Things in Shouyang are proceeding in an orderly manner.
The Tiger Banner sent officials from the farmers' association in the city to form farmers' associations in each village to prepare for the next step of dividing the land.
In Shouyang City, rumors about farm division began to spread.
"Is everything ready?" The old man of the Yu family looked at the people in front of him coldly.
After coming out of the county government office, he asked these people to go back and prepare things to use to bribe the bandit generals who captured Shouyang City. However, in the past few days, no one from the family came to him, and he knew that these people were reluctant to pay for this. A share of silver.
Nowadays, rumors about the land allocation are spreading everywhere in the city, but several families came to his Yu family at the same time. It was obvious that they were anxious about the land allocation.
"Ready, ready, five hundred taels per family." The head of the Fan family looked embarrassed.
The old man of the Yu family glanced at a few people and said, "Now that everything is ready, take it with you and go to the Yamen with me."
"Okay, okay, okay, everything depends on the old man." The head of the Fan family nodded in agreement.
The five hundred taels of silver each of the three families brought was put together with the silver prepared by the Yu family. Two thousand taels of silver were collected, put into a wooden box, and carried by the servants onto the carriage.
Four people, including the old man of the Yu family and the head of the Fan family, got into the two carriages outside the door.
"Go to the county government office." The old man of the Yu family told the driver.
Several carriages started to move slowly, and four or five servants followed the carriages, trotting all the way.
Shouyang City slowly regained its popularity.
After the Tiger Character Banner occupied Shouyang, they did not kill people randomly and did not loot everywhere. Instead, they maintained the stability of the city. Some shops began to open for business, and some people in the city began to have the courage to go out of their homes.
For most of the poor people in the city, if they don't find something to do for a day, the family may go hungry, and even better-off families won't be able to survive for a few days.
With people taking to the streets, the streets are no longer empty.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way."
In front of several carriages coming out of the Yu family, several servants of the Yu family were driving people on the street.
Not long after, the carriage stopped outside the gate of the county government office.
"Old Master, we are here."
The servant took a stool from the carriage and placed it next to the carriage for stepping on.
The old man of the Yu family in the carriage opened one side of the curtain and looked out at the yamen door. Then he slowly walked out of the carriage and got out of the carriage with the help of a servant.
The head of the Chen family who came in the same car followed him and walked down.
The head of the Fan family and the head of the Li family on another carriage came over at this time.
The old man of the Yu family said to the servant next to him: "Take the boxes in the car and follow me into the county government office."
The wooden box storing the silver was placed on the carriage that the old man of the Yu family was riding.
The servant jumped on the carriage and moved the box containing the silver from inside.
The old man of the Yu family came to the Yamen with his people.
In the past, there were several yamen servants inside the yamen door. Only people who entered the yamen or knocked on the Denwen drum at the yamen door would come out.
Now Yu Huai lives in the yamen, and there are four tiger-character flag warrior handlers at the yamen gate.
"Excuse me, little brother, please go in and tell me that people from the Yu family, the Chen family, the Li family, and the Fan family in Shouyang City want to see you." The old man of the Yu family said politely. valley
At the same time, he waved to the servant who was following him.
The servant hurriedly stepped forward, took out a dozen large coins from his arms and handed them to the Tiger Flag soldiers in front of him, "This is the reward our old master gave to a few of you for drinking tea."
The soldier in front of him glanced at the other person's extended hand, but did not take it. He said in a calm tone: "You guys wait here."
After saying that, he turned around and entered the Yamen.
The old man of the Yu family and others were waiting patiently outside the door.
After waiting for a while, no one came out, and the few people waiting outside began to feel dissatisfied.
"After all, we are also big households in Shouyang City. There is no reason for us to wait outside the door. In the past, unless the county magistrate received Shangguan, we would be invited in as soon as possible." The head of the Fan family muttered in dissatisfaction. .
There were pedestrians coming and going on the street. As a prominent figure in Shouyang City, waiting at the door like this made him feel a little embarrassed.
The old man of the Yu family looked back and glared at him, saying, "You have the guts to break in and show me."
After being scolded, the head of the Fan family bowed his head and remained silent.
The old man of the Yu family said again: "Don't mention the matter of the previous county magistrate anymore. You should also know who has the final say in Shouyang City now. If you really anger these people, I don't need to tell you what the consequences will be. You should also do it yourself." clear."
"We understand the truth, but we are also well-known people in Shouyang City. No matter how busy he is, he would like to invite us in for a cup of tea. If we are just left here to be laughed at by people on the street, aren't they afraid that we won't cooperate with them? Are you going to govern Shouyang City?" The head of the Chen family said with dissatisfaction.
If local officials want to govern the place well, they must cooperate with the gentry and big families under their control.
The more powerful local officials could barely suppress the big families under their control, but they did not dare to offend too much. More officials faced the big gentry families under their rule, and they were mostly the ones who were driven.
The old man of the Yu family squinted his eyes and glanced at the people in front of him, and said: "You still think that the one here is an official of the Ming Dynasty. He is a killer. Why don't you just stand here for a while? This old man has old arms. The legs are fine, what do you have to worry about, just wait patiently."
Although several people were dissatisfied, they did not disobey the old man of the Yu family, and waited at the Yamen gate honestly.
After a while, someone finally came out of the yamen.
"You guys, come in with me!" A man wearing cotton armor and a gun on his belt said to the old man of the Yu family and others at the yamen gate.
The soldiers who had gone in to deliver the message returned to their previous post outside the Yamen.
The old man of the Yu family followed him into the Yamen.
"I wonder what this little brother is called, who is next to General Yu?" The old man of the Yu family saw the person who led them into the Yamen walking all the way. Everyone he met took the initiative to salute him, curious about the other person's identity.
The soldier who was leading the way looked back at the old man of the Yu family and said, "I am the guard beside the deputy division commander."
"It turns out he is someone close to General Yu. No wonder the little brother looks extraordinary and has a heroic spirit about him." The old man of the Yu family praised him.
However, the other party did not answer the call at all, which made the old man of the Yu family flash a trace of embarrassment on his face.
Soon, several people were taken to the back office.
"Deputy Master, I've brought you here." The guard who brought Mr. Yu and others to the back office saluted Yu Huai and then stepped aside.
"I have met General Yu." The old man of the Yu family greeted Yu Huai with a smile.
Yu Huai, who was sitting in the main seat, picked up the big teapot at his hand, looked at the wealthy households in Shouyang City in front of him, and said, "Come here, what's the matter?"
"The last time I came here, I saw that the general was busy with official business, so I didn't want to disturb him too much. This time, I and a few people came to visit the general specially." The old man of the Yu family waved behind him.
The servants behind brought up the wooden box containing the silver and placed it in the main hall of the back office.
