allendalepharm Chapter 807 Rewarding the Soldiers
Chapter 807 Rewarding the Soldiers
"Please check the account books of our two families, Your Excellency. Then you will know whether what we said is true.
In addition, the two of us have discussed and prepared to donate 200,000 taels of silver to the court, which is already a huge loss. Please let our two families go, just to save our lives. "
Wan Niansong said this, and seeing that Jiang Youzhen remained calm, he became extremely anxious.
"I know I have committed an unforgivable crime. If you want to serve as a warning to others, I will take the responsibility myself. This is my decision and has nothing to do with my family. Please show some leniency and let my family go. They are all unaware of this."
Jiang Youzhen looked at the two shivering people, their gray hair and nervous expressions, then he picked up the tea bowl and thought.
"According to the laws of this dynasty, anyone who participates in the illegal sale of salt will be punished accordingly, depending on the severity of the case. The lightest punishment for illegal sale of salt is 100 strokes of the cane and three years in prison.
If it exceeds five catties, the person will be exiled more than three thousand miles away. If it exceeds twenty catties, the family will be confiscated and the clan will be exterminated.”
Jiang Youzhen looked at the two of them as he spoke. Not surprisingly, they were already terrified and silent.
When they heard the number of five kilograms, their faces turned pale immediately. The total weight they had gained was over a hundred kilograms.
"We two are willing to give up all our property and be sentenced to death. We only ask you to show mercy and spare our families."
"We'll make a decision after we check the accounts." Jiang Youzhen said, seeing that they were still honest.
"Thank you, sir! We brought a lot of food and supplies with us this time. The soldiers have eradicated the scourge in the city, and we are very grateful. Please reward the soldiers, as we have done our part."
Wan Niansong took out the booklet in his arms, Jiang Ru stepped forward, took it and handed it to Jiang Youzhen.
Jiang Youzhen opened it and saw that it was all food, and there was still 25,000 taels of money left for travel.
This time Jiang Youzhen was really surprised. He didn't expect that these two people were so sensible and good at winning favor.
Turning to the end, Jiang Youzhen also saw the list of the Wan family and Yun family's private warehouse. There were so many treasures in it that Jiang Youzhen was dazzled. At the end, there was even 10,000 taels of gold.
Jiang Youzhen looked up at the two of them and narrowed his eyes. The two of them were looking down nervously, beads of sweat rolling down their foreheads, but they didn't dare to move at all.
There was a long silence, and both of them felt their hearts were about to jump out.
Jiang Youzhen closed the booklet and said meaningfully, "That's right! Let's consider it as a way to atone for the crime! I'll have someone distribute it right away."
She turned to Jiang Ru and said, "Go and ask General Wang to come over and tell him that these two masters want to reward the soldiers and have given them money, food, horses, etc."
"Yes!" Jiang Ru accepted the order. The little girl was heroic and glanced at the two people kneeling on the ground. She felt that her master was wise and brave, and was a peerless hero.
Jiang Youzhen raised the book in his hand. If the two men were telling the truth, the book would remain in his hands. If they were wrong, the book would be placed on the imperial desk.
"From today on, I will inconvenience you two to stay at the government office for a few days. I will investigate the truth. If it is true, I will report it to the court and ask for leniency. If it is not true, then you two can only blame yourself for not abiding by the law. You have brought this upon yourselves."
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. As long as Jiang Youzhen didn't make trouble, it meant there would be room for maneuver.
"Thank you, sir! If we can get through this difficult time, both families will abide by the law and will not dare to cross the line again! The Yun and Wan families are grateful for your kindness and will definitely follow your lead."
This means surrender! Jiang Youzhen smiled and said nothing. She is not wanted by everyone, let's see how these two people perform!
"Come here, please invite these two family heads to the yamen prison first."
The word "please" shows the attitude at this time.
"Search the Wan family and the Yun family, and send the account books and accounts of the two families to the government office. I will go there tonight."
Jiang Run took the order, and at this time the chief constable Yu He also walked in.
"Sir, in the prefecture, according to the list you gave us, everything has been confiscated. The account books and property are all in the government office, and the relevant people have been arrested."
"Well! I'll leave this to you and Lord Qin. I'm going to the capital to finish it off."
Jiang Youzhen nodded. This constable was quite capable.
"Lord Jiang!" General Wang hurried over.
"General Wang, there is a family in the city that has some money and is willing to donate food and money. The money is 25,000 taels and can be divided equally among the soldiers."
General Wang was very surprised. "So many? I wonder which family it is from? They are so generous!"
"It's the Wan and Yun families, the wealthy families here. They heard that we wiped out the Salt Gang and said that we had eliminated a great threat, so they rewarded the soldiers. In addition, they donated a lot of food and horses, which are already outside the city."
General Wang was overjoyed when he heard this. "I didn't expect there would be such a kind-hearted person. Where are these two family heads now? This general must thank them in person."
"They have been imprisoned. They are still suspected of smuggling salt, so they can only be detained temporarily."
"This? Will there be any impact if we accept these? If these two families are involved in order to escape punishment, wouldn't that make things difficult for Lord Jiang?" General Wang frowned. He knew that there would be no such thing as a pie in the sky.
"No problem! Even if they were involved, I will report this to the court. General, don't be polite about the silver and supplies. You deserve them."
General Wang immediately bowed his hands in thanks, "Thank you very much. If anyone blames you after you arrive in Beijing, it's okay for Lord Jiang to tell the truth."
"The general is righteous!" Jiang Youzhen was not wrong. This General Wang was an open-minded man.
Jiang Youzhen packed up, ate a quick meal, and prepared to head to the city.
"Hahaha! This Lord Jiang is pretty good. It's worth our long journey here. This trip is worth it. He treated us with delicious food and gave us clothes. I heard that he also gave us a lot of horses!"
"Everyone! Merchants in the city have donated 25,000 taels of silver to help us with our journey. We will divide it among everyone later and reward them according to their contributions. Whoever works the hardest will get more."
General Wang's voice rang out in the hall. Jiang Youzhen was surprised. He didn't say less at all. Was he planning to divide it all?
"What? I didn't expect there is such a good person?" Everyone was surprised.
"We must have a request from Lord Jiang. Lord Jiang will be responsible for the money we have taken. It's enough for everyone to understand this."
"Lord Jiang is really a man of honor! He is different from those conservative and greedy people in the court. Although he looks like a woman, he is a man! If there is such an assignment in the future, I am willing to do it. After all, we are all risking our lives, so it doesn't matter where we go."
"I am also willing to follow Master Jiang!"
"You are all dreaming. I don't know if there will be such jobs in the future." Everyone laughed while chewing steamed buns.
Jiang Youzhen passed by the hall and felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry.