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Chapter 491 Huazhou "First Battle"

This year's New Year's Eve, because Hengshan has just won Huazhou, there are so many things that this year's New Year's Eve can only be spent in a mediocre manner.However, lively annual meetings are still held among the people, especially in Hengshan.

Because Lin Yifan was in mourning, he could not drink or have fun.However, an annual meeting was still held for the villagers and personal guards, making them lively.And he was sitting in the study, browsing the letters sent by Huayuan City.

After reading these letters, a smile finally appeared on the corner of Lin Yifan's mouth. These guys finally understood his painstaking efforts.I hope that in this battle of wits and courage, everyone can take on more responsibilities.

When the time comes to February, the cold wind in Huazhou has gradually subsided, and vitality is slowly being born.

At this time, Huazhou suddenly ushered in the first "earthquake".The Ministry of Civil Affairs of Hengshan suddenly announced that from today, Huazhou will start land surveying and land registration.At that time, each household's land must be reported to the government, and the household's farmland must not be falsely reported or missed. Once it is verified, its land will be confiscated, and the whole family will be punished with hard labor.

Such a strong announcement immediately made all the gentry furious. Who in their family did not hide their land?If the government is allowed to measure, the family land will be exposed.But if it is reported according to the facts, according to Hengshan's system, it may not be long before they will be forcibly deprived by him for exceeding the number of acres.

The gentry rushed to each other to tell each other, looking for a way to rescue.At this time, all the eyes of the gentry quickly fell on Pei Yan, who was the pacifier of Huazhou.

Pei Yan was in a state of distress at this time, and of course he did not want the interests of the gentry to be violated.After all, his Pei family is one of the largest big families in Huazhou, and if Hengshan made such a move, he would be the one who suffered the most.But what can he do?Although he is a pacifier, his power is not enough to suppress the eight ministers.On the contrary, these eight ministers have never had a good look at themselves, and it is really not easy to become one of Hengshan's top executives.

But facing the pressure of countless gentry, Pei Yan did not dare to ignore it. Without the support of the gentry, he would be nothing in Huazhou.

Therefore, Pei Yan made a special trip to the eight government offices to meet everyone.

Looking at the old gods in the crowd, Pei Yan was furious, and said with a gloomy face: "My lords, what do you mean by this? Why did you suddenly announce this decree at this time?"

"What's the meaning of Mr. Pei?" Guo Huaili sneered, "Don't tell me I still need to discuss with you if I have announced the decree?"

Pei Yan glared at him viciously, "Master Guo, I naturally cannot interfere with the decrees you issue. But everything should focus on the overall situation. Now that Huazhou has just stabilized, your troubles will cause Huazhou to fall into turmoil again. , so that all previous efforts will be wasted?"

"Trouble? Where did the turmoil come from? Why did it happen?" Guo Huaili said with disdain, his mouth slightly raised.

"Master Guo, why pretend to be confused?" Pei Yan looked at him coldly, "The reason why Huazhou has stabilized so quickly today is due to the strong support of the gentry. However, the decree issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs this time , has seriously damaged the interests of the gentry, how can they support us? Without their support, how can Huazhou be stabilized?"

"Haha, Mr. Pei has a gentry, I really don't know whether you are an official of the gentry or my official of Hengshan." Guo Huaili laughed loudly, his eyes full of sarcasm.

Pei Yan's complexion changed slightly, and he shouted angrily: "Since I belong to Hengshan, I am naturally a minister of Hengshan. What I say is for the overall situation of Hengshan and is absolutely selfless. If you refuse to accept good advice, Huazhou Turmoil is your own fault."

"You..." Guo Huaili was about to open his mouth to ridicule, but was interrupted by Ye Hongyu at the side.

"Since Mr. Pei has good advice, why don't you tell me something?" Ye Hongyu looked at Pei Yan with a light smile, and said in a pleasant voice.

Pei Yan knew Ye Hongyu's status in Hengshan, and seeing his gentle attitude, he immediately bowed to him slightly and said, "Master Ye, I am quite familiar with the system of Hengshan. There are many policies in it, which directly hit the weakness of the gentry. If Rushing to enforce it in Huazhou will only cause dissatisfaction among the gentry. Now Hengshan is surrounded by powerful enemies. Once a large amount of manpower and material resources are restrained in Huazhou, or Huazhou becomes dilapidated as a result, how can Huazhou be so What's the use?"

"Oh, so according to Mr. Pei, Huazhou should not implement the Hengshan system, but implement the original old system?" Ye Hongyu looked deeply at Pei Yan, and his tone was slightly cold.

"No. "Pei Yan naturally knows that this is impossible." This official also thinks that sooner or later Huazhou will implement the Hengshan system, but this matter needs to be implemented slowly, not in a hurry. Huazhou's gentry can't accept this for a while. Huge changes will inevitably cause a backlash. But if it is pushed forward bit by bit, although the gentry will be dissatisfied, it is irrelevant after all, and they will definitely not resist. If this continues, the Hengshan system has been fully implemented, and the gentry will also I have already adapted, so it is a safe strategy."

"Hmph, slowly drawing it?" Guo Huaili couldn't help but sneer, "I don't know if Mr. Pei's so-called slow drawing is one year or two years? Or can it be completed in ten years, 20 years, or even a hundred years?"

"you....."

"Okay, Mr. Pei, Mr. Guo, both of you are important ministers of Hengshan, how can you make noise here?" Ye Hongyu frowned and looked at the two of them, "Everyone is thinking of Hengshan, don't let the people below laugh gone."

Only then did the two restrain their anger and looked at Ye Hongyu together.

Ye Hongyu sighed helplessly, and looked at Pei Yan, "Lord Pei, once the decree is issued, there is no reason to take it back. Otherwise, what is my prestige in Hengshan? Not afraid of any threats. I hope they can cooperate with the government, but don't make mistakes."

"Master Ye, is there no room for change in this matter?" Pei Yan looked at him disappointedly and asked in a deep voice.

"If you cooperate with the government, there is naturally room for change. But if you refuse to cooperate, then you are really seeking your own death." Ye Hongyu said lightly, "This is my good advice to them, I hope they can listen to it."

Pei Yan sighed slightly, he had tried his best, the matter had come to this point, it was useless to talk about it, so he took his leave and left.

Back at the mansion, facing the earnest eyes of many representatives of the gentry, Pei Yan bitterly repeated what he had just said, and finally tried to persuade everyone, "Everyone, now that Hengshan is powerful, I still hope that you can do it again. Forbearance, you must never try to challenge Hengshan's authority. Although Hengshan's move will bring some losses to your families, it does not touch the root cause, and it is really inappropriate to offend Hengshan at this time."

But everyone didn't pay attention to his words.They despise Pei Yan's weakness.When they informed the family about this, Pei Yan's status among the gentry plummeted.

When the crowd dispersed, Pei Yan smiled wryly and shook her head. It seemed that these people did not take her warning seriously.Forget it, since they want to court death, they can't blame themselves.

Immediately, Pei Yan summoned his family and ordered them to go down.This time, the family must truthfully report the land property in accordance with government regulations, and must not deceive.In his eyes, family property is important, but the position he climbed to is more important. It is worthwhile to leave some land behind and usher in a more brilliant future.

(End of this chapter)