Upon hearing this, the soldiers on Zhuyuan's body darted straight into the village.
The intention was to surround the entire village and to bring over all the villagers who were absent.
The rest was left to Chen Yong to handle.
Relocation involves many things, and even if it's urgent, the villagers can't be moved out on the same day.
Therefore, Chen Yong explained the compensation involved in the relocation, as well as a series of preferential policies from the government.
A significant portion of the villagers are already interested.
After all, apart from the wasteland which belonged to them, most of their fields were tenants of landlords, and Meizigou was even closer to the fields.
However, some families, taking advantage of their proximity to water sources, have gradually expanded their land into several acres of paddy fields.
How could we possibly give up so easily?
"Village Chief! In the next few days, please compile a list of all the villagers' immovable properties. I will compensate them according to the condition of their land!"
Zhen Fugui was not used to his role as village chief for a while. It wasn't until Chen Yong looked at him that he stood up tremblingly and said, "Your Excellency, please rest assured, I will compile the villagers' land records for you as soon as possible!"
Chen Yong grunted in agreement, glanced at the few villagers whose faces showed dissatisfaction, and said indifferently, "Your village has paid far less tax this year than in previous years. I will deal with this matter according to the actual situation of your bumper harvest."
"If there's any shortchanging, every household has to make up the difference!"
After uttering those harsh words, Chen Yong left with the constables. He still needed to arrange for people to build resettlement houses in Meizi Village!
Upon hearing this shocking news, the villagers felt as if the sky were falling, and they all anxiously looked at the old village chief.
Over the years, because they paid less tax, their families have been able to make a little better living.
Who knew that the magistrate would want to investigate old accounts!
The thought of the food stored at home made their hearts feel as if they were being roasted over a fire.
You should know that many of them were farmers who rented land from landlords. Luckily, the landlords weren't around, so they secretly concealed the actual harvest results.
Each year, six parts of grain were handed over to the master, four parts were kept for themselves, and half a part of the grain tax was given to the government.
They had more food than they could eat, so they sold it at the market and lived a very comfortable life.
Not long ago, I saw many refugees settling here, and they started thinking about extorting money from people on the road.
Now that this beautiful dream is about to shatter, how could everyone not be anxious!
No! You can't let people know what they're doing behind the scenes!
The villagers looked at Zhen Fugui with complicated expressions, wondering what kind of scheme he was plotting.
When Zhen Fugui first took office as the village chief, he was a little nervous, but he quickly adapted to the new role.
However, his status as an outsider meant that his mission was doomed to fail.
Therefore, after Zhu Yuan and Chen Yong left, the villagers didn't even give him a glance.
The old village chief, already harboring resentment after being dismissed from his post, couldn't help but sneer when he saw Zhen Fugui, disheveled in the wind.
"I advise you to give up your position as village chief, otherwise..."
The old village chief gave Zhen Fugui a malicious look, the threat blatantly obvious.
Having painstakingly managed the position for many years, he has been able to remain in the village chief's position for so long, which suggests he is quite confident that the villagers will listen to him.
That's why he dared to so blatantly disregard the new village chief.
Grandpa Zhen puffed on his pipe, feeling both excited and worried. It was naturally excellent that his eldest son had obtained this position.
But they're new here, so I'm afraid they won't be able to manage these seasoned veterans!
"Boss, let's go back first and discuss a solution before we get back to work. In any case, the resettlement houses in Meihua Village are not finished yet, and the villagers can't move there."
Zhen Fugui nodded, and the group hurried back. They had only come to hear the county magistrate explain the relocation policy, but they hadn't expected to receive such a pleasant surprise.
At this moment, everyone was eager to go home and tell their families the good news.
Zhen Wanwan stayed at home with her child, glancing out of the yard from time to time.
This scene caught the eye of Old Lady Li, and she understood that her daughter missed the strategist.
She needs to find an opportunity to reconcile the two of them, and she also needs to start preparing her daughter's dowry.
Most importantly, she didn't know who was in the strategist's family, and she didn't even have anyone to discuss marriage with.
Zhu Yuan was very busy today. First, he arranged for people to guard Dahe Village, and then he sent someone to deliver a message to General Xiao.
The Third Prince's power is growing, and he has recruited many outstanding court officials. General Xiao has barely escaped danger, but now he faces the crisis of being summoned back to the capital.
Now that the Third Prince has ascended the throne and is officially the emperor, he fears that the Fifth Prince will attack the capital, so he wants to recall General Xiao.
But Yang Wang has always been eyeing us covetously. If General Xiao leaves, the border will likely fall, and the Northern Hu people will surely set foot in the Hua Dynasty.
If the Hua Dynasty falls, the people will likely live in misery and become playthings of other countries.
Zhu Yuan stood in front of the desk, tapping the surface, deep in thought about something.
The guard beside him said excitedly, "Master, you should make plans soon, otherwise all our hard work will be in vain..."
Zhu Yuan was well aware of this matter. If he had been alone in the past, he would not have hesitated so much.
But now that he has children and a fiancée, how can he disregard their safety?
"Wait a little longer. Do not reveal the matter of the iron mine in Dahe Village. Also, you must secretly mine iron ore to forge weapons. Make sure to make a suit of armor for every brother before the end of the year!"
The guard clasped his hands in a fist salute and said earnestly, "Your subordinate understands!"
The conversation in the study went unnoticed. Zhu Yuan dressed simply, then left the magistrate's residence with the gifts he had bought.
Unexpectedly, they ran into Zhu Yuan. Seeing him dressed in casual clothes, Chen Yong asked in confusion, "Where are you going, sir?"
Zhu Yuan glanced at him and explained casually, "I'm visiting my mother-in-law's family and my wife and children!"
"Hiss..." Chen Yong was stunned for a moment, and exclaimed involuntarily. Then he realized that it was inappropriate and quickly suppressed his surprised expression.
Then, with delight, she exclaimed, "I had no idea you were married, sir! I didn't even prepare a gift. How wonderful..."
Chen Yong glanced at Zhu Yuan's face, and seeing that he didn't seem displeased, continued, "May I ask when your family arrived in Guangling County? This humble official would like my wife to..."
"No need!" Zhu Yuan raised his hand to refuse Chen Yong's invitation.
He said calmly, "The villagers of Dahe Village should be moved out as soon as possible. Also... let Qu Huaiyuan become a teacher at the county school!"
Qu Huaiyuan? Chen Yong was puzzled for a while, then suddenly remembered the scholar he had met today, and said somewhat awkwardly, "This humble official will certainly make proper arrangements."
Unexpectedly, the scholar knew his master. Before knowing the other party's identity, Chen Yong was happy to do him a favor.
After seeing Zhu Yuan off, he returned to his study and wrote a letter to his father-in-law in person.
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