Song Ci naturally knows this, but if the source is not cut off, the matter cannot be solved after all, and if there is no business, there will naturally be no market.

"Okay, you don't have to quibble at this moment, Song obeyed the order of the director of the Criminal Department and wanted to severely punish you, although you are not guilty of buying and selling crickets, but you maliciously raise the price, which violates the law of the Great Song Dynasty.

"Come on, put them in a cell first, and then deal with them when this matter is over." "Yes, my lord." "Wronged!"

Several people were taken away, and naturally they were locked up in the yamen prison, and soon, Ren You and others also walked into the yamen with more than 20 gamblers.

"My lord, according to your order, more than 20 gambling crickets have been caught, and more than 500 taels of stolen money have been caught.

Song Ci got up and slapped the board, and said angrily: "You are so bold, you actually gathered people to gamble in this bright and prosperous Changting County under the sun, Song asked you, are you guilty?"

They exclaimed, "Who are you?" Pang Zhi County didn't care about our business, why should you interfere? Believe it or not... Shall we find the magistrate to report you?"

Song Ci shouted angrily: "Pang Zhi County, Pang Zhi County, your Pang Zhi County has been beheaded due to corruption and perversion of the law, and now, Song is the magistrate of your county."

Everyone looked at each other, some of them didn't believe it, but when they looked at the nearby officials and officers, the doubts in their hearts were finally dispelled.

"My lord, we.... We're just fighting crickets, and we're not gambling with dice,..... Why are you arresting us?"

Song Ci said: "Why? What else could you be? Song asked you, five hundred taels of silver were collected from your table, this is already a strict gamble, involving a lot of silver taels, it is already violating the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, do you know?"

"Ahh My lord, this, this, this.... The previous Pangzhi County didn't take care of this, but why did you care? Isn't that a little unfair?"

Song Ci knew that these people would have this question, and at this moment he was already determined to arrest these people, and he was also determined to completely suppress this cricket.

"Everyone, I'm sorry, Song was ordered by the director of the Criminal Department to thoroughly investigate this matter, and from now on, all those who participate in the fight will be severely punished. When they came, they confiscated all the stolen goods and put them in a prison cell. ”

"Yes."

Looking at the backs of these people leaving, the anger in Song Ci's heart dissipated.

Yu Shi walked over from the side, "Husband, there is always a limit in the cell of the Yamen Gate, there are so many people in this county, if you arrest all of them, I'm afraid you won't be able to close them." ”

At this point, Song Ci also knew that it would take a lot of money to build a new cell, and at least tens of thousands of people would be captured in a county town, and there would be tens of thousands of cells.

Qin Yue also walked over at this moment, "My lord, we have also cleaned up the cell, and the prisoners who were wronged by Pang Fei were all released at this moment, and they are waiting for the adults outside at this moment." ”

Song Ci said: "What are they waiting for me to do?" Could it be that you want to join the army?.. In this case, Song is going to take a look. ”

Coming to the outside of the yamen, dozens of people gathered at this moment, they were very embarrassed, their bodies were tattered and smelly, the ankle bracelets had been untied, and they had been wearing them for a long time, and their hands and feet were full of bruises.

When Song Ci appeared, everyone knelt down and said, "My lord, thank you for saving your life, otherwise, I am afraid that we will be locked up to death."

Song Ci instructed everyone to get up, and immediately said: "This is just what Song should do, Pang Fei has been in prison for a long time, and Song is also very guilty, civil and military, give each person fifty taels of silver."

"Yes, my lord."

These people took the money, but they did not want to leave, and at the moment they were still wandering outside, not knowing what they meant.

Song Ci said: "Fellow villagers, Pang Zhixian, who framed you, has been beheaded by Song, he has been punished, you can leave, but the suffering and wasted time you have suffered in prison over the years, Song can no longer redeem it for you."

Youyang: "My lord, we all know what you do, but I have a reluctant request, and that is to follow others, how about it?"

Song Ci was shocked, he already had so many people, I am afraid that if there are more, the court will be dissatisfied, he is not a historian, and he will not be able to expand the army.

Qin Yue and the others immediately agreed, "My lord, I think it's not bad for us to have more people, at least, Darao's safety will be guaranteed in the future, right?"

Song Ci wanted to speak and stopped, not knowing how to speak, but this matter couldn't be like this

"Folks, I understand your kindness, since you intend to take refuge in the imperial court, the Great Song Dynasty and the emperor, then Song agreed."

"Lu Sheng Renyou, take them all to our rented house, in addition, each of them will be given a set of clothes, from now on, they will belong to the officers and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty."

"Yes, my lord." The two immediately did so.

Song Ci and the others entered the house, and when they came to the table, they immediately wrote a notice, "Yue, you take it and stick it outside, from tomorrow, all those involved in selling crickets, participating in gambling and others, after being caught, will be fined ten times the silver taels, and if they do not accept it, they will be imprisoned." ”

"Yes!" She walked out with the sign.

After all this, Song Ci sat on the stool, his heart was tired, not only from himself, but also from the court officialdom, as well as the people outside.

At this moment, Song Ci really wanted to leave, he had already looked down on this officialdom, and he had seen through it, and there was no cure for his heart disease.

In the past few days, the officials have to go outside every day to arrest many people, all of whom are involved in the cricket incident, and they are not convinced, but in the face of Song Ci's suppression, the crooked atmosphere has been reined in a lot.

This made Song Ci's tired heart finally ease a little.

On this day, Wencheng Wenwu walked in from outside the house, "My lord, after our suppression, there are obviously a lot less things about crickets outside, and many people are afraid to sell them on a large scale, but there is still an underground market going on, and they are hiding very well, and it is difficult for us to find people."

Song Ci smiled and said: "Wencheng Wenwu, don't worry about the two of you, now, you immediately go to the pharmacy to buy some poison and come back, poison insects, and then scatter all these poisons into the grass in the county, but you must send people to guard them, and you can't poison the people's livestock."

"Ahh My lord, I understand what you mean, let's do it. ”

Counting the past again, these days, under Song Ci's order, there are obviously fewer people in Changting County, but it doesn't mean that these people don't go to other counties.

Song Ci knew that he was only the magistrate of Changting County, and if he was changed to another county, he would not be able to stop him, and he had overstepped his authority.