"Stop everyone!"
The prefect was walking to the window on the west side when he suddenly heard a loud bang like a thunderbolt at the door. He turned around suddenly and saw several soldiers trampling the door panel to the ground, rushing up in a swarm, and holding their swords and guns to their necks.
"Whose order did you follow! How dare you arrest the local governor at will!" the prefect yelled.
The leading officer calmly took out a document and waved it in front of him: "Wan Shen Judgment has an order: The prefect of Runing has secretly formed a secret alliance with the party and intends to cause chaos. We have been specially sent to arrest them!" What, come with us?"
The magistrate was not willing to obey his orders. He pushed the officers and shouted: "Wan Yuzhi has no right to arrest me! I want your majesty's edict!" But the soldiers did not listen to his blabbering and snatched off his crown and belt. He came down, tied a hemp rope, and took a group of people out of the house and threw him into the prison for trial.
The matter here has been resolved, and Meng Tong has not been left behind. At noon that day, Meng Tong invited the secretary and the gentry to drink at Qian's Mansion under the pretext of a party. He only asked his entourage to wait in the outer courtyard. After the wine was over, he took the secretary for a walk in the outer courtyard and took the opportunity to tie him up. He quickly escaped from Qian Mansion.
When Qian Junfu heard about this, he stood up in shock and hurriedly discussed with all the gentry: "If Meng Tong rebels, he will tell Wan Yu the truth. Our lives will be in danger. Fortunately, the head is still in our hands, so we have to let it go." Fight. You quickly organize the servants and make trouble together. This is the only way now." He sent the butler to the inner hall to get the wooden box.
After a moment, the butler was seen running back, shouting in panic: "The wooden box... the wooden box is missing!"
"What?" Qian Junfu's eyes widened, "I haven't always kept it in a locked drawer, how could I throw it away!"
The housekeeper wiped his forehead lightly, lowered his head and reported: "I asked the guard, and he replied: 'Meng Tong's entourage came here just now, saying that Master Qian asked them to pick up the box; because they were distinguished guests of the Qian Mansion, they came without hesitation. Gave it.'"
After hearing this, Qian Junfu's face turned sallow, he smacked the table several times angrily, and roared: "Won't he confirm it himself? What a bastard! Butler, immediately call someone to beat this guy up!" "
"that's me……"
"Your relatives have to be beaten too! Get out!" Qian Junfu picked up the wine bowl on the table and threw it at the housekeeper, scaring the latter and running away.
He looked at the gentlemen on the seat again, fearing that people's hearts were unstable, so he temporarily suppressed his anger and patiently comforted them: "Everyone, although the situation is getting worse, you and I are already ants on the same rope. Grasshopper, we need to work together and stop being suspicious of each other. If you go to confess to Wan Yuzhi and surrender at this time, he will not be lenient and will still kill your head and confiscate your home!"
Although they said this, everyone was not taking any chances, thinking that Qian Junfu was the leader, and they were just accomplices, so how could they commit a serious crime. So everyone bowed and said goodbye, leaving only a deserted banquet.
The clerk was escorted to the government office lobby, and after a painless interrogation, he immediately confessed all the facts. In addition, all the squires surrendered, and Yuzhi quickly collected the evidence. He was overjoyed and convicted the prefect accordingly, dismissed him from office, ransacked his home, and expelled him from Runing. As for the Qian squire, he could not escape the investigation. Destiny, who was also accused of rebellion, was taken to the street and executed, and all the land was returned to the officials.
After dealing with these major events, Wan Yuzhi belatedly reported the case to the court. Since the case files have been documented and the evidence is extremely detailed, Chen Tongpao and others have nothing to do and are left to their own devices. From then on, the officials and gentry held their breath, and the Ye Party became famous.
Wan Yuzhi can now carry out the New Deal with peace of mind. He repeatedly communicated with Ye Yongjia and believed that the original system of one field and two owners was very feasible (see Chapter 112/6/), so he established a 'market field division' and handed it over to the jurisdiction of Tongpan, confiscating the previous The fields of Zhu and Qian's families were classified here, and the 'Tiandi' and 'Tianmian' were sold separately and recorded in a book.
The gentry saw that the government was kind and allowed them to buy the fertile land of the Zhu family. Regardless of the loss of profits, they rushed to buy the bottom of the field and added thousands of taels of silver to the government. Yuzhi took advantage of the situation and lowered the price of the land, selling it for almost nothing. With the tenant farmers, both officials and private parties were happy for a while, no one complained, and the New Deal was passed without any hindrance.
As time went by, it became common practice for one field to have two owners. Those who had exclusive land were regarded as aliens, and most of the tenant farmers refused to obey. Yu Zhi secretly helped them protest, forcing the squire and landlord to give in to their land. People, this system spread throughout Henan, and it seemed to be a hard-won trend.
"Master Wan has returned to Beijing with great honors. He has done a great thing for the people of the world! Come on, we all have to toast him!"
The group of people gathered at Ye Yongjia's mansion again. Seeing Wan Yuzhi coming, they treated him very rudely. They immediately offered him a few glasses of wine and forced him to sit at the second table. Ye Yongjia was wearing a pure white Ge robe. Sitting at the head table with Mr. Cui, looking down at the guests coming and going, he couldn't help but smile.
"Master Wan," Ye Yongjia also picked up the wine glass on the table and turned towards Yu Zhi, "How is the situation over there?"
After Yuzhi clinked his cup and drank, he stood up and replied: "Don't worry, Mr. Ye, since the implementation of the New Deal, the people's lives have become increasingly prosperous, and the previous refugee problem has been greatly improved. And because the land rights have been divided, annexation is naturally out of the question."
Ye Yongjia nodded lightly: "Okay, but when you go back, remember that you must take the corvee lightly and don't allow officials to exploit you, otherwise we will become the second Zhu Yangrui."
"I remember my humble duty."
Ye Yongjia was in a happy mood, and drank wine to cheer him up. He looked slightly drunk, so he loudly said to everyone: "Back then, Mr. Wei tried his best to limit the name of land and annexation, but he spent his whole life and failed to do it; but we can take this as a warning." , in just a few years, this great cause will be established, and it will be carried out everywhere in the near future! Words cannot do what Yu can do!"
After hearing this, everyone agreed and shouted loudly.
"Husband,"
At this moment of endless celebration, Mrs. Cui suddenly spoke with a very calm voice, breaking the warm atmosphere.
"What?" Ye Yongjia slowly put down the wine cup and looked at her with his peripheral vision.
"Nowadays, we are still surrounded by enemies, so we must not be arrogant."
Ye Yongjia smiled, put his arm around her shoulders and said, "Madam, the New Deal has been implemented. I, Ye Yongjia, will be satisfied even if I die at this moment. What's the problem?"
Cui disagreed and shook her head firmly: "No. In my opinion, today's New Deal is just enforced with force, and the local bureaucrats may still be dissatisfied. Once you no longer control the state affairs alone, or suffer a small setback , allowing the Chen Party to keep pace with each other and fight against each other, the New Deal will not be so smooth, and there is... the danger of people destroying the government."
Cui Yi, who was sitting in the seat, was startled into a cold sweat when he heard the words 'people die and political power rests'. He quickly raised his head and stared at his sister anxiously.
