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After listening to Gu Yanwu's report, Zhu Youzhen was furious and couldn't help but burst into foul language in public. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info, before he crossed, he only roughly knew the end of the Ming Dynasty from top to bottom, but he still didn't know much about the specific law, especially the grassroots level that had the most to do with the people. Today, I have only begun to really come into contact with those despicable and shocking corruption methods, how can I not let him, the emperor, be angry!

According to the temper of the past, Zhu Youzhen must have immediately ordered Jinyiwei to arrest these big landlords and put them in prison. But after calming down a little, Zhu Youzhen said to Gu Yanwu: "There is no doubt that this is a fraudulent case, since it happened in Tongzhou, it is still up to you to preside over the trial." I'm okay now, how about listening to it later? ”

Gu Yanwu immediately took the order and left. Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly, the purpose of his move was naturally to see how capable this famous person in history was as an official. After all, the Ming Empire is too big, and Zhu Youzhen can't take care of all the big and small things by himself, so he can't manage it even if he is tired. With more good helpers to deal with specific matters, he can free up his energy to solve those major problems that affect the overall situation.

Don't look at Gu Yanwu's politeness, but he is resolute in handling the case. In less than half an hour, he had arrested Wang Zhifa and other four big landowners who had just bribed him. In fact, the original Tongzhou Zhizhou Yamen has long been burned to the ground, and the so-called government office is just a fence enclosed with bamboo poles and white cloth on the ruins. In addition to the scribe who made the transcript had a table and a chair, even Gu Yanwu, the eldest man, had to stand to try the case, and Zhu Youzhen hid behind the fence and quietly listened to Gu Yanwu's decision.

didn't even have a table, so Gu Yanwu didn't need to be shocked, but asked in a deep voice: "Wang Zhifa, can you be guilty?" ”

At this time, Wang Zhifa and several other landlords were already as pale as the earth, but the grasshoppers had to jump three times when they were dying, and of course they refused to admit their guilt easily. Wang Zhifa was the backbone of these people, so he forced himself to speak calmly: "Old man, what do you mean? We are all good people, we are not traitors, and all the neighbors can testify, but I don't know what the crime is! ”

Gu Yanwu sneered, took out the envelope containing the silver ticket from his sleeve, and shook it in front of several people: "You still dare to quibble? As soon as the official arrived, he dared to pay heavy bribes, and he dared to say that he was not guilty? ”

"My lord, this is not a bribe!" At this time, Wang Zhifa no longer dared to get close to Gu Yanwu and called him "Old Ancestor", but changed his words to a more formal "adult", and he called himself "grass people".

He quibbled: "The grass people made it clear at the time that Tongzhou was in ruins, and these silver tickets were donated to the yamen by the grass people, and I hope the adults will see it!" ”

"Donation is a beautiful thing, and it should be carried out in a fair and bright manner, so why do you have to sneak it and stuff it to the official in private?" Gu Yanwu sneered and refuted, "You should be the official of the meeting?" Come, present the transcript of the conversation between the official and them at that time! ”

Immediately, someone handed over a transcript recorded in small block letters, Wang Zhifa and the others were dumbfounded when they saw it, it turned out that the conversation between them and Gu Yanwu at that time was recorded clearly, not even a word!

How did they know that in order to assist Gu Yanwu in restoring normal order in Tongzhou as soon as possible and protect Gu Yanwu's personal safety, Zhu Youzhen specially transferred several capable Jinyi guards from the Fusi of Jinyi Weibei Town to enrich the Zhizhou Yamen. In addition to their strong martial arts, these people are best at adjudicating cases. When Gu Yanwu was talking with Wang Zhifa and the others just now, a few of them were eavesdropping nearby, and they had already written down the content word for word.

"You obviously want to bribe the official with a silver ticket, so that the official will collude with you to cheat, exchange land, and deceive long live!" Gu Yanwu said coldly, "The existing transcript is here, what else do you have to say?" ”

Wang Zhifa naturally knew the weight of the "crime of bullying the king", so he had to insist that this record was fake, and he didn't say those words at all. Seeing that they were still dishonest, Gu Yanwu sank his face and said, "Since you refuse to admit it, that means that this official is framing you?" ”

"The grass people don't dare!" Wang Zhifa still didn't give up, and forced a smile that was uglier than crying and said, "My lord, there must be a misunderstanding here, and I hope that your lord will raise your noble hand!" In addition, the uncle of the grass people is the Kyoshi Rite Department Langzhong..."

"Shut up!" Gu Yanwu said angrily, "Who is your uncle, and does it have anything to do with this case?" Do you think that the officials protect each other, and the officials will let go of this big case because of your relatives? To tell you the truth, this case has reached the heavens, and no one can cover you up, so you died as soon as possible! How much land did you donate in Huangzhuang, where is the specific location, when did it start, who is in charge, how much silver has been bribed, and how many taxes have been evaded, so don't hurry up and recruit it! If not, the official will have to be tortured and served, and the pain of this flesh and skin can be eaten? ”

Gu Yanwu said that he gave the officials a look, and all the officials immediately hit the ground with water and fire sticks, and roared in unison: "Wei ~~~ Wu ~~~"

Wang Zhifa and other landlords have not been to court, and they have seen this kind of scene a lot, but they used to be plaintiffs, and sometimes they could even sit comfortably. Today, they are kneeling in front of the hall to be tried, and they all know the power of the ruthless stick of fire and water: if it is really beaten, one stick will be a bloody purlin, and if the two sticks go down, the skin will be opened, and the twenty boards will be beaten firmly, and half a life will be gone!

They are usually pampered, and they are all greedy for life and afraid of death, how can they stand this kind of torture, and before the official can do anything, they are scared to pee their pants, so they have to confess honestly.

The content of the confession is indeed shocking: this kind of tax evasion did not start now, nor a few years ago, but has a history of more than a hundred years, starting from the generation of their grandfather! At first, it was only a few hectares of land, and then more and more, and now each of them has hundreds or thousands of hectares of land, all of which are hung under the name of the emperor.

If one acre of land produces two stones of grain per year, then one hectare of land, that is, one hundred acres of land, should pay an average of one stone and two buckets of grain according to the tax rate of the land of Beizhili. The land endowment of Beizhili is the lowest in the country, only a little more than a percent, but even with such a little tax, these greedy landlords have to escape! For example, Wang Zhifa's family has a total of 1,500 hectares of fertile land, and the amount of land that escapes in a year reaches 1,800 stones. According to the market price of grain near Jingshi, it is equivalent to 10,000 taels of silver. And Wang Zhifa only needs to pay a bribe of 1,000 taels to the eunuch Guan Zhuang every year, and the remaining 9,000 taels is his own.

It's only been a year, but this kind of criminal behavior has been going on since the Chenghua years, and it has been more than a hundred years now, and the evasion of taxes has not been accurately calculated!

At this point, Gu Yanwu also felt that the case was serious, and this was definitely not an isolated case, and I am afraid that this would be the case in other places. Therefore, he did not dare to break lightly, and asked a few people to leave the hall after making offerings, and turned to the back to ask Zhu Youzhen to judge.

At this time, Zhu Youzhen calmed down, and after a long silence, he smiled bitterly: "It stands to reason that these people can't even evade taxes and deceive the king, and they can't run away from the capital crime." But the Tartars have just retreated, and I don't want to see any more bloodshed, so forget it, spare them from dying! ”

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