Hearing that Hei Fu wanted to ask for advice, Xi turned around completely, looked at Hei Fu's heavy bag of money, and said with a smile, "Oh? Could it be that you are confused about the amount of the reward?"
Just now in the county prison hall, in addition to announcing that Hei Fu was promoted to Shangzao, Xi also announced the rewards to everyone in Huyang Pavilion.
In this case, although there were six thieves, they were from Siqin and Chu, and they did not kill anyone or steal property, so it still could not constitute a "group robbery". Except that the leader of the tomb robbers, "Xing", was the criminal on the wanted order and was worth gold.
20 Liang, the three Qin tomb robbers are each worth 7 gold. The dead Chu tomb robbers, and the young Chu man Xing are foreign thieves, each worth 2 gold.
So the total reward for the tomb robbers is 45 gold.
This time the bounty is divided, unlike the last private bet with Yuan Bai, where Heifu has the final say. Instead, the government divides the bounty into several shares based on the merits of everyone in Huyang Pavilion.
As the director of the pavilion, Heifu single-handedly contributed to the success of the arrest of the tomb robbers. He made great contributions and received 20 gold!
The East Gate Leopard, who seeks to rob, participated in the battle to capture the tomb robbers, and was also the deputy of the Pavilion Department, earning 7 gold.
Xiao Tao and Li Xian also participated in the battle, and each received 5 gold.
Although Ji Ying was a postman, the anonymous letter incident was caused by him. In addition, he had merit in reporting the case and was rewarded with 4 golds.
Yuliang also participated in reporting the crime and was rewarded with 3 gold coins.
Even Pu Zhang, the father of the pavilion, received 1 gold for guarding the pavilion when everyone was out.
After dividing it like this, everyone in Huyang Pavilion got some money and everyone was very happy.
Of course, the small Anlu County does not have much gold storage. The so-called gold several liang is more of a currency measurement unit with a large denomination. When it is actually distributed, the equivalent of half a tael is still given.
In addition, there was also a reward for capturing the anonymous contributor Qu Ji and two concubines. Hei Fu and the others claimed that they did not need the concubines and asked for money at the market price, so another 8,600 money was given. Hei Fu only received 4,000 money, and the rest
The money was divided among everyone in Huyang Pavilion according to their contribution in finding the author of the letter.
So, adding the two together, Heifu got a huge sum of 15,520 and a half taels of money! A thousand coins and a basket (běn) is enough to hold fifteen baskets...
One tael is 24 baht, half a tael is 12 baht, and one baht is 0.65 grams. A Qin half tael weighs about 8 grams.
There was a huge pile of money in front of him, weighing more than one hundred kilograms. Hei Fu's purse could only hold more than four thousand, and the rest had to be transported back to Huyang Pavilion by hiring an ox cart.
Hei Fu had no objection at all to the distribution of the reward money. He came to see Xi for other reasons...
Heifu cupped his hands and said, "I'm still a little confused about Gongshi Quji being fined the top three for submitting a letter anonymously, and I want to ask the prison warden in person!"
…
"Gongshi Quji?"
Xi was stunned for a moment, looked at Heifu and said, "It was you who personally arrested this person according to the crime of writing a letter. Do you have any doubts?"
Heifu considered his tone and said: "Although Quji committed the crime of writing a letter and should be punished according to the crime, he did not write the letter to falsely accuse or slander, but to report the crime. Without Quji's report, the subordinates would never have done it.
After catching all the thieves, and after Qu Ji was arrested and brought to justice, he confessed to the crime and actively assisted us in solving the case. I wonder if there is anything in the law..."
"Is there any law that can reduce the guilt?" Xi guessed what Heifu wanted to say.
"Of course." Hei Fu responded.
He considers himself a man of conscience and sympathizes with Qu Ji's punishment. This is because Heifu feels that Qu Ji is not at fault in this matter. In addition, Qu Ji still has a pregnant wife at home and his family is not wealthy.
, he felt even more sorry.
Xi Que said: "Hei Fu, do you know when the crime of throwing letters was decided?"
Heifu shook his head and said he didn't know.
Xibian said: "This law was formulated at the beginning of Shang Jun's new policy, which set the laws for our country. At that time, the treacherous people saw the strictness of the law, so they tried to write anonymously, slandered everyone, insulted superiors and subordinates, and did everything they could.
, causing the law to be disrupted for a time. So Shang Jun ordered that all complaints from anonymous posters would not be accepted. Before the anonymous poster was caught, he could not even open it and read it. Once the anonymous poster was caught, he would
You’ll be punished severely!”
Heifu suddenly realized that this law had such a historical origin. Since then, the Qin State had been strict with anonymous reporting letters. Even those who were "fearful of thieves and did not dare to report and submitted anonymous letters were all true" considered it as "this
Even though the love is very light, the wind of criticism cannot last long." He should still be caught and punished.
Qin's actions may indeed have had the effect of "blocking the source of false accusations and blocking the path of deception", so that those who make false accusations and slanders would not dare to make mistakes. But Heifu still felt that this kind of treatment was a bit harsh and one-size-fits-all.
. He wanted to know if the State of Qin had any regulations similar to those of later generations. If the criminal took the initiative to assist the police in the investigation, might his guilt be reduced?
However, Xi broke his fantasy. In Qin's laws, there are only three situations that can reduce guilt. One is the "Minor Protection Law" that has only appeared today, because most young people are incited to commit crimes, and there are no
Ability to hold criminal responsibility.
Secondly, the penalties for negligent crimes are lenient, mainly for officials. The penalties for unintentional violations and intentional neglect of government are completely different.
The third is to reduce the punishment by surrendering. Qin Law stipulates that anyone who flees with borrowed public property and voluntarily surrenders will not be punished for stealing, but will be punished for fleeing.
Among them, there is no reduction or exemption option suitable for public servants.
Heifu was silent for a moment, and after a while, he said softly: "In the way of being an official, doesn't it mean that an official should be judged and rewarded and punished, and no crime should be innocent?"
"It's not up to you or me to decide whether or not you are guilty of removing the disease."
Xi frowned and repeated his mantra: "Only judged by the law!"
"There won't be any mistakes or rigidity in the law?" Heifu was a little dissatisfied. At this moment, there was an irreconcilable contradiction between the rewards given to anonymous whistleblowers in later generations and the punishments imposed by the Qin Dynasty.
"Even if there is a mistake, it will have to be changed by Xianyang, the Tingwei, the Yushifu, and the king. You and I only have the responsibility to implement it and have no right to criticize the law!"
Xi lowered his face and lectured Heifu: "Laws are the order of the world and the appearance of everything; officials are where the people's lives depend."
"Heifu Pavilion Chief, you are a Qin official. You only need to act in accordance with the law and do not have undue sympathy! Now that you have solved a major case as the first pavilion chief, your future will be bright. I hope you will remember "
As it is said in "The Way of Being an Official", be careful, do not follow your words, and do not misinterpret the laws and regulations again and give birth to false ideas!"
After saying that, Xi nodded towards Hei Fu, waved his sleeves and left.
Heifu also knew that this was because he was naive. When he heard in court that minors could reduce their crimes, he thought that there were other aspects of human warmth in the law that could be used flexibly. Unexpectedly, he bumped into the cold law.
and the stern-faced Qin official.
Xi's words made him sober up a lot. Although Qin Lu gave him some surprises from time to time, this was still the distant ancient times. He would rather punish mistakes than let them go. This was Qin Lu's thinking.
"If I were the one who made the laws..."
This idea suddenly popped up in Heifu's mind, but quickly disappeared.
Even if he is in a high position and can intervene in the formulation of the law, can he eliminate all errors and inadequacies? It seems to have been said in the legal class in his previous life that the crime of anonymous submission was not abolished until the Republic of China, and anonymous submission was recognized and encouraged.
The book must have been from the 1990s...
If the legal provisions of later generations are transferred out of thin air, but cannot change the productivity and social form, I am afraid it is just a castle in the air.
It was too early for Heifu to say all this. He could only put away his doubts and continue to obey the system.
However, the police handled the case in accordance with the law, but arrested both the bad guys and the good guys. The bad guys certainly deserved their punishment, but did the good guys deserve to be punished in vain? At this time, as a police officer, what should I do if I am powerless against the law?
Heifu squeezed the heavy money bag on his body, made up his mind, and strode towards the County Sikong Official Office.
The official was fined 4,000 yuan for his illness. Because he could not pay the full amount, he was taken to the county Sikong and asked to pay the fine with labor. After all, he might not be able to return home within a year and a half. This is a good thing for him.
For that warm little family, it was a devastating blow.
Heifu couldn't convince himself and turned a blind eye to this!
When he stepped into the county Sikong official office, he saw Ji Zheng shivering and about to sign his name on the labor service document...
"The public servant will remove the disease!"
Heifu shouted loudly and stopped Quji, who turned around and stared at Heifu with all the other officials.
He walked over and put the heavy bag of money on the table, making a clattering sound.
"Queji, make a contract with me now!"
Hei Fu patted the money bag and said with a smile: "I'll lend you these four thousand dollars!"