On the third day of the first month of September, in all prefectures, prefectures, and counties in Shandong, the "Jinguo Public Court" began to operate. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At the end of August, with the continuous attacks of the "Shandong Daily", Wang Siyong, the county commander of Qidong County, was attacked by the enemy. Not only was his reputation ruined, but he was scolded by the people everywhere in Shandong, becoming an after-dinner joke, and the administration in Qidong County could no longer be carried out. Tens of thousands of people along the Daqing River surrounded the county government of Qidong County, demanding that Wang Siyong repair the life-and-death embankment, but Wang Siyong couldn't afford to do it at all. In the end, Wang Siyong was blocked in the county government for five days, escaped from the county government in the middle of the night, and resigned from the office.

As soon as Wang Siyong fled, the morale of the gentry in Shandong plummeted. Officials everywhere were afraid of Li Zhi's newspapers and the army, and the gentry were even more afraid of Li Zhi's bloody methods.

Li Zhi sent court personnel to various places, put up signboards in the mansion that had been bought a long time ago, and opened the court.

These courtroom courtyards must be prominently located in the county town and must occupy a certain size to accommodate court staff. Coupled with all kinds of equipment and decorations, these office spaces cost Li Zhi more than 100,000 taels of silver.

In each county district court, Li Zhi has five judges, 30 clerks, and 50 bailiffs. These personnel were all hired by Li Zhi from Tianjin. The judges, in particular, were all selected by Li Zhi from among the industrial workers and soldiers, and they took up their posts after more than a year of legal training.

The number of bailiffs is not large, but fifty is enough to deal with the average family or power. If there were more forces to resist the law, Li Zhi's soldiers of the Tiger Division stationed in Shandong would be dispatched to suppress the resistants.

Although the Son of Heaven repeatedly ordered Li Zhi to withdraw his troops and horses from Shandong to Tianjin, Li Zhi never listened. Today, Li Zhi has 9,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Shandong, which is enough to deter the whole province.

The laws of the Ming Dynasty include the "Da Ming Law", the full name of which is the "Da Ming Law Collection and Interpretation Supplementary Regulations", which is a code formulated by Emperor Taizu Gao. This code set the order of the Ming Dynasty and is a law that is highly evaluated in the history of jurisprudence. Li Zhi is now a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, and the implementation of laws different from the laws of the Ming Dynasty will not only make the Son of Heaven suspicious, but also make the people at a loss. Therefore, the law used by Li Zhi's court is still the "Da Ming Law" for the time being.

With the development of Li Zhi's power in the future, if the way of life and culture of the common people under Li Zhi's management changed in the future, Li Zhi would naturally revise the Da Ming Law and develop his own set of new laws.

Across Shandong, Li Zhi's court system employs nearly 10,000 people. The bailiffs and clerks are paid two or five dollars a month, including three meals a day, and the judge's salary is higher. These personnel consume a large amount of Li Zhi's silver every month, which is also a large expense.

Li Zhi plans to make up for this expenditure from future commercial taxes and land taxes in Shandong.

Of course, the rice should be eaten one bite at a time, and the matter of commercial taxes and land taxes directly touched the interests of various groups in Shandong, and they faced greater resistance. It is only after the court has taken control of the judicial power that it will be advanced step by step.

On the third day of September, the newly decorated courts in various places put up huge signboards and began to accept lawsuits.

After so many difficulties, the court in Shandong was finally opened. Since then, the judiciary of Shandong Province has been controlled by Li Zhi, which is also a major event. On this day, Li Zhi rushed to Shandong to inspect the operation of the court in various places. The first stop, of course, is the Jinan District Court.

In the east of Jinan City, there is a large courtyard with several floors of flags standing outside. The banner reads "Jinan City District Court" and flutters in the wind.

Li Zhi took his personal guards lightly and rode to the front of the courtroom. When he arrived at the mouth of the alley, Li Zhi found that the people who had come to fight the lawsuit were already lined up outside the courtroom, and at least hundreds of people were waiting in the line, waiting to enter the court compound to register for acceptance.

Obviously, after several months of publicity by Shandong Daily, the people of Jinan are looking forward to the Jinguo Public Court. The people who were bullied in the city on weekdays, and the people who were treated unfairly by the magistrates, all came to the court to file a lawsuit.

Li Zhi was riding towards the gate of the courtroom when he saw a middle-aged man dressed as a short peasant walking out of the courtroom happily with a few relatives, friends, and villagers. It's a bit inaccurate to say that he came out, he actually jumped out excitedly.

Behind him, a slightly chubby middle-aged man wearing a cocoon silk round neck walked out with two family members with a blue face. The middle-aged man glared at the farmer in front of him, and then walked quickly out of the alley.

Seeing this posture, Li Zhi knew that this was the case of the plaintiff and the defendant. Li Zhi smiled, rode up to the farmer, and said to him, "Crop man, what kind of lawsuit are you here to fight?" ”

Li Zhi is not wearing an official robe today, and he can't tell what an official he is from his appearance. The farmer looked at Li Zhi's horse in surprise, didn't know what Li Zhi's identity was, thought for a while and said, "This official, my family's thirteen acres of dry land are on the side of the Zhaojia River outside the city. Last year, the Zhaojia River flooded my family's dry land. After the flood receded, the Haoqiang Lu family in the village occupied my family's dry land in the name of terra nullius. ”

"This Lu family has some friendship with the officials in the yamen, and those officials help him with a clear conscience, insisting that my family's dry land is terra nullius. I had no way to complain, but to watch the fertile fields being occupied by others. ”

"Fortunately, the court of Jinguo Gong is the master of the small people for me and others, and the lord in the court, no, the judge only glanced at the title deed of my house a few times, and listened to the three old people in the village say a few fair words, and returned my land to me. The judge also said that the Lu family had occupied 13 acres of land for one year, and that they would compensate me for the loss of 32 taels of silver and a fine of 64 taels. The Lu family paid the money, and the judge let them go. ”

Li Zhi nodded, said no more, and rode forward. Li Laosi, who was beside Li Zhi, said: "Wu Na man, in front of you is the Duke of Jinguo, and you have not thanked the Duke of Jinguo for giving you justice?" ”

The crop man was stunned, his face became panicked, and he knelt in front of Li Zhima with a pop, and shouted loudly: "Xiaomin doesn't know that the adult is the Duke of Jinguo!" The kindness of the Duke of Jinguo, the small people will be repaid by being a cow and a horse in the future! ”

The relatives and friends behind the peasants, as well as the villagers, also quickly knelt on the ground one by one.

Li Zhi smiled and said, "Get up, get up." Since this prince has opened a court in Shandong, he will naturally make decisions for the people, what do you say about being a cow or a horse? ”

The farmer, his relatives, friends, and villagers behind him got up from the ground.

Li Laosi said loudly: "Wu Na man, remember clearly, if the Lu family finds trouble for you in the future, you will come to the court to sue him." Don't let these crumbs think you're weak. ”

The peasant nodded and replied, "Xiaomin knows that in the future, Xiaomin's life will be completely protected by the court." ”