Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 613: Back to the bottom of the boat

Hearing?

As if thinking of something, the four little King Kong couldn't help secretly communicating with each other with their eyes.

Is this the completion system that the teacher said?

It should be.

Isn't this to limit our imperial court?

Uh.

In fact, strictly speaking, this is a hearing, not a lawsuit, just because the imperial court did not have a hearing system before, and the procuratorate can only use litigation to solve this problem.

But it is actually very necessary.

Although the imperial court did not change the laws and regulations, the imperial court continued to give new interpretations and precedent principles. If there were no hearings, then in terms of judicial interpretations and judicial principles, Zhang Fei alone had the final say, and in the end it would become that Zhang Fei is the law. This cannot survive as a system.

Zhang Fei is not worried about other judges doing this.

He must complete this system so that judicial interpretations and judicial principles can be tested more.

After the end, there was no applause, no flowers, only deafening discussions.

Compared with previous lawsuits, this lawsuit is particularly special and very professional, because this lawsuit is all about the interpretation of laws and regulations.

Many people don't understand it, and some people don't understand it, but they all find it very interesting and feel that they have learned a lot.

As for the scholars, that's even more amazing. For the first time, they realize that law study is so interesting.

They did not leave immediately, but discussed with each other.

At this time, the students of the law school became the point of intersection, because they have already started to attend classes and are learning the law of the legal system.

As for the officials at the VIP seats, they were more focused on the changes in Su Zhe and Zhang Fei's expressions. They thought that this was another self-directed act by the public prosecutor, but the frustrated expression on Su Zhe's face made them feel that the procuratorate was serious.

This makes Wei Yingfang and the others have a very complicated feeling. If this is true, it means that the public security law is aboveboard. According to the system of the public security law, the three are checks and balances.

Of course they don't want to believe it, and they don't want to accept it either.

If the public security law is so serious, it will only be them who feel uncomfortable!

In the future, you may not be able to go to work to catch fish. If something goes wrong, it will really be investigated.

But Su Zhe didn't care about this, he threw the work to Chen Qi and the others, and then went to the back hall to find Zhang Fei.

"President Zhang's legal attainments are indeed impressive."

Su Zhe first complimented Zhang Fei, which was regarded as his approval of the hearing, but then said: "However, I am still worried about this. Many laws and regulations have good intentions, but in the end they all become reasons for the government to exploit the people.

Although I know the purpose of Chief Judge Zhang, a fair government can indeed help the people avoid being bullied by big landlords in contract disputes, but the facts have proved that if the government bullies the people, the people will only suffer worse. "

You are thinking of the people, I agree with that, but you often do bad things with good intentions.

This is exactly the same as the reason for opposing Wang Anshi.

In the past, it was impossible for the government to go to people’s homes to confiscate property by relying on contract disputes or civil lawsuits, but with this explanation from the imperial court, the government was given this power. Can you guarantee that they can enforce the law impartially?

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Procurator Su, in fact, in this lawsuit, you have overlooked a very important point, so that I am too embarrassed to speak up in court."

"Really?" Su Zhe hurriedly asked, "I hope Chief Judge Zhang will tell you?"

Zhang Fei said: "It's just you."

"Myself?"

Su Zhe couldn't help being taken aback.

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "If it was the previous branch system, I wouldn't dare to explain it that way, but now is the era of the Public Prosecution Law. The establishment of the Public Procurement Law system is to prevent Mr. Su Xiao from worrying. My explanation is based on the Public Procurement Law.

In other words, it is not my judicial interpretation and the punishment principles of the imperial court that can really eliminate Mr. Su Xiao's worries, but the whole system of public security and law. "

After hearing this, Su Zhe was stunned for a while, then suddenly supported his forehead, and smiled awkwardly: "That's right! Why did I ignore the system of public security and law?"

Zhang Fei said: "The reason why I gave this explanation is precisely to solve Mr. Su Xiao's worries. So many lawsuits before are enough to prove that the lawsuits between the people and the people are not so difficult to deal with. The most difficult thing to deal with is the dispute between the officials and the people. If the debt is not clear, it is actually difficult for the imperial court to decide for the people.

It was very difficult to collect salt debts and military salaries before, and they needed to play tricks. The key point is that in their contract, the debts were not clear, and the government actually had a chance to win the lawsuit, but they didn't trust Erbi at that time, and they were not familiar with the trial process of the public prosecutor's law. "

"Yes yes yes!"

Su Zhe nodded again and again, he now understands everything, the key is to stop the new law, under the new law, it is difficult for the government to force the people, they got up and wanted to apologize, but Zhang Fei dared to stop them.

"Mr. Su Xiao doesn't need to apologize, this is the public prosecutor's law." Zhang Fei laughed.

Su Zhe was stunned for a moment, then hehe said: "Yes! This is the Public Prosecution Law."

Actually, the reason why Zhang Fei gave this explanation is really not to deal with disputes between the government and the people, but to serve business.

Don't underestimate that this is a small explanation, a small change, just write the debt details into the contract, and stipulate that the contract is equal to the law, but this is actually better than many of Wang Anshi's business policies.

This can even bring the economy of the Northern Song Dynasty to a higher level, because businessmen will feel more secure, and industry and commerce will inevitably be more prosperous.

Within a few days, the imperial court published in the legal newspaper about the system of seizure and purchase of civil lawsuits.

It is stricter than what was said in court. Not only can people’s property not be moved, but seals can only be pasted on the spot, and it is not that if you win the lawsuit, you can seal it up immediately, but you have to wait for three reminders before the imperial court can dispatch the bailiff to enforce it.

As far as possible, it should be resolved by the people themselves, and it is not easy to use public power to enforce it.

Because the "hearing" aroused the attention of the whole people on jurisprudence, as soon as this issue of the Law Journal was published, it immediately aroused heated discussions among the people.

At the same time, the crowd in front of the gate of the imperial court was full of people, but these people were not looking for the imperial court to do business, but crowded in the bookstore in front of the gate of the imperial court.

Because according to the judicial interpretation given by the imperial court, the contract has become very important, which involves profits and debts, not only the starting point, but also the end point.

The previous contract will be completely eliminated, and the new contract already requires professionals to draft it, and ordinary people cannot draft it.

This is why Zhang Fei transferred Qiu Zhengwen from the Legal Aid Department to the bookstore before.

With regard to contract drafting, only Bianjing Law Firm is the most professional. For example, the bookstores of Lu Bangxing and Li Min can only serve a certain individual, but cannot achieve universality.

However, Bianjing Law Firm has now achieved small profits but quick turnover, similar to ordinary land deeds, which only cost ten cents a piece, and all of them are printed.

Not only is it more professional than a dental clinic, but it is also so much cheaper.

It's hard not to think that this kind of business will be popular!

As a result, Erbi's industry has completely gained a foothold in Hezhong Mansion. They not only litigate, but also replaced part of the authority of Yahang. Now Yahang is just a trader.

Of course the Yaren hate it very much, but they can't help it. Those bookstores are all opened in front of the imperial court, so how dare they look for trouble!

However, an announcement from the Taxation Department took away all the limelight from the Public Security Bureau in an instant, really an instant.

The new tax method has finally been announced.

There is no one thing that attracts more attention than this one. It really concerns everyone.

The essence is the new tax law, but because the tax department has no right to promulgate tax laws, the announcement of the tax department mainly emphasizes the integration of all taxes, so the exemption tax must be followed.

There are still six levels in total.

Calculated on the basis of one stone per mu.

Five percent for less than 15 mu.

Because in the exemption tax, less than 15 acres are exempt from tax, the base tax is 5%.

From 15 mu to 30 mu, a 6% tax is levied, which is a brutal 5% plus a 1% exemption tax.

From 30 mu to 50 mu, a 7% tax is levied.

From 50 mu to 100 mu, a 9% tax is levied.

From 100 mu to 300 mu, an 11% tax is levied.

For more than 300 mu, a 15% tax is levied.

As for merchants and citizens, they are also tax-exempt income, and the amounts for the six levels are the same.

In the previous tax laws, all kinds of miscellaneous taxes were added together, but now the self-declaration is calculated by subtraction. Tax exemption privileges can be reduced, deed tax can be reduced, and liquor tax can be reduced.

Among them, it is stipulated that the soldiers of the imperial army are levied at 50 guan, and the tax must be paid after more than 50 guan.

This tax law is really a double sky.

Those big landlords and big squires are very angry. The poor only need to pay 5%, but we rich people have to pay 15%. Is there any reason for this!

Do you know what a feudal class society is?

How can you do it the other way around.

So they immediately went to the government, the tax department is simply robbing, we are really wronged.

In fact, the officials are also very angry about this.

Government.

"Your tax department keeps saying that you only collect taxes. This announcement is not about collecting taxes, but about the new tax law. Or do you think we are all fools?"

Wei Yingfang shook the announcement and questioned Chen Ming.

Cai Yanqing and Yuan Jiang also looked at Chen Ming with great interest. In fact, they all supported him in their hearts, but the tax department made it too obvious. This is clearly the new tax law. Who are you to blame?

Chen Ming felt puzzled and said, "I have already discussed with you about the integration of all taxes."

"Are you all taxes in one?"

He Chunlin immediately jumped up, "Even if it is calculated according to the autumn tax, it is a bucket per mu, that is 10%, not to mention the summer tax, where does this 5% come from?"

"The barrenness of the field."

"Good and barren?"

"Yes."

Chen Mingdao: "For example, the tax payment per mu in Jiangnan is different from that in Hezhong Prefecture, and Hezhong Prefecture also has a lot of barren land, and their yield is less than one stone per mu. I take it based on the average, and then add the exemption tax.

But if everyone thinks that the tax is too low, our tax department does not mind adjusting the minimum tax to 10%, and the above tax only needs to be increased by 5%. "

Wei Yingfang opened his eyes, adding five, that's not twenty percent, why don't you grab it!

Cai Yanqing smiled secretly, and said, "It's not low, we're just asking."

The rest of the officials fell silent.

A smile flashed in Yuan Jiang's eyes, and she asked again: "Has the tax envoy Chen done any calculations, whether this tax law can guarantee finances."

Chen Ming nodded and said, "It's just more."

He Chunlin murmured in a low voice: "In the final analysis, we still need to make money in different ways."

Chen Mingdao: "It's just more and less. The reason is not the integration of all taxes, but the way our tax department collects taxes. The integration of all taxes is just for the convenience of our tax department to collect taxes."

Cai Yanqing nodded: "I see."

You must know that two-thirds of the land in Hezhong Mansion is concentrated in the hands of big landlords. They used to try their best to evade taxes, but now they charge them 15%. Isn't this a lot of tax?

The officials are very clear in their hearts, but no one dares to speak.

Actually, Chen Ming's reason is untenable, how can you have such an algorithm, how is your average level, how can it be 5%.

But if they want to question the tax department's improvement of taxes, they have to raise the tax rate, because the tax rate must be low, so isn't it crazy?

They are now dumb and eat yellow lotus.

It's bitter on their side, but the people's side is too sweet to believe.

Nahe Zhongfu Law Firm exploded.

Before, Qiu Zhengwen sent people to go to the countryside to do the proprietary tax declaration of the publicity firm. The price was very cheap, only a few tens of pennies a year, because the Bianjing Law Firm has proved that this is a very profitable business, because there are enough people. Anyway, it is difficult for ordinary people to change the land of the ordinary people. One record can be used for a long time.

Soon, the Hezhong Prefecture Office received a lot of business.

Of course, there are some people who don't believe in Erbi, they trust the Legal Aid Department more. After several previous lawsuits, the Legal Aid Department has won the hearts of the people by fighting for the interests of the people for free.

At this time, the front of the Legal Aid Department was also crowded with people.

"How much more? Mr. Fan, how much did you just say?"

A man of thirty, with his mouth open, looked at Fan Zhen.

Fan Zhendao: "You have 20 mu. The tax law is based on the yield of one stone per mu. Your annual harvest is twenty stones, which is equal to two hundred buckets. You have to pay twelve buckets of rice every year."

"Only twelve buckets?"

"This is all you need to pay if you have no other income."

"Wow woo woo!"

The man suddenly let out a wow and burst into tears.

There was no warning.

In the past, their family had to start at least 50 dou a year, and the tax law stipulated that it was 20 dou, and there was also the summer tax, as well as branch transfers and changes.

Can you not cry?

"Mr. Fan, help me take a look."

"It's my turn, it's my turn."

The people behind immediately became agitated, only wishing that they could also hear a very astonishing number.

Fan Zhen also took the trouble to calculate for them. He didn't feel the slightest tiredness on his face, and he kept a smile all the time. He was actually quite supportive of this tax law.

An upright and clean official like him is also very supportive of this tax law. Anyway, their annual income is basically within the tax-free range.

This new tax law also split the officialdom to some extent. Honest and honest officials began to turn to the tax department, the public security bureau, and at the same time won the strong support of the people and soldiers.

The soldiers were terrified before, but now that they heard that the levy was 50 guan, then you can collect it. If the imperial court can give me 50 guan as an annual salary, I am willing to pay the tax.

This is human nature, if they earn a hundred dollars a year, they may not think so.

This also reversed the bad image of the tax department before.

Cai Yanqing and Yuan Jiang also came to inspect the imperial court today, seeing this situation, but there was no joy on their faces.

Cai Yanqing said solemnly: "I heard that the tax department has only collected dozens of deed taxes so far?"

Yuan Jiang nodded, "It's always difficult for people to take the initiative to pay the money!"

Cai Yanqing said: "This tax law is like a sharp sword hanging over the head of the tax department."

There is only so much money. To reduce the taxes of ordinary people on such a large scale, it is necessary to collect money from the rich, but their taxes are not easy to collect. If they cannot be collected, it will all be over.

Yuan Jiang caressed her beard and said: "Break the boat and fight to the death."

Tax Division.

"I have seen the tax envoy."

I saw a group of unkempt and ununiformed ghosts and snake spirits suddenly stood up and greeted Chen Ming with fists together. It really looked like the Juyi Hall in Liangshan.

Chen Ming nodded slightly, "Everyone, please sit down."

These people sat down again.

The chief bookkeeper beside him said: "Chen Tax Envoy, there are only a few people paying the deed tax at present."

"We stipulate that it is one year, let's talk about it after one year."

Chen Ming just said a few words about this. He had already expected that those people would delay paying the deed tax, so he said to those ghosts and ghosts: "Our tax department is different from other government offices.

A thin man's eyes flashed sharply and said: "Then if I find a thousand strings!"

Before he finished speaking, Chen Ming said: "Then you can get five hundred guan."

The thin man couldn't help but gasped.

"Then how do we go about tax inspection?"

"Whatever you want."

After finishing speaking, Chen Ming said again: "Of course, I suggest you use legal means."

"Understood!"

Everyone nodded in unison.

Is it a suggestion, not an order!

That is to say, you can do it without legal means.

Chen Ming said again: "The outside is full of prey, so you can figure it out for yourself. In the first year, our tax department gave you some living allowances, but after that, it's up to you."

In a shop next to the police station, I saw Cao Dongdong, Ma Xiaoyi, Fu Shichun, and Fan Zheng sitting here, eating hot pot and drinking wine, completely unaware that they were in Hezhong Mansion, as if they were in the capital.

"Fan Da, you chose this shop well, it happens to be right next to our police station, hehe, we can get together often again in the future." Cao Dongdong put down his wine glass and wiped his mouth.

Fan Zheng said with a smile: "This is the Jieku shop. There is a treasury in it. It's next to your police station, so it's reassuring!"

Fu Shichun suddenly said: "Aren't you going to open in the imperial court?"

Fan Zhengdao: "But it will take another year for the new store to be built, but the government can't wait so long, so it will be opened here first, and then the headquarters will be set up there."

Ma Xiaoyi suddenly said: "That's right! Fan Da, this seems to be my Ma family's business too."

Fan Zheng wondered, "You don't realize it now, do you?"

Ma Xiaoyi said: "Can it make money?"

Fan Zheng said hehe: "Uncle Ma is so smart, if he doesn't make money, he won't let him go."

Ma Xiaoyi hehe said: "It's enough to make money. When I have no money to use, I can ask you for it."

Cao Dongdong's eyes lit up, "This is really convenient."

Fan Zheng was speechless for a while.

At the same time, the imperial court is also holding a year-end meeting.

"Our goal this year has been achieved, which is to gain a firm foothold in Hezhong Prefecture, and our goal next year is to expand abroad."

Zhang Fei said: "The work of the four of you will become extremely busy. First of all, you will have no rest this winter, and you have to continue to go to the law school and deal with the backlog of cases at the same time. From the middle of next year, you will have to take turns to go to nearby counties for internships. Then you will know whether you can handle it alone."

After hearing this, the four little King Kongs were not only not worried, but were gearing up for it, overjoyed.

Zhang Fei saw it and said with a smile, "I hope I'm not trying to spoil the growth."

Ye Zuqia immediately said: "Teacher, don't worry, we will never disgrace you."

Zhang Fei said: "Don't hide it if you lose it. After all, you often lose face in front of me, so don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Ye Zuqia smiled coyly, "Yes."

Cai Bian suddenly said: "Will the teacher not go to the law school to teach?"

Zhang Fei said: "You let the teacher go to class in such a cold day? Do you want the teacher to freeze to death? You think I am as young as you, let's talk about it in the next spring."

The four of them looked up at Zhang Fei at the same time. The teacher looked younger than us.

After the meeting, Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian left the conference room.

"You are so lazy."

After leaving the conference room, Xu Zhiqian said with contempt.

Zhang Fei said: "Do you think you can solve the problem by being as busy as them every day? I am busy with everything alone."

Xu Zhiqian muttered, "I didn't see you were busy."

"Everyone is busy here."

Zhang Fei pointed to his head and said, "I have to take a long vacation for myself so that I can have enough energy to deal with the decisive battle next year."

"Decisive battle?"

Xu Zhiqian said in astonishment.

Zhang Fei smiled wryly and said: "If you can't make money and improve your finances, all fairness and justice will become meaningless, and the world will be prosperous, and everything will be beneficial."

After hearing this, Xu Zhiqian couldn't help but feel a little sad, and suddenly felt a white shadow passing by from the corner of her eye, she turned her head to look, "It's snowing!"

Speaking, she looked at Zhang Fei again, and said confidently: "Auspicious snow heralds a good year, next year we will surely win."

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded.

Tokyo Bianliang.

It was snowing heavily, and people were in a hurry on the street.

I saw two carriages slowly coming to the door of Meng Mansion, and the two old men getting off from the carriage were Xie Yun and Zhao Wenzheng.

At this time in the past, they would all play with their concubines at home, so how could they go out in the heavy snow, but the last express letter from Hezhong Mansion this year arrived in Tokyo, making them sleepless!

"From this point of view, this tax department is the scariest."

Meng Gansheng put down the letter in his hand and said solemnly.

Just one exemption tax has already made them very depressed. If all taxes are combined, it will increase by 5%. Who can bear it!

Xie Yun sighed: "It's not scary to rely on a tax department alone. There were people who collected taxes before, but it's just that the tax department plus the public security law is scary!"

The real decision is not the tax department, but the public security law. If there is no public security law, it is the government that makes the decision, isn't it still the same as before.

Zhao Wenzheng said: "Let's talk about it! Sima Junshi's judicial reform is more terrifying than Wang Jiefu's new policy. What is even more worrying is that many officials in the DPRK and China have changed from opposing the new law to supporting judicial reform. For example, Fu Gong and Zhao Xianggong have joined the Public Prosecution Law."

Zhao Xianggong refers to Zhao Bian. Zhao Bian has already served as the chief judge of Tokyo Bianliang. Zhao Bian was originally the prime minister, and now he is going to be the chief judge.

The main reason is that a group of ministers in the DPRK began to support judicial reform from the bottom of their hearts, thinking that this is the ultimate way out, and they no longer support judicial reform because they oppose the New Deal.

Xie Yun nodded and said: "Wang Jiefu's new policy is based on officials, politics and law. Judging from the current situation of Hezhong Prefecture, judicial reform is based on law."

Meng Gansheng said: "If we oppose both the New Deal and the judicial reform, we may be in a difficult situation and incite them to kill each other, but the government will always balance the situation. Why don't we fully support the New Deal and defeat the judicial reform first."

Xie Yun and Zhao Wenzheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded at the same time.

The lesser of these two evils.

Judicial reform has endangered their core interests, which is power.

Wangfu.

"The success of Hezhong Mansion depends on next year."

Wang Anshi nodded.

Lu Huiqing expressed concern, "But teacher, many ministers in the court have joined the public security law. They all believe that the success of the Hezhong government lies in the judicial reform and has nothing to do with the new law. They even think that the new policy should be abolished and the public security law should be popularized."

"It's nonsense."

Wang Anshi immediately scolded: "If there is no my immunity law, can there be a tax department?"

Lu Huiqing wondered: "Although this is true, it will seriously affect the morale of the Department of Regulations of the Second Government."

This exemption law has been a great success in the capital, but people are talking about the tax department, and not many people think that this success should be attributed to the New Deal.

This has led to reformers feeling that their efforts are neither recognized nor empowered.

Looking at the situation in Hezhong Mansion, if the new law follows the Public Procuratorate Law, most officials of the reformist faction will not be able to gain power.

Wang Anshi is as clear as a mirror about this. He never planned to follow Sima Guang. With his slow-moving character, how long will it take to popularize the new law?

Lu Huiqing immediately said: "It's very smooth, and it doesn't use merchants to transport goods, and it is actually cheaper to hire people directly from the government. After all, merchants earn most of the money from it."

Wang Anshi nodded, "Next year, let the green seedling method be tried on Tokyo East Road, and you will watch it yourself."

Lu Huiqing hurriedly nodded and said: "The students know."

Xiangguo Temple.

In a wing room, I saw Sima Guangguang sitting in front of a Buddha, reciting sutras and chanting.

With a creak, the cold wind hits.

Sima Guang looked back and saw his friend Wen Yanbo, he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed, "Mr. Wen, why are you here?"

Wen Yanbo laughed.

Sima Guang got up quickly, bowed his hands, and asked again: "Why is Duke Wen laughing?"

Wen Yanbo said with a chuckle: "If Wang Jiefu sees this, you have to think that you are asking for God's blessing, and you will laugh your **** off."

Sima Guang said: "He knows that I have always had the habit of chanting scriptures and chanting Buddha."

Wen Yanbo smiled and said: "But he probably has never seen it before. You go to Xiangguo Temple to chant scriptures and Buddha in this snowy day."

Sima Guang looked at his narrow eyes and sighed: "I think it's too soon. The Public Security Bureau only went there this year, but next year we can see the harvest. The key point is that the Public Security Bureau is in charge of the judiciary, but it's the finances that determine life and death. It's not fair!"

Wen Yanbo said: "Who can blame this, but only Zhang San. In those few lawsuits, he spoke righteously and loudly. He stripped the government's fig leaf clean and earned people's hearts. If there is any financial problem, he must be fully responsible. When the time comes, the officials of Hezhong Mansion will definitely push all the responsibility to the public prosecutor."

Sima Guang said: "Can we do something?"

Wen Yanbo hehe said: "I pray for the protection of Buddha."

Sima Guang's face darkened, "Then Mr. Wen came to interrupt me."