The infamous reputation of the prince of Liaodong has long been spread among these gentry.

Now that people are finally here, the consequences can be imagined.

But this week the old lady had to deal with it, and he knew very well what these people were doing.

So I had to worry and finally recovered. Then, with the help of a maid, I hurried to the middle gate of the Zhou family.

And here, a civil servant named Wang Tao came to visit.

Wang Tao had previously worked in Xinxian County. Now, many places in the world measure land, mainly to investigate the land situation and lay the foundation for the future new policies. Therefore, Wang Tao was sent here.

He has been here for half a year. For more than half a year, he has been calculating the number of acres of heaven here and mastering the money and grain here. He is more like the big accountant here. However, in the minds of the gentry and scholars here, this serious civil servant is a more cruel existence than the factory guards.

The two of them politely met the gift in front of the Zhou family. Old Mrs. Zhou immediately introduced Wang Tao into the main hall. After sitting down, Old Mrs. Zhou said justice: "Come on good tea."

Wang Tao shook his head: "No need, it's important to do it."

"I don't know what serious business is." Old Mrs. Zhou looked at Wang Tao with caution, and then said cautiously: "To be honest, our Zhou family... is really miserable..."

Wang Tao said expressionlessly: "I didn't come to clear the land today. I'm not hiding it. Now the new policy has been suspended."

"The new policy has been postponed..." Old Mrs. Zhou was a little confused.

How is this possible? This is the policy implemented by the tyrant monarch and Zhang Jingyi. How can it be changed as soon as possible? The sun hits the west?

Mrs. Zhou’s husband is not a fool, and he will not believe such incredible things easily, so he seems more cautious: “The new policy is temporarily suspended, why… is this…for this?”

Wang Tao simply said: "You will know that the students have also received the news just now. I am afraid that tomorrow, there will be news in the county government. The students come to visit at this time, but there will be another appointment."

Old Mrs. Zhou became more cautious, so he hurriedly said, "I'll ask the officials to make clear instructions."

Wang Tao said: "Although the students have no job of clearing the land, the railway company's railway is about to be built. From Tianjin Wei to Shandong, the railway must pass through this county, which is impossible to avoid. The students have checked. This time, the railway has passed through the railway, and there are more than 200 acres of land on the Zhou family, and these more than 200 acres... If it is said that it is to be built, it will inevitably be purged from the Zhou family."

Old Mrs. Zhou was speechless for a moment. Isn’t this the same thing?

He said that the new policy has been postponed, but he turned his head but was looking forward to the railway company's vision.

Seeing him with a look of doubt, Wang Tao said, "In his intention to suspend the new policy, His Majesty has made it clear that gentry is the pillar of the country. People like Mr. Zhou said that they should treat them well. Because of this, they are here to discuss this matter with Mr. Zhou today. The railway is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and they are absolutely careless. Therefore, please ask Mr. Zhou to offer a reasonable price so that the students can go back and pay the job."

Old Mrs. Zhou was dizzy when he heard this. He vaguely felt that there might be a huge change in the court.

Therefore, he became more cautious and smiled and said, "This is easy to say. I rely on the holy grace to have today. If it is really for the court's plan, not to mention that only a hundred acres of land, even a thousand acres are willing to offer it. But... the incident happened suddenly. Can the officials be invited to make peace for three days? I am afraid that I will discuss this with the elders in the clan before talking about it."

Wang Tao was actually very polite today. He nodded and said, "If this could be done, then it would be better."

Old Mrs. Zhou said justice: "It's not too late, so the officials might as well have a meal before leaving."

Wang Tao stood up and said, "I'm afraid this is inconvenient. There are students' rules here. If someone knows, I'm afraid it's inappropriate, so I'd say goodbye."

Old Mrs. Zhou looked regretful and personally sent Wang Tao to the middle gate. He said earnestly: "Don't worry, the superior official, in three days, I will definitely give you a satisfactory reply. I am a wise and wise person."

Wang Tao thanked him.

Three days later, Wang Tao came to the door again as agreed.

The old lady Zhou naturally was still polite. She welcomed him to the hall and invited someone to tea. He smiled and said, "I have been waiting for the officials to visit."

Wang Tao said: "How is it?"

Old Mrs. Zhou frowned and said, "Sir, I want to say this. These places have been discussed in the clan, but the elders in the clan disagree to sell the land. After all, this was passed down by our ancestors and it is hard to leave our hometown..."

Wang Tao said: "It is not to ask the Zhou family to leave their hometown. The Zhou family has 37,000 mu of land. We buy it at the market price, and only about a hundred mu of land will not make things difficult for the old man."

Old Mrs. Zhou said apologetically: "This is not a matter of money, it mainly involves the ancestors. Otherwise, the ancestors would have a spirit in heaven and know that these unfilial sons in our later generations were selling their ancestors' land, which would be really uneasy."

Wang Tao frowned: "Three days ago..."

"Three days ago is three days ago." Old Mrs. Zhou obviously started to be less polite, and said with a smile without a smile: "I promised you, but the Zhou family did not agree. I promised you three days ago, but after all, there are no black and white words, let alone just a joke, why take it seriously?"

Wang Tao suddenly showed anger and said coldly: "Then how can I go back and report?"

"This is your business." Old Mrs. Zhou said fairly: "Is it because I asked you to go back and report, but I told me to violate the ancestors and ancestors?"

The words of the old lady Zhou became more and more tough. In fact, he was not a fool. In the past three days, he had people searched for news everywhere, not only to run to the county yamen, but also to the prefectural yamen in the city. The Zhou family has a wide connection, and this radius of hundreds of miles, and all kinds of in-laws, relatives and friends can’t count them.

The final news was confirmed. The court indeed suspended the new policy and clearly stated that it would treat scholars and gentry well.

As for the reasons, there are many different opinions. Some people say that it is because Zhang Jingyi lost power, and more people say that it is because Li Zicheng is in Hubei and is at its peak and respects scholars. Therefore, many scholars flock to him and are thriving.

So His Majesty and Zhang Jingyi seemed to be frightened, fearing that the hearts of the world would be pushed to Li Zicheng's side, and the officials expressed their attitude, so they had to make compromises.

In this way, the suspension of the new policy can be said to be a foregone conclusion.

As for this railway, Old Mrs. Zhou also knew a little about it. He only knew that this thing was very valuable. If the thing was to run, he had to build a road. If the road was built, he had to pass through the county. Now these people were begging him to sell land in the Zhou family, but in fact they encountered difficulties.

At this moment, Old Lady Zhou was not in a hurry.

After all, he lived a long life and had some knowledge. He immediately figured out these joints. Logically speaking, if he didn't sell land to them, they could also bypass their own pieces of land. But once he detoured, not to mention the huge cost, it was ridiculous. What kind of family business is the Zhou family in this county? After taking the road, he went around the land next to him again?

So... if the Zhou family wants to build a road, they have no choice.

Seeing Wang Tao seemed a little anxious.

Old Mrs. Zhou was feeling more relaxed, and the old god was drinking tea in one mouthful of water.

After a pause, Wang Tao frowned and said, "In this way, the Zhou family is not planning to sell it?"

"No, no, no," Mrs. Zhou said fairly: "But then again, it actually depends on how much money you have paid. I know that you are all noble people and some are money."

Wang Tao then stared at Old Mrs. Zhou, and immediately understood something, and said, "Is it worthy of Mr. Zhou's ancestors?"

Old Mrs. Zhou smiled and said, "Actually not many. Others are unwilling to sell them. Only I understand the difficulties of the railway company, so I haven't made up my mind yet. But... If the price is too low, I'm afraid that everyone in the clan will not accept it. Even I can't hold it back. Otherwise, what if it's like this, what if one thousand taels of silver per acre?"

Wang Tao was stunned.

One thousand taels...

Isn't this an open robbery?

Nowadays, even the land is only seventy or eighty taels of land, and the expropriated land is nothing valuable, which directly increases the price by more than ten times.

Wang Tao took a deep breath and said, "If Mr. Zhou is like this, I'm afraid... it's inappropriate."

"Then there is nothing to do." Old Mrs. Zhou said indifferently: "Actually, I just want the railway company to pay a lot of money to block the mouths of the elders, but if I can't even get three thousand taels of silver... Alas, I'll forgive me for being powerless."

Wang Tao couldn't help but say, "It's not good to ask for such a huge price."

"There is nothing wrong. This is not my husband who wants to cheat people." Old Mrs. Zhou said fairly: "This can be said to be the land, or the ancestral property!"

Wang Tao didn't say anything anymore, just nodded, and said, "Then... say goodbye."

Old Mrs. Zhou obviously didn't think so, and the other party would agree immediately.

But he was not in a hurry. As long as he was in his hands, the ones that were anxious would be someone else.

So in a moment, countless letters were sent to the capital one after another from Northern Zhili to Shandong.

The new policy has been suspended, and the capital has always been filled with a joyful atmosphere.

But these hundreds of thousands of urgent letters were sent to Zhang Jingyi's desk.

After Zhang Jing looked at it one by one, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Sure enough...this is how human hearts are!

Almost 70% to 80% of people are unwilling to sell land at market prices, and the price is more ruthless than the other.

These people are not fools. They are well-informed and will think twice before doing anything.

Now the sword hanging over their heads has fallen, and the new policy has completely died. With their vision and connections, we naturally realize that the land in our hands has become something that the railway company is bound to win.

They are all local tyrants. Since the court wants to treat them well, why are you polite?

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Chapter completed!