At that time, there was still a "strong order", at least Wang Ruizhi counted one. For him, the Japanese are hateful, and the Japanese lackeys should also be killed, but everything should be done under the circumstances of the Ming canonical punishment. He can't accept this kind of action in private, and he still attaches great importance to the rule of law: "If you do this without trial, where is the law?" ”

Zhang Zuolin still respects him very much, when you meet this kind of person, you can't say that he is wrong. But from a political point of view, Zhang Zuolin has the need to act resolutely; But from the perspective of governing the country, he had to be good at compromise: "Ruizhi, when it is extraordinary, when you do extraordinary things, you should no longer stick to the means." I assure you, the next is not an example! ”

Our Lao Zhang still rarely makes this kind of assurance to others, and he has never interfered too much in the specific affairs of administrative management, which is also one of the reasons why the high-level officials in Fengtian obey this big boss. But at this time, many people at the meeting were in favor of immediate execution, Wang Rui was outnumbered, and he also lost according to the principle of boiled voting, not to mention that now is the time for the old and young marshals to be "autocratic"? He had no choice but to say, "I reserve my opinion." ”

Even so, Zhang Hanqing was still overwhelmed by his spirit of defending the law, a man who values law over emotion and power, and is the backbone of building a legal China in the future. It is also our responsibility to maintain and preserve for the state the vitality of this element of the legal system and to make the people turn to the law. Therefore, he said apologetically: "Huang Tui, this matter is indeed inconsistent with the law, and I understand your feelings about building a country and a society ruled by law." But the law is a continuation of politics, and the other side now has the support of the Japanese, so if we are slow to act, once the matter is delayed, after the Japanese intervene, how do we deal with it? China has not yet been able to achieve complete independence administratively, at least the Fengtian Provincial Government will not be able to withstand the pressure. If we don't let it go, it will not be good for the current situation to create a bigger storm; If they are released, how can the current run crisis be resolved? Will this financial turmoil get worse? When the time comes, if we kill people again, I'm afraid the Japanese will have to ask if we are doing it against them. Now that our strength is too weak, it is better to be able to solve the problem quickly and produce fewer demon moths. The reason why we propose to cut through the mess quickly is actually because we do not want to see the progress of China's spirit of legal independence interrupted under the pressure of the Japanese. ”

The young marshal pointed out the problem in such a simple way, and gave Wang Ruizhi enough face and substance, Wang Ruizhi is principled, and he also knows that now is not the time to stick to principles. The fact that the old and young marshals were able to talk to him on an equal footing showed enough respect and made him feel that when the country was strong and there were no external insults, it was possible to build the country with the rule of law that he wanted. In particular, the young marshal put forward the legal system and the rule of law for the first time, which was an unprecedented vision and made his eyes shine. He said convincingly: "I understand the young marshal's thoughts. I have always been obsessed with pursuing the principles of the rule of law, ignoring the situation in which China finds itself. I only hope that in the future, under the leadership of the young marshal, China will become a country with a rule of law, and the administration will not interfere with the law. ”

Zhang Hanqing said firmly: "Of course, I also believe that this day will come, and this is also the ideal country I have been striving for." But for now, please join me in the struggle for China's administrative independence. ”

Wang Ruizhi said: "Dare to ask the young marshal, what do you think China's administrative independence means? ”

Zhang Hanqing replied: "Wait until all the great powers withdraw from China, whether voluntarily or forced; When the main body of China is unified under a completely centralized central government, it will be the time when China will begin to build its legal system. Now, no matter how well we do it, foreigners will not listen, at least this run, we will be helpless against the Japanese, and without the Japanese waving their flags and shouting in the middle, the financial crisis will not involve the whole province. ”

Wang Ruizhi said: "It is a blessing for China that the young marshal thinks so. That being the case, I agree with this special treatment, but I hope that the marshal and the young marshal will properly consider the role of the law in governing the country in the future, and reduce the number of exceptions. ”

Zhang Hanqing smiled and said, "Naturally, don't take it as an example." Because of this, Wang Ruizhi's name was deeply imprinted in Zhang Hanqing's heart, and he later became a good friend.

In the evening of the same day, the provincial gendarmerie and the National Police Agency were dispatched together to wipe out all the people on the list. It turned out that the well-dressed pride in the financial industry became a prisoner. For a while, there was a lot of noise in the Fengtian High Court, and countless people spent sleepless nights.

Liu Mingqi, the first offender, colluded with the Japanese to stir up trouble, and was the culprit who caused the collapse of Zhang Zuolin's private treasury, and it was necessary to be sentenced to capital punishment; Huang Xianting, the deacon of Ruichang Hengjin Shop, and Lu Xingrui, the deacon of Ruichang Hengqian Village, are accused of colluding with the Japanese, and Huang Xianting is the culminator of the Huang family's nest case, and not killing is not enough to appease the hatred; Qi Rui, the deacon of Penglai Foreign Bank, and Guan Kujie Zhongdao were charged with trafficking in the foreign world, and they were not spared.

However, Yang Yuquan and Yan Tingrui, who were greatly involved in this case, escaped. It is said that Yang Yuquan, as the president of the Industrial Bank and the manager of the Qingshe Xiangqian account, could not escape his involvement in the run on the bank and the collapse of the Qingshe Xiangqian account. However, because Yang Yuquan had a "good criminal attitude" and was willing to try to compensate Zhang Zuolin for his losses, Zhang Zuolin was specially dealt with and "exempted from punishment", and only ordered to compensate Qing Shexiang for his losses of more than 30 yuan. As a result, he did not lose enough money, and confiscated Yang Yuquan's family property, and received less than half of it. Because Yang Yuquan is the president of the Chamber of Commerce, several business directors helped to make up some, the specific amount is unknown, anyway, Zhang Zuolin promised to release Yang Yuquan.

As for Yan Tingrui, he was only sentenced to 9 years in prison. Five people, including Wang Dianchen, Liu Yazhou, Liu Fuchen, Sun Jinren, and Wang Yueting, were also detained in the police department for many days.

The handling of this case is not convincing to the public, at least Liu Mingqi shouted that he was wronged. In fact, at that time, some newspapers criticized Zhang Zuolin's approach, saying that "one case is handled twice, and it is impossible to see it". However, for Zhang Zuolin, since he can quell this riot and make up for his losses, this is enough. What about killing a few more people? It's the interests that matter.

As the commander-in-chief of the aftermath operation, Zhang Hanqing undoubtedly obtained the greatest benefit: he was ordered to lead his guards to take over several economic centers such as Ruichang Hengjin Store, Ruichang Hengqian Village, and Penglai Foreign Bank, and controlled all the venues, sealed bills, cash, and various valuable items, and raided the homes of several first criminals.