Ma Youzhi stood beside the case and was full of joy. Looking at Li Mingshan's dejected look, Ma Youzhi wanted to cheer and recite a poem to congratulate. The lobby fell silent again, and Li Mingshan lowered his head slightly, staring at the blue bricks on the ground in front of him without saying a word.

"Mr. Li, I have asked Captain Tian to send troops to guard all the exits of this county government. No one can escape." Jiang Anyi's clear voice sounded. It seemed as if verifying Lord Jiang An's words. Noise shouts sounded outside the lobby. One of the loud doors was the most noisy, Li Dongjie.

After that, Li Mingshan softened his body, knelt down on the ground, and kowtowed, "I am guilty of my duty." He lost his car and Baoshuai, and this time he became the abandoned son of the family.

"Hahahahahahaha", Ma Youzhi couldn't help laughing loudly, and laughing filled with joy and resentment was like a yelling of an owl, floating in the sky above the lobby.

The results of the investigation were quickly reported to Yu Zhijie: Linyang County's registered taxable land was 5,438 hectares, 36 acres, 30 cents, 7 cents and 4 millimeters, including 3,928 hectares of land, 1,130 hectares of land, several mountains, storms, and dikes. The inventory found that Li Mingshan had 3,23 hectares of land, 78 acres of land, all of which were purchased by Li Mingshan after he was appointed as the county magistrate of Linyang County.

The result is self-evident. Li Mingshan, Li Dongjie, and Li Laiqiang were all in prison. Ma Youzhi regained power and was busy excluding dissidents and promoting confidants. These are county affairs, and Yu Zhijie and others could not interfere.

The next day, Yu Zhijie personally visited the old lady in Bo's mansion and had a secret talk with the third master. In the afternoon, Bo's mansion sent the wrong manager Zhang and the small manager of Tian, ​​who was improper, and took the initiative to return the 523 hectares and 80 acres of land that were secretly placed under the name of Bo's mansion by the two. The first battle was won, and in just three days, a total of 1,021 hectares of land under the name of the gentry were found in Linyang County, accounting for more than 20% of the land in Linyang County.

The best Yuepeng Inn in Linyang County was temporarily the Qing Dynasty yamen. There were soldiers guarding him in front of the gate. People came and went, and the abacus sounded in a ball.

In the small courtyard behind the inn, Yu Zhijie looked at the book of sorting out and sighed: "There are as many as 26% of the fields in the name of the gentry in the Little Linyang County, which does not include other disadvantages. From small to large, there are at least 230,000 hectares of land in Renzhou. How many fields have been embezzled by our Dazheng are encroached by these corrupt officials and borers."

"The land tax does not exceed 15 million taels a year. In addition to paying the salaries of all officials, paying military salaries and food, and providing relief to the victims, the national treasury is left without any self. When encountering special events, they often fail to make ends meet. The palace Yangyi Hall is disrepair, and the emperor cannot afford to pay." Yu Zhijie put the account book back on the table in a depressed mood.

Liu Yushan smiled and said, "Long live with the help of the master to clear up the accumulated problems. If you can clear the land a little again, the land treasury will pay an extra five million taels of silver every year. Long live can let go of your hands and legs and do a big fight. Lord Yu is the chief minister, and he will definitely get the trust of Long live, and it is possible to enter the cabinet and become the prime minister. An Yi made great contributions this time, and the emperor will definitely reward him."

Jiang Anyi rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "By luck, if Master Yu had not come in time, he would probably have failed."

Yu Zhijie praised: "Anyi did a good job this time. Linyang County was originally a difficult point in the Qingzhan in Renzhou, and was conquered by Anyi. The most rare thing is that Linyang County was moved this time, and other counties were deeply shocked. Good news came from the original hard work of the Qingzhan work. Last night, I summarized the data. Not counting Linyang County, more than a thousand hectares of land have been found."

There were 62 counties in Renzhou, and more than 1,000 hectares were found in Linyang County alone, while the other 61 counties were only 1,000 hectares. This number could not be said. Liu Yushan smiled wryly and said, "It's easy to know, it's hard to do it. I went to Tuoyun County for a few days and persuaded me with the Magistrate Feng. I went to the fields to clear the amount, and only found 80 acres of land. I feel ashamed of An Yi."

Jiang Anyi pointed to the data reported from Bo Mansion and said, "Master Yu, as far as I know, there are more than these fields under the name of Bo Mansion. Should we continue to investigate?"

The heights of the stations are different and the angles of considering the problems are different. Yu Zhijie waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Uncle Yang works for the country on the border. We cannot let his family get in trouble. It has given us face if he can report more than 500 hectares of land in his mansion. For other things, Uncle Yang and Long Live will deal with other things."

After praising the two, Yu Zhijie changed his mind and said, "This Qing war in Linyang County will inevitably alarm the snake, especially the Li family. I have checked the Li family's fields before, and the land under the name of the Li family has reached more than 13,000 hectares. If it is included in their in-laws and branches, it is estimated that it will be no less than 20,000 hectares."

Jiang Anyi and Liu Yushan both took a breath. What does 20,000 hectares mean? It is more than twice the area of ​​the entire Linyang County.

Yu Zhijie's eyes flew past the two and threw themselves out the door. A few birds flew through the eaves and headed south. On the official road, a fast horse ran towards Anqi County in the south.

Anqi County is the birthplace of the Li family. Since the Li family became the top scholar in the Great Wei Dynasty, there have been one top scholar in the Li family in the three hundred years, three second-ranked students, nineteen Jinshi, and seventy-six Juren. During the Great Wei Dynasty, the Li family produced a prime minister; after the founding of the Great Zheng Kingdom, the highest official of the Li family became the Minister of Justice, with 19 officials above the fourth rank and above. Now there are as many as 36 officials above the ninth rank and above, and three senior officials above the fourth rank and above.

The Li family did not live in Anqi County, but built a city wall covering an area of ​​more than 500 acres ten miles away from the county town. The wall wall of this Li family mountain city wall is taller and stronger than the city wall. Outside the wall is a moat with flowing water, and there are village heads patrolling back and forth on the wall.

The mountain city is divided into two parts: inside and outside. The outer city is a place where ordinary tribesmen live. The inner city is rectangular, wide in front and narrow in the back. In the middle of the inner city, it is the core "Jishantang" of the mansion. The head of the Li family and the eldest house live in this courtyard.

Li Chengshi, the head of the Li family, was a Jinshi and served as the governor of Chenzhou. Later, he lost his official position and returned home due to incidents. He is 68 years old this year, and his face is still full of red and his voice is loud. The eldest son Li Mingde bowed and listened to his father's lessons, constantly responding to it.

Li Chengshi slapped the armrest of the chair heavily and scolded: "Li Mingshan was not successful enough, but he had enough trouble. Yu Zhijie caught the handle. He deserved to die."

After bent for a long time, Li Mingde felt his back and back pain, straightened his body slightly, and whispered: "Finally, it's his brother. Will the family help him?"

"How to help, I asked you to write to him and let him be careful. He has been king in Linyang for a long time, and even his brother's words will not be listened to. I know what you think. Your unscrupulous son has also been arrested. Do you want to save him?" Li Chengshi said excitedly and couldn't help coughing.

Li Mingde hurried forward and gently patted his father's back. After a while, Master Li stopped coughing. After taking a sip of tea, Master Li rubbed his chest and said slowly, "I'm old, I guess I'll be able to live in a few years. You will have to take on this family sooner or later."

"Why did my father say this? You are healthy and healthy. Life is a hundred years old and the blessing of your children and grandchildren." Li Mingde said in panic.

"Oh, Mingde, you are humble and you are a good family. But when I look down on the aristocratic family today, this time, the Qing Dynasty is a signal. If you are always humble and tolerant, my Li family may disappear."

Li Mingde frowned and said, "It's not that. Even if you lose thousands of acres of land, you won't hurt your muscles and bones."

Li Chengshi slapped the chair with a hatred and said angrily: "What if it is tens of thousands of years? What if all the people who committed the crime in my Li family were to be arrested in prison, will my Li family still be there?"

Li Mingde said: "If that is really the case, then there will be only a killer."

"What are you going to do?"

After a while of silence, Li Mingde said: "My son thought of what time, ask his father for advice. First, he avoided his head and strictly ordered all the people of the clan to abide by the law during this period and not to cause trouble for the family. The front and ends of the fields must be handled cleanly. If there is any dispute, it would rather suffer some losses and talk about it later."

Mr. Li Cheng nodded, picked up the tea from the table, savored it carefully, and signaled Li Mingde to continue.

"The second is to take the initiative to show goodwill. Didn't Yu Zhijie bring people to clean up the fields in Renzhou? As a family in Renzhou, my Li family naturally has to set an example, give Yu Zhijie a face and give him a long live attitude. You might as well give more than a thousand hectares of land. As long as the people are fine, the fields will eventually come back."

Li Chengshi nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "Mingde, you are a good person in your work and you are right. People are the fundamentals. As long as people are fine, there is nothing to lose for a temporary period of time."

Li Mingde continued: "As an official for thousands of miles, only for wealth. Yu Zhijie intends to be a minister of the Ministry of Revenue, so it is difficult to buy it, but the deputy envoys of the Qing dynasty under his command can try to buy it. Those who like silver give money and women give women, and one sentence is what they like. As long as you take our things, you have to follow our command. In the end, we have the final say in this Qing dynasty land."

"What if someone doesn't want to do it right and insists on going against the Li family?"

A cold light flashed in Li Mingde's eyes and said, "Of course we can't just show weakness. If someone really wants to catch the Li family, then I will teach them a lesson and let them know that not everyone can touch the top ten families. Those offerings at home are not raising for nothing."

Mr. Li slowly closed his eyes and muttered, "Mingde, I'm relieved to do your business. I'm tired of my father. You go."

Li Mingde bowed deeply and turned around and left the main house. Several managers stood in the yard. When he saw Li Mingde coming out, he hurriedly came forward to greet him. Li Mingde stopped, thought for a while, and ordered: "Go to the county and invite Mr. Xu to come."

An hour later, a strong man appeared in Li Mingde's study. The two talked secretly for half an hour. The man left Lijiashan City and returned to his residence in Anqi County. He was not very skilled, and a manager took Zhang Dahong's invitation and went out to the residence of Zhang Liangkuan, deputy envoy of Qing Dynasty.

Zhang Liangkuan is from Anqi County. When he returned to Anqi to check the fields, he lived in his mansion. The courtyard he entered was given by his friend Xu Changhua after he won the Jinshi. His three-year-old son was smart and cute, and he stayed beside him and wanted to eat candy. His wife Li watched the father and son play with a smile, and the family was harmonious and beautiful.

The housekeeper sent the invitation, and Zhang Liangkuan opened it and said with a smile: "Brother Xu invites our whole family to the house tonight for a banquet. Li Niang, you can go and see your sister."
Chapter completed!