"Ascending to the Hall!"
"Take the prisoner to court!"
I saw that in the lobby of the government office, as before, Magistrate Gu Jiantong was sitting behind the trial table, and Magistrate Wen Yonghe was sitting below. Several petty officials were taking notes.
But today is different from the past. In the past, the cases tried were just small cases. Now, this is a big case.
It can be said that as long as there is nothing serious, the common people are watching outside the government office. The number of people is larger than before.
Later, I saw more than twenty of these masters who were imprisoned yesterday and some servants being escorted up.
All of them were forced to kneel in front of the prefect Gu Jiantong.
Looking at the people chatting outside, Magistrate Gu said: "Quiet! The family members who have not been called by me will wait outside. Those who are called will come in!"
With these words, the people outside became quieter. Although there were still some whispers, the prefect Gu Jiantong didn't want to care anymore.
Unable to think of a good beginning, the prefect Gu Jiantong asked the people kneeling under the stage: "Who will speak first?"
As soon as these words came out, several people dared to say it boldly.
"We haven't done anything wrong, why are we being arrested?" asked Cen Gao, the head of Cen's cloth shop.
"That's right, we haven't done anything wrong here, so why are we arrested? And all the goods were confiscated." Zhu Yao, the owner of Zhu's cloth shop, said.
Listening to these two words and looking at the eyes of these two people looking over, the prefect Gu Jiantong knew in his heart that they were not wrong, but thinking about his own plan, his face became serious.
"Have you done anything wrong? Do you know what the new sea ban is stipulated in?" Magistrate Gu Jiantong asked.
Upon hearing this, all the owners of the cloth shop below and some of the servants were a little confused. Even Su Hu, the owner of the Su family's cloth shop, was confused.
"Hasn't the sea ban been lifted?" Su Hu asked from the Su family.
"That's right." Cen said.
"We could clearly see the black and white words on that piece of paper that day. It clearly said that the sea ban was lifted." Zhu Yao said during the announcement of the Zhu family.
After listening to these words and looking at the private discussions among the people outside, the prefect Gu Jiantong's face became a little more majestic: "It's been lifted? Who told you that it's been lifted? Where can you read these black and white words? ? There is no evidence, how can you say it has been lifted? Also, does the notice posted at the government office say that the sea ban has been lifted? "
Hearing what the prefect Gu Jiantong said, the owners of various cloth shops kneeling below felt a little panicked.
They all knew that if the sea ban was not lifted, not only would their lives be in danger, but the entire family would be implicated.
At this time,
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Su Hu from Su's cloth shop didn't understand. After all, he had only stayed in this prison for one night. He would not have known about any disturbance outside before he was imprisoned.
As the leader of Liangcheng Mansion's largest evangelist, Su Hu asked incomprehensively: "Prefect Gu, you said that the sea ban has not been lifted, what evidence is there? Furthermore, the news that the sea ban was lifted that day spread throughout the world. In the streets and alleys of Fucheng, Liangcheng, so many people saw the lifting of the sea ban written in black and white."
As soon as Su Hu said this, the heads of various cloth shops kneeling below all agreed.
"That's right." Zhang's leader said.
"With so many people, how could anyone not know if the sea ban has not been lifted?" said the head of Liu's cloth shop.
Xia Houji, the master of the Xia family's cloth shop, who was kneeling among them, also followed and said: "That's right, I don't know a few words. Besides, everyone in the family knows that I never stay in the cloth shop or at home. , on this street, if it is true as Magistrate Gu said, why should I take all the goods at home to the dock? "
The heads of various cloth houses kneeling in front of the prefect Gu Jiantong all said their own words, which had roughly the same meaning as what Su Hu said.
After listening to these words and looking at the people who had begun to discuss outside, Magistrate Gu looked seriously at the owners of various cloth shops and some servants kneeling in the lobby, and said: "You said so, What evidence is there? As the magistrate of Liangcheng Prefecture, I am the parent official of Liangcheng Prefecture. How can I not know about any of these matters, big or small?"
Seeing this, Su Hu, who had been in jail for a night, no longer wanted to stay any longer, and said, "Prefect Gu, do you want evidence?" After saying this, Su Hu shouted to the crowd behind him: " Shoudai!”
Hearing the young master's message, the steward Shoutai squeezed forward and looked at the young master Su Hu.
"Tell Magistrate Gu what was written on the black paper that day and recite it one by one without any typos." Su Hu said.
"Yes." After answering, he thought for a while, looked at the looks of all the people, and then looked at Young Master Su Hu. Butler Shoutai began to recite: "Notice. The imperial court is considering that due to the recent ban on sea transportation, People's lives have been hindered, and the national treasury's money has dropped sharply. We are hereby announcing to the world: From now on, the sea ban will be lifted. People can go to sea to fish for a living, and merchants can trade overseas. They will no longer be affected by the sea ban. Consider a place along the coast. Japanese pirates are rampant. It is necessary to form a team to station at various docks and other places to strictly guard against foreign Japanese pirates. Participants must be men with a crown of above and below, and no diseases and healthy men. In addition, participants must meet the following conditions: There are no brothers or brothers in the family. , one of these: the parents in the family are healthy and above AIDS or one or both parents are in poor health and cannot work, the other two; the participant must be male, the third of these. Those who successfully join will be able to pay taxes to the family for the rest of their lives. .”
After reciting it all, and looking at the looks they gave each one, Butler Shoutai still felt a bit proud.
Look at what this guy can do that day
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I memorized all the contents of the notice, which made the prefect Gu Jiantong appreciate it.
But so what if I could recite it. In order to achieve the goal of the plan, the prefect Gu Jian came and said: "How can I trust you just based on words? Furthermore, I have never posted such a notice before."
Hearing what the prefect Gu Jiantong said, some of the family members watching outside were so anxious that they started to lead the people to discuss.
Listening to the noise and looking at the looks from the people kneeling in front of them, the prefect Gu Jian Tong said: "In short, those who violate this sea ban should be punished!"
It looked like the punishment was about to begin, and the discussion outside became even louder.
The old man who was among the crowd outside began to panic.
Seeing that they were running out of options, the family members of the cloth shop all begged the old man for help.
"Master Su, please think of a way."
"That's right, Mr. Su, if there is no other way, if we are sentenced, we will all be dead."
Listening to these questions and looking at these panicked faces, the old man didn't know what to do. If there was anything he could do, he would do it.
The old man said helplessly: "There is nothing we can do about it. He is an official and we are citizens. We searched for this evidence all night but there was no useful evidence."
Listening to what the old man said, the faces of the family members of the cloth shop were so panicked that they could no longer panic.
Seeing the old man's anxious look, the steward Shoutai also panicked and hurriedly took a step forward. Before the punishment was announced, the steward Shoutai shouted: "Evidence! We, the common people, are the evidence!"
When Shoudai shouted, the people standing around him all echoed.
"Yes, we, the common people, are the evidence."
"We all witnessed the lifting of the sea ban!"
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Seeing the commotion outside, in order to ensure the success of the plan, the prefect Gu Jiantong came over and said: "If all the big and small things in Liangcheng Mansion are decided by ordinary people like you, then why should the Yamen of this government do anything?! Why not? Have you been left alone?! I still don’t believe it. The current government office can’t control you anymore?! If you don’t believe it, you can go and look everywhere now. Are there any notices posted on this board? Does it say that the sea ban has been lifted?"
Seeing the angry look on Magistrate Gu Jianying's face, the timid common people had already shut their mouths.
Seeing that what he said was ineffective, the butler Shoutai asked the old man beside him: "Master, what should I do? If this is the case, the young master will be hopeless."
Looking at the face of the butler Shoutai, he thought that Su Hu was already his only son, and at worst, he would accompany Su Hu to death.
I saw the old man taking a step forward.
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