Sancai knew that the official family was in a bad mood, and he did not disturb him at all, but his curiosity in his heart did not decrease at all. He wanted to know how the official family handled this matter, because Sancai himself had encountered it...

There were many brokers in the Song Dynasty. Even if there were brokers in various industries, such as looking for old mothers and waiters at home, they had to go through brokers, otherwise they could only find people they knew each other, and even so they wouldn’t be relieved.

But as long as something happens to someone found through the broker, they will still take care of it!

There were many brokers in the Song Dynasty that were similar to later generations and were the foundation of the service industry. Zhao Zhen would not uproot them, but he would not let them develop.

Every line has rules for every line, and there are brokers in almost every line. Similarly, only people who are quite outstanding and have high integrity can become brokers. Otherwise, who will hand over the things to an unreliable person?

As if he had understood the mind of Sancai, Zhao Zhen turned around and asked, "Are these smart brokers not looking for you?"

Sancai smiled silly and said confidently: "It must have been found, but I did not refuse... but I didn't see them at all!"

Zhao Zhen nodded slightly: "Actually, it is normal for a broker to come to you. I will not beat the broker to death. There are also two types of brokers who are chaotic and law-abiding. It is common for ordinary brokers to find you. Don't you find a carpenter at home to find a good choice for the broker to hire him? But you have to be responsible and leave it to the servants to do it!"

Sancai knew the meaning of the official family’s dialect and carefully tentatively said: “The official family means that he does not intend to punish all these brokers?”

Zhao Zhen nodded and waved the thick "crime" in his hand: "Some people here have not crossed my bottom line, while others should be punished for their crimes. They ordered people to copy them and send them to the Censorate. I believe they know what to do!"

Not all brokers are bad people, existence means reasonable. Zhao Zhen knows that this is the law of economic development. The intermediary industry is necessary at any time. How can it be completely eliminated?

However, some people have crossed the line and turned their business into a bridge connecting power and capital, which is to "ignite" Zhao Zhen's heart one by one.

Since they have given others the opportunity to confess and of course they have to give them a chance to be a new person, Zhao Zhen did not impose a penalties on these brokers, even if they crossed the bottom line in their hearts.

But it is difficult for those brokers to confess their "crimes". No matter how high the official rank is, or the merchants with a huge net worth of 10,000 yuan, they can't escape the word "search" on that "blacklist".

Yes, the house is searched!

The so-called house search refers to searching and confiscating the property. It is also the most miserable punishment for criminals in the law, and the property is lost.

The house search does not mean that you are fine, but that you are increasing the punishment based on the individual's judgment!

Not only did the crime be punished, but it also expanded to family members.

Although it is called "Ji" and "Family property" includes your own wife, children, slaves, etc., so it is often much more serious than imagined.

Anyone who is sentenced to confiscate the house shall not decide whether to the Ministry of Justice or the Three Laws and other departments in charge of judicial affairs, but shall take it from the verdict, and the emperor shall control the final judgment power, which shows the seriousness of the confiscation.

Moreover, house searches are mainly punished for those with wealth. An ordinary citizen will not receive such treatment. After all, your family is poor. Apart from your old parents, there is only one bachelor. What's the point of raiding a house?

It will only make others sympathize with you more, but it is different for those officials and merchants. House searches are something that makes them desperate.

The wealth accumulated by a person who has worked hard for most of his life is instantly overflowing. What kind of mentality does this have for the person involved? It would be better to let him die just as happy.

Zhao Zhen did not directly sentence them to beheading, but all the people involved were exiled. The Song Dynasty had a vast territory and many places of exile, such as the border of Ningxia, the manors on the South China Sea islands...

After the house was raided, the whole family had to exile with him. What's more, they walked past the way to exile and were exploited by the escorts. They died of illness, exhaustion, and tortured all the way. It can be said that life is worse than death.

This kind of punishment is already the most terrifying, and Zhao Zhen will not let them die easily, otherwise how can it have a shocking effect?

On the contrary, Zhao Zhen did not punish the brokers too much. To be long, he would just go to jail and get beaten. He only fined and confiscated their money, but did not harm their families.

Even if the plot is slightly more difficult, you can leave after getting a few tricks in Kaifeng Prefecture. Compared with those merchants and powerful people, it is a world of difference.

This time, Zhao Zhen was furious. All the powerful, whether officials, royal relatives, or wealthy merchants, received punishment without exception. Even the uncle Wang Qixiong did not escape and all of them were confiscated and exiled.

Wang Qixiong has already started a family, so his affairs will not affect his father-in-law Wang Mengzheng, but his own house was confiscated, and Wang Qixiong himself was exiled to Yumen Pass in Ningxia.

The effect of cracking down on the upper and lower lines rather than punishing the brokers in the middle is amazing. Who dares to find these brokers in the future?

They are no longer a safe channel. Knowing that they are likely to be betrayed by these people, who else dares to make a power-for-money transaction?

Zhao Zhen had wanted to do this for a long time, but it had been difficult to implement it before. First, the impact was too great, and second, in the city of Shendu, the threshold could be broken by interests, let alone the court officials' memorials, and the stable environment would also be broken.

But now he doesn't have to worry, because he is not in the capital of God, and he doesn't have to compromise on those annoying things, let alone worry about the impact. This matter will only make the Song Dynasty's economy more fair and just, and play a role in promoting and prospering.

In fact, this idea was obtained by Zhao Zhen from later generations, just like trafficking in humans and drug trafficking. As long as you can crack down on your previous and next families, there may be fewer human traffickers and drug traffickers in society.

As long as the sentences for buying people and selling people are more serious than those of human traffickers, who dares to buy and sell people? As long as the drug users bear greater risks and criminal law, how many people will take drugs?

It’s just that there are too many uncertainties and too much rationality in later generations.

Society regards drug users as victims and takes their families into account, so it is impossible to implement it.

But it is different in this era. Zhao Zhen was the emperor of the Song Dynasty. His power was supreme. He was the Constitution. If he had the words to become a constitution, I would be the world!

So Zhao Zhen could attack the online and offline without any scruples, but "gently put down" the broker in the middle.
Chapter completed!