Chapter 1797 Pull Together
"You arrange this matter and carry it out separately. You will follow up on the three major families in person. If there are any problems, please report to me in time, okay?"
Guanzhou Cheng cursed in his heart, what can I do? Of course not!
Isn't this forcing him to offend others and putting him on the fire?
If it were in the past, he might have agreed to this matter easily, just to fool people.
But now, he himself didn't believe that he could fool Lord Shao!
Could he offend the three major families? Or in other words, he didn't want to offend the three major families.
What good would it do him to offend them? He wouldn't be able to take advantage of the taxes collected!
If that's the case, why should he do such a thankless job?
But he couldn't refuse.
The worst thing he had done was to "recuperate" for such a long time that Lord Shao took advantage of his absence to suppress his confidants and consolidate power.
When he came back, it was too late.
Now that Lord Shao has assigned him a task, he claims to be sick or something. Doesn't that mean he is telling everyone that he is afraid and incompetent?
Then his life will be even more difficult in this provincial government from now on.
The prestige that was already very little would probably be completely lost...
"Your Excellency has entrusted this task to me, which shows your trust and respect for me. I will naturally accept your order. I also have a request. Please assign Jia Heming, the clerk, to me to help. Please fulfill your wish."
Drag Jia Heming to take the blame, don't expect him to bear it alone.
The clerks secretly exchanged glances with those they knew, and they all understood.
The governor is worthy of being the governor...
Shao Yunduan looked at Jia Heming.
Jia Heming sneered in his heart, stood up and bowed to Shao Yunduan: "My Lord, this humble official has always had this intention. I would love to help you and seek benefits for the people of Anzezhou!"
"I was right about you!" Shao Yunduan laughed loudly and nodded: "In that case, you can handle this matter together with Guanzhou Cheng! Try to be as fast as possible. If there is a shortage of manpower, just transfer it from the government office. I will definitely support you with all my strength."
"Yes, thank you, sir!"
Guanzhou Cheng was outmaneuvered by Jia Heming, and when he saw him being praised by Shao Yunduan, he couldn't help but feel annoyed. He didn't care about the praise from Mr. Shao, but that didn't mean he was happy to hear Mr. Shao praise others in front of him.
Especially this other person is Jia Heming!
This is how the matter was settled.
This was a huge event, and it soon spread throughout the entire Anze Prefecture and was spreading to the seventeen towns below...
The Mei family had the least fertile land, and they only concealed 2,000 acres - in fact, it was not considered concealment, but they were just too lazy to go to the government to file a record. Anyway, whether they reported it or not, the taxes paid by these families were just tolerable.
Who has checked them carefully?
The Mei family didn't take this matter seriously at all. At worst, they could make up for it this year.
In their eyes, these are all trivial matters. They are too lazy to conflict with the prefect over such trivial matters. It is not worth it.
The Huo family has always been cautious and prudent, and their situation is similar to that of the Mei family. They also did not bother to register the additional land they acquired later. If necessary, they can just report it and pay the normal fee. We still have to give this little face to Lord Shao.
This Lord Shao is a tough guy, not easy to deal with. The Fan family has offended the Fan family, and they are still holding back! There is no need for them to offend the Fan family.
(End of this chapter)
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