Chapter Seventy-Seven: Trial Reform (2)
Not only Luo Yeke came, but Shahe also came. Liu Bei, www.biquge.info the pen "Fun" Pavilion, asked the two of them to select people, and then went to various counties. Liu Bei also doesn't want barbarians to be literate, as long as he carries the banner of Liu Zixin, runs back and forth, lets everyone know that his people have gone down, and strictly investigate the lawlessness. I think there are many people who are willing to stand up.
Luo Yeke didn't do it, he finally came out, how could he be willing to leave Liu Bei's side, and he had to follow Liu Bei next to him, Liu Bei couldn't do it, so he had to agree. Although he saw Luo Yeke, although his heart was agitated, he knew very clearly that it was important to do things.
I didn't expect that there were really people who were not afraid of death, and after the inspection team was sent down, they actually arrested several crimes against the wind in a row. After sending the flail to the threshold car on the spot, the officials of the whole territory of Bajun finally knew that Liu Yuanjun was really here. So one by one, they honestly inspected the fields and divided them into thick and thin. Don't dare to stir up any more waves.
In just a few days, Liu Bei's reputation in Ba County was unparalleled for a while. Hundreds of people are grateful to Liu Bei. Because in this way, the quality of the field can be checked by paperwork, and it is no longer casually talked about by people's mouths, and a lot of unnecessary troubles are saved invisibly in the middle.
In a house in Jiangzhou, the lights are bright, if anyone takes a closer look, they will be surprised to find that everyone here is a large landowner in Ba County. And these big landlords are discussing something with sad faces.
An old man with a thin face and a wide robe said: "Liu Bei is young and gentle, but he is very old and spicy. It's really hard to deal with when people can't grasp a little handle! ”
Everyone in the room nodded in agreement. It was rumored that Liu Bei was going to spend time again in Ba County, and they stretched their necks one by one and waited to see a good show, and collectively decided to make Liu Bei ugly. As a result, as soon as Liu Bei turned around, he took the displaced people to open up the wasteland. Let them hate this. They also need a large number of homeless people to plant in their families, and Liu Bei is doing this, so it is not easy for them to find cheap labor this year. However, watching the wasteland being reclaimed piece by piece, their hearts were hot, and they had the idea of these lands.
Although Liu Bei said that it was official land, as long as he had a little intention, the people here had a way to take these fields for themselves. It's a pity that Liu Bei has not expressed his position until now. But he began to re-examine the fields that were registered, and re-set the barrenness. Liu Bei is smart and smart here, he only targets the registered fields, which is equivalent to telling the big landlords that you hidden fields are too lazy to take care of. Of course, Liu Bei didn't dare to care, Emperor Guangwu wanted to re-dominate the world's fields, and as a result, many big landlords directly rebelled. Since Liu Bei, who is knowledgeable and interesting, has released the news and does not interfere in the hidden fields of all families, and because he is greedy for the wasteland in Liu Bei's hands, the big landlords are currently in a dilemma.
Liu Bei released kindness to them, but the key is that he is still engaged in the re-establishment of the barren fields on the register. That's what kills you. In the past, no one was in charge, and they reported the land by themselves. Countless fertile fields were assessed as inferior, so as to pay less or even no money. Occasionally, they collude with officials, report a small disaster, and apply for subsidies or something. Now that Liu Bei is doing this, Natian is there and he won't run by himself, whether it's good or not, a discerning person can know at a glance. This is tantamount to making them pay countless extra land rents every year, which is simply digging their hearts.
So they gathered together one by one to discuss how to deal with Liu Bei. It's a pity that after thinking about it, there is always no good way. If you want to make trouble, there's no reason. And if he really instigated people to make trouble, then there were only two results, first, Liu Bei turned his face and thoroughly investigated the fields of all the big families in Ba County; Second, Liu Bei compromised, but it was no longer possible to buy the wasteland at a low or even high price. Neither of these results is what they want, nor is it something they can afford. But if you don't say a word, it's really uncomfortable. The loss of my own family is too great. The point is that it is impossible to buy it as much as possible.
If Liu Bei knew what they thought, he was afraid that he would snort coldly, not only would you not be able to buy the land, but your life would be gone. Whoever dares to make trouble, he dares to destroy it with his soldiers, and then declares him a rebellion. He has seen a lot of stories of framing in later generations, than the means of reversing black and white, who is afraid of whom. It's just that he's too lazy to bully people.
To be honest, Liu Bei is still a little evil in his heart, hoping that a big landlord who is hard enough will come out and provoke him. Then he brought someone to the door to have a good "discussion". Raiding homes is actually addictive. Last time, I copied the Hou family in Guangyang County, and this time I want to copy the house in Ba County, so I will definitely copy a big one.
It's a pity that others are not stupid. Most of Liu Bei's reputation in Ba County was killed. He also knew it cleanly in the bottom of Ba County, the last time he quelled the rebellion, he was the main force, killing and burning countless barbarians, when the water village was on fire, the river was stained red with blood. This time he came to Ba County, and the barbarian kings were all chosen by him. Don't you see that the barbarian kings follow him every day? Although Luo Yeke is dressed as a maid, how can he hide it from the well-informed local tyrants.
The barbarian leaders who made them jealous in the past have become Liu Bei's little followers. What qualifications do they have to go toe-to-toe with Liu Bei?
Everyone in the audience was silent for a long time, and found that they who had responded to each other in the past were so weak and powerless in the face of Liu Bei, and they couldn't help but fall down one by one.
Or just leave it at that? Maybe with better cooperation and more compliance, Liu Yuanjun will also leak some benefits from between his fingers? Didn't I hear that the county orders below were in full swing one by one, just because Liu Yuanjun said that there would be a reward afterwards?
Everyone turned their minds one by one. Each has its own little abacus. At this time, the next fat man rolled his eyes and spoke: "Liu Bei is difficult to deal with, and he can only let him go if he wants to reorder the fertile fields." There's no reason for me to stop you, is there? However, this year, the way of heaven is not good, I am afraid that the harvest will be halved, and the land rent paid to the imperial court at that time will be powerless, so I can only temporarily default. ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes lit up, and their minds came to life. looked at the fat man one by one, and felt that this white and chubby guy had a kind face, and he couldn't think of it.
Yes, Liu Bei, if you want to open up the wasteland, if you want to reorder the fertile fields, you have to do it. We'll just sit on the sidelines. But don't blame us for not cooperating with this year's tax collection work. Taxation has always been a chore. If you can't collect all the landlords' homes, the common people will be even more reluctant to pay. If you can delay, you can delay, and if you can owe, you owe. If these landlords unite and have a non-violent confrontation, then Liu Bei will be in a hurry.
First, the county's tax collection work also needs these people to cooperate, they are landlords, and they are also people in Ba County who can speak and count, and can be convincing. The second is how much Ba County handed over to the national treasury last year, but this year it has dropped sharply. Can the imperial court agree? I'm afraid that I will strongly doubt Liu Bei's ability to govern. Even if it is not a problem of Liu Bei's ability, but the local tyrants do not cooperate with the joint boycott, the imperial court will only feel that Liu Bei will not unite the local area, and interpersonal relations will not be handled well. If that's the case, then you'll be wronged.
After an autumn rain, the land reassignment work in the county has been completed, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, but he also wondered, why did those sitting tigers in Ba County not make a fuss in the future to express their dissatisfaction? When things go wrong, there must be demons.
Just when he was confused, he heard a joint visit from the Li family and the head of the Su family in Baoba County outside the door. Liu Bei smiled, he said that he came, he was really effective. So he walked out.
The head of the Li family is the thin old man, and he looks very good, which makes people feel that this is a kind and kind elder at a glance, and the head of the Su family is the white fat man with a smile on his face. Liu Bei knew that these two people looked harmless to humans and animals, but in fact, they were all masters who ate people and did not spit out bones, and their bellies were very black.
The guests and hosts on both sides sat down, and the head of the Li family said: "Let the king come to Ba County from afar, and with a snap of his fingers, calm the barbaric chaos, and open up the wasteland." The merits are immeasurable, and the living are innumerable. It's a blessing to me. The old man is a person from Bajun, and he is also glad for Sangzi! ”
Liu Bei said with a smile: "This is too much, and this official doesn't dare to be it." It is the duty of an official to serve as an official and benefit one party, and how can this official be praised by this. In my heart, I thought, here, I only talked about the pacification of the barbaric chaos and the opening of the wasteland, but I missed the matter of reordering the fields, but I am afraid that I am dissatisfied with this.
He also knew that this would cause a lot of discontent among the landlords. However, his behavior this time was reasonable and legal, and he forced the landlords to be speechless. If you are dissatisfied, you will be dissatisfied, and he has no intention of relying on them anyway. Now when I go to the streets, I shout, see how many people support Liu Bei, or how many support the landlord? Liu Bei clearly knows where his foundation is.
The head of the Li family said again: "Why did the king say this, every word of the old decay is from the bottom of his heart. The young man is famous in the world, and he is one of the most handsome people in the world......"
Liu Bei smiled and watched the two lips of the head of the Li family continue to fly, and a string of beautiful words sprayed out. I thought to myself, see how long you can say.
The head of the Li family looked at Liu Bei and just didn't talk, only smiled. I can't help but be anxious, this one doesn't play cards according to common sense, he doesn't accept it. What to do?
The head of the Li family and the head of the Su family glanced at each other, gritted their teeth, and said, "Come up with it." So the head of the Li family stopped talking and sighed leisurely: "All kinds of good deeds of the king, we will obey them." It's just that there is another matter, and I hope you will know. In the first half of this year, the government spent a lot of money, there were a lot of chores, and the fields were not well cultivated, and the harvest was very small. ”
When the head of the Li family said this, he was also very awkward in his heart. If Liu Bei had a good conversation with them, they desperately praised Liu Bei's personality and governance ideas under the interaction between the guest and the host, and then Liu Bei expressed his gratitude and support, and cordially expressed his condolences to everyone, whether there were any difficulties that needed to be solved, and then they pushed the boat to mention it. That's just a tact. But now, they themselves have taken it upon themselves, and they are still talking nonsense, saying that there is little harvest in the fields. Isn't this a threat from Chi Guoguo, don't you take Liu Bei's guard of the county in your eyes?
But when the matter comes, the arrow is on the string, and I can only say it head-on. Sure enough, Liu Bei turned cloudy in an instant, and his gentle smile suddenly converged. He asked coldly, "How difficult is it?" ”