Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 507 Why Don’t You Listen to Me?

Hangzhou County Government Office.

"Brother-in-law, the ten acres of land of the Chen family is suitable for a silk, cotton and linen workshop, but there are some problems now that I am quite worried."

He Juming is not a fool after all. He has investigated the situation of the Chen family.

Chen Boqin was not to be feared, but his nephew had some connections in the capital, otherwise Chen Boqin would not have returned all the property of the second son of the Chen family in such a dejected manner when he came back from the capital.

He must have suffered a setback in the capital.

Hangzhou County Magistrate Luo Deyinben was originally from Quanzhou Prefecture. After passing the imperial examination, he worked his way to the wealthy Hangzhou Prefecture through connections. It goes without saying how much money he spent on this.

He did not dare to engage in corruption in the officialdom, for fear of being discovered by the censor, so he handed over many business matters to his brother-in-law.

Luo Deyin shook his head and said calmly, "It's nothing to be afraid of. The second son of the Chen family is a businessman. His son also suffers from severe tuberculosis. It's a miracle that he can live until now."

Such a person is destined to never enter officialdom. Even if he has some connections in the capital, it is impossible for them to extend their reach to Hangzhou Prefecture.

Therefore, County Magistrate Luo was not worried about this matter.

After obtaining this land, we must speed up the construction of the workshop. The national policy has been released, and the Maritime Customs will be fully open next year. The overseas trade of the Ming Dynasty will surely develop rapidly.

This is an opportunity to make a lot of money.

"Don't worry, I will take care of these things for you. Just take back the land tomorrow."

After hearing his brother-in-law's assurance, He Juming stopped thinking about it.

The next morning, He Juming took his men to the Chen family's ancestral land to reclaim the land.

"Old Chen, here are thirty taels of silver. Take it and sign the contract."

Chen Boqin stared at the contract and shook his head, saying, "Lao He, this is our Chen family's ancestral property. I can't sell it."

"Besides, whether to sell the ancestral property is not something I can decide alone. There is another descendant of our Chen family living in the capital, and his consent is also required."

He Juming smiled and said, "Do you think the money is too little? These things can be negotiated. Just name a price."

"According to the market price in Hangzhou, ten acres of land is only one hundred taels. I will give you thirty taels and arrange a job for your Chen family in the future. This is already a good deal."

"Of course, if you want more money, I can give it to you..."

Chen Boqin interrupted the other party and said, "That's not the reason. No matter how much money you offer, I can't sell you these ten acres of land."

He Juming's expression fell, and he said calmly: "I am not discussing this with you. I want to build a workshop and I will start construction today."

"Whether you agree or not, I have called the construction workers over, and they will start construction on these lands today."

"I am negotiating with you because of our previous cooperation. In fact, I could have not discussed it with you. You know I could have taken your land without paying anything. I hope you will not be ungrateful."

Chen Boqin said calmly, "Lao He, I am thinking about you. I need to remind you that my nephew is a bit cruel. This is where his parents are buried. If he finds out that you are building a workshop on his parents' graves, I'm afraid you will end up badly."

"Hahaha!"

He Juming laughed and said, "So you are worried about me? Should I thank you then?"

"Haha, let's put it this way. I'll give you another seventy taels of silver, and we'll start construction today."

Chen Boxin: “…”

"I've already warned you, it's up to you."

He knew that there was no way to be tough with the other party now. After all, his brother-in-law was the magistrate of Hangzhou, and Chen Boxin would not be so ignorant.

"to make."

He Juming didn't say much, he stood up and left the Chen family's house, commanding a group of craftsmen to start filling up the ten acres of land. Chen Ce led Wu Niangzi, Xiaohua and others to the ancestral field.

Several carriages stopped in front of the village. Chen Ce planned to take Mrs. Wu and Xiaohua to pay homage to their parents first, and then start the work of relocating the graves.

Chen Boqin was stunned for a moment, looking at Chen Ce on the narrow path in the village in astonishment, and hurriedly walked up to him and said, "Chen Ce, you're back?"

Chen Ce looked at his uncle, nodded, and said calmly: "Well, I will move the grave."

Chen Ce did not have much affection for his uncle, nor did he miss the entire Chen family very much. After returning to move the grave this time, he planned to return to Beijing and did not plan to stay in Hangzhou for long.

Chen Boqin hesitated to speak, but finally couldn't help but said: "Someone has started work on the ancestral tomb and wants to fill up the Chen family's ancestral tomb. You came at the right time. If you had come a step later, the second son's tomb might have been filled up."

Chen Ce frowned slightly and said indifferently: "Did you sell the ancestral land?"

Chen Zhengye hurriedly said, "Chen Ce! Don't go too far! You have taken back all our family property. These ten acres of land are the foundation of our survival. Not only is my second uncle buried here, but also my grandparents. Even if we are bastards, can we sell our ancestral grave?"

"But they have the support of the Hangzhou County Government. What do you want us to do? We had some connections in the Hangzhou officialdom before, but how can we protect the Chen family's ancestral tomb now?"

"Why are you angry with us? Aren't you very powerful in the capital? Go and cause trouble for them!"

Chen Ce nodded: "Take me there."

"it is good."

Chen Zhengye led Chen Ce and others towards the ancestral tomb. He Juming was directing the craftsmen to shovel the grave.

Chen Ce walked over, stared at He Juming and said, "Let them stop first."

"Don't touch this field. This is our Chen family's ancestral grave."

He Juming looked at Chen Ce and said to Chen Boqin with a smile, "Old Chen, is this the ruthless nephew you were talking about?"

"hehe."

He smiled and said, "I will move this grave. What do you think?"

Chen Ce really didn't want to say another word to this brainless person. He had a lot of things he could argue with, such as asking the other party to produce the proof of land acquisition, or citing the law to argue with the other party.

But he didn't.

"Your brother-in-law is the magistrate of Hangzhou, right?"

He Juming nodded and said, "How?"

Chen Ce hummed and said, "Tell them to start the work later. I'll ask him to come over and take care of it."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Li Zhen and said, "Go to the Hangzhou County Government Office and call the county magistrate over."

He Juming sneered, ignored Chen Ce's words, and sternly rebuked the craftsmen, saying, "What are you standing there for? Keep pushing the grave!"

Chen Ce was silent for a moment, then said to Li Zhen, "Forget it, just deal with him first."

Li Zhen nodded: "Okay!"

Then he walked up to He Juming and broke his outstretched arm with a snap.

"what!"

The heart-wrenching roar spread throughout the village. Chen Ce stared at him coldly and said, "I told you not to start the work yet. Why didn't you listen to me?"

"You, you bastard, I'm going to kill you! Kill him for me! Quick!" He Juming yelled hysterically.

(End of this chapter)