Chapter 102 Trial
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"Mr. Liu, this old man is illiterate and will definitely not be able to confirm the amount of the debt you owe on this IOU. It is not ruled out that you have committed fraud when you ask him to cover it. Therefore, you need a middle-aged man to prove that when you signed the debt, the old man did borrow 100 taels of silver from you." Chen Xun tried to break through in this direction.
"Yes, my housekeeper was next to me at that time, and there were a few servants from my family." Mr. Liu replied.
"The housekeeper and his servant are both employed by you and rely on you to make a living. The words you offer will definitely benefit you, and you should avoid suspicion." Chen Xun said with a stingy voice.
This kind of praise for lending and losing the family is generally not done together by several companies, and even the owner will not participate in it personally, but will only be implemented by the servants.
Chen Xun was betting that there was no one in this Liu Yuanwai.
"There is also the village where the old man is located is working next to him, and he can testify." Mr. Liu's answer made Chen Xun's hope shattered before Chen Xun's breakthrough began.
You don’t need to invite that village official to come over to know that they must be in the same circle.
Looking at the people outside the door, they didn’t have any expectations in their eyes, but they just watched the fun.
In their perception, Chen Xun, who was sitting on the high platform, could not help the old farmer.
Because there is no profit.
I originally wanted to seriously examine the case and help the old farmer "defeat" the evil Yuanwai with impeccable defense, but in the end I found that he had no ability to do such a high IQ thing.
Liu Yuanwai's family has probably been lending for hundreds of years, and all the places that may be caught are naturally perfect.
If you want to help old farmers legally, there is basically no solution.
But today's case cannot be determined by one's own deeds.
If Duan Ding’s old farmer did not borrow money, then if someone really borrowed money in the future and followed the old farmer’s process, wouldn’t it be a scam for the lender?
Private lending relationships cannot be prohibited, and existence means reasonable. Today, I decided that what the old farmer said was not true, and then the "IOU" within his jurisdiction would become waste paper.
However, it is not possible to admit this "IOU".
Chen Xun is 90% sure that this is the IOU accumulated from usury. Mr. Liu may have paid only a bucket of rice, but the harvest from the old farmer was already very rich. I don’t know the specific amount of interest, and the old farmer’s daughter.
If you admit this IOU, it would be aiding the evil.
"Bring the county magistrate here." Chen Xun ordered his opponent.
The Dongguan County Magistrate is named Qin Wen, and he is the only one who is still alive among the three chief officials of Dongguan County.
The previous county magistrate Wang Xu and the county magistrate Lezhi had both died under the sharp blade of Chenjiazhuang Village.
Due to the lessons of the two chief officials, the county magistrate cooperated quite well and immediately saluted after seeing Chen Xun, which seemed very humble and honest.
"I ask you, is there any provision in the law of this dynasty that debts must be paid?" This is the second breakthrough that Chen Xun found.
"Sir, there is no provision in the law of this dynasty that the father must pay the debts of the son." Qin Wen first answered Chen Xun's question, and then added: "But the father's debts of the son are a customary rule. Children should naturally bear the debts of the father if they are supported by their father."
"You will answer whatever I ask you." Chen Xun was dissatisfied with Qin Wen's subsequent additions, which would make his subsequent operations a little awkward.
"Yes." Qin Wen didn't dare to say more this time.
"To put it more specifically, the regulations on debt repayment in the law of this dynasty." Chen Xun asked again.
"There is a reasonable order in "Song Zhengtong·Public and Private Debts": Those who owe officials and property are defrauded shall fully estimate the property and pay; if there is insufficient, they shall protect the person's property and pay the same; if there is insufficient, they shall be punished; if there is insufficient, they shall be punished and released."
"It is also stipulated that those who have no deception and have no deception and have no deception and will be exempted from release; those who have deception and have no deception and have no property to be exhausted will be allowed."
Chen Xun went to a private school when he was a child and knew the meaning of these two sentences.
The debtor has the legal obligation to repay the debt. If the debt is maliciously owed, it will be paid with his property;
If the debt is insolvent, it will be returned with the guarantor's finances;
If the debt is not enough to repay the debt, detain the debtor in the department of owed (meaning that his family must raise funds to repay the debt and redeem the person);
If the debt is still not enough to pay off, the debt will be "exclusive" according to the procedure, and the debt will be declared ended here;
If the debtor dies without a record of fraud, his debt will be eliminated;
If the debtor has a record of fraud but has been dealt with, the property has been paid off, and the debt will be eliminated due to the debtor's death.
In short, the debtor's children have no legal obligation to repay the debts owed by their parents during their lifetime.
According to the government regulations, the stage when the debt is paid by the child is detained and dealt with the debt. At this stage, if the child wants to be filial, he can help his parents pay off the debt and redeem the person. If he does not want to be filial, he doesn't have to worry about it.
However, there is a prerequisite, that is, the debtor's property is used to pay off. If the children inherit the debtor's property, they need to spit out the property to pay off the debt.
Looking at the old farmer in the hall, it was obvious that his daughter did not inherit his property.
They have been sold to brothels, so why are they talking about inheritance?
"In other words, Mr. Liu did not have the right to force father-in-law Liu's daughter to pay off the debts for his father?" Chen Xun asked.
"Yes." Qin Wen lowered his head and did not dare to look at Chen Xun, nor did he dare to look at Yuanwai Liu.
He knew that Mr. Liu was about to fall.
"What should I do if I force a good person to become a prostitute?" Chen Xun asked.
"Fifty rods are a thousand miles away." Qin Wenxi replied with a word like gold. This sentence is equivalent to sentence Liu Yuanwai to death.
"Grand official, please spare me. It was the old man who sold my daughter to me. I didn't force a good man to become a prostitute." Mr. Liu also knelt down, kowtowing and shouting loudly.
"Do you know that buying civilians to be prostitutes is also a matter of forcing good people to be prostitutes?" Chen Xun blocked Liu Yuanwai's path to begging for mercy with one sentence.
In this era, it is Cao Dan.
The government can do many cruel things, but it stipulates that the people cannot do it, and the people should be polite and moral.
Just like the source of prostitutes, the government can convict people, women and children as prostitutes, but the people do not allow transactions.
However, the regulations are regulations, and there will always be some rich and powerful people who will feel that they also have the privilege of "official government".
In the long-term convention, do something illegal and disorderly.
The people do not investigate and do not take charge of it.
In this way, the ignorant and blind people were oppressed and exploited by these corrupt officials, clerks, gentlemen and wealthy businessmen, and there was no end.
"Grand official, please spare me...ah, I...I don't want this money anymore. I...I will redeem the old man's daughter... and send it home." Liu Yuanwai heard the fate he was about to face from Chen Xun's words, and he was so scared that he began to tremble.
"It's too late."
"As long as you follow the order!"
"Magnificent!!!" The guards standing on both sides of the lobby were pretending to behave.
"Wang Er owes Liu Fu 100 taels of silver. It is now clear that he is unable to repay it. He is immediately imprisoned in prison and notified his family to bring money to redeem the person." Dongguan County had no owed department and could only be imprisoned in prison first. As for whether Wang Er (an old farmer) has family members, we will talk about it later.
Chapter completed!