You Can't Be Fierce Towards Me!

Zhou Chuanqing's situation is much more difficult than Fu Tian's.

Although shopkeeper Zhao was taken into custody by officers and soldiers, he killed him in one bite, but a big customer asked for too much food, so he borrowed food from his acquaintance Li Guanshi before he could transfer the goods.

Immediately afterwards, the master of the Zhao family received the news and rushed to Mipu to support the shopkeeper Zhao.

The Zhao family has a lot of influence in Shangming Town, and the few arresters who followed him weakened their aura when they met him. If it wasn't for Xiao Qiao's relentless detainment, the master of the Zhao family would have asked someone to take him away first. go back.

There was a tense confrontation between the two sides, and Fu Tian noticed the subtle tension as soon as he walked into the backyard.

People from the Zhao family blocked the gate of the yard and guarded the exit firmly. Surrounded by a group of people, the master of the Zhao family stood at the forefront, obviously the leader.Zhou Chuanqing and the others escorted shopkeeper Zhao in the yard, looking a little weak.

"Looks like I'm here just in time."

Fu Huang went around from behind with his face unchanged, and stood in front of Zhou Chuanqing, and the others followed him. Although the number of people was still smaller than that of the Zhao family, it was not easy to mess with Chu Xiangtian and Chang Xi. The burly men held the formation, but they faintly regained the upper hand.

"This is Mr. Zhao? Are you here for Manager Zhao's business?"

There was a smile on Fu Tian's mouth, but his eyes were not friendly, "If you knew about it long ago, I hope you can explain the situation clearly. There is no need to ruin the reputation of the Zhao family for the sake of being a steward, and it will save the government's effort."

Mr. Zhao is in his 50s, and he is pampered and cared for like a person in his 40s. Seeing that Fu Tian is still a child, he doesn't take people to heart. In his territory, there are still people who can beat him.

Who would have thought that Fu Tian would ask him to confess his crimes when he came up, and his tone didn't take him seriously at all, he said angrily: "Where did you come from with a yellow mouth, dare to be so presumptuous! Didn't your family teach you to respect your elders?! "

"If the Zhao family is willing to give a clear account of the future, punish the culprit, and return all the dirty money, I will naturally respect Mr. Zhao as an elder."

"But if Mr. Zhao wants to cover criminals and embezzle my Fu family's property..." Fu Tian's expression became serious, and he lowered his face like Chu Xiangtian, "Then don't blame the Fu family for being rude!"

Everyone present took a deep breath. The Zhao family was amazed that he dared to offend Mr. Zhao so much. Although Mr. Zhao was kind and easy to get along with, everyone in Shangming Town knew that he was the youngest one who loved to hold grudges, and generally no one dared to take it lightly provoke him.Chu Xiangtian and the others also expressed emotion that Fu Tian's tongue and momentum became more and more sharp, as if the soft young master in private had completely changed.

The master of the Zhao family was so angry that he fell on his back and stared at Fu Tian so angrily that he couldn't speak.

In the end, he could only say viciously: "Then see the official! If you can't produce evidence, I will let you come, and you can't go back!"

His tone was firm, and he didn't know whether he was relying on his strength or whether he was sure that Fu Tian would not be able to find any evidence.

Fu Tian touched the account book in his sleeve, and smiled at him, "Then please first."

Master Zhao: "..."

With a flick of his sleeves, Master Zhao left aggressively with his servants.

"Thank you for your hard work." Fu Tian said, "Let's go too."

The official escorted shopkeeper Zhao to walk ahead, but Fu Tian deliberately took a step behind and handed over the account book to Xiao Qiao.

"Look at this."

Xiao Qiao took the account book and turned over a few pages. The more she turned back, the more serious her face became. The account book uses the double-entry four-legged bookkeeping method. The page records the corresponding expenditure.The expenditure part does not clearly state the object of expenditure, but each page is stamped with a stamp, and a name is printed on the red stamp, called "Zhao Mian", which seems to be a personal seal.

"Zhao Mian is Master Zhao's eldest son." Fu Ji said, the Zhao family is one of the most powerful in Shangming Town, and he had already inquired about the situation of the Zhao family.

Xiao Qiao looked through several other account books. The account books were from the past three years. Half of them were the accounts of the transactions between Manager Li and Zhao's Rice Shop, and the other half were the actual accounts of Fu's Rice Shop.In the past, Guanshi Li handed over the account books, all of which were tampered with.

After seeing the actual expenditure accounts, Fu Tian's face was not very good, "These accounts are enough to condemn them."

"It's just this money..." Fu Ji was also a little worried. These accounts alone had caused the Fu family to lose a lot of money. It might not be easy to recover it.

Fu Tian shook his head, and tapped his finger on the red private seal, "Either give money, or... the Zhao family will lose one son."

The private seal on the account book was clearly printed with Zhao Mian's name. It is estimated that Guanshi Li was worried and used the private seal as a transaction voucher. Now it has fallen into their hands. Impossible to get out.

A few people followed the official sent to the Yamen, and the county magistrate was already waiting for promotion.

I heard that this county magistrate was newly promoted. The former county magistrate was dismissed in the gold mine corruption case and had already been taken to the capital for trial. This one was promoted to fill the vacancy.

The county magistrate sat in the hall with a majestic face, while Mr. Zhao's face seemed to be a little uglier than before.

Fu Tian bowed in a polite manner, and Zhou Chuanqing wrote a lawsuit on the spot and handed it in, suing Zhao's rice shop for colluding with Li's shopkeeper and embezzling Fu's property for many years.

The county magistrate read the lawsuit carefully and asked shopkeeper Zhao to be brought up first.

Shopkeeper Zhao was forced to kneel in the courtroom, lowered his head and secretly glanced at Mr. Zhao. Mr. Zhao coughed heavily and stared at the county magistrate with a dark gaze, "The county magistrate must try the case impartially."

His expression was threatening, but the people who can be promoted at this time are naturally not the same group. The county magistrate glanced at him and nodded slightly, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, I have always been fair."

Master Zhao's complexion changed, and he became silent in anger.

According to the procedure, shopkeeper Zhao was interrogated first, and then Guanshi Li was brought up for interrogation. Although Guanshi Li's words were slightly different from what shopkeeper Zhao said, they were generally correct. Master Zhao next to him smiled triumphantly, with a disdainful look in his eyes. Looking at Fu Tian.

"Master County Magistrate, we also found a few account books, please go through them first."

Fu Tian didn't even look at Mr. Zhao, but saw Guanshi Li seemed to be relieved, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Bring it up!"

Putting all the basic account books in the hands of the official, Fu Tian specially reminded, "Guard Li, do you look familiar with these account books?"

Li Guanshi looked up inexplicably, and when he saw the familiar accounts in the county magistrate's hand, his face turned ashen for a moment.

Seeing the drastic change in his expression, Mr. Zhao's expression also changed, and his eyes fixed on the county magistrate.

The county magistrate frowned and quickly flipped through a few pages, and then called the counting office of the county government to take a closer look. There was no sound in the courtroom, except for Li Guanshi's more and more rapid panting.

The accountant whispered a few words to the county magistrate and retreated.

"Guan Li, what else do you have to say?" The county magistrate threw the open account book at his feet, and Guan Shi picked it up with trembling hands. After seeing the private seal on it, the expression on his face finally couldn't hold back, and he bent over to lie down. Kowtow on the ground, "I said... I said..."

Three years ago, he took in a concubine, and the concubine had a somewhat oblique relationship with shopkeeper Zhao. With this relationship, the two gradually became acquainted.While drinking once, he complained that his son would go into an official career in the future, but he was just a small steward. He had worked as a cow and a horse for the Fu family for more than ten years, and he had to be careful with the oil and water. After feeding the family, there was no money left. money.

Shopkeeper Zhao pointed out a clear path for him after listening to it, and said that he had the guarantee of the young master of the Zhao family, so he moved what he shouldn't have thought.

To starve the timid, to endure the daring.

He thought about it all night, and finally decided to take the risk. He had friendship with a steward of the Zhuangzi, and after hinting to him, the two hit it off. It is the owner of the Wen family, but the revenue of these shops has to go into the public treasury, and he dare not withhold it openly.After Li Guanshi gave enough silver taels, he closed his eyes and stamped the seal.

As the price of rice increased, business naturally became difficult. He sold the grain accumulated in the warehouse to the Zhao family at a low price. He took [-]% of the money he sold, and the remaining [-]% was distributed to the manager of Zhuangzi and other people. , and give a copy to the Wenbo ceremony every year.Because of Zhuangzi's help, even if the rice shop's rice cannot be sold, as long as he sends a letter, there will still be a steady stream of rice.

After three years like this, nothing happened, and they became more courageous. They used to fill up the warehouse with old rice, but now they don't even bother to use the old rice, and the whole warehouse is empty.

And those account books are life-saving charms he left for himself. The Zhao family is powerful, and the young master of the Zhao family is the eldest son. If he holds these things, the Zhao family will definitely protect him, but what he never expected is that these The life-saving account book has now become his life-saving talisman.

"Come here, bring Zhao Mian here!"

Li Guanshi confessed, and the county magistrate then ordered that Zhao Mian, who was involved in the case, be brought here for trial.

"How dare you!" Mr. Zhao stood up abruptly, glaring at the county magistrate in the hall.

Fu Huang persuaded him with a smile, "Master Zhao rested his fire, this is in the courtroom, obstructing the county magistrate's handling of the case is not something a smart person should do."