The Daily Life of a Rich Peasant's Boy in the Imperial Examination

On this side, County Magistrate Wang beat the three thieves to a crippled state, and on the other side, Inspector Liang found the place where the three thieves were staying based on their confessions.

As for where they lived, the three thieves lived in the land temple.

In order to disguise themselves as poor people and come to Yuanlu County to work as road construction workers, the three of them stayed overnight at the land temple. If they stayed too well, it would arouse suspicion.

Following Sun Shan's instructions, Inspector Liang dug three feet deep around the land temple. Finally, based on clues, he actually dug out a box.

As for what was inside, Inspector Liang didn't see it because it was locked.

What if it is opened and Lord Sun suspects that he has taken away the good stuff, what will he do in his future work?

It is better to take it back intact and let Lord Sun take a look.

So Sun Shan received three quilts, some clothes, and an ordinary small box in the government office.

There is a small lock on the small box, which locks the box completely.

Inspector Liang said, "Sir, these were found in the land temple. Please take a look."

Sun Shan stared at the small wooden box from a distance.

It was similar to the wooden box that Sun Bomin had made for him to save money when he was a child. The workmanship was crude and it looked like it was worth only a few copper coins.

Sun Shan thought for a moment and said, "Inspector Liang, open the box."

He looked at the lock and said, "Just split the lock open."

What if there is poisonous gas, poisonous snakes or something like that inside?

Sun Shan would not open it himself, so he left the work to his subordinates.

Inspector Liang had no idea that Sun Shan had asked him to be a guinea pig.

If you knew, the axe raised high was not used to chop boxes, but to chop Sun Mountain.

If this selfish, cowardly official were to be struck to death, the people would probably applaud enthusiastically.

Inspector Liang stepped forward, raised the axe, and with a "clang", the small lock was chopped into five pieces.

Then he took a step forward, opened the wooden box, and saw a golden light coming out.

Inspector Liang's eyes flashed, and he instinctively closed the wooden box.

He blinked his eyes and asked in a confused manner: "Sir, there seems to be something golden inside, it's so dazzling."

Sun Shan also saw the golden light and shouted excitedly, "Open it quickly and take a look."

It's not what he thought, is it? Could there really be gold hidden inside? Emma, ​​I'm so excited, what should I do?

Sun Shan looked around. Besides Inspector Liang, there were County Magistrate Wang, Chief Secretary Wu, Clerk Xia, as well as Sun Shan's trusted confidants Gui Ge'er, Sun Dali, and Lawyer Zhang.

Everyone stared at the wooden box with glazed eyes and slightly open mouths, eagerly and eagerly looking at the contents inside.

County Magistrate Wang couldn't help but say, "Inspector Liang, open it quickly! What are you waiting for?"

Sun Shan looked in the direction of County Magistrate Wang's voice.

Emma, ​​what a mistake! I didn't even know when County Magistrate Wang and the others came in.

If there is really gold in it, it must be shared with them.

Emma, ​​I feel so sad. What should I do?

Inspector Liang opened the wooden box again under repeated urging. In an instant, golden light was revealed and everyone stared at it intently.

Not until the entire box was opened could everyone see clearly what was inside.

Inspector Liang pursed his lips, opened them, and wanted to say something but didn't dare.

The local tyrant, County Magistrate Wang, suddenly exclaimed, "Oh my god, is this gold? Is it real gold or fake gold? Oh my god, the three thieves really killed people and robbed them, and these are the stolen goods."

Sun Shan took a closer look at the wooden box. It was covered with pieces of gold, and the color was very shiny. It was obvious that it was not something that three thieves could possess.

Everything pointed to the gold being stolen property, stolen by three thieves.

Wu Zhubo opened his mouth wide and said in disbelief, "Sir, how many crimes did these three thieves commit to steal so much money?"

Although the small wooden box is not big, these are gold, not copper coins.

A small piece can be exchanged for a lot of things. How much does this whole small box cost? How many things can it be exchanged for?

Sun Shan was extremely excited, but he kept a calm expression on his face.

He remained calm and said, "Inspector Liang, empty the box and see what else is there."

Inspector Liang turned the small wooden box over, and inside it were gold, silver, and several travel passes.

Inspector Liang read it carefully, his eyes widening as he said, "Sir, these three thieves are so cunning that they even forged different citations."

Sun Shan took the pass, which had the names, identities, addresses of different people on it, as well as official seals from different places.

Tsk tsk~~ I don’t know where these three thieves got the pass.

But money makes the world go round, and if you have money, you will naturally have everything.

The three thieves got so many travel passes, haha, they must have used different identities to go to different places.

You don't even need an identity, you can pretend to be a refugee and wander with the main group, so as not to arouse suspicion from others.

Passes issued to Taoist priests during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty

Traveling in Daqian is difficult, but also easy.

The difficulty is relative to the lower-class people who live in accordance with their duties.

Easy refers to those who are powerful and wealthy, and of course, also refers to some homeless refugees.

Don’t think that you can’t wander around just because you have no power, no influence, and no status. This is a big mistake.

People without status and connections are often refugees, moving around everywhere.

Both local people and local officials often turn a blind eye.

Ordinary people would not report refugees for no reason. After all, who wants to deal with the government? They are most afraid of failing to report and being severely exploited by the government.

As for the government, as long as the refugees did not enter the county town under their jurisdiction, did not commit crimes, and did not cause trouble for the government, they would pretend not to see anything.

There are so many refugees in the world, how can we catch them all?

Moreover, refugees often travel in groups. What if they resist during arrest and cause murder?

The local officials might lose both the wife and the army, so they might as well pretend not to see it and drive the people away.

Sun Shan had read about a major case in a book - the "Monster Case", also known as the "Sang Chong Case".

It tells the story of a man named Sang Chong who disguised himself as a woman, worked and begged for food in various places, and took the opportunity to commit adultery with women. He did not commit any crime for 18 years and had adultery with 182 decent women.

Sang Chong roamed around North China, covering three provinces: Shanxi (Taiyuan, Datong, Pingyang), Northern Zhili (Zhending, Baoding, Shuntian, Shunde, Hejian), and Shandong (Jinan, Dongchang). He committed crimes in as many as 45 prefectures, counties, and 78 villages, towns, and shops.

The word "shemale" in this case will lead people to imagine sexual consumption and gender curiosity, such as male homosexuality and "cross-dressing men".

Behind the scenes, we can peek into issues such as household registration, identity, travel permits, and mobility.

Under the strict hierarchical management, the so-called strict management cannot be "strict" at all.

The three thieves were able to commit crimes everywhere. Household registration, identity, travel permits, and mobility all reflected the government's poor management capabilities.

Sun Shan also believed that there were still many unregistered residents in Yuanlu County, who would never be registered by the government from birth to death.