On the sixth day of the first lunar month in the sixth year of Jian'an, the long-awaited household registration re-registration finally came to an end. A large number of government officials and troops stationed in various places went to all townships and villages to provide convenience for the people to register. At the same time, for The public trial of the Wang family began in full swing. After three consecutive days of trial, although Wang Zheng himself never pleaded guilty, the military intelligence bureau, which had already focused on the Wang family, had too many evidence of various crimes. In addition, With the identification of Wang Tang, Wang Bi and many other witnesses, it is no exaggeration to say that there is a mountain of ironclad evidence. In the end, Pang Tong, who was fully responsible for the trial, listed Wang Zheng's eighteen major crimes and sentenced him to confiscation of his home and extermination according to law. After the report was reported to Gongsun Ming, the final punishment was given without any delay - the family was exterminated and all property was confiscated. Those who had made meritorious deeds and showed repentance would be given a lighter punishment according to the law.
With a stroke of Gongsun Ming's pen, more than a hundred men of the Wang family were taken outside the city on the eleventh day of the first lunar month and sentenced to death, while the women were all sold into slavery by the officials. As soon as the results of such a swift and severe punishment came out, The aristocratic families in You and Bo were all frightened by this. Soon, the Lu family, after the Zheng family, was the second to stand up and support the government's various laws and regulations, handing over illegal armor, ballistas and other ordnance. He also announced the dissolution of the tribe's central song, and the prospective servants and others redeemed their deeds of betrayal.
The Lu family is the first aristocratic family in Youzhou, and has always been one of the benchmarks for aristocratic families. With such a high-profile announcement, the Su family couldn't help themselves, and hurriedly followed suit and issued a similar statement. Soon Soon, all the counties and small aristocratic families also expressed their support for various laws and policies of the government. Gongsun Ming also reciprocated by saying that the redemption of the servants of each aristocratic family could be paid by the government first, and the servants who were freed from slavery could be registered first. For the people, according to the law, the land can be distributed, and then an installment repayment agreement is signed with the government. In addition, the government will invest to purchase the surplus grain fields of each family at a price that is 10%25 higher than the market price.
Grain fields are the lifeblood of aristocratic families. All large and small aristocratic families hold a large amount of fertile land to maintain the luxurious life of the aristocratic family. Now that Gongsun Ming wants to buy land, he will undoubtedly dig up the roots of the aristocratic family. In this regard, all the aristocratic families were naturally unwilling to let go, but unexpectedly Gongsun Ming issued two laws again - starting from the time of household registration, land sales are strictly prohibited, and no one is allowed to buy or sell land privately in any way. Anyone who violates the order will be punished immediately. A fine of ten times the transaction amount will be imposed. In addition, all registered grain fields are not allowed to be abandoned without reason. Those who violate the order will be fined three times the market price of the land. Those who want to practice rotational farming must report it to the government. Only after review.
With the laws that strictly prohibited the sale of land and strictly controlled the abandonment of land, the backbones of many aristocratic families were smashed into pieces. There was nothing else. There were very few people in the world who voluntarily became slaves. With the implementation of the household registration system, A large number of tenant farmers and servants have chosen to renounce their nationality and become citizens. Even if they have to bear the risk of military service, it is still better than the fate of their children and grandchildren being slaves. As a result, the foundation of rent collection that all aristocratic families relied on for their survival has been lost. In order to survive, the large amount of land in hand can neither be bought or sold nor abandoned. There is no other way except selling it to the government.
Of course there are grievances, but with the Wang family's lessons learned, who dares to go against the government in such a storm? Even if they are unwilling, many aristocratic families can only act in accordance with the decree and trade their surplus grain fields to The government, of course, was not willing to accept it. There were very few aristocratic families who moved their families away from You and Bo. Some aristocratic families actually handed the imperial edict to Xudu, hoping that the imperial court would come forward to stop Gongsun Ming from exploiting the aristocratic family. "atrocities".
When Cao Cao first received news of Gongsun Ming's "atrocities", he was still very much looking forward to big troubles in You and Bo. To this end, he deliberately issued an edict, severely condemning Gongsun Ming's lawlessness and discipline, saying that if If the past mistakes are not changed, the imperial court will definitely issue an edict and order all the heroes in the world to prosecute. When the aristocratic families in You and Bo submitted their complaints, they even tried the case in Xudu in an attempt to further provoke In the chaos in You and Bo, it was a pity that his efforts were in vain - not only did Gongsun Ming ignore Cao Cao's so-called edict, but the powerful powers from all over the world only verbally condemned Gongsun Ming and settled the matter. As for sending troops A crusade? There are no fools in the world who are willing to do it.
"Report, my lord, there is someone kneeling outside the mansion and crying out for injustice."
The decree was implemented extremely smoothly. Although there were some twists and turns, they were all minor matters. Although it cost a lot of money, it was able to cope with it with the strong support from the salt field. Not only that, but also related to the steel plant. Experiments and planning have also been officially launched. With the prosperity of the ruling sect, Gongsun Ming is in a good mood and is full of energy every day. He is either visiting various places in the wind and rain, or immersed in various matters in his house. I was so busy with the official documents that I was so busy and happy. No, early this morning, I was busy in the study room in the inner courtyard again. As I was writing and writing, I saw Ling Feng with a strange look on his face. He turned around from behind the screen, bowed to Gongsun Ming, and said something in a tight voice.
"Um?"
When he heard that someone came to kneel down outside the governor's house and cry out for injustice, Gongsun Ming couldn't help but was stunned. There was nothing else. This kind of situation happened several times last year, but in the middle of last year, After Gongsun Ming set up the Dali Temple, a special agency to handle cases under his rule, there was no such thing as coming to the governor's office to complain about injustice. Whenever there were cases, they were first tried by each county themselves, and then reviewed by the Dali Temple. If there were any Those who are dissatisfied can go to the governor's office to complain. If that doesn't work, the Dali Temple will come forward to make the final review. If you are not satisfied with the final review result of the Dali Temple, you can go to the governor's office to beat drums and cry out for injustice. After sorting it out in this way, basically it is not right. It may happen that the first person came to the governor's office to complain.
"It's a girl. The person who claims to be suing is you, my lord. I really don't know how to deal with it, so I have to come and ask my lord for instructions on how to behave."
Seeing Gongsun Ming looking over with confusion on his face, the strange look on Ling Feng's face became even stronger, and he reluctantly gave an answer.
"Sue me? Let's go and take a look."
Gongsun Ming never thought that he would become the defendant and was accused by a girl. He really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. But at the same time, his curiosity inevitably aroused and he never hesitated. Putting the pen on the pen holder beside him, he stretched out his hand to straighten his official robe, then strode out of the study and hurried to the door of the mansion. Before he even got out of the second door, there was a noise outside. It was already coming...
