and he was also guilty of the same crime as the common people, and he was only a Jiyin county guard. Can it be bigger than the king's law? Liu Ze sneered. turned back to Jia Xu and said, "Master Jia, calculate how much land tax the Bai family has evaded in recent years?" According to the law of the Han Dynasty, how should it be punished? ”

Jia Xu quickly figured it out. "Qi Liu County Order. The Bai family has 11,800 acres of land. 6,640 acres of land were concealed and not reported. According to the calculation of 30 taxes on the field tax, three liters of corn per mu should be taxed, and the Bai family evades the field tax corn 200 Hu every year. According to the ten years, the Bai family evaded a total of 2,000 yuan in land tax. According to the law of the Han Dynasty, those who evade taxes must be punished by ten times the amount of tax evaded and punished with 50 flogging. According to the market price of 1,000 yuan per rice, a total of 20 million yuan should be punished for the Bai family, and the amount of tax evasion and tax evasion by Bai Jing, the head of the Bai family, is huge, and he should be sentenced to 50 flogging, and he should be punished with Liaodong. ”

At this time, Bai Jing's face was like earth, he understood that Liu Ze was going to use him to cut him and treat him seriously, this guy himself was very sexual, and he was so frightened that he trembled at that time.

Liu Ze glanced at him contemptuously, and ordered in a deep voice: "Execution!" ”

The two officials who held Bai Jing hostage immediately started to peel off his pants, revealing his fat and big white buttocks.

Before the whip hit him, Bai Jing was already crying wolf. "You can't hit me! I...... is also a filial piety, has done 400 stone of merit, can't be punished by the doctor, you can't beat me! ”

"If you are still an official, you should also know that law enforcement violates the law, and the crime is added to the crime. Come on, let's be executed! Liu Ze is intent on establishing his authority today and making an example of the chickens and monkeys, and Bai Jing, who hit the head of the gun, only complains that he is unlucky.

"Smack!" As soon as the ground was whipped, Bai Jing howled like a pig, but he still didn't admit defeat in his mouth. "Liu Ze, my brother won't let you go, just wait and see!"

Zhang Fei was annoyed, snatched the whip from the hand of the servant, whipped it down fiercely, and cried: "What a thief bones, he dares to speak disrespectfully when he is dying, and I will teach you a good lesson!" ”

Zhang Fei's hand was so strong that after a few whips, Bai Jing's ass was already open and bloody.

Bai Jing was in pain, screaming miserably, and begging for mercy at the same time: "Liu County Order, I was wrong, I was wrong!" Spare me, spare me! ”

If it really goes down with fifty lashes, it is estimated that Bai Jing's old bone will fall apart. Liu Ze was about to speak, when suddenly dozens of fast horses galloped over, and the person at the head shouted: "Stop!" ”

Zhang Fei was not happy, and said in a rough voice: "Who kind of bird are you, dare to shout at your master?" ”

The person who came was furious and shouted: "Bold! This official also dares to speak out in front of him, and he should really slap his mouth. ”

Zhang Fei didn't know it, but Liu Ze recognized that the person was Liu Ping, the commander of the Plains Kingdom, he pulled Zhang Fei behind him, and bowed his hand and said: "It turned out that Liu Duwei arrived, and he didn't know the captain of the city, so he was offended, why should the captain have the same knowledge as him, wouldn't he lose his identity?" ”

Before Liu Ping could speak, Bai Jing, who was crawling on the ground and being tortured, shouted as if he had seen a life-saving straw: "Captain Liu, help—"

"Liu County Order, what's going on?" Liu Ping didn't care about Zhang Fei's rudeness, "This Bai Jing is a squire in this county, and he is highly respected, why did Liu County Order lynch him?" ”

"Back to Liu Duwei, how dare the lower officials use lynching, Bai Jing concealed the land property, evaded the field tax, he has already signed and confessed, the lower officials are dealt with in accordance with the law of the Han Dynasty, and they dare not be partial." Liu Ze is neither humble nor arrogant.

Liu Ping's face was uncertain. "Then look at the thin face of this official, let him go first."

Liu Ze arched his hand and said: "I'm sorry, the subordinate officials act according to the law, and they don't dare to show favoritism. ”

Liu Ping was furious, in this plain, there are indeed few people who don't give him face, this Liu Ze is just a small county official, but he openly dares to argue with him, how not to make him angry. Liu Ping pointed at Liu Ze with his finger and said sharply: "Liu Ze! You're so bold, I think your official is the end, right? ”

Liu Ze was unmoved, and said lightly: "I am under the orders of the court, and I should fulfill my duties, as for not being an official, I'm afraid you Liu Duwei said it doesn't count, right?" ”

"You ......" Liu Ping was furious, full of anger, and couldn't say a word that was stuck in his chest for half a ring, and finally laughed angrily: "Hahaha, then according to the meaning of Liu County's order, anyone who conceals the land and evades the field tax will be punished according to the law?" ”

"Not bad!" Liu Ze made a loud noise.

"Hahaha, this official also has a field property, if you conceal it, what should you do with Liu County's order?" Liu Ping had a playful tone.

"In the next country, it should be dealt with according to the law, even if it is the prime minister's field and acres, it is also correct. The lower officials advised the lieutenant that the court attached great importance to the inspection of acres of land and the concealment of tax evasion, and that the offender would be disgraced from his post at least and his life would be difficult to protect. ”

Liu Ping sneered and said, "Liu County Order, are you threatening this official?" ”

"How dare you dare, it's just a kind reminder below. Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the treasury of the court has been empty, and it is imperative to strengthen the collection of taxes. However, I believe that Liu Duwei is a smart person, and he has his own ideas on how to judge the situation and assess the situation, so why should he say it clearly. ”

"Why do you need to be reminded of this, how can this official know the law and break the law! Hum! Leave! After that, Liu Ping no longer paid attention to Bai Jing, who was tortured, turned over and walked away.

Liu Ze stared at Liu Ping's back, with a weird smile on the corner of his mouth. However, Ding County Cheng and Wu County Lieutenant, who had just arrived, were complaining bitterly, it was not good to offend anyone, and they wanted to offend Liu Ping, I am afraid that Pingyuan County would have no peace in the future.

"Liu County's order has already offended Lin Guoxiang by asking for money and grain before, and if he offends Liu Duwei today, I am afraid that Liu County's order will not be able to move an inch in the plain country in the future." Ding County knew that Liu Ze didn't know how to be an official at all, and he had offended the two important people in the plain who should not be offended the most in a few days, and it seemed that what he had said to him before was in vain.

Liu Ze looked calm. "This county acts according to the law, why do you need to look at their eyes, not to mention that I am serving a county for the court, serving as an official, and benefiting one party, the common people are what the county should consider."

"I'm afraid that they will take revenge with their own interests, and Liu County will make his career worrying."

Liu Ze smiled indifferently and said: "The body is not afraid of the shadow, I, Liu Ze, sit upright, bright and fair, why be afraid?" ”

Ding Xiancheng was speechless, just shook his head and sighed.

At this time, the official came over to report: "The prisoner Bai Jingfang has only been executed with twenty lashes, and there are still thirty lashes left, dare to ask whether the county order will continue to be executed?" ”

Liu Ze looked at Bai Jing again, he was already shaking like chaff, if he really gave him another thirty lashes, he would have his life, and it would be difficult to kill him.

The thirty lashes were written down and the prisoner Bai Jing was put in prison. County Lieutenant Wu, you quickly take people to raid the White Mansion, but anyone who resists will be captured on the spot, and there must be no mistakes. Yun Chang, you go with Lieutenant Wu. ”

Lieutenant Wu hesitated for a moment, but still received the order, and rushed to Baifu with his soldiers to raid his house. Ding County Cheng and a group of officials escorted Bai Jing back to the county office. The crowd of onlookers dispersed.

Jia Xu was a little worried, Liu Ze saw it in his eyes, and chuckled: "Wen He seems to have some objections? ”

"The lord was resolute and resolute in dealing with a thorny problem, and he was deeply gratified. But the lord had ever thought that after measuring and surveying the acres of land this time, he would definitely stand on the opposite side of the Dashi clan of the plains of the Liu family, the Bai family, and it could even be said that he would never die. From this, the new policy of the lord will conflict with the interests of the scholars, the world is based on the scholars, if there is no support from the scholars, how can the lord's hegemony be achieved? ”

"Is it possible to dominate the world by relying on the scholars?" Liu Ze asked Jia Xu with a smile. (To be continued......)