Chapter 1203 Everyone gets what they need, the clever Cao family
"Just the five of you?"

Su Mingzhe looked at the five people who climbed over the wall into the yard, and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

According to Qin law, "if one can obtain a title once, he will be rewarded one level of title", or "if one can obtain three titles, he will be punished".

What this means is that if there is an official among the enemies eliminated, one will be promoted one level in rank; or if three enemies are captured and killed, one will be promoted one level in rank.

Previously, Su Mingzhe arrested Liu San and four others. Because none of them were officials, the four could only be promoted one level. In the end, they were awarded the title of "gongshi" by the county magistrate.

Now, under the premise that they cannot "accumulate merits for promotion", these five people can only help Su Mingzhe get promoted to the next level.

Zhang Hong and his five companions were all pirates, so they naturally understood that Su Mingzhe had regarded them as "trophies". This was Chi Luo Luo's contempt.

All five of them were furious and angry:
"You bastard, you treat me like dirt!"

"In my eyes, you are no different from clay!"

Su Mingzhe sneered at first, then took out his weapon - a stick that reached his eyebrows.

Five seconds later.

The shadows of the sticks swayed, and the five men fell to the ground.

Su Mingzhe looked at the five people on the ground with disdain and called out Cao Wushang who was hiding in the house:
"Tie them all up for me! I'll be right back!"

Su Mingzhe rushed to Zhang Qing's wife's house.

Zhang Li was not surprised at all when he saw Su Mingzhe coming. He fell to his knees on the ground and pleaded miserably:

"Su Er, I can go with you, but my nephew's wife is innocent, and the child is even more innocent. I beg you to have mercy and let them go..."

Su Mingzhe looked at the bewildered Zhang Qing and her baby, and immediately felt a little compassion for them:
"I'm willing to let them go, but what should I say to the county magistrate?"

"As long as they can be saved, I am willing to take on all the responsibilities!"

Zhang Li knew what Su Mingzhe wanted and immediately wrote a confession.

Seeing that Zhang Li was so knowledgeable and sensible, Su Mingzhe didn't want to make things difficult for him. He immediately took him back and locked him up with Zhang Hong and the other four.

On the second day.

Su Mingzhe and his elder brother Su took Zhang Li, Zhang Hong, uncle and nephew, and four other bandits to the county town.

Originally, if the credit for capturing Zhang Hong and his five companions was given to Su Mingzhe alone, he could only be promoted one level.

As for Zhang Li, he was at most a family member of a mountain bandit. In the absence of any resistance, it could not be considered as 'beheading or capturing'.

However, in order to save Zhang Qingniang and her son, Zhang Li was willing to give himself as a credit and give it to the Su Mingzhe brothers. He also wrote a confession, stating that he had asked Zhang Hong to come and avenge him.

In this way, Zhang Li became the "bandit leader".

Su Da captured the bandit leader and also helped Su Mingzhe capture five pirates. This kind of merit was enough for the county magistrate to promote him to "public official".

As expected, Magistrate Cao did not disappoint Su Mingzhe. After questioning the six people, he immediately gave Su Da the title of "Gongshi" and promoted Su Mingzhe to a higher rank, making him a "Shangzao".

The two brothers were given titles at the same time, and their family also had two hectares of land, two houses, and two official slaves.

Su Da's annual salary was 50 dan, and Su Mingzhe's annual salary was 100 dan.

At the same time, all of Zhang Li's property was divided into five parts: half was handed over to the public, and the other half was given as a reward to Su Mingzhe and his brother.

County Magistrate Cao actually knew everything about the transaction between Su Mingzhe and Zhang Li, uncle and nephew.

If he was an official in Bashu, Hanzhong or other places, and encountered "traitors" like Su Da and Su Mingzhe, County Magistrate Cao would not waste any time and would directly arrest the two brothers and put them in jail, making the Su brothers guilty of the same crime as the pirates.

Unfortunately, no if.

Among the six states conquered by Qin, Chu was the most wronged.

And Pei County belonged to the State of Chu ten years ago.

Therefore, the local people's resistance to the Qin government was particularly strong, and riots and rebellions never stopped.

Now, Su Mingzhe was willing to help the government solve its problems and actually captured five genuine pirates in one go. This was many times better than the other two or three hundred pavilion chiefs in Pei County.

If County Magistrate Cao does not praise and encourage good citizens like Su Mingzhe, how can he win the hearts of the people?
It is for the reasons mentioned above.

Magistrate Cao pretended to be confused and let Su Da and Su Mingzhe take advantage of him, and each of them was promoted to a higher rank.

The two brothers followed Xiao He to change their ID cards, and then went to the prison to choose official slaves. However, before they entered the cell, they saw an acquaintance.

"Cao Wushang?"

When Su Mingzhe and Su Da saw Cao Wushang, they immediately frowned.

This time, when escorting Zhang Li, Zhang Hong and other five people to the county government office, in order to avoid any unnecessary complications, Su Mingzhe asked Cao Wushang to stay at home and did not allow him to come.

Who could have imagined that this kid would appear in front of him.

"Owner--"

When Cao Wushang saw Su Mingzhe, he was nervous at first, but then he ran over with joy on his face. After seeing Su Da and Xiao He were also there, he leaned close to Su Mingzhe's ear and said with a flattering smile:

"Master, my cousin has agreed."

"Real consent or fake consent?"

Su Mingzhe is not easy to fool. His sharp eyes pierced Cao Wushang's heart and he smiled coldly:
"If she agrees, then why are you accompanying her here?"

Cao Wushang had never thought that Su Mingzhe would believe him so easily, and quickly explained:
"Master, my cousin is a woman who values ​​love. Since she wants to be with you, she naturally wants to end things with Liu San!"

"I hope you won't lie to me!"

Su Mingzhe raised the corner of his mouth slightly. He had long known that Cao Wushang was a villain. Before he had completely subdued him, it would be best not to believe even the punctuation marks in what he said.

It didn't take a while.

Cao came out of the cell and was surprised to see Su Mingzhe there. But after Cao Wushang's "introduction", she came to Su Mingzhe obediently.

Seeing this, Su Mingzhe didn't say much. He took Su Da to choose a government slave each, and then went to get two cows.

After obtaining the title of Shangzao, one will not only have two hectares of land, two houses, and two slaves, but will also be rewarded with two oxen.

With cows, everything becomes much more convenient.

Su Mingzhe first went to buy two cart frames and harnessed the oxen, then he took out a string of shield coins and gave them to his eldest brother, asking him to take Cao Wushang to buy drinks, while he took Cao to buy daily necessities.

The two of them were sitting on the ox cart. Su Mingzhe looked at Cao, who was only an arm's length away from him. Suddenly, he stretched out his arm and hugged her slender waist in his arms.

"Do you want to die!"

Cao was frightened by the man's intimate behavior.

You know, this is a busy street!
Cao never expected that Su Mingzhe was so bold that he dared to touch her in broad daylight.

"What are you afraid of? You are my woman now. I am hugging my own woman. Who dares to say anything?"

Su Mingzhe's shamelessness made Cao realize:
"You are a madman!"

"I am a lunatic!"

Su Mingzhe laughed and pressed the woman down to let her lie in his arms.

This is the Qin Dynasty.

The Qin Dynasty implemented the rule of law.

One of the basic principles of the so-called "rule of law" is "anything is allowed unless prohibited by law!"

Qin law did not stipulate that men and women could not hug on the street.

Therefore, if Su Mingzhe hugged Cao on the street, as long as Cao did not shout loudly, passers-by would at most look at him in surprise and would not step forward to stop him.

The two of them sat on the ox cart, hugging each other. Although they attracted a lot of attention, most of them were envious looks.

Especially when Su Mingzhe took Cao to buy various daily necessities.

More and more passers-by cast envious glances at the two of them.

However, in addition to casting envious glances at passers-by, many people also began to reveal greedy and sinister looks.

Cao had been with Liu San for several years, and with Cao Wushang's reminder yesterday, she suddenly guessed the man's purpose for parading around with his arms around her:
"Are you attracting gangsters?"

Su Mingzhe looked at the woman with bright eyes:
"clever!"

(End of this chapter)