Chapter 733 Use magic to fight magic
Zhang Fei had just finished talking to Wang Anshi, and before he had time to chat with Xu Zhiqian, he was called over by Zhao Xu’s people again.
“Why did you end the hearing suddenly? What was the reason? Or what happened?”
Seeing Zhang Fei, Zhao Xu couldn’t wait to ask.
In his opinion, this hearing ended abruptly, but he believed that it must be that he did not understand it properly, or that some unknown accident occurred.
Zhang Fei asked in astonishment: “Your Majesty, do you think you have anything else to ask?”
Zhao Xu said: “How do I know?”
“?”
Zhang Fei thought for a moment before reacting, and immediately explained: “Actually, the fact is that Xue Fayunshi’s answer is enough to end this hearing, because the other party’s accusation is only about the consequences of the implementation of the law. The impact is not caused by the regulations on the equalization of export laws. Ambassador Xue Fayun also explained this very clearly.”
Zhao Xu asked: “So this ends normally?”
Zhang Fei nodded and said: “Yes. It ends normally.”
“It turns out I was overthinking it.”
Zhao Xu nodded thoughtfully, and then sighed: “I still have some unfinished ideas!”
Zhang Fei said: “Actually, all the issues involved have been laid out. Ambassador Xue Fayun has also promised some solutions. The purpose of the hearing has been achieved. If we continue to ask questions, we will probably return to some of the ideas of both parties. disputes, moral disputes, and His Majesty should be used to these remarks, so they are superfluous.”
Zhao Xu nodded repeatedly and said: “Yes, yes, you are right. Compared to the court defense, I like your hearing very much. The court defense is really hard to describe, and I can hear it with my ears. I’m in a cocoon. Let’s see if we can turn this hearing into a court system?”
Zhang Fei immediately said: “But it won’t work.”
Zhao Xu asked: “Why not?”
Zhang Fei explained: “Your Majesty, if this hearing becomes a court system, what if the results conflict with your Majesty’s ideas? What can we do? The room for maneuver here is relatively small. In the end, everyone It’s all based on evidence and facts.”
Zhao Xu couldn’t help but frown when he heard this.
Zhang Fei said: “So your Majesty, please don’t be impulsive. The current situation is very good. When it is beneficial to Your Majesty, use it. If it is not beneficial to Your Majesty, then don’t use it.”
Zhao Xu smiled slightly awkwardly and said: “Am I the one who favors personal interests? If it is right, why don’t I listen.”
Zhang Fei said: “Your Majesty, that scholar Sima is absolutely right when he says that we should lighten the corvee and light the tax, but now that the country has no money, we can’t do this. We still have to prioritize!”
“That’s true.”
Zhao Xu quickly borrowed the donkey to get off the slope.
In fact, as soon as Zhang Fei said that, he immediately realized the problem and would definitely not let the hearing become a court system.
Zhang Fei is unwilling to do this because he does not want to have frequent conflicts with Zhao Xu in the future. The last trip to the Imperial City Division was enough to give him a headache.
He doesn’t want Zhao Xu to feel too much restraint by the public prosecutor and law.
He also promised at that time that he only wanted a little bit of power and would not involve too much.
Zhao Xu immediately changed the subject and said: “By the way, next, do you plan to use this to promote the public security law on Southeast Sixth Road?”
“Exactly.”
Zhang Fei said: “Your Majesty, do you still remember the business tax plan you mentioned before?”
Zhao Xu nodded and smiled: “Of course I remember.”
Zhang Fei said: “The situation in the northwest is enough to show that this plan is very successful, but the commercial potential of the northwest is still far less than that of the Southeast Sixth Road. If the Southeast Sixth Road can be like the northwest, the wealth it brings to the country may increase. Dozens of times as many as in the northwest.”
“So many?”
Zhao Xu couldn’t help but take a breath of cold air.
“Almost.”
Zhang Fei nodded calmly and said: “Then as long as we rectify the Sixth Southeast Road and stabilize the commercial foundation of the Song Dynasty, your Majesty can devote himself to fulfilling the ideal of opening up and expanding the territory. .”
This sentence alone was very tempting to Zhao Xu. His purpose of amassing money was to fight for war. The reason why he finally became depressed and ill was not because of the success of the New Deal, but because he lost the final battle. My heart is surging, “Is it really true?”
This was the first time Zhang Fei gave him a vague date for the start of the war.
In the past, Zhang Fei always advised him to be patient.
“Yes.”
Zhang Fei nodded, “Even from a financial point of view, we must do this. The imperial court spends so much military expenditure in the northwest and northern Xinjiang every year. Instead of spending so much money every year, it is better to do it once and for all.
It’s just that we need to accumulate some money first to avoid increasing the burden on the people and causing internal and external troubles. ”
Zhao Xu nodded and said, “That makes sense!”
Zhang Fei saw that he was very tempted, so he said: “Oh, just now Bachelor Wang came to see me.”
Zhao Xu was stunned for a moment and asked casually: “Sir, are you dissatisfied with the hearing?”
Actually, he knew, otherwise it would not have been such a coincidence. As soon as Wang Anshi left, he sent someone over.
Zhang Fei replied: “I’m a little dissatisfied, but mainly because I didn’t invite him to testify because I didn’t mind.”
“Oh, really?”
Zhao Xu smiled and nodded, “I see.”
Zhang Fei said: “But we also talked about how to solve the problem of equal loss.”
Zhao Xu said: “Isn’t it based on the public prosecutor’s law?”
Zhang Fei immediately said: “The public prosecutors and the judiciary can only maintain order, and at most they can only identify problems, but this does not involve judicial issues, so to solve these problems, we still have to rely on central decision-making.”
Then, he truthfully informed Zhao Xu of his super business administration, and then said: “If your Majesty wants to establish a great cause, he must firmly hold food in his hands and solve people’s livelihood problems internally. , externally, can be used in war.
If the food is not in your own hands, it will be controlled by others. Therefore, Your Majesty should not focus on the financial issues at hand, but should look further ahead. Even if you lose a little money, you can easily turn the loss into a profit as long as you have food in hand, because food can affect many, many things. . ”
Zhao Xu nodded excitedly, “What you said makes sense. Because of this food issue, I have made compromises more than once.”
Of course he is willing to control the food in his own hands.
After saying that, he immediately asked: “Are you going in person?”
Such a huge plan must be presided over by you personally.
Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment and said: “It depends on how Bachelor Sima and the others will arrange it. I can’t make the decision.”
Zhao Xu smiled and said: “I will make the decision for you, so what are you worried about? This plan came from you, and you are more suitable than Bachelor Sima.”
Zhang Fei said hurriedly: “Your Majesty really misunderstood. I can barely make suggestions. Oh, there is also the judicial aspect, but in other aspects, I am far inferior to Bachelor Sima. This matter must be discussed between Your Majesty and Bachelor Sima. Come on, I only know a few prime ministers and many officials in the court, I can’t even name them. When I went to Hezhong Mansion, the only ones following me were those students I had known for a short time.”
In terms of politics, his vision is actually very narrow, and his considerations are definitely not as comprehensive as those of Sima Guang and others. Political issues can affect the whole body.
Zhao Xu couldn’t help but asked curiously: “Yes! You seem to rarely interact with officials?”
It can be said that Zhang Fei is completely under his surveillance. It’s not that he doesn’t trust Zhang Fei, but Zhang Fei is surrounded by his people, including Li Bao, Da Gou, Li He, etc., all of them It’s his confidant.
He knew exactly what Zhang Fei wanted to do.
He suddenly remembered that Zhang Fei rarely interacted with officials, but bounced back and forth between Wang Anshi and Sima Guang.
Zhang Fei said nonchalantly: “To be honest with you, I am from a humble background, and I am really a mess in terms of literature. I can’t even say a word of compliment to my satisfaction, let alone my words. Who would like to Talk to me.”
Zhao Xu laughed when he heard this, and thought to himself, this man really has no ambition at all. Then he said: “Forget it, let’s see what Bachelor Sima and the others plan then. But this matter is of great importance, so you have to keep an eye on it.”
Zhang Fei nodded.
After the two talked, Zhao Xu went back to the palace. Zhang Fei was also ready to call Xu Zhiqian and go home together, but as soon as he arrived in front of the small courtyard, he saw Sima Guang wandering at the door.
Oh my God!
This hanging should make people take a breather!
Zhang Fei sighed to himself, exhausted both physically and mentally. Until now, he hadn’t even eaten.
But this is really no wonder Sima Guang, this really affects the whole body. The public security, prosecution and law will usher in a large-scale expansion, and the destination is the financial foundation of the Northern Song Dynasty.
The cautious Sima Guang must come to talk to Zhang Fei.
“Where were you just now?”
At this time, Sima Guang also saw Zhang Fei and immediately stepped forward.
Zhang Fei said truthfully: “The official’s house.”
Sima Guang asked hurriedly: “What do the officials want from you?”
“We said in the house, please come in, Bachelor Sima.”
After entering the house, Zhang Fei said: “The officials came to me for nothing else. They just asked some questions about the hearing, including whether to implement the Public Prosecution Law on Southeast Sixth Road, so that these problems can be avoided.”
Sima Guang asked hurriedly: “How did you answer?”
Zhang Fei said: “Of course I am saying that some problems can be solved, but for specific matters, I still suggest that the officials discuss with you, Bachelor Sima.”
Sima Guang said suspiciously: “You know better than me, why do you still need to discuss with me.”
Zhang Fei said: “I know this. As for whether it is appropriate to send the police, prosecutors and law south at this time, as well as who to send and how to deploy, I really don’t know anything.”
“Actually, this is why I came to you!”
Sima Guang sighed.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: “Then Bachelor Sima has found the wrong person. In this regard, ten Zhang Sanke is not as good as a toe of Bachelor Sima.”
Sima Guang snorted: “Don’t compliment me here. They all think that I am too slow to supervise the defeat, which leads to these problems.”
Zhang Fei immediately said: “In terms of employment, I really admire Bachelor Sima very much, and that’s how it should be.”
Sima Guang looked at Zhang Fei and asked seriously: “Are you mocking me, or do you really agree? This is not like your behavior.”
Zhang Fei supported him more than once, but he was the only one who supported him, and he always felt that Zhang Fei was speaking sarcastically because it was not like what Zhang Fei said.
Zhang Fei asked: “Does Bachelor Sima think I am radical?”
“Uh.”
“If Bachelor Sima hadn’t forced me to go to the Imperial College, I might have had to linger outside for several years before entering an official career.”
“That’s true.”
Sima Guang nodded. Thinking about Zhang Fei’s many actions, he was indeed very careful. Now he was really convinced. He was very pleased and said: “You are the only one who supports me.”
Zhang Fei said: “Master Sima must not be influenced by others. The public prosecutor and the law pay attention to meticulousness. In terms of employment, if you are careless, there will definitely be problems. I insist that when it comes to the use of the public prosecutor and the law, we must be more careful. It’s better to be lacking than to overdo it.”
Sima Guang asked: “Then do you think we should send people to Southeast Sixth Road early to promote the public security law?”
After Zhang Fei pretended to think for a while, he replied: “There is no doubt that this is an excellent opportunity, but if there is no suitable manpower, then I would rather wait a little longer.”
Sima Guang asked again: “Then are you willing to go?”
Zhang Fei hesitated: “To be honest with Bachelor Sima, I don’t want to go. After all, my two children have just been born, but if I can only go, then there is nothing I can do.”
This is the truth. He really doesn’t want to go, because if he goes, he will only encounter more troubles. When he went to Hezhong Mansion, there was no other way but for him to go, and neither did anyone else. I know how to build it, how to build Hezhong Prefecture, Qingzhou and Qizhou are also very successful.
If you send someone else instead, you will encounter less pressure.
In addition, the public security system is now fully developed. If he stays in the capital, he will be able to control the overall situation.
Sima Guang nodded slightly and said: “Actually, Mr. Fu proposed a plan.”
“What’s the plan?” Zhang Fei asked quickly.
Sima Guang immediately informed Zhang Fei of Fu Bi’s arrangements.
Zhang Fei’s eyes lit up, “This plan is really good. If Bachelor Sima thinks it’s okay, then I think it’s okay too.”
Sima Guang sighed: “But I’m still a little uneasy. The situation in the southeast is also very complicated.”
Zhang Fei asked: “Shall I go?”
Sima Guang glanced at him and said, “It would be best for you to go in person, but if you go, others will be worried.”
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Zhang Fei looked at Sima Guang blankly, “What should we do?”
Sima Guang frowned and said for a while, “You should stay in the capital for the time being. Send someone to check first. If it doesn’t work, I will let you go.”
Zhang Fei nodded and said: “I have no objection.”
After talking with Sima Guang, Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian took a carriage home.
“Are you asked to go to Southeast Sixth Road to preside over the public prosecutor’s office?” Xu Zhiqian asked curiously.
Zhang Fei shook his head and said: “I won’t be allowed to go for the time being.”
Xu Zhiqian asked: “Why?”
Zhang Fei smiled and said: “Because many people no longer trust me and think that I and Wang Xueshi are in the same group, and Southeast Sixth Road is a strategic location, of course they don’t trust me to go.”
Xu Zhiqian pouted, “They are really narrow-minded.”
Zhang Fei chuckled: “But they can’t change anything. Our plan will also begin a new stage. The Public Security Bureau will soon become a national system, and this will change everything.”
Three days later, the procuratorate made a decision and dismissed the lawsuit of the Jiangnan businessmen on the grounds of insufficient evidence.
Moreover, on the day the verdict was announced, the Procuratorate also published an analysis of the rejection in the news.
Although this result was already expected by everyone, when the verdict came out, it triggered huge discussions both in the court and in the public.
Because according to the procuratorate’s analysis of the rejection, the problem does exist, but it is not that there is a problem with the uniform law regulations. The uniform law regulations are only to protect the interests of the court, and are not really meant to compete with businessmen.
Then the problem comes.
Since what those Jiangnan businessmen said is true, the problem is real, and the procuratorate only explained it purely from a judicial perspective, which did not involve a solution to the problem.
How to solve these problems?
North Korea and China are also having heated discussions on this matter.
But the conservatives quickly reached an agreement, because they all discovered at this time that although the public prosecutor and Zhang Fei were inextricably linked, the control was always in their hands.
Brothers Su Shi, Fan Chunren, Qian Yi, Qi Hui, Liu Zhi, etc. are all the people they trust the most.
Zhang Fei’s only ally is his father-in-law. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a lonely man.
Even if Zhang Fei is not under control, it is just a small prosecution and will not cause any trouble.
Furthermore, facts have proven that the public prosecutors and law can indeed protect the rights and interests of businessmen, which is a pair of enemies with the equal loss method.
Of course, those officials who represent the interests of businessmen are very supportive.
They all agreed that as long as Zhang Fei was not sent, the rest would be easy.
After some discussions, Sima Guang decided to let Qi Hui lead the team, recruit key members of the Gyeonggi District Public Security Bureau, and then let students from the Imperial Academy of Laws take over as trainees.
On the other hand, the reformists had some quarrels after learning that Sima Guang and the others were planning to implement the Public Prosecution Law on Southeast Sixth Road. Officials who were mainly opposed to the Public Prosecution Law believed that Xue Xiang could tout the Public Prosecution Law in court. Wouldn’t this create opportunities for the other party? ?
But Wang Anshi took the initiative to take over the responsibility, saying that he asked Xue Xiang to say this because he was planning a big move, and this big move had to take a step back before it could be triggered.
This big move is naturally the Super Business Agency.
This plan immediately received real-name support from many people. If you think about it with your toes, you all know how much wealth is contained in it, and it also involves the whole country, and it is not even a government agency. There is really too much room for maneuver here. They You can use this official office to control many things.
Because this is a business bureau in name, but in terms of responsibilities, it must have real power, and the business bureau specializes in resettling idle officials, which means that they will be able to let their relatives and children settle in Within this business agency, they indirectly control power.
This will allow the reformists to further control finances.
Both factions began to build momentum in the DPRK. On the conservative side, they petitioned for the implementation of public security laws on Southeast Sixth Road.
The reformists were also building momentum, and Wang Anshi formally proposed this super business agency plan to the emperor.
This business office is not used to replace the Shipping Department. It has nothing to do with taxation. Without such authority, it is a purely commercial workshop with only state funding, but it will replace Changpingcang.
In the future, the shipping department can choose to sell excess tribute to this business agency, and the business agency will sell it. At the same time, the goods needed in the capital can also be purchased directly from this business agency. Moreover, this business agency also needs to pay taxes and communicate with merchants. There is no difference.
Therefore, the business agency can also reject the transaction proposed by the Shipping Department, and the court does not necessarily purchase the required goods from this business agency.
But it is not difficult to imagine that as long as this business agency is there, businessmen will not be able to take advantage of the situation.
At the same time, it can promote the development of commerce, and merchants can sell goods to the court as long as the price is reasonable.
It is equivalent to turning the equal loss method into a pure transaction.
But why did the imperial court fund the construction of this business agency to obtain food reserves and prepare national food reserves?
When conservatives heard about this plan, they immediately opposed it.
You just buy and sell to make a little money. You also plan to take over the important task of national grain reserves. This is tantamount to controlling the lifeblood of the country!
Whoever plays tricks on you from now on will count on you for food.
Sima Guang almost broke his tongue.
Seeing that the heat was about the same, Zhao Xu called Wang Anshi and Sima Guang into the study and held a closed-door meeting.
What do you two want?
Sima Guang came up and accused Wang Anshi of all kinds of ambitions.
“Sima Junshi, you are simply going too far!”
Wang Anshi angrily scolded Sima Guang in front of the emperor, with a hint of grievance in his voice.
Sima Guang was also scolded and was confused, “Why did I go so far in bullying others?”
Wang Anshi immediately bowed his hands to Zhao Xu and said: “Your Majesty clearly knows that when I promulgated the Junjie Law, this guy was always trying to compete with the people for profit and criticized the Junjia Law. Now he keeps saying that he wants to implement it on the Sixth Southeast Road. The public security bureau and the law must protect the rights and interests of businessmen.
I was too lazy to argue with him, so I chose to take a step back and let the Ordinance Department of the Second Government fund the establishment of a business agency. The business agency was different from the government agency. It was between the government and the people, and its status was almost the same as that of a businessman.
If there is a conflict between the two, the public prosecutor, procuratorate, and law can make a fairer judgment without worrying too much. However, I never expected that even though I had already done this, he still blamed me. This shows that he, Sima Jun, was really here for me. ”
Zhao Xu nodded repeatedly and looked at Sima Guang with confusion.
Wang Anshi wants to kneel down, are you still not satisfied?
Sima Guang is also a little confused. If it is explained in this way, it seems to be correct. The Agency does not have administrative power. This really brings great advantages to the trial of the Public Security Bureau. There is no need to worry about the court anymore. It doesn’t scare businessmen.
“Wait a minute.”
Sima Guang suddenly reacted and said to Zhao Xu: “Your Majesty, is this not the issue I mentioned?”
Zhao Xu asked: “What problem are you talking about?”
Sima Guang said: “I am right, regarding the issue of food reserves, this is related to the lifeblood of the country!”
Wang Anshi said: “Isn’t this what you want?”
Sima Guang asked: “Why is this what I want?”
Wang Anshi said: “First of all, you admire the Changpingcang method very much. This business office is equivalent to inheriting the Changpingcang method.
Secondly, you used to oppose the New Deal, always emphasizing that the government is too strong and the people are too weak. If the New Deal is implemented, it will compete with the people for profits and breed corruption.
Now the New Deal does not appear in the name of the government, but is as equal as possible to the people. Isn’t this what you want? ”
Sima Guang said: “Stop talking sweet words here. The Agency is funded by the Ordinance Department of the Second Government. Can the status be equal to ordinary people?”
Wang Anshi spread his hands and asked: “Why can’t we have the public prosecutor and the law? If the hospital deliberately kills people, the responsibility is the same as that of ordinary doctors. If the hospital publishes illegal articles, it will also be punished, even if it is a medical institution. The government’s Department of Ordinance provides funding. If there is hoarding, the Public Security Bureau can still punish the agency. There is no difference. It’s just that businessmen buy and sell for profit. And this agency, for the sake of national security, always maintains sufficient food reserves and at the same time plays the role of equalizing losses. Take advantage of the method to achieve unified deployment and reduce expenditure and waste.”
Sima Guang was struck speechless again.
Wang Anshi took the opportunity to say to Zhao Xu: “Your Majesty, grain reserves are the lifeblood of the country. In the past, the country only focused on the capital and ignored the local areas, so that many Changping warehouses were abandoned.
When encountering crises at the same time, they are often robbed by big landowners and profiteers, and the gains outweigh the losses. I don’t want to compete with businessmen for that little profit, but for the sake of national security, it is worth it for the court to spend a little more.
I even believe that the Legislative Council should legislate on this matter to prevent anyone from using food for profit. This is tantamount to seeking wealth and murder. ”
That’s so righteous.
Sima Guang was confused. Is this what Wang Anshi said? He asked: “Wang Jiefu, your business office does not have power?”
“It does not have any power, you can regard it as a grain merchant. Moreover.” Wang Anshi added: “The entire business office completely adheres to the Changpingcang method, just to ensure the people’s right to survive.
This business agency will not sell grain and salt directly to the people, but will sell it to some small and medium-sized businessmen to sell to the people. The purpose is to prevent those big profiteers from hoarding and becoming a dominant player. ”
Sima Guang said: “Including salt?”
Wang Anshi said: “Don’t worry, as for salt, this business agency has nothing to do with the salt pond. It just says that when the price of salt is too low, buy some at a low price. If there is a salt panic, the country will have one more tool in its hands. , that’s all, but the main thing is food.”
Sima Guang asked again: “At what price?”
“Of course it’s a fair price.”
Wang Anshi said: “If we don’t offer at a fair price, how can we crack down on those big profiteers? This business agency is mainly for national security, not for profit.”
Sima Guang asked again: “How can you guarantee this.”
Wang Anshi said: “Aren’t there public prosecutors?”
“!”
Back to the starting point.
Sima Guang is completely discouraged. How come the public prosecutor, procuratorate, and law seem to have control over you!
Zhao Xu could hardly bear it anymore and coughed: “Okay! I think what Wang Xueshi said is very reasonable. This can also avoid the negative impact of competing with the people for profit, and I also believe that the public prosecutor and the law will strictly supervise From this business agency.”
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