Zhenguan Wenzong System

Chapter 158

A group of wealthy gentry looked at each other in the county office.

It has been many years, and I have never seen such a tyrannical county magistrate.In the past, when I tried to save face, I just shouted a few times about Wang Fa.Today, my eyes were opened, and I came directly to fight and kill if I didn't agree with each other.Although I still had some doubts about Luo Yan's words, but at this moment, the few present did not dare to be so arrogant.

Seeing that Chen Yuru hadn't left yet, these people wanted to get some words out of him: "Chen County Chancellor, how much of what the one said just now is true?"

I'm not afraid that Chen Yuru won't answer. I think Chen Yuru has also received a lot of benefits from them in the past few years.Presumably, this matter has not reached the level that makes him keep silent.

Chen Yuru was silent for a while, took a sip of tea from a teacup, and then said to these people very seriously: "I don't know if it is true, but what is certain is that on the fourth day of June last year, he was in Xuanwu. door." This matter was considered rather obscure, and Chen Yuru breathed a sigh of relief after finishing speaking.

However, those who listened took a deep breath in fright.Hey, how did such a great god get into such a small county?

Fearing that what Chen Yuru said was false, these people left in a hurry, planning to find some connections in Chang'an and check Luo Yan's background.

After these few returned, they immediately sent people to invite all the gentry in the county, and agreed to get together the next day to discuss how to deal with Luo Yan.

There were only a dozen or so gentry in Lantian County, and they got together early the next morning.

The few who went to the county government yesterday did not hide anything, and told everything they heard yesterday.At this moment, when they need to fight against each other, there is no need to hide it.Although it was true that he lost face in the county government yesterday, isn't he discussing how to get his face back now?

"I waited for the process of meeting the county magistrate of Luo yesterday. That's all. I would like to ask you to share your views." After a squire finished speaking, he began to ask other people for their opinions.

"In my opinion, I'd better send someone to Chang'an to inquire about the details of this person first. If it doesn't work, I'll go there in person. If it's really shocking, it's okay to hold back for a while. As long as it doesn't hurt our foundation , whatever he wants to do.” An old squire with about 50 pairs said very calmly.

"But looking at the situation, he is going to act in accordance with the law. Thinking about the way I usually get money, if I rely on that little rent, I won't let the whole family drink the northwest wind." The old squire's words did not Did not arouse the approval of some people, but refuted.

"However, if this person really disagrees with each other, he will start to use force. I can't stop it."

"Don't worry, as long as we do things within the rules, even if it's a prince, there's nothing we can do about it."

"This county magistrate can't take it lightly. In my opinion, let's take what he said is true and think about it carefully. I will discuss the matter thoroughly when I finally get together. It will save you money." After Chang'an comes back, we still need to waste time talking about it." This person seemed to want to save trouble, and stopped the person who wanted to argue.

"Forget it, if what he said is true. What should I do, sit and wait?"

"Definitely not. Seeing that after the spring planting, some muddy legs will be green and yellow again, this is a good opportunity for me to buy good land. If he blocks it, I will get no benefit tomorrow."

"Since he doesn't allow it, then I'll let those muddy legs make trouble. The granary and treasury can't be moved lightly. It's up to him to do it at that time. If one is not good enough to stir up a civil uprising, even if a prince comes, he will also suffer. I'm sorry. It will save me waiting to meet him face to face."

"This is a good way. But, can he really do what we want? If he spends the turn of spring and summer, what should we do next?"

"Hey, why are you such an elm-brained person? Is it so easy to live when you are green and yellow? There are three or four months in between. Even if the granary is opened, don't I know the details of the granary? It can't last at all. It won't be until autumn. Don't worry."

As soon as this person finished speaking, another person went on to say: "Even if these three months have passed, there is still time to collect taxes. At that time, I will join forces to fight against taxes, and things will cause big troubles. Anyway, the law does not blame the public, and when the time comes It's overdue, and he's the one who's going to be the one to eat. Maybe he'll have to get out before I'm done." The man said with a smug expression on his face.

It sounds like these are all good methods, and basically they have been used several times and have experience, so there is no objection anymore.

"Then, have you found out about him yet?" someone asked.

"I still have to find out, at least know where his bottom line is, and save me from doing too much and making him and me work hard."

"Well, it's settled. In the past few days, I will go to Chang'an to find my own way. Well, I have prepared a banquet. Let's eat and drink first."

The gathering of the squires ended in such a hasty way.

Not to mention the conspiracy of these people, Luo Yan was checking the stock in the grain depot at this time.

Originally, after reading the county files, Luo Yan felt that the food reserves were a little low.But looking at it now, it's almost unimaginable.With this amount of grain, if a natural disaster happened, it would only be enough for the people of this county to feed for three months.And the reserves that can truly prevent natural disasters will take at least half a year.This is only counting the victims of the disaster in this county.

However, Lantian County still bears the responsibility of defending Chang'an, and it has to provide relief to the refugees when necessary. Calculated in this way, the storage for one year is not enough.

According to the current construction scale of the granary, it can definitely store a year and a half supply of grain, and now it is only one-eighth full.This incident made Luo Yan's face turn blue.He couldn't help but start to curse Xu Song inwardly.

Scolding is scolding, business has to be done.Luo Yan turned around and asked Cang Cao who was following him: "Is this the only amount of grain in this warehouse?" Luo Yan was still lucky and wanted to ask if there was any other grain stored elsewhere.

"Lang Jun, there is really only so much. In the past two years, the harvest has been mediocre, and some people have delayed paying taxes. The county magistrate Xu can only use the grain in the warehouse to make up for it. But after coming and going, there is no new one. Grain is replenished. So there is so much left in this warehouse, it is considered very good.”

After hearing Cang Cao's answer, Luo Yan wished he could pull Xu Song over and chop him up.Originally, judging from the accounts, even if Xu Song didn't have the ability to make progress, he still had good ability to keep things going.Who would have thought that the mess made by this guy would not be clearly stated in the accounts at all.What a pit.

After seeing the grain depot, Luo Yan asked Cang Cao to take him to see the treasury.

Fortunately, Xu Song didn't destroy the treasury, and the money left was not much different from the book.Moreover, this amount is not small.I think Xu Song came here to prepare for the taxation in autumn.

After seeing the family background in Lantian County, Luo Yan immediately called Chen Yuru.Facing the upcoming famine in Guanzhong, Luo Yan started to prepare now.

Waving his hand to stop Chen Yuru from saluting, Luo Yan said, "I came to you today because I want you to cooperate with Cang Cao to do something in the next few days."

Hearing that Luo Yan had something to do for himself, Chen Yuru didn't dare to be sloppy, and quietly listened to Luo Yan's arrangement.

"These days, you should pay attention to the merchants who come and go in the county. If there are any grain traffickers, as long as they do not exceed [-]% of the market price, they will all be collected. The money in the treasury will be used for three months, and the rest will be used Do this. According to the current situation, it must be able to fill the granary by [-]% to [-]%. "

Luo Yan's bold decision stunned Chen Yuru.Money is the hard currency, some reserves in this granary are enough, why bother to go to war so much.

"Mr. Lang, should you think carefully about this move? It's easy to throw out the money in the treasury, but it's hard to get it back. As long as you have money in your hand, isn't there always food?" What's the situation in the granary? , Chen Yuru naturally knew.Could it be that a Shangguan came to check recently?

"You don't need to ask too much, just do it yourself. One more thing, find me the geography of the county. I want to check the water conservancy situation in the county in the next few days."

After speaking, let Chen Yuru and Cang Cao go down.

Of course, it was not Luo Yan's whim to check the local water conservancy in Lantian County.Lantian County now has more than 2 hectares of arable land, but the land that can be effectively irrigated is less than [-] hectares.Most of these fertile fields are distributed around the Bahe River and the Chanhe River.Coupled with the fact that the entire Lantian County is high in the north and low in the south, if the irrigation cannot keep up, a lot of fertile land will be wasted.

The soil quality of the land not near the two rivers is quite good.If the irrigation can keep up, the output of these lands will definitely not be much worse than the fertile fields designated around the rivers.

Turn these lands into good fields earlier, and you will have more harvests.

There will be famine this year, locust plague next year, and severe drought the year after.It is not that there is a large amount of food every year, which can be used for disaster relief during natural disasters.Especially in the face of such continuous disasters, the replenishment of granaries simply cannot keep up with the speed of consumption.I can't, let the common people really sell their sons and daughters in the end.

Anyway, no matter what the other magistrates thought, Luo Yan couldn't bear it.With a whole body of ability and a system, if the people in Guanzhong have to suffer this crime, Luo Yan might as well hang himself right now.

What's more, if you don't find something to do, how can Luo Yan deal with these squires.

These people have always tried to escape from the distribution of corvée.During the renovation of the water conservancy this time, Luo Yan must be looking to distribute the corvee to everyone in the fairest way.When the time comes, these gentry want to take care of themselves, so they can take care of them.

And there is a more critical point, food prices will inevitably rise during a famine.And these people who buy and sell grain are not just those gentry.When food prices are about to become uncontrollable, these guys who are used to enjoying themselves on weekdays can only obediently use money to replace them when they come to such a corvée, and it must also make these people bleed.

Thinking of this, Luo Yan smiled sullenly.

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