"You're damned if you didn't think so." Yang Yuan cursed.
Huo Zonghou was speechless.
I really didn't feel like I did anything wrong as a Yanghe guard.
Since Yang Hewei took office, he has been cautious, always guarding against rebellion in Yang Hewei, and for so long after taking office, Yang Hewei has indeed not had any resistance or turmoil against the Tiger Flag.
Yang Yuan stared at Huo Zonghou and said: "You think you are just a guard of Yanghe Guard. As long as you ensure the peace of the place, other things will be out of your control. If this is the case, then why are you left in Yanghe Guard? From when? Any soldier from a military division can take up this position."
"Our Tiger-Character Banner does not value civility over military affairs. As a local defender, you have a high and powerful position and command a large army of soldiers. The purpose of keeping you in Yanghe Guard is to assist the county government and jointly manage Yanghe Guard. But look at you now, how long has it been since the land allocation policy was issued by Datong Town? Why is it happening in full swing in other places, but there is no movement at all here? Don't tell me that it's all because of Su Naichen. Aren’t you officers sent to Yanghewei by the Tiger Character Banner, so you can’t govern the place?”
Huo Zonghou, who was scolded, lowered his head further and further.
Although Jiao Yun, who was standing aside, was not directly scolded by Yang Yuan, as the county magistrate of Yanghewei, he was still responsible for failing to implement the Tiger Character Banner's land allocation policy smoothly in Yanghewei.
After Yang Yuan scolded Huo Zonghou, he glanced at Jiao Yun again and said, "Why didn't you report Su Naichen's resistance to the land allocation policy at the beginning? Instead, you delayed it again and again, leaving Su Naichen alone in Yanghe Wei." You are acting recklessly, and based on this alone, you two are completely incompetent."
"It's our problem." Jiao Yun admitted his mistake first, and then said, "At first, I thought County Magistrate Su just had different ideas about Yang Hewei's governance. I didn't expect that he would disrespect his orders and interact with several big families in Yang Hewei privately. Become a pioneer in resisting the land distribution policy."
"My subordinates also have problems. They only care about the one-third of an acre of land in the garrison office, and they are laissez-faire about what happens in the county government." Huo Zonghou also bowed his head and admitted his mistake.
Yang Yuan took a sip of tea and said with a slight tone: "Okay, everyone, sit down!"
Jiao Yun and Huo Zonghou sat down carefully.
"Su Naichen's matter is very serious. The direct consequence of his actions is that there are two political agendas within the Tiger Character Banner. If this trend cannot be eliminated in time and allowed to develop for a long time, it will not only cause division within the Tiger Character Banner. , it will even cause rebellion and confrontation in the areas where the fields have been divided, destroying the Tiger Character Banner's management of Datong." Yang Yuan said solemnly.
Jiao Yun's expression suddenly changed.
In any case, he never thought it would be so serious.
Yang Yuan said: "I came here for two things. One of them is to divide the fields. I allow you to go beyond Su Naichen and immediately divide the fields in Yanghewei. The farmers' association must also make arrangements as soon as possible."
"Farmers' associations have begun to be established in various villages and towns. Because of the issue of County Magistrate Su, the farmers' associations are temporarily unable to allocate farmland to the villages where they are located," Jiao Yun said.
Yang Yuan said: "Now that the farmers' association has been established, we should start to divide the land, and issues related to taxation should also be publicized by the farmers' association so that the people in each village can know about it. Don't just post a notice. That’s it. We need to really take things down to the grassroots level. We need to understand that there are not many literate people. Only by letting the people know that our Tiger Flag is for their own good can we gain the real support of the people, rather than what a few gentry and big families say. of the people’s hearts.”
"I will immediately arrange for the farmers' associations in each village and town to carry out publicity and land allocation." Jiao Yun promised.
"What should County Magistrate Su do?" Huo Zonghou suddenly asked, "County Magistrate Su, as the magistrate of Yanghewei County, is in charge of the county government. Once he blocks the distribution of fields in the name of the county government, his subordinates are worried that those who are unwilling to distribute their fields will be disturbed. The wealthy squire family is making a fuss."
Yang Yuan snorted coldly and said: "What do you do for this garrison? Do all the soldiers and horses in your hands have to eat? If anyone dares to make trouble, just send troops to suppress it."
"I understand," Huo Zonghou agreed.
But I was thinking that Su Naichen's problem was still unresolved. After all, the county government's justice lay with Su Naichen.
"On guard, the head of the Qi family, Qi Feng, wants to see you."
A soldier from the garrison mansion came to the door to report.
Yang Yuan looked at Huo Zonghou and asked, "Who is this Qi Feng?"
"Qi Feng is the head of a wealthy family in Yanghewei. In Yanghewei, apart from the Qian family, the Qi family ranks among the top three wealthy families in Yanghewei." Jiao Yun on the side spoke first for Yang Yuan explain.
Yang Yuan nodded slightly and immediately asked: "Do you have any dealings with him?"
"We have never had any contact with him. Several large households in Yanghewei have always had close ties with County Magistrate Su. The Qi family is also one of the large households in Yanghewei who have a close relationship with County Magistrate Su." Jiao Yun continued to explain.
Yang Yuan tapped his fingers lightly on the table, thought for a moment and said, "Bring him in, just in time to see what the head of the wealthy Yanghewei family is doing."
He believed that it was impossible that Qi Feng didn't know Yang Hewei's attitude towards Fen Tian, but he came to him at this time, curious about what the other party wanted to do.
"Do as the director of the department says and bring them here." Huo Zonghou told the soldiers in front of the door.
The soldiers retreated.
Not long after, the soldier came in with a middle-aged man wearing brocade.
"I've seen Huo Shoubei, Jiao County Cheng." As soon as the middle-aged man came in, he was the first to salute Huo Zonghou and Jiao Yun, but his eyes finally fell on Yang Yuan.
Of the people sitting on the seats in the room, he had no impression of the one sitting on the main seat.
"Are you Qi Feng?" Yang Yuan looked at Qi Feng standing in the door.
Although Qi Feng didn't know Yang Yuan, he knew that he must be a big shot to sit on the main seat and be accompanied by Yang Hewei and the county magistrate, so he hurriedly said: "I am Qi Feng, the head of the Qi family."
The reason why he emphasized the identity of the head of the Qi family was that he wanted to tell the other party that he was not an ordinary person with no identity.
"What's the matter with the Qi family's head coming to the garrison mansion?" Yang Yuan asked, but he was not moved at all because of Qi Feng's status as the head of the Qi family.
Qi Feng felt slightly uncomfortable when faced with such a straightforward statement, but still said: "I came here this time because I was worried that Huo Shoubei and Jiao Xiancheng thought that the Qi family was unwilling to divide their fields, so I came here to explain."
"So you support the land allocation policy promulgated by Tiger Character Banner?" Yang Yuan looked at Qi Feng and said.
After Qi Feng saw that he had arrived, neither Jiao Xian Cheng nor Huo Shou Bei spoke. Only the stranger in front of him asked him something, which made him understand that the person in front of him must be an important figure in the Tiger Flag.
His status is higher than that of Jiao Yun and Huo Zonghou, and even higher than the county magistrate Su Naichen.
