Chapter 62: The Official's Office
Liang Hong didn't see the murderous scene in the refugee camp, he thought that after all, there were alms from the government and the gentry, and although he couldn't eat enough, he wouldn't do too much after all. I didn't expect www.biquge.info to do it really well this time, and it's no wonder that 70 counties in Shandong Province were affected by the disaster, and the province was powerless to help, and no one cared about the imperial court in turmoil. According to historical records, 60,000 Shandong refugees were sent to Kaifeng, Henan Province to beg for food, and 60,000 were repatriated to their hometowns by the government.
Since he was unable to provide disaster relief, and the imperial court and the imperial party were in constant trouble, Zhang Rumei, the governor of Shandong, hesitated, and simply chose to wait and see without asking about the world. But there is one thing he sees clearly, the territory can be given to foreigners, but it must not be lightly provoked. The former governor Li Bingheng is a vivid example, who lost his teacher and humiliated the country, and lost Weihaiwei by land without being held accountable. However, Germany forcibly occupied Jiaozhou Bay, and Shandong sent troops to confront him, and he was immediately dismissed. In fact, he is not easy to be the governor, Shandong political envoy Yuxian is staring at his position, this cool official makes people furious when he thinks about it, the flag man is also the rear party, and the heels in the capital are extremely solid.
Hearing that the French missionary Briss and the Chinese compradors of the French foreign firm had come to visit him, Governor Zhang chose not to see him. However, the simple absence of disputes will cause disputes and anger foreigners, Zhang Rumei sent her master to lead the French missionaries to Jinan Mansion. Lu Changyi, the prefect of Jinan, also adopted the same strategy and sent his master to lead the way to Licheng County.
Sansheng is unlucky, the county is attached to Guo, Sansheng is evil, attached to Guo's provincial capital, the profitable authority is taken away by Shangguan, and the things that need to bear the notoriety are all carried by the county. Li Zunian, the magistrate of Licheng County, is such a three-life evildoer, Licheng is the first county in Shandong, and Jinan is the governor. When the matter came to him, there was no place to shirk it, so he could only deal with it personally. Searching through the old files, I found the original text of the Sino-French Beijing Treaty published in the newspaper decades ago, and compared with the provisions, there is indeed such an article. I had to issue an official document and affix a seal, and Huatong Foreign Bank was allowed to hire Chinese laborers to go abroad.
The poisonous sun has been sunburned for a day, Xu Shisan is already dying, and the wooden flail stuck in his neck makes people unable to stand up and squat. The refugees were killed and injured in a brawl, and he was arrested and taken to the county office, and the county magistrate Li Zunian ordered him to be put in a flail for three days, and then prepared to be beheaded on the spot to set an example.
"What crime has this child committed?"
The French missionary pointed to Xu Shisan, who asked the master sent by Zhixian County, and spoke fluently and pronounced purely. The master was surprised that foreigners were good at Chinese, but he didn't dare to slack off, so he had to tell the details again.
"In fact, just for a piece of cake, other refugees snatched half of his aunt's cake and was hacked to death by him with a knife."
"Oh, poor boy, the Lord will forgive him."
Spy Erzero played the missionary a little into the play, walked to the station cage, picked up the cross on his chest and sent it to Xu Shisan.
"Would you like to wear this?"
"Can you eat this?"
The boy opened his eyes in a daze, looked at the white man in front of him and asked.
"You can eat it, as long as you bring it, you can eat it."
The spy replied with a smile, and the master standing next to him complained in his heart when he heard it, what kind of missionary is this.
"Take it with you if you can."
Xu 13 nodded in agreement, and the spy 2 Ling stepped forward and hung the cross around Xu 13's neck, turned around and said to the master.
"This child is a Catholic, and according to French law, he was robbed by force and injured in self-defense, which is exempt from criminal responsibility."
That's it? The master's head became big all of a sudden, and the foreign lord couldn't afford to provoke him, not only the county lord couldn't do it, but even the governor couldn't do it, let alone he was a nameless and nameless guest.
"Mr. Bliss, I'm afraid this won't work, this teenager committed a crime within the territory of the Qing Kingdom, and according to the law, he will be tried and punished by the laws of the Qing Kingdom." The master also has a bit of backbone, and he has the courage to fight for reason.
"No, you are wrong, he is still a child, and it is understandable that he hurts people, you are discriminating against Catholics, and I will sue your judge through diplomatic channels."
Spy II Zero was almost roaring. He is not stupid, the reason why he must save this young man is that he knows that the commander recruits young soldiers to be used in future wars, this Xu Thirteen does not look at his young age, he is a good material to be a soldier just by being ruthless. The second is that there is a lack of help on hand now, and saving people not only has more helpers, but also is equivalent to buying horse bones, which can gather a group of outlaws for the commander. In the end, he also wanted to take the opportunity to wrestle with the magistrate, and he could see that from the governor's yamen to the prefect's yamen, everyone respected him. When it comes to recruiting Chinese workers, I don't want anyone to stand out and obstruct them in the future.
Listening to the shouts of the French missionaries, the master's head became bigger. From the perspective of Licheng County, they also have their own difficulties. In fact, this young man's sentence to beheading was really too severe, just like the missionary said, there are extenuating circumstances. China is also a Confucian country, and the adjudication of cases pays attention to Confucian benevolence, and there has been a theory of extrajudicial discussion since ancient times. If there are really extenuating circumstances, sometimes even if there is an extrajudicial favor, it will be rumored to be a good talk. On the other hand, if the case is judged too harshly and causes an incident, it will be spread and will be detrimental to the official reputation of the officials concerned. From the perspective of the Eight Discussions, this young man worked hard to save his relatives, and he could barely be counted as the virtue in the Eight Discussions.
At the beginning, the county zun's sentence was so severe, and it was also considered that the refugees were besieging the city, which meant that it was used in troubled times. However, no one dares to mention the rumors of the troubled times publicly, otherwise it will immediately provoke countless officials to participate in you, which is called slandering the court. The magistrate of the county itself is indeed inappropriate in the case, and it is also the master who is the most hesitant, and he really makes trouble with the teaching case, and the county loses his official position lightly based on this alone.
"I'm just a master here, and I have to tell the county lord when I go back to make a decision." The master sacrificed the procrastination trick.
"This is no problem, but this young man can't die, otherwise we will fight this lawsuit in the capital." People can't stand like this, just let it out right away. The spy said in a tough tone, but then the conversation changed, "He has indeed made a mistake, although the sin is not unto death, but it is also necessary to be punished, and I am willing to teach him on God's behalf, and punish him for his obligation to help save other people who are suffering." For this, the church is willing to pay a certain price, such as donating some food to your county, so that you can be benevolent on God's behalf. ”
"Grain? How many can there be? ”
Master's eyes lit up suddenly, the rice for the soup kitchen in Licheng County every day was collected from local gentlemen, and the quantity was extremely limited. There is grain in the rice warehouse of the Jinan government, but without the permission of the imperial court, no one dares to move around, otherwise it will be a crime of killing the head and losing the head.
"A hundred stones, no more, God wants to save the whole world from suffering, it is impossible to waste too much on one believer."
Spy II Zero also saw the possibility of solving it in the eyes of the master.
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