Du Zhongxiao stood up and said to Huang Tianzheng: "Let that man approach and talk."

Huang Tian was singing No, saying to Shi Dalang: "Dalang, the judge of Yun asked you to speak in front of you."

Shi Dalang's eyes dripped and said to Huang Tianzheng: "County lieutenant, what kind of official is this? Is it bigger than the magistrate?"

Huang Tianzheng hurriedly said, "Dalang, don't talk nonsense! This is the judge of the Yun, who is in charge of the affairs of the Yingtian affairs of the road. Officials from more than a dozen prefectures on Jingxi Road can review and judge the opinions and observe how their governance is."

Shi Dalang didn't know what Huang Tianzheng said, but he only took Huang Tianzheng, the empty county lieutenant, on his way. He felt that Du Zhongxiao was not such an important person. After a while, he followed Huang Tianzheng forward.

Du Zhongxiao looked at Shi Dalang and said in a deep voice: "What's your name? Where are you from? Why do you bring so many people to hunt?"

Shi Dalang said: "My name is Shi Daqing, not far from the north of Shijiazhuang. I have nothing to do today, so I brought a few tourists to shoot some deer and rabbits to eat."

Du Zhongxiao looked at the person behind Shi Daqing holding swords and guns, and said, "If you are not a hunter, how can you have a bow? How can the villager behind you hold swords and guns? If you want to hunt, it's okay to be in your village. This place is more than ten miles away from your village, and it's not a forest. Who would allow you to hunt?"

Shi Daqing heard the strange thing and said, "What the officials said is funny. There are only one or twenty miles around here, and I am Shijiazhuang, so why do you need someone to agree?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "It seems that you are not a good way to go, so I will take it first! After returning to the county town, let the local people come to pick up people!"

Shi Daqing couldn't help but be angry when he heard this, and his hands were about to explode. Unpredictably, Shisanlang took a big step forward and shouted loudly: "This guy is tied up without restraint. Could it be that he rebelled!"

Before he finished speaking, he raised his foot and kicked Shi Daqing to the ground. Several followers behind him stepped forward, held it tightly, and took out a rope to tie it up. Seeing that the momentum was not good, the other shopkeepers did not dare to rebel, so they let Shisanlang lead the people to tie them up one by one.

Huang Tian was jumping up in a hurry, hurried forward and bowed to Du Zhongxiao, "Yun Judgment, this Shi Dalang is the only son of Shi Yuanwai, the previous Shijiazhuang, and is not a bad person. There are more than 500 farmers in Shi Yuanwai's village, and they are rich in a wealthy family. There are only one son. If you take him, you are afraid-"

Du Zhongxiao said, "When this guy met, he said we were used to picking his fruits. I still have a lot of things to do in Zaoyang. If everyone does this, then what's wrong? Let the lizheng come to lead people and teach them the rules!"

After saying that, he said to the people around him: "Get on the horse, let's continue to observe the surroundings!"

Shi Daqing tied his hands up and was held by someone, and secretly hated him. He didn't know where Du Zhongxiao came from, but why did he tied himself up without saying a word. He lived for more than 20 years. He had seen several officials in the county, but he had never seen such a cruel person. He hated Du Zhongxiao and was also a little scared.

Huang Tian was worried. More than 200 tourists from Shijiazhuang were not easy to mess with, and even the magistrate did not provoke their family easily. Zaoyang County had only more than 1,000 households, most of them were customers of more than a dozen high-ranking officials' villages, and they were the ones in the county. They had to take charge of all the affairs in the county. They offended them, and even the taxes of the court were not settled, and the magistrate could not continue. Moreover, these people were in the same mood, offended one family, and the other families were against each other, which was not comparable to ordinary places. Du Zhongxiao had just arrived, and tied up the Dalang of Shijiazhuang when he was just a little bitch. It was too reckless.

The size of the county in the Song Dynasty was determined by the households. The number of households was large, and the number of households was small, and the area was not determined by the area. Because the county structure and number of officials were assigned according to the county level, and the fiscal revenue was related to the number of households. Therefore, in densely populated areas, the county seat was dense, and in sparsely populated areas, the county seat was small. Zaoyang was large in area, and it was a middle and lower county county, with only a thousand households. In such a county, landlords with more than 200 farmers were undoubtedly a powerful person, and even the magistrates were afraid to offend them easily.

In Du Zhongxiao's memory, the village of more than 200 households is in the plain area, but it is just a small village that cannot be as small as it is. Even if it is a fight between villagers, such a village is a small role. How could he care about such a small landlord?

This area is full of small mounds, not too high, and can be reached in a few dozen steps, and it is continuous. The vegetation on the mounds is dense, with rivers and swamps below and reeds growing. To open fields here, one is to drain water, and the other is to build terraces on the mounds.

As we headed north, the terrain gradually grew higher, hills appeared, and lakes and swamps gradually decreased.

Huang Tian was approaching and said, "Yun Judgment, if you go a few miles ahead, you will be Shijiazhuang. There are all hills and lands, and there are countless good lands. The farm has more than 200 farmers, and they collect 10,000 stones of grain in a year."

Du Zhongxiao looked at the sky and said, "Since we have arrived, we will sit in his village and ask for a bowl of water to drink."

Huang Tian was looking at Shi Dalang tied to the back of the horse and said in a hint: "Shi Yuanwai is a kind-hearted person. It is not difficult to use some wine and meals in his house. But Shi Dalang takes it here and it will be difficult to talk to you."

Du Zhongxiao looked back at Shi Daqing, was silent for a while, and said, "Then I won't go to Shijiazhuang anymore! Let's head northeast to the horse shop on the road to Tangzhou to rest, and then go back to the county town."

After hearing this, Shi Daqing behind him only screamed bitterly. If he went to Shijiazhuang, he would definitely let him go, otherwise how could he get into the village? As a result, the judge of Yun refused to go and went to the horse shop on the official road. It seemed that he had to take himself to the county town. What kind of official is Yunzong? How could he be so majestic that he was hit by himself! Isn’t he going to take him to parade after walking around like this?

After Du Zhongxiao had a rough understanding of the local situation, he knew that if he wanted to buy fields here, conflicts with local big households would inevitably be inevitable. This is the marginal area of ​​the Xiangyang Basin in Nanyang. The land is fertile, the climate is mild, and the rain is abundant, which is particularly suitable for the development of agriculture. The land is vast and sparsely populated, so you can imagine that the development is backward. The proportion of customers of the main households in the Central Plains is generally between 7 and 3, and the main households here only account for 20% and 80% are customers. Most of the people in the country rely on a few large landlords, but they are afraid that they will cause a lot of trouble for the landlords.

Shi Daqing was so desperate that he said he would pick his fruits as soon as he showed up. Du Zhongxiao happened to use him as his role model. When the land management service came, there were at least a few thousand families and an army organization. He was not afraid that these big families would go to heaven.

Not far from the east is Tongbai Mountain, with gold and silver in the mountains. Many households collect gold in the mountains all year round. Because there is no official venue, it is a thief, and gold-picking households are mixed with fish and dragons. Those people are a big problem. If they collude with big households outside the mountain, they will inevitably cause trouble.

Walking northeast, within an hour, you will reach the official road in Tongtangzhou. When you arrive at the Mashop, drink tea and use some dry food, Du Zhongxiao will continue to go west and then return along the country road.

Walking on the road, I saw local people passing by from time to time. They were all empty-handed and were in a hurry, and they looked strange in their expressions.

Huang Tianzheng said to Du Zhongxiao: "Yun Judgment, the news that we have obtained Shi Dalang must have spread. Look at these villagers, they don't seem to be rushing to find out the news. I think they know that the official status is very small, so they dare not be reckless, but just come to look around."
Chapter completed!