The Golden County Magistrate

Shang Qiu froze all over!

Fines are just civil affairs.

But in court, the other party has so much evidence, which is very disadvantageous to him!

If he loses, not only will he be fined according to the rules, but the government will also pursue penalties, and his business may be affected by this matter in the future!

Especially now that the war situation has just been settled and all industries are waiting to be revived, the Ministry of Revenue is vigorously working on civil and commercial affairs, and will definitely pay attention to this matter.

It is said that the Ministry of Revenue also has a black book, and all big merchants who have lost their credibility will be recorded in the book.

Not only will the court never do business with them again in the future, but also the supervision of civil and commercial business will be strengthened!

The business of the merchant covers half of the Great Zhou. If the government gives him a little strength at the ferry, post station, city gate and other places, the impact will be too great!

The more Shang Qiu thought about it, the more chilled he felt, and layers of cold sweat broke out on his back.

Thinking about it in a big way, this may be a step to shake the foundation of his business!

The people he assigned all looked bleak and panicked when they saw him in such a state.

Unlike the wealthy and powerful merchants, they were not big merchants and had poor ability to bear the consequences.

If they went to court, the merchants might have a chance to ease the situation, but they would be completely finished!

"Shang... Mr. Shang, we can't go to court!"

One person said in a trembling voice.

His words further confirmed his relationship with Shang Qiu.

The latter looked at everyone desperately, and finally said helplessly: "Manager Zhou, can I have a word with you?"

Zhou Yang shook his head: "This is a public matter. Those present are all related people, and it should be decided in public. Mr. Shang, please tell me how to decide."

Shang Qiu said dejectedly: "If I admit it, can these books and documents be returned to us?"

Zhou Yang said meaningfully: "Does it make sense?"

Shang Qiu sighed in his heart.

Indeed.

If the other party can get it once, he can get it a second time. It doesn't make much difference whether to come back or not.

He finally sighed and said, "I admit that I was blinded by greed and wanted to occupy more franchise quotas. It has nothing to do with them. All the fines will be borne by me, the merchant!"

When he said this, all the people he appointed were shocked.

Kong Ye and others could not help but look solemn.

Zhou Yang secretly said that it was amazing.

At this point, if Shang Qiu distanced himself from the matter and let those people bear the fines themselves, he would save at most 100,000 taels of silver, but he would turn those people into enemies.

But if he took all the responsibilities and fines, he would not only win back the hearts of those people, but also make Kong Ye and others who were originally full of hatred for him respect him a little more.

Shang Qiu is indeed an extraordinary person.

But it doesn't matter anymore. Zhou Yang nodded and said, "Shang Ye is daring and I admire you. Then please come over here, let's finish your step first, and then we can re-select the store location."

A trick ended in a miserable loss.

Shang Qiu was also amazing. He immediately sent someone back to the mansion to get the fine silver, and paid it on the spot without owing a penny.

After that, he did not leave, but apologized to everyone one by one with a sincere attitude.

Although everyone knew that he might be acting, they could not help but soften their attitude towards him. Don't hit a smiling person. People have bowed their heads, and it would be too much to hold on to it.

After the matter was over, Zhou Yang announced to re-select the location.

Putting aside all the people related to Shang Qiu, the rest of the people came forward in order, and basically chose the store location they originally wanted.

Those guests who had given up before also rejoined, and almost everyone happily paid the franchise fee and chose the store location they had long wanted.

Shang Qiu completely regained his composure and stayed until the end.

He himself successfully joined a store last time, and it was in the capital, and he still kept it.

But in the end, he did not let his people re-select the location, but let them give up uniformly.

The remaining places are not ideal. If they are barely managed, how long they can last is a problem. There is even less hope of making money. It is just a waste of manpower and material resources to continue.

In addition, this matter has been exposed. If the Zhou Chamber of Commerce uses harsh means, it will be more than worth the loss.

In the end, the total number of franchise fees received was 160, including those franchise fees that the merchants had given up but could not recover.

In the next room, He Jinyao, who secretly monitored the whole process, laughed out loud.

Fortunately, he was still strong, otherwise he would have laughed to death on the spot!

The franchise fee of 800,000 taels of silver, plus the fine, totaled 900,000 taels!

Of course, the silver that had to be divided with Chen Yan, 450,000 taels, must be excluded.

After deducting the 100,000 taels of silver that were not distributed to Chen Yan last time, there are still 350,000 taels left!

"This Chen Yan is too bad."

Next to him, Bai Lu couldn't help but mutter.

But the fact that this thing could actually work really made her feel happy.Shocked.

He had known for a long time that Shang Qiu had problems. According to normal practices, he might have exposed the matter in advance and eliminated him and all the related people.

But this guy didn't do that.

Because in this way, he couldn't get half a tael of silver from them.

He deliberately waited for Shang Qiu and his accomplices to sign the contract and pay the money, and then acted, pretending that he had just discovered the problem and asked the other party to pay another fine!

It was equivalent to making a net profit of more than 500,000 taels of silver from the other party!

If Shang Qi was a cow, this move would at least be equivalent to cutting off its hind legs!

In the end, Shang Qiu didn't know that he was being calculated, and obediently gave so much silver.

"You can't say that. Doing evil to evil people is also a kind of kindness. Besides, this money can save the national treasury and Jizhou!"

He Jinyao smiled and stroked his white beard, his eyes shining.

If it were him or anyone else in the court, they would never be able to raise more than 500,000 taels of silver for the national treasury in such a short time.

Bai Lu curled her lips, but she also knew that what he said was true.

"Lord He, the matter here has been settled, so I will go back and report the good news to the emperor first." She stood up and said.

"Thank you, Guard Bai." He Jinyao nodded.

Not long after, in the palace.

After hearing Bai Lu's report, Tang Yun jumped up from the imperial chair with joy: "Great! Jizhou's disaster is saved!"

She had just received an urgent report from Xun Yufei. The disaster relief silver and food that had just been sent to Jizhou in an emergency had begun to play a role, and the situation in several major civil unrest areas had begun to ease.

Adding this second batch of 350,000 taels, it should be able to completely resolve this civil unrest and further alleviate the disaster in Jizhou.

The next thing to do is to break through Tianxuan Mountain and introduce the Fairy River into Jizhou to completely solve the disaster in Jizhou!

The next morning, in a house not far from the sugar factory in Qingshan County, Chen Yan was furious.

"What are you doing!"

"I told you again and again that you can't add too much sugar! You think my sugar is free, right?"

"And the amount of milk must be added according to the standard!"

"This pot is ruined! I punish you to finish this pot within today!"

The young man standing in front of him with a bitter face was stunned and then his face changed.

One day? !

He must be stuffed to death!