Poor Family Chapter 555

Chapter 555 Zhizhou visit

The rental and sales plan of the Town God's Temple was a great success. The news of a new tile building in the Town God's Temple has aroused heated discussions and expectations from the people of the county. Although there are some opponents, they are only a very small number of opponents. Amidst the heated discussions throughout the county.

The day when the land was sold was even more grand than ever. Except for the three pieces of land that were taken away by the county magistrate and magistrate at a very low internal price, the other seven pieces of land were sold for 22,000 yuan, fully achieving the expected results. Then in the lottery for renting shops, thousands of small businessmen came to draw the lease rights of 125 small shops. The hot scene brought the whole renting and selling activities to a climax.

The lease and sale of the land of the Town God's Temple this time brought Jiayu County an income of 25,000 guan, and after deducting the expenses for building the house, the county government obtained at least 18,000 guan in revenue, not only paying off all debts After paying the salary in arrears, and still having a balance of more than 10,000 yuan, Li Yanqing immediately decided to use the money to repair the dilapidated wharf, build three new primary schools, and restore the nursing home and Anji Square.

In a short time, Li Yanqing was praised by the people all over the city, and the title of Li Qingtian began to appear.

However, the monthly rent of the small shops in the Town God's Temple is only about 600 yuan, which is still a little insufficient. Another long-term source of income must be developed. The day after the land auction, Li Yanqing asked the county Wei Zhouping to go on a business trip , went to the capital, and discussed with Baoyanzhai about setting up a flower garden in Jiayu County's leased public land.

Until then, Zhou Ping didn't know the relationship between Li Yanqing and Bao Yanzhai. Apart from being amazed, his confidence was greatly boosted, and he happily went to Beijing for business talks.

Just five days after Zhou Ping left, a special guest came to Jiayu County. A large boat with the state government official flag slowly arrived at the pier of Jiayu County. A middle-aged man about fifty years old stood on the bow. Scholar, he wears a light blue blouse and gauze hat. He is of medium build and well maintained. His skin is fair and there is a long beard under his jaw. He looks extremely elegant.

This middle-aged scribe is Wang Boyan, the magistrate of Ezhou. His official position in the imperial court is Yubu doctor, and he was sent to Ezhou as the magistrate. Wang Boyan is from Huizhou. He was a Jinshi in the second year of Chongning.

Of course he came to Jiayu County today to pay a visit to Li Yanqing who was demoted here. As for the rent and sale of land in Jiayu County without authorization a few days ago, he also heard about it, but he pretended not to know anything, since Li Yanqing did not He applied to him and didn't report the matter to the state. Of course, he didn't know about it. Otherwise, how would he deal with this difficult matter?

As the highest official of a state, Wang Boyan is also very aware of the financial difficulties of the counties in Ezhou, but he has nothing to do. This is a problem that exists throughout the Song Dynasty, and he cannot solve it. Even the small Tongcheng County has to support seven A dozen officials and servants, apart from using various methods to increase taxes and exploit farmers, how can they support so many people?

So it is not legal but reasonable for Jiayu County to sell its official land to save itself.

The ship docked at the pier, and an attendant said in a small voice: "Do you want to inform the county government first?"

Wang Boyan waved his hand, "Don't disturb them, we will go there by ourselves."

He got off the boat, hired an ox cart with two entourages, and headed for the county. Along the way, the driver spattered at them and praised the new county magistrate, "Bless the gods, send away a magistrate Wang who doesn't care about the lives of the people, Finally, a master from Qingtian County came, this is our Jiayu people's luck!"

Wang Boyan was very surprised that Li Yanqing was called Qingtian after only a few days, so he asked with a smile: "Tell me, what did he do that he is called Qingtian?"

"He built a tile shop as soon as he came, so that we low-level people have more small shops where we can eat, which is convenient for the people. Isn't that great?"

"anything else?"

"He sold the land and got the money, so he started to renovate the pier. When the pier is repaired and more ships dock, our business will be better. I heard that three primary schools will be built, and our children from poor families can also go there for free. I have been studying for two years and know some words, unlike rough people like us who don't know a single word, and... to restore the nursing home and Anjifang, which have been closed for nearly ten years, how many widowed old people and homeless orphans It is the heart of a Bodhisattva to have a bite to eat! What is such a good official called Qingtian?"

Wang Boyan nodded and said with a smile: "It seems that he is really a good official."

"Of course he is a good official. We hope he can stay in Jiayu County forever."

Wang Boyan chuckled, he knew very well that Li Yanqing would stay in Jiayu County for a few years at most, and as soon as the crown prince came to the throne, the members of the Fan Party would turn over completely.

Not long after, they came to the county government office and saw many people watching at the gate of the county government office. Wang Boyan got out of the carriage and walked up. It turned out that Li Yanqing was trying the case. Wang Boyan was quite curious and stood by to watch.

Someone nearby commented: "This Zhang Sanyazi is so unreasonable. The box he picked up on the shore has been publicized for more than 30 days, so it should belong to him. He still wants to file a lawsuit to get it back. What is the county magistrate doing?" Maybe give him something?"

Wang Boyan immediately understood the facts of the case. There was a clear regulation in the Criminal Regulations of the Song Dynasty. After picking up an unowned item and reporting it to the government, the government will issue a notice for 30 days. If the owner does not come to claim it within 30 days, the item will belong to the person who found it. It is a measure to encourage money-gathering.

He would like to see how Li Yanqing handles this case?

"Qi County Lord, I accidentally overturned this box from the boat and fell into the river. I was chasing this box all the way. At that time, I met the person who picked up the box and asked him if he saw a box. , He said he didn't see it, so he continued to search along the river, but he hid the box privately, and now he wants to legally take it for himself, it is clear that he broke the law first, and this box cannot belong to him!”

The person who picked up the box was a boatman. He hurriedly argued: "I admit that I have seen this man, but I didn't pick up the box at that time. I found him on the river after he went far away, and I couldn't find him there. Where? It can only be handed over to the government. If I want to hide it, I will never hand it over to the government. No one knows. Now that thirty days have passed, he will not come to claim it himself. He will jump out when the box should belong to me. The responsibility lies clearly with him, so what does it have to do with me?"

Wang Boyan thought to himself, this case is interesting, and it happened to be a loophole in Song Xingtong's regulations. The key to the case is when did the boatman get the box? Is it before or after the owner's inquiry.

Li Yanqing patted the gavel and asked, "Wang Chuanzi, let me ask you, what's in the box?"

"That's... some women's clothes and a wooden box, and the wooden box contains some gold and silver jewelry."

"I spent a thousand dollars to buy it from Jiangxia and give it to my wife. It's my thing, you can't keep it for yourself."

"I didn't ask you, if you dare to intervene indiscriminately, be careful that I will drive you out of the yamen!"

Li Yanqing glared at Zhang Sanyazi, then asked the boatman, "When did you open the box?"

"The villain only opened the box after he got it back the day before yesterday. Before that, the villain didn't dare to open the box. If the owner finds something missing, the villain can't tell."

"I will ask you again, how many pieces of gold and silver jewelry do you have? What do they look like?"

"There are about a dozen of them! The villain can't tell exactly what they look like, but they are so shiny that the villain's eyes are blurred."

Li Yanqing asked the owner again: "How many pieces of jewelry do you say, how much is gold, how much is silver?"

The loser advocated San Yazi hastily said: "There are fifteen pieces in total, twelve pieces of silver and three pieces of gold."

"Where did you buy it?"

"Jiangxia Jinfulou Jewelry Store, the villain felt that the price of gold and silver rose too fast, so he exchanged all the 1,000 coins for gold and silver jewelry."

Li Yanqing nodded, and asked again: "How long after the box fell into the water did you encounter this boat?"

"About a quarter of an hour."

A quarter of an hour is half an hour, Li Yanqing immediately ordered: "Bring up the box!"

Two yamen servants carried the wooden box to the lobby, and Li Yanqing ordered again: "Open!"

The box was opened, and inside was a pile of women's dresses, which were moldy. The yamen servant took out a wooden box, opened it, and inside were a dozen pieces of dark gray and dark jewelry.

'Snapped! ' Li Yanqing patted the gavel and shouted: "Wang Chuanzi, are you convicted?"

The boatman knelt down in fright, "What crime does the villain know?"

"You kept saying that you didn't dare to open the box, because you were afraid that the owner would trouble you. You said that the box was opened just the day before yesterday, but you also said that it was all shiny jewelry, which dazzled your eyes. Open your dog's eyes and look. Is this shiny jewelry?"

The boatman was stunned, and said for a while: "Little man. Just talking casually."

"Hmph! You didn't just say it casually. You opened the box after you picked it up. It was indeed shiny jewelry at the time, but the box was soaked in water and left for another month, and the silverware would turn dull and colorless. You know I wanted to take this box privately, but the owner asked you, and you were afraid, so you didn't dare to hide it privately, and wanted to take it legally, so you reported it to the official."

Chuanzi panicked and said: "Little man. The villain lied. He opened the box first, but he must have asked before he got the box. The villain should not lie."

"Don't dare to be stubborn. Since you want to return it to the owner, why didn't you tell the government that you have met the owner, but concealed this fact?"

"Because the villain couldn't find the owner?"

"It's nonsense. How can a fisherman on the river not know the owner's passenger boat? If you really want to return him, you don't need to report to the police. You clearly wanted to take possession of this box from the beginning. If you still dare to argue, I will now Bring the ferryman of the passenger boat and see if you recognize him?"

Chuanzi finally collapsed, and kowtowed again and again: "The villain was blinded by lard, and became greedy for a while, please forgive me!"

"Although you are a minor offender, you don't need to go to jail, but punishment is inevitable. If you drag it down, you will be beaten with fifty sticks!"

Zhang Sanyazi recovered his lost things, overjoyed in his heart, bowed and said: "The county magistrate is clear, thank you county magistrate!"

Li Yanqing said coldly to him: "The things can be returned to you, but you are also at fault. Claiming it in 30 days will aggravate Chuanzi's unethical behavior, and you will be fined to pay for Chuanzi's medical expenses and lost work. I'll give it back to you later!"

There was a burst of applause in the hall, Wang Boyan stepped forward and said with a smile: "As expected of the Shi Yushi in charge of the trial, the judgment is really brilliant, I admire it!"

Li Yanqing glanced at him, "Who are you?"

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(end of this chapter)

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