Jiang Yueguang felt very sorry when he didn't see that strange stone, and then asked, "Brother, is this your own land or rented one?"

"Haha, I have to thank Emperor Shenwu of Guangzhou. Originally, the little old man was a tenant of Master Huang. At the beginning of this year, Master Huang committed a lawsuit for some reason. The whole family was sent to Luzon. His family's fields were all charged. The little old man now planted the official fields. However, Emperor Shenwu has an imperial decree. As long as the little old man planted for five years, these twenty acres of land will be mine!"

Thinking that these places are all my own in the future, the old man talked about it and told Jiang Yueguang all about Zhu Hongsan's policies.

Jiang Yueguang sat on the ground and listened to the old man's words, and was amazed. Unexpectedly, Emperor Shenwu had a good method to give these landlords a false charge and then imposed a ban on land-free farmers. In this way, the land would be owned by the individual in five years. In this way, these farmers would definitely support him for the land.

Jiang Yueguang thought about it and still didn't understand. You should know that the landlords and gentry were the basis of the rule of the Ming Dynasty. How can you ensure stability if you offend them?

Jiang Yueguang was also a long-standing official and knew the stubborn disease of the Ming Dynasty. A large number of gentry relied on their status to not pay food and taxes, and the land was increasingly concentrated in their hands. This completely formed a vicious cycle. Not to mention Jiang Yueguang, even Zhang Juzheng in the first seventy years had no choice.

The talented and stubborn Zhang Juzheng could not solve the problem, so he could only scatter the gentry class. Before the muscles and bones of these gentry were touched, Zhang Juzheng was dug up after his death and was almost whipped. His son and family were also locked up in the house and starved to death. Zhang Juzheng could not solve the problem. Jiang Yueguang was really not optimistic about Zhu Hongsan's ability to solve the problem.

Listening to the old man's nagging and talking about the goodness of Emperor Shenwu, Jiang Yueguang knew that these foolish people couldn't tell why. It would be better to hurry to Guangzhou as soon as possible. Qian Qianyi was in a high position and should know some inside information.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yueguang stood up and said, "Brother, it's getting late, we still have to hurry up, I'm leaving!"

"Ah! The little old man talks a lot, which annoyed the old man!"

"There is a lot of fun chatting with you, brother!"

After saying that, Jiang Yueguang got on the carriage and set off for Guangzhou.

The old man watched these people leave, and after a while, he thought about who they were? He heard from the village inspector Zhang that some spies from the Qing Dynasty from the north were mixed in. These people asked everywhere, not the spies from the Tartars?

The more the old man thought so, the more he felt wrong. Emperor Shenwu was not bad to his family and must not let the Tartars come in. Thinking of this old man no longer working, he put on his shoes and went back to the village to find the inspection department.

Because of the Guangzhou incident in February, Zhu Hongsan made a major change in grassroots law enforcement agencies such as the Inspection Department in Guangdong. First, the inspection departments in various places were directly under the jurisdiction of the police department, and local officials only had the power of guidance but no jurisdiction. Then a large number of older inspection department officers and soldiers were eliminated, and some of the over 40 years old were sent home, enriching a large number of capable forces. At the same time, some new soldiers who were disabled in the battle were arranged to serve as inspections in the Inspection Department, which could be regarded as finding a way out for these veterans.

Baochang County is the Fuguo County of Nanxiong Prefecture, so the county has four inspection departments. The inspection in Huangtian Township is the disabled soldier in Zhu Hongsan's new army. This guy's surname is Zhang, his name is Zhang Ergou, and he is from Changsha, Huguang. After coming to Guangdong, he joined Zhu Hongsan's new army. However, this guy was not lucky. He was shot in the calf with the Vietnamese in Annan. In fact, it was not a big injury. However, he was infected and his legs were not sawed off in the end.

Originally, Zhang Ergou thought that he would be like this in his life. Can he survive without one leg in a chaotic world? Unexpectedly, the superior gave him 100 taels of silver and pension. The superior asked whether he wanted to stay in Annan or return to Guangdong. There were 300 acres of land in Annan, but there were not so many when he returned to Guangdong, only fifty acres. Zhang Ergou still decided to return to Guangdong. After all, he was a Han Chinese, so what was the point of dying in Nanyang in the future?

After returning to Guangdong, Zhang Ergou happened to have a major blood change in the local inspection department. He had combat experience, had seen blood, and was brainwashed by the army. The veteran who was infinitely loyal to Zhu Hongsan was naturally the first choice. So Zhang Ergou was sent to Huangtian Township as a ninth-rank inspector.

Zhang Ergou was overjoyed when he heard Old Man Huang report that there were suspicious people who were passing through the border and asked questions. Zhang Ergou was overjoyed. He was happy that he could finally do something for His Majesty the Emperor. Otherwise, it would be a shame to receive the salary of ten taels per month. Zhang Ergou hated these Qing Tartars. It was they who killed the queen and captured the princess in Guangzhou, which made the respected Emperor sad.

After listening to the report from Old Man Huang, Zhang Ergou quickly brought more than 30 inspectors and soldiers from the inspection department and rode their horses along the official road.

Jiang Yueguang did not expect that the old man looked loyal and cunning. He could report to the official as soon as he left, and there were female relatives in the team, so he didn't leave quickly. As soon as he walked five miles, he was caught up by Zhang Ergou and the others.

"The convoy in front should stop, we are the inspector of Baochang County!"

Hearing someone shouting behind him, Jiang Yueguang asked someone to stop, got out of the car, and waited for the inspection to come.

After a while, the horse team behind us chased after him, and all thirty people were holding bright swords and guns to surround the convoy.

Zhang Ergou rode on Dian horse and looked at the old man standing in front of the convoy. He was wearing a literati outfit and a gauze hat. You should know that Guangdong is now May, and it is the hot season. There must be ghosts when wearing a hat in this weather.

"Where are you from? From where did you pass?"

Jiang Yueguang didn't take these Qiu Ba seriously at all, and closed his eyes and refused to answer.

The servant of Qian Mansion next to him quickly stepped forward and asked, "Where are you inspectors? Do my master's friends dare to stop me?"

"Didn't you tell me all of you? Grandpa is the inspector of Baochang County, and Grandpa is the inspector Zhang Ergou. Take out your pass certificate!"

The servant of Qian Mansion suppressed his anger, took out the red card from his arms and handed it to Zhang Ergou.

"Oh? Still red! It turns out that he is still a scholar!"

Zhang Ergou looked down and saw that except for a few numbers, he did not recognize anything else. He had to study hard in the army and had already become the platoon leader. Some of the brothers who joined the army with him were already battalion commanders.

Zhang Ergou whispered to a literate person next to him, "What is it written on it?"

"Sir, what I wrote above is the issuance of Ganzhou Pass. In the 47th year of Wanli, Jiang Yueguang's family of fifteen people, and there is also the protection of Lord Qian from the Military Affairs Office. It should not be fake!"

The man was not loud, but when the Qian servant heard it, he was already angry. When did he suffer this anger in Guangzhou?

"You Qiu Ba, please take a closer look. These are my master's friends and you won't let it go!"

Zhang Ergou sneered. In his eyes, he didn't care except Emperor Zhu Hongsan.

"I don't recognize you stinky old men. I only know how to implement the military orders of His Majesty the Emperor. What are you doing in Huangtian Township? I suspect you are the spies of the Tartars. Let me go to the county government to meet the officials!"

"Who are you? How dare you take us?"

"You don't have to worry about what I am. Whether I leave or not? If I don't leave, my grandfather will take action!" After saying that, the officers and soldiers of the inspection department stepped forward one after another, preparing to arrest people.

Jiang Yueguang frowned. His family was in the car. These military men were rude in their own way. What if they scared their family?

Thinking of this, Jiang Yueguang stopped the servant of Qian Mansion: "We are from the state of righteousness and openness. What's the fear of going to meet the officials! Please lead the way, inspector!"

When the Qian family servant saw Jiang Yueguang say this, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and said to Zhang Ergou: "This inspector, are you so rude, aren't you afraid of my master's revenge?"

Zhang Ergou laughed and said, "Grandpa is waiting for you, kid remember, grandpa is not changing his name or surname, Huangtian Township inspector Zhang Ergou!"

Zhang Ergou was really not afraid of their revenge. Half a year ago, a distant relative of the Ma family was riding a horse in Guangzhou, and injured an inspector who came to stop him. Ma Mingyuan was finally forced by the emperor to break his relative's legs and came to the door to apologize to the inspector. With the support of His Majesty the Emperor, what else did Zhang Ergou dare not do?

Originally, Jiang Yueguang and the others had left Nanxiong Mansion for twenty miles, but they didn't expect to come back. The inspection department had only the right to arrest but no the right to interrogate. They came to Baochang County and the county government to hand them over to the county's Dianshi, and then returned to Huangtian Township.

Nanxiong Prefecture was not the prefecture that Li Chengdong passed by at that time, so the local judicial officials such as the Dianshi Promotion Officer were still able to retain it. However, they had heard a lot of the consequences of their colleagues in various prefectures and counties around them, and these guys were scared to improve their work efficiency a lot.

Dianshi took the red certificate and saw that he was a Jinshi in the 47th year of Wanli, and his status was 100,800 miles higher than his. He did not dare to make a decision without authorization, so he quickly reported the matter to the magistrate.

The magistrate of Baochang County is the unlucky Chen Zisheng, who is Chen Zizhuang's younger brother.

In the past, he used the magistrate of Panyu County by taking advantage of his brother and niece. Although he had a small official position, he could easily achieve results under the emperor's nose and was promoted quickly. However, what he didn't expect was that Li Chengdong's night attack on Guangzhou, and Li Chengdong's entry into the city was at the north gate under his jurisdiction. In addition, he did not organize people to rescue the palace in time, but instead let Nanhai County Magistrate Li Fugui take the lead. Later, he rewarded Li Fugui with merit and became a Tongzhi, and Chen Zisheng almost lost his head. If his niece had not said a lot of good things in front of His Emperor, maybe Chen Zisheng had already been mining in Luzon now.
Chapter completed!