Chapter 14 The Lobby Trial
Bai Yunhang's eyes lit up. Just now, the public was full of sticks. He was still very effective in fighting, but he was useless to deal with such scenes. He had to buy some bows, arrows, swords and guns.
But he is not a young master who does not know the price of firewood, rice, oil and salt. His weapons are now strategic materials strictly controlled by the court, and the prices are also sky-high. Around ten years before Chongzhen of the previous dynasty, an arrow plus an arrow only required eight taels of silver. But now, an arrow plus an arrow can’t be taken down without seventeen taels of silver. At this price, there is still a price but no market.
As for single swords, spears and other things, they also rose as the water rose. If you buy all the weapons of these dozens of public men, Bai Yunhang would be heartbroken, but he had to buy them.
He said: "Stay at your own risk... Don't buy this bow and arrow for the time being, you can buy some single swords to defend yourself..."
As he was talking, the county government had arrived and the public had some experience in handling such cases. Zhang Yilong immediately led people to open the trial overnight. As for the county magistrate, of course, he had to be fully prepared for trial tomorrow morning.
Bai Yunhang returned to the West Flower Hall with a candle in his hand. Unexpectedly, before Li Yushuang could go to bed, he said lukewarmly as soon as he saw his figure: "Young Master Bai, are you back? I have prepared some midnight snacks to warm you up..."
Looking at the beauty under the lamp is the ultimate scene in the world. When I saw Li Yushuang again, I felt a little concerned in my eyes. Although my tone seemed a little more remarkable, Bai Yunhang still said quickly: "Yushuang, let Yunhang come for such a vulgar thing..."
A hint of joy appeared on Li Yushuang's crystal clear cheeks, and the midnight snack he bought was hot. Bai Yunhang knew that Li Yushuang was no longer a piece of ice and was very happy to eat. Seeing that there was some dust in his official uniform, Li Yushuang asked, "Mr. Bai, what accident happened this time..."
Bai Yunhang immediately passed the details of the search. When he heard the story of the young man in a row, Li Yushuang whispered: "If you get help from such strange people, how could Mr. Bai be afraid of Shaolin monks?"
Bai Yunhang brimmed his high-five and said, "That's right! That's right! I'll send someone to search tomorrow... By the way, this time the search caught four Shaolin monks. Our family will show off their power in front of them tomorrow!"
Li Yushuang's face turned slightly red, and she leaned over and put it in Bai Yunhang's ear and said softly. Her ears were rubbed, and the beauty was warm. The fragrance blew from her ears to the depths of Bai Yunhang's heart. After saying these few words, Li Yushuang stood up and said, "Yushuang is going to sleep first..."
Looking at Li Yushuang's pretty back, Bai Yunhang thought to himself: "I'm sleeping alone again tonight... But with Yushuang's care, it's many times better than the days when I've been sleeping in the open in the past..."
However, after thinking about it, Bai Yunhang was always uneasy and could not sleep. Finally, he felt that he could not gain his power in the tree of Dengfeng. The key was that there were tens of thousands of disciples familiar with sticks in Shaolin. The Tianlong Gang was also a little good at it. He had neither the help of the masters nor the garrison. He was dependent on these thirty common people. When he thought of his inspiration, he wrote a letter to Su Anqi, the acting governor of Henan.
He investigated when he was in the capital. Although Su Anqi was a disciple of Master Cheng, Master Cheng was born in Confucianism and always had a bit of affection for Buddhism. Master Su was different. Master Su was adopted by the nursery of Western missionaries since he was a child. He believed in the Western Thai religion preached by the foreign devils. He hated Buddhism and even tried to attack Buddhism as a pleasure.
The commission was equivalent to the governor of the previous dynasty, and the position of governor of the previous dynasty was no different from that of the governor of the previous dynasty. In Henan Province, Bai Yunhang raised his struggle with Shaolin to the height of religious struggle in his letter, and then said very tactfully that the king's army was spared no effort to quell the rebels and did not dare to work. However, if the king's army could pass by Dengfeng while adjusting defense, it could severely attack the arrogance of the Shaolin monk.
After writing this letter, Bai Yunhang slept very sweetly, just waiting for the moment when the King of Master was adjusting his defense and was able to show off his power.
The next day, Bai Yunhang had just arrived, and he assigned the clerk, Li Yutian, to take a few capable public servants to sell all the three good horses. Zhang Yilong, Dianshi, came to report: "Sir, I have recruited three... I haven't recruited the rest yet..."
Bai Yunhang responded and asked, "Those monks have not yet started their moves?"
"No!"
"Bring it up and start the trial!"
Bai Yunhang sat majestic in the lobby, slapped the auspicious tree and shouted: "Since you are far away from the world, why do you do this insane thing... Let's discipline on behalf of the temple!"
The four monks knelt down, and the monk in charge was very stubborn: "The affairs of Buddhism in this county are under the supervision of the Monks' Association, and the public will not interfere... Don't you, the magistrate, want to live?"
Originally, Shaolin Temple had a monk's association department, and this position was always held by the Shaolin abbot.
Bai Yunhang beat the gavel again and shouted: "Ten!"
Before the monk could react, the board had already fallen like raindrops and played a symphony with his butt. The man was a little tough. Although he felt pain, he just hummed a few times.
Bai Yunhang was even more angry, and he shouted: "I have heard of Shaolin Temple that has a golden bell cover and an iron cloth shirt, but I can't imagine that I can get through the jail with this kind of kung fu. The yamen runners, let me fight..."
With a slap of the gavel, the man's boards continued. The public complained that they had just lost all their strength and lost their power, so they were fighting very hard now.
The monk was so angry that he screamed in pain. Bai Yunhang yawned and said, "I will go and make up for my sleep first. When the time comes, I will get up and try the case again... You will continue to fight first. Anyway, Shaolin's golden bell cover and iron cloth shirt are very powerful. This monk must be pretending to be painful..."
Seeing that Bai Yunhang was about to get up, the monk's soul was scared. God knew that Bai Yunhang would sleep until the year of the monkey and the month of the horse, and he would probably have to be beaten to death.
He has never practiced any golden bell covers or iron cloth shirts. It’s just that the sticks in the precepts are never merciless when hitting people. He can endure even more when hitting them. However, this board is completely incomparable to the sticks in the precepts. He shouted repeatedly: “Grandmaster, Master Rao… I am aware of the crime…”
As for the other three monks who were escorted up together, their heads were now against the ground, and their bodies were trembling. Bai Yunhang yawned again, then he said in a lengthened voice: "Do you know what crime you committed... Stop fighting!"
Even so, there were still some men who couldn't stop and beat him two or three times, causing the monk to scream like a pig. Bai Yunhang said coldly: "It seems that you can't practice the magical skills of Shaolin Temple... I supervise you for one or two on your behalf, so I am considerate..."
The monk thought in his heart: "I bought a lesson this time, and I will definitely change my past from now on... Next time I am being beaten for prostitution, I must put on a wool mat on my butt!"
But this raindrop-like board is really powerful. No matter how strong the monk is, he can't resist it. He knelt down and begged for mercy: "The four monks have violated the precept of lust. Please forgive me, Master Qingtian!"
As he said that, four bald heads hit the ground like pounding garlic. County Magistrate Bai was in a good mood. He said, "Do you know how powerful this county is? Do you think you will accept the beating or punishment?"
"Receive punishment...Receive punishment...My four brothers will definitely accept punishment..." The four monks had very consistent opinions.
Bai Yunhang's succumbing wood was so shocking that it was all over the sky: "That's it... you can pay fifty taels of silver each!"
The four monks immediately begged for mercy with bitter faces and said, "Master Qingtian, how can I give out so much money?"
County Magistrate Bai was so powerful that he was: "Don't accept the punishment? Just beat you monks who don't follow the rules to death, all the yamen runners!"
He shouted loudly, and the answering man immediately responded in unison, raised the board high, and saw that it was about to fall down, the monk who had been beaten was anxious, kowtowed and begged for mercy, "Sir, I really don't have that much money. I will beat me half to death if I pay twenty-five taels..."
An unexpected joy! An unexpected joy!
Even the fifth generation disciples of this Hai generation have so much money. Dengfeng County seems to be able to make a fortune. He thought about the equipment for a long time before saying, "You are cheap, everyone will pay twenty taels..."
As soon as this statement was made, it laid a classic punishment standard for Dengfeng County to hear cases of "indecent" among monks, and prevented the administrative law enforcement phenomenon that arbitrarily changed the punishment standard. Two shrewd men immediately took out the monk's pockets, and there were many colorful pills in their arms. Unfortunately, they were all things "Ye Yu Qian Nu Xuanyuan's Secret Scripture Rong Cheng Avenue Golden Guns Not Bringing Pills". There was no good medicine for injury. If you count the silver notes, you would not even pay the fine. The monk who was beaten was the most, and it was only more than twelve taels.
County Magistrate Bai was prepared for this and immediately shouted: "Catch their certificate!"
Since Buddhist disciples have jumped beyond the Red Dharma, the court has given permission to monks to be exempted from taxes. However, since there are benefits of exemption from taxes and taxes, it is inevitable that someone will benefit. Therefore, all those who have escaped from the world of the world in the past dynasties must first obtain a certificate of tribute before they can become official monks. Since then, they have the official status of a legal monk.
This dynasty was newly established, and some of the previous dynasties, the princes and grandsons of Fugui were hidden outside the world, and when they were knocking on wooden fish, they were restored to the country, so the control of the vassal certificates was stricter.
This certificate of decree states the Dharma name, common name, identity, origin, residence, teacher name, etc. Only monks and nuns who have obtained the salvation can be exempted from taxes and labor service, and they can travel around without any need to lead the way. It can be said that it is the most important certificate for monks.
The public was neat and handed over the certificate of tribute. After checking and confirming it, Bai Yunhang immediately shouted: "You should use the certificate of quota as a deposit to write the IOU first! This... will be fined 30 taels of silver. It will be paid monthly within six months. If you pay the cash bank, it will only cost twenty taels!"
This is a special offer to repay the loan in advance. However, the monks didn't have so much cash. They were about to protest, but when they saw the men's boards raised high and were about to fall down at any time, they could only say, "I accept the punishment!"
Four monks set up calligraphy and paintings, and the county magistrate Bai took a piece of white paper, then covered it with a public seal, and threw it down: "If you can't pay the remaining money within half a lifetime, the county will naturally send this certificate to the precepts court!"
When the four men saw the white paper, they found that apart from a bright red seal, the seal was simple and bright, with only two words: "Customer".
This was a good idea that Li Yushuang had come up with last night. The magistrate Bai asked someone to make a seal overnight. His meaning was very obvious. If he wanted to break the contract and postpone the repayment of the loan, he would stamp the seal of the "client" and send it to the precepts court. The four monks were immediately frightened.
Although they are disciples of the Five Dynasties of Shaolin Temple, they have at least set up several locations. Although they are inconspicuous, they can still make some money to eat, drink, and gamble in a year. If the matter is sent to the precepts institute, this location will naturally be unstoppable and will have to be expelled from Shaolin. Then they may fall to the level of Senior Brother Xiong, Xiong, Xiong.
Therefore, the four monks nodded and said, "When I go back, I will pay it back in advance..."
The magistrate Bai waved his hand to signal them to leave, and finally gave them some special benefits: "From now on the kiln, there is no need to be afraid of going to the kiln. This county has always had public morality. As long as the monthly payment of the accumulated deposit and owed a fine, the county will not conduct one case and two trials in the next two years..."
The thirty taels of silver have been safe for the monk to go to the brothel within one year and two months in the future. He sent the monk away and continued to interrogate the criminals. The criminals looked at the board with a trace of blood, and then recalled the monk's screams like a pig, and was already shocked. Bai Yunhang was a little intimidated and paid the money to accept the punishment.
There were only two scoundrels, who had no money on their bodies and were unwilling to find ways to raise fines. It was useless to fall like raindrops. They cried out and said, "It's just our body if the butt is rotten, but the money is our ancestor. We can't let our ancestors down... Besides, if we beat our family to death, you will lose your black hat!"
It is standard to be worth money but not life! How can this be done? I honestly handed over the money and immediately let you out for freedom and freedom. Although the men beat the two scoundrels to the extreme, they were afraid of killing people. The board behind them became lighter and lighter. After these two scoundrels torture, seven criminals who were originally willing to accept the punishment turned over their confessions, and only three criminals paid the fine.
County Magistrate Bai thought for a while but had no idea. He immediately took a photo of the excavator: "Take all the criminals down first, and the trial will continue to be launched later..."
Let it go? This is a large sum of silver, and it can be fined at least fifty taels, but it won't be released. This small case will take so long, not to lose its authority, let alone what if it really makes a life happen? What method can you use to fine the silver?
At this moment, clerk Li Yutian and three public servants ran in excitedly. The clerk Li Yutian, who was leading, was still waving a sharp single sword in his hand and shouted: "Sir, this horse has been sold for a good price..."
As he said that, Yutian handed over three silver notes, one hundred taels, two twenty taels, totaling one hundred and forty taels. Bai Yunhang was happy, and Yutian put away his single sword and said, "Sir! The villain cut a good price. In addition to this one hundred and forty taels of silver, the villain also asked the boss to give him ten good single swords and five refined spears. If this single sword is sold alone, it will cost three or six or seven cents of silver. Although the price of this spear is lower, it will cost two or three or four cents of silver!"
In fact, the boss who bought the horses actually paid 160 taels in addition to these weapons. The four men shared twenty taels on the way back and handed in one hundred and forty taels. These three strong horses were paired with excellent horse harnesses, and there was no problem even if they were sold for three or four hundred taels. On the one hand, they were eager to take action. On the other hand, Mao Yutian made a fortune on the other hand. The horse buyer patted Li Yutian's shoulder and said, "Okay! Once this business is completed, brothers invite the four masters to go to Xinghua Village to have fun together... But this one hundred and sixty taels cannot be added!"
Bai Yunhang didn't know that he had lost a lot of money, so he nodded repeatedly: "Okay! OK! OK!"
With a suitable weapon, at least next time, if you encounter the young leader of the Tianlong Gang, you can immediately stab him into a bloody man as soon as you hit him.
When he said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived. At this time, a man outside shouted: "Sir, Tianlong helps to send someone..."
The lobbyist of the Tianlong Gang is very quick-witted. He repeatedly accused the young master of the gang and said that he was reckless and ignorant. He actually collided with Master Qingtian. The gang leader led the young master to take the thorns to apologize. Bai Yunhang secretly praised the young man in his heart for being a sensible fortune. Finally, the lobbyist said: "Master, if you are fine in the future, you can go to Yihongyuan for a walk. Brothers are 30% off. Master, you don't have to bring money..."
Bai Yunhang was unmoved at all. One Li Yushuang could hold up ten Yihongyuan. He said with a stern face: "It's gone? Let me tell you the leader of the gang that I don't eat the grass in the nest. This month, this county has no harm to Yihongyuan..."
As for what to do next month, I won’t say. Bai Yunhang has a long-term vision and knows the reason for raising fish with water. He has searched too many times. He can only break up after closing the door. The lobbyist hesitated for a while before explaining his purpose: "Our gang leader said that the idea of the bitch in Baihualou when he came to search Yihongyuan last time must be the idea of Baihualou?"
Bai Yunhang's expression remained unchanged at all, and he just asked: "The law enforcement in this county is like a mountain..."
There was endless meaning in this sentence, so the lobbyist simply opened the window and said: "Our gang leader said that he finally opened a Yihongyuan that made a lot of money, but countless people came to the door to cause trouble. Since it has disrupted our business, I will not offend others, I will not offend others, I will not offend me... So please ask the county magistrate to go to Baihua Building, and this gang will thank you very much!"
"I just visited Baihua Building two days ago. Yesterday, Boss Yun even gave me a beautiful girl who was worth 240 taels of furniture... Why do you want me to go there again?" County Magistrate Bai's meaning was very obvious: "Boy, our eyes are very high in snow. Don't make a promise to us, we want real gold and silver!"
The lobbyist said with a respectful hand: "My deeds at Baihualou the day before yesterday have become famous in the whole county... It's so courageous! It scared away the two heroes Yun Tianzong and Lian Xinwu, captured the Daozhen Cup, which is famous in the brothel world in the county, and took away a charming jade girl!"
This is all about Bai Yunhang's proud things. Bai Yunhang couldn't help but show his face. The lobbyist said, "Sir... We know that you don't want to mess with Baihualou, it doesn't matter... You just need to find a brothel in Xinghua Village to search. Even if you can't catch anyone, it doesn't matter. This gang is willing to give twenty good players together to participate in the grand ceremony... In addition, the gang leader said that after the matter is completed, Yihongyuan is willing to pay twenty taels to the adults every month!"
Let's join in the grand ceremony? I think we are all focused on going up and smashing and looting. It doesn't matter if we can't catch people. Fuck, how can we fine the silver? Twenty taels a month? You think this is feeding dogs. Oh, our family should agree. After all, it's still a long way to catch a little. It's just a little bit!
The Bai County Magistrate naturally couldn't imagine the thought of the leader of the Tianlong Gang. Since Bai Yunhang checked Baihua Building, many old customers in Xinghua Village were frightened and moved their positions to Yihongyuan, which made Tianlong Gang make enough money. However, Bai Yunhang checked again. Even the old customers in Yihongyuan were worried about safety issues and ran to Xinghua Village again. Now Yihongyuan's business is light, and no one is willing to go to the sign of selling big prices.
The leader of the Tianlong Gang missed the short golden time more and more. He immediately sent a lobbyist to ask Bai Yunhang to search again. Bai Yunhang thought for a moment: "It's not impossible to search! But these dozens of public servants took out, and they would cost a lot of money to eat, drink, defecate, and urinate. Please give me another fifty taels of Cheng Yi..."
The price is reasonable and fair. The two hit it off and the on-site transaction was completed. Bai Yunhang took the fifty taels of silver and put it in his pocket. Anyway, the money was not legal income, so it could only become the private money of the magistrate Bai.
As soon as the lobbyist of the Tianlong Gang left, the public servants there reported again: "Boss Zheng Shichang, the sand mining farm in this county, asked for a meeting..."
As he was talking, Zheng Shichang had already walked in and said with a smile while respectfully: "Zheng Shichang, the grass-roots man, have met Master Qingtian!"
Bai Yunhang was wondering. Since he came to Dengfeng to take office, no merchant has come to the door on his own initiative. He remembered something and immediately asked: "Have you ever known the Chief Ouyang of Tiannan Escort Agency..."
Zheng Shichang is a little fat man, wearing a melon-shaped hat, a round face full of fat and a blue silk suit. He looks like a fat man with a broad heart at first. Unfortunately, he has a gold ring on his fingers. He immediately said with a respectful hand: "Ouyang Xin is Caomin's good brother. Is the lord familiar with my brother?"
Bai Yunhang immediately understood his purpose and said, "I have always been familiar with Ouyang Pao Head. This time I went from Hanyang to Kaifeng, and I was still traveling with Ouyang Pao Head... I heard from Ouyang that you set up a sand mining farm and your business is booming, but it's just that there is not enough manpower!"
Since the Bai County Magistrate has been so arrogant, Zheng Shichang said with a smile: "Sir... Caomin came here for this matter. I heard that a criminal was arrested last night, and several of them refused to confess. Let the criminals be handed over to Caomin, so that they can obey..."
Bai Yunhang did not answer his question head-on, but just asked: "If a prisoner comes to your sand farm, how will you treat him..."
Boss Zheng said with his fingers in his eyes: "The treatment of the villain's sand mining farm is better. He has always been a single day and two days off. He only does three hours of work a day. He can take two days off every month. During the holidays, he will be given food and accommodation. He will be given two sets of cotton coats in winter, two sets of single coats in spring, and another set of autumn clothes in autumn. He will be given six pairs of shoes every year. There are brothels in the field and free receptions in taverns. He will be given twenty taels of wages every month..."
After hearing this, Bai Yunhang only said, "If there is such a good place, our family is willing to go to work for a few days!"
Chapter completed!