After saying this, the Ninth Princess stopped talking to the envoy.
Seeing this, the state envoy stepped aside very wisely. He seemed to have thought of something and said to Su Qi'an.
"Master Suhou, I have something to tell you. The governor of Qingcheng County is dead, but according to the law, the county cannot be owned by you. I think you should understand."
Su Qi'an nodded. He still knew this. The county seat, like Tucheng County, was the symbol of Great Liang's power in Jiaozhou. It should not be confused with the private territory of the big and small priests.
To be honest, Su Qi'an had no intention of occupying the county. The high priest's territory alone was as large as several counties.
After occupying the land of the high priest, as for the county seat, it must obey his jurisdiction just like the Tucheng county seat. However, this time the new county governor must listen to Su Qian's words.
As if he could guess what Su Qi'an was thinking, the state envoy lowered his voice and said softly, "Marquis Su, although the county cannot be under your jurisdiction, given that the marquis has made a great contribution to calming down the chaos in the county this time, the marquis can nominate him. Several candidates for County Sheriff.”
"I think in order not to cause chaos in the county in the future, Lord Zhou Mu should approve the Marquis' proposal."
Su Qi'an was surprised by what the state envoy said. He and the state envoy had only met each other a few times, and the relationship between the two parties was not that good.
But the state envoy took the initiative to make this request, somewhat as a sign of favor.
The state envoy could see Su Qi'an's surprise, and he said softly, "Master Su, there is no need to look like this. In Jiaozhou, what matters is a person's strength and potential, but there is a prerequisite, that person must be alive."
"Qingcheng County Sheriff and High Priest are dead. No matter how valuable they were in life, now that they are corpses, everything has no value at all."
"No one can stand up for the corpse. Mr. Su is sitting on the high priest's territory and has the support of His Highness the Ninth Prince. He has a lot to do. Although I have a high status, there is no need to offend Mr. Su."
"I don't want anything from the future. I just hope that if I have the opportunity, the Marquis can say a few kind words for me in front of His Highness, and I will be satisfied."
"With me at Zhou Mu's side, I will definitely make Lord Su achieve what he wants."
Su Qian's face was calm. He neither agreed nor refused. He just looked at the envoy with eyes flashing.
After the state envoy finished speaking, he had no intention of staying. With a smile on his face, he saluted Su Qi'an and the Ninth Princess. After a while, he left the county mansion accompanied by several state soldiers.
Soon after, the state envoy left the county town with the state soldiers stationed in the city.
The defense of the county town was all handed over to Su Qi'an's first and second regiments.
The behavior of the state envoy leading the troops to leave had already made clear his position. While the new county governor had not yet taken office, all affairs in the county were taken over by Su Qi'an.
If Su Qi'an had the ability, even if he could control the county, the state envoy would not say a word.
Not long after the state envoy left, Su Qi'an informed the Ninth Princess about the conversation just now.
"What do you think is wrong with him? Or does he have some purpose?" Ninth Princess asked.
Su Qian shook his head, "For now, nothing he said is a big problem. People are all here for profit. With his current position, there is nothing wrong with what he said."
"But I always have an indescribable feeling about this person. I always feel that he is not the kind of person who would do nothing for the sake of profit."
"Being able to be valued by Li Kang, he handed over the prosecutorial power of Jiaozhou to him. It is said that the establishment of the Jiaozhou Priests Alliance was planned by him."
"And when I met him for the first time, I clearly felt the majesty of a superior person from him. This is not the kind of person who is just a mere follower of wealth. This person is definitely not as simple as he seems on the surface."
Su Qi'an firmly believed in this, but from the current point of view, even if the state envoy's attitude towards him was disguised, it was an indisputable fact that the chaos in the county and city had been calmed down.
Su Qi'an took over the land of the high priest, and no one could change it.
Now that the settlement is settled and no bigger conspiracy has been discovered yet, this matter is just put in the back of my mind.
Now waiting for Su Qi'an, but there is a
Plenty of headaches to solve.
After the county's defense was handed over to the First and Second Regiments, Su Qi'an abolished the slave system in Qingcheng County and returned the freedom of the local people in accordance with the previous agreement.
The abolition of this system was only implemented in the territory of the high priest and the county. As for the six counties under Qingcheng County, except Tucheng County, Su Qi'an has not touched the other five counties for the time being.
This is not like the previous Tucheng County, where there were only tens of thousands of people. If they were all abolished, even if there was resistance, they could not stop the general trend and it would be easy to implement.
But Qingcheng County is different. It governs six counties and has a population of at least 200,000 to 300,000 people.
Not to mention the large number of people, even if according to the general trend, more than half of the people agree with Su Qi'an's system, this matter will not be accomplished in the end.
After regaining their freedom, they had no land to survive. The entire county's land was basically divided among the officials and dignitaries, mainly the county guard.
To solve this problem, the first thing to solve is the many powerful people in the county and city who use the vast land.
Therefore, after the county town was pacified, the second thing Su Qi'an did was to invite many dignitaries and officials in the city to discuss matters.
When dealing with them, Su Qi'an did not use force at first, but treated them with courtesy first and then with force.
As long as he can agree to Su Qi'an's request and give up the excess land in his hands, Su Qi'an will not blame the past for whether these powerful people have done the same harming things as the county governor.
Moreover, the dignitaries who gave up their land could still retain the necessary servants and slaves in their mansions.
Moreover, Su Qi'an can even provide certain protection to the properties in their hands that lead to all counties in the county. This is the greatest sincerity given by Su Qi'an.
If you refuse, it doesn't matter, you can lead the whole family to move out of the county.
Su Qi'an will give them a certain amount of time, and even provide soldiers to protect them and escort them away.
If you are unwilling to leave and refuse Su Qi'an's proposal, and still go your own way, Su Qi'an will not be polite to these people.
In accordance with the laws of Daliang, we will check one by one to find out whether the dignitaries and officials of the county and city have committed any crimes.
If one is found, he will be punished without mercy, not to mention beheading, but to search the family property and seal off the family business. Su Qi'an can do it.
This is the choice Su Qi'an gives them. If they want to be decent, Su Qi'an will give them enough dignity. If they don't want to be decent, Su Qi'an won't let them get used to it.
If he wanted to resist and behave like a county guard, Su Qi'an would send out troops to directly destroy him without any hesitation.
Mainly, Su Qi'an has taken over the defense of the county. Before the new governor took office, to put it bluntly, Su Qi'an was already the actual person in power of the county.
And even if a new county governor comes later, he will most likely follow Su Qi'an's orders.
One good thing about these dignitaries and officials is that they always know some inside information a few steps faster than ordinary people.
They had already seen Su Qi'an's strength. They didn't use force against them at the beginning, but politely invited them to discuss. It was already settled.
You must know that behind Su Qi'an, there is also the support of the Ninth Prince of the Royal Family. Even if they have no brains, they would not dare to risk their lives like the county guards and high priests do.
After a brief silence, the dignitaries from more than a dozen families, except for two or three who chose to sell their properties, left the county town, saying that they could not afford to offend them and could not afford to hide.
The rest of the people all agreed to Su Qi'an's proposal to retain part of the land and give the remaining land acquired through annexation to Su Qi'an.
Su Qi'an is still satisfied with the attitude of the powerful. As long as the upper-class people are dealt with, as for the small wealthy families in the five counties below, sooner or later they will take the initiative to come to Su Qi'an and make their choice.
Land is the basis for the abolition of slavery.
Immediately afterwards, Su Qi'an did another major event that shocked the entire county.
All the land occupied by Qingcheng County Sheriff was confiscated, and in front of all the people, the second most luxurious county mansion after the state city was demolished.
Su Qi'an's move really shocked the powerful officials in the city.
They thought that since Qingcheng County Sheriff was dead, Su Qi'an would accept all his assets as usual and could keep them as his own.
This is basically the default unspoken rule, and no one will make irresponsible remarks.
But they really underestimated this Marquis Su. The private land owned by the governor of Qingcheng County ranked first among all the nobles, occupying one-tenth of the size of Qingcheng County.
This is quite a lot of wealth. If Su Qi'an said it would be confiscated, it would be confiscated and all of it would be redistributed to the low-level untouchables who were freed.
Moreover, such a luxurious county mansion was demolished. It is not that the county mansion cannot be demolished. If anyone had obtained such a luxurious county mansion, they would have moved in and enjoyed it long ago.
However, this Lord Su directly ordered it to be demolished, and all the dismantled wood and stone would be used to build roads in the county and build houses for the untouchables.
The luxurious county mansion was demolished by Su Qi'an, leaving less than one-fifth of its original size, with only the backyard remaining.
The rest of the front courtyard and the central palace were all demolished.
This move made even the powerful people who were dissatisfied with Su Qi'an feel somewhat admired in their hearts.
They have been in the county for so many years and have seen too many people of all kinds. Some people will do things that are beneficial to the people in order to win people's hearts like Su Qi'an.
But in private, you will definitely enjoy what you deserve.
Someone like Su Qi'an who is truly dedicated to the people and the development of the city is definitely the first one in Jiaozhou.
Now they can somewhat understand why Su Qian was able to establish a foothold in Tucheng County so quickly, and why so many talented people were willing to follow him.
If they are not powerful people, but just ordinary people at the bottom, if they meet such a master, it is difficult not to be attracted.
In just a few days, the atmosphere in the county town, which was previously under the high-pressure rule of Qingcheng County Governor, became obviously more lively.
Although there are still many bad things, frictions and conflicts in the city, we can see a kind of hope in their eyes.
It was a look of good hope for the future, something they had never seen before.
The eyes of some far-sighted dignitaries flashed, and they knew that the situation in the county had really changed.
If you want to prosper in the county town in the future, you have to learn to change your sides.
