In fact, there is a hidden dispute in this case, that is, the usury loan taken by Chen Guang's wife. Because the Legal Aid Department was pursuing the transfer of all the debts of Chen Guang's family to the government, it did not emphasize this issue.
Now that the government wants to pursue this issue, Zhang Fei is of course happy to be the middleman.
This was all planned by him a long time ago. Otherwise, Yuan Jiang would not have thought so carefully. Sooner or later, the public security organs, procuratorates, and courts will face loan sharking. Why not take this case as an example.
The rich man Wu Tianfu came to the imperial court as if he were mourning his heir. He was also present that day, and he was so depressed that he didn't sleep for several days when he learned that the debt would be transferred to the Transportation Department.
Originally he was the strong one, but now he has become the weak one.
A pair of small eyes sometimes glanced at Zhang Fei, sometimes at Li Yongji. The resentful eyes, coupled with the rough face, really made me feel pity for him!
Zhang Fei was afraid that he would laugh out loud, so he quickly picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, looked at Wu Tianfu, and asked in a gentle tone: "Executive member Wu, I just asked you to come to the Transportation Department for negotiation today, what do you want?"
If you have any ideas, you can just say them directly, don’t worry.”
Wu Tianfu was actually more afraid of Zhang Fei, because Li Yongji was also a police officer. When Zhang Fei said this, he said: "My contract is not illegal, and the people from the Legal Aid Department are just talking nonsense. What about eighty-odd strings?"
, nothing at all.”
As he said that, he took out several contracts and handed them to Zhang Fei, "Judge Zhang, please take a look at them. There is no mention of money on them. At that time, Mrs. Chen Hu came to my house to borrow food, and the agreement was that the exchange would be salt, cloth, and tea.
I really don’t know where to start talking about these eighty-odd strings.”
According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, the maximum annual interest rate cannot exceed 60%, and the maximum annual interest rate cannot exceed one time. Some rich people do not care if they have someone behind them, so they still pay several times the interest. However, there are also some rich people who use the trick of "borrowing A to repay B"
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Chen Guang's wife borrowed grain, but she agreed to exchange it for cloth, salt, and tea. The interest was calculated on the basis of kilograms and square feet. Most ordinary people couldn't figure out how much interest they paid. In short, it was still not enough.
That's right.
Zhang Fei took the contract and didn't look at it in a hurry. Instead, he looked at Li Yongji.
Li Yongji said: "President Zhang, you don't know that the imperial court clearly stipulates that those who give grain and wheat in exchange for grain and wheat must do so according to private contracts, and the officials will not take action."
Wu Tianfu said: "The first time Chen Hu came to me to borrow food, we agreed to pay back the food, but then she asked for cloth to repay the interest. She said that the court only gave him cloth, so I agreed to her because I saw her pity.
They agreed to pay him back in cloth, salt, and tea.
This is what Chen Hu asked for, and I have no choice. I also want food, but she can’t get it. The government also handled such cases before and allowed it."
These landowners are very powerful when it comes to borrowing money, and they take all possible precautions.
After Zhang Fei carefully read the first and second contracts, he handed them to Li Yongji.
Li Yongji took a quick look and asked Zhang Fei: "Does President Zhang think this is reasonable?"
It's not like he's being asked to pay compensation, it's the transportation department that's going to pay. If your imperial court stipulates that compensation should be paid this way, the transportation department will definitely pay this way.
Zhang Fei said: "My opinion is not important now, and one party is the Transportation Department. It is not appropriate for me to express any opinions during private discussions. The key is whether you two can reach a settlement, so whether Li Yasi thinks this is reasonable or not is more important."
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Li Yongji said: "Of course I think it is very unreasonable."
Zhang Fei asked again: "Is Li Yasi willing to accept it?"
Li Yongji said decisively: "I definitely don't want to."
Zhang Fei said: "Since both of you insist on different opinions and are unwilling to reconcile, it is better to open a court to hear the case."
Li Yongji said: "Okay!"
At the last moment, Wu Tianfu was a little frightened. With everyone watching, he could imagine what would happen. His reputation would be bad. The main opponent was the forwarding department. If he got the entire forwarding department, would he be able to live a good life? He would still want to evade taxes in the future.
Is it tax evasion? His expression immediately changed and he said with a smile: "That's not the case. Since the Transportation Department has taken over these debts, it's easy to talk about. I wonder how much Li Yasi is willing to give?"
Li Yongji said: "Including principal and interest, thirty guan or thirty shi of grain, no more."
Wu Tianfu suddenly felt a pain in his body, and now he was missing more than fifty guan, but he could only admit defeat. After all, he also knew that he and Li Yongji were actually on the same side. He nodded and said: "Okay! Thirty guan is three.
Shi Guan, but I want money, not food."
He is shrewd. If he wants food, God knows what food the government will give him. How can he play a trick to win against the government?
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Then it's settled."
The three parties immediately signed a settlement agreement.
After seeing them off, Zhang Fei came to the front hall. As soon as he reached the door, he heard a choking sound, "Thank you, officer. Thank you, officer, for making the decision for us, me!"
He immediately stopped and turned his head to look inside, but saw that Chen Guang and his wife were about to kneel down to Su Che, but Su Che quickly stopped them.
"Hey, hey, hey! I've already told you what you are doing. You deserve it. You don't need to thank me. Just take the money and the land deed and go back and live a good life."
It can be seen that Su Che's expression is a bit complicated.
He will have to pay a heavy price for this case!
After Chen Guang and his wife left, Zhang Fei walked out and said with a wry smile: "I didn't expect that your side is slower than mine."
Su Che smiled bitterly and said: "Both of them are illiterate, so I have to explain everything clearly to them."
After a pause, he added: "You're done talking over there."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "After a little tangle, the Transportation Department proposed thirty guan. Wu Tianfu originally refused to agree and demanded full repayment. The Transportation Department definitely refused, so I suggested that they go to court for a trial. In the end, Wu Tianfu still agreed
Agree."
Su Che frowned slightly and said, "This is obviously a loan shark, how dare Wu Tianfu argue?"
Zhang Fei said: "At the beginning, I made a contract with min money to pay for grain and millet. At the beginning, I made a contract for grain and rice and paid for cloth. This method is indeed more complicated. Chen Hu's debt is composed of tea, salt and cloth. I will be thinking about it for a while.
I can’t figure out how much the interest is.”
Su Zhe asked: "Then if it goes to court, what will your verdict be?"
Zhang Fei smiled and asked: "How do you know how to fight?"
Su Che pondered for a while and then said: "The court's conversion standard has been determined in the previous lawsuit, so the same standard can be used for calculation."
"If you fight like this, you have a high chance of winning."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Because I also plan to use this lawsuit to issue a currency-centered conversion law specifically for lending."
Su Zhe glanced sideways and asked, "Have you planned this for a long time?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "I have to get some benefits!"
Su Che smiled and said, "If you want to reap the benefits, I have no objection."
It is absolutely perfect to use this lawsuit as a precedent, because one party is the government, and the government leads by example, which is more convincing!
Zhang Fei suddenly raised his head and looked outside, "There seem to be a lot of people outside."
Su Che said with a headache: "They are here to see if Chen Guang can get full compensation."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Your procuratorate will be very busy next. Do you want me to ask Cai Jing and the others to come over and help?"
Su Zhe said: "Don't ask for it for now. I have already negotiated with the Legal Aid Agency and they will come to help me."
"That's it."
Zhang Fei cupped his hands and said, "I wish Mr. Su Xiao good luck."
Su Che cupped his hands and returned the greeting: "I hope it won't implicate President Zhang."
Zhang Fei smiled bitterly and said: "I hope so!"
The previous lawsuit was just the trigger, and the real battle had just begun.
When Su Zhe returned to the procuratorate, he found that the door could not be entered.
The entire gate of the government office was packed to the brim by a group of men. Chen Qi's helpless shout could be faintly heard from inside, "Don't squeeze in, come one by one, don't squeeze, do you hear me?"
Oh my god! It came so fast. Everyone in Su Zhe was stunned.
When the soldiers saw that Chen Guang could get such compensation, the key was that he didn't have to pay off the debt. It was just like that!
immediately!
immediately!
Otherwise, things will change if it is too late.
When Su Zhe saw this scene, there were at least hundreds of people, and they didn't dare to show up. He ran directly to the police station and mobilized more than fifty auxiliary police officers to maintain law and order.
It was with great difficulty that the public security in the Procuratorate was maintained.
Su Zhe then appeared in front of the hall and said, "Our Procuratorate will definitely seek justice for you."
You should line up first and come one by one to tell the prosecutor your grievances and your home address. Then our procuratorate will evaluate it. If the evidence is conclusive, we will file a lawsuit with the Royal Court. Do you understand?"
"I understand."
There was a chorus of shouts that made the roof shake.
Morale is quite high.
Su Zhe couldn't help wiping off cold sweat and nodded slightly, "Just understand."
After saying that, he turned around and returned to the hall looking slightly tired.
Chen Qi hurriedly followed and sighed: "This time we have really stirred up a hornet's nest."
Su Che raised his head and looked at the roof, "If this hornet's nest was growing on the roof of my house, I would have to poke it if I didn't want to!"
Government.
"Yes! Yes!"
He Chunlin ran into the hall excitedly, "The Procuratorate picked it up."
Wei Yingfang said in surprise: "Did you answer them all?"
He Chunlin said: "Anyway, as long as there is enough evidence, the procuratorate will definitely seek justice for them."
Cao Yi frowned and said, "Do those soldiers have evidence in their hands?"
Wei Yingfang smiled and said: "As long as the military camp cooperates with those soldiers, there will be no shortage of evidence."
Cao Yi's eyes lit up and he said: "That's right! All the evidence is in the military camp."
He Chunlin asked: "Will the military camp be willing to cooperate?"
Wei Yingfang chuckled and said, "If this matter doesn't come to an end, huh, those generals will have swords hanging over their heads."
Qin Mansion.
"Generals, I can't stop this."
Qin Zhongshou said: "The procuratorate's thorough investigation of military expenditures has caused dissatisfaction among many generals. They are now encouraging soldiers to complain. If I don't do this, will the soldiers still obey me?"
Zhe Jizu frowned and said, "Are they all innocent?"
Qin Zhongshou said sarcastically: "No one is clear, so they are hugging each other to keep warm at this time. Now that this matter is so big, the court dare not punish so many civil servants and generals at once. If there is no trouble today, they will investigate one by one in the future."
But there is no way to save the day. Now they all want to use this matter to curb the public security and prosecution in one fell swoop.
They even have to provide those soldiers with evidence that the military funds are in arrears and military pay is withheld. All generals should also know that the real reason for the withholding and arrears of military pay is still due to the lack of finances of the imperial court."
Zhe Jizu and Zhongjie looked at Zhonge, and then they all shook their heads helplessly.
This can't be stopped.
Moreover, if you try to stop me, you might even be sued, which is not worth the loss!
Zhong E sighed and warned: "You have to be more careful, so as not to cause a mutiny."
Qin Zhongshou nodded repeatedly and said: "That's why I have to stand with them so that I can give them instructions."