Cao Xing took a sip of tea, took out a piece of paper from his arms, and handed it to Tian Yuanwai. Asked: "When you buy meat, do you give me this Huizi?"
Tian Yuanwai took the Huizi, looked at it several times, and said, "The Huizi all look the same, how do I know if it's this one?"
Cao Xing stared at Tian Yuanwai, and after a long while, he said: "It's not surprising that you can't get up. But you should always remember how many consistent huizi you have collected these days and where they are used. The consistent huizi can be used at ordinary times. Get less."
The field clerk said: "In my shop, I collected the usual huizi, which was quickly deposited in the bank, and there will be no accumulation. These days, only the clerks from the pastry shop use the consistent huizi when they come out to purchase goods. The money I paid for the meat should have been collected from him.”
Cao Xing nodded, said nothing, and put the piece of paper away again.
After a while, Cao Xing said: "Gu Yuan is buying goods from outside. Isn't it just Guiyuanhuizi? Are there any other Guiyuanhuizi in your family?"
The clerk said hurriedly: "Yes, yes. When I purchased the goods that day, the clerk gave me six of them. I used two of them and kept the rest at home. I thought that in a few days, I would save more, and we would save them together. Go to the bank.”
"Take it and take a look." Cao Xing remained calm.
Tian Yuanwai was confused and did not dare to neglect. He hurriedly took out the saved Huizi later.
Cao Xing held it in his hand and observed it carefully.
Not surprisingly, these are indeed painted banknotes. If Cao Xing hadn't been trained before handling the case, he wouldn't have been able to tell.
After carefully observing the huizi, Cao Xing put them away and said to Tian Yuan: "I will put these huizi away for now and return them to you after I finish the case. Don't tell anyone else about my coming to see you tonight. .If the news is leaked, you are the only one asking!"
The field members agreed repeatedly and were very frightened.
Looking at the sky, Cao Xing led people out of Tian Yuanwai's shop. We can't go far, so we can ambush outside Gu Yuan's wife's shop.
Cao Xing checked several stores these days, and each store didn't have many stores. Mr. Qian’s wife left four huizi, the most. With the evidence from Tian Yuanwai's family, Cao Xingcai confirmed that the fake Huizi came from Gu Yuanwai's shop.
Under the bright moon in the sky, Gu Yuan swayed outside and walked home from the fireworks in the world. Nowadays, the public security in Luoyang is better. In these crowded places, we are not only worried about what kind of accidents we will encounter. There is no one except Gu Yuan, not even a companion.
The March night wind didn't bring any chill on my body, it just made my head clear.
The flowers of the big apricot tree at the door have begun to wither, but the begonias next to the tree are just blooming. Luoyang is famous all over the world for its peonies and various exotic flowers and plants.
As soon as Gu Yuanwai arrived at the door, a person suddenly appeared next to him. He patted Gu Yuanwai and said, "Is it Gu Yuanwai? I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
Gu Yuanwai was startled. Just as he was about to speak, he saw several people walking over from the other side of the road.
After surrounding Gu Yuan, Cao Xing said: "Gu Yuan, your case has been reported! Follow me back to Henan Mansion!"
Seeing Cao Xing take out his badge, Gu Yuanwai was so frightened that he trembled all over. He hurriedly asked: "What case? What crime did I commit?"
Cao Xingdao: "You are living a comfortable life these days by using fake Huizi! We people have a hard time trying to solve the case!"
After saying that, he couldn't help but drag Yu Gu away and left.
Zheng Ke took the case file and hurried to Wang Xiaolie's office. After entering the government office, I saw Wang Xiaolie in the yard, bending down to look at some peonies. Every Grain Rain season, peonies bloom, which is a major event in Luoyang. This year is the first spring since Wang Xiaolie entered Luoyang, so it is particularly important.
At this time, there were not many days left before Guyu, and many peonies were already in full bloom. There are many rare varieties planted in Wang Xiaoyou's yard, and they are already in bloom.
Zheng Ke stepped forward, handed the case file to Wang Xiaolie, and said: "The counterfeit currency case has been investigated clearly. It is a man named Chen Xiaohui. He is gifted and can draw Huizi exactly the same. In the beginning, this Chen Xiao Hui painted Hui Zi for his own use, and no one noticed. Later, because he painted too much and couldn't use it in time, he went to the gold and silver shop to change some silver collars. In a place like the gold and silver shop, although Hui Zi could not be found Whether it was fake or not, I still felt something was wrong, so I went to the bank and that’s how the incident happened.”
Wang Xiaolie said: "Chen Xiaohui is quite capable if he can paint Huizi exactly the same."
Zheng Ke nodded. He added: "Chen Xiaohui saw that the people collecting money in the gold and silver shop were suspicious, and he didn't dare to go to that place anymore. So he found a few people, one was Lu Zongyuan, the head of the dock force, one was the head of the mason's shop, and the other was the head of the fruit shop. First of all, there was a pastry shop to help him enjoy the painting. Now it has been found that these people spent a total of 360 Guan. As for how much Chen Xiaohui originally spent, he couldn’t remember clearly. It should be around fifty or sixty."
Wang Xiaolie casually flipped through the case file and said: "Zhang Junxuan once uncovered a gang that forged money in Fuchuan and Shaanxi, and seized 300,000 yuan in forged money. Zhang Shuxiang will kill all fifty criminals at that time. The transshipment envoy Zhao Kai advised him that if the fake money coin was stamped with the Xuanfu envoy's seal, it would become a real money coin. Wouldn't it be nice to get 300,000 yuan for free? The criminal tattooed the money to make the money coin for the Xuanfu Department, and he was free of charge. Fifty people were executed."
After hearing this, Zheng Ke couldn't help but frown and said, "Xuan Fu means to absolve these people of their sins?"
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "No. What I mean is that when Zhang Shuxiang handled this matter, he had no idea and failed to handle the matter. If the fake money was found to lead to the case, regardless of the size of the loss or the size of the harm, they would all be killed. After Zhao Kai persuaded them, they were greedy for small profits and asked them to help the Xuanfu Division print money. The people would not like the money printed in this way. We don't want this here."
After hearing this, Zheng Ke asked hurriedly: "What does Xuan Fu think it should be?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "After all, Chen Xiaohui only painted, but printed. The punishment should not be harsh. In my opinion, he should be sentenced to half a year of hard labor. The other three will be sentenced to one to three years depending on how much money they spent. . It is enough to let the common people know not to make fun of Huizi."
After hearing this, Zheng Ke thought for a while and said, "Is such a punishment too light?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "When announcing the punishment, it must be specifically stated that the printed punishment is heavier. To put it bluntly, painting Huizi is not a serious crime."
Zheng Ke nodded after hearing this: "I understand."
In fact, Zheng Ke didn't understand why these people sentenced him so much, and he always felt that the sentence was too light.
Zheng Ke said goodbye and left. Wang Xiaolie ordered his men to move a chair and sit next to the flowers, drinking tea slowly.
Officials must have principles when doing things. For example, in cases of counterfeiting of private currency, of course, the principle of harm will be used, and the penalty will be determined as appropriate. If you draw counterfeit coins by yourself, no matter how hard you work, you won't be able to draw many. For those who paint, the sentence does not need to be harsh. If paper money is printed, even if it is the same amount, the penalty will be severe.
Once the law is set, people who break the law will actually be distributed in a curve. What law enforcers need to pay attention to is the distribution of this curve. Law enforcers control the standard deviation of the curve, which can effectively manage society without making people think the law is harsh.
This is just like the quality control standards in factories. What level do I want the quality of the product to reach? How many failures are acceptable? If an abnormality occurs and the quality curve is deformed, it must be dealt with as soon as possible. Instead of debating procedural justice and substantive justice, debating what is just and fair, and debating how the law should be done. The law is a tool for social management and does not itself represent fairness or justice.
Chinese law was learned from the West. When legal scholars talk about law, they often start with Plato and Socrates, plus some words from modern Western scholars. We even start from God and talk about the relationship between man and God, but in the end we are confused and confused.
Most civilizations and governments originally came from God. After evolution, China came from heaven, and Europe came from God. The divine right of kings and the divine right of kings are different. If you think they are the same, you just haven’t understood them clearly.
In the end, the crown fell, and most of the world's political powers became power based on the people. But most countries have not figured out why and how political power should come from the people. They just learned a system from Europe and the United States and forced themselves into this system, making them feel uncomfortable all over.
When the crown falls, the political power naturally carries the essence of God. This god is not God, nor any of the various natural gods, but comes from the people. It cannot be expressed in other words and is called a god.
The sage is unkind and treats all things as stupid dogs. The political power has a divine nature, and naturally it also has the characteristic of treating all things as stupid dogs, which is a bit unhuman. It is unkind to manage society the same way we manage quality in a factory.
But in the end, officials are humans, not gods. In the process of managing society, there are various accidents that must be dealt with. The handling of accidents is where officials show their humanity. If done well, these things that are not in line with divinity are the brilliance of an official.
If the distribution of criminals is regarded as a curve, there is no debate about the treatment of the most concentrated areas. These areas where there is no dispute should be handled by officials. Any disputes will be handled by the officials. The difference in handling things is the difference between officials and officials.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "deposed hundreds of schools of thought and respected only Confucianism." Dong Zhongshu established a theoretical system and introduced the induction of heaven and man. Later generations often say that the introduction of the connection between heaven and man is a step backward in terms of epistemology, and there is something to be said for the political system. In fact, in terms of epistemology, if the meaning of heaven is gradually progressive, then Dong Zhongshu's theory is not considered a regression. In terms of politics, heaven and man felt that it would definitely be progressive to put a tight spell on the emperor.
When facing traditional culture, it will definitely not be enough if future generations just learn some definitions from the West to criticize. It can also be said that under such circumstances, they have not learned much about Western culture and they have not learned much about traditional culture.
We cannot generally say that ancient culture is backward, let alone that ancient culture is advanced. Critical inheritance requires the ability of future generations.
(End of chapter)
