Just after January, Du Ruhui sent a letter.

He received a few disciples in Baling County, and these people will undoubtedly become the subordinates of the governor's mansion Hu Cao, although they have no rank, but they also eat imperial grain.

Doing things depends on people, Du Ruhui was alone when he left, only bringing 200 soldiers, obviously in urgent need of manpower.

However, the news brought in his letter really shocked Yang Ming.

At present, Du Ruhui has completed the inventory of the acres of land in Huarong County, which is Huarong County in Yueyang City, Hunan Province.

The official record of Huarong County's acres is 310 acres, that is, 31,000 acres, but after Du Ruhui's inventory, he found that the actual acres of land in Huarong County did not exceed 200 acres.

This is really off the beaten track.

What about the field? What about this field of more than 100 dumps?

Yang Ming hurriedly called Yuan Wendu to discuss.

The latter was also stunned after reading Du Ruhui's letter:

"How is that possible? The amount of acres of land in various prefectures and counties was checked in the ninth year of the emperor's reign, and then it increased every year, how could it be so much less, is it Du Ruhui mistaken?"

"Mistaken?" Yang Ming said in a deep voice, "How could he make a mistake to get more than a hundred tilts of land?"

Yuan Wendu also thinks it's impossible, this is a hundred tilts of land, and more than 10,000 acres of land have disappeared out of thin air?

"Immediately call the Huarong County Commander for questioning."

Yang Ming's face was ugly and said, "Send someone now, and tie me up."

"What about Baling? Do you want him to come too," Yuan Wendu asked.

Yang Ming said: "No, settle the small account first, and then calculate the general account with him at the end."

He really got on fire this time, and one county has more than 100 dumps of fields, so what about other counties? Is there also a phenomenon of false reporting?

This is a big event, a big thing that kills you.

On the afternoon of the next day, Han Fude, the commander of Huarong County, appeared in the front office of the governor's office, and when he finished reading the papers, he suddenly trembled like chaff:

"Your Highness, this matter is not the sin of your subordinates."

Yang Ming's eyes narrowed: "Tell me in detail."

Han Fude cried with a dead face: "When the subordinate took office, the amount of acres of land was like this, and the subordinate also checked it, and the answer he got was about the same as that of His Royal Highness, but I don't dare to say it, if this matter is stabbed, the subordinate family's family will be over."

"How can there be so much less?" Yang Ming's expression at this time was extremely ugly.

Han Fude said: "Back to His Royal Highness, in the ninth year of the emperor's reign, the Supreme ordered to check the acres of land in the world, at that time, Xiao Min, who was the commander of Huarong County, reported two hundred and eighty tilts, and then there were new wastelands every year, which increased to three hundred and ten now, and the subordinates served as the county commander for only three years, and the new reclamation acres handled by the subordinates were only seven or eight tilts, all of which were real, Your Highness Mingjian, the subordinates never said a word."

Yang Ming looked at Yuan Wendu with cold eyes, and the latter hurriedly stood up and explained:

"In the ninth year of the emperor's reign, the four seas were returned to one, and the files of the old Liang and the old Chen were all destroyed in the war, so the Supreme ordered to check the acres of land in the world."

In the ninth year of the emperor's reign, that is, the second year after the Sui destroyed Chen.

At that time, the old Qi, the old Liang, and the old Chen were destroyed one after another, and the north and the south were unified.

However, Yang Jian took the amount of acres of land as the primary criterion for inspecting officials, and where there were many acres of land, the officials in that place would be promoted, so that there was a large-scale phenomenon of false reporting.

Yang Ming probably knew something about this, but he didn't expect that he would make so many false reports.

Three hundred, false report of one hundred, this is already one-third.

Yang Ming asked again, "Outside of Huarong County, is this the case in other places?"

Han Fude said, "This is the case in the land of Baling."

Oh my God, Yang Ming unconsciously leaned back,

There are 1,300 acres of eucalyptus fields in Baling County, and if we count them according to one-third, that is, the actual amount is only 900 hectares.

Du Ruhui went to Baling to check the acres of land this time, because he found that Ba

The actual tax paid by Ling County is only more than 300 acres.

Don't scare me...... With so many fields, I can't hold on.

"Give this person to Bae Hee-jae and give me a trial,"

.......

Five days later, in the lobby of the governor's mansion, another person knelt down, this person was not called by Yang Ming, he came by himself.

Baling is too guarded by Gao Xuan.

He knew that Hu Cao, the governor of the Governor's Office, was taking stock of the acres of land under his jurisdiction, and during this period, he had also tried to contact Du Ruhui, but Du Ruhui's answer at that time was: Whatever I have done in Baling, and who I have met, I will tell His Highness the truth.

At this time, Gao Yu finally dispelled his thoughts.

Now that he heard that Du Ruhui had just left Huarong County on his front foot, and the county commander Han Fude had been taken away and had not returned, he guessed that something had happened.

Rather than being found on your head in the future, it is better to take the initiative to ask for a meeting.

Yang Ming looked at Gao Pu, who was kneeling down, and said in a deep voice: "This king only gives you one chance, Baling County, how many fields are there?"

One Chance...... One Chance...... Gao Yu was frightened, he had made a major choice in his life, and this time he chose the right one.

I saw him grit his teeth and go out and say:

"The subordinates have worked hard, and Baling County only has acres of land, less than seven hundred tons."

When Yuan Wendu heard this, he couldn't help but stumble, and sat down on the chair, dumbfounded.

Seven Hundred ...... Half of the misrepresentation? My father also used to be the governor of Gangneung, so he, do you know?

Yang Ming said coldly: "You are the fourteenth year of the emperor's reign as the Taishou of Baling, and at that time it was the King of Han who was in Jingzhou, why didn't you report it?"

"The subordinates don't dare," Gao Yu raised his head and cried with a sad face: "I, the Great Sui, is an official who evaluates the performance of the officials with acres of land, and if the subordinates play the game, they will definitely be convicted, and they will be exiled at the least, and they will be beheaded all over the house."

Yang Ming is really helpless, if this is the case in Baling County, the rest of Jingzhou will not be able to run.

In the final analysis, the fault lies with Yang Jian, and the emperor will not admit his mistake, so no one in the successor officials dares to report the actual amount of acres, because this is a slap in the face to Yang Jian, and at the same time it will offend his predecessor.

If Yang Ming was put in Gao Xuan's position, he would not dare to tell the truth.

Officialdom, officialdom, is really a terrible place, layer by layer of false reports, and in the end it still has to be pressed on the heads of the people.

Seven hundred tons of land, pay 1,300 tons of taxes, and the people are miserable.

At this time, Yang Ming had a deep sense of powerlessness, just like what Gao Yu said when he left, this matter cannot be poked out, once it is poked out, the world will be in chaos immediately.

"You are also a reader of the sages, and you can tell me what this king should do next."

In the lobby, only Yang Ming and Yuan Wendu remained, and the two of them had been sitting here for two hours after Gao Yu left.

Yuan Wendu sighed: "If this is the case in other states and counties, this matter cannot be investigated any further, and something big will happen."

"Don't check?" Yang Ming frowned and said, "You mean that the people continue to bear double or even triple taxes?"

Yuan Wendu said: "This is also a helpless move, I really have to find out, if the tax can't come up, His Highness will be condemned."

"You are the long history of this king, and you have the position of senator, you should find a way to solve it, not avoid it," Yang Ming suddenly got up and said, "You know that I am sympathetic to the people, if you can't think of a solution, you can go back to Daxing, this king does not raise idlers here."

"The subordinate is guilty," Yuan Wendu hurriedly got up and watched Yang Ming leave.

......

"I don't have an appetite, let's withdraw it," Yang Ming returned to the dormitory, and ordered Nuan Dong to remove the food,

He sat in his chair and closed his eyes.

I don't know how long it took, after Pei Shuying came in, she found that Yang Ming had fallen asleep, so she took the blanket from Nuan Dong, carefully covered Yang Ming, and then said to Nuan Dong:

"Go down, I'm here."

Nuan Dong nodded, tiptoed away, and gently closed the door.

Pei Shuying moved the stove in front of Yang Ming, then pulled a small bench, sat on the edge of the fire, and looked at Yang Ming with her cheeks raised.

He seemed to be tired and in a bad mood.

At this time, Yang Ming's arm suddenly poked out from the blanket, and when Pei Shuying saw this, she subconsciously reached out and grabbed it:

"Are you awake?"

Yang Ming said, "I haven't fallen asleep, you go and call Pei Xizai, I have something to ask him."

"Hmm,"

Pei Shuying nodded heavily, got up and was about to go out, but found that Yang Ming did not let go.

Yang Ming smiled, "I thought you would say: It's so late, don't deal with business anymore."

Pei Shuying smiled and shook her head: "Grandpa often says that there are priorities, and some things must be done now."

"Pei Gongshi is the pillar of the country," Yang Ming let go of Pei Shuying's hand, and the latter went like a gust of wind.

After a while, Pei Xizai came, because it was Yang Ming's bedroom, so he didn't dare to look around, and after sitting down, he lowered his head and waited for questioning.

Yang Ming said to Pei Shuying, "Let's make a bowl of tea for your uncle, I'm also a little thirsty."

Pei Shuying nodded and went outside to make tea.

"What did Han Fude say?" Yang Ming asked.

Pei Xizai stated the answers he received from interrogating Han Fude these days.

After Yang Ming pondered for a long time, he said, "What do you think about this matter?"

Pei Xizai raised his head and said with a solemn face: "This matter has shaken the foundation of the country and cannot be pursued anymore."

"Is there a solution?" Yang Ming asked.

Pei Xizai said: "The only solution is to reduce the family's acres and increase the people's acres, otherwise such a heavy endowment will not last, and there will be big things in the future."

"With your method, a lot of people will die," Yang Ming said with a smile, and it happened that at this time, Pei Shuying came over with tea, and Yang Ming signaled to Pei Xizai first.

This is a kind of reward, rewarding the other party for being willing to consider the people, which is stronger than Yuanwendu.

Pei Xizai hurriedly got up: "I can't help it."

Pei Shuying smiled: "If my uncle is not afraid of burning me, don't take it."

"It's just a bowl of tea, take it," Yang Ming said, and the latter took it with both hands.

Pei Shuying blew her hot hands, and then hid outside and sat down, bowing her head and saying nothing.

Yang Ming smiled and beckoned to her, "I didn't let you avoid suspicion, why did you stay away?"

Pei Shuying smiled and refused: "Women don't discuss big things."

Good education, Yang Ming retracted his gaze and said to Pei Xizai:

"Your method, this king agrees very much, reducing the family's acres of land, the resistance will not be small, and it will offend many people, those who are not bold cannot move forward, is this matter worthy of your trust?"

Pei Xizai got up and said with a straight face: "If a scholar dies for a confidant, his subordinates will live up to His Highness's trust."

Yang Ming nodded and said:

"This king will send you another word: Those who want to achieve great things dare to be the first in the world."