After the first steward of the cabinet office and Xu Li were detained, the government did not take any action. Every day they were either clearing the backlog of government affairs or studying "distributing fields to households."
This is the first major event at the beginning of next year, and it is also a turnaround battle for the northern state capital.
It is not necessary to repay the debts owed, but if there is no improvement in the governance of the state capital, it will not be justified.
Except for the two big mountains Mopan and Huwei in the north, most of the rest is flat land, and the occasional hilltops can be ignored.
Although having more land is a good thing, it is a burden for the population currently living in the north. All registered people can only bear three-fifths of the existing land. What to do with the remaining two-fifths? This has not been counted. There will only be more wasteland, and it will be more difficult to serve.
To defend such a good resource and still owe millions of silver taels is really full of swear words.
"Sir, are you sure you are so divided? With the labor force of this family, I'm afraid they won't be able to grow it!" Mou Haibin reminded softly.
"Dividing fields to each household" is related to the land tax for the coming year and the people's rations for the year. If it is forced to be distributed to individuals, something will happen if the crops are not harvested.
Shen Jue said "Hey" when he heard this and shook his head.
"Since the previous dynasty, the fields here have been controlled by the government, and it has been the same since the establishment of our dynasty. This has created everyone's laziness. Anyway, if you work as much as you do, you will have food, so there is no need to go all out. But there is no need to go all out. It's different if the fields are allocated to them. They have to be responsible for whatever they do. If they don't work hard, they will go hungry."
"Having said that, even if we divide it into so many, we should always be careful of 'just in case'." Mou Haibin reminded again.
He also agreed with Shen Jue's words, and now he was of the same mind as Li Hui. Because of this, he was even more worried, fearing that if something went wrong in the "dividing land to households", it would be Li Hui who would be held accountable.
Li Hui could tell the difference between procrastination and good intentions.
"Don't worry about Haibin. Now that the army stationed in the North has changed its commander, and the bandits have been wiped out, and the fields are distributed, I believe the people will get better and better. It's okay to worry about them being lazy. At worst, we will have to work harder next spring, and there will be more Go down, take a look, and tell them. Human potential is infinite, and I don’t think anyone wants to live a good life, unless the person has a brain problem."
The fields distributed were beyond what the labor force could bear, but this just gave everyone the opportunity to live a prosperous life.
Of course, Li Hui is not worried, otherwise he would not be able to use the "Guarantee" system. The system of allocating fields is designated by them, but the implementation is carried out by each county government. What they need to do is to inspect and supervise to ensure that spring plowing and autumn harvest are not completed. If something goes wrong, or the field tax cannot be collected, the person who guarantees it will be responsible.
He had drawn up the system long before the land was divided. Now that the time was ripe, he slapped it on the table. Mou Haibin and Shen Jue read it and immediately had no objections.
Soon, the "farm distribution to each household" and the "guarantee system" were promulgated.
The prefectural government and each county government are very busy, especially the county government. They have to follow the documents issued by the government and confirm the population and land within the county under their jurisdiction.
It was not until this moment that the county magistrates fully understood why the newly appointed governor took them down to each village and town to do statistics. It was originally for this purpose.
From the moment the gold-medal commander took office, the county magistrates began to wonder about Li Hui's background. Then the commander of the Northern Army was replaced, and the bandits in Mopan Mountain were wiped out, and everyone became clearer about who to listen to. No matter how brilliant the Marquis is, he is still far away in the capital.
They have to listen to Li Fuyin.
Three days later, all counties posted an official document on "dividing fields to households."
There are people who readily agree, and there are people who are bitter and resentful.
After all, after so many years of dawdling, it doesn’t matter if you don’t have enough to eat by dividing the grain. Anyway, you are not tired. But it is different with dividing the fields. Not only are you responsible for yourself, but you also have to pay the field tax, which is even worse in case of a disaster.
.Especially if all the relief food this year is distributed, everyone can have a prosperous year.
There were different voices for a while, and it was very lively, but no matter whether everyone agreed or disagreed, it was imperative to "divide the fields to households" and it was impossible to think about it.
After Li Hui had dealt with his biggest worry at the beginning of the year, he was ready to clean up the cabinet shop and Shan's family. But before he could take any action, Shan Chen's wife immediately gave him a "big deal".
Looking at the box of yellow and orange stuff in front of him, Li Hui knocked on the table twice without saying a word. Dexi behind him stepped forward to refill the tea, and then went out carrying the teapot.
Cheng Xue didn't speak the whole time. She could sit here only because Mrs. Xu came to see Li Hui. It was inconvenient for him to receive her alone, so at this moment she just acted as a backdrop without having to look for a sense of presence.
After a long time, Mrs. Xu realized something was wrong and hurriedly stood up and said:
"The civilian woman suddenly remembered that she had something to do at home, so I won't disturb you for now. This box was donated by the civilian woman on behalf of the Shan family to the people in the north for the Chinese New Year. I'd like to ask Mr. Li to hand it over on my behalf."
The conversation suddenly changed. Li Hui was not surprised. Instead, the old god knocked on the table and said quietly:
"Madam Shan's change of mouth now shows that you are not stupid. Since you are not stupid, don't you understand that donations from merchants go to the government office, not the government office's back house?"
When Mrs. Xu heard this, she sighed and said calmly:
"Since Mr. Li said so, the common woman will not beat around the bush. As long as you let my brother go, the gold will be named Li, and there will be no second surname. The common woman also promised that the Xu family will leave the northern prefecture immediately, and be alone.
Leave alone. As for what the Fan family has done, as long as you need it, the women, husbands, and brothers will come to the court to testify without any complaints. I wonder if Mr. Li can make it easier? "
Li Hui raised his eyebrows slightly, picked up a piece of gold, played with it for a moment, and asked:
"Can you be Shan Chen's master?"
"Back to Mr. Li, the reason why the civilian woman brought these things here today is because of her husband's instruction."
"In that case, please let Madam Shan tell us about what the Fan family has done. I don't want to waste time, and I believe you also want to stay away from this place as soon as possible."
Mrs. Xu put down her tea cup and started directly from Shan Chen's cousin. Bai Wei had checked that Shan Chen's cousin was married to Su Hou's branch. In fact, there was no such thing at all. It was Su Hou who fell in love with him.
He married Fan Chengfang's wife, Shan Chen's biological sister.
In order to find a supporter for himself, and Shan Chen also wanted to find a talisman for himself, the two of them worked together to send Shan to Suhou's bed. As for Fan Chengfang, he found an orphan whose parents had died and placed it in his home to replace Shan.
After changing batch after batch, no one knew what Mrs. Fan looked like.
Mrs. Xu was still talking about the shady deeds of the Fan family and the Shan family. Cheng Xue was furious. But when she heard that the Shan family had been taken to the capital by Su Hou, she felt that her views were completely shattered.
This... this is even more bloody than the bloody family ethics drama at 8 o'clock.
Don’t you say, “A loyal minister will not serve two masters, and a loyal daughter will not marry two husbands?” What’s going on with the Shan family?