Today's court meeting decided two things, one is the relocation policy, and the other is the issue of military pay for martyrs.
On the matter of relocation, Xiao Yuan ordered Liu Yuzhi to compile a complete policy as soon as possible and then hand it over to him for review and final instructions.
Regarding the issue of military pay for martyrs, Xiao Yuan did not pause for a moment after he made the decision. He directly issued a royal edict, paid for by the treasury, and ordered all county and county officials to check the local household registration and military registration, and pay them one by one.
This matter was implemented immediately under the highest order. After receiving the king's order, local officials did not dare to neglect it and regarded it as their top priority.
Qin State, Fuling County, Yunyang County.
At this time, it had been some time since Xiao Yuan issued the royal order, and the royal court's allocation had already been issued. Since most of the soldiers came from Fuling during the Ningyang War, the allocation here was the largest.
In the county treasury, looking at the boxes of white silver, the county magistrate Wei Zhong narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but bend down to grab a handful. Looking at the silver in his hand, he murmured: "There is enough gold and silver here. I will live a lifetime of glory and wealth. With my official salary, when will I be able to earn this money..."
Yunyang County Magistrate was also following him in the treasury. When he heard this, he couldn't help but remind him: "Sir... Your Excellency."
Wei Zhong came to his senses and threw the silver back, then pointed at a row of boxes in the treasury and chuckled: "Master Chen, have you ever seen so much gold and silver?"
When the county magistrate heard this, he stammered: "I don't know... I don't know what you mean..."
Wei Zhong glanced at him and said, "So much money, given to dead people? Isn't it too wasteful? If we can divide it, it doesn't matter whether this little county magistrate does it or not."
He was a parent from the same place, and he actually said such words. When the county magistrate heard this, he was shocked, and then he couldn't help but swallowed, and said in a trembling voice: "But sir, this is... this is the imperial court's transfer of money." , If we don’t pay it out truthfully, I’m afraid our lives will be at risk.”
"Haha." Wei Zhong smiled and said with a smile: "The entire Yunyang is under the jurisdiction of this county. If the county says it has been issued, then it has been issued. Who knows? Official documents here can also be made big. article."
"This..." The county magistrate subconsciously looked at the silver in the box, his Adam's apple slipped again, and he swallowed.
A few days later, Yunyang County Government.
Some people gathered to complain.
The people who came were almost all old, weak, women and children.
Directly above the county magistrate's seat, Wei Zhong, dressed in official uniform, slapped the table in front of him and shouted sharply:
"You are so bold and unruly! Don't kneel down when you see this county!"
When he shouted fiercely, the people in the hall suddenly trembled in fright, and then they all knelt on the ground. An old farmer was at the front of the crowd. After kneeling on the ground, he said in a trembling voice:
"The Lord of Qi County, the common people, and others are all from Wangjiazhuang. I heard that your Majesty has issued a royal order that all the soldiers who died in the Qin army have been resettled. However, my son died on the battlefield in Ningyang two years ago, leaving behind an old man. As a person, I know very well that my son sacrificed his life for the country, but now, your Majesty has an order, why haven't you seen my son's military pay..."
This is an elderly farmer. His son died in the war, and his family has lost its backbone. Without the funds provided by the martyrs, he may not be able to survive. As soon as he finished speaking, a group of people kneeling behind him also began to speak.
Some people's husbands died in the war, leaving orphans and widowed mothers; some people's sons died in the war, leaving their old mothers alone...
People cried and complained, and Wei Zhong's face became a little ugly. He did not expect that this group of people would dare to gather to complain. His mind was spinning, and he was about to say something, but at this moment, the leading old farmer came out of his arms again. He took out something, held it in both hands and said, "If the county master doesn't believe it, this is my son's military card."
"What!?" Wei Zhong was shocked when he heard this, and quickly ordered the county guards: "Hurry and show it to me."
The guard took the order, immediately took the military card and put it on the table respectfully.
Wei Zhong picked it up, looked at it carefully, and determined that it was the Qin Army's infantry military card. However, he quickly slapped the general card on the table and said sternly: "This military card is fake! You are so bold." Citizen! How dare you fool me! Come here! Arrest me! Put me on death row!"
"No!" He is the county magistrate, the highest official in a county. After giving the order, the guards immediately took action.
The old farmer was stunned for a moment, and the kneeling crowd also panicked, and began to cry loudly:
"Master County, please spare your life! We are not guilty..."
"Please have mercy on me, Lord County..."
But Wei Zhong had a guilty conscience and would not listen to this. He just found a random reason and put them all in jail.
After the incident, he also found the county magistrate and couldn't help complaining: "Why are there still military cards left among the people! How did you do things!"
"This, this... even the lower officials don't know..." the county magistrate said anxiously, and at the same time he felt worried, and even regretted collaborating with Wei Zhong.
"Go check it out! This can't happen again!"
"I understand, I understand..." the county magistrate responded repeatedly, saying that he had already boarded the pirate ship and there was nothing he could do.
Wei Zhong ruled Yunyang County with one hand, using his position as county magistrate to commit corruption, and the one he was corrupting was the military pay for martyrs!
For the huge amount of gold and silver, he took desperate risks, and immediately went to Fuling County Mansion in person to take care of everything.
However, those people who went to the county government to complain have not yet returned. Other villagers in Wangjiazhuang noticed that something was wrong, and immediately decided to cross the county and complain to the county government.
But at the county government, Wei Zhong had cleared up the relationship a long time ago, and the officials protected each other, so the people had no way to complain, and they couldn't even see the officials in person. Under the last resort, some young people finally got together and after discussion, He decided to go to Qinzhou and complain before the king.
As the saying goes, the people do not fight against the officials. At that time, this required great courage. Not to mention whether they could reach Qinzhou, even if they did, a commoner would have to have great luck if he wanted to see the king.
But regarding this incident, the villagers were filled with indignation and did as they were told. With dozens of people accompanying them, they started heading towards Qinzhou.
This incident was quickly discovered by Wei Zhong. Hearing the news, he was shocked at first, then a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said in a cold voice: "Quick! Send someone to kill them! This gang of unruly people is simply That’s unreasonable!”
He sent killers here. As soon as a group of villagers arrived in Qinzhou, late that night, their throats were cut and everything they had on them was taken away.
Overnight, more than ten men died in Qinzhou. This matter is not a big deal.
You know, this is the capital of the Qin State. News of such a murder spread quickly, and the Wuwei Mansion immediately began to investigate.
And this matter was brought up by a minister in the court the next day. After hearing this, Xiao Yuan became furious and immediately pointed his fingers and said:
"Send an order to Ye Cheng immediately! Tell him! This case must be solved within three days!"
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