Chapter Ninety-Eight: Cool Officials Zhang Tang
The civilian area in the northeast of Chang'an City is now overcrowded. The population of Chang'an City has approached 250,000, making it the largest city in the Han Empire. However, the area of palaces, government offices and residences occupies about two-thirds of the capital. After deducting the handicraft land of the palace, the limited space left can accommodate "160 Chang'an Luli" and its large population, so the residence of the common people has always been "room dwelling", which is very urgent.
With the vigorous expansion of the Imperial Industrial Group and the Tian Clan, the number of workshops in Chang'an City increased dramatically, and even spread to Sansuke in Chang'an City. The land of Sanfu has always been narrow and crowded, and the four directions are perfect, not only the population in Chang'an City is large, but also the suburbs are close to the county, and the five tombs of Duba are also the prosperous places where the name is to Guo and the Yi live together. Now facing the influx of tens of thousands of newly recruited craftsmen, the Chang'an Lieutenant's Mansion, which is responsible for the security around the capital, is quite a headache.
Since the previous lieutenant Zhi Du went to Yanmen to take up the post of Taishou, the new lieutenant Xuanhua was generous and lax in law enforcement, and he couldn't control the scene at all. In less than half a year, the entire Chang'an City was full of miasma, especially the second ancestors of Beique Jiadi, and they began to cause trouble everywhere again, making Chang'an City chickens and dogs jump. And the collective brawl in Little Sheep Hot Pot City half a month ago actually involved more than 100 children of the family, and even included more than a dozen top magnates and the concubines of the Liu clan, and the reason was just to compete for a box.
As soon as the news came out, Emperor Jing was furious, and when he saw the powerful people who were not in a good situation, he hurriedly discounted all the children involved in the case and ordered them to be carried to the lieutenant's mansion to surrender. Lieutenant Xuanhua did not strictly deal with the case in accordance with the law, but instead sent people to send the people involved in the case back to their respective homes to recuperate from their injuries. In this way, Xuanhua not only caused Emperor Jing to become more and more dissatisfied, but even many powerful people did not appreciate it, how could they still be pleased? was immediately relegated to his home and thought about it behind closed doors, and he was not allowed to take half a step out of the house.
Under the strong suggestion of the crown prince Liu Che, Emperor Jing promoted Zhang Tang, a Chang'an official, to lieutenant and was ordered to "strike hard". Zhang Tang is a native of Duling, and his father was Chang'ancheng. After his father's death, Zhang Tang inherited his father's position and served as a Chang'an official for a long time. In Beique Jiadi, where powerful people gather, Zhang Tang's family background is definitely not prominent, and even a little humble. Therefore, the Second Ancestors were originally a little disdainful, and they didn't think that Zhang Tang had the courage to offend them.
Liu Che has absolute confidence in Zhang Tang, even if he is still unknown. But in history, Zhang Tang is a famous cool official, and his fierce reputation is no less than that of the "goshawk" Zhidu. Zhang Tang's usage advocated severely, often covering it up with the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period, and taking the emperor's will as the criterion for governing prison. He once helped Emperor Wu to implement the monopoly of salt and iron, sue for recklessness, crack down on rich merchants, and cut off the powerful. He is quite favored by Emperor Wu, and he does many things as prime ministers, and his power is far above that of prime ministers.
At that time, everyone in the world spurned Zhang Tang and thought he was a minister. The crowd was golden, the crowd destroyed the bones, and Zhang Tang was finally slandered to death. However, after his death, the evaluation of society suddenly came to a shocking reversal.
After Zhang Tang's death, the family's property did not exceed 500 gold, all of which were rewarded by the emperor, and there was no other property. His brother's son is to bury Zhang Tang. Zhang Tang's mother said: "Zhang Tang, as the minister of the Son of Heaven, was slandered to death by evil words, what is there to bury!" His body was buried in an ox cart with a coffin and no coffin. The coffin of the Han Dynasty was double-layered, a small coffin inside was for the corpse, and the coffin on the outside was called the coffin. If there is a coffin without a coffin, it is equivalent to simply being buried in the wilderness.
When Emperor Wu heard this, he was full of regret and remorse, and lamented: "Without such a mother, you can't give birth to such a son!" Therefore, the three Changshi who slandered Zhang Tang were sentenced to death, and even the mastermind Prime Minister Zhuang Qingzhai was forced to commit suicide, and Emperor Wu also promoted his son Zhang Anshi to the official position.
Now that Liu Che has the advantage of crossing the public, he will naturally not let history leave regrets, since he has preserved Zhidu, then Zhang Tang's talent must also be used to the fullest.
Zhang Tang really did not disappoint Liu Che, and on the first day of his appointment, he placed a coffin outside the main hall of the Lieutenant's Mansion, indicating that he had already prepared for the future. Immediately, he personally took the soldiers of the lieutenant's mansion to re-arrest the second ancestors who participated in the group beating incident from the mansions of the magnates and re-interrogate them. Regardless of the fact that their legs were broken, their injuries did not heal, and they were all tortured. It wasn't until the second ancestor wrote a confession with tears in his eyes, and promised to abide by the law in the future and not commit it again, that he was fined a huge amount and released to his home.
For a time, the wind in Beique Jiadi was loud, and everyone was in danger. The shadow of Zhidu has not completely dispersed, and now there is a more ruthless Zhang Tang, which is really asking for his own life! In just half a month, Jang Tang's name as a "viper" spread throughout several counties in Gyeonggi, and everyone was afraid of being bitten. Emperor Jing was greatly appreciated, not only rewarded with 100 gold, but also wrote the words "Viper of the Country" in his own pen, and ordered someone to make a gold plaque and give it to Zhang Tang, obviously supporting him. After this incident, Emperor Jing also became more aware of the magic of the crown prince Liu Che, and his knowledge of people really made him breathtaking.
Suppressing the magnates of the Northern Que, Zhang Tang thought about attacking the civilian areas in the northeast and the eastern and western cities in the northwest. With the influx of new immigrants, law and order is clearly chaotic. Petty theft is common, but even the vicious act of snatching money on the street is becoming more serious.
On a snowy morning, the East and West Markets slowly opened their doors. Merchants from all over the world who were waiting outside the door early and people who rushed to the morning market poured in, but they saw more than 100 tall wooden frames standing along the street at the entrance of the market, and a man with a ** upper body was hanging on the wooden frame. They were covered in criss-crossing whip marks, and their flesh was rolled up like a disgusting crimson centipede. Their hands were forcibly spread out, and their palms and shoulder blades were pierced by huge wooden vertebrae, nailed to the railings of the wooden frame.
Due to the cold weather, most of the naked men were frozen, and the terrible wounds under the wooden vertebrae, and the blood flowing out of them also formed dark red ice cubes, clinging to their ** bodies. Signs of life could be seen from the slightly heaving bellies of a few men, and it was clear that they had been nailed alive. The entrance of Chang'an East City has always been the place where the head of the owl is displayed, but such a bloody and exciting scene is rare, and it is much more simple to cut off the head in the past.
Many merchants and ordinary people couldn't help but squat on the ground and retch. A few bold ones, however, approached the wooden frame slightly, intending to see the accusations hanging on it. The literate merchant raised his voice and read it out: "Zhang Quanbao, a native of Xihe, plundered people's property in Dongshi three days ago, worth 100 yuan, and the evidence is conclusive. According to the Han law, the whip is ten counts, and the public is said! Lieutenant Fu Xuan. ”
Good boy! When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but gasp, just a hundred dollars, according to the Han law, it was indeed a show to the public after the whipping. You can show the crowd, not nailing people to wooden frames. With this kind of weather and this kind of practice, who can go back alive? I rub it, it turns out that Han Law can be explained in this way, even if it is flogging in the future, you have to consider what kind of whip will be used in the Lieutenant's Mansion. If you really use a brass whip with barbs, take a few hits, and you will die.
Seeing that everyone was standing on the spot, silent for a long time, the soldiers of the Lieutenant's Mansion on the side took a few steps forward and asked coldly, "What?" Are you dissatisfied with the verdict of this government?! ”
The merchant standing at the front trembled all over, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "The villain is not unconvinced!" Lieutenant Zhang Tang is aware of everything and handles the case according to the law, which is really a blessing for the people. ”
The soldier glanced at him with disdain, and snorted coldly: "In this case, you are waiting here today, explaining the crime to every passerby, and no one can be left behind!" ”
The merchant was full of chagrin, but he didn't dare to have the slightest disobedience, and promised repeatedly. Of course, he is not the only one who is unlucky, as long as he encounters some second-rate people who behave casually, especially some prodigal appearances, they will be pulled under the wooden frame by the soldiers of the lieutenant's mansion, and they will be forced to recite the accusation aloud with their swords. For a whole day, hoarse shouts echoed in the sky above the eastern and western cities, linking the minor charges with the bruised corpses on the wooden shelves, and leaving a deep impression on everyone.
From now on, the crime rate in the northeast and northwest of Chang'an City has unbelievably maintained a zero record for several months, of course, this is a later story, omitted to mention.
When Liu Che heard the news, he couldn't help but sigh. The cool official is really a cool official, and it is really a bit overcorrected. Now the situation is forcing it, and it has to be like this. In the future, the Han Empire will still have to set up a complete set of perfect public security and law systems, and this kind of tyrannical behavior of indiscriminately killing innocents will occasionally be okay, and in the long run, the people's resentment will boil and cause great harm. This is also the reason why many cool officials have not died well since ancient times.
Of course, the benevolence of women is not Liu Che's main style, and the top priority is to solve the main contradiction first. People's livelihood is the key, and if we want to reduce the crime rate, we must first improve people's living standards. The material foundation determines the superstructure, and only the rapid development of material civilization can lead to the construction of spiritual civilization.
Liu Che would never put forward the concept of bullshit people/lord and people/rights at this time, in today's Han Dynasty, even if Liu Che generously gave the people the right to vote, they will think that Liu Che is a super second goods, a faint king, and they can't wait to overthrow him immediately. What the people need is a strong emperor, an emperor who will lead them to prosperity and protect them from foreign invasion.
Here, Liu Che deeply despised some of the indignant youth-like traversers, and at the moment when primary industrialization was not completed and universal education was to be implemented, the parliamentary system was implemented, the separation of powers, and the restriction of imperial power were restricted, and finally succeeded.
Please be a little more attentive to these brothers! A little more thundering! The relevant comments are a little more ignorant! Thank you.
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