Chapter 549: The First Battle of Three Redundancies (2)
With the help of the government, the military, and the soldiers' own wishes, this accusation storm was directly pushed to a climax.
The soldiers who went to the Procuratorate, from being brothers and friends at first, are now going from battalion to battalion, and they still have in their hands a wealth of evidence provided by the military camp and the government.
There is no doubt that the Procuratorate has become the busiest department in the entire Song Dynasty, and it does not even have time to take a breath.
For this reason, the Imperial Court and the police station all dispatched personnel to help.
In fact, this is also a key and common method used by local officials to fight against important imperial courts.
If we want to trace the origin of this method, it is the purpose of the emperor to rule the country.
Feudal society has never pursued development, development and re-development, but has pursued stability, stability and re-stability. This is also the biggest difference between feudal society and modern society.
Based on this, coupled with the backwardness of management technology, the most effective way is for the emperor to cooperate with local forces. I will give you power and you will give me stability.
This is the reason why the imperial power does not extend to counties.
As for whether the people are getting better and better, the emperor doesn't care at all.
Whenever I hear the emperor talk about people's livelihood, he always talks about whether he will starve to death, rather than talking about big fish and meat. As long as the people can survive, they will not cause trouble and it will not affect the emperor's political rule.
The most reasonable evaluation of the ancient prosperous times is that the country is prosperous and the people are safe, and the people are stable, not wealthy. This is the most basic. If the national treasury is full, it will be a prosperous age.
It can even be understood that as long as the country does not dig out the last mouthful of food from the people, it will be a pretty good regime.
In this case, the most effective measure for local governments to take against the central government is to create unrest.
As long as there is turmoil, the emperor will be anxious, and both parties must discuss and then 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 powerful, and of course, in order to make the central government rich and powerful.
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, my place will be in chaos. Once there is chaos, the emperor will become anxious and will often retreat, because imperial power always comes first.
Why Zhang Juzheng was able to succeed in the Ming Dynasty was because he controlled the emperor.
However, in most reform events, when faced with local unrest, the emperor and the prime minister often had two different attitudes. The prime minister often wanted to be tough to the end, but as the unrest increased further, the emperor would choose to retreat.
It's because their vital interests are inconsistent.
As long as the purpose of feudal social rule remains unchanged, this trick will definitely be tried and tested.
They dare to do this even under the emperor's feet, let alone in the local area.
If you just want to light a small fire to use the light, he will directly cook a large barbecue for you.
The second floor of a pub diagonally opposite the Procuratorate.
"well."
Wang Shao couldn't help but sigh when he saw the dark area in front of the Procuratorate, "We've finally come this far!"
From the moment Chen Guang went to the procuratorate to file a complaint, he had already encountered this scene.
The root cause of insufficient military pay is not really corruption, but rather fiscal deficit, and officials must be taking advantage of this to launch an attack.
Because even if everything is done fairly and our officials are not greedy at all and don't even use public funds to eat or drink, you can't afford military pay!
If you get to the end of the investigation, you will definitely get to the head of the imperial court.
Wang Shao then looked at Cai Yanqing, who was sitting across from him with a deep eyebrow and was thinking, and asked: "Brother Zhongyuan, if we really want to act in accordance with the law, can Hezhong Mansion's finances handle it?"
Cai Yanqing shook his head and said: "I absolutely cannot afford it, unless..."
Wang Shao asked: "Unless what?"
Cai Yanqing said: "Unless the Salt Division issues salt debts to compensate for this part of the military expenditure."
Wang Shao frowned and said: "This is unlikely! After the quarrel between Yuan Xuesi and the imperial court, it is impossible that he would be willing to bear such a large debt for the public prosecutor and the law. The salt debt must be repaid in the end."
"Then there's only one way."
"disarmament?"
"exactly."
Cai Yanqing nodded and said: "As we all know, the root cause of insufficient military pay is that the country cannot afford to support so many soldiers."
"Actually, I've thought of this too."
Wang Shao nodded and said: "However, the issue of disarmament has always been debated between the DPRK and China, and the relationship is very complicated, and may even directly affect officials. It is not as simple as adding a few legal principles.
I don’t believe that the Public Security Bureau can use laws to force the imperial court to disarm. This is absolutely impossible.”
Disarmament is definitely a top priority for the country. How can we say that the imperial court forced the imperial court to disarm? This is simply a fantasy.
Cai Yanqing said: "I agree with this, so I thought about whether salt debts could be used to shoulder this part of the debt."
Wang Shao asked: "Have you never thought about the failure of the public security tribunal and law enforcement?"
"Of course."
Cai Yanqing sighed: "Su Ziyou came to me to discuss it initially, which shows that he is also aware of this problem, so he hopes to solve it privately, but unfortunately the transportation department does not agree.
In my opinion, the Procuratorate is also forced into a blind corner, and he can only do this, otherwise, in the future, the people will only recognize the imperial court and not the Procuratorate."
"This Su Ziyou is still a little too young after all!"
Wang Shao sighed and said: "The situation is very complicated now. We all have to pay more attention to it. It will cause trouble, but we must not make trouble. Otherwise, none of us will be able to escape the involvement."
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. If he was not sure, there was no way Yuan Jiang could reject the prosecutor's appeal.
Accustomed to Gao Wenyin's attentive service, Zhang Fei usually doesn't eat out, but tries to eat at home as much as possible, 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 store is getting better and better."
"That's because we hired a fireman recently."
"Yeah?"
"I know this fireman, President Zhang, too."
The big dog said and shouted into the shed, "Xiao Wu! Xiao Wu!"
"Why!"
I saw Chen Xiaowu running out of the shed. When he saw Zhang Fei, he said excitedly: "Here comes President Zhang."
Zhang Fei said in surprise: "Chen Xiaowu?"
This Chen Xiaowu is the Huo Fu who appeared in court to testify for Zhong Er last time.
"President Zhang still remembers the villain!"
"Why are you here?"
Zhang Fei asked curiously.
Chen Xiaowu said hey: "I have not wanted to work in the army for a long time. My service is due to expire this year. After going to court that day, I saw that there were more firemen here, so I came to give it a try. Brother Dog really wanted me.
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The big dog smiled and said: "Then you are good at your craftsmanship! Just now, President Zhang praised you for doing well."
"Really?"
Chen Xiaowu said in surprise.
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "It's indeed very good. This cake is made very authentically."
"As long as President Zhang likes it, that's fine."
Chen Xiaowu chatted for a few words and then returned to the shed to work.
Zhang Fei pointed to the stool next to him and said, "Sit down."
"Why!"
After Big Dog sat down, Zhang Fei looked around and whispered: "How is the development of the Taxation Department?"
Dagou said hurriedly: "It's relatively smooth, because there are a lot of people in Hezhong Prefecture who are practicing evil ways. It's easy to get in touch with such people, and they are very well-informed."
Zhang Fei asked: "Among these evil ways, which one is the most prosperous and the easiest to develop its power."
"Selling private salt." Big Dog whispered.
Zhang Fei said: "Remember, before I came here, we arranged for a salt vendor."
Big Dog nodded and said: "Yes, it is the best development of this industry."
Zhang Fei said: "But this is not enough. Things are developing faster than I thought. The tax department may have to come to Hezhong Mansion early next year."
"Early next year?"
The big dog frowned and said, "I'm afraid this isn't enough!"
Zhang Fei said: "Think of a way."
The big dog glanced at Zhang Fei and said, "Unless."
Zhang Fei encouraged: "Say."
Big Dog said: "At present, our illegal salt sales are mainly concentrated in the inland, but the most profitable thing is selling illegal salt from Xixia. If we can penetrate it and escape the supervision of the government, we can develop quickly.
But the imperial court strictly prohibited the sale of Xixia salt."
"No buts, it's settled."
Zhang Fei said: "It just so happens that we have to find a way to infiltrate Xixia recently and find a few smart people to smuggle Xixia salt. I guarantee that they will become the largest smuggled salt dealer within two years."
The big dog nodded and said, "Yes."
Zhang Fei said: "I will meet your request. When the tax department comes next year, don't embarrass Brother Bao."
The big dog glanced at Zhang Fei and said hehe, "How do I feel that President Zhang has set up a trap for me to jump in?"
Selling private salt from Xixia means sending money and food to Xixia. This is what the imperial court hates the most. How could it be decided so easily? It must have been decided.
"There's meat and wine inside, so why not jump in."
Zhang Fei chuckled and threw down a small sling of copper coins, "I'm going to do some work, you go ahead and do your work."
Although Zhang Fei seems cynical, it cannot be denied that his skills in checking in are indeed top-notch. He only has the finale, but he is rarely late.
Today, he came to the conference room at the last second again.
The four little King Kongs were already chatting animatedly inside. When they saw Zhang Fei come in, they immediately stood up and saluted.
"Everyone, please sit down."
Zhang Fei asked with a smile: "What are you talking about?"
Cai Bian said: "We are talking about the matter at the procuratorate. Now the government offices, the transportation department, and the military camp are all encouraging the soldiers to come and complain. The number of people is increasing day by day. If this continues, there will probably be trouble."
Zhang Fei said: "This is a matter for the procuratorate. As long as the procuratorate does not prosecute, it has little to do with us."
Shangguan Jun said worriedly: "But our public prosecutors and the judiciary are one. If there is a problem in the procuratorate, it will inevitably affect our imperial court."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Prosecutor Su is an adult, and he should know how to take responsibility for what he does. In addition, even if we want to help, all we can do is lend people to the Procuratorate. We cannot teach the Procuratorate to do things.
Let alone interfere with the work of the procuratorate, otherwise, the public prosecutor’s office will really be ruined.”
The four of them nodded slightly, but obviously they didn't agree.
Although there are mutual checks and balances, when you go out, you still need to hug each other to keep warm!
But Zhang Fei didn't care, "Cai Jinglai is responsible for how to assist the procuratorate. What we have to do now is to sort out the lawsuit that just ended, discuss the deficiencies in the law, and then make amends and modifications. You guys
What do you think?"
Shangguan Jun was the first to say: "We should give a clearer standard for conversion."
Cai Bian said: "There is also the problem of usury. The imperial court has continuously issued laws and regulations to strictly prohibit usury, but it has been banned repeatedly. This has also accelerated land annexation, which is very detrimental to the country and the people. For example, in the case of Chen Hu's debt, the interest not only compounded interest, but also
When it reached twice as much, it ended in shock. It should be punished according to the law, but in the end it was Wu Tianfu who took double the interest."
Ye Zuqia said: "We have also discussed this dispute. Fortunately, Wu Tianfu chose to reconcile with the Transportation Department. If there is a lawsuit, there are no regulations that can cure him."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "If I help Wu Tianfu in a lawsuit, the possibility of losing is very small, and this is a widespread phenomenon. In the future, our imperial court will be involved in many relationships in this area, which may cause the people to hate us.
The imperial court is dissatisfied, so we must take countermeasures to prevent this from happening.
At present, a common trick used by landlords is to borrow cloth in exchange for rice, borrow rice to pay back the money, and use the size and weight to calculate the interest. Such calculations are difficult for our imperial court to evaluate.
However, this is prohibited, and it is the people who suffer the hardship, because they do not have much money in their hands, so they can only borrow things and return things.
Therefore, I decided to evaluate the interest based on the current market value of the borrowed thing. If you borrow a stone of rice, and the price of rice at that time is one thousand yuan per stone, then the interest must be calculated based on this thousand yuan."
Cai Bian nodded and said: "It should be so."
Ye Zuqia said: "But if you do this, I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction. Suppose it is agreed to borrow one stone of rice and return one piece of cloth, and the interest is calculated on the basis of cloth. When the money is repaid, if the price of cloth continues to rise during this period,
The rich obviously suffered a big loss."
Cai Bian said: "If the price of cloth falls, the rich will take advantage. In the end, the rich will definitely still make money."
Ye Zuqia said: "We can't just consider farmers and landowners, we also have to consider loans between businessmen. Many businessmen borrow money, betting that the price of cloth will rise."
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "What you all said makes sense, so let's think of a way to see how to evaluate this loan shark, which is more appropriate."
Cai Jing said: "Teacher, students think it is inappropriate now."
Zhang Fei looked at Cai Jing and said, "How do you say this?"
Cai Jingdao: "No matter how we regulate usury, as long as it is fair, it will inevitably arouse the dissatisfaction of the big landowners. Now the procuratorate has attracted the dissatisfaction of the military. If we offend those big landowners again, I'm afraid they will
Holding together for warmth is very detrimental to us."
Zhang Fei thought for a moment, then nodded with a smile and said: "What Cai Jing said makes sense, so you can discuss it in secret for the time being and don't make it public to avoid causing complications. Okay, that's the end of today's meeting."
Wait until Zhang Fei goes out.
Cai Jing and the others looked at each other.
"There's something not right about the teacher today," Shangguan Jun said first.
Cai Bian nodded and said, "I feel this way too, but I can't tell what it is specifically."
"Satire!"
Ye Zuqia said: "Teacher didn't say a word to ridicule us today."
"That's right! That's right." Cai Bian nodded and said, "In the past, when we raised questions, the teacher would more or less make fun of us."
Cai Jingdao: "And 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?"
"Isn't it just a matter of throwing some bricks and mortar?"
"It's impossible for the teacher to give us advice. The teacher has never done this before."
"Is it meant to train us?"
"This is indeed possible. We have to consider it carefully."