wind and rain scissors shop

Chapter 88 - 88. Strong Words
Wu Xiangrong understood the inside story and knew in his heart that old man Tian must have been plotted because of his daughter's position.He leaned back lazily: "Old man Tian, ​​you and the shopkeeper of Wangji Sword Shop have different opinions, who should I trust?"

Old man Tian and the shopkeeper of Wangji sword shop pointed at themselves: "My lord, I didn't lie. You should believe me."

Zheng Yuansheng approached Tian Erya and reminded: "You are the commander-in-chief here. Only you can decide matters related to the scissors in the iron mine. Your father does not have this right."

Tian Erya's eyes lit up, and she quickly cupped her hands in a salute: "My lord, the girl has something to say."

Wu Xiangrong urged: "Speak!"

"My lord, the Minnv is the commander-in-chief appointed by Mr. Zhou of the Armed Forces Academy in front of the prefect. She is in charge of forging scissors in this iron mine. Everyone else must follow the command of the Minnv. On that day, Mr. Zhou explained these matters. At that time, the shopkeeper of Wangji Knives and Scissors Shop was also present. He knew that Minnu's father was just an ordinary blacksmith working here, and he couldn't let the steward of the coal mine sell high-quality coal at the price of second-class coal, and he had no right to let others Qualified scissors pass the test. Therefore, the document that Wangji sword shop produced should be invalid."

Wu Xiangrong snorted coldly: "You are smart. After some sophistry, you took out your father's responsibility."

"My lord, what Minnv said is true, not sophistry."

The shopkeeper of Wangji Sword Shop called: "My lord, Commander Tian arranged her father and elder brother here, and her father acted in her name. We all thought that Commander Tian was giving orders behind her father's back, trying to be fooled. It is justifiable, please pursue the real culprit, forgive us for not being guilty."

Tian Erya trembled angrily: "I arranged for my father to work here because he is a blacksmith we desperately need. You are making unreasonable words and pouring dirty water on us."

The clerk of the Wangji sword shop said maliciously: "My lord, Commander Tian was a poor man in the countryside before, and he had never seen much silver. This time, Master Zhou favored the forging of scissors and appointed him as the commander in chief. Wealthy, she arranged her father and elder brother in the mine for the purpose of earning money. Everyone in the mine knows that Old Man Tian is Commander Tian’s biological father, and they call him old man, and adults will know it when they ask.”

"You're talking nonsense!" Tian Erya looked at Old Man Tian, ​​"I asked my father to work as a blacksmith and forge scissors here, not to enjoy himself."

"Your father said that you arranged for him to come here to let him be the old man and be your master. That's what he told us."

Old Man Tian waved his hand: "My lord, I'm bragging, saying that girls listen to me..."

Shopkeeper Wang pointed at him: "My lord, Old Man Tian admitted it."

Old man Tian couldn't argue with a hundred words and was in a hurry.

Tian Erya was anxious and annoyed, panting with anger, not knowing how to explain.

Zheng Yuansheng said: "My lord, Commander Tian invited her father and brother here, not to let them do their best here. Before that, there was a shortage of blacksmiths in the mine, and Commander Tian's father and elder brother were good at blacksmithing, so Commander Tian arranged for them He forges iron and forges scissors like other blacksmiths. Commander Tian’s father and elder brother worked here for more than ten days, and many people have witnessed it with their own eyes and can testify.”

Tian Erya looked at him, as if grabbing a life-saving straw, her eyes were full of gratitude.

Wu Xiangrong was very satisfied with Zheng Yuansheng's words, and a smile appeared on his lips: "Shopkeeper Wang, let me ask you, do people in your sword shop know that Old Man Tian forges iron in the mine to forge scissors?"

"This……"

"Do you know or don't you know?" Wu Xiangrong slammed the table.

Shopkeeper Wang was so frightened that his legs became weak: "I know."

Wu Xiangrong's face was full of murderous intent: "You know that Old Man Tian is an ordinary blacksmith in the mine, but you use him as the father of Commander Tian to induce him to cheat you, and let Old Man Tian get into the pit you have already set, It means that Commander Zheng Tian does not distinguish between public and private. You are clearly despising the Tian family, deliberately interfering with Commander Tian’s work, and delaying the progress of the court. This official punishes you to pay three times the actual price of the first-class coal you purchased, and send unqualified All the scissors were withdrawn, and double the high-quality scissors were provided. In order to prevent similar things from happening in the future, I will fine you fifty boards again, as a warning to others!"

Shopkeeper Wang and his assistant collapsed to the ground.

The old man Tian spat fiercely: "You deserve it! This is called stealing chickens without losing money. You unscrupulous profiteers dragged us into the muddy water of the poor to take the blame for you with a little money. You deserve to be severely punished."

Wu Xiangrong said with a straight face: "Old man Tian used his daughter Tian's position as commander to collude with others to resell high-quality coal from the imperial court, and passed the quality inspection of unqualified scissors, causing the imperial court to lose property and severely punish him according to the law. He will also be hit fifty times. "

The old man Tian kowtowed and begged for mercy: "My lord, please forgive me, but this little man knows his mistake."

Tian Erya hastily kowtowed: "My lord, Minnv's father is old and can't stand it. Please forgive him this time."

Wu Xiangrong was angry: "Tian Erya, your father used the position to collude with the treasurer Wang Ji and his associates to falsely report the accounts and damage the reputation of the imperial court. As the commander-in-chief of the mine, you indulged him to do this. You cannot absolve yourself of the responsibility. I think you have worked hard in forging scissors, and you are busy with business. It is inevitable that you have not taken good care of it. I will not pursue you for the time being. However, if your father is not severely punished, others will say that I am using power for personal gain to protect you. Come on, beat him five Top ten boards."

"My lord!" Tian Erya said anxiously, "I am the commander-in-chief here, and I am willing to take responsibility for all of this. I am not strict with them. All the faults are my fault. If you want to hit me, please hit me, please." My lord, let my father and them go."

Wu Xiangrong sneered: "You dare to take responsibility, but can you bear this responsibility? The imperial court lost thousands of taels of silver. If you can make up for the loss, this official will not pursue your responsibility!"

Tian Erya's face turned pale, and she couldn't pay the huge sum of several thousand taels of silver even if she sold it.

Zheng Yuansheng bowed: "My lord, Shopkeeper Wang and the others used fraud to earn thousands of taels of silver. Fortunately, my lord was able to find out the truth and found it in time. I can recover all the money and let them pay the fine so that they can learn the lesson they deserve. The imperial court has also avoided actual losses. Now, the deadline for paying the scissors is up, I hope you will put the overall situation first and give them a chance to reform themselves."

"If you don't impose heavy punishments, future generations will inevitably follow suit." Seeing Tian Erya's embarrassed face, Wu Xiangrong changed his voice, "However, the deadline for paying the equipment is approaching, and these people have been severely beaten, which affects the progress of their work. The officials punished them to do heavy work in the mine, as coolies instead of being tortured. Old man Tian continued to work as a blacksmith in the mine for a month, while shopkeeper Wang and his assistants waited to do heavy labor in the mine. Do you have any objections?"

(End of this chapter)