The impact of this lawsuit is not actually the lawsuit itself. After this case, not many people talked about Wu Zhang. In fact, everyone was talking about the public security, procuratorate and courts. Moreover, since the royal police have begun to take over the security of the city, the discussion about the public security, procuratorate and courts is still continuing to ferment.

Early that morning, at a steamed bun stall, there were two middle-aged men in formal attire. As they listened to the people praising the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs, their faces looked a little grim.

One of them said, "Brother Li, the people all highly respect the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs. If this continues, I'm afraid it won't be long before we can even lose our jobs."

Another person said, "What are you worried about? If we lose our jobs, those people above us will lose their power. We need to unite now. As long as we can unite, we will not be afraid of anyone who comes to us on this small piece of land."

"Yeah. That's true. But we have to complain to the higher-ups. We can't just let the police, procuratorate, and courts have the final say."

"Let's go back to the yamen and discuss it with the brothers. It's really uncomfortable to sit here."

"please."

The two men threw down two copper coins and prepared to leave.

"Li Yasi, Dutou Duan."

The stall owner's wife suddenly came over, picked up the two copper coins on the table, and looked at the two of them with an embarrassed expression.

...

...

Duan Dutou frowned immediately, "What do you mean?"

The woman trembled and dared not open her mouth, but she still gestured the copper coin in her hand in front of the two men.

"you."

"Why!"

Li Yasi raised his hand to stop Duan Dutou, took out another six coins and threw them on the table, then smiled at the stall owner and said, "I wish you all a prosperous business in the future."

After saying that, he took Duan Dutou, who was unwilling to give up, away.

The woman picked up the six copper coins on the table and muttered quietly, "It's not like you don't have money, but you're stingy with these few copper coins. You deserve to be replaced by the Royal Police."

At this time, the stall owner came over again and whispered, "What are you doing?"

The woman said, "Every time they come to our place, no matter how many people there are, they either give us one or two copper coins. We work hard every day to earn this little money, but they eat it all. Now that the Royal Police are here, we don't have to be afraid of them."

The resentment was overwhelming, as if he had been holding it in for a long time.

"Oh! You are such an ignorant woman. God knows how long that Royal Policeman can stay here."

"I'm going all out this time. If the Royal Police leave, I'll quit."

Under a tea stall across the street, there were a few young men sitting, watching them.

A dark-skinned young man in the middle asked, "Who were those two people just now?"

A man in his thirties said, "The one wearing the long gown is called Li Jiang, he is a bailiff in the yamen, in charge of street taxes, and the other one is called Duan Da, he is a captain, he used to be in charge of the public security issues of this generation."

"Are all the Yasi and Dutou in Hezhong Prefecture so poor?"

"Poor? They are not poor. The Narcissus Restaurant on the next street is owned by Duan Da's family. The gambling house in West City is owned by Li Jiang's brother-in-law. Yes, it's actually his. They are just used to it."

"Humph! What's the difference between this and a scoundrel? Next time if you meet someone like this who refuses to pay, just arrest him and bring him back to me."

This dark boy is Ma Xiaoyi.

The current wave of recruitment in the police station has ended. What they have to do now is to train these newly joined auxiliary police officers. According to the tradition of the police station, they teach the auxiliary police officers how to work while they are performing their tasks.

The key point is that the yamen runners all came from rich peasant families and had received some training. They were proficient in both civil and military affairs and could learn very quickly.

At this moment, a middle-aged man with a shaggy face suddenly came forward and said, "Excuse me, are you Captain Ma from the police station?"

Ma Xiaoyi nodded and said, "Yes, what's the matter?"

The middle-aged man glanced around and said, "Can I have a word with you?"

Ma Xiaoyi saw that there was something to do, so he immediately perked up, threw down a small amount of money, and followed the middle-aged man to the corner with two royal policemen.

"What's the matter?" Ma Xiaoyi asked again.

The middle-aged man said, "I know someone is selling illegal salt in the city."

Ma Xiaoyi asked: "Really?"

"Absolutely."

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "They will make the deal later."

"bring!"

Just after he said a word, an auxiliary police officer next to him gently poked Ma Xiaoyi with his elbow.

Ma Xiaoyi glanced at the auxiliary police officer and said to the middle-aged man, "Wait a moment."

After saying that, he went aside with the auxiliary police officer.

The auxiliary police said, "Horse team! You may not know that a few years ago, the salt households made a fuss and attracted the attention of the court. Later, when Governor Cai came, he was more lenient towards the salt households. As long as the amount was not large, they would not be arrested."

Ma Xiaoyi said, "That's what I usually teach you. As long as they break the law, we have to arrest them. Otherwise, it's our fault. As for whether they are guilty or not, that's the business of the procuratorate and the imperial court. It has nothing to do with us. What are you afraid of?"

At this point, his eyes turned, "But you have to be careful later, don't let that guy fool you, you will be responsible for keeping an eye on him later."

"I see."

"Walk!"

At the same time, the procuratorate is carrying out its first round of recruitment, but it is forced.

The procuratorate is recruiting people, but has not yet started the publicity and is still in the preparation stage.

However, after that lawsuit, many young scholars came to the procuratorate on their own initiative to seek the position of prosecutor. It turned out that Su Che's performance in court that day attracted the attention of many young literati.

What is the best thing about this writer?

It's undoubtedly just empty talk!

In the entire court, the prosecutor is the only one whose duty is to talk big, but the key is that he can be promoted, get a salary, and does not have to take the imperial examinations.

Because the royal police and prosecutors are not actually officials. Only the superintendent of police, the prosecutor and the attorney general are officials. Therefore, strictly speaking, although there is no rank between officials and clerks, officials have stable salaries and can be directly promoted to officials, which clerks do not have.

In the Song Dynasty, there were literati everywhere, but unfortunately the court was also facing the problem of too many officials, and the literati were unwilling to do other jobs.

This directly led to the development of education in the Song Dynasty. The literati could only do this job, but it was far from enough.

However, according to the official system of the Song Dynasty, law was a compulsory course, and all scholars were very familiar with the "Song Criminal Code", and many people could recite it by heart.

The position of prosecutor is tailor-made for intellectuals.

Perfect!

"Ninety-eight?"

Su Zhe took the thick stack of documents and looked at Chen Qi in surprise.

Chen Qi smiled bitterly and said, "If this trend continues, I guess all the scholars in Hezhong Prefecture will have to come here to apply for jobs."

"That's not a bad thing." Su Che pondered for a moment, "Since there are so many people, let's give them a test and select the best ones."

Chen Qi asked, "How many people will be admitted?"

Su Che said: "No quota will be set for now."

Chen Qi was surprised and asked, "Do we need so many people?"

Su Che smiled and said, "In the future, the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs will have to be extended to the whole country, which requires a large number of talents. At present, it is not too much, as long as they are talented."

Chen Qi hesitated for a moment and said, "But the court is already suffering from the problem of redundant officials. If we add a large number of prosecutors, won't it increase the burden on the court?"

These people need to be paid!

Su Che thought for a moment and asked, "Are there any old officials coming?"

Chen Qi shook his head and said, "Not yet."

"It seems that we still have many tough battles to fight!" Su Che couldn't help but sigh.

In the capital city, it was very common for old officials to become royal police and prosecutors. This was because with the support of the emperor and Sima Guang, everyone in the capital city was optimistic about the public security, procuratorial and judicial systems.

Now that no one comes, it undoubtedly shows from the side that the old officials of Hezhong Prefecture are not optimistic about the public security, procuratorial and judicial systems for the time being, or they are waiting and watching. These old foxes are not like those small stall owners on the street. They still know a lot of inside information.

However, only a minority are waiting and watching. Most of the old officials are unwilling to join the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs. This is a power that belongs to them!

After thinking for a while, Su Che said, "Although the court has the problem of redundant officials, our procuratorate will not accept those who are lazy and have no ambition. We will ignore them and recruit people directly."

At this moment, Wang Shen suddenly ran in, panting slightly, and said, "Chief Prosecutor Su, I just heard that the police station caught someone who was selling illegal salt."

Su Zhe was stunned for a moment, and asked curiously: "Isn't it normal for the police to arrest people who sell illegal salt?"

Wang Shen said: "But this may be a conspiracy."

"conspiracy?"

Su Che was slightly startled.

"It is said that someone tipped off Captain Ma, and the person who was smuggling salt was not a merchant, but a salt merchant."

Gui Township.

In front of a small farmyard, a couple knelt down with tears in their eyes to thank a man in his fifties. Two servants beside the old man immediately stepped forward and helped the couple up.

There are many villagers around here.

This couple was none other than Mr. and Mrs. Wu Lei. Since they returned to Guixiang, instead of being despised, they received help from many kind people.

At this time, a carriage quietly passed by on the road not far away.

There was a man and two women sitting in the car, they were Zhang Fei and his two beautiful wives.

After finishing the lawsuit, Zhang Fei brought his two wives to play in the wild today, and also came to Guixiang to visit Wu Lei and his wife.

"It seems that there are still many good people in this world!"

Gao Wenyin said with a moved look.

Zhang Fei smiled and said, “If there were more good people, Madam wouldn’t be moved by this scene.”

Xu Zhiqian immediately said: "Although they may have other purposes in helping us this time, many gentry are kind people, especially those high-ranking officials who have retired from the court."

Zhang Fei asked, "Really?"

Xu Zhiqian nodded and said, "Generally, the big landlords in the village are just pretending to be so, because they became big landlords by lending money and annexing the villagers' land. How could they be so kind as to help others? However, it is not necessarily the case for officials who have retired and returned to their hometowns. Their wealth comes from their salaries, so they are willing to help others in the village."

Zhang Fei nodded and said thoughtfully: "It turns out there are so many tricks here."

Li Si outside the car suddenly said, "Third brother, the man in front seems to be Magistrate Cai."

"Yeah?"

Zhang Fei immediately lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw four people standing by the river. They were Cai Yanqing, Zhuo Qun, and two servants.

Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian got off the carriage and walked over.

Neither side seemed surprised to see each other.

After some greetings, Cai Yanqing said with a smile: "Judge Zhang is indeed worthy of his reputation. This verdict is not only convincing, but more importantly, it also gives Wu Zhang a chance to start a new life."

You should know that this case was controversial before. Some people supported Wu Zhang and some did not.

Even if Cai Yanqing had made the same judgment at that time, Wu Zhang would have been criticized when she returned home, and might even have found it difficult to survive there. It would never be like this now.

This made Cai Yanqing particularly impressed.

"You are too kind, Governor Cai."

Zhang Fei smiled modestly and said, "Actually, the reason why I re-examined this case is..."

Cai Yanqing raised his hand to interrupt him. "I am not afraid to tell you the truth. Before this, I also thought you were targeting me. If the trial was not good, I would not give up. Now I can only say that I am not as skilled as others. This also makes me understand why the court respects the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs. I have no resentment in my heart. Judge Zhang, please don't think too much."

Zhang Fei bowed and said, "Please forgive me, Magistrate Cai. I admire you."

"No! No!" Cai Yanqing asked again, "But there is a question that I have not figured out yet. I wonder if Judge Zhang is willing to help me solve the confusion in my heart?"

Zhang Fei hurriedly said, "Prefect Cai, please speak."

Cai Yanqing said: "Although this way of hearing cases has many advantages and is far better than before, it also requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and it may be difficult to sustain financially."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Governor Cai, don't worry about this. As the saying goes, things will work out when the time comes."

Cai Yanqing asked: "What do you mean?"

Zhang Fei pondered for a moment and said, "I heard that Governor Cai was ordered to come to Hezhong Prefecture in times of crisis."

Cai Yanqing just stroked his beard and smiled.

Zhang Fei added: "The finances of Hezhong Prefecture must have been not very good at that time, right?"

Cai Yanqing nodded.

Zhang Fei asked again: "May I ask Governor Cai, what is the reason that the finances of Hezhong Prefecture are gradually improving?"

"That's because..."

As soon as he said this, Cai Yanqing seemed to understand something.

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, "It's not that finance comes first, then stability, but that stability comes first, then finance. If the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs can perform well, then the state government's financial income will definitely be better than before. The increased expenditure of the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs will be solved easily, and there is no need to worry too much."

Cai Yanqing nodded. "Although what you said makes sense, the situation in Hezhong Prefecture is like a tangled mess that cannot be sorted out."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "What we, the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs, pursue is not to cut the Gordian knot quickly, but to sort out the matter slowly, just like our trial, which is full of patience."

As they were chatting, they saw a man walking towards them quickly, and Niu Beiqing immediately protected Zhang Fei.

Nowadays, when Zhang Fei goes out, he will definitely bring Long Wu and Niu Beiqing with him, as well as a few other experts.

Cai Yanqing hurriedly said: "Don't panic, sir, he is my man."

But the man whispered something in Cai Yanqing's ear.

Cai Yanqing frowned when he heard this.

Zhang Fei was curious, but he controlled himself and didn't ask any questions.

"I know!"

Cai Yanqing nodded, sent the man away, and said to Zhang Fei, "Here comes this tangled mess of trouble."