Lonely non-good minister

The situation in Zhaodi is very simple. Because of good feng shui, many powerful and rich gentry bought land here to build descendants' caves. Therefore, they occupied the land and could not reclaim it. Now some of them have been taken care of by the Tingwei Mansion, and some are intimidated by the Tingwei Mansion. He took the initiative to hand over the land in order to protect himself.

But there is also a problem, that is, there is no money to build water conservancy.

At night, Song Yuan stayed in the yamen temporarily. After washing, she listed the situation in Zhaodi in detail, and then she was lost in thought by looking at those few short lines of text.

"The situation in Zhaodi is simple, why are you still worried?" Wei Yan didn't quite understand: "It's not a big trouble if you don't have money to build water conservancy projects. Why don't you just ask the court for money?"

Song Yuan looked at Zhao's map: "Although I don't know Fengshui, Zhao's terrain is flat, there are many rivers, and there is a lot of rain. Shouldn't the sons and grandchildren's caves go to the mountains? Why do they choose flat ground? I'm not afraid that the coffin will be buried in the ground and flooded." ? The lack of water in the five elements shouldn’t put the ancestors in the water, right?”

Wei Yan was stopped by the question: "Then tomorrow, my subordinates will ask a Feng Shui master?"

"Isn't it a waste of time to find a local Fengshui master?" Song Yuan continued to look at the map: "The rice seedlings cannot be soaked in water, otherwise they will only rot, which has already delayed the farming season. Water conservancy, so the fields are full of water, but after several days of heavy rain, there is not much water in the ditches. If the rain is already enough to soak the farmland, the water flow in the ditches will inevitably be rapid. Tomorrow, you will go outside the city in person and carefully Observe the condition of the ditches and ditches."

Wei Yan also noticed something was wrong, and immediately responded, and he set out before dawn.

Song Yuan waited for the daylight to get up, and the accompanying guard brought water for washing, she simply cleaned up, and Dai Mao brought a stack of documents with the yamen servant.

"My lord, this is the land deed that has been taken over by the yamen. The fields outside have been divided according to Situ's instructions, and the new land deed is also being archived. Please take a look at these, my lord."

Song Yuan flipped through it, and every land deed had traces of the year, but the paper was brittle to the touch, and it didn't feel right when rubbed with his fingertips. Song Yuan touched his nose casually, and he really smelled something. A bitter taste.

Undoubtedly, these title deeds are fake new title deeds, and the paper has been soaked in things and dried in the sun.

"I'll take a closer look." Song Yuan didn't expose them on the spot.

Dai Mao continued: "When will the young master be free, the next official will take the young master to the townships and counties below."

"No, the situation in Zhaodi is simple, but there is a lack of money to repair the water conservancy. I will report this to the court truthfully, and I won't stay in Zhaodi for too long. Mr. Dai has worked hard to teach farming. If you have any problems, you must report to Leping County in time. Ask Cheng for advice, he will arrange someone to solve it for Zhao Di."

Dai Mao looked relieved: "If you have the son's words, the lower officials will feel at ease, and then the lower officials will not serve you in front of the son."

He backed out, and Song Yuan immediately sat down and looked through the land deed, and the guards also helped to look through it. Even a martial arts practitioner would have noticed something was wrong: "Such an old deed should smell like a book. The musty smell is right, but this one smells musty, but it's weird."

"Have you ever smelled the musty smell of books?" Song Yuan asked casually, just for chatting.

But the guard replied seriously: "This subordinate once helped Shizi clean up the study room. The books inside have been piled up for a long time and need to be dried, so I am very familiar with the smell of old books."

Song Yuan smiled: "They are playing tricks on us, let's cooperate with them and see what moves are waiting."

The guard nodded to show that he understood, and no longer said that there was something wrong with the contract.

In the afternoon, Wei Yan came back. He wrapped some things in paper and opened them in front of Song Yuan: "I went to check the surrounding ditches. The water level has obviously dropped. There are still moss on the side of the ditches, and some moss has been sun-dried. Done, the sun is not strong these few days, it shouldn't be like this, so the subordinates scraped some back."

Song Yuan took a closer look: "Although there has been rain in the past few days, it hasn't been raining much enough to soak the fields. It seems that they deliberately poured water from the ditch into the fields, and then deliberately planted seedlings."

"Young master came to see it in person. They reasoned that the water conservancy could not be repaired in time. If you are fooled by your master's insensitivity, then you will be guilty of dereliction of duty when the seedlings are soaked to death." Wei Yan has already straightened out these clues. .

Song Yuan looked at those things and didn't say a word. The land deeds are fake, and the lack of money to build water conservancy projects is also fake. The price of sacrificing the autumn harvest of Zhao's people to count her is too high, so who would do that?
Prince?He has a criminal record, so it's not impossible, but now he only needs to help Song Shi complete the field reform, and the East Palace has already gained the upper hand, so he really doesn't need to do anything extra to trip himself up.

"Zhaodi is a very good benchmark, and the surrounding counties should follow Zhaodi as an example." Song Yuan had an idea: "Take my souvenir and invite all the prefects from the surrounding counties and counties to come over. They should ask Mr. Dai for advice and experience, hurry up."

The guard responded and set off immediately.

Wei Yan was anxious: "The seedlings are going to the ground, and the farming season has already been delayed. Do you want to file a record with the court in advance, so as not to be bitten by them?"

"Of course I want it." Song Yuan looked at the stack of land deeds: "Send all these to Jingzhao, collude with each other, even dare to forge the land deeds, and send the heads to the door. If you don't take it for nothing, you won't kill a few people. No memory."

Wei Yan understood, and immediately packed up the land deeds, and when Song Yuan finished writing the paperwork, he was sent out immediately.

Because of looking at the title deed, Song Yuan was delayed for two or three days. Dai Mao went to the field every day before dawn, and did not come back until late at night, covered in mud and exhausted from work. He went to look at it when he was eating. It was a simple bowl of millet, choked on the pickles, and he lost his appetite just looking at it.

Looking at the fine grains and delicate side dishes in front of him again, Song Yuan thought thoughtfully: "There is only one kitchen in the yamen. When the cook cooks for me every day, the cooks in the yamen also cook for them every day. There is such a big difference, what do you think?" Will the officials and servants in the yamen have any complaints against us?"

"Naturally, they don't care about your son's food and lodging, they are all paid by the palace, and they don't take advantage of them at all." Wei Yan was also eating at the side. He couldn't sit at the same table with Song Yuan, and the food was not as exquisite as Song Yuan. A bowl of brown rice With two big steamed buns, a bowl of meat and a bowl of vegetables, it is so simple, and it is much better than what other people in the yamen eat.

Song Yuan fiddled with the rice grains in the bowl: "If you have complaints against me, if their scheme really comes to fruition, all the people in the yamen will be witnesses, and at that time, you can add another charge of spending money on food and clothing. "