Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2716 Convince People With Virtue
Hearing the words, Pei Xingjian stepped forward, bowed to the people on the table, then straightened his waist, and said with a serious face: "The Wuyue area is plagued by typhoons all the year round, and the people suffer unspeakably. In previous years, the typhoon season was mostly concentrated between May and July. Although it happens occasionally in other months, it is not common. However, this year's climate is very different from usual. After August, several typhoons landed, destroying countless houses, and more than [-] people were affected. Dozens of saltworks around Huating Town have suffered serious losses this year. , more than a dozen salt farms were attacked by waves and suffered damage to varying degrees. After rigorous inspection by the Huating Township Office, in order to prevent long-term shutdowns and personnel safety caused by landslides, it was decided to suspend the lease of these more than ten salt farms. After taking them back, they will reopen After repairs, whether to continue leasing will be decided separately depending on the progress of the repairs. Among them, there are two salt farms leased by the Shen family..."

On the contrary, he is gentle and gentle, his tone of voice is unhurried and unhurried, and he speaks clearly, but in Shen Zong's ears, it is like a bolt from the blue.

When many extensions were built in Huating Town, at first everyone held a wait-and-see attitude and had doubts, so leasing was not active. Later, it was discovered that the salt farm was a lucrative business, and piles of snow-white salt grains were equivalent to copper coins. Only then did I go crazy trying to find ways to subscribe for the lease.

The Wu Xing Shen family was also a wait-and-see group at the beginning, and later relying on the family's power to snatch away two salt farms from several merchants and a few weak families, which brought great profits to the Shen family.

If it is taken back by Huating Town, will the loss of money be more than tens of thousands?

He hurriedly said: "As far as I know, although the salt farm was slightly damaged by the typhoon, it did not affect the drying of the salt. Besides, we leased the salt farm and paid millions of dollars in rent. If it is said to be taken back, we will take it back. Could it be that the loss was in vain? It must be that we are stingy, and we really can't stand it!"

Pei Xingjian said indifferently: "Please don't worry about this. Our Huating town is free and orderly, and everything is governed by virtue. If you can wait until the saltworks are repaired before resuming work, then you can wait. If you can't wait, the documents you signed at the beginning can also be accepted." Cancellation, after all, the typhoon damage to the saltworks is force majeure, not human factors, after the rent is converted, the remaining part will be returned."

Shen Zong's head has grown a lot, so what the hell is he trying to convince people with virtue!

Isn't this just pinching Lao Tzu's neck?
Waiting for the salt field to be repaired, who knows when it will be repaired!Not to mention refunding the rent. The Shen family of the two salt farms worked hard and did not hesitate to offend the two families that had a good relationship in the past to get it. How could they give it back so easily?

But Pei Xingjian has a reason and evidence, rent or not is up to you, he has no way to refute, so he can only look to Wang Jing for help.

Two days ago, the reason why the Shen family agreed to join the Taiyuan Wang family's camp and support Jin Wang's seizure of the heir was because Wang Jing promised that once the Shen family suffered from Fang Jun's revenge and suppression, he would fully support the Shen family and even bear the heavy burden. loss of home.

Otherwise, the Shen family took the wrong medicine and dare to confront Fang Jun, who overshadows the sky in the south of the Yangtze River?
You must know that the biggest income of the Shen family is not only the salt farm, but also the sea trade...

However, the more you worry about something, the more things will happen. Before Wang Jing can respond, Pei Xingjian has continued to say: "There is one more thing. Someone reported a few days ago that there were villains on the Shen family's boat who committed crimes. Sneaking into other ships at night to steal goods and damage ships, the Royal Navy adheres to the principle of being responsible for all maritime merchants, and will strictly investigate this. In addition, several seagoing ships of the Shen family were built privately, without the Navy's inspection. There are great safety hazards in investing in sea trade. In two days, the naval commander will issue a document to the Shen family, ordering rectification. During this period, all sea trade must be stopped, and the sea trade license will be temporarily revoked until the review is over. If the report is proved to be untrue, or if the permission of the Navy is obtained after rectification, normal sea trade can be resumed."

Shen Zong's face was ugly, he didn't look at Pei Xingjian at all, but just stared at Wang Jing.

The Shen family expected to suffer Fang Jun's revenge, but they never thought that the revenge would come so fast and fiercely. The salt field was nothing more than that. Once the sea trade was cut off, without the support of massive wealth, the Shen family would be in trouble in an instant. Will become a second-rate gate valve.

Now he can only hope that Wang Jing will fulfill his original promise.

Wang Jing's expression was gloomy. Fang Jun's retaliation was within his expectations, but just like Shen Zong, he never expected that the other party would start from the salt field and the sea trade, and immediately grabbed the Shen family's neck fiercely. , out of breath.

"Duke Yue is probably being a bit arbitrary. Whether it is the lease of the salt farm or the acquisition of the maritime trade license, it is all approved by His Majesty, and an agreement has been signed with the imperial court. Now the Duke of Yue is going to transfer these Overthrowing everything and ignoring the previous documents and contracts, these actions may cause panic among all those who rent salt farms and go out to sea for business, once His Majesty is held accountable, may the Duke of Yue be able to afford it?"

He didn't look at Pei Xingjian, the follower, but just stared at Fang Jun talking.

Fang Jun smiled, and said slowly: "Wang Dalang's words are not only alarmist, but also suspected of slandering this official... But this official has always been magnanimous and has always convinced others with virtue, so I will not care about you. As for your worries at all No need, whether Huating Town or Shibo Division, since the day it was established, there has been strict rules and regulations, what can be done and what can't be done, everything is clear, whether the Shen family has violated the rules or not, anyone can see See, it doesn’t matter who wants to frame it. As far as I know, Taiyuan Wang’s and Wu Xing’s Shen’s have a long history of business dealings, and Shen’s salt farm and sea trade are probably all affiliated with Taiyuan Wang’s, right?”

With a cold face, Wang Jing said calmly: "This is a matter for merchants, and it is not up to Duke Yue to take care of it."

Fang Jun laughed, still not angry, and said kindly: "You are really not a good person. I am naturally too lazy to take care of normal business affairs, but I kindly reminded Wang Dalang that someone reported that Shen's family was hiding a lot on the ship. These people used to be pirates and water bandits, and after they were recruited by the Shen family, they went out to sea as crew members, often seeking money and killing their lives. Bandits, recruiting soldiers and buying horses, intending to do unruly things... I just don’t know if the Taiyuan Wang family has any secret connections with these people?”

Shen Zongru was struck by lightning, his face turned pale, and he lost his voice: "I'm wronged!"

He couldn't sit still any longer, got up and left the table, bowed to the tunnel and said: "I would like to ask His Royal Highness King Wei to show that the Shen family is now clean and innocent, and has never had the slightest rebellious heart. Someone intends to frame the Shen family for the crime of treason, please Wei Wei." His Royal Highness is the master of my Shen family!"

He couldn't help but not be afraid.

Fang Jun's words are simply murderous. When Shen Faxing rebelled, he established Piling as his capital, which is located in the west of Taihu Lake and east of Jinling. He called himself "Liang Wang" and enlisted tens of thousands of elites from the Jiangnan gentry to achieve unification. The great cause of the world.

Now that Fang Jun mentions "King Liang", doesn't it mean that the Shen family is once again restless with the status quo, unwilling to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, and still thinking about the big event of exposing the rebellion?
These nine clans are not enough to punish, maybe it will be a bloodbath, and most of the Jiangnan gentry will be implicated...

This is too cruel!
Li Tai is sitting on the table, holding a wine glass in his hand, and is drinking a glass of amber Huadiao wine. The wine is clear, clear, rich and fragrant, and it is mellow and sweet in the mouth. Mingxiu's charm...

Shen Zong's heart sank. After waiting for a long time, he didn't see Wei Wang Li Tai's response, and he didn't ask him to get up. He became more and more flustered, and could only look at Wang Jing for help.

Wang Jing sat upright, and if it wasn't for the bruises on his face, he would have looked like a famous official. He stared at Fang Jun for a moment, and said slowly: "The words of the Duke of Yue are extremely inappropriate. How can you impose things on others? Do you know that maybe it was just your unintentional words, but it is very likely to have an incalculable impact on our family members. Without evidence, how should the Duke of Yue compensate?"

"Hey!"

Fang Jun sneered, raised his chin slightly, with a domineering expression on his face, and what he said almost pissed off Wang Jing: "Wang Dalang, you must be underage, right? You actually said such naive words! Officials appointed by the imperial court to guard Huating Town and admirals of the Royal Navy are naturally given the responsibility of monitoring the local area. If someone thinks that you have committed misconduct secretly, then naturally he has the right to investigate thoroughly. As for whether you can find out, that is another matter Of course there is no evidence for a certain right now, otherwise do you think you still have the right to sit here?"

Wang Jing turned blue with anger.

(End of this chapter)