Li Wei, who did not pass the imperial examination but became an official by donating money, was not very knowledgeable and did not know many Chinese characters. When he was an official, he naturally had his own unique methods when trying cases. Among them are the perception of worldly affairs, the understanding of people, and the insight into officialdom.
"I am an orphan who has lost his studies and cannot learn chapters and sentences. Due to his mother's fate, he visits a private school teacher. He can only talk about "Tongjian" and has a rough understanding of the practices of the ancients." From this narrative, Li Wei is not a big character. Not knowing, but lack of research in knowledge. However, such a person is an honest official. He is able to defy the powerful and plead for the lives of ordinary people many times. Therefore, he is deeply loved by the people and he also has his own methods for judging cases.
Look at Li Wei's experience - in the twenty-sixth year of Kangxi's reign, that is, in 1687, Li Wei was born in Feng County, Jiangsu. His family was wealthy and well-established. Later he was able to donate money as a foreign minister and later served as a doctor in the household department. When Yongzheng became emperor, he was appointed as Nanyan Post Road. In this position, Li Wei's political achievements were obvious. Yongzheng trusted the old man very much. He was promoted quickly and reached a position of real power, that is, in charge of finance and taxation. Later, he became the governor of Zhejiang and the salt envoy of Zhejiang and Zhejiang. His handling of cases was mostly reflected in the investigation of illegal salt trafficking.
The background of the current newspaper is that the country is divided into more than a dozen salt areas. Taking Zhejiang salt as an example, it can be marketed in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui and Jiangxi provinces. Because the system is too solid, Zhejiang salt is not allowed to buy salt from Lianghuai in places close to the Lianghuai salt area. People are forced to eat high-priced Zhejiang salt, which leads to the prevalence of salt selling. The result is that there are problems with the transportation and marketing of official salt. .
Li Wei’s focus at that time was the powerful salt owl. For example, Shen's Salt Lord actually owned several large ships, was arrogant in his smuggling arrogance, and was in conflict with the imperial court. Li Wei finally captured him, which was a good story at the time. ?
Furthermore, Li Wei had some creative approaches based on the actual situation at the time. At that time, Zhejiang smugglers often appeared in Chang'an Town, Haining County. He stationed officers and soldiers here to arrest the smugglers and strictly prevent the private salt from Lianghuai River from invading the Zhejiang Salt Marketing Area to protect the Zhejiang Salt Channel.
He also informed the court that he believed that Chang'an Town in Haining was the center of illegal salt sales and that troops should be concentrated here. Moreover, Li Wei also focused on handling the Zhejiang seawall to resist the invasion of sea tides. Regarding the construction of seawalls, Li Wei even petitioned for renovations every year. This was a practical matter for hundreds of people, and everyone knew it.
Li Wei was not born in the imperial examination, but he could make a difference and become a famous minister. This is also related to the fact that Emperor Yongzheng dared to use him and trusted him. Yongzheng valued people's talents, not their origins, which was really praised by his disciples.
Li Wei was considerate of the imperial court. He was grateful to the imperial court and took the initiative to raise funds for matters. Li Wei not only hunted down smuggled salt, he was also good at catching thieves, and he also had a good reputation among the people. His proper handling of the case changed the situation where thieves were rampant in Jiangnan.
Emotional intelligence can determine how far a person will go, and this is also true for Li Wei.