Ma Zhengweng compressed the time by another half month. His plan was that if the task could not be completed by then, he would still have half a month to carry out activities, which would give himself a way out.
When they heard that there was only one and a half months left, all the housekeepers, officials, and government servants were surprised, and all of them had bitter looks on their faces.
But Ma Zhengweng kept his words to death. If he could not complete the task, he would be dismissed directly and even be held criminally responsible. In desperation, they accepted the task with their eyes closed.
In Majia Village, just after dawn, more than a dozen officials and government officials entered Majia Village and knocked on the door of villager Ma Yaozu's house.
Ma Yaozu looked surprised. After he came to his senses, he quickly smiled in a flattering manner and stepped forward and asked, "I wonder what happened to the young people who are on the job?"
The leading official said: "The imperial court implemented the compulsory teaching law and wanted to build schools in every village and town. Your house was selected to become the teaching school in Majia Village. You are restricted to move out within three days. Otherwise, you will be obstructing the new law and will be imprisoned."
condemn!"
To build a school, they need to select a site, build a house, and finally purchase a large number of chairs, benches and other items. Naturally, one and a half months is not enough, and they also have to set aside more than ten days as a retreat. So these officials
The membership time is actually only one month!
Under this situation, these officials simply chose to requisition houses that met the conditions. In this case, they only needed to purchase items, and it would naturally be much easier to complete the task.
"ah!"
Ma Yaozu was extremely surprised. He said anxiously: "Why did the imperial court requisition my house? This was passed down from my grandfather. We have lived here for decades and we will not move."
The official looked fierce and threatened: "If you don't move, you will be imprisoned and eat prison food. It depends on how much you weigh and how much you can trick the guys inside!"
Ma Yaozu was scared and asked, "How much compensation will you give me?"
The official threw two coins to him and said, "This is compensation."
"Ah, two dollars! It's a lot of effort to build a hut. How do you want me to build a house?"
"snort."
The official snorted coldly and said: "The imperial court requisitions your house because it looks after you. Giving you two dollars is a great favor. How much more do you want? Why, do you want the government to come to your door to give it to you?"
You can’t thank me enough!”
After saying that, the official was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and said: "The imperial court is implementing the new law. This is a major matter for the imperial court. If you dare not cooperate, you will be fighting against the officials and the imperial court. You will be charged with treason and treason. I will protect you."
If your family is ruined and everyone is dead, life would be worse than death."
After saying that, the officials walked away to the next village.
"There is no justice. There is no justice. The court is forcing us to jump into the river."
"Is there still a king's method? Is there a king's method? I, Ma Yaozu, am doing my duty honestly. Why did I encounter such a thing? Oh my God, please open your eyes."
"Master, what should we do?"
The Ma family, young and old, were crying so hard that they were in a desperate situation.
Several officials also came to Carpenter Liu's house and asked him to build tables, chairs and benches.
When Carpenter Liu saw that he was an official of the county government, he did not dare to neglect, and said: "Please rest assured that the superiors will make sure that the tables, chairs and benches are solid and not broken for twenty years. If they are broken, they will be repaired for free."
The leading official nodded with satisfaction and said: "Not bad."
As he said this, the clerk took out three pieces of money and said, "This is the payment for the goods, please keep it."
Carpenter Liu was overjoyed and quickly accepted it, saying: "Don't worry, sir, these three sets of money are enough to build three sets of tables, chairs and benches. The younger one must use good wood to build them. If there is any surplus, the younger one will not dare to take more. I will give it all to you."
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"Hahaha,,,"
The clerk laughed and said: "What are you thinking about, three sets? This is the price for one hundred sets of tables, chairs and benches. I will come to receive the goods in a month. There must be no mistakes."
"Ah, a hundred sets!"
Carpenter Liu was astonished and asked anxiously: "How can you build a hundred sets of tables, chairs and benches with three guans of money? And the young one only has a few apprentices, so even if he works day and night, he still won't be able to finish it."
The official said: "The imperial court implements the compulsory teaching method. These tables, chairs and benches are all used in the school. If you fail to complete the task, you are fighting against the new law and the imperial court. When the time comes, you will be arrested and imprisoned. Don't blame me for being ruthless."
After saying that, the official left, leaving only Liu Carpenter with a dead look on his face.
What happened to Ma Yaozu and Liu Carpenter was not an isolated case, but was happening in all counties in Lin'an. Under the pressure of Wang Jin, these county magistrates decentralized the pressure and assigned it to the lowest level.
And these lowest-level officials and government officials, all of them are veterans, and they have no humanity at all. They try every means to squeeze them, and they even use their hands to get benefits from expropriation money and material money.
For a time, all counties in Lin'an were crying, and countless people were forced to die.
They came to the county government office one after another to beat drums and voice their grievances, but this was all done with the tacit approval of the magistrate, who naturally ignored them.
"Let's go and beat the drums and complain to the emperor. I don't believe in the benevolence and righteousness of the officials and will watch us die."
Someone suggested that they go and beat the drums, and many people followed. However, before they had gone far, they were blocked by government officials who came after hearing the news and surrounded them.
"What do you unscrupulous people want to do? You dare to go to Beijing to complain. The government is busy with everything, so there is no time to deal with you untouchables. Go back to me now. If you don't go back, don't blame us for not caring about our local feelings."
"If we don't go back, you will make it impossible for us to survive. What else can we do if we don't file a petition?"
"Come on, take this guy out and beat him hard."
Several government officials came forward, took out the man and beat him with sticks. The scene was frightening, and those who followed him to beat the drum were also frightened.
"Go back quickly. If you don't leave, I will arrest you all."
In panic, the people fled one by one for fear of being arrested. However, the people's anger was suppressed for a while, but it could not be suppressed forever. Sooner or later, it would burst out.
However, the county magistrates, officials, and government officials do not care about the risks and harms of public anger. As long as they complete the tasks assigned by the court, it will be a great achievement.
As for the mere untouchables causing trouble, this is nothing to worry about. In the past, powerful people made troubles, and such big troubles were easily quelled by the court, so what do they have to worry about.
What's more, there are already people who are secretly keeping an eye on those wealthy people and planning to use the school affairs to mess with them and seek personal gain.
At the Lin'an government office, Wang Jin looked at the documents sent by magistrates from various places. They all said that the people learned that Wang Jin personally implemented the new law. Feeling Wang Jin's kindness, the people donated money and property one after another, and the new law was progressing rapidly.