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Chapter 277 The wealthy come to visit

The wages were generous and two meals were provided, so many beggars in the city signed up.

Village Chief Sun and the people from Kaoshan Village responded enthusiastically. It was because of their leading the way that other beggars followed suit with half-belief and half-doubt.

County Magistrate Zhao had been sending people to monitor Jian Yue's movements. At first, he wanted to monitor her, but Fu Lang found her, broke her legs and threw her into his yard, so he changed to secretly monitoring her.

The princess seemed to have forgotten him and actually built a brewery in the city without recruiting workers through the government, which made County Magistrate Zhao very depressed.

Unfortunately, the Fifth Prince has been living in the Princess's Mansion and has not left, and County Magistrate Zhao did not dare to take any big actions.

On this day, Jian Yue and Ji Yunzhong suddenly visited County Magistrate Zhao, who received them with great trepidation.

Jian Yue got straight to the point and asked, "Who owns the land in Kaoshan Village now?"

Magistrate Zhao was stunned by the question. He thought for a long time before he found such a small village in his memory. His heart skipped a beat and the smile on his face froze: "Kaoshan Village is just a small village with dozens of households. Back then..."

Jian Yue interrupted him without hesitation: "I don't care about the past, I just want to know who owns the land of Kaoshan Village?"

Magistrate Zhao blushed and said hesitantly, "It's in the hands of a nephew of my family."

Jian Yue sneered: "Zhao Zhixian, if you don't want this princess to dig up your old accounts, then hand over the land deed of Kaoshan Village honestly and return it to the people of Kaoshan Village."

Magistrate Zhao looked unhappy: "Princess, my nephew also spent money to buy it and went through the normal procedures at the government office."

"Whoever sold it to him will be asked to pay. All the land of the common people that was previously occupied by him under false pretenses will be returned to its original owner."

A shadow flashed across County Magistrate Zhao's eyes.

Most of the land in Tong County is in the hands of the Zhao family, and a small part is in the hands of some wealthy families and large landowners. It is not easy to get back what you have taken in.

"The county master..."

"This princess will not listen to excuses. Two days later, this princess wants to see the title deed of Kaoshan Village first."

After Jian Yue and Ji Yunzhong left, County Magistrate Zhao was so angry that he smashed a set of tea sets.

Jian Yue used part of the money to repair roads and houses. Last winter was so cold, no one could guarantee that there would not be a heavy snowstorm this winter. If some houses that had been in disrepair for a long time were not reinforced in advance, accidents would definitely happen in winter.

The unemployed people in Tong County all went to work to earn money for road and factory construction, unless they were the elderly, the weak, women or children. The money they earned from working for a month or two was enough to get through the cold winter.

For a while, there were no beggars on the streets, only the construction sites were bustling with activity.

Jian Yue and Ji Yunzhong have been busy these days. Led by a guide, they visited many local farmers and replanned the fields around Tong County.

The soil in Tong County is not suitable for growing crops, but it is suitable for growing fruit trees and medicinal herbs. If we can do a good job in the next two years, the small Tong County can also develop.

Fruit trees won't bring in any income for a year or two, but you can plant medicinal herbs with a short growth cycle. This aspect happens to be Jian Yue's strength.

Ji Yunzhong has already sent people to search everywhere for fruit trees and medicinal seeds.

Early this morning, a group of people gathered at the gate of the Princess's Mansion. They were all wealthy families in Tong County.

After Muxiang came in and reported to Jianyue, Jianyue told Muxiang to let them in.

In the living room, several wealthy people looked at the furnishings in the house and exchanged glances. They waited for an hour before Jian Yue slowly finished her breakfast and came to see them.

"Commoners pay their respects to the princess!" Several wealthy families stood up and saluted.

Jian Yue waved her hand: "Please stand up. What brings you here?"

One of them was a middle-aged man with a goatee and gleaming eyes. He saluted and said, "I am Zheng Laifu. I bought a few hundred acres of land a few years ago. But yesterday, the magistrate summoned me and others and said that the princess wanted to take back the land." Zheng Laifu said bitterly, "I have used all my family's savings to buy the land. If the princess takes it back, how will I and my family live?"

"Yes! Princess, we bought those lands with real money, how can we just take them back?"

"Although the princess is the ruler of Tong County, she still has to leave us a way to survive."

"It's, it's..."

Jian Yue calmly watched their performance. After they finished speaking, she slowly said, "This county lord wants to take back the land of the people that was occupied by improper means. If you have such land, you should go to the person who sold it to you. Return the land to him and get your money back. Instead of coming to this county lord."

She looked at them with a half-smile: "I didn't sell the land to you. You come to me to ask for an explanation. Do you want it?"

Several big investors looked at each other, feeling uneasy.

County Magistrate Zhao hinted that they should go to the princess, hoping that she would withdraw the order to take back the land. However, it seems that the princess is not naive and is not easy to deal with!

"This princess is very busy. If you have nothing else to do, please go back!" Jian Yue picked up the teacup and ordered them to leave.

Zheng Laifu couldn't help but say: "The princess has just arrived and doesn't understand the situation in Tong County. It's too arbitrary to make such a drastic reform right away. The princess should follow the will of the people."

Jian Yue's eyes turned cold, and she sneered: "What do you think public opinion is? Is it that others are homeless while you are rich? Is it that the rich are feasting and drinking, while the poor are freezing to death on the streets?"

Zheng Lai Fu was rebuked and his face turned from red to purple. He laughed awkwardly a few times and dared not respond.

"I don't need you to teach me what to do and what not to do. Don't try to control me by relying on your status as a local boss. I won't fall for that. Everyone has their own dirty secrets. I'm serious about this, and I'm afraid none of you here can escape."

Several big households' faces turned green.

Princess Mingyue actually threatened them directly. Was she too arrogant? Or was it because she had a strong background and didn't take them, the local tyrants, seriously?

Several people felt unhappy but didn't dare to say anything, and were driven out of the Princess's Mansion in a daze.

The old man actually instigated the wealthy people in the city to deal with her, huh!

Jian Yue sneered in her heart.

When County Magistrate Zhao learned that several wealthy families had been turned down at the Princess's Mansion, he cursed inwardly: "Useless things!" He quickly wrote a letter to Bai Jianxiong, the Lord of Pingchang Mansion, and ordered it to be delivered by express horse.

The day after Magistrate Zhao sent the letter, Village Chief Sun brought Jian Yue a thick stack of papers, which recorded the information of beggars in the city and the reasons why they became beggars.

"Village Chief Sun, take the people in your village to the government office to file a complaint. Sue whoever drove you away in the first place. Only if you file a complaint and make the matter a big deal, will I have a reason to intervene."

what?

Village Chief Sun hesitated: "The one who took our land was Magistrate Zhao's nephew. If we sue him, he won't accept the case, right?"

Jian Yue looked determined...