Listening to Zheng Chenghong's words, Xin Qiji pinched the beard on his chin and spoke slowly.
"So to put it this way, the Inspection Bureau is nominally a subordinate department of the state governor and county magistrate, but it is not often that it is the turn of the state governor and county magistrate to take command."
"Yes, only when big things happen, it's my turn to step in and deal with it. Most of the time, I feel that the head of the Justice Bureau is more like the leader of the Inspection Bureau than me."
Zheng Chenghong said: "That's not all, because the transfer of the inspection bureau to deal with major matters will have a great impact, so every time I order a transfer, I have to write a report to explain the inside story, and then send it to the judicial director for him to record. .
At the end of every year, the Justice Bureau reviews the performance of local officials to determine whether they have acted illegally. At that time, these things will be needed as evidence to judge whether I acted in accordance with the law, which is related to my political performance. "
Xin Qiji laughed.
"In this way, you, the governor of the state, are nominally one level higher than the head of the judiciary. You are the fourth rank, and he is the fourth rank, but in fact, you feel a bit controlled by others?"
"What's even more amazing is that according to the rules, I am not subject to him. He has no right to interfere with my actions. He can't dictate what I want to do. However, the state governor needs to act in accordance with the law, and the person responsible for justice is... Justice Bureau."
Zheng Chenghong said depressingly: "Whether I can pass their inspection at the end of each year, whether I can achieve effective political performance and get a chance for promotion, I need to refer to the inspection results of the Justice Bureau. If the results of the Justice Bureau's inspection are not good, the future of the official will be in doubt." There is danger.”
"This...it's really difficult for you."
Xin Qiji whispered: "The Bureau of Justice is in charge of judicial affairs and has very heavy powers. If you want to do something, it's really easy to tie your hands. Being the governor of a state is really not an easy task."
"That's not necessarily the case. As long as we don't break the rules, His Majesty won't make it too difficult for us. I can still do what we need to do."
Zheng Chenghong smiled and said: "You don't feel this when you are not an official. Only when you become an official can you feel that there are difficulties everywhere and you have to be careful everywhere. The checks and balances in the officialdom are not a big problem. As long as you abide by the rules and laws, Nature makes no mistakes.
But I am not just an official, I am also a member of the Renaissance Association. As an official, I can be pampered and avoid things, but as a member, I must be the first to do everything. No matter what problems there are in Haizhou, I must be at the forefront.
Whether the river is overflowing, the seawater is pouring in, there are bandits on the sea, or there are problems with farmers' harvests, these issues must be paid attention to and taken responsibility for, because this is not only my responsibility, but also my joining the Renaissance as a member. The oath made at that time. "
Xin Qiji looked at Zheng Chenghong.
"Is it tiring to bear so much? Is it painful?"
"Of course it's tiring and hard, but other than that, I have a deep sense of satisfaction."
Zheng Chenghong smiled and said: "I was born in poverty. I have never read the Eight Classics since I was a child. I have no attainments in Confucian classics. I never thought that one day I would be able to serve as a high-ranking official like the governor of a state. When I was hungry when I was a child, I never thought Can you think of today?
It was His Majesty who changed me, and it was the Revival Club that changed me. In the words of the club, the Revival Club broke the shackles on my body, liberated me, and allowed me to work hard. Only then did I have what I am today, and the sufferings of the past. Compared with it, what are the difficulties we are facing now?
Whenever I solve a difficult problem and see the smiling faces of the farmers and see them thanking me from the bottom of their hearts, I know that the country without exploitation and oppression that His Majesty wants to lead us to build has already appeared. .
Although there are still many difficulties and many enemies that have not been solved, at least in Haizhou, we are doing our best to realize it. There is no suffering here like we have suffered in the past... Let alone the part where God is not discerning. ,Ha ha ha ha! "
Seeing the dark circles under Zheng Chenghong's eyes caused by long-term hard work and listening to his hearty laughter, Xin Qiji felt moved in his heart.
So he couldn't help but hold Zheng Chenghong's hand.
"Your Majesty did not misjudge the person, and I did not misjudge the person either. Chenghong, you did a good job."
"I hope that the day when my efforts can put smiles on the faces of all people across the country will come soon."
Zheng Chenghong expressed such emotion.
The day after the meeting with Zheng Chenghong, Xin Qiji visited Wang Kangshi, director of the Haizhou Renaissance Society branch.
However, when he visited Wang Kang, Wang Kangshi was not at the branch location. Instead, he went to work in several villages near the seaside in Qushan County.
Xin Qiji took the initiative to rush over and find Wang Kangshi, and then went through a matter with him that he was solving.
Whether this matter is big or small, it is the kind of thing that people below can discuss and resolve. However, in Xin Qiji's view, this matter is quite representative.
It is said that these villages were affected by seawater intrusion last year and some of their land had no harvests. However, the official included this part of the land when calculating taxes, so some farmers paid more taxes.
Their actual income was not that much, but they paid the same taxes as other people who had more income than them, so they felt unbalanced and finally got together to complain to the village farmers' association.
According to the Interim Agricultural Tax Law promulgated by Su Yonglin when he was in the General Affairs Bureau, if farmers' land is affected by force majeure natural disasters and their harvests are reduced, they can be exempted from taxes and do not need to pay so much tax.
So the village farmers' association reported the matter to the township farmers' association after learning about it.
The Rural Farmers Association sent people to these villages to learn about the situation, and then sent representatives to explain to the relevant officials responsible for tax collection at the county government in an attempt to obtain the possibility of tax refunds.
However, the county government has yet to give an explanation.
This year, under the strong demands of those farmers, the rural farmers' association once again sent people to negotiate with the county government, but the county government still resigned and did not give a positive explanation.
The rural farmers' association was very angry and was preparing to take further action. They were preparing to submit relevant materials to the county's judicial branch and engage in a fierce battle with the county government. As a result, Wang Kangshi happened to come to their place to inspect the situation of seawater intrusion.
It is better to do it in time than to do it well. Zhou Wei, the president of the Rural Farmers Association, also knew Wang Kangshi's huge influence in Haizhou, so he explained this issue to Wang Kangshi.
After Wang Kangshi learned about this incident, he thought about it for a while and did not bypass the relevant departments to make a decision alone. According to the procedures, he could not make any decision alone.
So he notified relevant officials from the Qushan County Judicial Bureau and Qushan County Yamen, as well as personnel from the Qushan County Renaissance Society branch, and asked them to come out and hold a small meeting.
Wang Kangshi did not make any decision at that time. He just arranged the three parties of the Township Farmers' Association, the Qushan County Judicial Bureau and the relevant officials of Qushan County and County Government to a table, while he and other members of the Renaissance Association listened on the side.
When the three parties met, Zhou Wei, the chairman of the rural farmers' association, told the whole story clearly. He also brought relevant documents and witnesses to the scene and placed them in the case report of the Qushan County Judicial Branch. In front of Liao Yuan.
Liao Yuan read the relevant documents, asked the representatives of the farmers involved in detail, and discussed with the staff around him for a while.
In the end, he determined that according to the temporary agricultural tax law promulgated by the General Affairs Bureau, the situation faced by these farmers could be exempted from taxes. However, the county government did not do so when collecting taxes, and did not refund the tax in a timely manner afterwards, which was indeed a violation.
So Liao Yuan decided that the county magistrate must return the tax to these farmers on behalf of the county government.
