When I woke up, my whole family was in rebellion!

Chapter 94

Ming Yu got Gu Xingzhi's imperial badge, and when he was in Datong, it was like Gu Xingzhi was there in person, and no officials were allowed to hinder him.Relying on this convenience, he did a series of things to clean up the official atmosphere in Datong.

First of all, Mingyu set up the justice hall, so that the people of Datong, whoever has a grievance, can go to the justice hall and submit a complaint.

If there are illiterate people, the justice hall also has a special teacher who is responsible for writing for the people to make statements for the people-and there will be no charge for a penny.

As soon as this move came out, the whole Datong was shocked.The common people, in particular, were unbelievable at first, and then suspicious, worried that they would be retaliated against after submitting the complaint.

At the beginning of the implementation of the new law, it is inevitable to be suspected and guarded against.Ming Yu knew this truth very well, so he was not in a hurry when no one cared about the Justice Hall after it opened for a few days.

"Master Ming, how many days have passed, why is there still no one here?"

The food brought by the third prince has temporarily alleviated the famine in Datong.In addition, the Fu Yin was beheaded, and the Shanyin county magistrate and his party were all arrested and brought to justice. Seeing this, the local gentry also opened warehouses to release grain and donated porridge to the victims for free, in order to win the favor of the third prince.

But these alone cannot completely solve the famine in Datong.The imperial court couldn't allocate money, and it was impossible for Gu Xingzhi to buy rice grains from other places to alleviate the disaster in Datong.

So, after discussing with Ming Yu, he decided to borrow grain from the neighboring prefectures and counties first.After the grain is borrowed, it will be returned in three years, and then the government will register and compile a book to count the current number of people in Datong. Every household must record clearly, and no concealment is allowed.

After the grain was borrowed, the rice grain was distributed by the government to the victims.In order to avoid someone filling their pockets in the middle, a supervisor must be set up for each checkpoint to be responsible for supervision.

After receiving the food, the victims must also sign and draw a deposit. They cannot collect it for others, and they must not conceal the actual number of people in the family to get more.

Once the government finds out those who have concealed the report, they will be disqualified from receiving food, but will buy it at the original price. If they cannot pay, they will act as coolies to make compensation.

As soon as this order came out, everyone praised it.Although the grain was borrowed, after the people received the grain, they would return it in the future.But there are people who have hope. Datong was only affected by natural disasters this year. The people have land and strength. As long as people are alive, why worry about not being able to grow food or paying off debts?
And for those who only have old people and children left in their families, and there are no adults in their prime, the government will distribute food for free without returning it.And it will also be subsidized as appropriate according to the actual situation.

Each of these laws and regulations is for the sake of the people.The disaster relief has made the people of Datong respect Gu Xingzhi as a god and Buddha.

And this justice hall is also from another angle to create momentum for Gu Xingzhi.

Since Ming Yu wanted to do this, he definitely wouldn't mess it up.Now that the common people are relying on borrowed food to tide over the difficulties, then he here naturally has to take advantage of the victory to pursue and make the Justice Hall "boom"!
"Don't worry, someone will come."

The gate of the Justice Hall opens at sunrise and closes at sunset.In order not to burden the people too much, there are only two guards in front of the gate, and they don't wear official uniforms, so as not to scare the people from entering.

At this time, a man in ragged clothes was wandering around the door of the Justice Hall.His expression seemed to be very tangled, he looked at the gate of the Justice Hall several times, but he didn't have the courage to go in.

Before coming here, people in the village said that once you enter the justice hall, you cannot get out.Who knew that those officials didn't want to take this opportunity to see who was dissatisfied?
The Governor of Datong has done a lot of evil here. Over the years, the people have developed a forbearing temperament, and they can't trust the government at all.

Even though the Governor of Datong is no longer around, this long-standing oppression still makes them fearful.For the government, the people are more afraid than trusting.

Cao Shen was a poor scholar from Shanyin County. He had limited knowledge.

I originally wanted to be a teacher in the village, so I could be considered a stable life.Unexpectedly, he met the Shanyin county magistrate who did all kinds of evil, which made his already poor life worse.

This unjust case has taken root in his heart for many years.The neighbors all knew his suffering, but when he decided to come to the justice hall, they still persuaded him.

"The magistrate of Shanyin County has a lot of background. Although he is arrested now, who knows if he will be released in the future?"

"That's right, there was such a big commotion back then, didn't he have nothing to do? At that time, Fu Yin said he would investigate, but he invited him to Datong to drink tea for a few days, and then let him back."

The county magistrate of Shanyin has overshadowed the sky with one hand in the local area, and the people still have lingering fears when they mention him.They didn't feel that the county magistrate was arrested, so they kept guarding until the clouds opened to see the moon.

After all, it's not like the Shanyin county magistrate has never been arrested before, and they all came back fine in the end.

Cao Shen has no relatives in Shanyin County. He has endured it for so many years. He can't sleep at night, and he can't even live in peace during the day.

The appearance of Justice Hall seemed to cast a little light on his stagnant heart.But when he wanted to grab it, he was afraid that the light would be short-lived, so he dared not reach out.

"Little brother, do you want to go to the justice hall?"

Du Er, who was wearing a bunt, walked up to Cao Shen carelessly.He grinned and showed a mouthful of white teeth, looking very simple and honest, "Let me tell you, this justice hall is really amazing! If you want to go, go in quickly, otherwise the justice hall will be closed when it gets dark !"

When Cao Shen heard the words, he hurriedly asked, "Why did you say that, brother?"

Du Er waved his hand and said with a smile: "What kind of brother is not brother, I am a kind of land, you can call me Erxiong."

Cao Shen then saluted, "Brother Erxiong, please enlighten me."

Du Er pulled him aside and began to talk freely, "My ancestors were all farmers, so we lived on those two pieces of land. When the weather is good and the harvest is good, I haven't been hungry for so many years."

Speaking of this, his complexion changed, he sighed, and continued: "But who knew that the uncle of the Fu Yin took a fancy to my land and wanted to buy it at a low price, so I naturally refused to do it. I didn't expect him to borrow Fu Yin's forces led people to drive me away, directly robbed me of my land, and even found someone to beat me up, almost to death!"

Cao Shen felt empathy and said angrily, "Then what happened afterwards?"

Hearing his question, Du Er knocked on the wall next to him, knocking down a pile of ashes, "Afterwards, I could only make a living by doing coolies for others. I was the only one left in the whole family, but I was still able to support myself. Let's go. But, I'm not reconciled!"

His eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "At first, I didn't have any hope for this justice hall. But thinking about those two pieces of land, my ancestors have guarded them for generations, and they were robbed when they came to me. Go to the Justice Hall and sue Fu Yin's brother-in-law!"

(End of this chapter)