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Chapter 1051 Army Reorganization
Sheng Hong took a sip of wine and couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the letter in his hand.

"Oh, I never thought that Ziyan could be so capable and seize the power of the state in one fell swoop. Of course, Duke Fan didn't make things difficult for him and was happy to see him succeed. It's really awesome. There is no news at all about such a big event. It took a letter from my eldest son to make it clear. This is really..."

After sighing like this, he couldn't help but shook his head, "The same goes for Hua'er. He didn't mention a word in the letter from home. I know what it feels like to sit on a cold bench. Is it so easy to sit on?"

"Now I'm blaming Hua'er. How could the woman in our back house know so many things about your men? I think Wang Yan was afraid that Hua'er would bother with it, so he didn't tell her these things."

Mrs. Wang argued, and then said dissatisfiedly, "The people in this big house are really shameless. Tell me, for so many years, business has not always relied on the care of officials. Is this considered smooth sailing? Now that we have met, The son-in-law of the family has become so popular that he is planning to get a concubine for him. How can this uncle open his mouth? "

"A woman's perspective."

Sheng Hong snorted and sighed, "Wang Yan has done great things, and he is so prestigious. Which big family in Hangzhou doesn't want to marry him? It's just that the big family went to Hangzhou to run business, and bought many shops, and also took over the dyeing workshop, The business of the wine shop was obtained at the lowest price, which saved at least 50,000 yuan. If it were not for Wang Yan, even if Dafang added another 100,000 yuan, my Sheng family would not be able to get involved in the Hangzhou business.

The eldest brother's words made it clear. Ziyan's family was not prosperous, so it was necessary to have more women to strengthen the family. Furthermore, now that Ziyan has an unrivaled reputation and great reputation, when he was in Beijing, there were people from wealthy families and noble families who wanted to get married to him. Ziyan refused at that time, but what about the future?

Someone has to put a woman into Ziyan's back house. In this case, if I, the Sheng family, put one in first, we can also help Hua'er to avoid being bullied by other concubines in the future. "

Wang's eyes widened: "How can an official say such a thing? It really makes me look at you with admiration. Since the official understands this truth, why do you only favor Lin Sushuang?"

Sheng Hong hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "I'm talking about Zi Yan, what's wrong with you? You mother and daughter are easy to talk to. Later, you can write a letter to Hua'er to explain the truth. What kind of person Zi Yan is, I When everything is clear, even if a woman is added to the family in the future, Hua'er will not be treated poorly. Please give Hua'er some advice and don't let Hua'er get into trouble."

Although she knew that Sheng Hong was changing the subject, Wang still said nothing more. She also knew how to behave appropriately. If she said any more, she would be at odds with Sheng Hong for a few more days and end up in that little bitch's courtyard again.

She sighed: "What else can I do if I don't tell you? Women's families just have a hard life..."

Wang Yan didn't know that his father-in-law was considering adding a concubine to him, and he wouldn't show any sign of it if he found out. He just wanted to comfort Hua Lan, so there was no big problem.

There is only more than a year left, relatively speaking, he would rather want the woman around him to live longer and spend more time with him...

He has more important things now, because he found that after the Chang Pingcang case, although the local bigwigs were very afraid, they still lacked awe.

In the official chat room, Wang Yan took a sip of tea and gently placed the very expensive jianzhan in his hand on the table.

Looking at the trembling new junior official in front of him, he asked calmly: "Are you saying that both the Li family and the eminent monks of Lingyin Temple are willing to fund land for the establishment of schools, but they both want less land?"

"Yes, the official has made it clear that this is the land designated by the general judge, but neither of the two families want to give it away... Well, the official made a mistake, because neither of the two families want to be good to the scholars of Hangzhou. If you want to bargain for a small amount of land or money, you are not a good person."

Wang Yan nodded with satisfaction, and then called out "Here comes". The clerk outside opened the door gently and walked in quickly.

"Manager Zhou is here to meet you."

"Yes."

The clerk responded and walked out, trotting all the way. After a while, Manager Zhou walked in with a slightly hurried breathing.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the magistrate."

Wang Yan waved his hand: "Sit down and talk. You also sit down and tell Manager Zhou about today's situation."

Immediately, the junior official sat down obediently, with only a small touch of his buttocks, sitting upright. He and Manager Zhou, who was only halfway seated and a little nervous, explained in detail that Wang Tongpan pointed at the foot of the mountain to mark the ground, and that the Li family and Lingyin Temple actually bargained.

Looking at Wang Yan, who was drinking tea slowly and staring only at the official document, Manager Zhou's mind turned twice.

Even though Wang Yan didn't look at him, he still cupped his hands and said, "Tongpian, I think this trend will not last forever. Fan Gong and Tongpian are dedicated to the people, to the public, and even more to our Hangzhou scholars." Son, for such a great act of kindness, Tongsuan shouldn’t have sent someone to beg for alms. The two families should have taken the initiative to do good deeds.

Xiaguan Su heard that the eminent monk Lingyin was the living Buddha of the time, preaching the Dharma widely, and the people of Hangzhou worshiped him sincerely. The Li family is a big family in the local area, and people often say that it is a family of great kindness. Now it seems that they are all not righteous people, but actually a family of bad virtues.

The official remembered that some monks treated their tenants harshly, and some Li family members took away people's property. The lower official believes that this kind of incident is by no means an isolated case and should be severely investigated and severely punished in order to correct the dignity of our government. "

Wang Yan still had the same smile on his face and picked up the teacup: "Manager Zhou is the judge of Hangzhou. He hates evil and hates evil. Very good, very good."

Manager Zhou stood up sensibly, said a compliment, and left the mansion with another petty official...

On that day, more than 20 people from the direct and side branches of the Li family were arrested. At the same time, the Xiang army, which had just returned without success and had not had much rest, came for a training exercise. More than 500 people, including the commander, who were fully armed, all used two He drove into the mountain on one leg.

After midnight the next day, a high-level expanded work meeting was held. The Qiantang County Magistrate, County Lieutenant, and Chief Registrar all attended the meeting. Fan Zhongyan, the magistrate of the state, was present, and Wang Yan, the general magistrate, presided over the meeting.

At the meeting, Manager Zhou, who had dark circles around his eyes, gave a speech, bitterly describing the crimes committed by the temple and the Li family over the years, and condemning the previous state officials for their inaction. His proposal to vigorously rectify and crack down on the misdeeds of Lingyin Temple and the Li family and other wealthy families was passed.

Si Hu joined the army and spoke bitterly, saying that temples and large households concealed their land and household registration, and did not abide by the laws of the country and pay taxes, which was really harmful to the country. His proposal to inventory the land acres and household registrations of wealthy families such as Lingyin Temple and the Li family was approved.

He once again focused on the necessity of transforming the West Lake and building a new college, and discussed the dredging and construction of Hangzhou's water system and land roads for the first time. A preliminary plan was drawn up, and the new signing, water and engineering director would be put in charge to sort out the local water system and land routes, and then discuss specific methods.

Tongyan Wang Yan pointed out that water systems and land routes are all related to people's livelihood...

This meeting was recorded and written down by the official, with the names of Fan Zhongyan, the magistrate of the prefecture, Wang Yan, the magistrate of Qiantang County, and the official documents were compiled and submitted to the imperial court in the capital...

After this meeting, disaster struck for the temple and the Li family.

Over at Lingyin Temple, the Xiang army had already been stationed. A large number of officials ran over to check the land and population. Wang Yan didn't care about anything else and only spoke according to the ultimatum. Those who did not submit ultimatums were all arrested, and the state government assessed the situation one by one. Some of them can't afford to live anymore, so they should be resettled, and some of them have to put down their butcher's knife, so they have to go to the northwest.

The same goes for the Li family. Those who had been working for Wang Yan before had their heads cut off, and with hundreds of other people, they directly surrounded the Li family. Those who commit crimes will be arrested, and those who sue will be sentenced. After checking the land and population, the government office over there has urgently retrieved the tax records for the past ten years, and will make up for any shortfall. If it cannot be replenished, then the property will be sold off, or the land will be confiscated and turned into state public land.

There were numerous land taxes in the Song Dynasty, which was almost one tax per ten. However, large households, through various operations, have reduced this tax rate to 20 or even 30 tax per tax. Of course, this tax rate is a relatively good ratio, but obviously it has never been good enough for the people.

The process was still very smooth. Although the local big names were once again frightened by Wang Yan, but seeing that Wang Yan made no other moves and found out the whole story from all aspects, they all behaved themselves.

These are real bandits. They can ask for free land from people with just a finger, and destroy people's homes and families by bargaining. They even dare to touch clean and well-established temples. I have never seen anything like this.

They did not gather to oppose because Wang Yan only targeted the temple and the Li family.

Until a certain situation is reached, people are actually willing to compromise. Big local players are awesome, but there is no need to overestimate them.

It seems that the so-called honest people who abide by the law are always bullied by gangsters. Of course, this honest person has burst out with the idea of ​​​​killing the gangsters countless times, but every time he fails to take action. Until the scoundrel breaks through the bottom line again and again, he can no longer break through. Some people are really cowards and are bullied to death. Some people are holding a knife to pursue equality for all living beings. The same is true for wealthy families, but relatively speaking, Wang Yan is the rogue. He is gradually oppressing the local wealthy families and approaching their bottom line. The difference is that when the bottom line can no longer be exceeded, the rich and powerful are less likely to give in. They must pursue equality for all living beings. Even if you don't have the guts to resist openly, you will always have to poke trouble secretly.

So when Wang Yan targeted the temple and the Li family, they only thought it was Wang Yan's move to establish his power against local big families like them after he seized power. The temple and the Li family are nothing but killed chickens.

They have a tacit understanding and are ready to serve Mr. Wang well. Anyway, it will only be three years at most, and it will be over after a while. They didn't believe that the person coming would have such power as Wang Yan. After all, they have been deeply involved in the local area for a long time, and this is the first time they have seen such an awesome Wang Yan.

Of course, they will not sit still and wait for death. They will still initiate a relationship to see if they can send this ancestor away and go to other places to cause trouble. Don't torment them.

The eminent monks in the temple had already lost their cultivation. They had already written petitions and spoke to other high-ranking officials to take down Wang Yan.

Obviously, it is impossible to take down Wang Yan. It is not like he has no backers. Fan Zhongyan is staying here just fine. Wang Yan didn't change his ways, he just wanted some land. What was wrong with him?

So Zhao Zhen issued an order to reprimand Wang Yan and fined Wang Yan's salary.

Wang Yan simply asked the eunuch who came to reprimand him to return to Beijing with his memorial, as well as the temple's land and population data that had been calculated, and handed it directly to Zhao Zhen. He even asked the eunuch to actually look at it. Send away.

Then there was no movement. Buddhism is indeed very powerful, and Lingyin Temple is also in a high position, but Wang Yanshang thinks it is not worthwhile to rebel at this time, so he can be a loyal minister of Zhao and Song here. What can Buddhism do?

Zhao Zhen is old and has not been very tough, but after reading the data and reading Wang Yan's memorial, he understands that this is poaching from his old Zhao family. What's more, Wang Yan did not provoke a dispute against Buddhism, but only against this family. In this situation, it is no different from that of a wealthy family. Buddhism in the world is one family, and it is just talk. Other local officials do not have the courage to touch the temple, so they simply That's it.

The whole incident had almost no impact, and the temple and the Li family were both taken care of.

The temple was a little better. Wang Yan didn't do anything ruthless. After all, he couldn't do anything too cruel. He had to consider the overall attitude of Buddhism and not harm Buddhism. But basically it has returned to its original shape. All the original land has been taken over as public land, leaving only a small amount, which is regarded as the monks' rations. As for the gold and copper in the temple, they have not been moved. They are all big Buddha statues and they cannot escape anyway.

The Li family was in dire straits. Manager Zhou was upright and all the offenders were severely sentenced. Only a small part of the land that was cleared was left to some clean people in the family and the female relatives, and the rest became public land. The business he ran was almost completely abandoned, and a small auction was held, but it was all divided up by other landowners. The hidden household registration was re-registered, and the original fields were not moved, but were rented to them with ten taxes and ten taxes.

After setting up the temple and the Li family, Wang Yan simply did not stop doing anything, treated every big household equally, and directly sent petty officials to come to beg for alms according to the list. Of course, no one will come to bargain this time, and each family will pay 5,000 yuan.

Wang Yan was also a very particular person. Before he even made a detailed plan for the academy, he first had a large stone monument erected by the lake in that area. He wrote the names of those people himself and had the craftsmen carve it.

In this way, they will have a lot of balance in their hearts, and Wang Yan is still considerate.

Also during this period of time, his bandits changed places and robbed several times. The local Xiang army and government officials could not defeat them, and the Xiang army from the state sent out en masse but could not find them.

The other county magistrates and local magnates were furious, so naturally, Wang Yan personally took command and began to organize and train the Xiang army.

In fact, Wang Yan also dealt with a large number of other counties in Hangzhou except Qiantang during this period, because the previous large households and officials were all related. When large investors allocate assets, they penetrate the entire state and various places. It's just that the stronger ones are the big ones in Qiantang County. Relatively speaking, the quality in other places is much worse.

Wang Yan could scare them to death by stamping his feet in Hangzhou.

The same goes for county magistrates. The magistrate of Qiantang County has already been brought under Wang Yan's control. The other county magistrates are only under the jurisdiction of the state government and not under the central jurisdiction. It is naturally easier for Wang Yan to deal with them.

Although it is inevitable that there will be messy things, compared with the past, the most basic aspects of punishment, prison and litigation in the government have soared. The lives of local people have become much better. Wang Yan suppressed the local officials, and also suppressed the local big families. The two mountains that harmed the people were basically cut in half, and the people's life was certainly easier.

As for the remaining part of the mountain, which is larger in area, you have to directly attack another big mountain called the Zhao and Song Dynasties to solve the problem.

Outside the city of Hangzhou, Wang Yan was dressed in a blue official robe and an official hat. Under the watchful eye of a large group of common people and scholars who had gathered for no reason to watch the excitement, Wang Yan was walking around with his hands behind his back among the loose and sparse thousands of troops standing there. among the team.

Some are skinny and some are obese. Some lowered their heads listlessly, while others lowered their heads because they were afraid of Wang Yan's power. Some are clean and some are sloppy. And so on and so forth.

The Xiang Army is a very special existence. There are people who are good at martial arts, but have no chance to join the Forbidden Army. There are also people who have been eliminated from the Forbidden Army. There are also people who have lost their homes due to some natural disasters and become refugees, so they are absorbed into the army. In the Xiang army. The personnel are complex and the combat power is limited. They mainly belong to the engineering team.

Because you can't join the Xiang army without just bringing in a refugee, you have to have something to work with. Either be physically strong or have skills...

Wang Yan walked around in a long circle calmly, and then returned to the front of the queue. Without speaking, he just waved his hands, and the officials waiting behind separated into several teams, and shouted unceremoniously to the more than a thousand people to separate according to the original establishment.

Immediately, they were registered one by one, with the purpose of distinguishing the skills of these people and determining different places to go according to different situations.

Nowadays, the small treasury created by the state government office due to house raids is very rich. There is no problem in arranging these people and the rest of the Xiang troops scattered in various counties. If you have land, if you have money, you can do anything.

This was done until they were divided into several teams. Wang Yan walked up to a group of relatively strong-looking people and shouted loudly: "In order to suppress the bandits and protect the country and the people, I took charge of suppressing the bandits myself. However, the Xiang army was unbearable. For the important task, training is the first priority. None of you have any skills in carpentry, iron-making, construction, etc., but your physique is relatively good. What's more, you are too fat to walk, so why go to the mountains to suppress bandits?
Therefore, it needs to be reduced. You and others will be asked to run seventy miles around the city, with a limit of two hours. Those who pass the test will continue to be employed and will receive generous remuneration. Those who fail to meet the standards will be dismissed from the Xiang army. There is no need to worry for those who have been dismissed. I have recently ransacked my house and acquired a lot of public land. I will share ten taxes and one share with you to cultivate it.

Now, run! "

After Wang Yan finished speaking, he looked at them quietly.

Not long after, a strong man rushed out. Immediately, the rest of the people also reacted and started running quickly. Those who were dismissed from the army were divided into fields, and those who remained were naturally better off. This was a very simple principle.

"Don't blame Tongpan. They are all mud-legged and cannot listen to Tongpan's elegant words." The commander of the Honshu Xiang Army came over, licking his face and saying complimentary words.

He is also the highest military officer in charge of the Xiang army in Honshu. This position is a senior military attache dispatched by the Privy Council. After all, he commands three thousand people. But obviously, this is trash.

It's just that the Xiang army is under the jurisdiction of the state government. Wang Yan is here, and the commander is Wang Yan. This commander is incapable of causing trouble for Wang Yan like Zhang Zhuan. Even if there was, he wouldn't dare to do it now if the commander was given eight courages.

"The army's commander-in-chief, Yuhou, and the commander are all running around the city. What is Commander Liu doing here?" Wang Yan tilted his head and glanced sideways at him.

Commander Liu's face instantly turned ugly because Wang Yan really didn't take him seriously.

He forced a smile and said: "I don't understand the meaning of Tongjian, so please tell me clearly."

Wang Yan shook his head and looked at him lazily. He just waved his hand casually and said in a calm voice: "Take it down and ransack the house."

After saying that, the few people waiting behind who had been recognized by Wang Yan before and who did not participate in the running selection this time came over very simply, gagging and kicking their legs, and then they were tied up by Wu Hua Da. take away.

Gathering the team together is the greatest role of Commander Liu.

Wang Yan walked up to another group of people who were worried but had work in hand and were separated...

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