Suddenly, a young man dressed in fine clothes appeared in everyone's sight.
Mr. Sun's first impression was that the young master in front of him had extraordinary bearing. He walked slowly through the crowd, and his every move was full of wealth.
He is a rich man!
Master Sun stared at him: "Who are you?"
"My surname is Yuan. They are my bodyguards. They are medicine merchants passing through Zhangzhou City." Nangong Yuanyi said solemnly: "I don't know what reason you have to arrest my bodyguards."
"Fight and fight." Master Sun said.
Nangong Yuanyi pointed at the three ragged men again: "Excuse me, what is the reason for arresting them?"
Master Sun looked at it with disgust in his eyes: "Of course it's theft. They stole Mr. Zhu's food."
Mr. Sun regarded Nangong Yuanyi as a fat sheep to be slaughtered: "Since you are their master, just go to the Yamen with me."
Nangong Yuanyi's expression was natural and unhurried, with a faint smile on his lips: "I just heard that they were bullying the people first and deliberately raising the price of food. They had obviously given five taels of silver to buy food. How did they commit the crime of theft? In front of so many people, you must be bending the law for personal gain."
Suddenly, the common people whispered to each other, "Even the government is helping these profiteers, and we, the common people, will not be able to survive."
"Just now it was clear that they beat those three men first and sold the grain at a high price, leaving them with no way to survive..."
Mr. Sun glanced at the people watching around him and said angrily: "Someone was making trouble on the street. They injured someone. I enforce the law impartially and handle cases and arrest people normally."
Nangong Yuanyi looked around and said, "I happened to hear these three people say that I spent five taels of silver to buy their three small bags of grain. Master Zhu regretted asking for ten taels, so the dispute started."
"Based on the usual market price, how much food can be bought with five taels of silver? Why don't we ask the folks here to help us calculate..."
When everyone heard Nangong Yuanyi's words, they really thought about it, and their faces showed shock. Everyone was talking about it, calling Mr. Zhu a profiteer.
Nangong Yuanyi straightened his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Where are you grain merchants from? There is a severe snowstorm in Zhangzhou. You sell such expensive grains to the people. Do you want to make money, or do you want to be the executioner who kills the people? ?Didn’t it force the common people to have no way to survive?”
In fact, the people around him were angry but dared not speak. When he heard what he said, their emotions showed on their faces. They were already suffering enough. All their family money was used to buy high-priced grains. They were afraid to wait until the snowstorm passed. , they have no way to survive.
"Profiteer." Someone in the crowd suddenly cursed boldly.
Zhu Gui said loudly: "There is a shortage of food everywhere now, and it is normal for food prices to rise. We are willing to sell, and you are willing to buy. You don't care how we set the price. Everyone gets what they need."
"You are justified in beating people..." Zhu Gui roared loudly again: "Master Sun, they beat people, I will sue them."
With a wave of Master Sun's hand, the officers and soldiers were ready to catch Xiao Shi and Yuan Bao.
Nangong Yuanyi said coldly: "According to the laws of the Northern Dynasties, businessmen can drive up prices and disrupt the market at will. Depending on the seriousness of the case, they will be punished with fines and a slap in the face, and imprisonment in severe cases. If you want to make a fortune in a disaster year, If the circumstances are serious, they should be executed.”
"I wonder what rank Mr. Sun lives in, and whether he is familiar with the laws of the Northern Dynasties." Nangong Yuanyi said calmly.
Sun Zuo was actually just a minor official, responsible for the security work in Zhangzhou City and assisting the general judge in Zhangzhou City.
At the same time, he is also very popular in Zhangzhou City, and he is a money-minded person.
"You, a merchant, dare to criticize me." Sun Zuo said angrily, and he also heard the sarcasm of Nangong Yuanyi.
