Chapter 770 0765 [The purpose of the guilty officer]
There is also a nest case in Guiyang, where there are a lot of silver mines.
After interrogation and interrogation, Chenzhou magistrate Sun Jian was confessed.
The amount of corruption committed by Sun Zhan was not large, but the nature of the case was extremely egregious.
This guy actually misappropriated resettlement materials and illegally collected exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, which caused immigrants from various counties under his jurisdiction to suffer from hunger and cold in the first year of settling in the divided fields.
I don’t know how many people froze to death and starved to death!
It is certain that Sun Zhan himself will lose his head, and now we are discussing how many consecutive times he should sit.
"Da Ming Law" now refers to people living together according to the household registration book. Sun Zhan actually has a separate household. There is only his wife and children in the household registration book. His parents and brothers are not from the same family as him.
"Report it to the Ministry of Punishment. This person obviously had a premeditated plan."
"I suggest that his parents should be implicated, and his brothers should not be implicated."
"But his brother must be investigated, maybe there is corruption. Sun Zhan had attached to Huang Qianshan in the former Song Dynasty. He was only used in the new Ming Dynasty because he impeached Cai You and was praised by some people for speaking out. I heard
Say, the Sun brothers are not good people either!"
"Okay, please ask the Ministry of Punishment and the Supervisory Office to conduct a thorough investigation of the Sun brothers."
"How should the Chen County magistrate judge?"
"He said that he was forced by Sun Zhan, and he had publicly opposed it. Indeed, several scribes confessed that the magistrate of Chen County was unwilling to collect miscellaneous taxes."
"But he still reached for the money."
"He didn't get much, only a few hundred guan. His main crime was to seize more than 300 acres of newly cultivated paddy fields during water conservancy repairs, and then resold half of them to local gentry."
"It's enough to confiscate your home and send you into exile."
The magistrate of Chen County was Song Huizong.
In late autumn, the Ministry of Punishment quickly approved the case of Chenzhou Prefecture.
Those who need to beheaded are escorted to Beijing and jailed for up to two years with a fine of up to two years, because the cells are already so full.
The remaining more than 400 people were exiled to Anyi County (Zhenyuan, Guizhou) with the help of the elderly and the young.
Song Huizong took his wife Zeng and their two-year-old son on the road to betrothed in tears.
All the property he had accumulated in recent years had been confiscated, and he was only allowed to take away a few changes of clothes.
Fortunately, there were boats for the whole journey, and the government provided meals along the way, so we didn't suffer too much along the way.
After crossing Dongting Lake and arriving in Wuling County, these exiled criminals waited for a while, and then two groups came one after another to join them, and finally even an army came.
"Straight bitches, all of you, cheer up. Anyone who dares to escape will be beheaded!"
Sun Li yelled and cursed, venting his anger on the exiled prisoners.
This guy followed Yang Zhi to join Daming Village. He could never change his greed for money. When the traitor's property was confiscated in Hebei, he was punished for embezzling the property and was thrown to Huainan to work as the deputy chief water transport soldier.
Having already suffered losses, Sun Li did not dare to be greedy again, let alone take action against the grain.
However, he used the idle watercraft to transport goods to merchants to avoid tax cards along the way, which also caused thousands of kilograms of grain to be delayed. One of the merchants was arrested, and Sun Li was also confessed during the interrogation.
Ju Ming opened his eyes and allowed Sun Li to continue leading the army.
It's just that the location where he was stationed was changed to Anyi County, which was full of barbarians.
When boarding the ship, Sun Li shouted: "All the convicts of seventh rank and above will come to my ship, and their families will be placed in other ships!"
Song Huizong said goodbye to his wife and children and boarded the ship. He was led to a cabin, where there were already two people.
They exchanged names and bowed to each other. The two prisoners were Cao Chengda, the prefect of Nanchang, and Guo Yu, the general magistrate of Nanchang.
Song Huizong chatted with them for a while, and Li Yuanding, the supervisor of Guiyang Mint, came in again.
Cao Chengda suddenly asked: "Do you know where Anyi County is?"
"I don't know."
Guo Yu and Li Yuanding shook their heads.
Song Huizong said: "It belongs to Sizhou and is the land of Zhuxi barbarians."
Originally, Song Huizong was the youngest official, and the three of them did not take him seriously. However, at this time, they looked at him differently and inquired about the specific situation in Anyi County.
Why did Song Huizong know so well?
Because the name Anyi County was given by him himself back then!
The emperor liked to expand his territory, and officials naturally followed his wishes.
There were no troops available in the southwest region, so local officials contacted the barbarian chiefs and coerced and induced them to donate their land.
Anyi County was established in this way, and soldiers and people were forcibly moved there. Because the resettlement was not done well, a large number of people fled, and there were frequent conflicts with the Yi people, so Anyi County was renamed Anyi Fort.
A few years later, all the soldiers fled and it gradually became desolate.
While we were chatting, several more prisoners came in one after another.
"Come out, the general is calling you over!" a soldier shouted outside.
These soldiers are all guilty and have committed more or less crimes.
Song Huizong followed everyone and went to see Sun Li.
Sun Lishen was sitting there and said gloomily: "They all report their family status and rank according to their rank. I heard that there is an envoy?"
A middle-aged man came out of the procession, bowed his head and saluted, saying: "Xiang Zichen, the former envoy to the left of Jiangxi Province, pays homage to General Sun."
Sun Li nodded and said: "Yes, yes. All the chief envoys arrested this time will be beheaded except you. You just ransacked your home and were exiled, so you can be considered an upright official."
"I'm so ashamed." Xiang Ziyi blushed with embarrassment.
While the two men were talking, Song Huizong was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head because Xiang Ziyi was his cousin.
Sun Li took out the exile list and asked: "Jiangxi Chief Secretary Han Dong, please stand up and let me see it."
Immediately, a prison officer stood up and said, "Meet General Sun."
Sun Li continued to read: "Who is Yang Gao, the prefect of Chenzhou?"
"The criminal Yang Gao has seen General Sun." Another prisoner stepped forward.
One prisoner after another declared his family status in front of Sun Li, and a little guy like Song Huizong could only be ranked last.
When Song Huizong stood up, Xiang Ziyi was stunned for a moment and quickly rubbed his eyes, thinking that he had seen it wrong.
Song Huizong was sweating on his vest, for fear that his cousin would take advantage of him.
Xiang Ziyi really wanted to do this. He might find out the great achievements of the previous Hunjun and use them to atone for his sins. But considering that Hunjun was very kind to him. Not only did he not owe him any debt, but he always promoted him, Xiang Ziyi really couldn't say no.
exit.
All the prisoners appeared, and Sun Li finally began to lecture: "The prisoners from Jiangxi, Hunan, and Guangxi are all going to Anyi County. The prisoners from Guangdong, Fujian, and Zhejiang are going to Taiwan. Don't ask.
I don’t know where Taiwan Island is. I only know that Anyi County is very important and we can keep an eye on the Sizhou Tian family. In the future, when the imperial court conquers the Dali Kingdom, the Eastern Route Army will also go to Anyi County."
"I am a prisoner, and you are also prisoners. Maybe there will be a chance to make meritorious deeds. Xiang Ziyi!"
Xiang Zikai was in a dilemma when he suddenly heard Sun Li calling him. He quickly stepped forward and said, "Here you are!"
Sun Li said: "The prince thinks that as the left-wing governor of a province, you are more restrained than other corrupt officials. You also made a great contribution to the land donation, so I will leave some room for you this time. Anyi County was changed to Zhenyuanbao, and I am in charge of military affairs."
You are in charge of the civil affairs. Let’s run the place well. In the future, the imperial court will conquer Dali Kingdom, and Zhenyuan Fort will be the outpost of the Eastern Route Army.”
Xiang Ziyi suddenly became excited, turned around and bowed to the north: "I would like to thank the official family for the prince's kindness!"
Seeing the envious expressions on the other prisoners' faces, Sun Li said: "I have to select a few more people to be the officials of Zhenyuan Fort. I haven't decided who to choose yet. You guys will behave on your own along the way."
Sun Li also warned: "When you arrive at Zhenyuan Fort, whether you are serving as an official or joining the army as a commoner, you must work hard with me. The prince has said that if the registered population of Han people in the jurisdiction of Zhenyuan Fort reaches 5,000,
Xiang Zichen and I can be promoted and leave. Then we will promote other prisoners to take charge of the military affairs. For every 500 additional Han citizens in the country, one civil servant and one military officer will be promoted and transferred away."
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this and saw hope in a desperate situation.
"I won't say any more nonsense," Sun Li warned, "We are all grasshoppers on a rope, and the Han people are our lifeblood. We are not allowed to embezzle or deprive the Han people of their food and clothing.
Don't oppress and exploit the Han people, let them have more children, and quickly give birth to enough people."
"I am willing to help the general to reproduce the people!" the prisoners shouted in unison.
Sun Li added: "The local barbarians have been settled for more than three years, and their whole families have changed their Chinese names to Han surnames. If there are three adult men and women in the family who can speak Chinese, they can be regarded as naturalized Han people. Therefore, those obedient barbarians must also
Treat them kindly and let them learn to speak Chinese."
Prisoner Cao Chengda suggested: "We can lure nearby barbarians, teach them how to plant and irrigate, and then register them and let them pay taxes to the government. Then select the children in their families, the best are twelve or thirteen years old, and teach them
Read, write and speak.”
"This is a good idea," Sun Li nodded and said, "I'll give you an assignment. You will be responsible for educating the barbarians."
Cao Chengda was immediately overjoyed. After sending Sun Li away to Ziqin, it would be his turn to be promoted and stay away.
None of them thought of cheating, because the imperial court must be very strict in checking the population.
Xiang Ziyi asked: "How many Han people will be exiled to Zhenyuan Fort this time?"
Sun Li said: "With troops and civilians, there are about two thousand people. Children are not included, only those over fifteen years old. By the way, who knows medical skills?"
Immediately, three prisoners stood up and claimed that they had some knowledge of medical skills.
All of these prisoners are talented people.
In order to be able to leave Zhenyuan Fort, there is now a united effort. Based on the adult population of 5,000, for every additional 500 people, there will be one civil and military person who can be liberated, and the naturalized barbarians are also included in this.
They believe that within twenty years, all the prisoners present will be able to leave.
Southern Sichuan, Guizhou, and Taiwan all have this set of rules.
A piece of toilet paper is useful, not to mention a group of officials. As long as they are willing to do things and have clear goals, they will definitely be able to explode with amazing power.
Apart from anything else, his civilizing ability is top-notch and he can quickly convert a large number of barbarians.
Xiang Ziyi was originally hesitant about whether to report Song Huizong, but now that he has a new goal, there is no need to do anything against his will.
When he left Sun Li's cabin, he secretly winked at Song Huizong.
The two came to a remote place, and Song Huizong said with a tearful voice: "Thank you very much for your kindness, my dear brother. My dear brother is my reborn parent."
Xiang Ziyi sighed and asked, "How have you been doing, brother, in recent years?"
Song Huizong said: "I lived a peaceful life, and I remarried and gave birth to a young son two years ago."
Xiang Ziyi was speechless for a moment.
This stupid and stupid king is really good at getting around. A king who has subjugated his country, unexpectedly became an official in the new dynasty, married a wife and had children.
Looking at him, he seems to be living a healthy life.
Xiang Ziyi began to murmur, maybe at a certain critical moment, he could confess the faint king and perform meritorious deeds!
