The people in the yamen were still happy that the people of Linji Village had bought so much saline-alkali land, but who would have thought that so many people would file complaints in the blink of an eye.
"What? They have weapons? That won't do. We've been told not to cause any more chaos. What if this group of people start a rebellion? Bandits disguised as refugees? That's even worse. Someone, go down and investigate.
If they are really bandits in disguise, they will all be executed on the spot..."
The lawyer on the side coughed as he heard this. Although the county magistrate was impatient with the lawyer for stopping him in public, he also knew that the lawyer was not the kind of person who would act recklessly.
"You go down first, I will give you an explanation."
When the village chiefs saw this, they knew that something might have happened.
Even though they were unwilling, they still went out and obeyed orders obediently.
"Master, what do you mean by winking at me? Could it be that I, the master, can't touch this group of people?"
The county magistrate was very displeased. If it weren't for the fact that the lawyer usually behaved properly, he would have really arrested him today.
"Well, sir, that group of people are not bandits. There is a group of wealthy masters here, the Luo clan of Longqing Kingdom. I think you have heard of them, right?
This group of people are very rich. We placed them in that critical village in the hope that they would help our Ancheng develop.
Master, it's not like you don't have the opportunity to move up. As long as you get an excellent score in this assessment, moving up is not a dream."
The county magistrate is forty-one years old, and his performance review will be in two years. If he performs mediocrely this time, he will most likely be dismissed.
After all, he had no right to repay the money in the previous two assessments, so he had not received good reviews.
If this time I can rise up a level based on my actual achievements...
County Magistrate Jiang, who was planning to lie down, also became excited when he heard this.
"But, can a bunch of refugees help me pass the assessment? I'm thinking of working for two more years and then going home to take care of my grandchildren."
This so-called work, of course, is to make a lot of money. Anyone who has worked hard to get an official position will try every possible way to make money.
Only when you can climb up the ladder will you use your brain to earn more merits...
"Master, this is your chance. Think about it, a bunch of refugees can come from such a far place, and eight or nine out of ten people in the village will survive.
Looking at all the refugees we've taken in, there's no other village like them, right?"
County Magistrate Jiang nodded continuously. When this group of people arrived, he saw so many elderly people, children and women, so he paid special attention and learned more about them.
After learning about the high survival rate of their village, I was amazed. It was true that if only one-fifth of the refugees who came earlier survived, it was because of the amazing leadership and villagers.
"They have such a high survival rate, and they bought up a lot of saline-alkali land right away. That's a huge area of saline-alkali land.
Recently, the price of our saline-alkali land has become four taels of silver per mu. Even so, there are still many people coming to inquire about it.
All of this was driven by the people of that critical village. If you say that people like them are incompetent and lack vision, how could they dare to buy it?"
The county magistrate shook his head. "No, they know how to manage the land. I bought it from them to see how they would handle it."
Once these people have dealt with the saline-alkali land and turned these wastelands into treasures, our Liuhua country will become more developed and prosperous.
I am the manager of this area... Hahahaha, that's right, this group of people cannot be killed, they must be protected well.
However, these weapons must be surrendered. Otherwise, if they come up with other ideas, I, the master, will not be able to get promoted, and I won’t even be able to survive safely.”
Seeing that he had figured it out, the lawyer stopped talking and just flattered him a few times before going on to talk to the people below.
After the master went out, he immediately scolded those people with a stern face.
"You say he's a bandit, but that's just questioning our government's incompetence. You know, we've checked their household registration and travel permits.
"The fact that they were able to make it here alive is entirely due to the sheer number of people in the village. Others have weapons, but they only use them for self-defense on the road. Now that they're stationed in a critical village, isn't it normal for them to have weapons?"
After hearing this, the group of people refused to do it. What's the matter? If the reputation of the group of people as bandits cannot be established, how can they continue to carry the weapons?
No, these indigenous people would never agree to this. Therefore, several village chiefs protested in various ways. If the weapons of the critical villagers were not dealt with, the people of several villages would come to the government office to protest.
In the end, it was the county magistrate who stepped in and said that the weapons must be surrendered, and only then was the matter put to rest.
After the group left, the master and the advisor smiled at each other. "These idiots, can't you see they're just cooperating?"
The people from these villages took the people from the yamen to Linji Village and watched the villagers hand over their weapons. They were very proud.
However, an old man hiding in the crowd and watching made a sound of "Pah".
"What a bunch of shortsighted people! If we don't suppress this group of critical villagers this time, they will only become more aggressive in the future.
I thought that by confiscating their weapons this time, I could really crush their morale. Oh, you are all so foolish."
Just as this group of yamen runners were about to leave with their swords, several horse-drawn carriages rushed into the village of Linji.
A sign embroidered with an eagle was hung high on the carriage. The villagers didn't know what the eagle represented, but the yamen runners did.
"It's the Eagle Caravan, the largest caravan in the world. Why are the people from this caravan here? Could it be that they are going through this place to another country?"
The yamen runners looked at each other, feeling extremely conflicted.
We certainly don't dare to stop them. We don't know who has the background of this Eagle Trading Company, but they have important business dealings with several countries.
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