"The trouble is still to come."
As soon as this statement came out.
Everyone was thoughtful.
Indeed, this is just the beginning. It has become so troublesome just after joining the company, and there is still a battle of wits and courage, and the rest will be troublesome.
"Then what do we do?"
asked a dormitory leader.
Yu Qian thought for a while and said: "Everyone, we won today. What is the reason?"
Liu Quan thought for a while and said: "Unity! There is strength in numbers! Even if any one of us does this alone today, even if this strategy is good, it will be useless. A single tree cannot make a forest, and a single flower cannot make a spring."
"That's right!"
Yu Qian took out a chopstick and broke it off, "One chopstick is not strong enough, but what if it is a pair of chopsticks?"
Then, he took out a pair of chopsticks and handed them to Liu Quan.
Liu Quan broke it with all his strength, and it kept breaking.
Unity is powerful!
At this moment, everyone understood what Yu Qian meant.
Yu Qian said loudly: "A pair of chopsticks cannot be defeated. We should unite. I propose that all the district chiefs in Jiangning County form an alliance from today on. Let's find a way together and share our needs. We should all have difficulties." How about we help each other and face it together?"
Everyone said in unison: "Okay! We form an alliance today and share weal and woe!"
Afterwards, everyone raised their glasses to express their alliance.
Liu Quan smiled and said: "I propose to choose the leader of the alliance. Who do you think can take on this important task?"
Everyone looked at Yu Qian, and everyone laughed and said, "Who else can be there besides Yu Qian?"
Yu Qian waved his hand hurriedly: "I'm too young, so I'd better choose another talent."
"That won't work. Besides you, Yu Qian, who else can take the position?"
"That's right, there is no limit to learning, and those who have mastered it come first. Although you are young, Yu Qian, everyone obeys you."
"That's right, Yu Qian, you can't refuse, you must accept."
Everyone began to recommend Yu Qian, saying that except Yu Qian, no one else could do it.
Seeing this, Yu Qian had no choice but to hand over his hand: "Then I would rather obey your orders than respect you."
And Yu Qian also felt that if it weren't for
"Okay! Let's toast to this alliance!"
"cheers!!"
Wine glasses were raised one after another. Here in Jiangning County, all the district heads, led by Yu Qian, formed an alliance for their future career.
Everything seems to be going in a good direction.
However.
Only Yu Qian's side is better.
As for the district heads in other places, they are very worried.
Nanjing City,
In the military camp.
The spies sent by Li Xiao from various places began to report to Li Xiao the situation in various places.
The situation seems very bad.
Military camp meeting hall.
Li Xiao and Li Jinglong were sitting at the table, and there were piles of secret reports on the table.
These secret reports were all reported by spies sent by Li Xiao.
Although after these people went out, it seemed that Li Xiao had been ignoring them.
In fact, Li Xiao is still very concerned about their movements.
"Damn it, the dog officer deserves to be killed!"
After reading a secret report, Li Jinglong was so angry that he slapped the table and said angrily: "It says here that the magistrate of Ju Rong said he was on an errand and left the district chiefs alone for two days. The district chiefs took the lead in making trouble. , rushed into the county government office, found that the magistrate was not there, and a hundred people were arrested and thrown into the county government prison. Even the district chief sent by the court was arrested, how unreasonable."
Li Xiao sat on the armchair, gently stroked the tea foam with the tea cover, and said with a smile: "The district chiefs of Jurong County are not worried, how can they attack the county government? Isn't this just playing into one's own hands? I was caught It makes sense in prison, it’s so impulsive.”
Li Jinglong was stunned for a moment, then asked: "National Master, don't you care?"
Li Xiao waved his hands and said, "What does it matter? They are so careless about strategy, and they deserve to be put in prison. Let them suffer in prison, which is also considered training. When a big task comes from heaven, they must work hard first."
Li Jinglong: "."
The way the national master trains is really special.
Everyone is in jail
Is it considered training?
Li Jinglong took out another secret report and said: "This county magistrate is also hateful. He arranged for people to join the job, but then ignored him, and did not say that he would send a yamen officer to introduce him. When he went to the village, the villagers didn't believe it, thinking He is a liar and was kicked out of the village.”
Li Xiao: "."
It seems that mass work is not easy to do.
Li Xiao had no choice but to start reading the secret reports one by one.
There were several places where people were left hanging out, and there were many places where trouble was suppressed.
Before the people arrived, everything was ruined.
It is also in line with Li Xiao's original conjecture. It would be unrealistic if these people helped him solve all his problems as soon as he went there.
"Hey, this Yu Qian is pretty good."
Li Jinglong suddenly found the secret report from Jiangning County. After reading it, he laughed and said: "National Master, this is good, but it was also ignored by the county magistrate, but this Yu Qian directly led everyone outside the county to popularize the policy of residential quarters to the villagers, leading to Countless people came to watch. In the end, the county magistrate personally invited these people in and let them join the office. At the same time, they publicized it outside the county government office, which was equivalent to letting the people know in advance that the matter was true, because if it was false, it would have been discovered long ago. The people from the county government arrested them and publicized them outside the county government, which was equivalent to the county government endorsing them. Great! Finally, they reached an alliance and elected Yu Qian as the leader. The district chiefs of Jiangning County united. "
"Huh? Finally there is something different."
Li Xiao was overjoyed and stretched out his hand, "Let me take a look."
After receiving the secret report handed over by Li Jinglong, Li Xiao read it and said with a smile: "What an anti-customer. My master is indeed right about Yu Qian. Yu Qian is a great talent."
It's nonsense. Li Xiao has long known that Yu Qian is a great talent.
Otherwise, we won’t be able to leave our name through the ages.
This was meant for Li Jinglong.
"Okay, great."
Li Jinglong was also extremely happy. These days, he saw that his daughter was interested in Qian. Yu Qian did not express his intention, but declined and said that career was the most important thing.
It seems that both parties should like each other.
When the time comes, please ask the national master to be a matchmaker and pull the strings, and the marriage will be completed.
After all, Yu Qian regarded Li Xiao as his benefactor and admired Li Xiao very much. He almost obeyed his words. As long as Li Xiao opened his mouth, the marriage would be successful.
I never thought that I, Li Jinglong, could find a good son-in-law.
Li Jinglong has always envied Zhu Di. In the final analysis, the reason why everything went well for Zhu Di was because he recruited a good son-in-law?
Not only Li Jinglong, but also among the vassal kings from all over the country, who doesn’t have a son-in-law?
But whose son-in-law can compare to Li Xiao?
If we could turn back time, those feudal kings would probably break their heads trying to snatch Li Xiao.
"National Preceptor. That one"
Li Jinglong looked at Li Xiao and said with a smile: "Can you help me find a matchmaker? My girl is already interested in Qian. How about you just facilitate this beautiful marriage?"
Li Xiao smiled and said: "That's what I meant. After this matter is settled, my national master will come forward to pull the strings, haha."
Li Jinglong cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Imperial Master."
In this way, Yu Qian is very much admired by Li Xiao and can be regarded as half a disciple.
Li Jinglong's daughter marries Li Xiao's apprentice. Isn't this a closer relationship?
The two then read secret reports from various places.
There was a new discovery.
"National Master, you see, not everyone is frustrated. There is also a magistrate who does practical things. They support the national policy of Shaqu, but they also encounter difficulties."
Li Jinglong discovered a secret report and handed it to Li Xiao.
Li Xiao took the secret report and nodded: "Yes, not all county magistrates have been corrupted. There are still some good officials, and our national division has also discovered it."
There are three county magistrates in total. They came from the regular imperial examination. They have ambitions and a heart of justice, but they are unable to display them. They have suffered from the powerful local gentry for a long time.
They warmly received the district head who came here, supported the reform with both hands, and tried to promote the reform together. Such a district head was lucky.
As long as you study Li Xiao's reforms carefully, you will find that they are very good.
If the poll tax and other messy taxes are removed, the population will increase significantly.
The land is leased to farmers by the court, and there will be no need to collect taxes in the future, because the tax will be collected the moment it is leased, and these things are handled by the community.
The county government will also be free to do other things that benefit the people.
In addition, if village enterprises are run properly, local people can get better rewards.
The most important thing is that those powerful squires who have annexed a lot of land can no longer sit back and enjoy their gains, waiting to collect rent every day and prey on the common people.
The benefits are countless.
but
The secret report said that these three county magistrates were very supportive and even went to the countryside with the district chiefs in person, but they were also frustrated.
The villagers in the village did not sell their land to them at all.
Even the office space in the dormitory area cannot be spared for construction.
"This is the 'conspiracy' of those powerful country squires."
Li Xiao said aloud, actually he had already guessed that they would do this.
The local powerful people will not sit still and wait for death.
No matter how good Peiping is, these people will not envy it.
As long as you have a resource like land in your hands, all you need to do is find tenants to cultivate it and just sit back and enjoy the achievements, which will be passed down from generation to generation.
Many powerful lands were passed down from the Yuan Dynasty. During the rebellion, many families provided food and people to Zhu Yuanzhang to help with the war.
Even if the court changes, as long as they have land, no matter who is the emperor or who they follow, they will be able to profit.
Unless there are descendants who ruin the family, and all of them are defeated at once, it will decline.
But this kind of thing almost never happens. If the family has money and food, and they have more educational resources, their children will only be better, better at reading, and smarter.
For example, Sun Chuanting, a famous general in the late Ming Dynasty, was a typical member of a powerful family. He had tens of thousands of books at home. His father would ask his master to teach him anything he wanted to learn. He knew everything from swords, guns and sticks to astronomy, geography, and military arts. He could learn whatever he wanted. , you can be admitted to Jinshi in your teens.
Wu Sangui was similar to this, but he came from a noble family two levels higher than Haoqiang. He studied both literature and martial arts. He passed the martial arts examination before he was twenty years old and became an official.
Because they have land resources in their hands, whether they are local tycoons, nobles, clans, or aristocratic families, their family can always cultivate talents and prosper the family.
It's not that ordinary families can't produce talents. In fact, ordinary families can produce many talents. For example, Yu Qian, Qi Jiguang, Lu Xiangsheng, etc. are all examples.
But in the final analysis, the more resources you have, the higher the chance of cultivating talents.
But it's different now.
Li Xiao wants to break this balance, shorten the gap between the rich and the poor, and allow everyone to have food and education. Only with the population base can more talents of all kinds emerge.
And for those local powerful people.
Someone wants to take away the land in their hands, which is their lifeblood.
"It's too bad"
After Li Jinglong learned the news, he frowned and said, "I'm afraid it's because of the thunderstorm talks. People from those families got together and colluded to not allow the people to sell their land. As a result, our people can't even buy a place as a land." Even the yamen can’t do it.”
There must be a place in the dormitory area for errands, and the place cannot be too small.
It needs to look like a government office, with a publicity board outside and office space inside.
It can't be too remote. It's best to be in the center of the village. But the people in the village are unwilling to sell their land and houses. This is very difficult. You can't force it, right?
As soon as the conscription was imposed, the villagers united and it became a popular uprising.
Li Xiaodao: "Although it is the conspiracy of the other party, it is indeed a headache. They can only give higher compensation. The problem is that the villagers are afraid that they are unwilling to anger the local powerful, so they may not sell even if they pay a high price. The villagers are worried about these If people can't handle it, they just leave and leave, leaving them unable to live in the local area."
Li Jinglong said: "What should we do?"
Li Xiaodao: "Let them make trouble first and let the people know our determination to do this. This requires a process."
Li Jinglong said: "We can't just wait. We have been here for three months and there is no progress at all."
Li Xiao smiled and said: "Three months is nothing. It can be done in two or three years. It's possible to do it in two or three years. If you wait a little longer, I will have my own way to solve these problems later. I'll let the district heads suffer first." Inspire the bloody passion in their hearts to fight against them, and when the time comes, I will take action."
Li Jinglong said: "Seeing that the Imperial Master is so confident, I feel relieved. Although this matter seems to be extremely difficult in my opinion, in the eyes of the Imperial Master, I am afraid it is not worth mentioning."
Li Jinglong laughed and said, "Thank you, thank you."
Tuk-tuk-tuk——
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Li Xiao said.
Qiu Shui walked in, cupped his hands and said, "Master of the family, the commander of the Nanjing Jinyi Guards, Qinglong, sent a message. In three months, he has reorganized the Jinyi Guards, eliminated dissidents, and left only trusted generals who are waiting for the orders of the Imperial Guard at any time." .”
The commander of the Jin Yiwei made it inconvenient for Qinglong to show up, and had always contacted Qiu Shui secretly through Qiu Shui, who was extraordinary in dexterity. At the moment, no one knew that Li Xiao had actually taken control of the Jin Yiwei.
Li Xiao put down the tea cup and smiled: "Okay, let's wait until Qinglong is in place."
After saying that, Li Xiao took out a list from his body, handed it to Qiu Shui, and said: "Let Qinglong wait for orders at any time. When I give the order, all the people on the list will be captured at the same time. If the manpower is However, we can transfer people from the Cixi Guards on our side to make him ready at any time!"
"Yes, Master, I will send you right away."
Qiu Shui's eyes were clear and she looked at Li Xiao with admiration in her heart.
But it is hidden very deep and cannot be noticed.
After receiving the list, Qiu Shui withdrew and sent the message.
Li Jinglong on the side was filled with excitement. The national master is the national master. He looked like he was strategizing. He didn’t know what he was going to do, but something big should happen soon.
(End of chapter)
