Based on the testimonies of the seven murderers, some people said that they were beaten under the instructions of their boss, some said that although they joined in, they did not hit anyone, and some said that they were unjustly accused and were arrested by the chief to take the blame.

Li Mengxi had thought that the seven poor people who were sent here, who looked honest and honest, were scapegoats, and that the attackers were someone else, and they were caught as scapegoats. However, the actual situation was unexpected. The actual situation was that these seven people were the scapegoats.

A poor man actually beat someone with his own hands.

When asked why the people were being beaten, several people said that the boss said that whoever beat people would be given two more acres of land for the autumn harvest, so they went up to beat people with poles.

Hearing this, Li Mengxi understood clearly that landowners with land in their hands were very shrewd. They would not engage in fights and troubles themselves, instead inciting their poor tenants to do so.

Landowners only need to promise one or two acres of land, and without much words, the tenants will work hard to get the land to support their families.

The landowners control the land and can fully exploit the poor people. When the landowners say that those who are fighting will be given two more acres of land, it is not a question of whether they are willing to fight or not. If they dare to back down and fail to do so, the landowners will be unhappy and will directly kill them.

The land has been harvested and no one is allowed to plant it. Without the land, the tenants and their families will starve to death.

His life was in someone's hands, and he had no other choice.

Li Mengxi glanced at several poor people. These poor people were really murderers. They really killed people. If they wanted to kill people to pay for their lives, then these people would all die.

Li Mengxi stared at the honest villager opposite for a long time, and the honest villager smiled honestly at Li Mengxi.

Li Mengxi moved his gaze and said to the guards, "Come up here and identify the people. Are these the ones who did it?"

The guards came forward and identified the murderer one by one with gritted teeth.

Li Mengxi wanted to ask if the campers really remembered who was who when they were fighting in a mess. But seeing how the campers hated the murderers, Li Mengxi knew in his heart that there was no way the campers could forgive the murderers.

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The matter has been ascertained. The root cause of the conflict was that Liao Hua thought there were few people in the village, so he sent out his troops. Unfortunately, he encountered several villages that had formed an alliance to protect themselves. Here, Liao Hua was still dividing the fields.

The manpower in the villages behind had not yet had time to clear away, and as a result, there happened to be a local tycoon with foresight here. The tycoon knew that if all the fields were taken over, everyone's good life would be over.

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As a result, the powerful men did not stop doing anything, and simply gathered people and beat the campers out.

The casualties among the campers occurred at this time.

Liao Hua kept his instructions in mind and never conflicted with the villagers under any circumstances. Even if the villagers struck first, or even if someone was beaten to death, he would never take action.

The reason for this explanation was that he had no choice but to do so. Li Mengxi was afraid that the field team would go too far and cause conflicts to intensify. Therefore, no matter what happened, he had to report it back and Julu City would send someone to deal with it specifically.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When the conflict occurred, Liao Hua had a large number of troops, but he remembered his instructions and did not raise troops in anger, but chose to report to Julu urgently.

Now that things have been sorted out, it's time to kill someone to pay for it with a life.

Li Mengxi glanced at the seven poor people who had not realized the seriousness of the problem, and he said, "You guys, who is the owner? Call them all over."

Everyone didn't know what was going on, so they called the bosses out from the crowd.

Owners who had land that could be rented out were commonly known as landlords. The landlords came over and greeted Li Mengxi politely.

Li Mengxi understood it expressionlessly and didn't say a word.

If he wanted to kill people, Li Mengxi didn't want to spare the landlords who were the instigators.

Undecided about the punishment for a while, Li Mengxi led officials from the Legislative Department and the Ministry of Justice, as well as Guan Yu and Liao Hua, to a quiet place to discuss.

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"It's not unreasonable to kill people to pay off debts and money. However, do you think that if you kill someone, you must pay for your life? Is this really appropriate?" Li Mengxi asked.

Everyone was puzzled. Everyone said that the murderer will die. This has always been the case.

Everyone thinks this should be the case. Officials from the Ministry of Legislation and the Ministry of Justice, as well as Liao Hua and Guan Yu, all think this is okay.

Li Mengxi sighed and said, "Everyone should know that a certain person and his younger brother were once trapped in the rebel army.

You all say that if you kill someone, you will be punished with your life, but let me ask you, if my brother and I met a villain at that time, the villain liked to see flesh and blood, and he forced my two brothers to fight with others with knives, and at this time, someone would not want to kill,

But if you don't kill someone, you will die.

In order to survive, someone had to endure a moment of impatience and kill innocent people.

At this time, if someone says that someone kills someone to pay for his life, and wants me to pay for someone else’s life, or that one of my lives is worth one life, I feel that killing is not my intention, but that I am forced to do so. I am willing to be punished. If I am asked to pay for my life, I will

I feel unwilling."

"Put yourself in your shoes, if one day you are faced with the same situation, when you are forced to kill someone, and you still have to pay for your grievances, do you think it is fair?"

Li Mengxi's words made everyone think deeply.

The conflict between legal concepts was exposed at this time.

Li Mengxi saw it more clearly than anyone else. He knew that the poor people who beat people, whether they took the initiative or were forced by their bosses, were just knives in the hands of the landlords.

Of course, if you beat someone to death, you will be punished severely, but if you just chop them up, it is a bit heavier.

Also, the landlords who encourage the tenants to beat others are even more abominable. The villagers are victims, the tenants who beat others are also victims, and the landlords who encourage them are the outright perpetrators.

Julu's plan to equally divide the land is bound to eliminate the powerful landlords. If there is an opportunity to suppress the powerful, we must not let it go.

During the discussion, Li Mengxi casually talked about some strange legal concepts.

[Involuntary killing] refers to someone who is forced to kill someone, or accidentally hurts someone without any malicious intent or intention to kill. In this case, the person should be severely punished, but the person should not be killed simply and hastily.

The concept of "principal and accessory" is that the powerful man who instigated the beating was the principal, and the tenant who was forced to beat the person was an accessory.

Tenants who beat others must be severely punished, and strong men must be punished even more severely.

Beheading, of course, must be beheaded, but whose head should be beheaded, whether it be the heads of the tenants, the head of the powerful man, beheading them all together, or beheading the head of the village chief who united several villages to resist.

Li Mengxi tends to chop off the heads of powerful people.

Guan Yu was worried that if all the heads of the families were arrested and beheaded, the villagers would be so angry that several villages would probably riot.

"I think it's best not to kill anyone." Guan Yu suggested.

"Don't kill anyone?" Li Mengxi frowned.

"We have killed and injured several people. If we are not severely punished, they will think that we dare not kill them. Then where is the majesty of my government?" Li Mengxi's eyes widened.

Guan Yu shook his head and laughed when he heard this, "Xi'er, you never said that justice is more important in the legal system than the dignity of the government.

Why has it changed again today?"

Li Mengxi was stunned for a moment, "Oh!"

To kill or not to kill is just a thought. Killing has the benefit of killing, and not killing has the benefit of not killing... Can there be any benefit to not killing?

Li Mengxi struggled for a long time, and he simply asked people to vote.

If you are willing to be executed, put a black ink dot on the paper; if you are not willing to be executed, put a white paper.

During the secret voting, everyone turned their backs and prepared paper balls. After a moment, they turned around and threw the paper balls together again.

Li Mengxi unfolded the paper ball and took a look. The voting result was that the majority of people did not want to be executed.

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At the end, in front of many villagers, the penalty result was announced.

Seven tenants who participated in the fight that resulted in death or injury were sentenced to twenty years in prison. Several landlords and family owners who participated in the agitation were also sentenced to twenty years in prison. Several village chiefs who stubbornly resisted the land equalization policy were entangled.

Sentenced to twenty-five years' imprisonment.

Not killing people is kind enough, but that's it, there is no tolerance anymore.

In the coming days, all these guilty people will have to spend time in hard labor.

The local chief is a figure who can use his own ability to unite villages to protect themselves in turmoil, and can also make several villages obey orders with one order. In any case, this person is too great a threat.

The chief thought that he was destined to die. When he heard that he was only sentenced to twenty-five years in prison, the chief was relieved, but then his eyes widened.

What's the difference between being in jail for more than 20 years and dying?

It can be said that the punishment for guilty people is only slightly better than the death penalty. Compared with the death penalty, they barely survive.

Most of the powerful bosses were elderly. When they were arrested, people from each family begged and begged. Some of the younger generations even wanted to serve the sentence for their elders. Li Mengxi flatly refused because this was so close that the villagers almost rioted. The rebels

The battle was not easy. The soldiers forcibly escorted everyone from several villages to Julu City. After all the people were cleared and all the fields were vacated, a major obstacle to farming was cleared in an instant.

Several large-scale resettlement sites arranged on the outskirts of Julu City have housed nearly 60,000 people who have been forcibly relocated from various places. Regardless of poor people or large and prosperous families, as soon as they arrive in Julu, the people will be dispersed first.

Then win people's hearts, then conduct basic queue training, and then send them one after another to participate in the distribution of land. When the landless people get a lot of land, no matter what kind of wealthy family they are, they will collapse in an instant, and the cohesion of the wealthy family will disappear in an instant.

Nothing remains.
Chapter completed!