Ji Heng's sudden attack shocked everyone.
Feng Dong and others frowned and looked at each other a few times, with deep uneasiness in their eyes, but no one dared to respond, and no one knew how to respond.
They currently know nothing about the actual situation of the government and do not know what the government has found. If they confessed in vain, but the government did not find anything, wouldn't this be self-inflicted? But if they don't admit it, and if the government really finds out the thing, wouldn't they also be guilty of deception?
Therefore this mouth cannot be opened.
Cheng Zheng pretended to be confused and said, "Mr. Zhong, what do you mean?"
"I really don't understand."
Ji Heng glanced at Cheng Zheng briefly and said with a smile, "What do you mean?"
"Of course it means asking for guilt."
"This shipwreck has become a hot topic. The government has been investigating for some time and has learned some information. Now it's your turn to talk about it."
Cheng Zheng's face froze and he said, "Mr. Zhong, we do know about the shipwreck in Huai County. This matter has been spread in the city, but we really don't know much about the specific situation. Please speak up, Mr. Zhong."
"Are you really ignorant of this?" Ji Heng leaned slightly, half leaning on the case, and sneered: "I don't think, judging from the current investigation, you are very aware of this and know it. More than imagined.”
Cheng Zheng and others' expressions changed slightly.
Everyone looked at each other, and their eyes became more uneasy.
They really weren't sure what Ji Heng was thinking, and they didn't know what the government had found out specifically. Now they could only bite the bullet and said: "Mr. Zhong is joking. The shipwreck this time was far away in Huai County, and we are in Xianyang. How can it be so bad?" You know what’s going on in Huai County, you’ve really screwed us up."
"And Mr.'s accusation is really frightening."
"Sir, please speak clearly."
Ji Heng adjusted his mask and said in a cold voice: "This time, dozens of large ships sank, and hundreds of people lost their lives. But by chance, your ship was together, and it happened to hit the rocks, and the ship Collision, don’t you want to explain it?”
Cheng Zheng's face turned pale.
He looked at the others in panic.
finally.
Feng Dong said: "Return to Mr. Zhong."
"We were also shocked and deeply disturbed by the shipwreck this time. The reason why the ship was traveling together was because we knew about it. We had agreed to go out together in order to rush for time and transport the salt and iron as quickly as possible. It was transported to various counties in Guanzhong, but no one expected that such bad news would happen on the way."
"We are also victims."
"We are salt merchants and iron merchants recognized by the government."
"Always run the business properly."
"The tens of thousands of jun salt and iron loaded on the ship were what we needed for several months of operation. Now with the sinking of the ship, everything has been reduced to nothing."
"We suffered heavy losses this time!"
As soon as Feng Dong's words came out, other merchants responded one after another.
"We were wronged."
"We suffered a lot this time."
"."
Ji Heng ignored the merchant's cry.
He said coldly: "Unjustly accused?"
"Are you worthy enough to come to me to talk about your grievances?"
"If you are all victims, then everyone in the prison is also a victim."
"Aren't the leaders of Guanzhong and Guizhou the victims? Aren't the officials victims? Aren't the sailors and boatmen on the ships victims?"
"Tell me now, who is the real victim?!"
Hear the words.
The merchant's face froze.
Feng Dong's eyelids twitched and he said in a deep voice: "Mr. Zhong, the ship that sank this time belongs to us, the boatmen and sailors also belong to us, and the salt and iron on the ship were bought by us. We are indeed the biggest victims, and Mr. What you want to say is completely confusing right and wrong."
"Confusing right and wrong?" Ji Heng sneered and said disdainfully: "That also depends on whether it is intentional or unintentional."
"If it is unintentional, it is confusing right and wrong."
"But what if it's intentional?"
"Is this also confusing right and wrong?"
Feng Dong's eyes narrowed slightly, his head lowered, his face became more solemn, and he just said: "I really don't understand what Mr. Zhong said."
"The shipwreck happened suddenly, so why did you say anything about it?"
"Sir, do you have any evidence?"
"The Qin Dynasty established a country based on law, and everything must be based on evidence."
"No evidence, no evidence!"
"Elder Feng is quite proficient in the law." Ji Heng nodded and said: "But it involves so many people, so we should be more rigorous. After all, it will still take some time to find out the final whereabouts of salt and iron, so this time Just wanted to see if you would plead guilty."
"Now I understand."
"But leaving aside the whereabouts of the salt and iron, how much responsibility are you prepared to bear for this shipwreck?"
Ji Heng was not impatient at all and asked slowly.
Feng Dong and others felt cold in their hearts.
Ji Heng's attitude was too strong and he looked confident, which made them feel very uneasy.
Again.
Ji Heng's words are always half spoken and half hidden.
It makes it impossible to tell the truth from the false.
This also puts the pressure on them sharply.
"Take responsibility?" Feng Dong raised his hands and said, "What crime have we committed? Why should we take responsibility?"
"What? Still want to hide it?" Ji Heng said.
"I don't dare." Feng Dong said, "I just don't know what the gentleman wants us to say? Or what does the gentleman want to hear?"
"I am so ignorant that I really don't know."
Ji Heng's eyes were cold and he said in a cold voice: "What responsibility do you think the merchants can bear for the shipwreck?"
Feng Dong swallowed, gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, please make it clear."
Feng Dong secretly complained in his heart.
They are in a very embarrassing situation right now.
Because he didn't know the specific situation of the government, he didn't dare to say anything more, and he didn't dare to ask questions easily. He could only try to fool them, but this 'Mr. Zhong' was obviously not an easy person to fool, and he had been deliberately forcing them to speak. This matter is even made more and more clear.
This made them even more uneasy.
They don't even know whether the government is deliberately humiliating or deliberately deceiving.
It was obviously just a normal conversation.
Feng Dong was so tired that his back was almost soaked.
Fusu and others who were watching looked slightly confused. They could see what Ji Heng was thinking, which was to put pressure and questioning directly, squeezing the merchant's right to speak little by little. However, because the merchant did not know the truth, he could only Being able to deal with it passively, the pressure is getting bigger and bigger.
Only Meng Yi frowned.
Because Ji Heng's trial method was not in compliance with the rules.
Looking at the cold sweat overflowing from the merchant's forehead below, Ji Heng chuckled and leaned back.
The pressure on the field suddenly reduced a lot.
Ji Heng pretended to be surprised and said: "In February, the weather is still a bit cold. Why are you all sweating on your forehead? Could it be that you are feeling guilty?"
Feng Dong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said seriously: "I was walking in a hurry just now, so I broke out some white hair sweat, which made Mr. Zhong laugh."
Ji Heng smiled, as if he had listened.
He did not ask any more questions about this and said slowly: "The shipwreck case in Huai County is still under investigation, so the final disposition of the merchants will not be decided until the case is found out. The reason why I called you here this time is just to talk to you. You guys should discuss the aftermath of the case."
"The government is very dissatisfied with you for the aftermath of the shipwreck in Huai County."
Hear the words.
Cheng Zheng, Cao Bingsheng and others were overjoyed.
Ji Heng's previous questions had frightened them to death, and now they heard that the case had not yet been found out, which also meant that they would be fine.
This makes them feel at ease.
In the field, only Feng Dong and his son were nervous.
They had dealt with Ji Heng and knew that Ji Heng was very calculating and would not reveal his true identity easily. Now, these words may have been intentional, but neither father nor son could have guessed that this was the case. Sir's specific thoughts.
The first step is to question the guilt.
Now he told them so bluntly that the government did not have enough information.
I'm afraid there's something fishy about it.
aside.
Fusu frowned.
He clearly felt the merchant's nervousness.
In his opinion, as long as he is threatened a few more times, the merchant may not admit guilt.
But now Ji Heng's few light words caused the momentum he had finally built up to dissipate on the spot.
His eyes were very confusing.
Meng Yi and Du He looked at each other, with a hint of surprise in their eyes.
Only Zhang Cang was thoughtful.
He also couldn't guess what Ji Heng was thinking.
But he realized how powerful Ji Heng was. With just a few words, the merchants experienced ups and downs, and these ups and downs were completely made out of thin air. They only used the merchants' recent tense heartstrings and their suspicion of the government. Fear and uneasiness.
in short.
Ji Heng relied on attacking his mind to trick the merchant.
Just as the merchant said, Da Qin needs evidence to convict him.
Ji Heng could not provide any evidence.
So it’s best to just stop there.
Zhang Cang looked at the merchant below with a complicated expression and secretly shook his head.
They have completely entered Ji Heng's rhythm.
Perhaps from the moment Ji Heng entered the house and asked people to deliver straw mats to the merchants, Ji Heng had firmly grasped the initiative. After several deliberate attempts to scare the merchants, he had already made the merchants feel like they were facing a formidable enemy, and now he suddenly said The truth will undoubtedly make the merchant feel relieved.
You will feel relaxed in a moment.
Cheng Zheng said seriously: "There was indeed some negligence in the aftermath of the shipwreck."
"There's a reason for that."
"The main reason is that I don't know the specific story of the sunken ship, so I dare not draw any conclusions, let alone deal with it arbitrarily."
"This is the delay."
"When we get back later, we will handle the aftermath properly."
"Please, eldest son, all the officials, please rest assured."
Ji Heng nodded slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your trouble."
Cheng Zheng smiled and said: "This is something that is within your own duties and should not be treated as a big gift from the gentleman."
Ji Heng leaned forward slightly and said calmly: "But I think it is not enough to rely on the merchants' consciousness. Strict regulations should also be implemented from the legal level."
"This shipwreck affects hundreds of lives and hundreds of families. How can we not take this as a warning?"
"Thought-provoking?"
Hear the words.
The smile on Cheng Zheng's face stopped abruptly.
Ji Heng ignored it, turned to look at Meng Yi, and asked, "What do you think, Lieutenant Meng Yi?"
Meng Yi thought for a moment and said, "It is indeed feasible."
Ji Heng shook his head and said, "It's not feasible."
"It's a must."
“Da Qin is in urgent need of updating the Industrial and Commercial Administration Law!”
(End of chapter)
