At the end of Ming Dynasty: I, Sun Kewang!Desperate comeback!

As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen Zhang family slaves rushed forward.

The stick was summoned directly towards Wu Laoer.

Wu Laoer held a pole and tried hard to resist, but it was hard for him to fight with four punches with both hands. A tiger couldn't stand up to a pack of wolves!

Under the group beating of the house slaves, he quickly fell to the ground and was beaten to death.

"Okay, it's a new dynasty, a new atmosphere, just teach them a lesson, don't kill anyone." The housekeeper waved his hand, and the slaves stopped moving.

"Listen carefully, Mr. Zhang's 70% rent cannot be less than 10%. If anyone dares not to pay the rent, this will be his fate!"

The housekeeper scolded the onlookers in Wu Village and pointed at Mr. Wu.

All the people looked at Wu Laoer's fate, and they were all terrified, lest they themselves would end up like this.

"The housekeeper has spoken, why don't you pay the rent quickly!" an older domestic slave yelled with a machete.

After hearing this, everyone dispersed and ran back to their homes, carrying large and small bags of food with tears in their eyes.

The housekeeper and his servants laughed when they saw this.

The carriage that Zhang Mansion drove into Wujiacun was quickly loaded with grain and was ready to be sent to Zhang Mansion's granary.

"Master Marquis, these masters are still so arrogant, should we just kill them!" Under a willow tree, a domestic slave dressed as a strong man said.

Weining Hou Liang Cheng leaned against the willow tree, dressed as a merchant.

"It's not good to fight and kill too much, go ahead." He took off his token.

"Pick up the token and go to Hangzhou City and ask Old Feng to mobilize a thousand troops."

"Damn it, these Jiangnan gentlemen are so dishonest even when the king comes. I have to destroy several of them to scare the monkeys!"

Liang Cheng cursed.

He was originally Weining Bo, but because of his meritorious service in instigating the Dianjing Incident, he was granted the title of Weining Marquis by Sun Kewang.

Now that Sun Guozhu is reforming in the south of the Yangtze River, this is where he, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, comes in handy.

Throughout the south of the Yangtze River, countless gilded guards and cavalry were out and about, and it was the gentry who had no discernment who took the lead.

This Qiantang gentry was so arrogant that he dared to openly defy the new law.

It's time for Liang Cheng to achieve great results!

"Okay, Lord Marquis, let's kill him and turn the world upside down and confiscate the homes of these gentlemen!" The subordinates were overjoyed and quickly took Liang Cheng's waistband and set out on the road.

That night, Wu Laoer lay on the bed groaning with injuries all over his body.

"Now that we are in charge, our food has been robbed by those damned ones. Mr. Zhang didn't want to give us a way to survive!" Wu Laoer's wife cried while holding her three children.

The old mother of the Wu family also kept crying and worshiping Guanyin Bodhisattva.

"Why cry? There is nothing to cry about!" Wu Laoer scolded: "This bastard Mr. Zhang wants me to die. I, Wu Laoer, am not someone to be bullied."

"Early tomorrow morning, I will go to the Yamen to complain to the officials. Even if I die, I will make them unhappy!"

"High official!" The old mother of the Wu family was frightened.

"Son, since ancient times, officials and gentry have always protected each other. If you go to the Yamen to complain to the officials, you won't be able to come back!"

"Mom, Mr. Mu is the great master of Qingtian, and the king of the country is coming again."

"Didn't the government say that the Jiaqian Army is a team for the poor? The leader of the country is from a mud-legged background, just like the previous King Chuang."

"During the autumn harvest, people from the Yamen came to leave enough food for us poor people!"

Wu Laoer gritted his teeth and said: "Anyway, we have no way to survive now. If we don't sue the officials now, we will starve to death in a while!"

"If you sue, you will die. If you don't sue, you will die. I will risk my life!"

When Li Zicheng entered Beijing, Jiangnan was shocked.

A large number of slaves are eager to try, and they will respond to the Shun army as soon as they arrive.

Now Sun Kewang has entered Jiangnan. Under the vigorous publicity, the minds of the people in Jiangnan have begun to wander.

Wu Laoer was treated like this by the evil slave of Zhang Mansion, which made this bold man have the idea of ​​​​defeating everything and wanted to go to Qiantang County to file a lawsuit.

"Son, can this be done?" the Wu family's mother said with tears in her eyes.

"It's better than worshiping Guanyin Bodhisattva every day. Mom, you have been worshiping Guanyin Bodhisattva for decades, but when will the Bodhisattva appear?"

Wu Laoer said ferociously: "Tomorrow I will go to the county government office. If Mr. Mu doesn't make the decision for me, I will go to Hangzhou to find him!"

"If the eldest man in Hangzhou colludes with the Zhang family, I will go to Nanjing to beat the king's drum!"

"I have no way to survive anymore. Instead of starving to death in vain, our family should give it a try!"

"I don't believe it. How can a rebel team like the Jialian Army continue to protect these masters!"

"Anyway, I, Mr. Wu, am going to die. Even if I lose myself, I don't care anymore!"

The next morning, Wu Laoer endured the pain and embarked on the road to Qiantang County.

At the same time, the county magistrate Mu Tianyan met with a group of Qiantang gentry in the county government office.

"County Magistrate Mu, this is a luminous pearl from the East China Sea, please accept it." Mr. Zhang Ju from the Zhang Mansion smiled and handed over a gift box.

"County Magistrate Mu, this is two thousand taels of silver. I hope the county magistrate can accept the kindness of my Li family."

Master Li Qingyuan of the Li Mansion clapped his hands, and a large box was carried in front of Mu Tianyan.

Mu Tianyan looked at everything in front of him and gently pushed the gift box on the table.

"Everyone, I accept your wishes, but now that there is a new dynasty and a new atmosphere, the king hates corrupt officials most in his life."

"I, Mu Tianbo, govern Qiantang on behalf of the king. I don't want to be skinned and hung at the gate of Qiantang."

Several gentry were stunned when they saw this. Although Mu Tianyan was an incorruptible official, he had received many gifts from them in previous years.

What's going on now?

"Magistrate Mu, I know that the county magistrate is an honest official, but there are so many people in the county government. How can the county magistrate's salary alone support these scribes and government servants?" Zhang Ju said.

County government expenditures are huge. According to the practice of the Qing Dynasty, a county only has a few establishments.

Everything else needs to be organized by the county magistrate himself.

How can we support so many people if we don’t accept gifts, don’t take corruption, and don’t take money for money?

"Haha, thank you Squire Zhang for your kindness." Mu Tianyan laughed loudly and said, "Now that the king has come to Jiangnan, the Holy Emperor is about to come to court."

“The new dynasty and the new atmosphere really hit the mark!”

Mu Tianyan cupped his hands and said: "According to the new policy of the king, the county's annual salary has been doubled, and the horses and sedan chairs for traveling are all allocated by the Sixth Department of Administration."

"Now the county has sedan chairs for traveling near and horses for traveling far away. The government officials and scribes in each county have also been established. There is no need for the county to organize them, and there are six departments to pay them."

"That's not all. If the county has outstanding political achievements, after being evaluated by the six ministries every year, it can receive a gift ranging from one hundred taels to one thousand taels, which can be used for the county's expenses."

"Now this county can enjoy wealth even if it doesn't take a drop from the people, and it doesn't take a penny from the people."

Sun Kewang naturally had to reform the bad policies of the Qing Dynasty.

It is really impossible not to be a corrupt official in our Qing Dynasty. Even if an official wants to be an upright official, he is unable to do so.

Therefore, although Sun Kewang cannot prevent the emergence of corrupt officials, he can ensure the life of an honest official.

Under the New Deal, the salaries of officials at all levels have increased significantly, and a large sum of money is used as rewards every year.

All items used in the office are distributed by the six departments, and all the government servants and scribes needed by the county government are established. Veterans who retired from the Qianqian Army and demobilized rebels, old and weak, will be assigned to positions in various counties.

After all these things, coupled with Sun Guozhu's skinning method, the official style of the entire Jiangnan has naturally taken on a completely new look.

"What!" Zhang Ju and other Qiantang gentry were shocked.

They naturally knew what kind of person Mu Tianyan was after being in contact with him over the past few years.

Although this county magistrate takes what he deserves and is greedy when he should, he treats the people very well.

Except for the necessary expenses of the county government, he has not added any burden to the people of Qiantang.

Now the county magistrate has no worries under Sun Guozhu's new policy.

I'm afraid the county magistrate won't accept any gifts they give him in the future.

If you don't accept this, it will be a big deal!

"County Magistrate Mu, even though you have said that, the magistrate is the esteemed person of a county and a prince of a hundred miles. The food, clothing, housing and transportation should not be too shabby." Zhang Ju quickly pushed his gift box up again.

"Not shabby, not shabby." Mu Tianyan smiled and pushed the gift box back.

"The expenses of the county government are allocated by the six departments. The king treats us officials favorably. The county sedan is a good sedan and the horses are good horses. How can it be shabby?"

"Does Squire Zhang think that the ruler of the country will still treat this county badly and that the standards he sets will be shabby?"

"No, no, no." Zhang Ju waved his hand quickly.

Who in the south of the Yangtze River now dares to speak openly and honestly of the Lord Sun?

This is not a dung beetle entering the toilet - looking for dung!

"Ahem!" Mu Tianyan coughed.

"Everyone, this county has been with you for many years in Qiantang, but there is something I have to say."

"Your Excellency, please speak." A group of gentry said quickly.

"The king of the country comes from a rough background and loves the people very much. He is a man destined by fate. After the friendship in the past, the world did not think favorably of him."

"As a result, we were able to raise troops from Guangdong and Guangxi to capture Jiangnan in just two years."

"In the past, he was able to compete with the Manchu Qing Dynasty in Yunnan and Guizhou, which controlled half of the world. Now that he occupies half of the south of the Yangtze River, his future is obvious."

Mu Tianyan said solemnly: "Now that he is implementing a new policy in Jiangnan to get rid of the old abuses, according to the new law, the 40% land rent you can get is already a lot."

"If you continue to be dissatisfied and take the wrong path, then the coming of the heavenly troops will be a disaster for the entire clan!"

Zhang Ju and others' expressions changed when they heard this, Mu Tianyan had made the path clear.

"Everyone, this county is the parent of Qiantang, and we should love our people like our own children. Since I started serving as an official four years ago, this county has not wanted the people of Qiantang to live and work in peace and contentment, and that everyone has food and clothing."

"Nowadays, Qiantang has a good harvest, the national treasury is full, and the people have enough food. I hope you will work with me to keep the peace of Qiantang!" Mu Tianyan said earnestly.

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Ju and others turned pale.

Mu Tianyan was trying to persuade them not to cause trouble, but the land rent was only 40%, and Zhang Ju was really heartbroken and bleeding!

With such a huge amount of money and food gone, what will the Zhang family do in the future?

Is it possible that from now on the ninety-nine and eighty-one dishes will become seventy-seven and forty-nine!

"What the county magistrate said is absolutely true." Zhang Ju said coldly: "We will not cause trouble in Qiantang, but there are some unruly people."

"If you are causing trouble for the people, please ask the county magistrate to..."

dong dong dong-

Before Zhang Ju could finish speaking, heavy drums sounded.

The Dengwen drum at the gate of the county government office was beaten.

"Oh?" Mu Tianyan glanced at everyone, then cupped his hands and said, "Everyone, I have important matters in this county, so I'll take my leave first."

Before he finished speaking, he stood up and left.

"mighty……"

A group of government officials shouted with boards in hand, and Mu Tianyan appeared in the lobby.

He slapped the hall and shouted: "Bring those who beat the drum to the hall."

"Yes!" The two government officials quickly walked out of the lobby and brought in Wu Laoer who was beating the drum.

"Caomin, Wu Laoer from Wujia Village pays homage to the county magistrate! Please ask Mr. Qingtian to make the decision for the people!"

Wu Laoer plucked up the courage, lay down on the ground, and looked at Mu Tianyan quietly.

Seeing this, Mu Tianyan smiled and said: "Wu Laoer, please get up. The king has ordered that the thirty-killing stick that beats the drum will be waived from now on."

"What!" Wu Laoer's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.

We have laws in the Qing Dynasty. When people sue officials and gentry, they will first be beaten with a thirty-thousand-kill stick.

Many unscrupulous people complained that due to poor health, they could not survive the thirty-killing stick.

Therefore, the complaint filed by the unruly people will naturally be ignored.

Mu Tianyan has always loved the people, so this thirty-killing stick is always just a show.

But even so, the unscrupulous people still have to suffer a lot.

Most county magistrates simply beat them to death to save themselves trouble.

Therefore, in the minds of unruly people, suing an official has become a matter of death.

Fortunately, Lord Sun came. When he was in Yunnan, he set up drums and drums everywhere to welcome the unruly people to complain.

As long as the complainant is right, he will act impartially. If he is unreasonable, he will not be held accountable.

As a result, corrupt officials in Yunnan have been forced to doubt their lives.

Not satisfied with this, Sun Guozhu also sent Jin Yiwei to patrol in civilian clothes, specifically to find trouble for officials.

He peeled off his skin and cramped his muscles at every turn to warn corrupt officials.

Now that he passed through Jiangnan, the tricks that used to torment Yunnan officials and gentry were naturally promoted in an all-round way.

The Qiantang County government officials beat the drum, and not only was Wu Laoer fine, but Mu Tianyan also had to deal with it carefully.

If Wu Laoer is not convinced, he can go to Qiantang or even Nanjing to beat the drum.

Of course, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below.

Sun Guozhu also has an idea. As long as the local officials stop the people from Shangfang, once they are found out, everyone will be counted.

Peel the skin where it should be peeled, and chop where it should be chopped.

Although some people will say that this is extremely harsh on officials.

But the problem is that the officials in Yunnan under the rule of Sun Guozhu govern Qingming!

In this case, with Yunnan's successful governance experience, Sun Guozhu was naturally confident and bold in promoting it in Jiangnan.

He didn't want an official to abandon his position no matter how dissatisfied he was.

There isn't much else in the world, but there are a lot of officials!

Officials in the Southern Han Dynasty had to castrate themselves, and I didn't see any old men giving up their official positions for their babies.

Instead, they were castrated one by one to be replaced, and they competed for jobs.

"Wu Laoer, just tell me why you are beating the drum. The king has an order. Not only will the killing stick be abolished, but even if you are unreasonable, the county will not be held accountable." Mu Tianyan said with a smile.

"Master, Master, Master Qingtian!" Wu Laoer cried with joy, crying and kowtowing. (End of chapter)