Chapter 554: Jiangning Zhixian tells the case
According to the official system of the Great Song Dynasty, this county order is actually a seven-grade official, and it must be a county order of Chi County, if it is a Gyeonggi County order, then there is only eight products, and the county order of Zhuzhou is only from eight products.
It is a small county, and it must be divided into three classes according to the size and population of the county, as well as many factors such as output and taxes, which shows that it is not difficult to have an official status in the Great Song Dynasty and receive a monthly salary, but it is not easy to make up for an official vacancy.
Liang Shucheng is only twenty-seven or eighteen years old, and he is now the magistrate of Jiangning County, the seat of Jiankang Mansion, and his career can be described as bright.
And he was able to achieve such achievements, not by relying on the grace of his family, but entirely by his own hard work, and it was all the way that made him more calm than his peers.
The reason why Liang Shucheng was able to enter the officialdom so quickly and get such an important position was because he was a member of the first branch of Chunyou for three years, and in addition to the top list, he also had the highest ranking.
He is not a flatterer, but a down-to-earth doer, although Yang Jing is young and proud, he is already a high-ranking general of Yunlu, wearing many hats, and his official rank is so long that he can't remember it, but it is not these official positions that make Liang Shucheng respect.
Maybe others don't know, and even Yang Jing himself doesn't know, the reason why Liang Shucheng respects Yang Jing so much is because Yang Jing's name appears on a masterpiece!
This masterpiece is the "Collection of Grievances" written by Song Ci, who was hailed as the originator of forensic science by later generations!
Song Ci had already completed this masterpiece and published it, although it was only for professionals within the officialdom to read, but it is said that the official family personally wrote the preface, which made Song Ci popular again in his later years.
What is unexpected is that when Song Ci signed his name, he also wrote Yang Jing's name, and even Yang Jing himself didn't know about it!
Although Yang Jing often discussed forensic science theories with Song Ci during his time in Baling, and even took them out to argue with Song Ci because of some of the experiences in the collection of grievances, he did not think that he had much involvement in this work.
But Song Ci didn't think so, it was Yang Jing who opened the door to a new world for him, without Yang Jing, this book might not be able to be written until he died, and it might eventually become his lifelong regret.
You know, printing is one of the four great inventions in ancient China, as early as the Sui Dynasty has been popular engraving printing, and in the Northern Song Dynasty Renzong period, Bi Sheng this guy improved printing, after creating movable type printing, the printing and publishing industry became one of the hottest industries in the Song Dynasty.
The culture of the Song Dynasty was very prosperous, and with it, a large number of cultural products, as a carrier, the demand for books was unbelievably huge.
The publishing industry of the Song people covers a very wide range and is very rich in content, except for some mainstream books, such as the collection of test questions of the previous Jin Shilang, which is equivalent to the selection of full-score essays in later generations, these books can be used as a good reference for scholars who are about to participate in the scientific examination.
In addition, of course, there are other types of literary works, and even the poems and songs of some famous literati and writers all over the world.
In the Song Dynasty, there was already the term and concept of copyright, and the version in copyright refers to engraving, which can be regarded as a measure to protect intellectual property rights.
Of course, the printing and publishing industry was strictly controlled by the imperial court, and it was not possible to open a printing house at will if you had money, and these special industries must be government-run, that is, state-run, which is the same as salt and iron.
But Lao Tzu is rich, and Lao Tzu wants to open a printing shop, occasionally print some small yellow texts, and take the road of piracy, what should I do?
Rest assured, the imperial court has long considered this aspect of the problem, so they introduced a buying system.
The so-called buying, in fact, is similar to the bidding of later generations, the imperial court took out some quotas, let these businessmen bid, the highest bidder can get a license, with a license, can engage in this type of production and sales.
The imperial court would collect taxes on these merchants, not only did not need to waste the manpower and material resources of the imperial court, but also generated huge financial revenues, and it is no wonder that the economy of the Southern Song Dynasty was so developed.
In addition, in the Song Dynasty, wine was also prohibited, and it had to be official or have a license to brew and produce.
Of course, it doesn't matter if you secretly brew it at home and give it to your relatives and friends, but if you sell it on the market, you will be guilty of breaking the royal law.
Therefore, in many cases, it is written that those protagonists brew high-grade liquor, sell it everywhere, and build any commercial empire, which is not in line with the historical situation at that time.
Don't mention much gossip, let's get down to business, it is precisely because he knows the importance of copyright very well, so Liang Shucheng knows that Song Ci will go down in history in the future, and Yang Jing's name cannot be ignored.
And more importantly, Song Ci's work has brought immeasurable contributions to countless grassroots criminal investigators!
In the preface, Song Ci also took the initiative to mention that it was Yang Jing who gave him inspiration, and some of the expositions in the book were also provided by Yang Jing.
So Liang Shucheng had the courage to beg Yang Jing to help him investigate the case.
As a county magistrate, the two largest parts of the affairs in charge are Qian Gu and the other is the criminal name.
The reason why Liang Shucheng was reused by the imperial court was because he attached great importance to the name of the criminal and did not allow unjust, false and wrongful cases to occur, so as to wronged innocent people, which was a very great harm to an official's reputation.
Don't you see that those famous ministers in history are actually more or less related to the four words of Mingcha, because fairness and justice were the most basic expectations of the common people for officials at that time.
Liang Shucheng has worked the criminal name, and naturally his ability to solve cases is much stronger than that of other officials, but he has never seen such a murderous and cunning criminal!
At this time, before June, the rainy Jiangnan has begun to rain continuously, and the murderer takes advantage of the rainy day to commit crimes every time, and the rain will wash away all the traces, and there is no trace at all!
In just one month, the bodies of twelve victims have been found, the most recent of which was found last night!
And what is unbelievable is that this murderer is not a random crime of passion, but premeditated and extremely clear goals!
These twelve victims, all of them are men, and they are all adult men in their twenties and thirties, with handsome faces and strong bodies!
Generally speaking, the victims of murder are generally more women, or more vulnerable groups, because the resistance encountered will be weak, it is easier to succeed, and the vulnerable groups do not have much attention, and they will soon be forgotten.
But this murderer did the opposite, killing all the strong men, and the means of committing the crime were also extremely brutal, except for the ** was completely cut, the other parts of the body were intact, without any injuries, and there was no sign of struggle and resistance!
What's even more chilling is that every time these victims are hung up, the blood in their whole body will drain from the incisions in their lower bodies!
In addition to the intense pain caused by the excision, the greater is the psychological torture, and they will not die for a while, these victims are dying because of excessive blood loss or mental breakdown, this way of dying is too cruel!
The killer would strip the victim of all his clothes and take everything with him, leaving the rain to wash away the traces without leaving any flaws.
In the past few days, people in Jiangning County are also panicking, and those men don't dare to come out at night to have fun, and would rather do something inappropriate for children with the yellow-faced woman at home, or harm the maids and slaves in the house, rather than come out to fool around, so as not to let people die in pieces.
Even the streets and alleys have begun to go viral, giving the murderer a nickname, called "Cutting the Snake Head", and the families of those victims are even united, coming to the county office every day, crying and begging Liang Shucheng to solve the case as soon as possible.
Although Liang Shucheng had the right to drive away and even detain the families of these victims, he only came forward to comfort each time, worked overtime to find clues, and sent everyone in the county government out, but unfortunately it was aimless and had little effect.
Liang Shucheng also understands the psychology of the victims' families.
In ancient times, patriarchy was preferred, and the concept of clan was deep-rooted, and succession has become the most basic function of men.
So this murderer, who specializes in dicing dices, suddenly caused a great social panic!
Liang Shucheng was also overjoyed when he saw Yang Jing nodding, and hurriedly wanted to tell Yang Jing about the outline of the case, but Yang Jing waved his hand and asked him to take the file first.
Although there were as many as 12 victims, there were not many of them because all the traces of evidence were washed away by the rain.
Of course, this is also relatively speaking, even if there is no investigation part, the autopsy is enough to see for a long time.
Yang Jing just quietly browsed the file, and his reading speed was very fast, because the content of the corpse grid was almost the same, occasionally stopping or turning back, but only once or twice.
The reason why I read the file first is because Yang Jing wants to understand the original appearance of the matter first, and if Liang Shucheng comes to tell it, this effect will be greatly reduced.
Because Liang Shucheng has already launched an investigation, he already has some of his own ideas, and in the process of telling, he will inevitably bring in his own subjective opinions, which will create a preconceived impression for Yang Jing, and if he looks at the dossier, he will not be able to make the purest self-judgment.
After Yang Jing finished scanning the file, he asked Liang Shucheng to tell the whole story of the case and some of his findings.
Although Chen Mi, Li Yu, Luo Daoning, Master Ganlu and others were all present, Yang Jing still couldn't help but think of Song Fengyalai.
After all, in terms of solving the case, Song Fengya is Yang Jing's right-hand man in the true sense, and she has also received a lot of training from Yang Jing, and can provide Yang Jing with the most professional help, but unfortunately Song Fengya has gone to Guangdong and did not stay by Yang Jing's side, and Yang Jing is inevitably a little disappointed in her heart.
Although Yang Jing was a little absent-minded, Feng Ruochen and the others were shocked when they heard it, especially Feng Ruochen and Liu Hanchao.
Like Li Zhun, Song Boren, and Cao Crouching Hu, they were the first followers of Song Ci, and they had seen all kinds of cases, but they had never encountered such an unbelievable and shocking case!
"Lord Zhentai, at the moment, I can only have manpower, visit everywhere, issue warnings, and let the people not walk alone, try not to go to secluded and dark places, let alone go out on rainy days, and that's all the officials can do..."
As I said earlier, Liang Shucheng's respect for Yang Jing is completely due to Yang Jing's achievements in breaking prison under the name of prison, so compared with official positions such as General Yunlu and Patrol Observation Envoy, Liang Shucheng also values Yang Jing's title of prison man, which can be seen from his call Yang Jing as Zhentai.
Yang Jing naturally didn't care about these small details, and seeing that everyone was interested in this case, he went to the wind and waited for the others.
"If you have any opinions, you can say them, brainstorm them, and maybe even debate them. ”
Everyone didn't expect Yang Jing to let them participate, and their hearts suddenly became excited, especially Yi Ji Xiaodaogu, who was walking the rivers and lakes for the first time!