Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 429: Tax war (3)

During the reform of the Public Prosecution Law, the Procuratorate was the first to be established, but it was also the least visible. It was because of the lack of the police station and the imperial court that the Procuratorate was unable to operate for a time.

The most glorious moment of the procuratorate was when Fan Chunren and Su Shi prepared to prosecute the Second Government Regulations Division, but in the end they became a stain on the procuratorate.

Now, the procuratorate has another opportunity to prove itself.

Xu Zun didn't even care about eating breakfast, so he hurried to the government office. When he arrived, Su Zhe and the others were already trying the case, and it didn't seem complicated.

"This tax department really has some tricks."

Su Zhe said: "They actually thought of starting from the granary. According to Qin Biao's declaration form, it is an hectare of land, but there are still five thousand shi of grain in the Qin family's granary, and the tax department also found Qin Biao The family recently sold 1,500 shi of grain, and it is impossible to grow so much grain on this hectare of land."

Xu Yuandao, who followed Xu Zun to the procuratorate, said: "Before, the government calculated taxes based on land, but when the tax department collects exemption taxes, it mainly focuses on income, so it is reasonable for them to investigate granaries."

"That makes sense."

Xu Zun nodded, and asked again: "But these granaries, have you checked them out?"

Su Zhe said: "The tax department has sealed up those granaries, and we have sent people to investigate."

His brother made this mistake last time, and it is impossible for him to make this mistake again. The procuratorate will conduct an investigation based on the evidence provided by the tax department.

The same prosecutor, Qi Ji, said: "According to the news from the Taxation Department, Qin Biao has admitted that those granaries belong to him and that he has made false reports, but he is still unwilling to explain. Where did the food come from?"

Su Zhe said: "But you don't need to think about it. He must have hidden the land to avoid taxation. If he gave the grain from where it came from, the crime will be even more serious."

Xu Zun stroked his beard and said: "Whether Qin Biao explained clearly or not, where the grain came from, the grain in the granary alone is enough to sue Qin Biao. The question now is, should we go to court?" How much fine are you pursuing?"

Su Zhe said: "We were discussing this issue just now. The grain in this granary may not all be obtained from last year."

Xu Zundao: "It is not difficult to distinguish old and new millet and wheat."

Su Zhe said: "But the tax department believes that if Qin Biao does not give up his land in the end, then the income from the Qin family's grain sales last year should also be counted in it, and Qin Biao will be investigated for punishment."

After listening to Xu Zun, he said: "If Qin Biao doesn't explain clearly, he must be investigated for punishment. But one thing is one thing, and you can't easily mess with the law. The grain sold last year may also be the year before. If If this is the case, wouldn’t it mean that people have to pay two taxes, which would make us passive instead.”

Su Zhe said: "The tax department also has a special explanation for this. How much grain the landlord grows is a tax, and the profit from the sale of the grain is also a tax. Because many grain merchants are not If it is a landlord, if the profits earned are not taxable, then the grain merchants are not required to pay exemption tax.

Therefore, the profits from the sold grain must be taxed, but if Qin Biao cannot clearly explain the source of all the grain, they will not be able to trace whether the grain sold is from the previous year or last year , but this responsibility lies with Qin Biao, so the tax department believes that unless Qin Biao makes a clear statement, otherwise, the grain sold should also be taxed and the maximum penalty should be imposed. "

Xu Zun nodded, and couldn't help feeling: "This case seems simple, but it is not so easy to be fair!"

Qi Ji said: "I think our procuratorate also needs to recruit some talents who are proficient in accounting, otherwise, it will be controlled by the tax department."

Xu Zun frowned, thinking, we can also hire someone to do this. But after thinking about it, it seems that it is not very good to hire his own son-in-law.

Su Zhe said: "I can hand over this to Bianjing Law Firm, and I don't need to recruit people. After all, I am already very serious about redundant officials."

Xu Zun nodded, "Let's talk about this matter later, let's send people to investigate the situation of the grain in those granaries first, and ask the tax department to interrogate as much as possible."

......

Meng Mansion.

"You have all seen that this tax department is here to claim your life. If you don't want your gate to be knocked open by siege equipment, then we must suppress this tax department."

Meng Gansheng was both angry and fearful.

Zhao Wenzheng nodded and said: "Meng Zhiyuan is right. They dare to act recklessly, so we must not compromise."

Pei Wendao: "But the officials are obviously targeting the tax department..."

Meng Gansheng immediately said: "You can't say that. The officials did not favor the tax department, but said that everything should be handed over to the judiciary. The Shitai, Dali Temple, and the Criminal Court are now handed over to the Procuratorate and the Imperial Court."

Since the emperor expressed his neutrality, they were unwilling to face the emperor directly.

Xie Yun said: "But the current situation is very unfavorable to Qin Biao. Who would have thought that the tax department would not check the land deed, but instead check the granary. The grain cannot be hidden."

Zhao Wenzheng calmly said: "This situation is not unexpected. We are all ready to pay the fine. But we can't let this lawsuit be settled easily. We must delay the tax department and the royal police over there. But they are still waiting for the salary, they won't take too long.

We can find a bookstore first, help Qin Biao to file a lawsuit, and try to reduce the punishment as much as possible. Once they sue, we will pay for it once. We will see how much they can sue and how long they can last. "

Pei Wendao: "We can also hire a pen to sue the tax department for abusing its power and destroying the houses. It doesn't mean that if it is repaired, it can be treated as if nothing happened."

Meng Gansheng said: "I have other ideas about this matter."

Everyone looked at Meng Gansheng immediately.

Meng Gansheng said: "Currently almost all the ministers are dissatisfied with this. Why not use this to put pressure on the police station to investigate this case, and then use the procuratorate to sue the tax department to divide them."

Xie Yun said: "The police station and the tax department are on the same side. If they can find out anything, it's better to let Yushitai intervene."

Meng Gansheng said with a smile: "I heard that the Cao family is neutral on the surface on this matter. At present, the government has allowed the investigation. If the Cao family and the procuratorate dare to favor the tax department, then Yushitai will intervene. Wouldn't it be better."

......

Li Family Bookstore.

"This is...!"

Li Guozhong shook his head and sighed: "Now that your granary has been sealed up by the tax department, if you want to hide it, I think it is absolutely unwise, because in this way, we will not be able to appeal for your adoptive father, and may even Sentenced, I suggest to be honest."

Fei Ming and the others also nodded.

This person got the stolen goods at the same time. If you keep it secret, the lawsuit will be impossible!

The young man sitting on the left said: "But if you tell the truth, will the old account be liquidated?"

This person's name is Qin Hu, and he is Qin Biao's adopted son. He is the one who manages the Qin family's grain shop in the capital.

Li Guozhong said: "I personally think that the tax department should not do this. At present, the tax department is mainly responsible for the exemption tax. If you want to settle the old accounts, it is not up to the tax department. After all, there was no tax before. company, and, will it be liquidated?"

Qin Hu frowned: "But my family has a lot of fields...!"

Li Guozhong and Fei Ming looked at each other, and Fei Ming coughed lightly: "We have also fought a lot of lawsuits related to land. In fact, hidden land is very common, and the transaction of hidden land is the majority, because it is so rare. Avoid paying deed tax.

Therefore, often the ultimate owner of the land is not necessarily the culprit who hides the land, he just bought an anonymous piece of land.

And it's not that these lands have not been taxed, they may have been shared equally with others, and this account is on the government's head. Therefore, the government did not dare to delve into these matters.

All in all, if the purchase is a hidden land, or if the tax is all calculated on the tenant farmers, it is not easy to convict this matter, so the new tenant farmers law has not been promulgated not long after all. "

Li Guozhong said: "If you can report the truth, we should be able to help your adoptive father avoid punishment, but the fine must be paid, it's just a question of how much."

Qin Hu nodded and said, "I know what to do."

......

The southern suburbs!

But I saw two young men standing in front of a Taoist temple, they were Zhang Fei and Li Bao.

Looking at the group of grain carts at the foot of the mountain, Zhang Fei couldn't help laughing and said: "It seems that your actions have scared them enough."

Li Bao said: "They thought we would start with the land deed, but never thought that we would directly investigate the granary, which caused many people to rush to transport the grain out of Bianjing, but what we have been keeping an eye on is where those people's grain is transported , are all under our control.”

Zhang Fei said with a chuckle: "Next time, let's start with the land deed and count their granaries based on the land deed. Where does the food go? Let them know that we are just playing with them."

"I see."

Li Bao nodded, and said again: "But as far as I know, they want to fight us to the end, bet we can't check so much."

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "We really can't check so much. With the current strength of the tax department, even if we are prepared, we can check up to 3% at most, but this is a psychological warfare, so we We must start with the weakest and lightest criminals, and let them misjudge.

Then step by step towards stronger and more serious opponents, so that they can cause great psychological fear, and even sleepless nights, until they collapse. We will definitely win this war to the end. "

Li Bao suddenly said: "Sanlang, may I ask, where did you learn these tricks?"

Zhang Fei said with a chuckle: "One word, a guilty conscience."

"Third brother!"

Just at this time, Li Si suddenly came up to the mountain, panting: "The Yamen is looking for you everywhere."

"Got it!"

Zhang Fei said to Li Bao again: "Everything is going according to plan."

Li Bao nodded.

......

Police station.

"Wow... Ya Nei, why is your face...?"

When Zhang Fei saw the "Five Finger Mountains" on Cao Dongdong's cheeks, he couldn't help being surprised.

Cao Dongdong did not hide it this time, and grinned his teeth: "I told my father that I wanted to go to the tax department, but it turned out...my boy! It turns out that my father was pretending to be sick. It's not light at all, it hurts me to death."

Zhang Fei asked curiously, "Why do you want to go to the tax department?"

Cao Dongdong excitedly said: "The tax department can use siege equipment. Most of our royal policemen use wooden sticks, but they are too boring to come here. Hey boy! Hey boy!"

"...?"

The corner of Zhang Fei's mouth twitched, and he asked again: "By the way, what do you want from me?"

Cao Dongdong said: "That's it! Now the police station is ordered to investigate the fact that the tax department used siege equipment to break down the gate of the Qin family. What should we do? Those tax police also came from us If the police station goes out, we can't fight each other!"

So fast? It seemed they were in a hurry. Zhang Fei smiled and said: "It's very simple. You go to the tax department and the Qin family to inquire about the situation, and then hand it over to the procuratorate. As for whether to prosecute, it is in the procuratorate and has nothing to do with you. If it is fast, it can be completed in about a day." .”

Cao Dongdong asked: "Then you say, can they succeed?"

In his view, the tax police are also his people.

"Certainly not."

Zhang Fei shook his head and said.

Cao Dongdong asked in surprise: "Why are you so sure?"

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Because I will help the tax department fight this lawsuit, do you think I will lose?"