Su Naichen thought that he would not be able to manage the people in front of Yang and Wei in the future, so he softened his tone and said: "I don't want these saline-alkali lands anymore. I will take care of the matter of dividing the fields. Don't worry, the tiger-character flag will not Touch the property of each of your families.”
"I would like to thank the county magistrate in advance." Qian Wanjun showed a hint of joy on his face.
All parts of Datong are dividing their fields. What he is most worried about is that Yang and Wei have also started to divide their fields like other places. Now that he has the guarantee of Su Naichen, the county official, he can feel more at ease.
Su Naichen said to the servants standing by: "Pick up all the land deeds and return them to Boss Qian and the others."
The servant took a few steps forward, bent down and picked up a few land deeds scattered on the ground.
"No, no, since these fields were donated to the Yamen, they will be handled by the county magistrate." Qian Wanjun waved his hands repeatedly, refusing to take back the land deeds.
Su Naichen snorted coldly and said: "Since I said I would protect your family's property, I will not break my promise. Is it possible that you don't believe what I say."
"The county magistrate has misunderstood." Qian Wanjun said, "These dozen acres of land in our hands are saline-alkali land, but if it were in the hands of the elder, these dozen acres would be good irrigated land."
Su Naichen frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Sir, think about it, which family's fields are where is not a matter of your words. When the time comes, these dozen acres of saline-alkali land can be completely replaced with other fields. Anyway, there are a lot of acres, and no one can Suffer a loss." Qian Wanjun said with a smile.
Su Naichen was stunned for a moment, his eyes fixed on Qian Wanjun's face for a long time.
Qian Wanjun was heartbroken when he saw it.
"I have accepted the land deeds, but these fields were redeemed from you personally by me and have nothing to do with the Yamen." Su Naichen said.
Qian Wanjun's face lit up with joy when he heard this and said: "Yes, yes, yes, it has nothing to do with the Yamen. We only accepted money from the great master. Do you think that's right?"
As he spoke, he looked at the other people sitting there.
"Yes, that's right, the land was bought by the eldest master with his own money, not the yamen's acres."
The other squires responded.
Su Naichen was willing to take advantage, and the squire present felt that the relationship between the two parties had become closer.
Although they are not optimistic about the rule of the Tiger-Character Banner over Datong and believe that sooner or later the imperial army will regain Datong, but now they can make good friends with Su Naichen, the county magistrate sent by the Tiger-Character Banner to Yanghewei, they will be able to control local squires like them. Say, there are only advantages and no disadvantages.
Su Naichen, who had received a favor for the first time, had not fully adapted yet, so he picked up the tureen on the table to hide his unhappiness.
"I heard that Dongzhu Liu of Datong Town sent an official letter to Yang Hewei. Can you tell me if it has something to do with the land distribution, so that we can be prepared in advance." Qian Wanjun asked about the official letter. matter.
If the other party had not accepted the title deeds of the more than ten acres of land, he would never have asked about the official letter sent to Yanghe Wei from Datong Town. Now that Su Naichen has taken advantage of local squires like them, they will naturally get value for money.
Su Naichen glanced at Qian Wanjun.
Qian Wanjun found out about the official letter as soon as it was delivered today, which didn't surprise him.
These local squires have their own spies in the yamen, so there are no secrets to these squires in the yamen.
"I just heard someone mention it accidentally. If it's not convenient for me to say it, just pretend I didn't ask." Seeing that Su Naichen was speechless, Qian Wanjun thought it was because he didn't want to say anything.
Su Naichen said: "There is nothing that cannot be said, and you all know the matter. It is the matter of dividing the fields. The proprietor is dissatisfied with Yang and Wei's delay in dividing the fields."
With the skills of these squires, even if he didn't tell, these people would know it sooner or later, so he had no intention of hiding it.
"So the fields must be divided?" Qian Wanjun said with a disappointed look on his face.
In the entire Yanghewei, their family owns the most land. According to the Hu Zi Banner's land allocation policy, once the land is divided, the Qian family will not have much land left.
Su Naichen said: "Don't worry, you guys, I will explain the disadvantages of dividing the land to the proprietor. The proprietor is far-sighted and will definitely stop the policy of dividing the land."
"With the words of the eldest master, I will feel relieved." Qian Wanjun pretended to breathe a sigh of relief.
Su Naichen twirled his beard and said: "There is one more thing you must be prepared for. Although I have decided to persuade Dongzhu Liu to stop allocating the fields, Prime Minister Jiao County supports the allotment of the fields. I am worried that I am trying to persuade Dongzhu Liu to stop allocating the fields. When the time comes, he will forcefully divide the fields."
"Sir, you are the county magistrate of Yanghewei. He is just a county town. How dare he disobey your orders?" Qian Wanjun looked at Su Naichen in disbelief.
Su Naichen snorted coldly and said: "After all, the policy of dividing the fields is an order issued by Dongzhu Liu. Jiao County Prime Minister and Huo Shoubei both support the dividing of fields. Before Dongzhu Liu explicitly ordered to prohibit the dividing of fields, it would be hard for me to force them not to divide the fields. .”
"I understand now. I just hope that the county magistrate will persuade Dongzhu Liu to cancel the order to divide the fields earlier." Qian Wanjun said with his hand in hand.
Su Naichen said: "Don't worry, I am very confident in persuading Dongzhu Liu. What you have to do is to delay the land distribution as much as possible. Once Dongzhu Liu gives the order, you can keep your own land."
"Thank you for your hard work, sir. If the county magistrate needs anything, feel free to mention it to us. As long as we can do it, we will never shirk it." Qian Wanjun said.
The squires of Yanghewei only used a dozen acres of saline-alkali land to close the relationship with Su Naichen, and got the results they wanted. After sitting for a while, they all said goodbye.
Su Naichen asked his servants to send Qian Wanjun and others away.
The carriages of each family were parked on the street outside the yamen gate. The servants took the people to the yamen gate and then returned to the yamen.
As soon as Qian Wanjun came out of the Yamen, he walked towards his carriage.
"Brother Qian, wait a minute."
The head of the Qi family and others who came out together chased after him.
The head of the Qi family, the head of the Wang family, and the head of the Shi family caught up with Qian Wanjun in a few steps.
"If you guys have anything to say, come and tell me. Get in the car first." Qian Wanjun understood what these people meant by chasing after him, so he said these two words to a few people, and then boarded his own carriage.
The head of the Qi family and others had no choice but to return to their own carriage and ask the driver to drive the carriage and follow the Qian family's carriage.
Carriages from several families came to Qian's house one after another.
Qian Wanjun entertained these heads of families in the side hall of his house.
The maid offered fragrant tea.
"Brother Qian, I'm afraid I can't believe everything that County Magistrate Su said. He is just a small county magistrate. Liu Heng is the proprietor of the Tiger Flag, so he may not listen to his advice." As soon as the head of the Qi family sat down, He couldn't help but speak out.
