Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 657: Business law

Does Wang Anshi want to lay off officials?

Of course he wants to!

Just dare not.

On this point, he and Sima Guang actually thought the same thing, but they couldn't do it at all.

His new policy is actually distorted because of this, because he dare not touch these things, which makes it impossible to reduce expenditure, so he can only double the income.

However, if you directly open source without throttling, it is definitely moving forward with a heavy burden.

The difficulty is doubled.

The success of Hezhong Mansion is actually based on reducing expenditure, not on increasing income. They first disarmed and then started a series of reforms.

So it's very easy.

With less burden, there will be more space for activities, and you won't be constrained.

Therefore, Wang Anshi does not deny this debt restructuring in his heart, but he is unwilling to be such a villain, but according to the system, he is also responsible for debt restructuring, and the public security law does not have this power.

So he asked Lu Huiqing to write a letter to Wang Juqing, trying his best to think for the officials. Anyway, even if he tried his best, the finances would not be improved, but this would make Fan Chunren and the others become villains.

The process went as they expected. Fan Chunren and the others refused to compromise. They had been clamoring for layoffs before.

This is also what Fan Chunren and the others have always advocated. To improve the country's bad governance, it is necessary to reduce expenditure.

After Wang Juqing went back, he told those officials that we had done our best, but the procuratorate was not only unwilling to mediate, but wanted to sue to death.

However, with the current state of Qingzhou's finances, if the public security law does not give it a chance, it cannot afford compensation.

Not to mention that the autumn tax has not yet been collected.

To put it simply, if the procuratorate can't afford it financially, it must start debt restructuring.

This really angered the officials of Qingzhou.

No way out at all.

It is born from the same root, why is it too urgent to fry each other.

This is related to their future survival, so they wrote to the court on the one hand, expressing that the procuratorate had avenged their personal revenge and wanted to use debt restructuring to crowd out loyal ministers.

But it is obviously untenable, because the evidence in the hands of the procuratorate is all provided by themselves, the absolute ironclad evidence, Fan Chunren only needs to make a judgment according to the law.

Therefore, on the other hand, they hurriedly contacted the ministers of the DPRK and China, hoping that they could stop the debt restructuring.

Actually, it doesn't need to be said by them, the ministers of the DPRK and China are also actively opposing this matter, and there is almost no atmosphere of annual holidays in the whole capital.

Everyone is walking around, discussing countermeasures.

This must not be easily compromised, even if you stalk the emperor.

Changing Arch Hall.

"Your Majesty, I personally think that this debt restructuring is still too impulsive. I and many of my colleagues are worried about this. They say that the posting officials and dispatching officials, although many posting officials may be relatively idle at ordinary times, but the two are actually It complements each other. Many dispatch officials directly use Jilu officials. According to the dispatch officials last year, 30% of them use Jilu officials. If those Jilu officials are cut off, this will definitely affect the dispatch system, thereby affecting to the personnel arrangement of the entire imperial court."

Meng Gansheng said earnestly: "I think that we need to discuss it carefully. In fact, Qingzhou's problem is not serious. It only needs a sum of money from the imperial court to save it. There is no need to hurt the bones."

Wen Yanbo and Sima Guang are like mirrors, in fact, they are implying the emperor, which will destroy the imperial power. The Jilu officer is actually to disperse the power of the officials. If the Jilu officer is cut off, the power of the officials will become more powerful. Big, thus threatening the imperial power.

This is the correct way to deal with it. Talking about family, country, and imperial power is better than anything else.

Zhao Xu frowned slightly when he heard this.

Sima Guang laughed and said, "Meng Zhiyuan should be in the Legislative Council that day, did you not understand?"

Meng Gansheng was silent.

Sima Guang said again: "Debt restructuring is only done out of desperation. Qingzhou's finances can't afford it. Naturally, it has to save expenditures. This can also motivate officials. As long as the finances are handled properly, they will not face debt restructuring. Not a long-term solution, but an emergency need."

Of course Meng Gansheng understood, but he thought Sima Guang's words were just to fool children. As far as the financial situation of our Great Song Dynasty is concerned, it must be a long-term solution, because as long as there is a natural disaster, the local finance may be on the verge of collapse.

If there is a debt restructuring, the court will become able to save or not.

Xie Yun immediately stood up: "The local finances are not good, it is only because most of the money has to be handed over to the imperial court, and there is very little left. If the imperial court is willing to reduce the fixed tax income of the states, I believe that the local officials will not have too much money." More complaints."

You always talk about the finances and say that the local finances are not good, so you just want to satisfy the central finances, so why don't you say that again.

Wen Yanbo said with a smile: "Doesn't Wang Xueshi often say that a rich country is rich in capital, and a rich country is rich in capital. As long as the wealth grows, local finances don't have to worry about this problem. Quota, the more wealth, the more surplus."

Wang Anshi responded immediately: "Of course, it's a pity that the New Deal did not go to Qingzhou earlier, otherwise, there would be no such disaster."

Speaking, he immediately stood up and said to Zhao Xu: "Your Majesty, I think this debt restructuring is not fair to many Jilu officials. They are not incompetent people, but lack of opportunities. According to Zhang Zhang's explanation , Debt restructuring can indeed motivate officials to make progress, but the court must give those officials a chance, otherwise, it may be difficult to convince the public."

Sima Guang frowned, "It's a tacit agreement, it's really unreasonable for you to go back on your word.

When Zhao Xu saw Wang Anshi stand up, he immediately asked, "Then according to Qing's words, what should we do?"

Wang Anshi said: "It just so happens that we set up the Second Government Regulations Department to formulate a business law. If this law is promulgated, it will give those posting officials a chance."

Business law?

What the hell?

The ministers looked at each other in blank dismay, but they didn't hear that the Department of Regulations and Regulations of the Second Government was formulating this law.

Including Meng Gansheng, they are also at a loss.

The Department of Regulations and Regulations of the Second Mansion did not hide or hide the new law, and then gave everyone a surprise. In fact, it couldn't hide it. I often chat with you about new methods.

Zhao Xu asked: "What is the business law?"

Wang Anshi said: "What you do is what you do, what you do is what you do. The business law is that the imperial court pays for the opening of some special government offices that can make a profit.

It is like a hospital that saves the dying and heals the wounded, or a college that teaches and educates people. Both are needed by the people, and they can not only make profits for the court, but also pay the salaries of those officials who send them salary, thereby reducing the burden on the court, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone. "

"No! Never!"

Sima Guang immediately stood up and said: "If the imperial court directly opened shops to do business, how could the common people survive."

Wen Yanbo and Lu Gong also quickly stood up to oppose it.

You are more straightforward than the Green Crop Law, what kind of special government office is it just to open a shop.

Meng Gansheng and the others were a little stunned and couldn't react.

Wang Anshi said with a smile: "Your Majesty, be safe and don't be impatient, just listen to me."

Sima Guang snorted: "You don't need to say any more, I don't know what you are thinking yet."

The Young Crop Law is going around the corner to compete with the people for profit, and just looking at the regulations, it is still for the sake of the people, opening hospitals and colleges, and making it clear that they want to make profits, then who can do it better than the imperial court.

Wang Anshi had expected Sima Guang's face this morning, and said unhurriedly: "This is a special government office, and it can also be regarded as a business office, not an official office with authority, and it will not prohibit others In this business, everyone competes based on strength."

Wen Yanbo wondered: "Even if there is no power, who can win the court?"

Wang Anshi said: "Those with excellent medical skills have won the imperial court's hospital. Everyone just makes money based on their ability."

Lu Gong wrote and asked: "What if this special government office can't compete?"

Wang Anshi said: "If you can't compete, it will prove that those Jilu officials are incompetent. If they are cut off at that time, it will also convince people."

Lu Gong frowned, as if to say, really?

Wang Anshi said again: "Furthermore, the establishment of a hospital by the imperial court can also crack down on those doctors who cheat the world and sell fake medicines. It is only natural that these people can't make money. It can benefit the common people, allowing the common people to pay the same amount of money, but get better medical treatment.”

Zhao Xu nodded with interest and said, "Your words are reasonable!"

He knew it a long time ago, otherwise, he would not have dared to use this debt restructuring. This kind of thing has to go one step forward, and then take a half step back.

Zhao Yan said again: "But those officials who send salary may not be good at medicine?"

Wang Anshi said: "Of course it is to recruit those associations. In addition, there are colleges, and you can also build mansions and newspapers. These are all profitable."

Wen Yanbo immediately said: "There are already many folk colleges, and many students who have failed the rankings have been placed. If the imperial government buys a college, won't it deprive them of their livelihood? It will definitely cause complaints from students all over the world."

The culture of the Song Dynasty was too prosperous, and land mergers were serious, which led to a large number of scholars. Even though the Song Dynasty admitted a lot and expanded its enrollment every year, it was far from enough. There were still a large number of candidates who failed the rankings. How to arrange these failed candidates? , the Song Dynasty was also a big head.

After all, the ancestral law of the Song Dynasty was to treat scholars preferentially.

Therefore, the Song Dynasty encouraged the private sector to open colleges, and granted land or tax exemption policies.

The land purchased by the college is actually tax-free.

Many students who failed the rankings went home to teach and educate people. In the Song Dynasty, rural studies were very developed. If scholars were not officials, they could only teach, and they were unwilling to do other jobs.

Wang Anshi smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Wen. I have also considered this point. What kind of knowledge is taught in the current academy?"

Wen Yanbo said: "Of course it is Confucianism."

The implication is, what else can you teach?

Wang Anshi said with a smile: "My career college teaches everything except Confucianism. In this way, there will be no conflicts with them."

Wen Yanbo laughed directly, "If you don't teach Confucianism, who will learn it?"

Wang Anshi said: "The main purpose of young people studying Confucianism is to seek scientific examinations, but the candidates who go to Beijing every year are only geniuses from all over the world. It can be seen that most of them still fail to pass the examination. And these failed students , it is difficult to rely on Confucianism to make a living.

My college specializes in teaching law, arithmetic, agriculture, medicine, and even some strange skills and tricks, and other profitable studies. I believe this kind of knowledge can attract more people willing to spend money to learn , because you learn, then you can make money. "

How to make money?

Hmm.

This is very much in line with Wang Anshi's style.

No one thought that this was actually Zhang Fei's idea.

Sima Guang didn't care where he was, and immediately said with contempt: "Wang Jiefu, we read the books of sages together, why are you so different?"

Wang Anshi laughed and said: "Isn't this all forced by you? You only know about debt restructuring and don't care about those officials who send salary. You still don't allow me to help them think about their way out?"

"Me."

Sima Guang opened his mouth, and then fell silent.

The more you talk, the more people you offend. After all, all the people standing here are officials, and Wang Anshi is on the side of the majority.

Wen Yanbo said again: "Let the officials who are full of sages and sages go to business, and replace you Wang Jiefu, would you like it?"

Wang Anshi said: "Why am I not willing to save the dying and heal the wounded, teach and educate people?"

Wen Yanbo said: "But you have to make money from it."

Wang Anshi immediately said: "There are so many scholar-bureaucrats in the world who set up colleges and charge tuition fees. This tuition fee is more benevolent, after all, it is voluntary."

Wen Yanbo was immediately speechless.

The conservatives looked at each other in blank dismay.

As for the opposition, they were a little confused.

Xie Yun couldn't help but said: "How many people can be recruited by this hospital and college alone?"

Wang Anshi said: "This is part of the recruitment. In addition, isn't the public security law recruiting people everywhere? Why not recruit those posting officials."

Sima Guang almost bit his tongue, and hurriedly said: "This public security law is relatively strict in recruiting people."

Wang Anshi chuckled and said, "Many assistant judges in Hezhong Mansion just randomly recruited some young students from the private sector. How strict can this be? I am serious about redundant officials, and your public prosecutors still have to recruit from outside. People, on the contrary, will exacerbate the scourge of redundant officials, and this debt restructuring will be meaningless.”

Sima Guang was speechless.

This matter has a lot to do with him, if it wasn't for his delay in dispatching manpower, Zhang Fei wouldn't have been able to collect materials on the spot.

Wang Anshi came prepared, and said to Zhao Xu: "Your Majesty, if the chief judge can't even write an article, but he can rely on his talent in law to serve as the chief judge of Shaanxi Road, and he also opened that law firm. Doujin, so that now law is very popular.

Who can guarantee that in the future, Wang Wu will not be able to rely on arithmetic to become a fortune teller, no matter how bad he is, he will be able to earn a living, and he will not become a prodigal son, or a rascal on the street. I believe that many parents are willing to pay for education, even if they have studied Confucianism or Jinshi, it is excellent to learn this kind of knowledge. The imperial court also needs such talents now. "

In terms of academics, the Song Dynasty was still very open. Buddhism, Taoism, law, and arithmetic were all valued. It is not that learning other than Confucianism is rubbish.

Otherwise, Zhang Fei's legal system would not be recognized by so many people.

It is just that your knowledge cannot be anti-Confucianism, that is anti-mainstream values, so the legal system is also based on Confucianism.

"Your words are reasonable." Zhao Xu nodded, but then said: "But how much will the imperial court pay for the construction of these business offices?"

Wang Anshi immediately said: "It doesn't need much money, it can be subsidized by the young crops on Jingdong East Road."

Zhao Xu nodded, glanced at him, and asked, "What do you guys think?"

Of course Lu Huiqing and the others stood up to express their support.

Meng Gansheng and others were a little uncertain. Who would have thought that Wang Anshi would come up with a business law, saying that layoffs are not layoffs, say no layoffs, but it seems to let officials fend for themselves. This...!

Although Sima Guang and the others didn't believe in Wang Anshi and thought it was Wang Anshi's money-making trick, if they were to be aggressive again, it would cause many officials to dissatisfy them, which was already a step back.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhao Xu said, "Let's settle this matter."

After the meeting ended, Meng Gansheng and others immediately surrounded Wang Anshi.

"Wang Jiefu, those who send salary officials to hospitals or colleges, are they still officials?"

"Of course."

Wang Anshi said: "If you are not an official, why should the court pay the money, but in terms of salary, they rely more on themselves to earn."

Speaking of this, he sighed, and said in a low voice: "Now that Qingzhou's finances are in such a state, we can't get to the bottom of it. We can only find a place to settle them first. If there is a chance, they may do a very good job there. , can still recommend them to return to the court."

So Meng Gansheng and the others nodded.

If it is an expedient measure, it is feasible. After all, they are at a disadvantage now, and they also want to delay.

"I really didn't expect him to come up with a career method."

Wen Yanbo frowned, and said: "However, based on my understanding of Wang Jiefu, this will definitely compete with the people."

Lu Gong did not object to Wang Anshi's ideas, so he said: "Let's take a look, now officials are full of complaints about this debt restructuring, and if we continue to fight over important matters, many people may be dissatisfied."

Sima Guang was also very worried, and suddenly asked: "Why didn't Fu Gong come today?"

Liu Shu who was next to him said: "It seems that Zhang San is going to the Legislative Council again today to explain the assistant jury."

"Zhang San?" Sima Guang muttered in a low voice, and said again: "It's still early, I'll go to Xiangguo Temple to have a look."

Wen Yanbo was shivering from the cold, "It's too cold today, so I won't go."

Sima Guang came to Xiangguo Temple alone. Since this meeting received far less attention than the last one, it was arranged in the main hall behind Xiangguo Temple.

Sima Guang quietly came to the hall, but he saw more than a hundred examinees and judicial officials sitting there, they were completely silent and engrossed. Looking up again, I saw that Zhang Fei returned from the screen to the podium, and said loudly: "This is the role of the assistant jury. The law is nothing more than human feelings. This sentence also has some truth in the judiciary, but It often makes the judicial process very complicated.

Moreover, this will require the chief judge to have a very deep understanding of this human relationship, but many officials are from rich and noble backgrounds and do not know the many sufferings of the people, and this often requires the help of the jury.

Just like the case of Wu Zhang's mother-killing just mentioned, many wealthy families don't understand the truth that there are no filial sons in front of the long-term hospital bed, and they don't understand the pain of Wu's mother and Wu Zhang's family, because they have enough children in their families. The servants serve. If you don't understand, you will definitely hate this kind of behavior, and it is so cruel to take your husband's mother to commit suicide.

At this time, the assistant jury can help the chief judge. They can tell the chief judge that this is not a special case. their own children, but there was nothing they could do. At this point, the assistant judge can help the judge to understand the whole case more deeply.

However, the power of judgment is still in the hands of the chief judge. If you want to sentence Mrs. Wu and Zhang to death, there is nothing wrong with it, and the judgment is also according to law. Because in such a case, it is difficult to find a very standard answer. "

Su Shi suddenly asked: "Can you be acquitted?"

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "This is what I'm going to say next, can I be found not guilty? And this is what bothered me at the time. To tell you the truth, from the bottom of my heart, I hope that Mrs. Wu and Zhang can be found innocent. guilty, because if convicted, it may directly destroy a family and make Wu's mother's suicide meaningless.

However, if found not guilty, someone may use this case to murder long-sick parents, which will be a very scary phenomenon.

There are two points that this case seeks in the Legislative Council. First, in this case, one cannot generalize and directly convict the ten heinous crimes. A light sentence can be given, depending on the specific case.

Secondly, whether it is a light sentence or a heavy sentence, it must be found guilty and not innocent, even if this person is worthy of sympathy, otherwise, there may be very serious consequences, which will also affect me Towards the most important filial piety. "

Sima Guang, who had just arrived here, was immediately fascinated and nodded frequently.

Zhang Fei added: "Let's go back to the assistant jury. The assistant jury system is just a way of assistance. The assistant jury does not bear any obligations and responsibilities. The judgment is always in your hands. If it is a wrong judgment, then It is the president's fault and cannot be blamed on the jury.

This is because, for the time being, there is no system to ensure that the assistant jury will not be bribed. If the assistant jury is to take responsibility, they must have rights and have the right to hear and judge the case. In this case, they will definitely be bought.

Whether you use it or not is up to you, but the assistant jury has no rights or obligations, so in Hezhong Mansion, I will give them some remuneration.

This is the explanation of the assistant jury system and the case of Wu Zhang's murder of his mother. "

Fu Bi looked around and saw that no one asked any questions, so he stood up and said, "Thank you, President Zhang, I will stop here for today."

All of a sudden, there were endless discussions.

These officials and candidates stood up while discussing intensely.

Seeing this scene, Sima Guang couldn't help but think to himself, if those Jilu officials have the skills of Zhang San, then the career college must be making a lot of money!

I can't understand the articles, but his lectures are so popular with so many people.

He went to Fu Bi in a low-key manner, "Fu Gong."

Fu Bi was surprised and said: "Junshi is here, don't you have a meeting today?"

"The discussion has just been completed." Sima Guang said hurriedly.

Fu Bi asked: "About debt restructuring?"

Sima Guang nodded, and was about to say something when Zhang Fei walked over, "Zhang San has met Bachelor Sima."

Sima Guang asked: "Zhang San, did Wang Jiefu discuss business law with you?"

Zhang Fei blinked, "What career method?"

Fu Bi is also at a loss, "That's right! What is the business law?"

Sima Guang immediately explained.

Fu Bi shook his head and said, "This Wang Jiefu is really capable of tossing around!"

He also quite rejects this kind of practice, letting officials make a living for profit, this is simply...!

Zhang Fei said: "It turns out that this is the business law. This Wang Xueshi talked to me, but he didn't say it was the business law."

Sima Guang said: "Then what do you think?"

This is my suggestion, what do you think I am. Zhang Fei immediately said: "I agree!"

Sima Guang said: "Isn't the imperial court doing business directly, taking away people's livelihood?"

Zhang Fei said: "If the imperial court wants to do restaurants and paper shops, I will definitely oppose it, but I will definitely support the hospital. There are several serious doctors in the world, and who can win.

To tell the truth, Bachelor Sima, I dare not get sick in Hezhong Mansion. Who knows if those doctors are reliable? Not so worried about being poisoned.

Those officials read the books of sages and sages. He will not deceive people for a little profit. At the same time, he will be very cautious. Officials, not those charlatans, still have to cherish their reputations.

There is also a college, if it teaches mathematics, medicine, and law, it will be very good! My newborn son is probably about the same as me. He can’t write clearly. There is no hope for scientific examinations. If he studies medicine and arithmetic, at least he won’t starve to death. How wonderful!

Furthermore, the two of you don't know how difficult it is for me to find talents in Hezhong Mansion. The debt lawsuit is so complicated, and I can't handle it well without math talents. In the end, I have to spend my own money to train them. Let Cai Bian and the others go half-baked to teach others. "

After these words, Fu Bi, who was not feeling well just now, fell into deep thought, and Sima Guang was also dumbfounded.

What Zhang Fei said was not a profound truth, he looked at it from the perspective of a common people, and felt that it was very beneficial to him.

It seems to be right.

Fu Bi suddenly said: "But today the imperial court can open colleges, and in the future it may open restaurants to accommodate these officials."

Zhang Fei pondered for a while, "We still have to legislate to stipulate that the government office should not be solely for the purpose of profit, but also have some responsibilities of the government office, so as to benefit the common people."

Fu Bi nodded slightly.

Sima Guang said again: "However, Wang Jiefu also suggested that the Public Procuratorate should recruit those Jilu officials. This will make the Public Prosecution Law a mixed bag."

"Scholar Wang didn't tell me."

Zhang Fei said: "But I don't think it matters, because according to Wang Xueshi, it is not the imperial court that directly sends people to the Public Procuratorate, and the Public Procuratorate recruits people according to the needs, so our Public Procuratorate will hire them according to the process and let them take the public prosecutor's exam. , Those who are qualified, hired, and those who are qualified must start as auxiliary police or probationary inspectors. If they do well, they will be promoted to royal police or inspectors. If they do not do well, they will be dismissed directly.”

Sima Guang frowned and said, "Is this possible? They have official positions."

Zhang Fei nodded and smiled: "Yes, he has official positions, but because they are not transferred from the Ministry of Officials or the Court of Appeals, their positions will not change. Even if we dismiss them, they will still be postal officials , As for whether to pay salary or not, that is a financial matter, and has nothing to do with the public security law."

Fu Bi stroked his beard with a smile and said, "Your Majesty! Thanks to staying in the court for so many years, my understanding of the system is not as good as that of Zhang San."

Sima Guang smiled awkwardly, "It's not that I'm not as understanding as he is, I'm just not as cunning as him."

Speaking of this, he was slightly taken aback, "With regard to this point, if the imperial court does not give explicit regulations, it seems that it is really possible to do so."