Lin Jinxiao looked at everyone with his eyes flashing and said seriously: "I still said what I said before. The first thing to bear now is to maintain people's livelihood. If the people's hearts are unstable, it will definitely cause great hidden dangers to coastal defense. Currently, there are six counties.
A lot of official land is stored in government offices. If we want to reduce the phenomenon of land annexation, we can only start with official land."
After thinking for a while, he continued: "I have inquired about the use of official land in various places. Except for being occupied as horse farms, the rest are either idle and abandoned, or they are rented and sold to wealthy families at low prices, so that they can use them to make money.
If I make a profit, I intend to gradually take back the leased official land and return it to the government."
The taxing ambassador didn't know what he meant and asked in confusion: "Haven't hundreds of thousands of acres of official land become abandoned and useless?"
"How can it be abandoned and useless? Can't it be leased directly to the people?"
Lin Jinxiao glared angrily and began to speak in detail:
“First, the official land in various places will be leased free of charge to families serving corvees and military service according to the number of people. The remaining fertile land will be leased to the common people who have little land and let them pay land rent directly to the government. This can not only ensure the source of taxation, but also
It can help the people get rid of their dependence on the powerful, solve the problem of corvee and military service recruitment, and mobilize the enthusiasm of young and strong labor force."
"This is indeed a good idea. It can be said to be a strategy that kills three birds with one stone."
Sun Wucai, the county magistrate, stroked his beard and said slowly: "The government controls a large part of official land. If it is used rationally, it can not only increase the revenue of the treasury, but also the government can set the land rent price, and it can also effectively control the excessive rent increases of wealthy families.
, if this happens, the conflicts with these wealthy noble families may intensify."
"That's what I want."
Lin Jinxiao smiled calmly: "I want these powerful and evil gentry to understand one thing. The land in Luyan Port belongs to the imperial court. If they are unwilling to follow the rent reduction, then let them rot in the fields in their hands."
After finishing speaking, he looked at Sun Wucai solemnly and said firmly: "Sun County Cheng, regarding the leasing of official land and the subsequent response to the famine, you must implement it in place. If I find that someone is seeking personal gain and enriching himself,
The fate of Kang Mingyuan of Haikang County, a private official, is the fate of you all."
"I will definitely remember your Lord's teachings."
Sun Wucai replied respectfully.
Although this man was nearly twenty years younger than Hu Maoxi, his conduct made him respect him.
Lin Jinxiao nodded with satisfaction. When he looked at County Lieutenant Jiang Xueyi, his eyes suddenly became more profound: "Master Military Supervisor, now Dongsang people are appearing one after another in Haikang and Haining counties. Although I,
The defense has been strengthened, but we still cannot take it lightly, so I would like to entrust the military supervisor with an important task."
Jiang Xueyi heard the sound and immediately asked in fear: "I don't know what Mr. Lin's instructions are. Could you please give me some instructions?"
"Now that the eastern coastal defense town has just been established, traffic in these six counties is blocked by Duanlong Mountain. If war breaks out again, it will be extremely difficult for the timely communication of government orders in each county."
A sly smile flashed across Lin Jinxiao's calm face: "Now that I have just taken office, the affairs of all sizes are piled up, and it is really difficult for me to get away. As the military supervisor of the six counties, I am afraid that I will have to trouble you to do it for you.
I supervise the defense of each county and take charge of the collection and distribution of corvee and military service. The most important thing is to open the official road of each county along Duanlong Mountain."
"this"
Jiang Xueyi frowned in embarrassment.
He clearly wants to let himself out.
I am not here just to supervise the military affairs of various counties. The most important thing is to stay in Luyan Port to supervise his every word and deed.
"Is it possible that the military supervisor is having some difficulty?"
Lin Jinxiao asked forcefully.
"No no."
Jiang Xueyi waved his hand: "Since it is a task assigned by your lord, I will certainly live up to my trust."
Although he looked extremely calm on his face, he was already very upset inside.
In order to unite the six eastern counties into one, it is indeed urgent to build official roads, and the recruitment of new soldiers in each county does need someone to supervise it. It is difficult for him to refuse such a reasonable request.
But from what he just said, it was obvious that he was going to take action against the powerful and evil gentry entrenched in Luyan Port. If he were not here, the Qi family would definitely be the first to be suppressed.
"What should I do?"
Jiang Xueyi complained secretly in his heart, thinking that he could only give some more advice to the Qi family before leaving.
Lin Jinxiao's goal has been achieved, and he couldn't help but smile with relief: "If the official channels of the six counties can be opened up as soon as possible, it will not only facilitate the transmission of government orders, but it will also be convenient for the people in each county to communicate with each other. This will benefit the country and the people."
Your Majesty, the Military Supervisor, can take the first credit for any major event, and when the time comes, I will personally request credit from the imperial court on your behalf."
"Don't dare."
Jiang Xueyi smiled stiffly and said: "It's all adults who make good decisions, while subordinates just follow orders."
But he was still a little unwilling to compromise like this, so he changed the subject and said insinuatingly: "It's just that it will take some time for the officials to inspect the counties. Someone has to take over the important task of recruiting new soldiers and training soldiers in this county."
"Dian Shi Li Ce is the adjutant of the county captain's office and also serves as the deputy military supervisor of six counties. He should take care of these small matters for you."
Lin Jinxiao finished speaking calmly, and Li Ce immediately took over the words with understanding: "Please rest assured, Military Supervisor, I will definitely keep the County Lieutenant's Mansion in order and will never let you down."
"cough."
Jiang Xueyi smiled bitterly and nodded.
It turned out that he had already made arrangements.
At this juncture, it was time to win over people's hearts. He asked Li Ce to take charge of the overall situation of the county captain's mansion for him. When he returns to the county captain's mansion in the future, it will be a question of who has the final say.
It seems that we can only try to recruit some confidants below.
Seeing that all the superior officials had agreed on everything and no one spoke anymore, Yi Cheng stood up obediently and dared to say respectfully:
"In the past two months, nobles from the imperial court have been visiting Luyan Port one after another. At the beginning of the year, the nobleman from Tong'an Village was granted the title of concubine and was going back to his hometown to visit his relatives. When Mr. Hu was in office, he had already given instructions to build a small palace, but he was promoted in a hurry and still
There will be no time to make specific arrangements in the future, so I came here to ask Mr. Lin what he meant."
"Has the imperial court issued a decree to build a palace?"
Lin Jinxiao glanced at Yi Cheng casually.
Yi Cheng shook his head quickly: "Not really, but after all, they are all nobles of Jingling City. I heard that the daughter of General Tang Yao, County Princess Yuanxi, and Princess Yanjun's only daughter, Princess Wanying, are also accompanying them this time. If it comes then,
If you don’t provide good reception, you may attract criticism.”
"What kind of criticism can it cause?"
Lin Jinxiao indifferently picked up the tea on the desk and took a sip:
"Since you are a descendant of the royal family, you should know how to be more considerate of the people. Now the people of Luyan Port need help from the court. You just turned a deaf ear to what the tax envoy said just now. The people are about to face famine. How can there be extra financial resources and people's power to carry out large-scale construction projects?
When I became an official under the rule of Mr. Lin, I would have restrained my flattery earlier."
In the past few years, many people have been promoted to noble families by flattering the Yue nobleman from Tong'an Village. Now that she has been granted the title of noble concubine, I am afraid that many people are waiting to please her.
And this newly consecrated concubine will not return sooner or later. She has to go back to her hometown to visit her relatives when the Dongsang people invade the territory and the people's hearts are unstable. Doesn't this increase the burden on the whole county?
He had no intention of spoiling these well-dressed ladies. He simply said: "There are five post houses in Luyan Port in the county alone. It can be said that the post houses in the east of the city are not inferior in terms of standard."
At Honglu Temple, if it is repaired and cleaned a little, it can be stayed even if His Majesty comes in person."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Li Sanmu hurried in and said in a loud voice: "Sir, Madam Chu and the two sisters of the Lin family are asking for an audience outside the Yamen."