"Now you are telling me that I insisted on dragging you into this business? You could have chosen not to do it in the first place!"
Zhou Bing said this, crossed his arms and sneered.
"In a word, pay back the money!"
Meng Da also became angry.
He was able to stay here for such a long time, so he naturally had some confidence, so he said with a sneer.
"Okay, are you starting to have a bad relationship? If you have the ability, report it to the government. Anyway, the interest rate we set at the beginning was so high, the government will not admit it!"
The sneer on Zhou Bing's face slowly disappeared, and he turned to look at Meng Da with pity.
"Shop Manager Meng, I have tried to persuade you. If you continue to persist, then we will have no choice but to confront the court."
Meng Da couldn't help but laugh and put on a confident look.
"Okay, then you go to the government. It's impossible for me to pay you back anyway!"
Meng Da thought to himself that if Zhou Bingfei hadn't pulled him into this business, he wouldn't have lost the tens of thousands of taels of silver. Now that he didn't have a penny in hand, how could he pay back the money?
Fortunately, the two of them had set the interest rate at 30%, otherwise if Zhou Bingzhen asked him to pay back the money now, he would have no choice.
But now he doesn't have to worry at all, he just plans to be this old guy.
Anyway, Magistrate Sun is with him, so he is really not afraid of Zhou Bing going to report to the official!
Zhou Bing laughed, nodded directly, and then left without saying a word, going straight to the government office.
Here, Magistrate Sun had just sent away the officials of Dali Temple. Before he could contact the four major families, Zhou Bing came to report to the officials.
"Sir, I want to sue Meng Dam and Meng Ju in Fucheng. He won't pay back the money he owes!"
Magistrate Sun was suddenly startled and frowned.
"If you don't pay back the money you owe, do you have any proof?"
Zhou Bing nodded directly, took out the IOU from his arms, and held it up.
"Sir, here is the IOU. Please ask him to come over and confront the court immediately!"
Although Magistrate Sun didn't want to care about this matter, he still asked Meng Da to come over. After all, it had to be a formality.
He already knew that Meng Da had borrowed hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and he knew that without the witness of an official, the IOU would most likely not be taken seriously.
These officials actually play an impartial role, and every official has this right.
Soon, Meng Da came to the court. At this time, he was no longer anxious. He cupped his hands lightly and said.
"I've met the prefect."
Magistrate Sun waved his hand and asked in an official tone.
"Do you know why you are here today?"
Meng Da shook his head: "I don't know, please ask the magistrate to clarify!"
Magistrate Sun pointed directly at Zhou Bing.
"This man said that you borrowed hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from him, and there was an IOU to prove it. Is this true or false?"
Meng Da chuckled, waved his sleeves and said.
"This is nonsense. I wonder if your Excellency has ever read the IOU?"
Magistrate Sun waved his hand and asked Zhou Bing to bring up the IOU.
Zhou Bing held up the IOU in his hand, but before he could put it on Magistrate Sun's desk, he heard a government official shouting outside.
"Master Zhao from Zhongshushe is here!"
Magistrate Sun was slightly startled when he saw Zhao Feng walking in in official uniform.
"Prefect Sun, today's case may have something to do with me, so I came here specially to listen. Master Sun only needs to handle it impartially, and there is no need to care about me."
Seeing Zhao Feng approaching, Magistrate Sun instinctively felt that something was wrong, and even Meng Da couldn't help but frown.
However, Magistrate Sun still had someone bring a chair to Zhao Feng so that Zhao Feng could listen.
Zhou Bing then placed the IOU on Magistrate Sun's desk. Magistrate Sun looked at the IOU and his pupils instantly tightened.
"Sir, it's clearly written on it. He and I agreed on a 30% interest rate, so now he should pay me back 480,000 taels with interest!"
Meng Da sneered in his heart. The IOU they wrote had indeed agreed that the interest would be calculated on a daily basis, and the interest would be compounded.
Therefore, it is normal for hundreds of thousands taels to turn into hundreds of thousands taels. However, without the official’s witness, this IOU will not count at all.
Seeing Meng Da still standing there with a calm look on his face, Zhou Bing couldn't help but sneered, while Magistrate Sun looked at Meng Da with astonishment.
"Meng Juren, this IOU has your signature on it. You won't deny it, right?"
Meng Da shook his head, raised his hands and said.
"Sir, we just wrote this for fun. How can this IOU be taken seriously without an official witness?"
Hearing this, Magistrate Sun smiled bitterly, sighed, and said.
"This government already knows how to impose the sentence."
Saying this, Magistrate Sun turned to look at Zhao Feng, who smiled calmly.
"Master Magistrate, you must handle the matter impartially. Otherwise, when I return to the capital, I must tell His Majesty what happened here."
Magistrate Sun gritted his teeth and gave a sudden slap in the face.
"This official declares that Meng Da owes more than 100,000 taels of silver, which totals 480,000 taels based on 30% interest. He must repay it within the specified time, otherwise the interest will continue to be calculated!"
Hearing this, Meng Da's face was extremely shocked, and he looked up at Magistrate Sun in disbelief.
"Master Magistrate, did you make a mistake? This IOU was not witnessed by an official, so how can it be taken seriously?"
Magistrate Sun smiled bitterly, raised the IOU and said.
"Who said there were no officials to witness it? There is clearly Mr. Zhao's autograph on it!"
"So this IOU is valid, you'd better find a way to pay it back!"
Hearing this, Meng Da ran over in disbelief. When he saw Zhao Feng's name on the IOU, his eyes widened for a moment, then he gritted his teeth and turned to look at Zhao Feng.
"You, how dare you play with me?"
Zhao Feng smiled slightly, sat there with his legs crossed and said.
"What? Do you still want to owe money and not pay it back?"
"To tell you the truth, Zhou Bing has been my official from the beginning. Are you surprised? Are you surprised?"
After hearing Zhao Feng's words, Zhou Bing walked over and stood behind Zhao Feng, looking at Meng Da with a smile.
Meng Da understood immediately, and his blood surged up with anger. A mouthful of blood surged into his throat. In the end, he couldn't hold it back and spurted it out with a "pop".
"Okay, Mr. Zhao, I finally saw it!"
Zhao Feng took some time to pick his fingernails and said without raising his head.
"But I guess you may not have that much money now. It's okay to have no money. You can use your properties and land to pay off the debt!"
"The land and properties in your name add up to only six to seven hundred thousand taels. If you delay for another two days, I'm afraid there won't be anything left!"
Mengda remained silent.
