After rebirth, I became the stupid son of the Hou family

The county magistrate was hesitated by Jiang Chen's words, and he said to Manager Ma:

"Guanshi Ma, I also think that the rent you charge is a bit too much. The rent for this acre of land is four dou. Let alone this year's bad year, even in a good harvest year, this is a lot. Like them every year I come down and work hard in the fields just so that I can have rice for cooking at home. If all the harvest for a year is paid to rent, and it gets to the point where we can't even open the pot, who will farm in the future? Manager Ma, why don't you go back and discuss it with the Prime Minister again to see if you can still charge the previous rent of three dou and give them something to eat."

When Manager Ma heard what the county magistrate said, it was clear that he was targeting these villagers.

His anger immediately rose, and he said to the magistrate:

"Sir, I invited you here to help me deal with these unruly people who don't pay their rent. I didn't ask you to come and pity them. You should quickly order them to pay their rent honestly, otherwise Don’t blame me for leading people to do it myself.”

Jiang Chen pointed at Steward Ma and said to the magistrate:

"My lord, have you seen that he still behaves like this while you are here? If you weren't here, he would be even more lawless. He is using the name of Prime Minister Hu to do his best. The people here don't know how to accept it. I have been bullied so much by him, and with the behavior of a bully like him, I don’t know how many people will be forced to death in the future. You must make the decision for these villagers."

Seeing that Jiang Chen had preconceived ideas, Manager Ma called him a bully in front of the county magistrate. Combined with his words just now, it was no longer clear. He just secretly hated him so much.

He pointed at Jiang Chen and said:

"You came here to instigate them to cause trouble, otherwise they would dare to challenge me. Sir, if you gather people to make trouble and slander me like this, you should arrest him and punish him severely. You must Otherwise, a dangerous person like him will cause many unintended consequences in the future."

Jiang Chen sneered and scolded Manager Ma:

"What kind of thing are you? How dare you point fingers at my lord? Your lord is the official of the imperial court. How could he just listen to you, a loser? Did your lord hear this? Listen to his tone. He doesn't sound like a little bastard." What the steward said. My lord, you are a county official who works for the people. How can you let a villain like him order you around? If you don’t give him a little warning, he will not treat you as an official of the court. Let’s take a look.”

The magistrate coughed twice and said to the horse steward:

"Guanshi Ma, I also understand the matter. There are reasons why the villagers don't pay the rent. What this gentleman said is not wrong. Your rent is indeed a bit high. Coupled with the actual situation of this year's drought, the villagers We really can’t bear it. In this way, since I’m here, let’s discuss a compromise plan to resolve this matter, what do you think?”

Manager Ma said:

"Let me tell you how you want to solve this problem, sir."

The magistrate said to him;

"Since the harvest this year is not good, we can no longer calculate the rent at four bushels per mu. In my opinion, how about we calculate it at the previous three bushels."

As soon as the magistrate finished speaking, Manager Ma shook his head and said:

"How is that possible? This is four buckets ordered by the boss. How can I, a small steward, take charge of it myself?"

Jiang Chen didn't wait for Manager Ma to finish speaking, he took a step forward and said:

"Sir, it's definitely not possible to charge three dou of rent. This was the standard that was charged before. Last year, when they collected four dou of rent, they were bullying others. If you don't believe me, ask everyone who dares to be angry but dare not speak out. Yes. Sir, you also know that such a charging ratio is simply unreasonable. But the kind and simple villagers would rather suffer the loss themselves than grit their teeth and pay it to them. There must be a limit to kindness. You can’t tolerate the kindness of your own people. , have you been ruined by such ungrateful people as them? Your Excellency, you must provide justice to the villagers."

The villagers outside the door heard that Jiang Chen had been fighting for their interests.They all knelt down and said;

"Please, sir, make the decision for us. This young master is right. We have worked hard for a year, and we cannot be left without food. We are all seniors and juniors. Please, Lord Qingtian, make the decision for us."

The magistrate watched the villagers outside kneel down and said to the manager:

"Guanshi Ma, I think you should tell the Prime Minister about the situation here. If things get serious, it will not be good for the Prime Minister, what do you think?"

Manager Ma turned around and said fiercely to the villagers:

"I think I have turned against you. Don't think that because someone is supporting you, you have nothing to worry about. If you make me angry, I will take back all the land for you next year."

The magistrate looked at the angry steward Ma and said to him:

"Guanshi Ma, as far as I know, the land here, Prime Minister Hu, is at least a thousand acres. If you take the land back, where will you find so many people next year to plant these fields for you? The landowner and There are disputes between fine farmers from time to time, but it is not okay for both parties to leave the other. I advise you to discuss it with the Prime Minister as soon as possible. This matter can be big or small. If it really gets too big, it will not be good for the Prime Minister's reputation. You should consider consider."

Manager Ma said angrily to the villagers who were kneeling on the ground:

"Just wait for me. The rent of three dou per acre is not what you want. If the prime minister doesn't agree, you have to pay me four dou per acre. Do you hear me?"

After saying that, he was about to walk out. Jiang Chen sneered, stopped him and said:

"Guanshi Ma, did you hear wrongly? We did not agree to pay three dou. Two dou is the highest standard. Even one more grain of rice will not be paid by the villagers."

Manager Ma turned around again and said to Jiang Chen:

"What do you mean, two bushels of rent per acre? I think you are just wishful thinking. This request you made is simply impossible."

The county magistrate also turned to Jiang Chen and said;

"Master, we are here to solve the problem. Don't push them too hard. We can't even negotiate a rent of three dou per acre, and it won't end well."

Jiang Chen saluted the magistrate and said:

"Sir, this three-dou rent was originally the amount paid originally, but now they are asked to reduce it from the three-dou rent. Sir, we must stand on the side of the villagers, because they are all vulnerable groups. Since the landlords and the small households are a combination, no one can do without the other. Then the fruits of labor must be distributed reasonably, and we can no longer let the wealthy families eat wine and meat, and people are frozen to death on the road, don't you think so, sir? "

Liu Huaian stepped forward, pulled Jiang Chen back, and said to him:

"Jiang Chen, I think there is hope if it can be reduced to three bushels per mu. If you cut him in half like this, I think they will never agree."