Fast Travel: Being a Cannon Fodder Heroine Was Spoiled

Chapter 13
Prisoners have always been favored by the emperor, because no matter how much corvee the people serve, they will eventually be sent back to work the land.

But the emperor wanted to build too many palaces, gardens, and palaces, and even the people's year-round corvee service was not enough for the emperor.

But if the people are not allowed to go back to farming, there will be no harvest in the fields, and no tax can be collected, which will also affect the emperor's enjoyment.

Prisoners save a lot of trouble, that is, free labor until death, isn't it much easier to use than ordinary people?

That's why there is a provision that double criminals can redeem people for escaping corvee.

Of course, once this regulation came out, once some people escaped corvee, how many innocent people would be accused by people like Gai Xiong and sent to serve as prisoners, the emperor who only wanted to enjoy himself didn't care.

As for those court officials, they are used to being aloof, and they can't see the suffering of these ordinary people.

Because he was worried that the imperial court would make trouble, he heard that Zhao Yanhuan brought down Hutiaozhai and doubled the number of prisoners.

Gai Xiong didn't even ask Zhao Yanhuan how he did it, he hurriedly urged Feng Ji to take people to Hutiaozhai to suppress the bandits and send them to the corvee place as soon as possible.

Everything was as Zhao Yanhuan expected, this seemingly life-and-death crisis was easily resolved.

Zhao Yanhuan solved this matter lightly, but it was not easy.

First of all, it is very difficult to get enough prisoners.

Secondly, there are enough interests to be entangled with Gai Xiong, so that Gai Xiong doesn't want to break up with her easily.

Only in this way can Gai Xiong avoid jumping over the wall in a hurry, arresting the villagers of Qipai Village immediately and questioning them, and giving himself enough time to explain the situation.

When Zhao Yanhuan was about to leave with Feng Ji, Gai Xiong suddenly said a word.

"Those villagers who have fled back, you should turn them into hidden households. Escape from corvee is always a hidden danger. Who knows when, the higher-ups will send someone to investigate thoroughly, and I will cancel all their household registrations."

Zhao Yanhuan paused, turned around and cupped his hands towards Gai Xiong, thanking him sincerely: "Thank you, magistrate."

Gai Xiong waved his hand, sat on the chair and poured himself a cup of tea slowly, it was just a favor.

In order to ensure that all the bandits could be transported back, Feng Ji took all the police officers from the county to Hutiaozhai together.

In the Tiger Leaping Village, Luan Bao and Luan Xiong led their people and stayed here all the time.

All the bandits were tied up. Luan Bao and Luan Xiong had people feed these bandits some water and ate a few mouthfuls of steamed buns, just to make sure they didn't starve to death.

Wang Datian and Wang Erdi were tied together, they were already half dead, Zhao Yanhuan was surprised that the two of them didn't have stomach lavage, and they were fine, what a fate.

But it doesn't matter if it's okay, Zhao Yanhuan said to Feng Jidao: "These two people are called Wang Datian and Wang Erdi, they are the first and second masters of Tiger Leaping Village."

"When you bring them back, remind the county magistrate to pay special attention, don't let these two people escape, or encourage the bandits under him to riot."

Feng Ji glanced at Wang Datian and Wang Erdi: "Don't worry, after these people go back, they will be handcuffed and fettered, and they can't be taken off even when they are working."

"With these two things on your body, even if the two of them have the ability to ascend to the sky, they will never be able to make waves."

Zhao Yanhuan nodded: "That's how I feel at ease. I have counted the bandits here, and there are 530 of them. Just count the number and take them away."

When Zhao Yanhuan and Feng Ji were talking, Wang Datian and Wang Erdi kept staring at Zhao Yanhuan with distorted expressions like evil spirits.

If the two of them hadn't been gagged, they would have already yelled at each other.

It's a pity that neither Zhao Yanhuan, nor Feng Ji, nor the villagers of Qipai Village who guarded them, paid any attention to these two people.

Until he was escorted away by Feng Ji, Wang Datian kept turning his head to look at Zhao Yanhuan, with piercing eyes, which made Luan Bao and Luan Xiong frown.

Originally, I didn't pay attention to these two people, and it didn't matter if I left alive or not.

But now seeing Wang Datian's penetrating expression, the two of them felt that they shouldn't let people live.

Luan Bao said to Zhao Yanhuan: "Village chief, this Wang Datian is not a simple bandit, he has some brains."

"If he leaves alive like this, if something happens and he comes back, he will definitely come to us for revenge."

"We're not afraid of honest revenge, but bandits are inhumane, and it's only troublesome to play tricks behind their backs. As long as this person is alive, he has unlimited possibilities. We have to guard against it."

Luan Xiong's reaction was even more straightforward: "Village Chief, let me kill these two things."

Zhao Yanhuan shook his head, and said, "Since they have already been sent to the county magistrate, it's not right for us to intervene to kill them, and it's not difficult to kill them."

Zhao Yanhuan said that it is not difficult to kill Wang Datian and Wang Erdi, it is really not difficult.

She just stopped Feng Ji and said a few words when she left the Tiger Leaping Village and separated from Feng Ji.

"Captain Feng, I would like to trouble you to tell the county magistrate that the more prisoners the better, but Wang Datian and Wang Erdi are the two owners of the Tiger Leaping Village, and they have a high prestige among the bandits."

"Those who can be bandits are always rebellious. If the two want to rebel against the court on the way, with the prestige of these two, it is easy to gather these bandits to make trouble."

"Instead of keeping these two people who don't know when they will cause trouble, it's better to just send ordinary gangsters to be prisoners, and to punish these two bandit leaders, so as to show the prestige of the county magistrate's benevolence to the people of Niumo County."

Feng Ji was also a smart person, and he knew Zhao Yanhuan's meaning as soon as he heard it. He nodded immediately and said, "Don't worry, Village Chief Zhao. I will definitely bring your words to the county magistrate."

After sending Feng Ji away, Zhao Yanhuan took people back to Qipai Village, waiting for the end of Wang Datian and Wang Erdi.

Gai Xiong was also a man of resolute action. He heard Zhao Yanhuan's words conveyed by Feng Ji and felt reasonable.

So the next day, Gai Xiong pushed Wang Datian and Wang Erdi to Caishikou and beheaded them.

It is said that there were huge crowds of people who went to see the excitement, almost the whole Niumoo County went, and everyone clapped their hands and applauded.

Originally, as a county magistrate, he was not qualified to execute prisoners directly, but Gai Xiong was different. He was a fifth-rank county magistrate, so he was qualified to execute prisoners.

Why is a county magistrate a fifth rank?This is about going back to the family.

Today, almost all the world is controlled by aristocratic families, and all officials are from aristocratic families.

But there are only so many official positions in the world, no matter how many redundant officials there are.

But the descendants of the aristocratic family are born again and again, no amount of official positions is enough.

In this case, high-ranking official positions are not enough, so you can only look at the county magistrate.

But a small official like the county magistrate is really looked down upon by many big families.

What should I do?
Easy to handle, upgrade the rank of this county magistrate.

So the county magistrates of the sixth grade, the county magistrates of the fifth grade, and the county magistrates of the fourth grade came out at the historic moment.

Although these county magistrates are county magistrates, when they see other officials, they speak according to their ranks, which is completely inferior to ordinary county magistrates.

　Thank you for the starting point coin rewarded by the spotless heart, and thank you for your support from the last book to this book.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)