Chapter 15 Complaints
Among the Zhao family, the heads of the Li family and the Liu family are also there.
"Hmph! That Lin Fan, ignorant of the world, thought that if he wins over a little bit of the people, he can compete with the three of us? It's simply a fool."
The head of the Zhao family sneered.
"That's right, Mr. Li is really resourceful. More than one-third of our three farmlands are in Siping County. The people of Siping County are all pointing to our farmland and living."
The head of the Liu family said proudly.
"Hmph! Didn't Lin Fan like to trial cases? Don't he think he has the ability? I want to see if we take back the rented land and how can he do us."
Li Youcai said proudly.
After Lin Fan rescued Wang Xier, Li Youcai came up with this idea. According to the laws and regulations of the Tang Dynasty, private ownership of land was allowed, and the three of them had a lot of land.
At least more than a hundred households were alive when they pointed at their arable land. Without their arable land, these people would have no food to eat and could only wait for death.
Even if they lost the food they cultivated by more than 100 households, it was nothing. This time, if they didn't need to take action, Lin Fan would be killed by the people.
In the court, the people elected a middle-aged man as the representative. The man stepped forward and said, "Sir, we are tenants of the Zhao family, Li family, and Liu family. We rented their arable land to grow grain and handed them a certain amount of grain every year. This year's wheat is about to be harvested, but they have to collect our rented land and the grain has become theirs."
Lin Fan used perspective eyes, and the person who spoke was named Tian Erniu. He was a tenant of the Liu family. He had a wife and a pair of children, so he pointed to the 20 acres of land in the Liu family.
"Yes! Sir, they also said that all this is because you offended them, and the three major households will never rent the arable land to us again."
"Sir, why do you harm us? Without the arable land, how can we live!"
A group of people complained to Lin Fan.
Lin Fan frowned. What are the three major households going to do? It is already the season for a bumper wheat harvest. If the three major households take back the arable land, these people will have worked hard for a year in vain.
"There is such a thing. Come and call me the heads of the Liu family, Zhao family, and Li family. I want to see if they dare to be lawless?"
Lin Fan said angrily.
bite!
"The case of renting arable land by the people is generated and the people's trust is obtained."
Shi Li and several yamen runners left quickly. After half an hour, Li Youcai, Liu Neng and Zhao Quanyou came together and walked into the court. The three of them stood and looked directly at Lin Fan.
"Mr. Lin, I wonder what happened to call the three of us today?"
Li Youcai asked.
"Haha, Lord Lin, it's really lively in this court today. With so many people, is Lord Lin avenging justice for the people again?"
Liu Neng also said.
snort!
These three people are really lawless. In order to deal with themselves, they can think of such a way.
"These people came to court to sue you three, so I called you here and I asked you why you should take back their rent?"
Lin Fan said angrily.
"Sir, this seems to be our power. According to the laws and regulations of the Tang Dynasty, the arable land belongs to our three families. We rent it if we want to, and if we don't want to rent it, we don't rent it."
Zhao Quanyou said proudly.
"Mr. Lin, I'm sorry, what you're in charge this time is very wrong. The people are poor and we can't do anything about it. But is it wrong to take back our arable land?"
Li Youcai said again.
These three people were obviously prepared for a long time. Lin Fan frowned. In ancient times, such things were difficult to explain.
However, there must be other loopholes.
Lin Fan glanced at the people around him and suddenly saw the information of several people, and his eyes lit up.
Zhang Erlei: The people of Siping County, whose ancestors had two storefronts in the county, were rented by the Li family for 10 taels of silver for 10 taels of silver for 100 years.
Qian Mo: The people of Siping County, whose ancestors had a storefront in the county town, were rented by the Li family for 2 taels of silver for 100 years.
Sun Zhi: The people of Siping County have a teahouse in the county town. Because of gambling, the Zhao family helped him pay it back. The teahouse was rented away by the Zhao family for ten years.
Wang Bing: The people of Siping County, whose ancestors had a mansion in the county town, were deceived by the Liu family and rented them for 10 taels of silver for 100 years. They are now an antique shop.
kindness!
There is actually this information. This case will not only be tried, but also have unexpected gains.
"You are doing right, but there are some things that I need to ask clearly."
Lin Fan said with a smile.
"Okay, Lord Lin will ask."
Li Youcai said with a smile.
"Tian Erniu, I will ask you, are the crops you have cultivated by yourself on the cultivated land you rented?"
Lin Fan asked.
"Report to the Lord, those crops were indeed cultivated by us by ourselves, and there was an agreement before that the crops were harvested equally with the owner's family."
Tian Erniu said hurriedly.
"Yeah, very well, you three answered me, you will take back the cultivated land at this time, so what about the crops that are about to mature on the cultivated land?"
Lin Fan asked.
"Sir Lin, the arable land belongs to us. Are the crops planted on it not ours?"
Li Youcai asked back.
"Yes, that's our farmland, and what they plant on it is ours."
Liu Neng also said.
"Yeah, that's the reason."
Lin Fan smiled slightly and said.
"What! Sir, are you helping us or harming us again!"
"Sir, you can't try the case like this. Without that food, how can we live!"
"Sir, we really believed in you wrongly. You must have colluded with the three major households and deliberately cheated us people."
A group of people cursed.
Zhao Quanyou, Li Youcai, and Liu Neng looked at each other and smiled, feeling that they would win this case, and Lin Fan would also lose the people's hearts because of this.
In this way, they can implement the next plan.
"Everyone, don't worry, in fact, there is still room for ease of relieving this matter."
Li Youcai said.
The people turned their heads one after another and looked at the three of them.
"Everyone knows that Lin Fan is a dog official and is extremely incompetent. As long as he leaves our Siping County, he can continue to rent the land to you."
Liu Neng said coldly.
Hearing what these three people said, all the people looked at Lin Fan with disgust in their eyes.
"Mr. Lin, you have also heard that we can tolerate you in the fish countryside, but we will be starved to death, so we will definitely not tolerate it!"
"Mr. Lin, please resign yourself and leave. Don't let us starve to death!"
The people asked.
Lin Fan sat in the court with a sneer in his eyes, without any fear.
"People, don't worry. I just said that what they said was reasonable, but I didn't say that the case was settled like this."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
Chapter completed!