The people were whispering: "If the two families bring so many people to threaten him, he probably won't dare!"
"If he kills someone today, I'm afraid the county government won't dare come out in the future!"
"Hey, it seems that the county master also wants to do something, but it's a pity that the Baiyang family is too powerful!"
"Don't look at it. I guess I'll let him go in the end."
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Zhang Beichen knew that today was crucial. If he could not handle it well, he would lose all his prestige and would not be able to gain a foothold in Baiyang County from now on!
He looked at everyone and said loudly: "Yang Zhuang, Yang Zifan, Bai Mu, and Bai Yong have committed murder. According to Qin law, they must be beheaded! They will be executed immediately!"
"How dare you!" Yang Shan shouted angrily when he heard that Zhang Beichen didn't give him any face.
Bai Liangpu stared at Zhang Beichen and the executioner, and said in a cold voice, "I'm just watching here to see who kills people!"
The executioner held up his knife, but did not dare to cut it off. He knew that if he cut it off, he and his family would all suffer when they got to the execution ground.
"Back off!" Zhang Beichen scolded the executioner.
The executioner quickly retreated. Yang Shan and Bai Liangpu thought that Zhang Beichen was going to compromise. Zhang Beichen used his spiritual power and shouted again: "Yang Zhuang, Yang Zifan, Bai Mu, and Bai Yong, you four have committed a capital crime. Now this county will declare it as "Qin Law"
", sentence you to death! Behead!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a line of laws and regulations condensed in the sky, which was exactly the article in the "Qin Law" that stipulated the death penalty.
I saw the text of the regulations turning into a golden knife in the air. The golden knife fell, and the four people's heads were separated at the same time, and their blood splashed on the execution platform!
"Legalist disciple!" Bai Liangpu and Yang Shan were startled at the same time. Zhang Beichen's method was clearly the technique of a Legalist disciple.
Legalist disciples can use magic to execute laws according to the regulations in the law. Those with advanced cultivation can even take advantage of the country's luck and general trend to suppress the enemy!
"Dead? Were they killed?" The disciples from the two families were also startled, looking at Zhang Beichen with somewhat fearful eyes.
They originally thought that Zhang Beichen was a weak scholar, but they didn't expect that he had such means.
The people watching from a distance were even more surprised and happy.
Naturally, they were frightened when they saw the beheadings. The people who could be killed were all bullies in the county, and they couldn't help but applaud.
"Good kill!"
"This county magistrate has some talent!"
"This is long overdue. Only with such a county magistrate can the county be governed well!"
"It's a happy killing, but I'm afraid his life will be difficult later."
"Is this the power of the reward and punishment order?" Zhang Beichen was also enforcing the law for the first time. Looking at the bloody scene, he felt somewhat uncomfortable.
What he just used was the reward and punishment order method he obtained in the simulation, and he used the law to cast spells.
The power of this kind of magic will increase with the strength of the country, its own realm and the perfection of its laws.
Therefore, the cultivation of Legalist disciples is to enforce the law, legislate, and reform!
In the audience, Bai Liangpu and Yang Shan had calmed down.
"Although he is a disciple of the Legalist family, he is only in the early stages of entering Taoism. The disciples of my family are far more powerful than him!"
"How dare you be so arrogant when you are just entering Taoism! Today's revenge will be avenged tomorrow!" The two of them looked at Zhang Beichen with cold expressions.
If Hu Cheng hadn't been present, they would never have tolerated it today.
"Well done!" Bai Liangpu clapped his hands and said, "It's really satisfying for Magistrate Zhang to punish the evildoers!"
"It's just that in Baiyang County, there are still many evil people. I hope County Magistrate Zhang will be more careful in the future and don't let evil people kill you!"
Yang Shan also said: "Yes, I heard that there are demons in the county recently, eating human flesh and drinking human blood. County Magistrate Zhang must not run around, lest he be harmed by the demons!"
The two men did not conceal their threats at all, and the police officers were extremely frightened. They knew that these two families would really do such a thing.
The chief secretary, Liu Wen, secretly complained, and he decided in his heart that after today, he would find an excuse to resign and flee Baiyang County.
"Let's go!" Bai Liangpu and Yang Shan were about to take people away. At this time, Zhang Beichen shouted: "Stop!"
"What? What else does Magistrate Zhang want to do?" The two of them turned around.
Zhang Beichen looked at the crowd and said loudly: "Today's execution is just the first thing this county does. The county also has the second thing to do!"
"Oh?" Bai Liangpu and Yang Shan were no longer anxious. They wanted to see what else this Beichen could do!
Zhang Beichen stood on the execution platform and shouted to the people in the distance: "This county is sorting out the laws and regulations in the county and found that there are many unclear things."
"So this county has decided to improve the laws and standardize the county governance. Today, we issue laws and regulations here to rectify the county governance!"
"You still want to promulgate a new law?" Bai Liangpu and Yang Shan already understood Zhang Beichen's intention. This is the practice of Legalist disciples, perfecting and improving the law.
But in a country, the laws must be consistent with the destiny of the country, otherwise the laws will be difficult to enforce. If the wrong laws are implemented, or the laws cannot be enforced, and are abandoned halfway, there will be backlash, and in serious cases, you may even die!
And among all the countries, how many Legalist disciples died because of the failure of the reform!
Although Zhang Beichen only changed the laws of a county this time, with his level of cultivation, he may not be able to withstand such a backlash!
Zhang Beichen ignored this and began to read his improved decree.
"This law is called the Grass Reclamation Order!"
As soon as Zhang Beichen finished speaking, golden words appeared in the sky.
The "Grass Reclamation Order" was actually a preparatory decree for Shang Yang's reform in another time and space. Relying on this decree, Shang Yang explored step by step and finally perfected the "Qin Law" and created a powerful Qin State.
Zhang Beichen had used this law in the simulation. Now that he has arrived in Baiyang County, he has modified and improved the law to suit local conditions.
"Article 1!" Zhang Beichen began to shout, "A population survey will be conducted in Baiyang County from now on. Everyone's name, age, and place of origin will be counted. Anyone who does not have a clear slave status is a resident of Baiyang County. Refugees from other places can be counted.
Naturalize on the spot.”
After Zhang Beichen finished his first sentence, Bai Liangpu and Yang Shan's expressions changed drastically.
You must know that more than 70% of the county's population are domestic servants and slaves of the two families. Many of them do not have clear slave status. If this policy is implemented, many people will break away from their slaves and become legal status
the people!
Although Zhang Beichen did not have the prestige to directly abolish the slavery system, relying on this alone could severely damage the vitality of the two families!
"Absurd!" Yang Shan shouted immediately.
"This method is not feasible!" Bai Liangpu also cursed.
However, Zhang Beichen ignored him and continued to read the second item.
"Article 2."
"In Baiyang County, the ownership of land is often unclear, which often leads to disputes. Therefore, starting from today, the land will be re-measured to clarify the ownership of the land. All fields without clear ownership will be collected as official land."
As soon as the second article came out, the two families started yelling.
"What nonsense laws, we will never enforce them!"
"The land here is ours!"
"First reduce the population and then seize the land. This Beichen is such a vicious method!" Bai Liangpu's face was as gloomy as water, "It's just a pity that we will never execute it!"
"Article 3!" Zhang Beichen was still chanting. At this time, some people had noticed something strange.
"Look, the decree he read formed large golden characters in the air and did not dissipate for a long time!"
"I seem to hear the voice of Hong Zhongda Lu!"
"I heard that if laws and regulations can conform to the laws of the country, promote the development of the country, and enhance the national destiny, they will be protected by the national destiny, form a vision of 'resonance between heaven and earth,' and make legislation based on the national situation. Could it be said that his "Grass Reclamation Order" can achieve this?
To what extent?"
"Isn't it possible? Those who can reach this level are all great monks of the Legalist School. This county magistrate is just an unknown person, and his realm is only in the early stage of Taoism. How can he have such magical powers?"