To Wang Tu's surprise, his hand had just touched Yan Rui's chest, and before he could untie the knot around her waist, he heard a broken cry from behind him: "Bold!" ”

Although Wang Tu is tall and handsome, and he is also the captain of the personal soldiers, his martial arts are commonplace, and he is not enough for the two personal guards to see. Looking at Yan Rui again, her temples were scattered, her skirt was torn, and she ran out crying. The two guards were like wolves and tigers, and Wang Tu said that he dragged him into the prison first, and then ran into Liu Xin and his party.

Although he speculated the general situation of the matter, when he saw the hole in the long skirt, Ma Yun was still angry and said: "Anyway, this Wang Tu has also done something that should not be done, and he must be severely punished!" ”

Liu Xin knew that she was going to vent her anger for Minchan, and he himself was about to find Wang Tu's bad luck, so he didn't break it, and said with a smile: "My wife's words are Chrysostom Yuyan, you sit, I'll arrange it and punish Wang Tu severely!" ”

Ma Yun reminded: "He is the person sent by Cao Cao, and Yan Rui deliberately lured him, so let's spare his life." ”

Liu Xin really wanted to kill Wang Tu, probably because of Lai Ying'er, he had a hatred for this Wang Tu from the bottom of his bones. Although it is certain that Wang Tu was framed by Yan Rui, but these are all speculated by Ma Yun, Liu Xin can completely assume that he does not know the truth, and Wang Tu is still at a loss. However, since Ma Yun had already reminded him, Liu Xin had to reconsider a punishment to punish Wang Tu.

Although he has been here for ten years, Liu Xin really doesn't know much about the punishment of this era, because he basically doesn't have to deal with these things personally, and he is most familiar with the "click" knife, a hundred. However, now to leave Wang Tu's life, all Liu Xin knows is imprisonment and cane punishment, but these two punishments are too cheap for him, but what other punishments are there, Liu Xin really can't think of it, so he has to order someone to find him.

In the past two days, he has been busy checking the family of the treasury, and since he learned that Liu Xin did not receive the money, he has been restless. The Lord was worried about the humiliation, and when this situation occurred, he felt that he had an unshirkable responsibility, and he had to help Liu Xin get out of the financial crisis as soon as possible.

In the past, paper and white porcelain were the two pillars of finance, but now sales are not because these two products are not popular, but because of the unstable times. Since last year, Moxiangzhai and porcelain shops have been closed one after another, and this turbulent situation will obviously continue for some time, and it is impossible to count on it for the time being.

The next thing is to figure out how to do it in terms of taxes. Although Liu Xin was in charge of the four prefectures of Jing, Yi, Si, and Liang, as well as the three counties of Jiangnan in Yangzhou and Yingchuan County in Yuzhou. However, it is impossible for Si, Liangerzhou, Jiangnan, Jiangnan, Nanzhong, and Hanzhong counties to be paid this year. Not only are these places unable to provide tax revenue, but they also need to allocate large sums of money and grain to help them restore production and rebuild order.

At present, only Jingzhou, most of Yizhou and Yingchuan County can pay taxes, and the annual tax revenue of these places is about 2 billion yuan, which has increased significantly compared with Liu Hong's time. Fu Zhu is not worried that there will be a deficit in these counties, and the amount of these taxes will be too far off, because all the taxes are paid to the Dahan Bank, as long as the accounts of the Dahan Bank are transferred, it will be known at a glance. The advantage of this is that it can not only prevent the local government from making false and concealed reports, but also enhance the strength of the Dahan Money Bank. Others don't know who the boss behind the Dahan Money Village is, but he knows it clearly, so he believes that the tax revenue into the Dahan Money Village is safer and more convenient to use than in the treasury of each county.

The tax of 2 billion yuan is not a small amount in normal times, but for the many major things that Liu Xin is doing now, although it is not a drop in the bucket, it is indeed not enough to spend.

In the past, Liu Xin also had an important source of wealth, that is, "robbing the rich and helping the poor". That's not needed now. The three counties in the south of the Yangtze River and Liangzhou are already barren, and there are not many rich families to rob, and although Dong Zhuo**'s wealth is amazing, it can only barely support the reconstruction of Guanzhong, Chang'an and Luoyang.

Frustrated, he couldn't come up with a good solution, so in desperation, he had to turn his attention to the salt and iron monopoly. After Liu Xin took charge of Jingzhou, he has been thinking about the monopoly of salt and iron, and has mentioned it to Fu Zhu several times, but he has not been able to make this decision.

Because in Liu Xin's impression, although the monopoly of salt and iron can provide the state with a certain tax channel, it is also a breeding ground for corruption. Like those big salt merchants in the Qing Dynasty, they were all so rich, didn't their money be scavenged from the common people through the salt monopoly? Even in the era in which he lived, the monopoly of the salt industry meant that cheap ordinary salt could not be bought in supermarkets, but only the so-called "nutritious salt" with ridiculously high prices.

Now, there is no way to think about it, so I started to use the brain of the salt and iron monopoly, even if a load of salt is charged an extra five dollars in tax, and the small amount is accumulated into a lot, and the sand is gathered into a tower, it is also a large amount, after all, salt is a necessity of life, and it is inseparable from whether rich or poor. However, before he could figure out what price should be set at the salt iron, he received the news that Liu Xin had summoned him to go.

After listening to Liu Xin's introduction to the situation, he pondered for a long time and said, "If the lord wants to punish this Wang Tu, but he doesn't want to hurt his life, there are three punishments that can be used. ”

Liu Xin suddenly came to his senses, and asked repeatedly: "Gonghe, don't sell Guanzi, let's talk about it!" ”

For those new words that pop up from time to time in Liu Xin, Fu Zhu is no longer surprised, and said with a smile: "In ancient times, there were five punishments, ink, slash, palace, and Dabi. Dabi is a death penalty, and the lord wants to spare his life, so naturally it is not applicable. Ink punishment is a tattoo on the forehead, and the punishment is too light. The lord can choose one of the three punishments of the sword, the palace and the palace. ”

Liu Xin muttered: "What does it mean to be punished twice?" ”

Slashing, and palace are all corporal punishments, which have been gradually abandoned since the time of Emperor Wenjing, so in the opinion of Frustration, it is reasonable for Liu Xin to be unfamiliar with these punishments, so he patiently explained: "Cutting off the nose of the prisoner, the punishment is to cut off the feet of the prisoner, and the palace punishment is to cut off the ......."

Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "I know the palace punishment, so there is no need to talk about this." Wang Tu intends to defile women, so I think it is good to inflict palace punishment on him, so that he can be completely cut off from his thoughts in the future, so as not to commit it again. ”

Originally, he wanted to suggest that Liu Xin punish Wang Tu and punish him slightly. If the punishment is imposed, this Wang Tu will be a wasted person, and the palace punishment is even more insulting to a man. However, he didn't expect Liu Xin to choose the palace punishment all of a sudden, and he was stunned for a moment, and said: "Wang Tu is Cao Cao's person, if the lord inflicts palace punishment on him, I'm afraid that Cao Cao won't be able to get over it." ”

Liu Xin knew Cao Cao's character, he would never make a bad deal with himself at this time for the sake of a small personal captain, and couldn't help laughing: "Gonghe, you don't have to worry about Cao Cao, he should also thank me." ”

"Why should he thank the lord?" ”

Liu Xin smiled evilly and said: "Cao Cao has many beautiful wives and concubines in his family, and he will keep such a womanizer by his side, and sooner or later he will get him some ......."

I didn't expect Liu Xin's thank you to be like this, and I couldn't laugh or cry at once. However, he still had his own thoughts about Liu Xin's decision to impose palace punishment on Wang Tu, and continued to persuade: "Back to the lord, it is okay to inflict palace punishment on Wang Tu, but there is no suitable person who can be tortured. ”

Liu Xin was surprised: "Is it difficult to inflict palace punishment?" ”

Frustrated, he arched his hand and said: "My subordinates have not seen what it is like to inflict palace punishment, but they have only seen the records of ancient books, which need to be windproof, warm, and rest, if there is no person who specializes in this way, the person who is tortured will easily die because of this." ”

Liu Xin is bent on inflicting palace punishment on Wang Tu, if he just cuts off his nose, wouldn't it be too cheap for him. However, after listening to Fu Zhi's words, he still hesitated, thought about it, and said: "Mr. Hua's medical skills are superb, and he even dares to cut his head, so the palace punishment should be no problem, why don't you ask him?" ”

Fu Zhu hurriedly said: "Doctor Hua is dedicated to curing diseases and saving people, I'm afraid that even if he uses death to coerce him, he will not do such a thing." ”

Liu Xin couldn't help but be stunned, with Hua Tuo's personality, it is not impossible to say that the situation is not impossible, besides, Hua Tuo's generation of famous doctors, he can't let him become a knife hand who specializes in cutting people's balls, right?

Seeing that Liu Xin was silent, he knew that he was a little shaken in his heart, and continued to persuade: "Lord Qi, Wang Tu, this person abuses women, and he should indeed be severely punished. If the lord feels that the punishment is too light, he can also add a second punishment. ”

Afraid that Liu Xin would not understand, Fu Zhu continued to explain: "Although the second punishment is in addition to the fifth punishment, it is also an extremely severe punishment. The punishment was to shave off his hair, and the punishment was to cut off his ears. ”

In Liu Xin's opinion, shaving his hair can not be regarded as a punishment, but at that time, people believed that the hair and skin of the body could not be discarded lightly, and when the Qing soldiers entered the customs in later generations, there would be cruel regulations of keeping their heads without hair, and leaving their hair without leaving their heads, which was to completely hit the self-esteem of the Han people. Therefore, at that time, the punishment could even be placed alongside the palace punishment, which was also a very severe punishment.

Liu Xin pondered for a while and asked, "If these three punishments are applied to him at the same time, can there be executioners?" ”

Hearing Liu Xin's tone soften, he hurriedly said: "These punishments are not as complicated as palace punishments, there are people in all counties and counties who can carry them out, and Xiangyang is naturally no exception, it is estimated that there are people in this prison who will do it." ”

Liu Xin thought about it, but it was just cutting off his nose and ears and shaving his hair, so he nodded and said, "Since that's the case, let's do it." Let's go, you come with me to the prison to have a look. ”