The newly appointed military governor, the provincial governor, and County Magistrate Tang worked together tirelessly, deploying a mix of soft and hard tactics to coax various families into relinquishing a considerable amount of farmland to settle displaced refugees.
However, in comparison to Luojiang County, the farmland they offered was akin to squeezing an already dry sheep of its milk: one must pause for a long while and then squeeze hard in the hopes of extracting even a single drop.
This time, the legal dispute between the Ji Family and the Ying Family was unexpected — so unexpected that County Magistrate Tang, with just a squeeze, wrung out a large bowl of sheep's milk, leaving not only him but also the military governor and provincial governor completely astonished.
For the past few days, both parties had been as quiet as chickens, silently bearing the pressure coming from all directions.
Having land is all well and good, but what use is it without people?