Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 757: No Ji Tai Lai

Chapter 757: Good luck

These Jiangnan landowners are still crying for the little interest, but they don’t know that they are actually very lucky, at least much happier than the powerful people in the capital.

Due to time constraints and the deployment of the Public Security Bureau, it is impossible to implement the warehouse tax in Huainan this year.

There is no way around it.

However, the Royal Court still announced the news that the warehouse tax will be fully implemented next year.

However, the new tax law will be implemented this year. The elites of the Taxation Department have already been in place, and everyone is hungry. If the new tax law is not implemented, the Taxation Department will scold you. I have been hungry for a long time.

However, the Huainan generation of landowners are completely unaware of the seriousness of this matter and are still scolding them. What kind of **** law and warehouse tax is this? We have to report it to the government. It is simply nonsense.

The tax department is very happy. They like this kind of unruly rich people and only hope they can keep it.

The prize money is all counted on them.

In comparison, Jingdong East Road is relatively calm. They had already learned about this news from Di Bao earlier, and later the government officially announced that the warehouse tax would be implemented next year.

Then the food supply in the grain store increased day by day.

Qizhou Imperial Court.

“Zizhan, have you heard that the price of food has dropped to twenty-seven cents.”

Wang Anguo asked Su Shi.

Su Shi smiled and said: “No need to hear that the food in the grain store will soon be put on the street.”

Wang Anguo said with a smile: “This is really unexpected. The matter is not clear yet. The landowners just released the grain directly, and no one even came to complain.”

Su Shi chuckled and said: “The Wu Tian case last time made them scared. They don’t dare to take any chances anymore. Moreover, now the outside is full of royal police. In the past three months, our Procuratorate has There was only one criminal case, and the rest were all civil lawsuits.”

Jingdong East Road has completely lost its resistance because the last round of suppression of bandits was so brutal that it directly frightened the local landlords and gentry. The key point is that the number of the Royal Police is still increasing, because the commander of the Front Division personally When we came here, all the forbidden troops here were transferred to the royal police. Jingdong East Road has become a large police district, with more police officers than in the northwest.

Qizhou has also changed from a state capital with the worst security to a state capital with the best security.

So when the news of the warehouse tax came out, even though it would not be implemented until next year, the landowners did not hesitate to release the grain directly. If it were released next year, the price of grain would definitely be lower.

Wang Anguo added: “It’s really strange to say that these people can’t even do anything to robbers in the military camp. When they go to the Royal Police, they feel like a different person. They are not afraid of the more powerful bandits. The beating made those grass bandits flee in confusion.”

Su Shi smiled and said: “Does the president know who is currently supporting the Qingzhou Business College?”

Wang Anguo asked: “Who?”

“These are the Royal Police.”

Su Shi said: “The military camp has always been very corrupt. These soldiers never get full salaries. They often go to the commander’s house to do odd jobs, just like servants.

But it’s different when you go to the police station. As long as you work hard and make progress, the money and bonuses will not be less. Therefore, their children are the most suitable to study in the professional college. At the same time, they still have the Royal Second Class on their heads. They have a good reputation and are deeply loved by the people. They have a lot of status, honor and money. How can they not work hard?

I know that at the beginning of the year, someone spent 200 yuan to bribe a royal policeman, but they failed because they were afraid of losing their police uniform. ”

Wang Anguo nodded.

Su Shi added: “But it’s just the beginning, so we can’t explain anything yet. Our army’s combat effectiveness was not bad at the beginning of the founding of the country, but then it slowly decayed. We still have to supervise their Royal Police at all times.”

Just as he was talking, the civil servants came to report that Zhang Dun, the transfer envoy of Qizhou, and Zeng Bu, the prefect of Qizhou, arrived.

Wang Anguo immediately asked someone to invite them in.

The two entered the house and immediately apologized to Wang Anguo and Su Shi, saying that they were late.

It turns out that Su Shi came to the imperial court today because Zhang Dun and Zeng Bu said they had something to discuss with them.

After sitting down, Wang Anguo asked: “I wonder if you two have anything to discuss with us?”

Zhang Dun said: “I wonder if you two know that there are many bartering phenomena in Qizhou.”

After hearing this, Su Shi immediately said: “Don’t you two want to issue salt banknotes?”

Zhang Dun was stunned immediately. Zeng Bu laughed and said, “Zizhan is really smart.”

Su Shi didn’t appreciate it at all and shook his head directly: “I don’t agree.”

This Su Zizhan is really annoying! Zeng Bu’s expression changed slightly, and his tone was cold: “Why?”

Su Shi said: “Because if the government can solve financial problems with a piece of paper, it will definitely be indiscriminate, and the people will be miserable.”

Zhang Dun immediately said: “But this is all caused by your Public Security Bureau. Everywhere the Public Security Law goes, local business will prosper, resulting in a shortage of coins. Not long after the Public Security Law went to Hezhong Prefecture, a large number of salt banknotes and salt bonds were issued. , and now Gyeonggi Province is issuing tax coins, which shows that this is the only way to go.”

Su Shi said: “There have always been salt banknotes in Hezhong Prefecture. The tax coins issued in Gyeonggi Province are for disaster relief. This has nothing to do with the Public Security Bureau.”

Zeng Bu rolled his eyes and said hehe: “I heard that the people in Hezhong Prefecture trust the salt banknotes because Su Ziyou has extraordinary ability and always supervises the issuance of salt banknotes and salt bonds.”

Before he finished speaking, Su Shi said: “Prefect Zeng never wanted to use my brother to provoke me. Ziyu Zeng wrote to me and told me that he did not agree with Yan Chao, just because Zhang San’s methods were better than his, so he had no choice. , I can only accept it. But I have no reason to accept it.”

The implication is that both of you are not as good as Zhang San.

Zeng Bu couldn’t hear the sarcasm, and the corner of his mouth twitched, thinking to himself, this guy was beaten in the first place, it’s true that God has eyes, but it’s a pity that he was beaten in the eyes, not in the mouth.

Zhang Dunwu said calmly: “We are not here to quarrel with you two, we are here to solve the problem. Nowadays, the business development on Jingdong East Road is rapid, but it is stagnant due to lack of coins. As long as there are enough Coins will definitely make further progress. For this reason, we recruited businessmen in advance to develop salt in Binzhou. Now the salt production there has increased a lot, and we have enough ability to issue salt banknotes.”

“What is missing is coins, not salt notes.” Su Shi said.

Zeng Sermon: “May I ask Prosecutor General Su if he has any magic tips?”

Don’t just talk without practicing, come up with a solution.

Su Shi said: “Since the capital can regulate grain through a warehouse tax, why can’t we pass a copper storage tax to solve the currency problem.

Nowadays, the value of coins is already increasing. If we impose taxes on copperware and at the same time give merchants the power to mint coins, the number of coins will inevitably increase. ”

Zeng Sermon: “If merchants are allowed to mint coins, the good and bad will be mixed, and the consequences will be more serious.”

Su Shi said: “We can formulate a coinage law to ensure this, and the Public Security Bureau also has the ability to do this.”

Zeng Bu and Zhang Dun were stunned because they couldn’t defeat Su Shi, so they couldn’t help but look at Wang Anguo angrily.

Wang Anguo said: “I also agree with what Prosecutor General Su said. The risk of issuing salt banknotes is too high, so we should try to avoid it.”

Zhang Dun said: “But copper is limited, and if business continues to prosper, salt banknotes will still have to be issued.”

Su Shi said: “We’ll talk about it then.”

Zhang Dun saw that he was unable to make money and said, “Issuing coins is the power of our government.”

Su Shi said: “But without the support of the public prosecutor, the people will not believe it.”

“Take your leave.”

Because this was not the first time they had quarreled, it was very smooth, but everyone was used to it, and they had to sit down and continue to discuss after they were arguing.

In fact, Zhang Dun also knows that Su Shi’s method is also feasible. The price of coins is indeed rising at present. As long as private minting is liberalized, the currency will be alleviated.

But they wanted to keep the currency in the hands of the government.

Unfortunately, they met Su Shi, a super liberal. Su Shi’s idea was that the government should collect taxes seriously and give businessmen more freedom. He had no objection to warehouse tax and liquor tax, and he was very in favor of it.

However, Zhang Dun is right in what he said. Everywhere the police, procuratorate and law go, there will inevitably be a shortage of coins. The reason is that the public prosecutor, procuratorate and law will promote business prosperity, the frequency of transactions will increase, and the currency will remain unchanged, then there will be a shortage of money. There is a money shortage.

So Zhang Dun and Zeng Bu were also very anxious. As long as they issued currency, business would become better, but without the support of the public security organs and law, they would not be able to issue it because the people would not believe it.

Zeng Bu even thought that if a natural disaster covered Jingdong East Road, they would be able to issue banknotes in a logical manner.

Heaven does not come true!

Qingzhou is no exception. Wang Juqing, the transshipment envoy, is also competing with Qian Yi and Fan Chunren. Qian Yi and Fan Chunren also do not agree to issue salt banknotes.

It can also be seen that innovative and conservative political ideas continue to conflict in local areas.

On the contrary, the party struggle in the capital has somewhat died down, because the imperial power is being extended, and everyone is competing around their interests, leaving the dispute over political ideas aside.

What’s even more terrible is that an anti-corruption storm swept across the entire Gyeonggi area suddenly broke out, and no one reacted during this period.

In just half a month, procuratorates and police stations in various places arrested more than 60 officials.

The ruling and opposition parties were shocked.

Because such large-scale corruption cases rarely occurred in the Song Dynasty, but when some of the details came out, everyone was confused again.

It turns out that this was not a major corruption case. It was all about low-level officials taking advantage of disaster relief to run out of food, or colluding with merchants to purchase goods needed for disaster relief at high prices.

They are dozens of strings, or hundreds of strings.

Everyone slowly came to their senses, mainly because this was the first time the imperial court had provided work-for-relief on such a large scale, and at the same time it had issued millions of tax coins.

The imperial court went through some restructuring before. The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works were in a hurry in terms of implementation. They were messy in the early stage. The key point is that the executive office at the bottom has not changed. It has not been vertically integrated. There is a lack of coordination between the top and the bottom. supervision, which breeds the soil of corruption.

The senior officials in the DPRK did not dare to move. They had no intention at that time and were all focused on the political struggle. But the lower-level officials watched the money pass into their hands and thought, “How can anyone find out if they get a little bit of it?” Everyone did this in the past, and now that the world is so chaotic, everyone is focusing on the warehouse tax.

It is also true that no officials paid attention to these matters before.

Including Wang Anshi, they were all kept in the dark and had no time to care about such trivial matters.

But they were really stupid. They met a group of calves. He Zhizhong and Wang Hui had just been in the academy. They had been baptized in morality and law. They were full of passion. No matter how much or how little you fished, they would catch them if they found them.

The more I grasp, the more energetic I become.

Finally felt the joy of the Procuratorate.

At the same time, the Royal Police also want to make meritorious deeds, and they have been exploited by these low-level officials in the past. They have revenge and complaints, and they are also very cooperative with the prosecutor’s office.

For those low-level officials, when they were first arrested, they were not very panicked. They thought it was not a big deal. In the past, it could be regarded as official welfare. At best, they would go to other places, and at worst, they would That is to say, he was relieved of his duties.

But how did you know that the procuratorate prosecuted all of them with the death penalty.

Immediately passed out for a large amount of time.

I’m just arranging for a few relatives to eat and drink here. Are you going to give me the death penalty?

The officials in the DPRK were also dumbfounded.

Your procuratorate is crazy for wanting to make meritorious deeds!

Is this a death sentence?

This, this, this.!

They didn’t know how to describe it.

But the procuratorate also has laws to follow, precedents, and regulations, and the imperial court must accept it. Whether the death penalty will be imposed or not will only be known after a trial.

After many days, the imperial court was once again completely surrounded. The people looked at the two people in the dock, their eyes full of anger.

There was only one person standing in the courtyard, and of course this person was Prosecutor Zhang.

“I also have to explain this. Regarding the sentencing of corruption crimes, our government is inconsistent in many cases. Some punishments are very light or even no punishment, but some corrupt officials have been sentenced to death, and according to recent Judging from thirty years of jurisprudence, our court has never sentenced corrupt officials to death, and has also abolished punishments such as stabbing and caning. The most common punishment is to be sent to the border state. And judging from the amount of money involved by the two defendants, It’s really not a lot.”

Zhang Fei lowered his head and glanced at the copy, “According to the evidence from our procuratorate, the amount involved by the two defendants together is only 120 yuan, which is higher than the amount involved in some previous cases. Much less.”

At this point, he changed the topic, “However, we cannot ignore the current environment. At this moment, the whole country, the monarchs and the people are trying their best to resist natural disasters, and the money they embezzled, It was originally used to provide relief to the people.

Some people may say that it is just twenty or thirty more places, but this may also be twenty or thirty lives. Because the court uses limited money for relief, they would give such life-saving quotas to their relatives, which is tantamount to seeking money and killing people.

So, on behalf of the Procuratorate, I hereby implore the Chief Justice to sentence the first defendant Liu Guang and the second defendant Chen Mu to death by hanging. ”

“Okay!”

“Well said!”

“Death penalty!”

“Sentence them to death!”

The frustrated people outside immediately started shouting hysterically.

Corruption of relief money is seeking wealth and killing people.

This must be the death penalty.

Speaking as if they have never met before.

But in fact, such low-level corruption is not uncommon. I guess Chen Mu and Liu Guang don’t think it is corruption. The key is such a big project, involving so many people and so much money, I Just make dozens of them, and you will find them all. Will you be able to play happily in the future?

But in the face of Zhang Fei’s unequivocal words and the people’s common hatred, Chen Mu and Liu Guang were completely panicked and kept bowing to Zhao Biao and begging for mercy.

Zhao Pian glanced at Zhang Fei, then at Chen Mu and Liu Guang, holding the gavel in one hand, and tried to get up several times. After hesitating for a while, he coughed lightly and said, “Just as prosecutor Zhang said, I am going to court. There are many precedents, pardons, and regulations regarding the punishment of corruption. The president of this court needs to carefully review the relevant laws before making a final decision. The trial will end here for today.”

As he spoke, he picked up the gavel and knocked lightly.

As soon as the sound fell, a huge shadow suddenly appeared. Everyone immediately looked up and saw a huge dark cloud floating above their heads, covering the sky and the sun.

Could it be!

Zhao Bian didn’t even leave. He raised his head and stared blankly at the dark clouds. Time seemed to have stopped at this moment.

Suddenly!

A huge drop of water fell down.

There was a snap, very crisp.

Everyone could not help but hold their breath, listening to this long-lost voice.

One drop!

Another drop!

Da da da da!

Soon, heavy rain poured down.

There was a huge cheer immediately outside the hospital, and the people hugged each other and cried in the heavy rain, or sang and danced, and the tears and rain quickly intertwined.

After seven months, the people in the capital finally waited for the heavy rain.

Compared to the common people, the judicial officers in the court were in a hurry.

Evidence!

Copywriting!

Zhang Fei didn’t care so much, so he took Xu Zhiqian and hid under the eaves.

Xu Zhiqian whispered: “Zhang San, you won’t be self-defeating, right?”

Zhang Fei asked in shock: “What do you mean?”

Xu Zhiqian said: “Snow in June?”

The anti-corruption campaign just started here, and it’s going to rain heavily. God wants them to die!

Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: “No way. This is not a matter of two officials, but a large group of people. Even if the president of the court wanted to, he would not dare!”

However, there is a place even more lively than here.

It’s the palace.

The eunuchs and maids all ran to the open space and cheered.

The concubines also cried with joy.

The Queen Mother of the two palaces breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly went to the show to thank the Buddha.

In fact, the palace has been very depressed in the past six months, even though the disaster relief situation outside is very good.

The main reason for this is the emperor.

Because this involves the transformation of the emperor and the induction of heaven and man.

Zhao Xu has always been under a lot of pressure. Whether he was discussing with Zhang Fei or Wang Anshi and others, he was not as cheerful as before, and he was always worried.

Zhao Xu also rushed to the altar immediately to worship heaven and earth.

It really scared him to death.

I don’t know if it is really the end of the world. I have just finished worshiping heaven and earth and changing my clothes. Another good news came from the west front. Wang Shao’s army defeated Ji Siluo and successfully resolved the crisis in Hezhou.

When Zhao Xu heard the news, he burst into tears immediately.

What a shame!

It’s not easy!

Of course, this rain just makes everyone breathe a sigh of relief. Before this rain, no one knew how long the drought would last. The unknown is the most terrifying thing, but disaster relief must continue. Although this Rain can reduce some damage, but it’s not enough.

In addition, it is about this corruption issue.

The procuratorate directly prosecutes all acts of corruption with the death penalty.

This also triggered great debate between North Korea and China.

But what Zhang Fei didn’t expect was that most of the conservative officials supported the death penalty, while the reformists were firmly opposed.

Initially, Zhang Fei believed that the vast majority of officials should oppose it, so that he could force the Legislative Council to legislate on it.

I didn’t expect that a considerable number of people supported it, including Wen Yanbo and Sima Guang.

And this actually involves the idea of ​​the monarch and the scholar-bureaucrats co-ruling the world.

According to this idea, the country not only belongs to the emperor, but also to our scholar-bureaucrats.

For example, scholar-officials like Wen Yanbo believe that these corrupt officials are greedy for the country’s money and the welfare of our scholar-officials, so they must be severely punished. There are also some moralists who believe that we are all officials and scholars. You are disgracing our scholar-bureaucrats.

Of course, there are still more people who oppose the death penalty, mainly because too many officials are involved, so Zhao Pian does not dare to pass a sentence easily.

Legislative Council.

“Prosecutor Zhang, you really don’t know how to respect the old and care for the young. Usually when you face this kind of case, you always know the severity. What’s going on this time? All of them are sentenced to death. Isn’t this embarrassing for you? Chief Justice?”

Fu Bi asked Zhang Fei angrily and funnyly.

Zhao Peng on the side was also helpless. The procuratorate really caught him off guard this time.

And this is very different from Zhang Fei’s previous style!

Zhang Fei said: “If I go back to Fugong, there is a reason why I do this, because our procuratorate can only have one standard, but I have read all the previous cases, including the regulations in “Song Xingtong” and the official Except for the death penalty, none of the imperial edicts has a unified standard. For this reason, we use the death penalty as a unified standard.”

Zhao Pian wondered: “That’s not what you said in court.”

Zhang Fei smiled and said: “President, our Procuratorate’s goal is to convict. The purpose of what was said in court is to ensure the success of the prosecution. Of course, I will say it in a more sensational way, because this is my duty. No matter what I think in my heart. Just like the distress of the chief judge at this time, maybe the chief judge does not want to impose the death penalty, but in view of his responsibilities, he cannot do whatever he wants.”

“What a mouth you have!”

Zhao Pian couldn’t help but shook his head helplessly.

A smile flashed in Fu Bi’s eyes, and he said to Zhang Fei: “So your procuratorate did not want to sentence those officials to death, but was forced to do so.”

Zhang Fei nodded and said: “We have no choice.”

Fu Bi pondered for a while and said: “Let’s put aside those precedents first, then what do you think we should do?”

Zhang Fei said: “I think unifying the punishment is the most important. As for how to unify it, I don’t know, and I’m not very good at it. But our procuratorate will only prosecute according to one standard. Otherwise, it will all be ours. After all, this cannot convince the public, and it also violates the laws of our ancestors. Things are for prevention and song is for control.”

Fu Bi nodded and looked at Zhao Bian again.

Zhao Pian thought deeply, nodded and said: “I have to admit, this brat is quite right.”

Zhang Fei smiled and said: “Thank you very much, President, for the compliment.”

Zhao Pian glared at him fiercely.

Fu Bi glanced at Zhang Fei meaningfully, thought for a while, nodded and said, “Okay! Our Legislative Council will carefully consider this issue.”