Chapter 057: Quick Knife Cuts Through the Mess
Qin Mu beheaded Ji Daguang, using the most severe military law, Qin Mu's requirement for soldiers is to absolutely obey orders, if you can't even do this basic requirement, how can you expect him to defend the country?
As a soldier, Ji Daguang dared to do such a corrupt thing under his repeated strict orders, Qin Mu would never tolerate it, otherwise he would break his word and gain weight, and his orders would be treated as child's play in the army in the future, so he would use military law to behead Ji Daguang on the spot.
This kind of iron-blooded means makes everyone have the illusion that Qin Mu governs the people like an army.
Not only was Ji Sanduo so scared that he peed his pants, but even Lu Qian and the others were trembling.
"The county lord, the villain is willing to recruit, the villain is willing to recruit, begging the adult to spare his life" Ji San burst into tears, paralyzed on the ground like a soft reptile.
"Don't hurry up and recruit from the truth." Qin Mu snorted.
"Lord County, the villain was fascinated for a while, and together with Ji Daguang, he asked Lu Qian for two hundred taels of bribes, and promised to record one hundred acres of ownerless fertile land in Lu Qian's name, Lu Qian only gave one hundred taels, and the matter was not done, the villain originally wanted to wait for him to make up two hundred taels before it was too late, the villain is guilty, and the villain should die;
It's just that my lord, this hundred taels of silver really has nothing to do with the thousand acres of fertile land, the truth is not at all as Lu Qian said, he really failed to get the title deed within the seven-day time limit of the adult, and it was not until last night that he got the title deed;
The villain also told him last night that it had been overdue for three days, and it was useless to get the title deed, so he expelled him, not wanting him to bite the villain. ”
Hearing Ji Sanduo's words, Qin Mu's suspicions rose again, Ji Sanduo was paralyzed with fright at this moment, it didn't seem like he dared to fabricate the facts, if his words were true, then I was afraid that there was something else to hide in this matter.
"Flies don't bite eggs that don't have sewn sewn, whether it is a trap set by others or not, it is an indisputable fact that you take the initiative to ask for bribes from others, and this alone will not be wronged to kill you."
"Adults spare their lives, adults spare their lives, the novel is really recruited, and the villains are really recruited."
"Drag it down first and take Lu Qian."
Lu Qian's feet were weak, he couldn't walk, he was half-dragged by the two officials, and the two officials didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but they threw him next to Ji Daguang's hideous head, which frightened Lu Qian and fainted with a scream.
A bucket of cold water was splashed down, Lu Qian woke up slowly, and without waiting for Qin Mu to ask, he crawled towards Qin Mu's feet, "Lord County, the grass people are wronged, the villain has set up a trap to harm them, the thousand acres of land deed grass people showed Ji Sanduo five days ago, and the grass people have a certificate present, which proves that the grass people are not lying;
The county lord, is Ji Sanduo they forcibly extorted money from the grass people, the grass people just fled back to their hometown, unable to meet their requirements, they refused to record the grass people's thousands of acres of fertile land into the field register, all of them were divided, the county lord, the grass people were wronged. ”
Qin Mu heard it, and now the crux of the problem falls on the time when the land deed appeared, and the notice posted by Qin Mu clearly stipulated that anyone who has land in the family must register with the land deed within seven days of the announcement being issued, and if they do not register within the time limit, they will be distributed to the victims as terra nullius.
The reason why the time was so tight at the beginning was because Qin Mu couldn't afford to drag it out, and the fields had to be divided quickly, so that the people could plough and rush to plant as soon as possible, and if they delayed for one more day, many people might starve to death in the future.
Now Ji Sanduo said that Lu Qian was the 1,000 mu land deed that was divided last night, if what Ji Sanduo said was true, then this is indeed overdue, and the 1,000 mu of fertile land was divided Lu Qian can only admit that he is unlucky.
However, Lu Qian said that he had registered the deed five days ago, and there was a certificate, and Ji Sanduo did not register it in order to ask for more silver taels, and the registration period was delayed.
"Lu Qian, you said that you have a witness, where is the witness?" Qin Mu snorted coldly.
Lu Qian hurriedly summoned a few people, and when they asked, they were all members of his family, and Qin Mu immediately separated for interrogation.
The first one to bring it was Lu Qian's son Lu Tongfang, Qin Mu asked them in detail about the process of taking the field deed to find Ji Sanduo, during which he listened to what Lu Tongfang said, and did not question a word.
Next, it was Lu Qian's younger brother Lu Yi's turn to interrogate, Qin Mu changed his previous style of just listening and not asking, and immediately said in a deep voice: "Lu Yi, now that this official is coming to ask you, you must answer every sentence truthfully immediately, remember, it is immediately." If the official finds out that there is a discrepancy between your statement and that of your nephew, he will be severely punished. ”
"Yes, yes, the grass people must answer truthfully, they must answer truthfully."
"When you take the title deed to find Ji Sanduo, is it rainy or sunny?"
"Sunny day."
"Did you step in with your left or right foot when you walked in the door?"
"The right foot that stepped first."
"Who's going to speak first?"
"It's the grass people's eldest brother who speaks first."
"What was the first thing he said?"
He said.
"I can't answer, I dare to lie in front of my own officials, your nephew clearly said that Ji Sanduo spoke first, and Ji Sanduo asked what you wanted to do when so many people came in at once, so let unrelated people and others quit immediately."
"This" Lu Yi hesitated for a moment, secretly glanced at Qin Mu, and found that Qin Mu was staring at him coldly, making him sweat profusely, and hurriedly lowered his head, but this bow, just now at the hideous head of Ji Daguang, the feeling of horror made his whole body tremble.
"Say! Isn't that so? ”
"Ah, yes, yes, please forgive the county, I didn't think about it for a while, please forgive the county."
Qin Mu firmly believed that if Lu Yi and the others gave false testimony, even if they had repeatedly confessed beforehand, they would not be able to mask it, and there must be flaws to be found, so he only asked Lu Yi a few questions, and he felt that his answer was full of flaws.
It was normal to be able to answer the first question exactly, but the second question Lu Yi answered too surely, which immediately aroused Qin Mu's suspicions.
Just imagine, a few days ago, a group of people went to find Ji Sanduo, under normal circumstances, who can remember whether they stepped on their left foot or right foot first when they entered the door?
As for Qin Mu's claim that Lu Tongfang said what Ji Sanduo said first, it was simply fabricated by Qin Mu temporarily, and Lu Yi was deceived by him, and he even echoed it, which further showed that they were making false testimony.
Next, Qin Mu continued to ask questions, and the panicked Lu Yi answered with even more loopholes and inconsistencies, and in less than a cup of tea, Lu Yi, who could not justify himself, collapsed to the ground.
Ji Daguang's blood stains had not dried, and the hideous head and eyes were still open angrily, all of which caused extremely heavy pressure on Lu Yi's heart.
Who would have thought that the courteous Qin Mu would investigate the case, and he would not follow the rules of the court at all, and the means were so ruthless, once it was verified, there was no need for you to draw a confession, and he was not afraid of being investigated by the court in the future.
This is the magistrate who is trying the case, and this is clearly the Lord of Yama who is judging people to life and death.
Not only Lu Yi was paralyzed, but Lu Qian and the more than a few squires who came to sue together were all paralyzed, they were not fully prepared, the human and physical evidence was true and false, and the false was true.
The matter has been going on for a long time, and if it drags on for a long time, it will be difficult to carry out the "land reform" in Huichang, and Qin Mu himself will be anxious, and then Wang Gong will come forward to support them, and they can be said to have nothing to fear.
However, they never dreamed that at the same time that they went to the yamen to complain, Wang Gong in the post house could only pull the crotch of his pants, and he was still difficult to protect, where could he support them.
And Qin Mu didn't worry about the court's investigation in the future, he didn't even blink his eyes when he killed people, and the tricks they carefully prepared seemed to be light ice before this bloody human head.
The whole case was quickly ascertained, and Ji Sanduo and others took the initiative to solicit bribes, and Lu Qian and others deliberately hid the deed of 1,000 mu of land without submitting it for registration, allowing Ji Sanduo and others to distribute 1,000 mu of fertile land to the victims, and then let people give false testimony.
This is the most difficult to tell if it's true or false. Generally speaking, once the bribery of Ji Sanduo and others is verified and defined as "bad people", it will be difficult for them to accept it if they want to deny that they have seen the deed of thousands of acres.
As long as Lu Qian and the others insist that everything is a matter of calculation, and the bribery is not deliberately obstructed, the chance of winning is as high as ninety percent. However, Ji Daguang's head was placed there, which paralyzed Lu Yixian, so that the case could be quickly solved.
After the case was cleared, Qin Mu quickly cut through the chaos, Ji Sanduo and others forcibly took the people's money, filled their private pockets, and gave them a hundred rods, and distributed Zhoutian Salt Mine to do hard labor. Lu Qian and others planted blame, conspired to obstruct the rule of officials, sentenced them to have no family property, and assigned Zhou Tian to dig salt mines.
Both parties involved in the case were sent to Zhoutian, although it was hard to work as coolies, but they finally saved their lives, and they really had to thank Zhoutian Salt Mine, if it weren't for Qin Muzheng's need for manpower, I was afraid that their fate would only be worse.
The gun shot the first bird, who made you come out to find trouble?
There was not much time left for Qin Mu, and he had to quickly divide the fields and land, rush to cultivate and plant, and stabilize the place, and then he could gather the army and train it to improve its combat capability.
If history had not changed, Zhang Xianzhong would have swept Huguang and marched into Jiangxi in August.
Zhang Xianzhong's rebels are one of the most notorious rebels, they are like locusts in the sky, where they pass, not a single inch of grass is left, swept away, and the destructive power is incomparable.
The time left for Qin Mu is only three months, if he can't train a decent army to block Zhang Xianzhong and prevent this group of locusts from entering, Ganzhou will become a white land, and Qin Mu doesn't have to play anymore, there is no cornerstone for his rise, and he is waiting to be a Manchu slave.
Qin Mu dealt with the case severely, which played a great deterrent role in the petty officials and soldiers in other places.
Not to mention the local squires, Lu Qian's family is worse than death, and the other eleven squires were also fined ninety percent of their family property for complicity, who would dare to provoke Qin Mu, a demon who does not play cards according to the rules?
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PS: Sanjiang ticket fell to the sixth place, everyone come to support the firepower, everyone picks up firewood and the flame is high.