Chapter 108 Outsiders will always be outsiders.
Xu Rui practically fled.
When Lu Qingqing asked, "Who is Hua Sheng?"
Even a veil couldn't hide his embarrassment.
This was the most humiliating moment of his life!
Oh, maybe it's the second time.
The first time my pants were pulled down was when I had them pulled down.
"Young master, young master?"
Xu Hengzhi called out several times in a row.
Only then did they manage to bring the person with unfocused eyes back to reality.
What did you just say?
"Your humble servant said that those merchants are all like they can smell things!"
Xu Hengzhi's face was full of anger: "I know that the government has been sending people to test the intercropping of medicinal herbs these past few days. This person is buying up hills, that person is buying up hills, and now there are already five hills with more than one owner!"
"When they were building the irrigation canal, everyone complained about being poor, but then they turned around and bought grain and mountain land!"
The damage to the irrigation canal was caused by these people!
They secretly dug holes in the fields to irrigate their fertile land, leaving it riddled with holes, and now they refuse to pay up!
I'm so angry!
This group of people is trying to band together again to play along with me.
Why did you allow the land deed to be signed normally, instead of stopping it, young master?
"That's good," Xu Rui said.
"What did you say, young master? What good thing is it? What's so good about it?" Xu Hengzhi's anger had not subsided.
"Has Lord Xu not carefully read the latest laws of the Great Gan Dynasty?"
Newest laws?
I did see the clerk reading it that day, but I don't know if it was new or old.
Even if it's new, not much can be changed; who would notice the minor details?
"Please enlighten me, young master."
With the young master here, why would he waste time reading the law again?
His time is very precious!
"Two years ago, a disaster occurred in the Danyang irrigation canal, and the situation was exactly the same."
Local gentry, fearing their farmland would be flooded, secretly blocked the dredging channel.
As a result, the water level rose, washing away the newly repaired section again and causing all five villages to be flooded.
Upon returning to the capital, I petitioned to add a law: anyone who, in the face of disaster, disregards the people for personal gain, regardless of their rank, shall be punished for the crime of harming the country.
After two years of revisions and debate, it came into effect this March.
Xu Rui spoke calmly and unhurriedly.
Xu Hengzhi looked at him, feeling sad.
I feel sorry for this country.
This patriotic and compassionate crown prince was actually...
Xu Rui, no, it should be, the former Crown Prince Ji Ruyan.
He looked at Xu Hengzhi and said, "Wait a few more days until most of the unclaimed hills have been bought up, then we can close the net."
At that time, if they want to get away with it, they will have to spend a lot of money and empty their family fortune.
"We have the money to repair the irrigation canals and buy grain."
...
Ten thousand families.
The Wan family father and son were arguing incessantly in the study.
Wan Yuting refused to listen to any advice. His father was determined to elevate the Wan family's status in the business world of Ming'an County and squeeze into the circle of the big business tycoons in the city. He had already decided that this was a great opportunity for a leap forward.
And he just wanted to slap someone first, then offer them a sweet treat.
After the villagers finished crying, when the magistrate called them to discuss the matter again, he and the wealthy merchants took the opportunity to open up the mountains and forests, allowing the villagers to go up the mountain to dig for medicinal herbs for one season.
This would allow large businesses to band together without offending the county magistrate, which would be of great benefit to the future development of thousands of families moving to the city.
Now that we're on this big ship, how can we get off?
That's impossible!
Wan Yuting also became anxious, as he felt that the matter was very dangerous.
The image of the magistrate's son, calm and unpredictable, always kept appearing in my mind.
He seems inconspicuous, yet impossible to ignore.
They didn't do anything, didn't say much, and weren't aggressive at all.
But Wan Yuting always had a feeling that the person was like a hidden sword standing quietly, ready to strike a fatal blow when it was out of the blue.
He has always had a keen sense of things, and this time, his senses were especially strong, making it even less likely that he would take any risks!
When he couldn't persuade his father, he started to speak recklessly.
"Father, don't forget, this family name is Wan!"
His surname is Wan.
Not the "Wan" of Master Wan!
It was his mother's side of the family.
His father, Wan Jishan, was a son-in-law who married into the Wan family.
He was simply raised by the Wan family, a child groom, and grew up with his mother, with whom he shared a very close bond.
His grandfather raised his father like a son, to the point that outsiders thought the Wan family's property all belonged to his father!
In fact, my parents have a good relationship and have lived most of their lives together; they are practically inseparable.
In the past two years, however, my father has become increasingly radical in his actions, and we often disagree on many things.
He could compromise on other things, but buying the mountain was simply too inappropriate, and he couldn't let it go!
Although the county magistrate has no real power base in Ming'an County, he is still the local official in charge, so how could he be outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant?
Those who seek opportunism, oppose officials, and go against the people will not have a good end.
Wan Jishan looked at his son with a deep gaze, a cold smirk playing on his lips.
"Finally, she's speaking her mind."
"In your eyes, am I just an outsider even if I work for the Wan family my whole life?"
"Does your mother think the same way?"
Wan Yuting's heart skipped a beat.
"Your father and mother have spent their whole lives together. You should know how your mother has treated you."
My son just spoke without thinking.
"Oh!"
Wan Jishan scoffed coldly, said nothing, and turned to leave the study.
Wan Yuting frowned deeply.
He went to Madam Wan's courtyard.
Mrs. Wan has a round, fluffy dog, which she is currently playing with.
"How did your talk with your father go?"
"Mother, I was away from home for a while, and you weren't feeling well. Did Father find a doctor for you?"
"It's all the same no matter how much he looks, so I stopped him from looking. What, you two are arguing again?"
Wan Yuting hesitated for a moment, then said, "Father does not agree to give up the mountains and forests."
"Is the matter serious?" Madam Wan asked.
"My son felt very uneasy."
“Then I’ll go talk to your father.”
Thinking of her father's earlier questioning of her mother, Wan Yuting called out to her.
"Mother! Why has Father been living in the study these past two years?"
Although he shouldn't pry into his parents' privacy, Wan Yuting felt extremely uneasy.
“I have trouble sleeping, and he wakes me up whenever he moves, so I moved to the study.”
Madam Wan stared at her son, frowning: "Ting'er, don't doubt your father. I know him better than you do. We've been together for thirty years, and he would never betray his mother."
Yeah?
He hoped so too.
Wan Yuting dared not refute.
But the seeds of doubt have already been sown.
The most important thing right now is what's in front of us.
"Mother, I want to separate from the family."
Madam Wan: "..."
What kind of family division are you, an only child!
With whom to share?
Because of Wan Yuting's insistence, the Wan family father and son had an even more intense argument.
Finally, with Madam Wan's approval, the family fortune was divided in two.
Wan Yuting took over the shops he had expanded over the years and made them his own, severing all ties with the Wan family.
For the first time in decades, Wan Jishan cursed Madam Wan.
"It's all because you spoiled him!"
"I've figured it out now. Outsiders will always be outsiders. No matter how many years you eat together, it's all for nothing."
If you and your son are of one mind, then go with him!
I'm taking the jade flute with me!
He turned his back and left home with his three-year-old adopted son.
Mrs. Wan fainted from the excitement.
"Go quickly and call Miss Lu!"
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