On an official road leading to the capital,
A very ordinary-looking carriage was slowly advancing on the official road.
Yang Dong was leaning on the couch in an extremely inconspicuous manner, holding in his hand a piece of information that had just been sent back from the West Factory.
Not bad, that girl Wu Jing still has some commanding talents, but she still needs to be polished. If it weren't for her mistakes this time, so many soldiers in Wucheng would not have died.
But no matter what, the final ending is quite good.
I think this ally chosen by me will continue to shine in the future.
Just as Yang Dong was thinking secretly, a sudden burst of noise caught his attention.
Next to the official road, I saw a group of barefoot farmers raising their hoes and angrily staring at another group of people uniformly dressed as servants.
And these servants, also holding weapons in their hands, were confronting the farmers.
"Your young master is too unreasonable, isn't he? The government has obviously given these cultivated lands to us, so how can there be any reason to take them away again?"
All the farmers had angry faces and raised their hoes high in the air.
On the other side, these servants always showed a superior attitude.
They glanced at the farmers with disdain, and then the steward among them said:
"Okay, okay, you idiots, don't you just want some benefits?"
"Our young master said that as long as you hand over the grain in a down-to-earth manner, you can pay less this year. In previous years, you would have taken 30%, but this year you will have to pay 20%."
Hearing this, the farmers laughed angrily.
"Steward Li, what you said is inappropriate, right? These fields belonged to your Li family at the beginning. We helped cultivate them, so we only handed over 30% of them."
"Now the adults in the government have said that these fields belong to His Majesty and his family. In this case, even if we hand it over, we have to hand it over to His Majesty. These fields have nothing to do with your Li family anymore!"
"presumptuous!"
Butler Li suddenly shouted loudly, his facial features twisted and tangled together.
"Shen Daniu, you have to think clearly. The Li family is a prominent family in our county, and there are still people in the family who are officials in the capital. Aren't you afraid of offending the Li family with your sophistry?"
"The Li family just doesn't care about you idiots. If they want to deal with you, it's as simple as squeezing an ant to death."
As soon as these words came out, the farmers' expressions changed, and even the arms waving farm tools began to tremble slightly.
How could they not know the status of the Li family in the county?
It's just that the official named Zhao told them that he would protect them. That's why these farmers dared to challenge the Li family's steward in the fields.
"You, you people from the Li family are too domineering!"
"Master Zhao said that he will support us. Aren't you, the Li family, afraid of offending Master Zhao?"
Shen Daniu scratched his neck, his eyes red with anger.
Hearing this, other farmers started to help.
"Yes, Mr. Zhao said it himself. Now these fields belong to your Majesty. No matter how powerful your Li family is, you can't be more powerful than your Majesty, right?"
Unexpectedly, the housekeeper seemed to have expected what these farmers would say.
He sneered, but his eyes were filled with disdain.
"Our Li family is naturally no match for His Majesty. But in this three-acre land in the county, the Li family's words are definitely more effective than His Majesty's."
"Oh, by the way, the Mr. Zhao you are talking about is just a small official. Even if he wants to help you, he may not be able to help you."
"If you don't believe it, look over there."
After the steward finished speaking, he pointed to a muddy area not far away.
The next moment, a figure bound with five flowers and covered with whip marks appeared in front of everyone.
On the carriage, Yang Dong had no intention of showing up.
However, when he saw the figure clearly, his expression immediately darkened.
His name is Zhao Yu,
He is one of the earliest and best students in Lanxiang Academy.
After returning from the academy, he entered the officialdom of Da Zhou with the idea of transforming Da Zhou.
It's just that his qualifications are still too shallow, and because he has never participated in the imperial examination, he is despised by other officials.
Although he knew very well in his heart that the knowledge he learned at Lanxiang Academy was far more valuable than those so-called sage books.
But reality requires him to lie dormant in secret, waiting for an opportunity to break out.
Finally, the opportunity he had been waiting for came!
Following His Majesty's imperial edict, vast land reforms began rapidly in the capital and surrounding areas.
Along the way, there were naturally many wealthy landowners who relied on their own power to resist His Majesty's imperial edict.
Of course, they don't dare to violate it on the surface, but that doesn't stop them from stumbling upon it secretly.
Therefore, the entire field reform continued to be implemented shaky all the way.
The emergence of the post of grain officer reversed this situation. Because most of the people who hold the position of grain officer are students who graduated from Lanxiang Academy.
Therefore, they look at things more thoroughly than ordinary officials.
Under their mediation, the fields in most places were finally handed over to the people. It's just that some benefits need to be paid, so there is no need to say more.
Does Yang Dong know about this? Of course he knows.
But it is so difficult to change a person, let alone a country?
Therefore, he acquiesced to these so-called compromises.
In many places, under such compromise, people have their own land for the first time.
However, something obviously happened to Zhao Yu here.
At this moment, Zhao Yu was dying and being held up like a dead dog.
The moment he appeared, the farmers present were instantly shocked!
When they looked at the scars all over Zhao Yu's body, their eyes turned red in an instant!
From ancient times to the present, most people have not had a good impression of officials. But the appearance of Zhao Yu changed the views of these people.
Because this grain officer is different from other officials.
He did not have any so-called craving for food. Instead, he taught the farmers a lot of farming knowledge.
However, this good official in their eyes was being tortured to this point!
Butler Li seemed very satisfied with his masterpiece. He sneered and raised his hand in the distance.
The next moment, the two servants in the distance threw Zhao Yu aside as if they were throwing a dead dog.
When the farmers saw this, they immediately rushed over and helped Zhao Yu up from the ground.
"Master Zhao, Master Zhao, please wake up!"
"Are you okay? How dare this damn Li family do this? How dare they attack an official of the imperial court?"
The shouts of the farmers slowly woke up Zhao Yu, who had been in a coma.
The moment he woke up, he felt severe pain all over his body.
