Fang Chu then faced him and said, "Sir, I've finished asking my questions."
Jiang Zhihao then asked: "You were already in charge of the position of Shaodong of the Fang family back then.
Did your father ever tell you about the Fang family's support for the Northwest Army's pay?"
Fang Chu nodded and said, "The Fang family did lend money to the Northwest Army."
As soon as the words fell, the court fell silent.
The three presiding judges all looked unbearable and disappointed.
Zhang Ming and others were full of pride and excitement.
Sir Jiang Zhihao said: "So, in the fifteenth or sixteenth year of Zhide, the fact that the Fang family supported the Northwest Army's military pay is true.
Please sign and certify it."
The clerk stood up and gave his mouth to the old prince, Fang Chu and others to sign and seal it.
Fang Chu wrote his name with a pen, threw the pen away, and raised his head.
The three adults in the hall felt that his eyes were shining with sharp light, and his energy was suddenly renewed.
His demeanor was very different from before.
They were startled and didn't know what he was going to say.
Fang Chu asked proudly: "Sir, is it true that the Fang family lent money to the Northwest Army to supplement military pay?"
Sir Jiang Zhihao replied: "After interrogation, it is true."
Fang Chu asked: "I would like to ask my lord: Is it a right thing to pay back debts?"
Mr.
Jiang's eyes widened suddenly, and without any hesitation, he said firmly: "It's a matter of course."
Fang Chu asked again: "The more than 500,000 taels of silver that the Fang family lent to the Northwest Army should be returned to our family.
The Fang family does not want to spend the money and end up with evil intentions, so we must take back this silver.
Please also ask the adults to send a document and ask the villain to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to collect the debt. " Mr.
Jiang was stunned and didn't know how to respond.
Since he became an official, he has never encountered such a reversal situation.
With him like this, Master Wang and Master Cai were also confused.
Zhang Ming and others were even more stunned, almost thinking that Fang Chu was crazy.
For a moment, the courtroom was so silent that you could hear a pin drop.
Only the old King Xuanwu's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "It's time to pay it back.
More than five hundred thousand taels, including the principal and interest, is not a small sum.
Although I borrowed it from you, all the money was given out.
I No benefit has been lost, so this debt should be repaid by the Ministry of Accounts.”
The adults looked at each other with solemn expressions, not knowing what to do.
Seeing that they were silent, Fang Chu asked, "Mr.
Jiang has always been upright.
Is it just a false reputation?
Mr.
Wang is even more famous.
Mr.
Cai and the villain are still relatives.
Today, none of the three adults can be the villain."
There is a bright mirror in the hall of upholding justice.
Is it just for show?"
Master Jiang took a deep breath and said: "Fang Chu, what I and the two masters are ordered to hear is the case of King Xuanwu supporting his troops to protect himself.
If the Fang family really supports King Xuanwu's military pay, there will be suspicion of collusion."
Fang Chu asked: "Can your Excellency judge the Fang family's crime based on this?"
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Master Jiang said: "No."
Fang Chu said: "Then pay back the money first.
This money was lent by my Fang family to the Northwest Army.
Here is the IOU."
As he said this, he turned his hand, picked out a yellow envelope from his sleeve, and presented it.
The yamen officer stepped forward to take it and put it on Mr.
Jiang's case with both hands.
Mr.
Jiang took out two pieces of letter paper from the envelope, unfolded one of them and looked at it.
It was written clearly on the black paper and in white words that he wanted to borrow more than 200,000 taels of silver.
Looking at the next piece of paper, it was also more than 200,000 taels, both stamped with Xuanwu.
Wang's private seal and Xuanwu Order, the commander's seal of the Northwest Army.
Mr.
Jiang secretly thought it was a fluke.
Fortunately, he didn't insist just now that he was supporting the Northwest Army for free and could not be regarded as a loan.
Who knew that he still had an IOU that he had not yet produced.
Mr.
Jiang raised the IOU and asked the old prince: "Your Majesty, this IOU is written by the prince himself."
At the same time, he handed the IOU to Mr.
Cai sitting on the right and handed it to the old prince for viewing.
After the old prince took it and looked at it, he nodded and said: "It is my own handwriting."
After that, he handed the IOU to Mr.
Cai again.
Lord Jiang frowned and asked, "Since it's a loan, why haven't you paid it back after so many years?"
Fang Chu said: "What else don't you understand?
The abandoned prince used to cover the sky with one hand and deceived superiors and subordinates for so many years.
The victims were not limited to the Northwest Army.
In order to stabilize the morale of the military, the old prince borrowed two taels of silver to pay the army.
It was a helpless move.
If he could To get it back, just ask the court for a replacement, why bother borrowing it from the Fang family?"
The old prince also said: "This IOU is just a cover.
I didn't expect to be able to pay it back.
I gritted my teeth and made up for the deposed prince.
I also impeached the deposed prince to the late emperor.
I had no choice."
He didn't say anything further, but the adults all knew what was going on.
The late emperor tolerated the deposed prince again and again, and this was not the only incident.
Fang Chu added: "My Fang family couldn't bear to embarrass the prince, so we never paid it back.
This money is given to the border officers and soldiers, just like disaster relief."
Master Jiang asked: "Why do you want to pay it back now?"
Fang Chu said coldly: "The villain doesn't want to be slandered for his good intentions.
In that case, then pay back the money."
Mr.
Jiang asked again: "When the private firearms case broke out, why didn't you mention paying back the money?"
Fang Chu laughed and said: "Sir, let's not mention that there are others who framed the case.
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If we take out this IOU, it will play into the hands of some people.
Some people will say that the Fang family colluded with King Xuanwu to appropriate the imperial military pay.
With this IOU alone, How can we tell clearly?
We are asking for trouble."
Master Wang asked: "Why do you dare now?"
Fang Chu said: "There are so many people testifying, why don't you dare?"
After saying that, he cupped his fists and thanked Zhang Ming and others: "Thank you all for your help.
When this long-standing debt is collected, I will invite you to have a drink at Ruyilou."
That sarcastic and contemptuous look made Zhang Ming and others' hearts tremble.
Demonstration, this is a naked demonstration Mr.
Jiang and several other adults had no idea.
Master Jiang solemnly asked: "Fang Chu, do you really want the court to pay back the money?"
Fang Chu said categorically: "The Fang family is just lending money to the Northwest Army.
Before being convicted, it is only right to pay back the debt.
Wait until your Excellency has convicted the Fang family before we discuss other matters."
Master Jiang asked again: "Why did the Fang family lend money to the Northwest Army?"
Fang Chu said flatly: "For the Fang family."
Lord Jiang and others were all stunned, thinking that he said he wanted to serve the country and the people.
Fang Chu seemed to see their doubts and continued: "A gentleman loves money and gets it in a wise way.
The villain is not like some people who shout about serving the country and the people all day long, but secretly seek personal gain.
In fact, we merchants are better than anyone else."
Everyone hopes that the country will be peaceful and the people will be prosperous.
If we are only interested in profit and specialize in drying up the lakes, fishing and burning the forests, and hunting chickens to retrieve eggs, how can we continue to do so?
“Therefore, every time there is a flood disaster in the south of the Yangtze River, Jinshang is active in providing disaster relief.
"If the people don't live and work contentedly, who will plant mulberry, raise silkworms, and grow cotton and spin yarn?"
"No one grows mulberry and raises silkworms, how can brocade merchants survive?"
"Similarly, if the border is unstable and foreign enemies invade, how will merchants do business?
“In troubled times, it’s not just ordinary people who suffer from ruin and ruin, the rich are even worse off.
"The Fang family was originally a scholarly family.
The Fang family passed down the family with poetry and calligraphy, and managed the family and business with Confucianism.
The shopping mall is like a battlefield, and doing business is by no means just a matter of survival.
The Fang family and other aristocratic families have lasted for hundreds of years and have their own persistence.
How can those short-sighted people imagine it?"
The more he spoke, the more passionate he became, his aura was stern, he stood out from the crowd, and he shined brightly.
Have you guessed why Fang Chu took his family to go shopping and spend money?
I don’t know how you feel.
Anyway, I am very happy.
I must have a monthly ticket to encourage me.
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