Lonely non-good minister

But she didn't want to talk to too many people. Taking the initiative to ask someone for help requires an exchange of benefits. She couldn't change any rules just to let the five thousand soldiers go to the ground. It would only complicate the simple problem.

She is only here to increase food production, and she will be constantly entangled in unnecessary things.

After making up his mind, Song Yuan didn't say anything, just wandered around the county town after eating a full stomach.

A few days later, Fushen came to invite Song Yuan to see the land, and Mu Lin happened to be next to him. When Song Yuan asked Fushen to buy the land for him, his expression sank on the spot. , followed her to the outside of the city.

The land that the rich gentry found for Song Yuan is surrounded by mountains and rivers. It is not so much a good place for farming, but a good place for building private houses, and there is no need to repair the canals.

Song Yuan looked at it from a distance, and then took a closer look, smiling and looking very satisfied.

"What do you think of this place, my lord?" Fu Shen looked at Song Yuan with full confidence.

Song Yuan nodded: "It's a good place, but why is such a good farmland left unused? Could it be someone's private field?"

"My lord was joking, the little people bought the land only for grazing. This place is far away from the little people's pastures. Who would come here to buy land? The original owner here is going to move out, so I sold this place, so I bought it here .”

Song Yuan nodded: "I see."

She walked around again, but Mu Lin's complexion didn't improve. He couldn't believe that Song Yuan couldn't see such a blatant bribery. If she really accepted it, he would definitely be impeached.

"The place is nice, but it is different from what I imagined." Song Yuan stood on the ridge of the field: "I want a field by the side of the road, preferably close to the county town, so that the common people who come and go can see it when it is cultivated." Song Yuan Yuan speaks his mind.

The rich squire showed embarrassment: "This"

He saw through Song Yuan's small thoughts in a second, and knew that she wanted to show off to others, and it would not be a big deal to even give her a few acres of land, but it was so simple for her to achieve her wish, didn't it make her feel that the rich gentry Easy to talk?

"I know that you bought the land around the county town to raise livestock, so how about I pay the rent at the selling price and rent it for three years for farming?" Song Yuan offered the conditions.

Fushen laughed and said nothing, obviously he didn't agree with Song Yuan's idea, and Mu Lin also felt that Song Yuan was naive, these people are not short of money at all, they only save money for fun, why care about other things?
"No, right?" Song Yuan still smiled, "That's fine."

She didn't bother, and gave up very simply, Fushen hurriedly said: "If Your Excellency has the heart, I will ask around for Your Excellency."

"No, I've changed my mind." Song Yuan put down the words and left.

Fushen was stunned for a moment, seeing that she had really left, he only thought that she was playing tricks on purpose, and didn't take it seriously.

Mu Lin also asked: "Is the young master playing hard to get?"

"This matter also requires me to play hard to get?" Song Yuan smiled: "I have given them a chance to bribe me, and they are not worthy of negotiating terms with me."

She was very arrogant, and Mu Lin didn't even know where her arrogance came from, and continued to ask suspiciously: "My lord should know that they won't agree to give up the land outside the county so easily."

"I know, but I just want to farm there, but the reason I choose to be there is only so that the people can see the results of the cultivation, since they want to use this to negotiate terms with me, then I can completely give up this reason. "

She changed her mind so quickly that Mu Lin couldn't even keep up with her train of thought: "What is the young master's plan?"

"Under the premise that the existing fields are being purchased on a large scale for farming, if you want to expand food production, you must either change the crop variety, or open up wasteland to add new fields." She looked at the abandoned fields by the roadside: "Either get rid of these occupations For the people in Liangtian, which road does Master Mu think is more suitable?"

The fastest thing is that these people give up the fertile land, but how is this possible?

Mu Lin's expression became serious: "These people are certainly hateful, but there is no evidence to prove that they violated the law."

"It's hard to say." Song Yuan raised the corner of his mouth, and his smile made Mu Lin completely unpredictable.

After returning from outside the city, Song Yuan went back to the house. The next morning, she took people out and said that she was going to the counties to see the farming situation. of the table.

Both of them were busy, and Huo Ying was still looking through the old cases with the officials. He was always serious, so he read all the piles of case files in a daze.

Half a month had passed since the three of them met again. In the rainy season, the heavy rain continued for days, and the water in the moat was almost overflowing. Not to mention the fields outside, there was water everywhere, and it looked like a vast ocean.

In the yamen, Song Yuan was reading a book and eating sunflower seeds leisurely in the room. Mu Lin saw her so leisurely as he passed by outside, so he couldn't help but walk in: "Master Jun Cheng, does he know what's going on outside?"

"What's the situation?" Song Yuan continued to read the contents of the book without raising his eyes.

Mu Lin glanced at the official documents piled on the table: "This year, there has been a lot of rain, the moat is almost overflowing, and those fields have been flooded. There are so many things waiting for the magistrate to deal with."

"It's raining everywhere, what can I do? The flooded fields are all raising cattle and sheep, and the grain is planted on the high hillside. The cattle and sheep have legs and will leave by themselves." She didn't care.

Mu Lin didn't like this attitude very much: "Didn't the Lord Chancellor say that rich gentry are also common people?"

"The obedient ones are common people, and the disobedient ones are unruly people." Song Yuan smiled: "I make the distinction very clear."

Mu Lin didn't know how to answer the question, and was about to leave when Huo Ying came, glanced at the two of them, and said, "In the past few years, there have been 21 suspicious cases, including a murder case."

"Is it related to these wealthy gentry?"

"Ah."

After getting an affirmative answer, Song Yuan smiled at that time: "Then trouble Mr. Huo to find out as soon as possible."

"Naturally." Huo Ying left after finishing speaking, and Mu Lin came out with him. Not far away, Huo Yingcai asked: "Master Mu and Mr. Juncheng are bickering again?"

After being spotted by him, Mu Lin didn't quibble, and said frankly: "It's raining so much that the outside is flooded, and the Lord Chancellor is still doing nothing. I doubt his ability very much."

"It's true that I have nothing to do." Huo Ying did not deny that although he had a lot of communication with Song Yuan, he didn't know her style very well: "However, Mr. Jun Cheng may have his own ideas, I think Mr. Mu If you have time, let’s check Leping Junzhong carefully, among the old cases I checked, there are several cases involving the military.”

Mu Lin immediately became stern: "Is it serious? Please give me some hints from Mr. Huo, and I will investigate."

He is very responsible, and Huo Ying doesn't talk nonsense, so he invited him to his room for a detailed discussion.

The heavy rain didn't stop for a month, and the county town was also flooded. The stagnant water swayed on the edge of the steps, and when the wind blew, it rushed into the corridor. Wei Yan waded in from outside wearing a coir raincoat, completely soaked.

"My lord, the outside of the city is completely flooded."