Zhang Fei was not surprised that Ma Tianhao agreed to start this charity so quickly. If he was not sure, he would not have said this, and he did not even try to deceive him too much.
The reason for this is actually very simple: the disputes are becoming public.
The previous trial methods had a lot of room for behind-the-scenes operations, but when the disputes became public and debates took place in court, the room for behind-the-scenes operations gradually became smaller.
If it had been before, would they have had to change Gouyuan's account books?
Absolutely not necessary.
Basically, there is no trouble with Mr. Lu.
However, you Erbi went to court to argue, and all the evidence had to be made public to the world. The two sides were at loggerheads, and many things could no longer be hidden.
In a sense, justice is served.
This has never happened before. Not to mention the Han and Tang Dynasties, even the legal Qin State has never had this situation. We cannot learn from history. This makes wealthy businessmen, landlords, and scholar-bureaucrats feel an unprecedented crisis.
The crisis is not big, but it is unknown.
At this point, no one wants to be the first person, so they have to endure it for the time being.
In the end, it was just temporary, or someone was premeditating to promote this matter.
Of course, they didn't trust this charity very much. This was just an attempt. That's why Ma Tianhao deliberately asked Ma Xiaoyi and Cao Dongdong to cooperate with Zhang Fei by playing tricks.
If it works, let’s talk about it another time.
If that doesn't work, you can let your son take the blame when the time comes. This is just a child's play and has nothing to do with them.
But Zhang Fei hasn't gotten down to business yet. There is another issue that needs to be solved, which is the nature of a charity.
Charity was already commonplace in the Song Dynasty, and it was definitely not taxable. However, there were no regulations in this regard in the "Song Xingtong".
You have to go back and study this carefully.
When he returned home, he was captured by Xu Zun.
"So fast?"
Zhang Fei looked at Xu Zun in surprise.
Xu Zundao: "Sima Junshi held a meeting today to discuss this matter. Isn't this your plan? What? Are you not ready yet?"
Zhang Fei snorted: "I'm almost ready over there and can start at any time. By the way, father-in-law, what on earth did you say at that time?"
"It's basically according to what you said."
Xu Zun then informed Zhang Fei of all the discussions.
Zhang Fei nodded and said hehely: "My father-in-law will have to resist when the time comes. From now on, there will definitely be many people attacking my father-in-law."
Xu Zun chuckled: "You don't have to worry about this. I've long been accustomed to it. I just mentioned it casually. They can't do anything to me."
"Dad, Zhang San, what are you discussing?"
Xu Zhiqian suddenly entered the hall.
Zhang Fei said hurriedly: "My father-in-law and I are discussing doing charity."
Xu Zun saw that Zhang Fei deliberately didn't tell Xu Zhiqian, so he didn't say much.
"charitable?"
Xu Zhiqian obviously quickened her pace and soon came to Zhang Fei, "What kind of charity?"
Zhang Fei informed Xu Zhiqian and Xu Zun of his charity plan.
"What kind of charity is this?"….
Xu Zhiqian said angrily: "You are obviously helping them evade taxes."
Xu Zun, who was in charge of Dali Temple affairs, sat aside and felt very embarrassed.
Zhang Fei hummed: "If you donate real money, if you donate real money, as long as you donate the land to our charity, then the land will not belong to them. How can this be said to be tax evasion? Father-in-law Sir, it’s up to you to judge.”
Xu Zun was really puzzled by his question for a moment, and he stroked his beard, "Actually, there are quite a few charities like what you said in our country."
Zhang Fei said: "Father-in-law, are you talking about Futian Courtyard?"
Futianyuan is where the government provides free housing for the elderly, weak, sick and poor.
, but now the financial situation is difficult, and there are still fees, but it is still much cheaper than renting public housing, and the environment is also much worse.
Zhang Fei had learned about it when he was getting a mortgage.
Xu Zun waved his hand and said, "It's not just Futian Hospital. There are government-run residential care homes and Anjifang, which specialize in taking in orphans or homeless elderly people. There are also private homes such as Wangui Club and Qi'an Club."
Zhang Fei asked: "How do they operate?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "Don't you know?"
Zhang Fei shook his head.
"That's true. You haven't taken the scientific examination, how do you know?" Xu Zhiqian teased.
Zhang Fei tilted his head and looked at Xu Zhiqian depressedly.
Xu Zhiqian pursed her lips and smiled, and then explained: "This Wangui Club is dedicated to providing some help to those poor candidates who go to Beijing to take the exam. At the same time, they also fund some colleges, such as books, pens and ink. They even donated a lot of books To the Imperial College. Qi'an Society is dedicated to providing some help to the refugees during times of famine, but it usually gives some warm clothes to the refugees in winter. Several friends and I also joined the Qi'an Society."
Zhang Fei said: "Really? Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "What's there to mention?"
"All right!"
Zhang Fei shrugged slightly and asked, "Since there are so many charities, why did Ma Tianhao and the others look so surprised when I mentioned it?"
Xu Zundao: "Whether it's Wangui Society or Qi'an Society, they are different from your charity organization. Wangui Society and Qi'an Society are like-minded righteous people or good friends. When they encounter science and technology During the exam year or during the cold winter, they took the initiative to provide some money and food for relief.
For example, Wang Jiefu, Sima Junshi, and Wen Gong all donated a lot of money and food to some colleges or some refugees through Wangui Society and Qi'an Society. "
Zhang Fei nodded frequently when he heard this, "No wonder I always hear that Grand Bachelor Wang and Grand Bachelor Sima often do charity, but I haven't seen any action from them. It turns out they are specialized organizations."
In comparison, the charity industry in the Song Dynasty was actually very developed, mainly due to two aspects.
One, Confucianism. Nowadays, all charitable organizations follow Confucianism. Most literati in this period still have the concept that if you are prosperous, you can help the world, and if you are poor, you can be alone.
From Fan Zhongyan, Bao Zheng, Fu Bi to Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, this group of literati is truly impeccable in terms of morality. As for political ideas and political struggles, they are another matter. Even the eldest daughter-in-law Cai Jing gave great policy support to Futian Yuan and nursing homes when she was in power. ….
The second is the general environment. Everything is inseparable from the relationship between supply and demand. Why the charity industry was developed in the Song Dynasty was because it was a commercial society, not a small-scale peasant society. Everyone was doing their own thing. This is why the laws of the Song Dynasty were changed again and again, and relatives and relatives The status of neighbors is that because neighbors start to become more important than relatives, many people need the help of strangers.
Xu Zun added: "But the biggest difference between these and your charity is that they usually donate money and food when there is a need, or donate spontaneously, while your charity is more like doing charity. Buy and sell."
Zhang Fei asked: "Father-in-law, do you think this requires tax?"
Xu Zun thought for a while, "Someone will definitely report you, but if we file a lawsuit, you can probably win."
Xu Zhiqian asked curiously: "What do you think Dad said? They are obviously trying to evade taxes."
Zhang Fei didn't argue with her, because that was the fact.
Xu Zundao: "If those wealthy businessmen donated all the land deeds, it would be difficult to sue them for tax evasion. Compared with Wangui Society, his charity and Zhang San's charity just donated the money first, instead of waiting until It’s almost the same in the sense that you can take out the money when you need it.”
Xu Zhiqian asked: "Can't they get these lands back?"
If you can't get it back, there's really nothing to say.
All I can say is that you are cruel enough.
Zhang Fei said: "They will get it back in other ways, such as collecting wages."
After Xu Zhiqian heard this, you were simply blatantly evading taxes and said, "Don't you feel guilty for earning this money?"
"What's wrong with me?"
Zhang Fei said: "The money they donated is more than the taxes they paid legally, and they continue to help those who really need it. Just wait and see, it won't be long before Wangui Club and Anji Fang, they Taken together, the amount of money donated is not as much as that of my charity.”
Xu Zhiqian thought it made sense. For a moment, she couldn't figure out whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.
Xu Zundao: "But you have to consider this matter carefully. The more you donate, it means that the more land that does not pay taxes, the tax revenue of the court will be reduced. This may even affect Wang Jiefu's reform. He is sure They will cause trouble for you, but you may not be able to succeed."
The problem is that his reforms ultimately failed to levy taxes on the super-rich. Zhang Fei said: "But those people would rather donate their money than pay taxes. I don't think Bachelor Wang can collect their taxes.
By doing this, they can at least ensure that they will use part of the money every year to help the people or the court, but they have the right to use it and can prevent the money from being used by officials to drink wine. "
Xu Zhiqian was startled, then nodded and said, "That's true. Even if the tax is collected, half of it will be used by the imperial court to govern the country, which is already very good."
As she said that, she rolled her eyes and said, "Zhang San, why don't you leave this charity to me?"
Zhang Fei was startled, waved his hand and said: "Go, go, don't mess around with this, do you know about charity?"
When Xu Zhiqian heard this, her eyes suddenly turned red, "Why don't I understand? I have done charity work in the Qi'an Society before."…
Zhang Fei rolled his eyes and said, "Why don't you show off your low-end skills like making quilts? It's not too shabby."
Xu Zhiqian was dissatisfied and asked: "Is there a distinction between high and low in charity?"
Zhang Fei said: "There is no difference, but the operation is different. With the same amount of money, you may only be able to help one person, but I can help a hundred people. This is the gap."
Xu Zhiqian spat: "It's such a big statement."
Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "Okay, if you can do these three things, I will hand over this charity to you."
Xu Zhiqian asked: "What three points?"
Zhang Fei said: "First of all, we need to attract more people to donate land; secondly, we need to make a lot of money every year so that the money donated by charities every year will tend to increase; finally, we need to maximize the help to more people." People reflect our values.”
Xu Zhiqian responded in silence, her beautiful face flushed red.
Zhang Fei chuckled: "Just watch and appreciate it, what is charity?"
Xu Zhiqian hummed, "Okay, let me see what tricks you can pull off."
Xu Zun asked: "It seems you are determined to do this."
Zhang Fei said: "I have already discussed it with the officials."
You should have told me earlier! Xu Zun fell silent.
The emperor had already agreed, so what else was he worrying about?
After discussing with Xu Zun, Zhang Fei immediately called Feng Nancy when he returned home.
"Old Qi, don't worry about family matters. Leave them all to Madam. I have more important tasks for you."
"What mission?" Nancy Feng asked.
Zhang Fei said: "Do you have any impression of Li Bao who comes to visit you frequently recently?"
Nancy Feng nodded, but remained silent.
Zhang Fei actually let him know something on purpose, saying: "From now on, you will be specifically responsible for contacting him."
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Nancy Beiqing
