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In the Northern Qi dynasty (A.D. 550-577), the Duke of Pengcheng, Gao You, was the Prefect of Cangzhou. A man from Youzhou arrived at the border of Cangzhou with a donkey bearing a load of dried venison. His feet were hurting and he had to walk very slowly. He met a man who offered to keep him company but who then stole his donkey and venison. The following day, the owner brought his complaint to the Prefecture authorities. Gao You ordered his men and the officers of the tribunal to go and buy dried venison in the markets at any price. The plaintiff recognized his own dried venison and in this way the thief was caught. Gao You was later appointed the military Governor of the province and the Prefect of Dingzhou. At that time a black cow with white hairs on its back was stolen. The Chief Administrator Wei Daojian said to an officer of the Prefecture Wei Daosheng, "In. Cangzhou, our Prefect had an uncanny ability to bring criminals to justice. If he could catch this thief I'll believe he has supernatural powers." Gao You pretended that he was buying cowhide for his superior officer and offered prices that were several times the ...
... worth of the hide. The cow owner identified the hide and eventually the thief was caught. Wei Daojian and his colleague were full of admiration. An old woman named Wang was alone in the world. She had three mu of land on which she planted vegetables. These were stolen from her several times. Gao You ordered his men to go secretly to the vegetable garden and write characters on the leaves of the vegetables. The following day they went to the market place and looked for vegetables with writing on them and got the thief.After this, there were no more thieves in the region and it enjoyed the reputation of having the most efficient and benevolent local government in the whole country.