My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

The open space in front of the Shuntian government office was now overcrowded.

The poor, the rich, the noble, the lowly, all of them, regardless of their dignity or shame, huddled together and watched Shuntian Prefect Dong Yingju and Shuntian Prefecture Criminal Division Judge Deng Shiliang interrogating the case.

Sitting on the main seat is Deng Shiliang, the official of the Criminal Division of Shuntian Prefecture.

Dong Yingju, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, was sitting at a table behind Deng Shiliang.

"The imperial court has paid enough money, but it still can't stop your greed. You actually dare to accept bribes and give the fields that belong to the common people to big families. You are not tolerated!"

"Today, I will act on behalf of the Emperor and take your heads to demonstrate the prestige of the country!"

With that said, Deng Shiliang clapped his hands and said to the government servant beside him.

"Take these two people to Caishikou and chop them down!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the Jin Yiwei, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately stepped forward to pick up the yamen servant who had committed corruption, and a chubby official beside him, and walked outside.

Deng Shiliang, or in other words, Shuntian Mansion's murder, had the emperor's permission and was carried out by the specially sent Jin Yiwei.

When this government official distributed the acres of land from the Taoist temple to the people who farmed the land, he received money from a man named Zhao Dahu, and actually transferred two hundred acres of fertile land to the name of Zhao Dahu.

Regarding the fact that someone wanted to enrich his own pockets, Dong Yingju, as the leader of the new government, had taken precautions as early as the measurement and invited Jin Yiwei to watch from the side.

Now that the chicken has jumped out, their Shuntian Mansion will accept each other's dog head with tears in their eyes.

"Bring the next batch."

Now that the part of the partnership that enriches one's own pockets has been dealt with, the next step is the part of hiding the property.

Following Deng Shiliang's order, more than a dozen monks, large and small, were pushed in by the government officials.

"Fifteen days ago, official documents from the imperial court were issued to all temples, requiring each temple to truthfully report the number of acres of land they hold. Why do you dare to conceal the number of acres of land and keep public land privately?"

"You may not know the new laws of the imperial court, and you will be punished if the imperial court does not teach you. I also ordered the inspection department to send the official documents to Berlin Temple. Do you have no regard for the imperial court?"

"Sir, have mercy on me, please have mercy on me, sir."

As soon as the dozen or so monks advanced to the open space of more than five feet in front of Deng Shiliang, they knelt on the ground and begged.

Looking at the clothes of these people, they didn't even change into prison uniforms. They were only wearing temple cassocks.

The leader among them is Master Guanghui, the abbot of Berlin Temple in northern Beijing.

What they did was very simple.

Berlin Temple is a temple in the north of the city. There are 50,000 acres of fertile land in the temple.

But when evaluating the scale, it was only rated as medium-sized and allowed to retain 3,000 acres.

But the monks in the temple didn't know if they were tired of the food, so they actually concealed 7,000 acres of hidden farmland.

Then, this time it was not Jin Yiwei who reported it, but a busboy in the temple.

He had long disliked these fat monks, and when he accidentally learned that these monks were hiding their land, he reported them.

"People who become monks assume that all four elements are empty and they only focus on cultivating Buddhism. However, they dare to ignore the imperial edicts. This shows that you are not practicing Buddhism enough."

For monks and Taoists, Deng Shiliang had no sympathy at all.

The monks of the Ming Dynasty annexed acres of land and oppressed the good, which can be said to be harboring filth and evil, all of which are commonplace.

Of course, this does not mean that there are no monks with pure six senses in the world.

But compared to this true monk, there are more fake monks in the world who are troubled by the world.

Moreover, according to what Deng Shiliang learned, these monks actually loaned us money.

Damn it, monks and nuns are all in vain, you are just a loan shark.

For this reason, the Berlin Temple also became an object used by the Shuntian Prefecture's new administration to establish its authority.

"But since I want you to promote Buddhism and encourage people to do good deeds, I will leave your heads alone."

"You and others are sentenced to go to Guangning Temple in Liaodong to propagate enlightenment in order to atone for their previous sins."

With that said, Deng Shiliang clapped his hands and decided what to do with this group of people.

With the sound of the gavel snapping, Master Guanghui, the abbot of Berlin Temple, turned his eyes white and fainted.

All the monks and novice monks in the temple were sentenced to exile.

It's so pitiful that going to Liaodong to propagate and educate people is no different from sending people to die.

There are wars there from time to time, but it's chaotic.

As the disposition of this group of monks was decided, they were taken out one by one by the government officials.

"Zhao Sanzhu, you have done meritorious service by reporting the Berlin Temple for concealing the land. The emperor has issued an edict. The reporter will receive 30% of his family property as a reward."

"Today, I will give you the reward you deserve, four thousand acres of fertile land in public, so that the people all over the capital can come together to bear witness."

The punishment has been set, and now comes the reward for the whistleblower.

Deng Shiliang asked people to take out the field deeds that had been prepared and asked Zhao Sanzhu, who had reported the Berlin Temple, to sign one by one.

Far away, the onlookers stood behind the drawn white line, stretching their necks to look at Zhao Sanzhu, who was pressing his fingerprints on one land deed after another.

"Really? Is it really the title deed?"

"It's true, my eyes have healed, and the name of Zhao Sanzhu is written all over the land deed."

"Fellows and fellow villagers, under the new policy of the imperial court, corvee service will no longer be levied. All fields will be collected at one dou per acre. If you find out who has not paid taxes, please report it actively, and the imperial court will give corresponding rewards."

While Zhao Sanzhu was making the signature, there were government officials who took the completed land deed and the newly made fish scale book to show it to the people present and promote the court's new policy. Looking at the people talking about it, Dong Yingju, who was sitting in the back, nodded slightly.

After today's large-scale trial drama, the imperial court's new policy in Shuntian Mansion has truly begun to be implemented.

Otherwise, no matter how much you talk, no one is killed, and no one will take your new law to heart, so what should we do?

Many people know the story of Shang Yang's reform and the migration of trees to establish trust.

It was said that if a piece of wood was moved from the south gate to the north gate, he would be given fifty gold. Someone did it, and Shang Yang immediately gave him the gold.

As a result, Qin's reform path became normal, and the government's decrees were finally implemented.

But no one really thinks that the real reason why Qin’s reform was successful was that piece of wood, right?
The reason why Shang Yang's reform was successful was that the then crown prince Ying Si committed a crime. His masters Gongzi Qian and Gongsun Jia were tattooed, and Gongzi Qian even had his nose shaved.

It was Shang Yang who took a heavy hand and beheaded nearly a thousand people in order to solve the private feuding issues that spread across the seven kingdoms at that time, so that the majesty of the government could be restored.

For this reason, Shang Yang was criticized by many people, saying that he was punished with knives and saws on the inside and iron axes on the outside; those who walked more than six feet were punished, and those who abandoned ashes on the road were punished; one day when he was approaching the Wei River, he was imprisoned. Seven hundred people, the Wei River is completely red.

However, the effect of Shang Yang's reform was so great that even Sima Qian, who often stuffed his private goods into "Historical Records", praised it: After ten years of implementation, the people of Qin were very happy, there were no scavengers on the roads, there were no thieves in the mountains, and the family had enough people. . The people are brave in public battles and timid in private fights, and the countryside is well governed.

"The Book of Changes" says that the Tang-Wu revolution followed nature and responded to people.

Revolution, change; destiny, destiny.

Who is destiny, the emperor, the one with vested interests.

The current reform is a small revolution.

Whose life should be destroyed? The life of those who have vested interests should be destroyed.

Get rid of the disobedient and keep the obedient, and Ming Dynasty can live another life.

Regardless of whether it is a reform or a revolution, it is not a treat, it is a matter of blood.

Dong Yingju is not a weak person.

Historically, in the second year of Tianqi, when Guangning fell and a large number of refugees from the Northeast poured into Shanhaiguan, he took up his position as Minister of Taipusi and settled the people in Shuntian, Yongping, Hejian and Baoding.

With the money given by the emperor, he bought more than 120,000 acres of civilian land, including 180,000 acres of idle land, and resettled 13,000 households of refugees from the Northeast.

Then, he hasn't paid the compensation yet.

After spending 20,000 taels of silver, he brought back 55,000 shi of grain to the court.

Then, Dong Yingju, who was too active in doing things, was dismissed from office because of party disputes.

Now, if he, Dong Yingju, wants to see the emperor, he can just go with the memorial. The communication channel with the emperor is very smooth, and he will no longer be dismissed from office because he offends others.

With the emperor's support behind him, how could Dong Yingju not do his best?

Although Dong Yingju did not do well enough in some subtle areas.

But in terms of overall strategy, Dong Yingju never lost his temper.

And if Dong Yingju's loyalty to the emperor was eighty percent, then Deng Shiliang's loyalty was ninety percent.

Deng Shiliang's appointment as an official in Shuntian Prefecture was entirely dependent on the emperor's promotion.

Otherwise, even if he is a Jinshi, if he does not work outside for twenty or thirty years, he will not be able to become a Beijing official.

For this reason, Deng Shiliang was more concerned about the court's new policies than Dong Yingju.

This public trial was the public appearance of the Criminal Division of Shuntian Prefecture. It was Deng Shiliang who fought for it. Otherwise, the person who tried the case would be the prefect Dong Yingju.

Every time the gavel fell in Deng Shiliang's hand, one or a group of people was convicted.

Those who deserve to be killed will be killed, those who deserve to be flowed will be killed, and those who deserve to be rewarded will be rewarded.

"Today, there is another public case involving the Shuntian Mansion Yamen, which will be tried by this official."

Looking at the people in front of him, Deng Shiliang said loudly.

"Bring someone to commit the crime."

As he finished speaking, two people in prison uniforms were brought up.

At the same time, at the outer edge of the crowd, there was naturally a government official telling the onlookers about the two people's guilt.

"I'm coming."

Among the crowd, there were two brothers. When they saw the two people being brought up, they immediately spoke out.

Two of them, one named Ma Dong and the other named Ma Yu, both came from wealthy families in the capital, and both of them had scholar status.

Regardless of their status, they came here despite their stinking sweat to watch the trial.

The reason is also very simple. This is a rare incident of people suing officials for many years.

As the plaintiff and defendant were brought in, the officials began to read out the cause and effect, and the hearts of everyone present were in their throats.

What?
Without the steps of people suing officials and rolling a nail board?

The Ming Dynasty was not a quasi-Qing Dynasty, and it was necessary to roll a nail board to sue an official beyond the level.

In the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang had an encouraging attitude towards people suing officials.

In the eighteenth year of Hongwu's reign, Chen Shouliu, a commoner in Changshu, Jiangsu, was oppressed by local officials. He angrily tied up the official Gu Ying with his relatives and friends. Because there was no way to lead, he sent Gu Ying to Nanjing with the "Taizu Dagao" on his head. City punishment.

Besides, filing a lawsuit against the Shuntian Prefecture’s Qingzhang Section with the Criminal Affairs Division of Shuntian Prefecture is not considered a transcendental lawsuit.

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