The final result was that he was sentenced to death and executed immediately.
As for his subordinates, some were exiled, some were sent to the mines, and some were arranged to build roads. In short, none were allowed to go free.
Later, Bai Jingping took the blame and wanted to resign, but County Mayor Kong did not accept it. Instead, he made him responsible for public security.
Bai Jingping became ruthless after this incident and adopted a strict crackdown strategy.
For example, if you stole a chicken, you would be fined ten taels of silver, beaten fifty times, and paraded in the streets for three days.
The entire county finally quieted down.
At the same time, Zhou Ying took advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival to make and sell a batch of mooncakes, earning nearly 2,000 silver.
However, the following autumn harvest was miserable. Crops near the river could be harvested, but not those further away.
