Yunjiazhuang.
Another day passed.
Yunzhen came to the courtyard where Luo Xingchen lived again.
"Is this the number of registered residents and the number of acres of land near Yunjiazhuang?"
Luo Xingchen looked at the booklet in his hand.
"This is the number of people registered in the past, the number of acres of land, etc. compiled together." Yun Zhen said.
"I'm afraid this number may not be true. There are many errors and omissions in the previous records. You should know that many people will conceal the number of acres." Luo Xingchen frowned.
"Don't worry, sir. I have already discussed with General Chu. He will send troops to follow my people and go to the countryside to measure each place. They must make sure to find out the real number."
Yun Zhen said.
"That's good. Find out the number of acres of land and allocate it according to the number of people. Those with a large family will be allocated more, and those with a small family will be allocated less."
"The Lord will allow you to keep up to one hundred acres of the old land. I can pay for the land that was legal before."
"The excess land that has not been allocated is publicly owned by Zhuangzi and is allowed to be rented to the people at low prices, but the rent must be reasonable."
Luo Xingchen tapped his fingers on the table and emphasized a few more points.
The points he mentioned were all things he had already written, but he still had to say a few more words to avoid any mistakes.
"Many people in the Yun family are very dissatisfied privately. I'm afraid they will cause trouble," Yun Zhen said.
"You don't have to worry, but don't take it lightly. Monitor first to see what those dissatisfied people will do."
Luo Xingchen had long known that many people in the Yun family would be dissatisfied.
No one will be happy if their interests are harmed.
He is not afraid of those people's dissatisfaction.
But there are currently three forces outside.
Long Junhao of the "Ming" organization is hiding in a dark corner.
Those people who escaped from the Wei family must be a force.
In addition, it is the Persian religion from the northwest.
Luo Xingchen's idea was to use those from the Yun family as chess pieces to attract the attention of those forces.
He was not afraid of a head-on confrontation, but he was afraid of people like Long Junhao, hiding in the shadows.
As long as they show their heads, you can seize the opportunity and strike them with a thunderous blow.
If we don't put the internal affairs in order, how can we support Jianxiagguan and deal with the Beili rebels?
…
In a courtyard.
This place is closer to Linze City, but further away from Yunjiazhuang.
Sitting in the courtyard, leaning on the lounge chair, was an old man, in his sixties, with gray hair, wearing satin clothes, and a white jade ring on his finger. He half-squinted his eyes and looked at the middle man standing in front of him. year man.
"First Elder, if you don't come forward, our Yun family will be gone."
"Yunzhen, you are going against the grain and you are not a son of a man!"
The middle-aged man looked very painful.
"Yang Bo, you are also an old man of the Yun family. Why can't you calm down at such an old age?" the old man said slowly.
He signaled with his eyes, and a girl standing next to him immediately stuffed the peeled grapes into his mouth.
He never lags behind others when it comes to enjoying life.
"First Elder, it's not that I can't hold my breath. It's true that Yun Zhen pressed too hard. He has already sorted out the household registration and land acres, and sent many people to check the land acres. The hidden fields cannot be escaped."
"If we let him continue, our family's hundreds of years of accumulation will be destroyed in one day." Yunyang Bo said sadly.
In his opinion, only the great elder Yunying in front of him could turn the tide.
Yunying belongs to the previous generation of the Yun family. Although she is in a retired state, her prestige in the Yun family is still unmatched.
"Yunzhen, a junior, does not rely on his own strength."
"He is borrowing power, and he is borrowing the power of the imperial court."
"How can the small Yunjiazhuang compete with the imperial court?" Yunying said slowly.
"What should we do? Can we just wait to die?"
Yunyang Bo was a little confused. After listening to Yunying's words, even the great elder Yunying was intimidated and wanted to retreat. Then others would not want to fight.
"Front-on confrontation will not work."
"However, what Yunzhen did was against nature."
"This kind of thing will be punished by God."
Yunying said slowly.
Yunyang Bo didn't know what to say for a moment.
Divine punishment?
Could it be that a thunderbolt would fall from the sky and kill Yun Zhen, Luo Xingchen and the others?
Isn't this nonsense?
If the person who said this was not Yunying but someone else, he would have jumped up and cursed.
However, what he can do now is Yun Ying, the eldest elder of the Yun family, in front of him?
"Don't panic, you only have to do one thing now..."
Yunying was silent for a moment and then began to speak.
"What's the matter? Great Elder, please give me your instructions." Yunyang Bo said subconsciously.
"You go to Linze City and secretly spread rumors, saying that Yunzhen and Luo Xingchen of the Luo family want to equalize the land and not give the wealthy gentry family a way to survive." Yunying said slowly.
"It's okay to say Yunzhen, Great Elder, but it's not okay to say Luo Xingchen? He is an imperial envoy, and his status is extraordinary." Yunyang Bo said with some worry.
"So you have to stay hidden and don't get caught in the pigtails."
"If someone finds out, I won't recognize you."
Yunying said with half-squinted eyes.
"I'll be careful."
Yunyang Bo nodded.
He didn't think Yunying was cold-blooded.
There is no way, Yunying always acts like this, his style is to stop with silence.
This won't cause too many mistakes, but when dividing interests, it's often impossible to get the best piece of meat.
Therefore, Yunying only became the great elder and never became the owner of the village.
Yunyang Bo left the yard.
He hesitated all the way whether to listen to Yunying.
After all, secretly spreading rumors about Luo Xingchen was no small matter.
If it were discovered, something extremely horrific would happen.
But after much thought, Yunyang Bo decided to take a risk.
They have indeed been pushed into a corner, with no way to retreat. One step back will lead to a cliff.
He didn't have the courage to confront him head-on.
He still has the courage to spread the word privately.
Gritting his teeth, he turned around and disappeared into the corner.
…
After watching Yunyang Bo leave, Yunying raised his eyes and said: "Close the door and don't let anyone in."
Immediately, a maid came forward and closed the door.
In the corner of the room, there was another young man standing.
He is Yunying's grandson, named Yun Zhiyong.
"Zhiyong, send a reliable person to deliver a message to Yunzhen."
"...Wait a minute, don't send anyone, just go there yourself."
Yunying said.
"Grandpa, what am I going to do?" Yun Zhiyong asked doubtfully.
"If you go, of course you have tipped off the news, saying that Yunyang Bo and some other people are privately dissatisfied with Yun Zhen, and are even disrespectful to the imperial envoy. We know about this, and of course we cannot just sit idly by and ignore it."
Yunying narrowed her eyes.
"Grandpa, this...isn't it good?"
Yun Zhiyong couldn't help but a look of astonishment flashed in his eyes.
