Sun Zhaoyuan nodded and said, "That's right, Lord Tan, what do you think about this?" ”

Tan Jiaxing said: "Such a thing must be treated both as a symptom and as a result. This Longdu Mansion, except for the fields, there is nothing else to feed the people, only let the people get the land again, do not look up to people's breath, look at people's faces, and cultivate diligently so that the people of this house can have a way to live, which is the right way, so the lower officials believe that the land in this house still has to think of a way, and it is the right way to return it to the people. ”

Yao Yungui, Jiang Chao, and Jiang Sheng said with a smile: "This land has been annexed by large landowners, and it is not the state capital and the imperial court, how can you say that you will retreat, if you dispose of it like this, who will dare to come to Yunxi Prefecture to buy industrial land again?" ”

Tan Jiaxing said: "This is not a difficult matter, so I used this case as an introduction to formulate state regulations for cultivation management in this state." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "What state is it?" ”

Tan Jiaxing said: "Although the land belongs to a large household, the state government can directly decide when the salary and silver taels will be issued and what price will be set. Therefore, the meaning of the lower officials is: first, this salary and silver taels must be settled at the beginning of the month, and no arrears shall be allowed, and the offenders will be fined ten times, so that these large landowners will no longer dare to default on the silver taels at will; Second, the wages and silver taels must be doubled above the current price, so that the people will not become rich and suffer the people, and the people will have money and food, which will naturally be used for daily expenses, and the government income tax can be increased; Third, the calculation of land and grain, before only randomly selected land for calculation, is inevitably a little biased, the intention of the lower officials is to let the Longdu Prefecture and County, each calculate the total amount of grain and grass in their own territory, and pay grain in accordance with the regulations of the imperial court. ”

Yao Yungui, Jiang Sheng, and Jiang Chao were already so angry that their faces turned red after hearing this, Tan Jiaxing's idea was reasonable and well-founded, and it did not violate the law, but if it was implemented in this way, those big landowners would lose money, and it was better to sell the land to the villagers again to be free.

Yao Yungui hurriedly gave a look, and Jiang Chao said: "The new official took office with three fires, you, Lord Tan, just a few days after taking office, came up with such an idea, so as to be a clear and high-minded person, don't you want to let the people of the whole state say that you are clear and chivalrous, so that you can do what you want." Let me ask you, if you act like this, count all the grain and grass in Longdu Mansion, at least 40,000 additional officials will be sent to figure out, the expenses of these 40,000 personnel, I don't know if Lord Tan has thought about the source? Now that the imperial court is in urgent need of money, and there are 40,000 more personnel to spend out of thin air, where can Yunxi Prefecture afford it? Benguan was the first to disagree. ”

Tan Jiaxing said with a smile: "Lord Jiang, don't worry, since the official said this method, he naturally takes all the details into account, don't say that 40,000 people, even if the personnel and the official can do it without increasing it, you can handle this matter." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "What is Master Tan's plan, report it quickly." ”

Tan Jiaxing arched his hand to Sun Zhaoyuan and said: "The crops of Longdu Mansion are harvested twice a year, as long as the Luyang Mansion garrison is dispatched to Longdu Mansion to count the grain and grass during the harvest season, there is naturally no need to send additional personnel." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "This plan is very wonderful. In this way, there will be no more tragic incidents of starving to death of villagers, and all taxes will be raised here, and Yunxi Prefecture will not increase additional expenses, killing three birds with one stone, Lord Tan's mind is very ingenious. ”

Seeing that Sun Zhaoyuan was about to set the tone according to this, Jiang Sheng hurriedly came out to stop it: "This matter must not be done like this, then the sergeant of Luwei Mansion is the pillar of optimus to ensure the safety of Yunxi Prefecture, in order to prevent the enemy situation and ensure the safety of this state, how can you be so nonsense like you, transfer the garrison to other places, if something happens at this time, there is an enemy situation, do you want this Luyang Mansion to do it?" Who is responsible for the safety of the state's officers? ”

Tan Jiaxing said: "Don't be alarmed by Lord Jiang, Yunxi Prefecture is far away from the war, and if the three kings want to attack, they must first conquer Yong'an Prefecture, and then conquer Luwei Mansion before they can invade Luyang Mansion. ”

Ma Rushan answered: "Exactly, this official can also protect Lord Tan's move, and if you want to come to this state, the safety depends on the soldiers of Luwei Mansion, as long as the Luwei Mansion is properly guarded, the soldiers of Luyang Mansion will be temporarily dispatched to count the grain and grass, and it will not hinder the safety of Yunxi Prefecture." Master Jiang doesn't have to worry about it. ”

Yao Yungui heard this and said, "Master Ma, you are responsible for what you said, if there is an accident, how should you deal with it?" ”

Ma Rushan said: "If there is an accident, this official will let you all the adults visit me to the court." ”

Yao Yungui said: "Since Lord Ma has such confidence, the official also believes that Lord Ma can keep Yunxi Prefecture safe in his hands and not cause chaos. ”

Jiang Chao and Jiang Sheng understood it, and they knew Yao Yungui's plan in their hearts, so they didn't insist anymore.

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "Since all the adults think that this matter can be handled properly, then send the official document to Longdu Mansion tomorrow and handle it accordingly." Sun Zhaoyuan looked at the hall and saw Tu looking at himself with big eyes, so he pulled the conversation back to this case, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, for this case, all of them have expressed their opinions, and now we have to set a tone, how to deal with the tragedy of dozens of people who died in Tujia Village. I will give you an opinion, and you will see if it is appropriate. ”

The rest of the adults all bowed their hands and said, "Lord Sun, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "According to the laws of the imperial court, Du Qiang, Du Zhiyuan, and Yang Zhiyuan's Yang County Order, there is nothing wrong with dealing with it, Du Qiang does not allow the misappropriation of Yulu, and Yang Zhiyuan does not open a warehouse to receive help, all of which are clearly stipulated by the imperial court, they just do things according to the rules, how can they be convicted?" If this is also to be condemned, then the next time there is something else, the officials do not respect the law and act freely, how can we blame it? And the cause of this tragedy was because Deng Qiang lost his money, which led to his inability to pay wages. There is a law of the imperial court, if a prisoner makes an unintentional mistake and someone dies as a result, the prisoner also needs to be held responsible, in addition to compensating the relatives of the deceased, he also needs to be imprisoned for three years. In this matter, due to Deng Qiang's unintentional mistake, dozens of people died in Tujia Village, so it is not that he can be punished after three years in prison, the intention of the official, since this Deng Qiang also lost the family business, it is expected that there is no money to pay, and so many people have died, so he used his life to resist these dozens of unjust souls. If you have no opinions, then please prepare an official document and send it to the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, and when this crime can be verified, it will be beheaded in the autumn. ”

Hearing this, Tu Da was full of joy, and hurriedly kowtowed: "Lord Xie Sun, seek justice for the dozens of people who died in my Tujia Village." ”

When Du Qiang heard about it, it was not good to help Deng Qiang again. At that time, Tujiacun wanted to stop the governor's car, Du Qiang just said that this is the normal situation of people, as long as nothing happens, it will be locked up for a few days, so that these people will suffer, presumably they will not petition again in the future, and the matter will be over. But this case happened because Deng Qiang made his own assertions, wanted to get out of his heart, and cut off the wages of Tujia Village, which provoked now, the state government wants to make ruthless moves to govern Longdu Mansion, if he can't find a countermeasure, the land doorway he carefully manages will fall apart, and he already hates this Deng Qiang in his heart, how can he help him speak again.

The rest of the state officials don't have much of an opinion on this. Yao Yungui and others only helped him support some scenes in the hall because Du Qiang wanted to use this case to bring down Yang Zhiyuan, and because Deng Qiang was a big landowner in Du Qiang's hands. But it was such a small and big family that caused turmoil in the state capital and caused such a big thing, Yao Yungui, Jiang Chao, and Jiang Sheng also wished that he would die, so as to relieve the hatred in their hearts.

Only Deng Qiang heard this, his face was like ashes, he had calculated before, even if these villagers were all dead, with Du Qiang to protect him, at most he would chase the responsibility of a private debt that had not been paid, even if there were some small mistakes, use money to open the way, and it would be gone, and now when he heard that Sun Zhaoyuan was going to put him to death, he quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "The villain is wrong, the villain is wrong, look at Governor Sun, Sun Qingtian, Sun Angel open the net, spare the villain for the death penalty." The villain is willing to use all the family property to compensate Tujia Village, in the hope of gaining understanding and giving the villain a way out. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan sneered: "Didn't you say that all your family property was lost? Why did he jump out at this time and say that he still had family property. ”

Deng Qiang hurriedly made up another lie, and said: "Mrs. villain, there are still some family businesses under your name, including the land in Tujia Village, all under the name of Mrs., when the villain goes to gamble, the family business in Mrs. Lady's name has not been lost by the villain, if it is to save the villain, I am willing to return all the land in Tujia Village to the villagers, just to not die." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "Since you said that you have a family business that can be compensated, if Tujia Village gets compensation, everyone has written a letter of understanding, and according to the laws of the imperial court, the crime of beheading can be changed to the crime of exile in Changliuzhou as appropriate." ”

Deng Qiang said: "Lord Xie, Xie Qingtian, Xie Angel, the villain will go to Tujia Village, go to Tujia Village one by one, return the land, and then compensate, be sure to obtain a letter of understanding." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "You can't go, but you can let your subordinates go, come, and escort this person down, wait until you get a letter of understanding, and then write an official document to the court." If the letter of understanding cannot be obtained within three months, he will go to the imperial court and ask for death. ”

When they had done so, they dispersed the crowd. Tu Da was grateful, and he was very grateful, and Yang Zhiyuan was also happy in his heart, keeping this kindness in his heart.

Only Yao Yungui, Jiang Chao, Jiang Sheng, and Du Qiang went with a lot of trouble, and at night, they secretly discussed in Yao Yungui's mansion.

In the evening, Sun Zhaoyuan, Ma Rushan, and Tan Jiaxing also had a meal and a small gathering in the governor's compound.

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "It's still Lord Tan's mind like a torch, and with this big tragedy as an introduction, he turned over the land maladministration in Yunxi Prefecture, which can be described as a stroke of genius." Lord Tan's merits, when the Holy God asks about them in the future, I will say a lot of good words in front of the Holy One. ”