In order not to appear ostentatious, Qi Yu deliberately dismounted from his horse and leaned forward in a low-key manner.
He now wears a bamboo hat on his head, wears a raincoat, and holds a short horse whip in his hand. At first glance, he looks like an authentic rural farmer.
It can be said that no one would be able to guess his true identity without someone else's deliberate reminder.
A little leaning, a standing ovation.
Then, he stood quietly in a corner and watched quietly to understand the actual situation.
Looking at it, I saw a whole family hugging each other and crying. It sounded very sad, especially the swaddled baby, whose cries were even louder than those of the adults.
Looking at the other side, there are several people who look like government officials standing. Their postures are slightly arrogant and their expressions are slightly domineering, giving people a feeling of being superior to others.
Are the petty officials oppressing the people?
Qi Yu almost made the correct judgment subconsciously without thinking.
But before getting mad, you have to figure out what's going on.
Thinking of this, Qi Yu approached an old man who seemed to have a kind face, then raised his hands and said, "May I ask, what are these people arguing about?"
"Oh? Are you not from here?" The old man glanced at him and asked.
Qi Yu nodded and said, "My father-in-law Mingjian, I'm just a passerby passing through here."
The old man said 'Oh' and said, "In that case, let me talk to you."
"I'm all ears."
"Young man is polite."
The old man stroked his beard and sighed and said: "The thing is like this. The Qiongzhou Provincial Government wants to build a railway around Qiongzhou within its jurisdiction to facilitate people's travel and the transportation of materials. This is originally a good thing, but who knows, but This caused a lot of disputes!”
Qi Yu was startled and said hurriedly: "I would like to ask you to explain it in more detail."
The old man nodded and explained in detail: "When the officials were mobilizing, they said that building the railway is a major event that benefits the country and the people, and all people must support it unconditionally. By then, no matter whose house or farmland is expropriated, all We must take the overall situation into consideration and make concessions.”
Qi Yu nodded and said: "Principally speaking, this is indeed the case."
The old man sighed: "The Sutra is a good sutra, but it has been recited incorrectly by bad monks. In reality, these officials did not put themselves in the shoes of the common people. They just rushed to the construction deadline and demolished and demolished without any preparation. Relevant resettlement measures..."
No placement placement?
This is impossible!
Qi Yu shook his head and said with a smile: "The Provincial Government's Provincial Government has issued an official document, which clearly states that corresponding monetary compensation must be made for the people's cultivated land occupied. If someone's house is occupied, A house must be built in advance to offset it. The overall principle is to make up for the damage first and then levy it, and try our best to ensure that the people's lives are not affected."
"What? Make up for it first and attack later? If that were the case, how could anything like today happen?" the old man said with a faint smile.
Qi Yu wondered: "If it's not like that, what exactly is it like?"
The old man's face straightened up and he said: "This time, the government adopted the method of expropriation first and compensation later. It doesn't matter which one comes first, but the problem is that the government office has no idea at all. He didn’t plan to build additional houses. If you ask, he will tell you: Why are you so anxious? Let’s wait four or five years! If that’s the case, where will you live in the intervening four to five years?”
"If by then, the government still doesn't have a house for you, what should you do? Is it possible that you still dare to beat the drum and sue him?" After that, the old man pointed to the family in front of him and said: "Their family The house was demolished just like that, and now, there is not even a place to shelter from the wind and rain..."
"wrong!"
As he listened, Qi Yu's eyes suddenly flashed and he said, "The chief envoy, Mr. Yu, has clearly given an order that the original residence must be demolished only after the corresponding houses have been built, and they..."
The words stopped abruptly.
Because he has realized the problem.
What the old man said is indeed correct. The sutra is a good sutra, but it has been recited badly by bad monks.
This move not only reduces the government's credibility, but also affects the fairness of the entire society. If it is not stopped in time, it will inevitably lead to irreparable consequences.
A thousand-mile embankment is destroyed by ant nests; a hundred-foot-long house is burned by the smoke from the cracks.
It must be taken seriously!
After figuring out the whole story, Qi Yu turned his attention to the place where the incident occurred.
In front of him, on one side were the common people who were being wronged, and on the other side were the arrogant government officials. It was clear at a glance who was stronger and who was weaker.
These moths!
However, what Qi Yu felt most disgusting was that these officials didn't have the slightest mercy and were still taunting themselves. It was as if, in their eyes, this baby waiting to be fed was nothing but air.
One word to describe it: indifferent!
But I heard them say:
"Old man Yang, I kindly gave you a living allowance, but you still want to go to the government office to sue me. Humph, you are so shameless!"
"You only give us two taels of silver, but how can it be enough for us to settle down?"
"Two taels? This is already a lot! Not to mention how big it is, buying a pigsty to live in is definitely more than enough! Is it possible that you still want to buy a house in the city?"
"I……"
The old man Yang looked bitter. He wanted to argue, but he didn't know how to argue. After much thought, he could only hope that the other party would show his favor.
However, the hand he hoped for was not raised high.
I saw the chief official smiled jokingly, and then took out a page of a document that had been prepared in advance from his arms and said, "Since you have accepted my money, just give me your fingerprints."
"You obviously forced this money on me, how can you say that I accepted it?" Old Man Yang corrected him first, and then said: "I don't dare to mess with this document. pit……"
"Trap? What trap?"
"..."
As they kept arguing, the argument became more intense.
However, the fierceness here is one-sided.
"Hmph! If you don't eat the toast, you will be punished with a drink!"
"ah……"
With a scream, the elderly Yang fell to the ground and got up in the mud.
The swaddled baby was also frightened by the sudden sound and cried loudly.
The angry officials still seemed to be upset, and they stepped forward one after another, raising their feet to stamp their feet.
At this moment, there was a sudden gunshot!
boom! !
This sound pierced his ears and made his head buzz.
This...who?
Following the sound, I saw a handsome-looking farmer standing at the source of the sound.
Wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat, he looks like a simple farmer. However, the musket held high in his hand also showed that he could not be a farmer.
All the officials were shocked: Who is this guy?
