Chapter 146: Liwei (II)
"Wronged? Hangul, where are you wronged? Han Wangran smiled coldly and said.
The ministers also found that Han Wangran had become angry, otherwise Han Wangran, who had always been knowledgeable and courteous, would not have been able to call Han Wen's name directly. This is also impossible for the ministers to guess what kind of mistake Han Wen made to make King Han so angry.
Han Wen snorted: "The minister is not corrupt. ā
"Then according to your meaning, it is the Imperial Doctor who framed you?" Han Wangran stared at Han Wen and said loudly.
Han Wen knew that if he bit back, once he was convicted, it would be even more guilty, so he denied it: "This minister doesn't know, maybe someone else wants to frame the minister, but I don't know." After all, the minister has been in charge of the Shaofu for ten years, and he has offended many people during this period. Please ask the king and the imperial historian to give the ministers a clean slate! ā
Between the words, Han Wen was suspected of currying favor with Fan Sui, the imperial historian. After all, as a defendant now, it would be excellent if he could give in in exchange for the other party's forgiveness or even not pursue it.
But it was obvious that Han Wangran and Fan Sui had the intention of using Han Wen to establish their authority, so Han Wangran said unhurriedly: "Han Wen, don't be in a hurry first. Right and wrong, the widow will always give you an explanation. However, in front of the ministers, the widow wants to read your guilt, you don't have to rush to justify, the widow said, it can't be true, it can't be true. ā
Han Wen wiped his cold sweat and knelt aside, thinking about how much he had been caught for his crimes.
Han Wangran said unhurriedly: "Crime 1: Collusion with bullies, embezzlement of other people's land and good houses, and the cumulative property is 20,000 gold; Crime 2: Raising evil slaves, running rampant on the streets, committing murder and injuring people, including seven maiming people; Crime 3: Stealing and robbing, embezzling money from the national treasury. Accumulated 50,000 gold; Crime 4: Raising private soldiers and having a bad heart; Crime 5: Fields, houses, and slaves do not match their titles, travel extravagantly, and have a heart of disobedience. ā
After listening to Hangul, he completely collapsed to the ground, and there was only one thought in his heart, that is, he was finished. Finished. Han Wangran actually knew all these things he had done. What's next.
Fan Sui glanced at Han Wen in disgust, but said respectfully: "At the moment, Han Wen has not pleaded guilty, and the merits still need to be reviewed." The minister believes that according to the new law, the crime of a person with a title should be judged by the review group, and during this period, the treatment that Hangul should enjoy should still be guaranteed. ā
Han Wangran nodded and said, "In this way, the seven people will preside over the trial, including the Prime Minister, the Imperial Doctor, the Taiwei, Zongzheng, Si Nong, Sikong, and Taichang." Let's help with this! ā
"Your Ministers obey!" The ministers responded.
This is the best ending at the moment, according to the new law, once a knight breaks the law, he will enjoy super-standard treatment. (The following will be changed tonight!) You can watch it for free)
On the first day of April, the first day of the implementation of the new law, all the four counties of South Korea were boiling.
From Shangdang to Yingchuan, from Sanchuan to Nanyang, all places inhabited by people. Whether it is a countryside or a county seat, whether it is an alley or a city. Papers marking the content of the new law are everywhere. In order to publicize the new law as much as possible, Han Wangran had already ordered people to organize hundreds of "legal popularization groups" to go deep into the fields and villages and alleys to publicize the new law.
It is precisely on the basis of such propaganda and policies that the people of South Korea have learned about the existence of the new law overnight. Most of them are illiterate. There is no culture, but this does not prevent them from knowing that a law has emerged in their favor. As long as they are industrious and brave enough, their hard days can be gone forever.
As the poem says, the sky is still dark. But with Daystar by my side, I'm not alone.
Of course, not all of them are so optimistic. Such a favorable treatment is unimaginable to the Korean common people, especially the best at growing grain and weaving cloth in each village. Could it be that joining the army, which was previously obligatory, can also be exchanged for knighthood and land? What's more, in the event of a natural disaster in the future, will the state really rescue itself for free, instead of borrowing usury from the powerful and selling their children to make a living?
The common people of South Korea are watching and seeing, although the new law is beautiful, but it must be implemented before someone will believe in it and support it. Don't blame these kind-hearted commoners, their parents and grandparents have also encountered such beautiful empty checks, but without exception, all of them have come to naught.
The common people are waiting, why aren't the nobles like this? There must always be someone who is a victim to prove how determined Han Wangran is to change the law, and to prove that the dignity of South Korea's new law cannot be trampled on. Of course, before the unknown depth, the nobles are always cautious, they belong to the light yƬ will not bet, but once bet, it is all their net worth.
The content of the new law is extremely complicated, and it will be a long time before it is really implemented. For Fan Sui, the most important thing for the imperial historian Fan Sui is to make all the people in South Korea realize that the old law has long been abandoned, and the new law is the authority of South Korea now. And authority, always requires the price of blood.
If you count the content of the new law, the most difficult one is the title. For the common Koreans in the past, the knighthood was an unattainable thing. You can be in a high position, but without the permission of the royal family, you are a person who will leave without a high position after all. As for Zonggui, it used to be said that the title that could be obtained by light yƬ was no longer in the bag, and the title could not be obtained without merit, and the hereditary title would be reduced by one level from generation to generation.
And right now, the title involves the hearts of too many people, especially the hearts of Zonggui. It determines how much land you can enjoy from the state, how many slaves and maids you can raise, how big your house can be, and what kind of outfit you can go about. In short, for Zonggui, the previous extravagance has become difficult to maintain, not because of insufficient financial resources, but because the state does not allow it.
The imperial historian Fan Sui decided to make a big fuss about the title, didn't everyone believe in the new law? Then I just want to prove to them that I don't have the slightest intention of playing and accommodating myself with Han Zhaohou's sword.
According to the new law, the title of monarch can own 10,000 acres of land and 400 slaves; The title of marquis can own 8,000 acres of land and 300 servants; The title of earl can have 6,000 acres of land and 200 servants; The title of sub-level knighthood can have 4,000 acres of land and 100 servants; The title of male rank can have 2,000 acres of land and 80 servants. For titles below the viscount, the land is limited to less than 1,000 acres and the number of servants is not more than 50.
Although Han Wangran has made it clear that he will fully support his changes. But now it seems that the nobles have not completely taken one thing seriously. Taking the title as an example, many nobles who have been granted the title have not strictly followed the provisions of the new law. They either had too much land, too many slaves, or too many houses, or all three.
Among them, the most representative is Shaofu Hanwen, according to his earl treatment, he can own no more than 6,000 acres of land, and the maximum number of slaves is 200. However, according to a rough estimate before, the land under the name of Han Wen is more than 10,000 mu, and there are as many as seven or eight hundred slaves. Although the Korean language has also been reduced a little in the past few days, it is still far exceeded.
Han Wen is also a patriarch of the Han clan, according to the backup, Han Wangran should call him uncle, and he is also a close relative within three generations, not a distant relative. It is precisely because of this relationship that Hanwen was favored by King Li and handed over such an important position as Shaofu to Hanwen.
In Han Wen's view, he is an elder and a "confidant" minister, it is impossible for King Han, and it is impossible for Dr. Yu Shi to take himself under the knife. You must know that when he sent troops to Huayang, he fully supported Han Wangran. Han Wangran should still remember it.
It's just that the imperial historian Fan Sui didn't think so. In his view, merit is merit, and passing is passing. Even if Han Wen had a life-saving grace for Han Wangran, he couldn't sit on the merit book and sit on the empty side, relying on the old and selling the old.
Fan Sui's move was decisive and swift, and after spending three days to grasp the conclusive evidence of the Korean language violation, Fan Sui wrote at the court meeting.
"After the minister took over the task of changing the law, he forgot to sleep and eat in order to strengthen Han's strategy. It has been three days since the implementation of the new law, but from the ministers to the common people, there are many people who do not believe in it. Some people reported to the minister that the young government was in Hangul, lived a luxurious life, sat on mansions, farms, and slaves far beyond the standard of his earl, and his expenses came from the state treasury, and the minister thought that the king should be severely punished, otherwise the new law would have no prestige at all. ā
Han Wang nodded solemnly, looked at the sweaty Shaofu Hanwen, and said, "Does Wei Yuanbo have any excuses?" ā
Han Wen said strongly: "Your Majesty, the minister is wronged! All the fields and houses of the ministers are left by the ancestors of the ministers, and there are indeed a little more slaves of the ministers, but they are all loyal people, and more importantly, they do not engage in agriculture and mulberry, do not produce, if the ministers drive them away, it will be their way of life. God has the virtue of a good life, and the king is also a model of benevolence and righteousness. As for the embezzlement of the Mexican treasury, it is even more illusory. The Imperial Doctor slandered the important ministers of the court like this, and the ministers asked the king to take heavy responsibility. ā
Facing the Han Wen who took a bite back, Fan Sui was not angry, but said: "Whether the minister slanders Han Shaofu or not, it is up to the king and the ministers to decide." However, the law is not merciful, Han Shaofu is only an earl, and the number of slaves actually exceeds five hundred, this is a fact. If these hundreds of men and women weave, my South Korea can benefit greatly, but Han Shaofu has his own selfish desires, and even ordered hundreds of people to serve Han Shaofu alone, which is really contrary to the new law and is not conducive to strengthening Korea. At this point, the king should also punish him severely. ā
Seeing that Dr. Yu Shi was biting on this point, Han Wen was also anxious. If he knew that he would not admit this, he quietly ordered the slaves to be dismissed. Now that he has become the target of public criticism, he has outweighed the losses.
Zongzheng Han Xin coughed, and said out of class: "The minister thinks that there is an urgency, and if the slaves in Han Shaofu's mansion exceed the standard, they should be punished." But the law is set by people, and if you are a person, you have to talk about human feelings, Han Shaofu treats people generously, and he must have a lot of feelings with his slaves. These servants only serve people on weekdays, and when they suddenly receive an order from the new law of the Imperial Doctor, asking them to leave their homes and engage in farming, there must be those who hesitate and hesitate, and those who plead bitterly. The minister thought that if Han Shaofu was given a few more days, he would definitely be able to properly resolve the matter and not delay the major matter of changing the law. (To be continued......)
PS: Tonight changed to make up the word count