Chapter 737 Talented people emerge from generation to generation
Who is it that can’t tell the difference between the big and small kings?
Of course Sima Guang was not obligated to take orders from Zhang Fei. He only asked Zhang Fei for suggestions. The final decision-making power still rested with Sima Guang.
From this perspective, Sima Guang is the king!
But you must know that Zhang Fei proposed to establish a permanent chief judge, and this chief judge is not necessarily appointed by the emperor, but must be selected according to the system, while the other two are temporarily appointed by the emperor, thus ensuring that the emperor Control over the imperial court.
Sima Guang obviously disagreed, and reversed Zhang Fei’s suggestion. The permanent president of the court was appointed by the emperor, while the temporary appointment was appointed by the Privy Council and the Political Affairs Hall.
The Privy Council and the Political Hall represent the power of the prime minister.
I still hope to continue to maintain the balance between imperial power and prime ministerial power.
But for Sima Guang, the emperor is the king!
“Scholar Sima didn’t tell me this.”
Zhang Fei said with an innocent face.
“I know.”
Zhao Xu nodded and asked, “What do you think of this?”
After Zhang Fei thought about it for a while, he said truthfully: “As far as the public security tribunal and the law are concerned, in fact, all of this is fine. If there are multiple chief judges, it is enough to ensure that the number of candidates for the Supreme Court is an odd number. This is to ensure that a case It won’t take long, but if His Majesty can appoint two people, it will be more able for the Supreme Law to fully implement His Majesty’s will.”
Zhao Xu smiled bitterly and said: “I don’t know, but all of my prime ministers are smart and capable. I want to know now, if you were the president of the Grand Court, would Sima Junshi’s suggestions have any impact on you? ”
Zhang Fei said sarcastically: “If I were the president of the court, whether His Majesty appoints someone personally or recommends someone from the second government, it probably won’t make much difference.”
Zhao Xu was surprised and asked: “Why?”
Zhang Fei said: “Because it has become a habit for them to target me.”
Zhao Xu laughed and said, “You are quite self-aware.”
Zhang Fei smiled helplessly: “I’m used to it too.”
Zhao Xu asked again: “Can you handle it well?”
Zhang Fei said: “I dare not say that I will be able to handle every case, but if it is based on the legal system, I think I can still handle most matters.
Because after all, the Public Security Bureau has a complete system, and only in some very, very complex cases can the chief judge be able to exert his greatest power.
But even so, the Chief Justice still has to face the constraints of the system, including the inspectors of the Procuratorate. He cannot make up random things and must provide strong arguments. As for the legal system, I have the greatest authority to explain it. ”
Having said this, he paused for a moment and said, “Of course, this mainly depends on what His Majesty plans.”
Zhao Xu suddenly smiled and asked: “Then how do you think I should choose?”
Zhang Fei said: “I don’t know this.”
Zhao Xu smiled and nodded: “I can see that you are really lacking in this aspect. In fact, Sima Junshi’s suggestion is better than yours!”
Zhang Fei asked doubtfully: “Really?”
Zhao Xu nodded and said: “A case that can reach the Supreme Court must not be an ordinary case. If the second government and the third division do not agree, it may bring more trouble to me. In fact, I have encountered it in the past I also arrange for multiple officials to try such cases.
Let them participate, and no matter what the result is, everyone will have nothing to say, so. ”
Zhao Xu looked at Zhang Fei, “If you have no problem, I don’t want to compete with Sima Junshi on this matter, because even if it is recommended by the second government, it does not mean that it has nothing to do with me. ”
The implication is that he can also use operations to let one of the two houses recommend the candidate he wants. He still has the initiative.
Emotionally, you are worried about me! Zhang Fei hurriedly said: “I don’t have any problems.”
“Then it’s settled.” Zhao Xu nodded and added: “As for the Procuratorate, Sima Jun actually demands complete independence.”
Zhang Fei nodded and said: “This is what I suggested, because in the entire public prosecution and law, the procuratorate is very, very critical. It can check and balance not only the imperial court, but also the police department, and at the same time, it can also check and balance other government agencies.
Moreover, unlike Yushitai, the Procuratorate pays attention to evidence. No matter whether it wins or not, it can help His Majesty distinguish between good and bad. I think the Procuratorate must be independent and given great freedom. Only in this way can the public prosecutor’s office be able to And the Public Security Bureau, the Second Government and the Third Division are in a relatively balanced state. ”
Zhao Xu nodded and asked: “What about the police station?”
Zhang Fei said: “It depends on what Your Majesty wants.”
Zhao Xu asked: “Is the police station administrative or judicial?”
Zhang Fei said: “They belong to both. After all, the royal police have completely replaced the yamen and even some patrols. This depends on the nature of the matter. If the imperial court allows the police station to investigate certain cases, it is judicial. If it is to help the government maintain public order and issue notices, then it is administrative.”
Zhao Xu nodded slightly, “I currently plan to transfer the police station to the Ministry of War. With this restructuring, the Ministry of War will not replace the powers of the Privy Council. At the same time, I also hope that we can expand our territory with the Royal Police.”
“Ministry of War?” Zhang Fei blinked and said, “Your Majesty, this is a wonderful plan. I think it is feasible.”
“Really?”
“Speaking from the bottom of my heart.”
Subsequently, the monarch and his ministers discussed the construction of the Public Security Bureau and the Procuratorate.
Why didn’t the emperor talk to Zhang Fei in advance? That was because Zhang Fei couldn’t make the decision and could only make suggestions. The key was Sima Guang and the others. After Sima Guang and the others made suggestions, the emperor would discuss with Zhang Fei how to deal with it.
When he came out of the palace and was about to get on the carriage, Li Si glanced inside the carriage from the corner of his eyes.
Zhang Fei understood the idea and got on the carriage, only to see Li Bao sitting inside.
“What’s going on at the Taxation Department now?”
Zhang Fei sat in and asked casually.
Li Bao immediately sighed: “If there hadn’t been the subsequent round of tax repayments, everyone in the tax department would have had a good year this year. You really didn’t have the right time to fight that lawsuit.”
There was a trace of complaint in his tone.
Zhang Fei said: “This is all your fault. If you had told me this earlier, I could have fought later!”
The pot was thrown so smoothly that Li Bao couldn’t even react, “How did I know this!”
Zhang Fei chuckled: “You are responsible for receiving messages, don’t you know?”
“!”
These Erbis are really capable of framing people! Li Bao was frightened and whispered: “Don’t tell the officials about this.”
Zhang Fei smiled and said: “The official family is not in the mood to argue with you about such a trivial matter.”
After a pause, he asked again: “Will the Taxation Department starve to death?”
Li Bao said: “It is not possible to starve to death. There is still a lot of tax evasion, but they also count the money to escape and be prepared to accept the punishment. But this time they are also well prepared. Some businessmen divided their account books into Make more than ten copies, and then hide them separately.”
Zhang Fei smiled and said: “But you still found out.”
Li Bao said: “Thanks to Sanlang for giving us many investigation methods.”
Zhang Fei smiled and asked: “By the way, what do you want from me?”
Li Bao said hurriedly: “There is also a letter from Big Dog.”
Zhang Fei asked: “What did you say?”
Li Bao said: “The northwest region has basically completed tax collection, the salt debt crisis is completely over, and the government now has a lot of surplus.”
Zhang Fei said: “What’s going on? Aren’t they collected at the same time?”
Li Bao said: “Logically speaking, the northwest collects tax half a month later than the capital, but there are all salt banknotes there, and they declare independently. With the tax bill and salt banknotes, they pay the tax.”
Zhang Fei couldn’t help but cursed: “MD, I planted the tree, but someone else planted the shade.”
Li Bao said hey: “You can’t say that. This year, your offices in Jingzhao and Hezhong have paid more than 10,000 yuan in taxes alone.”
“Really or fake?”
“I’ve paid all the money, how can I still have a lie?”
“It’s a pity that I have no interest in money. Apart from paying taxes, I don’t have much else to spend money on.” Zhang Fei couldn’t help but sigh.
The corner of Li Bao’s mouth twitched a few times, and he said without conscience: “Everyone knows that Sanlang doesn’t love money, but most people still love money. Big Dog believes that there are fewer and fewer people evading taxes in the northwest. But we in the northwest have strong troops and horses. Although Jingdong East Road is fighting hard, in terms of tax collection skills, our northwest tax department is stronger.”
Zhang Fei said: “Did Big Dog receive the news that the Public Security Bureau went south?”
Li Bao nodded and said: “Thirty percent of his letter is a good news, but 70% is that he hopes to go to Southeast Sixth Road. It is really a big honeypot there. After this round, everyone can make a fortune.”
Zhang Fei chuckled and said: “There happens to be a shortage of people over there, so you can make your own arrangements.”
Li Bao nodded.
“That’s right!”
Zhang Fei asked: “Do you take the commission?”
Li Bao rubbed his hands: “Take a little bit.”
Zhang Fei smiled and said: “Also, this person can’t just go in and out. He relies on others to evade taxes to make a living. With the money he earns, he can also do some business by himself and leave a fortune for himself. Guaranteed.”
Li Bao nodded and said: “I forgot to tell you this. In fact, many people have already started doing business, especially those who joined our tax department in the past two years. However, there is no conflict between the two. At the same time, you can better check the other party’s taxes, earn some bounty, and make up for the taxes you pay.”
Zhang Fei nodded and said: “That’s true.”
One of the main reasons why Yuanfeng’s restructuring in history was not very effective was that it did not change the local structure.
But the current situation is exactly the opposite. Earth-shaking changes have taken place in the local area. Due to the separation of politics and law, the administrative offices have become very united and twisted into a rope.
In addition, due to the promulgation of the Business Law and Debt Restructuring, officials are also very nervous about their official uniforms and have become very efficient.
For example, Jingcheng has just started to pay taxes on a large scale, while Jingzhao Mansion has already paid taxes, and the tax lawsuits in the procuratorate are almost finished.
Lü Gongru, the magistrate of Jingzhao, looked at hundreds of people busy on the dock, but still in an orderly manner. He couldn’t help but grinned, “This public prosecutor’s law really has the effect of turning corruption into magic.”
There is a war on the front line, but as the prefect of Jingzhao, he feels extremely relaxed. He may even take his annual leave in advance. He has never fought such a prosperous battle in his life.
Yuan Jiang, the transshipment officer next to him, was quite dissatisfied and said: “The tax can be collected so quickly mainly because of the salt banknotes. Nowadays, all rural people use salt banknotes to pay taxes. In this village, it may take less than an hour. Collect them all.”
Lu Gongru chuckled: “You can’t say that. Even if it’s salt banknotes, it will take time to collect it from household to household. Moreover, in the past tax collection period, the government offices were not open. Now the emperor Ting Ke never rested.
In recent days, the number of merchants coming and going has increased day by day. The safety on the roads and the safety in the markets are all the responsibility of the public security organs. In the past, it was impossible for the government to take care of so many things at the same time, but now there is no flaw at all. out. ”
Yuan Jiang said: “That’s because there are so many of them. The royal police plus tax police, plus court guards and prison guards, the number is more than 20 times that of all the previous government officials. Can we not deal with it?”
It is sheer nonsense to talk about efficiency aside from manpower.
Due to Zhao Xu’s strategy, the flow of the Forbidden Army to the police stations was very smooth. Police stations in various places had sufficient manpower, and at the same time, it did not increase the financial burden. All the Forbidden Army soldiers were converted into royal police, and the expenditures were similar.
But the Royal Police does a lot more. And it does not affect combat readiness because there are already redundant troops.
Lu Gongru chuckled and said: “If you replace the royal police with the previous government officials, see if you can do it.”
Yuan Jiang said depressedly: “Prefect Lu, we are on one side, why do you always speak for them?”
Lü Gongru chuckled: “I’m just talking about things! Now I feel the fun of being an official!”
In the past, the efficiency was too slow. After giving an order, I would have to wait. When I was bored, I would go to a brothel to have tea from time to time, and my fighting spirit was drained away. Unlike today, where efficiency has been improved on a large scale, there are many things to do every day, and the results can be seen quickly at the same time, but it does not feel hard.
When a government order is issued, there is an immediate response, which gives a sense of accomplishment.
At this time, a young man and a clerk on the dock came over.
The young man handed over a contract and said, “Prefect Lu, Yuan’s transfer envoy, this batch of grain has been handed over. If there are no other problems, please stamp it.”
Lü Gongru nodded and said with a smile: “Thank you for your help.”
This young man is Fan Zheng.
“This is a matter for the common people.”
Fan Zheng hurriedly bowed his hands.
After Yuan Jiang reviewed the contract, he stamped it and said, “Fan Da, what is the price of food on the market now?”
Fan Zhengdao: “It’s relatively stable.”
Lü Gongru asked curiously: “The imperial court has bought nearly 100,000 tons of grain in the past few days. Why hasn’t the price of grain increased?”
Fan Zheng said hurriedly: “This is because the people all pay taxes with salt banknotes. As a result, all the salt banknotes are now in the hands of the government. The people are all fed by food and there is a serious lack of currency, so it can still be maintained.”
Lu Gongru stroked his beard and nodded: “That’s it.”
Fan Zheng asked again: “Will the next batch of grain be sent to Yanzhou?”
“Yes.” Yuan Jiang nodded, “The Xihe area will not be used for the time being.”
They have received news that the emperor has sent one million coins, which will greatly reduce the pressure on the northwest region.
The key salt banknotes have become popular in the northwest region. After collecting the tax, you can buy them directly from Jiekupu nearby, saving a lot of consumption.
Lu Gongru couldn’t help but sigh: “How is this different from the equal loss method?”
Yuan Jiang did not refute this point.
This is still the fact. Nowadays, all the money collected is salt banknotes, and the government must use the salt banknotes to buy and buy. Naturally, they are seeking to be close and cheap.
Isn’t that what the equal loss method is pursuing?
And it saves money even more than the average transportation method. The Southeast Sixth Road Shipping Department has also hired a lot of people. This all costs money. Here, it is all done through Jiekupu, and the labor costs are all Saved.
Suddenly I heard someone behind me say: “No matter how much money you save, it’s not enough.”
A few people turned around and saw Su Che walking over.
“It turns out to be Prosecutor General Su.” Lu Gongru smiled and nodded.
Su Zhe bowed his hands to the two of them.
Fan Zheng bowed to Su Zhe and left wisely. He was really busy now. The Transportation Department relied more and more on Jiekupu to operate. Not to mention salt banknotes and salt debts, nearly 70% of military pay was now , all run through Jiekupu. After all, it is so convenient to get money in and out.
After Fan Zheng left, Su Che glanced at the grain on the pier and said: “Transshipment envoys, I think it is impossible to just send grain to the front line. This will cause those generals to continue to expand their borders. But for a while, If there is a mistake, big problems will arise. Now that the development of the northwest region is so good, we should accumulate people’s strength and make progress.”
Yuan Jiang said: “Prosecutor Su only sees one thing. Why has commercial tax continued to increase exponentially in recent years? It’s not because of your public security organs, but because of the war, which led to the circulation of goods and coins. That’s why salt banknotes became popular so quickly.”
Su Che smiled coldly and said: “It’s all supported by the salt debt. If it hadn’t been for that batch of private salt a few months ago, I don’t know what would have happened. The more debt we owe, the more we owe it. One day something will happen, and when the government wants to increase taxes at will, our procuratorate will never agree.”
Yuan Jiang said calmly: “We have our own rules for this. You and the procuratorate can just take care of their own affairs.”
Lü Gongru, who was standing in the middle, stroked his beard and remained silent.
This is not the first time that the two have quarreled over this matter. Su Zhe believes that the Xihe area should not be too indulgent, as it will encourage military generals to be greedy for merit and advance rashly.
The northwest region has developed very well in the past few years, but there is still no money. The reason is that it was spent on the war, leaving it to take care of people’s livelihood. What a nourishing life it was!
But Yuan Jiang believes that this war is not entirely negative. The scale of northwest business is a crazy expansion that can be seen with the naked eye. The Xihe War has played a role in fueling the flames. It is still within control. As for the batch of salt debts, There is indeed some danger, but that is what Zhang Fei left behind.
Su Zhe said: “But it is the responsibility of our procuratorate to check the circulation of salt banknotes.”
Lv Gongru couldn’t help but smile and said: “Prosecutor Su, the tax department is so busy, can your procuratorate still send people to check salt banknotes?”
Su Che said: “It doesn’t take much manpower to litigate, and it won’t be delayed.”
It is true that he cannot control the affairs of the Transportation Department, but he can keep an eye on it. He also knows that if there is a shortage of money, the Transportation Department will most likely issue more salt banknotes. He has been keeping an eye on this matter.
Yuan Jiang chuckled: “Check it, check it. The more you check it, the more people will use my salt banknotes.”
Su Che said with a smile: “This is also what our public prosecutors and the judiciary want.”
“You!”
Yuan Jiang glared at Su Zhe angrily.
He missed Zhang Fei very much at this time. He had often been made dizzy by Zhang Fei in the past, but he never thought that this Su Che would be more troublesome. In comparison, the life of working with Zhang Fei was still comfortable.
The key point is that Su Che has a very good mind. He knows where the government will take action if they want to do something.
He investigates salt debts and salt banknotes very ruthlessly. As long as there is a large-scale flow of salt banknotes on the market, he will start an investigation.
In this tax collection, he saw that the government had collected all the salt banknotes, and the people became extremely short of salt banknotes. If the government secretly issued salt banknotes, it would be difficult to detect.
So, he was about to send someone to investigate.
The officials really didn’t dare to mess around. If Su Che caught him, he would be dead. After all, Zhang Fei wouldn’t be able to protect him if he wasn’t there!
Compared with the rapid development in the northwest, Jingdong East Road is still in the recovery stage.
However, the previous turmoil due to the Green Crops Law has completely passed, and since the Changping Division was promoted this year, the money earned from the Green Crops Law was spent again. With so many projects, there are naturally many business opportunities, and the key tax department has also cleared With the elimination of a group of grass bandits, the roads became safer and the number of merchants coming and going increased significantly.
At the same time, due to the arrival of the tax department, the taxes that the people need to pay have been significantly reduced, and they are no longer exploited. No matter how much, at least they know what they are doing, and they fill in the tax forms by themselves.
The people on Jingdong East Road felt an unprecedented sense of relief.
It can be said that Jingdong East Road is currently in a state of tension.
Officials who have never been to the northwest are quite satisfied with this.
Qingzhou.
Qinghe Tower.
I saw almost all the customers inside holding a newspaper, gathering around the wine table and discussing.
“This hearing was really not fair. There were obviously problems, but the lawsuit was dismissed.”
“Brother Chen, you should wait until you read it before discussing it. Isn’t it very clear at the end? It was dismissed because of insufficient evidence. The public prosecutor and the judiciary emphasize evidence the most.”
“Then don’t care?”
“This has already been reported, how could we ignore it? The end of the article does not imply that this matter can only be handled by the court.”
“I see, the imperial court must have sent the Public Security Bureau to the Sixth Southeast Road. Our newspaper is a nuisance, and we love to tease people. Just on the matter of losing the law, they handed out eight copies one after another. Fortunately, This restaurant has it. If you want to buy it yourself, huh, it will cost a lot of money just to read the newspaper this year.”
Due to the delay in news, they are still immersed in that hearing, completely unaware that a bigger storm has come.
“Ouch! Please keep your voices down, please.”
At this time, the shopkeeper came forward with a pot of tea.
“What? It’s been published in the newspaper, why don’t people talk about it?”
“No, it’s just the private room where Chief Prosecutor Fan and Chief Prosecutor Su are sitting.”
“Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”
“!”
However, Su Shi and Fan Chunren were really not in the mood to listen to their discussion below. They were both firmly opposed to losing the law at the beginning, and were driven out of the government and opposition parties because of this, so they were more concerned about this matter.
“You deserve it!”
Su Shi put down the newspaper and sneered.
Fan Chunren asked curiously: “Why did Zizhan say this?”
Su Shi said: “When I was building the procuratorate in Yangzhou, they wanted to let me work in a brothel and they were dismissive of me. Now I am really asking for trouble. Isn’t this what I deserve?”
Fan Chunren chuckled and said, “You will never forget this.”
Looking back at the past, Su Shi sighed: “You don’t know how aggrieved I was in Yangzhou at that time. What’s even more hateful is that Zhang San was very successful in Hezhong Prefecture, but this was not because I was incompetent, but because they didn’t give me anything. Support, now it is a natural cycle, good and evil will be rewarded.”
Fan Chunren said: “I don’t know why, my days in Dengzhou were very leisurely.”
Su Shi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that Fan Chunren and him were brothers in need. Then he asked: “Don’t you feel happy?”
Fan Chunren just smiled helplessly and asked: “How do you think the court will respond?”
Su Shi chuckled and said: “The next Dibao will tell us that the imperial court has decided to implement the public security law on Southeast Sixth Road.”
Fan Chunren asked: “Why are you so sure?”
“Because this must be Zhang San’s trick.”
Su Shi smiled and said: “If those Jiangnan businessmen hire me to help them litigate, I will definitely let the imperial court get justice for them. Zhang Sanhui can’t do that?
The reason why he held this hearing was that he did not want the Public Security Bureau in the capital to solve this problem. Otherwise, there would be no reason to implement the Public Security Law on Southeast Sixth Road. ”
Fan Chunren said: “But will Wang Jiefu just sit back and wait for death?”
“Impossible.”
Su Shi shook his head and said: “But as long as the Public Security Bureau is built on Southeast Sixth Road, even if Wang Jiefu comes up with a way, it will not be a concern. Look at the Qingmiao Law and the entire Jingdong East Road, which has changed from a bad law to a good law. Who would dare to use it as a good law? Lending money to the people at high interest rates, or forcing people to borrow money.”
Fan Chunren nodded, “You are right about this. In fact, there is not much problem with the regulations of the New Deal.”
“Who said there is no problem.” Su Shi said: “The concept of equalization is wrong at all. The court should not interfere with merchants’ transactions. The court’s income should be taxes. In this way, the court will care about the people’s lives. Good or bad, if the people live a poor life and cannot pay taxes, the country will have no income.”
“That’s not the case either.”
Fan Chunren waved his hand, “Isn’t the regular positioning method just selling at high prices and buying at low prices? Isn’t this good for the people?”
“This cannot be confused.”
Su Shi waved his hand and said: “The purpose of Chang Ping Cang is for the people’s livelihood, but the purpose of the Uniform Loss Method is for wealth. If it is just to save expenses, the design will not be so complicated.”
At this moment, a boy quickly came to the private room and said, “Sir, Mr. Ouyang passed away an hour ago.”
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