At the end of April, the official documents from the Ministry of Punishment reached Lantian County through the Yamen of the prefect of Xi'an Prefecture.
It was only then that Yun Zhao remembered that he, the county magistrate, still had the power to resolve the case.
Although it was natural that someone would be in charge of the execution of the punishment, the documents submitted to the prefect's yamen had to be printed by Yun Zhao.
So, the famous young magistrate of Lantian County came to the Lantian County Government Office, which had been renovated by Yunfu, for the first time to inquire about the prison.
I thought that there would be many unjust prisons here, but Yun Zhao checked for a whole day and found no loopholes. At least, judging from the documents, the verdicts were all smooth and the evidence was solid. Those who stayed in prison could not find any loopholes. Many people deserve it.
Except for the higher death rate of prisoners in custody, there seems to be no major problem.
As for the death of the prisoner, Yun Zhao felt it was inhumane from the beginning, but now he is able to deal with it calmly.
Not for anything else, when people outside are dying in droves, the lives of prisoners seem particularly cheap at this time.
When he entered the prison for personal inspection, the people inside still had the strength to shout "Unjust", which made Yun Zhao very happy. At least, these people still had the strength, and the anger didn't sound like anything. question.
Yun Zhao, who had read the dossier, took the dossier and questioned the criminals one by one. None of the criminals had the confidence to shout "unjust".
Except for those who owed money and could not pay taxes and were released on the spot by Yunzhao, Yunzhao mostly ignored the prisoners in criminal cases.
People who came in because of trivial matters such as fights have already left, and prisoners who committed murders have also been escorted to Xi'an Prefecture long ago.
In the entire county jail, the most common thing is theft!
These people, Yun Zhao, are ready to hit fifty big boards without asking any questions and then let them out.
He didn't have the energy to deal with such a small matter. No matter what the reason for the thief's stealing, in short, if he caught the thief, it would not be unfair to give him a beating.
As for the women’s prison, there is no one in it at all. In Lantian County, women who commit crimes cannot go to the county government office at all. The relatives are worried that the women will be embarrassed if their pants are taken off and beaten with a board, so they have been dealt with in the countryside. , and the only way to deal with it is-Shen Tang!
However, since Yunzhao issued a ban on throwing people into ponds to pollute water sources, it is said that another punishment was invented in the township - called the mat roll!
Yun Zhao didn’t know whether it was more cruel to be sunk into the pond or to be rolled into a mat, but he was unable to change this. This was also stipulated in the village regulations and folk conventions. The foundation was so deep that it even surpassed "The Law of the Ming Dynasty"!
It is the habit of the people of the Ming Dynasty to watch the excitement. After the thirty-seven thieves who committed theft were beaten to the death, the cheers from the crowd did not stop.
Blood and flesh are inevitable, but Yun Zhao does not allow people to be beaten to death!
Then, after these thieves were beaten up, they were dragged through the streets by the people of Lantian County who misunderstood them and were not allowed to wear pants!
Late at night, Yun Zhao was still looking at the land register. This was what Yun Zhao valued most. Most of the people in the Ming Dynasty were tenant farmers, which meant that they basically had nothing but themselves. There are no means of production.
Such a group of people are inherently enslaved and have no power to fight back.
Only when people like Li Hongji and Zhang Bingzhong become famous, will they have the possibility to change their identities.
Similarly, they have to sacrifice their own lives to change their fate.
Someone coughed at the door...
Yun Zhao raised his head and found the county magistrate Zhang Tianxiong, the chief registrar Liu Xueli, and the clerk He Chengdao each holding a plate of snacks in their hands, smiling. standing at the door.
Yun Zhao smiled and invited the three people in. After Qian Shaoshao brought the tea, he stood behind Yun Zhao and waited to refill the tea for the four giants in Lantian County.
"The county magistrate is so diligent..."
The leader, Zhang Tianxiong, first sighed, seeming very emotional.
Yun Zhao glanced at the three of them with a smile and said, "If you have anything to say, just tell me. They are all locals, so there is no need to hide them."
As he spoke, Zhang Tianxiong I grabbed a piece of King Kong Crispy from the plate that was brought to me and took a big bite. It tasted delicious.
When Zhang Tianxiong saw Yun Zhao eating the food he brought, he smiled and said, "My mother-in-law is very clumsy, and she is the only one who can handle the diamond cake she learned when she was young."
Yun Zhao took a sip of tea and swallowed the dim sum foam in his mouth, grabbed another piece of pastry and said, "Auntie is not from Guanzhong?"
Zhang Tianxiong smiled and said, "Xiangyang Mansion!"
After hearing this, Yun Zhao stood up and looked at the map on the table, searching all the way down the Han River. After a while, he found Xiangyang Mansion, and pointed at this place with his finger: "What a great place."
Zhang Tianxiong sighed: "It's been a long time since I lost the reputation of a land of plenty."
Yun Zhao said: "Why?"
Zhang Tianxiong said helplessly: "Flood!"
Yun Zhao frowned and said: "Hanshui?"
Zhang Tianxiong smiled bitterly and said: "There is a Qinling Mountains across the way, and there is a drought here. There are floods on the Han River, and this year is the worst.
When there are floods, there are refugees, and when there are refugees there are bandits. The chaos cannot be quelled."
Yun Zhao looked at Zhang Tianxiong and said, "What do you mean?"
"Some people want to move to Lantian County!"
Yun Zhao frowned and said: "We don't have any extra land."
The chief secretary Liu Xueli pushed the cakes he brought in front of Yun Zhao and said with a smile: "In fact, we do have land."
Yun Zhao grabbed a piece of pastry from the plate brought by Liu Xueli and said: "II just looked at the land register, why didn’t I find it?
Liu Xueli chuckled, pointed his finger heavily at the location of Shangnan County and said: "Everyone here is about to be killed. It's just the right time to accommodate these people, and our county government can also collect a sum." Big fortune!
Yun Zhao looked at Liu Xueli with a half-smile and said, "Do you know why our country, the Ming Dynasty, ended up in such a situation?" "
Liu Xueli pointed to Yun Zhao, then to Zhang Tianxiong, himself and He Chengdao, and said with a smile: "People like us have too much land. "
Yun Zhao was surprised, stood up and said: "You actually know? "
He Chengdao said on the side: "County Lord, how could we not know? During my grandfather's time, tenant farmers in Nanxiang accounted for 30% of the total population of my Nanxiang. By my father's generation, they accounted for 40%, and in my hands, they accounted for 70%.
The lives of the people in the countryside are getting poorer and poorer. We have seen this with our own eyes. How could we not know it?
It is because we know that fewer and fewer people have land at home and there are more and more tenant farmers that we are sitting on pins and needles.
There used to be a wealthy family within five miles, but now I, the He family, are the only wealthy family in Nanxiang. In such a large Lantian County, we are the only four families who can be called wealthy. .
This time Lantian County is full of refugees. If the county officials had not dealt with it well, it is still unknown whether our four families would have survived.
So, no matter how harsh the county magistrate’s request was, our three families responded together and did not dare to violate it. Fortunately, we worked together to tide over the difficulties, although we lost some money, food, and family business. But it has been saved. Since there are more paddy fields, the income this year may be even higher.
With the county respecter present, the three of us decided to follow the county’s lead.
It’s just that the strength of the four of us is a little weak after all. If we can introduce wealthy households from Xiangyang Prefecture to move to Shangnan, wouldn’t the strength of our Lantian County be much stronger?
The County Lord has already made extraordinary achievements at the age of eight. When we are old, under the County Lord’s wings, we will surely have a prosperous family and prosperous descendants. ”
After hearing He Chengdao’s heartfelt words, Yun Zhao was very proud and ate two large spoons of the rice cake brought by He Chengdao as a reward.
Eat After finishing the steamer cake, Yun Zhao wiped his mouth and said: "Shangnan County is not under the jurisdiction of my Lantian County!
Zhang Tianxiong laughed and said: "Do you think Zhang can become the magistrate of Shangnan County?" "
Yun Zhao was stunned for a moment, then pointed at Zhang Tianxiong and said: "Do you think you can do it?
Liu Xueli smiled and said: "Of course he can't do it alone. If Shangnan County is also included in the protection scope of our Lantian County Tuanlian Envoy, Liu feels that Brother Zhang is more than enough to be the magistrate of Shangnan County." "
Seeing Yun Zhao's silence, He Chengdao said again: "County honour, as brother Zhang becomes the magistrate of Shangnan County, he will definitely follow all the rules of our Lantian County and dare not disobey in the slightest.
Yun Zhao opened his eyes and looked at Zhang Tianxiong and said, "Has the prefect Zhang Lili's place been cleared?" ”
Zhang Tianxiong said: "Hong Chengchou has a relationship with Governor Hong!"
Yun Zhao said with a smile: "In that case, you should go to Xi'an Mansion to handle this matter immediately. This matter should be done sooner rather than later!"
Zhang Tianxiong was overjoyed when he heard this, clasped his fists and said: "A certain family also knows what Governor Hong means, but since he is an official far away, Lantian County still takes the county as its chief!"
Yun Zhao smiled and said: "Great kindness!"
After seeing off the three wealthy households who had achieved their goals, Yun Zhao stood in the yard for a long time with his hands behind his back, and saw Qian Xiaoxiao digging quietly on the side. Nostrils, he asked: "Do you think I should agree?"
Qian Shaoshao shook his head and said: "I don't know, I only know that if you want to kill the three of them, it's still too late to give the order. ."