These people were brought to the ship. Not only did Zhao Han get up early, but the secretaries and celebrities in the next cabin also woke up one after another.
"Meet King Zhao (Elder Master, Brother Han, Mr. Zhao)!"
A variety of titles were shouted from the mouths of the servants, and they all began to kneel down.
Zhao Han smiled and said: "If someone calls me Brother Han, then don't show up and stand up and talk."
Some people stand up, some people kneel down, some people stand up and look around and want to kneel down again.
"Stand up!" Zhao Han shouted.
The kneeling person stood up quickly in fear.
The people standing were so frightened that they knelt down.
The two guards standing guard next to Zhao Han both bit their lips and suppressed laughter.
When everyone stood up, Zhao Han shouted outside again: "You can come in and listen."
Secretaries and celebrities filed in.
Zhao Han said: "Choose a representative to speak, don't talk all over the place."
Fei Gu was elected as a representative. He did not express his grievances directly, but said in a casual way: "Brother Han, I am Fei Gu, do you still remember me?"
"Hello, brother Fei Gu, tell me what's going on." Zhao Han said with a smile.
Fei Gu was very happy and said: "Brother Han sent people back to Ehu to divide the fields and free the slaves. This is a great thing. My family also divided the fields and lived a very good life. But after the autumn harvest last year, Madam..."
"Which madam?" Zhao Han interrupted.
"She was the former Second Young Mistress," Fei Gu explained. "The Second Young Mistress was very mean. Brother Han knew it. She often beat and scolded people. After the slaves were released, no servants were willing to stay as servants. After the slaves were released,
The second young mistress hired more than thirty servants one after another, but she drove them all away. She also reported the employment contract to the official, saying that the employment period had not been completed, and asked the escaped servants to pay compensation."
Zhao Han asked: "Whether it is reported to the official in the county or in the town, what is the result?"
Fei Gu replied: "They are all mediators in the town, and the mayor prefers to help the second young lady. Those servants would rather borrow money to compensate than continue to work. The second young lady couldn't find any servants, so she took four villains with her.
Slave, call us domestic slaves back with sticks."
"The village chief doesn't care?" Zhao Han asked.
"It doesn't matter," Fei Gu said, "in terms of wages, the Second Young Mistress gave her enough. After the separation, she didn't deduct any more. She just liked to beat and scold her servants randomly. No matter if she did something wrong or not, she would beat her if she was in a bad mood.
People were angry. Last winter, Fei Liang was beaten and got pregnant. It took him more than a month to go to the field. He had the courage to go to the town to report the matter. The mayor didn't care at all and sent someone to inform the second young lady. The second young lady beat Fei Liang again.
"Dun, the beating was so severe that he was all disabled, so he took him back to Fei Liang's home and only gave him a tael of silver for soup and medicine."
"Where is Fei Liang?" Zhao Han frowned.
Fei Gu said: "He is dead. He died after lying in his house for half a month. Fei Liang's parents went to report to the county magistrate. The county magistrate said that there was insufficient physical evidence and concluded that Fei Liang died from injuries caused by a fall."
Zhao Han asked other slaves: "Is what Fei Gu said the truth?"
"It's all true!" Everyone agreed.
A maid named Xilan stood up, pulled up her sleeves and said, "I was beaten so hard yesterday that my arms were bruised and bruised."
Zhao Han said to the captain of the guard: "Send an order to the magistrate of Guangxin, who is in charge of criminal law. There is also the magistrate of Qianshan County, the chief of the Criminal Section of Qianshan County, the mayor of Ehu Town, and the deputy mayor.
Call the mayor of Eshan Village!"
The guard captain immediately went to make arrangements and soon brought back two people.
The magistrate of Qianshan County and the Chief of the Criminal Section were waiting on the shore, as were other officials from Qianshan County, who came by boat at night to listen.
Zhao Han briefly described the case and asked, "Is this how you judge the case?"
Feng Shenglun, the county magistrate, was so frightened that sweat broke out on his forehead. He explained: "Headquarters, I was just transferred to Qianshan County magistrate two months ago. I have never touched this case, and no one has come to sue Mrs. Fei. It turns out that the county magistrate,
I heard that he had outstanding political achievements and was called to Bailuzhou Academy for further study. This time he will go to Hunan with the army."
"Very good, very high, outstanding political achievements, and even promoted!" Zhao Han smiled broadly, and those who knew him well knew that he was extremely angry.
Every time we prepare for a big war, we will select outstanding officials in advance, let them go out with the army after further training, and be responsible for managing the food transportation and civilian affairs. Once they occupy a new territory, they can immediately take care of the civil affairs, and the whole process will be seamless. It will only happen if the expansion is too fast.
There is a temporary shortage of officials.
Zhao Han asked again: "Where is the Chief of the Criminal Division?"
Feng Shenglun said: "I also went on an expedition with the army. Two of the county chiefs will be promoted to other places this year."
Zhao Han said to the two unlucky guys in front of him: "You two will be punished with major demerits!"
The magistrate of Qianshan County and the chief of the Criminal Division hesitated to speak, but finally did not dare to say more and could only admit that they were unlucky.
The sky gradually turns white.
Many local gentry were waiting on the shore, bringing various gifts to pay their respects.
"Everyone, please get on board." A guard came over and gave the order.
The gentry were overjoyed and asked Fei Yuanyi to come forward.
The old man of the Fei family was quite proud. He was helped to board the ship with his head held high and his head held high, leaning on a cane.
A bunch of people crammed in again, and the cabin was quite crowded.
Fei Yuanyi had already broken up with his two sons and did not interact with each other. He did not even recognize those servants of the Fei family.
"Greetings to the chief!" Fei Yuanyi trembled and was about to kneel down.
He still has the traditional thinking and thinks that Zhao Han can be the emperor in the future. Since he is the emperor, he should kneel down and worship, and it has nothing to do with his status as grandson-in-law.
"Greetings to the main town!"
Other gentry also kowtowed.
They couldn't help but take a peek at Zhao Han, and the more they looked at him, the more majestic and solemn they felt, and they envied Fei Yuanyi's good luck.
Zhao Han sneered and said, "Mr. Wuxue, please get up and take a seat."
Fei Yuanlu, the head of the Fei clan and the head of Hanzhu Academy, stood up with a smile on his face. He had admired this student back then, and even though he was just a domestic slave, he thought he would definitely have a future, but he did not expect that he would be more powerful than he imagined.
Although he did not personally teach knowledge, as the principal, he was also considered a teacher, and the honorific title of "Emperor Master" was indispensable.
The bodyguard brought a chair and asked Fei Yuanlu to sit down.
As soon as Fei Yuanlu's butt touched the bench, he suddenly felt something was wrong. Why was he the only one sitting on the bench while the other gentry kept kneeling?
Fei Yuanyi was also a little confused. Could his grandson-in-law still hold a grudge?
The other gentry looked at each other in confusion, also not understanding what was going on.
Zhao Han ignored these people at all and just chatted with Fei Yuanlu: "I haven't seen you for many years. How is your health, sir?"
Fei Yuanlu stroked his beard and replied with a smile: "Thanks to the blessing of the general town, I only get some minor illnesses occasionally."
"Is there a middle school in Qianshan County?" Zhao Han asked again.
Fei Yuanlu said: "We have hired talented people who are proficient in mathematics and geometry. We will be able to open a middle school next month. Thanks to the hard work of Magistrate Feng."
Feng Shenglun cupped his hands and said: "Where, where, it's just a matter of duty."
Fei Yuanlu added: "Hanzhu Academy has also been changed to Hanzhu Primary School. All the buildings and books in the academy have been donated to the Hekou Town Yamen, and children nearby can study for free for three years."
"Very good," Zhao Han nodded in approval and asked unexpectedly, "Have the servants of the Fei family been released?"
Fei Yuanlu said: "All of them have been released. Those who are willing to stay have also changed their employment contracts."
Zhao Han continued to ask: "Did you beat any servants wantonly?"
"Absolutely impossible," Fei Yuanlu said quickly, "I don't know about other families. In my family, even before the slaves are released, they will not beat the slaves wantonly. Even if the slaves do something wrong, they will mainly reprimand and beat them.
It is not the behavior of a gentleman to behave like a servant."
Zhao Han smiled and asked: "Where are the other branches of the Fei family?"
Fei Yuanlu shook his head and said, "I'm not sure. Although I am the leader of the clan, I can't take care of other people's family affairs."
Zhao Han turned his attention to Fei Yuanyi: "Where is Mr. Fei's family?"
Fei Yuanlu naturally knew the temper of his second daughter-in-law, and had heard some rumors, so he quickly replied: "Back to the important town, I have given birth to two unfilial sons. The family has been divided and they rarely interact with each other. There is no abuse of servants in Lao Chen's house.
As for those two unfilial sons, I don’t know the details.”
"Everyone, please get up." Zhao Han said with a smile.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhen!"
The gentry kowtowed and stood up.
Most of these were elderly people, and only Fei Yingke, who was young, was allowed to board the ship.
Fei Yingke had no expression on his face, but he already understood in his heart. He recognized one of the servants and knew that his second brother was in a bad situation this time, so he felt that he deserved it.
To this day, Fei Yingke still can't understand why his second brother could endure a wicked woman for many years.
If it were him, he would have divorced his wife long ago.
Good women should be loved even more, and bad women should be dealt with easily. This is Fei Yingke's attitude towards women.
This guy is not good at studying or doing business, but he has a knack for training women.
With a wife and ten concubines in the family, it was inevitable that some of them were not smart, and they were all dealt with severely by Fei Yingke. As for those who were well-behaved and obedient, Fei Yingke was extremely considerate, and the wives and concubines became gentle and well-behaved, at least on the surface.
get along in harmony.
We are marching outside and cannot be delayed because of this matter.
After Zhao Han appeased the gentry, he said to the county magistrate Feng Shenglun: "You are responsible for hearing the case. If you handle it properly, the major demerit penalty can be cancelled. It can be tried here on the shore without returning to the county government office. When the prefect of Guangxin comes, let's
He watched you try the case!"
He also said to the servants of the Fei family: "If anyone dares to retaliate in the future, and the local officials ignore it, you can go directly to the Ji'an General Military Mansion to complain!"
Everyone was asked to disembark, and the fleet set sail with the army.
An official was paralyzed on the shore. He was the mayor of Ehu Town. When the case occurred, he was only the deputy mayor, but he was also involved.
As for the original mayor, he also went out with the army this time. He was soon promoted to another place and was temporarily assigned to Fei Ruhe's army.
None of the officials involved can escape.
Even the officials who handled this matter will be prosecuted and punished.
The county magistrate Feng Shenglun was still guessing about Zhao Han's thoughts. If the punishment was too light or too heavy, it might cause Zhao Han's displeasure.
This is really difficult.
Feng Shenglun looked at the servants, gritted his teeth, and decided to take a more serious look at the case this time.
Feng Shenglun shouted: "Come here, arrest Fei Yingqi, Zheng, and their four evil slaves immediately!"
The prefect of Guangxin had arrived at this time. He was confused as he watched the fleet go away. Zhao Han summoned him urgently and left without meeting. What was going on?
This man is really unlucky. Something happened in the county and he didn't even know about it, but now he has to be held accountable.
