Fujian, Zhangzhou Prefecture.

After the government's persistent propaganda, the local people in Fujian finally learned that the government was about to distribute land to the landless people.

At the beginning, the people were suspicious of this, for fear that the government had ulterior motives, so the progress of propaganda was very slow, and later, it was Tan Lun, the governor of Fujian, who personally appeared on the scene, so that the people believed the words of the government.

Since then, there has been an endless stream of people who have traveled thousands of miles to register with the government, and the officials of the local government have also been very busy.

In the study, Tan Lun was sitting in front of the bookcase, listening to the report of his subordinates.

"Lord Governor, up to now, there are two thousand six hundred and thirty-five people who have registered with the government and are eligible!"

"If the 15,000 acres of land are divided equally, then each person can probably get about five acres of land."

After the subordinates finished narrating what they had learned, they stopped speaking and waited quietly for Tan Lun's instructions.

"Can each person get about five acres of land?"

After listening to his subordinates' reports, Tan Lun immediately fell into deep thought.

After a long time, I saw Tan Lun come back to his senses and commanded.

"Since this is the case, then we will suspend the registration of the names and places of origin of the people first, and wait for the people sent by the imperial court to directly distribute the land after they arrive!"

"Yes, Lord Governor, the subordinate will definitely handle this matter well."

After receiving specific instructions, the subordinates immediately responded in a deep voice.

"Alright, there's nothing for you here, you go down first!"

Then, I saw Tan Lun wave his hand and give an eviction order.

"Yes, Governor!"

After the subordinate finished speaking, he turned around and left the room, and along with him, he also closed the door.

"Alas, there is still too little land, and this little bit of land is not enough at all!"

"Or, this official will take this opportunity to suppress the bandits again?"

I saw Tan Lun pinching his chin with one hand, thinking so.

……

Quanzhou Mansion, Yang Zongtai is dealing with the corresponding affairs.

Since the opening of Quanzhou Port by the imperial court, he, as the prefect of Quanzhou, has been visibly busy.

Yang Zongtai not only needs to be responsible for handling the affairs of Quanzhou City, but even the affairs of maritime trade are temporarily in charge of him.

In the palace, when Yang Zongtai was still dealing with the corresponding file, he heard a knock on the door, Yang Zongtai saw this, put the brush in his hand aside, and immediately ordered.

"Come in!"

As the words fell, I saw a servant dressed in soap-colored clothes walk in and report respectfully to him.

"Your Excellency, there are several merchants engaged in maritime trade outside clamoring to see you, saying that you want to administer justice for them!"

When Yang Zongtai heard this, his brows couldn't help frowning, and he immediately asked the officer.

"A merchant engaged in maritime trade?"

"Yes, Lord Prefect, it is said that there are also Fanbang merchants involved!"

Seeing this, the officials on the side did not dare to hide anything, and immediately told everything they knew, like pouring beans into a bamboo tube.

After Yang Zongtai roughly understood the reason for the incident, he couldn't help but look embarrassed and said slowly.

"This matter involves Fanbang businessmen, it's difficult to do now!"

After hesitating for a moment, Yang Zongtai immediately instructed the official in front of him.

"Alas, forget it, bring the official over!"

"Yes, Lord Prefect, please come with me!"

After the official finished speaking, he led the way in front of himself, and Yang Zongtai followed his pace unhurriedly and came to the top of the court.

In the court, the two sides quarreled very fiercely, and they didn't even notice Yang Zongtai's arrival.

"I, you Fanbang businessmen, you are really profiteers, and you don't talk about credit!"

"It's obvious that you don't talk about credit, I ...... We have agreed before this that we will charge according to the integrity of the goods delivered. ”

"Bah, you didn't even mention it!"

Seeing this, Yang Zongtai coughed lightly twice, attracting the attention of both parties to himself.

Seeing this, the two sides reluctantly stopped arguing.

Seeing that both sides had stopped arguing, Yang Zongtai nodded, and immediately sat down on the top and said slowly.

"This official is Yang Zongtai, the prefect of Quanzhou, who is the hall?"

Seeing this situation, as if they had found a savior, the Ming merchants hurriedly knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice.

"Adult, the little one's name is Qiao Er, born in the Qiao family in Shanxi, this time I want to sue these Fanbang businessmen!"

"These Fanbang businessmen are not trustworthy and brazenly tear up the agreement signed by the two sides, causing us great losses."

When the merchants heard this, their faces immediately changed.

After whispering and communicating for a long time, someone stood up, only to see him explain to Yang Zongtai in the half-familiar Daming official dialect.

"Big ...... My name is Luis and I am from the Kingdom of Spain! ”

"Thing...... That's not the case, it's clear that they sent the bad goods! ”

"We are also justified in refusing to receive the goods."

Seeing that the two sides were holding their own words, Yang Zongtai immediately picked up the shocking wood on the table, patted it vigorously, and then spoke.

"One by one!"

After Yang Zongtai finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Qiao Er on the side and said slowly.

"It's up to you to come first, tell the official, what happened to me?"

Seeing this, Qiao Er's expression immediately turned grim, and he responded respectfully.

"Yes, my lord, that's how it is......"

Through Qiao Er's narration, Yang Zongtai finally figured out the reason behind this.

It turned out that the Qiao family took over a large order from these Fanbang merchants in front of them to deliver silk, porcelain, tea and other goods to them, but in the process of transportation, the ship encountered wind and waves, which caused these goods on the ship to suffer varying degrees of losses.

After the goods arrived at the destination, these Fanbang businessmen, seeing that the quality and quantity of the goods were wrong, refused to receive the goods, and the two sides started a dispute.

After listening to Qiao Er's story, Yang Zongtai turned his gaze to those Fanbang merchants and confirmed to them.

"Is what they say true?"

"My lord, what they said is exactly what happened."

I saw Luis take a step forward, put his hand on his chest, and bowed slightly to Yang Zongtai.

Then, Yang Zongtai glanced at these Fanbang businessmen and asked.

"Did this be included in the agreement you made before this?"

Seeing this, Louis couldn't help but show a hint of panic on his face, and immediately chose to talk to him.

"Wise and wise adults, these guys rely on themselves to be locals, and raise prices indiscriminately, before that, ......"

Seeing this, Yang Zongtai showed a trace of impatience on his face, and interrupted.

"I ask you, does the agreement between you and you include this situation? Don't make me ask a third time! ”

Sensing the threat in Yang Zongtai's words, Louis had no choice but to nod yes.

"In the agreement we signed before, we anticipated this situation, and we only ...... Just ......"

Seeing this, Yang Zongtai immediately picked up the startled wood and slapped the table violently, and said in a deep voice.

"In that case, the official verdict will be announced, and Qiao Er will win the lawsuit!"

After Yang Zongtai finished speaking, he turned his gaze to the Fanbang merchant represented by Louis and ordered.

"You must pay the remuneration within three days, according to the terms stipulated in the original agreement, otherwise, this official will put you in prison according to the law of the Ming Dynasty!"

After receiving this verdict, Louis was quite angry on his face, and immediately said in a deep voice.

"It's not fair, you obviously think it's for the sake of them being from the Ming Kingdom......"

When Louis raised his head and saw Yang Zongtai's cold face, he quickly reacted and stopped talking.

Yang Zongtai took in the look of indignation on Louis's face, raised his eyebrows, and immediately spoke.

"This official's judgment has always been like this, why, are you not convinced?"

"If you have any objections to the official's decision, you can go to the higher yamen to appeal!"

When Yang Zongtai said this, he paused and continued.

"However, whether the yamen accepts it or not is another matter!"

"If you haven't paid your pay on time after three days, then wait to be put in prison!"

At this moment, Louis was already enraged by the contempt on Yang Zongtai's face, and immediately threatened.

"My kingdom of Spain has a large invincible armada, and I hope you can take responsibility for what you say!"

When Yang Zongtai heard this, he couldn't help but sneer and said sarcastically.

"What Rausch is the kingdom of Spain, a country of barbarians, who dares to dominate in front of my heavenly kingdom?"

"When you say this, you might as well go out and take a look, the port outside is full of my Ming warships!"

"What you just said, this official will return it to you as it is, I hope you can be responsible for what you said!"

"Or is the country you are in called Spain really ready to go to war with my Daming?"

(End of chapter)