Chapter 2605 Mutual benefit

Tang He glanced at Bai Shanhou before saying: "The notice has been posted, and I have seen the magistrates of various counties, temporarily appeasing the troubled tenants, but in fact we have only contacted half of the fields and tenants..."

Tang He briefly summarized his work during this period and said, "There are more than 18 hectares of land that have been redeemed now, oh, this part is not counted as the ten hectares of the Zheng family. The rest, because the tenants' emotions are still It was a little unstable, so it didn't work out."

Inspector Yu frowned, "Master Tang can't do anything about it?"

Master Tang said with a smile: "There are still some, the excuses they give are just to maintain stability, so as long as we appease the tenants and they don't make trouble, these people will have no excuses to delay any longer. The side has an excuse to take them directly."

He said: "Now we have appeased many tenant farmers, and we are sure about the 23 hectares of land involved, but we have never signed a redemption contract and are waiting for the prefect of Yu to take office."

Inspector Yu: "Wait for me?"

He looked at Master Tang with some doubts, "Isn't this redemption directly funded by the Ministry of Households? Master Tang is also an inspector, so he should be able to directly call the shots, right?"

"Yes, but firstly, this is Qizhou after all. In the future, it will be Governor Yu who will govern on this land; secondly..."

Tang He turned to look at Bai Shan, who was sitting beside him, and said helplessly, "It's all my fault. He is young and ignorant, but he is too soft-hearted and kind. I made a promise that I shouldn't have made without seeing it."

Inspector Yu frowned slightly, looked at Bai Shan, and saw that his face was fair and handsome, sitting there as straight as a bamboo, but his temperament was gentle, and at first glance, he looked like a son of a noble family, so he raised his eyebrows, like a smile that was not a smile. Said: "Master Tang should know that I only killed three people, right? Those three people are all local nobles in Qizhou. In the future, if I want to govern here, I can't let people bully me. If I make a deal with them. , Master Tang doesn't have to speak."

"Inspector Yu misunderstood," Tang He said quickly: "He didn't make a promise with those nobles."

He glanced at Bai Shan again, and Bai Shan lowered his head in shame, and then he sighed heavily: "When he was comforting the tenants, he saw them in rags, and he was really frightened, so he didn't say anything. Hold back and make promises to them."

Tang He turned his head and said, "I'm not so quick to apologize to Governor Yu."

Bai Shan hurriedly stood up and bowed to Governor Yu, and said with shame, "Xiaguan has caused trouble for the adults."

Inspector Yu heard that it was not the gentry and local clansmen, but the tenant farmers, so he put his foot on the footstool and asked relaxedly, "Oh? What promises did you give?"

Master Tang said: "My younger brother promised those tenant farmers that the land will still be leased to them even after the land is redeemed, and now you can sign the tenancy agreement for next year, and the rent will never exceed 40%. ."

Inspector Yu twitched the corners of his mouth and asked, "You won't make this promise with every tenant in the village, right?"

"No, no," Master Tang said quickly, "I did it with a village, that is, the village of Da'an Village. He only came back today, and the promise was made today."

He explained: "Yu Shishi didn't know, Da'an Village is the largest village we have visited in the past few days. There are 167 households with a total of 978 people."

Inspector Yu was surprised, "So many people, nearly two miles away, can almost form a township."

Tang He shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, there are no villages around it. This village was not formed naturally, but was relocated a few years ago to facilitate the cultivation of these fields. Therefore, it cannot become a township."

Ten li is a township. Generally, the villages are small. Like Qili Village, it does not have a li. It is still a li with some households in Dali Village. The head of the li is the person from Dali Village.

Like a village that is more than one mile away, it is a very big village.

For example, in Dali Village, there are not only large markets, but also Taoist temples, doctors, meat stalls, and people who specialize in buying and selling food.

The villagers in their area never go to Baimaguan Town to buy or sell things.

Because going to the county seat and Baimaguan Town is about the same distance, even closer than the town.

When Bai Shan saw the location of Da'an Village at that time, he knew that it was a place specially chosen by people with intentions, in order to keep them isolated from the world and less contact with others.

Generally, such large villages are a little richer than other villages, but Daan Village is so poor that it doesn't even smell oily. From the elderly to the children, the clothes they wear are all patches and patches, and some young adults , directly wearing short jackets, because there is only one Daan Village in that place, and they can't do anything except farming.

Tang He was a local official, and naturally he saw the key at a glance, so at this moment he couldn't help but hinted to remind the Governor Yu, and said with a smile: "My apprentice is young, and reading is a little stupid. Seeing that they have no food or clothing, even though we appease them and say that they will cultivate the land in the future, they are still apprehensive and make such a promise in public, even foolishly posting their own famous post. It's all handed out."

Yu Tishi looked at Bai Shan seriously, and smiled after a while: "Master Bai has a kindheartedness, but it is understandable."

Tang He sighed and said, "But these fields are public fields in Qizhou after all. I'm only responsible for buying them back. How can I settle the lease on behalf of the house, so I have to ask the Governor Yu."

Inspector Yu smiled and said, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, so, how about I go to the countryside with Master Tang tomorrow?"

He smiled and said: "As long as Master Tang doesn't dislike me, we can go to the countryside to deal with this matter together. This is fast and convenient, and it can also comfort people as quickly as possible, how about that?"

Master Tang smiled all over his face, "Tang can't ask for anything."

"In this way, we have agreed that we will go to the countryside together tomorrow."

"Okay, tomorrow Tang will wait in the Governor's mansion and go to the countryside together." Tang He glanced at the lieutenant behind Governor Yu, got up and said with a smile, "Since it's settled, I won't disturb Governor Yu's grooming."

Inspector Yu also got up to see him off. After sending him to the door, he said, "Master Tang can relax in the backyard and wait for a while. When I change my clothes, I will immediately come and invite Master Tang to a banquet together."

Tang He nodded with a smile, and left with Bai Shan.

When he left the main courtyard, the smile on Tang He's face faded, but Bai Shan's eyes were full of smiles, "Brother Tang, this new prefect is a wonderful person, and it seems that he If you kill someone with your hands, you can control the situation with confidence.”

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