The news of improving the treatment spread instantly on the construction site, and all the migrant workers thanked Zhu Chengjun for their kindness.

Every time Zhu Chengjun goes to a construction site, he inevitably accepts the bowing gifts of migrant workers.

In order to avoid these troubles, the tour had to be abandoned halfway.

The road construction project is progressing in an orderly manner, and it is believed that in less than a month and a half, the transportation network connecting the new city will be formed.

In this regard, Zhu Chengjun is very satisfied.

Glancing at Xun Gang, who had followed all the way but didn't say a word, Zhu Chengjun knew what he was asking for, and asked casually: "How many criminals are there in the prison cells in this county?" How's that going? You give me a list later, and I'll schedule a hearing at a later date. ”

"Thank you for the wronged people." Xun Gang bowed in a big way.

Accepting Xun Gang's bow, Zhu Chengjun raised his hand slightly: "Tell me briefly." ”

The prisoners who were imprisoned in the county cells did not die for their crimes, and most of them were imprisoned unjustly, which was also one of the methods used by the former county commander Zhang Hongcheng to exploit the people.

After listening to Xun Gang's account, Zhu Chengjun had a preliminary understanding of the general situation of the criminals, and said lightly: "It seems that there are not many difficult cases. ”

"Yes, sir."

"In that case, it's a lot easier." Zhu Chengjun turned his head to stare at Xun Gang, and said in a deep voice: "I can't just listen to your words, I can release all the more than 1,000 people imprisoned in the cell." ”

Zhu Chengjun saw that Xun Gang was about to bow again, raised his hand to stop him, and then said: "His crime can be avoided, there is excessive punishment, I am not interested in asking about the crimes committed by these people, and it doesn't matter whether they really have grievances, they must be punished." Depending on the severity of their fault, these persons are arranged for a minimum period of three months through re-education through labour. ”

Now that the county is in short supply of food, more than 1,000 people are squatting in their cells to eat idle meals. Now that the urban construction project is in full swing, Zhu Chengjun decided to release these people to work as laborers, and those who committed major mistakes to do hard labor.

Labor reform? This word, although Xun Gang felt fresh when he heard it, as the name suggests, there is no essential difference between serving and servitude. Civilians who served as slaves and had to provide their own rations as paid laborers, and the 'guilty' servitude was almost equivalent to slavery.

"Your Excellency is going to force them to serve as a servant?" Xun Gang saw that Zhu Chengjun would be beaten without asking the circumstances of the case, and it was indeed troublesome to judge the case in this way, but if the sentence was not determined in accordance with the law, such a punishment would definitely be too heavy or too light for individual people.

As soon as Xun Gang's words came out, Xu Xiao's face changed greatly, and he obviously felt that Zhu Chengjun was very unhappy, and the conversation was about to collapse, so he hurriedly said: "Xun Zhutou is not in a hurry, and listen to my eldest brother." Through what you have seen and heard along the way, do you still think that my eldest brother is no different from those cool officials who abuse the people? ”

"Conscription?" Zhu Chengjun glanced at Xun Gang and emphasized: "I'm talking about labor reform. ”

What is the difference between the two? It's just a change of soup and not a change of medicine, Xun Gang also wants to hear Zhu Chengjun's explanation.

Zhu Chengjun was too lazy to spend time with Xun Gang to explain in depth the difference between forced labor and labor reform, but he thought it was necessary to explain: "During the labor reform period, the government will ensure that they have three meals a day, so that they will not be allowed to work hungry." ”

Zhu Chengjun stared at Xun Gang in a blink of an eye, and said in a deep voice: "During their labor reform, I will let you personally supervise and control, if one person escapes, the workload will not only be doubled, but also the reform period will be extended. As for whether they can live like a person during the transformation period, it all depends on whether you treat them as human beings. ”

If he agreed to this, Xun Gang knew his fate, and life and death, honor and disgrace would be completely tied to that group of prisoners. Xun Gang could also see that Zhu Chengjun had given him a certain degree of autonomy, and he could completely arrange for each person to engage in work with different labor intensity, depending on the severity of the crime.

"Just according to your word." Xun Gang pondered for a moment and answered.

"See you at noon tomorrow." When he said this, Zhu Chengjun didn't reply.

After entering the city gate, Zhu Chengjun and Xu Xiao walked slowly towards the county office.

Xu Xiao turned his head and paid attention to it, and found that Xun Gang did not follow this time, so he asked: "Big brother, according to the younger brother, this Xun Zhutou is upright and a man, what he said should be credible." Why is the eldest brother still ......?"

"Why don't I ignore everyone and treat everyone as a fault, right?" Zhu Chengjun took Xu Xiao's words, and seeing that Xu Xiao was silent, Zhu Chengjun continued: "Xun Gang has the heart to advance bravely for the people, and I am relieved to hand over people to him to take care of, didn't he keep saying that he would ask for his life, and I also have the meaning of temptation to hand over people to him to take care of me, he has this heart, and the right to dispose of it is in his hands, I only look at the result." ”

"The younger brother understands, the fire sees the real gold, and the power of life and death is in his hands, if Xun Gang has selfish intentions, this person is not worth handing over." Xu Xiao turned to say: "If Xun Gang passes the test of the eldest brother, does the eldest brother have the intention of taking it for his own use?" ”

"Let's see what happens." Zhu Chengjun sighed lightly: "This person is resolute and upright, and he wants him to organize more than 1,000 'prisoners' to engage in quarrying labor, I am afraid that he will have more than enough heart and not enough strength." You can walk around with him more privately, take him around our construction site, and let him learn how to organize and carry out labor production. If he inflicts the same trap on those 'prisoners,' you immediately bring someone to stop him and bring him before me. ”

At noon the next day, Zhu Chengjun met Xun Gang at the county government.

After receiving the opinions and list of opinions and lists handed over by Xun Gang to deal with the prisoners and asking him to recuse himself, Zhu Chengjun handed over the list of opinions to Shi Qian to compare the results of the handling by him.

After the comparison, Shi Qian nodded to Zhu Chengjun and said, "Xun Gang should have studied criminal law, and his disposition result is a little lighter than mine, which shows that he is not biased." ”

"Then he did what he wanted, and let him escort the re-education workers to the quarry." Zhu Chengjun commanded.

"I'll go down and make arrangements." Shi Qian retired in arrears.

Zhu Chengjun stretched his waist and got up to leave the county office.

Under the formation of Shen Ze, the supply chain matching the large urban construction project has begun to take shape, and the production efficiency can be rapidly improved after only a few days of running-in.

In the next few days, Zhu Chengjun never set foot in the county government again.

It's hard to steal half a day of leisure, Zhu Chengjun sits on a rocking chair in the courtyard and soaks in the sunshine, and the gentle service of the two beautiful concubines beside him is so glamorous in the world, it is simply envious of others.

On the outskirts of Zhongli County, the green hills are lush.

In a workshop where green bricks and terracotta tiles are fired, the fire is raging in the kiln, and the hot smoke rises into the sky.

"Pottery owner, you and I are also old friends, so we really can't be accommodating." Yu Liang tried to be as patient as possible, but the scorching breath rushed towards him, and the person became more and more irritable.

"Boss Yu, it's not that you don't miss the old love. I have already arranged for people to give birth, and it is really difficult for me to do it if you go back on your word like this. Three days ago, Yu Liang and Cheng Jian took the initiative to come to the door to talk to him about the brick and tile business, in this year of depression and a large amount of orders took the initiative to send to the door, Tao Zhu was so happy in his heart, lest he miss the delivery date of the partner, and after getting the cooperation deed, he convened the workshop craftsmen to start production, and people worked non-stop for two days and two nights.

How unexpected it was when I came to ask for cooperation, and how sudden it is to ask for a contract to break now.

"Pottery owner, for the sake of past friendships, the number of green bricks you have produced in the past three days has been reported to Cheng, and we want this batch of goods. In order to show his sincerity, he is willing to pay an additional 500 taels of liquidated damages. ”

Tao Zhu really couldn't bear the soft grinding and hard bubbles of the two, waved his hand and said: "Over the years, the two of them have taken care of the business under them, although they are rough people, they also understand the truth that trading is not benevolent and righteous, so they follow the two. ”

Cheng Jian, Yu Liang saw that Tao Zhu finally relented, rolled up his sleeves and wiped the sweat on his forehead.

"I'm causing trouble to the pottery owner, so I'll set up a banquet on another day......"

Tao Zhu raised his hand to stop the two: "I have a doubt in my heart, and I hope the two of you will answer it." ”

"Pottery master, please speak."

Tao Zhu raised his eyebrows lightly and asked: "Lord Zhu has carried out a vigorous city construction project, bricks, stones, tiles, and ...... are all essential materials, and it stands to reason that the two have no reason to break the contract. Tao Zhu said secretly: I have to learn this news before you, and Lao Tzu will not sign a contract with you.

Cheng Jian sighed deeply and said bitterly: "So far, I'll say it directly." Maybe Brother Tao hasn't been busy walking around outside lately, and he doesn't know what has changed now. After a pause, Cheng Jian rolled his eyes, lowered his voice a little and said, "Lord Zhu arranged for people to build a lot of brick kilns, tile kilns, and lime kilns...... In the current situation, it is the future of Brother Tao. ”

Yu Liang then echoed: "The boy surnamed Zhu arranged for his cronies to get involved in the building materials industry, in the name of revitalizing the county's industry, what industrial upgrading, what designated supplier...... Bah...... In my opinion, he not only has to fill his own pockets, but also makes many of his peers have no jobs. ”

"As far as the current market is concerned, I advise Brother Tao to ...... it or suspend business."

"Out of business! Are you kidding! We still count on the workshop to support our families! Tao Zhu said angrily.

"Brother Tao, don't be impatient......"

"What a bastard! In vain, I have always regarded the surname Zhu as a great good person! I'm ......" Tao Zhu became more and more angry.

Cheng Jian and Yu Liang secretly exchanged glances, secretly proud.

At that time, the owners of all walks of life will besiege the county government, and see how he ends, and he will be in a happy mood when he thinks about it.

"I still have something to do with Brother Yu, so I won't bother Brother Tao."

"Farewell."

Saying goodbye to Tao Zhu, Cheng Jian, and Yu Liang turned around and walked out of the brick and tile workshop with the heat wave.

Out of the workshop, the two looked for a secluded place.

"Brother Yu, you see how certain this matter is." Cheng Jian asked.

Yu Liang had a successful smile on his face: "As the saying goes, cutting off a person's future is like killing your parents. As for smashing people's jobs, it is not necessarily less hated than cutting off people's future, in my opinion, this matter is nine times out of ten. ”

"Nine times out of ten?" Cheng Jian asked, "Is what Brother Yu said true?" ”

Yu Liang stroked his chin, his eyes were full of gloomy color, he leaned a little closer, and said in a low voice: "The reason why Tao Zhu is so angry, he knows that he can't complete such a large order, and he must have found other workshops to cooperate with in private." ”

"The mouth of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan, and all the bricklayers in this county go to the county government, and the scene must be very lively."

"It can be imagined below, the face of the kid surnamed Zhu must be very good-looking!"

"Well deserved! Haha......" The two laughed in unison.

Fearing that the momentum would not be strong enough, Cheng resolutely decided to add another fire, and said with a sly smile: "It's better to ......"

"One less fire!" The two of them tacitly agreed.

"Wonderful!"