After the Fairy Disappeared

  Chapter 249 Township Regulations VS Young Master He

   Hurry up? This happened suddenly?

  He Lingchuan didn't think much about it, but Ding Zuodong's color changed slightly behind him: "Master, the evidence is not complete yet!"

   "No show within today?"

   "Impossible."

How to do? The original plan was disrupted. He Lingchuan rolled his eyes and immediately made a decision: "Then go hard."

  He whispered a few words to Yao Yuan Lingguang, who was obviously stunned and nodded after hesitation.

  So He Lingchuan blew his whistle, and the rock wolf Lu Xin jumped back from nowhere.

   "Departure, destination Xinxiang."

  He Chunhua usually pampers the eldest son, but He Lingchuan can't let him off the hook at critical moments.

  After more than a quarter of an hour, a group of people left Dunyu and rode straight to Xinxiang.

  Jiao Tai was taken out of the dark classroom two days ago, with abscesses growing in the wound, and needed to be raised for another two days. Apart from Shan Youjun, there were four or five strong men following He Lingchuan.

  They were originally the private soldiers of the Li family and the Shu family. With He Chunhua's order, the two families had to disband their private armies on the spot. Most of the private soldiers will be conscripted by the army, but Shan Youjun introduced these few people to He Lingchuan, saying that they were carefully selected from 1,500 to 600 people, they are all excellent in strength and character, and there is no drag behind them .

   People can only know whether it is easy to use or not. So He Lingchuan simply called them all together and went on business together.

  There was no snow or rain in the past few days, the road surface was in good condition, the horse galloped at full speed, and it took less than an hour to arrive at Xinxiang.

  The stingy man in Xin Township, whose surname is Zhou, was stunned when he saw He Lingchuan, secretly thinking that his reputation was well-deserved. The other party was riding a tall green and red beast, holding a monkey on the left and driving a wolf to the right, followed by six or seven evil servants, Kuo Shao was full of style to patrol the township and bomb the streets.

   This barge was filial to a small nobleman, and of course it was "sold" to He Lingchuan in name.

   "Where is that unknown village?" He Lingchuan asked his men to give up a horse for Zhou Yufu to ride, "Lead the way."

  The miser is the tax official in the village. However, the township government has a small establishment and insufficient manpower. Apart from collecting taxes, he has to do some miscellaneous tasks, such as coordinating the conflicts between the state capital and the township, and between the township and the village.

  The ground is still frozen, but the remaining snow has faded, and He Lingchuan can still see a little bit of fresh green in the mud cracks on the side of the road.

  The woods and shrubs are still bare, but if you look closely, some buds have sprouted. The pheasants were digging in the fields, and the doe ate non-stop from morning to night, and ran away when they saw people.

   Just looking at these animals, you can know that there is no shortage of food in Dunyu. Although the taxation of farmers is heavy, it is better than other places.

  Winter is coming to an end, and spring is coming.

   On the way, He Lingchuan asked Zhou Yufu: "You said that Shuangyu Village refused to hand over the land, and you still threatened you?"

   Zhou Yufu thought bitterly in his heart, this young man came here without understanding the cause and effect. I heard that Young Master He has a bad temper, but Shuangyu Village is even more difficult to crack.

But on the surface, he had to explain: "Yes. A few days ago, the newly appointed officials from the general manager's office bought ten hectares of fertile land from the villagers, and the seals were complete. But when they came to the local area to harvest the land, Shuangyu Village refused to do it. That’s right, the whole village has to get the seal of the village elder to sell the fields first, otherwise the sale will be invalid; in addition, the ten hectares of land have been rented out, and the lease period is seven years, so the state government buys field bones instead of field noodles , the land cannot be recovered. Last time I went with the county magistrate, even the magistrate was pushed to the ground."

   "Yo drink, there is such an arrogant village?" People don't fight with officials, this is common sense. Why can Shuangyu Village go retrograde? He Lingchuan only focused on the key points, "They don't make sense, do they?"

"It can't be said that way." Zhou Yufu sighed, "There are village regulations in Xin Township and Qianbai Township. In the past few decades, villagers have to agree with the village to sell their fields. This is an old unwritten rule. Admit it. The new official of the General Manager’s Mansion may not be familiar with our place, and don’t know these tricks.”

  He Lingchuan hummed. As soon as the father took office, he took off the black hats of many old officials and put them on the heads of newcomers. This move has advantages and disadvantages. Although the atmosphere in the officialdom has changed since then, and the new officials are more loyal to He Chunhua, but they are newcomers and are not familiar with the local customs, so they can be sure of their pitfalls.

  Look, isn't this just a small trouble?

   "Who said that all the villagers recognize it?" He Lingchuan sneered, "I don't think they recognize the villagers who sold their land to the state capital. Where are these people?"

   "They all abandoned their hometown and went south, and never came back."

  He Lingchuan understood: "You lied to the state officials, do you still dare to come back? This is a one-time sale."

  During the few days when the rumors spread, people in Dunyu and the surrounding townships were fluctuating.

  As soon as He Chunhua's order to close the city was frightened, he really put it into practice.

  If someone sells it, the state government will go to buy it at a low price, which is called buying back the public land.

  Buying private land for public use is not only pioneered by He Chunhua, Da Yuan has operated it at least twice in history.

  However, the new officials appointed by He Chunhua did not know the local rural regulations, and the money was given to others, but the land could not be collected.

  As the good news from the north spread to the four fields, the people who fled south thought about it, and retreated and went back.

   At first, most people fled in a hurry, and it was too late to sell the house. After thinking about it on the way, anyway, if there is a house to live in, then go back.

  Secondly, is fleeing so comfortable? Ordinary people can't bear the life of wandering around like wild dogs, being looked down upon, despised, stolen, and robbed.

   Unless it is absolutely necessary, who would like to be a refugee?

  So when they heard that Dunyu was fine, the officers and soldiers had won the battle, and 80% of the more than 10,000 civilians who ran away with the Zhan family went back to their homes.

  However, the few Shuangyu villagers who sold their land to the state capital cheated and played tricks, so of course they dared not come back. These ten hectares of land became a contradiction between Xin Township and Shuangyu Village.

   "Let me ask you one more thing." He Lingchuan then asked the main point, "Is there any connection between Shuangyu Village and Chuanyun Pavilion?"

   Zhou Yufu immediately said: "Of course there is, who in the ten miles and eight towns does not know that the second elder of the South Courtyard of Chuanyun Pavilion was born in Shuangyu Village!"

   "So it's...Elder Liang?"

   "Exactly."

  He Lingchuan let out a cry. No wonder the old man quietly sent someone to urge him to come to Shuangyu Village, Jiucheng planned to finish this matter before Elder Liang.

  If you switch to other state officials, you may back down.

  He Chunhua is not.

   Zhou Yufu said again: "Shuangyu Village is also related to the Shu family in Dunyu. This time I refuse to admit it, maybe..."

  He Lingchuan sneered: "Other villages are obedient people, but here are unruly people!"

  These big families have suffered too much from He Chunhua recently, and maybe they want to take this opportunity to vent their anger and make things difficult for the state government.

   Zhou Yufu hesitated again, and then said: "Counselor Tian Cao has collected a lot of fields from other places this time, and they must all be looking at Shuangyu Village."

  Government VS Shuangyu Village, whether the government bowed or Shuangyu Village accepted it in the end, this will set an example for the handling of such incidents in the future.

  He Lingchuan snorted: "Isn't that nonsense?"

   Speeding up the horse and galloping across the wide field, you will arrive at Shuangyu Village.

  There are more than 130 households in this village, which is a lot of people. Zhou Yufu said that this is the largest village in Xinxiang, and the land it occupies is also the best.

  Because of the troubles caused by buying the land, the young and strong in the village were all there. Seeing that He Lingchuan led the crowd in a menacing manner, they raised their farm tools to welcome them.

  He Lingchuan couldn't help raising his eyebrows when he saw the undisguised disgust and contempt in their eyes.

  The atmosphere was tense, and Zhou Yufu hurried forward and said: "The state government is here to coordinate the sale of the land, please invite the village chief!"

   After a while, the village chief came.

  Different from the white-bearded old man in He Lingchuan's impression, the head of Shuangyu Village is only in his early forties. Although he has some wrinkles, he can still be called young and vigorous.

  He made a bow when he came up, but he didn't reach the ground, and then he invited He Lingchuan and others into the village to talk in detail.

  He Lingchuan looked left and right, and saw that Shuangyu Village was no different from ordinary villages, with chickens and dogs smelling each other, and cooking smoke billowing up. When there were too many people walking, the thin ice on the ground turned into water, and every step on it was muddy.

  The news spread the fastest in such a place, so half a quarter of an hour later, He Lingchuan sat in the big room of Shuangyu Village, facing six or seven village elders, and more than half of them were older than the village head.

  The villagers gathered around the house, stretching their necks to hear something.

   Village head Liang began: "Excuse me, who is this?"

  He Lingchuan sat on a big horse with golden swords, two monsters lay beside him, and behind him seven big men stood with their hands behind their backs.

   "I am Tian Cao's deputy in the army."

  I think Tian Cao's participation in the army looks like a striker. Of course, the village chief didn't say this, but gave him a polite smile.

   Zhou Yufu immediately added: "He is the eldest son of the new chief executive!"

  The village elders on the opposite side all let out a long "oh" with complicated expressions. Why did the state official send his own son over? Do you want to overwhelm people with power?

   "Master He ordered me to mediate the dispute over the purchase of public land. Tian Cao joined the army to replace Xinxiang and bought ten hectares of fertile irrigated land from seven households in Shuangyu Village. There are deeds and certificates. Is this fact clear?"

  The village elders immediately opened their voices, but no one could hear clearly. He Lingchuan could only see that they were agitated.

   Village head Liang pressed his hands together to silence everyone else.

   After a while, the room became quiet, and Village Chief Liang said: "We have read all those deeds. What Tian Cao Canjun bought from them was Tian Gu, not Tian Mian."

  Ding Zuodong explained to He Lingchuan in detail yesterday what Tian Gu and Tian noodles are. In a nutshell, the ownership of the land is called the field bone, and the person who owns the field bone is the landlord; while the right to use the field is called the field surface, and the person who owns the field surface is the person who rents the land, the tenant. In the northern part of the Yuan Kingdom, a dual-ownership system is implemented for one field, and Tiangutian noodles can be separated and sold separately.

   In the south of the capital, this system has not yet been popularized, so the talents He Chunhua recruited from the capital have suffered a lot after they took up positions in Xiazhou Prefecture.

  He Lingchuan has also read the land deed. Although there is no special mark in it, after research, He Chunhua and the officials of the state government also believe that this transaction should refer to the field bone transaction.

  (end of this chapter)