Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 623: Under the second law

The prosperity of the world is all for profit, and the world is for profit.

Nowadays, in Hezhong Prefecture, business is very popular, and everyone is keen to do everything possible to make money. It just so happens that Hezhong Prefecture is located at a key point, connecting the northwest and Tokyo, and at the same time it is the logistics base of the Northwest battlefield. It has unlimited business opportunities.

Let's say one cent and five cents, even two cents of interest has become unattractive to those big landlords, because the public prosecutor's law is here, and they can't force those rural households to sell their wives and children, although The imperial court will also collect debts for them, but the gray profit is almost reduced to zero. At least they dare not do it for the time being. The profit in the middle is actually not much. On the other hand, in business, if they do not invest more , will be squeezed out immediately.

It turned out that Fan Zheng was far from the only businessman who came to Hezhong Mansion from Tokyo, and some people were silently lurking.

The reason why they came to Hezhong Mansion was because they knew that once the Public Security Bureau gained a firm foothold, business would inevitably become more prosperous, and it would be safer to make money here.

Tokyo Bianliang is like this.

The Ma family also saw this, so they asked Fan Zheng to come here to see the situation, and if there is a chance, they will open the shop.

In the past, these businessmen were secretly looking for business opportunities while observing the development of the public security law.

It was not until the Majia Jieku shop opened that they became active.

But the people in Hezhong Mansion didn't know about this. What they saw was that the business in Hezhong Mansion suddenly became more and more prosperous, as if there were businessmen everywhere, and they didn't know where they came from. Yes, the sales of tea and wine are increasing, and the prices of food in restaurants are also increasing.

And tea and wine are basically monopolized by the government and the local rich people, don't they make money? So they put more money into their own business.

As for the non-acceptance of rural households, they believe that the government and the squires should bear the main responsibility, which has nothing to do with them. Unite them, so they repent now, and the squire has nothing to do.

This dealt a blow to the prestige of many squires, and the government quickly took the opportunity to win over the people's hearts and reverse the negative impression of the Young Crop Law in the hearts of the people. Many people were very afraid of the Young Crop Law under the propaganda of those squires. .

There is more support for those who are righteous, but few for those who are unjust. If there is a foundation of public opinion, it will be much easier to handle.

One of the key reasons for Wang Anshi's failure in history was that there was no basis for public opinion, and public opinion was controlled by the gentry.

Cai Yanqing and Yuan Jiang have been preparing for this for a long time, and they just said that they are waiting for Han Jiang to make a decision, but in fact, the main purpose of Han Jiang's coming here is to inspect the military administration. After the disarmament, the layout of the western front is the emperor and Wang Anshi most concerned.

As for the financial aspect, Han Jiang is just a mascot to boost morale, and Yuan Jiang is the one who really handles things.

It has to be said that this strategy was very successful.

You must know that in the first half of the year, the government seemed to be dying and lifeless, just watching the wanton expansion of the public security law and taking over everything.

But in fact, based on the system, it is impossible for the public security law to take over everything, and the administration and the judiciary are completely separated.

The power is still in their hands, but they always want to use their power to get rid of the public security bureau, but they can't get rid of it in the end, so they think that their power has been left behind.

But with Han Jiang's arrival and telling them the rules and gameplay, the government regained its confidence and burst into life.

In a few days, the Green Crop Law was officially launched in Hezhong Mansion.

The officials are very active this time, because this is a manifestation of power. If they don't do anything else, in the eyes of the common people, there will be no government, only the imperial court.

But this is only to defend the power of the government, and cannot easily shake the position of the public security law in the hearts of the people.

Although the imperial court has kept a low profile recently, Zhang Fei has been busy teaching students.

Law school.

Bang bang bang!

With the sound of gongs and drums, Zhang Fei, who has a strong sense of time, did not say another word, "get out of class is over!"

Then start packing up the copywriting.

"Big President!"

A person outside the window suddenly shouted: "Have you finished your class?"

Zhang Fei turned his head to look and saw that it was an uncle, so he asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

The audience standing outside the door nodded in unison.

"What is it?"

Zhang Fei couldn't help walking forward.

Niu Beiqing and Long Wu, two door gods, immediately appeared at the door and stopped the common people, but the common people knew the rules very well, and they stood obediently in front of the door and window, just asking questions in one go.

"Chairman, I want to go to the government to borrow young crops money, will the government make me pay more?"

"Also! The government said to lend us the salt money directly, can the salt money be used to buy things?"

"There is no guarantee, can I borrow it?"

"The government won't force us to guarantee others, will it?"

All questions are about BIBS Money.

Currently, it is the time when people are in need, and many people need the help of Qingmiaoqian, but they don't believe in the government, but in the imperial court.

They want the imperial court to give them a guarantee.

Zhang Fei was as clear as a mirror about this, and when they asked about the same, he replied: "First of all, the money for young crops is a government decision, and has nothing to do with our imperial court."

"Huh?"

The faces of the people were horrified.

It has nothing to do with the imperial court, can this be borrowed?

Zhang Fei immediately said again: "But the issues you are worried about are all illegal issues, and I believe the government will not do this.

For example, the guarantor, according to the contract principle, the guarantee must be voluntary, and no one can force you to act as a guarantee for anyone.

For another example, salt bills. I have read the government regulations. You can also use salt bills to repay the young crop money and pay taxes. There is no problem with this. And as far as I know, many people are currently buying things with salt money. "

"Then if the government does this, can we come to the imperial court to sue?"

"Absolutely."

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded: "I believe the Legal Aid Department is also very happy to help you with this kind of lawsuit."

Another person said: "But I heard that the government has threatened those big landlords not to lend us money at low interest rates."

"I don't know about this, and no one has sued the imperial court for this matter."

Zhang Fei shook his head, suddenly saw a figure, and hurriedly said: "Prosecutor Su."

Su Zhe glanced at him, sighed helplessly, and walked over anyway.

Zhang Fei asked: "Chief Prosecutor Su, someone asked that the government threatened those big landlords not to allow low-interest loans. Haven't your procuratorate investigated it?"

Su Zhe nodded and said: "Our procuratorate has investigated this, but there is no evidence that the government has threatened those big landlords not to allow low-interest loans, and there are still many one-fifth loans in rural households." Low interest."

A aunt said: "There are fewer now, and many people don't borrow any more."

Without the support of the big landlords, those squires alone couldn't hold on, and they didn't dare to borrow too much money to go out. Coupled with the recent fall of the government, they hurriedly tightened up.

"At the beginning, those people said they would lend us a loan at a low interest rate, but now they don't borrow money. Isn't that a lie?"

"President, isn't it illegal for them to do this?"

"Not illegal."

Zhang Fei said: "The imperial court has already made an explanation before, and I have carefully reviewed their agreement. One of the key reasons is that you are not a party to the agreement, so you have no right to sue They, they have no legal rights and obligations to you.

It can even be said that even if some of them lend you money at high interest rates, you have no right to sue them, only those who participated in the agreement have the right to sue them. "

"Then if we don't pay back the money from the government, will the imperial court force us to pay back the money?"

"I will get it."

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "It's a matter of course to pay back the debt. If you borrow money, you must pay it back, regardless of whether the other party is a government official or not. Moreover, I also want to remind you that the interest rate of two cents is not low. , you must think clearly, if you are not sure about repaying it, or if you really have no money to eat, it is best not to borrow it. Didn’t the government provide a livelihood? You can earn some money to get through this difficulty. "

"Thank you President, we understand."

"You're welcome."

Seeing that there are still many people with uneasy faces, Zhang Fei pondered for a while, "Actually, our imperial court is very happy to answer your questions about justice. How about this? Our imperial court will hold a question and answer meeting in a few days to announce and explain The judgments of some cases also answer some of the questions you are concerned about. Although we often publish relevant content on the legal newspaper, most people are illiterate, and it is easy to be misinterpreted.”

"Good, good! Thank you, Chief Judge, thank you, Chief Judge."

When the people heard the words, they were immediately excited.

"No thanks! No thanks!"

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, "Go back early."

"Then let's say goodbye first."

"Walk slowly."

After these people left, Zhang Fei breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Zhe said with a smile: "The wisdom of the chief justice is really not limited to the judiciary. This question and answer meeting is really wonderful. It can make everyone see the bottle more clearly."

These words are indeed from the heart, and what they say is true, which is worthy of admiration.

It sounds good, but it doesn't make sense. Whether you can do it is the key, but whether it is the hearing or the question and answer meeting, it is in line with Zhang Fei's narration of the law of the rule of law.

"Congratulations!"

Zhang Fei smiled modestly, and said: "Your procuratorate can also hold this kind of question and answer meeting."

Su Zhe said in astonishment: "What can our procuratorate say?"

The power of judgment and judicial interpretation is in your hands.

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "For example, about the investigation of the government's salt debt by the procuratorate, and the cooperative investigation between the procuratorate and Majia Jiekupu, these are matters that most people care about. They also want to know how the procuratorate investigates Yes, and whether the results of the investigation are worthy of everyone's trust.

The question-and-answer meeting of the procuratorate can not only confirm the authority of the procuratorate, but also avoid misunderstandings by the people, better supervise the government and make the government's policies gain more trust from the people. "

"Get the trust of the people?"

Su Zhe said with a wry smile: "This still requires the government to keep its word, but the fact is that the officials did hint that those big landlords will end up against the government, but we can't find any evidence."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "There is no evidence, just because this kind of thing hasn't happened yet, let's talk about it when it happens."

Su Zhe frowned and said, "But the wine tax, salt tax, and tea tax are all controlled by the government. If they just forbid someone to make wine or sell tea, we have nothing to do."

Zhang Fei said: "For our public security law, following the rules of the game is more important than anything else."

Su Zhe said: "I mean, can we find a way to stop the government from relying on this method to seek benefits."

Zhang Fei thought for a moment, and said: "Actually, the Public Security Bureau is relatively passive, because from a judicial point of view, planning for a rainy day is by no means a good thing, but it is destroying the judicial system. Because planning for a rainy day must be subjective , due to personal prediction of future risks, this can be used for administration or for business, but for us, it can only be kept in mind, but not put into action. If we can put it into action, then we It is very scary to be able to revise the law on the basis of your own imagination."

Su Zhe pondered for a while, and said, "Does what you said violate the law of the ancestors? Prevent things and control them."

Zhang Fei was taken aback, shook his head and smiled: "Of course not, on the contrary, this is following the law of the ancestors, trying to make the system of the law of the rule of law more perfect, and prevent it from becoming a bad government in the future."

Su Zhe smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books!"

"How dare you! How dare you!"

Zhang Fei said again: "As for what Mr. Su Xiao cares about, it's actually nothing to worry about."

Su Zhe said, "How do you say that?"

Zhang Fei explained: "The world is prosperous, and everything is for profit. We cannot decide who the government will give the right to brew wine and who will not. But they must ensure that there are a lot of financial benefits, and the legitimate rights and interests of the drinkers are guaranteed. Guaranteed.

For example, according to the rules, the one with the highest price wins the tax, but if the government asks people to buy it at a low price, it may be an illegal act, and the procuratorate can intervene in the investigation.

If the bidders bid the same price, the government can give it to anyone they want, but if they have interests with the bidders, then we can also investigate.

Of course, if we can't find out, then we can only blame ourselves for being incompetent. "

"Yes! If they have a clear conscience and enforce the law impartially, the country's benefits will not be lost. If they play tricks, they must benefit themselves. As long as we grasp the context of their interests, then we can restrain them .” Su Zhe nodded.

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Exactly."

Su Zhe said again: "About the question-and-answer meeting, why don't we hold it together? To tell you the truth, I still have a lot of confusion about this question-and-answer meeting."

Zhang Fei pondered for a while, and said: "Initially we can cooperate, but in the end we have to separate, because we have no control over each other, and maybe in some cases, we are hostile."

Su Zhe nodded and said, "That's fine."

While they were talking, many officials from the Hezhong Prefecture were already issuing young crop money in Cangzhou, Hedong County.

Cai Yanqing, Yuan Jiang, Wei Yingfang and other officials also came here to inspect in person.

But when they came to the Changping warehouse, they found that the work-for-relief side was full of people, while the borrowing side had only a few old, weak, sick and disabled.

"Bachelor Yuan, Prefect Cai, Wei Tongpan, you are here."

Li Yongji ran forward panting, he hadn't had such a heavy workload for a long time, he was really tired and flustered!

Cai Yanqing asked curiously: "Why are there so few people borrowing money? Don't their families need to do farm work?"

Yuan Jiang added: "Still, they don't believe in salt money."

Li Yongji replied: "No, they all have to do farm work, and it's not that they don't trust salt money. After all, they work, and we also distribute salt money, but they would rather be tired now, or let their parents, wives and children help. Do more work, and don't want to borrow money."

Wei Yingfang said: "Why? Are they worried that the government will charge them more interest?"

"Not really."

Li Yongji said: "This matter has to start with the tax department."

When the tax department was mentioned, the officials felt a little bit in their hearts.

"What does this have to do with the tax department?" Wei Yingfang asked hastily.

Li Yongji explained: "Because of the taxation law of the tax department, most people who have land at home have gone to someone to calculate how much tax they have to pay. There will be surplus food, and now we are providing them with livelihood, so they don’t want to borrow money no matter how hard it is.”

Cai Yanqing said: "So that's the case, I didn't count this."

Li Yongji said again: "In addition, some third-class households and second-class households with hundreds of acres of land have recently mortgaged their land to borrow money to do small business, but those people are also willing to go to Ma's house to unwind their treasury. Shop to borrow money."

Wei Yingfang immediately said: "Scholar Yuan, prefect Cai, what should I do, Qingmiao can't even borrow money."

Yuan Jiang said: "Isn't the Ma family's money also the government's money?"

Wei Yingfang fell silent, cursing secretly, these two old foxes.

They now know how to deal with the Public Security Bureau, but they don't know how to deal with the Tax Department. They still hope to take advantage of Han Jiang's presence to suppress the Tax Department.

Cai Yanqing suddenly said: "Since the people want the government to provide them with a livelihood, it is better to do more water conservancy."

Yuan Jiang nodded.

Cao Yi said again: "But it costs money!"

Yuan Jiang waved his hand and said: "The money is issued as salt money, and it will not affect the finances for the time being."

Speaking, he stretched out his hand to Cai Yanqing again, "Prefect Cai, please."

"Please."

The two walked towards the crowd.

Cai Yanqing glanced back from the corner of the eye and saw that Wei Yingfang and the others hadn't followed, and said in a low voice: "These rural households will definitely spend the money they earn to buy food."

Yuan Jiang said: "The price of grain will definitely rise, and I will ask Chang Ping to prepare for it. When everyone sees that the salt money can buy a full amount of grain from the government, more people will definitely use it." Salt money.

If the common people use salt banknotes and do not come to the government to exchange salt, then it is considered to be earned by the government, and there is no need to spend any money on the government's finances this year. "

Cai Yanqing smiled and said: "I think this is what you discussed with President Zhang at the beginning."

Yuan Jiang laughed a few times.

Salt debt, salt money, and taxes are the final plan of him and Zhang Fei.

It is to use the government's credit to make a profit.

In fact, this also belongs to Wang Anshi's financial management thinking. Their whole reform idea, which is to use the government's credit to make money like a businessman, is just in operation, and many times it completely changes.

At the same time, Jinan Prefecture is also implementing the Young Crop Law.

"So many people!"

Lv Huiqing and Zhang Dun came to the Changping warehouse in the suburbs, but saw a long queue in front of the warehouse door, some of the people were holding sacks and some were carrying burdens.

The local warehouse secretary said excitedly: "Maybe there are not so many people in normal times, but at this time, there has never been such a low interest rate. The people are very excited and come here early in the morning to borrow food and money. .”

Zhang Dun nodded, and said again: "But you also have to be careful, don't cut corners and cause complaints from the people."

"Yes, yes, we will definitely keep an eye on it."

"Gan Cang Secretary, do those country gentry and landlords have any opinions on this?" Lu Huiqing asked suddenly.

Kang Si immediately said: "They also know the stakes. Not only do they have no objection, but they are also willing to guarantee for the villagers."

"That's good!"

Lu Huiqing nodded, "Go ahead, let's see for ourselves."

"Yes."

After the warehouse secretary left, Lu Huiqing laughed and said, "It's all thanks to the Public Security Bureau!"

Zhang Dun said cautiously: "But you have to be careful! After all, this is the first time we have done this."

Lu Huiqing said to herself: "At least this year there will be no problems."

Jinan Prefecture, Changqing County.

Gu Youcun, the magistrate of Changqing County, paced back and forth in the lobby, with local gentry and wealthy households sitting on both sides.

"Why can Biede County borrow so much money, but our young crops in Changqing County can't borrow money." Gu Youcun suddenly stopped, looking at the gentry and wealthy households on both sides and said.

One of the old men said: "Guzhi County, our county is surrounded by water on three sides and mountains on one side. Many people make a living from fishing and hunting. Even ordinary farmers can ride the waves and make some somersaults. You can go fishing and hunting for a living, no need to borrow money!"

"How can this work."

Gu Youcun said: "If you can't borrow money, you can't get interest, and the finances of the Hezhong Mansion will not be comparable to that of the Hezhong Mansion. The court may let the public security law take care of it. Don't complain to me when the time comes."

"But we are already willing to guarantee the rural households, what else do we need?"

"I don't care, you will share the remaining young crop money."

"Guzhi County, we don't need food, so why do we borrow money from young crops."

"Then do you need public security law?"

Gu Youcun asked back.

"?"

Everyone was silent.

Gu Youcun said again: "You have shared the money for young crops in the Changping warehouse, and then you can lend it to others. I don't care about the interest, how about it?"

"!"

The crowd remained silent.

Gu Youcun said again: "I don't want to do this either, but the situation at this moment is very special. If you are not careful, the Public Security Bureau will take over here. At that time, every contract in your hands may be illegal."

"But going on like this is not an option! I really don't have many people borrowing money here." One person said.

"Just one or two years, it won't be long."

"Okay!"

Out of the government office, these gentry and wealthy households began to complain.

"What kind of young crop method, this is simply robbery."

"It's not enough to force us to guarantee, but also to share the money for young crops. When did my old Qi's family ask others to borrow money?"

"I can't blame the county magistrate. If you want to blame, you can blame the public security law. If you don't come, it's already so harmful. If you come, you'll have to."

"That's right, that's right, if you don't come, you can talk about anything."

"But what do we borrow so much money for? It's better to hand over the interest directly to the government, why bother."

"Everyone, don't be too depressed. In fact, Guzhi County is also in a hurry. It has only been a few days, and he hopes that everyone will come to borrow money, but how is this possible, unless there is a natural disaster. Now we will send the young crops The money has been borrowed, and those people who want to borrow money can only ask us, and it should not be a problem to borrow more than two cents!"