This thief-eyed gangster is also weak-minded, he has no land in Nanliujiang, he is not a tenant farmer, and he is not even from Hepu County. At this time, everyone was pushed out of the crowd, and in the face of Lin Haoran's sharp gaze, the whole person was even wilted.

When he lowered his head in fear, Lin Haoran said loudly: "Who are we going to live?" If he didn't want to give everyone a way to live, Lord Lei wouldn't kneel here, let alone take the initiative to admit his mistakes to everyone, he said that he wanted to find a way to live for everyone! ”

Looking at Lei Changjiang, who was still kneeling on the ground, many villagers' tears burst out of their eyes again.

This Lei Zhifu is undoubtedly a good official, and he is also an official who sincerely does something for them, otherwise where would he propose to dredge the Nanliu River. It's just that they are too fragile to see the future at all, and can only focus on the present.

They knew that the Lei Governor's Mansion had done nothing wrong, and that the Nanliu River really had the right to dredge, otherwise there would be a flood sooner or later. It's just that they are helpless, because they are only living humbly, and they can't go through this kind of tossing at all.

The old man named Hu San was obviously more superstitious about Lin Leigong, who was born in Wenkui, and immediately knelt down to Lin Haoran and cried bitterly: "Lin Leigong, we are not unreasonable Diao people, but we also have to do it, please show us a way to live!" ”

"Please give us a way to live!" A group of villagers knelt down and pinned their hopes on Lin Haoran.

Lin Haoran looked at these simple villagers, and suddenly felt the weight of responsibility, and found that the Ming Dynasty, which was founded for 200 years, was indeed full of shortcomings. I thought that Leizhou Mansion would be troublesome enough, but I didn't expect Lianzhou Mansion to be even more serious.

Lei Changjiang also seemed to understand the helplessness of the villagers, but he was helpless, and at this time he also pinned his hopes on Lin Haoran, looking at him longingly and sincerely: "My lord, there is a way to have both!" ”

Lin Haoran first helped Lei Changjiang up from the ground, but did not answer him this question, but said sincerely to the villagers: "I still have to discuss this matter with Lord Lei in the long run!" However, this official and Lei Zhifu hereby promise that they will never damage everyone's interests, and it is impossible to cut off everyone's way of life! ”

"Don't listen to his nonsense, this officialdom has always been protected by officials, and they are simply a raccoon dog!" The thief-eyed thug suddenly mustered up his courage, raised his head and shouted accusations.

Syllable!

As soon as the words fell, a strong villager slapped him on the back of the head, and angrily accused: "You are just a foreigner, you eat and drink with Luo Er on weekdays, you are so active and contradictory, is this matter instructed by Luo Er?" ”

The same words, spoken from different people's mouths, have different effects.

As a native of Changlin Village, Lin Haoran is very close to Lianzhou City, which undoubtedly belongs to "his own people", so many villagers are more willing to believe in this "fellow villager".

In addition, Lin Haoran was born in Wenkui and is regarded by many people as Wenkui's descendant. Coupled with his actions as the prefect of Leizhou, he has an excellent official reputation in the entire western Guangdong region and is deeply relied on by everyone.

If Lei Changjiang said this, the villagers might scoff at it, but the words came out of Lin Haoran's mouth, but they had a good effect. Now that a gangster from a foreign country is singled out, how can he still be instigated, and even see the conspiracy in it.

"Luo Er must have given him benefits, otherwise how could he be so positive!"

"Yes, this is the one who has been instigating us, otherwise we would not have entered the city!"

"Don't listen to him, everybody! Lei Zhifu and Lin Lei Gong are both good officials, they will definitely not harm us, we will give them some time! ”

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After understanding the reason for the incident, the villagers first blamed the gangster who stirred up trouble, and then Hu San took the initiative to stand up and persuade everyone. And unconsciously, the emotions of the villagers were also calmed.

A turmoil is a thing of the past.

It's just that Luo Bancheng, who was wearing shackles, suddenly opened his mouth at this time, and said to Hu San's group of villagers: "Say a thousand ways and ten thousand, isn't the government still going to dredge the Nanliu River?" What's the use of saying it nicely, when your fields are gone, who will care if you live or die? I'm afraid they won't be able to care if you live or die! ”

Two simple sentences immediately plunged the villagers who had just seen a glimmer of hope into the shadows, which undoubtedly hit the bull's-eye. If the Nanliu River chooses to dredge, then the fields they cultivate will lose their water sources, and where will the crops that have lost their water sources come from?

Lei Changjiang wanted to refute, but when the words reached his throat, he swallowed them back. Because he found that it seemed impossible to refute it, which was indeed a depressing fact.

Lin Haoran looked at the tall fat man, squinted his eyes and asked lightly, "You are Luo Bancheng?" ”

"Exactly!" Luo Bancheng's chin raised slightly, and he didn't seem to take Lin Haoran in his eyes.

Lin Haoran didn't like this arrogant face, and turned his head to Lei Changjiang and asked, "What crime did he commit?" ”

"Seize people's property and seek people's lives!" Lei Changjiang gritted his teeth hatefully and said.

Lin Haoran knew that this was a common problem that bullies were used to, and his eyes fell on Luo Bancheng again, and he snorted coldly: "You, a person who will be beheaded, are still so concerned about the dredging of the Nanliu River, but I don't know why?" ”

"First of all, I have to declare that I am not guilty! Secondly, I own thousands of acres of fertile land, which is located in the lower reaches of the Nanliu River! Luo Bancheng was a little pretentious, and said very proudly.

"Lord Lei, does he really own thousands of acres?" Lin Haoran's brows frowned slightly, and he asked in surprise.

"That's true...... All of them have been made in the government! Lei Changjiang replied bitterly. This is naturally not his doing, but the masterpiece of the former prefect Xiao Rihui, who is simply Luo Bancheng's lackey.

Luo Bancheng walked a few steps, stood in front of Lin Haoran and asked, "If the Nanliu River is dredged, it will be a small matter if thousands of acres of my fertile land fall into drought, but what will you do with the tenants below me?" ”

"Thousands of fertile fields, you really dare to eat!" Lin Haoran answered the question, his eyes looked at Luo Bancheng complicatedly, but what he saw was no longer arrogant, but an insatiable greed.

Similar to some illegal buildings in later generations, this era has a way of profiting belonging to the official gentry class - "swinging the field".

Located on the side of rivers and lakes, it has abundant water and fertile soil, so it is likely to have "fertile land". It's just that greed has never ended, and this is just the good land that has been occupied, and they also try to create "good land".

They will send people to open embankments and build weirs, with the help of the water resources and fertile soil of the rivers and lakes, to reclaim earthworms, build dams and build fields, and then go to the Yamen to report to the official post, which has a special name called "dangtian".

In the same way, these squires turned the "illegal property" into private property, and then rented it to the common people.

It is in this way that Luo Bancheng relied on this, coupled with his skillful grabbing, to get thousands of acres, and he has to admit that he is a talent. It's just that in the face of Lin Haoran's mocking words, he proudly arched his hand and said: "It's over!" ”

"Shameless!" Lei Changjiang stood aside and looked at him so proudly, and immediately couldn't help but reprimand angrily.

He naturally knew that this Luo Bancheng was a big hazard, but these thousands of acres had already been registered, and legally belonged to Luo Bancheng's private property, even if it was him, the prefect, he could only pinch his nose and admit it.

In the face of the accusation, Luo Bancheng said squarely: "Governor Lei, this is wrong!" My Luo Bancheng is just an ordinary rice merchant's family, and it is only in my generation that I really become the richest man in Lianzhou. ”

Listening to this shameless remark, it makes people hate itchy, but there is some truth in it.

This Luo Bancheng does have some ability, in his early years, he was just an ordinary businessman's family, but he has worked hard. Nowadays, it not only owns a large area of land, but also is the largest rice merchant in the entire Lianzhou City.

No matter what kind of year it is, the people of Lianzhou have to look at his face to live, and he decides that the rice is expensive and the rice is cheap.

Lin Haoran was not annoyed, but turned his head to look at Lei Changjiang and asked suspiciously: "Lord Lei, I remember that the lower reaches of the Nanliu River are mostly barren fields, and there seems to be a saline-alkali land, why did thousands of acres of fertile land suddenly emerge?" ”

The corners of Lei Changjiang's mouth flashed with a hint of bitterness, and he glanced at Lin Haoran suspiciously, but he didn't care whether he really didn't understand or fake, and explained seriously: "The mouth of the Nanliu River is silted, and those fertile silt flows to the wasteland, but it has become this piece of fertile land. ”

I don't know whether it is fortunate or unfortunate, it is the soil of the Nanliu River that is very fertile, but it makes these squires smell the opportunity. They went so far as to build a levee and a weir, which exacerbated the siltation problem of the Nanliu River, so that it was no longer possible to sail boats.

Lin Haoran nodded, and sighed with understanding: "In other words, some greedy people opened embankments and fields, which caused the Nanliu River to be silted up, making it impossible to sail today, and even contributing to the crisis of floods?" ”

Hey?

Hearing this, the people around him immediately looked at Lin Haoran, either surprised, or puzzled, but also happy.

The same thing, but if you change the cause and effect, the meaning is very different. For example, in the case of the silting up of the Nanliu River, if Lin Haoran said it, then the responsibility would have changed from a natural disaster to a man-made disaster.

What's even more ingenious is that if it is a man-made disaster, it is natural for the parties to bear the responsibility.

is just a change of rhetoric, the thousands of acres of fertile land owned by Luo Bancheng immediately became a "hot potato".

"Huh?" When Lei Changjiang heard this, his eyes were bright. He immediately turned his head to look at Luo Bancheng, and comprehended the ingenuity of this words, as if a layer of fog had been lifted.

Luo Bancheng made a "pop" in his heart, and a sense of fear arose, and he even felt that a knife was on his neck.

His heart was thumping, and he suddenly angrily accused Lin Haoran: "You are reversing right and wrong, it is clearly the silting up of the Nanliu River, I ...... I just sent someone to reclaim it! Also, a lot of good land was bought by me, and I bought it! ”

"Oh, is it? But it's useless for you to tell me about this, you have to solve it with Governor Lei! Lin Haoran shrugged his shoulders easily, and then said to himself: "Luo Yuanwai, but you really destroyed the Nanliu River and others, then these fields will have to be confiscated and handed over to the nearby people to cultivate!" ”

It seemed like a bland sentence, but it made the eyes of Hu San and other villagers brighten.

They were all residents of the lower reaches of the Nanliu River, and they could still make some money by fishing, but the control of the military road was too strict, and they could only live as tenants and were forced to accept exploitation.

And if Luo Bancheng is really confiscated from the land, then they will cultivate the official land, and the land rent they pay will be greatly reduced.

All of a sudden, they saw a bright future.

At this point, Lei Changjiang didn't know what to do, and looked at Luo Bancheng coldly and said, "You still want to quibble!" For the sake of thousands of acres of land, you dare to destroy the embankment and open the weir, you really should cut it with a thousand knives! ”

"You...... Don't you think that those thousands of acres of land are really owned by me, right? You are in the officialdom, is it rare that you can't see this door clearly? Luo Bancheng said suddenly.

"This mansion does things, you don't need to use teaching, escort him away!" Lei Changjiang waved his hand and took out his majestic way.

The family Ding and Chen Baihu of Luofu watched them escort people away, originally coming to rob people, but looking at the other party's posture. In particular, the whip marks on Chen Baihu's neck are still clearly visible, where do you have the courage to rob people.

The layout of the Lianzhou Mansion is very similar to that of the Leizhou Mansion.

Lei Changjiang respectfully invited Lin Haoran to the living room, if Lin Haoran hadn't arrived in time, I am afraid that he would have lost his face today, and he might even be killed by someone taking advantage of the chaos.

The two sides sat down separately, and he realized that conscription was still a big problem, so he asked directly: "If you are a foolish brother, can you have a good plan?" ”

"Do you really want to help them?" Lin Haoran picked up the teacup and asked directly.

Lei Changjiang said solemnly: "You can question my ability, but you can't question my official character, I really want to do something practical for the people of Lianzhou!" ”

"That's easy! When I built the Leizhou wharf, I gave those people who served as forced labor, fishing boats, or remuneration, so that they did not lose anything! Lin Haoran held the tea lid and stirred the tea, and said easily.

When Lei Changjiang heard this, he shook his head bitterly and said: "My Lianzhou Mansion is not as good as your Leizhou Mansion, it is the real Qingshui Yamen, not to mention giving them compensation, even if it is difficult to give them some food!" ”

"I'm just a metaphor, they lose their crops, you have to compensate them with something!" Lin Haoran took a sip of tea and said very seriously.

Lei Changjiang thought for a while, glanced at Lin Haoran suspiciously, and suddenly said with understanding: "What do you mean...... Eda? ”

"Not bad! But to be precise, it should be to give them cheap Eda, and then I can give them a loan to the United Bank! Lin Haoran held the teacup and told the plan.

Lei Changjiang shook his head and said: "This project will take at least two years, I'm afraid they won't be able to support it!" ”

"Who said that this project will take two years, it will take less than half a year!" Lin Haoran picked up the teacup again, blew the bubbling steam, and took a sip of tea with confidence.

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