The pirate leader's wealth was quite good. Ang Lee took a closer look. The gold, silver, and copper coins added up to a huge sum of money.
However, to Ang Lee, such a huge sum of money was nothing. Ang Lee wouldn't be moved by such a small amount of money.
According to the laws of the Tang dynasty, the loot obtained from killing pirates had to be handed over to the national treasury. However, Ang Lee felt that only a part of it should be handed over. The rest should be rewarded to the bailiffs and soldiers of the Dragon Martial Army who caught the pirates. They had worked so hard to search everywhere, so he naturally had to give them some benefits. Otherwise, how could he motivate more soldiers and bailiffs to work hard?
"Half to the national treasury, and the other half to the bailiffs and soldiers. As for how to distribute it, you decide for yourself!"
Ang Lee said.
"Yes, this official understands."
The county magistrate replied with a smile.
This was indeed a huge sum of money. However, Ang Lee had brought a total of 330 soldiers and more than 100 bailiffs with him. In order to search for the pirates, a total of 300 bailiffs had been temporarily recruited twice. In other words, there were about 800 soldiers and bailiffs involved in this operation. Even if a huge sum of money was distributed to more than 800 people, each person wouldn't get much. Any huge sum of money that was distributed to more than 800 people wouldn't be considered a huge sum of money.
In the future, eight million was a huge sum of money. It was enough to buy a house in a big city. If it was distributed to 800 people, it would be 10,000 yuan per person. It was only enough for a few months' living expenses. It really wasn't much.
The county magistrate naturally wanted to curry favor with Ang Lee. Therefore, during the distribution, the Dragon Martial Army received the most. The bailiffs only received half of the Dragon Martial Army's reward. As for the junior officers, they naturally received five or ten times the reward. The highest reward, Chen Long, was fifty times the reward.
After the benefits were distributed, the bailiffs were very excited. The soldiers of the Dragon Martial Army were naturally overjoyed. However, the county magistrate didn't distribute the remaining half of the money. There was still a lot of money left.
"Assistant Minister Li, this official has already distributed the reward to the soldiers and bailiffs. There are still some jewelry left. Give it to Assistant Minister Li!"
The county magistrate said with a smile as he placed the rest of the jewelry beside Ang Lee.
The rewards for the soldiers and bailiffs were all copper coins. There were four big bags of copper coins. Everyone had a share. Some gold coins were given to the officers.
As for the most valuable jewelry, some of it was prepared to be handed to the national treasury. The county magistrate secretly hid a few pieces. The rest was given to Ang Lee.
"I told you to give it to the soldiers........
Li An said.
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. Let me take a look. "
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............. I'll take it. "
... Ang Lee accepted the jewelry with a smile...
. "This official has prepared a banquet. Tonight …"
..... The county magistrate invited Ang Lee to attend the banquet.
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After a large number of citizens regained their freedom, they all gathered together to discuss what had just happened. Those citizens who were fortunate enough to know what had happened would proudly explain to others how the bailiffs had captured the pirates. In short, the pirates had become the hottest topic after the county town returned to normal. Everyone was very concerned about the pirates, and at the same time, they were also very concerned about how the pirates had been dealt with.
The merchants in particular were most concerned about the pirates. After all, they needed to transport goods on the Wenshui River. If the pirates were eliminated, they would no longer have to worry about their goods being robbed by the pirates.
"I really couldn't tell that Shopkeeper Liu was a pirate."
"That's right! I really couldn't tell. You can know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature! "
"A few days ago, I was drinking with him. Now that I think about it, I'm really scared. If I knew that he was a pirate, I would never have dared. "
"What's wrong with drinking together? I even went to a brothel with him."
"I really couldn't tell that this guy would go to a brothel. He usually looks rather honest!"
"Honest? How can there be an honest person in this day and age? The more honest a person looks, the more evil they are."
"I'm very honest, but I'm not evil! This is a problem of nature. Shopkeeper Liu hid it too deeply. He actually deceived all of us. "
"These years, our goods have been robbed many times. Perhaps they were all robbed by this guy. This won't do. Let's go to his house and return everything he robbed me of."
"That's right. I've also lost quite a bit over the years. I want him to return it."
A group of merchants gathered together to discuss the pirates. Then, they placed all their losses on the pirate leader. They prepared to go to the pirate leader's house and ask his family to return the money.
The group quickly gathered at the pirate leader's house. However, the pirate leader's house had long been sealed off by the bailiffs. No one was allowed to enter.
"What are you doing? What are you doing? What do you want?"
Seeing the group of people rushing over aggressively, the bailiffs in charge of guarding the house cautiously reprimanded them.
"We're here to ask for money. This Shopkeeper Liu is a pirate. He robbed us of our goods. He has to pay the price. He has to pay."
"That's right. He has to pay. He has to compensate us for our losses. Not a single cent less."
A few merchants requested.
The bailiffs laughed and said, "Compensation? You saw with your own eyes that it was Shopkeeper Liu who robbed you. Also, how much goods did you lose? Who can testify? Have you found the stolen goods? "
Obviously, the bailiffs were making fun of these merchants. These merchants had no way to provide any evidence. How much goods were lost, who robbed them, whether they saw the face of the thief, or who could testify. These were all unknown. Therefore, there was no way to confirm. Unless the stolen goods were found and returned to the merchants who were robbed, these merchants could only admit that they were unlucky.
If the merchants could not provide sufficient evidence to claim compensation, then it would be a mess. All the merchants in the county could say that they were robbed and lost a large amount of goods. If they all wanted the pirate leader to compensate them, then even if they sold all the stolen goods and properties of the pirate leader, it would not be enough.
"Then let's forget about our losses."
The merchants were somewhat unconvinced.
"What? You're still unconvinced? Let me tell you! These properties have all been returned to the imperial court. The stolen goods have all been rewarded to the soldiers who performed meritorious service. There is no share for you. Don't be discouraged. The pirates have all been caught in one net. In the future, you won't be robbed again. Instead of thanking us, you come here to ask for money.
You're shameless! "The bailiffs said angrily.
Merchants were considered the wealthiest group, yet they still cared so much about profits. This naturally made the bailiffs quite unhappy. It was no wonder that they were called profiteers. Although they had lost money and it was reasonable to ask for compensation, the bailiffs and soldiers had put in a lot of effort to catch the pirates. Shouldn't they be rewarded? After catching the pirates, these merchants actually still wanted compensation. They really had no conscience.
The merchants made a wasted trip and did not get anything. They could only leave in dissatisfaction. The bailiffs spat at these merchants to express their dissatisfaction.
Near the county yamen, the county magistrate found Chen Long and wanted to discuss something with him.
"County magistrate, can't you just say what you want to say? Why did you drag me here? People who don't know might think that there is some secret between us."
Chen Long did not like the county magistrate's behavior. He felt that if there was anything he wanted to say, he should just say it directly. There was no need to be mysterious. This was simply a waste of his time.
The county magistrate smiled and said, "I just want to know what Assistant Minister Li likes to eat and if he has any special hobbies so that I can prepare in advance."
Obviously, the county magistrate wanted to curry favor with Ang Lee and was prepared to spend more effort on the banquet. As long as Ang Lee was satisfied, it would be fine.
Chen Long looked at the county magistrate with disdain and said, "As long as it is delicious, Assistant Minister Li likes to eat it. Special hobbies? What does that mean? What is a special hobbies?"
Chen Long, who had a straightforward personality, was confused for a moment. He actually did not understand what this special hobbies meant. He did not seem to think that Ang Lee had any special hobbies.
"Well, for example! Does Assistant Minister Li like beautiful women? What kind of women does he like? "
The county magistrate asked with a big smile.
"Beautiful women! Is there any man who doesn't like beautiful women? Unless he is not a normal man. How can this be called a special hobbies? Humph. "
Chen Long said with dissatisfaction.
For Chen Long, it was natural for men to like beautiful women. It could not be considered a special hobbies. However, the county magistrate actually called this a special hobbies, which made him very angry.
"It's a slip of the tongue. I understand, I understand. I will go and prepare now."
The county magistrate smiled happily, bowed, and nodded. Then, he went to prepare in a hurry.
Although Xipu County was a very ordinary county, there were still some beautiful women. Compared to the capital, perhaps the beauties here were not very good. However, as long as they were young enough, they would be beautiful women who were loved by all.
Not far from the city was the railway that was being built. At this time, it was still in the stage of building the roadbed. Tens of thousands of people recruited from nearby areas were working hard to build the roadbed. Standing on the city wall of Xipu County, Ang Lee could see the busy scene in the distance. If he observed with a telescope, he could even see some details of the work and the faces of the people who were working could be seen clearly.
Ang Lee was very satisfied that Xipu County attached so much importance to road building. Along the way, Ang Lee could also see that all the local government offices attached great importance to the construction of the railway. None of the local government offices did not attach great importance to the construction of the railway. Everyone regarded it as the most important thing to do. In order to build the railway, they did not hesitate to use a large amount of manpower and almost all the people who could be recruited were recruited. Anyway, the industrialization of Central Sichuan had not yet begun and the number of farmers was very large. Besides, farmers usually had free time except during the busy farming season. It was naturally very suitable for these farmers to build the railway in their free time. As long as there was enough manpower, they would be able to build a strategic railway connecting the capital and Central Sichuan in the shortest time possible.
The county magistrate was busy preparing for the banquet. Under the guidance of the pirate leader, the county lieutenant led a group of people to the mountains to capture the remaining fish that had escaped the net. Only a few yamen runners accompanied Ang Lee. They were not really accompanying him, but just following behind him. When Ang Lee did not understand, he could just let them explain.
"Hey, Xipu County Lieutenant is back, haha! Not bad, he has escorted the remaining pirates back. "
Ang Lee casually turned the camera and suddenly saw the Xipu County Lieutenant and a group of yamen runners in the distance. They were escorting the newly captured pirates in the mountains and were rushing to the county town at the fastest speed. It was estimated that they would enter the county town in less than an hour at most.
Ang Lee was quite satisfied with the efficiency of the Xipu County Lieutenant. He felt that the county lieutenant had done a good job and had seriously completed the work that he should have done.
At this time, the sky was not dark yet. It would be more than two hours before it turned dark. In other words, when the county lieutenant escorted the remaining pirates into the county town, it would still be daytime. As such, there was nothing wrong with holding an outdoor arrest meeting.
"This location is not bad. There is a large open space below. It would be a good idea to hold an open arrest meeting with all the captured pirates here."
Ang Lee looked at the yamen runner behind him and said.
"Assistant Minister Li, what is an arrest meeting?"
The yamen runner had never heard of this new term and asked in confusion.
Ang Lee explained, "This so-called arrest meeting is to gather all the citizens together. Then, we will stand here and pull out all the captured pirates one by one. In front of all the citizens, we will denounce the crimes of these pirates and tie them up in public. Then, we will send them to the county town's prison. Of course, we can also parade them through the streets and swim a few rounds before sending them to the prison."
The yamen runner immediately understood. They had experienced this before, but it was always near the county yamen. Moreover, it was only when the criminals were executed. They would first convict the criminals and then parade them through the streets. When they reached the market, they would be directly beheaded. As for the criminals who had not been sentenced to death, they had never held such an event.
As such, the yamen runners had a wrong premonition. They felt that Ang Lee was going to execute the pirates and that holding an arrest meeting was a precursor to executing these pirates.
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