Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 195
With the economic development of Xiangshan County, inevitably, the dark side also grows.In particular, things like cheating, abduction, robbery, etc. all happen.

Zhang Yifan also has experience with these. Later, when he was a child, he went to a train station in the south and it was a mess. Therefore, he was also wary of such situations.

At Zhang Yifan's level, things like this are rarely heard.If he was really just a member of the Ming Dynasty, he might not be able to learn the truth behind it.

However, he is not.

The commotion has reached the point of banging the drum. Judging from the probability, this is definitely not the first one.Chaos must have arisen where Zhang Yifan, the consort, could not see.

According to the man's accusation, the gangster also had relatives who worked in the government office.I can’t be convinced of this, but I can’t disbelieve it either!

Zhang Yifan believes that the people below him will definitely understand the things in society, but they have not reported to him.There are two reasons.

One is because they don't want to alarm him; the other is simply interested.

This kind of situation, as small as a county government, as large as the imperial court, in fact, there are similar situations.Because of this, there were only factory guards in the Ming Dynasty, instead of just listening to the bureaucrats' one-sided words.

Zhang Yifan is only a county magistrate, and he has only been in the position for three years, so he is not suitable to have his own "Jinyiwei".

However, for this matter, he also has a solution.

No, after Zhang Yifan entered the backyard, he immediately ordered Zhu Wudao, who was following behind him: "When you find that there are few people, go and bring the couple just now to the backyard, and I will question you again. Remember, try not to let Others find out.”

"Yes, Prince Consort!" After hearing this, Zhu Wu didn't understand why he did this, but he still agreed.

As a result, what Zhang Yifan never expected was that at noon, when he had just finished lunch, he saw Zhu Wu and his men coming over carrying two sacks.

Zhang Yifan: "..."

He could tell at once that Zhu Wu had stuffed the person into a sack and carried him over.

Sure enough, Zhu Wu asked someone to put down the sack, and then reported to Zhang Yifan: "Consort, I have brought it!"

Zhang Yifan was really speechless, and quickly said: "Hurry up and let him out, how could anyone invite someone like this?"

"Consort, didn't you say it's best not to be seen?" Zhu Wu heard this and argued, "This is the most appropriate, no one will notice that they have been brought!"

At this time, the sack was untied.The two people inside had been struggling, but after hearing the conversation, they both stopped struggling.

After taking off the cloth stuffed in the mouth and untying the ropes binding his hands and feet, the two immediately hugged each other with fear and confusion on their faces.

When Zhang Yifan saw it, he quickly squeezed out a smile and said comfortingly: "Don't be afraid. This is to avoid alerting the gangsters and to prevent the news from leaking out. Didn't you guys eat? Come on, hurry up and arrange a meal for me."

Watching his men go to get food, he then said to the two people in front of him: "Tell me the situation again, be specific."

Zheng Baolu had met Zhang Yifan in the lobby, and of course he knew that this man was the consort, not an impostor. Hearing his words, he calmed down and quickly let go of his wife and kowtowed: "The consort is clearly aware that the common people are indeed Shaoguan..."

Then, he explained the situation again.

Zhang Yifan listened carefully and found no flaws.He could tell that those gangsters must be habitual criminals and definitely not a temporary act.

So, he ordered someone to call Zhu Jingjing over, and then said to Zheng Baolu: "You two, can you describe in detail what those bad guys look like?"

Zhu Jingjing began to draw portraits based on their descriptions.

As for himself, he went to the library room to check the documents.

When Zhang Yifan checked the archived documents with purpose, he found some signs of fraud and abduction.However, most of them did not report the crime. Even if they reported the crime, it was a spring and autumn style of writing and it was covered up.

Later, Zhang Yifan summoned Dianshi Zhang San.

This Zhang San, who started from a young age, became a Dian Shi only because of Zhang Yifan's appreciation. He is considered a person Zhang Yifan can trust.

Therefore, Zhang Yifan asked sternly: "How is the public security situation in Xiangshan County? I must listen to the truth and not hide anything!"

Zhang San had never seen the county magistrate consort speak to him so sternly, and he suddenly felt a little panicked.

Of course he knew that someone beat the drum and complained in the morning, so he quickly reported back: "Prince-in-law, I don't dare to hide anything. It's true that no major criminal cases have ever happened. At most, they are some deception and abduction, and some money grabbing." The subordinates also sent people to patrol everywhere, but it is possible that we all know each other in Xiangshan County, and we did not encounter these things during the patrol, so we did not dare to alert the Prince Consort! "

At this point, Zhang San said with a bitter face: "These small things are not only difficult to check, but also delay time. It is really thankless for the yamen to do it."

Hearing this, Zhang Yifan fell silent.

The lack of understanding made Zhang San think that as long as it was not a big case like murder, other things were actually trivial.Moreover, Zhang San had never done classical history before, which was also the reason why he couldn't do his best when doing things.

In the past, county government officials were inherited from their fathers, and they could indeed pass on certain experience.And if I want to break the career hereditary tradition, it seems that I need to take a vocational training course.

Thinking like this, he didn't complain too much about Zhang San, but emphasized: "People's livelihood is no small matter. If you were the sufferer and came to a strange place and were robbed of all your money and took your wife with you, how desperate would you be? How bad will it be for our Xiangshan County? In the long run, will outsiders dare to come to build our Xiangshan County?"

"Prince-in-law, they... they are here to make money." After hearing this, Zhang San hesitated for a while, and finally defended.

As soon as Zhang Yifan heard this, he knew that this was another issue of knowledge.

So, he asked: "Do you think Xiangshan County would be so prosperous without outsiders?"

Having said this, he ordered in a tone that left no room for doubt: "When you go back, write a report to me. The content will be the credit of the foreigner! Submit it tomorrow!"

Zhang San: "..."

Seeing that the consort was serious, he didn't dare to defend himself and could only leave with a bitter look on his face.

Later, Zhang Yifan returned to the backyard.

"Brother Fan, look at it, there are two evil people drawn." When Zhu Jingjing saw him, she motioned for him to go over and take a look, and said at the same time.Zhang Yifan went over to take a look and felt that the painting was good. He turned around and asked Zheng Baolu, who was standing there solemnly after finishing his meal, "How similar is it?"

"At least eight likenesses!" After hearing this, Zheng Baolu quickly replied, "Her Royal Highness the Princess is so amazing, this person is really like her!"

Zhu Jingjing smiled slightly when she heard this. She was still confident in this and said to Zhang Yifan: "Brother Fan, you can go get someone!"

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan shook his head and said, "I'm not just going to arrest this group, I'm going to do something big, completely clean up Xiangshan County, and also solve some of the problems caused by Xiangshan County's rapid development."

Naturally, Zhu Jingjing would not object to his arrangement.

Afterwards, Zhang Yifan wrote two letters and sent them to Guangzhou and Dongguan respectively. In addition, he called Qi Xiang over, called in sergeants, and began to control the docks, official roads and other traffic arteries without leaving a trace.

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After He Zhen of the He family in Dongguan read the letter sent by Zhang Yifan, he told his eldest son He Rong: "The prince-in-law is here to live, you go and take care of this matter!"

With that said, he handed over the letter.

After hearing this, He Rong went to pick up the letter and asked, "Dad, what big event is the consort going to do?"

"Just let us allocate some suitable people to go to Xiangshan County to investigate those ruffians."

Hearing his father's answer, He Rong didn't even bother to read the letter. He was very disappointed and said: "It's true that this prince-in-law made such a trivial matter seem like a big deal!"

His father arranged for his younger brother He Gui to handle Nanyang affairs.But he also wanted to do something big, but he was too disappointed in the result.

But who knows, when He Zhen heard this, he immediately said with a serious expression: "What do you know? That prince-in-law is really a capable person. He can see at a glance that although these things are small, they will have a very serious impact on Xiangshan County where a large population has gathered in a short period of time." Good influence. That's why he takes it so seriously."

Having said this, he paused and continued to say seriously: "Moreover, the fact that the consort can leave this matter to our He family shows that he has begun to trust us. Therefore, this matter must be done well and beautifully." Got it, do you understand?"

He Rong saw that his father was so serious. Although he still didn't understand it, he knew that his father would definitely not be wrong, so he immediately responded: "I know, Dad, I will arrange this matter myself and will never give it to the He family." Shame on you!”

The He family is a local snake in Guangdong, and they have all kinds of people in their hands. If they really want to do this seriously, they are absolutely sure.

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On the other hand, Fang Keqin, the prefect of Guangzhou Prefecture, also received a letter from Zhang Yifan, requesting that Fang Keqin, like the He family, allocate manpower to assist Xiangshan County in cracking down.

After a year and a half, Fang Keqin had secured his position as the magistrate of Guangzhou Prefecture and already understood Guangzhou Prefecture. Therefore, he immediately deployed relevant manpower and sent them to Xiangshan County.

Here in Xiangshan County, Zheng Baolu County Government's drumming thing seems to be like a small stone thrown into the pond. It only made a little ripple when it was thrown, and then calmed down.

No one realized how much power Zhang Yifan had mobilized to prepare behind this calm situation. Not even the county officials knew.

Half a month later, the network was suddenly closed.

Qi Xiang's Qianhu Division sergeants blocked various traffic arteries. People sent by the Guangzhou government office and people sent by the He family in Dongguan took action at the same time. Basically, seventy-seven people from Xiangshan County were arrested, including petty thieves. Eighty-eight, after interrogation, some of the people who slipped through the net were captured.

It only took two days to catch almost all the cheaters in Xiangshan County. A total of nearly 400 people were arrested, including the group that defrauded Zheng Baolu.

What is a bit surprising is that about a quarter of the arrested prisoners were locals from Xiangshan County.There are indeed two of them, and they are still working in the county government.

In other places, these things here in Xiangshan County are actually nothing serious.As a result, we did not expect that Xiangshan County would take it so seriously, which surprised everyone.

Zhang Yifan still used the old method of public trial of these prisoners, and the victims like Zheng Baolu came to the stage to complain and talk about the situation after being robbed, which aroused the resonance of many people!
Don’t just look at someone who has a little money stolen or robbed. You must know that this little money may very well be the hope of others!

Under a public trial, they are the easiest to resonate with.After all, these things may seem trivial on the surface, but when it comes to individuals, they are no longer trivial.

All of a sudden, the people applauded Xiangshan County's "making a fuss out of a molehill" this time.

Subsequently, Zhang Yifan made a judgment that all those with household registration in Xiangshan County were revoked and sentenced to exile in Liaodong.It will only be implemented after reporting to my father-in-law for approval.

In addition, Dian Shi Zhang San, who was in charge of public security, neglected his duties and did not fulfill his duties. He was punished by twenty and his year-end bonus was confiscated.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yifan took this opportunity to rectify the market.

In Xiangshan County, anyone who engages in dishonest business, counterfeiting, etc., will be severely punished no matter who they are. The fines can be such that the store will close down and the person will be imprisoned.

If it were somewhere else, there might be a powerful owner behind every store. Even if the government wanted to take control, they would have to first consider who was covering it.

However, in Xiangshan County, this situation does not exist and everyone is treated equally.

Don't say that there are no powerful people in Xiangshan County. Even businessmen from other places, no matter how big their background is, can they still be as big as the former Yongjia Hou?

As long as Zhang Yifan is the biggest in Xiangshan County, he will definitely deal with anyone who doesn't obey the rules!

At the beginning, some people were worried about Zhang Yifan's way of doing things, such as Fang Keqin, the prefect of Guangzhou.

He was specially sent by Zhu Yuanzhang to be the prefect for Zhang Yifan's side.

Therefore, he wrote to Zhang Yifan to remind Zhang Yifan that such an approach would probably scare outsiders away from doing business in Xiangshan County and ruin the current good momentum of Xiangshan County.

Regarding this, Zhang Yifan only replied two words: Let's see!
However, Zhu Jingjing made a joke to Zhang Yifan, which made Zhang Yifan hesitate.

Zhu Jingjing said that if Xiangshan County is close to the capital and is so prosperous, maybe her brothers and relatives will come to open a shop. If there is a problem, how will Zhang Yifan deal with it?

Being selfless is easy to say, but not easy to do!
However, if the vassal king breaks the law, his father-in-law will still have to judge, and it is not Zhang Yifan's turn to take care of it.However, if their subordinates broke the law and discipline in Zhang Yifan's territory, he would definitely not tolerate it.

Putting aside this hypothetical matter, what Zhang Yifan was going to do next was what he had suggested to his father-in-law.

(End of this chapter)