Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 418: As long as money, not life

The Zhang family.

"That's how it is!"

Xu Zun sat at the dining table, nodded with a smile, put down the newspaper in his hand, and said with a chuckle to Zhang Fei who was at the side: "No wonder you ignored the rumors and rumors flying outside, so you planned to let the people Go and declare yourself, in this way, those rumors will be self-defeating!"

Although he is Zhang Fei's father-in-law, like Fu Bi and the others, he only found out about it after reading the newspaper.

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "As far as facts are concerned, in fact, the articles in those newspapers and periodicals are very correct. They are not made up. If I want to fight with them, I will only get myself into a quagmire. After all, this is taxation, not Sending money, this is an annoying thing.”

Xu Zun nodded slightly.

If Wang Anshi was just exempted from the Yaqian service, then everyone would be happy, but Wang Anshi let everyone share it equally. People didn't have to pay before, but now they have to pay. Can you not object? This is normal and makes them happy It's impossible to pay.

Xu Lingxiao asked suddenly: "But can the common people declare truthfully?"

Everyone will have this kind of doubt when they see this article.

If I report a little less and reduce household income, I won't have to pay taxes.

Zhang Fei slightly shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know about this either. You are lucky if you are not found, but if you are found, you have to accept the punishment. Moreover, there is no time limit for illegal things. For example, If you lied this year and failed to find out, after five years, if you are found out, you will still have to pay a fine."

Xu Lingxiao was surprised and said: "It's not that he was not caught, then... then this matter will be over."

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Of course not, many perpetrators were caught after many years."

Xu Lingxiao muttered to himself again: "Then who dares to conceal the report easily."

But Xu Zhiqian said: "In my opinion, someone will definitely test it at first, to see if the tax department is really capable, anyway, it's just a fine."

"I think so too."

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, then said to Xu Zun: "So father-in-law may be very busy in the future."

Xu Zun was ecstatic and said: "Be busy, be busy, I still think the procuratorate is too idle, there is really not much that can be done at present."

Xu Zhiqian rolled her eyes, "Zhang San, you must be busy too."

Zhang Fei nodded.

Xu Zhiqian said, "Do you need my help?"

Xu Zun immediately raised his eyebrows and said, "Qian'er, you are now married and a woman, how can you show your face outside."

You are my daughter, so I am willing to give you more freedom, but you are already married and a member of the Zhang family, so you have to pay attention to women's morality.

"My daughter understands." Xu Zhiqian lowered her head depressedly.

Since she married Zhang Fei, she has rarely gone out. It's not that Zhang Fei doesn't let her go out. It's really boring at home.

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Father-in-law, I really need Zhiqian's help this time."

Xu Zhiqian suddenly raised her head.

Xu Zundao: "Don't get too used to her."

Zhang Fei said solemnly: "Father-in-law, did you forget that this exemption tax also includes female households, and those singing girls must be among them, and some of them will definitely come to our office to calculate taxes. I need Zhiqian help."

"That's true."

Xu Zun nodded and looked at Xu Zhiqian again, only to see tears in her daughter's phoenix eyes, looking at him eagerly, shaking her head helplessly and said: "He is your wife, you have the final say .”

Xu Zhiqian lightly clenched her excited pink fist, and the old lady was finally free.

......

Alum Building.

"Huh... this tax department is simply whimsical, let the people declare independently, who will report it according to the truth."

"If you don't do this, what can you do? There are only a few people in the Taxation Department, and they can't do it if they ask every family to urge them to pay!"

"But if you are spot checked, it will be very uncomfortable."

"There are hundreds of thousands of households in Bianjing. They can spot check a few households, but everyone hides the report, saying that they are all low-class households. If they want to be spot checked, we accept it, but the national finances can afford it. It's just nonsense."

......

Indeed!

With the current capabilities of the Taxation Department, it is impossible to investigate every family, but only random checks. The finances really cannot stand the toss.

Hearing the ridicule from below, Fan Yong standing upstairs shook his head, "These people will just say, believe it or not, when the time comes to declare, they will never dare to make a false report."

Fan Zheng smiled and said: "They just hope that others will go, but no one is stupid, especially rich people like them, let alone take such a risk."

Fan Yong frowned and said: "But in this way, how much money each family has is in the hands of the tax department."

Fan Zhengdao: "According to what the third brother said, the Taxation Department will keep it secret and will not easily disclose it to others. This will make us businessmen safer, because the amount that the Taxation Department knows is our legitimate rights and interests. will be protected by the judiciary.”

Fan Yong asked again: "Can the tax department protect it?"

Fan Zhengdao: "The ones who really protect us are the Royal Police, the Imperial Court, and the Procuratorate. The boy agrees with the third brother's statement very much. He is secretive. If the court wants to investigate, then we don't even have a statement. Many Don’t corrupt officials often deal with us like this.”

Fan Yong nodded, "That's true, then we have to prepare."

Fan Zhengdao: "I have already entrusted it to the third brother's office, and it should have been written. We will confirm it at that time, and the office will help us to declare."

......

State Bridge.

But I saw a group of Shengdou people in short brown clothes standing in front of a wall.

"Brother Police...!"

"Can you call me the Royal Police?" The young Royal Policeman said rather dissatisfied.

The little brother who asked the question quickly changed his words: "Oh, Royal Police, what does this mean? Is it as much as I said?"

The royal police said: "It should be said that as much as you say, the tax department will account for as much, but they will conduct spot checks from time to time. If they find that the declaration is different from the actual situation, they may sue them in the royal court."

"Going to the imperial court, will you beat us?"

"No, it's a fine."

"Then it's better to hit us."

"...!"

"Royal police, we don't count, what if the report is wrong?"

"If you say you can't count, then I believe it. If you say you can't count money, then I don't believe it. How much you earn every year, I'm afraid you remember it more clearly than anything else."

Embarrassing smiles appeared on the faces of all the small people.

The royal police said again: "In fact, this arrangement is the best for you."

"How do you say that?"

"I'm here to say something offensive. Just by looking at your address, I know that you are all subordinate households. If I were a tax policeman, I wouldn't bother to check you. If I have this spare time, I might as well check Zuo Yi. compartment."

"Who do you look down on?"

A young man said unconvinced.

"Sorry! Well, I hope you make more money and pay more taxes in the future."

A group of common people giggled, but they all secretly stared at the young man who just opened his mouth, you have money, you pay it, but we don't have money.

The young royal policeman pointed to the notice and said: "Check out your door number, and go to the designated place to declare."

......

As the Royal Police posted notices one after another on public notice walls, public opinion also began to reverse.

The previous public opinion has been all kinds of alarmist talk, scaring the people out of their wits, causing public opinion to change, and everyone is afraid of the tax exemption.

But now that they know that they are going to declare by themselves, the situation is quite different. First of all, the poor don’t have to be afraid. According to their wealth, they really don’t have to pay this exemption tax. It is a common occurrence that one's own household grade is rated high.

Those middle-class people were already happy, and they finally didn't have to be in front of the government. Now with this arrangement, they feel more at ease.

Nowadays, those alarmist words have become self-entertainment among monks, Taoist priests, official households, and female households.

They definitely dare to object.

But they are just a minority after all.

But at the same time, there are also many wealthy businessmen who don't care very much about this practice.

Among them were major clients of the firm such as Chen Maoqian and Ma Tianhao. After seeing the news, they rushed to Bianjing Law Firm immediately.

Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian have long been waiting here.

"Sanlang, in fact, we are all willing to pay some exemption tax, but the tax department declares on its own, then... that is really too much trouble for us, our business is very complicated, it is not easy to remember Ah!"

Chen Maoqian complained with dissatisfaction.

The rest of the businessmen also nodded one after another, but there was a hint of guilt on their faces.

Xu Zhiqian was curious when she heard this, she didn't know whether they were willing to pay taxes or not, they were just making excuses.

But Zhang Fei's heart is like a mirror.

If it was the previous system, they would be regarded as upper-class households, and they would be done after paying some money. The government would not go to check their wealth carefully.

But self-declaration, which makes them very depressed, they must be upper-class households, so is it okay to just report to this line?

This tax is a lot of money, but this is also a false report, so will you be accused?

This involves the origin of their interests.

What about gray income?

This time even the Hong family brothers from the gambling shop came, but their current status can only stand in the corner and listen.

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "As your ear pen, I have inquired about the whole matter clearly. It is definitely necessary to report, but these accounts are all the secrets of the tax department, unless it is an official. Order it yourself, otherwise, no one can check it. This is because the tax department has a privacy law, and anyone who leaks these records will be severely punished by the government once caught.

At the same time, the tax department does not have judicial power, and the tax department is only responsible for tax inspection, and does not care about others. According to these rules, my personal understanding is that even if you robbed the money or cheated it, it will not prevent you from paying taxes. They will only look at your income, but the specific income is How it came here has nothing to do with them. Of course, if they think you are evading taxes, they will investigate your source of income. "

As soon as these words came out, Xu Zhiqian suddenly realized, and immediately despised these businessmen, all of them felt guilty, which proved that they all had gray income!

Ma Tianhao said carelessly: "What privacy law? Let's go to file taxes. Don't you all know about it? Can you hide it?"

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "You want to go, but the tax department still doesn't agree. How difficult it is to calculate your finances, it's not a delay in other people's family affairs. Can't you afford to invite people to eat tea?"

Ma Tianhao said: "Didn't we invite you?"

Zhang Fei said: "That's why I will help you count and report it."

Ma Tianhao hehe said: "Then how embarrassing, if we missed something, wouldn't it hurt you too."

"No."

Zhang Fei said with a chuckle: "Don't worry, I won't be implicated. Unless there is evidence to prove that I encouraged you to lie and conceal the report, otherwise, the tax department will only investigate you. If necessary , I can help you with the lawsuit, but the money has to be calculated separately, not included in the annual service fee."

The implication is that you can lie to me as much as you want, I don't care, it has nothing to do with me, if something goes wrong, I can still help you with a lawsuit and make some money by the way.

A group of businessmen looked at each other in blank dismay. I'm afraid they won't be able to save this money in the future.

......

The trial court.

"This is a trap."

At this time, Meng Gansheng was not as calm as before, "The traitor Wang Anshi asked the government households to pay the exemption tax, and the tax department here will make a self-declaration. This is to deal with us."

Hurry up!

This time they are completely anxious.

They opposed it on the surface but were agitated in their hearts. They relied on the administration of officials, that is, the officials of the states and counties.

However, due to this self-declaration, the tax department only needs to send a group of tool people to handle it, without any technical content at all.

Now they have to declare as official households.

In fact, government households had to be counted as households before, but they have privileges, and many taxes are not required to be paid.

As for the system of counting households, etc., the government took the initiative to check, so it is impossible to go to their home to check, even if they really want to make them pay taxes, that is, to report the number To them, the system solves it internally.

But now that they are asked to report by themselves, they feel very uncomfortable. If they don’t report, it seems to be against the law. , or rather, the feeling of being suppressed.

The censor Pei Wen said: "Meng Zhiyuan is right, we have to unite and put pressure on the officials."

But Mao Chunwang, who was in charge of the Ministry of Salt and Iron, asked, "This... how do you put pressure on this?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was dumbfounded.

There must be a legitimate reason for pressure.

You are allowed to declare independently, as much as you say, is it not more tolerant than the previous system?

They can only say that this will not work, and those troublemakers will not pay taxes, which will affect the finances.

But the problem is, they all said before that it would increase the burden on the people, so they can't make a fool of themselves.

It's really killing me!

Meng Gansheng asked: "It's about the Ministry of Mao, do you know Li He?"

Mao Chunwang said: "I don't know him, but I asked someone who knew him to inquire. Li He said that he is a worker, and these have nothing to do with him."

Meng Gansheng said: "Is the spot check related to him?"

Mao Chunwang said: "He said that he doesn't know yet, how will he conduct spot checks at that time."

Liu Shi patted the table, "Let's not declare it, and I believe other colleagues will not respond. Does the tax department dare to investigate the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty?"

Everyone you look at me, I look at him.

It's fierce.

If it is really checked, this official may be lost!

As for fighting so hard?

An official sitting at the end said only Ruoruo: "I heard that many rich businessmen go to Zhang San to calculate taxes, and their offices can report directly to the tax department."

Everyone looked at the official angrily.