"Shh! Just tell me this, but don't let it reach Xiang Yu's ears!"
Lin Fan said hurriedly.
"Well! Mr. Lin, what will happen if it reaches his ears?"
"Mr. Lin, we are just telling the truth. Those lands are indeed ours. Please tell me, Mr. Lin!"
"Master Lin, those lands have become so fertile because of our careful care. Please be lenient, Master Lin, and keep our land!"
Landlords and gentry all said the same thing.
Ma Changgui also said: "Master Lin, those lands are indeed theirs, I can prove this!"
At this time, these people became extremely united, but Lin Fan looked helpless and said in a deep voice: "Don't say this again, you don't know how ruthless that Xiang Yu is!"
"He didn't know why, but he got the tax collection account books from the Ministry of Household Affairs over the past few years, and found that the taxes were getting less and less, and it was almost impossible to collect them."
"That's why we came up with such a harmful idea. If any of you dare to say that those wastelands are yours, you are deceiving the emperor, evading taxes, and directly confiscating your family and exterminating your clan!"
"When I come here this time, I also hope that you can cooperate with me and complete this matter satisfactorily. As for your tax evasion, I will not pursue it!"
After Lin Fan said this, everyone present was gnashing their teeth!
"Damn it! This Xiang Yu is simply a beast!"
"That's right, he is a complete scumbag. It's not like he has never taken advantage of us, but he dared to cross the river and burn the bridge!"
"Master Lin, those are our lands, and we are unwilling to take them out like this!"
The landlords and gentry all cursed Xiang Yudao.
Lin Fan said in a deep voice: "Alas! I can't help you with this matter. As the saying goes, losing money can avoid disaster. If you don't come up with land at this time, then I can only follow your orders and confiscate your homes and exterminate your clan!"
When he said this, Lin Fan made a gesture of wiping his neck. The landlords and gentry all shrank their necks in fright and did not dare to speak.
Ma Changgui also looked aggrieved at this time, but he still wanted to thank Lin Fan: "Master Lin, we chose to lose money and avoid disaster!"
"Thanks to Mr. Lin this time, if Xiang Yu comes in person, he will discuss with us at all costs and directly kill us!"
"This Xiang Yu is really hateful. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely kill Xiang Yu!"
The landlords and gentry all said through gritted teeth.
Lin Fan said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, I am a reasonable person. As long as the land is divided and the people are appeased, I will never cause you any trouble!"
"As for Xiang Yu, hum! He also said that he wanted me to kill a few people first to establish my authority, but I didn't kill any of them. Let's see what he can do to me."
After Lin Fan said this, everyone present expressed their gratitude to Lin Fan.
"Oh! People's hearts. Fortunately, I have learned well. Otherwise, if we continue to kill so many landlords and gentry, in the end the world will not be able to tolerate me."
Lin Fan thought in his heart.
Because he diverted the trouble to the east and threw the blame on Xiang Yu, these landlords and gentry had no resentment towards Lin Fan.
When Lin Fan distributed the land to the people, it went very smoothly. After receiving the land, the people all settled down and guarded their land one by one, and stopped making troubles everywhere.
Nanyang Prefecture became the first prefecture to quell the people's grievances. Lin Fan calmed down the people's grievances in Nanyang Prefecture and directly sent people to various places in Henan to distribute land to the people.
With the lessons learned from Nanyang Mansion, those landlords and gentry all knew that Xiang Yu, an old guy, had brought up the matter. Therefore, they didn't have much resentment towards Lin Fan, but very deep resentment towards Xiang Yu.
It only took three days for the land in Henan to be completely restored. Moreover, Lin Fan also gave harsh words to the local governments. If any people made a fuss because their land was taken back, he would massacre them first when he came back.
The entire government yamen.
Therefore, the officials in these prefectural cities did not dare to act recklessly, and they also processed the title deeds as quickly as possible for the land allocated to the common people.
As for the landowners and gentry, they could only curse Xiang Yu in their hearts, but no one dared to say anything about troubling Lin Fan.
The second stop was Shandong. When Lin Fan arrived in Shandong, he repeated his old tricks. His acting skills were at their peak, and he coaxed the officials, landlords, and wealthy gentry in this corner of Shandong.
The land was successfully distributed to the people, and the capital quickly received the news. Chongzhen was overjoyed. If the people in these two places settled down, the Ming Dynasty's rear would be stable!
Ni Yuanlu is even more happy. You know, those lands are growing food at this time. By the autumn, he will be able to collect taxes directly!
Moreover, there will be many more!
"Your Majesty, according to the news from the front line, the intruder seems to have made some changes. If nothing happens, they will attack Xi'an City in the next few days!"
At this time, an official in charge of frontline intelligence said in a deep voice.
Many officials present knew about this matter, but no one dared to report it to Emperor Chongzhen. After all, if this kind of thing is not careful and makes Chongzhen unhappy, he will lose his head!
"Then the intruders are going to attack Xi'an City again?
He suffered a big loss at the hands of Lin Fan last time. He must have known that Lin Fan was not in Xi'an at this time, so he dared to invade with an army!"
Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen suggested that Lin Fan should be transferred back to Xi'an City from Shandong quickly. Only in this way can we ensure that there will be no accidents in Xi'an City!"
One person said.
"Yes, although Li Shangshu has more than 80,000 troops in his hands, these people are an important force in guarding the capital and must not leave the capital easily!"
"Moreover, Zhang Xianzhong's hundreds of thousands of people are currently blocking the intrusion of the Jiannu slaves at Shanhaiguan. He is even more aggressive, asking for two million taels of silver as military pay. If we didn't have 80,000 people guarding the capital, he would probably
We need to send someone to snatch it!"
The officials said one by one.
These people were all members of the Donglin Party. The reason why Chongzhen asked Chongzhen to transfer Lin Fan back to Xi'an was naturally because the officials in Nanjing had corresponded with them.
You know, Lin Fan's next stop is to go to Nanjing. Most of the land there is in the hands of Donglin Party officials, and they are not willing to give all the land to the people.
"My dear friends, you are right. The people in Henan and Shandong have been pacified. As for the people in Nanjing, there has not been any riot in the first place. There is indeed no need for Lin Fan to go."
Emperor Chongzhen said hurriedly that he was also worried that the county seat would be lost, and that the capital would be in crisis again.