Chapter 175: Weighing the Pros and Cons
Ding Xiaoliu was so angry that he trembled, how could there be such a shameless person?
"My eyes are so good, how could I be wrong. It has always been me who has put Hutchison's medicinal herbs into storage, and if it weren't for the ghost in your heart, how would you not allow me to step into the medicinal herbs warehouse again?"
He cites and doesn't back down.
"I saw that you were frizzy and frivolous, and I didn't know the severity, so I didn't let you supervise the storage of medicinal materials, who knew that you actually thought so in your heart!"
Those tea leaves had already been sold, and the account books were also hidden in a safe place by him. There is a big man above the partner, as long as he can get a suspended sentence, is he still afraid that he will not be able to get out of prison?
"You ......" Ding Xiaoliu only hated that he didn't leave any physical evidence at the beginning, and the booklet of medicinal materials he was responsible for registering and storing in the warehouse was also missing, otherwise he would have to make him speechless when he took it out.
Liu Ren thought in his heart, and when this matter passed, he would immediately find someone to kill Zhang Quan and this Ding Xiaoliu to relieve the hatred in his heart.
He has already told people that if he goes to prison, he must avenge him!
Xiao Yu observed the expressions of these two people, and Liu Ren was skillful, but the case was not only to listen to testimony, but also to pay attention to physical evidence, and when the search officer came back, he would know who these two people were lying.
"Is what the treasurer of Hutchison said true or false? Selling tea is a felony, he is just the shopkeeper of a pharmacy, where can he get dozens of sacks of tea, this is simply a fool's dream!"
"How do you know he's not using other means? Although we don't have any precious tea in our town, we can't guarantee that he found other wild ways to get it, and no one else knows about it!"
"Brother Ren, that's reasonable."
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If you master such a way to make money, how can you be willing to tell others?
Not only did the onlookers want to know the channel of this tea, but Ye Shuer also wanted to know, where did Liu Ren get the tea? It's all precious tea.
You must know that the imperial court has strict regulations on the sale of tea. The sale of tea is generally in the hands of the imperial court, so how did it come about getting so much at once?
She thought that Liu Ren might not have this ability, but if he had a backer behind him, then everything would be easy and it would make sense.
This Liu Ren is a smart person, and he actually came up with such a lucrative way to make money.
"Daughter-in-law, what are you thinking?"
Xue Zhi'an saw that her lower lip was biting and bleeding, and her face was distressed, why didn't she know how to cherish herself?
"I'm thinking, the person behind this Liu Ren has two brushes. If he sells tea through regular channels, he has to pay 20 percent of the profits and pay taxes according to the law. But if he sells it as a medicinal herb, not only does he not have to pay such a high tax, but he can also get a subsidy."
Some poor people could not afford to buy medicine to see a doctor, and if the pharmacy sold some specific medicinal materials to the people at a low price, the loss could still be subsidized by the imperial court.
It's amazing, it's amazing.
With such a smart brain, it's a pity that he doesn't have to be on the right path, it's also in vain.
Although Xue Zhi'an has learned a lot from his master, he really hasn't read the laws of the imperial court carefully, and seeing that his daughter-in-law is so attentive, he plans to go to the study to borrow a copy and go back to see it in a while.
Otherwise, if the daughter-in-law doesn't know anything, and when he asks him, he can't answer, so won't he be able to help the daughter-in-law?
It's not good, and he hopes to help her.
"What's wrong with you? Suddenly sullen?"
Ye Shuer finally saw what it means to be in a mood as changeable as the weather, and it will turn sunny to cloudy in the blink of an eye.
Xue Zhi'an couldn't say in front of her: Because you know more than me, daughter-in-law, I feel that you don't need me, so I am very disappointed.
In this case, it would be silly to hear it, so he didn't plan to speak.
Ye Shu'er didn't want to say it when she saw him, and she didn't force it, anyway, Zhi'an slept with her at night, and it was not too late to ask again.
The official in charge of the arrest of Hutchison soon came to report:
"My lord, I
I didn't find any tea leaves at Hutchison Pharmacy, and I didn't find any account books selling tea."
Liu Ren lay on the ground, eager to laugh.
Fortunately, he was prepared, otherwise he would have been beaten in the torture room at this time.
"Have you searched carefully?"
The arrest officer saw that the county magistrate seemed to be dissatisfied with this result, and they all trembled, for fear of offending this uncertain boss.
"You turned Hutchison upside down, and really didn't find any clues."
Ding Xiaoliu never thought that it would be such a result, he thought it would be nine out of ten, and yesterday he swore to Zhang Quan that he would do his best to help him send Liu Ren, a brute, to prison.
"Since there is no evidence, the crime of smuggling tea is a false accusation. Ding Xiaoliu, what else do you have to say?"
If it is determined to be a false accusation, it will be punished, he hurriedly said:
"My lord, I saw it with my own eyes. Liu Ren instructed the little people around him to burn the medicinal materials of Yiming Pharmacy, and Yiming Pharmacy couldn't continue to operate, which forced Su Yiming to be cornered, and finally had to commit suicide."
That little guy is in Hutchison, as long as he arrests someone and asks, the truth will definitely be revealed.
Xiao Yu is not so easy to fool, this Liu Ren can take out three hundred taels of silver every month, and two hundred-year-old ginseng to honor him, how can he be a general.
What he has to do now is to weigh the pros and cons, whether to protect him or sentence him to death, lest his bribery be exposed and then be silenced.
Ye Shu'er looks at this Xiao County Commander and is not a good bird, how can there be such a trial of the case, there is no key physical evidence, it does not mean that Liu Ren has not done these things.
Moreover, Ding Xiaoliu's testimony as a witness should have been used as the basis for adjudicating the case, but now he wants to beat Ding Xiaoliu and think that he is falsely accused.
Liu Ren's first words when he saw this parent official were actually "County Master, you want to save me!"
These two obviously know each other, and they haven't just met once, it can be seen from the eyes of the county commander that the moment he saw Liu Ren, a trace of waves flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't escape her pair of fiery eyes.
originally looked righteous, but it seems that he also pretended to be for them to see.
Xiao Yu weighed the pros and cons and decided to protect this hard-won God of Wealth.
"Ding Xiaoliu! If this time, your testimony is invalid, then the officer will whip you, and you must think clearly before you speak."
This is clearly a naked threat!
It was actually a whipping, and the whip in the torture chamber was not an ordinary whip, but a whip with barbs and thorns, and the flesh and blood would fly when the whip fell.
Ye Shu'er saw Ding Xiaoliu's face change instantly, and the whole person was cringe, not as firm as before.
Ding Xiaoliu was naturally afraid, although his life was not valuable, but he had an old mother and a child, and the whole family was counting on his moon silver to live......
If he dies like that, what will happen to his family?
Zhang Quan seemed to feel his uneasiness, so he reached out and patted him on the shoulder to ease his uneasiness.