Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 95 The first corruption case since taking office
"go!"

Without hesitation, Zhu Di got up directly.

Although subconsciously he didn't believe it, Zhu Di still felt that Zhu Liang didn't dare to lie to him, and he also had such a glimmer of expectation.

What if Zhu Liang and the others were able to catch [-] catties of big fish from the sea... No, even if it was only [-] catties, it would be a great achievement, and the meat shortage crisis in Beiping Mansion could be easily resolved.

Of course, Zhu Di did not forget to send someone to inform Guo An when he went to Haizi Wharf.

And in the Wanping County Yamen.

This time, it was crowded.

Guo An encountered his first corruption case since he took office.

"Twenty iron shovels, fifteen iron catalpas, ten axes, and thirty stones of grain, all add up to a total of sixteen guan qian!
Head An, the situation in your village has just improved. As the head of the village, you have already started to harm your neighbors so impatiently. Where is your conscience? "

Looking at An Santie who was kneeling on the ground, Guo An had a cold expression on his face.

This money is not too much, it cannot meet the laws of Ming Dynasty, and it is not too much. For those people who were trapped by An Santie, it would be like adding insult to injury.

Iron catalpa and iron catalpa are better, but food, at critical times, can kill people.

"The county respects the sin, but the villain's family really can't afford the money, so the villain can only borrow iron and food from the neighbors!"

An Santie said hurriedly.

"Hmph, are you borrowing it? Directly cheating and forcing the people to hand over the iron catalpa, iron shovel, and grain, and sell them to those merchants? You get the money, but they bear the debt?

What about the people who are oppressed by you?They want to use these iron catalpas, iron shovels, and grains to reclaim wasteland and make money to pay off the debts of King Yan?
It's good for you, knowing this, but still oppressing them so black-heartedly, you are worse than a beast!

Your An family is a big family in Wanping County. They have no worries about food and drink, but they oppress the neighbors and ruin your An family's reputation so much. How do you let your An family continue to live in Wanping County? "

An Santie trembled all over, and a trace of regret finally flashed in his eyes.

Guo An didn't want to say any more, but looked up at the armor chiefs and village chiefs who had been called by him, with a solemn expression on their faces.

"I invited you here today because of this matter.

As the chiefs and chiefs of each village, all of you are highly respected generations in the hearts of the people.

Since I took office, I have naively thought that for the sake of your family's fame and future life, you will bring your neighbors to cultivate more fields, make more money, grow your villages, and accumulate reputation at the same time.

This is a good thing for me and Wanping County.

Therefore, since I took office, I have been giving preferential treatment to all the chiefs and chiefs.Whether it is borrowing iron catalpa, iron shovel, or borrowing grain, as long as you look at it, the official will turn a blind eye and close the other eye.

In the end, I was too naive after all, thinking that as long as I treat you with sincerity, you will return your sincerity.

It's just that there are always people who are greedy for profit, and they don't hesitate to entrap a few neighbors for more than a dozen dollars.

tsk...

You don't have to look so ashamed, the only one who makes me sad is Chief An.

But this matter is also good. Chief An made me realize the reality. "

"The county lord, please calm down. An Santie was blinded by greed and made such a big mistake. Please also ask the county lord to confiscate his stolen money and let him double compensate those families!"

"Exactly, brother An did such a thing that damages the reputation of our Wanping County, he should be fined heavily!"

All the armor chiefs who have good friends with An Santie, the more they listened, the more their hearts sank.

"Hmph, everyone's calculations are quite good!"

Guo An sneered, "In everyone's eyes, this official is so easy to fool, right? Don't you know how much His Majesty hates corruption, perverting the law, and oppressing the people?"

"The county lord misunderstood, the villain and the others absolutely have no intention of covering up An Santie!" Li Chang, who was the first to speak up to defend An Santie, was full of panic.

"Huh, the law of the Ming Dynasty, guarding against self-stealing, forty strings; breaking the law for stolen goods, eighty strings; not breaking the law for stolen goods, 120 strings, one hundred sticks, and three thousand miles; Threats for money, one more class for quasi-thief, no money Rod punishment; private use of people's power, one person can be flogged forty, and the crime can be stopped by eighty rods..."

Guo An recited the Daming law on embezzlement and receiving stolen goods word by word.

"You should have heard this law many times this year, right?"

After speaking, Guo An looked down at Wang Zhen, the classic historian.

"Wang Dianshi, according to the crime of Chief An, how should he be punished?"

Wang Zhen hated An Santie, the head of the village who harmed the village, so he said without any hesitation, "I will report to the county lord, I should take back his thief's money, and give him twenty sticks!"

Hearing this, the faces of the surrounding chiefs all changed drastically.

Take back the thief silver, they can accept it.But twenty sticks?Even if it is a young and strong man who is rode twenty, his muscles and bones will be hurt, at least he will have to rest on the bed for a long time before he can recover.

But for an old man of An Santie's age, these twenty sticks were enough to kill half of his life.

All the elders could think of this, An Santie could think of it even more, and his face turned pale immediately.

"Guo Xianzun, please spare me! Guo Xianzun, with these twenty sticks, I will really die!"

Guo An's face darkened, and he sneered, "What does Chief An think of my Ming law? Or, what does Chief An think of me? A weak-haired boy who is soft-hearted and can be fooled by you?"

Immediately, Guo An ignored the stunned An Santie, and looked directly at Wang Zhen.

"This matter will be handed over to Wang Dianshi. We must return all the money and food that An Santie was greedy for ink to those ordinary people, and let the Jia chiefs of that mile elect a new chief. Chief Jia also has participants, so punish him by the way!

At the same time, inform the people of the whole county about An Santie's behavior, and anyone who dares to bully the people with the head of Jia and Li can come to the county government to file a complaint. As long as the official finds out, he will never tolerate it! "

"Follow the order of the county lord!"

Wang Zhen said solemnly.

Immediately, two yamen servants were called in, and they dragged An Santie out.

Seeing that he was about to leave the gate of the public house, An Santie struggled and shouted, "Guo An, Guo An son, you dare to insult this old man, do you know that this old man is from the An family..."

However, before he finished speaking, he was slapped on the head by Wang Zhenpu's big palm, "Old man, how dare you bark like this after doing such a shameless thing? Shut up, or we Kill you!"

An Santie immediately fell silent, not daring to say a word.

It is no secret in Wanping County that Wang Zhen belonged to King Yan.

But for Wang Zhen, it is not difficult to kill him, twenty sticks are enough.

Around, the faces of all the chiefs also changed slightly.

Now, An Santie is in trouble!And this Guo Xianzun is indeed not a simple person!
Soon, there was a scream outside the public room.

Suddenly, a figure walked in quickly from the outside, directly bowing to Guo An, "I have seen the county magistrate, His Royal Highness King Yan welcomes you!"

"I don't know why His Royal Highness King Yan is looking for me?" Guo An asked.

The guard stepped forward and whispered something in Guo An's ear.

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(End of this chapter)