The Queen's Engineering Army

Chapter 93 Single Tax

This is considered a big deal in the village.

Liu Erwa was detained in the Law Enforcement Office in the north of the village, kneeling on the ground with her face lowered in embarrassment.

Many villagers gathered around outside, pointing and pointing. Although it was an attempted rape, it was very shameless.

Liu Erwa likes that woman very much, but she doesn't know how to express it, and after drinking a little wine, she becomes delusional.

Looking back, I really wanted to slap myself.

How can you do something that is not as good as a beast.

I can only kneel here and wait for the trial.

"My lord has arrived."

Someone in the crowd yelled, and an aisle was automatically opened outside the door.

Su Lin walked in with a cold face, followed by Li Jinlong and Ma Yun.

"You are Liu Erwa?" Su Lin asked coldly.

Looking at Liu Erwa who was kneeling on the ground, she looked quite honest, and looked at Su Lin with some fear, no matter how she looked, she didn't look like that kind of womanizer.

People can't be seen.

"Small, the younger one is Liu Erwa." Liu Erwa nodded nervously.

"Dog, look at the good deeds you have done!"

Su Lin kicked Liu Erwa angrily, and stomped her feet several times.

"My lord, I made a mistake, I won't dare again." Liu Erwa didn't dare to block, Su Lin's strength was not light, and it hurt a few times.

"Don't dare in the future? Do you still have a future?" Su Lin stepped on Liu Erwa's face with white boots, and said coldly: "According to the regulations of the village, he should be executed."

When she heard that she was about to be executed, Liu Erwa was frightened.

"No, please, my lord, give the little one a chance." I almost peed.

They are all ordinary people, not the kind of generals with strong psychological quality, it is normal to be afraid when things happen.

Su Lin beat him so hard, but he didn't really want to kill him, after all, he didn't really commit an irreparable mistake.

But he also had to teach him an unforgettable lesson.

"Where's the humiliated woman?" Su Lin looked around, but he didn't find that woman present, so he asked.

"The woman had a sudden change and was crying in her room, so I didn't bring it here." Ma Yun stepped forward and cupped his hands.

"Ah."

Su Lin nodded, thinking about how to deal with this matter, he had an idea in a moment.

"Liu Erwa." Su Lin shouted loudly.

"The little one is here." Liu Erwa responded quickly.

"Today, you will be punished with forty lashes for second-class villagers. After recovering from the injury, you will go to the mine to work without work points for three years. During this period, you will perform well. If you do not perform well, you will be punished twice. Do you understand clearly?" Su Lin's punishment has already It is very heavy.

It takes a year and a half for a second-class villager to gain employment points.

After being beaten with forty lashes, he had to rest for at least a month before he could recover.

Go to the mine to work for free for three years, and it will take at least five years to wash away his crimes.

Not too heavy.

"Listen, I heard it clearly." Liu Erwa collapsed on the ground, finally saving her life.

"Okay, pull it down." Su Lin waved his hand impatiently.

This kind of punishment is also for others to see, letting them know that no matter who violates the regulations, they will be punished.

This is still an attempted rape. If the crime of rape is really committed, there is no need to waste a word and execute it directly.

Severe punishment and strict law.

Su Lin wants to implement Lord Shang's decree in the village, although not completely, but part of it can be borrowed.

When Liu Erwa was dragged away and passed by the crowd, everyone sympathized with him very much.

He was severely punished for doing nothing.

It also reminded everyone that they might not have paid much attention to the village's regulations before, but after seeing Liu Erwa's treatment, everyone felt that Su Lin was serious.

"Okay, it's all over." Li Jinlong waved to the crowd outside.

This time is the time to rest after eating, so everyone came together when they had nothing to do.

There was no excitement to watch, so they dispersed in twos and threes.

Su Lin also knows that if single men are not properly groomed, it is easy to cause physical problems.

Is it possible to teach them how to masturbate correctly?

"It seems that the villagers have to solve the spouse issue." Su Lin began to pay attention to this issue.

There is not much difference in the ratio of men to women in the village now, mainly because many people are still single without a suitable job.

Not to mention the villagers below, there are several battalion commanders and deputy battalion commanders.

This will not work, and this policy must be enforced.

Villagers who have families will work harder.

Arranged marriages cannot be enforced even if they are enforced. We have to think of a way to have the best of both worlds.

After thinking for a while, Su Lin suddenly had an idea.

"Li Jinlong."

"The little one is here."

"I issued a new order. All single men and women must register for marriage before New Year's Eve this year. Based on the principle of mutual consent, no coercion or coaxing is allowed. If you are still single before New Year's Eve, you will pay a single tax of five work points every month next year." Sulin proudly said.

I really admire myself for coming up with such a genius method.

For the single tax, five work points are paid every month, which is equivalent to one-sixth of the work points of ordinary villagers, which is not a lot.

Let people who were single and not in a hurry start to worry.

"...here."

The corner of Li Jinlong's mouth twitched after hearing this, is there such a punishment?

In the hall, Jack Ma felt that it didn't matter anyway, he was married anyway.

Wei Qi was shocked. Doesn't this force me to find a wife?
But looking at the women in the village, there is no one who is worthy of someone in my guard, what should I do?

One can imagine what kind of disturbance this order will cause in the village.

Villagers who were still single began to get nervous.

This is also beneficial, as it can encourage villagers to end their singleness quickly.

Even the punishment is not very serious, as long as you are willing to have your work points deducted, you are single.

This is just an interlude.

After that, Su Lin organized soldiers and horses to prepare to march towards Zhangfan Town.

Zhang Fanzhen.

A small town located in the southwest of Chu State is not a strategically important place either. The south and east are surrounded by mountains, which is relatively remote.

Even if there is a war, it will not affect here.

But the land here is fertile, with tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, most of which are owned by Zhang Qi.

A small half belonged to a wealthy businessman surnamed Fan, but that wealthy businessman was usually not here, and Zhang Qi was also handed over to take care of it.

Zhang Qi is in his 30s, he looks very strong, and his face is fierce.

Inheriting these lands from his father, he has hundreds of households of tenant farmers working for him. He is a big landowner here and also the local emperor of Zhangfan Town.

The emperor is far away, and the power of the government can't control it.

Generally, mountain residents would not dare to file a complaint if something happened, which made Zhang Qi become more and more arrogant.

On this day Zhang Qi went out with a dozen dog-legged thugs.

He was dressed in vermilion clothes, with black cloth boots on his feet, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised in a wicked smile.

The tenant farmers passing by saw it and backed away a few steps in fear, thinking to themselves: Looking at Zhang Yan Wang's expression, I don't know who is going to be unlucky.

Zhang Qi went straight to a house, and his dog legs kicked in without even knocking on the door.

This house is different from other houses. There is a white cloth hanging on the door, so someone must have just died.

Go through the dilapidated yard and come to the front of the house.

There was a big coffin in the room, and an old man and a girl of sixteen or seventeen were crying beside the coffin.

Hearing the commotion outside, the old man walked out to see the visitor, and quickly said respectfully: "Mr. Zhang, why are you here?"

"Why am I here?"

Zhang Qixie smiled and said, "It's been ten days since you borrowed money to buy a coffin for your wife. I'm here to collect the debt."

"Can you wait for a few days, my wife just left, and the family really has no money." The old man begged.

"How many more days of delay? How many more days can you pay back a thousand cloth coins?" Zhang Qi sneered.

"One thousand?" The old man widened his eyes and said in surprise, "Isn't it a hundred cloth coins? How did it become a thousand?"

"I can't help in vain. You may not have heard clearly at the time. After one month, the interest rate will be [-] cloth coins." Zhang Qi laughed.

The dogs behind him also laughed.

To deal with such poor and weak people, they seem to have a sense of superiority.

(End of this chapter)