"The commendation document was sent to the signing room on the eighth day of the first lunar month..." Xing Sili regretted it as soon as he finished speaking, thinking, am I asking for death? He quickly changed his words and said, "It's possible that it wasn't sent. I was confused during the festival. I really deserve to die."

Mr. Zhao's old face felt hot and he couldn't even remember when was the last time he entered the bond signing room.

The only reason for this misunderstanding was that Mr. Zhao had assigned his father a very luxurious team of staff.

Xu Wei, the first military advisor of the Ming Dynasty, and Wu Chengen, who had served in the government for many years and served as a county magistrate, were the full-time advisers.

Zheng Ruozeng, who was resourceful and familiar with Kunshan's customs and people, gave him advice.

In addition to these three giants, there are more than 30 scholars and more than 30 smart and capable managers who guard the checkpoints and set up layers of defense for him.

With such a strong lineup, he is more than capable of assisting a small county magistrate or even a governor.

This group of people were so bored that they cleaned up all the old cases that had been accumulated in the government office for many years...

"Is there really nothing to do?" Zhao Shouzheng asked with a look of embarrassment on his face, stretching his neck.

The officials stared at each other. Ordinary people generally didn't want to deal with the government during the New Year, and this was only the first day of the official office, so what serious business could they have?

"Ah, there is another important matter." He Wenwei was forced into a corner and slapped his head and said, "I received a note from the government the day before yesterday, which was a forwarding order from the governor's office. There was also a personal note from the prefect, ordering us to make careful arrangements after the holiday and to ensure that the new policies of the Minister of Justice are implemented."

"Hmm." Zhao Shouzheng was delighted and scolded Lao He, "Look, you didn't tell me about such a big thing."

He Wenwei did not dare to mention it. He had been looking for the master for two days but could not find anyone. He smiled and said, "This is a serious matter. I thought I would discuss it with the master today before talking about it."

As he said this, he took out the letter from his sleeve, which had arrived two days ago.

"Just say it here." Zhao Shouzheng had no intention of answering, and waved his hand, saying, "Think about it, we still need everyone to do it, and we need to work together."

"Yes." County Magistrate He unfolded the note and read it in a clear and melodious voice. It was nothing more than Hai Rui's two, or three, new policies:

Equal distribution of land and grain; Single Whip Law; and requiring large households to return the land they had occupied.

After He Wenwei finished reading, Zhao Shouzheng said, "Let's discuss them one by one. Let's start with the equal distribution of land and grain between officials and civilians."

"Yes." The officials quickly perked up and started thinking quickly.

After a while, Hu Sili, the clerk of the household department, whispered, "Sir, our county has actually already completed this."

"Oh?" Zhao Shouzheng was stunned.

"Over the years, all the 100,000 mu of official farmland in the county has been exchanged by the wealthy families to the north of Yanglintang by various means." Hu Sili said timidly: "This method is called 'moving hills and changing sections'..."

"No need to explain, I know." Master Zhao said unhappily.

"Last year, the county rented these 100,000 mu of land to Kunkaisi as payment for the first phase of the water conservancy project." Hu Sili whispered, "The contract stipulates the taxation of private land, so in fact, there is no official land in this county a long time ago."

"Hmm." Zhao Shouzheng nodded, and felt bad for his son. Originally, the government land and the private land were taxed separately, so Kunkaisi had tax benefits. Now, the government and the private land are the same, so everyone is the same. Kunkaisi has no benefits.

Mr. Zhao thought about it for a moment and felt that he should ask about it for both public and private reasons. "What does Kun Kaisi say? Does he need compensation?"

Bai Shouli represented the county as the vice chairman of Kunkai Company and received a monthly salary of twenty taels of silver. He was extremely happy.

"Master, Kunkai Company has consulted with Jiangnan Group," he quickly stepped out and replied, "The group's reply is that the company's credit is priceless. The signed contract must be abided by no matter what."

"How kind and righteous!" Xiong Dianshi praised hurriedly. Although the young master might not be able to hear it, if he heard it, wouldn't it be a good thing?

"Indeed." He Wenwei sighed and said, "The actions of Jiangnan Company... oh no, Jiangnan Group have completely changed my perception of businessmen."

Bai Shouli was proud to hear this and said, "That's right. All the colleagues in Kunkaisi have been busy preparing for the spring ploughing in our county since the sixth day of the first lunar month..."

"Cough cough!" Zhao Shouzheng felt his face burning. He coughed twice and changed the subject:

"Then the first thing has been implemented. Let's talk about the second thing, the Single Whip Law. This is also the top priority of the new policy of the Minister of Justice."

"There's no problem with this one." Bai Shouli couldn't stop talking. "Kunkai Division also consulted the group. The group said that the company abides by the rules and laws and will never evade taxes. They also asked me to be responsible for coordinating with the county to compile the "Tiger Head and Rat Tail"."

"That's a good relationship." He Wenwei was very pleased and said, "Kunkaisi now has 300,000 acres of land. It is undoubtedly the number one landlord in the county. If they lead well, there will be no big problems."

"Actually it's 600,000 acres." Bai Shouli suddenly said in shock.

"Hiss..." Everyone, including Zhao Shouzheng, gasped. "So many?!"

"Didn't the county only rent them 300,000 acres?" Zhao Shouzheng asked with a frown.

"I heard that many wealthy families have also rented their land to Kunkaisi." Xiong Dianshi quickly explained to the young master. Although he knew that the question was from the young master's father, attitude was the most important.

"That's right. All shareholders of Kunkai Company, as well as many large households that are not shareholders, have rented their land to Kunkai Company. Before the New Year, the village heads and village chiefs took the lead, and many ordinary people also pooled their land and rented it to Kunkai Company."

Bai Shouli himself had the obligation to report all the situations of Kunkai Division to the county. He hurriedly explained: "Since the New Year, our division has been busy with this matter. As of the day before yesterday, we just calculated the number, which is about 300,000 acres."

"So that's it..." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They were afraid of being accused of "collusion between officials and businessmen". This kind of private leasing has nothing to do with the government. It doesn't matter if all the people in the county give their land to Kunkaisi for cultivation.

"What about the 300,000 acres? Does their say count?" Zhao Shouzheng asked.

"The lease contract has been signed, and all taxes related to the land will be borne by Kunkaisi." Bai Shouli said hurriedly: "Although one quarter of the silver for the male population in the Single Whip Law depends on the number of males, the group will also bear it."

"This..." The officials didn't know what words to use to praise Jiangnan Group. They could only use the word "Niu Boyi".

"In this way, it will not be difficult to collect the remaining 300,000 or 400,000 mu of land." He Wenwei said with relief.

The characteristic of the Tiger Head and Mouse Tail Book is that large households with more land bear a higher proportion of the burden, while small households with less land bear a lower proportion of the burden. Now Kunkaisi has taken on the biggest of the big households.

The rest of the people, no matter how much land they have, are all taking advantage. Why don't you quickly finalize the map? Only a fool would not agree.

As for the third item, "returning the land," Zhao Shouzheng knew it all, and it had been returned completely last year. Otherwise, when Hai Rui came to the county to file a complaint, there wouldn't have been only a few people filing a complaint.

"So, we have completed all the tasks?" Master Zhao smacked his lips in disbelief. Isn't it too easy to be an official?

ps. Fourth update. It's the end of the month, please vote for me!!! I'll be gone tonight.