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Chapter 524: Xuchang Without Rebels (3)

Although several rebels led by Xiang Xuan gave up their strategy to Yingchuan County, Zhao Yu was unable to get free because of this, and he had to deal with several things as soon as possible.

For example, the "field dispute" in Yingyang, Yingyin and Changshe counties.

The so-called land dispute is that after the rebels captured Yingyang, Yingyin and Changshe counties, they slaughtered local aristocratic families and wealthy families, and plundered all their property. What should I do if the land that could not be taken away? The rebels distributed it to local civilians to win over the hearts of the people.

As the Jin court, the county magistrates in Yingchuan naturally would not accept the rebels' orders in terms of law. Therefore, after recovering the three counties of Yingyang, Yingyin and Changshe, the county magistrate Chen Lang intended to recover the "illegal gains" from the civilians in the three counties. If the original owner is still alive, it will be returned to the original owner; if the original owner is dead, it will be confiscated by the government.

After seeing this government order, Zhao Yu frowned because in his opinion, this government order was going to cause trouble.

After all, those civilians who have obtained the "illegal field" may not be willing to honestly hand over the fields that do not belong to them. Once the government forces them tightly, it will inevitably cause public grievances and then turmoil.

Although the more chaotic the Jin State is, the more beneficial it is to him, if this chaos occurs in the county town under his rule, it would be another matter - after all, Zhao Yu has regarded the entire Yingchuan County as his territory.

Originally, Zhao Yu wanted to send someone to invite Chen Lang to the lieutenant office for a good talk, but considering that he was afraid of gossiping, he thought for a while, and finally took this decree and took Jingnv and others to the county magistrate's office, preparing to have a good talk with Chen Lang.

A moment later, Zhao Yu and his party arrived at Chen Lang's county magistrate's office.

When Chen Lang was surprised when he learned that Zhao Yu was coming, he hurriedly went out to greet him, and saw the officials from the mansion looking at each other.

After all, in a county, the county magistrate is the "second place" and the commander is the "third place". Although the two are at the same level, they still have subtle advantages. But now in their Yingchuan County, the two seem to be completely reversed.

Chen Lang ignored the whispers of the officials from the side and insisted on going out to welcome Zhao Yu into the party room. After all, the experience of these days made him understand that this Zhou Duwei was a truly powerful figure and could only make good friends with him and never be an enemy.

After repelling the irrelevant officials from the side, Chen Lang asked Zhao Yu respectfully, "I don't know what instructions do you have when Zhou Duwei comes here?"

Seeing this, Zhao Yu took out the official document from his arms and handed it to Chen Lang.

"this……"

Chen Lang looked around briefly, looked at Zhao Yu for no reason, and said, "This is what I sent to the Duwei Office just now, I don't know..."

"I know."

Zhao Yu nodded, then pointed to the official document in Chen Lang's hand and said, "The order you gave may cause chaos in Yingyin, Yingyang and Changshe."

Hearing this, Chen Lang immediately understood what Zhao Yu meant. After suddenly realizing it, he said with a bitter face: "I understand what the commander is, but we cannot abide by the rebels' orders..."

Think about it, Chen Lang has been the county magistrate and chief secretary for so many years, and is not a fledgling boy. How could he not know that this move would cause public grievances?

However, as the Jin court, the county magistrate's office in Yingchuan must be completely hostile to the rebels. Any political orders implemented by the rebels must be completely overturned. This is a kind of "tacity" or a kind of political correctness.

Even if this move will cause public grievances.

The reason why Chen Lang first sent this document to the Duwei Office and asked Zhao Yu to take a look was that in addition to asking the latter to approve the latter, it actually implied that the purpose of Zhao Yu sending troops to force the execution - the army has never been just to the outside world.

"I know."

Zhao Yu suppressed his hand and expressed his purpose: "We must not acquiesce to the rebels' orders, but forcibly confiscating illegally obtained land by civilians in the three counties will inevitably cause public grievances and then turmoil... The rebels distributed the land to civilians in the three counties in order to buy people's hearts. If the government takes it back, wouldn't the government become a villain?"

After a pause, he continued, "So I think the county magistrate might as well be a little more comfortable. For example, subjectively, it is not recognized that the civilians possess illegal income, but objectively, we let them choose whether to continue to own those fields... For example, if the civilians want to continue to own the fields, they should pay an additional part of the food in addition to the land rent every year. After paying for a few years, the government will officially recognize that the field belongs to it; if they are willing to give up the illegal income, the government will give a part of the reward."

“Um…”

Chen Lang stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "What the Chief Commander said is very much. But..."

Seeing his eyes, Zhao Yu certainly understood what it meant and nodded and said, "Please instruct the county magistrate."

Seeing that Zhao Yu took the initiative to mention this matter, Chen Lang felt relieved.

You know, this matter can be big or small, but in serious cases it is related to politics. Although Chen Langwei, the Zhou Duwei, is the leader, does not want to be questioned by the court in the future.

So, Chen Lang immediately took Zhao Yu and went to the backyard of the county magistrate's office to ask the county magistrate Li for advice.

At this time, Jung Li had just finished drinking the bitter medicine soup. Although he was lying on the bed and feeling nauseous, he seemed to be in good spirits.

After listening to Chen Lang and Zhao Yu talk about their purpose, County Governor Li looked at Zhao Yu in surprise.

I thought Zhou Hu would only lead troops to fight this time, but I didn't expect that he was so calm in handling government affairs, and he was a veteran...

In addition to being surprised, Li Junjun nodded and said, "The suggestions put forward by Zhou Hu can be implemented. However, the government must first take back the illegal fields and then distribute them to civilians who are willing to pay the extra rent... This must not be missed."

"Affect the order."

Zhao Yu and Chen Lang responded to the order.

Of course they understand what this means - although there is an unnecessary procedure, the two have very different political significance.

With the approval of Li Junzhu, Chen Lang naturally had no worries.

After returning to the party room, Chen Lang immediately revised the government order and handed it over to Zhao Yu for reference.

The content is roughly the same as the suggestion put forward by Zhao Yu before, but there is a difference in the age range - Zhao Yu proposed five years, and Chen Lang felt that it was less, so he added two more years, which turned into seven years.

Seeing that Zhao Yu had no objection, Chen Lang called three supervisors under the county magistrate's office and sent them to Changshe, Yingyin and Yingyang counties respectively.

By the way, the county magistrate's office originally had four supervisors, responsible for the west, north, east and south. Among them, the position of the Western Supervisor, which originally belonged to Xun Yi, was still empty, and Chen Lang did not appoint anyone else, probably to show kindness to Xun Yi. After all, Xun Yi was still obsessed with this position, although the position he now served as the Chief Commander Gongcao Army is far greater than that of the Supervisor.

Since we need to re-implement administrative orders in Yingyang, Yingyin and Changshe counties, we must re-establish the county governments of the three counties and appoint the county magistrates, county magistrates and county magistrates of the three counties.

In fact, even a county magistrate cannot appoint and remove a county magistrate at will, and must be recognized by the court - of course, the county magistrate can recommend it to the court, and in most cases the court will recognize it.

But unlike the position of a county magistrate, the county magistrate and county magistrate can be appointed.

In view of the fact that the functions of the three counties of Yingyang, Yingyin and Changshe must be restored as soon as possible, Chen Lang respectfully handed over to Zhao Yu a list of county magistrates and county magistrates of the three counties.

It is said to be a list, but except for the positions listed on the list, there is only the name "Yingyang County Wei Magai".

Seeing this, Zhao Yu secretly praised: This Chen Lang is indeed the best.

While secretly praising him, Zhao Yu thought about it and wrote the names of Zhang Feng and Ma Hong in the two columns of "Yingyin County Wei" and "Changshe County Wei".

He immediately returned the list to Chen Lang.

After all, since Chen Lang is so good-minded, Zhao Yu cannot do too much, so as not to be ridiculed and ugly. It is enough to arrange a confidant to control the county troops of the three counties, and the county magistrate of the three counties will still be handed over to Chen Lang.

First, Chen Lang also had a large number of officials who were stretching his neck and waiting for a chance to make a comeback; second, his brothers from Heihu Village were really not suitable to serve as county magistrate.

Obviously, Chen Lang also understood what Zhao Yu meant, and a smile appeared on his face.

In this way, the positions of county magistrates and county magistrates of Yingyang, Yingyin and Changshe were divided privately under the tacit understanding of the commander Zhao Yu and the county magistrate Chen Lang.

By the way, in fact, Zhao Yu could also win the position of county magistrate in the three counties, but after weighing the pros and cons, Zhao Yu still gave up. After all, he did not have a suitable candidate. Moreover, he promoted his confidants too frequently during this period, so it would be better to keep a low profile.

Another dusk passed, just as Zhao Yu was about to take Jingnv and his group back to Chen Lang's mansion, he saw Chen Lang personally come to the Chief Office.

Zhao Yu originally thought Chen Lang had something urgent, but saw him smiling and said, "Prince, I just learned the news that your mansion has been repaired."

"oh?"

Zhao Yu raised his eyebrows. Although he didn't care much, he still felt a sense of freshness in his heart.

Under Chen Lang's encouragement, Zhao Yu brought Jingniao and others to the mansion that Chen Lang mentioned.

This mansion is the mansion of the former commander Cao Suo.

Cao Suo surrendered to the enemy and rebelled and fled with his family. His mansion was naturally confiscated by the county magistrate's mansion.

Considering that Zhao Yu had not yet owned a mansion in Xuchang, Chen Lang proposed to County Governor Li for the purpose of showing goodwill that the mansion was rewarded to Zhao Yu to commend Zhao Yu for his contribution in Xuchang.

County Magistrate Li followed the flow and agreed to the matter, and even ordered Chen Lang to invite craftsmen to repair the mansion from the expenses of the county magistrate's office.

...Cao Suo should really hate me.

A moment later, standing in front of his mansion, looking at the brand new plaque in front of the mansion with the "Duwei Zhou Mansion" engraved, Zhao Yu was also a little ridiculous.

Only then did he realize that when he came to Xuchang, he had almost taken away everything from Cao Suo, his official position, subordinates, mansion, and his private possessions.

“How does it feel?”

While Chen Lang was not paying attention, Zhao Yu asked Jingnv privately.

"This... is too big." Jingnv said anxiously: "It's too empty to live two people..."

Before he finished speaking, Niu Heng patted He Shun's shoulder and said with a smile: "It's okay, we'll be with you."

While He Shun and several black tiger thieves couldn't help laughing and secretly laughed, the quiet girl stared at Niu Heng without saying a word.

Under the mask, she was probably grinding her teeth secretly.

Does it belong to my residence...?

Ignoring the fight between Jingnv, Niu Heng, He Shun and others, Zhao Yu looked at the mansion in front of him with a complicated expression, and looked at the plaque with the words "Duwei Zhou Mansion" engraved with the words "Duwei Zhou Mansion", and his mood was really complicated.
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