Lei Yuan thought for a while and asked Zhou Hu: "I remember, is Wen Shuo, the county magistrate of Zigui County?"

Zhou Hu was mainly responsible for various affairs within the Lei clan, but he was good at forcing memorization and was familiar with the list of officials from all over the country. He bowed and said, "Yes. This chief of Zigui, or... was chosen by the Lei Mansion."

Last year, the area from Zigui to Yiling was controlled by the Yizhou people led by Ganning, Li Yi and Chen Mi. Liu Jiyu once sent Li Yan as the magistrate of Zigui County to try to gain profits from chaos to control this area, but was blocked by Lei Yuan and forced to return.

After that, Lei Yuan elected the position of Wen Shuo, a son of the Wen family of the Zigui clan, to Xuande Gong, to be temporarily appointed as the chief of the Zigui clan.

Strictly speaking, this move is not in line with the requirements of avoiding the origin of the three mutual laws, and Wenshuo has not seen any special talent and name. However, this is to stabilize the place as soon as possible, and similar examples have been made in various places in Jingzhou, so Xuandegong quickly recognized it.

Speaking of which, the two heads of the Zigui Wen family, one is Bu and the other is Shuo. Together, they mean rich money, and they are just like their names.

Lei Yuan asked again: "Aren't he worried about calculating the people? What should I do if I calculate the calculating the charity?"

As soon as he asked, he shook his head.

According to the system, every region must calculate the population in August every year, that is, the census population. After the census, the tax will be collected from men and women over the fifteenth year of the year according to the census results, and the amount is based on 120 ounces per person per year.

The matter of counting the people is almost the most important assessment of local officials by the government. Every time counting the people, the central government will send special personnel to prefectures and counties to supervise, and the county government will also dispatch officials to supervise. If the household registration increases and the people live and work in peace and contentment, officials will be rewarded and promoted; otherwise, officials will be punished.

Zigui is vast and sparsely populated, with only two thousand households being registered and registered. Nearly a thousand of them were punished by imprisonment, thousands were driven by the strong surname, and dozens of others were killed innocently. In the early years, local officials were able to be punished with death.

However, the Wen family is in charge, and the local chief is also Wen family. It may not be difficult to deceive and cover up. Not to mention the adjustment of the book on paper, even the numbers of vocations are calculated...

The young man's angry shout interrupted Lei Yuan's thoughts:

"We have all handed in the calculation! Even if we are driven by slaves, we still have to handed in the calculation!" The young man said sternly: "The officials of Yidu County and the Wen family colluded and ordered the people of the county to pay the calculation as usual!"

He cursed angrily, his eyes almost burst, his teeth chewed, and almost every word squeezed out from his teeth: "The males in the family were punished for hard labor, and their parents, wives, and children were struggling to survive, but we still had to pay the levy!... Even if it was a dead person, even those who were tortured to death by Wen and Deng, their names were still in the books, and they would not be exempted from the one hundred and twenty dollars!"

To achieve this, it is really a way to suck the bones and marrow, and it will not leave any way for the people to survive.

Lei Yuan remembered that a wise man in the East once said: When he opened the history and found that the whole book had two words "eat people". He also remembered that a wise man in the West said: Capital came to the world, and blood and dirty things flowed from head to toe every pore. These two sentences suddenly overlapped here, forming a weird and ferocious image, which made Lei Yuan feel chill all over.

"Shut up! Shut up! Do you want to die?" Haonu, who was stopped by his entourage, shouted intimidation to the young man.

Such people are as arrogant and fierce as those who are inferior to those of themselves, and as humble as those of them. Lei Yuan is unwilling to show off his might with these ants-like figures. He looked at them briefly, remembering the appearance of several people in the leader, and then shaking the reins.

There is time to deal with these sycamore.

I really got up late today, and I haven't been to go to many places I should go, so I have to hurry up and run through it. If every place is like this, finding unbearable situations, it may be not enough to stay in the Yidao for two or three days, and I have to spend a lot of effort to deal with it carefully.

On that day, Lei Yuan first went to several farms in his family, and then looked at a dam for water irrigation in the west of the city. Finally, he went to the military camp in Ma'anshan to comfort some soldiers who had not yet received a leave, and secondly, he also had to verify the list of those who died in battle and retired soldiers who were injured in battle, and prepare for home condolences and pensions.

These are all trivial chores. Fortunately, more than an hour later, Zhou Hu came and reported that Yuan Ning had been handed over to the Supervisor Guo Fu. With Zhou Hu's human form database, Lei Yuan's work is much more convenient and quick.

The winter day was short, so hurry up and finish all these things, and it was already dark. In order to return to the city before the city gate was closed, the group rushed forward and rushed.

The city was already dark and could not see clearly. The knights accompanied him took out the pine torch and lit it. The long figure was reflected on the walls on all sides by the flames. As the people marched, the shadows twisted and swung, like ghost dancing, a little gloomy.

Lei Yuan suddenly thought that tomorrow's itinerary would mainly include several iron and charcoal farms. So he asked Zhou Hu: "Where has that Yuan Ning and his companion been placed?"

"In the prison under the Supervisor."

Lei Yuan frowned: "Nonsense. They are not real criminals, why do they treat this way?"

He turned his horse's head: "I'll see the iron field tomorrow. I'll bring him up now. I'll talk to him."

So the group turned to the north-south street and went directly to the direction of the prison on the east side of the prefect's mansion. The sound of hooves came from afar in the night.

Lei Yuan has been focusing on military affairs for a long time and does not care about civil litigation. He has never been to this prison where the supervisor belongs, but he still remembers the location clearly. He ran all the way to the main gate of the prison, and two prisoners were planning to close the door. Lei Yuan was too lazy to waste time, so he rushed in and rushed in.

When I entered the courtyard, I saw a terrible scene in front of me.

Some prisoners were transporting corpses from the cell. Those corpses should have been dead for a while, and their limbs could still sway softly, but each of them had several fatal serious injuries, which looked ferocious and terrifying. Under the light of the fire, Lei Yuan saw their wide eyes and twisted faces, as if he was questioning, as if he was furious, as if he hated.

Among them, there were Yuan Ning. Lei Yuan also remembered that he was a companion who was invited by Yuan Ning to go to Yidao City with him.
Chapter completed!