Feng Ziying naturally knew what this guy was thinking, but he couldn't reveal his intentions yet.
"Old Wei'er, just do your own thing well. I know where these thousands of military households are now disappearing. It seems that if the government doesn't ask about them in the past twenty years, they will be at ease. But here I am, Then you have to do it according to my way." Feng Ziying smiled, "Thousands of military households also involve the land of the original garrison. I also have to take care of the households. Tens of thousands of acres of land are distributed according to the rules. Sold and put into storage?”
Song San felt a chill running down his spine. Is this guy really going to turn Yongping Mansion upside down? Lord Fu, did you allow him to do this?
That's right, after the Dongsheng Zuowei, Lulongwei, and Yongpingwei were abolished and merged twenty years ago, all the soldiers were handed over to the Xingzhou Youtunwei, and the craftsmen of the Xingzhou Youtunwei were handed over to the Yongpingwei after the merger. , and immediately after the Chahar people invaded the border area, the Yongping Guards were also abolished, leaving only the craftsmen's households under the management of Yongping Mansion.
The military households that originally made a living from farming were also attached to the barracks of Yongping Prefecture. A considerable part of the original land for military farming was sold and put into storage, but a considerable amount of military land was still retained.
It’s just that these twenty years have passed. The expansion of Yongping City’s land and the construction of canals and roads have naturally been carried out on these lands. Military households have fled and the land has become less and less. Today, only two families are left. Three thousand acres.
And we need to know that the land that was handed over to the households after the sale should not be less than 15,000 acres, but where did the 20,000 acres of good farmland go?
In addition to various land occupations and exchanges, Feng Ziying roughly estimated that at least 10,000 acres of good farmland had disappeared.
The land disappeared and military households disappeared. In the past twenty years, successive prefects and fellow magistrates seemed to have ignored it.
Anyway, with the title of military household, the land does not pay taxes, and the military household does not bear the labor service. Everyone seems to have forgotten this matter. Since Ji Town has been handed over, they will naturally not ask about it, and Yongping Mansion will not ask about it. The two houses of the soldiers on the border were hung up, and it was logical that this area belonged to the army, so they remained silent and silent.
Even Song San didn't understand how this young colleague knew so much about the secrets of Yongping Mansion twenty years ago and caught it right away.
The key is that all the people with yellow status in this area are in the Ministry of War. Even if the Yongping Mansion destroyed the files, the Ministry of War can still have the files to check. When the time comes, it will be up to you and the people in the household. I can't walk away in circles, so no one dares to do this, at least I don't dare.
Seeing that Song San was too nervous to talk, Feng Ziying smiled and said, "So, old wilt, just do your own thing. No one can blame you for coming here and blaming everything on me. Isn't that right?" Is it over?"
"Sir, why are you bothering? You just came here and you don't know the situation here, so why bother to offend them?" Song San sighed, "This is not something left over from the past few years. It has been so many years. You In this way, they will feel that you are deliberately targeting them..."
"Am I deliberately targeting them? There are people with yellow status in the Ministry of War. Why do they still think they can really swallow this? Are they really treating the law of the country as a trivial matter?" Feng Ziying sneered, "Old wilt, you might as well say something for me. Give it to them. I will spit out what they have eaten and hand over what they have taken. As for how to deal with it later, Mr. Fu Zun and I have our own differences."
Song San was really shocked by Feng Ziying's wild and domineering words. If it weren't for the last sentence, "Master Fu and I have our own differences," he really wanted to quit working as an official. Being caught between these two sides would be a big mistake. The whole family will be destroyed.
If you have your own calculations, it means that there is still room for negotiation, which means that it is not impossible to negotiate. Otherwise, if the wealthy and powerful households in Lulong County are to withdraw from the military households and land without any room, there will be consequences. Messy.
They are not without heels. The loofah vines, if you pull the lower part, will affect the upper part. Don't think that there is no one in Yongping Mansion.
"Sir, do you really plan to clean up this area?" Song San's tone also became lower, and this sentence was no longer a joke.
"Of course." Feng Ziying also responded calmly: "I came to Yongping Mansion not to hang around, nor to make money. I came to Yongping Mansion to do something, and this Yongping Mansion is in danger. If I don't do something, let alone the imperial court. Promise, even if we ourselves don’t even think about it.”
Song San looked at the other party suspiciously, feeling that the other party was being alarmist.
The chaos in Yongping Mansion was a bit chaotic, but it was all aimed at foreign caravans. The local gentry and merchants were not greatly affected. Even if Jizhen was not on good terms with the government, the military There are laws and regulations, and it is impossible to do anything that exceeds the line.
As for the fact that Feng Ziying may have mentioned the issue of tax arrears, reasoning should be the responsibility of the governor and general magistrate, and has little to do with colleagues.
There is an assessment in the capital, so it is the government official and general judge who should be worried. After so many years, there is no reason why Xiao Feng Xiuzhan, who is famous in the capital, is here, but he is still sad.
Unless the political opponents of Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan's mentors in the court were deliberately targeted, no matter what, they would not be able to hit Tongzhi. If they wanted to attack them, they would have to get through the magistrate and the governor first.
"Sir, can you make it clear?"
"Huh, old wilt, if you didn't understand the rules after seeing you, I would have punished you. Do your own thing well. Within three days, I will see the list of military households over the years, and within ten days I will order these military households. The households must go back to the barracks to clear and register and wait for disposal." Feng Ziying said bluntly.
Song San looked ugly, but after mumbling for a while, he could only sigh and agree.
The same thing also happened to Lu Qizi, the clerk of the Household Miscellaneous Department, but for Lu Qizi, this question was more difficult and hot.
Discussing household housing matters should not be handled by Tongzhi. That is the territory of Tongpan. However, under the orders of the governor, Feng Ziying naturally wants to make full use of her power.
But for Hufang, clearing out the land that had been embezzled and privately occupied by wealthy families in the county over the past twenty years was like cutting the flesh of the wealthy families with a knife.
Clearing out military households is also painful for the big households, but after all, they are attached and hidden. Without these people, there will be other tenants, and they can even find ways to recruit refugees. But to clear the land, it will be a tiger's mouth to seize food.
But for Hufang, whether to cut the flesh or not is a matter for Tongzhi, but even so, doing such a thing is still offensive.
Is it tolerable, which one is intolerable?
With his face almost gloomy, He Wenxiang sent Lu Laizi away and stood on the threshold with his hands behind his back, looking at the city in the distance.
The land of Yandong in early summer is the most beautiful time. The wheat harvest is still early, but the endless waves of wheat still make people feel relaxed and happy. It seems that even the unique fragrance of the wheat field can penetrate into the heart and spleen, making people feel better.
But today, this wonderful feeling in the past has turned into an indescribable irritability and frustration.
It was not until the second son He Shuda returned that He Wenxiang signaled to follow him into the quiet room.
"Father, Lu Laizi and Song San have the same tone. This new Tongzhi master has come with bad intentions and his attitude is very strict and resolute. He is just a military household and lives in seclusion. Our family is not that big. Even if he is cleared out, we will not have any influence. Big, but the land…”
He Shuda grinned, obviously thinking that the land that had been lost over the years, after so many years of intensive cultivation, would be handed back to the government. How could he bear this?
"There is no need to talk about the military household's hidden household. This is the duty of Tongzhi. I heard that in order to get back the craftsman household from Xingzhou Youtunwei, he even went to Santun Camp and Jizhen General Soldier He negotiated and forcefully took hundreds of craftsmen back." He Wenxiang's face was deep, "His father is the governor of Jiliao, and he dares to ignore it. I don't know whether this is a stupid young man, or his father deliberately wants to do something for him. His son will support you?"
He Shuda was stunned, "Father, does this Master Tongzhi want to disown his relatives?"
"Who knows?" He Wenxiang sighed, "How long can he stay in Yongping Mansion? Two years, three years? Why bother to get things done? We can admit the military household's hidden house, but Tian Tu's We can't give in so easily."
"Father, elder brother's side..." He Shuda was still a little unconvinced.
"Your eldest brother's side..." He Wenxiang hesitated, "Write a letter and tell him about the situation here, and see his attitude. He is a county magistrate in Tongzhou, close to the capital city, so he can always I heard some news..."
"Okay, the kid will write a letter right away." He Shuda said excitedly.
"Don't mislead your eldest brother by being jealous. Besides, your eldest brother was still studying in the county at that time and knows the ins and outs." He Wenxiang knew what his second son was planning as soon as he saw his appearance. He frowned and said, "We, the He family, don't need to take the lead. To oppose the government, there are also Zhao family and Tian family."
"But……"
"It's nothing but. Husband and wife are birds of the same forest. When disaster strikes, they fly separately. Despite the lively chatter of those people in the morning, if they are forced to face it head on, they may slip away. Humph, your dad I've been dealing with them for so many years, and yet I still don't understand them?" He Wenxiang snorted.
"Besides, I heard Lu Laizi say that this colleague doesn't seem to be a purely unreasonable person..."
He Wenxiang's words confused He Shuda. He looked at his father and asked in confusion: "Father, what do you mean?"
"The problem of land and soil is very complicated. It is not accumulated in one or two years, and it has been abandoned for so many years. The government only registers it, and the county actually measures it. It will only change over time as the wasteland changes and with our hard work. If you look like this now, you can't take it back even if you say a word. There was some agreement with the county at the beginning..."
"But father, that was more than ten years ago. If we pull out the agreement with the county, isn't that going to settle an old score? How could the county agree?" He Shuda hesitated.
"Huh, it's just because it happened more than ten years ago that it was easy to handle. It's really difficult to handle it now." He Wenxiang said coldly: "It's not good to put all the responsibility on the county magistrate at that time. What? If we want to pursue the responsibility, let the censors go after County Magistrate Guo, who has already retired from office."
