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Chapter 666 Discussing Commercial Law
Xu Chongguang was stunned and didn't even react.He originally thought that if the little emperor saw it, it would be considered a success, but he never thought that the little emperor would accept advice!Xu Chongguang couldn't turn his head around for a while, just wanted to see if the sun rose from the west today.He looked outside the hall, yes, today is cloudy and there is no sun.

Lu Chengqi was also confused by Xu Chongguang's actions: "Xu Qing, could someone be eavesdropping outside?" The Chuigong Hall is the most secret place in Dashun, and there are many guards outside. If someone really eavesdrops, it will be terrible. The palace is going to be flying like chickens and dogs.After all, anyone who dared to sneak into the palace must be a master of martial arts.

Xu Chongguang finally figured out what was going on. It must be that the little emperor valued business too much, so he wanted to regulate this industry.The little emperor also asked if there was any solution, but on the surface he remained calm, thinking that he already had a plan in mind.After working with the little emperor for more than two years, Xu Chongguang has gradually figured out his temperament, and sighed in his heart.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I do have some ideas, but..."

Lu Chengqi said with a smile: "There are no outsiders here, but it's okay to say, I will listen with all my ears."

"I don't dare!" Xu Chongguang said quickly, listening attentively, he didn't have the guts. "I believe that to deal with profiteers, we should focus on small punishments and big commandments, supplemented by benevolence and righteousness."

Lu Chengqi was taken aback, he didn't expect that this little old man also respected the rule of law.Small punishments and big commandments, it is clear that heavy codes must be used: "I want to hear the details!"

"During the previous dynasty, several people entered the wine shop. The taste was sour and bland, and they all laughed at the wine. One person said: 'Where does the wine come from? It's soaring and lost.' Everyone asked: 'What's the meaning of this?' Answer: "There is water." I believe that once such people have real evidence, they can be arrested and brought to justice, beaten twenty sticks, and ordered to change them. If they do not change, they will be replaced." Xu Chongguang said calmly, Lu Chengqi After watching it for a while, I was horrified.

Stick blame, it's not a joke.There are many tricks in this, if the crime is not enough to die, then hit it lightly.If he was hit hard on the back, within ten sticks, he would definitely die.Even if the body is strong, if it lasts for a while, it will hurt the muscles and bones.The location of the hit is also particular. If you hit the buttocks, you will have more flesh, and you should fight against it. No matter how heavy it is, it is just a superficial trauma.If it hits the back, it will be miserable, it will hurt the viscera, even if the injury is healed, it will leave a dark wound, when the sky is cloudy and rainy, the pain is unbearable.What's more terrible is that if you don't make corrections, your assets will be confiscated directly. This is simply killing people!
Xu Chongguang said it lightly, Lu Chengqi was startled when he heard it, and thought: "I never thought this little old man would be so cruel!"

But he also knew that some people would do anything if they were greedy for profit.Are there still few such food safety issues in future generations?Small punishment and big commandment, insist on it!If there is no heavy code, I am afraid that these profiteers will really "emerge".After all, there are still too few people who can resist the temptation of money.

"Xu Qing is right. In addition, I remember that there are people who are short-sighted..." Lu Chengqi is a reborn person, and he is not unfamiliar with this short-sighted behavior.In future generations, if one day you go to the vegetable market and don't cheat you for one or two taels, you are not doing business.

Xu Chongguang didn't take it seriously, because at this time, people who are short of money and short of money are rare.This starts with one word, "half a catty".As we all know, one catty at this time is 16 taels, and half a catty is eight taels.Why is it not decimal, it is so troublesome to get hexadecimal?There is a lot to learn here.

The scale at this time has a weighing pan, a weighing hook, a weight, a lifting rope, and a weighing star.There are sixteen scales on the beam, each scale represents one tael, and each tael is represented by a star.These sixteen stars all have backgrounds. The seven stars on the scale beam represent the Big Dipper, and the six stars represent the Southern Dipper. In addition to the thirteen stars, there are three remaining stars, which represent the three stars of Fu, Lu and Shou.If the businessman weighs the goods to the customer and gives one tael less, it will lack "Fu"; if he gives two taels less, it means that he lacks both "Fu" and "Lu"; "All are missing.At this time, the people are very particular about karma, which can be called a great poisonous oath.

There is a big star between the lifting rope of the steelyard and the lucky star. When the weight hangs at this position and there is nothing on the weighing pan, when the lifting rope is lifted, the weights on both sides are equal and the beam is balanced.This big star is called "fixed disk star". The "fixing star" is endowed with the meaning of fairness, justice, and openness, and it is also the zero scale on the scale beam. Once the scale is opened, the order is set, and it is considered the fixing star.

Although some people believe in karma, there are also people who don't care.When business is the norm, such things are nothing.In front of the white silver coins and bright gold coins, what is conscience?Why did Xu Chongguang suppress business?Because businessmen have no moral bottom line, as long as they can make money, they will even sell their sons and daughters!This kind of conscienceless and disregard of ethics, of course, cannot be recognized by the mainstream culture at this time, that is, Confucian culture, so Xu Chongguang has never had a good impression of businessmen.

Now that the little emperor asked what to do if there was a shortage of catties, Xu Chongguang thought about it for a while before answering: "All the cities are privately fighting with each other to measure the scale. Every August, they go to the Ministry of Finance and Taifu Temple to level the school. Those who are not in Beijing go to the state where they are located." The county leveling school, and printed and signed, and then listen to use. Without the government's printed and signed scales, it is not allowed to use. If it is used, it will be punished twenty times. Your Majesty can set up supervision and check it more than once a month to prevent loopholes..."

What Xu Chongguang said was that all official and private weighing and measuring instruments must be sent to the relevant government for inspection and calibration every August.The weighing and measuring instruments that have been inspected and calibrated can only be used after being signed and sealed by the relevant government.Therefore, if the wooden ruler used for measuring cloth and the copper scale used for weighing do not meet the statutory standards, their holders will be punished.

This is not over yet, Xu Chongguang continued: "...Those who trade in fake things will have no official position; those who are short and narrow will be returned to the owner." That is to say, if the length of the whole silk is less than forty feet , or the width is less than five feet, if it is serious, the cloth seller will be punished, and the assets will be confiscated, which is really ruthless!
After hearing this, Lu Chengqi thought it was nothing. If the laws of future generations were so strict, no one would dare to cheat and adulterate.

"Then how to do shoddy?"

Xu Chongguang immediately said: "If there is a contract as evidence before the money and goods are settled, if there is any suspicion of substandard goods within three days, the buyer can return the goods, and the seller must refund the money. If not, the buyer can report to the official .Once it is ruled that the seller is in the wrong, he will be forced to return the goods, and he will be fined forty."

Lu Chengqi said in his heart: "Hehe, this little old man is really wicked, and even if he returned the goods, he would whip him. But, I like it very much..."

(End of this chapter)