"Marquis, these are the crimes committed by the Fan family's father and son over the years. There are a total of 23 crimes, each of which has witnesses and material evidence!"
When it was close to evening, County Magistrate He rode a horse and rushed to Cloud Mountain. He handed Li Zexuan a dossier.
Hearing this, Li Zexuan flipped open the file.
"In the fourth year of Wu De, Fan Tong hoarded a large amount of grain and worked with eight grain merchants to raise the price of grain in the counties around the capital. Although the government suppressed the price, the Fan family still made millions! At that time, Lantian County's magistrate, Sha Han Yang, only caught some of the grain merchants who raised the price. Fan Tong made a fortune because of this and survived.
"In the fifth year of Wu De, the Fan family colluded with Lantian County's magistrate and took over the shops and restaurants in the city. They opened their own shops, restaurants, and gambling houses, tempting the people to gamble. In the end, many people sold their land to pay off their gambling debts.
In December of the fifth year of Wu De, because Bai Lang of Bai Xing Village couldn't afford to pay the rent, Fan Tong saw that Bai Lang's daughter was very beautiful, so he brought along a slave and forced Bai Lang to sell his daughter Bai Xiao Die to him. Bai Lang didn't agree, so Fan Tong ordered people to capture him and forcibly put his fingerprint on the slave contract. "In order to please Magistrate Sha, Fan Tong offered Bai Xiao Die to him. Bai Xiao Die could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide the following year.
In the seventh month of the sixth year of Wu De, Bai Lang and the villagers of Bai Xing Village exposed Bai Xiao Die's case. However, they were forcefully suppressed by County Magistrate Sha. Afterwards, Fan Tong hired a group of Jianghu people to rob the People's Village. Bai Lang and the villagers who exposed Fan Tong were all killed.
In the ninth month of the sixth year of Wude, County Magistrate Sha was worried that the imperial court would investigate the case of Bai Xiaodie, so he resigned from the Ministry of Personnel in advance and returned to his hometown. The County Deputy of Lantian County also resigned and retired.
"In the seventh year of Wu De, a new magistrate took office. Fan Tong began to restrain himself. However, he still used his wealth to oppress the villagers and took over thousands of mu of land. According to the investigation, there were twelve villagers who sold their children because they could not pay the rent.
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In the first year of Zhenguan, the Fan family's gambling houses expanded to four. Many people became addicted to gambling and lost their family fortune. At the same time, in order to suppress the foreign businessmen, the Fan family hired local ruffians to cause trouble, poisoning, extortion, and many other methods. As a result, the Fan family's restaurants and shops were the biggest in Lantian County!
In addition, Fan Jianqiang has been relying on the power of the Fan family to run amok in the village, oppressing the villagers, and forcefully taking the daughters of eight villagers as his concubines. But today, only four women are still alive. The Fan family lied that the other four women died of illness, but according to the servants of the Fan family, the four women committed suicide because they could not bear the humiliation of the Fan family's father and son! "
Bang!
It was a long scroll with over a hundred lines of words, but every word seemed to have been soaked in blood!
Although the primitive accumulation of capital was generally evil, the sins that the Fan family had committed over the years were too numerous to be recorded! After Li Zexuan finished reading, he could not help but angrily slap the table and say,
"In a small Lantian County, there are actually such evil tyrants running amok. The Fan family's crimes are no less than the Cui family's last year. If I don't bring the Fan family's father and son to justice, I am the Lord of Lantian County!"
County Magistrate He's face was full of shame.
Some things, if you don't investigate deeply, you will never know the depth of the evil behind it. At first, County Magistrate He did not take the Fan family's matter too seriously. He thought that although the Fan family's father and son were a little scoundrels, they contributed a lot to Lantian County's "revenue" every year. Their merits offset their faults, so he turned a blind eye.
But after collecting all the evil deeds that the Fan family had done over the years, it was a little shocking. It was because of this that he felt deeply ashamed of his inaction over the past year!
"Marquis, according to what I know, there have been a lot of rumors in the county these two days about the Fan family's father and son. The merchants are secretly worried that you will do something to them!"
County Magistrate He was silent for a moment, and said carefully.
"Gossips? Hmph, if you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door. Those who spread the rumors are most likely not clean! After dealing with the Fan family's father and son, County Magistrate He, investigate them one by one. If there is a problem with one family, arrest them. If there is a problem with two families, arrest a pair! If there is a problem with all the merchants in the county, arrest them all! These people are the scum of the merchants. The reputation of the merchants is ruined by them! "
Since ancient times, the social hierarchy of the scholars, agriculture, industry, and commerce was not only because of the social background, but also because some merchants were unscrupulous for profit. The upper class did not have a good impression of the merchants, and it was not without reason. Li Zexuan came from the modern era, so he did not discriminate against merchants. On the contrary, he admired merchants like Father Ma who had a sense of responsibility. But for scum like Fan Tong, he must be resolute in eliminating him.
County Magistrate He was shocked, and said, "Marquis … this … this must not be done!"
Li Zexuan waved his hand, and said resolutely, "Why not? Even if all the merchants in Lantian County are gone, I have a way to recruit another batch of merchants! Business will be the main brand of Lantian County in the future. If we want to have a good reputation and a good image, we must get rid of all these scum! "
Li Zexuan's plan for Lantian County was to make it into a city of commerce, and integrity was the foundation of commerce!
"This … Alright, since Marquis already has a plan, I will not say more!"
County Magistrate He was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head.
"The day after tomorrow, at a quarter to seven in the morning, we will hold a public trial of the Fan family's father and son. The county magistrate will be prepared. Prepare witnesses and evidence. This time, I will completely destroy the Fan family!"
Li Zexuan pondered for a moment, and then said coldly.
County Magistrate He saluted, and said, "This official obeys!"
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After County Magistrate He left, Li Zexuan thought for a moment, and then went out to the new workshop.
When he arrived at the workshop, he went straight to Ma Zhou's "office" and handed him a file.
"Mr. Ma, it seems that your editorial department will have to work overtime tonight!"
Li Zexuan said half-jokingly.
Ma Zhou smiled and opened the file suspiciously. His smile suddenly froze on his face.
"Marquis, you want me to publish the contents of this in tomorrow's Datang Daily?"
After 15 minutes, Ma Zhou put down the file and asked with an ugly expression.
Li Zexuan nodded and said coldly, "Yes! That's right! The contents of this file must appear in tomorrow's newspaper, because the day after tomorrow, the show will begin! "
Ma Zhou immediately understood, and he replied, "Marquis, don't worry. There will be no problems with the editorial department!"
He had always hated evil. If he could get rid of evil for the people, he would be willing to do it personally, let alone "working overtime"!
"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Ma!"
Li Zexuan cupped his hands and took his leave.
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