The public trial session began promptly at 9 a.m.

The presiding judge is a person that everyone is very familiar with, but he has not appeared from everyone's sight for a long time, and the people of Nanjing City have almost forgotten about him.

Lu Daqi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, sat in the presiding judge, he didn't expect that he would be the chief officer of the Criminal Department.

When he arrived in Yangzhou and entered the Senate, he had nothing to do in the Senate all day long, and Lu Daqi, who was less than 50 years old, was finally unwilling to find his former friend Shi Kefa, who recommended a thick book to him, saying that he had finished studying this book, and the Nanjing government would give him a heavy responsibility.

Lu Daqi had never seen such detailed legal provisions, some of which did not match the current reality, he knew that these were brought by several "angels" from the "heavens", Lu Daqi studied very carefully, and there were already several thick notes on his experience alone.

After a long conversation with Luo Jian and Shi Kefa, Lu Daqi took charge of the Criminal Department, but Luo Jian told him that it was not called Shangshu now, and the Criminal Department would be separated into three departments in the future, and the three departments would be independent of each other and restrain each other, Luo Jian hoped that Lu Daqi could take the lead in legal research.

Therefore, although the current Lu Daqi is hanging in the Criminal Department, he does not have a clear position, and everyone still calls him Lu Shangshu according to the habit of the previous dynasty.

Luo Jian, Shi Kefa and several cabinet members sat in the auditorium on the side, no different from the crowd watching the excitement from the audience, except that there was a seat.

Luo Jian knew that today's public trial was based on the model of the court of later generations in another time and space, and the people of Nanjing City didn't know it, they only felt that it was very fresh.

Lai Fu and his security department did not appear at the public trial, although they investigated the case, they could not come forward, and it was also the criminal department who prosecuted a dozen businessmen, and Lai Fu had already handed over the case to them.

Luo Jian did not pretend to find someone to defend these businessmen. Now I don't have the time or energy, and what happens after the case is tried is the big deal.

The facts are very clear, the evidence is very conclusive, Lu Daqi made a clear judgment, and the public trial meeting ended quickly.

These merchants were not sentenced to death. Indeed, as Ren Minyu said, the things they committed were indeed not enough to kill their heads, and several of the masterminds were sentenced to 15 years in limited prison, and the rest were sentenced to three to five years, and of course all the black money that betrayed their conscience was confiscated.

The process of the trial was clearly heard by the loudspeaker on the pillar in front of the stage, and it was only at this time that everyone knew that the loudspeaker on the pillar could make a sound, just like the one that the Governor had held in his hand before, and it could amplify the sound.

The loudspeaker is Zhu Cihuan's latest achievement. Knowing that Luo Jian had returned to Nanjing, Zhu Cihuan couldn't wait to come to tell Luo Jian that on this occasion today, of course Luo Jian would use it, and the generator was still the one they brought with Luo Jian, which was small and convenient.

The prisoners were taken down, and the crowd was about to leave, but the loudspeaker on the pillar shouted "Please don't leave for the time being." Everyone stopped again.

The tables and chairs on the table have been rearranged and arranged in two rows. Luo Jian sat in the middle of the row on the left, and Shi Kefa and the other cabinet members sat on either side.

"Has Shen Tong arrived?" Luo Jian helped the microphone in front of him, this thing is a bit big, and he will have to let Cihuan and them improve it in the future.

Shen Tong, who had been watching the entire public trial process from the audience, heard Luo Jian's voice, and his heart was agitated, and the confidence in his heart disappeared in an instant.

"Grass people Shen Tong has seen the Metropolitan Governor. I've seen all the masters. Shen Tong walked to the stage, bowed to Luo Jian and the others and said.

"We're not old men." Luo Jian smiled faintly, pointed to the seat opposite and said, "Please bring you over too." ”

VoiceLuo Jian's voice came out through the loudspeaker, and when the other seven merchants heard it, they immediately felt their bodies tighten. It wasn't until Liu Dongjia pushed the person next to him that everyone reacted and walked towards the stage with some difficulty.

After sitting in his seat, Shen Tong found that he also had something like Luo Jian in front of him, dragging a long line all the way to the big speaker on the pillar outside the platform.

"Today, a few of us represent the Nanjing government, who do you represent? It seems that you are not good enough to represent the business community, so represent yourself. Luo Jian's tone was very light, as if he didn't take today's matter seriously at all.

"We are completely equal today, let's just think of it as a negotiation, what do you want? Any conditions can be raised, our government can promise you, we try to do our best, okay? Luo Jian glanced at Shen Tong, he knew that this was a shrewd person, and he looked a little nervous on the surface, but in fact, he was thinking quickly.

The people in the audience heard it clearly, and as soon as Luo Jian's words fell, the audience immediately discussed.

Shen Tong turned his head and glanced at the few people around him, but now this way of sitting made them unable to make eye contact, "It seems that they can only rely on themselves." Shen Tong thought in his heart.

"You stopped work and production, and you boycotted the market, not just because the government abolished the Chamber of Commerce, right? If it is because of this, then today, on behalf of the Nanjing government, I will admit that our practice of abolishing the chamber of commerce has gone too far, and if you immediately resume production and stop the strike, the chamber of commerce can be re-established, what do you think? Luo Jian continued, hearing this, the government was going to compromise, but Luo Jian's tone was still very light, and there was no sense of frustration in compromise.

"What a retreat! It seems that this Metropolitan Governor is not easy to deal with, and in this public today, some things are really hard to say. Shen Tong didn't expect Luo Jian to come to negotiate with them on such an occasion, many things were beyond their preparations, but they had to send them when they were ready to go.

"Dare to let the Metropolitan Governor and you know, we are not trying to embarrass the government, but the government's abolition of the Chamber of Commerce this time really makes me feel cold, we are just afraid that one day disaster will come to the house, and now we are suspending work and production, just to ensure our own safety." Shen Tong thought for a long time, and then said thoughtfully.

"As I said just now, if you are uneasy because of the abolition of the Chamber of Commerce, I apologize to you on behalf of the Nanjing government, and the Chamber of Commerce can be restored. You have also seen in today's public trial, these businessmen violated the law, and we only dealt with them in accordance with the law, and did not harm their families, right? What else do you have to say? Luo Jian's tone was still very light.

Luo Jian's faint words put great pressure on Shen Tong, he didn't expect that Luo Jian would admit his mistake on behalf of the government on the matter of abolishing the Chamber of Commerce, if he only agreed to restore the Chamber of Commerce now. Then the original efforts were all in vain, not only that, but the losses of many merchants could not be made up at all, and he promised to compensate these merchants after the completion of the matter.

"This..."Shen Tong began to squeak, he didn't know what to say at all.

"What we mean by this is that as long as the government agrees for us to take a stake in the fertilizer plant, everything will be back to normal." Seeing that Shen Tong was speechless, Liu Dongjia couldn't help it, stood up and said.

"Please bring the microphone to him. Let him say it again. Luo Jian said to a soldier standing next to him, and the soldier stepped forward and moved the microphone to Liu Dongjia.

Liu Dongjia had to say another thing into the microphone, and he also knew that when he spoke to this thing, the sound would be transmitted to the loudspeaker in front of the stage.

"Hehe, didn't you want to take a stake in the railway before? Now it's a fertilizer plant? President Shen, is this what you mean? Luo Jian smiled faintly and said to Shen Tong.

It seems that the effects of chemical fertilizers have been spread, just like the original railroad. These businessmen have seen huge commercial profits in it, and now they want to take a stake in it by any means necessary.

"The Grand Duke. It's not that we are willing to make this decision, but we want to do something for the country and the people, but we have not been able to enter, we all hope that the Metropolitan Governor and you can agree to our participation in the fertilizer plant or railway, and we are all willing to serve the country! Shen Tong consciously moved the microphone in front of him, stood up and said to Luo Jian and the others.

"Smack!" Luo Jian slapped the table vigorously. A loud noise came out of the loudspeakers, startling the people in the audience.

"Doing things for the country and the people? What a high-sounding reason! I'm afraid you don't know, right? Our national defense forces have annihilated nearly 200,000 Qing troops on the Cangzhou front this time, and have successfully captured Cangzhou City. Hearing Luo Jian say the news, there were bursts of cheers from the audience.

Luo Jian raised his hand and pressed it down, please be quiet. Only then did he raise his voice and continue:

"Just when the Wehrmacht was preparing to take advantage of the victory to advance north, you cut off the food supply in Nanjing, cut off the canal to transport grain to the soldiers in front, stopped the factories that were producing, and left countless workers without food.

Speaking of this, Luo Jian's eyes stared coldly at Shen Tong, and a cold sweat was already breaking out on Shen Tong's back.

At this time, the people in the audience finally understood what was going on in Nanjing these days.

"Profiteers! Don't promise them! ”

"Governor, kill these profiteers!"

There were shouts from the audience, and the eight people sitting on the stage stood up in fright, and wanted to kneel down, but there was a table in front of them.

At this time, dozens of people in the crowd ran to the front of the stage and knelt down in front of Luo Jian and the others, Luo Jian knew that these people were all deceived or coerced by Shen Tong and them to participate in it, and the core was only eight people sitting on the stage.

"Don't get on your knees, stand up and listen." Luo Jian pointed to the people kneeling in several rows and said.

"No matter how you put on the cloak of serving the country and the people, it can't change the nature of your greed, and the nature of greed makes you forget what is righteousness, what is the nation, what is the country, and what is the difference between what you do and Fan Yongdou of Shanxi? But you have chosen the wrong opponent at the wrong time this time, and I tell you clearly, your goals cannot be achieved! Luo Jian's voice became stern.

"Everyone knows what fertilizer is, right? This is a kind of fertilizer, the crops will double the yield, now we are providing it to farmers at cost price, and after mass production in the future, we will earn a certain profit, and these profits will be used to build more fertilizer plants, produce more fertilizer, and at that time, the world will no longer have to worry about hunger. ”

Shi Kefa saw that Luo Jian actually took this opportunity to advertise the fertilizer, and he was secretly a little funny in his heart.

"When I say this, everyone may understand, this fertilizer plant is the same as the railway, it is a major event related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and then look at the real face of these people, do they really want to do things for the country and the people? If the fertilizer plant is in their hands, I don't think the farmers will be able to afford the fertilizer anymore, and they will no longer be able to afford to get on the train. Do you think you can put the foundation of the country in the hands of these people? ”

"Can't! Absolutely not! There were bursts of shouts from the audience. (To be continued.) )