Han official!

Chapter 91

During the Xiajue (15:00-15:45) period, horses from border counties flowed into the vassal states of the Liu clan. The Chang'an magistrate Zhao Yu and the Chang'an lieutenant Zhang Tang led a large number of thief catchers and prison clerks to rush to Liushi.

Zhao Yu and Zhang Tang saw a scene that they would never forget.

The fire was blazing.

On the earthen platform in the middle of Liushi, a towering city building caught fire, and an entire flag pavilion and official temple were burned down.

Even from a long distance away, you could feel the heat wave hitting you, and from time to time you could hear miserable screams.

It seemed that there was someone staying on the city tower and was burned to death along with the fire in the city tower.

Zhao Yu and Zhang Tang looked at each other and were shocked.

Burn the city!

No matter who set fire to the flag pavilion of the official temple.

It is a serious crime punishable by beheading and public execution.

Zhang Tang, holding a copy of Han Dynasty laws, walked up to Guo Jie and the others, his eyes sharp, "Who set fire to the market tower at Qiting?"

It doesn't matter who set the fire.

Must be severely punished!

Even the dukes and nobles would be brought to the government temple for interrogation.

Guo Jie revealed the truth: "In the horse-trading case, the Huainan official, Jin Shuzuo, set fire to the market tower. Many people were present at the time and witnessed him using a bean-shaped lantern to burn the tower."

Zhang Tang's expression relaxed.

I hope it wasn’t Guo Jie who burned the city.

Zhang Tang knew that Guo Jie was very brave.

Who dares to burn the city?

It must be Guo Jie.

Fortunately, it was not Guo Jie who set fire to the city tower.

"Humph!"

Zhang Tang snorted coldly and said, "Don't even think he's just an official from Huainan. Even if the prince of Huainan set fire to the Nine Markets in Chang'an and burned down the market tower, I will arrest him and bring him to justice."

He will not yield to any powerful person.

Zhang Tang immediately returned in a carriage covered with black cloth and arrested Jin Shuzuo, an official of Huainan State.

Even if Jin Shu Zuo had already fled back to Huainan State.

Zhang Tang will also go to Huainan State in person.

Arrest and bring to justice!

On the road between the flag pavilion and the gate, there were two hundred knights squatting, all kneeling on the ground with their hands tied with hemp ropes.

More than 200 people, all strong and healthy adults, were captured by Guo Jie.

Guo Jie only had five people.

It's really unbelievable.

"This"

Zhao Yu was surprised and asked, "You five are the ones who are arresting 200 Rangers?"

It’s not that he doesn’t believe it.

Even if Sang Hongyang came, I wouldn't dare to believe it.

Five people arrested 200 people.

Even if there are 200 pigs, it will take six or seven days to catch them.

What’s more, there are two hundred rangers holding sharp blades.

"It's not a petty official's arrest."

Guo Jie walked up to the silk-covered carriage and bowed, saying, "The knights of the Wan families of Liushi feared the prestige of the Chang'an magistrate. Upon hearing that Lord Zhao was approaching, they knelt on the ground and confessed their crimes."

"Haha."

Zhao Yu extended his thumb, curled his mustache, and said with a smile, "You are quite good at talking. You have already investigated the horse trafficking case in Liushi. I will not ask any more questions. I still have to go back and worry about the next report."

Before he left in the silk-covered carriage, he emphasized the word "plan".

I was afraid that Guo Jie wouldn’t understand.

As for Guo Jie, he exterminated the entire family of Wanjia in Liushi.

If someone else had been appointed Chang'an Ling, he would have been horrified and would have immediately begun a thorough investigation.

Zhao Yu wouldn't care. It was only two or three hundred people burned to death.

If it were Zhao Yu who purged the nobles and powerful people, he would kill a thousand people at a time, which was more than what Guo Jie killed.

Two or three hundred people were in the sight of the cruel official Zhao Yu.

A little less.

"It seems that I am not as good as you in being an official."

The thief Cao sighed and said, "Everyone knows that Lord Zhao is a moody man. No one can fathom his temper. He might be happy one moment and furious the next. The officials of Chang'an are always trembling with fear around Lord Zhao."

He exclaimed in amazement, "You are the only one who can always make Lord Zhao happy and not angry. You have read Lord Zhao's temper very accurately."

The prison official was even more envious: "If I had your ability, I wouldn't be scolded by Lord Zhao every now and then."

The thieves' officer and the prison officer had higher ranks and greater power, and they envied Guo Jie, a village head.

"hehe."

Guo Jie chuckled, "Please, both of you, take the Ranger into custody. Also, take your men to the village of Wanjia in Liushi and confiscate the money and silk for Lord Zhao's plan. This is the most important matter at this moment. Please do not delay Lord Zhao's plan."

This is a philosophy of being an official that he summed up.

Never try to figure out your boss's temper.

Instead, you should be someone who is always useful to your boss.

"Let's go."

Guo Jie took off his tattered and bloodstained black clothes, scooped out a pot of soup sent by the innkeeper, washed himself, changed into a dry set of fine linen jacket and trousers, and got on the carriage covered with white cloth. "Let's go and search the thousands of houses in Liushi, so that Lord Zhao's plan will not be outdone and cause the emperor's displeasure."

The thief Cao and the warden were happy.

Knowing that Guo Jie was a good person, they would definitely benefit from him, and he could take home a lot of mutton, scallions, and vinegar.

Guo Jie saw the happy expressions on their faces and couldn't help but feel funny, but also felt sad for them.

One is the director of the capital's Public Security Bureau, and the other is the chief warden of the capital's prison.

With their power, the funds they handled amounted to tens of millions.

But now he has bribed them with daily rice, flour and oil.

Only the assistant officials under Zhang Tang could have witnessed such a ridiculous scene.

Zei Cao and Yu Sikong kept their original intentions and were not greedy. They followed Zhang Tang, one of the future Nine Ministers, and were in charge of the criminal justice system of the entire Han Dynasty.

The achievements of Zeicao and Yu Sikong will not be low.

The group entered the inner gate and came to the connected houses of the Wan family in Liushi, and went straight to Wan Zimeng's Jiashe courtyard.

Wei Guang rushed into the warehouse and said in surprise, "Brother, the warehouse is full of cloth coins, and the coins are worth eleven yuan to one piece of cloth."

The Han Dynasty used both copper coins and cloth coins.

Eleven coins for one piece of cloth means that one piece of cloth is exchanged for eleven coins.

In addition, the government and temples had strict requirements for cloth coins: the cloth specifications were eight feet long and two feet five inches wide, eight feet long and two feet five inches wide. Cloth of poor quality, or whose width and length did not meet the standards, would not be accepted.

This means that the cloth used as cloth currency needs to be eight feet long and two feet and five inches wide.

The cloth is of poor quality and does not meet the standards in length and width, so it is not allowed to be circulated.

Guo Jie, Zei Cao, and Yu Sikong walked into the warehouse and saw that it was full of cloth.

I was also shocked.

Wei Guang called the thief catcher and the prison clerk and immediately began to count the cloth in the warehouse.

Until it is finally fully counted.

Wei Guang took the wooden slip and looked at it several times, but his hands couldn't help shaking.

"Brother."

Wei Guang brought the wooden tablet to the boudoir door and handed it to Guo Jie, who was kneeling on the white cloth-covered cart. He swallowed and said, "The cloth stored in the warehouses of the Wan family in Liushi can be exchanged for 2,500 ben."

A thousand coins per bucket.

One bucket of three zhu coins equals one thousand coins.

Two thousand five hundred buckets of three-zhu coins are equivalent to two hundred and fifty gold.

Compared with the last confiscation of the rich and powerful, the property of five more middle-class families was confiscated.

Guo Jie's face was full of joy.

The thief Cao and the prison officer were both shocked.

"How much more?"

(End of this chapter)