Ma Fusheng was shocked and a little confused as to what Zheng Mingyi meant.
Is this re-measurement going to reveal the more than 400 acres of land on which he evaded taxes?
He thought to himself.
Zheng Mingyi added: "Since he is the representative of Xiaoba Village, Master Ma should set an example and cooperate with the government to clear up the abbot, don't you think?"
"Haha, this is natural, this is natural." Ma Fusheng could only smile.
He felt very uneasy, but on the surface he tried to remain calm, and subconsciously looked at the Yangzhong County Magistrate.
Of course the county magistrate had dealt with this kind of powerful land annexer before, but now that the county magistrates were here, he didn't dare to reveal anything to Ma Fusheng, so he had to pretend not to see it.
Not long after, the officials in charge of the survey completed their work and came to report: "Sir, according to the measurement just now, the total area of farmland under the big weir in Xiaoba Village is 213 acres, 6 minutes and 4 centimeters."
"Are the numbers accurate?" Zheng Mingyi said concisely and concisely.
"We measured it twice and there is no error at all." said the clerk.
Zheng Mingyi said nothing more and stretched out his hand towards the Yangzhong County Magistrate.
The latter understood it, but did not dare not to understand it, and quickly handed over the official document album of Xiaoba Village's farmland.
After Zheng Mingyi flipped through it, he nodded and said, "The official record is correct. It is indeed 213 acres, 6'4 cents, and belongs to Ma Fusheng."
With that said, he returned the official document to the county magistrate again, "Let's go to the ditch and have a look."
The group of people walked away from here. Ma Fusheng took the opportunity to get behind the county magistrate and quietly tugged on his sleeves: "Master Cao."
The county guard was right in front, and the Yangzhong County Magistrate did not dare to whisper to him, so he could only wink.
Ma Fusheng's face was uncertain, he hesitated for a long time, and finally followed.
An hour later, the farmland in the Tugou area was also measured, and it was 98 acres, 3 minutes and 2 centimeters.
Zheng Mingyi took over the official document album again and compared it. After checking it, he said: "Well, the measurement is correct. The farmland of Dayan and Tugou is all owned by Ma Fusheng."
"A total of 311 acres, 9 cents and 6 centimeters."
Zheng Mingyi said and looked at Ma Fusheng: "Mr. Ma's land is indeed quite large, which is enviable."
"Haha, it's just some thin fields, which made the county governor laugh." Ma Fusheng forced a smile.
"The official document album is correct. It seems that Mr. Ma is a law-abiding person, so that's good."
"Haha, the villain naturally abides by the law."
Ma Fusheng's face turned pale. After forcing a smile again, he couldn't help but lift his sleeves and wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
For a whole day, Zheng Mingyi personally ordered and measured all the farmland in Xiaoba Village.
Excluding Ma Fusheng's '311 acres of land', there are still about 400 acres left.
Upon reaching this conclusion, Zheng Mingyi immediately began to speak loudly: "After re-measurement by the government, Xiaoba Village currently has more than 400 acres of farmland, which is ownerless land. According to the government order, it will be distributed equally to each household in the village."
"Today, Magistrate Cao of Yangzhong County will work on the spot in the village to register and register the farmland allocated to each household!"
"Please spread the word among the villagers."
This announcement shocked everyone.
The people who were watching the excitement at the scene were all excited after being stunned, and burst into long-lasting cheers.
Ma Fusheng's eyes widened with disbelief on his face. He thought they were here to check on him this time.
The remaining four hundred acres of farmland are also his.
But he didn't dare to refute it at all, because if it happened, it would be false reporting, tax evasion and hiding land. Not only would he be severely fined, but he would also most likely be jailed.
On the ridge of the field, people cheered one after another.
Zheng Mingyi looked at the Yangzhong County Magistrate and said gently: "Magistrate Cao, please clean up your father on the spot and handle official business on the spot. Is there no problem?"
"Haha, of course, of course, the magistrate is so vigorous and resolute that the subordinates admire him greatly." The county magistrate responded with a smile.
"Well, thank you to Magistrate Cao, let's go back to the village."
Zheng Mingyi is indeed very resolute and can go as soon as he says it.
Ma Fusheng was anxious. He had finally robbed and occupied the land and wanted to give it to the people. How could he not be anxious! But he didn't dare to ask the county guard, so he could only quietly pull the county magistrate and said: "Master Cao, what do you mean?"
The Yangzhong County Magistrate looked at Zheng Mingyi who was walking in front, and lowered his voice and said: "Don't count on luck, just treat it as a disaster."
As he said that, he ignored him and quickened his pace to follow him.
Ma Fusheng was dumbfounded. If you were to force him to divide his land, he might join forces with other powerful people to resist and cause trouble. But now, he has no room for resistance. He can only eat the land he has hidden. This dumb guy is a loser.
In the afternoon of that day, a case was set up in Xiaoba Village. Under the guidance of Zheng Mingyi, the Yangzhong County Magistrate sat behind the case and worked in person.
There were many people who went to survey the farmland last time to watch the excitement. According to word of mouth from family to family, there was already a long queue in the village.
"Each household can just come and line up. Don't crowd. The 400 acres of farmland will be evenly distributed according to the population."
There are officers and soldiers to maintain order.
Zheng Mingyi sat aside and checked the household registration, and asked casually: "There are 92 households in Xiaoba Village, right?"
"Yes, sir." The county magistrate replied: "Including the old and young, the total population is 347."
"Yes." Zheng Mingyi nodded: "Based on the average population of each household, it is about more than 400 acres. We will register it first and the specific breakdown will be processed in the next two days."
"Yes, sir, don't worry." The county magistrate responded.
As for the people queuing up, they naturally started talking about it in their excitement.
"The imperial decree has really come down."
"Qin's policy never thought that we ordinary people could really have our own farmland."
"If I can allocate three acres of land and cultivate it in the future, would I still be afraid of going hungry?"
Amid the lively discussion, everyone came forward to register one by one with excitement. Zheng Mingyi took a sip from the tea cup and turned slightly sideways towards Zhang Xun: "Today Xiaoba Village is just a focus, over there in the county. , it still needs to be dealt with by my official, starting from tomorrow, other counties and villages will have to rely on Zhang Juncheng to keep an eye on it."
"Don't worry, sir. I will do my best to complete the unification of government orders at all levels of counties and townships as soon as possible." Zhang Xun said.
After Zheng Mingyi nodded, he paused and said: "If the king allows you to go to Hongyang to take office, he must believe in Zhang Juncheng's ability. I hope that you and I, plus Junjun Cao, can work together to make Hongyang stable and prosperous." , In this way, we will not live up to the king’s trust and trust.”
"What your Excellency said is absolutely true, and I deeply agree with you!" Zhang Xuan said seriously, with a rather enthusiastic mood.
Cao Jinze said: "It's eye-opening to see the county governor handling this matter today, but if you ask me, it would be better to just detain Ma Fusheng, confiscate all his land, and then distribute it among the people."
Zheng Mingyi smiled: "I think the king's concern is that now is not the time to suppress it blindly with force. Otherwise, there would not be such a decree."
Of course, when it's time to kill some people, the king will definitely not show any mercy.
He added in his mind. (End of chapter)
