Seeing that Wang Peng still wanted to say something in front of him, Wei Zheng hurriedly waved his hand and replied: "Don't worry, Lord Wang, what I said is not polite, and it is not brute force either. I have enough means to make these ignorant gentry and landlords have to give up their fields, and they will personally deliver them to me, thank me..."

An hour later, Li Wenxuan, the prefect of Datong, walked into the General Military Mansion with a face full of anxiety.

Just now, Li Wenxuan also received the news that Tuntian Point was attacked by the local gentry.

Not only that, Wang Yuanwai, the initiator of this attack, also wrote a letter stating what happened, and also showed Li Wenxuan the real evidence in his hand, asking Li Wenxuan to administer justice to them.

At this moment, Li Wenxuan, who was embarrassed, was fighting a very fierce struggle in his heart.

The general guard was in such a hurry to gather himself, it must be for the sake of the attack on Tuntian Point. If you deal with the Wang who launched the attack in order not to offend Wei Zheng, you will know the law and break the law, and you may lose the hearts of the people of the entire Datong Mansion and lose the official hat you are currently wearing on your head......

However, what about helping Wang Yuanwai to uphold justice and speak with evidence? Although he has a rational word, it is certain to offend the general guard.

With Wei Zheng's current strength and influence in Datong Mansion, he offended him, and his official hat could not be kept.

Just when Li Wenxuan was hesitating, Wei Zheng had already walked in front of him, and said bluntly: "Lord Li, you should already know about the attack on Tuntian Point by the local gentry. I called you here in such a hurry, I just hope you can help me solve this matter. After all. Our Ming Dynasty has a rule that the army cannot meddle in the locality. ”

"The army cannot meddle in local ......" heard these words. Li Wenxuan couldn't help but show a wry smile on his face.

On the surface. The chief soldier in front of him did not directly intervene in the place. However, with the influence of the General Military Office in Datong now, even if it does not interfere, local affairs must be handled in accordance with the intention of the General Military Office. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the local civil officials to continue to mingle in Datong Mansion......

After glancing at Wei Zheng, who had already crushed himself to death in front of him, Li Wenxuan was even dissatisfied. I also had to ask with a respectful face: "I don't know what the chief soldier means......"

"As long as the commander-in-chief gives the order, Shimonoseki will definitely carry out the execution according to the commander-in-chief's idea......"

To Li Wenxuan's surprise, Wei Zheng did not ask Li Wenxuan very arrogantly to punish Wang Yuanwai who attacked Tuntian Point.

Under Li Wenxuan's eyes full of worry, he said in a calm tone: "Tuntian Point was attacked, if you want to blame, you can only blame me alone." It is also reasonable for me, the chief soldier of Datong Mansion, to blindly let people go to the land where there is a master to reclaim the wasteland before understanding the specific situation of Datong Mansion, and the other party will drive away the soldiers holding Tuntian with sticks. ”

Just after Li Wenxuan fell into deep thought because of this inexplicable sentence. Wei Zheng suddenly turned around and continued.

"Still. Even if these abandoned lands are owner's land, the entire Datong Prefecture's tuntian plan must find a way to continue to be implemented. ”

"Because, the 100,000 displaced people in Datong Province need this tuntian. Only by continuing to carry out tuntian can these displaced people not be starved to death, and can they have a chance to continue to live. ”

"Therefore, this Tuntian is not only for me to recruit one person, but also for the 100,000 displaced people in Datong and for the ......stability of Datong Mansion."

"Of course, as the chief soldier of Datong Mansion appointed by the imperial court, I Wei Zheng will never know the law and break the law, let the officials and gentry and landlords in the territory hand over the excess wasteland in vain, and force them to buy and sell ......"

"In order to ensure the stability of Datong Mansion and prevent the gentry and landlords who have lost their land from suffering. It is also for the 100,000 displaced people in Datong to not starve to death. The General Military Government decided to use the silver from the official gentry and landlords in the territory to redeem the abandoned land in the name of the General Military Office, and let those displaced people carry out the ...... of tuntian."

"As far as I know, these abandoned lands were taken away from the people's homes by these gentry and landlords at a very small price during the drought of that year. In order not to let everyone suffer, the redemption price offered by the General Military Office was five cents of silver per mu of abandoned fields. That is to say, one tael of silver buys two acres of land from everyone's hands. ”

Hearing this, Li Wenxuan, who was shocked, wanted to ask Wei Zheng a question: "Are you crazy...... adults?"

You must know that according to the current drought situation in Shanxi, the land that has been completely abandoned in Datong Prefecture has far exceeded one million mu. One million acres of land means that the general military government needs to take out more than 500,000 taels of silver for redemption. Does the General Military Office have the financial resources to support the entire plan?

Wei Zheng, who had a stern face, seemed to see that Li Wenxuan was worried, and continued: "You don't have to worry about the problem of silver at all. What you need to do is to cooperate with the Xuanfu envoy Zhou, pass on the decision of the General Military Mansion and the Xuanfu Embassy, and cooperate with the Zhou Lord to redeem all the abandoned land in Datong Mansion from the hands of the official gentry and landlords. ”

"Please rest assured, Lord Commander, the lower officials will definitely cooperate with Lord Zhou." Although Li Wenxuan's heart was full of doubts, under Wei Zheng's gaze, he still replied without hesitation,

Because, Wei Zheng's decision not only avoided himself from falling into trouble, but also allowed him not to pay any losses, and further befriended the chief soldier in front of him, why not do it?

Li Wenxuan hurriedly left the General Military Mansion with the order, ready to start arranging. Zhou Shuyuan and Wang Peng, who had been hiding in the back hall, hurriedly walked out.

Before Wei Zheng could speak, Zhou Shuyuan, who was in charge of the money and food of the Tiger and Leopard Army, spoke first: "General, five cents of silver per mu of land costs 500,000 taels for two acres of land, isn't it too expensive?" With the current financial resources of our Haw Par Army, although we can take out this compared to the past. However, after this money is taken out, our general military palace will be completely empty. ”

Wang Peng followed up and added: "My lord, the lower officials also feel that this price is too high......

"Don't you know that when these gentry and landlords collect land from the people's homes, the price is low. In order to survive, these gentry and landlords only paid a few dozen catties of coarse grain and less than a penny of silver to buy these lands. ”

"The price set by the chief soldier is several times the amount of land they bought at that time."

Wei Zheng shook his head and replied: "There is actually a reason why I set the price so high. ”

"As the saying goes, salute first and then soldier, in the case of such a high ransom price, if there are still officials and gentry and landlords who do not know the current affairs for their own interests. Then don't blame me for Wei Zheng being unkind to them, when the time comes, even if they are dissatisfied, they will have nothing to say. Because, the eyes of the people of Datong Mansion are bright. ”

"As for the issue of silver, you don't have to worry about it at all. There is another saying that you should have heard, and that is that the wool comes out of the sheep. I can say with certainty that in this redemption operation, our general military government not only does not need to take out a tael of silver. If you get it right, there may be unexpected windfalls. (To be continued......)