After two days of preparation, Yu Qiuping's evening small class officially started. Relying on the powerful power of Chinese Pinyin, Yu Qiuping's teaching progress far exceeded the level of normal teachers, and Ashigaru's literacy skills were improving at an objective speed.
Now during the break, the Ashigaru no longer brag and spank, but use the simple textbooks handwritten by Yu Qiupei and transcribed by Chibei and others to learn Chinese characters. During the training, everyone's passwords and dialogues have also been changed.
Using Chinese, a craze for learning Chinese suddenly arose in the territory. Many children lay on the walls of the barracks all day long, listening to the ashigaru shouting commands.
The only thing that was not in line with Yu Qiupei's plan was that the ashigaru people rejected Yu Qiupei's order of teaching Chinese characters according to the simplicity of strokes, and instead unanimously asked Yu Qiupei to use the hotel menu as the first teaching content.
At the same time, the production of military weapons was also on the right track. Hanamaru divided the production of gitsugi into multiple parts such as pockets, armors, and small gitsugi for production, and the teaching work was basically completed. After Yu Qiupei's linear planning, the craftsmen
We first worked together to fill the gap in spears and arrows, and then started to produce the assembly line together. Since 20 people work together, the output is estimated to reach more than 20 units per month. After becoming proficient, there will be further breakthroughs. However,
Since this was the first time for assembly line production, Hanamaru estimated that there might be problems with the matching of various parts. He reminded Yu Qiuping that the output in the first month might be lower than estimated.
At noon on November 12, when Yu Qiuping was having dinner in his mansion in Xicun, the guards suddenly came to him.
"Have you eaten yet, Kanbei?" Yu Qiuping pointed to the seat next to him, "Would you like to come and have something to eat together?"
"Thank you, sir. I've eaten before." Hebei said, handing over his hands, "I came here this time because of one thing, and I hope to seek your opinion."
"Tell me." Yu Qiuping swallowed the food in his mouth and wiped his mouth with a handkerchief.
"It's like this. There was a dispute in the East Village yesterday. The two families were very unhappy. The family was dissatisfied with the village chief's judgment and brought the matter to this place. I don't know how to deal with it, so I came to ask for your advice."
"They are two wealthy and powerful families in the East Village." Chibei explained, "Both families are samurai, and each has several children serving in Sunpu Castle and Ejiri Port. One is the Matsubara family,
The family is the Katsuda family."
"Yesterday morning, several servants of the Katsuda family were driving the pigs raised by the family, planning to go to the market here in the West Village to sell them. They happened to pass by the Matsubara family's mansion, and took the pigs to rest for a while in the outer courtyard of the Matsubara family.
.And in the outer courtyard of the Matsubara family, the crops just harvested this year are drying in the sun."
"At this moment, a house not far from the Songyuan family suddenly caught fire. The servants and several people from the Songyuan family who were watching the crops rushed out to help put out the fire. Although the fire was extinguished, it would be difficult to wait until they came back.
Only then did I realize that my dozen or so pigs had ruined a lot of the Matsubara family’s harvest for the year because they were left unattended.”
"The head of the Matsubara family went to the village chief to sue the servants of the Katsura family and asked the Katsura family to compensate them for their losses. However, the Katsura family believed that their servants acted bravely and should not be compensated for this matter." Senbei smiled bitterly.
For a moment.
"How did the village chief decide the sentence?" Yu Qiuping asked curiously.
"The village chief thought that the Katsuda family was right. He also thought that the Matsubara family was careless and kicked them out. The Matsubara family was naturally dissatisfied." Chibei spread his hands, "As a result, early this morning, the Matsubara family let them work in Sunfu Castle.
Two of my sons came back and asked me to make the decision for them. After the Katsuda family heard about it, the son who was working at Ejiri Port also came back, and the two sides started a quarrel in front of me. Now they are waiting outside the door, the two
Big bunch of people.”
"The father-in-law is right, and the mother-in-law is right." Yu Qiuping laughed, "Do you know the reason for all this?"
"Please make it clear, sir." Chibei lowered his head and said.
"We'll talk about it later," Yu Qiuping waved his hand, "Send someone to call all the ashigaru, the village chiefs of the four villages, and the group leaders of each family. We will have a meeting on the south grassland in the afternoon.
, I will seek justice."
In the afternoon, on the grassland south of the village, the Matsubara family and the Kuzuda family had arrived early. At this moment, the two sides were glaring at each other. However, after all, they were not living treasures like Asahina Yasuhiro and Okabe Masatsuna, and they would not fight casually.
The village chief of the East Village had already been sitting on a horse horse prepared on the grass, noisily talking with several elderly people from the Matsubara family. Amano Keitoku and several ashigaru were responsible for maintaining order at the scene.
Two hundred ashigaru were sitting on the ground on the other side of the grass. At this moment, they were holding Yu Qiuping's textbooks and reviewing last night's lessons with each other. The village chiefs and family heads of each village also rushed to the scene. There were many more.
The villagers came to see the excitement, but they didn't have any stools to use as a mazaar, so they had to stand outside the people sitting there.
At a quarter past two o'clock, Yu Qiuping still arrived on time. Everyone who had been sitting stood up one after another. The common people knelt down and kowtowed. Several warriors also bowed. The only thing that surprised everyone was that Yu Qiuping's two hundred subordinates did not
One person knelt down to salute, but after the command "Salute", they straightened their right palms and pointed to their temples.
The small interlude did not change the focus of everyone's attention. After Yu Qiuping said no courtesy and everyone took their seats, Yu Qiuping went directly to the topic.
"I won't waste everyone's time, let's get straight to the point." Yu Qiuping said, "I am here in person this time to deal with the dispute between the Matsubara family and the Katsura family."
"I have learned about the situation in advance." Yu Qiuping continued, "The Kudada family drove their pig servants to rest in the outer yard of the Matsubara family. Later, the servants of the two families went to put out the fire together, and the unattended pigs drove the Matsubara family's servants to rest.
The crops have been eaten." Yu Qiuping glanced at the two families and asked pleasantly: "Do you have anything to add?"
"Yes!" A young man from the Matsubara family stood up first, "Your Excellency, please forgive me! The people of the Katsura family are really unreasonable! Their pigs clearly ate our crops, but they found all kinds of excuses to refuse to pay, and the village chief also
Favor them! When there was a conflict in our outer courtyard, their servants even beat people!"
"Don't be so slanderous!" A young man from the Getian family immediately retorted, "It was your people who insisted on robbing our pigs, and our attendants did it!"
"I destroyed the crops and left the pigs to compensate. What's the problem?" the Matsubara family cursed.
"Our people went there to put out the fire! The village chief also thinks that those servants did the right thing!" The young man from the Katsura family became even more angry, "Is there anything wrong with being brave enough to do what is right?"
"you…"
"Quiet!" Amano Jingde roared, and the two people who were arguing realized their gaffe and hurriedly apologized to Yu Qiuping.
"It's okay. Let's discuss it more and we can come up with results." Yu Qiuping said he didn't care.
"Then, let me summarize." Yu Qiuping clapped his hands and looked at the Matsubara family, "You think that their pigs ruined your crops, no matter what their reasons are, you are the innocent victim.
So I hope they compensate."
"Your Majesty, this is a warning! And when the fire was put out, people from our family also went there." The people of the Matsubara family responded one after another.
Yu Qiuping turned around again and looked at the Getian family, "But you think that under the circumstances at that time, it was the right choice for your servants to choose to put out the fire and save people instead of watching over their own pigs. After all, human life is more important. So I think,
It’s too unfair to have to compensate someone for doing something righteous.”
"Yes, sir." The Katsuda family responded, "And I didn't know at the time that pigs would actually eat crops!"
"As for the village chief," Yu Qiuping looked at the old man again, "he thinks that being brave and brave is worthy of encouragement, so he thinks that the Getian family is justified."
"Your Majesty, it's clear to me that this is exactly what the common people think." The village chief nodded hurriedly, "I hope your Majesty will make your decision."
"I'll make the decision..." Yu Qiuping thought about it for a while and said with a smile, "I think you all make sense!"
These words made everyone present slightly dissatisfied. After all the hard work, they were summoned, but they actually got a conciliatory answer. Could it be that this lord was here to mediate?
"But no matter what the punishment is," Yu Qiuping stretched out his hands and pointed at the Matsubara family and the Kudada family, "one of you will be dissatisfied and think the village chief is unfair, right?"
Dozens of people on both sides looked at each other and nodded in unison.
"Do you know what the problem is?" Yu Qiuping gave it up with a smile, looking at everyone with satisfaction and shaking their heads.
"The law," he said loudly.
"The lack of a set of laws recognized by everyone is the root cause of this problem." Yu Qiuping analyzed, "I have asked the villagers before that when you encounter various problems, you talk about small things privately, and report big things to the village.
If it doesn't work, go to the lord." Yu Qiuping smiled, "However, whether you resolve it privately, the village chief's decision, or the lord's decision, it is not based on the law, but on the principles in your heart, or
Human relations and affairs are always judged by ethical principles."
"The "Imagawa Kana Catalog" cannot deal with these details. The lack of unified standards will lead to confusion. Because the truth is not absolute." Yu Qiuping spread his hands, "Just take this incident for example. Act bravely, and
It is a matter of course that you have to pay compensation for breaking something. If both sides hold different opinions, it will be difficult to make a decision. Some people prefer to act bravely, such as our village chief. But if you are a person who values property more, for example, who will make the decision?
, you might think that the Katsuda family should compensate."
"How can there be multiple different penalty results for the same thing? This is extremely unfair."
"So I say that it is absolutely impossible to rely on the principles in one's subjective thinking to decide a case." Yu Qiuping raised his eyebrows, "Only by formulating meticulous laws, fair laws that are recognized by everyone, can we rely on this
Only by using one standard to decide cases can we work fairly and convince everyone."
Seeing the confused looks in everyone's eyes, Yu Qiuping explained, "For example, in this case. If we have formulated a law in advance - anyone who damages other people's finances, regardless of the reason, will be compensated at the original price. Then the Getian family will
We have to pay for it." As soon as Yu Qiuping finished speaking, several people from the Getian family stopped, "Sir! Then who will be brave enough to do justice after this!"
"Haha, I haven't finished speaking yet. This is just a legal situation." Yu Qiuping smiled, "I will allocate funds this time to make up for some losses to the Songyuan family."
"However, even if the law is as unreasonable as before, it still has its benefits." Yu Qiuping said in a deep voice, "At least the Katsura family will not be dissatisfied with the judgment, because the law is written in black and white and everyone must abide by it. The Kata family
Don’t worry, maybe the village chief has colluded with the Matsubara family and has a personal relationship, so he deliberately asked them to compensate.”
"The order of a tyrant is better than no order. As long as there is an authoritative law that everyone recognizes, there will be no unfairness."
As soon as Yu Qiuping said this, everyone suddenly realized.
"So, in the next few days, I will meet with the village chiefs, several of my subordinates, and the respected patriarchs to formulate the laws of our four villages. If there is anything that we are not satisfied with, we will mention it when we announce it.
When it comes out, we will modify it as appropriate. We certainly cannot cover everything in a few days, and the time in the future will be long, so we can slowly add more." Yu Qiuping changed the subject, "But! Once the law is implemented, everyone must obey the legal judgment, and there must be no
No doubt whatsoever!"
"As for who will judge." Yu Qiuping thought for a while, "Before, some of my subordinates were seriously injured and could no longer go to the battlefield, so I let them serve as judges. I am teaching them how to read. After they learn it,
I will learn the legal provisions." Yu Qiuping pointed at Amano Jingde, "Jingde, you have always been selfless, so I will leave this job to you."
"I obey." Amano Keidei cupped his hands.
"As for why I called you here," Yu Qiuping looked at his subordinates with a smirk, "I will also formulate military laws that correspond to the civil laws in the future. They will be a hundred times more severe than the civil laws. If there is a violation, even the punishment will be written in black and white.
Write it inside."
Everyone looked at Yu Qiuping's creepy smile, and three words flashed through their minds.