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When Cui Shihong bought the lowland land in Pingkangfang, everyone laughed at him. When he planted a few flags, let the children in the city play pellet-throwing games, and filled up the depression at an almost negligible cost, everyone turned to admire him.
Just when everyone thought he was very smart, they were surprised to see that instead of tamping down the filled depression, Cui Shihong dug it again, and dug it deeper than before, just like digging a well.
The citizens of Chang'an were very puzzled. By doing this, wouldn't the previous efforts to get the children to throw pills in vain? Where has his shrewdness gone
Neighbors watched the changes in Cui Shihong's land every day as if they were watching a big show, and many people secretly discussed and laughed at him.
Some couldn't help but go to Cui Shihong to find out what happened, but Cui Shihong always smiled and said nothing, or replied with a smile: "You will understand in a few days."
People had no choice but to wait patiently. They saw the number of wells increasing one by one in the open space of several acres. Then they saw a lot of steel bars being transported, both large and small. People became even more curious. What was the purpose of transporting the steel? Then I saw a lot of cement and sand being transported.
Someone else couldn't help but ask Cui Shihong, but this guy still smiled and said nothing. It made everyone feel itchy like a cat scratching their hearts, and they couldn't help but come around and take a look every day.
That day I saw laborers on the construction site, tying steel bars into cylindrical "iron cages" and putting them into deep wells. Then they mixed cement with sand and gravel to make a slurry and poured it into the deep wells.
The people in Chang'an City had never seen anything like this before. Out of curiosity, they crowded around the construction site. If it weren't for the fact that people were debating the issue of "presumption of innocence" and "presumption of guilt", there would probably be even more people watching.
After the deep well was filled, craftsmen were seen using wooden boards to nail square column frames, stairs, and floor slabs. For a while, dense wooden poles for load-bearing were erected on the construction site. It makes people see the clouds and mountains covered with fog, and they don't understand why.
The more this happens, the more people come to see the new things. Watching the changes on this construction site every day has gradually become one of the repertoires of the people in Chang'an City.
In the court, after discussing the plan for water and soil management in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Qin Mu immediately issued an edict, ordering Nong Dianzhang to set up a forestry patrol department as soon as possible to implement the inspection and supervision tasks at every level, reaching the frontier of each village. At the same time, officials were sent to post slogans to vigorously publicize the laws and regulations to protect the ecology and its importance.
After the matter came to an end, Qin Mucai said to the ministers in the palace: "From the murder case in Linyao Village, it can be seen that officials at all levels were very poor in investigating the scene of the murder, lacked professionalism, and even omitted a large number of useful clues. This allows the real culprits to go free and innocent people to suffer unjust injustice.
The prisoner's life and death depend on it. It's really important. Historically, when local officials took office, their first priority was to collect prisoners, clean up prisons, and redress injustices and punish perpetrators. Not doing so is not enough to bring peace to the world.
However, when I look at the officials in various states and counties in Da Qin, it can even be said that they know nothing about investigating and arresting criminals, relying on such officials. How can we clear the grievances of the common people and clear the prisons? Every time I think about this, I can't help but feel worried.
I intend to use books such as "The Collection of Clearing Wrongs" as teaching materials. Then select some people with rich experience in murder investigation from across the country as teachers, and then let each county select at least two men to be trained in Nanjing. After passing the examination, they will be renamed forensic doctors and then they can be responsible for the crime scene investigation. What do you ministers think? "
Sima An immediately said: "As your Majesty said, the life and death of those in prison is indeed an important matter and should not be taken carelessly. I think your Majesty should do this. However, Da Qin has a vast territory and many prefectures and counties, such as Ganzhou and other places. It took a long time to get to Nanjing. I believe that we can divide it into several points and set up more training points in Nanjing, Beijing, Xijing, and even some provinces. This can greatly save our time on the road and speed up the training progress. "
As soon as Sima An opened his mouth, he not only fully supported Qin Mu's proposal, but also added a more complete plan. Qin Mu was quite satisfied and nodded frequently. Li Yuan, Gu Junen and others naturally did not object again.
Only Yang Chao, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, pondered again. He made a rough calculation and found that there are currently more than 1,500 counties in Daqin. Including those at the state and prefectural levels that also need training, the total number of people to be trained is nearly 10,000. If The training fee for a person is calculated as ten dragon coins, which is a big expense, not to mention that ten dragon coins may not be enough.
Qin Mu said: "Yang Qing, there is no need to make any calculations. This is an important matter related to the world's prisons. Even if it costs one hundred thousand dragon coins, the Ministry of Revenue must allocate this money."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Okay, since the ministers have no objections, I will ask Li Qing to draft an imperial edict later. After I use the seal, I will send it back to Nanjing to the Ministry of Punishment for immediate processing."
Li Yuan quickly replied: "I obey your order."
At this time, Qin Mucai said casually: "I heard that there is a lot of discussion in Chang'an about the presumption of guilt and the presumption of innocence. I wonder what you ministers think about this?"
Sima An immediately lowered his eyelids, obviously not planning to speak first. He had already thought about this matter thoroughly. This was clearly a trap set by the emperor. From a series of events in the past few days, he had already guessed that the plot laid by the emperor was not small. He really didn't want to comment until the mystery was fully understood.
In the entire Qin Dynasty, he is undoubtedly the most eye-catching now. He is the founding minister and holds the position of chief assistant. If the emperor has any intentions, he will be the first to bear the brunt. Therefore, now he not only tries his best to cooperate with the emperor's various policies, but also walks carefully, walking on thin ice.
Wei Yuan, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, said: "Your Majesty, I think the so-called presumption of innocence cannot be taken seriously. If this is the case, there may be a large number of cases that remain unsolved in various places. This will inevitably lead to public resentment and the court's credibility will drop sharply."
Qin Mu said noncommittally: "Taking the case of Linyao Village as an example, the current evidence is not enough to find Yang Guan guilty. According to Wei Qing's intention, regardless of it, as long as Yang Guan pleads guilty under a severe punishment, he can be convicted. Just let the people be angry, right?"
"This... I don't mean this."
"Oh? Then Yang Qing said what he meant."
"Chen..."
"I believe that whether a person is guilty or not should be determined by evidence and the law; it should not be determined by officials or torture. Do you think so?"
"My Holy Emperor!" The ministers in the palace agreed one after another. Wei Yuan's encounter with the wall made everyone reluctant to speak again.
Qin Mu said calmly: "There are hot issues among the people. As a monarch, you must not be indifferent, and as a minister, you must not ignore public opinion. Wei Qing is worried that the presumption of innocence will greatly reduce the detection rate of the case. This is only a technical matter. Just improve your investigation capabilities... Qin Mu paused for a moment before continuing, "Well, ministers, please go back and think about it first, and then decide whether the presumption of guilt or the presumption of innocence is better. Damn, give me a memorial in three days. That’s it for today’s meeting. "
On the same day, Qin Mu handed over the comparison results between the fingerprints extracted from the dagger and Yang Guan's fingerprints to Yu Chenglong, and asked him to open the court again for questioning. Yu Chenglong used fingerprints as evidence to announce that Yang Guanfei was the real murderer of Xia Niang and was acquitted in court.
This move not only panicked Xia County Magistrate Guan Pei, but also set off a new wave of heated discussion in the public. People who originally supported the presumption of guilt changed their attitudes and supported the presumption of innocence.
From the Yang Guan case, people clearly realized that if the case is judged based on the assumption of guilt, the possibility of Yang Guan being wrongly accused will greatly increase.
Local officials prejudged Yang Guan as the murderer and unconsciously ignored many clues. This not only allowed the real murderer to go free, but also allowed innocent people to suffer a huge injustice.
If the innocence is presumed, the officials must find more evidence to prove that Yang Guan killed the person before they can convict him. If no evidence is found, they can only let him go. If this is the case, Yang Guan will not be unjustly accused. He suffered on behalf of the real murderer.
A living example is in front of us. The heated discussion among the people in Chang'an is getting louder and louder, and it is quickly spreading outwards. Hot discussions have also begun in the northwest states and counties.
At this time, Qin Mu is still withholding the real murderer and will not announce it. This is to create a kind of suspense. Only by retaining some suspense will people be more willing to discuss the matter.
Qin Mu knew in his heart that some things cannot be rushed and must be done step by step. Only with the basis of public opinion can some things be implemented easily. While he was secretly promoting this trend, he was also not idle and began to prepare for the construction of a polytechnic.
Sima An, it’s not a good idea to name your son. You insist on giving him the word “kai”. Isn’t this clearly asking me to use him as a spearman
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