I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 420: Invading the street? Forced demolition? The folk customs in Qingzhou are fierce and fierce, and there are many people who cut the path?

March 23rd.

The investigation into the human trafficking case of Qin Daguan is nearing completion.

In addition to the main offender Xie Yongqing, the pacifier of Jingdong East Road and the prefect, two officials from Changping Division and Tongjian Zhou Ding were promoted.

There are also six local officials involved in the case, all of whom have been arrested and imprisoned.

Su Liang’s penalty result is——

Xie Yongqing was sentenced to death, Zhou Ding was sentenced to death, Bai Qiniang was sentenced to death, Diao San was sentenced to death, and Xu Chongde was sentenced to death.

The rest of the people involved in the case will be sentenced to imprisonment in mild cases or exiled to Lingnan, where they will never be able to return.

Simultaneously.

Su Liang has applied to the court to inform the world of the details of the case.

Before Sun Bian and Lu Gongzhu arrived at Jinan Mansion, Su Liang quietly left after arranging tasks for the officials below.

Such officials must be severely punished.

March 25th.

Jinan Mansion has been decided, so he doesn't need to worry.

But after learning that the chief interrogator was Su Liang, a Taiwanese admonisher on foreign tours, he no longer had any doubts.

This matter has a great impact.

Also.

not to mention.

He had no objection to Su Liang's handling of the matter.

Xie Yongqing and Zhou Ding actually did a good job in Jinan Prefecture, and they implemented the reform policies throughout the Song Dynasty very well.

present.

Su Liang received a reply from Zhao Zhen.

Wait until the information is sorted out.

……

At any time, the lives of the people are more important than anything else.

They never imagined that the magistrate and general magistrate, who had always been capable and diligent, would do such things for the sake of their official career.

Officials in Jinan Prefecture have begun to collect the names, place of origin, age, physical characteristics, etc. of these trafficked persons.

Without Su Liang, there would have been no three-year reform in Qizhou, let alone the current Jinan Prefecture.

The people here.

I am extremely grateful to Su Liang, Wang Anshi and Sima Guang.

In the morning, the sky is slightly bright.

This move should also alert scholar-bureaucrats throughout the Song Dynasty.

There are also doubts about the fairness of the case.

On political achievements.

When Su Liang heard that these two people had come to Jinan Mansion, he couldn't help but feel relieved. Next, he could just leave some of the wiping work to these two people.

……

However, the two of them were too greedy for success and wanted to be promoted too much, even at the expense of people's lives.

If the Goryeo court dared to harbor a traitor, the Song Dynasty would definitely let it suffer.

This case should have been handed over to Dali Temple for verification, but Su Liangnai made an unexpected visit on a special order, so he had the right to close the case.

This is a typical case of local officials disregarding human life for the sake of career advancement.

The incident of Bai Qiniang biting off Xie Yongqing's ear and Xie Yongqing kicking Bai Qiniang in return also made many people sigh.

He didn't want others to know his whereabouts, so he chose to leave early.

The Song Dynasty would ask Goryeo for people in the name of the court.

Love is still lost to fame and fortune.

Naturally, we can't hide it from the people of Jinan Prefecture.

Although Su Liang was demoted, no one doubted his ability, character, and dedication to serving the country and the people.

Su Liang also ordered people to count: Xie Yongqing and Bai Qiniang trafficked 742 people to Goryeo in just three years.

Simultaneously.

Zhao Zhen has sent a Hanlin bachelor and a bachelor's degree student to inform Sun Bian of Jinan Prefecture; Chongwen Academy will review and judge Jinan Prefecture by Lu Gong of Taichang Temple.

into the night.

The two of them will arrive in Jinan Mansion soon.

The people of Jinan Prefecture only knew that Su Liang came to Fucheng, Jinan Prefecture, but they did not know that Su Liang was going to inspect the entire Jingdong East Road.

Su Liang headed east, aiming for Qingzhou.

Qingzhou, as the front road of Jingdong East Road, has always been prosperous in business.

But Jingdong East Road’s bad reputation also started in Qingzhou.

Someone said: On Jingdong East Road, the folk customs are fierce, and there are many people who cut the path, and most of them are in Qingzhou.

Su Liang wanted to take a look.

After the All-Song Dynasty Reform, did the folk customs in Qingzhou improve?

……

March 28, afternoon.

On an official road.

The trees on both sides are tall and their branches and leaves are very green.

In the fields in the distance.

Pieces of emerald-green ears of wheat sway in the wind, sparkling under the sun, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Du Lei, who was driving the carriage, looked at the stone sign on the side of the road not far away.

"Boss, we have arrived in Qingzhou. In front of us is Qiancheng County, Qingzhou."

Su Liang, who was admiring the scenery in the carriage, said loudly: "Change to the rural road, and then ask the brothers behind to keep a distance from us. I want to take a look at the current Qingzhou Township. The folk customs are still strong, and those who cut the path Does it still exist?”

"clear."

Immediately, Du Lei waved his hand.

The imperial guards behind gradually disappeared.

Sun Sheng was also sitting next to Du Lei, driving the carriage with him.

Three people plus a luxury carriage, during the Qingli period, were the favorite targets of plunder for the trail cutters.

……

Two days later, it was nearly noon.

In front of the carriage.

Du Lei looked at Sun Sheng and poked him with the tail of his riding crop.

Sun Sheng looked at the carriage, pouted at Du Lei, and said, "You tell me what you want to say!"

Du Lei curled his lips, coughed dryly, and then said to Su Liang in the carriage: "Boss, we have been wandering around the countryside for two days, and even spent two hours at night."

"Not only did we not encounter looters, we also met three kind people who thought we were lost and wanted to show us the way, and two old people who wanted to take us home for dinner. It seems that there are no path cutters in Qingzhou Township. Now, the folk customs have improved a lot than before. Qiancheng County is ahead of us. Let’s... do we want to have a hot meal? "

Su Liang said: "It seems that there are really no path cutters. This is a great thing. I'm tired now. Let's go to the best restaurant in the county and let's have a meal!"

Hear this.

Du Lei was immediately overjoyed and waved his riding whip.

"drive!"

The carriage suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the county town. For the past two days, he almost vomited after eating hard biscuits and drinking cold water.

……

Half an hour later.

The three of them came to the county seat of Qiancheng County, on a street with dense shops and a road that was less than three feet wide.

There are many stalls on both sides of the street and it is very noisy.

Some sell cloth shoes, some sell bamboo baskets, some sell purses, some sell tofu...

Whether it is the stalls outside or the small shops on both sides, they sell small items needed for daily life.

"Stop the car. I haven't seen such a rural street for a long time. I want to go down and take a walk!" Su Liang said excitedly.

Immediately.

Du Lei stopped the carriage and Su Liang got off.

He looked around, looked at the lively scene, and murmured: "In the future, whoever talks about Qingzhou's strong folk customs and the numerous people who cut paths, I will be the first to disagree. Such a simple and lively county atmosphere, and the degree of harmony, Not weaker than Bianjing City!”

Just when Su Liang was feeling sad.

Suddenly a voice came from the distance: The official is here! The official is here!
then.

Under the surprised eyes of Su Liang, Du Lei and Sun Sheng.

The surrounding vendors took out scissors, kitchen knives, poles, hoes, wooden sticks and other items from under their respective stalls, and rushed forward one after another.

Du Lei and Sun Sheng immediately protected Su Liang.

Su Liang was confused.

He looked at an old woman with white hair and a cane running forward angrily with scissors.

He saw a boy of thirteen or fourteen who was selling bamboo baskets, suddenly pulled out a bamboo pole and ran forward.

He also saw a pregnant woman covering her belly with one hand, and running forward holding a little girl with double braids in her other hand. The little girl was about five or six years old, but she was also holding a wooden stick in her hand. stick.

……

This formation is obviously going to be a group fight.

Su Liang really couldn't understand why the merchants here were so hostile when they heard the words "official officials are coming."

Immediately, he followed the running crowd.

After a while.

Su Liang followed the crowd to the street intersection ahead. At this moment, there were hundreds of people standing at the street entrance, almost all of them holding fighting tools. All men, women and children had angry faces.

And standing in front of them.

There were more than ten government officials, plus a middle-aged man wearing a county official uniform.

Su Liang guessed that he should be the magistrate of Qiancheng County, Zheng Youze.

Su Liang learned from the information that Zheng Youze was an honest and rigorous official. Among the county magistrates in Qingzhou, he was ranked among the top three in implementing reform policies.

At this moment, Zheng Youze also had a dark face.

"Fellow folks on Telford Street, if you continue not to cooperate, I will have no choice but to demolish it by force!"

At this time.

An old man at the head stood up and said: "Zheng Zhixian, we are not rebelling, we just want to seek justice."

"If the government demolishes all the shops facing the street, how will we people live? You have to compensate and promise to renew the built shops for two years. The promise given to us by Baizhi County when he took office cannot be because he left. The county government won’t admit it!”

"If you don't agree to our request and demolish the shops, we will have no choice but to fight with our lives!"

After the old man finished speaking, the people waved their weapons one after another.

Zheng Youze took a step forward and glared: "Do you know that you have violated the laws of the Song Dynasty? You occupy less than three feet of the six-foot-wide street, making the city closed to people. This is the crime of invading the street! Now it's a crime! Hold weapons and face the officials. If you dare to take action, you are rebelling! "

"I have already given you a chance! I say it again, within three days, all businesses on both sides of Telford Street must move out, and these houses that encroach on the street and occupy the road must be demolished! You guys have already made money After three years of invading street money, the government took back the public land without punishing you. It has already done its best to benevolent and righteous. How long do you plan to occupy the government office's place?"

"Your invasion of the street will affect the business of the entire Qiancheng County. If I really strictly enforce the law, I can put all of you in the county jail and not only fine you, but also punish you!"

"You fart! We did not invade the street, we did not violate the laws of the Song Dynasty!"

An old man with white hair and a cane came out.

"Three years ago, Magistrate Bai asked us to build a shop and do business here. He promised that we could rent it for five years, and there are still two years left. If you drive us out in two years, we will definitely leave. We will Even if we starve to death, we won’t cause any trouble to the government. But our usage period has not yet expired, so you can’t drive us away!”

"Yes, you can't drive us away!" someone echoed.

Zheng Youze took a deep breath and looked at the old man.

"Grandpa, we are currently in the midst of a national reform. All reform strategies are based on the overall situation."

"You have occupied this Telford Street, and our county will not be able to attract big business. How to develop commerce in the county? The county government has no money, how to increase the county school collection? How to renovate the library so that children can read more books? Shu, you have to think about the overall situation. Under the current laws, your behavior today is an invasion of the street! "

……

Su Liang listened for a long time and finally understood.

Three years ago, Qiancheng County's commerce was not so developed. When the county magistrate took office, he recruited people who were willing to do business and let them occupy the streets to do business in order to activate commerce.

This kind of occupying streets and opening shops was also the norm in Bianjing City in the past few years.

Because the Reform in the Song Dynasty led to the rapid prosperity of commerce, there was indeed not enough space in the city, so many people built haphazardly.

But as urban space becomes more and more congested, the government pays attention to demolition.

When the government occupies residential land or fields for civilian use, compensation will be based on the market price. However, such occupied land is basically taken back directly.

The conflict between the county government and these merchants is.

The merchants said that the previous county magistrate promised that they would have two years left on their lease, and the current magistrate could not break the contract.

But now the county government says that under the new laws and policies, the merchants are encroaching on the street, and they must immediately take back the public land and rebuild the street.

As for after the renovation, the number of shops will obviously decrease, and the county government is also preparing to recruit big businessmen. These small traders will have to make a living on their own.

About it.

In fact, the local government made mistakes in early planning and made random promises for the sake of business development, which led to such a dispute.

The consequences must not be borne entirely by the people.

This kind of thing is a great test of the ability of a local chief official.

……

At this time.

Zheng Youze, the magistrate of Qiancheng County, also moved a chair from somewhere.

He quickly stood on the chair.

"Businesses on Telford Street, first of all, on behalf of Baizhi County, where I took office, I would like to apologize again to everyone. The laws and policies at that time were all about commerce first, so the intrusion on the street was not taken into account. This was also done in many places."

"But now, the policy has changed. If we want to become rich and powerful in Qiancheng County, we must reshape this street, recruit more powerful businessmen, and let us have more restaurants, pawnshops, and inns here. Rather than being filled with tofu shops and bamboo basket stalls along the streets.”

"You have been asking whether we can compensate you, extend it to you for two years, or let you rent shops after Telford Street is rebuilt. I am here to tell you clearly that it is impossible!"

"Qiancheng County doesn't have that much compensation, and it's impossible for me to apply for it. Of course, I will try my best to give you the grass market outside the city. As long as you work hard, you can still make a living."

"Fellow folks, for the sake of Qiancheng County and all the people in Qiancheng County, please be patient. I beg you!"

The county magistrate Zheng Youze bowed heavily to the people around him.

"Snapped!"

at this time.

A piece of tender white tofu hit Zheng Youze.

An old man walked out tremblingly.

"Zheng Youze, I understand what you mean. You just dislike us because our business is small and you can't increase taxes for the government, right?"

"Old man, I have been selling tofu for forty-two years. You ask me to go to the city to sell it. How can I sell it? Who should I sell it to? Are those who sell tofu not worthy of staying in the county?"

"We don't ask for compensation from the government. We just ask that you fulfill your promise when you took office as Baizhi County and let us work for another two years. After two years, we will accept whatever you say!"

"Impossible! Regardless of the fact that you only have a verbal contract, it is illegal to invade the street now. If I don't clean up the street quickly, I will be guilty!" Zheng Youze said with his chest raised.

"You...you...if you forcefully demolish Telford Street, unless...unless we die!" the old man selling tofu said in a trembling voice.

And this time.

Other merchants who were watching also shouted: "Unless we die! Unless we die! Unless we die!"

Zheng Youze's face turned gloomy and he suddenly raised his voice.

"Stop making trouble, okay?"

"Have you ever heard of a saying: On Jingdong East Road, the folk customs are strong and strong, and there are many people who cut the path, and 78 out of 10 of them are in Qingzhou."

"Now, I think there are nine out of ten people from Qingzhou, and they are all in our Qiancheng County. Everyone, please stop embarrassing our Qiancheng County, okay? I don't want to rely on my elders and act like my elders!"

Zheng Youze looked around and said loudly again: "I have said everything that needs to be said, and you all know what I can do!"

"I will give you three more days. After three days, if you still resist like this, I will let the Xiang army forcibly demolish it. If you sue me, you can sue me casually. I will take a look and see whether you are in charge or I am. reason!"

After that, Zheng Youze left Telford Street with all the government officials.

The merchants on Telford Street sighed and scattered, returning to their stalls and hiding their weapons again.

Everyone is very frustrated.

Su Liang understood their feelings very well. The business of supporting the family was gone, so he was naturally sad.

For many people at the bottom, this is life-threatening.

at this time.

Su Liang heard a high-pitched cry.

"Tofu! Fresh tofu!"

With the hawking of this tofu dish, the entire Telford Street came alive again.

The shouting continued.

Even if they can still do business for a day, they still have to scream like this because they have to support their families.

this moment.

Su Liang's eyes were also moist.

The cry of tofu suddenly broke his guard.

He suddenly realized that in the past few years since the reform, commerce in various prefectures and cities in the Song Dynasty had developed too fast, and the feelings of the people at the lowest level had been somewhat ignored.

At that time, Bianjing City was in order to develop.

Many low-level traders and small workshops were driven to the southern suburbs market.

This is not a bad place to settle.

But now the local townships are driving some small traders out of the county in order to expand commerce and let them return to the rural grass market.

It’s easy to get them nowhere to go.

This is the sequelae of the rapid development of commerce.

Some people run too fast, leaving the weak far behind.

What the court should do is not to make the weak run fast, but to make the strong ones ahead stop.

Su Liang fell into deep thinking.

……

into the night.

In the county government office of Qiancheng County.

The county magistrate Zheng Youze looked tired and said to the county magistrate beside him: "Oh, the people's customs are fierce and difficult to govern!"

The county magistrate on the side said: "Zheng Zhixian, we must not kill anyone. If someone lives, I'm afraid your and my career will be over!"

"Then what can we do? If they don't move, we can only demolish it by force. If we don't demolish it by force, if we allow this kind of street intrusion to exist, we will be punished!"

"It's okay, you might as well go find Duke Qi. Although he is an official, he must have been the prime minister and the chief official of Jingdong East Road. Let him take care of the people. Maybe he can do it. If not, there is at least one If the Duke of Guo testifies for us, the superior will believe in us even more!”

"It makes sense! I will... no, I will go to the state capital tonight and try to see the Duke tomorrow. The Duke is still thinking of returning to the court. He will definitely help us."

……

The next day, it was nearly noon.

The Duke's Mansion of Qi State.

Zheng Youze reported everything about Defu Street to Duke Qi.

"My lord, your prestige is the only one that can intimidate the people on Defu Street right now. If you don't go, there will probably be big trouble in Qiancheng County!" Zheng Youze looked sincere, almost crying.

Duke Qi gently stroked his beard, thought for a moment, and said, "Okay, I can go and care for the people!"

This Duke of Qi is none other than someone else.

It was Chen Zhizhong, the Prime Minister of Conglong who retired early because he allowed his concubine to kill his maidservant.

Although he became an official, he still sent a greeting note to Zhao Zhen every month. He still looked forward to Zhao Zhen being able to use him again.

At the moment, he felt it was an opportunity.

(End of this chapter)