In fact, the case being tried today is two cases being tried simultaneously. In one case, Tan Xinren sued Tianci Grain Store for hoarding goods and disrupting the market; in the other case, Xiao Feng sued Tan Xinren for delaying the construction period and demanded compensation.
The problem is that these two cases are mixed together. Tan Xinren is suing Tianci Food Company. Although it is Zhang Tianci who is standing in the dock, Xiao Feng is also half the owner of Tianci Food Company, so in theory he is also half the defendant. ; And since Tan Xinren’s reason for delaying the construction period is because Tianci Grain Store’s hoarding disrupts the market, so...
So Guo Jun decided to cut the knot quickly and solve the first case first. If Tan Xinren won the first case, the second case would not need to be tried; if Tan Xinren lost the first case, the second case would not be tried. Basically, there is no need to review it. It can be seen that order is important.
Guo Jun was shocked: "Tanji Construction is suing Tianci Grain Company for monopolizing glutinous rice, hoarding it, and disrupting the market. Does the plaintiff have any evidence?"
Tan Xinren immediately shouted: "Sir, Zhang Tianci went to the glutinous rice producing area more than a month ago and bought glutinous rice on a large scale. Now there is a shortage of glutinous rice in the market. It is he who hoards it and disrupts the market!"
Zhang Tianci was not to be outdone: "Let's not talk about whether he has any evidence. He said that my large-scale purchase of glutinous rice is just to disrupt the market. Sir, does he mean this? Can he be sure?"
Guo Jun thought for a while: "Tan Xinren, you are saying that Zhang Tianci's large purchase of glutinous rice can be regarded as disrupting the market in business terms, is that what you mean?"
Tan Xinren nodded quickly: "Yes, glutinous rice is not a necessary thing. Why buy it on a large scale? It is clearly disrupting the market. Sir, many people know about his large-scale purchase of glutinous rice. Although there is no physical evidence, I can provide many people with information." certificate!"
Zhang Tianci glanced at Xiao Feng, who nodded calmly. Zhang Tianci said loudly: "You don't need to provide evidence. Let's take a look at my evidence first!"
Zhang Tianci took out a bunch of contracts and presented them to the court. Guo Jun looked at the contracts and looked at Tan Xinren suspiciously: "Tan Xinren, here is your contract for purchasing glutinous rice, and your request for farmers to negotiate with Zhang Tianci What does it mean to terminate a contract and a contract that you yourself breached?"
Tan Xinren was stunned and broke into a cold sweat. He never expected that Zhang Tianci had such a skill!
Zhang Tianci said proudly: "Sir, if buying a large amount of glutinous rice is considered a crime, then Tan Xinren will be guilty of a third-level crime! He first encouraged the farmers to terminate the contract with me, and then signed a contract to purchase a large amount of the farmers' glutinous rice. After the glutinous rice was put into the warehouse , but they broke the contract and refused to buy any more. Sir, those farmers were extremely anxious, and then they came back to beg me.
I am a person who doesn't want to cry when I see others. Seeing those farmers worried, I gritted my teeth and borrowed money to harvest their rice. Sir, he disrupted the market, harmed his colleagues, and harmed farmers, and now he is suing me for disrupting the market. I have never seen such a shameless person! "
Zhang Tianci spoke so impassionedly that he burst into tears. Seeing Tan Xinren, the onlookers were blushing and unable to refute. They all knew that what Zhang Tianci said was true and couldn't help but curse. The crowd was excited. Those merchants have been suppressed by Tan Xinren in various ways over the years, and they have suffered from it, and they have been scolded the most harshly.
Guo Jun was an old fox after all. In the face of fierce public opinion, he still looked at Tan Xinren fairly and impartially: "Tan Xinren, what Zhang Tianci said is the truth. What excuse do you have?"
Tan Xinren was speechless for a moment, he really couldn't defend himself from this matter. Could it be that he fell into Xiao Feng's trick? In addition to showing that I am stupid, the nature of all actions has not changed at all! This is really yellow mud falling into the crotch, it’s not just shit, it’s shit.
Seeing that Tan Xinren fell into the trap, Zhao Wenhua became anxious. Regardless of his identity, he coughed and said: "Master Guo, both parties have purchased a large amount of Nuomi. It seems that there is no need to discuss this matter. But since Zhang Tianci purchased We have a lot of glutinous rice, but we refuse to sell it. After all, it seems to be hoarding and disrupting the market."
Tan Xinren's eyes lit up, as if he had found a treasure: "Yes, yes, Master Zhao is right! Why doesn't he sell it? It's just disrupting the market!"
Zhao Wenhua secretly cursed in his heart, "The child is dead and the milk will come. If you were a little smarter, why would I end up personally?" I, a dignified minister of the third rank, argued directly with a businessman, and even if I won, I would lose.
Guo Jun obviously felt the same way. He glanced at Zhao Wenhua with a half-smile, then turned back to Zhang Tianci and said, "Mr. Zhao is right. Even if Tan Xinren disrupted the market when he purchased Nuomi, you can't do it later." It’s always wrong to collect glutinous rice but not sell it.”
Zhang Tianci glanced at Xiao Feng again, and Xiao Feng nodded again. Zhang Tianci understood and said loudly: "Sir, business depends on the market. It is the nature of a businessman to make more money. But Zhang is not the kind of person who doesn't make enough money. "Although Zhang received a lot of glutinous rice, he did not hoard it in order to make huge profits."
Tan Xinren immediately jumped up: "Nonsense, the price of glutinous rice in the capital has tripled! And it is difficult for people to buy glutinous rice. How dare you say that you are not hoarding it and making huge profits?"
Zhang Tianci took out an account book and presented it to the court. Guo Jun looked through it and said strangely: "Every family buys one pound of glutinous rice at the same price, and the second pound is three times the price. What does this mean?"
Zhang Tianci said: "Sir, this glutinous rice is not commonly used. Every family just buys half a pound of it during the festival and makes some glutinous rice cakes to eat. Why use so much? Those who want to use more must be high-ranking families. These people are not short of money. They are willing to eat more and use more, so just pay more, and it is not a huge profit.
This is called a ladder price, which is used to regulate scarce things and ensure supply for the common people. Otherwise, if there is something good, the common people will not be able to eat a bite, and it will be snatched away by the wealthy families. Moreover, the money gained from the three times the price was just to subsidize the shortfall in interest on the money borrowed to harvest the rice. "
Guo Jun was very interested in this ladder price. After thinking about it for a while, he praised: "Although this method is suspected of being philistine, it is a practical method. In the future, you can also refer to this method when buying and selling grain in famine years. If you have money, People can give more money and use the extra money to buy rice to help the poor."
Before Guo Jun became the governor of Shuntian, he worked in the Ministry of Household Affairs and was naturally interested in this kind of economic method. But his approval made Tan Xinren panic. He quickly reminded Guo Jun: "Sir, the point of the problem is that he collected so much glutinous rice but refused to sell it to me for use in the project, even if it was three times the price. I’m also willing to buy, but he won’t sell. Isn’t this disrupting the market?”
Guo Jun knew in his heart that if you stole someone's business twice, it would be normal for them not to sell it to you. But since it was a trial, business had to be done, so he still asked Zhang Tianci: "Are you hoarding goods without selling them? This is always bad. There is indeed a suspicion of hoarding."
Zhang Tianci loudly shouted injustice: "Sir, the villain is wronged. There is indeed some glutinous rice in the villain's granary, but it is only enough for daily sales. Where can there be hundreds or thousands of stones to sell to Tan Xinren? To be honest, the villain is not willing to sell. It was given to him, but it really wasn’t that much.”
Tan Xinren was anxious: "Impossible, you have bought all the rice from the main producing area of glutinous rice. How much is that? You said you don't have any glutinous rice, who believes it? Did you throw that rice into the river? Or set it on fire?" "
The onlookers also found it strange that if there was so much rice not in Zhang Tianci’s granary, then where was it?
Zhang Tianci ignored Tan Xinren and looked at Guo Jun: "Sir, you know that business is confidential. I do have glutinous rice, but not in the capital. I did not hoard it, but I have bought all the glutinous rice. It’s just that it’s not convenient for me to make it public. I want to show the evidence to you, sir. Can you allow me to reserve the right not to disclose it?”
This question was very clever. It was not a double-edged sword, but a three-edged scraper. One sentence stuck in the throats of three people.
If Guo Jun forces Zhang Tianci to disclose business secrets, no matter who wins or loses in the end, everyone will think that he is biased towards Tan Xinren.
Because Zhang Tianci disclosed the trade secret, he was bound to suffer losses. At this moment, Tan Xinren and Zhang Tianci were mortal enemies, and Zhang Tianci's loss was Tan Xinren's gain. In order to avoid suspicion, Guo Jun would definitely not do this.
If Tan Xinren disagrees with Guo Jun in upholding justice, then he is openly questioning Guo Jun's violation of the law. Then does Tan Xinren still expect Guo Jun to really speak for him? This lawsuit was somewhat reluctant. If Guo Jun didn't care about his backstage, he wouldn't have accepted the petition. How could he openly offend Guo Jun at this time?
If Zhao Wenhua does not agree with this approach, then Guo Jun will take the opportunity to give up the blame. Since there are questions from the third-grade officials, the Shuntian Mansion will not be able to try the case. This is an economic case, and it is impossible to hand it over to the Ministry of Punishment. It may be handed over to the Ministry of Justice in a memorial. Jiajing is here!
If it really turns into a royal case, it's still unclear who Jiajing will turn to. Let's not talk about it for now, just to prevent his officials from underestimating him, Jiajing will definitely investigate it.
When the time comes, he may pull out the carrot and bring out the mud, and the people behind Tan Xinren will be in danger. Jiajing will definitely not touch the Yan family, but it is hard to say whether Jiajing will recognize his godson as a Yan family member.
Therefore, no one dared to object to Zhang Tianci's request! Zhang Tianci looked at the silence of the three parties, and in his heart he respected his eldest brother like a god: The lines he prepared for him were awesome!
After a moment, Guo Jun nodded and said: "Send it in, I won't disclose your business secrets."
Zhang Tianci immediately presented several contracts. After Guo Jun read two of them, he suddenly looked at Xiao Feng in surprise. Xiao Feng seemed to know that he would have this reaction, so he just smiled and nodded at him, meaning you read that right.
Guo Jun knew it well. He folded the contract and sealed it in the file in his hand. He glanced at the audience and then at Zhao Wenhua.
"It is true that most of Zhang Tianci's glutinous rice has signed a sales contract and received a part of the deposit. This glutinous rice business involves buying and selling, and it is not a hoarding. Moreover, glutinous rice is not a necessity for civilians and will not affect people's livelihood. So. This official declares that Zhang Tianci’s hoarding and disrupting the market does not exist. This official will compile detailed files on this case and report them to the court. If there are any doubts, you can check them yourself after the report comes out from the court."
Zhang Tianci breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Tan Xinren mockingly. Tan Xinren's face was ashen, and he looked at Zhao Wenhua for help. Zhao Wenhua's eyes were wandering around, thinking of ideas.
Xiao Feng said calmly: "Sir, now that the first case is over, it's time to try the second one."
