Chapter 83: Sun Shaozong's government office wins people's hearts, Wang Ziteng builds a giant ship in the East China Sea
Early the next morning.
Sun Shaozong peeked out through the crack in the door and found that there was another 'strong man' under the parasol - he was sitting trembling on the bench, his long snow-white beard could be used as a broom, he was trembling as he leaned on a bamboo stick, and it seemed that he was not very strong.
This is such a damn sin!
Sun Shaozong sighed silently, turned around and told Zhao Zhongji : "Watch carefully, if you see anything wrong, send the doctors out to treat it immediately!"
Zhao Zhongji nodded and agreed, and then he added: "If the doctor we hired can't treat the patient, we will send him home immediately. We will have to carry him back even if we have to. We absolutely cannot let anyone die in front of our house!"
Dying in front of an official's doorstep while protesting against injustice and dying of illness at home after protesting against injustice are definitely not the same thing - therefore, throughout history, there have been many cases of dead bodies being treated as living people and then announcing their deaths afterwards.
But this cannot be blamed on Sun Shaozong for being cold-blooded.
After all, wrongful convictions like the "Zhiming'er dismemberment case" are rare, and almost all the relatives of the people outside the door deserved their punishment. We can't just ignore the law and justice just because a few old men and women are crying, right?
If that were the case, the victim's family would have come and blocked the door!
After giving all the instructions and making sure that the carriage had left in advance and was waiting at the old place, Sun Shaozong climbed over the wall again and slipped away like a thief.
There was no conversation along the way. When we arrived outside the government office, although there were some people who blocked the road and cried out for justice, there were yamen runners in front to clear the way, so we didn't have to worry about being harassed by old men and women.
After entering the government office, Sun Shaozong finally breathed a sigh of relief. He first signed in at the Yingmao Office, and then walked to the Criminal Law Department in an official manner.
As soon as he entered the gate , he saw a pile of messy things placed under the south wall. He called the two clerks on duty and asked them, and found out that it was the "Fu Subsidy" issued by the court.
"master."
One of the clerks complained casually, "Other things are fine, but this year's tea is really not good enough. I heard that when the governor signed for it yesterday, he cursed for half a day!"
Sun Shaozong had heard about this a long time ago. This year, not only Shuntian Prefecture, but also the tea distributed by the six ministries and five temples were all old and stale.
It is said that this is because the new tea produced in the south was sold locally and used as military supplies for building warships, and there was not much good tea in the north, and the few that were of decent quality were all monopolized by high-level officials. Naturally, there was nothing good left at the grassroots level.
"The imperial court also has its own difficulties. As subjects, we should also be more understanding."
Sun Shaozong first said a few official clichés, then changed the subject and said, "But the brothers have indeed worked hard in the past few months. How about this, I still have some public funds saved, and I will ask Master Cheng to take out 200 taels to buy some fresh tea for everyone."
This so-called public treasury was actually a small treasury built up by Sun Shaozong by taking out half of the reward money for solving each case.
If you really look into it, he is actually using his own money to win people's hearts, but the money is earned in a legitimate way, so others cannot learn from him even if they want to.
This was also one of the important reasons why he was able to quickly seize power - it is said that one becomes an official thousands of miles away just for money, let alone the clerks who have no hope of promotion?
Upon hearing this, the two clerks on duty naturally expressed their gratitude profusely.
Sun Shaozong waved his hand, signaling them to go about their business, then subconsciously glanced at the five main rooms in the north of the courtyard, and then leisurely went to his own small courtyard in the east wing.
"Dong Weng."
Cheng Rixing was originally working on the files at his desk in the outer room. When he saw Sun Shaozong coming in with his hands behind his back, he stood up and said, "Last month's report has been delivered. It's on Dong Weng's desk. I just flipped through it and it doesn't seem to involve our Shuntian Prefecture."
As the only official newspaper, the efficiency of the official gazette is really not satisfactory. Shuntian Prefecture is better, after all, it is in the capital, and the delay is usually only a few days. There are also many people in the lower prefectures who wait several months to read the official gazette.
"oh."
Sun Shaozong agreed, but his mind was not on this at all. He pointed to the official document on Cheng Rixing's desk and asked, "Did the list of people to be executed in the autumn of Daxing County and Wanping County be submitted yesterday?"
"not yet."
Cheng Rixing hurriedly added: "I asked Principal Inspector Zhou to ask, Daxing County is almost done, but Wanping County may take some time."
Damn~
These slow old bureaucrats!
As early as three days ago, Sun Shaozong had already compiled the list of people to be executed in the autumn at the government office, but according to convention, he had to collect all the names from the counties below before submitting them to the Ministry of Justice - looking at the situation, he was afraid that he would have to be a gentleman who climbs over the wall for several more days.
But this is also due to his great fame. If Liu Zhizhong was the presiding officer, those who wanted to block the door might not be able to find Liu Zhizhong's residence.
After instructing Cheng Rixing on the matter of buying tea, he went into the inner room with some displeasure, brewed a cup of Xinyang Maojian tea by himself, and sat down behind the desk.
He casually pulled the official report on the table and flipped through it, and found that a considerable portion of it was used to introduce the plan of Wang Ziteng, the inspector general of nine provinces, who was vigorously supervising the construction of warships, expanding the navy, and preparing to rely on powerful military force to achieve success in one battle.
Pirates are constantly moving around, they are pure maritime guerrillas. Isn't it a bit presumptuous to expect that they can be dealt with by encircling and suppressing them with a large army?
As a half-baked military fan, Sun Shaozong was not familiar with naval battles, but he still felt that this plan was a bit "grand and useless", especially as the navy, which had never been taken seriously, would occupy a large amount of taxes in the southeast for several years. If the plan failed, the backlash from the court would be huge.
Just as he was thinking about the situation on the southeast coast, he saw Cheng Rixing coming in from outside and said with a little trepidation: "Dong Weng, the housekeeper Zhou from Rongguo Mansion is outside asking to see you."
After a pause, he lowered his voice and said, "Look at the way he looks, it seems like he's here for the list of candidates for the autumn finals!"
Sun Shaozong frowned when he heard this.
If there are those who beg outside, there will naturally be people who use their connections to seek favors behind the scenes.
Generally speaking, if the family has strong connections, they would not wait until the 'Autumn Execution' to come and smooth things over, so only a few families who overestimated their capabilities had come recently, and Sun Shaozong had them sent away without even meeting them.
But if Rongguo Mansion came forward...
Putting down the official report in his hand, Sun Shaozong hesitated for a moment before waving his hand and saying, "Please come in."
"Dong Weng!"
Cheng Rixing glanced out the window, a look of struggle flashed across his face, but he finally lowered his voice and said, "Although Liu Zhizhong is ill now, there are still a few spies in the government office. If we really remove a few who shouldn't be removed, it may cause trouble. Dong Weng's current situation is very good, and we must not ruin our future for the sake of 'favors'!"
He was originally recommended by Jia Zheng, so he should have been on the side of Rongguo Mansion. But the fact that he could say these words shows that he is a clear-headed person.
"I know this in my mind."
Sun Shaozong spread his hands helplessly and said, "How can I turn him away when I visit his house every now and then? Let's invite Zhou Rui in first and ask him clearly."
