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"If it's commercial land or residential land, it's a hundred times different."

"It's a big loss!"

Chen Qing shook his head, "You can't say that. That piece of land is not necessarily commercial land or residential land. If we build schools, sales homes, or government offices on it, it won't be worth talking about."

"But how do these people deal with it?"

Chen Qing said coldly: "If they appeal peacefully, then they can negotiate and maybe get some compensation. If they want to smash, burn and make trouble, then the army will suppress it."

Lu Xiu held Chen Qing's hand, and said in a firm tone: "My husband stops them, don't give them a chance to make mistakes, don't kill people, think about the children!"

Lu Xiu's words suppressed the murderous intent in Chen Qing's heart, he opened the car window and shouted: "Yan Jun!"

Yan Jun, who was in command of the army, immediately urged his horse forward, "The humble job is here!"

"How many guard cavalry did you bring out?"

"Humble job brought 500 people!"

Chen Qing took out the troop dispatching gold medal and handed it to him, "You immediately send someone to Dong Daying to dispatch troops, and then send someone to inform Yongwang's Mansion and the inner guards, and then you lead five hundred cavalry to block them and not allow them to enter the city! "

"Then what should your Highness do?"

"I'm going back home by myself. I don't need your guards for the time being. I will execute the order immediately!" Chen Qing said sharply.

Yan Jun had no choice but to bow and say: "Obey!"

He shouted, "All brothers come with me!"

He led five hundred cavalry to meet them with spears raised, while Chen Qing's carriage speeded up and headed towards Yongwang's mansion.

Chapter 927 Dealing

Chen Qing sent his wife back to the palace, and brought more than a dozen of his men to the front government office. He happened to meet Jiang Yanxian and several main officials from the Tianzhai and Mine Department.

"Counselor Jiang!"

Chen Qing shouted from a distance, and Jiang Yanxian quickly led several officials to meet him.

"Your Highness, have you heard! They're making trouble again."

Chen Qing nodded, "I just came back from Ci'en Temple, and I happened to meet them on the way. My cavalry guards blocked them, so don't worry too much."

"Your Highness, how many people are there?" Li Zhuangnong, the commander of the Land, House and Mine Administration, asked.

"About a few thousand people! Was it the same as last time?"

"Not so much!"

Li Zhuangnong quickly said: "There are only 190 five households involved in total. The whole family, young and old, came here, and there were only a thousand people. How could there be thousands of people this time? They must want to take advantage of the Chinese New Year to make things big."

Chen Qing pondered for a while and said to the crowd: "No matter how they make trouble, the matter must be resolved. My opinion is that there should be no hurtful incidents. You can use both hard and soft tactics. The organizers must be arrested, and each household will negotiate and give some compensation. , the upper limit per mu of land cannot exceed [-] Guan, and then come up with another plan, if they are still not satisfied, then move them to Lingzhou and give each family five times the land."

"Shall we talk now?"

"not now!"

Chen Qing shook his head, and said to Jiang Yan: "First, the army controlled the situation, then government officials stabilized their emotions, and repatriated irrelevant personnel. Finally, the Land, House and Mine Administration came forward to negotiate!"

Jiang Yanxian nodded and said: "The humble official knows, now send someone to notify the government office and county office!"

"Someone has been notified, let's go and see the situation first!"

Chen Qing also boarded a carriage, followed by several carriages, and drove towards the south of the city.

Inside the carriage, Jiang Yanxian asked: "How does Your Highness plan to deal with this matter?"

Chen Qing pondered for a while and asked, "I want to know why I didn't make it clear to them before buying the land?"

"There's no need to say this. Isn't it normal for the government to expropriate the land of the common people?"

"But the land is the property left by their ancestors, and they didn't enjoy the bonus of expanding the city in the end. It's understandable that they feel dissatisfied."

Jiang Yanxian didn't agree with Chen Qing's thoughts, he shook his head and said, "The requisitioned land doesn't necessarily have dividends. When they made trouble for the first time, we discussed to build Taixue and Martial Arts Hall on that land, and the rest of the land Digging a lake, surrounded by grasslands, can become a place for the common people to have fun and outing, so that they can stop their mouths."

Chen Qing praised: "I agree with the construction of Taixue, Yanwu Hall and lakes, it is a good idea!"

Jiang Yanxian continued: "If these people are unwilling to sell the land, then we have nothing to do, but in fact, when we asked for twice the price, every family rushed to sell the land to us, and then they turned around and bought it elsewhere. Double the land, still laughing at the stupidity of the government, how can there be such a good thing, if you lose a little, you can’t eat it, you have to take advantage of it, the land has been sold for so long, and now you come back to regret it, frankly speaking, these people are troublemakers, His Highness can’t condone This kind of behavior will cause more and more troublemakers in the future.”

"Then what's your opinion on handling it?"

"The opinions of humble officials, the agreement cannot be changed, and the money will not be increased. At most, each family will be given a 20-acre land tax exemption for [-] years. It may be given to low-level officials. If there is still trouble, they will be arrested directly and the whole family will be exiled. Go to Yunnan, or move to Lingzhou according to His Highness's second plan, and give five times the land."

Chen Qing nodded, he also realized that he was too tolerant, perhaps because of his son, he lost his principles a bit.

"Since Counselor Jiang has his own opinion on this matter, we will handle it according to Counselor Jiang's opinion, and I will not interfere!"

……

There were exactly twenty bags of kerosene in Yan Jun's team. They poured the kerosene on the road and ignited a raging fire, blocking the way for the parade to go north.

Thousands of people were blocked by the flames, waving hoes, sticks, and shouting loudly, but no one dared to rush forward. Most of the people inside came to help, or even join in the fun, to see if they could get something, and take advantage. Let them risk their lives to rush into the fire, and none of them will do it, not to mention the murderous cavalry on the other side of the fire, with their spears gleaming coldly.

Seeing that these people were terrified and yelling fiercely, but they retreated one by one, Yan Jun couldn't help laughing contemptuously.

At this moment, [-] city garrison troops and [-] inner guard soldiers from Dongdaying came from all directions, and within a short while, thousands of rioters were surrounded.

Surrounded by a murderous army wearing armor, holding shields and sharp spears, thousands of rioters quieted down, no one shouted anymore, and many people who had nothing to do with the matter began to complain to each other.

Wei Qing, the county magistrate of Chang'an, arrived with dozens of archers. Wei Qing broke out in a cold sweat. He didn't even know about these common people colluding and making troubles. He was negligent of his duty.

"I am the magistrate of Chang'an, please step aside, I will go talk to them!"

Wei Qing wanted to lead people through the army's siege, but was stopped by the inner guard commander Wang Hao, "Wei Zhi County, don't go there for now, it's dangerous."

"They are all ordinary people, what danger will they have? I am their parent officer, and now they are in danger, how can I sit idly by, General Wang, please let me pass!"

Seeing that Wei Qing was determined, Wang Hao asked the soldiers to get out of the way. At this time, the fire fuel had been burned out, and Wei Qing led the archers and walked over.

"I'm Wei Qing, the county magistrate. All the villagers know me!"

Wei Qing often went to the countryside, and almost all the people knew him. Several old men came out, and the leader of the old man said loudly: "Mr. Wei, the army is besieging us, are they trying to kill us?"

Wei Qing knew this old man, so he hurriedly said: "Aren't you Lu Weng from Xiabai Village? You have high morals, why are you here?"

The old man Lu sighed, "This involves my family's [-] mu of land. As the patriarch, the whole family is watching me, so you can't come!"

"Lu Weng, you rushed into Jingzhao City with hoes and sticks. This is actually a rebellion. Listen to me, throw this guy away quickly, and don't be charged with rebellion."

Another old man said: "What if we put down our weapons and the army slaughters us?"

Wei Qing was a little speechless, the army killed them, could these hoes and sticks stop them?

He remained patient and said to the elders: "If the army wants to slaughter you, it is enough to use a bow and crossbow. You should quickly throw the guy aside, and don't be regarded as a rebellion."

The old men were right when they thought about it. If the soldiers wanted to kill them, they would have already used bows and crossbows. They were just asking for money, and it would be miserable if they were regarded as rebels.

They turned around and yelled: "Everyone, throw away the things in your hands. If you want to be regarded as a rebel, throw them away!"

When the people heard that they would be regarded as rebels, they were so frightened that they threw away their hoes and sticks. Soon, thousands of people had bare hands in their hands.

Wei Qing walked slowly into the crowd, and was immediately surrounded by hundreds of people. Wei Qing had a very good reputation among the people, and everyone was willing to talk to him. The Land and Housing Administration is too black-hearted, it’s so unfair to us to buy our land for dozens of dollars and then sell it for thousands or tens of thousands of dollars!”

Wei Qing waved his hand, "Please be quiet, everyone. I think you may have misunderstood. You confuse land expropriation with land purchase. The government is not buying your land to make money, but expropriating the land and giving you double compensation. Write it clearly! It is compensation for land acquisition, not purchase.”

Someone said angrily: "Even if it is land acquisition, who can bear it if you sell it for thousands or tens of thousands of guan?"

Wei Qing smiled slightly, "You don't necessarily have to sell all the land to make money! It may be to build a school, or a temple, or to build government offices, military camps, school yards, and warehouses. You can't earn a penny from these."

"How does Mr. Wei know that it is not building shops and houses?"

"Because I asked the officials of the Land and Housing Administration, and they told me that your piece of land is going to be used to build Jingzhao Taixue and Yanwu Hall."

Everyone was dumbfounded. After a while, someone said: "Anyway, the money given is too little, so we won't do it!"

Wei Qing raised his voice, "Everyone, if you think the compensation is too little, you can send representatives to appeal and negotiate with the Land and Housing Office, but you are gathering on such a large scale, and you are still holding weapons, telling you that what the government wants, you are not only a penny None, and they will be arrested for the crime of rebellion, ranging from exile to decapitation.

Listen to my advice, everyone, go back quickly, don't be caught by the government, you can follow the method I said, and recommend representatives to come to negotiate. "

Chapter 928

When Chen Qing, Jiang Yanxian and others arrived, they found that thousands of people had dispersed in twos and threes, with hoes and sticks all over the ground, and the army did not stop the people from leaving. Wei Qing gave the army a guarantee that the people were safe Let's go home, and there will be no more trouble.

"Wang Tongzhi, what's going on?" Chen Qing got off the carriage and saw the inner guard controlling Wang Hao.

Wang Hao hurriedly went forward to report: "To report to Dutong, just now the magistrate of Wei County came to persuade the people to leave, and it was very effective. The people threw down their hoes and sticks and went home in twos and threes."

"Where is Weizhi County? Bring him to see me."

Not long after, the personal soldiers brought Wei Qing up, Wei Qing stood up and saluted, "See Your Highness for humble positions!"

Wei Qing was one of the first officials Chen Qing knew. He was the magistrate of Linyou County back then, and he took his family to Lin'an, where Xu Ning took over as the magistrate of Linyou County. It's just that he came to join Chen Qing three years ago. He was recommended by Zheng Ping and appointed as the magistrate of Chang'an, which is where Jingzhao City is located.Chen Chenqing asked: "Why did the people disperse? What did Lord Wei tell them?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, they are all ordinary people, simple and honest, but narrow-minded. They only focus on their own one-acre three-point land. They are confused by the high land price in the city. They feel that they have suffered a big loss this time when the city is expanded. They got rich overnight, so they were very excited, and when they got hotheaded, they came to the city to ask for an explanation, and the humble officials reasoned with them, and persuaded them to go home."

Chen Qing sneered and said, "You speak for them!"

Wei Qing bowed and said: "The humble position is their parents' official, so naturally we have to speak for them."

"That means that you, as the parent officer, are also responsible for their gathering to make trouble?"

Wei Qing sighed and said: "It's the Chinese New Year, I'm focusing on the city and ignoring the countryside, they gather in series, I don't know anything, I really have a responsibility, I dare not deny it, I'm willing to accept all punishments!"

Jiang Yanxian admired Wei Qing very much. Seeing that Wei Qing was taking responsibility calmly, he quickly changed the subject and asked, "Your Highness wants to know what you told them? How did you persuade them to leave?"

"Humble officials told them they made a mistake. The government didn't buy and sell their land, but expropriated their land and gave them double compensation. No other place is so high, even forced expropriation without compensation. It is very kind of us to give twice the compensation from the Land and Housing Administration. gone."

Chen Qing heard that what he said was reasonable, so he softened his tone and asked, "Didn't they say that the government bought the land to make a huge difference?"

"This is the crux of the problem, how could they not say it!"

"Then how do you answer?"

"Humble officials told them that the expropriation of their land was for building Taixue, martial arts halls, military camps, warehouses, etc., and not for making money. There was no sale, so how could there be a huge price difference?"

"And then?" Chen Qing asked again.

"They were speechless, but they were still a little dissatisfied. They felt that the compensation was too little. The humble officials told them that there was no problem with their appeals. They could let a respected old man come to negotiate with the government on their behalf. The two sides sat down to talk, but no matter what How, it must not be expressed in the way of mobilizing a crowd to rebel, this is a serious illegal act, at least one will be exiled, and the most severe one will be executed. They were frightened, so they dropped their sticks and hoes and went home."

Chen Qing nodded, "It seems that Mr. Wei County has a lot of prestige in their hearts, so they will listen to you. This matter was handled well, with both soft and hard tactics, and no extreme behavior broke out."

Jiang Yanxian said with a smile beside him: "Mr. Wei has done a lot of practical things for the people. The people respect him and trust him, so they listened to his persuasion and left. Considering his humble position, when negotiating with the people, Mr. Wei also participated in the negotiations. "

"can!"

Chen Qing readily agreed, and asked Wei Qing again: "Has Mr. Wei considered how to deal with this matter?"

Wei Qing bowed and saluted: "Reporting to Your Highness, I have considered this issue when they made trouble for the first time. I feel that the government cannot make concessions. Even if it is to buy and sell land, it has been written in black and white. They all pressed their fingerprints and the land has been sold." It doesn’t belong to them anymore, and no matter how much the price increases, it has nothing to do with them, not to mention that this is land expropriated by the government, and twice the price is very suitable. The land expropriated in Lin’an will be compensated according to the market price. They don’t have any money, so the price can’t be changed anymore, at most, we can give them some comfort in other aspects, such as taxes.”

"What if they are dissatisfied and want to make trouble?"

Wei Qing said without hesitation: "Then behead the leader for the crime of rebellion, and all the others will be exiled, and the land will be confiscated. You can make it clear to them during the negotiation."

Wei Qing's views coincided with Jiang Yanxian's. Chen Qing nodded and said: "This is the last time I will tolerate them. If they gather to rebel again, the army will directly suppress them and execute them all. There is no such thing as exile. Commander, have you heard my order?"

Wang Hao and Lu Gui hurriedly bowed their heads and saluted, "I obey the order!"

"That's it! Counselor Jiang is fully responsible for this matter. He will go directly to the village to negotiate with them. He will call together several big households with the most land for a discussion. They can be given tax exemptions and honorary officials. They must sign a letter of commitment on the spot. Wei immediately arrests and resolves this matter before the new year."

After a pause, Chen Qing said again: "It is impossible for those who participated in today's party to make trouble without a price. Each person will be fined five pennies. Those who report others can be exempted from fines. If they refuse to pay the fine, they will have to serve a month of hard labor. The inner guard will be responsible for this. thing!"

Wang Hao hurriedly said: "Follow the order!"

Only then did everyone see Chen Qing's iron-fisted methods, and they all bowed and agreed. At this time, Chen Qing returned to normal. His son's life and death are his own destiny, but his ruling order cannot be provoked.

……

In the afternoon of that day, Neiwei began to take action in 190 villages in the southern outskirts of the city. Starting with [-], five farmers who sold their land, they began to issue fine documents door-to-door. Otherwise, they will be arrested and exiled for the crime of gathering rebellion, and every family will complain endlessly.

However, another opening was opened. If you report other people who participated in the riots, if you report one person, you will be exempted from fines. If you report five people, you will be exempted from fines.

Although it is a bit unkind to report others, Wuguanqian is still unbearable for a peasant family, especially when the Chinese New Year is approaching. Compared with the heavy fine of Wuguanqian, this kindness is no longer important.

Farmers reported their three aunts, six wives and eight aunts one after another. Originally, they ran to ask their relatives to help them stand on the platform, but now they reported their relatives. Once this hole was opened, it was like dominoes, and the people in fourteen villages were boiling. No matter what the morality is, they all want to avoid fines, and report their relatives, friends, and neighbors. For a while, neighbors and relatives have turned against each other.

In the end, more than [-] people were fined. Either the people they reported were reported first by others, or they did not report at least five people. , ordered them to go to the county government to pay the fine within three days, and if they did not pay, they would be directly arrested and sent to the mine to serve hard labor for a month.

This tactic of drawing salary from the bottom of the pot is very vicious and effective. It uses the loose organization of the people to provoke huge internal strife. He pointed out that he was scolded wherever he went, and if anyone wanted to organize trouble, he would probably be drowned in the spit.

On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, at the home of Lu Jinniu, the head of the Lu family in Xiabai Village, the official negotiators, composed of Li Zhuangnong, the commander of the Land and Mine Administration, Gao Kun, the deputy commander, and Wei Qing, the magistrate of Chang’an County, signed a letter of commitment and understanding with seven major farmland households. , These seven large farmland households occupy more than half of the 20 mu of leased land, and the money for selling the land will not increase any more. Honorary officer, if you already have an honorary officer, you can upgrade to another level.

They have no choice. If they don’t sign the contract, they will be directly arrested and the whole family will be exiled in Yunnan. It is no longer possible to gather in series.

On the second day after the seven large households signed the letter of commitment and understanding, which is the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, the remaining 180 eight farmers all signed and pledged the letter of commitment and understanding. Signing now has the benefit of tax exemption. There is no place to sign, and you will face jail time.