Lu Laosan was sentenced to fifty strokes and three years of imprisonment, but in Great Chu, minor crimes are allowed to be commuted with silver. Therefore, the Lu Family spent three hundred taels of silver to commute Lu Laosan's three-year imprisonment.
The Lu family also wanted to use silver to commute the fifty strokes, but County Captain Jiang was too firm and did not allow the use of silver to commute the fifty strokes. Lu Laosan was severely beaten with fifty strokes, nearly losing his life.
Old Master Lu and the Lu Family People who obstructed the government officials in handling the case were also fined silver. Each of the captured Lu Family People was fined ten taels of silver, while Old Master Lu, as the principal offender, was fined one hundred taels.
Such a hefty sum in fines took a toll on even the wealthy Old Master Lu's house.
