HCB Chapter 260 Investigation of Nanchuan
Chapter 260 Investigation of Nanchuan
The reason why ancient dynasties did not dare to take action against these big families in the late period was, firstly, that they had complicated relationships, and secondly, that it had become a common phenomenon.
Not only is the law not responsible for everyone, but more importantly, the dynasty simply cannot afford to offend these groups.
It would be fine if it only targets other problems of one or two families, but once the entire pie of others is touched, the dynasty will only accelerate its demise.
After listening to Zhuang Jiwu's introduction, Ouyang Yi couldn't help but twitch his lips.
If you own a lot of land, you can only collect 30% of the rent, and you have to pay 15% of the total income as tax. If the land is vacant, not only do you have to pay taxes, but you will also be fined if it is vacant for three years.
Even if these landlords want to fight against the government and hold out for two years, the government can still recruit these farmers as workers and will not have to worry about them going hungry.
Thinking of this, Ouyang Yi sighed. He could only say that the government's strategy was brilliant. Of course, even the most brilliant strategy needed people to implement it.
Ouyang Yi: "Governor Zhuang, our Ouyang family is willing to sell all of our land to the government."
"Okay." Zhuang Jiwu was very satisfied with this.
Although the other party would certainly sell the land to the government after the promulgation of the Land Law, the implementation of the Land Law also needs to be done step by step. Even Nanshan took two years to complete this step.
After discussing some details with him, Zhuang Jiwu let him leave.
When Ouyang Yi returned home, it was already ten o'clock in the evening.
As soon as he entered the inner courtyard, the housekeeper came to greet him: "Master, your great grandfather invites you over."
"it is good."
Hearing that it was Grandpa calling him over, Ouyang Yi did not hesitate and followed the housekeeper to the living room. When he entered the living room, he saw Grandpa Ouyang sitting in the main seat. Ouyang Yi called out, "Grandpa."
"Yier is back, please sit down." Old Master Ouyang nodded.
Ouyang Yi sat down, and after the servant brought tea, the housekeeper led the servants out.
Seeing that everyone had left, Old Master Ouyang asked, "Yier, what do you think of this Governor Fang's attitude towards the big families in Nanchuan?"
"I didn't meet Governor Fang, but I had a conversation with Governor Zhuang tonight." Ouyang Yi said truthfully.
Hearing Governor Zhuang, Patriarch Ouyang hurriedly asked, "Oh, what did Governor Zhuang say, what is his attitude."
This governor usually seems like an invisible person, and his policies are still in use as before, but the old master Ouyang will not underestimate this man.
"Governor Zhuang talked about some land policies, and it does not prevent landlords from owning large amounts of land..." Ouyang Yi then introduced Nanshan's land policies.
After hearing Ouyang Yi's introduction, the old master of the Ouyang family suddenly realized that if this were really implemented, the land would become a burden in the hands of the landlords.
Finally, when he heard that Ouyang Yi was willing to sell the land to the government, the old patriarch of the Ouyang family stroked his beard and said, "Okay, Yi'er did the right thing. Our Ouyang family is the first to sell land to the government. I think the government will not treat us unfairly."
What made the old master of the Ouyang family most satisfied was that Ouyang Yi started working in the government, which also provided convenience for the Ouyang family.
Now, apart from wealth, the only things left for the Ouyang family are business and land, which are coveted by other families.
Once the land is handed over, the remaining business, although a little more troublesome, can be maintained.
Business is not prohibited in Nanshan. On the contrary, it is encouraged to develop. As business improves, the corresponding business taxes are not low.
Commercial taxes are still acceptable to the Ouyang family today. Paying commercial taxes is better than being swallowed up by other families.
The grandfather and grandson discussed until the early morning before they dispersed and went to bed.
In this way, Fang Jian stayed in Nando for four or five days. He did not ask about the previous government affairs, but lived a leisurely life.
Since most of them are retained from previous officials, it goes without saying that there will inevitably be various problems in government affairs.
Before the Nanchuan officialdom was rectified, Fang Jian would not bother himself by getting into these troubles. Even if he wanted to care about government affairs, he had to wait until his policies were fully implemented and on the right track.
On November 11, Fang Jian just returned to the Governor's Mansion from strolling outside, accompanied by Wei Hanzhou, Wang Hu and others.
There are many snacks in Nandu City, of various kinds, as well as many acrobatics and opera traditions. Now that the Nanshan Army has entered Nanchuan, these have also emerged as the situation has stabilized and are gradually prospering.
"Commander, Director Tao and Governor Zhuang are here and are waiting in the living room." As soon as they entered the house, a guard reported.
With the arrival of the two people, Fang Jian thought that the matter must have come to a conclusion. He quickly walked to the living room and saw the two people waiting there.
Seeing Fang Jian coming, the two men immediately stood up and shouted, "Commander."
"Sit down." Sitting at the main seat, Ji'an nodded and motioned for them to sit down.
Tao Yunong did not sit down, but introduced directly: "Commander, Nanchuan has 13 cities and 147 counties, of which 42 counties are based on highways."
"The remaining 63 counties also have other problems, such as increasing land rents and collecting miscellaneous taxes."
After listening to Tao Yunong's introduction, Fang Jian frowned, with a hint of anger on his face.
Of the 147 counties, 115 had problems. How could Fang Jian not be angry?
Although Zhuang Jiwu was partly responsible for this, most of the officials in these places were left over and there were not enough talents to replace them at that time. Zhuang Jiwu cannot be blamed for this incident.
After calming down, Fang Ji'an asked, "Jiwu, how many officials have you trained who are capable of taking office?"
"We recruited more than a thousand people in total at the beginning. After some unqualified ones were eliminated, more than 700 people were left." Zhuang Jiwu did not dare to be negligent and introduced carefully.
Although the mistakes made by these officials cannot be blamed on Zhuang Jiwu, he knows that he is also responsible for poor supervision.
Therefore, Zhuang Jiwu spoke very carefully, otherwise he would be blamed.
Seeing their cautious look, Fang Jian couldn't help but laugh. He snorted and said, "These people are the remnants of the old forces. This time we can just get rid of them all."
Although 700 people are a lot, it is definitely unrealistic to fill all these counties and cities. A group of people must be transferred from Nanshan.
"Select a group of outstanding officials from Nanshan and transfer them to Nanchuan. Together with these 700 people, it should be enough to fill the main positions." Fang Jian said after thinking for a moment.
By then, the core positions of higher levels such as county governors, mayors, and department heads will naturally require people transferred from Nanshan to serve, which will be a good opportunity to promote them.
After these people leave, some positions will be vacant in Nanshan, allowing the people below to be promoted.
As for the 700 people trained in Nanchuan, they have no experience in governing. Even though we have a certain talent base now, we cannot rashly promote them to high positions. They have to be promoted step by step.
"Jiwu, I'll leave this matter to you. Let Zhou Zhuowu and Yao Feng cooperate with you to finalize the list as soon as possible."
After instructing the officials on their appointments, Fang Jian looked at Tao Yunong and said, "Yunong, transfer the 12th, 13th, and 14th divisions to Nanchuan to complete the task of suppressing the bandits and maintaining stability in Nanchuan."
"Yes." The two of them answered and immediately went down to make arrangements.
The reason why three divisions were transferred into Nanchuan was not only to suppress bandits in various parts of Nanchuan, but also to prevent unrest in various places and to stabilize emergencies in a timely manner.
Although Nanchuan had the 6th and 7th divisions, as well as the five divisions of the Nanchuan Army, the five divisions of the Nanchuan Army were all new troops and had not been trained for a long time.
Just in case and for the sake of safety, these three divisions were transferred to Nanchuan.