high official

Chapter 114
"If the Elder doesn't care about you, he will not issue this ban and let you trade your ancestral property for the life-saving food! That will neither offend you, nor offend the big family, nor harm the government. Why not Why?" Wu Wei said furiously: "But he still issued this ban, why did he ask for trouble? It's not to protect your property! You are not only ungrateful, but also stabbed in the back! Are you still human? you!"

After being accused by Wu Wei, the elders fell silent.It turned out that the big households coveted their land, they were naturally angry, and they were also very grateful to Wei Zhixian.But when they heard that what the big households wanted to buy was not private land but official land, their mood changed.

Anyway, it is the land of the government, so what does it have to do with them if they sell it cheaply?So they no longer cared about the greed of the big family, but instead became their accomplices, forcing the county to quickly sell the land for food!
"Since the official land is going to be sold, why hasn't the deal been done for so long?" an old man whispered their thoughts. "Anyway, it was opened by those people from other counties, no matter how high or low he is..."

"Stupid!" Wu Wei scolded, "Those people from other counties are just hired workers! My Fuyang County pays for food and hires them to open up wasteland. Who owns the land? It's not my Fuyang County!"

The old ones kept silent, thinking that it was not ours anyway...

"You also know that the cost of building terraced fields is very high. Even with the most conservative calculation, the cost of one mu of field is more than 20 taels of silver, which does not count the value of the land itself. The money is said to be paid by the county government, but the county Where did the government get the money? You handed in every penny!" Wu Wei said in a deep voice, "But the big households only pay four stones and five for the terraced fields that have been opened, and those that have not been completed are even lower. Three stones! You can’t even get back a quarter of the capital. If the old man agrees, doesn’t that mean giving up more than [-]% of the county’s savings to those big households? That’s all the royal money you handed over. ah!"

The old people finally changed their faces. If Wu Wei hadn’t reminded them, they would never have imagined that the big households are embezzling people’s fat and people’s anointing in disguise... But if they can explain the truth, there will be no fools. Said: "The ordinary people in the market don't understand the general principles. They only know that no matter how expensive or cheap we are, we can only get a little food for subsistence."

"You..." Wu Wei was so angry that he couldn't speak, and he had nothing to say.Can you still count on these ordinary people to consider for the court and the government?

There was a moment of silence in the signing room, and everyone realized that Wei Zhixian had been silent for a long time. They saw him lying quietly on the bed, his eyes full of deep sorrow.Wei Zhixian finally deeply realized what Emperor Yongle said to him at the beginning - it is difficult to be an official, and it is even more difficult to be an official!
He wholeheartedly wants to be a good official, hoping to be worthy of the court, worthy of the people, and worthy of his own conscience.However, the more he tried to be comprehensive, the more he was not comprehensive... The people in this county were dissatisfied, the big households were dissatisfied, the officials around him were dissatisfied, and the victims of the disaster were also dissatisfied... How pathetic and ridiculous!
After a long time, Wei Zhixian came back to his senses, but he didn't want to look at those old people. He looked at the beams and said quietly: "Tomorrow the land sale..."

"Thank you, my lord!" "My lord, you are kind!" "My lord, Avalokitesvara is reborn!" The old fellows were satisfied now.

"Master..." Wu Wei's eyes were full of tears...

After those old things resigned contentedly, Wu Wei hissed to Wei Zhixian: "My lord, is this really the case?"

"It's no use if the common people don't want to tighten their belts with you..." Wei Zhixian said sadly: "After the disaster is over, I will write a letter to impeach myself."

"What is the crime of the elder?" Wu Wei shook his head and cried, "You are a good official who cannot be reproached!"

"You are absurd." Wei Zhixian said painfully: "I am so happy and benevolent. If I had listened to Wang Xian earlier, I would only give the husband a half-full meal, even if it was seventy percent full, and I wouldn't have to wait. Until he comes back..."

Wu Wei was silent. He knew that Wang Xian said, "replace relief with work", and relief is the foundation. Work is only to prevent the victims from eating free food and cause dissatisfaction among the people in the county.However, Wei Zhi County wanted to make political achievements, and regarded "work" as the goal. As a result, the terraced fields were built vigorously, but the consumption was too great...

In a catastrophic year, food is the capital and the source of confidence. Weizhi County is too hasty on the road of labor relief, and the food from the two lakes that was supposed to arrive is overdue. slaughter.

Both of them knew that the hope of Wang Xian's return in a short time was very slim. If he didn't want to cause riots in Fuyang County, he had to swallow the bitter fruit of selling the land at a low price...

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On the second day, there were three poles in the sun, and the two big family representatives, Yang Yuanwai and Wang Yuanwai, arrived late.

When they stepped into the gate of the yamen, both of them saw the complacent look in each other's eyes. Whether you are a strong order or a crouching tiger order, you are not our opponent after all!

With a blank face, Wu led them into the signing room.

Wei Zhixian also sat behind the big case with a blank face, with a duplicate contract in front of him.

After the two saluted, Wei Zhixian didn't watch the seats, but said slowly: "Let's have a look."

Wu Wei gave each of them a contract.

The two officers looked outside... [-] mu of land was sold as a whole, one mu of land was matched with four and a half mu of land, and the total price was [-] shi of rice.

Member Yang frowned and said, "It should be sixteen stone five."

"Naritian four stone five, semi-Naritian less than three stone five!" Wei Zhixian re-patted the case and said: "I have made a big step forward, and you still insist on it?"

"Hehe..." The price was acceptable, but the land they bought this time was already more expensive than expected.The two officials thought that at this time we should take advantage of the victory and pursue it. There is no point in being polite to him, it is purely a matter of money.Wang Yuanwai laughed dryly and said, "If we have the final say, we will definitely agree to the Elder Master."

"But it doesn't matter if we say it," Yang Yuanwai said in a negotiating tone, "Why don't we talk about it tomorrow, let's go back and discuss it, and see if there is any possibility of giving up."

How could Wei Zhixian not know that they were threatening him, and his face turned livid.

"It's too much to bully people!" Wu Wei said angrily, "Don't you think about the future!"

"Wu Lingshi's words are so unreasonable." Member Yang curled his lips and said coldly, "We obey the law and treat people well, why should the government threaten us?"

"That's all, the premise of buying and selling is voluntary." Wang Yuanwai shook his head and said: "Since the county lord is so unwilling, let's not force it."

"That's right, it's as if we are buying and selling by force," Yang Yuanwai also nodded and said, the two of them made a gesture to leave!
"Come back!" Wei Zhixian shouted, and said to Wu Wei: "According to their wishes, rewrite a copy."

The eyes of the two other members showed the look of winners, but Wei Zhixian said indifferently: "But there is one sentence you should remember. You will be the first day of junior high school, and I will be the fifteenth day. Ask me to be polite."

Wei Zhixian's voice was not loud, but chills rose from the bottom of the hearts of the two members, and they suddenly remembered the phrase "the county magistrate who broke the family, Ling Yin who destroyed the family"!But then he laughed at himself again, afraid that he would be a ball, at worst, he would get away with it and drive him away from Fuyang.

So, the two pretended not to hear, and waited for Wu Wei to rewrite the contract, read it again carefully, and signed it after confirming that it was correct.

Wu Wei also signed on Wang Xian's behalf, and then sadly placed the contract in duplicate in front of Wei Zhixian.

When Wei Yuan picked up the pen, he felt that it weighed more than a thousand catties.Putting pen to paper to write down his name also put an end to his official career... Someone must be responsible for the cheap sale of official land. When the court ordered the official.

Of course, signatures alone are useless. Even the sale of non-governmental land properties requires the seal of the county magistrate to take effect, let alone official land.Putting down his pen, he opened the seal box, picked up the magistrate's big seal, pressed it on the contract, picked it up, pressed it on the other copy, and the contract was completed...

The two members held the contract and left happily...

Wei Zhixian closed his eyes in pain, failed, he completely failed...

Wu Wei punched the back of the chair angrily, smashing the rosewood official hat chair to pieces!
In the afternoon of that day, according to the contract, the big households transported [-] shi of grain to Yongfeng warehouse, of which [-] shi was the full payment for the purchase of the [-] mu of Narita; Narita's deposit.

In any case, the food crisis in Fuyang County is over, and the common people are relieved, and the big households are in Li Yuanwai's villa, celebrating with wine and songs all night long. It is one thing to celebrate the big fortune, but it makes them Happily, the rebellious Wei Zhixian finally bowed his head to them!

This is very important, because for the wealthy gentry, dominating states and counties, or at least forming alliances with states and counties, is their habitual mode of survival.In this mode, they can maximize their own interests and stand proudly in the countryside.But Wei Yuan didn't want to collude with them, and wanted to overwhelm them, which the country gentry couldn't accept.

Then there was only one way to overwhelm him, and they did...

In the early morning of the next day, the wealthy households ended their all-night licentiousness and went to their homes in cars and sedan chairs.

Yang Yuanwai sat in his own carriage, humming a ditty triumphantly.This time he made the most contributions and got the most benefits. There are two thousand acres of terraced fields, worth at least 6 taels of silver.Even if the money given to the big shot of the same clan is deducted, it is enough for his three generations to squander.

Thinking of his pride, the small compartment could no longer accommodate his swelled heart, Yang Yuanwai asked people to remove the curtain of the car, and looked at the people coming and going on the street like a king visiting his territory.

Suddenly his eyes were fixed, as if seeing a ghost in the daytime!

He actually saw Wang Xian, who was supposed to be still in Suzhou and had nowhere to ask, walking from the direction of the pier surrounded by several companions...

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　The first update, all kinds of counterattacks are about to start, don't be afraid, Wei Zhixian, who is aggrieved, your brother Xian is back.Ask for a ticket...

　　
　
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