Chapter 995: The Three Great Families of Weizhou
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Zhang Tinggui smiled and said: "Actually, it's not that serious, I just hope they will pay taxes for one year less." At the most...... At best, it was a stab to their parents, but it wasn't stabbed to death at all. โ
Cui Geng rolled his eyes, and said angrily: "I didn't stab you to death...... Didn't stab to death, you try it yourself? โ
"Isn't it too small on the shoulders to carry it?" Zhang Tinggui was not annoyed, and continued to smile and said: "Such a big thing, looking at the heroes all over the world, who are you!" โ
"Come on, the word hero, this official really can't afford it." Cui Geng thought for a while, and then said angrily: "Alas, come on, since you have said everything to this point, leave this matter to me, and let the official think about it." โ
In the final analysis, the imperial court wants those closed households to continue to pay taxes, which harms the interests of the people, and has nothing to do with Zhang Tinggui.
He is willing to be low and small to Cui Gengfu for this matter, which is already very commendable, and Cui Geng is really not good at making it difficult for him.
Cui Geng frowned, pondered for a long time, and said, "It's not impossible to let those high-ranking ~ officials give up this year's taxes." But...... You have to compensate people enough. โ
"Compensation? How to compensate? โ
"For example...... How about giving land? โ
"Ground? Our Weizhou population is getting more and more numerous, and we can't give Yongye land for a long time, where will the land come from for them? โ
"That's not true, there is no idle land in Weizhou, and the Anton Protectorate has it."
"But the problem is, no one wants the land of the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate...... Huh! โ
Suddenly, Zhang Tinggui's eyes lit up and said, "If Cui Xiang says that the land there is valuable, the land there must be valuable!" As long as the payment is passed for the year, everything is easy to say. โ
Cui Gengdao: "What do you mean by the official saying that the land there is valuable?" Indeed, it is worth money. In this case, the official will give you a task: make a list of the dignitaries and nobles who have feudal households in Weizhou, send a letter to each of them, and invite them to come to Weizhou by themselves or send someone to discuss a deal with the official. โ
"What kind of deal?"
"Anton Metropolitan Reclamation Company."
The more Cui Geng thought about it, the more he felt that he had a good idea, and he would slowly immigrate to the Northeast by himself, not to mention the slow speed, and he would be subject to a lot of overt or covert resistance.
After all, manpower is the greatest resource in these years, and the growth of household registration is the performance of officials. was made out of a negative population growth by himself, which local government can accept it safely?
However, with the addition of these senior executives, it is different.
With the combination of such a large force, it is still the same sentence, cutting off people's financial routes is like killing their parents, which magistrate dares to do the sound of a war horse?
This idea not only solves the problem of paying taxes for this year's closed households, but also provides manpower for his own Andong Metropolitan Protectorate, which is really a double win.
The more Cui Geng thought about it, the happier he became, smiling and groaning, and the wine was dry.
When everyone saw that he was so determined, a large stone in their hearts fell to the ground, and they also drank happily.
However, just at this moment of joy, suddenly
Poof!
"Cui Xiang, please also make decisions for the innocent people of Weizhou!" Wei Yun'er and Wei Xue'er actually knelt down in front of Cui Geng.
What is the rhythm of this?
Cui Geng frowned and said, "Didn't the official already promise to uphold justice for those closed households?" What are you still kowtowing? โ
Wei Yun'er said: "What the concubine and my sister want to say are not those closed households. They were all high-class households, and even if they suffered a catastrophe, they could barely make ends meet even if they paid their taxes as usual. โ
"And what do you mean?"
"We're talking about the inferior. In the year of disaster, they mortgaged their fields to rich families in exchange for food. I really hope that this year's weather will be smooth, the grain will be returned, and the fields will be redeemed. But who would have thought that those who lent money would have a bad conscience when they saw the land rising, and let them repay the money now. If you don't have money, you have to buy a field! โ
Datang implements the uniform field system, which is divided into Yongye field and mouth field. According to the regulations, except for special circumstances, the mouth field cannot be bought and sold, but can only be bought and sold Yongye field. However, by now, the population has grown, and land annexation has become more and more serious, and the government can no longer prohibit the buying and selling of Yongye land.
Cui Geng looked at Zhang Tinggui and said, "Zhang Tingshi, is there such a thing?" โ
Zhang Tinggui sighed and said, "Xia Guan thought that he had found a pair of stunning beauties, but he didn't expect to find two strange women who asked for the people's lives. Honestly, this is it...... Yes! โ
Cui Geng sneered: "This official originally thought that Zhang Tingshi was a good official who was honest and surrendered, but he didn't expect that it would be difficult to deserve under his reputation!" โ
"No matter what Cui Xiang thinks, Xia Guan is really at a loss in this matter. But ......"
"How?"
"Xia Guan also has a hard time. Although it is clearly written on those deeds, it will be repaid after this autumn. But at the same time, it is also indicated that if necessary, you can ask for early repayment of debts. People take the deed to talk about things, and the officials are helpless. โ
The terms of prepayment of loans were similar to those of later banks. The purpose is to try to protect the interests of the bank when the lender shows signs of bankruptcy.
Now these people are using prepayment to take advantage of it, and it is really a bit creative.
Cui Geng softened his tone and said, "Having said that, if you Zhang Tingshi let out his words, can those creditors not give you face?" As the saying goes, the county that destroys the door is the order of the family. โ
Zhang Tinggui said helplessly: "The problem is that the lower officials can neither destroy other people's doors, nor break other people's homes." To tell the truth, on the ground of Weizhou, there are three main lenders: the first one is the owner of this Baice Building. โ
"The owner of Baice Building?" Cui Geng's heart moved, and he said, "Could it be the descendant of Zheng Guogong Wei Zheng?" โ
"Not bad. Zheng Guogong corrected the mistakes of Emperor Taizong many times and was able to put forward effective countermeasures, and was known as Wei Baice. This Baice Building was opened by the Wei family to commemorate their ancestors. The Wei family has a deep foundation in the court, what can this official do to others? โ
"What about the other two?"
"The other two families are surnamed Zhang, one is the original Qinghe Zhang family migrated from, and the current prime minister Zhang Xi is a member of the Zhang family. The lower officials don't take care of it, of course they don't dare to take the Zhang family. โ
"This ......"
When it comes to the Qinghe Zhang family, Cui Geng is also a little dumbfounded.
Shi Zhangqian, the governor of Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, who took good care of him at the beginning, is also a member of the Qinghe Zhang family.
Let Cui Geng pull down his face and persuade the Zhang family to give up their legitimate interests, he really can't do it.
Cui Geng thought for a moment and continued to ask, "Then who is the other Zhang family?" โ
"He is the descendant of Zhang Gongjin, the Duke of Tanguo."
Zhang Gongjin is one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, and his family is flourishing. It's good to say that if you don't take advantage of it, Cui Geng doesn't want to offend this kind of family for no reason.
However, having said that, under his nose, such a tricky and reckless thing happened, and Cui Geng let it go, which is not in line with his character.
In addition, there is Zhang Tinggui still pouting on the side
"Cui Lian, more than half of the dignitaries and nobles can think of persuasion. Dealing with these three, it must be a problem, right? โ
When Cui Geng heard this, he couldn't help but curse secretly, don't worry about the next ghost, can it be the same?
For more than half of the dignitaries, it is nothing more than a loss of a year's income. This is an account that can be calculated, and as long as it can make up for their losses back then, it is not a big problem.
However, what the three major families of Weizhou demanded was land. And land is not only an annual income, but also a non-renewable resource.
It is even very likely that even if they did not buy their own land, these three families will have to find a way to pocket that land this year. You must know that Weizhou is rich, and most of the years are smooth, so it is not easy to catch up with such a catastrophe.
How much does it cost to let them vomit out the land they swallowed in their stomachs? If you pay less, people don't do it. If you pay too much, won't you become a big wrongdoer?
What can I do?