It was not until the afternoon of the next day that the various states and counties sent the captured bandits to Hangzhou one by one.

"Haining Zhizhou Zhang Yutian captured the two thieves Luo Gaofeng and Chen Kairong!"

"Hu Pei, the magistrate of Kuaiji County, and Zhan Xiling, the magistrate of Shangyu County, captured the thief Gu Daji!"

"Dai Tingmu, the magistrate of Renhe County, captured the thief He A'er!"

"Li Tinglan, the magistrate of Xiaoshan County, captured the thief Chen Wukang, Xu Xinde, and Sun Jingming are here!"

After hearing that Fuyuan had captured a large number of thieves, Liu Xang, Qin Ying and Yanfeng could not help but be shocked by the speed of Ruan Yuan's capture. They arrived at Fuyuan one after another in the afternoon. They looked at the more than 20 captured strongmen, and they were all there.

The various rooms in Fuyuan were interrogated. Liu Xuan couldn't help but exclaimed: "Oh my God...did Ruan Zhongcheng capture all of this? It has only been a month since Ruan Zhongcheng took office?"

"What? Liu Fantai, is it difficult to capture these dozens of thieves in one month?" Qin Ying watched Ruan Yuan defeat two groups of thieves in one fell swoop, and gained more confidence in front of Liu Xang.

"But...but these two gangs of thieves have been rampant in Zhejiang and have been causing trouble for several years. Although their number is not large, their whereabouts have never been traceable, so the government has been unable to get clues before. Ruan Zhongcheng has only been here for a month...It seems

, Ruan Zhongcheng can also do a good job as the governor?" When Ruan Yuan first arrived in Zhejiang, Liu Xianshang could not completely trust him, but within a month, two groups of bandits who had been committing crimes for many years were arrested one after another, and his previous doubts disappeared.

The smoke disappeared.

"Perhaps Ruan Zhongcheng can sort out the salt affairs..." Yanfeng nodded repeatedly on the side.

"My lords, I am busy interrogating the thieves. I am a little late. I hope you will forgive me." At this moment, a group of people in the Fuyuan gradually came. The leader was Ruan Yuan. He bowed to the three of them first.

, then looked at Qin Ying specifically and said: "Master Qin, the interrogation should have been handled by the Yamen. But this time I captured the thief who was involved in a murder case. He also resisted arrest when the officers and soldiers arrested him.

, if we are taken to the Zhensi Yamen first, I am afraid that there will be violence again, so I will go ahead and interrogate him in the Fuyuan in advance, and please forgive me, Mr. Qin."

"It doesn't matter. In fact, the lower officials were really impressed by the speed with which the thieves were captured. If I were asked to come to the Yamen to interrogate them right now, I would really be unprepared, right?" Qin Ying said hurriedly and humbly.

"Lord Yan." Ruan Yuan also paid homage to Yanfeng immediately and said: "The important thing I mentioned the day before yesterday was to capture these thieves. They used to live in Nansha. If I arrest the people who sell smuggled salt first, I'm afraid it will be leaked.

The rumor made them escape in advance. But today, Chen Asan and his gang have all been captured. Those who want to sell smuggled salt on the coast of Nansha can stop for a while if they hear the rumor. As for rectifying the salt affairs in the future, it is a long-term strategy.

I hope you will not give up and plan a long-term strategy together with me." Yanfeng saw that Ruan Yuan's words were sincere and he also suppressed the thieves. Within a few days, he had achieved extraordinary results. If he still had any doubts, he hurriedly thanked him.

It’s Ruan Yuan.

"Then...Ruan Zhongcheng, when you arrested the captured thieves, did you have any evidence of their robbery?" Liu Xang still had one question.

"What Liu Fantai said is true. In fact, during the arrest, he asked his subordinates to clean up the thief's stronghold in detail. As expected, more than ten wild ginseng branches were found. Just on top of the documents of the previous robbery, there were also ten

The robbery of Yuzhi Mountain Ginseng is absolutely correct. Moreover, the thieves had a lot of treasures and weapons in their residence. Not to mention anything else, even if they secretly hid firearms and openly resisted arrest, they had already committed a serious crime and could not escape.

"Ruan Yuan's words are as humble as ever, but the relevant details have been predicted one by one, and each has its own countermeasures. Seeing this, Liu Xiang naturally no longer dared to doubt Ruan Yuan's ability to handle the case.

"Boyuan, two of those thieves have already confessed. Their confessions are very similar to what you said before. Why don't you come and take a look first?" At this moment, Sun Xingyan brought a stack of documents.

, walked up from the side hall. Ruan Yuan also took two confessions, read them carefully, and after just a few lines, he sighed: "Brother Yuan Ru, it is indeed the sky network that is so vast that there are no omissions! It turns out that this is Chen Asanyi.

Dude, it has something to do with the fire at the Hongmen Bureau three years ago and the incident at the flagpole of the Supervisory Academy before. After this battle, we have solved three major cases in a row!"

After hearing this, Sun Xingyan, Liu Xang and others also came over to look at the confessions of these two people. All the previous mysteries were just solved. It turned out that Chen Asan was originally a hawker in Hangzhou. He didn't have much trading capital on weekdays, so he wanted to use

Chen Asan colluded with him and secretly stole several pieces of government silk and satin while other people in the Hongmen Bureau were unprepared.

I tried my best to resell the cloth, and soon became rich. In order to hide it from others, I bought some low-quality cloth from outside at a low price and put it in the Hongmen Bureau to replenish my balance. But in the first year of Jiaqing, news suddenly came out that the government was going to do an inventory.

Hongmen Bureau, so Chen Asan and others were worried that the theft and sale of government silk and satin would be exposed, so they simply made up their minds and took advantage of the wind to blow up one night and set fire to all the large quantities of inferior fabrics they had stored. The fire also took advantage of the wind and burned them all.

Most of the warehouse of the Hongmen Bureau was lost, and nearby residential buildings were damaged, and the Academic Affairs Office was almost burned down.

After that, Chen Asan did not dare to live in Hangzhou, so he went on the run and became a thief. They had already amassed a lot of wealth by stealing and selling silk and satin from the treasury. Many people who sold private salt joined them, and they immediately purchased knives, guns, and even purchased goods.

After getting a lot of shotguns, he was rampant in northern Zhejiang for a while without any fear. When Ruan Yuan came to take office, Chen Asan and others heard the news and knew that Ruan Yuan had been studying politics in Zhejiang before and was known for his honesty and integrity, so they wanted to give Ruan Yuan some money.

A sudden show of force led to the breaking of the flagpole of the Governor's Court. However, he did not expect that the group of people would be exposed. Ruan Yuan not only was not intimidated by this intimidation, but instead began to search backwards from various clues, and finally destroyed this organization in one fell swoop.

A gang that has caused trouble for many years.

Looking at these confessions, Qin Ying couldn't help but sigh: "Bo Yuan, you have done a great job in capturing these thieves this time. But I think the crimes these thieves committed, as long as they are proven, the first offender will only be Ling Chi."

Naturally, our court will have to retry the case, but the report to the emperor must be prepared first." When it comes to the death penalty, a report must be submitted. This was also the practice of the Qing Dynasty, so Qin Ying had this saying.

"What Mr. Qin said is true. I will report these substantiated cases today. Although these thieves are arrogant, they are not the biggest scourge in Zhejiang. What needs to be done next is the real big deal." Ruan Yuan thought in his heart.

He knew clearly that when he came to Zhejiang, the most important thing was to put down the pirates and make up for the deficit. Therefore, he also wanted to conclude the other arrests as soon as possible so that he could concentrate on important matters, so he followed Qin Ying's suggestions.

Seeing that there was no objection to the suppression, Liu Fang, Qin Ying and Yanfeng also said goodbye to Ruan Yuan. Ruan Yuan also joined Sun Xingyan in reporting Chen Asan and his group on the charges they had been convicted of. Soon, the report was reported.

Then it arrived in the hands of Jiaqing in the capital.

Jiaqing was overjoyed after reading Ruan Yuan's memorial. That day he called three military ministers to the Yangxin Hall to discuss Ruan Yuan's memorial. When Jiaqing talked about the robbery by Chen Asan and others, he couldn't help but said with joy: "Ruan Yuan is here."

What he did in Zhejiang this time was really neat and well done! In just one month, the Crow Boat Bandits and the Chen Asan Gang were arrested one after another. It seems that the thieves in Zhejiang should disappear and deserve a reward! If there is a fly in the ointment,

After all, Ruan Yuan was the governor for the first time. He was too cautious in deciding the crime and punishment. He only said it was worthy of the death penalty but did not dare to make a decision. In my opinion, the chief criminal of Chen Asan's group is worthy of Lingchi! Yes!

How can we forgive this person who has committed such a heinous crime? He immediately issued an order and was executed in Hangzhou in accordance with the law!"

Qinggui looked at Ruan Yuan's report and immediately responded: "The emperor has made a clear decision, and the ministers should obey the order. It is just a matter of merit and reward, but I feel something is wrong. Ruan Yuan has only been in office for a month, although he has been captured in succession.

The merits of the two thieves, but after all, there are not many thieves, and the two groups of thieves add up to less than a hundred people. If the emperor continues to reward Ruan Yuan in this way, it will be difficult to reward Ruan Yuan if he has other merits in the future. I think it is better to award

Just write a letter of praise in the seal, and I hope the emperor will approve it."

"This...what Qingzhongtang said is indeed reasonable." Jiaqing thought about it and immediately conferred the title of Ruan Yuan. Feeling that it was too hasty, he agreed to his suggestion and said: "But this seal of praise, I

There is still something to be done, so let’s draft an edict. Also, I am also planning to make the world aware of Ruan Yuan’s arrest of thieves. Why did Ruan Yuan solve major cases in a row within one month of taking office? It’s just that he was fully prepared and did his job with all his heart. But now

Among all the governors in the world, how many are there who can be considerate in their work and can serve the public wholeheartedly? If other governors in prefectures and counties were like Ruan Yuan, how could there be such a thing as the robbery of Changxin store? It is a fact that there are so many thieves now.

There is no need to whitewash peace, arresting thieves and bringing peace to the people is the top priority right now!"

Saying that, Jiaqing took another memorial and said: "In addition, Ruan Yuan also wrote a memorial. It said that in Zhejiang, more visits have been made recently. Most of the boatmen and sailors along the canal are underpaid. It is recommended that the imperial court draw up an amount and increase wages as appropriate.

.This is also a top priority. If the shipwrecks and sailors continue to be increasingly poor, if some unscrupulous people join gangs in the future, it will cause harm to the people again. Dong Gao, you and Zhu Gui have also been planning the salary of flag officers recently.

If the wages of small laborers can be increased, what’s wrong with boatmen and sailors?”

"Your Majesty, if all the bannermen and sailors are fully paid, they will naturally appreciate the favor of the imperial court, and the various frauds along the canal will naturally be changed in the future," Dong Gao said.

"But Your Majesty, the current situation is that the increase in salary will not be enough for the state." Qinggui was still a little conservative and said: "This year's treasury revenue is less than 20 million taels, but Sichuan and Chu have spent more than 30,000 yuan to quell the chaos.

With more than 40 million, it is already beyond the means to make ends meet. Although the wages of these sailors are a fraction compared to the annual income of the imperial court. But even if each person is given an extra tael of silver, there are nearly 100,000 sailors along the river, which is still ten thousand more.
Chapter completed!