Ming politicians

() Su Tiancheng has known the actions of the big and wealthy households in Jiangning County for a long time. These merchants regard money as their life, and they will never pay a single penny of tax, let alone donate silver. He is waiting for these people to come To sue, if these people are not killed, and they are not allowed to take out their money, wouldn't it be a waste of time.

Merchants are very smart. Su Tiancheng originally thought that he hinted that these merchants can understand whether they can consider taking more money to ensure their own safety, which can be regarded as making a contribution to the court. This is the best way , as long as this method is determined, the so-called thieves and the so-called hooligans will all disappear. Unfortunately, he is still thinking naively. The merchants don't care about this at all.

Su Tiancheng finally understood why the political power can only be obtained by robbing.

Because Wang Dao went to Jiangning County to inspect and renovate the official land, the release of the notice was delayed by one day.

On the seventh day of November, after the morning hall, Su Tiancheng came to the hall.

On both sides of the hall, eight yamen servants have already stood, four on one side, all holding killing power sticks, this is also a fixed form, the upper part of the killing power stick is black, the lower part is red, when beating people , so as not to see blood stains, of course, under normal circumstances, the killing power stick will not move.

Lu Tianming and Liu Zhongji sat at the bottom, one on the left and one on the right, one on each side, and the secretary of the punishment room sat behind the left head, with a pen in his hand, ready to record at any time.

The only difference is that Xiong Ziye and Liu Qingyun are also sitting on the side of the lobby, they are the staff.

soon.The officials of the punishment room came in with Wan Chenggui and other five people.

These people don't have to kneel down when they get to the lobby.They are all famous, including Wan Chenggui himself.

It is said that after receiving the pleadings, Su Tiancheng needs to take a closer look, and the fastest trial will be every other day, but this time, he did not do so, and he will directly try the case of the merchant's complaint.

He didn't pick up the gavel.Even with a smile on his face.

"It turned out to be a few merchants in this county, but there is something to sue."

After Su Tiancheng opened his mouth, everyone was stunned. The county magistrate didn't ask his name, but just said such words. You know, this is the lobby.The most majestic place.

Besides, the reason for the complaint is also written on the pleading paper.

Wan Chenggui and the others were stunned for a moment, but quickly came to their senses.

"My lord, Wan Chenggui, my shop was harassed. I encountered thieves at home and came to file a complaint. The rest of you also came to file a complaint because of such things. I implore my lord to investigate carefully. On the pleadings I submitted. There are many people in Jiangning County Is it merchant's money, please be careful."

Following Wan Chenggui's first salute, the rest of the people also reported their family names one after another, and the criminal room book office breathed a sigh of relief and began to record.

The pleadings were placed on top of the case, and Su Tiancheng didn't even take a second look.

Wan Chenggui and the others were stunned again, not knowing what kind of medicine Su Tiancheng was selling in the gourd.

"In my opinion, Dongzhu Wan and you are representing the merchants of the whole county, and your signatures are also at the front. If so, please tell me, tell me directly, what is the complaint, and explain it in detail."

Wan Chenggui was a little helpless. The complaint had already been written very clearly. It didn't take more than a quarter of an hour. Su Tiancheng could read the complaint. According to the situation mentioned in the complaint, he could arrange and arrange it. Where did he need to say it himself? of.

"My lord, the complaint submitted by me has been clearly described. I beg you to explain it if you have any doubts after reading the complaint."

"Snapped..."

The gavel suddenly slammed, and Wan Chenggui and the others couldn't help shivering.

"Wan Chenggui, didn't you hear the question I asked you? Do I still need to ask you how to handle cases?"

"Don't dare, I'm being abrupt, I'm going to tell you all the reasons..."

When Wan Chenggui made his request, Su Tiancheng didn't listen carefully. He already knew the situation and made a lot of preparations. Asking Wan Chenggui to speak out was just to dispel the other party's arrogance.

After everyone said it, Su Tiancheng smiled.

"It turned out to be such a thing. This officer has already arranged it. I don't know how the Su Sili in the torture room is doing things. Immediately ask Su Sili to come to the lobby. I will ask him personally. If he is perfunctory, This officer will not take it lightly."

Wan Chenggui and the others also had smiles on their faces. They did not expect that the process would be so smooth.

Su Kou was almost at the top of the lobby.

Su Tiancheng's face became serious, even a little cold.

"Officer Su, today Wan Chenggui and other merchants from this county jointly filed a complaint. Recently, bandits in this county have been rampant, and some bandits have even made trouble. I have already arranged for you to go and deal with it in detail. Why do merchants still come here? Sue."

"My lord, I did my best to deal with it, but I also have difficulties."

"What's the problem, tell me."

"My lord, after receiving the task, I took the yamen servants to solve the problem, but I couldn't grasp the specific situation. When I arrived at the shop, the shopkeeper told me about the situation, and I didn't allow my subordinates to go in and investigate. When I went to the merchants' mansions, I also complained. The situation, the subordinates are not allowed to investigate, in this case, the subordinates are helpless."

"Boss Wan, what Su Sili said is the truth."

Wan Chenggui faintly understood the meaning, and he finally felt that he might really be in trouble.

"My lord, the lost things are all worthless things. I think that there is no need to go to the mansion to investigate, as long as the thieves are caught."

"Boss Wan, it seems that you still ask me to handle the case according to your opinion."

"Don't dare, I absolutely dare not."

"That's fine, Su Sili, with the yamen servants, immediately followed Boss Wan to the mansion to investigate in detail to see what was missing. We must thoroughly understand the situation."

"Subordinates obey."

Su Tiancheng looked at Wan Chenggui and the others, and spoke calmly.

"Wan Chenggui, since you are the representative of many merchants, I hope you will take the lead. I believe you understand the truth."

I don't know why, looking at the smiling Su Tiancheng, Wan Chenggui suddenly felt cold. In the lobby, if he said that he didn't support the government's handling of the case, it would be a big problem, but who knows what the government will do handle the case.

Wan Chenggui already regretted it a bit. When he came to the lobby of the county government office, he had made serious preparations and even reprimanded those bandits and rogues with indignant words. It can be seen that the magistrate of the county did not play cards according to the routine. None, let alone other things, the county magistrate didn't even read the complaint, and didn't give himself the slightest chance to breathe.

Wan Chenggui thought of what happened to Kuang Siming, and he made a mistake in this step.

The opportunity finally came. Looking at Wan Chenggui and the others below the lobby, Su Tiancheng was in a happy mood, and the smile on his face became even more cordial.

"Su Jun, thieves are rampant in this county, there are even rogues making trouble, and some rogues have come out to make troubles. You are the official of the punishment room, and you have an inescapable responsibility. I have the right to record what happened today. From now on, you We must do our best to maintain law and order in this county, understand?"

"My subordinate understands."

"Have you thought of how to handle the case?"

"This subordinate must investigate carefully this time, find out all the circumstances, and solve the case in the shortest possible time."

"Okay, it's good to have confidence. The strength of the yamen servants is not enough. In my opinion, I still need to increase the manpower. I will allocate some sergeants from the inspection department to follow you."

After finishing the arrangements, Su Tiancheng patted the gavel again, ordering Su Jun to handle it immediately.

Wan Chenggui's face turned pale, and his legs were shaking.

The shadow of Kuang Siming lingered in his mind, the lessons learned, why didn't he remember it, besides, a few days ago, when he came to the county government, Su Tiancheng had already made a hint, pretending to be confused, he didn't want to pay the money at all , My own situation is different from those of those salt merchants. There is no criminal offense, and the county government can't do anything to me.

The sergeant of the inspection department was dispatched, and I knew what it meant. Don't say what was found out, even if it couldn't be found out, the impact would be extraordinary.

Besides, if the government thinks of a way and insists on putting you on your head, how can I say it clearly.

Unfortunately, at this time, there is no chance to speak.

After leaving the hall, when he came to the second hall, Qu Qingze was already waiting.

"My lord, you are quite powerful. Wan Chenggui obediently fell into the trap, and I can't tell you how hard it is."

"Come on, don't be modest. The main thing here is your credit. If you hadn't sent people to Wan Chenggui's mansion to get this crucial thing, I would have nothing to do."

"There is one thing that I don't understand. If the merchants have opinions and are about to leave Jiangning County, wouldn't it be a chicken-and-egg fight? In Shangyuan County, the rich and powerful households don't bear any taxes."

"Hehe, of course we have to find a way. If they only want to collect money and increase their burden, the merchants must have left Jiangning County. But if their business is booming and they can earn more money, are they still willing to leave? .”

Qu Qingze was a little puzzled and looked at Su Tiancheng.

"What do you mean by that?"

"It's not easy. The officials of the county government are about to issue regular money. After getting the money, they always want to improve their lives. Besides, the pus from repairing ditches and official fields also have money, and they also need to buy things. , What are the merchants thinking of, buy more things, so that they can earn more money."

In Qu Qingze's eyes, there was an unbelievable look.

"My lord, you are really amazing. You can think of such a way."

Su Tiancheng smiled and didn't speak. In fact, Qu Qingze was more intelligent. Strictly speaking, it was the Jinyiwei who penetrated into every corner and grasped all aspects of the situation. When he asked Qu Qingze to investigate, he thought of this level, pity those The merchants didn't understand, and they were still ignorant, thinking that nothing happened, so there was no reason not to fail completely.

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