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    "My lord, please forgive me, please forgive me, sheshe is talking nonsense!" Shen Rong could already feel the murderous aura in Liu Cong's body, and was so frightened that he almost collapsed to the ground, "Please be more careful, sir. I am unjustlyunjustly accused!"

    "My lord, please redress the grievances of the common people!"

    "Sir, please plead grievances for the villain!"

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    Liu Cong took a look and found that the county magistrate Shen Rong had failed so badly that even his relatives and subordinates did not support him.  Of course, it also illustrates a problem, that is, this Shen Rong is indeed greedy, ruthless, and evil enough, he deserves to die!

    He originally wanted to kill him with a sword, but Liu Cong suddenly came up with an idea. Why not use this matter to win over the people of Fangling County?

    "Everyone, please get up quickly. I will give you justice, so that everyone can redress their grievances and avenge them!"

    "Thank you, sir"

    "Thank you, sir"

    Among these people, Liu Cong found that there was a scribe who was different. Although there was surprise in his eyes, he did not show it deliberately and looked very calm.

    "Who are you? Any official position?"

    "My lord, the little man Ma Tao used to be the county magistrate of Fangling County, but now he is white!"

    "When will you resign?"

    "This morning!" Ma Tao simply said what happened in the morning.

    Liu Cong felt that this person was interesting, so he thought for a moment and said: "Ma Tao, I want you to continue to be the magistrate of Fangling County, assist the county magistrate in trying the Shen Rong case, and bring all those who have committed the most heinous crimes to justice.  Fa, can you finish it?"

    "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely complete the task so that no one who commits crimes will slip through the net!" Ma Tao finally showed an excited expression on his face.

    He is only in his thirties, how can he be willing to retire and return to his hometown at this time?  Moreover, he thinks that he has some talent and learning, but it is a pity that he rarely meets the Ming Master. The current prefect is much better than the Shen brothers. If he works under him, he will definitely have a future. How can he not be excited?

    Because Shen Rong was unpopular, these soldiers under Liu Cong did not encounter any obstacles and quickly took over the defense of the county magistrate's office. Liu Cong immediately issued a series of appointments.

    Liu Cong took the post of Shangyong prefect and concurrently served as Fangling magistrate. Deng Ai was appointed Shangyong captain, and Li Hu was appointed Fengling county captain.

    Mother Cai and Mrs. Deng moved into the county magistrate's house. Li Hu led three hundred soldiers into the city to assist the county prime minister Ma Tao in hearing the Shen Rong case. At the same time, he arrested some officials and bandits who had committed heinous crimes.

    Deng Ai is still stationed outside the city. In addition to integrating his soldiers for training, he is also preparing to expand the army according to Liu Cong's orders. It is best to expand the number of soldiers under his command to 3,000.

    Although they have temporarily blocked the news here in Fangling, sooner or later Shangyong and Shen Danshenyi in Xicheng will learn that there will be a battle by then. Only by defeating Shen Danshenyi can Shangyong truly belong to Liu Cong.

    I heard that the imperial court had sent a new prefect Shangyong to punish Shen Rong. At first, the people in Fangling City did not believe it. They saw soldiers and horses entering the city, but there were only a few hundred people. Although there were large troops stationed outside the city,  But there was no war. The Shen family was powerful. How could they overthrow them with just these few troops?

    Later, after the county Prime Minister Ma Tao and many officials in Fangling City tried their best to explain, the people believed it, and the entire Fangling County was boiling.

    In the streets and alleys, in taverns and teahouses, stories about how the new governor was wise and powerful in eradicating corrupt officials were everywhere, and every crime was discussed everywhere.

    Soon, the charges against Shen Rong and his cronies were uncovered one by one. Ma Tao made detailed records, and the relevant personnel were also imprisoned by Li Hu.

    After being busy until the evening, Ma Tao sent Shen Rong's case files one by one to Liu Cong.

    "It's such a heinous crime! Even if you kill him a hundred times, it's not an exaggeration!" After reading these case files, Liu Cong was very angry. A small county magistrate could be so corrupt, pervert the law, and disregard human lives. What he did was outrageous.  The crimes are too numerous to write down.

    "My lord, these people are all Shen Rong's cronies. Each of them has several murder cases. The evidence is conclusive. How to deal with it, please decide!"

    "According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, what should be done?" Although Liu Cong wanted to kill him with a knife to relieve his hatred, the rationality of later generations made him deal with everything in accordance with the law.

    "Executed to death in Lingchi!"

    "Okay, tomorrow at noon, the execution will be carried out in front of the county magistrate's office, and the people of the whole city will come to watch the execution!"??

    "No!"

    Ma Tao took out another account book from his arms.

    "My lord, this is the money, food and property from the Fangling City treasury. Please take a look at it!"

    "Just read it!" Liu Cong saw that it was a bamboo slip and it seemed too laborious, so he said to Ma Tao.

    There was actually paper in this era, called Baqiao paper or Caihou paper, but the quality was not high, so important texts were not written on it.

    In addition, there are also those written on brocade and silk, but the cost is too high, so bamboo slips are still very common.

    "No! Thirty-five thousand shi of grain, three thousand two hundred gold, twenty-five thousand coins, one hundred and twenty feet of cloth, three hundred jars of wine"

    "Why are there so many?" Although Liu Cong didn't have much idea about other money, he knew about food and grass. Ma Liang and Huo Jun accumulated ten thousand stones of food and grass in Yicheng, which already surprised him. In Fangling City,  How could he not be surprised that there were thirty-five thousand shi of food?

    "My lord, Fanglingcheng's taxes are seven out of ten, local merchants' profits are eight out of ten, and passing merchants directly rob, so we have accumulated so much wealth."

    "If you choose seven out of ten, how will the people live?" In the Han Dynasty, grain was widely grown and harvested, and the tax was generally one for fifteen.

    "The ordinary people must either flee, starve to death, or sell themselves into slavery to mine for the Shen family."

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    "About seventy miles outside Shangyong City, there is a mountain. The locals call it Black Iron Mountain. The rocks on the mountain contain iron. The Shen family takes this mountain as their own. It requires a lot of manpower to mine stone and smelt iron to make weapons.  !¡±

    "The Shen family's sins are so great that I must cut them off one by one."

    "My lord, the people inside and outside the city have no food. They can only rely on wild vegetables and tree roots to survive. But in winter"

    "That's it" Liu Cong understood at this time. Since he entered Fangling City, he found that the people in the city had dull eyes and looked disheveled on their faces. It turned out that they had run out of food.  "Ma Tao, I will give you a task. Register all the people inside and outside the city, and then distribute food to each person on a monthly basis to prepare for the winter. Don't let anyone starve to death. Can you do it?"

    "Your Majesty, I would like to thank you for your kindness on behalf of the people in Fangling City!" Ma Tao, with tears in his eyes, knelt down on his knees and gave Liu Cong a big salute after hearing what Cong said.  On my mission, if one of the people starves to death because my subordinates do things poorly and fail to deliver food in time, please chop off my head!"

    "Okay, I believe you. You can do it starting tomorrow. I will ask Li Hu to assist you."

    "No!" (Remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com
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