met free Chapter 257 Ouyang
Chapter 257 Ouyang
Led by Zhuang Jiwu, Fang Jian and others took a tour of the Governor's Office. The mansion covered a large area and the pavilions and towers were very exquisite.
This house was the royal palace of the previous dynasty, and was later used as the military governor's office by Liu Fuxun.
After walking around, they came to the pavilion beside the pond in the backyard, sat down according to their seats, and the servants served them tea before everyone left.
After taking a sip from the teacup, Fang Ji'an said, "Jiwu, the matter of Dianshan County affects the development of Nanchuan, so we must pay special attention to it."
"Dianshan County?" Zhuang Jiwu naturally didn't know the whole story and his mind was still full of questions.
Tao Yunong briefly explained the whole story. Zhuang Jiwu's face changed and he immediately stood up and said, "I was negligent in my duty. Commander, please punish me."
His focus in the past few months has been on selecting talents, building roads, establishing courts, and developing breeding, and he is not aware of the problems that arise below.
Moreover, after conquering Nanchuan, Nanshan sent troops to attack Nanchuan repeatedly, leaving Nanchuan empty and unable to take care of the affairs of the counties and cities below.
"It's okay." Fang Jian waved his hand.
"When something like this happens, I think there must be some problems with the police officers assigned to the local area."
When talking about these policemen, Fang Jian still felt a little sad. The thousands of people assigned to Nanshan had been trained in the reserve force for several years.
Although they are not formally considered veterans, they are no different from veterans.
Fang Jian looked at Tao Yunong and said, "Yunong, this matter will be led by the Intelligence Department, with Jiwu cooperating, and we will transfer a regiment from the garrison division to you."
"Don't worry, Commander. I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter." Tao Yunong immediately stated.
Then Fang Jian gave another order: "There are now seven infantry divisions in Nanchuan. Although most of them are new troops, they are enough to stabilize the area."
"While investigating this case, you should also investigate all the local gentry and landlords. If there are any who are rich and unkind and oppress the good, collect evidence and wait for the next step of disposal."
The two knew that Fang Jian was preparing to regulate Nanchuan, so they would naturally cooperate actively.
Zhuang Jiwu asked: "Commander, will Wang Youcai's case be handed over to the court for trial?"
"Yes, any case must be decided by the court and cannot be handled privately." Fang Jian said firmly.
Along the way, unless they were killed in battle, Fang Jian never dealt with criminals privately, and always handed them over to the court for judgment. This was the case even for the folk gangs in Nanshan Province and the Nanshan clans.
Afterwards, Fang Jian explained some matters to the two of them, and everyone resumed their leisure time to stroll around the mansion.
"General Fang is a man of swift and decisive character. Will he do anything bad to us?"
"Everyone, please stay calm. How did the major families in Nanshan disappear? You don't want to follow in their footsteps, do you?"
"Humph, even if the major families in Nanshan behave themselves, they will probably still be destroyed. Anyone with a discerning eye knows what's going on."
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After Fang Jian arrived in Nandu, a lot of people gathered in a house in Nandu, discussing countermeasures with serious expressions.
Seeing that everyone was arguing and having different opinions, making it as chaotic as a vegetable market, an old man with white hair and beard sitting at the top of the table banged the ground with his cane, and the noisy sound in the hall suddenly quieted down.
After the silence was restored, the old man finally spoke: "What a mess."
"Old Master Ouyang, you have seen what Commander Fang did in Nanshan." A man in the hall stood up and said.
"The rent for the land in Nanshan is extremely low, and it is not allowed to increase the rent privately. Moreover, most of the tenants in Nanshan have been recruited into factories or their land has been redistributed."
"This is digging into the foundation of our big family. If this continues, how can we survive?"
Another person stood up and said, "Yes, after we captured Nandu, the government also issued a rent exemption document, and at the same time asked us landlords to exempt the tenants from the land rent for this year and next year."
"It's good that it's only exempted for two years. We can just bear with it and it will pass. I'm just worried that there will be some new policies in the future."
These big families also run businesses, but after several years of war, people's livelihood in Nanchuan has long been in decline, and they can't make much money from business.
The livelihoods of these large families still depend on the food from the fields. The more war-torn the times, the more precious food becomes.
This is why these big families attached so much importance to land and were disgusted with Franciscan agricultural measures.
The white-haired old man at the top is the former patriarch of the Ouyang family. There are three prominent families in Nanchuan, namely the Ouyang family, the Li family, and the Liu family.
Patriarch Ouyang looked at the people sitting in the hall and asked, "What do you want to do about this?"
"Old Patriarch Ouyang, we plan to establish the Nanchuan Business Alliance, and you will take the lead in discussing this matter with the government." Everyone looked at each other, and one person stood up and said.
The old master of the Ouyang family couldn't help but curse in his heart, these old foxes.
It was obvious that everyone had reached a consensus, and they also wanted the Ouyang family to take the lead. This was a good plan.
Patriarch Ouyang glanced at Patriarch Li and Patriarch Liu and asked casually, "Patriarch Li, Patriarch Liu, what do you mean?"
"Everyone's ideas are very good. Even the government cannot ignore public opinion. As long as we don't do anything out of line, the government should not do anything to us." The head of the Li family said with a smile.
This is also why Francis Xavier is so particular about rules, making these people believe that the government will not touch them for no reason.
How to put it, with a legal framework, the people under the rule need to understand the law and use the law to protect themselves, only then can we usher in a prosperous era.
If you know the law is there but are afraid to use it, and if this becomes the norm, it will be very sad for a nation and will make them numb.
Francis welcomed and supported these people's willingness to use the law.
Just like in modern times, there are many legal loopholes that allow bad people to exploit loopholes in the law. Does that mean we can say that the current laws are bad?
As long as law enforcement officers are not deliberately biased and uphold legal fairness, there may be areas where the law is not perfect. As long as these areas are discovered and improved in a timely manner, this would be great.
Of course, no matter how good the law is or how perfect the system is, law enforcers, judges, etc. are all human beings.
As long as one is a human being, there is a possibility of problems, whether it is greed, selfishness, or inner paranoia, this is unavoidable.
All Francis could do was to strictly demand and supervise these officials, and then improve the system and laws as much as possible. As for how far he could achieve, it was beyond his prediction.
After Patriarch Li spoke, Patriarch Liu also said, "That's right. Since Governor Fang is coming to Nanchuan, we can discuss this with him."
"Only a definite result can give us peace of mind."
Glancing coldly at everyone, the old Patriarch Ouyang couldn't help but smile: "Well, our Ouyang family supports the government. If the government needs it, we are willing to sell the land."
"No, Patriarch Ouyang, how can you do this? Without land, how can the Ouyang family develop?"
“Yes, the land is our foundation.”
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Hearing this, everyone in the hall was in an uproar.