Chapter 157

Half an hour later, the oranges on several hills were picked by the soldiers under chiyun Yuexuan. Zhou Yuanwai, the village head and several squires came to the orchard under the guidance of the bodyguard Wang Hua. They were followed by hundreds of villagers.

That week, the foreign minister was full of brains, supported by several servants, panting heavily. He went to chiyun Yuexuan and saluted respectfully: "Little Man Zhou Xuezhi, I have seen chiyun general. The general asked people to call villains here. What's the matter? " The village head, with all the villagers, also saw the ceremony to chiyun Yuexuan.

Chiyun Yuexuan seemed very easygoing: "apart from old councillor Zhou, my general led his troops by the foot of the mountain today. Seeing that the oranges on the mountain were very pleasant, I wanted to share them with the soldiers of the army. It's said that the mountain top belongs to Zhou renwai. I want to thank Zhou renwai for saying that. "

Zhou Xuezhi breathlessly replied, "although the mountain is owned by a small family, it is lent to the Shen's family. The orange that the general commandeered is owned by his family, and has nothing to do with the villain." The villagers murmured.

Chiyun Yuexuan coughs and the scene is quiet. Chiding yunyuexuan said: "Zhou Yuanwai, just now Shen Laobo said that he rented this mountain from your house?"

Zhou Xuezhi's eyes wandered around, trying to figure out the meaning of chiyun Yuexuan's words: "report to your excellency, general, this mountain is the ancestral of a small family. It's rented to Shen's family, and the family is supported by a small amount of tenant money. The general will commandeer the oranges in his orchard and consult with councillor Shen. "

Chiyun Yuexuan nodded and smiled: "this general commandeers this orange for a fee. He said that this mountain is your family's, so he wanted to give your family a sum of silver as compensation according to the Convention. " All the villagers murmured: "this hillside has always been a wasteland without a owner, and it's not his home at all. He paid the rent of Shenjia for nothing, but also shared the money of the land acquisition...... " "This Shen family is a real honest man. When there are good things, they still think about Zhou renwai. Unfortunately, they want to kill him." "Shhh, even the village head has closed his eyes. What's your business?"

Zhou Xuezhi smiled awkwardly: "so it is. Since the general has such a beautiful idea, how dare Zhou refuse it. Thank you, general chiyun. I'm ashamed of it. Ha ha, I'm ashamed of it! "

Chiyun Yuexuan took out a thousand liang of silver notes, and Shen Wen saw it and hurriedly stopped: "general chiyun, this Not appropriate. "

Chiyun Yuexuan said with a smile, "Huayan has laws to abide by. The army is not allowed to expropriate the land and crops of the people for free. By the way, Zhou Yuanwai, please show me the land lease contract signed with shenyuanwai to prove that you are the owner of the mountain and you can get the money. "

Zhou Xuezhi happily took out a contract from his arms and handed it to chiyun Yuexuan: "fortunately, I heard that the general was in the orchard, so I brought the contract for fear that the Shenyuan would quarrel." Chiyun Yuexuan looked at the contract with a smile, nodded with satisfaction, handed the contract back to Zhou Xuezhi, and handed him a thousand liang of silver tickets.

The people's voices grew louder and louder. They chided yunyuexuan and pressed his hand: "I have seen this contract. It is effective that the village head witnessed it. The village head must also witness that general Ben expropriated the fruits on the mountain for a fee. My general's money is to be reported to the court. Zhou Yuanwai must give this general a receipt, and the villagers will witness that he has received this money from this general. "

The village head handed over the ink and unfolded a piece of paper on a stone: "fortunately, the general told the grass-roots people to take the ink and the ink. Outside the Zhou staff, come to write the receipt quickly. Congratulations to Zhou. He got another windfall. "

Zhou Xuezhi's fat face turned into a flower with a smile: "the village head didn't know that. Zhou Xuezhi didn't know a lot of big words. Please write for me. I'll make a pledge and press the fingerprint. "

Chiyun Yuexuan received the receipt of Zhou Xuezhi's Monogram with a smile on his face: "ah! General Ben almost forgot one thing. I haven't seen the deed of land on the hillside of Zhou's house. Please go out and show me. "

Zhou Xuezhi's forehead is full of sweat: "report to chiyun general. This hillside is passed down from his ancestors. As time goes by, the title deed has long been lost. If you don't believe it, you can ask the village head. Everyone in the village knows that this hillside belongs to a small family. "

Chiyun Yuexuan tolerated and nodded: "how many years has this land belonged to your family?"

Zhou Xuezhi wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve: "general Qi, there are several generations. Since the villain was born, this land is under the name of villain. The village head can testify. "

Chiyun Yuexuan turned his eyes to the village head: "but is there such a thing?" The village head was ready to say: "report to chiyun general, villain heard that the former village head said that this place is indeed his family's."

Chiyun Yuexuan nodded his head frequently: "well, someone can prove that it's his family's. By the way, village head, how many Mu is this land? "

The slave face of the village head said: "this place used to be a barren slope. I haven't measured it. The grass people have a visual inspection, and there are 100 mu of land. "

Chiyun Yuexuan nodded his head with satisfaction: "let's calculate it by 100 mu. For Zhou Yuanwai's land of 100 mu, it's calculated by the land tax of one or two silver per mu every year. Is Zhou Yuanwai at least over sixty years old this year? Pay according to sixty years! Please make up the six thousand Liang silver owed to the county government. "

As soon as the painting style changed, the villagers began to talk about it again. Zhou Xuezhi kept wiping his sweat: "well Report to chiyun general, villain can't remember when the land belongs to villain. Otherwise, the villain will return the general's requisition money and let the land out to the village. "Chiding yunyuexuan roared and scared Zhou Xuezhi: "Diao Min, you insisted that it was your family just now. Now it's time to levy taxes. You're so cunning. Are you going to fall into injustice? He just proved to you that it belonged to your family. "

Chiyun Yuexuan's eyes swept the village head with dignity, and the village head said cautiously: "villains also listen to the former village head, villains are not fully sure."

Zhou Xuezhi's fat body knelt on the ground: "Your Excellency, the villain is greedy for a while. The villain sees Shen's family outside to open up wasteland, and the slope is ownerless, so he wants to blackmail him for some silver. The villain is willing to return his rent for three years and compensate him for another hundred liang of silver. Villain knows it's wrong. Please forgive me, general. Let villain go! "

All the villagers murmured: "after so many years of harming the village by foreign agents this week, I finally met with such a tough stubble as the general..." "Almost forced him to die." "He has done a lot of immoral things. The village head must have collected a lot of money from his family..."

Chiyun Yuexuan's face was frosty: "Zhou Xuezhi, I want you to have a clear attitude. Is this the land of your family? You have to make it clear in front of the whole village. "

Zhou Xuezhi kowtowed his head desperately and handed over the silver ticket that chiyun Yuexuan gave him: "Your Excellency, general, it's really not a small family's place. The villain said that the land belonged to a small family because of his greed. The villain has no title deed or will of his family. This land is really not owned by a small family... " He whimpered and pretended to be pitiful.

Chiyun Yuexuan took the silver note handed back by Zhou Xuezhi and handed it to Wang Hua: "Wang Xiaowei, this silver note will be used as evidence together with that receipt and submitted to the county yamen for evidence. Village head, I'll give you another chance to reduce your guilt. You can make a record. "

The village head also kowtowed desperately: "the grass-roots people are willing to make notes for the general. The grass-roots people testify that this place is not really his Zhou staff's house."

Murong Zhining looks at chiyun Yuexuan with adoring eyes. Chiu Yun Yuexuan said in a high voice, "folks, this Zhou Xuezhi falsely claimed that this mountain is his family. He signed a five-year lease with Shenwen and collected the rent of three years from Shenwen, totaling 600 liang of silver. He committed the crime of fraud. According to the law, they should be sent to the government for investigation and be fined three times. Zhou Xuezhi also swindled the court to expropriate a thousand liang of silver, which is a felony. It can't be settled with several times of silver. This general announced that Zhou Xuezhi's family property should be sealed up first, confiscated according to law, and then sent to the government for punishment. For a long time, the village head has sheltered the villain and connived at the villain's fish and meat. Today, my general here sentenced him to two hundred liang of silver, which is used to build bridges and pave roads for the village. The village head's choice is elected by the villagers in public today. "

After a period of low-level discussion, the villagers burst into a burst of warm cheers. They immediately elected a respected teacher to be the village head.

Chiyun Yuexuan shouted: "quiet, I have something to announce. The hillside orchard was originally a wasteland, which was reclaimed by the Shenyuan office. The right to use the hillside will be owned by Shenjia henceforth. After returning, the village head will make a land lease for him, and he will pay the land tax of one hundred Liang silver every year. This orange forest will take out some oranges as tribute every year. No one is allowed to seize and expropriate this orchard for any reason. "

Shenwen is full of tears. He will bow down in public and chide yunyuexuan to lift him up. Shenwen took out a thousand liang of silver note in his arms: "chiyun general, you are really my benefactor of Shenjia. If it wasn't for you, my family would have no way to live. All the oranges this year, I'm willing to pay for the army. I don't charge half a cent of silver. General, please take back the silver note. "

Chiyun Yuexuan said with a kind face: "you led the whole family to borrow money to open up wasteland. After three years of hard work, you turned wasteland into an orchard. This silver is a reward given to you by the court. Please don't worry, uncle Shen. This silver is from the court. It's not from my general's pocket. Take it in peace of mind. Take it and pay off the foreign debt. Run the orchard well. If you make more money, you will give back to the villagers. " The villagers broke out again with warm applause and cheers.

When they looked at Zhou Xuezhi again, they fell to the ground pale.

During dinner, the camp was very busy. The villagers nearby brought chicken, duck and fish to the camp. Chiyun Yuexuan ordered to collect them one by one, and gave them rewards one by one according to the market price.

In the barracks of chiyun Yuexuan, Murong Zhining ate contentedly at the table: "the general's means really opened her eyes."

Chiyun Yuexuan squints peach blossom eyes, smiles and scores evil spirits: "do you love each other?"

Murong Zhining goes to chiyun Yuexuan bowl and holds a piece of fish: "general wants to hear the truth? The general should be prepared. What Ning'er says is not necessarily what the general wants to hear. "

Chiu Yun Yuexuan is full of ruffians: "before the lady talks, think about the consequences first. If you say that your husband doesn't like to listen, he will punish you Well? "

Murong Zhining said with a flattering smile: "Ning'er loves the general to death. Seeing the general's overbearing manner, Ning'er doesn't even have a chance to interrupt. Ning'er has nothing but admiration for the general. "

Chiyun Yuexuan fondly shaved Murong Zhining's nose: "the lady is so powerful that she can have a lawsuit even if she eats an orange. If it's not for the lady who wants to eat oranges, maybe Shen's family won't survive. The lady is mighty and eats an orange, but breaks down a local tyrant and evil gentry. "