Chapter 261 The Conspiracy of the Rich Family in Hedong
When these clans arranged in the government returned to their families one after another, they discussed with the patriarchs of their clan and found that Wen Han was ready to turn against them from the beginning.
When he first took office, he was promoted to the official positions of these people, which was simply a rising and secretly degrading them of their power. The new official positions given were simply irrelevant idle positions.
Moreover, Wen Han arranged new officials to be his own. Although he showed goodwill with these rich officials, he was secretly constantly working for Wen Han. And they also deliberately concealed their rich officials.
This discovery immediately made all the rich families in Hedong panic. They found that there were very few in their hands that could threaten the governor of Hedong.
All over the world, all states and counties are government and rich families, each occupying half of the country. And this extraordinary article actually wanted to hold the whole Hedong in his hand!
Of course, the rich families in Hedong will not let this happen. They immediately decided to gather together and discuss how to deal with Wen Han.
In Yangwu County, Hedong, Wang family.
The power of the Yangwu Wang family in Yangwu is no worse than that of the Wei family in Anyi. Although the Wang family has never had such a big figure like Wei Zifu and Wei Qing like the Wei family in Anyi, it is rumored that the Yangwu Wang family has had several brave generals who have followed Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, to fight the world. When the Wang family was at its peak, its power was almost all over Hedong.
Today's Wang family can be said to be very lively. There are endless cars in front of the door, and they are all nobles in extremely gorgeous and luxurious clothes. These people look arrogant and always look at people with their heads held high. At a glance, they know that right and wrong is rich and noble.
In the hall of the royal mansion, there are large golden lacquer columns, left and right tiger carved bronze ware, and precious jade objects can be seen in the eyes, and the whole hall is decorated with great atmosphere. Every table and chair is made of red sandalwood. People sit on it, which is cool in summer and warm in winter, and even the furniture is valuable.
Wang Zhong, the patriarch of the Wang family, sat in the main seat, and the left and right families became the owners of the rich families who came from the counties in Hedong, with a total of eight people. These eight people are from Zhang in Mi County, Chen in Xincheng County, Liang in Liang County, Li in Ji County, Yanshi Jiang, Pingyin Zhou, Lantian Chang, and Gao in Juan County.
In addition to Yangwu Wang, there are a total of nine people. These nine rich families are all big families, with a deep accumulation. The combined power can control almost half of Hedong County.
After several royal family servants had good tea, Wang Zhong on the main seat waved his hand, motioned the family to retreat, and said that within two hours, there were no guests, and the whole house could not be disturbed.
When the royal family left one after another, a man in his fifties sat at the head of the left seat, wearing an exquisite sparrow crown and a very clean and noble old man all over his body. He was the head of the Zhang clan in Mi County, and only heard him suddenly shout.
"This extraordinary article really deceives people too much! When I was so good to him at the beginning, he turned his face and wanted to control the whole Hedong in his hands!"
"Hum, this article is extraordinary and does not move, and it moves like a continuous storm. Mingsheng secretly surrender and Tuntian implementation, these means are all aimed at you and me, rich people. Now, our people have no power in the government, and once Tuntian is implemented, our influence in Hedong will be greatly reduced.
Directly opposite the head of the Zhang clan is the patriarch of the Xincheng Chen clan, a middle-aged man in a black gorgeous suit. He hummed and said in a dark voice, and his eyes were particularly gloomy.
"We can't sit and wait for death, and let this person take power over the east of the river. This man was uneasy and kind-hearted as soon as he came. He used this trick of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger to throw me around. If I don't take action, I'm afraid this person will get worse.
After taking a sip of tea, the head of the Liang clan in Liang County, next to the head of the Chen clan in the new city, also spoke.
"There is not only extraordinary literature, but also the Wei family! If it hadn't been for Wei Zhongdao's helper, how could we be cheated by the two of them? Without wasteland, it is impossible to implement this farmland.
After solving the problem, the Wei family can't stay. What do you think?"
"Well, what Mr. Liang said is very reasonable. The Wei family betrayed us and turned to Wenfan, so the Wei family doesn't have to stay in Hedong anymore.
As soon as the words of the head of the Liang clan were said, it immediately aroused the recognition of many people in the field.
"Everyone is quiet. Since all the publics agree, it is no longer possible to leave Wenfan and the Wei family in Hedong. Of course, we should solve the extraordinary problem first. As long as Wen Butfan leaves Hedong, the nine of us will join hands, and the Wei family will be a piece of cake.
How to solve this problem? The prince is resourceful. It's better to listen to the prince's thoughts first.
At this time, the patriarch of Pingyin Zhou opened his mouth. As soon as he said this, the people present immediately turned their eyes to Wang Zhong, who was sitting in the main seat. Wang Zhong is about 60 years old. Although he is old, his eyes are particularly bright.
"Yes, Wang Laode is highly valued. Please come and make an opinion for everyone."
Wang Zhong smiled and put down the teacup in his hand.
"Ha ha, in fact, you don't have to worry. This article is just from a poor family, so there is no need to deal with such a person. I have also heard of his deeds.
He has encountered a lot of open knives and arrows along the way. Do you know why?
"Hmm, I learned one or two. When this man was still white, he dared to speak out and say that he would come out for the world. Isn't this going to be hostile to rich people like us? He is so arrogant that of course, many people want to teach him a little lesson.
"Ha ha, of course, his arrogance is one of the reasons, but the biggest reason is that he is not like you and me, and there is full support in the court. In order to please these powerful people, I don't know how much money our family spent to win the friendship and support of these people.
Although he is now a county guard, he is just a nobody for those who hold the general trend in the court behind you and me. I have prepared a book and prepared gold and silver, and I will give it to the first Zhang Gong of the ten permanent waiters in the future.
At that time, after receiving the letter from the old man, Mr. Zhang will tell this article in front of the current emperor that since he became the governor of Hedong, not only did he not have any construction, but also made Hedong in chaos.
Moreover, the Holy Sect is extraordinary, but it wants to annihilate the rebellion around Hedong. At that time, Zhang Gong will tell him that he is afraid of the war, delaying the war, and losing his holy hope.
Although this article is one of the eight captains of the West Garden personally sealed by the Holy One. The emperor is very fond of him. But it can't stop the mouth of the crowd.
Please also ask the princes, just like an old man, to give the good friends and nobles in the court, and let them and Zhang Gong denounce this extraordinary article in front of the emperor.
Under the mouth of the crowd, the emperor can only do things impartially, remove this extraordinary official position and transfer it out of Hedong. In this way, won't all the public be happy?"
"Haha, the prince is worthy of being the prince. This plan is very good. In this way, the days when Wen Fan was arrogant in the east of the river will not last long. I don't believe that under the condemnation of these high-ranking officials who have great power, this extraordinary can stay in this position of Hedong Taishou!"
"Yes. For you and me, it costs a lot of money to drive away this plague god. Worth it! It's worth it!"
"Ha ha, that's what I said. As the saying goes, a problem that money can solve is not a problem! In this way, I can rest assured.
"What are you waiting for? I'll go back soon, prepare the gold and silver, and send the letter to Luoyang. This article is extraordinary. I'm still the governor of Hedong for a day, and I'm restless for a day!"
On the other side, in Anyi County.
Wen Han is reviewing the documents about Tuntian, while Zhou Long, Zhang Yu and Han Song are in the next room, all sweating to liquidate the population and the grain budget that needs to be allocated in the next few days. The implementation of Tuntian can make the three of them exhausted, and they are busy in the county hall almost every day.
Hedong County originally had a population of more than 300,000. Since the implementation of Tuntian, the number of exiles from other states and counties has increased the population of Hedong sharply. Now Hedong County has almost a population of more than 400,000.
As soon as there are many people, many trivial things will come one after another. Although living in peace and food are temporarily solved, there are also many heresies in these exiles who like to steal chickens and dogs and rob crimes. For these people, Wen Han adopts an extremely tough means. Once found, he will take back the land and go to prison. After the end of his sentence, he will be expelled from Hedong.
Wen Han's toughness has also temporarily suppressed some heresy. They finally have a place to live, have fields to cultivate, and can survive. Of course, they don't want to go back to the days when they can't eat and clothes. I don't know when they will fall to the ground and never get up again.
Wen Han put down a scroll and just picked up another scroll. As soon as he opened it, the scroll cracked for some reason.
Wen Han frowned and suddenly felt a bad mood, so he put down the scroll, walked out of the platform, and watched the scene outside the hall.
In his mind, what Xilong said two months ago sounded again in a moment.
"Lord, after the implementation of Tuntian, calculate the days, those rich families who have been surrendered by us should also find a clue. At that time, the rich family in Hedong will hate the lord to the bone.
After that, it is inevitable that they will not bribe the senior officials in the court and slander the lord in front of the emperor. People's words are terrible. In case the emperor listens to slander, I'm afraid that all this careful planning and calculation will eventually turn into a dream of Huang Ke. So, Lord, do you have to make preparations first?
At that time, Wen Han pondered for a while and smiled bitterly.
Ready? How can he prepare? In the court, except for his friendship with his teacher Wang Yun, no one else could help him at all. When Tuntian was implemented, Wen Han and the rich family in Hedong turned against each other. After Wang Yun's family learned about this, they were afraid that Wang Yun would be banned from dealing with him.
After all, there is a saying in a rich family that all rich families in the world are a family.
The number of rich families occupies a very small part of the world, but they can control a large part of power, financial resources and land. Naturally, there is a reason. Although there are some rich families fighting from time to time, once they encounter something that endangers the interests of the whole rich family, these people will immediately unite to the outside world. It can be said that these rich families are a group of people with special identities, or it is more appropriate to describe the relationship between these people with a race.
And like those rich people who use silver? Wen Han is not reluctant. Instead, he knows that those senior officials will never accept his money. Wen Han and rich people can be said to be two completely different groups. Who of these two groups can bring more benefits to them does not need to be measured at a glance.
And many senior officials in the court are also proud of their families. Of course, they will not abandon their charm and help Wen Han, an outsider.
As for, what is Wen Han's former boss? This person's interests are paramount and don't talk about the old feelings.
Wen Han thought for a moment. He had no choice but to place all his hopes on Emperor Han Ling.
"Zhicai, what about our calculations? Our way is always in the hands of others. I don't have any preparation to do, but please be able to see this fact.
Gradually, in Wen Han's mind, this sentence sounded again. Today, he thought of the question of the day, and he only had the same answer as that day.