Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 427: Tax war (1)

Just when Si Nong Temple officially collected the exemption tax, the Legislative Council, which had been unknown until now, suddenly promulgated the punishment principles for tax evasion.

Actually, the Sinong Temple, the Taxation Department, and the Regulations Department of the Second Government have all mentioned that new regulations will be promulgated, but they only said that fines will be the main focus. What are the specific regulations? , and did not elaborate.

But logically speaking, these regulations should have been promulgated long ago, but this new regulation was released after the tax collection had already started.

And it was promulgated by the Legislative Council. So far, all the upstarts of the judiciary have all appeared in this conscription campaign.

This regulation is very cumbersome and different from the previous regulations.

First, the Legislative Council stated that this is only an attempt by the Legislative Council, and all the regulations are only applicable to Kaifeng Prefecture for the time being, and are only used for tax exemption.

Secondly, it is to stipulate that the tax department can sue for a maximum of five years, counting from this year. That is to say, the tax department can sue for all tax evasion within five years, but if it exceeds five years, the tax department cannot sue. I can only say congratulations, you have succeeded in tax evasion.

The third is the regulations on punishment. The fine is limited to 50% to three times of the tax amount, but the minimum cannot be less than 500 cash, which is determined according to the severity of the circumstances. However, the deliberate falsification of the declaration form and the refusal to declare are all serious circumstances.

But here is also the first time to introduce the idea of ​​virtue, master and law assistant. If there is an elderly person in your family who suddenly gets sick or a baby is born suddenly, you can take the initiative to explain to the tax department, the tax department, the royal court, etc. , the procuratorate should also consider it as appropriate.

However, how to consider it as appropriate, and did not elaborate, it is only for reference after all.

Fourth, all taxes owed are subject to interest, which is calculated at an interest rate of 10% per year.

The fifth, and most important thing, is the issue of penalties. False declarations, refusal to declare, and tax evasion exceeding 50% will all be punished. Pay as much as you steal, but first-time offenders are exempt from this penalty. However, those who resist the duty of the tax police and refuse to pay the fine after the imperial court has already ruled will be sentenced to three to five years in prison, and they cannot be used for ransom. The same is true for first-time offenders.

After this regulation was promulgated, the whole situation became treacherous again.

Rao Wen Yanbo and Sima Guang were also at a loss. They had been assisting the Legislative Council all along, but they didn’t know anything about it, so they asked Fu Bi immediately.

“This was ordered by the government.”

Fu Bi told them very frankly, “However, I have also carefully examined these regulations. Compared with the previous regulations, they are more lenient, so I agreed to the officials.”

Actually, Zhao Xu can ask Sinong Temple to promulgate this matter, or even promulgate it by himself, without going through the Legislative Council, but Zhao Xu still asks the Legislative Council to promulgate it. An opportunity to perform.

However, Fu Bi is not the kind of minister to let it go. He has reviewed these regulations, and they are indeed beneficial to the Legislative Council.

Because the previous regulations were very ruthless. Once you are caught, you will not need to pay taxes. It is also common for you to be fined. Three years, or even the death penalty. And the death penalty is easily triggered.

Comparatively speaking, this punishment is really very, very lenient.

Sima Guang frowned and said: “At this moment, the sudden reduction of the penalty for tax evasion will not encourage the arrogance of those tax evaders.”

At such a critical moment, the sentence is suddenly reduced, isn’t this just admitting cowardice?

But Wen Yanbo shook his head and said: “I think these regulations are actually setting up the battlefield. Nowadays, so many people in the court have not reported the truth. If they don’t revise it, it will make it difficult for the officials to get rid of it. According to these regulations, the Department of Taxation will be able to do things freely without having to worry about it.”

Fu Bi nodded and said, “Kuan Fu thinks the same as I do. This is not a retreat, nor a warning, but an arrangement of the entire battlefield.”

It seems that the punishment is reduced, but if you don’t reduce it, this battle will not be fought, because the punishment was too strict in the past and the enforceability was too low, not to mention the powerful people, even the common people. Be applicable.

Have they all been killed?

This is impossible.

In the past, it was rare to punish people for tax evasion according to the law. Everyone turned a blind eye and closed one eye.

At this moment, Lu Gongzhu came, and at the same time he brought a newspaper.

He shook his head in disbelief and said, “It seems that this tax secretary is definitely not a kind person.”

Sima Guang hurriedly asked: “How do you say that?”

Grand Lu handed the newspaper to them, “This is the tax payment rule just announced by the Taxation Department. One of the rules is very ruthless. I have never seen such a rule.

Anyone who has lived in Kaifeng for one year must pay exemption tax, which even states that income from theft, robbery, and illegal salt sales must be declared truthfully. “

Sima Guang and Wen Yanbo looked at Lu Gong’s work in shock.

……

“Zihua, what do you think?” Wang Anshi asked Han Jiang.

Han Jiang said: “Although the punishment is reduced, in my opinion, this is more like a final warning.”

Wang Anshi asked back: “Do you think they will stop here?”

Han Jiang pondered a little, shook his head and said: “No. If they are frightened like this, then the summer tax and autumn tax will be taken over by the tax department in the future, and they may have to retreat step by step. The more so, they The more you will bite on it.”

Wang Anshi smiled and said: “This is more like a declaration before the war.”

Actually, this conflict has far exceeded his expectations, but it doesn’t matter, he has already figured out a way out, and at this time he has the mentality of a bystander.

Just as Wang Anshi expected, the dignitaries in the court all saw the meaning of this. No fool thought that this was the opponent’s retreat, but they also believed that they had no way out.

Never bow to the Tax Secretary.

If you bow your head so easily like this, then the other party will definitely make progress, and the summer tax and autumn tax will follow one after another.

Based on this consensus, the dignitaries are also very united.

This war is inevitable.

On the other hand, the tax payment side is very smooth, there are no troubles, and everyone pays taxes according to the declaration form on time.

Soon, the exemption tax of Bianjing City, Kaifeng, and Xiangfu were all collected.

The final account reached an astonishing 70,000 guan.

Not much.

It is surprisingly rare.

It is reasonable to say that the wealth of these three places accounts for 60 to 70% of the entire Kaifeng Mansion.

This is still a big gap from the police department’s finances.

Han Jiang was not angry this time, and he did not go to Zhang Fei to say that the battlefield has been cleaned up, so there is nothing else to say.

Please begin your performance.

The Tax Department is already sharpening its knives, ready to move.

But based on Zhang Fei’s suggestion, they still suppressed the impulse in their hearts. After everyone paid their taxes, everything returned to calm.

But everyone knows that the tax department must be reviewing, but in fact the tax department has already obtained the evidence, and is waiting for an order from above.

……

Baima Township.

In the dark night, accompanied by a rush of horseshoes, the people who were awakened did not dare to go out. They really opened the window quietly and saw more than 20 torches in the distance, looking at the only light in the village. Zhuangzi of fire.

That is the most powerful landlord in the area, Qinjiazhuang.

How could the nearby people resist the temptation of gossip, they mustered up their courage, put on their coats, went out, gathered together, and walked there tremblingly.

“Who are they?”

“Looks like… Royal Police?”

“Could it be… is it here to check taxes.”

“I just said, the Qin family only pays such a little tax, and they will definitely be investigated.”

“Hey! Look, what are they doing?”

…..

But I saw four or five royal policemen rushing towards the gate suddenly holding a huge wooden stake.

There was a loud bang.

The gate of the village was directly blasted open.

The people were dumbfounded.

Is this… the Royal Police they know?

Thinking of how amiable the royal police were when they went to hand in their declaration forms in those days, even if they encountered drunks making trouble, they would first try to appease them and then warn them, unless the other party made further progress, they would subdue them violently.

And this scene directly shattered their image of the Royal Police.

Compared to this, the former yamen servants are simply not too gentle!

There is no way.

It’s not easy for everyone to earn a living. You only pay such a small tax. How can we royal police survive!

The loud noise also alarmed the people in the village.

“What’s going on, you are… gentlemen, what do you want to do?”

But I saw a vicious guard rushing forward with more than ten servants, but the scene in front of me was so frightened that the servants threw their hands on the ground, pretending to be “who am I and where am I?” look.

Faith is the main thing, living is the key.

I saw seven or eight tax police officers with their bows and arrows, and more than a dozen tax police officers were holding bright swords. What’s even more outrageous was that there were four or five people holding shields.

This is really armed to the teeth.

Seeing another person walking out of the team, he said softly, “I’m really sorry, we are the tax police of the tax department. According to my investigation, Qin Biao is suspected of tax evasion, so we come here to ask him to come with us Tax Department, accept investigation.”

Please?

Are you “please”?

“I want to see who this is who ate the bear’s heart and the leopard’s guts, who dares to come to my Qin family to play wild!”

Hearing a shout of anger, I saw a burly man with a face as big as the surface of the moon rushing out with a big knife in his hand, but when he saw the scene, he turned around and ran away without saying a word.

Whoo!

A cold arrow hit the beam next to it.

The sound of winter is very crisp.

There was a buzzing ending, which was particularly ear-piercing in this silent scene.

He…they really dare to shoot!

The servants were glad they hadn’t done anything just now.

The big man stopped immediately, and beads of sweat dripped down his cheeks.

The leader shouted again: “We are the tax police of the tax department…!”

Before he finished speaking, the big man threw the knife, turned around and got down on the ground, “The good man spares his life, the good man spares his life.”

The leader came forward and said: “Qin Biao, you are suspected of tax evasion, please come with me to the tax department for investigation.”

Qin Biao cried, “I’ll pay it, I’ll pay it now.”

The man looked down at Qin Biao and said, “Please get up immediately and come with us.”

Two more tax police came up immediately.

Qin Biao is not as arrogant as before, as obedient as a rabbit, he got up tremblingly, but he was still making the last struggle, “Can I not go, I…I can’t pay the taxes. “

“Don’t worry, just accept the investigation.”

The man ignored him after saying that, and if he said loudly: “This place will be temporarily sealed, you can stay here, but all property in the village cannot be touched. Do you understand?”

The domestic servants nodded like chickens pecking at rice.