Bai Shan was not in a hurry, everyone had been caught, and the salt field was going smoothly. It was the other party who should be anxious, not him.
Zhu Qi didn't speak, but his friend couldn't help it, "Brother Zhu, the third brother fell into the sea and hasn't been rescued yet."
Bai Shan blinked.
Zhu Qi then looked at Bai Shan. The reason why he was able to gather so many people was because of his loyalty. He hesitated, and finally asked Bai Shan: "If I confess, can your Excellency send someone down the cliff to rescue people?"
Bai Shan raised his eyebrows and said, "If you don't confess, won't this county also know that you are sent by the Song family?"
Zhu Qi became depressed.
He closed his mouth again.
Bai Shan relaxed and leaned on the tree trunk behind him, "I have already ordered to go down, but the cliff is steep and no one has ever been there. They may not be able to go down, and..."
Bai Shan motioned to them to look at the sky, "It's getting dark, so they can try tomorrow. I'm not sure whether the person can be rescued. However, he is a citizen of this county. Whether he is a thief or not, if he falls, he will be saved."
No matter life or death, this county will look for it."
"This is not a condition you can negotiate." Bai Shan raised his chin slightly, "If you confess, this county has its own punishment standards. If you don't confess, this county also has its own way of dealing with it."
He looked at Zhu Qi with a deep look and said: "Zhu Qi, you don't know how important the salt field is to Beihai County, right? In this county, whether you are doing it for profit or for righteousness, everything in this county matters.
Anyone who dares to harm the salt farm is my enemy and the enemy of all civilians in Beihai County."
Zhu Qi's face turned gloomy and she didn't speak for a long time.
That night, he still said nothing.
Bai Shan didn't care, so he rode on horseback and escorted the eighteen people back to the county government office the next day.
The people in the county saw their magistrate riding a horse, holding a rope in his hand, with three people tied behind the rope. Behind him were six government servants holding ropes in their hands. A rough calculation showed that there were enough people tied up.
There are eighteen.
The people in Beihai County were shocked and couldn't help talking loudly, "Bandits again? Why are there so many bandits in our Beihai County?"
When the words reached Bai Shan's ears, he turned to look at the crowd, pointed his horse whip in the distance and said: "Stop talking nonsense, who said they are bandits? They are just bastards."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and then someone asked loudly: "Sir, have you caught even the gangsters now?"
While Bai Shan led the men and horses to the county government, he replied: "I won't arrest them if they are honest, but of course I will arrest them if they commit crimes."
"County magistrate, what have these people committed?"
"It's nothing," Bai Shan turned around and said with a grin, "I just want to sneak into the new salt field and cause damage."
Ordinary people did not know the importance of the salt farm to Beihai County, but they also knew that salt was a good thing, so they said: "That's bad, and we should arrest it."
Common people don't know, but some people do.
Bai Shan's words spread quickly on the street. Mr. Song soon learned about it, and then the students in the county school.
The students in the county school are all between the ages of twelve and eighteen, which is when their blood boils. Bai Shan already likes them at a young age. He even accumulated a lot of experience among the students when he tried the bandit case.
reputation.
They are not Wu Xia Ameng. The previous Lu County Magistrate and the Song family had many conflicts. The key point was the salt field. Naturally, this key point has not changed since Bai County Magistrate took office.
Originally, many students in the county school had objections to the Song family's control of the salt field. Once this incident came out, public opinion in the county school became even more intense.
The class was still in session when a student pushed his desk and stood up, walked up to Song Meng and asked him, "Song Meng, do you, the Song family, want to take it on behalf of the Beihai County government?"
Song Meng's face looked very ugly, and he stood up angrily, "Don't talk nonsense."
"Am I talking nonsense? Otherwise, why would your family send people to destroy the county government's new salt field?"
"Not to mention that County Magistrate Bai didn't say that the Song family did this. Even if he did, it's just one-sided words. You haven't investigated and collected evidence, so you are going to slander our Song family with empty words?"
"Isn't that true? We both know it well. We have only one thing to say to you," one person said: "Song Meng, your Song family is powerful in Beihai County, but it is not so big that it can cover the sky with one hand. You guys
If you want to control the county government, you must first ask the people in the county if they are willing to do so."
"Yes! The salt farm is an important financial asset of Beihai County. It has been managed by your Song family for so many years, but it is the property of the imperial court. Now that the new county magistrate has taken office, it is time to return it to the new county magistrate."
Song Meng: "Why, because he was born in a noble family, Bai Shan was the prince's accompaniment, and he also served as a scholar for His Majesty. Do you think he has a bright future, so you are scrambling to please him?"
This sentence stirred up a hornet's nest, and everyone denounced Song Meng. Naturally, some stood on Song Meng's side, feeling that the classmates were too arbitrary, "County Magistrate Bai hasn't judged this matter yet, how can you just think it's true?"
What did the Song family do?"
"Who else could it be if he wasn't the Song family?"
"This is too idealistic. The only thing that matters when investigating a case is the evidence."
There was a lot of commotion in the county school, and in the end they even started to take action, which made the academic officials very angry. While shouting at the students, they had to dodge pens and books that flew over from time to time.
When they finally stopped all the students, the movement at the county school could no longer be stopped, so they had no choice but to plead guilty to Magistrate Bai.
Bai Shan had just finished his meal and was about to take a stroll to see the injured Lao Ba when the academic officer from the county school hurried over. He could only deal with matters at the county school first.
Song Meng ran home angrily. Instead of going back to his room, he picked up his robe and ran towards the study room in the main courtyard.
As soon as he rushed in, Mr. Song and his son stopped talking. Mr. Song frowned, and Uncle Song scolded him: "Why are you running?"
Song Meng straightened his sleeves and stepped forward to salute, "Grandfather, father."
His face was tense, and he looked at Mr. Song and said, "Grandpa, people say that the gangsters that County Magistrate Bai just caught were sent by our family, right?"
Master Song asked in a calm tone: "Where did you hear these rumors from? You don't go to school?"
Uncle Song was very unhappy and scolded: "That was just spread by some thoughtful people. What do you believe in what others say? You should go to school in the county school and stop interfering in outside affairs."
"This is what is said in school," Song Meng shouted: "My classmates all said it was our family that did it."
Mr. Song couldn't help but sit up straight and asked: "Is this guided by sir?"
"No, sir, I won't say such things at all. They are just making random guesses on their own," Song Meng said: "Grandpa, these people have dirty minds. If anything happens, they will blame it all on my Song family..."
He gritted his teeth and asked: "This kind of thing is not something our family does, is it?"