In the lobby.

Ding San kowtowed to Hai Rui again with tears in his eyes, saying, "Thank you, sir, for making the decision for me."

"Go down, don't delay our court's trial!" Hai Rui waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Next!"

It only took Ding San half a cup of tea for him to go everywhere.

The next group of plaintiffs and defendants came in, and Hai Rui said a few words to both parties, who then signed the verdict obediently.

This time it was quicker, taking only a quarter of a cup of tea.

Then comes the third group.

Niu was stunned. Hai Rui judged three cases in just one cup of tea. He also asked about the facts and gave judgments that were in line with the law and human nature, so both the plaintiff and the defendant signed the judgment obediently.

Niu Chenshi was so frightened that his eyes widened and his mouth was open.

With this speed and efficiency, is this still human?

~~

The defendants outside were also dumbfounded. One by one, they saw the "chickens" go in with their heads held high and come out with their heads down.

A country gentleman looked at the increasingly short line ahead and stammered, "This isn't killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, this is killing us all like chickens."

"This, this, this is too fast, isn't it?" The defendants waiting to be heard were all shocked and said, "It's hard to explain the case clearly in such a short time, so how can we try it clearly?"

They hurriedly grabbed a defendant and asked, "What happened? You came out so soon?"

"Mr. Hai is too scary. You will know once you go in. There is no way to argue in front of him." The defendant said with a bitter face: "I can't stand it, I really can't stand it..."

"Don't hope for the best, it's useless." He shook his head and sighed as he left. "Clean your neck and wait for the slaughter, gurgling..."

The gentry looked at each other and wanted to find a place to lay eggs.

~~

As a result, by the time it was completely dark at the hour of You, all the 100 cases for the day had been tried.

Not to mention the common people, even Niu Qianshi and other officials of the Fuya were full of admiration.

"It is said that Pang Shiyuan tried hundreds of cases a day, but we thought it was just an exaggeration in the novel. I didn't expect to witness the reincarnation of Fengchu with my own eyes today. The Zhongcheng is truly a god!" Niu Chenshi and others flattered him sincerely.

"The Zhongcheng can hear hundreds of cases in half a day. He is as good as two phoenix cubs!"

Hai Rui, however, showed no sign of being pleased. He sat behind the desk, eating the fermented black beans and pickled vegetables with rice porridge Hai An had served him, and asked in a deep voice, "How many cases did you take on today?"

"Reporting to the Zhongcheng, another two thousand." Tian Tongpan, who was in charge of receiving cases, hurriedly reported: "But after the application for the license, the number of people submitting cases has obviously decreased. Almost tomorrow or one day later, the backlog of cases in the prefecture will be basically reported."

"That's at least 6,000 cases." Hai Rui couldn't help but frown and said, "Our court can only try 200 cases a day at most. Even if we put everything aside, it will take us a month to finish trying all the cases."

"It takes time to finish the trial..." Niu Qianshi and others were secretly shocked. The word "time" is really hard to describe. Other officials may not be able to try 6,000 cases in their entire term. How can you use the word "time" when you can finish the trial in one month?

"Zhongcheng, it's already as fast as lightning. We can't force it anymore." Niu Chenshi said with a wry smile.

"No, there are five counties and one state in Suzhou. Will the trial take half a year?" Hai Rui put down his bowl of porridge. He had indeed not expected that the people in the south of the Yangtze River would be so enthusiastic about filing complaints.

This was the result of him emphasizing in the notice that "the rampant evil practices in Jiangnan are not caused by the suffering of the people, the corruption of officials, or the injustice of the people but the improper handling of the cases by the officials. "

If it weren't for the repeated warnings not to file a complaint, would there have been a scene of tens of thousands of people filing a complaint?

"There are also the other nine prefectures and one state. Even if I use up my entire three-year term, I'm afraid it still won't be enough." Hai Rui was worried.

"Then let's not hold the trial..." The officials thought to themselves that if they continued the trial like this, they would surely offend all the gentry in Jiangnan.

But how could Hai Rui give up halfway?

He asked all the officials to leave first and then spent the whole night pondering over the files on the table.

In the middle of the night, when Niu Chenshi was inspecting the fire prevention, he saw Hai Gong still sitting in the lobby.

I couldn't help but be surprised again. Doesn't he need to sleep?

~~

The next morning, when Hai Rui was in court, he announced his countermeasures.

"There are too many people filing complaints, and this court cannot handle it alone. We must rely on you gentlemen to hear the case together."

"We obey your command." Niu Chenshi, Tian Tongpan and other committee members quickly responded.

"This court has decided that nine officials including Niu Chenshi will inquire into cases with our branch offices every day, and at night they will compile the concluded case files and submit them to our court for review." Hai Rui said in a deep voice.

"Yes, sir." Niu Chenshi and other assistant officials who were called hurried out to receive orders.

"You must not slack off just because there are too many of you. You must try at least 80 cases every day..." The Sea Warrior looked at the mortals in the hall and lowered the requirement again and again: "80."

"Zhongcheng, please spare our lives. How can ordinary people like us compare to you? Even if we don't eat or sleep, we can't judge eighty cases!" Niu Chenshi and others were so scared that they were pissing their pants.

A maximum of five hours are spent on investigating a case a day, and sixteen cases are to be investigated each hour - that is, two cases can be concluded in one cup of tea!

Although it was still far from the swiftness of Hai Rui's four or five skills, it was far beyond their capabilities.

A council member said with a bitter face: "Zhongcheng, when I was the county magistrate, thirty cases a day was the best I could do. Eighty cases is really impossible."

"Yes, Zhongcheng." Another committee member named Wang also pleaded, "The people of Suzhou are becoming more and more hypocritical, and they are thick-skinned and affectionate. They are changing in a thousand ways. We don't have Zhongcheng's sharp eyes, so we can only listen to the questions and interrogate them carefully. Even so, there are still two or three out of ten that are difficult to decide. How can we judge in such a hurry?"

"Hmm..." Hai Rui looked at this bunch of scum with his beard raised, and had no choice but to lower the standard again: "Sixty a day, no less. If you still can't finish the review, you will have to work late into the night, and you are not allowed to sleep until you finish the review."

As he spoke, he glanced at his subordinates coldly and said, "If during the review, we find that anyone made a wrong judgment on the gourd case because of time constraints, don't blame this court for being ruthless!"

"Yes..." Niu Qianshi and others gritted their teeth and took on this arduous task.

"Don't be sad, everyone. This court has drawn up some 'principles for judging cases' for you. If you follow them, the trial can be accelerated and no major mistakes will be made." Hai Rui waved his hand, and Hai An distributed several pages he had copied to Niu Chenshi and others.

As the crowd watched and listened, Hai Rui said in a deep voice, "First of all, all cases, no matter how big or small, must be handled according to the law and based on the merits. We must not compromise as we have in the past!"

Niu Qianshi and others were confused when they heard this, wondering what this has to do with improving efficiency.

Then Hai Rui explained in a deep voice: "In the past, in order to keep the peace, the government always liked to use the 'four-six split' approach when deciding a case. That is, if the plaintiff is given six points of justice, the defendant must also be given four points. If the plaintiff is given six points of guilt, the defendant must also be given four points. This way, both parties gain and lose equally, and it can prevent one party from getting angry and filing another lawsuit."

Niu Chenshi and the others nodded. All nine of them had served as county magistrates, otherwise Hai Rui would not have used them to investigate cases. The "four-six division of inquiry" mentioned by the Minister of Justice was exactly the magic weapon they used to settle the matter peacefully when they tried the case.

Listen to Hai Rui's cold shout: "There is always justice in the world! Four-six theory, the way of hypocrisy, and litigation and dispute are not feasible!"

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