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In addition to the university hall, Wu Changqing also visited other places.

In the industrial area, he met a team of yamen with several prisoners in custody.

Wu Changqing wanted to know what these people had committed, so he stopped them and asked, "What crimes did these people commit?"

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty."

The yamen who recognized Wu Changqing hurriedly knelt down and bowed nervously.

When the others learned that the emperor in front of them turned out to be the emperor, they all panicked.

"Okay, let's talk directly."

Wu Changqing said.

He didn't release any coercion, but his identity can always easily make people feel pressure.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, these are long-term workers who escaped from the surrounding landlords' homes. They did not fulfill their contracts with the landlords' homes, and fled to Nanjing to work privately. Then those landlords went to the yamen and asked us to assist in arresting them."

Wang Zhaotou, who was in charge of the matter, said.

"Your Majesty has been wronged, please make the decision for the grass-roots."

After the prisoners learned Wu Changqing's identity, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed, crying loudly.

"If you have any grievances, say it directly, I will listen."

Wu Changqing looked a little unhappy.

A ruler, the most proud thing is nothing more than that the people under his rule live and work in peace and contentment, and no one is a traitor.

And now, a group of prisoners appeared in front of him.

These people are guilty, which shows that he has not managed the country well, and there are still people who cannot survive.

If these people are not guilty, it also shows that he has not managed the country well, and innocent people have been wronged.

One of the suspects, who seemed relatively calm, said: "We were originally refugees from Henan. After fleeing here, we entered Li's house to work as a long-term worker. We only paid for our meals.

Last year, Mr. Li suddenly wanted to sign a contract with us, and he would give ten extra wages every month. Only after we signed the contract did we hear from others that working in a factory in the city was one to two taels of silver a month, and we managed to eat and live.

Therefore, we felt that we were deceived by Li Caizhu, so we escaped and wanted to work in the factory and make a living..."

After Wu Changqing heard it, he basically understood it.

This is an issue left over from history, and it is not easy to deal with.

It is not right for Li Caizhu to squeeze them, but he once saved the lives of these refugees. Although they were tricked by better information, it seemed that there was no violation of the law.

Of course, outside the law does not care about human feelings, and Li Caizhu's behavior is not illegal, but his actions are somewhat unreasonable.

In the past, not a penny was given, and there was absolutely no hope for these refugees.

After that, they tied the other party to death with a contract, and they also had some interests.

From the point of view of Rich Li, he would also be wronged, which is equivalent to saving the lives of these people in vain, without gaining any gratitude.

But from the perspective of these refugees, they are even worse.

Every day I work for the rich man's house without a penny of wages, and there is no hope and no security in life. Once sick or old and unable to work, they are mercilessly driven away.

It is best to judge a case that can simply distinguish right from wrong. It is rare that both sides are at fault, and both sides have difficulties.

Wu Changqing was of course on the side of the refugees, but he couldn't show it either.

As an emperor, he needs to maintain a fair and impartial image, and cannot favor one class, otherwise other classes will be dissatisfied.

If he favors these refugees now, refugees in other places will follow suit in the future, and they will try to make things bigger, to the point of suing the imperial court.

Because, they know that the emperor will favor themselves.

As a result, it will inevitably cause greater turmoil in this society and increase a lot of law enforcement costs.

In the past few years, the number of refugees who have fled from the north is not a small number.

"What are you going to do with these people now?"

Wu Changqing asked those yamen.

Immediately, the yamen panicked.

This is the emperor's question, and if a sentence is not answered well, it may lead to fire.

Everyone couldn't guess Wu Changqing's mind, and they all hesitated, not knowing how to speak.

"Bold, Your Majesty asks you, is it that you are trying to hide something?"

Feng Debao scolded.

As soon as these words came out, those yamen hurriedly knelt down and said they didn't dare.

After calming down, Wang Zhaotou also began to answer truthfully: "We are all doing things according to the regulations, and Mr. Li has a contract in hand, so we are going to escort these people back to Li's house."

This way of handling is obviously a bit biased towards the Li family.

These long-term workers were escorted back to the Li family's house, and there must be no good end to them. Being beaten is the lightest, and maybe there are various other tortures.

These yamen may want to take the opportunity to benefit the Li family, or they may want to settle the matter with the mud, so they deal with it hastily.

"You escort the person to Liu Dahua and let him try the first trial in person. Tell him, just say I said it, and let him handle the matter fairly and reasonably, and try to satisfy all parties."

Wu Changqing did not make this decision by himself. As soon as he made a statement, the matter was basically qualitative.

Leave this matter to Liu Dahua, then no matter what the result of the penalty is, it is none of his business.

if the punishment

The result is not satisfactory, and if you want to blame it, you can only blame Liu Dahua, not Wu Changqing.

All the problems were left to Liu Dahua, and the wicked still let the courtiers do it.

What Liu Dahua is worried about is not who is to blame. Whether it is these refugees or the Li family, they are not qualified to be his opponents, and it is not painful to be blamed.

What Liu Dahua needs to worry about is whether his handling results can satisfy Wu Changqing.

He needs to guess Wu Changqing's thoughts from some details, and then make a penalty that satisfies Wu Changqing.

Liu Dahua knew that even if Wu Changqing was not satisfied with his sentence, Wu Changqing would not say anything, but in his heart he would definitely make a difference to himself.

If his punishment can satisfy Wu Changqing, he won't get any substantial benefits for the time being, but it can leave a good impression in Wu Changqing's heart.

This good impression is priceless.

When he has a good position in the future, Wu Changqing will most easily think of those who have a good impression on him.

After receiving Wu Changqing's instructions, Liu Dahua began to send people to investigate this matter in detail, and he never dared to make any mistakes.

When he found out the truth, he was still trying to figure out Wu Changqing's thoughts.

Your Majesty, do you really want to sympathize with these refugees? Or do you want to keep the law just? Or should the interests of the landlord class be taken into account?

This question is really elusive.

In the end, Liu Dahua decided to take a gamble, to favor the common people, and at the same time to convince the Li family.

The reason why he gambled like this was mainly because he felt Wu Changqing's concern for the people at the bottom from some of Wu Changqing's previous policies.