Chapter 396 Benefiting Farmers
"Let me go! You bastards, how dare you touch me!" Wang Zhifei yelled!
All of Wang Duanfang's family members were driven out of the county government office, and Wang Zhifei was pulled out of bed by Niu Er while he was sleeping.
"Woo woo!" Wang Duanfang's old mother staggered over, supported by Mrs. Wang, while a group of female relatives were trembling.
There were many maids following her, who seemed to have been brought from Chang'an.
The journey was bumpy and the old lady fell ill halfway and was stranded in an inn. Everyone thought she would not survive, but she did.
Rong County is really poor and has no money.
If it hadn't brought a lot of good things, I don't know how I would have lived.
I thought I was unlucky enough, but I didn’t expect it to be even more unlucky!
"Sir! These were found in various rooms." A bailiff came to report.
There were dozens or even hundreds of boxes of silks, satins, rare treasures, but few books.
There were also quite a few things that were not too valuable, also in large and small packages. These should have been the people's money that was plundered. If they didn't like them, the servants would take them away.
"Well, register them all and post a notice tomorrow for the victims to claim them." Su Ying said coldly.
Mrs. Wang heard the voice and looked up in surprise. It was the girl from the Su family! She had seen her once or twice in Chang'an City.
At that time, she was a pretty, slim, cool and somewhat clever girl.
At this time, she was wearing an official robe, still slim, but her eyes were tough and stubborn, and her whole body exuded a kind of unrestrained and free-spiritedness that transcended the world, more manly than any other man!
Noticing the gaze, Su Ying looked over and saw a beautiful middle-aged woman, Wang Duanfang's wife.
At a gathering of the wives of low-ranking officials, Mrs. Wang acted very superior, and many of the wives rushed to curry favor with her and flatter her.
At that time, Mrs. Wang looked at Su Ying with contempt and arrogance.
Su Ying smiled sarcastically at Madam Wang. "Haha, Rong County is too close. Your Majesty is giving you a whole meal package for your trip to Danzhou! Enjoy it and take care!"
"Everyone can take a set of clothes and be escorted on the road immediately!" Su Ying waved her hand.
Looking at the group of female relatives, Su Ying couldn't bear it and allowed them to take one set of clothes.
These clothes are gorgeous and worth a lot of money. They can be used to keep warm on the road or exchanged for food. As long as the family works together, they should be able to reach Danzhou.
"No! I'm not going to Danzhou where there's no one there. I want to go back to Chang'an! I want to go back to Chang'an!" Wang Zhifei said crazily.
It doesn’t matter if his money is confiscated, since it’s not his anyway, but it’s better to kill him than to exile him to Danzhou!
"Shut up!" Su Ying frowned.
Niu Er considerately pulled off the socks on Wang Zhifei's feet and stuffed them into his mouth.
"Wuwu..." Wang Zhifei struggled, but he couldn't move. The socks in his mouth made him want to vomit. It was so disgusting.
"What about you? Do you want to go to Danzhou with the master, or get travel expenses to go back home?" Su Ying asked the maids.
"Your Excellency, we wish to return home!" the maids said in unison.
Rong County is extremely poor, but it is the home of the county magistrate after all. Danzhou is on an island, farther away and poorer, it is the home of exiles, and only those who go there are crazy.
I have to endure hunger and starvation on the road and take care of this family. Can I reach Danzhou alive?
"No! You bunch of dogs and slaves, your indentures are still in my hands, where do you want to run to?" Mrs. Wang scolded.
"Wake up, you are already an exile. How can you enjoy the maidservants when you have violated the official's rules? You are being exiled, not allowed to go out for fun!" Su Ying said sarcastically.
When the Su family traveled through time, they actually walked from Chang'an to Lingnan step by step. Their shoes were worn out, and they finally walked barefoot.
Exile should be treated like exile! How can we let them off the hook?
"Find out where the indentures are kept, return them to them, and give them travel expenses so they can return home." Su Ying said to County Magistrate Hu.
Although County Magistrate Hu was promoted to the position of Chief Secretary of Wuzhou, it would be useless if he didn't use his orders now.
"You, dog official!" Mrs. Wang glared at Su Ying angrily.
Just as he wanted to curse again, he saw Niu Er take a step forward, as if he was going to say another word.
He stared at Su Ying unwillingly. This girl couldn't see that although she looked gentle and weak, her heart was actually very vicious! No wonder the Lu family didn't want her!
"Take him away!" Su Ying didn't want to waste any more time with the Wang family.
It's midnight now. I've been busy all day, so I'll take a break.
At noon, the family was holding a three-day banquet for the twins, and many people from the village and Jinfeng Village came.
Because of the layout of Rong County, County Magistrate Hu, Wang Yannian, and County Magistrate Lin were not invited.
The villagers clamored to see the two children, and Mrs. Du and Mrs. Wei came out holding the children.
In just three days, the baby became much whiter, less wrinkled, and adorably pink and tender.
Everyone was envious. Twins were rare, and a boy and a girl were even rarer! Word spread throughout Heifeng Township that the Su family in Huanggou Village had given birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl.
The banquet was almost over when County Magistrate Hu, his wife, Wang Yannian, Sima Jiang, and the special envoys from the capital came to the banquet.
Mrs. Hu brought two wet nurses, and finally freed Mrs. Du and Mrs. Wei.
The special envoy from the capital read out the imperial edict, and Su Ying was overjoyed. She could finally take action with justification! If the imperial edict had arrived two days earlier, there wouldn't have been so much hassle.
He immediately changed into his official uniform and headed towards Rong County with Magistrate Hu and Commander Jiang.
Before Mrs. Du could recover from the surprise of her daughter's promotion, her daughter disappeared.
"Wow, the teacher is a seventh-rank inspector!" The children in the village were proud and happy.
Xie Qingyun looked at Su Ying with a burning gaze. She also wanted to be a female official who was upright and served the people, just like her husband.
"Mother, I want to be a female official too!" Xie Qingyun murmured as she looked at Su Ying's departing back.
"Silly girl, is it so easy to be an official?" Madam Zheng laughed.
How many scholars have lived their entire lives in poverty and have failed to achieve fame, wealth and honor, let alone women?
How can women in the world become officials when they don’t even have the opportunity to take the imperial examination?
There is only one Ah Ying in the world. Her success is both accidental and inevitable and cannot be replicated.
"Aying, how will you deal with these confiscated properties?" Su Laosan asked Su Ying privately.
"Register them all. If the original owner can be found, they will be returned. If the original owner cannot be found, they will be confiscated and reported to the court." Su Ying thought for a while and said.
"Aying, can you, many people in Rong County are too poor to buy farm tools, can you report less so that they can buy..." Su Laosan looked at his niece.
"Yes, I have the same idea. These are almost all the people's money that Wang Duanfang has plundered.
It would be better to benefit the people than to confiscate the imperial treasury and let it rot!
I will discuss with Lord Hu and Lord Wang and order a batch of farm tools from the provincial workshop.
"Each village will complete registration, divide into groups and receive farm tools, and then sell them to farmers on an installment basis," Su Ying calculated.
"Well, this is a very good move!" Su Laosan agreed very much.
The agricultural benefit policy is sold in installments rather than given away as a gift, as the aim is to prevent farmers from becoming lazy and waiting, which would only increase their appetite.
Moreover, people will not cherish things that are free. They will only treasure things that they have worked hard for.
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