Chapter 116 Who agrees? Who is against?
The Sheriff's Mansion was silent.
Although some people present had heard of Mo Jun's deeds before, they never expected that this seemingly young boy in front of him would be so murderous.
Murder at the slightest disagreement.
And killed one of the few people with the highest status present.
Representatives of the remaining four of Hanzhong's "Five Great Old Nobles" looked at He Yuan's body lying on the ground, their bodies trembling and their faces livid.
Half surprised, half angry.
After all, the five major families in Hanzhong County have always called the wind and rain.
Before Mo Jun arrived, even the Hanzhong County Sheriff had to act according to their faces, when had he ever suffered such humiliation.
After a while.
Another Patriarch of the Lu Clan, "Lu Boli", stood up and said with a gloomy face, "Sheng Ping Jun is a bit too domineering! Is it possible that if we don't sign this contract today, Sheng Ping Jun will return to you?" Do you want to kill everyone present?"
Hearing this, Mo Jun actually thought seriously for a while, then nodded and said: "It's not impossible to kill them all..."
Lu Boli: "..."
other people:"······"
Mr. Mo spread his hands, and continued: "Actually, I kind of hope that you guys can give me some advice in Hanzhong. After all, some of you may also know that the relationship between me and the Meng family has always been good."
"But I'm afraid you don't know another thing, that is, soon, the old general Meng Ao of the Meng family will lead an army of 200,000 to Zhao."
"And during this time, old general Meng Ao was busy training recruits, and was worried that there was no place for those recruits to see their blood."
"What's the matter?"
"How about I go say hello and ask General Meng to bring 200,000 troops to Hanzhong to practice with you?"
Everyone: "······"
this moment.
Many nobles in Hanzhong felt the difference in the world for the first time.
What is power?
What is a network?
One sentence can make Qin State draw 200,000 troops for itself.
Such prestige silenced Lu Boli and everyone present, including Chen Jinghui, and even the few people around Mo Jun.
Including Xiong Da, Yaogui, Yuenu, Zhuyeqing and others, they didn't realize until this moment that Mo Jun's power had reached such a level without knowing it.
Seeing that everyone stopped talking, Mo Jun said directly: "Okay, don't waste time, I've finished my words. Next, who agrees? Who opposes?"
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obviously.
Facing a man who could attract 200,000 troops to himself with a single disagreement, the people present did not have the strength to resist.
Not long.
I saw a person sitting behind the crowd signed his name first.
With the first person, there will naturally be the second person...
Just a moment's work.
Everyone signed their names on the contract, even the representatives of the remaining 'four old nobles'.
As for the dead He Yuan, it's even simpler.
A random guard came, stained his fingerprints with the blood donation on the ground, and pressed it on the contract.
"Very well, now our transaction is successfully completed."
After all the guards had collected the contract, Mo Jun briefly looked through it a few times, and then nodded in satisfaction.
And just when everyone was about to leave, Mo Jun suddenly thought of something, and reminded him: "By the way, I will send someone from the government to your home to count the farmland in a short time. I also hope that you will not hide anything at that time." , after all... all the property in your family has been recorded in the county government office!"
Mr. Mo’s last sentence is quite meaningful.
And when the people who were about to leave heard this sentence, their bodies froze immediately.
to be honest.
Originally, they really had this plan. After all, many people have so-called "hidden fields" in their homes. Compared with ordinary farmlands, these "hidden fields" are the real heritage of the major families.
Because 'hidden fields' are hidden properties, in other words, these fields are not taxed.
But it's a pity that Chen Jinghui's role as sheriff is not for nothing. No matter how hidden the property is, it is a fixed family property and cannot disappear out of thin air. But if you check a little bit more carefully, you can easily find clues.
Others obviously thought of this too, and all of them cast eyes of resentment and hatred at Chen Jinghui.
The result is in the next second.
Mr. Mo suddenly said: "In addition..."
Before the words were finished, those people who were glaring at Chen Jinghui just now looked like frightened wild cats, they quickly looked away, and then hurriedly walked out the door.
"··································································································· the head of the Lu clan, please stay for a while.
Jun Mo didn't care about other people's reactions, and finished the second half of the sentence on his own.
As soon as the words came out.
Lu Boli's expression froze suddenly.
The other three representatives of the 'Five Great Old Nobles' who were walking side by side with him just now started to quicken their pace as if they hadn't heard Mo Jun's words at all.
Not long.
Of all the old nobles in the Sheriff's Mansion, only Lu Boli was left alive.
Lu Boli had no choice but to take a deep breath, turned around slowly, bowed to Mo Jun and said, "I don't know why Sheng Ping is the next person to stay?"
Mr. Mo smiled lightly, and said: "Patriarch Lu, don't be nervous. I don't keep you here for the property, but for another trivial matter."
"It's a coincidence to say that, in fact, I came to Kunshan County three days ago. Originally, I planned to build a house in Kunshan County for rest, but I didn't expect that I was recruiting workers in Kunshan County. At that time, I couldn't find anyone, so you think it's weird?"
"Hiss~~~"
Although Mr. Mo hadn't finished speaking, Lu Boli gasped in his heart when he heard this, and felt that his whole brain was about to burst.
Although he is not in charge of some of the current affairs of the Lu family, he has heard of some things that are done by the people below.
Although Lu Boli knew about the things that his dental practice did, he didn't pay too much attention to it.
But he never expected that one day, these guys would actually bring him such a catastrophe.
"I feel that this price is a bit disruptive to the market, and I was thinking of going to the government to ask for an explanation. But I didn't expect the shopkeeper of the dental shop to tell me that if I can get an explanation from the government, he will cut off his head. Give it to me."
"Patriarch Lu, what do you think... how to solve this matter?"
Lu Boli's cold sweat had already begun to flow uncontrollably. After hearing Mo Jun's last words, Lu Boli bowed deeply and said, "I will definitely give Shengping Jun a satisfactory answer."
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Mr. Mo is obviously not a very generous person.
So that night, the head of the sharp-mouthed man from the Lu clan's Yahang was sent to Mo Jun.
Moreover.
You can't blame Mr. Mo for being narrow-minded about this matter.
After all, he is willing to gamble and admit defeat. It has been said that if it is useful for Mo Jun to go to the government to file a complaint, the sharp-mouthed man will have to cut off his head and give it to him.
Manly, real man.
You must keep your word!
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Another half month passed.
With the assistance of Chen Jinghui, all the land property contracts of the landlords and nobles who signed the contracts that day were all sent to Mr. Mo.
Mr. Mo counted, and all the land deeds are almost 1.7 million mu.
After obtaining this data.
Even Mo Jun couldn't help being stunned for a moment.
You must know that although the farmland in Hanzhong County is still fertile, overall, the area of Hanzhong County is not very large, and it is far from being comparable to Nanjun, let alone the land of Bashu.
According to Chen Jinghui's estimate, all the fields in Hanzhong County add up to about two million mu, not more than three million.
But now there are only hundreds of families, and they have paid out more than 1.7 million mu of land deeds. One can imagine how serious the land annexation problem in Hanzhong County is.
"Master... my lord, is it really okay for us to do this?"
Even Chen Jinghui was shocked by Mo Jun's astonishing handwriting this time. To put it bluntly, Mo Jun's behavior this time is no different from that of a bandit.
Don't look at the fact that the major nobles in Hanzhong have handed over the land deeds so readily, but he can guarantee that this group of people will not let it go.
These people all have a certain background behind them.
If all the nobles in Hanzhong unite, even for Mo Jun, it will be a lot of pressure.
What's more important is that Mo Jun himself is not reasonable this time!
However, in the face of Chen Jinghui's worries, Mo Jun fiddled with the land deed and said casually: "Let them make a fuss for a while, let's talk about it when they can hand in the memorial!"
Mr. Mo naturally knows that this group of old aristocratic forces will not give up so easily, but he is not in vain as Lord Shengping. Now that the power center of Qin State, Mr. Mo has already installed many people.
Talk about the simplest concept.
Even if Chen Jinghui, who is the sheriff of Hanzhong now, wants to sue Mo Jun, if his memorial is not called back seven or eight times in the central organization, Mo Jun can take his surname.
Mr. Mo never thought of being an upright official.
the reason is simple.
There may be someone in this world who can change the entire era by himself.
But this person will never be Mr. Mo.
If Mo Jun is a blank piece of paper, if he is thrown into a vat of ink, he will not be sure that he will not be corroded.
But if Mo Jun is an ink ingot, and he is thrown into a vat of ink, he is sure to become the hardest and darkest one in the vat of ink.
He can do good things, but he can never be a good person.
"My lord, what should we do with these land deeds next? Will they be returned to the civilians?"
"No, we will keep these title deeds."
It is naturally impossible for Mr. Mo to do the stupid thing of returning the land deed to the common people. This era does not belong to the common people.
Mr. Mo is almost certain that if he returns the land deeds to the common people today, it will probably take less than ten years for these land deeds to return to the hands of the landlords and nobles.
In this era, as long as the nobles think about it, they have ten thousand ways to take away the land from the common people.
As for the idea of democracy and equality in one's own fiefdom, it is even more deadly.
Again.
When everyone gets used to the darkness, if a ray of light suddenly appears, everyone's first reaction will be to assimilate or extinguish it.
But if a darker place suddenly appeared at this time, it would be easier for everyone to accept it, and even yearn and yearn for him because of his mystery.
So at the moment, if you want to legally and reasonably allow the common people in Hanzhong to own land that can support themselves, the only way is for Mr. Mo to become the biggest "landlord" in Hanzhong himself.
"Chen Jinghui, next you issue a notice to the lower levels. From now on, all commoners in Hanzhong County must rent land from me if they want to farm, and pay 50% of the grain as tax every year."
"My lord, isn't this... the tax too high?"
Hearing Mo Jun's order, Chen Jinghui's expression changed suddenly.
An important reason why he was willing to serve Mo Jun was that he thought that the arrival of Mo Jun would bring changes to Hanzhong County, but now, wouldn't it be the same as before?
Facing Chen Jinghui's words, Mo Jun shook his head calmly, and said: "This tax is enough, and the low price of grain hurts the farmers. In the future, we must artificially regulate the grain price in the HZ market to maintain it." Stablize."
"And now Hanzhong County has planted 'new grain seeds'. Even if only half of the harvest is left, it is equivalent to the entire harvest of previous years."
oh!
yes!
This year, Hanzhong County is planting 'new grain varieties', and the output is at least double that of previous years.
Chen Jing slapped his forehead, almost forgetting such an important matter.
"In addition, I will bring some new 'vegetable seedlings' after a while. You issue another announcement to let the common people of Hanzhong County develop some vegetables in places where it is not convenient to grow 'new rice seeds' and other grains. The land is used to grow soybeans and the new vegetables I brought."
"When these vegetables are mature, I will send someone to buy them."
Mr. Mo has now finished his growth period. Now that he plans to develop Hanzhong County, he can carry out drastic reforms, and he no longer needs to act sneakily like before.
"Yes, the officer has recorded it."
Chen Jinghui responded respectfully.
Finally, Mr. Mo looked at Xiong Dao: "[Xinmo Mansion] is almost ready to start construction now. If your side is too busy at that time, you can let Hei Yu and the others come from Xianyang."
Xiong Da nodded and said, "I see!"
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(end of this chapter)