Wancheng Governor's Post Office.

As the sun set and the sky gradually darkened, the families of the Governor's Post Office quickly lit the lanterns in front of the mansion, and the houses were lit one after another.

At this time, the door of the house opened, and the two family members came out and stood on the left and right sides of the gate, and soon the people rode to the governor's house.

A housekeeper walked out of the mansion, and when he saw someone coming, he greeted him, "Patriarch Lin!" ”

Haoqiang Lin Jian jumped down from the horse and asked, "Is anyone else coming?" ”

The housekeeper said, "Patriarch Lin go in first, the other patriarchs should be here one by one soon!" ”

After Lin Jian entered the Governor's Post Office, sure enough, powerful representatives from all over Nanyang arrived one by one, and these people were either riding horses or riding carriages.

When the Governor's Post Mansion was filled with landlords from all over Nanyang, Xu Cong walked out from behind the screen, smiled and said to the heroes: "Let you wait for a long time, forgive your sins!" ”

These landlords and heroes got up one after another, "Xu Du Post is polite!" ”

Xu Cong's eyes swept away, more than forty people, almost all arrived, and he pressed his hand to everyone: "Everyone, please sit down!" ”

"Thank you!"

After the guests and hosts sat down one after another, Xu Cong said: "Invite you over today, maybe someone has already guessed what Xu meant!" Previously, the Taishou Mansion had already issued a decree to let you reclaim and plant the barren fields within the specified time limit, and re-register and issue new land deeds, but many people didn't care, resulting in the fields under their names and clans being recovered by the government and distributed to the displaced people and farmers with little land! ”

"Lian and Ban are not convinced, they still want to snatch the fields back, not to mention the death of people, and dare to openly resist arrest and confront the officials and soldiers, isn't this looking for death? My lord even rushed Cao Cao to fight, and he also wiped out Cao Cao's entire army and fled back to Xudu, so how many landlords would he care about? ”

"So, the Lian and Ban families are really looking for their own death, but fortunately, my lord is not a murderer, he only beheaded the evil and the people who coordinated, and did not embarrass his family, but left a set of real estate and 100 acres of fertile land for their families to live by!"

Xu Cong said to everyone earnestly: "Everyone, this time is different from the past, since you can't plant so many fields, let the government take it back and redistribute it to the displaced people, land is fundamental, no matter who is in charge, the land will not be allowed to be barren!" If you occupy the land and do not cultivate it, and you do not allow others to open up the land for farming, how can the government have a break with you? ”

The patriarch of the Huang family said at this time: "Superintendent, this land is our land, I can plant it if I want to, and if I don't want to plant it, I won't plant it, what do I have to do with others?" Even the government can't interfere casually, right? ”

Xu Cong turned his head to look at the Huang family patriarch, and said with a cold snort: "Huang patriarch, how many acres does your family have now?" 5,000 acres, or 10,000 acres? How many acres did you have? Less than 2,000 acres, right? How did these extra fields come about? You know better than I do, don't you? colluding with corrupt officials and corrupt officials, forcibly buying and selling, my father-in-law did not pursue this matter, you should burn high incense! ”

"The government didn't directly confiscate your fields, they had already given you a time limit to cultivate within the specified time limit, but if you didn't cultivate them yourself, you took the initiative to give up these fields, who is to blame?"

Patriarch Huang opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to say it.

The patriarch of the Wu family next to him stood up and said: "Xu Duyou, you are also a member of the Shi clan, and you can be regarded as a member of the same qi as us, and now this Qin general is hostile to our Shi clan and Haoqiang, how can you help him speak?" You should stand by us and others against him! ”

Xu Cong said with a cold face; "My lord is not hostile to the scholars and the powerful, if he is really hostile to all the scholars and the powerful, how can I and some other colleagues be officials in the Taishou Mansion? They are dissatisfied with some of the nobles and heroes who oppose the government decrees, fish and flesh the common people, and disregard the common people in the world! ”

The patriarch of the Wang family stood up and arched his hand: "Xu Duyou, forget about the matter of the field, anyway, I can't find enough tenants to cultivate, and it will be abandoned if it is put there, and the government will take it back, and this matter will be stopped, and I will not make trouble in the future!" However, the Taishou Mansion actually ordered me to wait for the guards to be handed over and the ordnance, which is very excessive! ”

Xu Cong asked, "How is it too much?" ”

"How not to overdo it? Xu Duyou went to other counties to inquire, which family and Haoqiang did not have private soldiers and guards? If we hadn't kept private soldiers and guards, our lives would have been taken away by those yellow turbans and thieves from all over the world, how could we survive until now? The patriarch of the Wang family said angrily.

The patriarch of the He family also stood up and said: "Yes, it is extreme, the private guards and the dock fort are the foundation for our self-protection and survival, and they must not be handed over!" ”

Xu Cong said: "The Taishou Mansion did not let Er and others hand over the dock fort, but only asked to hand over the private guards and weapons and armor!" ”

"That's not going to work either!" The He family grew up and said.

After the head of the He family made such a fuss, other landlords also stood up to express their opposition and resolutely disagreed with the handing over of private guards and weapons.

Xu Cong was moved by emotion and reason, but these people were indifferent and resolute, and some even threatened to unite, if Qin Feng dared to use force, they would gather people and horses to break the net.

In desperation, Xu Cong had no choice but to let everyone go back first, and this time he gathered him, and finally solved the matter of the field, and the matter of private guards and weapons and armor could be taken slowly.

A few days later, Huangjiabao.

The patriarch of the Huang family was teasing the birds in the cage under the eaves, and a family member hurriedly came over to report: "Patriarch, Xu Du Post is here!" ”

"Oh? What did he come to do? The Huang family patriarch frowned, he thought for a while, and waved his hand: "Go, invite someone in······ No, I'll go personally! ”

After a while, the patriarch of the Huang family greeted Xu Cong in front of the main house in the fort, and he smiled and bowed his hand: "Oh, Xu Duyou is here, the old man has missed his welcome, forgive his sins!" ”

Xu Cong saluted and said: "I came in a hurry, I didn't inform Patriarch Huang in advance, I took the liberty to come to disturb him, and I should ask Patriarch Huang for forgiveness!" ”

"It's serious, it's serious, please supervise the mail and serve tea inside!"

"Thank you!"

The two walked into the house hand in hand and came to the inner hall.

At this time, it was winter, the temperature was cold, the brazier was burning in the inner hall, but it was also warm, the servant took off the cloak for Xu Cong, and sat down with the Huang patriarch.

After the maid had finished boiling the tea and poured it for both of them, she retreated.

Patriarch Huang raised the teacup to Xu Cong to do business, and the two drank tea separately, and Patriarch Huang asked: "In this cold winter, I don't know why Xu Duyou has time to come to the old man?" ”

Xu Cong put down the teacup and said to Patriarch Huang: "Old Mr. Huang, I came here this time for the private guards and ordnance of your mansion!" ”