Dressed as a peasant girl, she pampered the powerful villain

Chapter 16: Spend Your Money Wisely
Li Zheng nodded: "Yes, twelve." Even he felt that this request was a bit outrageous.

These ten taels are naturally insignificant for wealthy people, but from a civilian perspective, this is not something that ordinary people can afford.

If it had been before, Zhang's dowry had not helped Wang pay off his debts, it would not have been a big deal.

But now the whole family's total sum is only 310 taels and [-] Wen, which she was able to earn only because she was lucky enough to meet an unjust 'financier'.

Thinking of the 'gold master' who was driven away by him today, Wang Shuyan felt extremely regretful.

If she had known better, she should have put a few more dollars into his wallet.

This turn was a bit sudden. Wang Shuyan hissed, clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and asked, "Uncle Li Zheng, can I ask why you have to pay so much?"

Li Zheng sighed: "Sister Yan doesn't know something. According to the laws of the Wei Kingdom, 'righteousness' is a trivial household matter for the common people. Such household cases cannot be directly reported to the government unless they involve the royal family and dignitaries.

Therefore, the people's "Yijue" must first register with the clan in the village. Then the village chief and Li Zheng will visit the door to persuade them to make peace. After three visits to persuade the peace to no avail, they will sign and forward it to the clan elders. The clan elders will notify the relatives and elders of both parties. If you can't persuade them to make peace, you can sign it and send it to the officials in charge for review.

After the officials verified everything, they sent officials to visit and then draw up the judgment of "Yi Jue". This took about two months. The paper and ink passed down from layer to layer were all required to be made by the "Yi Jue" party.

From the village clan to the town to the county, the written documents have to be revised many times from registration to clan return to the county official's workshop. It is cumbersome and consumes pen and ink paper. There are many people walking up and down, and the officials naturally have to charge labor fees. . "

After Wang Shuyan listened carefully, he finally understood.

To put it bluntly, ordinary people must go through the process of "Yi Jue". If they can't persuade the three major levels from administration to clan elders to elders and relatives, they will be handed over to the responsible official.

To put it bluntly, those ten taels of silver were all materials and labor costs, and under such a bombardment of frequent attempts to persuade them to make peace, some unsteady-minded women would really be persuaded to make peace.

It's cumbersome and complicated, and it's made a big fuss all over the city. This system is really disgusting.

This law is not so much an 'application fee' as it is a 'redemption fee' for married women. They have to face many tests. If you can't get it, don't even think about going through the 'righteousness' procedure unless you are beaten to death. It became a murder case and was directly reported to the county government.

Wang Shuyan sneered: "Isn't this a persuasion to make peace in a different way? What if you are really persuaded to make peace?"

Li Zheng nodded: "If we persuade you to make peace, you won't be able to make peace or divorce within three years."

really!What a loss to this old emperor. It's just a show off for "husband-off", but "Yi Jue" still has to do Zhou Papi.

Wang Shuyan rolled his eyes unceremoniously. This law of 'righteousness' was really a trap from beginning to end.

She now finally understands why Li Zheng said yesterday that very few people in the Kingdom of Wei have "harmony" and "yijue". There are not many civilians who can easily take out this "ransom tax". Those who can take it out directly have to face it. Much persuasion for peace.

Li Zheng: "After the war in Wei State was settled, the main thing was to increase the population. The local government has performance assessments, and the population of the people is also one of the assessments. If everyone can make peace or divorce at will, then the government only needs to deal with this. If you do household chores for ordinary people, you will be extremely busy, so we added the hard-core condition of paying ten liang."

Wang Shuyan: "How much does Heli pay?"

Li Zheng also checked this point yesterday: "The process of peace and divorce is simpler. The couple only need to sign the letter of peace and divorce and hand it over to the clan for registration. They each pay five taels of silver, and it will be handed over to the officials for filing. .”

Wang Shuyan was ashamed. This added up to ten taels. Wang Fu could even sell his wife and daughter, so he and his wife had to bear the expense of five taels. How could it be possible?
It is impossible to make peace with each other, and it is easier to "just", as long as Mrs. Zhang is determined to hold on for two months.

However, she could never afford these ten taels of silver right now.

In this case, she still had to worry about it, so she had to spend her money wisely. The harm caused by Wang Hui was not worth the fact that the whole family of four had to give up food and clothing and spend all their money on him.

After Wang Shuyan thought about it, the annoyance in his chest disappeared, and he suddenly said: "In that case, let's wait until we raise 'twelve' first. The laws of the country are still there, so there is no need to rush..." He was really anxious. At worst, she could beat Wang Fu to death and throw him into the mountains to save him trouble.

Naturally, she couldn't say this to Li Zheng. It was purely her worst plan.

Seeing that she could carry it clearly, Li Zheng said with relief, "It's hard for you, so I have to endure it for now."

Wang Shuyan smiled at Zhengli, and then frowned: "Then, what should I do with the two men I captured yesterday? Should I send them to the official directly?"

It's a bit hot now that you can't sue the officials as evidence.

Li Zheng was startled when he heard this: "Did you capture him? Then...were you injured?"

Li Zheng glanced at the thin Wang Shuyan up and down with a look of disbelief.

At first, he only focused on reading the deed of sale, but he ignored the process of obtaining the deed of sale from the beginning. He could not imagine the dangerous situation in which the four Zhang family members faced two foreign men in the middle of the night.

Wang Shuyan coughed and looked at Li Zheng with a sneer, hesitating to speak: "We are all fine, just... tsk... haha..."

When they arrived at the door of Wang's house, Li Zheng saw the strong man with his hands and feet tied up, a ball of grass stuffed in his mouth, and a knife on each thigh that made him incontinent. He couldn't control his feet and took a few steps back.

Wang Shuyan quickly stepped forward to explain, with a sincere look on his face: "Uncle Li Zheng, we are purely protecting ourselves, otherwise, you won't be able to see us now."

Mrs. Zhang hugged her son and cried non-stop: "Li Zheng, we are really helpless. That Wang Fu who suffered thousands of deaths actually wants to sell us all..."

The two men and the three men looked at each other and opened their mouths to cry.

The two strong men looked at Li Zheng and said, "Woooo..." but they couldn't say a word.

Li Zheng wiped his sweat: ...I was speechless for a moment.

The transaction between the two foreign men and Wang Fu was illegal human trafficking, and according to the laws of the country, he was subject to a fifty-fifty rod plus three years in prison.

But when Li Zheng came and told Wang Shuyan that reporting to the official would cost two taels of silver, Wang Shuyan decisively refused.

This is equivalent to paying an official to beat someone. She will not do this kind of money-losing business.

I scolded the emperor again in my heart. He was really careless about money. A commoner had to pay out of his own pocket to apply for an official position.

Wang Shuyan raised his eyebrows and knelt down, asking them with a friendly expression: "Excuse me, two eldest brothers, do you want to try these fifty big slabs?"

As soon as the two strong men who had taken away the straw balls had a chance to speak, they immediately called her father and mother: "Girl, please spare us, we have an old man and a young man to make ends meet, and the fifty-year-old board is for you." It’s our fate.”

Li Zheng shouted angrily: "Since you know you can't do it, you still made this deal with Wang Fu? Don't you know this is illegal?"

The two strong men really regretted it. People were smuggled in Wei State only if they had low status, otherwise it would be a crime.

Because he was a commoner, the boss came to the door on his own initiative, thinking that nothing would go wrong, so he picked him up, but unexpectedly he turned over.

Wang Shuyan was very satisfied with their attitude and raised her lips with a smile: "Well, let's make a deal."

(End of this chapter)