Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 292 Doing business must have a conscience

As soon as they heard that Jinling Cloth Shop was using low-quality cloth to pass off as high-quality cloth, the surrounding people immediately began to curse without any verification.

Everyone hates the use of fake goods and suffers deeply from it.

Generally speaking, only ordinary people can do this kind of thing, and the deceitful people don't dare to deceive the officials.

Seeing the fierce atmosphere among the people, Liu Kaicheng had no choice but to ring the gavel again to signal silence.

"Xiao Qing, is this your family's cloth?"

Xiao Qing stepped forward to check carefully, then shook his head and said: "Fu Yin, this is not my cloth, it is their fake."

"Nonsense, this is your cloth. We bought it. These people are all witnesses."

Xiao Qing sneered: "You bunch of black-hearted shopkeepers, selling cloth at such a high price, slaughtering cloth buyers like cattle and sheep, you are a group of people working together to frame me, why don't you ask the government?" Yin Mingjian, the common people have been wronged."

Following Xiao Qing's words, the people watching turned around and started discussing again.

"Yes, they are just afraid that Jinling Cloth Shop's cheap sales will steal their business."

"This is obviously an injustice."

"If you buy it cheaply, you still have to report it to the official."

People's emotions are very easy to be driven, because it is impossible to restore the true appearance. Everyone talks loudly and favors whoever speaks sincerely and clearly and logically.

Although Yang Guang doesn't know how to handle annual trial cases these days, he does understand how to quarrel on the Internet.

You don't have to be reasonable. You have to gain sympathy first, fight for a weak position, and express a position that is beneficial to the majority of people, and then use it. Right and wrong are standards set by humans and a way of dealing with things.

Many things, times have changed, but they remain the same.

Xiao Qing sighed softly and said: "I'm really sorry for Fu Yin, I'm sorry for all of you. Even in your busy schedule, you have to make such a big fuss over a trivial matter like our shop. Fu Yin is busy with everything and works hard for the people every day. Thinking about this, I have all kinds of emotions. Intersection." (Sorry for occupying too many public resources.)
"I can understand the mood of several shopkeepers. The price of cloth sold in our Jinling Cloth Store is very low. This is because the cost of cloth has been reduced after the improvement of technology. Our Jinling Cloth Store has the mentality of small profits but quick turnover and benefiting the people. After research, , lowering the price of cloth, I really didn’t expect it would cause such a big sensation, nor did I expect that several shopkeepers would come up with a poisonous plan to frame me.”

“The original intention of our Jinling Cloth Shop is to benefit the people and allow more people to buy cheap cloth. My father and grandfather have been running cloth shops for decades. Although we are only a small shop, our elders often teach me how to make money. Just to keep the cloth shop alive, selling cloth and clothes is to let everyone have clothes to wear."

"Our current cloth price is not cheap enough, it needs to be even cheaper, so cheap that even beggars can wear warm clothes. Although this may be the luxury wish of three generations of our ancestors, we have never forgotten our original intention and kept our mission in mind."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall was stunned. Fu Yin was stunned. He didn't expect that a cloth shop would have such a lofty ideal.

The shopkeepers who complained were stunned. These words completely destroyed their complaint, and they completely became the evil faction.

The people were stunned. Can these words and actions be brought to trial?
The shouts from Jinling Cloth Shop came from nowhere.

"Jinling Cloth Shop!"

"Jinling Cloth Shop!"

Then everyone shouted, and the momentum was overwhelming for a while. Before the trial could come up with anything, it was already one-sided.

Liu Kaicheng has been an official for so many years, and he knows that public opinion is irreversible. When public opinion is one-sided, the outcome of this lawsuit can actually be seen.

"quiet!"

"quiet!"

When everything calmed down, several shopkeepers said: "Shopkeeper Xiao Qing is very eloquent and has a great ability to confuse right and wrong. He actually avoided the important and ignored the light. He didn't answer a word of the questions we just asked, and he didn't respond at all about the quality of this cloth."

"No need to respond. It's not my fabric. How can I respond?"

"Nonsense, this is your cloth."

"How did you confirm that?"

"I bought it from your house."

"A few of you opened your mouth and said that what's mine is mine. There are tons of cloths in your store. If you just pick out a few pieces from them, it's mine?"

The two sides were in a stalemate, and Xiao Qing said to Fu Yin: "Except for a few people who said that the cloth sold in Fu Yin's shop is of inferior quality, I have not heard anyone say that it is of inferior quality."

"I, Xiao Qing, hereby promise that all fabrics sold in our store will be returned or exchanged unconditionally if there is any transportation damage, insect bites, etc. If there are any inferior products, one piece will be returned or twenty pieces will be exchanged."

He made a promise in court that even if it was not a matter of fact, it had to be a matter of fact. Seeing that he was so confident, everyone believed in him even more.

The shopkeepers of the cloth shops immediately brought the inferior cloth to Fu Yin: "Fu Yin, look, this cloth has the mark of their Jinling cloth shop, from beginning to end, there is no way to deny it."

It is also common for cloth shops to mark their own cloths with their own marks.

Liu Kaicheng asked Xiao Qing to step forward: "Xiao Qing, this is the mark of your family."

Xiao Qing took a closer look and saw that it was indeed the mark of Jinling Cloth Store.

"It's indeed my store's mark."

Seeing Xiao Qing admit it so easily, everyone was in an uproar. The shopkeepers smiled as if they had succeeded: "Look, look, he admitted it himself."

Xiao Qing immediately said: "It has my family's mark, but this is not my cloth."

"It has your family's mark, so why isn't it your family's cloth? The evidence is solid and you still want to deny it. You also ask the Governor Mingjian to catch this shoddy thief."

Xiao Qing immediately stepped forward and pointed to a place on the cloth and said, "Fu Yin, please look here. There are traces of splicing here."

Liu Kaicheng watched carefully, but he couldn't understand.

Because it is impossible to print marks everywhere on the cloth in the cloth shop, it will only be printed at the beginning and end of the cloth. Therefore, once someone stitches the middle section, it is difficult for an outsider to recognize it. Moreover, because the other party comes prepared and the workmanship is fine, at a glance, it can be considered an expert. It’s also easy to miss the mark.

Liu Kaicheng asked other people to come over and take a look. After taking a look, they couldn't figure out the reason. He originally wanted to find other experts to take a look, but now Xiao Qing is the target of public criticism in the cloth shop, so he wouldn't even look at anyone who came here. It will be said that there is something wrong with Xiao Qing's cloth.

Xiao Qing and other cloth shop owners began to shout and confront each other.

For a while, the two sides were at a stalemate.

At this time, an old man walked over in front of the court, and many cloth shopkeepers, including Xiao Qing, nodded to him.

"Shopkeeper Liang."

Shopkeeper Liang's full name is Liang Sheng. He is a leader in the cloth industry. Many of these young people have dealt with him. They had to drag him out to discuss things before. He didn't want to come today, but he couldn't bear it. Dong Dong was still invited over.Seeing the arrival of shopkeeper Liang, a group of shopkeepers felt that they had a chance to win. On the other hand, Xiao Qing did not bow his head.

"Liang Sheng, a common man, meets the governor."

"Shopkeeper Liang, there's no need to be polite."

Liu Kaicheng, who was called by his first name to everyone else, addressed Liang Sheng as Shopkeeper Liang. In this era, being older has an advantage. If you live to be a hundred years old, the emperor will be quite respectful when he sees you. Longevity is a blessing.

Shopkeeper Liang, who has been in his seventies for a long time and is still in high spirits now over 70 years old, is known to Liu Kaiben. He used to buy his family’s cloth from the Liang family, and he also heard that the Liang family has some relationship with Yuan Xiang, so he is quite familiar with it. To be respectful.

Liu Kaicheng took the opportunity to throw the problem at hand to Shopkeeper Liang: "Shopkeeper Liang, you are the leader of the cloth shop. Now both parties are insisting on their own opinions. I don't have deep research on cloth products. You can be a middleman and help me with this matter." have a look."

"Thanks to the governor's attention, the common people rely on their old age to show off their old age and take a look."

"Buying and selling are what we do in this business. It's simple, but simple things must be done with conscience. If you sell fake goods and defective products and make money without conscience, I can't despise him. Over the years, such a person It came and went, but ultimately it was untenable.”

“It should have a beginning and an end, and there should be intention and action.”

Shopkeeper Liang, who was chattering nonchalantly, came to Bupi. After a careful inspection with his head lowered, the slightly smiling face disappeared. He looked at each other with other shopkeepers, seeming to be a little angry. face.

The other shopkeepers saw something wrong with Shopkeeper Liang's face. They all knew Shopkeeper Liang was a very upright person, but now looking at his expression, it was obvious that he was dissatisfied.

The people around him immediately said, "Shopkeeper Liang, Jinling Cloth Shop has been selling goods at low prices during this period, which has caused us to have no business. Your cloth shop is also deeply affected by this. Look at what he sells." Defective goods, isn’t this money fraud?”

"Although the old man is old, his mind is not dim. The cloth he has seen with his old eyes has disappeared into the sea. Whether it is genuine or fake, good or inferior, you can tell at a glance."

He said meaningfully: "What you do in business is integrity. It's not good to do some crooked things. It will ruin your own brand."

"Shopkeeper Liang, the Jinling Cloth Shop sells this kind of defective goods, which makes it impossible for us to do business. Everyone will have no food to eat. Your shop probably won't open for a long time."

Their persuasion was not recognized by Shopkeeper Liang, but instead made him look very disgusted: "Starving to death means you are inferior to others. Is this just fraud?!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in despair.

After inspection, shopkeeper Liang said to Liu Kaicheng: "Fu Yin, this cloth was spliced ​​by humans."

The crowd was in an uproar.

With the support of industry authorities, Liu Kaicheng has the confidence to try the case.

All the shopkeepers in the cloth industry who came to complain today were stunned. Shopkeeper Liang was with them before!

However, they all respect Shopkeeper Liang as a person. When they had this idea before, they were rejected by Shopkeeper Liang. This time, they asked him to come here partly because they wanted to blackmail him. After all, if things go wrong, his cloth shop will also be affected. Finished.

It's just that no one expected that Shopkeeper Liang was so stubborn. He would rather destroy his cloth shop than give false evidence. When it comes to cloth products, it can be said to be like a mountain in the sky.

Although everyone was angry, they couldn't help but admire Shopkeeper Liang's unyielding behavior from the bottom of their hearts. What kind of person is he? He can even give up his family and life for the moral principles he adheres to.

Xiao Qing immediately bowed deeply to Shopkeeper Liang: "Junior Xiao Qing, thank you so much Shopkeeper Liang for speaking up."

Shopkeeper Liang rolled up his sleeves and snorted: "Young man, you have offended too many people. I am not speaking out for you. It's just that after all these years, I can't tell lies on cloth. You can take care of yourself."

After that, shopkeeper Liang said to Liu Kaicheng: "Fu Yin, the common people are old and have to go back to rest early."

"Come and see me off, Shopkeeper Liang."

Now things became clear. The people who had been waiting for a long time took the rotten vegetable leaves and baptized the group of people who made false accusations, and smashed their heads and faces.

"quiet!"

"quiet!"

"quiet!"

It took Liu Kaicheng three consecutive screams to calm people down, and he said to the embarrassed group of people: "You have falsely accused Xiao Qing, are you guilty?"

Seeing that they didn't answer, Liu Kaicheng emphasized his tone: "But he is guilty?!"

With the evidence overwhelming, they were unable to resist and had to kneel down and confess.

Liu Kaicheng looked at Xiao Qing again: "Xiao Qing, you have been falsely accused. Now that the evidence is conclusive, you can counter-sue them."

Under the gaze of everyone, Xiao Qing glanced at the many shopkeepers of the cloth shops that had been severely damaged, and said to Liu Kaicheng very respectfully: "Prefect Mingjian, people say that colleagues are enemies, but shopkeeper Liang just spoke uprightly, and the common people were also moved. , people like Shopkeeper Liang are the ones I want to learn from, so I won’t tell you shopkeepers, everything is decided by Fu Yin.”

"And fellow villagers, you can rest assured that the cloth in our Jinling cloth store will always be of high quality and quantity. All the promises I made in front of the hall will be absolutely fulfilled by the Governor of Qingtian Mingjian."

The people cheered one after another, but Liu Kaicheng suddenly felt different when he wore the high hat of "Qingtian Mingjian Prefecture Yin".

This is not the era in the future where people say that being an official is the great master of Qingtian.

Liu Kaicheng became the first official to be compared to the blue sky, and he just felt in his heart.

This kid can talk.

……

The news quickly spread back to the warship, and Yang Guang was quite happy to learn about it.

He took out the newly made telescope, looked in the direction of Nan Chen, and said easily: "The cloth business has fought this battle. From now on, the cloth business in Jiankang City will be ours, but we have to be more careful recently, transporting cloth." You still have to be cautious and don’t let anyone discover it, just wait until the penetration is so deep that you can’t get away.”

Xiao Cong said: "Prince Jin, your plan is really deep. No one has noticed behind the cloth business. What will those huge practitioners do next? After the people in Jiankang City are used to low-priced cloth, , those high-priced cloths will no longer have a market, and those who weave and dye the cloths behind will lose their livelihoods, and they will have to find another way to make a living."

"But how on earth did you manage to make the price of cloth so cheap? This is unreasonable."

Then let me take you to see it.

The warship docked, and Yang Guang took Xiao Cong to the workshop in Yangzhou.

Before I even walked in, I heard a loud noise outside, and it was booming and booming all the time.

When you open the door and walk in, amidst the roar, monsters made of steel are constantly reciprocating.

The first step towards the industrial behemoth swallowing up the small-scale peasant economy has already begun.

(End of this chapter)