Master Song looked at Bai Shan's leaving back, his mood fluctuated.
Song Dalang was also very surprised, and couldn't help saying: "Father, we have already given him the steps, why doesn't he go down?"
Even when they were facing magistrate Lu, they had never been so humble before.
Master Song withdrew his gaze and said, "It's normal for a child of an aristocratic family to be confident."
"But the official salt for the governor's office... Could it be possible that Governor Guo can do without this batch of official salt?"
Master Song shook his head, "I have to send someone to take a look at the new salt field. I always feel a little uneasy. Maybe they already have enough official salt."
"There are inspectors from Luo who are currently guarding. I have inquired that the people he brought to the new saltworks are all his confidantes. Others are patrolling and guarding other sections of the road, and they can't see the situation of the new saltworks at all. Song Dalang said: "They are all inspectors from Luo, we can't get close at all. What happened to Zhu Qi and the others, the guard over there is even tighter."
Master Song said: "Since people can't get in, then let the news come out and spend money on it. If you can't buy news with ten slings, then use one hundred slings, two hundred slings!"
Fortunately Master Song didn't say to use a thousand hangs, Song Dalang breathed a sigh of relief quietly.
Of course, it's impossible for them to do things like throwing money at them. It's all done by the underlings.
They were looking for the family members of some soldiers they knew well. After spending the money, someone took clothes and other things and went to everyone's valley the next day. Unfortunately, they didn't see anyone.
"... It is said that everyone is strictly investigating at the other end to prevent anyone from colluding with bandits. Let alone meeting, all the clothes and rice noodles sent over have been returned, and there is no way to get in."
Another servant came in and said, "Master, the county government has opened the hall."
Master Song supported his forehead with a headache, and felt very uncomfortable. He didn't understand why the situation took a sudden turn for the worse overnight
What's wrong with the new saltworks
The unequal news made Mr. Song very anxious, if he had known this...
Still too conceited, Master Song felt that he underestimated the enemy.
County Magistrate Lu is so smart and capable, he came to Beihai County for two years before he challenged the Song family, but he won and lost. He saw that Bai Shan was so much younger than County Magistrate Lu, with a face like a crown of jade, and looked too handsome, so he couldn't help but underestimate him. some, who knows...
Master Song returned to his senses, and said: "Go to the storeroom and take out that coral tree, and then get a pearl, and let's go to Qingzhou City."
Song Dalang was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help asking: "Father, why did you bring so many things..."
"Since Assassin Guo took office, we haven't visited him yet, so let's make a special trip this time."
Song Dalang was heartbroken, "Father, that coral tree is..."
Master Song stopped him and said, "Only if the family is strong, Meng'er will have resources in the future, and it will be easy to want these things again."
Song Dalang could only go to the warehouse to get things, but he was still very sad.
Even County Magistrate Lu didn't force them to go this far.
Master Song was also thinking about it, and finally felt that it was because he underestimated Bai Shan too much.
Bai Shan is trying the case. There is no suspense in this case. Zhu Qi confessed, and the gangsters who followed Zhu Qi also confessed.
Song Min looked around, and he didn't deny it at all, and he did it without hesitation. He was the one who instructed Zhu Qi and the others to investigate the new saltworks.
The attitude of pleading guilty is very good, but the other party firmly denies that this matter has anything to do with Mr. Song and the Song family behind him. When asked the reason for committing the crime, he said: "The young one is the manager of the Longchi Salt Field, but because of the new salt field, the Longchi Salt Field has been Shut it down, I was so dissatisfied, I just wanted to see what's going on at the new salt field, so I bought Zhu Qi and others to take a look."
It doesn't matter whether people outside believe it or not, anyway, Bai Shan doesn't believe it, but he was sentenced according to this confession.
Song Min was first deprived of the responsibility of managing affairs, then fined, punished with a stick, and sentenced to half a year in prison.
As for Zhu Qi and the others, Bai Shan thought about it, and felt that it would be too expensive to put them in prison. Now that the official salt has not been sold, the money in the county government has been spent, and basically rely on him to subsidize it. He should not give it to the prison. He and the county government increased the burden, so they were punished with sticks and fined everyone for three months of hard labor.
County Captain Dong was a little dazed, and asked, "My lord, where are they going to serve at this moment?"
It can't be sent to the saltworks, can it
"Let them build the road," Bai Shan said, "Just build the mountain road from Xiaoliu Village. The road surface should be flat enough to accommodate a carriage."
Dong Xianwei: "...this money?"
Although they are fined laborers who don't need wages, they need money for food and drink, and money for tools.
Bai Shandao: "I asked Master Song to allocate some of them there, and you sent three yamen servants to watch over them."
Dong Xianwei stared, "Eighteen people only sent three yamen guards to watch? Is it too few?"
"They are all people with family and business, how dare they escape?" Bai Shan paused and said, "Just don't bully them, just serve as normal, eat and drink as you should, by the way, let them stay at the foot of the mountain." Set up a tent to live in, and allowed their family members to send them clothes and things.”
"The daily work and rest follow the county government's rules, and there are only three hours a day. In the extra time, let the government officials explain the laws of the Jin Dynasty to them, so as not to accidentally commit crimes in the future."
Dong Xianwei was a little embarrassed, and asked cautiously: "My lord, this "Jin Law" is probably not understood by ordinary yamen servants."
"Why don't you understand?" Bai Shan frowned, "Even if the son inherited his father's career and didn't pass the exam, he should know the basics, right? Stealing, robbery, and murder are the most basic things, and they are lighter. Yes, insulting and beating are also considered illegal, don’t think that they are not breaking the law because they usually deal with these trivial matters.”
"In short, let them all learn."
Dong Xianwei could only agree cautiously, and didn't dare to tell Bai Shan that among the forty-eight servants in their county government, sixteen of them inherited their father's or brother's career, and only three passed the county examination. Those who came in, the rest were all out of relationships or helping to transfer government servants.
There is no systematic study. For things like the law, you should be upright for small things, and go to the county government for big things.
The big things that can be found in the county government are murder, arson, robbery and theft, and theft is not just ordinary stealing. You don't need to think about it to know that this kind of thing is illegal.
As for insults, wife beating and son beating, generally they will not report to the yamen. The neighbors will help persuade them first. To the county government.
But this kind of thing, everyone did not expect it to be against the law before. In other words, is this really against the law
Even Dong Xianwei himself was a little skeptical after reading the "Jin Law", he didn't see this violation of the law in the law book.
So he couldn't help asking Bai Shan, Bai Shan was speechless: "Why didn't you break the law? If you take a closer look, the Jin law has justice, not to mention between husband and wife, but between relatives of both parties. When things like murder and adultery happen, no matter what the wishes of the husband or wife are, they can be sentenced to reconciliation and divorce, and those who violate it can be sentenced to prison. Repent, what is it if this is not breaking the law?"