This is really a situation where people are sitting at home and the pot comes from the sky.
Faced with Sima Guang's confident questioning, Zhang Fei was a fool. He really didn't know where this old man got his confidence.
After a moment, he said with great grievance: "Sister Sima, not to mention that I didn't create that police station. Even if it has something to do with me, you can't blame me!"
Sima Guang was already mad at Wang Anshi. He just wanted to find someone to yell at. He wanted to find someone to yell at, Wen Yanbo and the others, so why not yell in pairs? He insisted: "This newspaper is distributed by your bookstore, don't say anything." , you didn’t know about it beforehand?”
Zhang Fei spread his hands and said, "So what if I knew in advance?"
Sima Guang blew his beard and glared: "Don't you know how to persuade him?"
"I hope Academician Sima can give me some advice, how should I persuade him?" Zhang Fei immediately humbly asked for advice.
"If I knew, I would still use you...!"
Halfway through, Sima Guang sighed in annoyance: "That's right. If I could persuade him, he wouldn't be Wang Jiefu."
"Master Sima, please take a seat."
"well."
Sima Guang sighed again and sat down.
Zhang Fei poured him another cup of tea and said, "Sister Sima, please have some tea."
Sima Guang took it and poured it into his mouth. He hadn't even drank a glass of water since morning.
Zhang Fei saw that he was drinking in a hurry, so he poured another glass for him.
Sima Guang wanted to pour it into his mouth again, but the teacup was already at his lips. He suddenly glanced at Zhang Fei, took a sip, put down the teacup, and said, "Sit down."
Zhang Fei put down the teapot and sat down.
Sima Guang asked calmly: "What do you think?"
Zhang Fei remained silent.
Sima Guang looked at him suddenly, "What? Do you support this recruitment law?"
Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"You are usually very insightful." Sima Guang looked at Zhang Fei suspiciously.
Zhang Fei said: "In fact, I think the most beneficial situation for the people is to completely abolish corvee. Without increasing taxes, if the court needs strength, it can only spend money to hire people. After all, the people have already paid taxes."
Sima Guang nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes! It should be so."
Zhang Fei said: "But the disaster of three redundancies has taken up most of the imperial government's finances. Where can we get the money? But if we can take the right medicine, we must streamline the officials. During the Qingli period, Fan Gong wanted to do this, but what was the result?"
Sima Guang was silent for a while and slapped his hand heavily on the table.
Zhang Fei added: "It is precisely because the main problem has not been solved that no matter how this law is changed, various problems will arise. The reason is very simple. The court has no money, but people have to do it, and then the people can only do it. Free service.”
Sima Guang said: "His recruitment method is to collect all the money from the people first, and then hire the people to serve. What's the point of this? Is he not giving money to the people but giving money to the country?"
"no!"
Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "But what can be done? The financial problem cannot be solved, and the exploitation of the people will inevitably increase day by day. Even if Wang Xueshi's reform is prevented, the situation may not be better than the implementation of the recruitment law.
Unless Bachelor Sima can guarantee to the officials that the three redundancy problems can be solved in one fell swoop, then I am willing to take the lead and do my best for Bachelor Sima. "
Sima Guang was silent.
After all, this recruitment law only allows government households to contribute a small amount of money every year. If officials are streamlined, it will directly cut off people's livelihood.
Wang Anshi was so fierce that he didn't dare to do this. How could Sima Guang do it?
Before coming, Sima Guang was angry, but after talking to Zhang Fei, he felt frustrated.
His idea of cutting costs is to streamline officials and then reduce taxes, but he also knows that he can't do it now.
The problem seems to have become unsolvable.
Zhang Fei glanced at him and said, "If you really want to stop the evil government, you can only protect the people. Otherwise, the recruitment law may hurt the people, but the errand law will definitely hurt the people."
Sima Guang said: "The legal system?"
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "It also includes judicial reform. On the one hand, the government is responsible for tax collection, but on the other hand, it is responsible for the administration of justice. Will he find himself guilty?
If Academician Sima really wants to serve the people, he should provide action support and use justice to defend the rights and interests of the people, instead of indulging in verbal disputes with Academician Wang, which is meaningless. "
This sentence really woke up the dreamer. Sima Guang opened his eyes. Yes, yes, although this official adopted Wang Jiefu's suggestion, he also entrusted judicial reform to me. Didn't he just hope that I would use the judiciary to check and balance Wang Jiefu? I was so confused that I forgot such an important thing.
But thinking about it, he became depressed again, "This judicial reform is of great importance. It needs to be done slowly and gradually, and it is not advisable to act too hastily. But Wang Jiefu is one law after another, and they have not been implemented yet. Here is the recruitment law. I How can I keep up with this?"
The only martial arts in the world that can't be defeated is fast, but Wang Anshi is too fast.
Sima Guang couldn't even see the tail lights.
Zhang Fei chuckled: "Don't rush, don't rush. Wang Xueshi has just promulgated it, and there is still some time before it can be implemented. I think the time is still very sufficient."
"With Wang Jiefu's temperament, he won't leave me much time."
Thinking of this, Sima Guang became restless, "Okay, okay, I'll leave first."
He hurriedly walked out the door.
"I'll send it to Bachelor Sima."
After he was sent to the door, Zhang Fei said again: "Bachelor Sima, would you like me to send a carriage to take you back?"
"No!"
Sima Guang waved his hand, "I'm not in a hurry for this moment."
He didn't like riding in a carriage on this warm spring day.
If nothing unexpected happened, the old man should have gone to find Fu Bi. Zhang Fei smiled and just turned around when he suddenly saw a sneaky figure hiding in the corner over there.
It’s not who Wang Anshi is.
Zhang Fei was dumbfounded. Are these two old men playing hide and seek?
Welcome Wang Anshi into the hall.
Wang Anshi laughed and asked: "Is Old Man Sima here to complain to you, or to ask you for countermeasures, or to vent his anger on you?"
Zhang Fei was immediately happy, "All in."
Wang Anshi laughed and asked, "Then how did you respond to him?"
Zhang Fei said: "I suggest that Bachelor Sima quickly complete the judicial reform to check and balance Bachelor Wang."
"As I expected."
Wang Anshi said proudly.
Zhang Fei wondered: "Scholar Wang doesn't seem worried at all."
Wang Anshi smiled and said: "I, Wang Anshi, am upright and upright, and I will not be afraid of the judiciary if I am afraid of anyone."
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, but he knew in his heart that Wang Anshi was not afraid. It did not mean that the judiciary really did not hinder him, but that he was convinced that the legal system would not succeed.
If those people are willing to accept the rule of law, they will be more willing to accept his New Deal.
"Then what are the orders from Scholar Wang's visit?" Zhang Fei asked curiously.
He had talked with Wang Anshi before, and he didn't have any good suggestions on the recruitment method.
Wang Anshi said with a smile: "I heard that you recently bought a big house."
Zhang Fei's expression changed and he quickly explained: "I can buy it with a loan."
"You must be short of money, right?"
"Can I not be short of it?"
Zhang Fei cried and cried: "Xueshi Wang doesn't know what, this house has emptied the wallets of six members of my family!"
Wang Anshi asked in astonishment: "There are six people in your family?"
The corner of Zhang Fei's mouth twitched, "My two ladies, my father-in-law and eldest brother and sister-in-law over there, aren't they exactly six people?"
Who are you looking down on? In a few years, the population of my family will exceed yours.
How could Wang Anshi believe that you were crying in front of me? But he didn't point it out. Instead, he followed Zhang Fei's words and said, "That's just right. I'm just here to give you money."
Zhang Fei said in surprise: "Giving money? Are you asking me to file a lawsuit?"
Wang Anshi said: "Does your firm make money from litigation?"
"Well, I can also earn some money."
"The most important thing is to make money?"
"Tax calculation."
Zhang Fei said with a smile.
Wang Anshi said: "You should know that my recruitment law is to reclassify the ranks of the people to stipulate the exemption tax they have to pay."
Zhang Fei nodded, seeming to have guessed Wang Anshi's purpose in finding him.
Wang Anshi said: "You can provide services in this area. If the government division is unfair, the people can also appeal through your office."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Xueshi Wang didn't send me money, he wanted me to be the supervisor!"
Wang Anshi smiled and said: "When you were collecting license plate fees, I was always watching. The establishment of the Legal Aid Department is crucial. This can prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to cause trouble."
Zhang Fei said: "But I can only help Scholar Wang keep an eye on Kaifeng Mansion. What about other places?"
Wang Anshi sighed with emotion, "Everything is difficult at the beginning. If you act in accordance with the law, there will be no harm. If something happens elsewhere, it will not be a problem with the law, but a problem with people."
It can be seen that he knew very well that in order to govern the country, the officials should be governed first, and he skipped this step. He also knew that this was a hidden danger, but he had no choice. He would not be able to cure it for a while, so he had to rely on Zhang Fei ability to help him.
Zhang Fei nodded: "Sister Wang, please rest assured, this matter will be taken care of by me."
Wang Anshi smiled and said, "If you have any trouble, you can come to me directly."
Zhang Fei chuckled and said: "If I can't handle this little thing, then I'm not worthy of Academician Wang personally coming to visit. Academician Wang should save some effort and deal with his own troubles. Haha."
"You brat."
Wang Anshi laughed and scolded, but his trust in Zhang Fei increased.
Although he suffered several big losses at the hands of Zhang Fei in the newspaper, Zhang Fei never refused his requests on key issues.
After Wang Anshi left, Xu Zhiqian and Gao Wenyin walked out immediately.
"Zhang San, you are really capable. When something happened, Uncle Wang and Uncle Sima immediately came to find you."
Xu Zhiqian looked at Zhang Fei in disbelief.
Zhang Fei smiled bitterly and said: "Who wouldn't want to use this free labor?"
"There are many people competing for your free labor." Xu Zhiqian pursed her lips and smiled, and then said: "But they are so fiercely fighting in the court, how can you help both sides at the same time."
"Hey, what brother is best at is playing both sides!"
While talking, Zhang Fei quietly stretched out his two big hands and hugged the two girls in his arms, which made the two girls angry.
(End of chapter)
