Outside Fugu City.
A donkey cart moved slowly forward. . .
The frail-looking young scholar sat casually.
He bent one leg flat and the other leg up, using his knees as a makeshift desk. He held a pen in his right hand and filled in numbers on a Jianshu form, sometimes doing mental arithmetic and sometimes calculating with his fingers. When he was not sure about the data, he would take out an abacus and fiddle with it.
Dozens of rolls of measured field data were placed beside the young scholar, and items such as rulers, plumbs, ropes, and compasses were all collected in a large bamboo basket. Ten young men in coarse linen clothes followed the donkey cart silently.
"What's making such a loud noise?"
The young scribe is concentrating on checking the measurement data.
A few faint cries reached my eardrums.
The tune was full of twists and turns, making people feel irritated and annoyed.
In the past few days, he got up early and went to bed late every day, climbing mountains and wading through water, and almost visited the entire Fugu City. In order to obtain more accurate measurement data from the fields of various shapes, he worked hard, and after measuring, he had to organize, summarize, and file... He was so busy that he fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow every day.
Things weren't going well today and he was feeling annoyed.
After checking the data twice, there was still a six-point error.
After finally sorting it out, I was disturbed by the noise again.
The young scholar felt a little angry.
The attendant who followed the young scholar out to measure went out to inquire and soon came back to report: "It seems to be Mr. Kang."
The young scholar put down the form and said, "Kang Jishou?"
He was not in the city, so why did he run outside
Could it be that the work at hand has been completed
The young man roughly estimated Kang Shi's workload and efficiency, calculated the approximate time, and concluded that it was impossible. Even if he had three heads and six arms, it would be impossible to finish it in such a short time. The young scholar asked the donkey cart to stop on the road for a while, and soon saw Kang Shi and his group coming from another road. The latter rode a horse, and behind him were more than 200 people of all ages.
At the same time, Kang Shi also noticed him.
He rode forward at a trot.
He greeted her: "Wangchao."
The young scholar, Gu Chi, crossed his arms and saluted him, saying, "Ji Shou, where did you get all this...?"
No matter how you look at it, they are just a group of ordinary people.
As they approached, two or three hundred chaotic voices rushed into his mind, and Gu Chi leaned back slightly feeling uncomfortable.
Kang Shi said: "According to the order of the lord, arrest him."
In just two sentences, Gu Chi roughly learned the general information from the thoughts of these common people - Kang Shi took the recruitment documents of the government office to deceive Zhujia Village, and also killed all the people in the village, young and old. Now these common people are cursing the new governor of He Yin in their hearts, using all kinds of vicious sentences and words.
Gu Chi ignored the useless noise.
He was curious about what this village had done that was worthy of his master's anger and asked Kang Shi to arrest the people himself. Wasn't it an overkill to let Wen Xin scholar do this job? You know, Kang Shi hadn't finished his work yet.
Gu Chi guessed: "Are they harboring fugitives?"
Or is the whole village planning a rebellion
Kang Shi said: "No, it's hard to explain in a few words."
Gu Chi: "Talk while walking?"
We were going the same way, so it was a good way to kill time.
Kang Shi did not refuse. He lowered his head and gestured to Yu Zi who was following him, asking her to go to Gu Chi's donkey cart and get a seat.
Yu Zi glanced at the wooden cart pulled by the donkey, then looked at the strange young scholar on the cart, and was somewhat hesitant to get close.
But this is what Kang Shi meant.
Yu Zi did not hesitate for long.
After paying her respects to Gu Chi, she climbed up - luckily she was thin and did not take up space, otherwise it would have been very uncomfortable to sit on this wooden cart with almost no place to put her feet - and sat upright, with a somewhat nervous and dull expression and resistance to strangers.
Gu Chi glanced at her and asked Kang Shi who this was. Kang Shi simply told her how he and Shen Tang met Yu Zi, and learned from Yu Zi about the absurd things that were common in Zhujia Village. Gu Chi was not surprised by this.
Don't forget, he is good at reading people's minds.
Gu Chi raised the corners of his lips, revealing a hint of sneer: "Ji Shou, do you know one thing? When a cockroach runs to your feet to show off its power, the cockroach has secretly passed down its lineage for more than 18 generations, and even built a ancestral temple for its ancestors."
Blatta is commonly known as cockroach.
This theory sounds novel.
Kang Shi pondered over this saying several times, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense, so he asked, "Where did this saying come from? It sounds witty and interesting. Isn't that the truth? These people are 'cockroaches', and their descendants will multiply endlessly..."
The whole village is accustomed to this.
It would be best if you could get married with someone who can help you find a date. If you can't, it doesn't matter. You can find someone you know to be a matchmaker. It's quick and hassle-free. You don't have to worry about your wife's brothers coming to your side to help you beat him up.
What you buy is completely your own property.
As long as it doesn't affect the continuation of the family line, it doesn't matter if she is beaten half to death or driven crazy or stupid - as long as a woman can give birth, it's fine. Beating half to death still has half a life, right? A person may be crazy or stupid, but the baby she gives birth to will not be crazy or stupid, right
Of course, it would be even better if I had hands and feet to help me with work, honor my parents, and serve me comfortably...
Gu Chi said: "Oh, the lord said so."
Kang Shi: “…”
Gu Chi talked about what Shen Tang had talked about with him before - Gu Chi thought that Shen Tang would let Lin Feng follow Chu Yao to settle the common people, and take the opportunity to let Lin Feng gain more experience, but Shen Tang kept Lin Feng by his side, trying to prevent Lin Feng from having private contact with the common people.
The reason given by Shen Tang is that not all common people are human beings, some are just beasts in human skin! These "beasts" have no moral constraints and weak rationality. The more ignorant they are, the more they tend to behave like beasts...
It was also after that conversation that Gu Chi began to consciously pay attention to the voices of the common people. Of course, there were simple, kind, and warm-hearted people, but there were also ignorant, greedy, evil, and worse than beasts...
Measuring the land and dealing with the common people during this period have really made him realize what it means to say one thing in front of others and another behind their backs, and to say one thing on the surface and another in one's heart.
The appearance of weakness does not mean harmlessness.
The illusion of poverty does not mean simplicity.
Kang Shi's brows relaxed when he heard this.
Well, he really is worthy of being the lord he has chosen.
Gu Chi: “…”
To be honest—
He always believed that Gong Xichou's threat and lethality to Shen Tang was not as great as Kang Shi's scholarly ways. Ever since Kang Shi came, the lord had been visibly in trouble.
Encountering these bad literary scholars—
If you are not strong enough, you can’t bear it.
Gu Chi skipped the topic and asked, "Zhujia Village is so rampant, it can be seen that the situation in the nearby villages is also inevitable. Do we have to check every household? There are not many common people in Fugu City, but there are not few either. Once the news spreads, the women who were abducted will most likely be hidden. They can't hide..."
Gu Chi swallowed the remaining half of the sentence.
Those who could not hide were most likely killed.
If these women would bring disaster to the family, the best solution would be to sell them to kidnappers, hide them, or kill them. Anyway, the children have already been born, and the difference between a woman alive and dead is just a few more or fewer children.
It's cruel, but it's reality.
Yu Zi listened quietly to the two gentlemen chatting.
Hearing this, my heart suddenly clenched.
She hadn't expected this at all.
This will...
Will it alert the enemy
Gu Chi added: "To catch a thief, we must first catch the leader. We should first catch the kidnappers and then get information from them. However, it is recommended that the kidnappers be given the death penalty, while those who bought people from the kidnappers should be temporarily suspended. We will impose heavy penalties after the women are rescued."
Yu Zi secretly clenched her clothes. Kang Shi did not ignore the unwillingness that flashed across Yu Zi's face. He said calmly, "It is true that we cannot alert the enemy, but everything can be flexible. Who said that only the crime of 'looting' can punish them?"
Zheng Qiao led the Geng State to capture the Xin State.
Not thinking about governance has left behind a huge mess.
These messes are loopholes that can be exploited. With Kangshi's ability, you can take advantage of these loopholes!
One of them is the conflict between the laws of the two countries.
The details of the charges are different and the sentencing standards are different.
For example, in Xin, as long as the parents of both parties agree to the marriage, a wedding banquet is held, and the relatives of both parties are notified, the marriage is considered a marriage. However, in Geng, the marriage must be registered with the government. If it is not registered, the marriage is not considered a marriage and is considered "adultery".
When it comes to adultery, each one is more cruel than the other.
Men and women were either flogged, paraded through the streets, fined, forced to pound rice, or thrown into building bridges, roads, and city walls...
This regulation of Geng State is also related to their land tax system, which prevents the common people of Geng State from paying less land tax through this channel.
"If we use the laws of Geng country to convict them of adultery and deny their husband-wife relationship..." Kang Shi said slowly with a cold smile on his lips, "... I remember that Xin country also has a law regarding the detailed criteria for men committing adultery..."
Those who commit adultery will be flogged thirty times and have their noses cut off.
Then there was another detailed rule: if the woman got pregnant, the crime would be one step heavier; if she gave birth to a girl, she would be flogged thirty times and have her feet cut off; if she gave birth to a boy, she would be flogged fifty times and have castration… The more children she gave birth to, the heavier the sentence—the end point was the five punishments.
The corner of Gu Chi's mouth twitched slightly.
Good job!
Kang Shi figured out this loophole.
In simple terms, they use the relationship of Geng to deny their marital relationship and convict them of adultery; on this basis, they use the law of Xin to convict them of adultery (harmony), and then sentence them based on the number of children they have. Who can stand this
As for the possibility that they might have been registered
This is impossible.
Kangshi is currently working on household registration.
Even if the other party is registered, he can also make the other party unregistered.
Will there be any problems if we do this
The one who could trip up He Yin had already drunk Meng Po soup and was waiting to be reborn as an animal. Zheng Qiao was also far away from home and could not do anything about it. Lastly, and most importantly, would the news cause unrest among the common people? Would it alert the enemy
Mostly impossible.
Because the charges are all in accordance with the law.
Common people would only be afraid, and then rush to re-register, without even thinking that Shen Tang was going to crack down on them. Kang Shi could also use this opportunity to collect detailed household registration information, which would also facilitate future population census, arrests, or rescues.
Emmm…
Gu Chi smiled and bowed, complimenting: "Ji Shou, very good."
Kang Shi responded: "Wangchao, thank you for your compliment."
One rode a horse and the other rode a donkey cart.
The two of them laughed sincerely and openly.
If an outsider who is not in the know saw this, he would probably sigh that this is what a gentleman's friendship is like.
Yeah, Yu Zi thought so too.
She didn't know what the two were whispering about.
I only understand one or two out of ten sentences.
But judging from their looks, it should be a good thing.
Yu Zi couldn't help but admire the two of them.
Especially Kang Shi, Mr. Kang.
The heroic figure of Kang Shi capturing dozens of households in Zhujia Village alone emerged in my mind, and I became more and more fascinated by his literary spirit and literary mind.
She believed that this was guidance from her mother.
It must be like this.
That's why she walked there that day, recognized the Zhang family accessories on Shen Jun's waist at a glance, and had an intersection with them by accident. She used this as a breakthrough point to let the truth come to light, so that A'niang could be vindicated and she had a way out.
All of Yu Zi's thoughts fell into Gu Chi's ears.
He looked at the girl with a half-smile out of the corner of his eye.
He looked at Kang Shi and asked: What is this girl's talent
Kang Shi is still unclear.
However, considering Yu Zi's comprehension, having inherited her mother's intelligence, her level is probably not much lower—
Cultivate and use.
Gu Chi was a little surprised when he heard this.
The wheels of the donkey cart rolled slowly forward.
Soon, they entered Fugu City.
All the people from Zhujia Village were thrown into jail.
The place is not big, but it is ok to squeeze in for a night.
When Shen Tang learned the news, it was already dark.
The second day.
It was still daylight.
There was already noise in Fugu City.
The reconstruction work in the Southwest Corner was carried out vigorously. After the police went from street to street and promoted it with drums and gongs, more and more common people knew that the Southwest Corner was recruiting workers. Two meals a day were provided, which could at least fill the workers to 80% full, and wages were paid for the work done.
At first some people did not believe it.
How could such a good thing be possible
No matter how good a county magistrate is, he cannot be taken advantage of.
But there were also common people who trusted Shen Tang - just because Shen Tang eradicated the cancer of Fugu City the day after he arrived, they felt it was not a loss to work for Shen Tang for free, and it was considered as a way of repaying his kindness - as the first batch of common people to apply for the job, they were also the first to enjoy the benefits, and then the word spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred.
The southwest corner of Fugu City gradually came to life.
But, the focus today is not here.
Boom boom boom—
The common people near the government heard the long-lost drum sounds and thought they were hallucinations at first, but when they listened carefully, they found that it was not, someone was really beating the drum. Some curious people went over to watch the fun and saw a thin figure gritting his teeth and using all his strength to hit the almost decorative drum.
Some common people also recognized the person beating the drum.
"Isn't that the beggar from the ruined temple outside the city?"
Although Yu Zi had cleaned up at this time, some common people who were familiar with her recognized her identity, and the crowd whispered. Yu Zi naturally heard those small noises, but she didn't care about them now. She tried her best, as if she wanted to vent all the grievances she had for so many years with the drums!
Finally, she succeeded.
Yu Zi knelt on the ground, holding the petition paper high in both hands, and shouted with all her might, "I am Yu Zi, a native of Zhujia Village, and I am now suing my own grandparents!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the onlookers were shocked.
This, this, this, this—
Just a simple sentence, full of information!
What made them even more unbelievable was that Yu Zi actually came here to take the lives of her two blood relatives, and was willing to accept ten strokes of the cane for this!
If one sues a blood relative, he shall be punished with twenty strokes of the cane.
Considering that Yu Zi was still young and had not yet reached marriage age, his hair was cut in half.
Shen Tang asked: "So, you still want to sue?"
Yu Zi said firmly: "Yes!"