Zhang Shuye has always been vigorous and resolute in his work. Half a month later, the main departments of the Hebei County Chief Secretary's Office were moved to Xindu. The remaining unimportant departments stayed in Daming City and were slowly relocated.
This high-intensity work has put hundreds of officials in the government department to a hard time, but no one dared to say a word.
It's okay to complain, but whoever dares to delay the work, Zhang Yan Wang will dismiss you without saying a word. Those who are seventh grade or above, return to Kaifeng City to study again.
Moreover, these people are not qualified to enter Sungkyun University or Yilun Hall for further study. They attend the Qingcheng official training class. The first task of studying here is "criticism and self-criticism" and not to dig out the mistakes deep in the soul. It is impossible to get back to work.
Those with grades below the seventh grade were directly transferred to the Hebei official training class at the foot of Puning Mountain in the east of Xindu City. When they realized their mistakes, they were then organized into various working groups and went to various states and counties to participate in the construction of various water conservancy projects.
After hundreds of years of redundant personnel, the imperial court has accumulated a large number of "talents" waiting to become officials.
They come from all kinds of sources, some are promoted, some are recommended, some are Jinshi in Poetry and Fu during the Yuanyou period, a total of three to four thousand people, they have been languishing in Kaifeng City, without suitable dispatch, they can only get one to eat even if they starve to death. An insufficient salary.
Now the imperial court is opening up schools and recruiting talented people from all over the country to attend Chengjun, Biyong and other universities in order to reserve talents, which puts more pressure on those who are idle and idle.
Therefore, the land is full of talented people who understand current affairs.
Outside Kaifeng, there are fifteen further education schools jointly organized by various ministries of Shangshu Province and Chengdu and Biyong Universities. Almost every ministry has one, and some departments have two or three further education schools.
These further training schools are different from the colleges of Chengdu and Biyong University. They are pre-employment training courses and are opened temporarily. Thousands of people who are aware of current affairs signed up early to join them. Most of them studied for half a year, eager to serve the country of the Song Dynasty. Make your own contribution to strengthen the people and make them rich.
Especially after seeing some outstanding students taking up jobs one after another, other students became even more anxious and submitted letters of determination one after another.
Therefore, there is no shortage of people in Zhang Shuye's hands. If he doesn't change his ideas, he will change people. If you can't keep up with the pace of Tianqi's New Deal, just be an ordinary citizen and wait for other leaders to lead you forward.
Just as we were settled down, local aristocratic families such as the Cui family of Qinghe, the Li family of Feixiang, the Zhang family of Qingchi, and the Yuan family of Pingyuan came again. This time they also invited the Han family of Anyang, the Huolu Jia family, and the Zanhuang Li family.
Needless to say about the Han family, the head of the family, Han Zhongyan, is the right minister of Zhongshu Province, and the fourth son, Han Jiayan, is the brother-in-law of the official family.
The Huolu Jia family belongs to the lineage of Jia Wenyuan Gong (Jia Changchao), the Prime Minister of Emperor Renzong. The Li family of Zanhuang belongs to the lineage of Li Weddingong (Li Di), the Prime Minister of Emperor Renzong.
The population is prosperous and the reputation is prominent.
In fact, there were also famous families in the previous twelve families, such as the Li family of Feixiang, which was the descendant of Li Wenjinggong (Li Hang), the prime minister of Emperor Zhenzong; and the Zhang family of Qingchi, who was the descendant of Zhang Wenjiegong (Zhang Zhibai), the prime minister of Emperor Renzong. Their population is sparse, or their descendants have failed to live up to expectations, and their power has declined.
"Zhang also knows the purpose of the princes' visit. But there is one sentence that I don't know whether to say or not."
The person from the Han family is Han Chi, who is Han Zhongyan’s nephew.
"Please speak frankly, Commander Zhang." Han Chi turned his head and looked at everyone, then said with cupped hands.
"Everyone, the official Zhengdan decree clearly stated that the property of the people in the world should be protected from infringement. Many subsequent laws and decrees also made it clear. Each family only needs to come to the official office to register the number of acres of their own land and calculate taxes.
With the base number, the land deed can be exchanged and passed on to future generations."
"Furthermore, our government does not prohibit the sale of land. As long as you pay a sufficient price, buy the land legally and reasonably, and then pay taxes in accordance with the law. With such preferential treatment, why do you insist on petty profits? Pay taxes, and from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors,
The rules existed during the Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han dynasties.”
The Cui family of Qinghe said: "Preferential treatment of nobles has been in existence since the Han and Tang Dynasties, and it is the law of our ancestors."
"Treat the gentry preferentially? Isn't our government preferential enough? Is your family's 75,000 acres of land really inherited from the Han and Tang Dynasties? During the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Cui family was displaced and their livelihood was precarious. Later, Taizu
Emperor Taizong ruled the world, thought of the Cui family's poetry and calligraphy, and repeatedly rewarded him, so that his family had 75,000 acres of land."
Baimengshu
"Also, each of your families was just a middle-class family at first. Their ancestors rose up and entered the temple. They were treated favorably by the late emperors and received many rewards. Only then did we have the grand situation of fertile land across states and counties today. Such preferential treatment is so generous. You should be more generous.
I am grateful for the emperor's kindness and serve the imperial court."
Zhang Shuye's words were a bit aggressive, but they were all reasonable.
You family heads, you look at me and I look at you, they all have their own little calculations in mind.
The officials of the Song Dynasty were indeed generous, especially towards the scholars and scholars.
First, during the founding of the country, a large amount of land was distributed to various families. Then, as long as they were awarded Jinshi and became prime ministers, the fertile land would be rewarded without any money, and the blessing would be passed on to their descendants.
The descendants of the family were plundering, buying and selling in the countryside, and evading taxes. The officials and the court mostly turned a blind eye. Otherwise, how could it be possible for a Chinese-funded family to become a wealthy family in just a few decades?
It was because they were accustomed to such preferential treatment that the wealthy local families would go so far. They felt that the imperial court's clearing of land and complete taxation was to seize their interests. They completely forgot about the huge benefits they had enjoyed before, and only felt that the imperial court had treated them badly.
"We and other families have tried our best to stabilize the place and appease the people. We have toiled hard even without any merit. Why is the court so cold and indifferent..." Pingyuan Yuan family murmured.
"Jingping is a place to appease the people. Everyone, Zhang has been a local official and has also read the statistics of the Secretary's Ministry. Seven out of ten cases in various states and counties are related to local wealthy families, either bullying men and dominating women, or taking advantage of others.
...This is also called Jingping place, to appease the people?" Zhang Shuye gradually lost patience. He knew that it would be difficult to reason with representatives of these aristocratic families who had vital interests involved, no matter how much rhetoric they used, it would be difficult to make sense.
It's better to follow what the officials say, if you can't be persuaded by reason, you can be persuaded by physics.
Zhang Shuye looked at the representatives of the various families, and in his heart he chose the chicken that scared the monkey. The head of the Li family, who praised the emperor, said dissatisfied: "We, a family of poets and writers, have descendants and branches, and the number of people is certainly higher than that of the family."
There are more ordinary people, so of course there will be more food and clothing than ordinary people's homes. The court should show consideration to us and not give us preferential treatment..."
Zhang Shuye's eyes lit up and he interrupted, "Are you the head of the Zanhuang Li family?"
"Exactly."
"How brave, I am looking for you. The Dunyu Mountain rebels were instigated by you, right?"
The face of the head of the Li family changed: "Mr. Zhang, you don't dare to say such nonsense."
"Whether it was you who instigated it or not, the government already has evidence. The Dunyushan rebels are about to be destroyed, and the witnesses will be complete by then. Whether you want to admit it or not, we can still convict you."
"Someone's coming!"
"Here!" Liu Cunyi, deputy envoy of the Chief Secretary of Hebei County, walked in with someone.
"The head of the Li family is here, take it down!"
"Yes!" Liu Cunyi waved to someone to catch the panicked Li family head, and said with a smile: "We just received a co-investigation order from the Judicial Investigation Bureau, saying that the Li family of Emperor Zan was the mastermind behind Dun Yushan's conspiracy.
, I was dispatching the Security Detachment of the Security Police Force to Zanhuang County, but you happened to bump into it."
"Slander! This is slander! How could my Li family, a well-known poet and calligrapher from a well-known family in Hebei, do such a thing!" The head of the Li family argued loudly.
"Whether it is a slander will be determined by the censors of the Hebei Procuratorate. Whether it is guilty or not will be determined by the judges of the Hebei Judicial Court. It's useless for you to yell."
Zhang Shuye waved his hand and asked someone to drag the Li family leader away. Then he looked around at the restless family heads and said in a profound voice: "You are all well-read people who understand the truth. People must be content.
The imperial court has treated this family so favorably, so we should remember our gratitude and not make the same mistake again and again."
After hesitating for a while, Zhang Shuye said again: "Zhang will give everyone a legal education. In "Guo Shi Da Gao", officials have repeatedly guaranteed that the property of officials and people in the world will not be infringed. But there is one exception, that is, those who break the law are guilty.
If the judicial department rules that the property has been confiscated, it can be reasonably confiscated to the official and turned into public land."
"What does it mean to be guilty of breaking the law? Needless to say, rebelling and treason will never be polite. You will not be deprived of personal crimes. Murder, theft, and rape will not deprive you of the property in your name and family. But infringement on the public
Crimes of profit, corruption, arson... and tax evasion. Especially for those who evade taxes. If the land is less than 500 acres, the tax evaded land will be confiscated for five years; for those with more than 500 acres, the tax evasion land will be confiscated for three years.
Confiscated..."
"How to convict? We, the Chief Secretary, have no say. The taxation department can only submit the investigated criminal evidence directly to the county court. The judge will review it, determine that the evidence is conclusive, and make a verdict of guilty. It must then be reported to the state court for review.
Once again. If the victim feels that he has been wronged, he can also appeal to the County Judgment Court and Dali Temple."
At this point, Zhang Shuye's words were very solemn, "Everyone, the officials and the court are very cautious about conviction, but once the evidence is solid, conviction is a matter of course. Everyone, once you are convicted, it will be irreversible, so please be patient
Consider it."
Zhang Shuye let out a long sigh and said leisurely: "The officials sent me here because Zhang is good at cleaning up messes. Everyone, the officials have already predicted in their hearts that even if Hebei is beaten to a pulp, they will still have to deal with the New Deal
Keep it going.”
Liu Cunyi, who had been silent beside him, suddenly added: "Everyone, please be sure to face up to the official's determination!" This chapter has been completed!
