Before she knew it, two bowls of ice water had been replaced, and the old woman's statement had been completed, and she was sent out of the room by her mother-in-law. Xu Liu, who was in charge of the record, had anger on his face, and said angrily: "The Yang family is too bad, how can you bully people like this?" I asked the eldest brother to scold them and ask him to apologize to the old woman! And lose money! ”

"If the apology is useful, what else do you need the yamen to do? I think she wants more than just money as she is now. ”

Fan Jin shook his head, read Xu Liuji's confession a few times, and sighed: "The tenth world is not good, Shangyuan Zhixian, I finally understand what this means now." Dealing with this kind of case, how can it be better, a big man will be implicated at every turn, even if it is a county order that wants to be the master of the people, who can handle it? But the common people don't care about those, in their eyes, the yamen represents the court, if the yamen doesn't care, that is, the court doesn't do things, as for whether it can be managed, whether it can be managed, who cares? The common people were originally very obedient to the imperial court and very supportive of the emperor. But no matter how much you support it, you can't help but accumulate time and pass away, and if you continue like this, no amount of loyalty will be enough, and if you force people to be anxious, you will find your own way, and then the world will be in chaos. People say that officials force the people to rebel, that's the case, the people who are officials ...... It's not easy. ”

This old woman's lawsuit is actually not very complicated, her son Dong Xiaowu was originally a machine household in Jiangning, because he has a hand in "makeup" skills, people are called gods, and because of this skill, the family business is prosperous, and he married a lovely lady, which can be regarded as a winner in life.

The year before last, the Jiangning Internal Weaving and Dyeing Bureau wanted to supply satin, because of the lack of manpower, it outsourced part of the work, and the Yang family first became the general merchant, and then went to the outside to contract, Dong Xiaowu became one of the contractors. Originally, this was also a common thing in Jiangning, and it was not the first time Dong Xiaowu had done it. This business is very profitable, and the only point is that you have to advance the capital to buy silk and dyes, and finally settle the settlement.

The amount of satin he wrapped was very large, and he did not have enough capital on hand, so he could only use all his net worth as collateral to borrow from the Yang family. This was originally a business that had been done two or three times without a problem, and I didn't want to delay the payment after the satin was woven. When asking for wages, he was beaten by the soldiers of the Internal Weaving and Dyeing Bureau, and then stuffed into a prison cell, and informed the family that the texture of the tribute satin woven by Dong Xiaowu was not suitable and must be compensated.

When people entered the class room, they were asked to pay compensation if they couldn't get their wages, and the Yang family came to force debts again, and the Dong family became bankrupt overnight. The daughter-in-law was dragged to Yang's house to work, and later it is said that she was thrown into a well. The old woman was homeless and reduced to a beggar. Since that day, she has never stopped suing everywhere, mainly to rescue her son and seek justice.

The brocade official named Han Kui exchanged stickers with Dong Xiaowu, so he took great care of the old woman, otherwise she wouldn't be alive now. It's just a lawsuit, and Han Kui can't help much. The Dong family's household registration is in Jiangning County, and the Yang family is in Shangyuan County, and the matter involves the Internal Weaving and Dyeing Bureau, so they are kicked back and forth.

Kicked from Jiangning to Shangyuan, and then kicked back to Jiangning from Shangyuan, and even went to Yingtianfu and the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Criminal Department. This time, relying on the scolding official to deliver the petition is already a desperate choice, if there is no place to receive the petition, most of the old man can only die.

Looking at this paper, Fan Jin couldn't help but think of Sister Gui again. Because I didn't know her well, I didn't ask about her situation, and I don't know how it is now. The family's situation is similar to hers, the only difference is that the hostess is more aggressive, choosing to commit suicide rather than continue to be humiliated. On the surface, this case only involves Yang Shida, and if you look closely, you can find that the problem behind it is still the Internal Weaving and Dyeing Bureau.

This institution was responsible for weaving satin, including the silk of the palace, the dragon robe, and the silk used in the edicts of the hundred officials. It belongs to the institutions directly under the palace and is not under the local management, and is directly responsible to the eunuch Huang Enhou. Even if it is clear that it is hard to eat and take it, it is difficult for the local government to interfere, mainly because it cannot be controlled. Huang Enhou's status is on an equal footing with Ying Tianxun, and he is one of the top decision-makers in Nanzhili. The county officials can't even enter the gate of this yamen, and this kind of paper is not connected, which is actually very normal, and it is actually useless to take it.

Xu Liudao: "Brother-in-law, that old woman is so pitiful, you should help her." ”

"yes, I know I should help her, how can I help the problem?"

"I want to think about it......" Xu Liu bit his finger and thought for a long time, and suddenly said: "There is!" I went to ask my father to find Eunuch Huang, and asked my brother to smash the yamen of the Inner Weaving and Dyeing Bureau to make the old woman angry. Let him release the old woman's son again, and don't be embarrassed for him anymore. ”

"If Grandpa Guo drinks wine and scolds Eunuch Huang, he really doesn't have a temper at all and just listens to the training, but the problem is that it's meaningless. For the old woman, her good home suddenly failed, a person died in the family, and her son was in prison, which is not a matter of scolding. In fact, in the final analysis, it was the eunuchs who colluded with the local tyrants to plot people's property and seize people's property. Since that man is called the hand of God, his means must be skillful, and it is impossible to weave unsuitable satin. Besides, even if it really doesn't work, you should return the satin to others, how can there be any reason to buckle it on the spot? So this is obviously deliberate, and the release of people is ...... It's not good to alarm Grandpa Guo, I'll do it myself. ”

"Brother-in-law, I'...... I can help. Why don't I go find Huang Enhou? ”

"Look for you!" Fan Jin patted the table, "You don't know what his son is, although you are the daughter of the prince, the other party doesn't dare to mess around." But that kind of madman is not good! ”

"I just want to do my brother-in-law a favor. You and Huang Enhou don't know each other, what should you do if he refuses to listen to your brother-in-law? ”

The little girl lowered her head and muttered in a low voice, Fan Jin had no choice but to coax her again, "I know you are kind, but you don't have to come forward for everything, your brother-in-law is not so useless." It's already like this tonight, and tomorrow it's not allowed to stay up late. Whether it's making accounts or doing this, my brother-in-law has his own measure. If there is any big event in the future, I must ask the sixth sister to come forward, okay? ”

After saying that, let the mother-in-law take Xu Liu back to rest, while Fan Jin stayed in the study to think about how to solve the old woman's problem. First of all, from a rational point of view, it is impossible for him to impose any sanctions on Huang Enhou. The difficulty of this kind of eunuch is that he has no subordinate relationship with himself. As long as he is determined to oppose the magistrate, he can't help him if he can make the magistrate anxious.

I can only write everything into a recital and impeach the court, but the problem is that it comes and goes, and after such a long time, how effective it can be in the end, no one can say in fact. It is safest to be able to solve it privately, or to solve it privately.

Even the simplest important person is not easy, he only needs to ask, the subject is Jiangning people, not Shangyuan people, and if he wants to release people, he will also release them to Jiangning County, and he can bring Fan Jin back. The only thing he can do now is to write a letter to explore the way and see what Huang Enhou's attitude is towards him. As for what to do in the future, we can only take one step at a time and act at the opportunity.

As for the Yang family...... I can handle it myself. But the problem is that the Yang family has established such a deep friendship with themselves before, and now they will turn their faces when they say that they will turn their faces, which gentry will dare to cooperate with them in the future? This kind of lack of virtue has basically been done by all the well-dressed men and gentlemen in the city, and if you hit one, everyone else will have a sense of sadness for the rabbit and the fox, which is very important in ways and methods. The bigger problem is that there is no way to collect evidence, people have been dead for two years, at most it can only prove that the woman is dead, there is no way to prove how she died, and no one can be convicted.

The intertwined relationship leads to normal official business, which is not as easy to carry out as imagined, and this is Shangyuan County. Fan Jin shook his head with a wry smile, and couldn't help but hum: Yiwu County was unsettled on the horse......

In the guest room, Xu Liu did not sleep, but hugged the quilt and snickered on the bed. "Brother-in-law, he cares about me, and he is afraid that I will be bullied by bad people. Though he is fierce to me, he is doing it for my good. I knew that my brother-in-law wasn't even afraid of smallpox for the sake of my sister, but it can be seen that he doesn't care about the pockmarks on other people's faces, so it must be like this......"

In the early morning of the next day, the drums beat out, and for the new county magistrate, he finally began his public life and carried out the first important thing: the row of the government. The officials of the entire yamen can't take leave no matter what happens on this day, and they must arrive on time to wait for the big lord's roll call, otherwise they can't get along with the big lord.

When Fan Jin walked into the lobby in a five-grade official uniform, more than a hundred and so public officials knelt down together, including subordinate officials and officials of the six rooms, all of them knelt down without exception.

Since Fan Jin didn't bring his master, he took the roster and named them one by one, and looked at his subordinates one by one, noting their names and appearances. Shangyuan, as the first county in the southeast, although the authority is not large, but there are many complicated things. When the line was finished, Fan Jin said to everyone:

"Before this official came, I heard people say that the tenth generation is not good, and Shangyuan Zhi County. Although this is a joke, it can also prove that Shangyuan's official is not good. It's not even easy to be an official, let alone an official? Therefore, I know your suffering, and I can understand that you have done some small things in order to support your family. As long as it is harmless, this official will not pursue it. Although in terms of speaking, this official and Haibi Jia are fellow villagers, but they will never let you wear beggar's clothes to parade the streets! ”

As soon as these words came out, although the officials did not speak, they couldn't help but smile on their faces. These husbands, who have been officials for generations, have seen many officials. If you first shout how to clean up the officials, you will naturally not please the people below. Fan Jin's attitude is more down-to-earth, and it is easier to get the support of these people.

When Hai Rui was the governor of Yingtian, he forced the rich to flee and compete for beggars' clothes, although there was a need to crack down on the powerful and rectify the people's customs, but for these officials, it was always a tragic memory. When Fan Jin said this, they breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, Fan Jin said again:

"People say that new officials take office with three fires, and this official is no exception. Listen to my three fires that are burning on my own heads. After a while, the population and residence of the family will be reported, and the official will register it here. In the future, according to the number of Dingkou, the yamen will be responsible for the food, and the new clothes made by the government in summer and winter will be one, and the family members will make a new dress for the New Year, which is one of them; If anyone is sick, the yamen will reimburse the full cost of decoction and medicine, and if the family member is sick, half of the reimbursement will be reimbursed, which is the second; In the future, all those who are injured in the line of duty will be paid according to the duty, and those who are unfortunately disabled will be supported by the yamen for a lifetime. In addition to these three fires, when the official repairs the county school, all the clerks and clerks can send a son to study and seek fame! In addition, all the officials were to be given an additional month's reward, which was allocated from the official eunuch's pocket. ”

Silent.

It is a big crime to roar in the court, and except for Fan Jin, no one else in the hall has the power to make a loud noise. But it can be seen that the faces of many officials are gradually turning red, some people clenched their fists, and some people looked at Fan Jin and wanted to say something, but they didn't dare. That kind of expression of gratitude or looking at an idiot can't hide it.

The treatment is too generous.

No matter what the future holds, at least at this moment, most of the officials wanted to kneel down and kiss Fan Jin's official boots. Such a blue sky or a fat sheep has not appeared for many years. Thousands of miles to be an official, for food and clothing. Being an official is either to make a fortune or to be promoted, in short, everyone's eyes are looking up rather than down, and no one will care about the life or death of the officials.

In the Ming system, the servants were counted as lowly statuses, and their work was regarded as a kind of service, so they knew what their social status was. Although there is a meal in the yamen, it is also a working meal that has to be provided for work, and food and clothing cannot be guaranteed, and no one cares about the family members. Not to mention the fact that when catching thieves and thieves, they are injured and disabled. Even the regular army is life and death, let alone a servant?

The kind of life welfare guarantee proposed by Fan Jin is unheard of at the moment, and almost some people can't help but shout the slogan of paying homage to the living Bodhisattva. As for the clerks, although their positions are hereditary, and their children and grandchildren do not have to worry about work, it is impossible for a person to have only one son, and the employment of other children is always a problem. Now Fan Jin said that he wants to build a county school and arrange for the children of the yamen to study, which is equivalent to using public funds to cultivate a family pillar for each official, and these people's views of Fan Jin are naturally good to the limit.

Taking advantage of this heat, Fan Jin said again:

"Of course, there are rewards and punishments, and rewards and punishments must be clear. The three fires were burned, and there was a basin of water to be poured out. In the future, all government officials must have the appearance of government officials, whether you are a regular service or a helper, it represents the face of our Shangyuan County! When you go out and do something wrong, you will not lose your own people, but the entire people of the Yamen, and you must be severely punished! Therefore, the official will establish a system, related to duty, patrol, receiving petitions, etc., there are rules and regulations, and anyone who does not abide by the system will be dismissed! In your spare time, you will be trained, and all of you must participate, and you are not allowed to take leave. In addition to that, I will arrange for a few people to come over. Guan Qing, Zhang Tieji! ”

With two shouts, the two of them came out in response. Fan Jin said: "From now on, the two of you will be the officials of Shangyuan County." I'll handle the formalities, I don't need you to worry about it, just do it with peace of mind. Guan Qing, you are the soap class, in charge of the county yamen prison, in a few days the official will go to the county yamen to check the prison, if you don't do well, I will be the first to clean up you. Zhang Tieji, you go to the fast class, take out your solution, catch thieves and thieves. If something doesn't work well, I'll talk to you! ”

"Zun County's Lord's Command!"

The two of them answered at the same time, and then entered the official class. Liu Peng glanced at Chen Youfang, who also happened to look at him. The two nodded their heads with tacit understanding, and at the same time a thought came to them: it turned out that the real fire was burning here, and he was almost deceived by him. This chick is not simple, to put it mildly, she arranged her own people.

Everyone knelt down and kowtowed again to thank him, and the row was over, and when Fan Jin turned to the second hall and sat down, Chen Youfang and Liu Peng came together, and said with a smile: "Tangzun, it's time to hurry up the difference in summer grain." Before, it was a lowly position, but now that the eldest lord is here, the lowly position does not dare to overstep his bounds, please ask the eldest lord to tell how to collect it? ”