A work team rode donkeys and mules to this small village on the north bank of the Qinghe River. It is eight miles away from Longqiao. It is named because there are few people in the village and all the villagers are surnamed Li. There are more than 100 households in the village, but the county's land registration only has 78% of cultivated land.
One hundred acres, four to five hundred acres of mulberry and jujube orchard.
"Excuse me, Mr. Li."
Li Hongda, the county calligrapher, took everyone directly to visit the big family in Xiaoli Village.
Xiaoli Village is the same as the original Longqiao. People all live in caves dug along the river slope. Only Mr. Li's wife dug a five-hole cave at the top and built another on the ground covering an area of more than three acres.
Courtyard.
Li Yuanwai has a white beard, fair hair, and a boyish face. He is very energetic. He was a bad commander in Chang'an in the previous dynasty. When this dynasty first came into being, he also served as a Yuanwailang for two years. However, he was not a Yuanwailang, but one of many official officials temporarily established by the imperial court at the beginning of the dynasty.
Yuanwai Wannian county captain other than an official.
"Li Dalang please come quickly."
Mr. Li has returned to his hometown for more than ten years.
Originally, Chang'an and Wannian counties each had six county lieutenants. One of them was a full-time security officer and was also called a thief-catching lieutenant. When the Tang Dynasty was first established, Chang'an was still relatively chaotic, so the handsome old man with rich experience in catching thieves
Li was promoted to Yuanwai County Lieutenant.
Although he was not a full-time county lieutenant, he passed the threshold of the officialdom and became a eighth-level county lieutenant. After working for two years, he returned to Miyuan Xiaoli Village, and he was able to enjoy his old age with peace of mind.
The land in this village actually belongs to everyone except Yuan Li. The other villagers are either tenants who farm their own land, or they are tenants who farm the land of nearby landlords.
Li Hongda, the calligrapher, was actually a non-staff writer in the county government, not to mention Zuo Shi. He was quite familiar with Xiaoli Village and had a good relationship with Yuan Li. In fact, the powerful local landlords were basically familiar with everyone in the county government.
Li Yuanwai invited a group of people to the courtyard. His family entered the courtyard for the third time. Although it was built with rammed loess and was relatively simple, it was managed well.
In particular, there is a tall locust tree in the front yard, with a crown like a canopy, providing shade in summer.
"Tea."
There are many people working in Yuan Li's house, including young maids, young servants, and young servants. These are basically people from the households of the village's tenants.
The ancient locust tree is said to be hundreds of years old and is still lush and lush.
"In addition to the senior members, the younger one is here today. He is here to verify the facts on the orders of Mr. Wu and the county magistrate."
"Didn't you check the registration last time?"
Li Hongda said with a smile on his face, "Last time I was in a hurry and the records were not clear enough, and later on when I moved to the county government, some records were lost, so I had to re-register and check.
Today we are going to the door in person, and as required, we will ask the old people to come from Chenjiakou, their fields and houses, as well as their slaves, livestock, etc."
Li Houwen, Li Zheng who came with him, was actually Li Yuanwai's nephew. It was Li Yuanwai who had arranged this place. Although Li Zheng was a sex worker, he was still a rural official and could be exempted from school service and could also get some benefits.
The old man glanced at his nephew Li Houwen, and then looked at the other people who came with him.
Li Hongda hurriedly said, "Let me introduce these people to the senior staff. This is Ling Shi Fanlang from the Chang'an Civil Affairs Department."
"Shi Fan Zhiheng has met Mr. Li."
"This is Li Sihao, a student from the county school, and a member of the Li family from East Li Fort."
Li Houwen added next to it, "From the long house in East Li Fort,"
The eldest son of the East Li Fort, Si, was obviously Li Jing's great-nephew, and was also a relative of Wu Huaiyu. He nodded and said hello very politely.
It turns out that Li Sixing, the leader of Dongli Fort, was Li Sihao's brother. Their grandfather Li Duan was Li Jing's eldest brother, and Wu Huai Yu's wife Li Qing, the head of Yongle County, was his cousin.
Li Sihao is studying in the county school. He is a teenager. This time, economics and medical students from the county school were assigned to help in various working groups. Li Sihao found it quite interesting.
This small working group is headed by Ling Shi Fan Zhiheng from Chang'an, Li Hongda, a scribe from Sanyuan County Government, is the deputy, Li Houwen, the Li Zheng, is the coordinator, and there is also Li Sihao, a student from the county, plus two villagers serving in the county.
There are also two middle-aged men of 18 years old who are also serving in the yamen.
Four people plus four servants, a small working group of eight people.
The first stop is Xiaoli Village.
The last verification and registration in Xiaoli Village was done by Li Hongda, but he had also accepted a gift from Mr. Li before, so he followed the old rules and filled it out randomly.
Had to come again today.
Officer Li said he wanted to change clothes, Li Houwen stood up and helped each other, and the uncle and nephew came to the backyard.
"Uncle, Mr. Wu is serious this time. All the old officials from the county government have resigned and returned to Nanli Village."
Xiaoli Village is only eight miles away from Sanyuan Dragon Bridge. Last time he went to Wujiabao to celebrate the birthday of Wu Xianggong's mother. His nephew is Li Zheng. They also belong to Qinghe Township. His nephew also takes turns presiding over the township with the other five Li Zhengs.
A person who works as a servant at the county government office.
I know a lot of inside information.
But I'm still a little surprised that it's going to be so big this time.
"That old guy is quite cunning, but he ran away at this time." The old man was a bad handsome man in Chang'an in his early years, and he was not a simple person.
Compared with the old meritorious officials of Sanyuan County Yamen, it can even be said that they are a bit more powerful. After all, the people they deal with are all figures in the capital. They are all powerful and senior officials. They don't have much ability and there are not even scum left.
"I just tested the tone of Li Hongda and that Fan Lingshi on the road. These two guys are not easy to deal with this time. That Li Hongda, our family used to feed him a lot, but now he is like a white-eyed wolf."
"He is a small foreign writer, not even a foreigner. He usually adopts some bad rules and embezzles, but now that the prime minister is personally in charge, he dares to do anything random?"
"Let's not make things difficult for him."
After exchanging information, the uncle and nephew returned to the front hall.
At this time, Fan Lingshi had already taken out a pen and paper and was about to start registration.
"Commander Li, please report your own land area in Dingkou, etc. It must be accurate and there must be no fraud. Otherwise, the consequences will be serious if it is found to be false by the higher authorities."
Xiaoli Village, Xili, Qinghe Township, Sanyuan County, Yongzhou,
Head of household: Li Jing'an, male, seventy-one years old, an official, no household registration,
The Xiaoli Village House covers an area of more than three acres, with five cave dwellings, 720 acres of fields, 300 acres of mulberry gardens, and 100 acres of jujube gardens...
Li Yuanwai held a tea cup and dictated, Fan Lingshi quickly took notes, and county student Li Sihao also took a copy.
This handbook records the household outside Yuan Li, the head of the household, and the number of good and bad people in the household, all indicating their gender, age, identity, etc., as well as the number of fields granted when the land was equalized, the number of fields granted, the number of acres not yet granted, and the number of acres granted.
The fields must also be registered in terms of acres, location, name of the canal to which they belong, and the four ends of each section of the field. They must also be distinguished as oral field, permanent field, home garden, etc. In addition, in addition to the land granted, the status of the purchased field must also be written down, even in the field.
Fields outside the county must also be declared.
Slaves and large livestock, residences and shops, etc. must all be reported and registered one by one.
After a long time, Li Yuan finished his report and recorded everything.
"Old officer, please check carefully to see if the record is consistent with what you said. If it is confirmed, you need to sign and stamp it."
The handbook is the first-hand information of the household registration file, which is collected by Li Zheng. The villagers report it every year, basically in the first month. Population changes, such as death, birth, and marriage, must be corrected in time. In addition, land sales, housing, etc.
Construction, etc. must also be registered, and even the sale of slaves and livestock must be registered.
Villagers are responsible for reporting every year, and Li Zheng and the village chief are responsible for verification. Villagers must sign a letter of integrity commitment after verifying the report to ensure authenticity. Otherwise, concealment, omission, and false reporting will be severely punished.
The township will organize the accounts into township accounts and then report them to the county.
If the hand is actually wrong, the person who is correct will be punished. If the omission is increased or decreased, the punishment will be forty for one blow, one level for three, one hundred for the cane, and one level for ten, and the crime will be suspended for three years. If you know,
Everyone has the same parental law.
Work errors are punishable by up to three years in prison. If the mistake was made knowingly and intentionally, the punishment will be more severe.
Those handled by state and county governments will be punished with lighter punishments.
In the past, Sanyuan County's actual rural accounts, including the county's household registration files, had many problems and were not accurate. They were all caused by deception, collusion between powerful subordinates, concealment of accounts, concealment of fields, etc.
This time Sanyuan County will tear everything down and start over again, and Wu Huaiyu is also very merciful. He will not pursue the past matters. Now the re-registration and fabrication must be accurate. Even if the mistake is unintentional, it will be severely punished, let alone the initiative.
Li Yuanwai took the recorded facts, read them several times himself, gave them to his nephew to read, and called some of his sons.
Finally, a few things were added or deleted.
"Please sign and stamp the letter on the back and sign the letter of integrity commitment."
Mr. Li hesitated for a moment and signed his name.
Fan Zhiheng held the signed certificate and turned to look at Li Houwen.
"Li Lizheng, according to the arrangements of Mr. Wu, after the working group has registered the facts, as Li Lizheng, you still have the responsibility to review. You will have five days to review. If there are no errors, a list will be posted in the county, township, and village for public supervision. If anyone
If you think the situation is untrue, you can report it and you will be rewarded heavily.
If the person who is exposed is found to have made any omission or concealment, he will be severely punished."
Hearing these words, Li Hongda felt murderous and his throat felt a little tight.
He is a small calligrapher, and he is quite impressive in the countryside, but in the final analysis he is just a temporary worker. Even a master like Lao Gong Cao has no courage to confront Mr. Wu.
He could only look at Mr. Li and his son, "Old man, if there are any omissions or false alarms within five days, please report them in time. If someone finds out when the announcement is made, there will be 10,000 mouths.
I can't even explain,
Mr. Wu will not be lenient."
Li Hongda usually didn't dare to offend Mr. Li, but now that he was endangered, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and give a warning.
Mr. Li narrowed his eyes and looked unhappy.
Fan Zhiheng stood up and said, "Since everything has been registered clearly, would you like Li Zheng to call the village chief again and ask Mr. Li to arrange for his family to take us to check the fields, houses, livestock, slaves, etc. one by one?"
"Do you still need to verify? Fan Lingshi's trustworthiness is nothing more than an old man?"
"This is the process of doing things. Mr. Wu personally explained it. We are just following orders and we ask for your understanding."
Fan Zhiheng acted businesslike and did not give any appearance to the senior staff.
