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Chapter 1053 Clear Killing
Along the Zixi River, there is the county of Changhua. There was a wealthy family, the Xu family, with thousands of hectares of land and countless money. As a kind-hearted villager, we will help the villagers every time there is a disaster. It is really a kind-hearted home. However, good times never last long, and changes occur suddenly. On the ninth day of October, dozens of bandits broke into the house under cover of darkness, killing more than a hundred servants, old and young...

As soon as such bad deeds came out, Changhua County responded quickly and sent a letter to the state government requesting to dispatch elite soldiers of the Xiang Army to suppress the bandits.

Yes, they are the 'elite soldiers of the Xiang army'. This term, which was excessively used for Xiangjun, was spread as a joke by the big businessmen present after the first government-business consultation meeting.

So now on paper, the synonym for the Xiang Army is 'the elite soldiers of the Xiang Army'. Of course, the county magistrates in this state would never have the guts to laugh at Wang Yan. The county magistrate would not dare, and the county magistrate would not even dare. They are just flattering.

After receiving the documents from the county below and understanding the situation, Wang Yan once again held a high-level meeting in Hangzhou and determined that the current Xiang army was still unable to fight and was in urgent need of military spending.

Therefore, after more than half a month, the state government held the second government-business consultation meeting again.

However, because the purpose had been stated last time, the big owners would not show any respect, so in the end only a few dozen people came, and the matter of the cleaning fee was naturally still undecided.

Wang Yan was not in a hurry and simply sent the new Xiang army commander to suppress the bandits. As expected, it returned without success. And in the process, another large family named Sun was wiped out in Xincheng County, which was far away.

It took more than half a month to go back and forth like this. There was no need for other big households or officials to file a complaint. Fan Zhongyan and Wang Yan directly signed a letter jointly reporting the troubles caused by mountain bandits. The general idea is that the bandits do not kill ordinary people, but only kill and rob large households. They do not affect people's livelihood and public order. If the Xiang army is well trained, they will be able to annihilate them.

At this time, Wang Yan also sent Sihu to join the army and personally traveled to two counties to clear the land and population of two large households, and organized another auction and the third official-business negotiation meeting.

Not surprisingly, even though the big players were more or less aware of the connection, they still refused to let go. Instead, he began to recruit bankers to protect the family's safety.

As the saying goes, do it again and again, not again and again. They may have thought so. Unfortunately, Wang Yan also thought so.

If the bandits kill two families and fail to deter the big families, then they can no longer act in the name of bandits. Instead, they must use the power of the government to do things directly and kill the leader.

In the official room, Wang Yan looked at the list in his hand.

This has been calculated and arranged in order of influence. And marked at the back, what was said at the first meeting, whether anyone was present at the second and third meetings, and what colleagues abroad said during the recent period.

Of course, big families have gatherings. This kind of thing does not require any detailed work from Wang Yan. He can find out by sending some smart little officials out. Because they gathered together and suppressed the arrogant and domineering champion Wang Tongpan in Hangzhou who said he would kill anyone. Moreover, they must communicate in private, ensure their alliance, and resolutely resist Wang Yan's attempt to levy additional business taxes under the pretext of cleaning fees.

Therefore, during this period of time, the big players have been very closely connected, and it is normal for some news to leak out. Wang Yan saw all this and didn't bother to pay attention to them.

As well as the more important background and personal connections, and more importantly, Manager Zhou worked overtime to sort out the facts that these people's past crimes had been cleared up.

Of course, that was not the fault of Sir Zhou Liping, but the sin committed by the previous officials. Wang Yan had already offended many officials in Hangzhou before, so of course he didn't mind taking them out and torture them again. As for Manager Zhou's involvement, of course it is treated as invisible. After all, Manager Zhou's reputation among the people is as good as the blue sky in Hangzhou, a serious pioneer of the legal system, and absolutely selfless.

Looking at the list, Wang Yan thought for a moment, then put it on the table and said, "From what I can see, the first ten families are full of evil, colluding with officials, and harming the people. In the fish and meat village, they should be arrested and punished quickly."

Manager Zhou rolled his eyes, and the list flashed through his mind. After all, he had a lot of credit for this list, and he basically had an impression of it, so he would naturally have a clearer idea of ​​the top ones.

He said hesitantly: "Tongsuan, these people are not easy to deal with. There are members of the clan, high officials in the court, just two families. If there are ten families together, Tongsuan and Fan Gong will not be able to deal with Bian. Please tell me."

"Then do things well and don't leave any excuses. If there is a problem, find out the problem. If there is no problem, find out the problem. Send them all to the border in a down-to-earth manner. Commander Li, no problem. Bar?"

"Tongpan is proficient in military affairs and has achieved great results in military training. Now a thousand armies are just waiting to drink blood to become an army. The final general will live up to Tongpan's expectations and suppress the changes of big families."

This is the newly sent commander of the Xiang Army. This person cannot be said to be a straw bag, but he does not have much ability. But one good thing is that he made a statement right after he came to Hangzhou, and he will definitely do a good job under Wang Tongpan's instructions. This is very pleasant.

"Do your job well and I will not treat you badly." Wang Yan nodded with satisfaction, waved to them both, "Go ahead and act now."

What this new Commander Li said is definitely a lie. Troop training only takes a month or two. So far, it has only been an increase in physical fitness and strength. This is due to the supply of delicious food and drinks that make up for the body's deficiencies. Another result is that I learned the queue and the most basic weapon use.

After achieving this step, the regular army would definitely not be able to defeat them, but it would still be enough to run rampant in Hangzhou. After all, they know how to stand in line and use basic weapons. If they really fight, they can stand in a row and stab each other continuously. Because they are fully armed, it is easy for the enemy to break through the defenses. They hold spears and poke holes one at a time.

This is why Wang Yan is not afraid of big families inciting the people to rebel. The newly organized team really has no combat effectiveness. A thousand soldiers can kill ten people. What's more, there are bows and arrows, and a single volley can solve the problem.

More importantly, Hangzhou can now be said to have a clear government, and Qiantang County basically has no problems with matters such as punishment, imprisonment, and lawsuits that are closely related to the people, and they can generally handle them fairly. In other counties, even though it is still inevitable that there are officials colluding with big households, they dare not go too far, and they still make enough money. Because Wang Yan sent people to inspect various places, problems were solved as soon as possible.

Those who are officials can be punished but not become doctors, and basically do not need to die, but the end is not good. The petty officials would be in dire straits. Wang Yan would uproot them from their places, and send all the female officials and male officials to Xixia. As for the landlord's family who committed the crime, there is no need to say much about the consequences.

The same is true. Since Wang Yan seized power, local big business owners have been very honest. If Wang Yan hadn't wanted to increase business taxes this time and make it a rule in Hangzhou, they would never have caused trouble to Wang Yan.

On the other hand, although Wang Yan spent all his time studying how to become a big local business owner, he never stopped paying attention to state affairs. Dredging the water system, building roads and bridges, building the West Lake and the Academy, these projects are all in progress. A large number of people are employed for the construction, and the pay is pretty good. I definitely don’t have enough to eat and don’t make much money, but I am definitely better than before.

Furthermore, Wang Yan's business has also spread in Hangzhou. There are medical clinics that treat doctors and sell medicine, and grain and oil stores that sell firewood, rice, oil, and salt. The prices are pretty good and relatively reasonable. Moreover, he also began to distribute chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs to the population left behind by several large households in Qiantang that he had previously wiped out, and transferred people from Yangzhou to guide them in raising and avoiding various diseases.

This has caused Wang Yan's reputation to slowly improve in the past two months, and word has begun to spread about how wealthy Wangjiazhuang in Yangzhou is. It was precisely because of the people's yearning for beauty and the hope that Wang Tongpan would also lead them to wealth that Wang Yan's reputation became louder among the local people again.

With the blessing of such incidents one after another, even though the big houses can incite people to cause trouble, they are unable to sweep into large-scale civil unrest. In a stable social environment, even others, kings, and others are subject to restrictions, so why are the big families an exception? No matter how stupid people are, they also know that it is better to live in peace and stability than to die.

In a real fight, a round of arrows will fall down, and a spear will stab them down in a row. The blood above them will fade away, and everyone will definitely run faster than the last one.

This is why it was only half a year after Wang Yan took office that he started to attack big families...

After receiving Wang Yan's order, Manager Zhou and Commander Li, together with the government officials at the state and county levels, as well as all the Xiang troops except those guarding the city gate, began a large-scale arrest in full force.

Ten large households are in Qiantang, and Wang Yan also intends to clean up, so Qiantang is once again in a state of chaos.

However, compared with the previous incidents, this time the people of Qiantang were not panicked at all. They smiled and pointed at the Xiang troops who ran past in an orderly manner.

The specific arrest operation is very complicated. After all, they are all big families, some are in the city, some are outside the city, and they are scattered over a wide range. It is still very particular to ensure that not too many people are leaked.

Of course, this job is no longer Wang Yan's, and there are still capable people under him. Even if things don’t go well and people leave, it’s no problem. Just clearing land and population are enough for the capital, and no one can say anything wrong. He made money for the Song Dynasty court and cracked down on criminals who poached people. From the highest point, he was absolutely politically correct.

It's just that Wang Yan doesn't want to let too many people go. Even if the people who are leaked will have a difficult life in the future, it is always better to definitely give them border guards to make people feel better... Now that the task has been assigned, the rest Just wait for the results. Wang Yan, who had nothing to do, wandered out of the city and found Fan Zhongyan, who was supervising various constructions here.

Fan Zhongyan was wearing a coat, sitting under the newly built pavilion, talking to several people dressed as businessmen, while an old servant was burning water on the stove to make tea.

This newly built pavilion is special because its name is "Yueyang Pavilion" and the characters on the pavilion were written by Wang Yan. Therefore, it is in line with Fan Zhongyan's famous works handed down from generation to generation. The main reason is that it is difficult to name the pavilion after a living person, otherwise Wang Yan would have named the pavilion 'Fangong Pavilion'.

Of course Fan Zhongyan was very reluctant, but Wang Yan acted simply and had already let the craftsmen chisel it. Fan Zhongyan couldn't bear to let others work hard in vain, so he had to do this.

Seeing Wang Yan coming, several businessmen saluted him repeatedly, chatted for a few words, and then left in a sensible manner.

"The weather is cold, Mr. Fan, it's better not to stay outside for too long, it's not good for your health."

"Thick clothes, a stove, and hot tea. Why should the cold bother me? But these people still have no time to relax, and some are even working underwater. Alas..."

Those who can leave their names in history are relatively ruthless people, and they basically ignore the small sacrifices of ordinary people. The reason why Fan Zhongyan is like this is probably because he is getting older and will inevitably feel sad.

Wang Yan said with a smile: "Fan Gong is worried about the people, but for the people, they have work to do, food to eat, and money to earn, so they may not be willing to leave. Moreover, the people go to the water in turns, and the wages are higher."

"Why don't I know this?" Fan Zhongyan glanced at Wang Yan and sighed, "Thanks to Wang Tongpan's recent actions, if not, Hangzhou would be filled with refugees and starved to death."

"These are all things that Mr. Fan can do, and the students only have a little credit, so why are they worth mentioning? This year, there is a famine in Zhejiang and Hangzhou, especially in Hangzhou. If Mr. Fan hadn't bought grain at a high price, causing grain merchants from all over the country to transport grain here, the price of grain fell sharply, and we in Hangzhou Where can there be such a lively scene? I'm afraid I'm so hungry that I can't even move the stone."

"You are just too humble." Fan Zhongyan shook his head and said with a smile, "It was you, Wang Tongpan, who first used Changping Granary as a raft, then strictly inspected the situation in each county in the state, and raided many large households. He not only filled up the granary, but also obtained A lot of money supported the initial situation. If not, I don’t know how many people would have died.”

As mentioned in the conversation between the two, now is the time of great famine in Liangzhe Road. Because of Wang Yan's previous series of troubles, he obtained money and food, and because of the start of the academy, West Lake, water system, land road and other projects, he provided work-in-lieu relief to the affected people. He not only launched various major projects, but also solved the food rations of the people. question.

Coupled with Fan Zhongyan's operations, Hangzhou is now rich in food. Wang Yan was even very interesting. He bought a lot of grain at a price higher than the price of grain in previous years to fill the already empty Changping warehouse. This was Fan Zhongyan's famous economic operation, and Wang Yan was also a participant.

Therefore, all these factors combined have basically no impact on Hangzhou today. If it weren't for the constant flow of refugees, we wouldn't even have noticed that we were experiencing a severe famine.

Seeing Wang Yan smiling and drinking tea, Fan Zhongyan asked, "I saw a group of Xiang troops leaving the city earlier, but did they take action?"

Wang Yan nodded with a smile: "Fan Gong was wise and chose the ten leading households, and soon a large amount of food and money came into their accounts."

"Right now, there are many homeless people in the state, so you still need to be more careful. You have to pay even more attention to your own safety. If a dog jumps over a wall, let alone a human being?"

"What Gong Fan said is that students will pay attention."

This famine is not something that big families can use. All new arrivals are taken to take a bath and assigned to work on various construction sites. Again, under the current environment, big players cannot afford to make big waves. They can calm them down with just one hand, but they can be wiped out overnight.

It has to be done by all the big players in the world. In fact, what they are doing is just that, it just takes a little longer...

Wang Yan and Fan Zhongyan drank tea and talked under the Yueyang Pavilion, talking about state affairs, state affairs, diplomatic relations, and knowledge. The main reason was that Fan Zhongyan asked him if he had been pragmatic for a long time and had done extraordinary things, and whether he had gained anything, and whether he wanted to write another "Wang Yanshuo" and continue to improve his theory. Anyway, if we really want to talk, we can never finish it.

While Wang Yan and Fan Zhongyan were chatting and drinking tea to pass the time, the disaster for the big families unfortunately targeted by Wang Yan began.

Some people show off their prostitution during the day in brothels, some are reveling in restaurants, some are meeting friends in teahouses, some are wandering outside, some are participating in scholars' socializing, and some are enjoying happiness at home.

They would not have imagined that someone wanted to take away their property or their lives. Because they are really awesome. They are either members of the clan who are in charge outside, or they are family members of high-ranking officials in the court, or relatives of others. In short, they rely on various marriages, money exchanges, and friendships to make their relationship network almost All over the Song Dynasty.

They really couldn't imagine that when they had obviously united to resist, after they had found a banker to protect them, and after they had secretly conveyed to Wang Yan, "We know that you have a relationship with the bandits," that their relationship was all very serious. In a tough situation, Wang Yan actually had the courage to directly send Xiang troops and government officials to attack them.

When they were knocked down, apart from the pain, the first thing they thought of was not their miserable fate in the future. Instead, they were concerned about Wang Yan's mental state, wondering whether Wang Yan had become famous as a young man and had not been hit so much that he actually I went crazy and started acting randomly...

Wang Yan was very grateful for their concern and accepted their thousands of cordial greetings...

This arrest operation lasted for ten days. In the end, more than 1,200 men over the age of 12 were arrested. This number includes the direct descendants of the big family and the side branches of the same family, as well as the resisting bankers, servants, various shopkeepers, etc.

As for women and boys under twelve years old, there are even more.

In these ten days, what happened in Qiantang quickly spread to the entire state through various channels, and even reached the capital. This is all due to the other wealthy people in Qiantang who were not arrested but were trembling with fear.

Wang Yan arrested people like crazy, and they spread the news like crazy, contacted big households, and asked for rescue. In the past ten days, no one in Qiantang's big households could sleep well. Now, ten days later, no one in the big households in Hangzhou can sleep well, they are afraid.

And fear will inevitably lead to thoughts of seeking death.

This was the fifteenth day of the mass arrests. Hangzhou once again welcomed Zhao Zhen and reprimands from the political hall.

After Wang Yan dealt with the officials and eunuchs who arrived, and asked them to take them to see the preliminary statistics of the countless sins of the ten families, he returned home for lunch, and went out of the city to see the progress of the project as usual, when Wang Yan appeared Unexpected changes.

They were more than twenty strong men dressed as caravan guards. They pretended to be transporting supplies into the city. When they arrived not far from Wang Yan, they took out hand knives in the broken car. He just said "dog officer, take your orders" and went straight towards Wang Yan to kill him.

"Alang, be careful." After saying this, Xiao Dongliang, who was following Wang Yan, stepped forward to greet him.

At the same time, the Xiang army standing guard at the city gate also noticed the situation immediately and rushed towards this side anxiously...

Wang Yan didn't move, he just stood there quietly with his hands behind his back, the corners of his mouth raised in a wider arc...

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