Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 140: Before dawn

As a liberal arts student, Zhang Fei only remembers the theory of many miscellaneous things, probably only a few words. For example, for gunpowder, he knows the ratio of charcoal and sulfur, but if you ask him how to get the sulfur needed for gunpowder and how to make the charcoal, he has no idea at all.

But he firmly believes that money can make up for everything.

Besides, movable type printing already exists in modern times, but few people use it. If you spend money to get it, you can definitely get it.

After returning home, Zhang Fei immediately called Feng Nanxi.

"Grandfather! You are looking for me."

Feng Nanxi came to the hall.

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "You pay one hundred guan from the cashier to the printing shop, oh, and another one hundred guan to the law firm."

The reason why he has to pay 100% to go to the law firm is because he did not get actual income from these two lawsuits, but according to the cooperation contract between him and the law firm, he can only get 70% of the income, and the rest Thirty percent of the total is to be placed in a law firm.

Originally, he considered letting the law firm take a stake in the printing workshop, but after thinking about it, it would cost a lot of money, and Fan Li was not interested in it.

In order not to argue with Fan Li in the future, he still plans to do it himself.

Then he has to make up the money.

Rules cannot be broken.

"Grandfather, then...."

Feng Nanxi nodded, seeming to hesitate to speak.

Zhang Fei asked, "Just say what you have to say."

Feng Nanxi said: "Grandfather, the accountant has spent a lot recently. If this continues, it will be used up soon."

Almost all of Zhang Fei's current wealth comes from the mortgage contract, and only part of it is the hundreds of Guan he earned from Cao Dongdong.

But there is no income after that, but the expenditure is increasing day by day, especially with so many people in the family. As the account manager, Feng Nanxi must remind Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Don't worry, we will have a steady stream of income soon, and we will use it first if we have enough money at home."

Feng Nanxi nodded and said, "Yes, I understand."

After talking with Feng Nanxi, Zhang Fei went to the backyard, and saw many more flowerpots in the empty backyard, and a graceful figure was busy in front of the flowerpots with a small shovel.

This figure is naturally Gao Wenyin. Zhang Fei is rarely at home these days, but she is more at ease, busy taking care of this potted plant.

Of course Zhang Fei is happy to see it, it's better than just sitting in the room and remembering the sadness.

"My husband is back."

Gao Wenyin straightened up and suddenly found Zhang Fei standing in the corridor.

Zhang Fei nodded, walked over, and said with a smile, "With these flowers and plants, I really feel different."

Gao Wenyin asked: "Does my husband also like flowers and plants?"

Zhang Fei blinked, "I only know how to pick flowers."

Gao Wenyin pursed her lips and smiled, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "That's right! Husband, you asked me to make those shorts for you. I've already done almost the same thing. Would you like to show it to you?"

"Is it so fast?" Zhang Fei asked in surprise.

Gao Wenyin said: "The shorts are easy to make, but it doesn't take much work."

Although she calls her husband, she still has a feeling of gratitude in her heart, so she will do whatever Zhang Fei asks as soon as possible.

"Okay! Quickly bring it to me."

"Husband, wait a moment."

Gao Wenyin washed her hands, and then went to her own house. After a while, she took out a pair of brand new turquoise shorts.

Zhang Fei frowned, "This color..."

Gao Wenyin asked: "Doesn't my husband like this color very much?"

"Uh...I just want to say that it suits me well." Zhang Fei nodded awkwardly, but he didn't know that it was just a work uniform, and he never wore it normally.

When I took it over and took a look, I suddenly found that there were embroidery on the hem of the trousers, which was very exquisite, but the pattern on it...

"Ma'am, where did your idea of ​​embroidery come from?"

"I don't know what your husband likes, so I just showed some birds and flowers on it. Don't you like it?"

"Uh...it's not that I don't like it, it's just...."

"Just what?" Gao Wenyin asked anxiously.

Zhang Fei said: "It's just that it doesn't fit my figure."

Gao Wenyin said in surprise, "My husband hasn't tried it yet, so how do you know the size is wrong."

Zhang Fei said: "I mean this little bird."

"Bird?"

Gao Wenyin looked at Zhang Fei in confusion.

Zhang Fei hesitated for a while, and then said: "Actually, I love eagles more than birds, and I think eagles are more suitable for me."

Gao Wenyin nodded half-understanding, "Okay, I'll change it later."

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Why don't you change the color? Although I like this color, the shorts should be plain."

Gao Wenyin nodded and said, "Yes, I wrote it down."

......

Over there, Zhao Xu and Wang Anshi are ready, but Zhao Xu thinks that before officially starting the reform, there is one thing he has always been thinking about.

It is the law of the ancestors.

In the original lawsuit, he didn't judge Zhang Fei to win, but he didn't judge Zhang Fei to lose either.

But he always remembered that he could not let go of this opportunity.

After all, he was too young, and he was a little out of breath under the pressure of his ancestors.

He intends to resolve this matter at today's executive meeting.

Unexpectedly, the meeting had just started, and before he had time to speak, Sima Guang gave him a memorial first.

It is the Kaifeng government's verdict on the case of Jijuxian.

"Well...the verdict of Kaifeng Mansion, I think it is very appropriate, there is no problem."

Zhao Xu suddenly looked at Sima Guang next to him, and asked, "This is not a big deal, why did you show it to me?"

Sima Guang didn't answer this question, but handed over another pleading paper, "Your Majesty, please take a look, this is a pleading paper received by the right chamber a few days ago."

Zhao Xu took it again, looked at it for a while, "It's about the Yan family." After looking at it for a while, "This case is exactly the same as Su Shi's lawsuit against Ji Juxian before!"

Sima Guang nodded and said: "Exactly, what do you think His Majesty should do?"

Zhao Xu thought for a while, and said: "These two lawsuits are exactly the same, so naturally the punishment should be the same."

There is no difference between the two lawsuits.

There can be no discrepancies in the verdict.

Sima Guangdao: "However, the lightest crime for making jackets, books and jackets is sixty sticks, and the sentence of Lu Zhifu is only for compensation, and the punishment is not in compliance with the law."

"That's true." Zhao Xu nodded, thought for a while, and didn't know how to criticize, so he swept his eyes and asked, "What do you think should be judged?"

Tang Jie immediately stood up and said: "I think that the crime of making jackets, books and jackets is incompatible with this crime itself, but Zhang San, the ear pen, used skillful discrimination to put these two crimes together."

Wang Anshi said with a smile: "I was there at the time. In my opinion, the reason why Zhang San did this is because there is no law in my dynasty that prohibits copying other people's poems."

Tang Jie said: "Piracy is indeed wrong, but without those booksellers, the world may have no books to read."

Wang Anshi immediately said: "The words of the minister are wrong. The pirated books are not free for the world to read, and the world still needs to pay for them. However, all the profits from the collection of poems belong to the bookseller, and the poets have nothing to do with it." Leviticus, this is extremely unfair to the author.”

Many ministers nodded slightly.

If you don’t make money, it’s like many people transcribe and enjoy and learn by themselves. That’s understandable. If you use other people’s poems to make money, the author doesn’t get any money, even if you ask for it, this is a bit too much.

Tang Jie said: "Although this is the case, the literati in the world cannot print their own collections of poems and sell them."

Wang Anshi said: "That's not necessary, but the court can stipulate that anyone who wants to print other people's poems must obtain the author's consent, and both parties must sign a contract. In this way, the author can ask for his own according to his own wishes. benefit."

Sima Guang glanced at Wang Anshi in surprise.

Tang Jie snorted and said: "Scholars write poems and lyrics for self-cultivation, so how can they be profitable. Does Wang Xueshi have the nerve to sell his articles for money?"

Wang Anshi was stunned and stunned for a while. He was really embarrassed to do this. At that time, he rejected Zhang Fei, but said: "It depends on the author's own needs. Don't say anything."

Tang Jie reluctantly said: "But this will prompt scholars to compete for fame and fortune."

Wang Anshi said: "This gentleman loves money, and he gets it in a proper way. What's wrong with fighting for fame and fortune based on ability? Scholars all over the world want to pass the entrance examination and become an official in the court. Isn't this fighting for fame and fortune? If it is according to what the planner said, why not cancel the scientific examination as well."

Tang Jie said excitedly: "You are misinterpreting the old man's meaning."

Wang Anshi said: "You misinterpreted my meaning. This has nothing to do with fighting for fame and fortune. I just hope that scholars have the right to decide their own works. Is there something wrong with that?"

At this point, many ministers nodded their heads.

Zhao Xu hurried out to smooth things over, "It's just a verbal misunderstanding, don't hurt your friendship."

Tang Jie retreated angrily.

This is actually not a misunderstanding, but a grievance.

Tang Jie also agrees with Zhang Fei's argument. He just has some opinions on this charge, but he just doesn't like Wang Anshi's easy talk of profit.

Zhao Xu didn't dare to ask them any more, so he asked Sima Guang, "According to Qing, how should we deal with it?"

Sima Guang said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, most of the laws of our court followed the laws of the Tang Dynasty. Why is there no law to prevent pirated printing in the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and there is no accuser like Su Shi.

The reason is that the printing skills of the Tang Dynasty were not as good as ours, and the number of bookstores was far less than ours. Most of the poems and articles of famous writers were copied, so there is no crime of piracy.

It’s also like the shop facing the street. The Tang Dynasty had the Lifang system, and although our dynasty also had this law, no one has followed it. As for how to regulate it, there is no clear text, and the curfew system is the same. "

The people sitting there nodded their heads one after another.

The Lifang system has not yet given a specific answer.

The imperial court clearly forbade the invasion of the streets to open shops, but the common people did not agree, otherwise how would they make money if they didn’t open shops on the streets!

There is no going back now.

Sima Guang continued: "According to my humble opinion, these problems can only be solved by introducing laws and breaking laws."

Wen Yanbo immediately stood up and said: "No, there will be endless troubles after breaking the law."

Many people also looked at Sima Guang in surprise.

Sima Guang patiently explained: "Although there are hidden dangers in quoting laws to break the law, these hidden dangers can be avoided. The imperial court can use the law as a supplement to the law. Where the law is not enough, use the law."

Wen Yanbo said: "But I usually use pardons to make up for the lack of laws."

Sima Guang said: "Such small lawsuits like this have to be handed over to His Majesty for review and instructions one by one. His Majesty can't handle it at all. Moreover, in order to avoid the hidden danger of breaking the law by introducing regulations, the imperial court can also formulate a strict system of amending regulations. It is revised every three years, and after the Dali Temple, Ministry of Punishments, and Judgment Court have collected and amended, the larger ones will be instructed by His Majesty, and the smaller ones will be promulgated by Zhongshu.”

Introduction to breaking the law? If he can break the law, so can I. Wang Anshi had a thought, and immediately stood up and said: "I think what Bachelor Sima said is reasonable!"

Sima Guang glanced at Wang Anshi, didn't he know what he was planning, and silently despised him in his heart, "If I don't quote rules to break the law, you seem to know how to break the law."

It is not the ruling philosophy of the conservatives to introduce laws and regulations, but if they do not do so, the general environment will not allow it. Second, if he didn’t do this, Wang Anshi would have to reform the law. The enactment of the law is lagging behind, and the amnesty is also very slow. The key point is that the emperor and Wang Anshi still wear the same pair of pants, so we can only use examples to deal with the new law.

Wang Anshi keenly caught Sima Guang's gaze, and secretly thought, you know how to mock me all day long, don't you have a virtue yourself.

Zhao Xu looked at the two of them, smiled to himself, and said: "This time, I licensed the Kaifeng government to introduce regulations to break the law, but if you think it is a common practice, I will trouble you to formulate a more detailed regulation."

Sima Guang said: "I obey."

Zhao Xu swept his eyes and said: "In addition, I also have something to announce, which is about the law of the ancestors."

What should come is still coming.

Tang Jie, Wen Yanbo, Sima Guang and others all closed their eyes and sighed secretly.

Zhao Xu swept his eyes and knew that they were all prepared, so he said: "The lawsuit about the law of the ancestors a few days ago, you should have not forgotten."

Tang Jie hurriedly said: "It's just a lawsuit, how can...!"

Don't wait for him to finish. Zhao Xu then said: "I didn't want to talk about that lawsuit. What I want to talk about today is the law of the ancestors. The law of the ancestors is the foundation of a country. How can it have a name without reality.

I looked through the historical records and found that Taizong's edict was the most appropriate as the law of the ancestors. "

Tang Jie persuaded: "Your Majesty, this sentence alone is too general, and I am afraid it will be used by traitors."

The meaning of what he said was that he glanced at Wang Anshi.

Wang Anshi was smiling, but mmp in his heart.

Zhao Xu asked: "According to Qing's opinion, how should I express it?"

Tang Jie hurriedly said: "I think some core policies of Taizu Taizong should also be included in it."

Of course they don't want to set the tone, but there is no way now, the emperor must set the tone, if they continue to object, then when they quarrel with the emperor in the future, the emperor will no longer listen to the law of the ancestors.

Zhao Xu didn't know what he was thinking, "How about this, everything is based on Taizu Taizong's period, how many officials, how many soldiers, how many government offices, how much salary."

Wen Yanbo immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, governing the country is not a child's play, how can one act on one's will."

Wang Anshi immediately came out and said: "But if this is my suggestion?"

Sima Guang immediately shouted: "Wang Jiefu, what do you want to do?"

Wang Anshi said with a smile: "What I mean is, if I report to Your Majesty now, and suggest that all the policies of Taizu Taizong's period, such as salary, official position, military administration, etc., be exemplified as the laws of the ancestors, will you agree?"

Sima Guang was silent.

Tang Jie wanted to say more, but Wen Yanbo quietly pulled down his sleeve, signaling him not to argue any more.

Zhao Xu said: "This matter is settled."