Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

Even the children muttered beside them: "The people who beat Wang's Village!"

Zhao Ning shouted: "I can guarantee it, the court can guarantee it! We are here this time to solve this matter."

"How to solve?"

"This is what the imperial court should think about. Put down your weapons now and go back to farming, I promise!"

More villagers began to drop their weapons, then moved out of the way.

Xie Wende stood there and shouted: "Everyone take up arms! These people are from Wangjia Village!"

No one paid any attention to him.

The guards rushed forward.

Xie Wende wanted to run, but was caught by several people.

"Let go of me! You are too courageous! Father Xie Zhongren! Father Xie Zhongren!" Xie Wende roared loudly.

But none of the Imperial Guards paid any attention to him, and dragged him over like a dog, and threw him into the open space.

Xie Wende got up in embarrassment, patted the dust on his body, and said harshly: "I will let my father kill you all!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he was kicked behind his leg, his body tilted, and he knelt on the ground.

Zhao Ning said: "Xie Wende violated the new policy of opening up wasteland on Jinghu North Road, merged the fields without authorization, and encouraged local private fights. He will be executed immediately!"

The farmer who called on everyone to lay down their weapons just now said: "Xie Yanei is the son of Xie Tongzhi. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for you to execute him without authorization?"

No one answered his question.

Only Xie Wende was taken aback and said, "You dare to kill me!"

While speaking, a guard drew out a knife.

Now Xie Wende was really scared, he immediately began to beg for mercy: "Hero, please forgive me, my father is Xie Zhongren, my family has a lot of money, I will give you as much as you want..."

Before he finished speaking, the imperial guard came down with a knife.

With a click, Xie Wende's head fell off his neck, blood sprayed all over the ground, and the headless corpse fell sideways.

The villagers watched this scene quietly, not daring to speak more.

They don't know who these people are, even Xie Yanei dared to kill them.

It seems that it has a great background.

The Praetorian expertly wrapped Xie Wende's head with a cloth.

Zhao Ning waved his hand, and Pan Hanli led some people, twisting their heads, and rushed to Jiangling City first.

The summer sun scorched the earth, and everything was illuminated brightly.

Zhao Ning only found out after asking in Xiejia Village that Xiejia Village and Wangjia Village have had many private fights, and Xiejia Village is almost full of tenants.

Land mergers and private loans are everywhere.

When Zhao Guan's family killed people in Xiejia Village, the Jiangling Mansion was not at peace.

All the officials of Jiangling Mansion, big and small, are in the transfer office.

There was a lot of paperwork piled up in front of Tang Ke, the transshipment officer on Jinghu North Road, which was the general ledger for the land reclamation of Jinghu North Road.

The officials sat on either side.

Now the prefectures on Jinghu North Road are preparing for the summer tax, and there are only three months before the autumn tax.

Whether it is the Political Affairs Hall or the Agricultural Affairs Department, they have written to him many times, urging him to speed up the progress of land reclamation.

The land reclamation level of Jinghu North Road is very high.

However, it is not so easy to be a transshipment envoy. The folk customs in Jinghu area are tough, local officials are deeply involved with landlords and businessmen, and they are far away from the court.

The transshipment department has formulated policies, and there are various countermeasures below.

Land reclamation is indeed land reclamation, but how many of the fields that were reclaimed below fell into the hands of ordinary people, I am afraid that no one present has this data.

Many people have already reported that local landlords and officials have annexed fertile land privately, and a group of people have even been imprisoned.

However, many documents submitted one after another, with incorrect correspondence, are telling Tang Ke that this is a bad account that cannot be worse.

Moreover, as the land reclamation progresses faster, the interest disputes will become more complicated and the accounts will get worse.

Even low-level officials, mid-level officials, and high-level officials on Jinghu North Road may all have huge interests involved in this land reclamation.

They have formed a net and are crazily plundering their own interests.

"Why can't it be checked?" Tang Ke held a document, "The land reclamation in Xiejia Village and Wangjia Village can't be checked!"

Everyone looked at me and looked at you, and finally their eyes fell on the colleague Xie Wende. Xie Zhongren said: "It may be that the records of the officials below are wrong."

Tang Ke said: "Is there a mistake in the record, or did someone tamper with the field registration?"

Xie Zhongren said: "Mr. Tang, the court has given such a heavy task. Now everyone is working very hard. They are busy day and night. It is normal for them to be a little negligent in some places. The civil servants at the grassroots level are getting emotional, who else will take care of the matter?"

Chapter 506 Here Comes the Head (Second Change)

Tang Ke glanced at Wang Defa, the magistrate, and asked: "The application for the construction of Jiangling University has been approved by the Political Affairs Office. I just arrived here early this morning. Jiangling University can start construction quickly."

"Yes, sir, the preparations will start now."

Tang Ke said again: "Remember Your Majesty's teachings, talent is the first cause. With talent, a cause is planted, and a cause can be planted to bear fruit."

"Yes!"

Tang Ke continued: "Many civil private fights that have occurred in the past six months have attracted great attention from the imperial court. The imperial court has sent imperial guards southward. According to news from Ezhou, thousands of people have participated in private fights there, and more than 500 people have been killed or injured. In the past, the local government had no control over private fights like this, but this time is different, all those who instigated private fights have been executed!"

Xie Zhongren said: "Mr. Tang, the lower officials think that the court's actions are inappropriate."

"Why?"

"The imperial court shouldn't care about every detail. The affairs of the folk villages are naturally managed by the gentry, civil servants, and clan etiquette." Xie Zhongren's face was righteous and awe-inspiring, "If the imperial court rashly intervenes in rural affairs, breaking the rules since ancient times, causing Who can bear the responsibility for the dissatisfaction of the majority of the local people?"

Tang Ke asked: "Who is dissatisfied?"

Xie Zhongren replied: "I don't know who is dissatisfied with the lower officials, but doing so will inevitably backfire. As officials appointed by the imperial court and acting as herdsmen on behalf of the emperor, what we have to do is to recuperate with the people and maintain local stability. This is the greatest merit. Let them solve the small friction in the village by themselves."

The other officials also nodded.

Tang Ke still wanted to speak, and mentioned Liu Shu, the prison envoy, and said: "Xie Tongzhi has some truth in what he said. Naturally, troublemakers are indispensable among the people, but there are too many people involved in private struggles. It is really inappropriate for the imperial court to intervene with the army. We The Song Dynasty ruled the world with benevolence and propriety, and the local gentry and civil servants should be allowed to educate the people with the learning of sages, so as to rule the root."

After hearing this, the other officials nodded.

Obviously, everyone here has vested interests.

What is the face of those who have vested interests? Don't they have any clues in their minds?

Tang Ke said: "The imperial guards were sent by the imperial court. If you have something to say, you can play it in Shu Zhongtang and Shu Tianzi!"

Tang Ke changed the topic back and said, "The accounts of Xiejia Village are wrong. Shouldn't Liu Xian send someone to check it out?"

Liu Shu said unhurriedly: "Okay, I will send someone to investigate."

"The last time the public security county raped and merged the fertile land, did the criminal and prison department have a trial?"

Liu Shu said: "The matter is very complicated. It cannot be cleared in a short while. It will take time."

"how much time is required?"

"It seems that it is outside Tang Xianggong's power to mention the affairs of the prison department?"

"You!" Tang Ke was at a loss for words for a while.

This is the basic feature of the Great Song Dynasty.

In the establishment of the Song Dynasty, the transfer envoy was the yamen in charge of finance and civil affairs, and had no right to intervene in the affairs of the criminal and prison department.

This is to prevent the situation that local people have monopolized power since the Tang Dynasty.

However, its disadvantages are also obvious, which hinder each other and the administrative efficiency is extremely low.

Jinghu North Road has not undergone any restructuring. Although Tang Ke has promoted a large number of his own people when he came to Jinghu North Road, the traditional forces are deeply ingrained and cannot be pushed down in a short while.

"You are deliberately covering up!" Tang Ke said angrily.

Liu Shu said: "Mr. Tang didn't have any evidence. He said that the official deliberately covered up. What is his intention?"

"A case of merging farmland in Gong'an County has been tried for so long by the Criminal and Prison Department. Isn't this a cover-up!"

"As an envoy of punishment and prison, I uphold the public heart, take responsibility seriously, and never condone any lawbreakers. Naturally, I have to be careful and careful, but Mr. Tang, in order to complete his political achievements, he arrests people randomly. Heart to death!"

The officials below saw that the two big brothers were arguing again, and they seemed to be used to it, so they remained silent.

"You are deliberately obstructing land reclamation!"

"I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"

"Tang Xianggong, Tang Xianggong." Wang Defa reminded, "The lower officials think that the focus now may be on the deployment of supervisors."

Only then did Tang Ke turn his attention back, and asked, "How many supervisors are there now?"

"At present, 150 town supervisors have been arranged to go down, and there are all counties." Wang Defa continued, "A batch of "Agronomy" books and periodicals sent by the Department of Agricultural Affairs have also been printed. Not surprisingly, they can be promoted in various places this year. "

He said it very carefully: "The book "Agronomy" is very suitable for Jinghu North Road, which has a lot of lakes and water. It contains a lot of knowledge on the combination of rice fields and farming, and it also makes new notes on fertilizers and fields."

Xie Zhongren said with a smile: "Now that the imperial court has sent troops to Jinghu North Road to kill people, and people are panicking, who wants to farm?"

As soon as he said this, other officials began to discuss again.

"That's right! Mr. Tang, it's really wrong to let the imperial guards come to Jingbei Road. This disturbs the people, panics people, and affects farming. If the crops fail, who will bear the responsibility!"

Wang Defa said: "Xie Zhongren, what is your intention of interrupting this official's speech repeatedly and diverting the topic to disturb the hearts of the people?"

Xie Zhongren said with a smile: "Prefect Wang, if you have something to say, you can speak up, and you are also concerned about the country and the people! If something big happens, and the emperor blames it, how can you and I afford it!"

Wang De's tantrum obviously also came, he said angrily: "Then how do you explain the accounts of Xiejia Village?"

"How did this official know? It was recorded by the officials below."

"Other people record it like this, so it's because your Xie family did something in Xie's village!"

"You don't want to spout blood, do you have evidence?" Xie Zhongren sneered, "You let the recorder come here, we will confront each other on the spot, and you can also ask the person who is responsible for the punishment and prison office to investigate, if you can find out What, my subordinate is willing to subdue the law!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a voice came from outside: "Report!"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. When the officials were discussing matters, generally the government servants outside would not disturb them unless something important and urgent happened.

"Come in!"

The yamen came in.

"What's the matter?"

"Someone outside claimed to be Sidu Yuhou, commander of the guards and Ma Jundu, and said that he wanted to see Tang Xianggong on important matters."

Tang Ke was taken aback: "The guards and horse troops are all in command of the envoys. Isn't that the military officer of the Imperial Guard?"

The people around also talked about it.

"Where are the people?"

"It's at the door."

"Let him come in quickly."

Pan Hanli strode in with the people.

The head that was tightly wrapped in black cloth was held in his hand.

As soon as he came in, all the officials stood up, and the surrounding government servants also surrounded him nervously.

Pan Hanli said, "Which one is Mr. Tang?"

Tang Ke said: "This is the official."

"The lower officials, guards, pro-army, and horse troops commanded Si Duyu and Hou Pan Hanli."

Tang Ke took a look at this person and said, "How do you prove it?"

"This is the official seal of the next official."

Tang Ke looked at it, then nodded and said, "I don't know why your Excellency came to Jiangling?"

Pan Hanli did not answer him directly, but said, "Which one is Xie Zhongren, Xie Tongzhi?"

Xie Zhongren immediately stood up and said, "This is the official."

Pan Hanli took out Xie Wende's head, unwrapped it with layers of cloth, and said, "There is something I personally handed over to you."