Three hundred and seventieth chapters break the root
Unexpectedly, Zhong Jinwei did not tear it off, but threw it on the corner of the table in front of him, and then continued what he had just said: "I didn't expect that your hearts are so dark that you can charge such a high interest rate."
The squire below saw that the angel was not a swindler, and he breathed a sigh of relief as the IOUs were thrown on the table.
"Students have different opinions. This interest rate is an agreement reached in advance. It is something you and I agree on. If you thought the interest rate was too high, you would not have borrowed it in the first place. What's more, students are always enthusiastic about government affairs and do not calculate it on a daily basis.
It doesn’t matter if the interest on the principal can be postponed until the end of the year.”
Sun Buguang saw that Zhong Jinwei was still reasonable and was just complaining, so he handed over to Zhong Jinwei and started to talk.
"So, you still have a point?" Zhong Jinwei didn't get angry, he just leaned his back on the chair with a slight smile, and then asked.
"Students also need to eat, and they cannot go hungry for the sake of the imperial court. Since ancient times, it has been a matter of course to charge interest for borrowing money."
Sun Buguang felt that his eloquence was good, so he suppressed the angel with his righteousness, leaving the angel speechless. As he spoke, his heart did not panic, his eyes did not jump, and he began to calm down.
When the other squires saw Sun Buguang's performance, they gradually relaxed their tense expressions and watched Sun Buguang deal with the angel in the hall.
"Okay, I understand, I owe you money, so I must pay you interest. But what if the interest is not agreed upon in advance?" Zhong Jinwei stared at Sun Buguang and asked.
Sun Buguang was stunned when he heard this. Wasn't the interest agreed in advance and written on the IOU? He saw Zhong Jinwei looking at him seriously and waiting for his reply, so he had to reply: "The student thought that interest was required.
This is a matter of course, and those who owe money have nothing to say."
"Okay." Zhong Jinwei shouted as soon as Sun Buguang finished speaking, and then sat up straight, "That's good. Come on! Pay them back the money you owe them."
"Yes, Lord Marquis." Gu Baichuan agreed, took the IOU from the corner of the table, waved to his two men, walked up to the squires and said, "Follow me to collect the money." After saying that, he walked out first.
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These squires all looked at Sun Buguang and followed him before pursuing him.
Ma Qinglin walked at the end. When he left the lobby, he vaguely heard the angel talking to Hong Zhongcheng about collecting the debt, which made him secretly wonder who owed the angel money. He was really brave enough.
However, he felt that it was none of his business, so he just thought about it, and happily followed the others to collect his silver coins.
These squires didn't expect to get all the silver so easily, and they couldn't take away so much at that moment. They piled it all at the gate of the governor's office, and then with smiles on their faces they called to the servants to hire a car.
Just as they were looking happily at the pile of silver coins that belonged to them, groups of soldiers came out of the yamen. The yamen servants led the way and dispersed with various measuring tools.
Then some yamen servants led the royal guards and filed out of the governor's yamen. Behind them were some officials from the governor's yamen and dispersed with their account books.
The squires looked curious and felt something was wrong, so they sent their servants to follow him to see what was going on.
After Ma Qinglin moved the silver to his home, the servant he sent ran back crawling to report the news.
"Sir, it's bad. The government has inspected the taxes on several shops. They don't show any kindness and even say they want to close the shops." The servant reported breathlessly.
This shocked Ma Qinglin, and he couldn't care less and hurried to his shop.
At Sun Buguang's house, he also received a report from his servant: "The master is in trouble, and the government has gone to measure the fields outside the city."
"What?" When Sun Buguang heard this, he was so shocked that he dropped the tea cup in his hand, "Seriously?"
The servant nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice: "It's absolutely true, I don't dare to lie."
Sun Buguang immediately thought of the young angel. This was definitely revenge and a counterattack against the loan.
If someone else dared to do this, he could just go to the relatives of the general. But he was an imperial envoy and brought his own army, so no one dared to stop him. It was far away to find someone in the capital.
Water cannot dissolve near fire.
Sun Buguang decided to go to the scene to have a look and asked his servant to lead the way quickly.
The squires were alarmed one after another and looked around at their properties. Yulin Town seemed to be like a stone thrown into the calm water. It was no longer calm and became lively.
Those soldiers and imperial guards were all like wolves and tigers, and they could not be provoked at first glance. The squires could only watch and worry. Finally, someone suggested that they all go to Sun Buguang for advice.
At this time, Sun Buguang had also walked around his fields and shops and returned home. He happened to be bumped into by the squires, who surrounded him with all kinds of chatter, asking him for advice.
Surrounded by a group of squires, Sun Buguang was pacing back and forth thinking of ideas. But the other party's origins were so great that he had no good solution at the moment. He thought for a while, stood still and said: "Everyone, be quiet and listen to me.
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The circle of people around him immediately fell silent, waiting for him to speak.
"Everyone, this is definitely revenge on us. He is so ruthless. He is worthy of being the master who can wipe out all the Shanxi merchants in Zhangjiakou. We borrowed money at one time, earned some interest, and it was just a one-time transaction. And with this move, he wants to kill us
It's completely overturned. This transaction is really unfair. Now we can only go to the governor's office together, ask to see the angel, return the silver this time, and beg him to stop."
Sun Buguang was a little unwilling. He didn't expect that Zhongxinghou would first pay back the loan according to the rules, and then do something else. But this move made it upright and logically tenable.
As we all know, only some of their fields are exempt from taxes, and most of the fields are not paid. Most of the goods are stuffed with red envelopes and given to tax officials in various places to evade taxes, and they have not paid enough at all.
Tax certificate.
In the past, there were still people who would use their vouchers to falsify them to cope with possible inspections. But all this time, no one checked, so no one would falsify them. As a result, today's inspection revealed all the missed taxes.
Therefore, Sun Buguang suggested, and all the squires agreed. Under the leadership of Sun Buguang, they headed to the governor's Yamen.
At this time, Zhong Jinwei was very leisurely. He was drinking tea and chatting with Hong Chengchou alone in the back office. His bodyguards were not around, and they stayed outside and were busy with the things Zhong Jinwei told him.
"Master Marquis, if you do this, you will offend all the squires in Yulin Town. Is that okay? It is better to threaten them in advance and let them keep the interest, so that the two parties will not be at odds." Hong Chengchou said about ZTE.
Hou was a little worried about this kind of high-profile and dignified behavior, so he suggested to Zhong Jinwei.
"What are you afraid of? They are using the Ming Law and the law to suppress me. I will accompany you. I will also use the Ming Law and the law to fight back. What can they say? Go to the capital to sue me?" Zhong Jinwei is not worried about Hong Chengchou.
I think so.
He took a sip of tea and saw that Hong Chengchou still looked a little worried, so he enlightened: "Don't worry, they can't sue me. If they don't say that I am doing these things in accordance with the law, even if they want to remove me from power in other ways, there is no way.
.I arrived in the Ming Dynasty two months short of the year, and I was in a coma for a few months while rescuing a chariot. When I woke up, I was running around to conquer the Jianlu. If you want to sue me for corruption, my only property is the emperor's reward.
How do you sue? Do you want to slander me through my family? Sorry, I am still alone in Ming Dynasty. What do you think they can do to me?"
Hong Chengchou didn't know the specific situation of Zhong Jinwei. When he heard his confession, he couldn't help but be very curious. The rise of Zhongxing Hou to the Ming Dynasty was really strange. He appeared out of thin air, but in a short period of time, he did a lot of things. Not to mention saving.
This kind of thing is hard to come by. Talking about the Battle of Gyeonggi alone, it has achieved a feat that ordinary people cannot achieve.
It is said that birds die for food and people die for money. But Zhongxing Hou only had a salary, and he did not rely on his status as a marquis to plunder. Otherwise, he would not have dealt with those squires in this way.
Hong Chengchou was a little confused about what Zhong Jinwei's purpose was in doing things so dedicatedly, but he believed that everyone had their own purpose, and the purpose of his benefactor was unknown, which made him a little panicked, and he was afraid of being dragged down.
It was not easy to get an official position and achieve a high position that ordinary people could not achieve. As long as he is more cautious later, the shadow deep in his heart will never happen to him again.
He thought for a long time, but still wanted to understand Zhong Jinwei's purpose. He did not believe that there were saints in this world who would serve the public regardless of themselves.
Suddenly, he suddenly thought of a possibility, and suddenly felt his whole body heating up, and his forehead was slightly sweating.