Lin Zhao never thought that his time travel would start with an execution.
When he woke up, he came to an era that was very similar to the Song Dynasty. Before he could figure out the situation, he was taken to court - the charge was only four words:
Kill the magistrate.
The case has been settled, and all the evidence points to him.
Just wait for the report to be made, and then choose a day to ask for execution.
But when Lin Zhao read the dossier, he only said one sentence:
"If it is true that bandits killed people, why is there not even a tael of silver left in the county government's bank?"
In one sentence, the already concluded case was overturned on the spot.
After re-examining the autopsy and re-examining the evidence, a hastily closed murder case gradually came to light.
What was revealed behind the scenes was not a simple murderer, but a huge network of interests covering the entire county——
Salt merchants, wealthy families, gangs, officials, all forces are intertwined.
After the case was solved, Zhizhou looked at the bold and careful scholar, remained silent for a long time, and said:
"Since you are so good at investigating cases, then you will be the county magistrate."
So, a modern man, through some strange combination of circumstances, became the county magistrate of a small, run-down county.
There are bandits running rampant here, wealthy families who monopolize the price of salt, government servants who only listen to money but not the law, and a group of common people who are exploited at every level.
Everyone feels that the new county magistrate is just a scapegoat and will die in this mess sooner or later.
Lin Zhao just smiled.
Now that you're here, let's try it——
Starting from this small county town,
Solve cases, govern the people, fight against the powerful, rectify the salt administration, pacify the bandits, and enter the court.
Step by step, look at a small county magistrate,
