嘉庆十三年(1808)在江苏山阳(今淮安)县发生的冒赈命案,是清朝的一桩大案子,介绍的文字很多,美国著名史学家史景迁还将这个案子写进他的著作里,作为清朝中后叶社会状况分析的一个麻雀。即便如此,这个案子,还是有可以说的地方。案子很简单。嘉庆十三年,淮扬大水,嘉庆皇帝派下去四十万两银子赈灾。但从反应上来的种种蛛丝马迹看,效果似乎不佳。皇帝命两江总督派人下去勘察,于是,一个在江苏候补的官员李毓昌被选中,走马上任。李毓昌是个新科进士,不知官场深浅,也未染官场恶习。他来到受灾最严重的山阳,一查人口黄册,二下乡核对,玩命真干,查出浮 Jiaqing thirteen years (1808) took place in Jiangsu Sanyo (now Huai’an) county takeover for justice, is a large case of the Qing Dynasty, introduced a lot of writing, the famous American historian Shi Jingqian also wrote this case into his book As a sparrow in the analysis of social conditions in the middle and late Qing dynasty. Even so, this case, there is still something to say. The case is simple. Jiaqing thirteen years, Huaiyang flood, Jiaqing emperor sent four hundred thousand two silver relief. However, the clues from the response to the clues, the effect seems poor. The emperor ordered the Governor of Liangjiang to send people down for investigation. As a result, an alternate official in Jiangsu, Li Yuchang, was selected and took office. Li Yuchang is a Jinshi Scholars, I do not know the depth of officialdom, nor officialdom abuse. He came to the worst hit Sanyo, a check population Huang book, two rural verification, hard work, found floating