So Liu Haojia didn't bother to talk nonsense with him, and waved his hand directly and said: "Get a chair for Mr. Sun to sit on, and let him see how I handle cases!"
Immediately, two Jinyi guards came forward to hold Magistrate Sun's arms and press him onto a chair next to him. His master was also roughly pushed twice by another soldier, and he stood behind Magistrate Sun tremblingly.
Magistrate Sun, who was pinned down on the chair, tried hard to show his bravery and showed an angry look on his face, but his weak legs refused to acknowledge his efforts!
As soon as his butt sat on the chair, his legs could no longer exert any strength at all, so he struggled on the chair twice before sitting down obediently! Especially after the Jin Yiwei beside him used his thumb to lift the knife out of the scabbard an inch, he no longer made any unnecessary movements!
At this time, two Jinyi guards were already holding a small official and came over with a stack of files. When this little official was walking tremblingly, he almost tripped over his right foot over his own left foot! Fortunately, he still put this pile of files on the table.
Liu Haojia grabbed the first file on it, opened it and read: "The defendant Xu Peijiang and his wife, and the plaintiff Xu Zengshou, please keep these three people, and let the others wait outside."
At this time, the noise outside the lobby was getting louder and louder. It seemed that many people had gathered here. Liu Haojia frowned slightly and looked up, only to see a huge crowd outside the lobby! He had no choice but to say: "Keep them quiet, or we'll beat them out!"
After the Jin Yiwei heard the order, several people rushed out. However, perhaps because the Jin Yiwei's costumes were too scary, the noise quickly died down before the few people rushed outside the lobby door and said nothing!
Seeing that he had such great intimidation power, the leading Jin Yiwei was very proud of the waist knife he held in his hand and said loudly: "My master has said that it is okay to watch the trial, but whoever makes any more noise will be kicked out! Everyone should be quiet now! "
Everyone naturally calmed down after hearing Jin Yiwei's scolding, and those who wanted to push forward did not dare to make any further moves. So the entire county government immediately became quiet. At the same time, Liu Haojia's voice came over and he said, "Are you two Mr. and Mrs. Xu Peijiang?"
By this time, the extra people in the lobby had already been sent to the next door, and only three people remained, two of whom were obviously couples. The two of them immediately knelt down when Liu Haojia called their names. The man said in a trembling voice, "Sir, I am Xu Peijiang. Next to me is my wife, Xu Fangshi!"
Liu Haojia nodded and looked at a person standing a few steps away from them. This man was in his forties, had three strands of long beard, and was dressed like a housekeeper, but his demeanor was that of a scholar. Moreover, this person never felt nervous after standing in the hall. He just straightened his clothes at the beginning and stood there without moving with his hands behind his hands.
After Liu Haojia finished reading him, he took another look at the case file, and then said to him, "Are you Xu Zengshou?"
When this man heard Liu Haojia's question, he didn't kneel down. Instead, he just cupped his hands and said, "I am indeed Xu Zengshou! Also, please call someone so that the Marquis can learn about it. I am..."
Liu Haojia stopped him roughly and said, "I know what you want to say next, but remember, you can only say it when I ask you to say it. Now shut your mouth!"
Xu Zengshou showed a hint of anger when he heard this, but he still stood there honestly. Then Liu Haojia turned directly to Xu Peijiang and said, "Xu Zengshou sued you more than a month ago, and you lost the lawsuit. What happened?"
Xu Peijiang burst into tears when he heard this, but he still tried hard to control his sobs and said loudly: "The adults know better, but the villain is wronged!"
Then he told Liu Haojia about his family affairs! It turns out that this person is not from the north, but from the south, and his family is from the Wang clan in the south of the Yangtze River! If someone from the Xu family is mentioned, everyone in the world will know about it! That is the famous Xu Jie!
It's just that in a family, there are naturally some who are proud and some who are in despair. And Xu Peijiang's family is still a middle-class person who lives a good life!
Xu Peijiang and his wife do not have land at home, and they only make a living by working for others. Xu Peijiang is no ordinary helper, but one of the masters of a dyeing workshop.
! Because he is good at his craftsmanship, he earns a lot of wages every year, and his life can be regarded as carefree and happy.
Just over a year ago, news of Tianjin's opening to the sea reached Jiangnan, causing violent turmoil in Jiangnan! Although Xu Peijiang was literate, he did not have much knowledge. When he heard that the surrounding gentry and scholars were opposed to the opening of the sea, he also expressed his opposition. He was even really worried that the opening of the sea would attract Japanese pirates and delay his livelihood!
But what is surprising is that the opening of the sea did not seem to have any impact on his livelihood. On the contrary, it was much better, allowing him to earn a lot more money! This made him feel very confused. Why was this different from what those gentry and scholars said?
But he was just a master in a dyeing workshop. For him, there was nothing more important than making money to support his family, so he had nothing else to do except not say bad things about Liu Haojia.
However, as one of the masters of the dyeing workshop, he had too many opportunities to contact merchants traveling from north to south, and a lot of news naturally reached his ears. However, most of the news was not relevant to him, but one piece of news caught his attention!
That is, merchants have complained more than once that those printed and dyed silk cloths are more popular overseas, but the quality of dyeing workshops in the north is really poor and not as good as those in the south of the Yangtze River. But if the colored silk fabrics printed and dyed in the south of the Yangtze River are exported to the north, they will have to pay an extra tax!
It would be great if there were dyeing factories with excellent technology in the north! In this case, as long as the plain silk and cloth from the Jiangnan area are sent to the north for printing and dyeing, and then sold overseas, a lot of tax can be saved!
Xu Peijiang became interested when he heard the news. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was a good opportunity to make a fortune! After repeated discussions with his family, he made up his mind to go to the north to have a look. So he took a long vacation and rushed to Tianjin day and night.
As a result, when he arrived in Tianjin, he found that this place was really a Feng Shui treasure for him! He had seen several dyeing workshops around Tianjin, and the dyed things were not pure in color! Although there are dyeing houses with high skills in the north, they are simply too busy. Just dealing with those dignitaries is already exhausting their efforts. How can they afford to take care of Tianjin?
