Chapter 140: Two Choices
There is a certain degree of exclusivity in any group.
The scribes at all levels of the Yamen in Lantian County, those with household registration in Lantian are better, and they can quickly integrate into Yang Wenhua's new system, because Yang Wenhua can give them a lot of benefits.
Although Yang Wenhua gave them a subsidy several times higher than the salary, and wanted to support their honesty with a high salary, these people were still not satisfied.
Because, compared to the income of the people of Lantian this time, their subsidy of several thousand yuan a month is really nothing.
In this way, when there is an external invasion, this group of foreign officials will naturally be wiped out by others.
Facing Yang Wenhua's question, Xu Changsheng raised his eyebrows and asked: "Isn't it common for friends to give each other money?" ”
Seeing that the others were silent, and Xu Changsheng was obviously prepared, Yang Wenhua smiled angrily.
"Very good, you and the others are all from other towns who come to Lantian as officials and officials, and Lantian should not be tried, I will transfer the case file to the Tang Criminal Department, and you will explain it to the emperor, I believe the emperor will give Yang an explanation."
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were those who lost their throne because of gambling, the Qin Dynasty was degraded to slavery, and the Han Dynasty only targeted officials and scholars, and confiscated all family property.
The punishment for gambling in the Tang Dynasty was the heaviest punishment that could be punished with capital punishment.
This group of officials originally just planned to make a sum of money, and the officials cut leeks from the people, isn't it like this since ancient times?
Judging from Lantian's actions, even if the incident happened, at most they would be sent back to their hometown for trial, and those who can come out as officials and officials, who doesn't have a little relationship in their hometown?
When things began, this group of people was full of joy, because the money was so easy to make, although there were many people who shared the profits, they couldn't bear the fact that the people of Lantian were rich.
But what they didn't expect was that Yang Wenhua would pay attention to it because of a foolish woman beating the drum, and Yang Wenhua also attached great importance to this matter.
When they were arrested by the law enforcement team, what they thought were subordinate slaves didn't work at all.
These law enforcement teams are people who have really seen blood, and with the large number of people, they have no room to resist at all.
At first, this group of people didn't admit their accounts, they just introduced themselves, at most they were looking for people from the law enforcement team, and there were also children of government soldiers drinking tea or something, and it was not illegal to cover up at all.
After Tang Shan got the evidence that their family had accepted bribes, they still refused to admit their guilt, and at the same time, they still had a luck mentality, even if they were finally expelled from Lantian, at most they would be sent back to their hometowns.
But at this moment, when Yang Wenhua directly wanted to hand over the case file to the Tang Criminal Department, and also said that he wanted the emperor to give an explanation, these people finally panicked.
The Criminal Department handles the case, but it's not like Lantian who just keeps talking to you, and after you are speechless when asked, you get the confession you want.
The criminal department will find you, as well as the family members you are involved in, and then slowly use the punishment, and the criminal department will not talk about any direct evidence for conviction.
It's idealism, and if you really benefit from it, and you do participate in it, then you can be directly condemned.
Besides, not to mention that there is already so much evidence on Lantian's side, even if there is no evidence at all, there are many cases in the Criminal Department that have directly unjust, false and wrongful convictions.
And with Yang Wenhua's current prestige, if his people are really handed over to the Criminal Department, Yang Wenhua will talk to the emperor directly, and then he can leave a whole corpse, which will be considered a fluke.
The most likely outcome must be that after the death penalty was executed, the male members of the family were exiled, and the female dependents were sent to the priest's office.
As for the reason, it is very simple, these people have made the emperor lose face in front of Yang Wenhua, an immortal, this is the biggest original sin.
When Xu Changsheng, the county seat, figured out these joints, his face was already covered with cold sweat, and when he looked at Yang Wenhua, who was about to leave the room, he immediately leaned over, kowtowed like garlic and begged.
"Spare your life, Mr. Yang spare your life, Mr. Yang spare your life."
Other officials who figured out the joints also knelt in front of Yang Wenhua at this time, and kept kowtowing and begging, although a few of them couldn't think of so much, it was obvious that the wind was not in the right direction, and they hurriedly followed Xu Changsheng to do the same.
For a while, a group of people knelt in front of Yang Wenhua.
Yang Wenhua glanced at these people with cold eyes, and finally looked at Xu Changsheng in front of him, and asked, "Figured it out?" ”
"There are thousands of mistakes, they are all done by the lower officials alone, please spare the lower officials' wives and little old parents."
Looking at Xu Changsheng, who was still kowtowing, Yang Wenhua smiled disdainfully, "I knew today, why bother?" ”
"The lower official knows it's wrong, and the lower official knows it's wrong."
"The reaction was pretty fast."
Looking at Xu Changsheng, who immediately admitted his mistake, Yang Wenhua had to sigh, this person is really a good person.
"Now I'll give you two options. The first is to transfer your case file to the Criminal Department. ”
"I'll pick the second, I'll pick the second."
"Very good, second, you cooperate with Tangshan to recover the money, catch the thief chief for me, and let the thief chief go to Chang'an for trial instead of you.
And you, go to Yang Da's workshop to work for ten years, and you must also donate your family property.
As for your family, you can stay in Lantian to make a living, with the current situation in Lantian, it is not difficult to make a living, right? ”
It is indeed not difficult to make a living in Lantian, when the second corn harvest was completed, Yang Wenhua promised to buy corn at the price of a pound of plastic paper in the future, and it can be said that it is not difficult to make a living in Guanzhong now.
And the people of Lantian in the big house and more than 100,000 plastic paper money, many industries have also developed, now Lantian wages are rising, as long as it is a person, you are not afraid of no food when you come to Lantian.
Although the confiscation of family property makes it difficult for these people to accept, in comparison, it is much easier to accept that they can let their family stay in Lantian and save their lives, and they only need to work for ten years.
Xu Changsheng's face was full of loss, but after hesitating for a moment, he still agreed to Yang Wenhua's request.
"Xia Guan is willing to choose the second one, Xia Guan can recover the money, thank you Mr. Yang for your kindness."
"Very good, go to Tangshan by yourself, follow the people of the law enforcement team, and get things done, this is your last chance, you must seize it."
At this time, it was close to feeding time, and the matter was almost settled, and Yang Wenhua was also ready to go to the princess's mansion to have a look.
Let's entertain Li Lizhen, after all, no matter what, Lantian is also Li Liqin's fiefdom.
Second, Li Shimin stuffed his sons and daughters, younger brothers and sisters in one go, Yang Wenhua really couldn't figure out what these people wanted to do when they came to Lantian.