Chaling County borders Youxian County and is located to the east of Youxian County.

It is recorded in the "Records of the Five Emperors": "Emperor Yan Shennong was buried at the end of the tea country. "The tea town in the record is in the territory of Chaling County. The tea leaves of Chaling County are very famous in Changsha County.

From high-ranking officials and nobles to peddlers and pawns, they all like to drink a sip of tea leaves in Chaling County.

The territory of Chaling County is mountainous, the climate is mild, the rainfall is abundant, and the winter is cold, so the tea leaves on the mountain have enough light time, and the tea leaves are extraordinarily fragrant.

The people of Chaling County have always been proud.

Because of this, the life of the county order is very comfortable, and the people are rich and live and work in peace and contentment, which is the best situation.

It's just that in recent days, the county order Su Rong couldn't be happy.

Su Rong is nearly fifty years old, and his appearance is thin, because he is well maintained, his body is quite tough. He is an honest official, fighting for the interests of the people everywhere, and the people also love Su Rong very much.

It's just that many squire families in Chaling County have come to Youxian County to buy land, which makes Su Rong have a headache.

At the same time, many businessmen in Chaling County also went to Youxian County to buy family businesses.

The agriculture of Chaling County is not good, it relies on tea and is a businessman. Once the merchants leave, business will inevitably fall with it, and the government's tax revenue will also be affected. The current situation is very beneficial to Youxian County, but it is harmful to Chaling County.

Su Rong is not only thinking about business, but also about the people.

The people of Chaling County will not leave Chaling County for the time being, and next year, the squires of the major families in Chaling County will start cultivating the land in Youxian County, once the people of Youxian County are in short supply, some of the people of Chaling County will go to Youxian County to farm, which is simply bad news for Su Rong.

The businessman is gone, and business plummets.

The people are gone, and Su Rong's officials are probably coming to an end.

In order to stop this matter, Su Rong thought about it, but he didn't come up with a solution.

In the study, Su Rong convened the county secretary and the chief secretary to discuss the matter.

The county is also a headache, and it has been discussed many times, but there has been no result, which is worrying and even more troublesome. He thought for a moment and suggested: "The county is respectable, and the county can be reclaimed for farmland." We in Chaling County, why can't we?"

Su Rong didn't think about it, and directly retorted: "The situation in Youxian County is special, because of the severe famine, countless people are hungry. As long as the government distributes grain for disaster relief, they are willing to reclaim farmland. They didn't get much food, so they could only get him through. But because of the famine in Youxian County, the people didn't have much to think about. ”

"In Chaling County, most of the people are tea farmers. Although many people's families are not too rich, they are not too bad, who will cultivate farmland for a little food. ”

Su Rong sighed lightly: "The most important thing is that it is impossible for Chaling County to come up with tens of thousands of stone of grain, and it is impossible to give Liu Xiu the conditions of not collecting taxes. In the case of Chaling County, the same method cannot achieve the same effect. ”

The master bookkeeper smashed his mouth and said, "My lord, it's better to let them go." ”

The county Cheng also said: "The lower officials also think so. ”

The main book and the county are very worried, and the discussion has been fruitless for a long time, so I am too irritable.

Su Rong still shook his head, and said with a straight face: "People who have no long-term concerns must have near-term worries, and this matter must be solved." In a certain way, the departure of businessmen will lead to the transfer of money from Chaling County to Youxian County, and the impact on Chaling County is also huge. ”

The county man looked helpless, his eyes rolled, and he suddenly said: "Since I can't think of a solution, I just set up checkpoints in the places where the two sides border, only allow people to enter but not leave, and don't let people or businessmen go to Youxian." ”

Su Rong shook his head and said, "If you do this, the impact will be too great." ”

The county also rolled his eyes and said, "County Zun, this doesn't work, that doesn't work, there's no way." ”

Su Rong had an excellent temper, but he still didn't get angry, and continued: "Think about it again, think about it again, you must solve this matter." ”

The county and the main book looked at each other, and they were even more helpless.

Su Rong said again: "If this matter is not resolved, starting next year, Chaling County will inevitably be in trouble." When the time comes, next year Youxian County will inevitably get a bumper harvest of tax revenue, while Chaling County will plummet, which is absolutely not allowed. ”

The chief bookkeeper suggested: "The county order, if you can't find a solution, let's find Taishou-sama to mediate." ”

Su Rong said: "You County did not target Chaling County, do you think it is possible?"

After hearing this, the master book sighed lightly.

Su Rong took a deep breath and said, "If you can't think of a way, just follow the old man's method." ”

When the county magistrate and the chief bookkeeper heard this, their faces showed joy. As long as it is the plan of the county lord, neither of them refutes it, so that there is no argument about the matter.

By now, both of them have been exhausted and are unwilling to toss anymore.

Su Rong Zhengse said: "First, set up checkpoints at the border to prohibit the people of Chaling County from entering the territory of Youxian County; second, inform the merchants and squires of Chaling County and ask them to postpone going to Youxian to buy land; third, send a person to Youxian County to resell their land and raise the price. As long as the price of farmland in Youxian County is messed up, and the businessman is unprofitable, he will naturally not have other thoughts. ”

After hearing this, the county secretary and the chief secretary looked at each other, with a look of surprise in their eyes. This plan is a bit vicious, because further, it will disturb Youxian and offend Liu Xiu.

Su Rong's eyes were sharp, and he said, "There is no other way, but to use such a strategy, implement it." ”

"No!"

The county clerk and the chief bookkeeper nodded and agreed.

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Youxian, the county seat.

During this period of time, the farmland reclaimed in Youxian County was constantly being sold. With the resolution of the financial problem and the abundance of grain, the grain received by the people who cultivated the farmland increased from one liter of grain at the beginning to two liters of grain.

In a short period of time, the people of Youxian County came out of the famine.

County office, county office.

Kuai Qi sat in the office hall, dealing with the latest government affairs.

Now, after the readjustment of the small officials of the county government, the efficiency of handling affairs and the means of handling affairs have also been restored to fairness and justice. Kuai Qi put the government affairs in his hands down into categories.

His affairs are also much easier.

It's just that Kuai Qi looked at several bamboo slips in a row, and the expression on his face gradually became solemn.

The content on the bamboo slips is very simple, many farmlands reclaimed in Youxian County were bought as soon as they were reclaimed, and then they began to be re-sold. Many of the things that have been sold are also bought at a high price and then sold at a higher price.

This kind of situation happened constantly, and after the news spread in Youxian, countless businessmen were fluctuating.

Buying and then selling to make money is the idea of many businessmen.

What ensues is the chaos of the market.

Kuai Qi noticed that the situation was not ordinary, and immediately called a group of officials from the county government to the office, then looked at the people under his command, and said in a deep voice: "In one day, find out who is behind the scenes and disrupt the situation in Youxian County." ”

And when the whole people had received the commandment, they all went down to carry out the commandment.

The power of the government was mobilized, and in one day, the complete information was placed on Kuaiqi's desk.

After reading it, Kuaiqi's eyes were even more solemn.

The content recorded on the bamboo slips is very simple, there are three people from the neighboring county of Chaling County, who are behind the scenes to stir up the situation in Youxian County. After verification, the three have been contained.

After Deng Zhan's interrogation, according to the confessions of the three, the reason why the three of them did this was ordered by Su Rong, the county magistrate of Chaling County.

Why is the county order of Chaling County aimed at Youxian County?

This situation is something that Kuai Qi did not think clearly. But now that the battle between the two counties was involved, Kuai Qi didn't dare to delay, and immediately got up and went to Liu Xiu's study