Based on Zhang Fei's "Song Xingtong", Xu Zhiqian's expectations for him immediately dropped by a hundred million points.
Sharpen your guns in battle.
Does this work?
Zhang Fei has indeed studied "Song Xingtong", but he is not stupid enough to memorize the entire text. Laws and regulations are just like a dictionary, and he will look them up when he needs them.
Check it out and write it down.
The more you use it, the easier it will be to remember it.
You really don’t need to memorize everything, just remember the key ones, the commonly used ones, and have a general impression of the others.
It's time for the third watch.
Xu Zhiqian, who had been running all day, did not fall asleep early. Instead, she sat by the candlelight, holding her chin in one hand. Although there was an open book of "Song Xingtong" on the table, her eyes were not on the book at all. .
She was really able to recite everything, but she still couldn't find a way to seek justice for Li Si.
Boom, boom, boom!
There was a knock on the door.
Xu Zhiqian was startled, and then heard someone outside the door softly shouting: "Sister Qian'er."
It's Qingmei's voice.
"come in."
There was a creaking sound, and the candle flame flickered. Xu Zhiqian hurriedly raised her hand to protect the fragile flame, and saw Qingmei enter the room again.
"Sister Qian'er, I just went to see Zhang San. There was still candlelight in Zhang San's room, and... He also had people bring some cakes and tea just now. It seems that he won't sleep for a while. .”
Xu Zhiqian nodded and said: "It seems that he is not perfunctory with me."
Qingmei asked: "Sister Qian'er, do you think he can think of a way?"
Xu Zhiqian sighed quietly: "I am also a dead horse and a live doctor, so I don't have any hope for him, but dad seems to be very optimistic about him. I hope he can find a way."
.....
Zhang Fei's initial strategy was to use Xu Zhiqian to cast a wide net to see if he could catch a big fish. It did not mean that he really wanted to uphold justice and uphold justice.
He knows very well that he currently does not have this ability.
For him, the best result is to gain both fame and fortune while hoeing the strong and supporting the weak.
The result is fame and fortune, and the process can be to hoe the strong and support the weak.
It shows that he is selective.
Judging from this, he shouldn't spend too much effort on this case. After all, Xu Zundu said that this lawsuit is very difficult to fight and there is almost no possibility of winning.
But people are complicated.
Although Zhang Fei didn't show it, he actually sympathized with Li Si in his heart. He felt that Chen Yuteng had gone too far. He had already taken his wife away, but he was still not satisfied and had to force her to death.
He was willing to work hard on it and see if he could save it.
But when he read through all the laws on lending in "Song Xingtong", he only felt more desperate.
This "Song Xingtong" was completely derived from the "Tang Lv Shu Yi", but due to the economic prosperity of the Song Dynasty, many regulations were added in terms of lending, most of which were summarized in the "Miscellaneous Orders".
Although most of these regulations are biased towards creditors, they also protect the rights and interests of debtors and are considered in great detail. The wisdom of the ancients cannot be underestimated.
For example, the conversion issue mentioned by Xu Zun before is also clearly stipulated in the law:
"Those who use millet and wheat to raise money and return grain to wheat will be allowed to rely on private contracts, and the officials will not act accordingly."
It means borrowing rice to repay rice and borrowing money to repay money. It is not allowed to repay money in kind, so there is no conversion problem.
The intention was good, but it turned out to be self-defeating and defrauded more people.
It can be seen that it is difficult to control usury.
Therefore, the interest on private loans was often two or three times the principal. The imperial court also explicitly prohibited interest compounding, but in fact it was impossible to prohibit it at all.
Unless it is blatant plunder or deception, they can control it. Generally, they choose to follow the private contract and ignore the official's rules when it comes to contracts with complete procedures.
You all know that the interest rate is very high, but you still want to borrow it, so who can you blame?
Of course, no one dares to blame the court.
"well...!"
Like a scumbag, Zhang Fei threw the "Song Xingtong" that had been with him all night on the table, shook his head and said: "It seems that some things are difficult to succeed with just hard work!"
There was a hint of frustration in his tone.
Apparently he was ready to give up.
If this contract were to be fought by future generations, it would definitely be worth a fight, but now, it is almost impossible to fight.
After stretching, Zhang Fei came to the window and opened it, but saw that the sky in the east had turned fish-white, "Ah! It's already dawn. I haven't worked all night like this for a long time."
He moved his arms and looked into the distance. The cool morning breeze blew away the tiredness on his face.
"Sigh... I'm going to tell Madam Xu today that I can't help with this matter! Oops! I'll be ridiculed by her again. What kind of stupid thing did I do?"
After standing for a moment, Zhang Fei suddenly felt a little hungry, so he returned to the table, picked up a piece of pastry and ate it.
"Huh? Why is it a household marriage law?"
Zhang Fei clearly remembered that he turned to the page of miscellaneous orders, turned his head and glanced at the window, then looked back and said to himself: "Yes! I am still a single dog now, yes, it seems that I am still single now." If you can have multiple wives and concubines, you have to understand the current marriage laws."
So he picked up "Song Xingtong" on the table and started reading it while eating pastries.
But as he watched, his expression gradually became serious. He suddenly threw aside the pastry in his hand, and took out the contract transcripts from the information on the table and started reading.
Looking at it, he was overjoyed and said: "Yes! This official has political laws and the people follow private contracts. It is aimed at civil disputes. But if I can turn it into a criminal dispute, then this iron law will not be attacked. I am self-destructive. It seems that I am still experienced and I didn’t think of this. I really shouldn’t have!”
.....
at dusk.
Xu Zhiqian stood on the corridor, looking at Zhang Fei's house from a distance, and asked Qingmei on the side: "Has he never come out?"
Qingmei shook her head and said, "But I asked Uncle Rong who just went to his room to deliver dinner. Uncle Rong said that Zhang San was still reading and didn't even talk to him."
Xu Zhiqian curled her lips and said gloomily: "He didn't know how to ask me for help, and he even said he would cooperate with me."
...
Zhang Fei hadn't gone out all day, and Xu Zhiqian was tossing and turning in bed. Seeing daylight, she got up. After washing up, she didn't even bother to eat breakfast, so she hurried to the front yard, but when she passed by Zhang Fei's When she was in the small courtyard, she hesitated in front of the courtyard gate.
I wanted to knock on Zhang Fei's door several times, but I was embarrassed. She, a lady from a wealthy family, went to knock on a man's door so early in the morning. It seemed like nothing.
"Sister Qian'er."
"ah?"
Xu Zhiqian was startled, turned her head and saw it was Uncle Rong, and asked hurriedly: "Uncle Rong, are you here to deliver food to Zhang San?"
Uncle Rong shook his head and said, "Zhang Sanlang has just had breakfast and is now taking a walk with the master in the front yard."
When Xu Zhiqian heard this, she immediately walked to the front yard.
Seeing Zhang Fei chatting and laughing with his father in the courtyard, he felt happy, maybe he had thought of a way.
"Good morning, daddy!"
Xu Zhiqian walked over and greeted Xu Zun.
Zhang Fei greeted me very tactfully: "Good morning, Madam Xu."
"morning!"
Xu Zhiqian glanced at Zhang Fei, pretending to be relaxed and asked: "Have you thought of a way?"
Zhang Fei first glanced at Xu Zun, then laughed self-deprecatingly: "It's been two days of messing around."
Xu Zhiqian said: "How do you say this?"
Zhang Fei said: "Because there is no need to file a lawsuit at all, just let Li Si file a lawsuit."
Xu Zhiqian was confused and said: "I...I still don't understand."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "The reason why this lawsuit is difficult is that everyone is doing this, and the people really have a need for loans, and the court has no way to solve this problem, so naturally it cannot intervene.
But things are different now. Now the court is preparing for reform, which means that the situation will be improved. At this moment, the court needs some cases to fully prove the rationality of the reform.
Now it’s up to whoever dares to sue, whoever sues will win. In fact, I was able to win that lawsuit before, and the situation between North Korea and China also helped me a lot. "
Xu Zhiqian understood what she heard, and she also knew that Wang Anshi played a major role in bringing the case to Bianjing, but she didn't believe it was so simple!
So, she looked at Xu Zun.
Xu Zun stroked his beard and said, "Dad can't guarantee whether it will happen, but the court does have plans to implement a new law recently. Your uncle Wang has also mentioned private debt many times."
Xu Zhiqian's face lit up. She had no doubts about her father and said, "Then I ask Li Si to sue the government?"
"tell!"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Sue immediately. If you don't win, I will pay compensation."
Seeing that Zhang Fei was full of confidence and Xu Zun was stroking his beard without saying a word, Xu Zhiqian felt relieved and nodded: "Okay, I'll have someone contact Li Si right now."
Xu Zundao: "Qian'er, don't worry, you have breakfast first."
"Know it!"
The sound came from far away.
Xu Zun shook his head helplessly.
Zhang Fei looked at Xu Zhiqian's hurried back, suddenly frowned, and said: "My dear benefactor, Ling Qianjin is so considerate to a farmer I have never met, why are you so mean to me?"
Xu Zun hummed, "Don't you know why I treat you like this?"
Zhang Fei said sarcastically: "That's really just a misunderstanding."
Xu Zundao: "Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, it doesn't actually matter. What's important is that you have to understand that a person's reputation is like a thousand-mile embankment. It takes years or even decades to build it up. But if you don't pay attention to it, your reputation will be ruined." A small ant hole can cause a thousand-mile embankment to collapse."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Thank you for your teachings. In fact, I understand all the principles, but I feel that being a gentleman is too tiring and it is not suitable for me."
Xu Zun asked: "Then you want to be a villain?"
Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "I just want to be an ordinary person with flesh and blood."
Xu Zun stroked his beard: "It's okay to be informal and open-minded, but you have to remember that if you dare to make mistakes on big matters, I will not forgive you."
Zhang Fei hesitated for a moment, then said solemnly: "I can promise my benefactor on this point."
"Listen first." Xu Zun smiled and suddenly said in a low voice: "By the way, if we can't win this lawsuit, you are a good-looking boy."
Zhang Fei raised the corner of his mouth: "Don't worry, my benefactor, we will definitely win."
