When everyone came, Lin Yuan walked up to the high platform surrounded by a group of officials, and the people below immediately knelt down and saluted, Lin Yuan couldn't stop him, and when they stood up, Lin Yuan said: "I came here today because I heard someone report that the Zhang family was rich and unkind, and wantonly lent money at usury, I don't know if this matter is true?" "The people below, the biggest official I have ever seen in my life is the magistrate of Qingyuan County, the magistrate is just a minor official of the seventh grade, and Lin Yuan is the governor of the three eastern provinces, a dignified official of the first grade, a big official of the feudal territory, and the small magistrate is really different, so the people below are too scared to speak.

Lin Yuan had long known that the common people would not dare to stand up and speak on this occasion, so he instructed Chen Qingyun to do something in the crowd before he came, Chen Qingyun found a few small people in the governor's yamen, pretended to be villagers and mixed in the crowd, and as soon as Lin Yuan finished speaking, these people stood up and said: "Lord Qingtian, but there is such a thing, please be the master of the grass people!" The other people were instigated by these people, and they immediately spoke, and said: "That's right, their Zhang family won't let us live!" "Lord Qingtian, punish the Zhang family heavily."

Lin Yuan saw that the common people spoke one after another to accuse the Zhang family, and he was secretly happy in his heart, waved his hand lightly to silence everyone, and then said: "Okay, I understand this matter, which villager is willing to take his debt deed?" ”

Suddenly, a few people below raised their hands, and Lin Yuan pointed to his hand casually and said, "Come on, bring the old man's contract." ”

A servant ran over and sent the contract to Lin Yuan, who held the contract high and said loudly to everyone: "There is a saying in the Qing Dynasty that the money lender cannot make more than three points, but this contract, the profit has reached fifty percent, and this contract is an invalid contract, so this governor destroys this contract in front of the villagers!" The debts you owe to the Zhang family have been written off since then! ”

All the people were overwhelmed by the profits of the Zhang family, and when they heard Lin Yuan's words, they all felt that they were raising their eyebrows, as if they had been reborn, and they applauded one after another, and in the applause of everyone, Lin Yuan used his hands hard, and the contract was torn to pieces.

All the people knelt on the ground in unison, and the mountain shouted: "Lin Qingtian! Lin Qingtian! ”

The mountain exhaled for a while, Lin Yuan waved his hand lightly, made a quiet gesture, everyone was silent for a moment, Lin Yuan said: "Now, I will have people collect all your contracts, and then this governor is here, in front of the villagers, burn them all!" ”

After Lin Yuan finished speaking, he shouted majestically at his entourage: "Go to the brazier!" Ignition! When the entourage on the side heard this, they immediately took out a large iron bucket more than one person high, lit a fire inside, and Lin Yuan said: "Everyone hand over the contract, and the governor will throw them into the brazier with his own hands!" ”

The crowd cheered again, and just as the servants came down to collect the contract, they heard a crisp and pleasant female voice from outside the crowd: "Slow down!" ”

Lin Yuan followed the prestige, only to see a woman coming from outside the crowd, she was dressed in white, without powder, beautiful than Lingbo fairy, glamorous and proud of Xue Hanmei, the woman came to Lin Yuan, Ying Ying bowed, and said: "People's daughter Zhang Ziyu, meet the governor!" ”

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "Why did this woman stop me from burning the contract? He asked, "Who are you?" ”

Zhang Ziyu said: "Down there is the head of the Zhang family!" Lin Yuan was taken aback when he heard this, and thought: "This head of the Zhang family turned out to be a woman, and I heard her call herself a people's daughter, obviously a yellow flower girl, an unmarried person, such a woman can become the head of the Zhang family, it is really incredible!" ”

However, these are the family affairs of the Zhang family, and Lin Yuan can't care about it, Lin Yuan asked, "Why did you stop this governor from burning the contract?" ”

Zhang Ziyu said: "The Governor doesn't know, in the past few years, the village has been repeatedly hit by disasters, and there has been no harvest several times. ”

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "This woman was born with a beautiful appearance, but she can reverse black and white like this!" Lin Yuan said: "With these contracts here, why didn't your Zhang family lend?" ”

Zhang Ziyu said: "Please look carefully at the contract and see how it is written, and then you will know if we have lent money?" ”

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "I don't know what tricks you want to use?" Lin Yuanchong said to his subordinates: "Bring a contract." ”

When an entourage heard this, he sent a contract to Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan looked at it carefully, and saw that it was written: "Zhu Laosan's family rents three acres of Zhangjia's fertile land, the lease period is one year, half of the harvest belongs to the Zhang family, and the rest belongs to the Zhu family, and the imperial grain is paid by itself. Date: September of the 11th year of Guangxu. "Underneath are two vermilion handprints. After reading the contract, Lin Yuan sneered at Zhang Ziyu and said, "Zhu Laosan borrowed ten loads of grain from the Zhang family, but he had to pay back fifteen loads, what is it if your Zhang family is not a usury?" ”

Zhang Ziyu kowtowed to the ground and said, "Master Qingtian Mingjian, this is clearly a land rent contract, where is the loan contract?" If the Governor destroys this contract with a loan under the laws of the Qing Dynasty, then even if the people give up their lives, they will go to the capital to sue the emperor and seek justice! ”

Lin Yuan was stunned when he heard this, and thought to himself: "Is the land rent contract different from the loan contract?" Without waiting to speak, he saw Zhang Ziyu lying on the ground and said: "If the governor is used to coerce his official authority and forcibly destroy the land rent contract, the people have nothing to say, but the name of Lin Shuai Qingtian is not worth mentioning in the hearts of the people of the world!" ”

Lin Yuan was a little stunned by Zhang Ziyu's speech, Chen Qingyun stepped forward at this time and said in Lin Yuan's ear: "Lin Shuai, this is indeed a land rent contract, she is right!" ”

Lin Yuan said in surprise: "What did you say?" ”

Chen Qingyun said: "My lord doesn't know, this land rent is not the same as lending, the Qing Dynasty law stipulates that the interest on lending should not be too high, but the matter of land rent is determined by the negotiation between the two parties. ”

Lin Yuan asked, "Then these contracts can't be destroyed today?" ”

Chen Qingyun nodded and said, "That's right, what Zhang Ziyu said is true, this contract can't be broken today." Lin Yuan gritted his teeth fiercely, thinking: "What a Zhang Ziyu, don't look at it as a woman, but she is so powerful, I will find a way to punish you in the future." So Lin Yuan shouted at everyone: "In this case, the execution of the burning contract will be suspended first." ”

When the people below heard this, they all had sad faces, sighed sadly, and many people looked at Zhang Ziyu viciously, eager to kill her with their eyes!

Zhang Ziyu didn't pay attention to these at all, she kowtowed to Lin Yuan again, and said: "Governor Lin is really the lord of the blue sky, the people have a reluctant request, and I hope that the governor will agree." ”

Lin Yuan said angrily: "Say it." ”

Zhang Ziyu said: "The law of the Qing Dynasty is cloudy, stubborn tenants, arrears of rent, and those who deceive the landlords, eighty rods!" Now all the people present are in arrears with my family's rent, and I hope that the adults will punish them severely! ”

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "This woman is really vicious, there are thousands of people present, does she want me to beat everyone?" But her request was in accordance with the law, and I had no way to refuse. ”