Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 626: Infinite tax

After talking about the household registration, Han Jiang and others left in a hurry, really staying here shamelessly.

Don't be afraid of opponents who are like gods, but teammates who are like pigs.

But Su Zhe's mind is not on this. In fact, the census of household registration is also beneficial to the government. After Han Jiang and the others left, he asked, "How does President Zhang plan to improve the patriarchal clan?"

Although he is a staunch supporter of the public security law, he is also a supporter of the patriarchal law and the rural law. He believes that the people must have power to check and balance the government. I learned that the public security law also belongs to the government, and the reason is still the same. Although the patriarchal clan is problematic, there is no possibility that it will be worse.

Zhang Fei was very aware of Su Zhe's political position in this regard, so he said to Li Si, "Li Si, take a wooden board."

"Yes."

Soon, Li Si came up with a wooden board and hung it on the screen.

Fu Shichun and Cao Dongdong also got up and surrounded them.

Zhang Fei held the charcoal and said, "My perfection of the patriarchal clan is actually very simple. It requires clear personnel arrangements and clear everyone's obligations and responsibilities. Therefore, I will ask each village to set up a township committee. "

"The township committee?"

Su Zhe frowned.

"Good!"

Zhang Fei nodded, then pointed a charcoal pencil, and drew a few small circles on the board, "Assuming this is a village, it is impossible for the Royal Police to establish a branch in every village, so the police station generally A branch office will be established among a group of villages.

At the same time, township committees are formed in each village, and they are still responsible for organizing people's farming, disaster prevention, mediating disputes, mobilizing wars, as well as medical care, construction, education, and so on.

To put it simply, the government's order is finally issued to the township committee, and the township committee can also directly report the difficulties in the village to the police station. "

As he talked, he drew a simple political structure with three or two strokes.

Su Zhe nodded and said: "Actually, it is like this now. It is composed of the head of the household, Li Zheng, and the squire. It's just that the tasks and responsibilities are not so clear."

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "And this is what we have to do. We must determine which matters belong to the township committee and which matters must be reported to the police station. Of course, we will also issue relevant regulations to clearly inform How should the police station cooperate with the township committee."

Cao Dongdong said depressedly: "I don't want to cooperate with those old masters, it would be too difficult."

Zhang Fei said: "But you have no choice, because it is impossible for the Royal Police to manage every village. If this is to be done, there must be at least 30,000 Royal Police in Guanghe Central Prefecture, and the finances simply cannot afford it. "

Fu Shichun said: "Yamei, this is a good thing, it can reduce the burden on the police station."

"Zhu Fu is right. The disputes at the bottom are the most complicated and the most complicated. It is impossible to control them if they are stationed in the village all the time."

Zhang Fei gave Cao Dongdong a helpless smile, and said: "At the same time, the number of people in a township committee and who will be in charge, these must be clarified so that future accountability will be held."

Su Zhe asked: "Then how to regulate this?"

Zhang Fei said: "I plan to regulate from two aspects. One is those privileged people in the village. Anyone who enjoys the privilege and tax exemption must bear the responsibility of the township committee."

Su Zhe said: "But these people may not be able to manage the village well."

Zhang Fei said: "I have to say something that Prosecutor Su may not like to hear."

"Su Mou is all ears." Su Zhe nodded slightly.

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Compared with morality, I actually believe in interests more. If the tax-free privilege and the responsibility of the township committee are linked together, I believe they will work hard to manage it well."

Su Zhe smiled slightly, noncommittal.

If you do this, then they will definitely cheer up. Now this privilege is too important. Even the tax department dare not touch this privilege. This is the golden rice bowl!

Zhang Fei said: "Secondly, it is morality and prestige. In my opinion, morality and prestige is what the people want. Choosing a person who is deeply respected by the local villagers to preside over the township committee will make the work of the township committee easier. more smoothly."

Su Zhe asked with a smile: "Didn't President Zhang say that he believed in interests more than morality?"

Zhang Fei said: "When you reach the realm of high morality and respect, fame is also a benefit."

Su Zhe was speechless to refute, and slightly cupped his hands and said: "You have been taught!"

In the final analysis, it is actually the rules.

Imperial power does not need to go down to the county, but the rule is that it must go down to the county, and the village must operate according to the regulations of the imperial court, with clear responsibilities and obligations.

Although there were head of household and Lizheng before, the head of household and Lizheng couldn't control the bigwigs in the village, so they were not a group of people.

Zhang Fei wants to change this, and let those who enjoy power serve as the township committee. As much power as you enjoy, you have to bear as much responsibility. At the same time, these people are often capable and very suitable candidates.

At the same time, respected people represent public opinion, and this public opinion can check and balance those privileged people, because their interest demands are different. Even if this highly respected person is also a privileged person, these people often care more about reputation.

Arbitrarily asked, Zhang Fei came up with such a detailed plan. Su Zhe knew that his guess was correct, and he had already figured out how to resolve the conflict between the law and the patriarchal clan.

He also admitted that this is indeed a problem that must be resolved, otherwise the Royal Police will have conflicts with them.

Although the question-and-answer meeting has ended, most of the people are still staying in place, discussing the content of the question-and-answer meeting with each other. They mainly discuss the census of household registration.

Because many people hide their household registrations to evade taxation and corvee, which accounts for almost a quarter of the entire Hezhong Prefecture, and a third is possible.

This is a big deal!

But originally, this is not a big problem. Our purpose is to evade taxes. We only want a bite to eat. How could I register.

But now the taxation and corvee systems have changed. The Exemption Law has turned many corvees into servitude, and tax collection has become self-declaration. Don’t say you don’t have a household registration, even if you have a household registration, you don’t have to pay taxes. On the contrary, if you do not have a household registration, I will also check your taxes. The tax department made it very clear that I don't care where you are from, as long as you live in Hezhong Mansion, you must pay taxes.

At the same time, this self-declaration eliminates all means of exploitation such as conversion and transfer. The tax rate for poor peasants is only 5%. .

This makes the people very conflicted.

On the one hand, they want to get the surname household registration, but they are afraid that they will get into trouble because of it.

The officials were discussing in low voices as they left quickly.

"This public prosecutor's law is really deceptive. If the household registration right is also taken away by them, what else can our government do?"

"Didn't they go to them to settle accounts with Han Temple? With Han Temple, they will definitely not let them succeed."

"The right to household registration is secondary. The key point is that the question-and-answer meeting is terrible. If they do this, the public will definitely ask our government to do the same."

"Then let's do the same, we can't let the Public Security Bureau steal the limelight."

"If you say it, you will pour water out. You said it, can you do it?"

When the voice faded away, two old men came out from the Legal Aid Department, they were Fan Zhen and Lu Xiaosheng.

Lu Xiaosheng asked: "Do you think the government will hold this kind of question and answer meeting?"

"Definitely not."

Fan Zhen said very affirmatively: "For officials, the clearer they are, the more they will be restrained and the power in his hands will be less. Like a fish in water."

Lu Xiaosheng nodded slightly, and asked again: "Then why did the Public Procuratorate and Law Society hold this question-and-answer session? Could it be that what Brother Fan said doesn't apply to the Public Prosecution Law?"

Fan Zhen shook his head and said, "No, of course this also applies to public security law."

Speaking of which, he sighed in shame, "I'm far inferior to him!"

Lu Xiaosheng nodded slightly and said: "This person is really unusual, but we misunderstood him before."

As I was talking, I saw a group of people walking out from the south gate of the imperial court. They were Han Jiang, Cai Yanqing, Wei Yingfang and others.

Although Han Jiang came, it was not much different from before. The officials still came out of the imperial court as if mourning, and they never came out with their heads held high.

This is different from what they imagined. Han Jiang did not reverse this phenomenon, which made Wei Yingfang and the others very disappointed. They looked at each other and asked why Han Jiang reconciled with the other party. The power is in our hands.

Just when they were about to ask, Han Jiang suddenly stopped, turned around, and looked at them angrily.

"How many such stupid things have you done?"

All the officials were stunned and looked at Han Jiang blankly.

Han Jiang said angrily: "According to the system, the existence of the public security law is meant to cooperate with our government, especially the police station. They replace the government officials and must be dispatched by us.

They handed over suggestions, no matter whether you agree or not, you must at least give a reply. You have done nothing, isn't this just handing over power?

You are given the power to command the police station, but you don't command it, and you complain all day long. I really don't know how you are sitting in this position. This is **** me off. "

After finishing speaking, he got on the carriage angrily and drove away, leaving Wei Yingfang and others in a mess in the wind, without even the courage to defend themselves.

That is the truth.

This matter is going to go to the court, and they must be the ones who died.

"Scholar Yuan, Prefect Cai, what should we do now?" He Chunlin looked at Cai Yanqing and Yuan Jiang aggrievedly.

As usual, Cai Yanqing turned his head to look at Yuan Jiang.

Yuan Jiang sighed: "Maybe we were really wrong." First, he took the responsibility on himself, after all, he was the one who had been fighting against the imperial court, and then looked at them, "But let's not go too far in the future. Pay attention to the public security law, and take care of our own affairs first, so that we can ensure that our power will not be encroached on by the public security law, and occupy a dominant position, so that the public security law can cooperate with us."

Everyone nodded.

They don't care, the public security law will take care of it, the more aggressive they are, the more they don't care, the more power the public security law will have, because the public security law can really manage it, but if they manage their own affairs well, the public security law will **** them.

They are now more and more aware of this problem. Now that they are no longer in an advantage, they must first defend their own rights, and they must first understand how to use the public security law.

Aside from the acting skills, what Han Jiang said is actually correct, and he is really thinking of the government.

Power does not equal opposition.

Power is not the same as refusal.

Power lies in governing the country, sharing worries for the king, not being possessed, going to oppose the imperial court every day, if you can't oppose, you will feel that the power is falling aside.

This is outrageous!

Only in the process of governance can you use power. If you don't use power, it means you don't have it. Only in this way can you suppress the public security law.

For example, the game between Wang Anshi and Sima Guang was not simply opposition and opposition. Sima Guangke never ordered Zhang Fei to oppose the Young Crop Law, but only asked them to build the public security law and enforce the law, because he knew that in the process of law enforcement In the middle, it can check and balance the young crop method.

Wang Anshi did the same thing.

In the end, after Han Jiang's mediation, Cai Yanqing issued a notice to the outside world, announcing that Hezhong Prefecture will conduct a census of household registration and replace it with a new household registration. This matter will be handed over to the police station for execution.

After this notice was released, the police department posted a notice announcing how to conduct a census of household registration. At the same time, an application was formally submitted to the government. After all, regarding the prison, the land, scale, and design had already been finalized.

After all, the government is still in charge of finances and land. If the police station wants to build a prison, it still needs the government to allocate money and land.

The government did not make things difficult, and approved it directly, while the Transit Department, in order not to delay the project of the police station, directly paid salt money as funds for the construction of the prison.

In fact, this is normal operation.

It is impossible for the police station to have the power to conduct a census of household registration. This must be decided by the government, because household registration is one of the most important tasks of the government, and the police station is only the executor.

However, there is a saying that the dog that bites cannot bark.

As soon as the question-and-answer meeting came out, everyone felt at ease, and they were not afraid of the public prosecution and the law. On the contrary, those who did not speak up made people feel scared.

Tax Department!

It is a pity why the Inland Revenue Department did not participate in this Q&A session.

The tax department has disappeared since the beginning of the year. No one knows what the tax department is doing now. Anyway, if someone comes to pay the deed tax, they will accept it. But if you don't come, he won't either. To ask, it's just like you love to make friends or not.

Some people sent people to pay the deed tax in order to test, and then deliberately pretended to bring the wrong deed, saying that they wanted to go back to get it again, but in the end they didn't go. It depends on whether the tax department will come to remind them. It passed, and the tax police didn't even show their faces.

Come and ask me, let's chat.

It's frightening that you're acting deaf and dumb.

No matter how good and fair the public security law is, the dignitaries and rich people in Hezhong Mansion are still uneasy, and their eyes have always been focused on the tax department.

They still have a lot of white deeds in their hands, and they have been trying to figure out how to avoid them.

There is a way, see the tricks and break the tricks.

But the other party can't make any moves, so how can they dismantle them!

This is really tormenting!

The anxiety intensified over time.

Not only the landlords are anxious, but the officials are also anxious!

So they found an excuse and asked Cai Yanqing to invite Chen Ming to the government office.

Look, the tax collection period is coming soon. Can the tax department handle it? If it fails to collect it, then there will be a big problem. The finances are so tight. If there is no surplus food, you will not be able to collect taxes. I'll have to lie flat next year.

In addition, we have to assert our rights in various aspects. Even if the tax department collects taxes for us, we have to supervise.

Cai Yanqing thought it made sense, so he invited Chen Ming to the government office.

"Chen Tax Envoy, how is your deed tax revenue?" Cai Yanqing asked.

Chen Mingdao: "I checked the account last month, and I received about 1,200 guan."

"Only 1,200 guan?"

Wei Yingfang immediately said: "There must be more than this number of white deeds outside. They have been accumulated for many years. I don't think there is even a tenth of them now. Now the deadline has passed halfway. Don't you want to urge them?"

Chen Ming said: "No need!"

Wei Yingfang was stunned for a moment, and said, "How do you say that?"

Chen Mingdao: "Frankly speaking, the reason why those people procrastinate is that they hope that our tax department will last less than a year, because they have no way to avoid the deed tax, and those lands and houses cannot be hidden. If the company is not dead, they will rush to pay the deed tax in the last two months.

Therefore, our tax department has already made corresponding arrangements. Now most of the accountants are busy with other things, and only two people sit there to collect taxes. In September, I will arrange for the accountants to come back to collect taxes. "

It's so direct, it's so domineering.

As far as their small thoughts are concerned, I can hold them firmly.

Wei Yingfang was speechless for a while, and said: "If the tax envoy Chen made a wrong judgment, what should I do?"

Chen Ming clasped his hands and said: "Thanks to Ji Yan, if that's the case, the bonus of our tax department will be multiplied several times next year. I hope all of our tax police can set up properties in this Hezhong mansion."

If you pay, we can only get wages. If you don't pay, we still have bonuses. We can get rich, and it depends on your little thinking.

Cai Yanqing and Yuan Jiang looked at each other and almost laughed out loud.

Unexpectedly, this paralyzed face has a humorous side.

The corner of Wei Yingfang's mouth twitched a few times, "It's really exciting."

After Chen Ming left, Cai Yanqing suddenly said: "Wei Tongju, although this tax evasion will not be punished, if someone from the government is caught, it will definitely affect his career."

Wei Yingfang's expression changed, "What is the meaning of Cai Zhifu's words?"

Cai Yanqing said: "You have to take good care of the people below, I don't want to see an official being sued by the tax department to the imperial court."

Wei Yingfang breathed a sigh of relief secretly, "Yes, I understand."

Going back to the mansion, I saw Cao Yi and Liang Youyi sitting inside.

"Wei Tongpan, how is it? What did Chen Ming say?"

Cao Yi hurriedly asked.

Wei Yingfang shook his head and told them what Chen Ming just said.

Cao Yi frowned and said: "It seems that the tax department is sure."

Wei Yingfang nodded, and suddenly felt a disdainful smile on the corner of Liang Youyi's mouth, so he asked, "What do you think, Mr. Liang?"

Liang Youyi stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Actually, the methods used by the tax department are nothing more than commonplace, so there is nothing to worry about."

Cao Yi hurriedly asked: "How do you say that?"

Liang Youyi said: "Many people have already found out the methods of this tax bureau. On the one hand, they recruit those old tax collectors and use their experience to check taxes; After all, it is to use money to lure others to check taxes for themselves.”

Wei Yingfang frowned: "Could this be what Chen Ming said about relying on one's own ability?"

Liang Youyi said with a smile: "This mighty dragon does not overwhelm local snakes. In this land, nothing can escape our eyes and ears. They can buy other people's servants, and the tax police can also be bought. It just depends on who comes out." It’s just a lot of money. Anyway, as far as I know, many traffickers and tax police have been bribed, and now they know everything about the tax department’s every move!”

Wei Yingfang said with a smile: "That's right, the tax department is no better than the imperial court and the procuratorate. There are mixed fish and dragons there. If you want to deal with the tax department, breaking it from the inside is the most effective."

But after Liang Youyi left, Wei Ying asked Cao Yi: "Prefect Cai is right, be careful when sailing for ten thousand years, we can't risk going to court and go to trouble with them."

Cao Yi nodded and said, "I think so too."

Wei Yingfang said again: "However, Tianye, which is not under our name, can give it a try. Even if caught, it will be fined."

Imperial Court.

"Yan Nei, why are you looking for me in such a hurry?"

Zhang Fei came to the small pavilion by the lake and asked Cao Dongdong who was fidgeting.

Cao Dongdong glanced left and right.

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Don't worry, there is a clear view here, no one is eavesdropping."

"Really?"

Cao Dongdong looked into the lake again.

Zhang Fei almost lost his breath, "Say it quickly! What's the matter."

Cao Dongdong said in a low voice: "This is a big deal, we can't let people listen to it."

Zhang Fei asked curiously, "What's the big deal?"

Cao Dongdong said: "I found out that someone is surreptitiously bribing the tax police."

Zhang Fei frowned and said, "Where did you get the news from?"

"Don't worry about it, anyway, this matter is absolutely true, there will be no mistakes." Cao Dongdong said.

Zhang Fei glanced at him and said: "You tell me honestly, how many traitors have you planted in the tax department."

Cao Dongdong immediately said: "I don't, don't talk nonsense."

Zhang Fei didn't say a word, just looked at him with frowns.

Cao Dongdong said: "Not many, just two or three."

"Really?"

Zhang Fei said: "I'm your employee, Er Bi, if you keep it from me, it won't do you any good."

Cao Dongdong struggled for a long time, five fingers one at a time, "More than fifty."

"Fifty more?"

Zhang Fei was speechless: "You only handed over 500 people to the tax department, and it turned out that 10% of them belonged to you. Do you want to show some face?"

"I trained them, they want to be loyal to me, what can I do?" Cao Dongdong blinked guiltyly, and said again: "Besides, there are dozens of government moles in our police station, and everyone reciprocates. "

Reciprocity? This **** is clearly Infernal Affairs! Zhang Fei shook his head helplessly, and said, "So they bribed your people."

Cao Dongdong nodded.

Don't have to say, the person who wants to bribe Cao Dongdong is really wishful thinking. This guy's background is too strong. He is currently the number one relative in the Song Dynasty. Lao Tzu is the head of the infantry. He is also an upstart in the public security and law enforcement. ah.

This cannot be replaced by money.

Zhang Fei pondered for a while, and said: "Let your people accept the money and promise that they will complete the task."

Cao Dongdong cautiously said: "No accident will happen. Let me tell you, I have to keep them, otherwise, who will hang out with me in the future."

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen, I will arrange everything right away."

Cao Dongdong said: "That's fine."

Zhang Fei asked again: "But why did you arrange so many people to work in the tax department?"

Cao Dongdong scratched his cheek and said, "Isn't this to avoid misunderstanding?"

"What misunderstanding?"

"First of all, I did not evade taxes. My father gave all my money. I was just worried that if someone close to me, such as you, was found out, I would notify you in time to go Pay your taxes!"

"I really **** thank you."

Zhang Fei was not in a good mood.

Cao Dongdong hehe said: "No thanks. No thanks. You have to remember, you are the Daer pen we hired, and our conversation is protected by the contract. If you dare to say it, then I can sue you Yours."

Zhang Fei looked at him in surprise, "Yes! Ya Nei, you have improved a lot!"

Cao Dongdong said triumphantly: "It's black for those who are close to ink."

"I'll **** you."

After sending Cao Dongdong away, Zhang Fei went to Dagou's restaurant along the way.

"It's time to collect taxes, how are you doing?" Zhang Fei asked.

The big dog said confidently: "Everything is under control."

It was true that there was not enough time last year, but giving them a whole year this year is too much time.

Zhang Fei said: "Is there no twists and turns?"

"Yes."

The big dog seems to have thought of something, "Recently, some people have been buying those blockers, tax police, and even the accountant of the tax department. Although this will not affect our tax collection, how should these people be dealt with?"

Zhang Fei pondered for a while, and said: "The bird died for food, and the man died for money. We can't stop them from not collecting dirty money. This kind of thing will continue to happen, but this kind of thing can't be slapped." , we can prevent those people from sending money to them.”

The big dog hurriedly asked: "How to stop it?"

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "It is to allow them to collect money."

The big dog said in astonishment: "Allow them to collect money?"

Zhang Fei said: "As long as everyone knows that these people not only take money and do nothing, but even go to court to testify and stab them in the back, then no one will give them money. Not only that, but it will also force them You must be loyal to the tax department, because as long as you leave the tax department's protection, hehe, they will definitely be retaliated by others, and the end will be very miserable."

The big dog made a grunt in his throat, and thought, the president of the court looks amiable, but he didn't expect to be so cruel, and I have to be careful when I speak in front of him in the future.

Zhang Fei turned his head to look at him suddenly, "You don't think I'm too cruel, do you?"

The big dog was stunned, shook his head and said, "No! Of course not!"

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "If there is, it can only show that you are still too kind, and you have to reflect on yourself. Have you ever seen a kind person asking others for money?"

The big dog scratched its head and whispered: "Actually, I have been preventing those people from checking your taxes, Chief Judge."

The corner of Zhang Fei's mouth twitched, and he said: "I don't do this, not because I'm not cruel enough, but because this kind of thing only needs money, and it's meaningless to me, the chief judge can kill you of."

The big dog hurriedly said: "Understand! Understood!"