The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

It is a great honor to be a county marquis, so the entire government office, and even the Miantu county government office, are basically busy with this matter.

What are you busy with?

Of course it's the matter of Zhong Wen's fiefdom.

Originally, there were no farming cattle in Tagou Village, just like Longquan Village, there was not a single farming cattle.

Even birds such as chickens and ducks are rarely seen.

And these things are not owned by the villagers of Tagou Village, but given by the Miantu County Government, in order to make friends with the new county lord.

Regarding this, Zhong Wen knew nothing about it, even if Zhong Wen had never been to the Miantu county government office, he just went to the government office.

Of course, both the county government office and the government office are located in Lizhou City, and the two government offices are very close to each other, at most a hundred meters away.

But for a little idiot like Zhong Wen, it was the yamen anyway, so it was the government yamen, not the county yamen, that went directly.

Therefore, what the Miantu county government has done can be said to be a temporary wedding dress for the government government.

Of course, it was even more impossible for the official to say that these things were done by the Miantani County Government. If this made the new County Marquis unhappy, he would have no good fruit to eat.

What's more, these things are not easy to tell others to know, otherwise, if the actual situation of Tagou Village is really known by the county lord, it will inevitably receive a letter from Shangzuo.

However, they can be said to have miscalculated Zhong Wen.

The Marquis of Miantu County is not the Marquis of other counties. The Marquis of Miantu County is the son of a tenant family, and he basically knows everything about farming, let alone other things.

What's more, this is his own fief. If he doesn't take good care of his own fief and relies on others to take care of it for you, it's hard to say what will happen in the end. If someone sends something, then send it. It's too late, how could it be reported.

He will not be like those nobles in Chang'an City, who can stay at home or enjoy the riches in Chang'an City, regardless of whether the farmers live or die.

"Shangguan, who is the Marquis of Zhongxian County? Old Mu Zengcheng, Tian is the village chief of Tagou Village."

Not long after, an old man about 60 years old came to Zhong Wen and the others, bowed and asked.

However, behind the old man, several strong men came over, as if they came to watch the fun, more like they came to greet the newly arrived county lord.

"Mr. Zhongxian, this is the village official of Tagou Village, named Zeng Cheng. From now on, if you have anything to do with Zhongxianhou, you can ask this village official Zeng Cheng."

After the official saw the old man coming, he directly introduced the old man Zeng Cheng to Zhong Wen.

"Are you the village official of this Tagou Village? Come and tell me about the specific situation of Tagou Village. By the way, go and inform the villagers and let them come here so that I can recognize them."

After Zhong Wen heard what the official said, he understood in his heart.

After this introduction, the official's errand is considered over, and the next thing is Zhong Wen's business.

And Zhong Wen bluntly yelled to the villager of Natagou Village, his voice was not low, at least, he was new here, so no matter what, he had to show his prestige.

"Hello County Marquis, Lao Wu is the village official of Tagou Village. I'll go and inform the villagers. The County Marquis will wait here."

After Cunzheng Zengcheng finished speaking, he turned around and left, and the strong men behind him also started to disperse and went to inform the villagers.Even Zhong Wen asked him to introduce the situation of Tagou Village, but he didn't introduce it, so he called someone over first.

As for Zhong Wen, when he looked at this old man, he felt disgusted in his heart as soon as he glanced at him. He didn't know whether he had an illusion or the old man had a problem.

"Do you know what kind of person this Zeng Cheng is?" Zhong Wen didn't know, so he asked the official directly.

"Huizhong County Marquis, I can't say that. After all, I'm working in the Lizhou government office. I've only been here a few times recently about the Tagou Village, and I've only seen this village a few times. .”

The official responded very cautiously.

As he said, this is really the case. He is not a government official, nor is he an official of the county government, but he really doesn't know what is going on in Tagou Village.

Moreover, today Zhong Wen and his group were going out in plain clothes. Before coming out, Zhong Wen didn't even wear Taoist uniforms, but came out in ordinary casual clothes.

Even after arriving at the government office, Zhong Wen declined Zheng Zhi's arrangement, as long as an official came over, there was no one from the government office.

Not long after that, the villagers of Tagou Village were notified one by one. One was not too many, and one was not too many. A total of 130 and seven people were there.

And among the 130 seven people, there is also a baby in his arms, and even an old man with a cane.

However, when Zhong Wen glanced over, he realized why he was disgusted with the villagers of Natagou Village.

Among the more than 100 people, there are only a few of them, like Zeng Cheng, who are dressed very well. On the other hand, the other villagers can be said to be extremely poor.

Zhong Wen looked at the energetic faces of the villagers, and it was difficult to explain how the lives of these villagers were living.

And among the villagers, most of the children basically didn't have clothes to cover their bodies, and the short coats worn by adults had countless patches, which made Zhong Wen start to know.

And the official standing by Zhong Wen's side also looked dumbfounded.

As far as he knew, the villagers of Tagou Village had distributed two sets of ready-made clothes to each of them as early as two months ago, but now, they have changed into the same way as before, which really puzzled him.

As for the village official, Zeng Cheng, he hasn't changed at all. What he looked like before is still the same today.

And this situation is really beyond the control of that official.

It is a good thing for the government to distribute clothes to these poor villagers who are accustomed to poverty. However, they are used to that kind of hard life, so good clothes are naturally necessary. How can they wear them so well every day? clothes for work.

Therefore, the villagers basically put away the two sets of clothes and stored them at home for emergencies. Maybe they will be left for their own children to wear after remaking.

Besides, they didn't know that the county lord would come suddenly today. If they really knew that they would come today, they would definitely put on the good clothes so that they could come to welcome the new county lord .

But now this appearance really puzzled the official, even if the villagers saw this county lord, their calves began to be a little disobedient.I was still thinking in my heart, if only I had changed that set of clothes when I came here just now.

Chapter 294 Two parties compete for merit and divide into two departments

"The grass people are waiting for the county lord..."

All the people began to bow to Zhong Wen, shouting.

As for whether these people are sincere or not, it doesn't matter to Zhong Wen, what matters is whether these people will listen to him in the future.

After all, these people are still needed to plant the fields on his fief.

"Everyone get up, who is that, you are the villager, right? Why are the clothes worn by these villagers not as good as you? Why is this? Is your village treating them badly? If so, your villager will not Don't do it again."

It was the village official Zeng Cheng who Zhong Wen fired first.

No matter what, Zhong Wen didn't want to see such people exist on his fief.

"Xianhou, I didn't treat them badly. I really didn't. My clothes were given by my distant relatives. Really, Xianhou, please believe me."

Zeng Cheng looked at the young county lord in front of him, and bluntly said that his village was coming, and he was really a little scared.

He knew exactly what he was like in Tagou Village, and now, the place where they were located was granted to a county marquis by the imperial court, and from then on, it naturally belonged to the county marquis's tenants.

But even if it is a tenant, Tagou Village still needs a village official. After all, the affairs of Tagou Village still need him to be in charge of the village.

However, he really didn't expect that this new county lord would be so direct, and he still came directly to his village.

"Go back and ask the people from the government office to come over and get this village away. As for the others, check it out for me, otherwise, I'll take you as a question."

Zhong Wen didn't listen to what the village official Zeng Cheng said, and turned directly to the official to give instructions.

"Yes, yes, yes, County Marquis, will you go back with me, or should I go back and find someone first."

The official quickly nodded in response, fearing that the Xin County Marquis would get angry, and if the fire became too big, it would be difficult to extinguish it.

"You go back first, I'll wait for you to come here, hurry up, come here in half an hour."

Zhong Wen didn't want to wait any longer, so he ordered bluntly.

"Be careful, the county marquis, then I'll go back first."

After the official made a reminder, he directly mounted his horse and galloped away, regardless of the inconvenience of riding a horse on the small road.

Half an hour, this is the time given by Zhong Wen, if it is really late, it is not a joke.

But at this moment, that villager Zheng Zengcheng sat slumped on the ground, his eyes glazed over.

He didn't want to leave this Tagou village. As soon as the new county lord came, he cleared his family and left this Tagou village. There would be no place for him to stay in the future.

As for what will happen to his family in the future, it is really beyond his expectation.

And just when Zhong Wen finished speaking, the strong men standing with Zeng Cheng wanted to stand up, but they stopped in a daze.

As for why they stopped, it wasn't that they didn't dare, but that they were also afraid. After all, Zhong Wen was holding a sword in his hand. If he really dared to kill a county lord, his family would be destroyed.

However, Zhong Wen has long noticed their small thoughts.

As for why Zhong Wen acted like this, it was also because among the group of villagers, he was standing with that Zeng Cheng.

Whether it is the villager Zheng Zengcheng or his family members, there is not even a patch on the clothes worn by everyone. In Zhong Wen's eyes, it can basically be determined [-]% that the villager Zheng's family and the villagerrr. A family, there must be a problem.

Therefore, Zhong Wen chose such a way to clear the village's Zheng clan out of Tagou Village first, so as to make his future management easier.

But at this time, those villagers looked at the scene with blank eyes, and felt a little scared in their hearts.

These villagers are also afraid of this new county lord, who will suppress them.

Or, they are also afraid that this new county lord will increase their rent. After all, they belong to tenants, and everything in the future will be dispatched by the county lord.

What to plant, or how much to rent, are all decided by the county marquis.

What's more, what do you want them to do, what else do they have to do, otherwise, do you still want to live as a family?

Reporter?

Report to whose official?

No one dared to do this kind of thing, let alone do it, because they were just ordinary people, all ordinary people who could not read a single word.

In the past, they were oppressed by the Cunzheng clan. As for whether they will be oppressed by the new county lord in the future, they are all thinking about it in their hearts.

If they were subjected to extreme oppression, they would definitely choose to join their distant relatives. After all, they also had a way to survive.

The scene was quite depressing, and no one dared to speak.

Even the three Zhong Wen brothers and sisters would not talk too much at this time, they were waiting for the government to send someone over.

But at this time, the official had already rushed back to the Lizhou government office, and told Zheng Zhi that he was accompanying Zhong Wen and his party.

After that, Zheng Zhi didn't report to his immediate superior, the governor, but went directly to the county government not far away, and recruited the county magistrate.

Not long after, dozens of yamen servants, under the leadership of the county magistrate, began to head for Tagou Village.

As for Zheng Zhi, he has never been there. This time, he handed over the matter directly to the county magistrate. In other words, he also wanted the magistrate who belonged to Zheng Zhi's side to deal with it, so that Zhong Wen got to know him, and also wanted Zhong Wen to remember him as a subordinate.

"My next official, Zhang Zhi, magistrate of Miangu County, has met the Marquis of Zhong County."

The county magistrate of Miantu came to Tagou Village at a high speed. Seeing the scene at that time, he was also stunned for a while, and then rushed to Zhong Wen and the three of them, bowing to Zhong Wen and saluting.

"You are the county magistrate of Miantani County. You came just in time. You should know what I said, right?"

After seeing a middle-aged man approaching, Zhong Wen took a look.

As for the county magistrate named Zhang Zhi, Zhong Wen didn't know him or have seen him, but he still knew about the official uniforms. How could someone who has lived in Chang'an for so long not know.

It's just that he didn't know what grade the county magistrate was. It was mainly because Zhong Wen's thoughts didn't go into this aspect.

"Returning to the county, I already know. Zheng Biejia explained to me before I came just now. If the county has other orders, please tell me."

Zhang Zhi, the county magistrate, was very aggrieved in what he said and did.

He didn't get involved in the affairs of Tagou Village at all, and the county magistrate has always been in charge. Moreover, the county magistrate is the governor, and the county magistrate has been stabilizing him, which really makes him feel helpless .

And this Miantu County, besides his county magistrate, also has a master book and a county lieutenant, all of whom are the governors. Therefore, his county magistrate can be said to be in vain.

Of course, no matter how hypothetical, he is also a county magistrate, and Zheng Zhi is still protecting him, so there are still some people.

Just like these yamen servants, they are basically divided into factions. There are people from the county magistrate, and similarly, there are people from the county magistrate.

In Zhang Zhi's reply to Zhong Wen, it actually explained that he is Zheng Zhi's man, not the governor's man.

Of course, Zhong Wen didn't even know the gap between the governor and Biejia and the others, let alone the county magistrate Mietani.

"You can start now, focus on investigating those people, you should know how to do this, right?"

Zhong Wen didn't have any other requirements, he just hoped that all the members of the village's clan would be removed from his fief. He didn't want a field mouse to live on top of his fief.Then, he pointed to those people and said to Zhang Zhi.

"Yes, I will act according to the words of the county lord."

After hearing this, Zhang Zhi clasped his fists in response.

Afterwards, he ordered the yamen servants to separate the villagers, question and investigate them one by one.

Such a big movement by Zhang Zhi and the others will definitely be known to the people at the county government.

No, just less than half of the investigation, dozens of people rushed from a distance, and the person leading the team was the county magistrate of Miantu County.

"The next official, Wang Lin, the county magistrate of Miangu County, has met the Marquis of Zhong County."

"I'm under the official Wei Guyu of Miangu County, and I've met the Marquis of Zhong County."

When this group of people came to Zhong Wen, they directly bowed to Zhong Wen and introduced themselves.