Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1004

When Wei Wu heard Bao Yu's words, he laughed on the spot.

"Why, do you have any achievements?"

"No, not really, but..."

Bao Yu shook his head helplessly, and was about to continue speaking when Wei Wu interrupted him.

"It doesn't matter whether you have any or not. You have to go anyway even if you have achievements."

When Wei Wu said this, Bao Yu became even more anxious and immediately shouted:

"No, sir, I want to ask if I can use silver to pay for my military service according to the court regulations. I am willing to pay five thousand taels!"

"hehe!"

Hearing Bao Yu's words, Wei Wu shook his head with a smile on his face, and then said jokingly:

"Even with your achievements, you have to go. Do you think you can offset it with money? Or do you want to bribe the Duke of your country?"

As he spoke, Wei Wu turned his head to look at the clerk of the prefectural yamen and asked a question deliberately.

"Master, tell him what the punishment is for bribery under the laws of our Ming Dynasty."

Hearing Wei Wu's question, the master did not hesitate and immediately stepped forward and said loudly:

"According to the Criminal Law of the Ming Dynasty Code, those who offer bribes of less than one tael shall be caned forty times, and those offering bribes of between one and ten taels shall be caned sixty times, and the stolen money shall be confiscated."

"Bribes of ten to twenty taels will be punished with seventy strokes of the cane and a tattoo of the word 'bribe' on the face. Bribery of twenty to fifty taels will be punished with ninety strokes of the cane and exile two thousand miles away."

"Anyone offering a bribe of fifty taels or more will be hanged immediately. Furthermore, my lord, you have been awarded a knighthood for your military merits, and bribing an officer will increase your sentence!"

As soon as the master finished speaking, Wei Wu immediately looked towards Bao Yu and said with a smile on his face:

"Hanging for anything over fifty taels? Then your five thousand taels is enough to get you hanged a hundred times!"

"How about I just pin this bribery crime on your Bao family and have ninety-nine people from your family hanged with you?"

Things have come to this point, and Bao Yu also understands that he cannot escape this disaster no matter what.

Admittedly, he did want to use money to settle the matter. After all, the Ming Dynasty law stipulated that money could be used to offset corvee labor.

By offering five thousand taels of silver, he was sending a signal to Wei Wu that he was willing to use money to atone for his mistakes.

But now, Wei Wu was completely unmoved and refused to talk to him about anything.

It is obvious that they are trying to frame me. The key is that once the other party really nails me down as a briber, I will be in big trouble.

It will not only cause trouble for myself, but also for my family, so this matter must not involve my family under any circumstances.

In this situation now, I am in trouble, but at least I can still hope that my family can help me.

Although Bao Yu was arrogant, he was not stupid. He knew what to do at this time, so he immediately said:

"No, sir, you misunderstood. I did not offer bribes. I simply heard that corvée labor in our dynasty can be replaced with money."

"But I'm from a well-off family, and I've never done corvée labor, so I don't know how much it costs, so I can only guess."

"If I have misunderstood you, my Lord, I apologize, but I really have no intention of bribing you."

After saying this, Bao Yu didn't hesitate at all and immediately lay down on the ground, looking like he was apologizing.

Seeing this, Wei Wu narrowed his eyes, smiled and said, "Quite quick reaction."

After saying that, Wei Wu turned and looked at Qingxia beside him.

"Qingxia, we'll transfer a few people from the government office. Take them to the construction site and have them perform their labor service properly."

"I understand, Master."

After hearing Qingxia's answer, Wei Wu nodded and then looked at Zhu Zongshan.

"Master Zhu, is everything alright?"

"Of course!"

Zhu Zongshan naturally would not object to Wei Wu's words, and immediately gave his master an order:

"Master, please arrange this matter. Let the yamen runners go with Miss Qingxia."

"Yes!"

The lawyer responded, and then arranged for someone to escort Bao Yu and Qingxia out of the government office.

The reason why Wei Wu made such arrangements was mainly because of what he was going to do next, and Qingxia didn't need to stay here.