The people from Feng Qing Pavilion arrived very quickly. Under the leadership of Qi Wei, they met Xiao Muting and Su Han.
"My subordinate Ji Feng has met His Highness, Deputy Pavilion Master Su." A man in his twenties dressed as a farmer, wearing a straw hat on his head, holding a pitchfork in his hand, his trouser legs rolled up to his knees, and a pair of muddy
He wears local shoes and carries a basket on his back.
Dressed like this, he really doesn't stand out in the crowd at all, but he is the person in charge here, and this concealment of his identity is considered to be the best.
Su Han nodded with satisfaction, stretched out his hand to the chair beside him, and asked him to sit down.
But he shook his head slightly and stood there, staring at Xiao Muting.
"The words of Deputy Pavilion Master Su can represent my views. Listen to her." Xiao Muting expressed his position.
Ji Feng then turned around and sat in the chair, looking at Su Han with sincerity in his eyes.
"Tell me, why was what happened here not reported?" Su Han asked directly.
Ji Feng immediately replied: "Deputy Master Su, my subordinates reported it as early as a year ago, but the person who responded at that time was the late retired Deputy Master Mo Yan. She said these were all trivial matters.
, No need to pay attention to it. Although my subordinates feel that something is wrong, they cannot act without authorization for fear of exposing their identity. They can only rescue some people when they can and help some suffering people appropriately..."
Su Han glanced at Xiao Muting aside. He looked over expressionlessly and nodded to her: "It's up to you to decide this matter. Mo Yanzhi's mistakes must be far more than these. I can only work hard on you to correct her mistakes.
If you make any mistakes, I will fully support you."
Su Han was shocked by his righteous words and looked at him with wide eyes: "What your Highness means is... I should make up for the mistakes she made? So is this her fault or mine?"
Wrong? Why?"
Prince Baoqing lost no time in laughing out loud, pointed at Xiao Muting, stood up, shook his head and walked out the door. When he reached the door, he said: "Anyway, it's all your husband and wife's business. Who is to blame or not, niece-in-law?"
Yeah, you have always been generous, so please feel aggrieved because your husband-in-law is a mute, so please bear with me."
Xiao Muting looked at her with a smile on his lips. Su Han was so helpless that he smacked his lips and said in frustration: "I feel a bit at a loss..."
She looked at Ji Feng again and asked, "How much do you know about this village?"
"Almost everyone knows that, speaking of it, it was caused by others out of convenience. Originally, the fruits in this village were sold in bulk. When the fruits matured, vendors would come to the village to collect the fruits. Relatively speaking, the price is
It would be a little lower because after receiving the fruit, they transported it themselves. The cost of carriage and horse, as well as the loss of the fruit, were all counted on these vendors. Later, Pang Ji came and raised the purchase price, but the price of the fruit
All the expenses from picking from the trees to transporting them out of the village to the collection point in the city were all recorded on the fruit farmers. In fact, the fruit farmers suffered a loss. However, they did not understand this account at the time, so they all had to do with the fruit farmers.
Pang Ji signed the document, and the contract period is three years." Ji Feng told her in detail.
Su Han nodded with a slight frown: "This also shows that Pang Ji did not cheat. It was these villagers who wanted to take advantage of themselves and jumped into this fire pit themselves?"
"Absolutely. However, I have read the terms of the document and they are very cryptic. You really can't tell it if you don't think about it carefully. If you only look at the price of purchasing the fruit, it is really an attractive term and you can make money.
"Yes." Ji Feng smiled and nodded.
This little princess is indeed extraordinary. It is really easy to talk to her, mainly because she can understand the key points of his words. In comparison, Mo Yan was not bad at first, but then her focus changed, and
I can't understand it more and more.
"That's what I said. If you take advantage of small things, you will suffer big losses. When the fruit is picked from the tree, it should be picked early after it is mature. For fruit farmers, no one would do this unless they have to.
, and the shelf life of mature fruits is short. Combined with weather, geography and other factors, the loss will naturally not be small. Add in the transportation fees and transport them to the designated purchasing point. These expenses add up to earn the original profit.
Half, I think it's pretty good." After Su Han finished speaking, he raised an eyebrow at Ji Feng and asked.
He immediately nodded and said with a smile: "What Deputy Pavilion Master Su said is this. After the acquisition in the first year, the villagers discovered the problem and wanted to regret it, but they had their fingerprints on the paperwork.
, people took the documents to the Yamen and reported them, and the people who caused the trouble were taken away by the government. In addition, this Pang Ji was originally the property of our uncle, the county magistrate. After interrogation, dozens of people were detained.
After beating the ground, all the villagers came back with injuries. Pang Ji sent people to scare these villagers, so he hung a seriously injured villager on a tree. He wanted to set an example to others.
Unexpectedly, the man died. After the matter got serious, the effect was seen. Coupled with the support of the magistrate and the county magistrate, it became even more unscrupulous. They sent people to guard each fruit village and purchased it on the spot.
At the same time, all the villagers and fruit farmers were asked to sign a document with even more exorbitant purchase conditions. If you don't agree, you will be beaten until you have to put your fingerprint." Ji Feng said again in a deep voice.
After Su Han shook his head slightly, Leng raised the corner of his mouth: "The law is originally the final bottom line of justice. Collusion between officials and businessmen is a taboo, but here, it is blatant. Even if the people were greedy for cheap before,
The bitter fruit can be regarded as a lesson learned, but the subsequent methods were a bit excessive. However, judging from the documents they held in their hands, they really did not make any big mistakes. Apart from beating people and causing injuries to others, it was just
They are sure that they will not be punished severely for causing trouble."
She was asking about Xiao Muting.
He nodded: "That should be the case, but originally, Feng Qing Pavilion was not here, and it also had this business. Why wasn't it separated from them?"
Ji Feng smiled bitterly and said to him: "Your Highness, this order was also issued by Mo Yan at that time. It is said that this fruit is not a high-profit business. It doesn't matter whether you want it or not. If it arouses suspicion, it will not be worth the loss.
, don’t pay attention to it, since then, all kinds of fruit and vegetable purchasing business here have been taken over by Pang Ji.”
Su Han pointed behind him: "Behind this village, there is a small ferry, right? The Mudan River flows through there. Is there any boat transportation?"
"Yes, it's our boat. Otherwise, no one in this village would be alive. Pang Ji didn't pay them the money for selling fruits last year. Fortunately, we got it from some retail fruit farmers in this village.
After collecting some fruits and transporting them out, they have some extra money, but they don't want money. They say they can't spend it and they don't dare to spend it, so they have to exchange it for things, such as rice, flour, oil and salt."
Ji Feng nodded to her again, admiring the little princess even more in his heart.
Su Han was very satisfied with his answer: "Very good. Now you can get to know King Yi again and see how many fruits there are in the village. They are all purchased at market prices. Later, ships will come and transport them directly from the water. But these
The villagers have suffered due to their greed for petty gains. They really should have to taste the bitter consequences, otherwise they will not remember it. There is not even a single educated and literate person in this village. If not, send someone from the pavilion.
Come and teach them the basics of reading. If they are uneducated, how can they avoid being deceived?"
"Yes, my subordinates will do it now!" Ji Feng stood up, saluted and left.
Su Han looked at Xiao Muting again: "Is this okay?"
"That's great. I know you must have a solution. Come on, my husband will take you to see the fruit trees here. Whatever you want to eat, let's buy some and take them with us to eat on the road." Xiao Muting smiled and stood up and held his hand.
her hands.
"Okay, I'm going to buy more, and I'll make some fruit soup for you and your uncle and aunt later." Su Han smiled in a good mood.
"Then I'm really blessed." Xiao Muting looked at her fondly, feeling that it was better for her to be like this.