Wang Dalong must have encountered something unexpected, Huang Qiong can be sure of this now. As for whether Wang Dalong will defect with the secret seal, Huang Qiong still believes in Wang Dalong's character. But Wang Dalong's life and death were unknown at the moment, which made Huang Qiong extremely worried. Thinking of the guard who always smiled naively, Huang Qiong's heart felt like a knife.
Although Wang Dalong was sent to him by the emperor, during this period of time, he became the person Huang Qiong used best. And apart from some extremely confidential matters, he is also the person Huang Qiong trusts the most besides Liu Hu. At present, there are no living people, no dead bodies, and there is even a 90% chance of death. How can Huang Qiong really sleep peacefully?
When morning came, Huang Qiong, who had been sleepless all night, did not disturb He Yao, who was still sleeping. He gently stood up and put on his clothes, kissed He Yao's mouth gently, and returned to the main hall of the study in front. Looking at the two imperial edicts on the desk, I pondered for a long time. After hastily finishing breakfast, he still sent someone to find the two highest officials in Zhengzhou Prefecture.
At this time, Liu Xuezheng, who acted as the pacifier of Henan Road, had already returned to Bianzhou Prefecture, the capital of Henan Road, with other officials. After all, he is now the highest administrative official in the entire Henan Road, and there is not only one Zhengzhou Prefecture in Henan Road. Especially since the suppression of the rebellion in Ruzhou has been completed, he is also needed for the aftermath of Ruzhou.
Although you cannot have decision-making power, participation is still necessary. After the Henan Road officials left, the current Zhengzhou Prefecture now only retains the new Zhengzhou Prefecture, Shi Sujin, the former governor of the British Prince, and Jian Yong, the same magistrate of Zhengzhou Prefecture. As for the other officials, although Mr. Liu left some of them to act temporarily.
But Huang Qiongyi didn't want to meet, because in his opinion, it didn't mean much whether those state and county officials met or not. I saw what I should let them see, and I also saw what I shouldn't let them see. They should also know what to do. Second, this matter will ultimately need to be resolved by these two people. After all, they are the highest administrative officials in Zhengzhou Prefecture.
After Su Jin and Jian Yong arrived, Huang Qiong read out the edict directly to them. After hearing the contents of the imperial edict, the two of them looked dumbfounded and did not speak for a long time. Everything is to appease the public opinion of Zhengzhou. If the people of Zhengzhou are satisfied, I am satisfied. These words in the imperial edict made the two of them confused. They couldn't figure out what the emperor meant?
However, the two of them understood the words that the British king in front of them had the final say regarding the aftermath of Zhengzhou. But even though they understood, the two of them were even more confused. Everything is decided by the British King. Does this mean that this court has no rules at all for dealing with the aftermath of Zhengzhou?
Everything is decided by the King of England who has finished reading out the imperial edict and is closing his eyes to rest in peace? Two people, you look at me and I look at you, neither of us knows what the imperial edict means. Is it what they understand? In the end, Jian Yong, who had more experience, was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, is the emperor's intention the same as the imperial edict?"
In response to Master Jian's straightforward inquiry, Huang Qiong could only say helplessly: "Master Jian, what the emperor means is what the imperial edict means. In other words, the emperor can only be satisfied if the people of Zhengzhou are satisfied. If the people of Zhengzhou are dissatisfied, , the emperor will not be satisfied. As for other things, don’t think too much about it.”
"The aftermath can no longer be delayed any longer. I invite you two here today to come up with a charter. I thought about it for a long time yesterday and decided to return the land to the original owner as soon as possible if I can find it now. I absolutely cannot The autumn harvest was missed. With the account books copied by King Jing, I think this should not be a difficult problem."
"Secondly, the demobilized rebel officers and soldiers must be resettled, and there must be no major turmoil. If there are foreigners among the rebels who are willing to stay and settle in Zhengzhou, the government must provide certain help. Land should be allocated. Allocate land, and those who should borrow seeds and cattle must borrow.”
"Thirdly, those shops occupied by Prince Jing's Mansion must also be returned to their original owners as soon as possible. Those that cannot be returned to their original owners must be given sufficient compensation in money and materials. The required money and materials must first be inspected from the homes of those stewards. Extract the property from the property. I will order the Xiaoqi camp to hand over the seized property to you soon."
"Your top priority now is to do two things. First, do a good job in returning the land to its original owner, tell the officials below, and remember that every acre of land must be handed over to the person it should be handed over to. If there is someone among them Up and down his hands, I will chop him into pieces regardless of whether he is a criminal, a pacifier, or a transshipment officer."
"I know that almost every official now has people sent by other clans. Presumably, these people have also promised many benefits to those officials. If they have already received the benefits, let them ask Grandpa to report Grandma, please don’t let this king know about it. I have already killed more than a hundred civil and military officials, and I don’t mind killing a few more when the time comes.”
Look at Huang Qiong's murderous tone when he said these words. Su Jin and Jian Yong looked at each other and nodded slightly. After a long time, Jian Yongcai said: "Your Majesty, now that the original owner's land can be found, those officials should not dare to do anything. Now the two ministers are most worried that they can't find the original owner's land and shops."
"Your Majesty, you also know that many people cannot afford the high land rent of Prince Jing's Mansion, and now they have gone out to become refugees. Some of them have even died of heirs due to some reasons. Wei Chen thinks that those clan members must be targeting them. These are also ownerless lands. And this type of land is not a minority in Zhengzhou now."
"According to Wei Chen's verification before King Jing's rebellion, this type of land accounts for about 30% of the total land occupied by King Jing in the entire Zhengzhou Prefecture. This type of land is the most difficult to deal with and the most likely to cause problems. You Looking at these lands, how should we deal with them? And when King Jing came to the vassal, the lands that were originally given by the imperial court should also be dealt with?"
In response to Jian Yong's question, Huang Qiong pondered for a moment and then said: "The emperor has not issued an order to take back the land originally awarded by Prince Jing's Mansion, so don't touch it for the time being. However, the land rent must be reduced back to normal standards. As for the people who go out to become refugees. The land left behind will be temporarily managed by local governments before returning home."
"As far as I know the people here in Zhengzhou. Most of the refugees should go to the capital, or Jinyang, the northern capital. You should write a letter immediately to Jingzhao Mansion and Jinyang Mansion, as well as the entire Henan Road, Shandong Road, and Hebei Road The prefectures and counties in the city were asked to post notices immediately to attract the refugees to return to their hometowns, with the focus being on Jingzhao Prefecture and Jinyang Prefecture."
"After one year, if no one claims it, it will be sold by the government. If someone wants to buy it, they need to live in Zhengzhou for three generations and obtain a guarantee certificate from the county or township before they can buy it. Foreigners are not allowed to buy it. This Magistrate Su has to personally take control of the matter. If a clan from outside wants to buy it, you can push it to me."
Having said this, Huang Qiong pondered for a moment and then said: "All unowned land can be rented out during the period when it is under the government's custody. However, only one-year contracts can be signed. If the government is required to finance cattle farming, Those who raise seeds will receive a 50-50 share of the next year's harvest. Those who do not need government funding to cultivate cattle seeds will receive a 40-60 share."
Hearing the charter presented by Huang Qiong, Su Jin and Jian Yong shook their heads and smiled bitterly at each other. The original plan they had discussed was to return the land to its owners. If it is ownerless or the original owner cannot be found, it will be sold. After the original owner is found, some money and materials will be compensated according to the standard of 60% of the sales price.
They came up with this idea, but there was nothing they could do. These days, it doesn't matter that Huang Qiong stays at home, but they are under great pressure. People sent by out-of-town clans and high officials in the court did not dare to come to see His Royal Highness, but that did not mean that they did not dare to come to them. Every day, they received invitations to pay homage to the clan and the important officials in the DPRK. They almost piled up like a mountain.
The invisible pressure brought by those greetings and letters made the two of them feel out of breath. Su Jin's original idea was to ignore them at all and just fight out the representatives of various forces who were entrenched in the Zhengzhou magistrate's office all day long. But the sophisticated Jian Yong stopped his hasty actions.
Jian Yong told him straightforwardly that if he really did that, he would no longer be an official. Those in the court have many ways to rectify Zhengzhou Mansion. Not to mention anything else, winter is about to begin. The river work matter needs to be dealt with urgently. Now Zhengzhou's treasury is so empty that even the mice are hungry.
According to the system, the imperial court has always paid 60% of the money and food required for the annual maintenance of the Yellow River, and Henan Road and Zhengzhou Prefecture each have to bear 20%. If you are too deeply offended, you don’t need to pay more. The 60% of the money and food that the court will bear will delay you for half a year and you will be dumbfounded. The beginning of spring is the cauliflower flood. If the river construction is delayed, the entire Zhengzhou Prefecture will be destroyed.
This year the King of England is personally in charge of Zhengzhou, and perhaps the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works do not dare to delay. But the King of England can't always be in Zhengzhou Mansion. What will happen next year if the King of England leaves? This year, with the current situation between the DPRK and China being complicated, who can guarantee that the King of England will not be transferred within a short period of time? It would be too easy for the big guys in the DPRK to delay you for a year and a half on this matter.
It may not be a problem for those people to drag you, but if the river work is delayed, it will take a year, and Zhengzhou Prefecture cannot afford to drag you. Being a local official and being in the Hanlin Academy are completely different things. As a local official, you must maintain all aspects. If you can't survive alone, someone may jump out and put your shoes on. The big guys in the DPRK don't have many ways to suppress you.
If he really wants to serve as an official and benefit a party, he still has to do some things. Otherwise, if you are driven away without even getting your butt warm, how can you benefit the people of that area? Although Su Jin is a bit stubborn and pedantic, he is not stupid. If you are stupid, you will not be able to pass the imperial examination, which is only one in a thousand.
He didn't need to think about what Jian Yong said, and he knew that he, a fellow countryman of the same year, was not wrong. And the key issue now is not just this one. Zhengzhou's treasury is currently empty. Let alone doing other things, even the food and salary for the subordinate officials next month are not known where to raise it.
Mr. Liu, who is currently acting as the comfort envoy on Henan Road, promised to allocate part of the money and food from the Transportation Department before leaving, so as to temporarily meet the urgent needs. But both of them knew that even if the transportation department could allocate enough money, it would not be able to give too much money.
In addition to the fact that the autumn tax has not yet been levied and Ruzhou needs to deal with the aftermath now, Henan Road has to guard the Yellow River that has flooded in ten years, so the annual river construction expenditure is huge. In addition, the richest Jingzhao Mansion is directly under the jurisdiction of Zhongshu Province. They also bear 50% of the local guards' food and salary every year, and the number of Henan Road Guards ranks first among all roads. Therefore, the entire transportation department is always tight.
Now the emperor has waived Zhengzhou's food and salary for this year, and has to dismiss so many rebel officers and soldiers. It can be said that the entire Zhengzhou Prefecture is short of money everywhere. Under such circumstances, Su Jin, who had always been pedantic and rigid, agreed to take a step back. The two people discussed for a long time and finally came up with such a solution. Unexpectedly, the idea was basically rejected before it was even proposed.
