Wang Yuan should be lucky that Linqing does not yet have a feudal land, otherwise the demolition work would be difficult.
There was a King Lu in Shandong, and many people knew about it.
But there is also King De, whose fiefdom is in Dezhou, and later moved to Jinan. The name of his vassal state is naturally Germany. In a few decades, King De will have a son who will be assigned to Linqing to establish Linqing County, and Wang Yuan will build a reservoir.
All that land will be taken away.
At this time, there were not so many troubles, only three local big families, the Lu family, the Liu family, and the Xing family were involved.
Ancestors of the Lu family served as high-ranking officials in the Yuan Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, they settled down to farm and do business, and for the time being there were no officials.
The Liu family is a hereditary military officer family and is very powerful in the local area. Currently, some members of the clan have moved to Miyun to serve as generals due to their merits.
The Xing family immigrated from Hongdong, Shanxi Province in the early Ming Dynasty, and a state judge was established in the Hongzhi Dynasty. Today, no one is an official, but there is an Imperial College Supervisor and several scholars.
The first people to come out to oppose the construction of the reservoir were actually those scholars from the Xing family!
They dare not openly join forces to cause trouble, but only dare to post big-character posters everywhere.
This was a common trick used by scholars in the Ming Dynasty. It was banned during the Zhu Yuanzhang period, but it became more and more serious as time went by. The Donglin Party in the late Ming Dynasty really developed the art of big-character posters to its peak. Some big-character posters were written with great literary talent, and they were able to magistrate states and counties.
While sending people to check the ban, they tasted it secretly and marveled at it.
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Much of the night.
Yuan Da dragged a scholar and shouted: "Second brother, catch one!"
The scholar, who was about 20 years old, was grabbed by Yuan Da's collar and pulled forward like a chicken. He blushed and shouted: "You thief, let me go quickly. I am a student from Linqing Prefecture.
, he has a reputation, how can he be dragged down like this!"
Yuan Da said angrily: "I'll beat you to death if you keep arguing! In order to arrest someone, I didn't sleep for six days. I squatted on a tree and was freezing to death. I was worried that I couldn't find anyone to vent my anger on!"
The scholar had probably just been beaten, so he didn't dare to be arrogant at this time. He just said harshly: "It's an insult to gentleness, it's really an insult to gentleness."
Wang Yuan put on his clothes and came out of the house and said with a smile: "Let him go."
Yuan Da threw it down and yelled, "Don't run again!"
The scholar was led to a stagger, but he finally managed to stand still. He straightened his clothes and asked, "Are you the Bachelor Wang of the Hanlin Academy?"
Wang Yuan nodded and said: "Since you know that I am a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, why don't you even understand the basic etiquette of a scholar?"
The scholar had no choice but to bow and salute: "Scholar Wang has a noble position. Why doesn't he assist the sage in the Hanlin Academy, but instead comes to Shandong to disturb the place?"
"Why did I disturb the place?" Wang Yuan asked.
The scholar straightened his back and said: "The location of Wang Xueshi's reservoir is fertile soil for miles. How much food can be grown in those high-quality fertile fields in a year, and how many people can survive? Just because Wang Xueshi gave an order, countless fertile fields were planted.
In Chengze State, this is an act that disturbs and harms the people. I hope Scholar Wang will think twice before doing it!"
Wang Yuan wasn't angry, and didn't bother to reveal his motives. He just asked: "What's your name?"
The scholar held his head high and said: "A gentleman is upright and aboveboard. He does not change his name when he is in office and his surname when he sits down. This is how he is born in Linqing Prefecture and punished by punishment!"
Wang Yuan added: "Let me ask you, do you know how much food will be consumed to transport troops along the river if the Cao River is blocked for one day? How much silver will the merchant ships from the north and south lose?"
How did Xingtai know this? He replied: "It should be quite a few."
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "I tell you, the flood of fertile land caused by the construction of the reservoir, such as the loss of water transportation and merchant ships, is like a drop in the bucket."
Xing Tai said harshly: "Even so, Academician Wang can also choose wasteland. Even if it is unfavorable, he should choose to go to the fields to build a reservoir. Why flood the fertile soil and fertile fields?"
"Do you know about water conservancy?" Wang Yuan asked.
"I understand a little bit," Xingtai said.
Wang Yuan scolded: "You know nothing! If you can choose the location at will when building a reservoir, I will only occupy the best fertile fields when I am full!"
Xingtai was indignant and silent, not knowing how to refute.
Wang Yuan continued: "The land acquired must be compensated. I am still discussing with the landowner, why are you so eager to jump out? Do you think I am too polite and want to change to a faint official who forcibly expropriated the land without saying a word?
come over!"
Xing Tai hesitated to speak. He was a scholar and only dared to post big-character posters secretly. He really didn't have the courage to argue face to face with the bachelor's degree student at the Hanlin Academy.
Those few words just now used up all his courage.
At this moment, I was so scared.
Wang Yuan sneered and said: "You are next to the Canal Canal, so you should know the imperial policy. If I force a conscription, I can directly conscript your entire family into the military and serve as canal transport sergeants for generations to come!"
Xingtai was so frightened that he trembled because Wang Yuan did not lie.
Water transportation is the foundation of the country, and the court is unreasonable when it comes to this matter. Over the past hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, countless people near the Cao River have been forcibly expropriated to build water conservancy facilities, and those people have also been registered as military personnel.
Transporting troops (transporting officers and soldiers by water).
Even the water in the Cao River cannot be freely used in key sections of the river. Even if the crops on both sides of the river are dead, you cannot draw water!
For example, there are several gates in Linqing Prefecture. Whenever there is a drought, the surrounding farmland wants to draw water for irrigation. But once the gates are closed, the downstream flow is almost stopped. The powerful squire bribes the person in charge of the gate and asks to open the gate a little.
If the person in charge of the gate is greedy for money or can't save face, he will open the gate privately and release some. If it causes any adverse effects, he will be beheaded directly!
A powerful person taking the lead in making trouble?
Transporting the army is not just for show. They rely on water transport for their livelihood. This has been the case for generations. Whoever dares to destroy their jobs will be resorted to openly and covertly in turns. A powerful man with no strong backing can directly declare the bankruptcy of his family.
Wang Yuan asked Yuan Da to bring out an imperial chair. He sat down calmly and said: "I have inquired clearly. Your Xing family has a state magistrate who has become an official, and there is also a clan member studying in the Imperial College. This can be considered a scholarly family, right? It stands to reason.
It’s time to speak some truth, why are you writing random articles to confuse the masses? Aren’t you afraid that your clan brother will be expelled from the Imperial College? I think you, a junior student, will never get rice in the future!”
Chi Guoguo's threat made Xing Tai suddenly become a little shorter.
Wang Yuan suddenly got up and went back to the house, took out a sword and said: "This object is called Shangfang Sword. It is a gift from the emperor. Officials below the sixth rank can be beheaded first and then played. It was just delivered by Jin Yiwei last night. You can go back and follow the Liu family."
Say it, say it!"
The Liu family is the real headache, because they are originally military households, and they are not afraid of being slapped with military status. If they are willing to risk it, they may engage in mutiny. After all, Wang Yuan wants to occupy the best farmland, which is tantamount to undermining the family foundation of the Liu family.
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Xingtai was so frightened by Shang Fang's sword that he quickly handed over his hand and said, "Wan Sheng will definitely tell the Liu family."
"Very good," Wang Yuan quickly changed his face and said with a kind smile, "I think you are very smart and you are not too lazy to read. Would you like to be my teacher and study the scriptures?"
Xing Taifu was so moved that he immediately knelt down and said, "Sir, sir, please accept three bows from my disciples!"
The Xing family will definitely give full support to the three major families that are about to be expropriated, because Wang Yuan has accepted Xing Tai as his disciple. Moreover, the Xing family also has an Imperial College student, so people within the system are always easier to control.
Wang Yuan felt that it was not enough and said with a smile: "Tell the Lu family and Liu family that a lot of their land was obtained after years of floods without knowing it. Don't force me to thoroughly check the fish scale book!"
"Don't dare!" Xingtai was so frightened that his knees went weak.
There are many ways for the government to do anything.
The fish scale book is a land registration document, and it has not been changed in many years. If you really want to determine the ownership of the land according to the fish scale book, you can directly confiscate 70 to 80% of the land of the three families, and it is still in compliance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty!
If the three major families are not obedient, they will only incite the people to cause trouble.
Wang Yuan had just taken over the command of the Shandong Yunjun, and he was afraid that there would not be many troubles, so he was very comfortable leading troops to quell the chaos.
"Puff puff puff!"
Suddenly there was a frantic knock on the door outside, and Wang Yuan asked Yuan Da to go and see what was going on.
However, more Jinyi guards came to the capital, and there were more than ten. The leader was Wen Xiang, the eunuch who was responsible for the ceremony: "Xueshi Wang, Zhu Dangzhen, the king of Guishan, intends to rebel. The Ministry of War has sent troops to garrison Jinan to prevent any unexpected events. Your Majesty I have secretly ordered Bachelor Wang to lead us to investigate."
The prince rebelled?
Xingtai was paralyzed with fear.
Wang Yuan glanced at Xingtai and said, "I won't put you under house arrest. You just come with me."
What the hell is this? I was busy building water conservancy projects, and I actually went to investigate the case of the prince's rebellion. The emperor really trusts us.
Looking at the situation in Shandong in the past two years, there were military disasters and floods. Zhu Dangqi would only rebel if he lost his mind!