Huan Rong

Most of the land laws of the Jin Dynasty were inherited from the Eastern Han Dynasty, and there were strict restrictions on the number of acres of land occupied by scholars and the number of tenants.

Huan Rong carefully studied the laws and regulations of the Jin Dynasty before ordering the measurement of acres and the number of households.

The Huan family was a noble family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Huan Rong served as the county magistrate of Yandu, in charge of a large county with thousands of households, and his official residence was from the sixth rank to the upper rank.According to the decree of the current dynasty, 25 hectares of land can be occupied, with three tenant households and twenty shade households.

Compared with the property prepared for him by Princess Nankang, the land tenant of a sixth-rank county magistrate can only be counted as a fraction.Strictly follow the law to measure the acres of land, and put the shady households into the prefectures and counties. Huan Rong's loss is by no means less than that of the Yandu tyrants, or even more.

However, Huan Rong not only held official positions, but also had the title of county duke, enjoying food from [-] households.All the households in Yandu County, including the powerful Chen family, belonged to his "tenants".

Calculated in this way, no matter whether he measures the field or releases it to the shady household, it will not affect him at all.Even if someone makes a fuss about it, there is still no chance of winning if they sue Jiankang.

After carefully studying the decree, Huan Rong had to sigh that power is indeed a good thing.

Since it doesn't matter to me, what is there to hesitate?

With Li Jia, the chief of the pavilion, and others as the vanguard, with the government army as the backing, Shi Shao's strategy was adopted, and with a swipe of a pen by the magistrate of County Huan, the "Field Investigation and Household Clearance Movement" in Yandu County was launched vigorously.

The first to bear the brunt was none other than the Chen family whose door and wall had been posted with notices.

The Chen family started out by cooking salt, and the family business is very rich.However, there are not many famous people. Only Chen Kongzhang can find out the genealogy and trace the lineage and family name. The rest, let alone being an official, are rarely promoted as filial piety.

The county official has an old relationship with the Chen family, and he evaluates the children of the Chen family, considering family background, morality and talent, and can only set a middle or low grade without conscience, and is not even qualified to directly select officials.

Such a family occupies a thousand hectares of land, raises 150 tenants, and accepts hundreds of farm slaves, which is tantamount to violating the law.What's more terrible is that the Chen family is not an official, but occupies more than [-]% of the Yanting in Yandu, which is definitely a crime of beheading in the Han Dynasty.

Shi Shao has a hatred for the Chen family, and he will not let go easily if he grabs the other party's braid.

According to the punishment method formulated in advance, firstly, the excess land will be allocated to the refugees who have no land to cultivate, secondly, the tenants and slaves will be checked, and those who are more will be returned to the counties and counties, and registered in the household registration. Paying land tax and salt tax will be punished according to the law.

On the surface, everything is strictly in accordance with the laws and regulations, without going too far.They only collected the land tax, and did not kill anyone with a knife or gun, which is completely benevolent.

Those who don't know the inside story, such as the nearby Sheyang County Magistrate, once lamented in private that if he had Huan Rong's backing and capital, he would never be so merciful, and he would peel the skin and cramps if he didn't knock Chen's bones to the bone and suck the marrow.

"The imperial court can't stop the salt merchants, the emperor doesn't mint coins, occupying one side so powerfully, hoarding land slaves privately, concealing the acres of land, and not paying taxes, it's really a cancer in the county. Instead of taking the opportunity to completely eradicate it, instead of showing mercy, it's youthful and inexperienced .”

Unlike the magistrate of Sheyang County, Xi Yin heard the news and carefully considered Huan Rong's actions in recent months. Instead of thinking that the Chen family had escaped, he believed that the Yandu tyrants were all bad luck, bad luck.

"Let's see."

Putting down the letter from Yandu, Xi Yin shook his head.

The son of Huan Yuanzi and Princess Nankang is a cowardly and incompetent person who can directly enter the Yu family's house and withstand the pursuit of two assassins.Looking at what happened after he arrived in Yandu, no matter who dares to underestimate this young man who is not as weak as the crown, he will suffer sooner or later.

Just as Xi Yin thought, Huan Rong's purpose is definitely not to "fine" him, let alone take it lightly.

If this is the case, why bother the mother-in-law to take so much trouble and risk offending Xi Fanghui to force Yandu to be a food town.

If you want to survive in troubled times and resist external risks, you must have your own territory.In addition, the risk does not only come from the outside, the biggest knife is copied in the hands of the relatives, and the land is even more crucial.

Therefore, from the moment the notice was posted, Huan Rong made up his mind that the tyrants in Yandu must be eradicated, especially the leader of the Chen family.Peaceful co-existence and common development are just a fleeting thing and not worth mentioning.

Some things are not want to do, but must be done!

Looking back now, I was really naive.

Regarding Huan Rong's decision, Shi Shao raised his hands in agreement.

"Your Majesty is decisive!"

It is nothing to take away the land and return it to the shaded households, but the recovery of taxes from previous years is the most important thing.As long as Huan Rong is willing, it will be easy to empty out Chen's family property and make him bear huge debts.

A tycoon like the Chen family will lose their foundation if they lose their source of income, and their followers will be scattered as hozens.

The reason why Huan Da Sima and Xi Ci envoys are tyrannical is all in two words: military power!Changed to the common language of the people is a thug.

The Chen family is not without thugs, in fact there are quite a few.But dealing with the refugees and the common people can still make do, and against the government army, it is not only courting death, but courting death.

Relying on Shi Shao's advice and officials' eagerness to perform, it took less than half a month from the time the notice was posted to when the Chen family was in trouble.

As mid-September approached, people were still coming and going in the east city of Yandu, and there was an endless stream of boats on the river.The atmosphere in the city is very different from the past, all merchants related to the Chen family are in danger, and the salt ships carrying the Chen family's flag are almost extinct.

The so-called taking advantage of your illness to kill you has always been the highest preparation for the enemy.

It is not absolute that the poor should not be chased.

Assuming that this "poor bandit" has lost his combat effectiveness, is limping and walking unsteadily, and may fall down at any time, he is definitely a fool if he doesn't chase after him!

"It's here, surround it!"

Outside the gate of the Chen family, nine official officials lined up, and more than a dozen newly recruited officials were about to step forward and smash the door because of their power.

The government army stood a few meters away, and the officials were surrounded by villains and fierce men, who are called gangsters in later generations.

These people are not engaged in production, some of them are rogues in the county, homeless and unemployed, so naturally they are not afraid of the Chen family;As long as enough benefits are given, the house will be demolished with one order.

"Qian Shi, Dian Kui, listen carefully. After entering the house, you must not plunder, and you must not hide it privately! After the matter is over, each person will be given [-] acres of land, which will not be counted as taxable acres."

"promise!"

The rogues in the county don't care about land property, but the refugees are very moved, especially those who originally lived well and lost their family property overnight.If you can get [-] mu more fields, you can support a few more people.Even if you can't revive your family business, you can live a stable life.

People who have hope are naturally willing to work hard.

Without further instructions from the officials, several strong men rolled up their sleeves, picked up wooden sticks with thick wrists, and immediately smashed at the heavy wooden door.

There were several bangs, and voices came from inside the door, scolding the outsiders for being rude.

"The common people dare to smash the door of the gentry, but they don't want to die?!"

"Don't worry about him, just keep smashing!"

Li Jia crossed his arms and raised his chin towards the leading refugees.The latter immediately grinned, threw away the wooden stick in his hand, found a stone pier, held it high above his head, and the veins in his neck immediately bulged.

"Wow!"

The crowd of onlookers roared, the strong man shouted loudly, and the stone pier slammed into the stone gate.

There was a loud bang, and the three-inch-thick wooden door collapsed.The servant behind the door fell to the ground, the two were hit by the door panel, screamed, fell on their backs and passed out.

"go!"

The strong man took the lead and removed the remaining half of the door panel. He swung his big palm and slapped the servants blocking the way one after another.

Refugees and rascals poured in one after another, officials and scattered officials were half a step behind, all of them drew their swords out of their sheaths, beware of someone who saw money and wanted to take advantage of the chaos to hide it privately.

The government army did not enter the house, but surrounded the wall with spears.If the officials cannot control the situation and someone takes advantage of the chaos to rob, they will still be unable to leave with their heads unless they grow wings.

There was a panic inside the door, and then there was a sound of reprimands. Immediately afterwards, the owner Chen Xing and his son Chen Huan were tied up and pushed out of the damaged door.

Their hair was in a mess, their robes were stained with dust, their eyes were red with anger and resentment, and their faces were hideous.

Chen Xing never expected that in only half a month, the Chen family would fall into such a situation!

If he could face to face, he would have thousands of ways to deal with Huan Rong.Unexpectedly, the latter has never seen him face to face, and he is already in a dead end.

All the family property was emptied, the diners around him dispersed, and the distant relatives of the branches they usually depended on turned their faces.The in-laws can't protect themselves, don't mention helping, it's not that they know what can't be done, they may turn to the county magistrate to make things worse for the Chen family.

Behind the crowd, an ox cart slowly approached.

On the shaft of the chariot, the healthy servant threw a whip in the air, and the surrounding audience seemed to have awakened, and immediately moved out of the way.

The axles creaked as the wheels rolled over the dirt road.

Walking in front of Chen's house, the steer was pulled by the nose ring, and the car stopped.The crowd became silent, which further accentuated the noisy sounds in the Chen residence.

Chen Xing struggled to raise his head, and saw the car door opened, and a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy walked out of it.

The young man has a slender figure and a straight back.Wearing a blue robe with a silk belt around the waist and a blue double fish pendant underneath.His hair was the color of a crow, and he didn't wear a crown, only tied up with a Gejin.There is a little red mole on the forehead, which makes her skin look like jade, and her eyebrows are picturesque.

The two officials happened to carry the box and walked out. When they saw the people on the ox cart, they didn't care about anything else, and hurried forward to salute.

"I've seen the prince!"

Fujun?

The young man in front of him is the new magistrate of Yandu County, Huan Rong, the son of Sima Huan, who easily knocked the Chen family into the dust?

Suddenly there were voices of discussion in the crowd, one was Huan Rong's youth, the other was his means, and the third was about his handsome appearance who was surrounded by the little lady of Jiankang.

In the era of facial recognition, no matter where you go, the third item is always inevitable.

Huanrong's huzhiluan stopped in the clear wind and bright moon, compared with the dusty and ugly faces of Chen's father and son, people's hearts immediately began to tilt.

The accompanying officials took a step forward and counted Chen's crimes in front of the people in the east of the city.

"Occupying fertile land, plundering refugees as slaves, enslaving tenants and salt workers, killing countless lives..."

All kinds of enumerations came down, and the evidence of the crime was conclusive, and the anger of the people broke out in an instant.

Before Chen's father and son could make a sound, all kinds of rotten vegetables, leaves and soil clods had already flew in the air, smashing Chen's father and son's heads and faces.

Amidst the whistling wind, Huan Rong hurriedly stepped back half a step.Looking across the Chen family's father and son, he felt a bit of sympathy.

The throwing level of the people of the Jin Dynasty is really impressive!In future generations, more than [-]% of them will be on the podium, and it is not impossible to win the Olympic champion.

"Smash! Smash this pair of wolves to death!"

"My eldest father and uncle were arrested by the Chen family and taken to the saltworks. They are still alive and dead!"

"My family is obviously a farmer, but was murdered by the Chen family and reduced to a homeless person!"

"Smash them to death!"

With the sound of complaints, the crowd became more excited.

Chen Xing and Chen Huan lay on the ground, covered with soil and vegetable leaves.

As for smashing eggs, it will probably only appear in film and television dramas.Eggs are a good thing for the common people, so how can they be wasted on such things.Of course, it's another matter if someone pays for it.

When it was almost smashed, Huan Rong ordered his servants to stop the excited crowd, and raised his voice: "The state owns the state law, and the family has family rules. The Chen family occupies good land and privately keeps land slaves. They should be severely punished according to the law. If you have any grievances, you can go to The county government in the west of the city has reported that this county will uphold the law and not condone criminals!"

"The government is upright, and he must be the master of the common people!"

The health servants who had been arranged in the crowd spoke out one after another, and the people were mobilized to shout "the county magistrate is upright" at once, and some even shouted excitedly "Long live the magistrate".

As far as the current situation is concerned, the word "long live" is definitely not out of malice, let alone implying that Huan Rong is going to rebel.

Before the Song Dynasty, long live was not reserved for the emperor.

During the Jin Dynasty, the emperor never bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, and shouted long live.Basically, the monarch is at the top, and the courtiers are on the two sides. Everyone sits and talks together.Most of the time, the emperor only played the role of "mascot".

The common people praise officials, and the young people often use the word "long live" to praise the old.It is not surprising that the name is Long Live, and most of them are common people.

The reason is that after Wang Mang's reform, the single name is noble, and the double name is cheap.The rules in the Wei and Jin Dynasties were not as strict as those in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and noble families rarely had double-character names.There are very few people like Yu You.

Punishment of the Chen family conforms to the will of the people, and it is quite normal to be called long live a few times, so there is no need to take it to heart.However, considering what the scumbag father did, Huan still broke into a cold sweat.

After thanking the people for their enthusiasm and ordering the officials to "enforce the law impartially" and not letting go of every corner of the Chen Mansion, Huan Rong boarded the bullock cart and returned to the county government office in the west of the city.

Chen's father and son were half paralyzed and unable to walk alone, so they simply tied them to the bullock cart and waited to be taken back to the county government.

Officials and scattered officials continued to search Chen's mansion, not only found a large amount of gold, silver and silk, artifacts of the previous dynasty, but even found evidence that the Chen family secretly communicated with the Di people.In this way, Chen and his son must die if they don't die.Whoever dares to intercede for the Chen family must go to the execution ground with his companions.

Using this as a guide, several in-laws of the Chen family will be strictly investigated, and all the tyranny of Yandu will become history.

Unless they dare to rebel.

But this possibility is too small to be ignored.

Facts in the future will also prove that without strength, without military power, no matter how big the family is, it will become a meal for others.

Is the evidence found true or false?

Is it important?

The evidence found once again showed that the Chen family was lawless, especially Chen Huan. With what he did in Yandu, it is not an exaggeration to ransack the family and exterminate the family.

Leaning on the side of the carriage, looking into the distance through the window, Huan Rong slowly raised the corners of his mouth when he saw the merchant ships passing by on the river.

At the same time, the war in the north was once again at a stalemate.

In the court hall of the State of Yan, the faction that advocated "putting out all the shaded households and returning all counties and counties" had the upper hand.The lord of the country made a decree, ordering Guangxin Gongyuewan to deal with this matter exclusively, and strive to make treacherous and subjugate, and no one dares to hide.

At the same time, angry at the Di people for "making progress", Murong Wei, the Lord of Yan, finally remembered Dazai's last words. Regardless of the opposition of other royal families, he appointed his uncle Murong Chui and ordered him to lead the troops to Puban. Fu Jian's backyard.

Murong Chui, a fierce fighter, was released from the tiger cage. He faced Wang Meng, who was also not good at fighting, and the Di tribe who refused to accept Fu Jian. The melee was inevitable, and the battle situation can be imagined.

For Qin's Wubao, this is a pool of muddy water, if you can't participate, you will never participate, and let this group of barbarians kill them.Of course, if anyone does not believe in evil and dares to set foot in the land under the jurisdiction of the Qin family, he must bear the consequences at his own risk.

Goshawk frequently travels between Xihe County and Luozhou. Qin Jing wrote a deal with Murong Liang in the letter, and at the same time told Shi Shao's location. Please send his brother to Luozhou. He plans to leave the north temporarily and visit Jin again.

"Father has given permission, and my son wants to go south to Yandu."