Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 549: The first battle of the three redundancies (2)

With the help of the government, the military, and the soldiers themselves, with the help of these three parties, this storm of accusations was directly pushed to a climax.

The soldiers who went to the procuratorate, from brothers and friends at the beginning, now go from battalion to battalion, and they still hold a wealth of evidence provided by the military battalion and the government.

Undoubtedly, the procuratorate has become the busiest department in the entire Song Dynasty, and there is no time to catch a breath.

For this reason, the imperial court and the police station dispatched personnel to help.

And this is actually a key and common method for local governments to fight against important courts.

If you want to trace the source of this method, it is the purpose of the emperor to rule the country.

The feudal society has never pursued development and development, but the pursuit of stability and stability. This is the biggest difference between feudal society and modern society.

Based on this, coupled with the backwardness of management technology, the most effective way is that the emperor cooperates with local forces, I will give you power, and you will give me stability.

It is based on this that the imperial power does not come down to the county.

As for whether it is better for the common people to cross over, the emperor doesn't care at all.

Every time I hear the emperor talking about the people's livelihood, it is always about starving to death, not about big fish and meat. As long as the people are still alive, there will be no disturbances, and the emperor's regime will not be affected.

The most reasonable evaluation of the ancient prosperity is that the country is rich and the people are safe. The people are stable, not rich. This is the most basic.

It can even be understood that as long as the country does not dig out the last bite of food from the people's mouths, it is a pretty good regime.

Since this is the case, the most effective measure for the local government to deal with the central government is to create turmoil.

As long as there is turmoil, the emperor will be anxious, and the two sides must discuss it, and then the two sides will make a compromise.

This is also the fundamental reason why reforms in ancient times were very difficult. Reforms were often aimed at getting rich and strong, of course, in order to make the central government rich and strong.

But maintaining stability is the emperor's bottom line, but this is not the prime minister's bottom line.

This discrepancy is often the root cause of reform failure.

As soon as you reform, our place will be in chaos. Once there is chaos, the emperor will be anxious and often retreat, because imperial power always comes first.

The reason why Zhang Juzheng was able to succeed in the Ming Dynasty was because he had the emperor under control.

However, in most reform events, the emperor and the prime minister often have two attitudes in the face of local turmoil. The prime minister often wants to be tough to the end, but as the turmoil further increases, the emperor will choose to retreat.

Because their vital interests are inconsistent.

As long as the purpose of feudal society's rule remains unchanged, then this trick must be tried and tested.

At the feet of the Son of Heaven, they dare to play like this, let alone the place.

You just want to light a small fire to borrow light, and he will directly cook a big fire for you.

The second floor of a tavern diagonally opposite the procuratorate.

"Alas."

When Wang Shao saw the dark area in front of the procuratorate, he couldn't help sighing, "We've come to this point after all!"

From the moment Chen Guang went to the procuratorate to file a complaint, he had already encountered this scene.

The fundamental reason for the lack of military pay is not really corruption and bribery, but the fiscal deficit. Officials must have taken advantage of this.

Because even if everything is done fairly, our officials are not greedy at all, and we don't even use public funds to eat and drink, you can't afford military pay!

If you search to the end, you must find the imperial court.

Wang Shao looked at Cai Yanqing, who was sitting across from him, thinking deeply, and asked, "Brother Zhongyuan, if you really want to act according to the law, can the Hezhong government's finances handle it?"

Cai Yanqing shook his head and said, "I can't afford it, unless."

Wang Shao asked: "Unless what?"

Cai Yanqing said: "Unless the Salt Division issues a salt debt to compensate for this part of the military expenditure."

Wang Shao frowned and said: "This is unlikely! Yuan Xueshi and the imperial court have such a trouble, it is impossible to be willing to bear such a large debt for the public security law, and the salt debt must be paid after all."

"Then there is only one way."

"Disarmament?"

"Exactly."

Cai Yanqing nodded and said: "As we all know, the fundamental reason for the lack of military pay is that the country cannot afford so many soldiers."

"Actually, I also thought of this."

Wang Shao nodded and said: "But the issue of disarmament has always been debated between the DPRK and China, and the relationship is very complicated, and it will even directly affect the officials. It is not as simple as adding a few legal principles.

I don't believe that the Public Security Bureau can use decrees to force the court to disarm, it is absolutely impossible. "

Disarmament is definitely a top priority for the country. How can it be said that the imperial court forced the court to disarm, this is simply a fantasy.

Cai Yanqing said: "I also agree with this point, so I wondered if I would use salt debt to bear this part of the debt."

Wang Shao asked: "Haven't you ever thought that the public prosecutor's law will fail?"

"Of course."

Cai Yanqing sighed: "In the beginning, Su Ziyou came to me to discuss it. It can be seen that he is also aware of this problem, so he hopes to solve it privately, but it is a pity that the transshipment department did not agree. /

In my opinion, the procuratorate is also forced to a dead end, and he can only do this, otherwise, the people will only recognize the imperial court and not the procuratorate in the future. "

"This Su Ziyou is still too young after all!"

Wang Shao sighed, and said: "The situation is very complicated now, we all have to watch it closely, it's a trouble, but we must not make trouble, otherwise, none of us can escape the responsibility."

Cai Yanqing nodded, but he always had a glimmer of hope in his heart, because he was sure that Yuan Jiang and Zhang Fei were related, and if he was not sure, Yuan Jiang would never be able to reject the appeal of the procuratorate.

Accustomed to Gao Wenyin's caring service, Zhang Fei usually doesn't eat out, but tries to eat at home, no matter how late.

But this morning, Zhang Fei came to the big dog shop in front of the door to have breakfast.

"Big dog, the food in your shop is getting better and better."

"That's because we hired a fireman recently."

"Really?"

"This fireman, Judge Zhang, knows him too."

The big dog shouted into the shed, "Xiao Wu! Xiao Wu!"

"Hey!"

I saw Chen Xiaowu rushing out from the shed, seeing Zhang Fei, excitedly said: "Mr. Zhang is here."

Zhang Fei asked in surprise, "Chen Xiaowu?"

This Chen Xiaowu was the fireman who appeared in court last time to testify for Zhong Er.

"President Zhang still remembers the villain!"

"Why are you here?"

Zhang Fei asked curiously.

Chen Xiaowu hehe said: "I don't really want to work in the army for a long time. It just so happens that my service expires this year. After I went to court that day, I saw that this place recruited firemen again, so I came to try it. Brother Gou is really good." Want me."

The big dog said with a smile: "Then your craft is good! Just now Chief Judge Zhang praised you for your good work."

"Really?"

Chen Xiaowu said in surprise.

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "It is indeed very good, this cake is very authentic."

"As long as Judge Zhang likes it, as long as he likes it."

Chen Xiaowu chatted for a few words, then went back to work in the shed.

Zhang Fei pointed to the stool next to him and said, "Sit down."

"Hey!"

After the big dog sat down, Zhang Fei glanced left and right, and said in a low voice: "How is the development of the tax department?"

The big dog hurriedly said: "It's relatively smooth, because there are a lot of crooked people in Hezhong Mansion. It's easy to get in touch with such people, and they are very well informed."

Zhang Fei asked: "Among these crooked ways, which one is the most prosperous and the easiest to develop?"

"Selling private salt." The big dog whispered.

Zhang Fei said: "I remember that before I came, there was a salt seller."

The big dog nodded and said: "Yes, that is, this industry is the best developed."

Zhang Fei said: "But this is far from enough. Things are developing faster than I imagined. Maybe the tax department will come to Hezhong Mansion early next year."

"Early next year?"

The big dog frowned and said, "I'm afraid this is not enough!"

Zhang Fei said: "Think of a way."

The big dog glanced at Zhang Fei, "Unless."

Zhang Fei encouraged: "Say."

The big dog said: "Currently our illegal salt sales are mainly concentrated in the inland, but the most profitable one is the illegal salt sales of Xixia. If we can infiltrate and escape the supervision of the government, we will soon be able to developed, but the imperial court strictly forbids the sale of Xixia salt.”

"No but, that's it."

Zhang Fei said: "Just now we have to find a way to infiltrate Xixia and find a few smart people to smuggle Xixia salt. I guarantee that they will become the largest smuggled salt dealers within two years."

The big dog nodded and said: "Yes."

Zhang Fei said: "I will satisfy your request. When the tax department comes next year, don't lose Brother Bao's face."

The big dog glanced at Zhang Fei, hehe said: "How do I feel, Chief Judge Zhang set up a trick, let me jump in!"

Selling Xixia private salt is to send money and food to Xixia. This is what the court hates the most. How can it be so easy to decide, it must have been decided.

"There is meat and wine in it, so why not jump in."

Zhang Fei chuckled, and dropped a small sling of copper coins, "I'm going to do something, you should be busy."

Although Zhang Fei seems to be cynical, it cannot be denied that his kung fu of clocking in is indeed top-notch, only the finale is the finale, but he is rarely late.

Today, he came to the conference room again at the last second.

The four little King Kongs were already chatting enthusiastically inside, and when they saw Zhang Fei coming in, they immediately stood up and saluted.

"Sit down."

Zhang Fei smiled and asked: "What are you talking about?"

Cai Bian said: "We are talking about the procuratorate's affairs. Now the government office, the transfer department, and the military camp are all encouraging those soldiers to file a complaint. The number of people is increasing day by day. If this continues, there may be trouble."

Zhang Fei said: "This is a matter of the procuratorate. As long as the procuratorate does not prosecute, it has little to do with us."

Shangguan Jun said worriedly: "But our public security and law are integrated. If there is a problem with the procuratorate, it will definitely affect our imperial court."

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Procurator Su is an adult, he should know how to be responsible for what he does. Besides, even if we want to help, all I can do is to lend someone to the Procuratorate. We can't teach The procuratorate is doing things, let alone interfere with the work of the procuratorate, otherwise, the public prosecution law will really be over."

The four nodded slightly, but they obviously didn't agree.

Although they check and balance each other, they still hug each other to keep warm when they are away from home!

But Zhang Fei didn't care, "Cai Jing will be responsible for how to assist the procuratorate. What we have to do now is to sort out the lawsuit that just ended, discuss the shortcomings in the law, and then make up for it and make up for it." Edit. What do you think?"

Shangguan Jun took the lead and said: "We should give a clearer conversion standard."

Cai Biandao: "There is also the problem of usury. The imperial court has issued laws and regulations to strictly prohibit usury, but the repeated prohibitions have not stopped. This has also accelerated land annexation, which is very unfavorable to the country and the people. For example, the Chen Hu family's debts, the interest is not only profitable The interest was twice as high, it was a shocking end, and it should be punished according to the law, but in the end Wu Tianfu still took double the interest."

Ye Zuqia said: "We have also discussed this dispute. Fortunately, Wu Tianfu chose to settle with the transshipment department. If there is a lawsuit, there is no regulation to deal with him."

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "If I help Wu Tianfu in the lawsuit, the possibility of losing is very small, and this is a widespread phenomenon. In the future, our imperial court will involve many relationships in this area, which may lead to The people are dissatisfied with our imperial court, so we must take countermeasures to avoid this from happening.

Currently landlords commonly use tricks to borrow cloth for rice, borrow rice to pay back money, and use size and catty to calculate interest. Such calculations are difficult for our imperial court to evaluate.

However, it is forbidden to do this, and it is the common people who suffer, because the common people do not have much money in their hands, so they can only borrow and return things.

Therefore, I decided to evaluate the interest based on the market value of the thing borrowed at that time. If you borrowed a shi of rice, and the price of rice at that time was 1,000 Wen, then the interest would have to be calculated according to the 1,000 Wen. . "

Cai Bian nodded and said, "It should be so."

Ye Zuqia said: "However, if you do this, I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction. Suppose you agree to borrow a stone of rice and pay back a bolt of cloth, and the interest will be calculated according to the cloth. The rise continues, and the rich have obviously suffered a lot.”

Cai Bian said: "If the price of cloth falls, the wealthy households will take advantage. After all, the wealthy households will still be able to make money."

Ye Zuqia said: "We can't just consider farmers and landlords, but also consider the loans among merchants. Many merchants borrow money, betting that the price of cloth will rise."

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "What you said is very reasonable, then think of a way to see how to evaluate this usury, which is more suitable."

Cai Jing said: "Teacher, the students think it's not the right time."

Zhang Fei looked at Cai Jing and said, "How do you say that?"

Cai Jingdao: "No matter how we stipulate this usury, as long as it tends to be fair, it will inevitably attract dissatisfaction from those big landlords. Now the procuratorate has already attracted dissatisfaction from the military. If we offend those big landlords again, we can only I'm afraid they will hold together to keep warm, which is very bad for us."

Zhang Fei thought for a moment, then nodded with a smile and said, "What Cai Jing said makes sense, then you should discuss it secretly for the time being, and don't make it public, so as not to cause extra problems. Okay, today's meeting will end here."

Wait until Zhang Fei goes out.

Cai Jing and the others looked at each other.

"There is something wrong with the teacher today." Shangguan Jun said first.

Cai Bian nodded and said, "I also have this feeling, but I can't say what it is."

"Sarcasm!"

Ye Zuqia said: "Today, the teacher didn't say a word to mock us."

"That's right! Exactly so." Cai Bian nodded and said, "In the past when we questioned, the teacher would more or less mock us."

Cai Jingdao: "The teacher will also ask us what we think. If we can't come up with a solution, we will be ridiculed."

"Why did the teacher do this?"

"Couldn't it be throwing bricks to attract jade?"

"The teacher throws bricks and jade to us, this is impossible, the teacher has never done this before."

"Is it intended to train us?"

"It's possible, we have to think carefully about it."