Frontier Army Warrior

That night, four old men from Qingshui County and one Lin Tong knelt in front of the gate of Lin Feng's house.

Behind them knelt seven or eight men and women, all of whom were residents of Qingshui County with some means.

Originally, several elderly people wanted to gather their clansmen, surround Lin Feng's house, and hold a petition.

However, after a few people got together and discussed it.

That's why he took such action. Although it was embarrassing, it was even harder to give up his wealth.

Of course, it was mainly Lin Tong’s words that reminded several wealthy families.

"Lin Feng has grown into a powerful figure. He even wiped out Mu Bendi's clan. If we act too forcefully, the consequences will be unpredictable."

These people were all because of one of Lin Feng’s suggestions for institutional reform.

'Equally distribute the means of production to each farmer's household based on the number of people, encourage farming, and assign production quotas to each household.'

What a joke! Several wealthy families have become rich through hard work since their ancestors.

It took several generations of accumulation to build up such a family business.

How can it be divided just because of your words?

Is there any royal law?

Lin Tong also has a large family and a lot of wealth, so naturally he is unwilling to share his property with others.

Instead of dividing the family property among others, it would be better for Lin Feng to execute your uncle immediately.

Bai Jing took Wen Cheng out to do some work. She talked until she was hoarse, but no one paid any attention to her.

The two old men were trembling as they knelt on the ground. If they hadn't been supported by their family members, they would have fallen to the ground long ago.

Lin Feng had no choice but to order everyone to go to the lobby of the county government office early the next morning for discussion.

Seeing that there were survivors, these people stood up and retreated.

But they knelt for half the night, and some of them fell ill when they returned home.

Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw everyone retreating, and frowned as he thought about a countermeasure.

It just so happened that Lin Qiaomei had finished her patrol of the city and returned to the house.

Hearing that these wealthy people dared to force Lin Feng in this way, he immediately became angry.

"Brother, let me take people to kill them all. Why are you still talking so much?"

Because of her outstanding performance and extraordinary performance in training and combat, she has been promoted to centurion by Lin Feng.

He leads a hundred archers, which is a powerful weapon for long-range attacks.

So, Lin Qiaomei spoke in a rather arrogant manner at this time.

Lin Feng shook his head: "If you do this, who will dare to get rich in the future?"

Bai Jing also said, "Exactly. Could it be that after accumulating wealth through hard work, everything would be gone in one day?"

Lin Qiaomei was dissatisfied: "Who among these people became rich through hard work?"

"Exactly. Take Lin Tong for example. He used to do business with the Tartars. How could the wealth in his family come from a good source?"

After Lin Qiaomei finished speaking, she turned and looked at Lin Feng.

"Brother, is it okay to say that about him?"

Lin Feng said calmly: "Whatever you say, it has nothing to do with me."

"Or, leave some for them?"

Bai Jing asked tentatively.

"If you take even one more penny from them now, they will fight you to the death."

Lin Qiaomei said decisively.

Lin Feng suddenly raised his hand to stop the two from continuing the discussion.

Then he patted his head and waved to Bai Jing.

Bai Jing put her head close to him.

Lin Feng whispered in her ear for a long time.

Bai Jing also smiled and shook her head as she looked at Lin Feng.

"Brother, you are too mean. Anyone who dares to go against you in the future will die without knowing how they died."

Lin Qiaomei was anxious: "Brother, you are biased, let me listen too!"

Lin Feng waved his hand: "Go to bed quickly, you have so much energy, otherwise why don't you go patrol the city again?"

Lin Qiaomei pouted, gave Lin Feng a blank look, then turned around and went out obediently.

Early the next morning, a large crowd gathered in front of the county government office.

Lin Tong was also mixed in the crowd, feeling uneasy.

No one can remain calm when it comes to their own property.

Just after the hour of Mao, Lin Feng was seen riding a warhorse, followed by a group of cavalrymen, about thirty to fifty people, arriving in front of the county government office in an orderly manner.

In the county government office, County Magistrate Cao Deyun was sitting in the lobby early, silently waiting for Lin Feng's arrival.

He placed a chair on the side of the hall and asked Lin Feng to sit on it.

He also asked his family to bring tea and place it on the coffee table to Lin Feng's left.

Standing behind Lin Feng were Bai Jing and Wen Cheng, as well as Fan Jinsong and Xie Zhong. Li Hu and Wei Bao stood on either side of the lobby door.

Seeing that everything was ready, Cao Deyun nodded to Lin Feng.

The next moment, there was a commotion at the door, and five people, including four elderly men and Jialintong, walked in.

As representatives of all the wealthy families in Qingshui County, the five of them came to the lobby to talk to Lin Feng.

Among them were two elderly men in their seventies or eighties, who seemed to be in poor health.

Cao Deyun also gave him two chairs and asked him to sit down and talk.

"Cough cough..."

Magistrate Cao coughed a few times, then looked up at the old men.

"Everyone, do you have anything to say about the new policy?"

One of the old men stroked his white beard, shook his head and began to speak.

"Qingshui County wants to implement new policies, but has it been approved by Governor Su of the prefectural capital?"

Magistrate Cao shook his head: "No."

"Oh, that's illegal governance."

No one answered.

"So, dividing our property equally is also illegal. I wonder how Lord Cao would explain it?"

Cao Deyun was speechless and turned to look at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng put down the teacup and stared at the old man.

"I wonder what your father-in-law's name is?"

"Oh, I am Dou Xianzhang, an old man. I have lived in Qingshui County for sixty-nine years. I abide by the law, treat people kindly, repair bridges and roads, and provide relief to disaster victims. This is the teaching of my ancestors, and I dare not disobey."

Lin Feng nodded in agreement.

"I wonder what their names are?"

"Old old Jiang Ji..."

"My name is Pan Liren."

"My name is Wu Chendong."

"My name is Lin Tong..."

Five people gave their names respectively.

"Okay, you are all wealthy families in Qingshui County, but do you disagree with my reform proposals?"

"General Lin's reform proposals are extremely inappropriate and go against the imperial court's policies. Therefore, we cannot agree with them."

The five people stared at Lin Feng eagerly, waiting for him to say something so that they could immediately refute him.

Lin Feng pondered for a moment and said helplessly.

"Well, since you all disagree, then forget it. You don't have to follow the new policy."

The five people were stunned and looked at each other with confusion on their faces.

How could it be so easy for Lin Feng to give up the reform?

Lin Tongze looked depressed, there must be something wrong.

But after Lin Feng finished speaking, he stopped talking and continued to sip the tea.

Dou Xianzhang had a face full of memorials piled up together.

"General Lin, is this true?"

"Well, of course it's true. Everyone heard it, didn't they?"

"Then can we go now?"

"Please."

The five people looked at each other again, then hesitated and prepared to leave.

Suddenly, Wu Chendong spoke.

"General Lin, there are seven or eight families outside who disagree with the new policy. Can we..."

"Sure, let them come over and register, and then they can go home."

Even County Magistrate Cao was confused by this.

Is this Lin Feng still the general who cut down the Tartars like cutting straw?

Lin Tong had already walked quickly out of the lobby door, waved to the seven or eight families waiting outside, and asked them to come in and register.

Wen Cheng was in charge of the registration. He took out a stack of papers and asked everyone to write their names on the paper, and then write down words such as "I disagree with the implementation of the new policy".

Seven or eight people quickly registered, and then followed the two trembling old men one by one, slowly walking out of the lobby.

Pan Liren, who was walking in the crowd, was a smart man. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

When he was about to go out, he turned around and walked back a few steps.

He bowed and saluted Lin Feng: "General Lin, we are very grateful for your handling of this matter. However, I wonder how this new policy will be changed in the future?"

"No changes are necessary, but those of you who are registered can be excluded from the new policy."

"Why?"

Lin Feng smiled and took a sip of tea.

"Pan Liren, right?"

"It's down."

"This general has an account book here, which records your income and expenditure, as well as the grain harvest and the direction of grain in and out..."

Before Lin Feng finished speaking, cold sweat immediately ran down Pan Liren's face.