Chapter 924: Debt Collection

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Jiang Zhihao asked: "You were already in charge of the position of the Fang family's Shaodong, did your father ever tell you: The Fang family's support for the Northwest Army's salary?" ”

Fang Chu nodded and said, "The Fang family has indeed lent silver to the Northwest Army. ”

As soon as the voice fell, the court fell silent.

The three presiding judges all looked unbearable and disappointed.

Zhang Ming and the others were full of smugness and excitement.

Jiang Zhihao said: "In this way, in the fifteenth or sixteenth year of Zhide, it is true that the Fang family supported the military salary of the Northwest Army...... You wait for the signature. ”

The clerk got up and offered the mouth to the old prince, Fang Chu and others to sign and draw.

Fang Chu waved his pen to write down his name, threw the pen away, and raised his head.

The three adults in the hall only felt that his eyes burst out with sharp light, and his spirit was suddenly refreshed, which was very different from his previous demeanor, and they were stunned, and they didn't know what he was going to say.

Fang Chu asked proudly: "My lord, is it true that the Fang family borrowed money to supplement the military salary of the Northwest Army?" ”

Master Jiang Zhihao replied: "After interrogation, it is true. ”

Fang Chu asked: "Villain, please ask your lord: Is it natural to repay debts?" ”

Master Jiang's eyes widened suddenly, his mouth did not slow down at all, and he said firmly: "It is justified!" ”

Fang Chu asked again: "The more than 500,000 taels of silver that the Fang family lent to the Northwest Army, should the Lord be sentenced to return it?" Our family doesn't want to spend money and end up with bad intentions, and they will definitely take back this silver tael. Also ask the adult to send a document and let the villain go to the household department to collect debts. ”

Master Jiang was stunned, and he didn't know how to deal with it.

Since he became an official, he has never encountered such a reversal.

He was like this, and Lord Wang and Lord Cai were also stunned.

Zhang Ming and the others were even more dumbfounded, almost thinking that Fang Chu was crazy.

For a while, the court was silent, and the needle drop could be heard.

Only the old Xuanwu King's expression remained unchanged, and he said lightly: "It's time to pay it back." More than 500,000 taels, including principal and interest, is not a small amount. Although the king came forward to borrow it, all the money was sent out, and the king did not lose a single benefit. Therefore, this debt should be repaid by the Ministry of Households. ”

Several adults looked at each other, their faces solemn, and they didn't know what to do.

Seeing that they were silent, Fang Chu forced him to ask, "Lord Jiang has always been upright, is it in vain?" Lord Wang is even more famous, and Lord Cai and the villain are still relatives. Today, none of the three adults can administer justice to the villain? The words 'mirror hanging' on this hall, is it hanging for a look? ”

Lord Jiang took a deep breath and said, "At the beginning of the year, this official and the two adults were ordered to try the case of King Xuanwu's self-respect. If the Fang family really supported the Xuanwu King's military salary, there would be suspicion of collusion. ”

Fang Chu asked, "Can the Lord now judge the Fang family's guilt based on this?" ”

Jiang Dadao: "No. ”

Fang Chu said: "Then pay back the money first!" This silver was lent to the Northwest Army by our family. The existing IOU is here. As he spoke, he flipped his hand over, picked out a yellow envelope from his sleeve, and offered it.

The official stepped forward to take it and held it on the case of Master Jiang with both hands.

Master Jiang took out two pieces of letterhead from the envelope, unfolded one of them and looked at it, in black and white, clearly writing that he had borrowed more than 200,000 taels of silver; Look at the following one, it is also more than 200,000 taels, all of which are stamped with the private seal of King Xuanwu and the handsome seal of the Northwest Army - Xuanwu Order.

Lord Jiang secretly said that he was lucky, but fortunately he didn't insist that he was supporting the Northwest Army for free just now, and he couldn't be regarded as borrowing, who knew that he still had an IOU that he hadn't taken out.

Master Jiang raised the IOU and asked the old prince: "Lord, this IOU is written by the prince himself?" ”

On the one hand, he handed the IOU to Lord Cai, who was sitting on the right, and handed it to the old prince to watch.

After the old prince took it, he nodded and said, "It is the king's own handwriting." ”

After that, he handed the IOU to Lord Cai again.

Master Jiang frowned and asked, "Since it is borrowed, why haven't you mentioned it back after so many years?" ”

Fang Chu said: "What else do you not understand? The abolished prince covered the sky with one hand and deceived his superiors and subordinates for so many years, and the victims were not only the Northwest Army. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, the old prince borrowed two rounds of silver for military salaries, which was also a helpless move. If you can ask for it, you can ask the court directly for a repayment, so why bother borrowing it from the Fang family? ”

The old prince also said: "This IOU is just a cover, and this king didn't expect to be able to pay it back." The king gritted his teeth to make up for the leak for the abolished prince, and also impeached the abolished prince to the emperor, but he had no choice but to ......"

He didn't say any more, but several adults knew it.

The first emperor endured and endured the abolished prince, not only this one thing!

Fang Chu said again: "My family can't bear to embarrass the prince, so I haven't mentioned it." This silver was given to the border soldiers, just like disaster relief. ”

Master Jiang asked, "Why do you want to pay it back now?" ”

Fang Chu said coldly: "The villain doesn't want to be slandered with good intentions. If that's the case, then pay back! ”

Master Jiang asked again: "When the case of illegal firearms broke out, why didn't you mention paying back?" ”

Fang Chu smiled and said, "My lord, let's not mention that there are still people who have planted false accusations; If you take out this IOU, don't you play into the hands of some people? Some people want to say that the Fang family colluded with King Xuanwu to occupy the imperial court's military salary. How can we tell the truth with just this IOU? Isn't it asking for trouble? ”

Lord Wang asked, "Why do you dare now?" ”

Fang Chu said: "There are so many people to testify, why don't you dare!" ”

After that, he hugged his fists and thanked Zhang Ming and the others: "I want to thank you for your great help." To recover this accumulated arrears, please go to Ruyi Building to eat and drink. ”

The sarcastic and contemptuous eyes made Zhang Ming and the others tremble.

Demonstrations, this is naked demonstrations!

Master Jiang and several adults have no opinions.

Master Jiang asked solemnly: "Fang Chu, do you really want the court to pay back?" ”

Fang Chu said categorically: "Yes!" The Fang family only lent silver to the Northwest Army, and before being convicted, they owed the debt to repay the money, which was justified. Wait for the adults to judge the Fang family's guilt, and then talk about the others! ”

Master Jiang asked again: "Why did the Fang family lend money to the Northwest Army?" ”

Fang Chu said categorically: "For the sake of the Fang family." ”

Master Jiang and the others were stunned, thinking that he said that he wanted to serve the country and the people.

Fang Chu seemed to see their doubts, and continued: "A gentleman loves money, and he takes it in a good way. Villains are not like some people who shout 'for the country and the people' all day long, but secretly make personal gains. In fact, more than anyone else, we businessmen hope that the country and the people will be safe and prosperous, if we only want to make profits, and do some things such as 'fishing in the dry water', 'burning forests and hunting', and 'killing chickens and eggs', how can it continue?

Therefore, every time there is a flood disaster in the south of the Yangtze River, Jinshang is active in disaster relief.

"The people are not happy to live and work, who will plant mulberry and silkworms, grow cotton and spin yarn?

"No one grows mulberry and silkworms, how can Jin Shang survive?

In the same way, if the frontier is restless and foreign enemies invade, how can merchants do business?

"In the troubled times, it is not only ordinary people who are ruined, but also the rich.

"The Fang family was originally a scholarly family, and the Fang family used poetry and books to pass on the family, and used Confucianism to govern the family and do business. Shopping malls are like battlefields, and doing business is by no means a fly camp that can survive in the world. The Fang family and other families have lasted for hundreds of years, and they have their own persistence, which is beyond the imagination of those who are short-sighted! ”

The more he spoke, the more passionate he became, his momentum wide, his pride, and his brilliance.

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Have you guessed it, why did Fang Chu take his family to go shopping and spending...... I don't know how you feel, I'm very happy anyway, and I must have a monthly pass to encourage! (To be continued.) )