The people who were watching in front of the courtyard had no sense of justice in their hearts before, they could only place bets. Many of them hoped that Zhang Fei would lose the lawsuit.
But after hearing what happened to Li Dacai, everyone's faces showed anger again.
This man is not a tree, how can he be ruthless!
But they all dared to be angry but dared not speak. All of them were holding back their anger and opened their eyes angrily, but they didn't know who they were staring at.
Fu Bi and Han Qi looked at each other and sighed deeply.
Normally, those tenant farmers dare to say this?
Don't die!
Someone must have taught them to say this.
This is also one of the key reasons why those ministers dissuaded the emperor not to use judicial means to solve this problem, but to use decrees.
As long as it's a tax issue, it can always be settled with the court in the end.
The big landowners, scholar-bureaucrats, officials and the court are one, and there is no distinction between you and me.
This is not a personal behavior, but a common problem. Many small officials and petty officials charge more money, which is tacitly approved by the court. Why is it acquiesced? Because the court cannot pay them too much money.
Doesn't suing them mean suing yourself?
Then everyone will take off their underwear to see who has enough shit on their butt.
It must be the imperial court.
Root of all evil.
And who is the boss of the imperial court?
Among them, only Sima Guang and Wang Anshi were very calm, because they all knew that Zhang Fei was very clear about this issue.
Because Zhang Fei has repeatedly mentioned that the tenant farmers' lawsuit is very difficult to fight, because the tenant farmers and the landlords are on the same side, not in opposition, and they will definitely support the landlords because it is related to their survival.
But this is the situation now. These tenant farmers directly put all the responsibilities on the court. Even the white deed was requested by them.
In fact, as long as the tenant farmers point the finger at the landlord, they are almost guaranteed to win, but this is impossible unless you guarantee them land for farming.
...
After Li Dacai's sobs gradually stopped, Zhang Fei continued to ask: "You just said that you have paid three times the tax? You even sold your daughter because of this."
Li Dacai nodded his head.
Zhang Fei said: "Then have you ever thought about suing the official?"
Li Dacai sobbed: "Aren't those officials trying to collect more taxes from us? If I go to sue the officials, I'm afraid it will be even worse."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "That's just what you think, but it's not the case. You can go to Bianjing Law Firm and fight for your rights through litigation. It just so happens that Bianjing Law Firm is about to launch a new
Taxable sales.”
"I object."
Li Lei stood up immediately.
If you want to file a lawsuit, file a lawsuit. It's really shameless of you to advertise here.
Almost everyone present cast contemptuous glances at Zhang Fei.
Even Xu Zhiqian whispered: "You are going too far."
You can suggest a lawsuit, there is no need to mention Bianjing Law Firm.
Zhang Fei looked disdainful, "What do you know? This plot has entered a critical moment and an advertisement must be made. Otherwise, when will it be made?"
Lu Gongzhu patted the gavel and said with a deep eyebrow: "Zhang San, try not to mention anything that has nothing to do with this case."
Zhang Fei didn't change his expression and said seriously: "Prefect Lu, I am definitely not promoting my business. There is a reason why I raised this question."
Mr. Lu glared at him: "Then don't mention anything about your business."
Who are you trying to fool here? Even if you have a purpose, as long as you mention Bianjing Law Firm, the purpose will definitely not be simple.
"yes."
Zhang Fei nodded, coughed, and continued to ask Li Dacai: "Li Dacai, do you know why you pay more taxes?"
Li Dacai shook his head and said, "I don't know. They give each other a reason. How do I know?"
Zhang Fei said: "As far as I know, many tax collectors are government officials, not officials themselves. They all have tasks. If there is a piece of land that does not pay taxes, then someone will definitely pay more taxes."
.
Taxes are never paid on the white deeded land, so this part of the land tax is transferred to the red deeded land. Now that you are cultivating the white deeded land, you can avoid the court's taxes, but this part of the tax has not disappeared, and
It was transferred to you, Zeng Jin."
"I object."
Li Lei stood up again.
Zhang Fei immediately said to Lu Gong: "I just want to explain that when people encounter unfair treatment, they must appeal to the court as soon as possible. They should not swallow their anger, let alone help the evildoers, and let more people experience what they have experienced.
The same suffering.
This is why I mentioned Bianjing Law Firm just now, because Bianjing Law Firm has rich experience in litigating cases for the poor."
Li Guozhong whispered: "You also mention our bookstore."
Li Lei was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "Really? So what are you doing now? Our Li Family Bookstore is defending the tenant farmers."
When Fei Ming heard this, he felt unhappy and whispered: "It's not just your Li family bookstore, but also my Fei family."
Li Guozhongquan pretended not to hear.
Zhang Fei said disdainfully: "You are defending the landlords, but our Bianjing Law Firm is thinking about the people."
Snapped!
Lu Gongzhu slapped the crowd and said, "Here comes someone! Drag these two people down and hit them ten times each."
Angry!
A big bucket of excrement has been thrown at the court. You are here to act as messengers of justice. Do you think that I am a prefect?
There is no reason for this.
.....
"good!"
"Such unruly people should be punished."
"beat!"
...
When the officials who had been indifferent just now heard that Zhang Fei was about to be beaten, they all felt as if they had been beaten to death and suddenly started cheering.
As soon as Zhang Fei heard the advice, he immediately became scared and hurriedly said: "Prefect, spare your life, but the common people don't dare anymore. The common people know that they are wrong."
Li Lei also quickly begged for mercy.
Mr. Lu glared at them and said, "I will give you one more chance. If you do it again, don't blame me for being unkind."
Zhang Fei quickly sat down, picked up the tea cup, and took a sip of tea to calm down his shock.
Xu Zhiqian said: "What are you talking about?"
Zhang Fei said: "Didn't you hear? The root cause is the court's excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes. If we don't stop this, there is no way to put an end to this phenomenon. I'm just telling them that this is a solution to the problem, but I don't dare to do anything else." The bookstore does not only refer to our Bianjing Law Firm as a guarantee."
Xu Zhiqian was speechless.
That's really what happened.
Mr. Lu looked at Li Lei again.
"I'm OK."
Li Lei shook his head with lingering fear.
But it was not that he was frightened, but that he had no intention of asking these tenant farmers any questions.
Because they had already discussed it, the tenant farmers would pass all the responsibilities to the court, so this issue was naturally left to Zhang Fei.
Don’t you represent the imperial court?
Okay! Every question I ask you to ask will be detrimental to the court.
The landlords and tenant farmers who came next followed the same routine.
Bai Qi, they just play cards without blaming others. Not only the landlords like Bai Qi, but the people also like Bai Qi.
The tenant farmers complained that we were all exploited by the imperial court, but the methods of exploitation were different and endless.
After two hours of interrogation, the court almost became the defendant.
As an official, Lu Gongzhu's face turned red and he was extremely embarrassed during the interrogation. It was really a torture.
Before you know it, noon has arrived.
Lu Gongzhu also quickly ended today's interrogation.
This is something that many people did not expect. Zhang Fei's lawsuits are always exciting, dazzling, and suspenseful. Today's process is both boring and embarrassing.
"What are you doing?"
Wang Anshi rushed directly to the shed and questioned Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei whispered: "I didn't expect them to be so shameless, dare to say anything, and blame everything to the court."
Wang Anshi said: "I have thought of it all, but you haven't thought of it."
Zhang Fei said: "I thought they would do this, but I didn't expect that they would be so bottomless. Isn't that what they did?"
Wang Anshi said: "No matter what, you can't hold on to the tenant farmers any longer. Many people will definitely report to the government later and demand that this trial be stopped."
As he said this, he glanced at Han Qi and Fu Bi's side.
I saw many officials surrounding Han Qi and Fu Bi, muttering something to each other.
You don't need to think about it to know that they are asking Han Qi and Fu Bi to report to the emperor to stop this trial.
If the trial continues like this, if there is no public resentment, public resentment will emerge.
"I know, I will find another way." After saying that, Zhang Fei added, "But this is not my fault."
Wang Anshi sighed, "Win first and then talk."
Zhang Fei nodded.
Sima Guang, who was behind, looked at Wang Anshi and Zhang Fei thoughtfully, thinking, this is not pretending, is it really that they know that the evidence has been tampered with, so they plan to break through from the tenant farmers?
...
"Second brother, you have to write lyrics quickly."
Su Che stood up and said to Su Shi.
Su Shi looked stunned: "What did you say?"
Su Zhe said: "We have to pay the rent soon."
With that said, he left.
"...!"
...
Although he did not have an advantage in the scene, when Zhang Fei came out of the courtyard, he still received warm cheers from everyone as before.
Because most people bought Zhang Fei lost.
Regarding today's result, they just want to say---a beautiful and exciting game!
Zhang Fei didn't laugh or cry at this, and hurriedly got into the carriage.
Inside the carriage, two pairs of resentful eyes stared at him.
It was Ma Xiaoyi and Cao Dongdong.
"you........"
"Zhang San, we were harmed by you this time."
"Third brother, what were you fighting just now? It's so boring."
"...!"
Zhang Fei said: "Didn't I ask you to adjust the multiple?"
Cao Dongdong said depressedly: "It's better not to adjust it. This adjustment will attract more people."
"What?"
Zhang Fei looked shocked and said, "Could it be that the multiple is wrong? How about we adjust it again, I adjust it to 21, and they adjust it to double."
When Cao Dongdong heard this, he became even more panicked, "Zhang San, you really can't win, right?"
Zhang Fei clicked his tongue: "It's not certain yet, it's only the first day, I still have options, but... But we are in the market, this is buying and selling, and we need to avoid risks when buying and selling, so hurry up and make adjustments.
"
Cao Dongdong was not stupid, and said anxiously: "With this situation, there may be many people buying it on February 1st."
Zhang Fei said: "Everyone knows about our relationship. If you adjust it too low, you will think that you have some inside information. If you know that I will definitely lose, there will be more people buying. If it is similar, it will be difficult for them to figure it out. Quick, quick, quick
Click and go.”
"You really killed me this time."
Cao Dongdong stamped his feet anxiously, pulled Ma Xiaoyi and rushed out of the carriage.
After they left, Xu Zhiqian looked at Zhang Fei doubtfully, "Where should we sit?"
Zhang Fei said sarcastically: "Earn some extra money to support your family."