The notoriety of the king of Liaodong has long spread among the gentry.

Now that people have finally come to the door, the consequences can be imagined.

It's just that this week the old lady had to deal with it, and he knew very well the methods of these people.

So I had to tremble, and finally relieved my breath, and with the support of the maid, I hurried to the middle gate of Zhou's house.

And here, a scribe named Wang Tao came to visit.

Wang Tao had previously run a public office in Xinxian County, and now many places in the world are measuring land, mainly to find out the situation of the land, laying the foundation for the future new policy, therefore, this Wang Tao was sent here.

He has been here for half a year, and for more than half a year, he has been calculating the number of acres here, and mastering the money and grain here, he is more like the big account room here, but in the eyes of the gentry and scholars here, this unsmiling scribe belongs to a more murderous existence than the factory guard.

The two politely greeted in front of Zhou's house, and Mrs. Zhou immediately introduced Wang Tao into the main hall, and after taking a seat, Mrs. Zhou said fairly: "Good tea." ”

Wang Tao shook his head: "No need, it's important." ”

"I don't know what's going on." Mrs. Zhou glanced at Wang Tao vigilantly, and then said cautiously: "Don't hide it, our Zhou family ...... It's miserable......"

Wang Tao said expressionlessly: "I didn't come to Qingzhang Land today, I can't hide it, and now the new deal has been suspended." ”

"The new deal has been postponed......" Mrs. Zhou was a little confused.

How is this possible? This is the policy implemented by the faint monarch and Zhang Jingyi, how can it be said that it will be changed, and the sun will come out in the west?

Mrs. Zhou's husband is not a fool, and he will not believe such an unbelievable thing, so he is more cautious: "The new deal is suspended, this is ...... What is the reason? ”

Wang Tao only said: "Then you will know that the student also got the news just now, but I am afraid that tomorrow, there will be news from the county government, and the student will come to visit at this time, but he will be appointed separately." ”

Mrs. Zhou was more cautious, so she hurriedly said: "Please also ask the officials to make it clear." ”

Wang Tao said: "Now although the students have no errand of Qingzhang land, but at present, the railway company is about to build a railway, from Tianjin Wei to Shandong, the railway must pass through this county, it is unavoidable, the students have checked, the railway transit, the land of the Zhou family, there are more than 200 acres, more than 200 acres...... If it is said that it will be built, it will inevitably be requisitioned from the Zhou family. ”

Mrs. Zhou was speechless for a while, isn't this the same thing?

said that the new deal was suspended, but when he turned his head, he was under the guise of the railway company.

Wang Tao saw that he was suspicious, so he said: "Your Majesty in the will to postpone the new policy, especially made it clear that the gentry are the pillars of the country, people like Mr. Zhou, the court said to be very kind, because of this, so today I came to discuss this matter with Mr. Zhou, this railway is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and it must not be sloppy, therefore, please ask Mr. Zhou to open a reasonable price, and the students can go back to pay the errand." ”

Old lady Zhou was dizzy when he heard it, and he faintly felt that there might be a huge change in the court.

Therefore, he became more and more cautious, and said with a smile: "This is easy to say, the old man relies on the grace of God to have today, if it is really for the sake of the imperial court, don't say that it is only a hundred acres of land, even a thousand acres are willing to be offered." It's just that...... The incident happened suddenly, can you ask the officials to be accommodating for three days, I am afraid that this matter will have to be discussed with the elders of the clan. ”

Wang Tao was actually very polite today, he nodded and said, "If it can be like this, then it will be even better." ”

Mrs. Zhou said fairly: "It's not early, the officials might as well eat and leave." ”

Wang Tao got up and said: "I'm just afraid of inconvenience, there are rules for students here, if people know, I'm afraid that it will be inappropriate, or leave." ”

Mrs. Zhou had a look of regret on her face, personally sent Wang Tao to the middle gate, and said earnestly again and again: "Don't worry, the senior officer, after three days, he will definitely give you a satisfactory answer, the old man is a sensible and righteous person." ”

Wang Tao thanked him.

Three days later, this Wang Tao came to the door again according to the appointed day.

Mrs. Zhou was naturally polite, welcomed him to the hall, and invited someone to serve tea, he said with a smile: "The old man has been waiting for the officials to visit." ”

Wang Tao said: "How are things? ”

The old lady Zhou frowned and said: "Superior, this is exactly what the old man wants to say, these lands have been discussed in the clan, but the elders in the clan say that they don't agree to sell the land, after all, this is passed down from the ancestors, and the homeland is difficult to ......leave."

Wang Tao said: "It's not to ask the Zhou family to leave their homeland, the Zhou family has 37,000 acres of land, and we buy it at the market price, and it's only about 100 acres of land, which will never make the old gentleman embarrassed." ”

Mrs. Zhou said apologetically: "It's not about money, it's mainly about the ancestors, if not, the ancestors have spirits in the sky, and it's really uneasy to know that these unscrupulous sons in our later generations are actually selling the land of their ancestors." ”

Wang Tao frowned: "I ...... three days ago"

"Three days ago is three days ago." Mrs. Zhou obviously didn't start to be so polite, and said with a smile: "The old man promised you, but the Zhou family didn't agree, and he promised you three days ago, but after all, there is no black and white words, not to mention it's just a joke, why take it seriously?" ”

Wang Tao suddenly showed anger and said coldly: "Then how can I go back to my life?" ”

"It's your business." Mrs. Zhou said fairly: "Is it because you were asked to go back to restore your life, but you taught the old man to disobey the ancestors and ancestors?" ”

Mrs. Zhou's words are getting tougher and tougher, in fact, he is not a fool, in the past three days, he has asked people to inquire about the news everywhere, not only to let people run to the county yamen, but also to the prefect yamen of the city, the Zhou family has a wide network, this is a radius of 100 miles, all kinds of in-laws, and relatives and friends can not be counted.

In the end, the news was confirmed, and the imperial court really suspended the new policy, and clearly intended to treat the scholars and gentry well.

As for the reason, there are different opinions, some people say that it is because Zhang Jingyi has lost power, and more people say that it is because Li Zicheng is in Hubei, his momentum is like the sky, and he respects the readers, so many readers flock to it, and they are thriving.

So His Majesty and Zhang Jingyi seemed to be frightened, for fear that the hearts of the people in the world would be pushed to Li Zicheng's side, and the hundred officials showed their attitudes, so they had to make compromises.

In this way, the suspension of the new deal can be said to be a certainty.

As for this railway, Mrs. Zhou also knows a little about it, and she only knows that this thing is very valuable, and if you want that thing to run, you must build a road, and if you build a road, you must cross the county border.

At this moment, Mrs. Zhou was not in a hurry.

After all, he has lived a lot of age, and he has some knowledge, and he immediately figured out these joints, logically speaking, if he doesn't sell the land to them, they can also bypass their own land, but once they make a detour, not to mention the huge cost, it is ridiculous to say, what kind of family business is the Zhou family in this county, and after a detour, didn't they go around to the land next to them?

So...... If the Zhou family doesn't let go of the road, they won't have a choice.

Seeing that Wang Tao seemed a little anxious.

The old lady Zhou was more and more relaxed, and the old god was drinking tea on the ground.

After a pause, Wang Tao frowned and said, "In this way, does the Zhou family plan to sell it?" ”

"Don't sell, don't sell." Mrs. Zhou said fairly: "But then again, in fact, it depends on how much silver you have, the old man knows that you are all nobles, and some of you have money." ”

Wang Tao then stared at Mrs. Zhou, and immediately understood something, so he said: "How much is worthy of Mr. Zhou's ancestors?" ”

Mrs. Zhou smiled and said, "Actually, there are not many, other people are unwilling to sell even if they die, only the old man understands the difficulties of the railway company, so he hasn't made up his mind yet, just ...... If the price is too low, I am afraid that the people in the clan will not accept it, even the old man can't hold it down, or else, how about a thousand taels of silver per mu? ”

Wang Tao was stunned.

One thousand taels......

Isn't this an open robbery?

Now ordinary land, even if it is paddy fields, is only seventy or eighty taels, not to mention that the expropriation is not very valuable dry land, which directly increases the price more than ten times.

Wang Tao took a deep breath before saying, "If Mr. Zhou is like this, I'm just afraid of ...... It's not right. ”

"Then it can't be helped." Mrs. Zhou said indifferently: "Actually, the old man just wants the railway company to pay a lot of money to block the mouths of the elderly, but if you can't even take out three thousand taels of silver...... Hey, then the old man can't do anything. ”

Wang Tao couldn't help but say: "It's not good to ask for such a sky-high price." ”

"There's nothing bad about it, it's not that the old man wants to slander people." Mrs. Zhou said fairly: "This can be said to be the land, and it can also be said to be the ancestral property!" ”

Wang Tao didn't say anything anymore, only nodded, and said, "Then...... Say goodbye. ”

Mrs. Zhou obviously didn't think that the other party would agree immediately.

But he is not in a hurry, as long as the land is in his hands, it is someone else who is in a hurry.

So all of a sudden, from Beizhili to Shandong, countless letters were sent to the capital one after another.

The new policy has been suspended, and the capital has always been filled with a joyful atmosphere.

It's just that these hundreds of thousands of urgent letters were sent to Zhang Jingyi's desk.

After Zhang Jing read it one by one, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Really...... That's how the human heart is!

Almost seventy or eighty percent of people are reluctant to sell land at the market price, and the price offered is more ruthless than the other.

These people are not fools, they are well-informed and will think twice about anything.

Now that the sword hanging over their heads has fallen, and the New Deal has completely died, with their vision and connections, they are naturally aware of it...... The land in his own hands has become an inevitable thing for the railway company.

They are all local snakes, since the court wants to be kind, so what are you polite?

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Speechless, I wrote until three o'clock, the prepared manuscript was lost, and I rewrote it again, and it was miserable.