Chapter 1967: Toughness (Thanks to "Xia Jia Zang Gong" For Becoming the New Leader of This Book)

"Move!"

Fang Xing summoned the garrison in response to the frequent violent incidents.

So batches of troops dispersed and followed the officials to the countryside.

"Back off!"

A village, outside a mansion.

More than a dozen soldiers drew their long swords, and the leading small flag officer pointed his sword at the middle-aged man in front and shouted: "Military orders are as heavy as a mountain, search! Those who block... will be killed without mercy!"

There was an elegant man standing inside the door of the mansion. He stomped his feet and said: "Li Da, stop them, stop them!"

The middle-aged man could no longer control his fear. He opened his arms and shouted: "This is the Li family, my master is..."

The small flag officer's eyes were full of murderous intent, and he swung his sword without hesitation.

The two petty officials on the side stared at this scene blankly, until blood splattered and the head fell to the ground, and then they screamed.

"Ah..."

After killing one person, the flag officer was a little dazed, and then the bloody smell rushed to his eyes. His eyes gradually turned red, and his eyes turned to the elegant man in the door, who was the owner of this mansion.

"Spare my life..."

The flag officer just took a step forward, and the elegant man actually knelt down.

He knelt on the ground and shouted for mercy in panic.

There was more confusion in the flag officer's eyes. He remembered that these scholars with honors looked down on warriors in the past. Not to mention kneeling, they would not even look at you.

What happened?

His nose twitched and he smelled a smell of urine.

His eyes moved down, and a water mark on the hem of the elegant man's clothes was slowly expanding...

"Hahaha!"

The flag officer laughed up to the sky.

What a shitty scholar, just pretending.

Amidst the laughter,

the flag officer strode forward, leaned over, looked down at the elegant man, and said coldly: "Get out!"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

The elegant man knelt to the side with a flattering smile on his face.

The flag officer strode in, and the bloody smell on his body rushed into the elegant man's nose. He was stunned for a moment, then tilted his head and began to vomit like a waterfall.

The flag officer turned around and shouted: "Search!"

More than a dozen soldiers rushed in, and countless screams were heard in the mansion immediately.

The two clerks who were supposed to be in charge of the inspection came in slowly. One of them whispered to the elegant man who was still vomiting, "You should cooperate, not stop it."

The elegant man turned around and said with tears in his eyes, "My father..."

"The old man will be hurt by you."

The clerk shook his head and sighed, "The governor Chang is watching, and the key is that Xinghe Bo is watching. He is just a fifth-rank official. As long as you cooperate, at most you can ask for forgiveness from the old man. Now someone has died... You are bringing disaster to the old man!"

The elegant man was startled. He still hoped that his father could mediate from the official side, otherwise he would not dare to stop it. But from what the clerk said, it was clear that even his father would be implicated.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Got the deed!"

At this time, a cheer came from inside, and the clerk shook his head and refused to talk to him again.

Another clerk sneered, "This is completely over."

...

Countless deeds were collected together, and records from various places were also collected and compared, and then the period of sudden increase was found.

Fang Xing and Chang Yu were drinking tea.

Jinan's spring water is famous all over the world, and the tea brewed from it naturally tastes extraordinary.

It is quiet here, and no noisy sounds from the inspection side can be heard.

The tea fragrance is rich, and the two are silent.

A cicada is chirping alone on the tree, and the monotonous sound makes people drowsy.

Of course, the two will not be sleepy, but are just thinking about whether there is anything wrong with this step.

"The cicadas in the south chirp louder, and there are more of them."

Fang Xing picked up the teacup and said this as if it were normal.

Chang Yu was startled, and also picked up the teacup, looking at the mist and said: "I have been to the south several times, but unfortunately it was not summer. I think the cicadas will be very noisy."

"Yes."

Fang Xing took a sip of tea and said: "This is why the pilot project is placed in Jinan Prefecture. In the south, those people are entangled together and it is a behemoth."

Chang Yu nodded, his eyes showing memories, "Back then, I saw poetry and calligraphy in the south, and blue shirts like clouds; I saw arrogance and debauchery, and I also saw... contentment with poverty and happiness...Xinghe Bo, there are also many people with firm beliefs among the scholars, and they cannot be generalized."

"Yes, and there are many, such as Yu Qian, the upcoming Li Ke Jieshi Zhong. But I firmly believe that the country is too generous to scholars, and it has raised a group of useless people who don't know the difference between grains. Can those few people completely change the style of scholars?"

...

Yu Qian came to Jinan in a dusty state. Outside the city, he saw many soldiers patrolling along the road, and he was checked more than ten times.

"Xinghe Bo has made such a big show."

Yu Qian was a little excited. For him, the bigger the show, the more challenging the matter was.

After finding Fang Xing, Yu Qian brought a message from Zhu Zhanji.

"Your Majesty is very angry and requires a strict investigation of the land in Jinan. No covering up or evasion is allowed!"

Chang Yu, who was standing next to him, was moved. After Yu Qian finished explaining, he asked, "What about the family? Your Majesty..."

Fang Xing interrupted him rudely, "That's not a problem for Your Majesty to consider, but for this uncle!"

Chang Yu was shocked and annoyed.

Even if the emperor had that idea, he couldn't reveal it.

If what he just said were spread, it would cause an uproar, and it might be possible for the Ming Dynasty to be in flames.

And Fang Xing has taken over the shield, and all contradictions and conflicts will end with him.

This is responsibility!

"You are an official, why did your Majesty send you here?"

Yu Qian brought the latest developments in the court, which was very important. At least Fang Xing knew that the emperor could still suppress the ministers on this matter.

After Yu Qian saluted, he said: "Your Majesty said that your Majesty has little knowledge and wants to go around and see. It happens that there are many things here, so I asked my Majesty to come and learn from you."

"There's nothing to learn, just watch."

Fang Xing never thought that these things could be learned. Without personal understanding, no matter what others said, it would be in vain.

Yu Qian accepted the instruction, and Fang Xing said to Chang Yu: "Mr. Chang, there is nothing wrong in the court. Once the results of the verification over there come out, I will immediately send the list to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Starting from this year, all taxes will be collected."

"Shouldn't you return it?"

Chang Yu thinks there are some problems with this way of disposal: "Most of those fields are donated. If it continues as usual, what will those farmers do?"

"Contributions are stripped off and normal purchases are ignored. However, immigration propaganda must keep up. Isn't it better to immigrate than to be a sharecropper?"

Fang Xing said meaningfully: "If a person is promoted to a Jinshi in the first examination, someone will come to give him money immediately. When he becomes an official, these people will chase him to the post. You should understand the business involved, right?"

Chang Yu nodded, but he was still a little worried: "Those scholars suddenly lost their good life and will cause trouble."

"If you get something for nothing, then let's make trouble."

Fang Xing was already mentally prepared for this, "It's just that those whose families are really poor should be exempted from tax as usual. But if anyone takes the opportunity to collect contributions, they will be dismissed directly without saying anything. Such people are of no benefit to the country, so it is better to get rid of them." Go farm."

Yu Qian asked from the side: "Bo Xinghe, what if they fail in repeated attempts? Are they going to continue to receive preferential treatment like this?"

"This is a problem. Haoshou is admitted to the examination room, but in the future the age for taking the imperial examination will be limited. Without preferential treatment, who is willing to take the examination all the time?"