Chapter 630: A Woman With Decision
"Madam Du is an extremely smart person." Li Ze said to Min Juru with emotion.
Min Rou deeply feels the same.
"Of course, Mrs. Du was originally a famous man, and has followed Du Youcai over the years. What kind of scenes have never been experienced and what kind of person has never seen? Her quick decision and a hero cut off her arm will be admired by her subordinates. She is not inferior to a man who is bearded."
Li Ze took the opportunity of commemorating Du Youcai and his son to visit Mrs. Du. At this time, Mrs. Du was forced by the Du clan. When a big tree fell down, the monkeys on the tree wanted to go their separate ways. This was not unexpected, but those people should not use this as an excuse to seize things that did not belong to them, and even wanted to bully the original owner's family. Unfortunately, the Du family did this.
Du Youcai is dead.
Du Liang was also dead.
The Du family has no more people to take on the role. Although Du Liang has a son, he is young and without the support of his father and grandfather, he doesn't look like a person who can become a great man. The rest of the Du family can't help but get some benefits from his family.
But they forgot that there was an old lady in the Du family.
During the meeting with Li Ze, the old lady generously presented Du Youcai's property obtained over the years with a single land. The land alone had a million acres. Mrs. Du only left some tribe fields for the Du clans to worship the family temple. Other real estate and shops spread all over the place were handed over to Li Ze.
"The old man and the children now have nothing, so those people can't plot against us. We, the orphans and widows, then moved to Wuyi to live, and we can always survive with my royal salary and the titles and salary obtained by our grandson. In Wuyi, these people always dare not disturb us." The old lady said with great resentment.
The Du family originally had several warehouses, filled with gold, silver and jewelry, but these things were all stolen by the Tubo people, and they should have all fallen into Li Ze's hands in the end.
Looking at the thick stack of land deeds and shop deeds in his hand, to be honest, Li Ze was a little surprised. The Du family must be the largest clan and the largest landlord in Ansui. He originally thought that it would take some effort to get these back. After all, Du Youcai and his son died in the battlefield. If they touched their property again, it would inevitably make Ansui people feel cold. For this reason, he was worried. He never expected that the matter would be solved so easily.
After pondering for a moment, Li Ze slowly said: "The old lady thinks she knows the land policy of the Zhenzhou court, so I accepted these land certificates. However, she will leave five thousand acres for her husband. This is also the most land property we have under the Zhenzhou government."
Seeing that Mrs. Du was about to refuse, Li Ze waved his hand and continued, "Mrs. Du, don't rush to refuse. I know that no one is here to support the overall situation now, so the court will send someone to manage these fields for you and help you plant them. After paying the taxes every year and after normal expenses, the surplus will be handed over to you. The remaining land will not be in vain, but will be acquired at a fair price."
"Even if it is affordable, the final amount is too large. Now our family is afraid that there will be too much money." Mrs. Du was a little surprised by Li Ze's attitude.
"After all, it's a family. I always have to send some things. Even if a beggar comes to the door, you won't let someone come back empty-handed!" Li Ze smiled and said, "The old lady should just use this money to buy out the relationship with these people at one time."
Mrs. Du pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "The Prime Minister said so."
"As for these stores, we can't accept them. The same method is still the case. If the old lady has no one at hand, the court can send someone to help manage the business. If the old lady agrees, the supply and marketing cooperative can participate in the shares. In this way, the old lady will just wait for dividends every year. If the descendants of the heroes of the country and the court cannot let them live a glorious life, who will be willing to serve the court in the future?"
"As for where to live? You can choose your own choice between old lady. Whether it is Ansui or Wuyi, no matter where you are, there is always a place where the Du family can settle down."
"Let's go to Wuyi!" Mrs. Du was not vague about this. "The grandchildren and daughter are almost at the age of going to school. I heard that Wuwei Academy is now the best school in the world. At that time, I hope to send the children there to study."
"This is absolutely impossible!" Li Ze nodded with a smile.
The family property of Mrs. Du, Du, was exchanged for the family's safety and wealth. She knew deeply that no matter how great Du Youcai made, the tea would be cold as soon as he died. Even if it was not cold at that time, there would always be cold. As for the current situation of their family, once the tea was cold, it would be afraid that all kinds of fried food would come to the door. It would be better to use everything that he could control now and buy a promise from Li Ze.
She believed that her behavior was enough to leave a very profound impression on Li Ze, and she also believed that as long as she was alive, she would have enough face in front of Li Ze.
After all, she provided great convenience or help to Li Ze.
Li Ze gave her generous rewards. Everything she has to do now is to cultivate her grandchildren. If her grandchild becomes angry and can go to the officialdom again in more than ten years, the Du family will still have a day to rise again. Even if she is a granddaughter, as long as she is well trained, she can find a good helper for the Du family through marriage!
And during this period, she needed a strong protective umbrella. Under Zhenzhou, there is still an umbrella that can be larger and stronger than Li Ze?
As for whether other members of the Du family suffered losses, what does it have to do with her? The people who are all named Du's family, either Du Youcai, Du Liang, or her grandchildren. Even if they go to beg for food, she doesn't care.
Tian Bo said on the side: "In fact, the Du family's rule in Ansui is far from being polite. Although Du Youcai was a civil servant, his governance can be described as strict. There are many bandits who occupy the mountains and become kings in Ansui, even large groups of horse thieves. Some of these bandits were inserted into Tubo, so it is extremely complicated. Most of the rich family property of the Du family is also blood and tears, but Mrs. Du used this trick to clean it up."
"Which temple has no ghosts who died unjustly! It is impossible to be clear to the officials." Li Ze waved his hand, "Sometimes, I can only look at the big festival. Tian Bo, those bandits, you should start dealing with them first, tell them to put down their weapons and return to their original possessions. I will not blame them, put down the butcher's knife and pick up the hoe, and they will still be good people of the Tang Dynasty. I will only give the opportunity once, and it is limited to one month. After one month, the army will start to suppress bandits. Anyone who has not put down their weapons within the deadline will complain that they will suffer."
"I'm afraid some people are used to being bandits and are no longer used to working hard on their own." Tian Bo said with a smile.
"Then let them do more hard work, or die!" Li Ze said coldly. "You and Dai Lin cooperate with you to do this. He is probably more familiar with the bandits in Ansui than you."
"What do you think of Dai Lin, a prime minister? I heard that he was in Ansui and didn't have much property, which was beyond my expectations." Min Ju said: "He is very upright and has a good family tradition. He can hardly find too many problems."
"Isn't there any good and honest officials in this world?" Li Ze laughed.
"Dai Lin is from Hanzhong. Her family is well-off and can afford to support him. But after studying for the juren, it ended. Later, I heard that he had a dispute with a local hero because his land happened to be between two large fields of this great fortune. The man wanted to buy Dai Lin's land to connect his own family, but this was the ancestral property of the Dai Lin family, so he refused to sell it." Tian Bodao.
Min Rou suddenly realized that it was another old-fashioned story. It must be that the great man used some improper means to seize the Dai family's ancestral property, which forced Dai Lin to flee.
"Fortunately, Dai Lin had a classmate who was a small official in the local government and informed him in advance. Dai Lin knew that he could not compete and fled overnight with his family. Later, he followed Du Youcai by chance."
"After Dai Lin became rich, he didn't go back to settle the score with someone?" Min Rou said in a strange way.
"He was developed in Ansui, but he was nothing in Hanzhong. The son of the great hero is now the governor of Hanzhong. How can you ask him to take revenge?" Li Ze said with a smile.
"Miaoji!" Min Rou clapped her hands and smiled, "When he returns completely, he will lead the way to seize the land of Hanzhong in the future. I think he must be extremely positive."
Li Ze laughed it off. Of course he would have such an idea, but it would take the future development of the situation before he could make the final decision. It would be of no use to think so far now. He reused Dai Lin because there is no one who is more suitable for this position than Dai Lin.
"This is how the matter in Xiazhou has solved many problems for Dai Lin in disguise. I don't need to stay here for the next thing. Tell the ministries and prepare to set out for Lingzhou!"
"Yes!" Min Judo.
This time, it was more of an armed parade and an intimidating operation, so Li Ze did not prepare too much army. Except for Li Cunzhong's left military guard, the other units were all cavalry, forming a large cavalry group under the command of Min Rou. It is estimated that when they arrived in Lingzhou, Tochar would have almost retreated. The possibility of another battle between the two sides in Lingzhou was basically no longer present.
Tocharo can no longer afford to lose.
Chapter completed!