Chapter 95 The first corruption case since taking office
Chapter 95 The first corruption case since taking office
Author: tree on tree
Chapter 95 The first corruption case since taking office
"Walk!"
Zhu Di stood up without hesitation.
Although his subconscious mind was very disbelieving, Zhu Di still felt that Zhu Liang did not dare to deceive him, and he also had some expectations.
What if Zhu Liang and others can really catch 60,000 kilograms of big fish from the sea... No, even if it is only 20,000 kilograms, it will be a great achievement, and the meat shortage crisis in Beiping Prefecture can be easily solved.
Of course, when heading to Haizi Pier, Zhu Di did not forget to send someone to inform Guo An.
And inside the Wanping County Yamen.
This time, it was crowded.
Guo An encountered his first corruption case since taking office.
"Twenty iron bars, fifteen iron catalpas, ten axes, and thirty shi of grain, which adds up to sixteen guan of money!
Chief An, the situation in your village has just improved, but as the chief, you have already begun to harm your neighbors without hesitation, where is your conscience?"
Looking at An Santie kneeling on the ground, Guo An had a cold look on his face.
This money is not much at all, it cannot meet the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and it is not much at all. For the people who were deceived by An Santie, it is nothing more than adding insult to injury.
Iron catalpas and iron bars are better, but food can kill people at critical moments.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I can't come up with any money at home, so I can only borrow metal and food from my neighbors!"
An Santie said hurriedly.
"Huh, are you borrowing? Directly deceiving and forcing the people to hand over the iron catalpas, iron bars, and grain to sell to those merchants? You get the money, but they bear the debt?
What should you do with the people who are oppressed by you? They want to use these iron catalpas, iron bars, and grain to reclaim wasteland and make money to pay off the debts of King Yan?
You're better off. You know this and still bully them with such a black heart. You're worse than an animal!
Your Anjia is a wealthy family in Wanping County, and you have nothing to worry about about food and drink. Yet you bully your neighbors and ruin your Anjia's reputation like this. How can you let your Anjia 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 commanders and li commanders who had been called over by him, with solemn expressions on their faces.
"I have invited you all here today because of this matter.
As the commanders and chiefs of each village, you are all highly respected people in the hearts of the people.
Since I took office, I have naively thought that for the sake of your family's reputation and your family's future life, you will lead your neighbors to cultivate more fields, make more money, strengthen your respective villages, and at the same time accumulate reputation.
This matter is a good thing for me and Wanping County.
Therefore, since I took office, I have been giving preferential treatment to all the commanders and chiefs. Whether it is borrowing iron catalpas, iron bars, or grain, as long as I look at it, I will turn a blind eye.
As a result, I am still too naive, thinking that as long as I treat you with sincerity, you will return the same sincerity.
However, there are always people who are greedy for profit and will not hesitate to harm several neighbors for a dozen dollars.
Tsk…
There is no need for you to look so ashamed, it is only Mr. Anri who makes me sad.
But there are also benefits to this matter. Chief Anzai made me recognize the reality."
"The county magistrate, please calm down. An Santie was blinded by greed and made such a big mistake. Please ask the county magistrate to confiscate his stolen money and double the compensation to those companies!"
"Exactly, Brother An has done something so detrimental to the reputation of Wanping County, and he should be severely fined!"
The commanders who were close friends with An Santie felt their hearts sinking the more they heard this.
"Hmph, your calculations are pretty good!"
Guo An sneered, "In your eyes, I am so easy to fool, right? You don't know how much His Majesty hates corruption, perverting the law, and bullying the people?"
"The county magistrate has misunderstood. The villain and others have absolutely no intention of protecting An Santie!" Li Chang, who was the first to defend Ansantie, had a look of fear on his face.
"Humph, the law of the Ming Dynasty, if you are a guard and you steal, you will have forty strings; if you violate the law and steal the goods, you will have eighty strings of strings; if you don't bend the law and steal the goods, you will have a hundred and twenty strings to stop a hundred sticks and travel three thousand miles; if you threaten to take money, you will be considered a thief and get an additional grade
, no financial punishment can be given; private use of people's power, a person can be flogged forty times, crimes can be punished with eighty sticks..."
Guo An read the Ming Dynasty's law on corruption and taking stolen goods word for word.
"You must have heard this law many times this year, right?"
After saying that, Guo An looked down at Dian Shi Wang Zhen.
"Wang Dianshi, according to Anli Chang's crime, how should he be punished?"
Wang Zhen hated An Santie, the head of the village, who was causing harm to the village, so he said without any hesitation, "I would like to report to the county magistrate that he should take back his thieves' silver and give him twenty sticks!"
Hearing this, the expressions of all the village chiefs around him changed greatly.
They can take back the thieves' silver, but twenty sticks? Even if a strong young man is beaten by twenty sticks, it will break his muscles and bones, and at least he will have to stay in bed for a long time to recover.
For an old man of An Santie's age, these twenty sticks were enough to kill half of his life.
All the old men could think of this, and An Santie could even think of it, and his face suddenly turned pale.
"Master Guo County, please spare my life! Master Guo County, if these twenty sticks are used, this old man will really be dead!"
Guo An's face darkened, and he sneered: "What does Chief Anli think of me, the Ming Law? Or, what does Chief Anli think of me? A weakling with a soft heart who can be fooled by you?"
Immediately, Guo An ignored the stunned An Santie and looked directly at Wang Zhen.
"This matter will be left to Wang Dianshi. All the money and food that An Santie was greedy for will be returned to the people in full, and the commanders of that village will re-elect a commander. If those people
Commander A also participated, so he punished him along the way!
At the same time, inform the people of the whole county about An Santie’s actions. Anyone who dares to oppress the people can come to the county government to file a complaint. As long as I find out, I will not tolerate it!"
"I will obey the order of the county magistrate!"
Wang Zhen said with a solemn expression.
Immediately, he called in two government servants and dragged An Santie out.
Just as he was about to go out the public house door, An Santie didn't know where he got the strength from, struggled and shouted: "Guo An, Guo An, son, you dare to insult me, do you know that I am a member of the An family..."
However, before he finished speaking, Wang Zhenpu slapped him hard on the head with his big palm, "Old man, how dare you bark after you do such a shameless thing? Shut up, or else we will
Kill you!"
An Santie suddenly became quiet and did not dare to say a word.
It is no secret in Wanping County that Wang Zhen is a member of King Yan.
For Wang Zhen, it is not difficult to kill him, twenty sticks are enough.
All around, the expressions of the chiefs also changed slightly.
Now, An Santie is in trouble! And this Guo County Master is indeed not a simple person!
Soon, there was a scream outside the public house.
Suddenly, a figure walked in quickly from outside and bowed his hands directly to Guo An, "I have met the county magistrate. Your Highness, King Yan, invites you!"
"I wonder what your Highness, Prince Yan, wants from me?" Guo An asked.
The guard stepped forward and whispered a few words in Guo An's ear.