"Tomorrow is the first day of the fourth month, and you tell me that the newly registered official land is only rented out for 20%?"

In the Guangzhou Mansion, Yang Shen told himself that he should control his anger, but it was still difficult to suppress his voice when he looked at the magistrate of the county under his rule who came in person, the county magistrate who was sent over due to the cause, or the chief bookkeeper.

"Don't think this house doesn't know!" He had a calm face, "Even if the official land is given more grain, it is less than the land of the tenant rich household!" From the end of last year to the present, shouldn't the people of the counties flock to rent? How is it only two percent? ”

The magistrate of Panyu in Fukuo County lowered his head and did not speak, and some other magistrates did not speak.

The mansion is angry, isn't there still a county or a master book? Let them explain it first.

"Fuzun, it's not that the lower officials don't care." A certain master bookkeeper can only have a bitter face, "The number of people in the household is limited." In addition to their own fields, those who have rented the fields of rich households also have leases. Before the lease expires, how can you say that you will give up? If you have to rent some additional official land, there will not be enough strong labor in the family, not to mention that there will be more forced labor this year...... The lower official is located in Qingyuan County, from the county to the lower official, that is every mile has been run, and it can only be done by two percent of the hidden fields that came out of Qingzhang last year......"

Yang Shen fully felt the strength of the local gentry, and he did not stay in Guangzhou in vain during this time, and said coldly: "The people are heavily served, and the gentry are rich?" None of them are tenants? ”

Everyone didn't speak, and the situation was clear.

Aren't these hidden fields that came out of Qingzhang and reclassified as official fields from the hands of these gentry and wealthy households?

They don't want to rent it back, can they still force it?

If there is no land to plant, it will not affect this year's land - anyway, it can be harvested almost in full every year, unless there is a famine.

The more than 36,000 acres of hidden land cleared by Guangzhou Prefecture are not in the fish scale book.

Strictly speaking, these new official fields will allow the Guangzhou government to collect more grain. This part of the hidden field can be rented out for 20%, and it can add up to more than 7,000 stones, which is good.

If this part is included in the annual due, it is less than two thousand taels of silver; But if it is according to the market price, it is more than 3,000 taels of silver, depending on what to do with it later.

But Yang Shen was not satisfied, quite dissatisfied.

"Last year, when the fields were cleared, how many cases were tried in your counties and mud, villagers and wealthy households who were forced to buy and sell?"

Xinhui Zhixian suddenly felt in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Fuzun, these disputes, as a rule, are mediated by Li Zheng first, and there is no evidence, and some of them are old things from twenty or thirty years ago. If there is really solid evidence and a case of death has been sued to the county government, the lower officials have all been tried, and the other counties must be the same, right? Xie participated in politics with an iron face and was selfless, and many hidden fields made the big families in the counties have nothing to say. ”

He felt that Yang Shen was crazy, how could he start with those headless cases and try to run a gentry and rich family now? This year's Tian Fu actually has to rely on them.

If they delay the work in their fields on the pretext of responding to the lawsuit, they can afford to spend it and have a rhetoric.

Panyu Zhixian also reminded: "Fuzun, the gentry and wealthy households of my Guangzhou Mansion were still considerate of the difficulties of the government last year. Some of them really couldn't send Ding or come up with money, so they all donated silver for the government to hire people to serve on their behalf. This official land always needs to be rented out slowly. Now that the fields have been cleared, what is the attitude of the imperial court towards servitude, not only these gentry and wealthy households, but also ordinary households have no bottom in their hearts, so they dare not rashly lease ......"

Yang Shen looked at them one by one.

The attitude of the imperial court?

"Has the imperial court given Guangdong more endowment?" Yang Shen said solemnly, "At the beginning of the country, there were more than 230,000 hectares of Etian in Guangdong, and there were 90,000 hectares in Guangzhou alone. Today, the whole of Guangdong is only more than 70,000 hectares! Last year, only more than 300 hectares of hidden fields were cleared, and the number of fields in Guangzhou Prefecture was reduced by more than 50,000 hectares compared with the beginning of the country. What is the attitude of the imperial court towards enslavement, do you want to know? ”

After being pasted by Gui Cao with data, Yang Shen made up for the class.

But no one answered him.

One hectare of 100 acres, the less than 50,000 hectares of fertile land lost by Guangzhou Prefecture is more than 5 million mu. If all the fields are levied, it will be at least two or three million stone grain, which is nearly one million taels of silver according to the price of grain!

If you don't levy the land, what about the rented grain you receive? One acre is less than seven or eight buckets, and good fields can harvest two or three buckets of one stone. On average, this is probably nearly six million stone of grain and nearly two million taels of silver!

Annually!

And that's just Guangzhou.

Therefore, Ling Yang Shen does not know how much interest is represented behind this, and how many local gentry in Guangdong and officials who have served in Guangdong are involved?

More than 100 years to go up!

Liang Chu took the lead in cleaning up and contributing, and the number of fields and Ding in Guangzhou Prefecture has increased a lot. There are more than 300 hectares of official land, you have the first assistant father, and your political achievements are enough, what are you doing in this troubled water?

Hurry up and ask your dad to transfer you away, hello, so are we!

We want to know, but the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, so many Zhishi officials, who doesn't want to know what the imperial court's attitude is towards enslavement?

Yang Shen saw that no one answered, and the sense of powerlessness in his heart became stronger and stronger.

"Since this government has come to Guangzhou, then I will tell you clearly!" He gritted his teeth and went out, "Under the rule of Guangzhou Mansion, no matter who the family is, a few acres of land can be exempted, and a few acres of forced labor can be exempted, and the house will check it out one by one!" There is no sword from the Son of Heaven in this house, but this house is the Guangzhou Mansion, and the national law is feasible! From today onwards, starting from Panyu, every gentry home, this mansion will personally visit! This mansion wants to see how considerate the difficulties of the government are for the gentry and wealthy families who have lost more than 50,000 hectares of fertile land! ”

Everyone else was discolored.

You're relying on your dad to be the first assistant, right?

It's going to die!

……

Tian is there, but he can't run.

It's just that the magistrates and officials who do their daily work will not be more serious, and they will not care about how many fields and how many dings there are in the families of those who have official status and fame.

It was mid-April when Zhai Luan and the three talented men made their way to Guangzhou by speedboat.

He is a scholar in Guangdong, and the first person to look at the study and politics is naturally Guangzhou Prefecture.

Before the August Township Examination, he asked to go through every prefecture.

Then I heard that Yang Shen went to the countryside, and he didn't go back to live in the house.

Not only that, but the Tongzhi, the general judge, the magistrate, the governor and even the Zhaoma in the government were not there, and they all went with Yang Shen.

There were only a few officials in the government.

When I went to Panyu County, I saw that the magistrate, the county, and the main book were not there, and even the teachings followed.

Zhai Luan, who asked about the situation, hurriedly came back to meet Zhang Fujing: "Futai, what is Governor Yang going to do?" ”

Zhang Fujing naturally already knew what the situation was, and his expression was very complicated.

At the beginning, the prince of the blade said that he was a messenger, with a holy decree, a sword from the Son of Heaven, and a captain in five hundred brocade clothes, and he was relatively sure.

Yang Shen only has a father.

But Zhang Fujing was a little impressed by Yang Shen: he finally figured out that his father was his father. Since his father is still the head of the cabinet, he can hide behind him and make people jealous.

He took the officials of the government and the county to visit, with great fanfare, do you accept it?

He didn't handle the case, he just asked about the situation.

How many fields do you have in your name, how many people do you have, how many slaves do you have?

How many fields do your relatives and friends have in Canton Prefecture, where are they, and how many slaves do they have?

The clerk was next to him, pale and pale.

He was afraid that the matter would be more serious, he didn't say that he wanted to change the field endowment, and he didn't say that he wanted to use forced labor.

But in the current national law, what kind of people can be exempted from as much land as they want, and how many ding they can be exempted, that is a holy decree, right?

Did you escape some?

So Zhang Fujing said to Zhai Luan: "Zhong Ming used to be Langzhong of the Criminal Department, and now he is a student in Guangdong, do you know what His Majesty sent you to Guangdong for?" ”

Zhai Luan's face turned white: "...... Futai, this is going to be a big mess! ”

“…… In the whole of Guangdong, only Yongxiu dares to do this. Zhang Fujing expressed his admiration, "He insisted on this, and Benfu could only ask Wang Zhentai to send some people to follow him." But in the next step, I'm afraid you need to start with Zhong Ming. Zhong Ming, what do you think? ”

Zhai Luan knew that he would cooperate with him when he came to Guangdong, but Yang Shen's battle scared him.

"Futai, this is not something that can be done by looking for a few conclusive evidence of crime and getting rid of your reputation! Yang Yongxiu is so fanfare, how can he be biased? Zhai Luan's voice was extremely bitter, "Does the lower official have to get rid of most of the members of the Guangzhou Mansion and the fame of people?" Aren't so many officials and their relatives and friends guilty of crimes? ”

He couldn't help but complain: "Does Elder Yang Ge know about this?" ”

"What do you say? It only started on the first day of April, and the news hasn't reached the capital yet. ”

Zhang Fu admired and admired here: Yang Shen was crazy, and after this matter spread throughout the provinces, Yang Ge Lao really became the leader of the Fa-Reform faction.

After His Majesty heard this, it was unknown whether he would praise Yang Shen again and again or blame him for breaking the overall situation.

Zhang Fujing was busy with affairs, and it was impossible for him to pay attention to Yang Shen's mental journey.

In short, one thing seems to be quite clear now: after coming to Guangdong, he probably suffered a lot of stimulation......

"Then what should the lower official do!" Zhai Luan scolded his mother in his heart, and at the same time nervously figured out the true attitude of the imperial court, thinking about what to do with his Zhai Luan's fields everywhere.

Zhang Fu sighed: "According to Ben Fu's opinion, Zhong Ming might as well go and find repair, and accompany him for a few days." He didn't say what to do, just visited one by one first. ”

Zhai Luan doesn't want to go, he doesn't want to go very much!

He is here to raise the school in this province, isn't that just a threat?

Yintian is not tolerated by the law of the country, and he still escapes from the field and from servitude? Do you want fame?

But he had to go again.

Sooner or later, the lawsuit will come to him, and sooner or later it will come to Zhang Fujing!

When Zhai Luan hurried to the foot of Baiyun Mountain outside Panyu County, he was surprised to find that Zhu Yunming and they had also arrived here.

And they were looking at Yang Shen, who was squatting on the edge of the ridge and pinning the hem of his official uniform to his waist.

There was mud on his shoes and hands, so he pinched a handful of soil, then stood up and said with a smile, "Superior field." ”

Zhai Luan and Zhu Yunming's expressions and moods are just the same: Are you an old farmer? Do you know Tian? Pinch a handful of soil and you will know that it is superior and medium-grade?

Yang Shen didn't care about this, he was here to put pressure anyway.

A certain person standing next to him smiled reluctantly, and had to say, "Fuzun, let's go to the cold house and sit down first." ”

Yang Shen saw Zhai Luan, and his eyes lit up: "Zhong Ming? Before congratulating Zhong Ming on his promotion to the position of deputy envoy and his study in Guangdong, he unexpectedly met here. ”

The face of the person was even worse.

“…… With repair, don't come to harm...... "I have all been in the Hanlin Academy, and I have known each other for a long time."

Yang Shen introduced to him with a smile: "These three are the four great talents of Wuzhong, and now they have all been given the background of Tongjin Shi by His Majesty to serve in the Royal Wanfa Pavilion. When I came to Guangdong, I can encourage the students! ”

“…… I went south with the three worshippers. ”

"It's a rare day." He smiled again and said to his master, "Uncle Zong is here in person, and Wu Zhongcai is also here, so he should be a big white and leave some good sentences!" Master Feng, what do you think? ”

“…… Can't! The Fuzun has tormented the students...... That's how it should be, that's how it should be, the humble house is shining. Lord Zongbo, the Lord, the three worshippers, and all the adults, please ...... here."

He scolded and trembled in his heart, but he could only smile and invite them to go to his house.

The three talented men saw Yang Shen untie his official robe, and there was some mud on his waist. And next to him, there were all the officials of the prefecture and county with worried expressions.

Occasionally, when I had to laugh, it was like crying, and everyone was quite haggard.

Before he reached the door of the house, he saw a government official bring a few trembling farmers to report: "Fuzun, the small tenants of the Feng family have been invited." ”

"Come, come, come in. Don't panic, the government is just to ask about farming and observe the people's feelings. ”

Fuzun is the champion of the Yuangong and Wenqu Xing, and the people of Guangzhou now know it.

But what Fuzun has been walking around in the countryside of Panyu recently, they also know.

Therefore, they plopped down and knelt down: "Lord Fuzun, the grass people don't know anything......"

Feng Juren was so frightened that his white face was about to turn black again, but he didn't dare to interject.

"Don't you know how much you have harvested in previous years?" Yang Shen has become a lot more proficient, and he still smiled warmly, "Don't be afraid, this mansion is to observe the people's feelings, and I will never ask you what you don't know." Come on, come on, go to the yard first. ”

Tears fell from the villagers' eyes: "The grass people will reply here." ”

"Get up first, get up first."

Yang Shen stretched out his hand to help them, so several tenants also cowered and did not dare to let him touch it, and stood up and huddled together.

You pushed me, only a dark-faced, wrinkled old man was pushed forward, and several people were trembling.

All kinds of official uniforms and soapy clothes were gathered around, and everyone's expressions and postures were so rich, the three talented people only felt that this picture was too impactful.

…… Your Majesty asked them to come to Guangdong to take a look at the "scenery", could it be that these are the things?

Is that Yang Shen, the son of the dignified champion Yuangong, the well-known Qingliu, and the first assistant?

Just as Yang Shen turned into a mudslide and rushed into the Guangzhou Mansion, what happened here finally came to Beijing.

In the imperial study, the daily study class for the elderly is still open.

"Your Majesty, Guangdong Urgent! Yang Shen, the prefect of Guangzhou, personally led the officials of the government and the county to visit the local gentry one by one, observed the people's feelings, and asked the people of Tianmu in detail......"

Gao Zhong's voice was not over, Yang Tinghe, who had been "re-educated" for more than half an hour, was already dizzy, and when he suddenly heard the bad news, he suddenly felt that his eyes were black, and he fell crooked after crumbling.

The news came and went, and Yao Yi, the governor of Yansui, had not yet arrived.

Seventeen Arhats, Zhang Bi, and Gu Dingchen were all stunned, and Yang Ting and Jiang Mian beside him hurriedly supported him.

“…… Hurry up and announce the imperial doctor! Hurry up and get some ginseng tea! ”

After Zhu Houxi finished the order, he also left the throne and walked towards Yang Tinghe, only to see Jiang Mian pinching Yang Tinghe's people.

Yang Tinghe quickly woke up, only to see a lot of heads looking together, with concerned expressions on their faces.

His sorrow came to him, and tears immediately fell.

O iniquity!

How did I really become the leader of the reformers?

(End of chapter)