Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

Chapter 378 The problem is not just with the law
The Shanghai Court is not far from the Shanghai Municipal Government.

However, there is still a certain distance from the emperor's palace in the north of the Huangpu River.

Traveling in a horse-drawn carriage on the busy streets of Shanghai is not fast.

Now Shanghai has also begun to list horse-drawn carriages.

After all, with the increase of population, the traffic problem has also become a difficult point for Shanghai municipal administration.

For the Shanghai Municipal Government, there is nothing more simple and crude than restricting the distribution of horse-drawn carriage photos.

Arrived in a horse-drawn carriage.

Zhu Daohua, Luo Fangbo, Zhao Si and others got out of the car, and then entered the court surrounded by the Shanghai prefect and Jiangsu governor Dai Quheng.

The Tribunal is a hall.

The top rostrum is the position of the chief referee and his assistants, the dock is on the left and the plaintiff is on the right.

Everyone was already seated at this time.

Behind the defendant's seat and the plaintiff's department were a row of police officers from Shanghai.

The patrolmen wore black clothes, hats in the shape of triangular bamboo hats, and waist knives and pistols on their bodies.

It looks very spiritual.

This means that Shanghai's finances are relatively good, so that the patrols can be equipped with pistols.

The patrols in most places don't even have pistols, not even knives, and most of them just hold the whistle sticks from the former Qing Dynasty and forget about it.

Behind the two rows of patrolmen.

It's the auditorium.

There are about 300 seats in the auditorium.

But not many people came.

The ones sitting on the left are holding pens and notes, some are wearing Confucian robes, and some are wearing Daoist birch outfits. They seem to be reporters from some newspapers.

When Emperor Zhu came in, he heard those reporters discussing.

"Jute Mazi is in trouble now."

"Isn't that right? The arrester was the Jiangsu Police Department, and the judge was the presiding judge sent by his superiors, but he didn't use the one from Shanghai. It's clear that the case must be settled!"

"I heard that Huang Simakzi has found a lot of contacts, but they don't even dare to accept his money. It seems that this case is settled."

"It deserves it, the gang of Cao Gang bully and dominate the market, they deserve to be punished."

"What deserves it? Isn't it the same with the Hongmen gang who are against them? This is dog eat dog."

"What a fuss, Huang Simazi just doesn't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth. Look at how many big bosses from the Cao Gang have chosen to join the Hong Gang over the years. He is good, and he is also a big boss to do business at the wharf. There are people in the Hong Gang. It's easy to punish him as a little gangster!"

"Yeah, now who doesn't know that the Hong gang is so powerful, this red and green white lotus root, the white lotus root is far away in the Western Regions, behind the red is the big son of heaven, this green gang deserves to be bullied."

"What, they usually bully others, and now they are being bullied, that's just fine."

A group of reporters chattered.

Hearing this, Emperor Zhu, who was sitting on the side of the auditorium, frowned slightly.

He turned to look the other way.

Sitting on the other side were some bystanders.

Judging from their clothes, they should be mostly members of the Cao Gang. Wearing forged undershirts, they look like working people.

A middle-aged man in a long gown gathered among a group of working people who were tall and rough. The middle-aged man had a gloomy face, and he seemed to be the victim.

In the hall that can accommodate more than 300 people, there are now these two groups of people, which seems very empty.

Since the trial has not yet begun.

Everyone is whispering.

The entry of Emperor Zhu and his party attracted everyone's attention.

Huang Si was still worried at first, but his apprentices were all comforting, saying that lawyer Wu was capable and would definitely help the young master get rid of the crime.

In fact, it is impossible to get rid of the crime completely.

But Huang Si also knew Wu Wanghai's defense strategy.

It means admitting minor crimes and denying major crimes.

Crimes such as drug use and possession of drugs can be confessed.

Based on the amount of opium found in Young Master Huang's residence, the maximum sentence would be one or two years.

According to the laws and regulations of Ming Dynasty.

Imprisonment in non-criminal cases up to three years may be replaced by a fine.

Although the fine is high, it is nothing to Huang Simakzi.

As long as he can fish out his only son, everything will be fine.

As for the crime of drug trafficking, it is absolutely unacceptable.

This crime is at least an exile.

And there is no avenue for exoneration.

Therefore, the two crimes of drug abuse and drug possession can be admitted.

Although there will be a criminal record, you will never even think about being an official or running for a parliamentarian in the future.

But this kind of punishment is nothing to Master Huang at all, as long as he is not exiled and stays in Shanghai and continues to indulge in luxury, everything will be fine.

It's such a mess.

He is still an official and a member of parliament.

It would be nice to be undefeated.

At this moment, a large group of people walked in from the main entrance of the court.

Huang Si turned his head to look, only to see a tall man in his 30s who was in the head, wearing a road military uniform, but without any epaulets on his shoulders.

This kind of dress is quite common in the Ming Dynasty now, and many retired military officers are dressed like this.

But what surprised Huang Si was.

Song Xiang, the prefect of Shanghai, was also among them, and he didn't seem to have a high status among this group of people. He was ranked behind several people.

In front of him was even Dai Quheng, governor of Jiangsu.

Huang Si often dealt with Song Xiang University.

In fact, the relationship between the Cao Gang and the Shanghai Municipal Government is not that bad.

What they didn't deal with was a noble officer with a Hongmen background.

Song Xiang was a scholar-bureaucrat, an official of Confucian origin. To him, the Cao Gang and the Hongmen were the same.

The difference is just that.

There are people in the Hongmen, and Song Xiang dare not offend easily.

The Cao Gang is a local snake here in Shanghai, and the relationship in all aspects is intricate, with mixed dragons and snakes. Song Xiang will not easily oppose the Cao Gang.

Offending Hongmen, it is easy to involve the big shots above.

If you offend the Cao Gang, you may not be stable in doing business in various parts of Shanghai.

So on weekdays, Song Xiang is polite to both the Hongmen and the big bosses of the Cao Gang.

The two groups of people usually receive generous gifts from the city magistrate of Shanghai during the festivals.

The collusion went smoothly.

But the arrest of Jute Simazi this time has nothing to do with him.

The arresters sent directly by the Jiangsu Provincial Public Security Department came down to arrest the people, and the judges were also directly sent by the Central Magistrate General Office. The Ming Dynasty's judiciary is independent, and he, the magistrate of Shanghai, cannot intervene.

Huang Si looked at the leader of the group.

"Who is this? It's so grand, even the magistrate of Shanghai is like a slave. Could it be a prince?"

Huang Si thought to himself.

"Master, do you want to say hello to Master Song?" a disciple reminded.

"No need." Huang Si shook his head, "Master Song came to visit in casual clothes, and there is a noble person by his side, so it's not convenient to talk to me. I don't know who that noble person is."

What about the Shanghai Court?

With a gavel sounded.

The discussion has subsided.

The magistrate began to conduct the trial according to the procedure.

First comes the accused.

The defendant was a thin, pale young man with a very frightened complexion.

Emperor Zhu also looked at the defendant.

He has already found out all about the defendant Huang Mu through Jinyiwei Haiwei.

This person's name is Huang Mu, and he is the only son of Huang Si, the leader of the Cao Gang.

It is a veritable black second generation.

But Huang Si didn't expect this kid to inherit his underworld career, instead he sent him to study, but he hadn't even finished primary school yet, so he learned bad habits from some underworld elements.

It's okay to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble.

Also contaminated with opium.

But this kid just smoked opium, and he didn't dare to be so bold as selling opium—this guy was framed by someone.

Needless to say,.

There must be some old brothers of Emperor Zhu who framed this kid.

However, Emperor Zhu knew without Jin Yiwei's investigation that this kid was definitely not a drug dealer.

If Huang Simazi, the gang leader, handed over drug trafficking to this kid.

Even if the head was kicked by a donkey.

The magistrate at the court also saw Song Xiang and Dai Quheng at the same time. He even saw Luo Fangbo, Duke of Lan Guo——when Luo Fangbo was training some low-level officials, he also met the first prime minister of Ming Dynasty.

And there is only one man in his thirties who can make the first prime minister of Ming Dynasty, Duke of Lan Luo Fangbo, so respectful.

That is Zhu Daohua, son of the Great Tomorrow! !
The emperor also came to see this trial?

Is there anything special about this case?
Do not!
There's certainly nothing special about the case.

The emperor must have just come to see,

And before coming to see him, he would definitely know about the situation of the case, Jin Yiwei is not just for nothing.

Originally, the superiors even said hello, and the kid must be exiled to Siberia.

but now.
The magistrate hesitated.

The emperor Laozi is watching!
If he dares to judge indiscriminately.

Maybe the future is gone.

Come on.

It's better to enforce the law impartially. The evidence of the boy's drug trafficking is not sufficient at all, only his confession.

As long as he retracts his confession in court, no one can do anything to him.

To this chief referee, which is more important, the face of the boss behind the Hong gang, or the image of a judge who enforces the law impartially and impartially in front of Emperor Zhu, which is more important, and he is too clear about it.

Although the Ming Dynasty is now a semi-capitalist society.

But the king above his head still does not follow his words.

So, for any bureaucrat.

"Trying out the holy will" can be said to be a basic skill that can be learned without a teacher.

What Huang Si didn't know was.

unintentionally.

Emperor Zhu has really become his nobleman.

Of course, he himself did not know this.

However, it was different from what the chief referee thought.

Emperor Zhu didn't care about the truth of the case.

What he cared about was the position of the judges of the Shanghai Tribunal.

This court is similar to the Western judicial system.

Which side are they on?

Is it from the standpoint of safeguarding the interests of the Ming Empire, or is it rigidly memorizing the law?

In court.

Literal.

That Wu Wanghai is indeed an eloquent lawyer.

Such a person can be mixed no matter now or in the future.

In fact, Emperor Zhu didn't care about the procedure of the court's judgment.

When standing up to everyone's swords and swords and conducting a modern legal defense.

What Emperor Zhu was thinking about was the advantages and disadvantages of the imperial judicial system.

And
The remedy!
The problem now is in front of Emperor Zhu.

A difficult multiple choice question.

First, choose a relatively independent and impartial legal system.

It is better to establish a legal system that is not so independent and not so impartial, but can strike hard at the enemies of the Ming Empire.

A relatively independent and impartial legal system may be necessary to build a powerful capitalist country.

Because such a system can maximize the protection of private property and personal safety from infringement.

This is also a necessary condition for the development and growth of a country's bourgeoisie.

Otherwise, if it was the same as the former Qing Dynasty and the former Ming Dynasty, a small county magistrate could wipe out a big businessman with a fortune of hundreds of thousands.

Does the capital dare to circulate in the market openly?

but in the meanwhile.

An overly independent legal system.

And it was too weak when dealing with the internal enemies of the Ming Empire.

The law should serve the emperor and the national interest.

This is something that every judge, even a lawyer, must know. Of course, this legal system must be independent and fair on the surface, and it must be a legal system that can embrace everyone on the surface.

Otherwise, the capital guarantee will be scared away, and who would dare to invest.

Emperor Zhu is now in a dilemma of "needing both".

For example.

in history.

Those rebels in Tsarist Russia, including the Great Taoist and the female father, were all arrested by the Tsar's law enforcement agencies.

If the tsar's law enforcement agencies knew that they could not pay attention to procedural justice for these enemies who threatened the tsarist kingdom, and directly placed some charges on these people, there was no need to pay attention to evidence or anything, and they would all be slaughtered.

Can this guarantee the existence of Tsarist Russia's country and iron barrel for thousands of years?

seem
Nor can it.

The fundamental reason for the fall of Tsarist Russia was not that the bureaucratic system of Tsarist Russia was not loyal enough.

problem.

It is multifaceted.

The biggest problem is that the living standards of serfs and workers in Tsarist Russia are too poor.

Always on the verge of existential threat.

This gave the revolution its suddenness.

No matter how hard the Tsar's hawks work.

I'm afraid I can't maintain the fire and oil cooking underneath.

"Your Majesty, you are about to stand up."

Luo Fangbo whispered in Emperor Zhu's ear.

It turned out that the verdict was about to be pronounced.

Now everyone is on their feet.

Emperor Zhu is now visiting in private, so he can't put on the emperor's airs.

So he also stood up.

The chief referee inadvertently looked at the position of Emperor Zhu, and said loudly: "After a collegiate discussion in this court, the defendant Huang Mu's charge of selling opium has insufficient evidence and is not guilty of the crime. This court pronounces the verdict: according to Article 8 and Article 17 of Chapter 22 of the [Criminal Code], defendant Huang Mu shall be sentenced to one year of criminal detention or a fine of 30000 yuan!"

Referees are impartial.

Magistrates are also very capable.

But Emperor Zhu was not very satisfied.

Or.

In his opinion.

The best way to deal with a labor union like the Cao Gang is to take advantage of this case and do something special to uproot this gang!
but
Emperor Zhu also had some eyebrows in his mind.

Countries such as Midi and Europe in later generations are also capitalist countries.

Why do their workers have little incentive to rebel?

Perhaps the problem is not just the law.

(End of this chapter)