"Sir, something happened in Haining!" Before Yang could be sent away, a disciple suddenly came to report.
Wang Yuan waved his hand for Yang to retreat and asked, "What's the matter?"
A disciple said: "The fishermen in Haining rioted and surrounded the port construction site."
Wang Yuan asked: "Where is Cao Zhi County?"
The disciple said: "The magistrate of Cao County is trying the case, and the fishermen have even hired a lawyer."
"You're not suing me, are you?" Wang Yuan asked with a smile.
"Exactly." The disciple said.
Haha, the dignified Governor of Zhejiang was sued by Haining fishermen to the county government.
Yuhang County in the Ming Dynasty was located to the west of Hangzhou City and was completely different from Yuhang District in later generations. A large area of land in Yuhang District was under the jurisdiction of Renhe County at this time and bordered Haining County to the east.
The Hangzhou Port planned by Wang Yuan will be built on the edge of Renhe County. After water level detection, the port must occupy the Haining County site, and the area is quite large!
It was obvious that something was wrong with the demolition work.
The county magistrate of Haining was named Cao Gui, a native of Huanggang, Huguang. He was a Jinshi in the sixth year of Zhengde, and he was related to Wang Yuan in the same year.
Regarding Wang Yuan's construction of a port in Haining, Cao Gui was very cooperative, and he cooperated with revenge. He was disgusted by the gentry and people of Haining and wanted to die. Now, using Wang Yuan's power, he took the opportunity to severely beat the unruly people under his rule.
"I am a dangerous town! The common people are good at litigating, and the powerful officials serve the long-term officials. The word "long" or "short" is disobedience, which means false accusations in all directions. Therefore, those who are more senior in the town often go there by sitting down, that is, not sitting down.
, will also go to jail."
The above passage, translated into vernacular, means: Yuhang County is a dangerous place. The people are fierce and good at litigating, and local powerful people like to go against the county magistrate. If they suffer a small loss, they will do everything possible to report to the superiors, even false accusations. In
When Yuhang County magistrates serve as magistrates, they are often reported by unruly people and removed from their posts. If they are not removed from their posts, they will definitely go to jail.
This is the case in Yuhang, the same is true in Qiantang, and the same is true in Haining!
Chang Lun took office as the magistrate of Qiantang County, and he was very frustrated in the first month. In the second month, he finally became ruthless and directly killed the confidants of the guarding eunuch, and finally suppressed the unruly people who liked to litigate.
Now, trouble is starting to happen again in Haining County.
Haining County Government.
A lawyer in his forties stood in the lobby of the county government office and asked: "Your Majesty, may I ask what the crime should be if an official deceives the public, raises unreasonable objections, and disrupts the law?"
Cao Gui smiled and said: "Behead him."
The lawyer asked: "May I ask Wang Xianggong, the governor of Zhejiang, whether he is among the officials?"
Cao Gui smiled and said, "Yes."
The lawyer asked again: "May I ask if the maritime ban is a law?"
Cao Gui smiled and said, "Yes."
The lawyer immediately said: "The Governor of Zhejiang, Mr. Wang Xianggong, forcibly expropriated the tidal flats and houses to build a seaport, leaving the people of Haining homeless. There is a fierce dispute over property in Haining County, and it is difficult to maintain the policy of sea ban. Should he be killed?"
Cao Gui smiled even more happily: "I have no right to interrogate General Wang Zhi. You have come to the wrong place. The Chief Inspector has no right to interfere with General Wang Zhi's affairs. You should report to the Inspector General."
The lawyer held his head high and stood in the lobby of the county government office: "In this case, I have no choice but to sue the county magistrate. As a parent official of this county, you only know how to submit to the superior officials and do not care about protecting the livelihood of the people under your rule..."
"Well done!"
Cao Gui slammed the table, rolled up his sleeves and said, "Chen Xiucai, I have tolerated you for a long time. The opening of the sea is an order of the current Holy Emperor. How can it be said that it is disturbing the law? What you just said were all slanderous words. You are so brave.
Beat me to death. Beat me to death!"
The lawyer was held down by the officer, took off his pants, and started spanking him on the spot.
"Bah bang bang!"
After being beaten with more than twenty sticks in a row, the lawyer just sneered, and Cao Gui was so angry that he trembled.
The two old officials responsible for spanking were very skilled in spanking. They seemed to be very cruel, but in fact they only hurt the flesh. These officials were actually on the same team as the lawyer!
"Didn't you eat?"
Cao Gui was so angry that he went down to the hall in person, grabbed the stick and beat it with all his strength.
"ah!"
The lawyer finally shouted.
The old official quickly stopped Cao Gui and advised him, "Your Majesty, if you hit Chen Xiucai on the waist like this, you will break Chen Xiucai's spine."
Cao Gui said angrily: "Let go, this county is going to break his spine!"
The chief clerk suddenly said: "Kick people out."
The high-ranking official immediately took the lawyer out, but Cao Gui was blocked from beginning to end, and was actually controlled by the chief clerk and the high-ranking official.
"Okay, very good!" Cao Gui stared at the bookkeeper.
The chief registrar was not afraid, but threatened: "My lord, please don't forget what you have done."
Cao Gui sneered: "With President Wang taking charge, why should I be afraid of false accusations from those unruly people?"
Not long after Cao Gui took office, he was coaxed into accepting filial piety money, and was thus used as a puppet. This guy also has some moral pursuits. Although he is a little greedy, he is unwilling to violate his principles, and he has a strong personality and does not want to be manipulated by others.
The more the gentry and wealthy families took advantage of him, the unhappy Cao Gui felt. This time, relying on Wang Yuan's support, he vowed to avenge his shame.
Cao Gui stared at the chief clerk at this moment: "You are waiting for death. Get out of the way quickly, I am going to the beach for inspection!"
The dignified county magistrate had been an official in Haining for two years, but he didn't even have a confidant. The master he hired had been dismissed long ago. Cao Gui actually had to lead the donkey by himself, and then rode the donkey to the seaside, just in time to see Wang Yuan
Arrive at the construction site with a hundred soldiers.
"President Wang, I'm late for the next post!" Cao Gui stepped forward to pay homage.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "It's not too late."
There were about six to seven hundred fishermen and farmers, carrying harpoons and hoes, blocking the construction site. Even some workers hired to repair the port were making trouble.
Wang Yuan rode over and said sternly: "The houses and tidal flats I occupied in Haining only involved more than a hundred families. Why are there so many people blocking the construction of the port? Could it be that they are all their relatives? The compensation money has been paid.
If I go down, it will be enough for you to buy land and build houses. Do you really think that I dare not kill anyone? Who is the leader? Come forward!"
"Me!" said a fisherman, holding up a harpoon. This man had his chest exposed and was extremely strong.
"Do you dare to come here?" Wang Yuan asked.
The fisherman walked up to Wang Yuanma: "Why don't you dare? The governor has to be reasonable!"
"Qiang!"
Just hearing the sound of the long sword being unsheathed, a flash of sword light flashed, and the Dragon Bird Sword was sheathed again.
His head flew up and pillars of blood shot into the sky. The man stood still and fell down after several breaths.
Wang Yuan asked: "Who else wants to reason with me?"
"Killing people!"
The troublemaking people finally realized what they were doing and fled in all directions, screaming in fear.
Wang Yuan asked: "Zhixian Cao, who do you think ordered this?"
Cao Gui said: "It's nothing more than Chen and Cha's two families, and..."
"Who else?" Wang Yuan asked.
Cao Gui said: "There is also Lu Ying, a Qianhu from Haining. Smuggling is rampant in Haining County. Du Qianhu colludes with the gentry and wealthy businessmen and makes countless profits from it. They are opposed to opening up the sea."
Wang Yuan was quite surprised: "If a thousand households dare to go against me, does it have nothing to do with the commander of Haining Guard?"
Cao Gui said: "Hainingwei's government is in Haiyan County, and he can make a living by selling private salt. Why should he oppose the king's plan to open the sea?"
Wang Yuan sneered: "Magistrate Cao, please take me to search the house. I am worried about not having enough money."
Cao Gui suddenly sweated on his vest. How could anyone confiscate a house easily? Moreover, money confiscated from a house cannot be directly misappropriated.
On what charge was the house confiscated?
Violate the rules and rebel!
Among the gentry and wealthy businessmen in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, one by one, their buildings are 100% illegal, and there must be something wrong with their clothing.
Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that farmers could wear silk, silk, plain gauze and cotton, while businessmen could only wear silk and cotton. In a farmer's house, if one person was doing business, the whole family was not allowed to wear silk or gauze! And among those wealthy businessmen, none of them were covered in damask.
Luo satin?
Wang Yuan personally led his troops to Haining County and did not give Chen and Cha families a chance to transfer their property.
In the Qing Dynasty, the Chen family in Haining, which had "one family with three elders, six books and five ministers", and the Cha family in Haining, which had "one family with ten Jinshi" in the Qing Dynasty, were directly copied by Wang Yuan!
There are currently people from these two families serving as officials in the court, but there are only two or three of them, and their official positions are not very high.
It was not convenient for Wang Yuan to kill people directly. He only confiscated all the loose money at home and then took all the people into custody, so that the officials of the Third Division of Zhejiang would slowly have a headache.
After confiscating these two gentry families, Wang Yuan went straight to Luya Street.
The entire street belongs to the Lu family, and a thousand households are so wealthy!
"Okay, very good," Wang Yuan sneered and ordered, "Seal down all Luya Street!"
Cao Gui said sadly: "Fifteen miles east of the county town, there is Luyizhuang, where the ancestral home of the Lu family is located."
Wang Yuan shouted: "My sons, follow me to destroy Luyizhuang!"
Cao Gui clenched his fists with both hands, gritted his teeth and sneered, thinking: You surnamed Lu, you also have today, I ask you to yell at me!