Chen Guiyi looked proud, "Everyone praises the farm-to-household method. People in the surrounding counties of Renhe are eagerly looking forward to it and hope it will be implemented as soon as possible. From everything here, it can be seen that the farm-to-household method is a great good governance."
All the officials were silent and did not respond. Many people's faces still showed hatred for Chen Guiyi and were extremely dismissive.
But unfortunately, the previous court debate failed, and now that the new law has achieved satisfactory results in Renhe, even if they oppose it, they can no longer find an excuse.
Zhao Yun looked at the memorial carefully. Although he had known all this for a long time, the words on the memorial still made Zhao Yun excited.
After reading it, Zhao Yun praised: "Good, good, Renhe can achieve this result, the Qing family is indispensable. I have recorded this contribution, and when the new law is implemented nationwide and achievements are achieved, I will reward him together."
"It is my duty to share His Majesty's worries and to be loyal to the country. I dare not accept rewards."
"Yes, yes, the most important thing in governing the country is clear rewards and punishments. You don't have to be polite."
After Zhao Yun finished speaking, he looked at the ministers in the palace and said: "Dear gentlemen, the farmland to household law has been successfully implemented in Renhe, and the people wholeheartedly support it, which shows that the new law is in line with nature and people. I have decided that from now on,
The new law will be implemented across the country, and I hope you will do your best to handle it and not slack off."
The officials were silent and no one responded.
Zhao Yun's face suddenly darkened, and his eyes were like knives, scanning Qiao Xingjian, Yuan Shao, Cheng Jue, Zhen Dexiu, and Zeng Conglong one by one.
Several people felt the pressure of Zhao Yun's anger and were all frightened. They knew that the new law was unstoppable, so they did not dare to disobey and raised their hands in agreement.
Seeing this, all the officials followed him helplessly, silently raising their hands to Zhao Yun and saying yes.
Zhao Yun suddenly stood up, raised his right hand and stopped it in mid-air. Gao Shi quickly handed over a sword and placed it in Zhao Yun's hand.
Zhao Yun took the sword, walked down the hall step by step, came to Chen Guiyi, and said to him: "The Qing family is involved in political affairs and has full authority to preside over the new law. It would be unavoidable to cause chaos. I will give you the sword of Shang Fang. Anyone who obstructs the new law will be given to you."
, regardless of status or official position, all members of the Qing family can be killed first and then reported."
Chen Guiyi was so excited that he immediately knelt down, raised his hands high, took the sword from Shang Fang, and said loudly: "My lord, thank you for your kindness."
The officials were horrified and looked at Chen Guiyi with a bit of fear.
Zhenjiang Prefecture, Magistrate’s Office.
The prefect Wu Yuan was studying the implementation of the farmland-to-household law with various government officials. Everyone had serious faces and solemn expressions, as if the sky was about to fall.
Wu Yuandao: "I don’t need to say more about the content of the farmland-to-household law. I also know that the new law has a great impact, and it also affects you.
But the orders of the officials cannot be violated. Since the new law has been implemented throughout the country, we have received the emperor's favor and we should share your worries and be loyal to the country. We also hope that all the kings will work together to implement the new law."
Wu Yuan was opposed to the new law, but now Zhao Yun is still determined to implement the new law throughout the country. As a minister, he has no other choice but to do his best to comply with the law, hoping that there will be no trouble under his rule.
Si Lu joined the army, Zhou Qi looked embarrassed, and said to Wu Yuan: "Your Majesty, there are no less than a hundred households of gentry in Zhenjiang Prefecture with more than 2,000 acres of fertile land. These people are all local snakes and tigers. How can we implement this?
You can't just lead troops to ransack your home, right?
Besides, many of you here have families with more than 2,000 acres of land, so how should we deal with this?"
Wu Yuan had already known this. He said: "No matter who puts the new law first in everything, if he is unwilling to cooperate with the new law, then I don't know who will be informed by Chen Shijun's Shang Fang sword."
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Everyone was moved, bowed their heads, and fell into deep thought.
Wu Yuan added: "The government will issue documents no later than tomorrow to let all counties know about the implementation of the new law. Please don't delay."
Everyone was preoccupied and no one responded to Wu Yuan's words.
Seeing this, Wu Yuan emphasized his tone and said: "Why, you are unwilling now. Do you really want to resist the new law? Do you still take me seriously?"
"Don't dare, I dare you to speak harshly. We are just distracted for a moment, how dare we disrespect you."
Everyone raised their hands to apologize.
Although they were polite in their words, they had no mood or will to support the new law. The first meeting was dull, and in the end they dispersed insincerely.
On the second day, under Wu Yuan's strict order, the government issued an official document to each county, requiring each county to take measures to publicize and implement the new law.
A half-month period was also set as a deadline for each powerful person to report the number of acres of land in his or her family in a timely manner. Those who failed to report within the time limit would be punished as a violation of the new law and would be arrested and prosecuted.
When this document arrived in various counties, it immediately exploded.
Although the powerful people are more or less aware of the new law, they thought that if the new law could not be implemented, it would definitely be stillborn. Who would have thought that it would fall on them so quickly? How could they accept this?
So many powerful people from the county government came to complain and asked the county government to take back their orders.
One powerful man even shouted the slogan "When the new law is enacted, we will all die" and requested that the new law be abolished.
The magistrates of various counties did not dare to move in the face of the powerful people's pleas and petitions, so they reported the powerful people's requests one by one to Wu Yuan.
When Wu Yuan learned of the situation, he refused to give in and asked each county to handle the matter in accordance with the contents of the document.
In order to urge the magistrates and counties to make up their mind to implement the new law, Wu Yuan even made a clear request that all those who failed to implement the new law would be dismissed, and those who were effective in implementing the new law would submit a memorial to the officials to ask for credit.
With Wu Yuan's strong support and urging, the county magistrates below had no choice but to implement them one by one.
Wang Cang, the magistrate of Jintan County, brought several scribes to the powerful Zhang Bochu's house. He wanted to publicize the new law to Zhang Bochu in person and persuade him to take the lead in supporting it.
But what he didn't expect was that before he arrived at the gate of Wangcang, he was blocked by more than a dozen big wolf dogs in front of Zhang Bochu's house, and they didn't dare to get close.
Wang Cang had no choice but to shout loudly, hoping that the servants in the palace would watch the wolf dog and stop it from breaking free from the rope and biting people.
But they shouted for a long time, but no one responded. In desperation, Wang Cang could only ask people to go to the back door to take a look.
But there were still wolves and dogs guarding the back, and they couldn't get close. I don't know if the people inside didn't hear, or if they did it on purpose.
This was going to be difficult. I wanted to come and persuade him, but I couldn't get in. No one could see him, and I didn't know if Zhang Bochu knew about the new law. In the end, Wang Cang felt resentful and went to the next powerful man's house.
When he arrived at the house of Ma Qian, the next powerful man, he entered smoothly, but when he expressed his intention, Ma Qian said: "Your Majesty, the court is implementing a new law, and I have nothing to do, but I only have one request, and that is to follow and imitate it.