Father can be an enemy to the country

The next day, "His Royal Highness the King of Chu's Letter to the People of Guangzhou" was posted everywhere on the streets of Guangzhou City.

The content is as simple and straightforward as ever, yet highly provocative.

"Tell the people of Yangcheng that His Royal Highness the King of Chu has been ordered to patrol Guangdong, specifically to punish rape and eliminate evil, and to make decisions for the people. Dozens of illegal officials from Guangdong Inspector Xu Benya to the following have been arrested. The trial found that the corruption of the judicial system in Guangdong Province is shocking! Unjust! False and wrong cases, massacres! How could the people deserve to be tortured like this? If there is no strict investigation, strict punishment and severe punishment, where will the king's laws exist?!" The official in charge of reading the notice was frightened, thinking that the prince's attitude was destined to cause a bloody storm. .

However, the people of Yangcheng were as happy as if they had taken betel nut Shunqi pills. The sky is high and the emperor is far away in Guangdong, and large clans have controlled the place for generations, joining forces to cover the sky. They, ordinary people with small families, are oppressed and easily blamed. There is no room for reasoning.

"Therefore, His Royal Highness the King of Chu wants to crack down on gangs and eliminate evil, and review unjust, false and wrong cases! No matter who the criminal is or how powerful he is, he must investigate to the end and deal with it strictly according to the law! From now on, all victims of suffering can go to any yamen in Guangzhou City to file a complaint. Just go empty-handed, there will be people on site to help you write the complaint."

"Okay, okay!" the people cheered loudly. It's good now, they finally have a place to reason and someone makes the decision for them. And there is no need to write a complaint yourself, which shows that His Highness accepted the report sincerely.

Usually, just writing a complaint can stump most people who complain. The common people were illiterate, and those who were generally literate did not understand the format of the lawsuit, so they could only ask scholars who had learned the form of judgment to write for them.

As time went by, litigants appeared who specialized in handling litigation. These people's fees were not expensive, and they could even write for free, just bringing some gifts. But the problem is that they turn around and go to the defendant with the lawsuit. As long as the defendant is willing to spend money to eliminate the disaster, they will modify the lawsuit to the defendant, and then collude with the subordinate officials in the yamen to designate the plaintiff to lose the lawsuit.

That’s why the common people say, ‘The eight-character yamen opens to the south, so don’t come in if you have reason or no money.’ These litigants must bear most of the responsibility. Now you can file a lawsuit directly without going through a lawsuit. With His Royal Highness the King of Chu in charge, there is no need to worry that the government will favor the big families. Now we can finally avenge those who have grievances and avenge those who have grievances.

People whispered excitedly and heard the official continue to read:

"In addition, those with knowledge can also actively report it. Whether it is an old case or a clue to solve the case, once verified, a reward will be given immediately, and 10% of the criminal's property will be rewarded after the case is closed!"

As soon as he finished reading this, the crowd buzzed, and the sound was ten times louder than before. After all, the victims were still in the minority. Most of the people had just joined in the fun and listened to gossip, but after hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

Anyone who can bribe the government and create unjust, false and wrongful cases is a wealthy person. If ordinary people could get 10% of their wealth, it would be enough for them in their lifetime!

Wealth and silk attract people's hearts, but they also need life flowers. While the people were excited, they were also worried about retaliation from their fellow citizens. They were eager to try, yet hesitant, and were very confused and agitated.

At this time, the official continued to read: "Finally, His Royal Highness the King of Chu solemnly declares to protect the victims, witnesses and informants! Anyone who dares to retaliate is an enemy of His Highness and the court. He will be punished severely and will never be forgiven. !”

This last article suddenly relieved the common people's worries. Many people immediately began to figure out which big company they could report and what clues they could provide...

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The notice was put up in the morning. That morning, the five government offices in Guangzhou City, including Panyu County Government, Nanhai County Government, Guangzhou Government Office, Inspectorate Envoys' Department, and Chief Envoys' Department, were crowded with people who came to complain or report.

In particular, the Panyu County Government Office in Daotong received thousands of lawsuits and reports within half a day.

All the literate officials in the yamen went to the battle to write complaints to the people, but they were still too busy. They could only register the plaintiff, defendant, cause, process, and witnesses, and let the people take their fingerprints, and it would be a simple complaint.

The other four yamen also received hundreds of copies that day, keeping the government very busy. As a last resort, students at the school were called from the county school and asked to help them write complaints and sort out reports.

Unexpectedly, the next day, the person who complained was gone. The one who reported it also disappeared... Seeing this empty scene, the students who rolled up their sleeves and prepared to have a big fight couldn't help but snicker secretly.

Dao Tong and others could not laugh, because according to experience, within three days of the announcement, there would be an endless stream of people coming to complain.

In this era, news is transmitted slowly, and people's reactions are also slow. It will never take half a day to report everything and report everything that should be reported.

"The county magistrate's guess is correct." The squad leader who was secretly sent out to check the situation by the Taoist colleagues came back and reported: "There were local gangsters blocking Yaqian Street. They looked like they wanted to file a complaint, so they drove them away. Still. They threatened that anyone who dared to come again would have their house set on fire."

"Will ruffians meddle in this business?" Mr. Hu snorted coldly: "Did someone instruct them to do this?"

"That's for sure." Daotong nodded solemnly and said: "The people who complained are not something that a few ruffians can stop. There are designated people who are working hard behind the scenes."

~~

In the Bami Lai Feng Pavilion, Zhu Zhen looked at Lin Zhongmo and Daotong who were looking sad, and asked in a cold voice: "Are those local tycoons working hard secretly?"

"Yes, it's them." Daotong nodded and said: "The people below found out that the rich people of each family stayed up all night last night, summoned all the Jia students in Guangzhou City, promised them huge profits, and asked them to stop the common people from complaining. .”

"Jia Sheng?" Lao Liu was very unfamiliar with this word: "I've only heard of Li Chang Jia Chang. What is Jia Sheng?"

"This is what happened in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the Mongols divided twenty households into one Jia, and set up a Jia Sheng to lead them. At that time, the power of Jia Sheng was much greater than that of today's Li Chang Jia. The government relied entirely on them for communication. They did not follow the rules. Common people come into contact." Lin Zhongmo explained:

"Guangdong has not yet started to implement the Lijia system, so it still retains the style of the Yuan Dynasty."

"They are nostalgic for the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, they called the Emperor Tiangao far away. They didn't care about anything and let them do whatever they wanted." Daotong snorted and said, "The local tyrants in Guangdong also grew big in the hundred years of the Yuan Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, they were all managed obediently, how could it be so difficult to manage them now?"

"It's all the same. The big families in Jiangnan also became big in the Yuan Dynasty, but they are still not handled by me and my son?" Zhu Zhen sneered.

"It's still different." In terms of civil affairs, Lin Zhongmo was more confident and talked eloquently: "The clan concept of the people in Guangdong is much stronger than that in Jiangnan. Those Jiasheng students are also held by people with higher prestige among the same clan. They are also controlled by the clan elders.”

"As for those small families and immigrants, they are the main targets of oppression, but their livelihood depends on the local tyrants. They either work for the local tyrants, or their children are on the local tyrants' boats, or they do business with the local tyrants. So even if they have grievances, You have to listen to whatever the rich man says."