Ming politicians

() At the beginning of August, the county government began to issue reports.

The so-called release of complaints means accepting the pleadings from the people. On the third, sixth and ninth day of each month, the magistrate is promoted to the hall, and the officials, officials and book offices of the punishment room lead the people who have complained to the county government office. When the court comes to submit the pleadings, under normal circumstances, the county magistrate will not hear the pleadings in court. After leaving the court, he carefully reads these pleadings, and if he thinks they can be heard, he will leave the pleadings and come to the court for a trial. If it should not be accepted, Ask the yamen servant to return the return paper.

When encountering a major criminal case, it often takes a long time to go to trial.

The detection technology of this era is no better than hundreds of years later. It is unnecessary to talk about unjust, false and wrongly decided cases, especially homicide cases. When you meet those who commit crimes, there is basically no possibility of detection, but cases always have to be solved, otherwise There is a problem with the county magistrate’s political achievements. At this time, those who are unlucky may be unlucky. If you are suspected of being the perpetrator, you are not convinced. The joy of a knife.

Of course, the main cases are mostly trivial matters, and the cases of disputes over the division of family property are the most numerous, since most of them involve money anyway.

Magistrates are not gods. Many magistrates, that is, scholars who have passed the imperial examination, are by no means detectives. When they encounter a major criminal case, after some thinking, they take it for granted who may be the perpetrator.

The two biggest tasks of the county magistrate are money, food and punishment.If you investigate the case quickly, you can collect money and food effectively.It is the biggest political achievement, although it may not be able to be promoted soon, at least it is the foundation.

When Su Tiancheng went to Henan District for disaster relief, the county government began to release the case, and the county magistrate Lu Tianming took over the case.

The county magistrate is the most important assistant official in the county magistrate. When the magistrate is vacant, or when he has something to go out, it is a matter of course to try the case.

Lu Tianming is very smart.When Su Tiancheng went to Henan for disaster relief, he took over a lot of cases, basically he didn't try them all, and suppressed them all. He had seen Su Tiancheng's ability before, and this matter of hearing cases.It's better to wait until Su Tiancheng comes back to deal with it. If he tries it himself, he will be unlucky, encounter a wrong case, be punished by the county magistrate, or even be held accountable.The loss outweighs the gain.

Su Tiancheng sat in the second hall, looking at the pile of papers, and began to feel a headache.

At this time, he began to miss the system hundreds of years later, with a dedicated public prosecutor's office.The main leaders don't need to ask about these things, they will focus on it.It is not possible to concentrate on developing the economy now. The county magistrate is the parent and official of a county.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the atmosphere was already very bad. The trial of cases by magistrates became a good opportunity to make money. The masters, officials, pawns, book offices and government servants all appeared on the stage one by one. Yes, domineering, take out the money, and everything can be settled. Those who have no money and no power are bound to suffer losses.

Unless it is absolutely necessary, ordinary people will not go to the Yamen to file a lawsuit.

After reading the pleadings for two consecutive days, Su Tiancheng has not said a word, nor said when he will be promoted to the court for trial, nor said that he will not have a trial. This is because he has read many pleadings and has already discovered the problems in them.

He can't guarantee a [-]% correct trial, but he will never allow things that turn black and white.

When Qu Qingze entered the second hall, he found Su Tiancheng frowning, facing the stack of papers on the desk.

"My lord, are you having a headache about criminal names?"

Seeing Qu Qingze coming in, Su Tiancheng didn't speak, but nodded slightly. He had an idea in his heart on how to handle these cases, but he still needed to ask for opinions.

"Your Excellency, you want to clarify some procedures for handling cases."

"Master Qu, Jin Yiwei also handles cases from time to time. There are some tricks in this. Tell me in detail. Don't hide your secrets."

"Since your lord has asked about the trial, the lower officials are not polite. The trial of the case is simple, and it is simple. The pleadings are clearly stated. Most of these pleadings were written by the lawyers in the county. The facts are basically According to the requirements of the complaint, after a little questioning, the case can be settled."

A sarcastic smile appeared on Su Tiancheng's face.

"Brother, what do you mean by that? According to what you said, those litigators can come to serve as county magistrates. What kind of cases do you want me to try? Those who sue all want to make things big, as if the county magistrate If the government does not follow their opinions, it is corruption and perverting the law, and it is unfair. The more this is the case, the more cautious I have to be, how can I arbitrarily decide the case."

Qu Qingze froze for a moment, his face turned red.

"Your Excellency has already made up his mind, and the next official is just talking too much."

"What are you doing in a fit of anger? You can't bear it after a few words. You are still a hundred households of Jinyiwei. Don't you have the courage to do this? You should be more realistic and talk about the disadvantages inside, that is, what problems exist."

"The officer understands."

A meaningful smile appeared on Qu Qingze's face.

"Speaking of the trial of the case, there are many implicated, there are officials in the punishment room, some government officials, and litigators in the county who specialize in litigation. They are all closely related to the trial of the case. For example, in a specific case, the plaintiff submits a complaint At the time, he may have come into contact with the secretary office of the punishment room, or even the officials and officials, even if he did not come forward, the litigator may have contacted in advance, and this trial will naturally have a mystery."

"Your Excellency wanted to know the strangeness of the trial, so the lower officials made it clear that if the county magistrate is clear and clear, he can grasp the main issues. The officials, officials, and litigators below are very careful and don't dare to mess around. If the county magistrate is confused, It's not my business to try the case, it's basically the bottom line's decision."

"Oh, please explain in detail."

"For example, in this case of theft, the sufferer came to sue. It would be best if he could grasp the current situation. If he can't grasp the current situation, it will be difficult to handle if he just suspects someone. If the loss of property is huge, he always has to find it. Where to go, when the litigator was drafting the complaint, he had already thought about this aspect. There is no direct evidence. It is easy to say. After reasoning through the suspicion of the sufferer, he found the culprit. After some analysis, the culprit was indisputable. The county magistrate If your lord is broken, the culprit will naturally have to pay compensation, even if the family property is confiscated, you must also compensate the sufferer for the loss."

"Hehe, what you mean is that since the culprit can't be justified, the property of the sufferer will be settled. In this, the litigator has contributed a lot. If it weren't for the efforts of the lawyer, the property of the sufferer would have been lost in vain. After the matter is completed, the reward Naturally, it is indispensable. From this reasoning, other cases also have such a practice. Of course, relying solely on the strength of the litigator is definitely not enough, and many joints are needed. If the magistrate is foolish, everyone can do it. Get the benefits. As for who the real culprit is, it's not the most important thing."

"My lord is really clever."

Su Tiancheng shook his head lightly, this is by no means wise, this situation is actually a kind of sadness, after all, it is the common people who suffer in the end.

"Then go ahead and talk about what measures should be taken to avoid such a situation."

Qu Qingze was already prepared and spoke quickly.

"It's very difficult. The busy farming season has just passed, and the release of reports has been suspended for five months. There must be a lot of cases in the county government. If you want to investigate in detail, not to mention the time delay, it will also consume manpower and financial resources. The understanding of the lower officials , The key point is to rely on judgment. The best way is to rely on the strength of the head of the village, the head of the clan, or the clan. They are familiar with the situation and can make accurate analysis and judgment. There won't be any big problems."

What Qu Qingze said was about investigating the case, there is some truth to it, but as a time traveler, Su Tiancheng is not very satisfied with this opinion, some simple cases have already been mediated through the clan, the head of the village and the head of the armor I won't go to the county government to file a complaint. Since I have arrived at the county government, it means that there is no good way to do it.

If I explain to Qu Qingze the principles of analogy of guilt and presumption of innocence, Qu Qingze will definitely think that he is crazy, and it will definitely not work to judge the case according to such standards. Cases that cannot be judged will affect their own reputation.

You can only find a balance point in the middle.

Judicial justice must be upheld. This is not a trivial matter. If the people below continue to behave mischievously, no matter how many good things they do for the common people, the hearts of the people will still be lost.

When Lu Tianming entered the second hall, Su Tiancheng had recovered his composure.

"Lord Lu, I have worked hard on you for the past two months."

"My lord, the lower official didn't do anything, so I dare not decide on the matter of deciding the case without authorization. In two months, some cases have been backlogged, and the lower official is very disturbed."

"It's nothing. Before I took office, there was a period of time when you were in charge of adjudicating cases. Tell me about the requirements."

"My lord, there are not many cases settled by the lower officials. Most of them were settled by the former county magistrate. The lower officials have not solved any major cases. They are all disputes and the focus is on coordination."

"Oh, that's it, then what are you doing to coordinate?"

"The lower officials usually discuss with the master Bo, according to the suggestions put forward by the punishment room, after careful consideration, and then make a judgment."

"Well, two months have passed, and these dozens of cases have not yet been tried. Does the sufferer have any comments?"

"No, the sufferer knows that my lord has been sent to the Henan District to provide disaster relief. After my lord comes back, I need to recuperate and adjust for a period of time. The lower officials are still considering whether the announcement next month should be temporarily postponed."

"I see, I will discuss it after I think about it." (To be continued., Welcome to the starting point to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets,