Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 66 I am often ashamed because I am too kind

"Come on."

"The slave is here."

"Let the Ministry of Rites draft the credentials, and then let the Ministry of Internal Affairs select 36 rare gifts, 5000 taels of gold and 20000 taels of silver, as my enthronement gift to Louis XVI."

"The slave obeys the order."

The emperor's messengers and several priests received the highest level of hospitality.

Their food, accommodation, and transportation are based on the standards of the foreign king.

Moreover, in order to show the magnanimity of heaven.

The rooms they live in are filled with works of art from past dynasties.

From the ritual vessels of the Shang and Zhou dynasties to the calligraphy and painting of the Song and Song dynasties.

Even Qianlong's favorite, Wang Xizhi's "Quick Snow and Shi Qing Tie" was temporarily brought.

There are more than a dozen seals stamped on it, all from Qianlong.

On this trip, in addition to delivering credentials, they also had an important mission.

Promote the exchange of permanent envoys.

Qianlong seemed a little moved by this.

The Qing-French axis, supporting Tsarist Russia in the north and rejecting England in the west, was strategically very good.

Li Yu didn't know all this.

His eyes were not that far away, and he could only stare at Suzhou Mansion.

Enclose the land and become a stronghold of the Li family.

……

He praised and rewarded the men who blocked the scribe and his party from entering the fort.

This spirit of defying the government is very valuable and deserves encouragement.

However, he still sent someone to find out the details of the clerk and the security chief.

Kill them if necessary.

Recently, he and Du Ren studied the laws of the Qing Dynasty and the judgments of various local authorities on serious cases.

I was surprised to come to a conclusion.

Except for those who were caught on the spot, there were also those who were arrested directly due to too rich evidence chain. The rest were all confused.

Or it's hanging.

Or just randomly arrest a few passers-by, convict them and close the case.

Li Yu slapped the table, and Watson discovered his blind spot.

What about DNA testing, Skynet, face recognition, positioning~
We don’t even have it in the Qing Dynasty!

The killing of Zhao Laowu's family last time was an obvious example, wasn't it?

Even if Captain Fang is suspicious, he can't produce any evidence.

If you can't produce evidence and want to accuse someone casually, you have to compete for financial resources and connections.

He was blocked by Li Yu in the prison room of the Yamen, and his face was slapped so loudly that his face was shattered to pieces.

"Aren, don't you think we are too kind?"

"Yes, I often feel ashamed because my moral standards are too high."

"What are you ashamed of?"

"Ashamed, I missed so many opportunities to make money."

Fan Jing, who was listening on the sidelines, was stunned and felt that he was nothing compared with these two.

Xiao Wu was giggling in the corner. Although he couldn't understand, he felt that the two eldest brothers were so powerful. They were all talking about the big deal of murder and arson.

……

finally,
Li Yu's decision set another tone for the future development of Weigtang.

Don't be bullied by bad people just because you are too conscientious.

This wind cannot last long.

From now on, we generally don’t hit people, but when we do, we don’t treat them like human beings.

There are two explanations for this inappropriate person.

The first is not to regard yourself as a human being.

The second type is not to treat the other person as a human being.

In short, since each other is no longer a human being, they are naturally not bound by human morality.

Du Ren excitedly shook up a table.

The longer he worked as a litigator in the Qing Dynasty, the more he felt the limitations of the law.

Now, he finally broke through the shackles.

Career is about to usher in greater development.

The next day, he tried his best.

He hired a beggar on the roadside who only knew how to laugh, commonly known as a fool.

He won his trust with a fragrant grilled bird, told him his name was Ma Zhongyi, made him repeat it ten times, and rewarded him with roasting Mahu meat.

Just throw the torch on the roof of the woodshed of Hufang Shuli's house in Wu County, and you can get more roast chickens.

The fool obeyed.

The fire burned for two hours, and unfortunately the clerk was killed by the thick smoke.

His wife and children escaped because they were outside.

The fool, on the other hand, had already run away with the other two roast chickens.

The clerk's wife and children went to the county government office to beat drums and complain.

For the sake of his former subordinates, the county magistrate could only reluctantly be promoted to court.

"You mean someone set the fire on purpose?"

"Yes, I dare not say nonsense. There is a neighbor who can testify."

"Witness, who did it? Did you see clearly?"

"Returning to my lord, I can see clearly that it was a beggar with dirty clothes and unkempt hair who did it.

When the magistrate heard this, he became upset and said angrily:
"Tell me, which beggar in the world is not dirty?"

"This, this, this~"

"I want to ask you, since you saw the criminal committing the crime, why didn't you catch him on the spot?"

"The villain doesn't dare, for fear of getting beaten."

"Hmph, I'll ask you again, if you don't dare to catch the thief, why don't you put out the fire?"

"I, I~"

The magistrate made an inquiry and the witness completely collapsed.

He fell down in the hall and cried loudly.

It turns out that the bad guy is myself?
The scribe's wife was also completely dumbfounded and didn't know what to say.

……

The magistrate showed a satisfied smile:

"The witness has ulterior motives. He will be punished with a rod of 20 and thrown out."

"The cause of the fire is unknown. We will wait until someone investigates carefully before reporting to me."

"Retire!"

An arson case passed like this in a blur.

The magistrate quickly promoted a new scribe to fill the vacancy.

The new scribe was so cute that he delivered two boxes of souvenirs on the night of the arson attack.

The magistrate, who was as honest as water, reluctantly accepted it.He also repeatedly warned that although local products are good, they cannot become a routine and this trend cannot last long.

The new scribe was moved to tears on the spot and repented for his inappropriate behavior.

The county magistrate served tea to the guests with satisfaction.

It wasn't until he saw his subordinate's back disappeared that he jumped up from his chair.

Open the box, Huo, and find a layer of bayberry.

Pulling Yang Mei aside, he finally smiled.

"Ruzi can be taught."

The neatly stacked silver ingots make you feel refreshed and happy when you look at them, and feel comfortable when you touch them.

Do not know why,

He actually vaguely felt that the arson case was a good thing.

How beautiful it would be if it happened once a year and all the subordinates were burned!
Six-room clerk, bah!

You must have done a lot of bad things and made God angry and resentful, which is why God sent down the fire from heaven.

……

In just one night, the magistrate of Wu County completed his psychological construction and convinced himself.

So, in the lobby.

He made such a judgment and upheld the justice of heaven.

Not only that, he also dug up the former scribe's shop and property.

Through a series of dazzling operations, you can take it all for yourself.

The county magistrate's net worth increased by 2000 taels.

If the tigress in the house hadn't been too ferocious, he would have wanted to confiscate the former clerk's wife as well.

This girl is quite beautiful!
Especially the little look with a layer of filial piety, almost fainting from crying, is endearing.

孽 孽!
The magistrate had already completed his psychological construction and was prepared to face this matter in the name of taking care of the life of his colleague's widow.

Even if you are criticized by thousands of people, you should cherish your beauty.

As a result, there was a fire in the backyard~
The tigress held up the oil lamp and threatened to die.

Finally, the magistrate relented.

Tigress was born into an official family, and she was also a wonderful person who knew how to advance and retreat, and how to show weakness.

A few days later, he actually sent the maid from his natal family beside him as a dowry.

For a moment, both of them felt they had won.

The atmosphere in the back hall is pleasant.

However, the wife and children of the scribe in the previous house suffered a great disaster.

After being beaten three times for no reason, I finally realized that I couldn't stay here any longer.

He fled south in panic, far away from the Wuxian county government office.

……

These interesting stories about the yamen spread quickly.

Everyone in Lijiabao also found out, and they were actually a little depressed.

It feels like making a wedding dress for someone else.

Only Li Yu was imaginative and thought that the magistrate of Wu County was a wonderful man, even more wonderful than the magistrate Zhang Youdao of Yuanhe County!

When the opportunity arises, it is necessary to make some friends.

If the magistrate of Wu County is made one of his own, he will be able to do things more freely in the future.

The opportunity came soon.

Qingyue Village’s taxes can no longer be owed.

The Wuxian county government has sent tax collectors to the door three times and issued ultimatums.

If the 4% of the arrears cannot be paid before the end of the month, the government officials will take it away.

The men of Qingyue Village enter the cage, and the women and children are sold.

Wei Jun could only stay with his smiling face and entertain these people with good wine and good food.

"Your village stinks like a pigsty. To be honest, I have to hold my nose while eating."

Facing the tax collector's humiliation, he could only endure it.

This year's taxes are too much, and they are not in arrears.

Although Li Yu lent himself 100 taels of silver, it was still not enough.

I am embarrassed to come to borrow money again, and I can't bear to look like this.

"Don't cry about poverty like me, who's family is not short of money? The people in your village are following Li Daguan's people, can you help the family?"

The tax collectors are all smart people and have figured out the situation long ago.

……

Those villagers who join Weigtang indeed contribute money to their families every month to supplement their household income.

But this year, we happened to encounter a typhoon.

Several fishing boats in the village were capsized, causing great losses.

Each family pooled their money and bought two new boats.

Probably, it also reached the ears of tax collectors.

I feel even more that Qingyue Village is rich.

"My fellow officials, the conditions in my village are poor. I would like to propose a toast to you."

"A cup?"

"Three cups, three cups!"

Wei Jun could only laugh and drink three bowls of wine in succession to apologize, which made the tax collector's expression soften slightly.

Drinking wine is a way to show status in a drinking party.

"Wei Jun, I'm not talking about you, you are also illiterate and should be aware of things."

"Yes, that's what you officers taught me."

"If I give you another half month of grace, don't be disrespectful."

"Thank you, gentlemen."

Wei Jun thought to himself that he could only sell a new boat first, which would almost plug this hole.

For half a month, the price for selling the boat will not be too much suppressed.

While I was thinking wildly, I suddenly heard a scream.

But it was an anxious tax collector who happened to meet his woman repairing a fishing boat.

The wooden boat needs to be turned over every year, the bottom of the boat is cleaned, and several layers of tung oil are applied.

If there are tiny gaps that are leaking, they have to be filled.

This way the life of the boat will be longer.

……

Women of the Dan people are bold by nature.

I stood in the water because I was afraid that the tung oil and other things would stain my clothes and it would be difficult to wash them.

Just wear it on the inside and tie a rag on the outside, so that you can work smoothly.

The drunken tax collector was stunned at first sight.

"Damn, Qingyue Village is a ghost place with such beautiful scenery."

He took off his boots, took off his belt knife, and walked into the water.

Walking to the back, he smiled and extended his hand.

(End of this chapter)