In the famine, others ate Guanyin soil, but he had space to build a farm.

Then screams were heard from the street. The dozen or so people who participated in the food grabbing all had their limbs broken. They were dragged to the gate of the county town by the guys.

Lin Kunlun and the others were already rushing back! Naturally, they didn't know what happened later. Even if they knew, they couldn't change it.

Inside the Chen residence in the county government office, County Magistrate Chen was asking his son why he had to fight like that today.

"Jun'er! Why are you so impulsive today! Do you know how dangerous the situation is now? You also know that Magistrate Li has been looking for evidence of my crime! You broke the hands and feet of those people today, and killed one person. If you investigate, it will be a big trouble!" In Chen Xiancheng's view, breaking the hands and feet of those people and killing that person is completely irrelevant. What he is afraid of is getting himself into trouble.

"Don't worry, father! I do this to deter those who want to steal food! Now in the whole county, I think only the government treasury and our family have the most food! Even the government treasury does not have as much food as our family! In this situation, someone will definitely want to steal our food! If we don't take this opportunity to deter those people! There will be more trouble in the future! And I have asked the guys to take the responsibility for beating someone to death! Even if County Magistrate Li wants to investigate, we can just hand the guy over! And those people were beaten to death because of robbery, so there is no need to worry according to the laws of the Great Kun Dynasty!" Chen Jun showed a confident smile on his face. His anger today was actually acted out. He wanted to give those who were watching around a deep impression that his methods were very cruel. In this way, no one would think of taking advantage of them.

"Father! I heard that the imperial court intends to collect taxes this year! The grain harvest season is coming soon! I'm afraid the order to collect grain taxes will be issued soon! By then, I'm afraid there will be more chaos in the county!" After all, Chen Jun is in charge of grain trading. He sent people to various places to collect grain, so he naturally knew how Liangshan was doing this year.

"This is what I've been worried about! If there's going to be trouble, our family's assets for generations are all in Xishan County! I'm afraid we can't escape!" County Magistrate Chen took a sip of tea and sighed. This is the burden of the family business.

"I have a grain team coming back from the east these days! They said that the price of grain in the east changes every day! And we saw many places were deserted along the way! I have an idea! If there is any trouble! The grain transport team in my hand can directly form a guard team! At that time, we will gather all the grain in our courtyard. With the protection of those guards, we don't have to worry about others! As long as there is grain, there are many who will work for us!" Chen Jun was not afraid of the possible chaos. With grain, he could do whatever he wanted.

"You should be more restrained during this period! Sell the stale and rotten grains at home at a cheaper price! Don't let this kind of chaos happen again before the situation stabilizes! According to the news from the north, a large number of refugees have appeared in the north! If the people in those counties are forced into such a desperate situation, I'm afraid no matter how many guards you have, it will be useless!" County Magistrate Chen took a sip of tea and said lightly.

He is not as naive as he thinks. He thinks that if he has food, others will listen to him. Only in a stable environment can a family like theirs have more development and benefits. When things get really chaotic, those peasants won't care if you are a county magistrate!

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In the county government office on the other side, County Magistrate Li Wei was asking the head of the police squad who led the team to suppress those who stole food today.

"Tell me, what happened today! Why did you use such heavy hands? Those people are probably the main breadwinners of a family! Since you have arrested them, why do you want to cripple their hands and feet?" County Magistrate Li Wei said with endless majesty.

Although Li Wei is the county magistrate, he has just taken office. There is an old saying that the county magistrate changes but the county government remains unchanged! In such a small county in a remote area, many people from the county magistrate to the head of the constables are locals. Many times, the county magistrate is sidelined by these people. However, Li Wei is very capable, so he still has a lot of prestige in front of the constables.

"To answer the master's question! When we arrived today, the robbers had already been beaten by those guys! But those people were robbing food, so it was only right for them to be beaten to death!" said the squad leader neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Li Wei felt a deep sense of powerlessness at this time. He was a Jinshi. He was assigned to this small county as a county magistrate, and he thought he would be able to do something. But after arriving here, he realized how much he would be constrained! And he found that in such a remote small county, a lot of land was also divided up. As long as those big families had scholars and juren, they could be exempted from paying taxes. In this way, forces were formed around those big families. It also made the tax revenue in the county less and less. All the tax burdens fell on ordinary people who planted on the most barren land. A glimpse of the whole picture. This is the case in such a small county, and it is even more so in prosperous places such as Jiangnan. Those areas were directly confined by some of the Grand View Gardens in the court.

"This matter ends here! If you encounter such a situation in the future, never deal with it in this way! Otherwise, I will hold you accountable!" Li Wei said weakly!

Li Wei frowned, looking at the silent captain in front of him. He knew that it would be difficult to realize his ambitions in such a remote place. The feeling of powerlessness in his heart was like a huge rock pressing on his heart, making him breathless.

The head of the detective squad retreated silently. He knew the county magistrate's helplessness and the interests involved. In this small county, the influence of the big families was deeply rooted, and it was not easy to shake them.

In Chen's house, Chen Jun felt a little uneasy after hearing his father's words. He understood his father's worries and was also aware of the turbulence of the current situation. However, he still firmly believed that the food in his hands would allow him to remain invincible in this storm.

"Father, don't worry, I will act carefully. Besides, I already have a plan to deal with it. As long as we have enough food, we can control the situation." Chen Jun said confidently.

Chen County Magistrate sighed. He knew his son had extraordinary talents, but he was also worried that his son's ambition would lead him down a path of no return. He could only pray silently, hoping that this storm would subside as soon as possible.

In a corner of the county town, some robbers with broken limbs were lying on the ground groaning, their eyes full of despair and regret, they knew that they had become victims of this turmoil.