Chapter 1055 Stolen Goods

Chapter 1055 Stolen Goods

These bandits should have been interrogated about where they came from and whether they had any accomplices, but the three surviving bandits were left with only one breath left.

Don't talk, it takes all my strength to open my eyes.

Even if these bandits only had the strength to keep their eyes open, they used them to glare viciously at Sun Shan. They were truly hopeless.

We can only let them die early and be reborn.

Sun Shan shouted "adjourn the court" and returned to the magistrate's office.

Although the trial was not difficult this time, it was still tiring to see the huge crowds of people watching.

Master Zhang walked in and said, "Master, now that we have finished investigating the bandits, should we immediately send a document to Chenzhou Prefecture to report the situation of the bandits to the higher authorities?"

Sun Shan took another sip of tea, nodded and said, "Once I finish writing the document, I will arrange for someone to report to Chenzhou Prefecture."

As for what Chenzhou Prefecture would do, Sun Shan had no idea.

In order to avoid letting the tiger return to the mountain, Sun Shan would quietly kill these bandits before the case reached Chenzhou Prefecture.

Especially seeing the bandits' vicious eyes, Sun Shan couldn't feel at ease unless he physically eliminated them.

What I fear most is that Chenzhou Prefecture allowed the bandits to live for some unspeakable secret.

Sun Shan couldn't let this happen. As long as the bandits were alive, he was afraid that they would come back and take revenge on Sun Shan.

When Attorney Zhang came in, he didn't ask about the case primarily, but about something else.

He looked around furtively and found that only Sun Shan and Gui Ge'er were his own people, so he said with confidence: "Master, Brother Dali found a lot of good things when he was carrying the bandit's corpse."

Sun Shan was stunned and asked anxiously: "What good stuff?"

After defeating the bandits, in order to reach Yuanlu County as early as possible, they traveled day and night and spoke very little.

Sun Shan walked with car No. 11 and felt even more tired than a pug.

Once he set foot in Yuanlu County, he became extremely busy.

I finally breathed a sigh of relief after interrogating the bandits today.

Master Zhang whispered, "Brother Dali saw that the master was very busy these days, so he left these good things with me. Now that the master has finished trying the bandits, it's time to take these things out."

After saying that, Master Zhang took out a small sack from his pocket, opened it, and a golden light was revealed.

Sun Shan looked at it for a second, and OMG, it was gold.

Stunned, he asked, "Did you get this gold from the bandits?"

Master Zhang nodded and continued, "Brother Dali and a few other brothers searched the bandit's body several times and found a lot of gold, silver, copper coins, and a jade pendant."

Master Zhang took out the spoils one by one, which made Sun Shan's eyes pop out.

I can’t believe it, I can’t believe it, these bandits are so rich that they can even find gold.

Emma, ​​it seems that being a bandit is quite profitable, at least more profitable than him as the county magistrate.

Master Zhang continued, "Master, we counted and found 10 taels of gold, 50 taels of silver, 601 copper coins, and a jade pendant."

Master Zhang weighed the jade pendant. The color of the jade was good, it was a piece of green jade. If he could find someone who knew how to appreciate it, he could sell it for 50 taels.

Sun Shan did a quick calculation and concluded that he got about 200 taels of silver from the bandits.

Emma, ​​it was totally unexpected that I would get so much money.

Master Zhang asked, "Master, should this money go into the private treasury or the public treasury?"

The so-called private treasury is the money that Sun Shan takes for himself, and the public treasury is the money that is handed over to Yuanlu County and belongs to the people of Yuanlu County.

Encountering bandits and fighting them was originally a private matter, but because Sun Shan was an official, and in order to create momentum, establish authority, and grab credit, he changed from passively killing bandits to actively suppressing them.

Since the government is suppressing the bandits, the spoils of victory should belong to the public.

Of course, if Sun Shan secretly embezzled the bandits' money, no one would know.

When Sun Dali searched the bandits, he avoided everyone and put the stolen goods quietly without being discovered.

When Gui Ge'er saw the silver, his eyes turned green and he said hastily, "Brother Shan, these are what we got from suppressing bandits. Of course they belong to you, not the government."

Gui Ge'er's idea is very simple. Whoever suppresses the bandits will own their property.

It's impossible that those who didn't suppress the bandits can also share the money. This is too unfair.

So he said without thinking: "Master, this money was obtained by our brothers who risked their lives to fight against the bandits. It must belong to our Sun family. We can't give this money to the public."

Brother Shan didn't have much money in his pocket, and now he finally had some unexpected income. Brother Gui tried his best to put the unexpected money into Sun Shan's pocket to reduce his burden.

Each guard gets 10 taels a year, so 200 taels is enough to cover the guards' wages and food, so there is no need to worry about making money to pay them next year.

Gui Ge'er wanted so much that he wanted to pounce on him and grab all the money into his arms.

Sun Shan stared at the trophies with narrowed eyes. Gui Ge'er was right. Whoever suppressed the bandits should own the spoils.

They almost died at the hands of bandits, so it was only right for them to get some money. There was no reason for them to hand it over to the government.

Sun Shan thought of putting the money in his pocket and rewarding everyone according to their merits.

Of course he got the biggest share. He also killed several bandits with stones. Being so brave, it was only right that he got the biggest share.

Then he thought, if Sun Dali was not paying attention when he was looting and was seen by Wang Jijun or the big and small Wei escorts, and secretly knew that he, the magistrate of Yuanlu County, had embezzled the stolen goods, would it affect his future official career?

Sun Shan was very brave when he was brave, and very timid when he was timid. Especially after he became an official, he thought twice before doing anything and planned ahead, fearing that he would make mistakes now and have to pay the price in the future.

What if someone reports that he has embezzled the bandits' stolen goods, will he be investigated?

Emma, ​​this is my first time as an official and I don’t know what to do. What should I do?

The master also saw Sun Shan's hesitation, so he said, "Master, why not confiscate the money and make it the property of the Yuanlu County Government? We have to report this to our family. If they come to our house and ask if we have any stolen goods, and we say no, but they find out we have, it will be difficult to have a conversation."

In fact, even without Wang Xiaosi and the Wei escorts reporting it, the higher-ups would have thought that the bandits must have stolen goods. If Sun Shan did not write about this in the case he submitted, the higher-ups might have privately determined that Sun Shan had been corrupt.

Although your superiors won’t say anything, it’s not a good idea to leave a “greedy for money” impression.

After all, he is a new official, not an experienced one, so he still has to pretend at the beginning. But after working for a long time and slowly figuring it out, he naturally won’t need to pretend too much.

Two hundred taels is indeed a lot of money, and any human being would choose to keep it for themselves. However, Sun Shan is not only a human being, he is also an official. For the sake of his official career, he has to be cautious and meticulous in his actions. He cannot be greedy for this small amount of money and plant a bomb for his future official career.

After looking at Sun Shan's food, clothing, and the people he hired, Mr. Zhang thought that Sun Shan did not need the 200 taels of silver.

You can take it or not, but just don’t take it, so that not a single leaf will get on you and you can stay clean.