Chapter 165 Traffic Rules

Not only the plaintiff was stunned, but also the people watching the trial.

“What an injustice!”

Someone in the plaintiff group shouted, "That Wang Mazi must know who Crazy Horse's master is. Sir, if you torture him, he will definitely confess!"

"You don't agree?"

The magistrate looked at the man and asked, "Where did you get your carriage?"

"It's my own."

"What does your family do for a living?"

"My family is a landlord, not a businessman."

"Somebody come!"

The magistrate threw out two black sticks and said, "Give him ten strokes of the cane. Ask him whether he collected the land rent and grain rent according to the regulations? Do you mistreat the tenants?"

Did you take the life of your servant seriously? Did you call a doctor when your servant was in danger?

Have you ever beaten a servant to death? Have you ever…"

Before the magistrate could finish his words, the man immediately begged for mercy, "I was wrong, I was wrong, please have mercy, please have mercy!"

"show mercy?"

The magistrate laughed and said, "Didn't you advise me to use torture? I'll try it with you first to see if the confession you made under torture is true or false?
If it is true, this county will impose severe punishment on Wang Mazi. If it is false, there is no need to punish him. "

"Please spare my life, sir! Please have mercy on me! I was wrong, and I will obey your judgment! I obey!"

This man kept kowtowing. If he were punished, his entire family would be ruined. Which family doesn't have a few slaves who died?

The magistrate ignored the man who kept kowtowing and asked the other plaintiffs, "Are there any others who are dissatisfied?"

All the plaintiffs immediately prostrated themselves on the ground, "We surrender! We surrender! Your Excellency is wise and powerful!"

The common people who were watching the trial outside the hall finally came to their senses. The master's heart was with the common people like them, and he disliked the high-ranking gentry and aristocrats.

They also knelt down and shouted excitedly, "Your Excellency is wise and powerful! Your Excellency is wise and powerful!"

Qin Yue reacted quickly and knelt down as well. Thinking of what A Yu said, one has to kneel when meeting an official, he asked Yan'er if she could bear it.
He couldn't stand it either, but he had to adapt to the local customs as he was on a mission now.

"Hahaha……"

The magistrate could no longer hold back his smile and began to laugh happily.

Sure enough! As expected, if he tried the case according to the paper that suddenly appeared on his desk last night, not only would it not become an unsolved case and tarnish his political achievements, but it would also win the hearts of the people.

When trying a case, surprises come only when the unexpected happens.

He has a lot of unsolved cases on his hands, and if he can discuss them with the mysterious person who left the note, he will definitely gain something!

Although the judge was surprised, he was relieved. The prefect took this case very seriously, and this result was already the most impressive one.

So many plaintiffs were simply idle and had nothing to do, so they followed the Chen family into the city to join in the fun.

No one asked them to follow, and no one should be responsible for their medical and funeral expenses.

Huh?
Funeral expenses?
This word is very appropriate! I will use it this way from now on.

He and the magistrate investigated for three days and were worried about the lack of a defendant and how to compensate the plaintiff.

They all saw that Wang Mazi was hiding something, but when he asked about the masked man, Wang Mazi's eyes did not evade, which showed that he really did not know the masked man.

Since the masked man is wearing a mask, he will definitely not be recognizable. Asking for some characteristics will be like looking for a needle in a haystack. This case will become an unsolved case, and both he and the county magistrate will have their political achievements affected because of this case.

Therefore, he and the county magistrate tacitly agreed not to force Wang Mazi to reveal the characteristics of the masked man. But how to try this case? How to close the case in public? These are all headaches.

He and the magistrate stayed up for two nights but could not come up with a way to have the best of both worlds.

Unexpectedly, this morning, the magistrate said with a smile that he would preside over the case and I could just sit in as an observer.

Of course he is willing to throw away the hot potato.

The trial process of the case was exactly the same as what he and the county magistrate had deduced, and he was worried about the county magistrate.

Unexpectedly, the magistrate made a sudden turn of events and sentenced the plaintiff.

Good judgment! A bunch of people looking for trouble made him tired for three days and worried for three days and two nights.

The magistrate threw out ten white-headed lots and said, "All plaintiffs shall be punished with ten strokes of the cane!"

There are white sticks on each board. The person who has been hit can walk freely without much physical damage. The main purpose of the hit is to serve as a warning.

Amid the sound of the clapstick, the magistrate continued to interrogate Chen Naifa, "Chen Naifa, do you feel wronged as the defendant?"

Chen Naifa prostrated himself on the ground, "Your Excellency is wise!"

"The defendant Chen Naifa!"

The magistrate threw out a green stick and said, "Sentence to twenty strokes of the cane, and imprisonment to await sentencing."

Chen Naifa wanted to protest his injustice, but he didn't dare. So many plaintiffs had been beaten, how could he, a defendant, dare to resist?

"make!"

After sentencing Chen Naifa, the magistrate loudly read out the "Traffic Rules" he had "drafted" overnight:
"From today onwards, all vehicles and pedestrians will drive on the right; pedestrians will use the sidewalks on both sides, and vehicles will use the middle lane.

The sidewalk and the driveway will be separated by a fence. Anyone who deliberately destroys it will be fined 1,000 taels of silver!

When crossing an intersection, you need to look at the flags in the hands of the traffic officers to pass. If it is a red flag, you must stop; if it is a green flag, you must go.

All vehicles are prohibited from overloading. Any overloaded cargo will be confiscated after unloading.

For overloaded passengers, a fine of one ounce of silver will be imposed for each overloaded passenger. After the fine, the overloaded passenger must walk. If he gets back on the vehicle, he will be caught and fined two ounces of silver, and so on. "

The magistrate rolled up the Traffic Regulations and shouted to the people outside the hall, "If you don't know which side the right side is, you can ask the traffic police.

The county government has set up a new traffic room and is recruiting 20 traffic runners. The requirements are: males with clean background, strong health, good sense of direction and time, and who are not corrupt and just.

In the future, if you encounter a traffic accident that cannot be handled privately, you can report it to the traffic room, and the traffic room will handle the accident in accordance with the "Traffic Rules".

The traffic room will post notices about how much weight each vehicle can bear. As long as everyone follows the instructions in the notices, they will definitely go out happily and return home safely! "

The people were stunned. Traffic rules? Are there rules on the road?
If there were really rules on the road, we would no longer be afraid of traffic jams when going out, and we would no longer be afraid of being hit by the vehicles of the powerful and would not have to compensate them for their losses.

There is a place to reason! There are rules to reason with!
"Your Excellency is wise! Your Excellency is mighty! Your Excellency is our adopted parent. Your Excellency cares about us ordinary people. I kowtow to you, kowtow to you. May your Excellency be safe and sound! May everything go well for you!"

The magistrate looked calm on the surface, but he was actually celebrating in his heart, as long as the traffic rules had gained scale and influence in Nanshan County.

Even if he, the county magistrate, cannot be promoted, even if he is dismissed, even if he dies, the common people will never forget him!
He will be remembered forever!
"Everyone get up!"

The magistrate waved his hand and said earnestly, “This county is also deeply moved by this car accident. I have not slept for two nights and three days just to handle this case well and learn lessons from it.

I hope everyone within the jurisdiction of this county will be safe and sound, and everything will go smoothly!"

The case was heard with a sense of anticlimacticity, but no one except the plaintiff thought so.

It's none of your business, hang it high!
What the ordinary people are most concerned about are the traffic rules and which side is right.

If you go the wrong way, will you be fined? The adults didn't say it, but it must be in the "Traffic Rules".

They have to ask their family members to memorize it, remember it by heart and engrave it in their bones, as it is related to their lives and money!
It has more to do with the fact that they can go to the traffic room of the county government with a clear conscience to reason!