Holding the official document of the Ministry of Justice approved by Zhu Di in his hand, Xu Jingchang is the old god. This is equivalent to two kings and four two in his hand. Why do you fight with me?
You don’t have that strength, you know!
He smiled and looked at the three important ministers who came in a hurry, especially Zheng Ci, who was walking in the front. Xu Jingchang smiled and blinked... With just this move, Zheng Ci almost fell down.
He thought that by pursuing taxes, he could force Zhu Gaoxu to increase interest rates and thus resolve the crisis.
But a copy of the official document was sent to Dali Temple. After Wuzhong saw it, his head buzzed.
I have seen stupid people, but I have never seen such stupid people.
If the King of Han had to pay taxes, what would other wealthy merchants do? Those local gentry had to evade even their land taxes. When had they ever thought of calling it an interest tax?
If the imperial court really added this tax, there would be endless troubles in the future... What's more, today's emperor has made a bold move and invaded Yingtian, and he is not that easy-to-deceive fool like Zhu Yunwen!
Wuzhong hurriedly came to find Zheng Ci, and then they went to Zuodu Yushi Guo Zi. The three of them hurriedly came to the palace to retrieve the official documents, and at any cost to avoid being held accountable for the Han king's crimes.
It's a pity that no matter how fast they are, they are still one step behind Xu Jingchang.
Zhu Di approved it with his imperial pen. The overall situation has been decided. You guys are late.
Xu Jingchang said, shaking the imperial batch in his hand towards them.
Zheng Ci was stunned, I told you, but what you told me was to make the King of Han retreat and increase costs. I followed your wishes and ended up like this!
The faces of these three people were pale, and the emperor did not put pen to paper. They argued hard and there was still room for redemption. Now that the decision has been finalized, the process of overturning the imperial edict will be followed, which will be tens of thousands of times more troublesome!
This bastard Xu Jingchang is really bad!
Since you are the one who caused the trouble, you can't escape it now, so why don't you take the initiative to apologize?
It's just that asking for forgiveness is easier said than done.
Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, since it makes sense, the King of Han did have a tax evasion problem. But he is different from the blatant collision like Marquis Jing'an, so as long as he pays the tax and triples the fine on time, there is no crime.
It’s all gone, as long as you are careful and abide by the law in the future.”
I would rather protect the King of Han and deal with a few big gentry households than let this precedent stand. Otherwise, it would be like giving the court an extra sword to chop down the gentry, and the consequences would be disastrous.
After all this time, I have never seen Xu Jingchang praise anyone?
Having worked so hard to praise Zheng Ci today, the Master has earned a fortune.
I have to pay for my wisdom in this life!
The last sentence is simply a death sentence, which is equivalent to forcing yourself to play with the scholar-bureaucrats!
Xu Jingchang smiled at the stupid Zheng Ci and said: "Zheng Shangshu, thank you quickly. Are you going to resist the decree?"
Zhu Di asked: "How did you discuss it with him?"
Zheng Ci looked up and saw that Wu Zhong and Guo Zi had long since disappeared, only the disgusted Xu Jingchang was still by his side.
Xu Jingchang really wasn't talking nonsense. He didn't know anything about other things, but he knew exactly how to deal with tax evasion. After all, he had participated in these laws.
At this time, Wuzhong was trying to reason with him. Wouldn't that be as crazy as Kadazou!
Not an opponent of the same order of magnitude at all.
Xu Jingchang sighed: "Your Majesty, I am really young and don't know anything about criminal names. But after I told Zheng Shangshu about this, I got some insights. Zheng Shangshu is really a great talent in our dynasty. If your Majesty wants to do great things, he must do it."
When formulating laws and regulations, we cannot do anything haphazardly. In this regard, we should attach great importance to good ministers, and Zheng Shangshu is the greatest wise man!"
Don't worry about how much you can collect, it's better than nothing.
A pair of arms held him steady.
"Zheng Shangshu, I also want to congratulate you!"
Zheng Ci shivered all over, but he just lowered his head deeper.
He smiled and said: "I believe that this case should be used as a typical case to tell the world and let everyone know that borrowing money for profit has to pay taxes, even if you are the king of Han and your majesty's own son, that is not allowed.
At the same time, I must make it clear to everyone that the commercial tax has been levied not long ago, and there are many omissions. The imperial court will keep an eye on it and deal with it as appropriate. It will not just arrest someone casually and ask him to kill him. I think this can reduce the panic of the people, and even more
Facilitate the implementation of taxation matters.”
It's just that he's not stupid either. Xu Jingchang is a guy who shows courtesy for no reason and won't praise himself for nothing. When things get to this point, there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead of him. He wants to give himself a push!
Xu Jingchang said loudly: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask, does borrowing money for profit fall within the scope of commercial tax?"
Zheng Ci was at a loss and thanked the emperor for his kindness.
Seeing that Wuzhong couldn't resist, Guo Zi, the censor of Zuodu, simply said: "According to what the Inspectorate knows, His Highness the King of Han charges very low interest rates, which is convenient for the people and is praised by everyone. It is some people who cause trouble out of nothing to frame the King of Han. This time the Ministry of Punishment has acted sloppily.
, I have falsely accused the virtuous king, and I would like to ask Zheng Ci, the Minister of Punishment, to be punished! I also ask Your Majesty to withdraw the order and re-hear the case."
Zhu Di was startled for a moment, he still wanted to think about it.
Just when Zheng Ci was hesitant and undecided, Xu Jingchang suddenly stood up.
The real key is not how the second child fares, but that from now on, the court will have another tax source.
Like a corpse, swaying, coming out of the Golden Palace, looking up, the sun was dazzling. When he thought that from now on, all interest on loans would be taxed, and all the gentry in the world would hate him, he shuddered and almost almost
Throw down.
"You, you have hurt me!" Zheng Ci was about to cry but had no tears.
Zhu Di waved his hand and told everyone to retreat.
Zhu Di's heart was pounding, and he vaguely realized that this matter was definitely not simple, and the future articles would be great!
So he said decisively: "What Xu Jingchang said makes sense. The Minister of Punishment, Zheng, gave the crown prince the title of Taibao and Feiyu clothes. In the future, the Punishment Ministry should pay more attention to taxation. When encountering tax evasion, he will never be lenient, even if he is a prince.
, the same cannot be spared. Don’t let a penny of tax money be lost!”
Zheng Ci was promoted to a level, but he was not happy at all.
Faced with this situation, Dali Temple Qing Wuzhong took a step forward and bravely said: "Your Majesty, this case involves the King of Han. It is of great importance. It is not enough for the Ministry of Punishment to handle it. Dali Temple needs to verify it.
.This is also the responsibility of Dali Temple. If the King of Han is guilty, he will naturally have to deal with it. But it is related to the innocence of a prince and must not be ignored. This is also the dignity of the Tian family."
Zheng Ci wanted to say it but didn't dare, so he could only stare angrily.
Before Zhu Di could answer, Xu Jingchang laughed loudly, "If you want to talk about other things, Dali Temple really needs to take care of it. But taxation is not a heinous felony, not to mention it is just the first discovery. The King of Han only needs to pay the tax and pay the fine honestly.
You don’t even need to go to jail. This matter happened in Yingtian, otherwise the local government could handle it. Even the Ministry of Punishment would be superfluous, let alone the Dali Temple? As for the dignity of the Tianjia, it is even more nonsense. Your Majesty does not show favoritism.
, the King of Han abides by the laws of the country, which is the best of both worlds. It also lets the people of the world know the importance of the laws of the country. In short, I think Duke Wu is overly worried."
He turned to look at the Third Law Department with a smile, and said calmly: "What problems do you three still have with this case? His Majesty has issued an order. If you want His Majesty to take back the order, you need solid evidence! Otherwise, wouldn't it be wrong to go back on your word?
Injuring our emperor’s sage? Are you planning to refute the imperial edict?”
"Your Majesty, this matter is related to taxation and the prince, and it is very unusual. Therefore, this case must be handled with caution to make it a solid case. Zheng Shangshu is also very attentive, and the conclusion I think can stand the test."
"Your Majesty, I have also talked with Zheng Shangshu about the case of the King of Han, and I know very well some of his thoughts."
Sure enough, Zhu Di had already heard the general idea.
It’s over!
Seeing the three of them speechless, Xu Jingchang was so excited that it was time to give him a sweet date.
Guo Zi immediately refuted: "Xu Tongzheng, commercial tax is the purchase and sale of goods. Only when there is a profit, you need to pay taxes. There is no goods in the loan, it is just money exchange, how can it be counted as commercial tax?"
Xu Jingchang said calmly: "What you get from selling goods is profit, and what you get from borrowing is interest. It can be said that profit is the interest on goods, and interest is the profit on money... The two are the same. You have to say no.
Same, unless you are intentionally helping some people evade taxes, I don’t think Zuodu Yushi would do this, right?"
Guo Zi took a breath. He really couldn't say that Xu Jingchang was such a monster. I heard that he played chess with Yao Guangxiao every day. Could it be that Master Yao told him all this?
Thinking of the old monk, Guo Zi also became frightened.
There is no other choice but to lose the pawn to save the rook.
Xu Jingchang laughed loudly, "Why is this harming you? Let's go, let's carry out the will."
"Implement the will?" Zheng Ci was puzzled.
It soon became clear to him. When he came out of the palace, the Marquis of Jing'an, Wang Zhong, came with a large number of tax collectors to join him. Xu Jingchang said loudly: "Let's go with me and raid the Han Dynasty's palace to recover the tax fines!"
Zheng Ci felt trembling all over and almost fell down. I didn't want to offend the King of Han!
Who can save me?
So what...continue to remind everyone...it will be on the shelves next Tuesday!
