Do you know: Why did Gu Tingye burn the IOUs of the tenants of Guyanzhuang?

In "Do you know whether it should be green, fat, red and thin", after Ming Lan was newly married and took charge of the house, she went to the Zhuangzi to inspect. Firstly, she asked the people on the Zhuangzi to recognize the owner, and secondly, to see if there was anyone there. Deceive the superiors and deceive the subordinates, cook them up, and thirdly declare ownership. When I inspected Guyan Village, I found something really wrong. Wu Guang, the housekeeper of the village, was a ruthless man. He not only bullied the master, but also treated the tenants harshly. As soon as he came up, he told Minglan that the tenant farmers were in arrears of rent of 20,000 taels and borrowed 13,500 taels. This made Minglan extremely angry, but she did not dare to lose her temper. Gritting her teeth with hatred, Minglan could only discuss with Gu Tingye how to deal with the pile of bad debts in Guyan Village and how to deal with these evil-hearted people. What was unexpected was that Gu Tingye actually burned all the IOUs.

Now let’s do some calculations. The original novel says that Guyan Village only lasted for eleven or twelve years, with an annual income of three to five thousand taels of silver. Everything is good at the beginning. According to this logic, the tenants of this village will definitely not be in debt or rent in the first one or two years, so assuming that the calculation starts from the third year. In the past ten years, this village had a maximum output of 50,000 taels of silver. As a result, the amount of rent owed and loaned out was 33,500 taels, which actually accounted for 67%. What landowner is so incompetent at settling accounts? Obviously Something fishy. According to another calculation, the tenants borrowed 33,500 taels in ten years. According to the Song Dynasty, one tael of silver was equivalent to 1,000 to 1,800 yuan today. Assuming that the minimum loan is 1,000 yuan, one household of 60 households would actually borrow 33,500 taels per year. They need to borrow 55,833 yuan. After ten years, one family will owe more than 500,000 yuan, which is a huge sum of money.

Is this a tenant? This is my man, but these men borrow so much money every year and are so poor that they starve to death without having a meal to eat, freeze to death without firewood in winter, and die from illness without money for medical treatment. This is not a big joke. ? Anyone who has done any calculation knows that this is impossible. But doesn’t Gu Tingye know? Since he knew he had been deceived, why didn't he hold these stewards accountable? Instead of taking the blame, he burned all the IOUs and settled the debt himself. Was he stupid? He is not stupid, he is smart. There are four reasons why he burned these IOUs. Don't create hidden dangers for yourself

Even if a housekeeper of the Imperial Manor gave him ten courages, he would not dare to do such a heinous thing openly and deduct so much money. Then there must be someone behind him, and there must be more than one person behind him. Since this is an imperial mansion, those who dare to reach out to make money here are either nobles, people from the palace, or powerful people. Just like Minglan said, it is better to offend a gentleman than a villain. If the matter is revealed this time, it is hard to say whether those people can be punished. It will definitely offend those concubines and father-in-law. , may not have its own power. You can only commit a thief in a thousand days, but there is no way to prevent a thief in a thousand days. Now that I have offended those people, who knows if I will catch the opportunity one day and cause mischief behind the scenes, and I don’t know how I will die. Even so, it's better to suffer a loss, pay some money, and let this matter go away. Hurry up and replace the village head

Wu Guang is a scoundrel. Relying on someone in the palace who can talk to him, he does whatever he wants, oppresses the tenants, and does evil. In the past, Guyan Manor was an imperial manor with royal protection. Even if there were some murder cases, everyone would just turn a blind eye and pass by. Now that Gu Tingye has taken over Zhuangzi, how many people are watching him and are always ready to cause trouble for him. If Wu Guang continues to be in charge here for tens of thousands of taels of silver, who knows what evil he will do. The evil he had done was caught by others, and it was Gu Tingye who was ultimately implicated. By then, he had not eaten the mutton, and he was in a mess. It's better to deal with this pile of bad debts quickly and replace Wu Guang. From now on, if you let your own people manage Zhuangzi, it will be clean and proper, so you can rest assured and feel more at ease. The water is too deep

The royal family does not have a single palace, Guyanzhuang. In the novel, Gu Tingye is given only two palaces. There are many royal palaces. Now that Gu Tingye has taken over two companies, one of them is in a situation where someone is trying to make money. The world is as dark as crows. How can the other imperial houses be any better? If this matter is really exposed and reported to the emperor, who will conduct a thorough investigation, how many nobles and people in the palace will be implicated. Those who are led out will feel happy and will not bear any grudge against you. If you do this, you will offend a large number of people, and they are all noble people. You don't know how you will die one day.

Then again, the emperor has just ascended the throne and has not yet settled down. If you ask him to punish those nobles, will he punish them or not? It was originally a matter of tens of thousands of taels of silver, but you threw a difficult problem to the emperor, just to make trouble for the emperor. What kind of minister are you, do you dare to use you in the future? If the emperor doesn't dare to use you anymore, then Gu Tingye's official career will come to an end. This deal is not worthwhile, so it is better to burn it. Silently asking for favors

Look at all the people you invited. In front of these people, I burned the IOU. First, Gu Tingye knew that there was something fishy about Zhuangzi, so everyone who should know knew about it, and the matter was spread. Second, although I know about this matter, I do not intend to pursue it. I, Gu Tingye, will pay for the matter, so that the people behind Wu Guang and others will not be offended, and those people will have to bear Gu Tingye's secret favor. The third item is the most important and the most beneficial to Gu Tingye, that is, Gu Tingye publicizes this matter locally. The emperor knows the underworld here, and for his own private treasury, he can replace it with his own people in the future. And those who were making money behind the scenes did not dare to fool the emperor anymore. It would be much easier for the emperor to replace them with his own people.

Gu Tingye opened the way for the emperor, waded into the water for the emperor, tested the depth, shocked a group of people in one fell swoop, and solved many problems for the emperor. This is the most important thing. As a minister, you have solved a problem for the emperor. Will the emperor still treat you badly? Within two days, the emperor found another reason and secretly rewarded Gu Tingye fifty thousand taels of silver. This was really a sign of honor. Therefore, Gu Tingye burned the fire very well, very well. This is what smart people do.