"So fast?"
Zhao Xu couldn't help but look at Lan Yuanzhen in shock.
Lan Yuanzhen hurriedly said: "The official family may have forgotten that when the official family just came to the throne, Zuo Zangku's deputy envoy Zhong'e recaptured Suizhou, which made the official family extremely happy at the time."
"Seed?"
Zhao Xu immediately said: "I remembered that at that time, a general from Xixia took the initiative to surrender, so Zhonge asked the court for instructions. But before he could wait for my order, he chose to take the initiative and won a great victory, regaining Sui in one fell swoop. state."
Lan Yuanzhen nodded, "That's right. But later, the commander-in-chief of Yanzhou, Lu Shen, thought that the official had just ascended the throne and was afraid of triggering a conflict with Xixia, so he wanted to recall Zhong'e in the name of Wu Zhao.
But according to Zhong'e, after he received Lu Shen's order, enemy troops happened to invade, so he chose to take the initiative and won a complete victory. Only then could Suizhou be truly recovered. However, Lu Shen was ready to arrest and punish Zhong E for raising troops without authorization. "
Having said this, it is a standstill.
Zhao Xu glanced at him and understood very well.
It turned out that Zhao Xu was very excited when he learned that Zhong E had won a great victory, but then he received a memorial from Lu Shen impeaching Zhong E. This really felt like eating a fly.
In fact, this kind of thing completely depends on the emperor's thoughts, whether the emperor advocates war or peace.
Zhao Xu is definitely the main fighting faction.
Moreover, he had just ascended the throne and was full of enthusiasm. He did not wait for Lu Shen to arrest Zhong E, but directly issued an edict and demoted Lu Shen to Qinzhou. When the admonishers in the court saw that you, the little emperor, did not It's clear that Zhong E disobeyed the order first. Even if you make up for it, how can you punish Lu Shen? You immediately attack him in groups.
Since Zhao Xu had just ascended the throne and was still a little immature, when he saw that all the ministers were opposed to it, he quickly changed his mind and dismissed Zhong'e. However, half a year later, he resumed his position as Zhong'e.
Zhao Xu asked: "Isn't this case already settled?"
Lan Yuanzhen said: "Although the dust has settled, some people in the court still think that the officials favor one over the other. After judging Zhong E guilty, they entrusted Zhong E with important tasks and transferred Lu Shen to Shu. In addition, some of Zhong'e's actions in the northwest also aroused dissatisfaction among local civil servants. Therefore, in the past two years, if Zhong'e behaves inappropriately, someone will mention the matter again."
At that time, he was convicted of rape after trial, but he was immediately reinstated in less than half a year. According to the laws of "Song Xingtong", this could be a death penalty. On the other hand, Lu Shen directly took away Shu, and Shu was Although it is good, it is difficult to make achievements again.
Lu Shen was an honest and upright man, and many people in the court respected him very much. Whenever Zhong E behaved inappropriately, some people would take the opportunity to bring up old matters.
Zhao Xu's face darkened, and he slapped his hand on the table, "These civil servants are really petty."
But I thought in my heart, Zhong'e is a general that I value highly, and I will send him to destroy Xixia in the future. If I can let Zhang San help him offload this burden, and give him some warnings at the same time, it can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone. However, it is true that Zhong E did not wait for the edict, so he went out without authorization and was punished according to the law. However, what Zhang San asked for was a lawsuit that was beneficial to the general.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Xu suddenly said to Lan Yuanzhen: "Summon Zhang San into the palace."
"yes."
Lan Yuanzhen bowed slightly, then turned to go out.
"Wait a minute!"
Zhao Xu stopped him again.
Lan Yuanzhen turned around and said, "Any other orders from the official?"
No, it has only been two days, which is too fast. At that time, Zhang San said that this kind of thing was very common. If I went to him so soon, wouldn't it be confirming what he said? I'd better wait and see.
Zhao Xu coughed: "Go and check again to see if there are any other cases."
Lan Yuanzhen was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "Yes."
As he spoke, he added: "Actually, there are quite a few memorials for impeachment of military generals by civilian officials, but in terms of influence, none of them can compare to cheating."
Zhao Xu nodded slightly, "Let's check again."
"yes."
Lan Yuanzhen nodded.
At this time, a eunuch announced in front of the door: "Your Majesty, I would like to see you about Sinong Temple."
"Xuan."
After a while, Han Jiang entered the palace and said, "I see the official."
"No gift!"
Zhao Xu raised his hand to indicate, and then said: "I summoned you today mainly because I want to ask about the situation of tax exemption?"
Han Jiang said hurriedly: "Back to the official, so far, everything is going very smoothly, and the tax collection matters in each county are also proceeding in an orderly manner."
Zhao Xu asked: "I wonder how much tax has been collected now?"
Han Jiang seemed a little hesitant.
Zhao Xu asked again: "Don't you know?"
"Of course I know."
Han Jiang asked slightly embarrassed: "I just don't know whether the official is asking about the total amount or the tax-free income. Some of the income is due to salt banknotes."
Sinong Temple made a lot of money by issuing salt banknotes. The key was that the salt banknotes were not exchanged for salt, and the salt was sold for money.
How dare you say this!
Zhao Xu first asked: "How many are the total?"
Han Jiang asked hurriedly: "The total number has reached one hundred and thirty thousand strings."
Zhao Xu's expression changed, and he asked urgently: "Where is the tax exemption?"
Han Jiang said: "We have received 670,000 guan so far, and I estimate that it may exceed 1 million guan."
Zhao Xu took a small breath, it was a bit exaggerated.
From this point, it can be seen that most of the wealth in the entire Kaifeng Prefecture is in the hands of a few people. The only difference between the exemption tax and the summer and autumn taxes is that the exemption tax is open to everyone, and there are no tax-free households.
"It seems that the tax exemption is very successful." Zhao Xu said.
Han Jiang nodded and said: "The officials are right, it is indeed very successful."
Zhao Xu asked again: "I wonder why you think the tax exemption is so successful?"
Han Jiang said: "I think the main reason lies with the Taxation Department."
Zhao Xu nodded and said: "However, it is not easy for the Taxation Department to find such secret accounts, and it will cost a lot of money."
Only then did Han Jiang know why Zhao Xu came to him. To put it simply, he came to ask for money for the Taxation Department. Because the Taxation Department was not affiliated with any government agency, the Third Department would not ask for money for the Taxation Department. The emperor could only come to ask for it in person. ah!
He thought for a while and said: "As for the tax police's salary, Sinong Temple has already paid it to them. I think I will allocate another 50,000 yuan to them as the cost of the investigation."
Zhao Xu remained silent.
Fifty thousand dollars, are you sending beggars away?
Han Jiang thought to himself that the success this time was all due to the terrifying tax inspection methods of the tax department. He should also be rewarded according to his merits, so he immediately changed his mind and said: "One hundred thousand dollars!"
Zhao Xu still said nothing.
Previously, he was paying for the investigation expenses of the Taxation Department. This is a very money-consuming department. It’s better to ask for more!
Han Jiang was also unhappy. You are too greedy. You are not satisfied with a hundred thousand coins. How much do you plan to ask for? So he said: "Guan, the Taxation Department is only in charge of Kaifeng Prefecture for now. When the Taxation Department goes to other state capitals in the future, Additional investigation fees may be applied for.”
You can't say you're checking Kaifeng Prefecture's taxes, but then ask for the investigation fees for a nationwide investigation!
Zhao Xu hurriedly accepted it, nodded and said: "You are right, let's allocate 100,000 yuan first."
Imperial City.
Lu Huiqing followed Wang Anshi to the direction of Sinong Temple and said: "Teacher, as we expected before, many officials in the government are deeply dissatisfied with the public security law, so they support the recruitment law instead. In addition, in various counties and cities, The collection of tax exemptions has been relatively smooth."
Wang Anshi nodded and said: "In another month, I will petition the officials to implement the recruitment law nationwide."
Lu Huiqing frowned slightly and said, "The students think it can be implemented more slowly and on Jingdong Road first."
Wang Anshi asked: "How do you say this?"
Lu Huiqing said: "Those officials changed their support to our recruitment law because they were afraid of the Taxation Department and the Public Security Bureau. If we expand to Jingdong Road, those officials will definitely try their best to complete it, so as not to let the officials think that the taxation department The company, public prosecutors and law must be far better than the current system.
But if it expands to the whole country, other states and counties will not know the methods of the tax department, and they may cause us trouble. "
Wang Anshi frowned and said nothing. He thought that although the tax department had made great achievements, it also proved that his method was feasible. If he delayed again and again, he would become Sima Guang.
After a while, they came to Sinong Temple and saw Han Jiang sitting in front of the case with a lot of accounts on the table.
"The official has seen what happened in Han Temple."
Lu Huiqing first stepped forward and bowed.
Han Jiang looked up and said hurriedly: "Jiefu, you guys are just in time. I just have something to ask you."
Wang Anshi asked: "What's the matter?"
Han Jiang came out, stretched out her hand and said, "Please sit down."
After sitting down, Han Jiang said: "In the morning, the officials summoned me to discuss matters and hoped that I would allocate 100,000 yuan to the tax department as investigation fees."
Lu Huiqing exclaimed: "So many?"
After all, they only saw the Tax Department easily producing evidence and did not feel the pain of the Tax Department investigating the evidence. Even catching Chen Xiaoer cost one or two lives.
Wang Anshi waved his hand and said: "Although one hundred thousand dollars is a lot, it is reasonable for them to be able to collect so much tax."
He is not like Sima Guang, who is picky and picky. As long as you have the ability to make money, it is reasonable to give you more money.
One hundred thousand yuan is really not a loss.
Han Jiang said: "Although it is reasonable, the money from Sinong Temple also includes the tasks of Yamen. At that time, Zhang San suggested hiring businessmen, but the problem is that now we can't see any businessmen willing to take on this job. We also If you don’t know the expenditure in this area, it will be difficult to calculate the account!”
Wang Anshi knew that Zhang Fei had been helping him get salt banknotes before, so he estimated that this matter would be delayed, so he said to Lu Huiqing: "Ji Fu, ask Zhang Fei and ask him to hurry up."
Lu Huiqing nodded.
Wang Anshi said to Han Jiang again: "Zihua, we are here today to talk to you about popularizing the recruitment law."
Han Jiang nodded, "Actually, I have been thinking about this matter recently. The recruitment law is relatively successful in Kaifeng Mansion, but you and I both know that this relies on the taxation department and the public prosecutor's law. For the time being, I have not heard from Bachelor Sima, It is necessary to disseminate information about the public security organs and law.
If we don't wait for judicial reform, I suggest not to expand it to the whole country, but to try it on Jingdong Road for a while. As we expected before, those officials will definitely go all out, otherwise, it will prove that they are not as good as the tax department and the public prosecutor. , we can also find problems and improve them, and then implement them nationwide. "
Seeing them all saying this, Wang Anshi couldn't help but hesitate.
However, if Wang Anshi saw what Zhang Fei was doing now, he would probably spit on Zhang Fei's face.
Today, in the name of decoration, the west building of Bailun Building will not be open for the time being.
But in the spacious lobby on the first floor, there was only one table of guests sitting, namely Zhang Fei, Fan Zheng, Yan Jidao, Cao Dongdong, and Fu Shichun.
They all looked at the sixteen or seventeen-year-old singing girl on the stage who was playing the piano and singing.
Except for Zhang Fei, the others closed their eyes slightly and shook their heads slightly, as if they were very intoxicated.
There was a thud and lingering sound.
"Wonderful! Wonderful!"
Fu Shichun immediately opened his eyes, stroking his palms and said: "Mr. Yan Xiao's lyrics paired with Yan Gong's lyrics are really intoxicating and hard to extricate yourself from."
Yan Jidao held up his hands and smiled modestly: "Where! Where! This little clumsiness made everyone laugh."
Although Yan Jidao was a well-educated man, he had been in various brothels since he was a child. He was proficient in playing, chess, calligraphy and painting, and he was very good at picking up girls and composing music. In fact, in recent years, his family has been in decline and his money was tight, so there were not many of them.
So when Zhang Fei said that he would hold a special performance by Yan Shu at Baifan Tower to promote Yan Shu’s collection of poems.
Yan Jidao was very much in favor, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Cao Dongdong, who was sitting opposite, said hurriedly: "But there is still the voice of Miss Wan'er."
As he spoke, he winked at the young lady on the stage again, causing Wan'er's cheeks to turn red, and she lowered her eyes shyly, feeling at a loss.
Fan Zhengze looked at Zhang Fei on the side and saw that he was frowning and silent, so he said: "Third brother, what do you think?"
Only then did everyone look at Zhang Fei.
Cao Dongdong said: "How does he know how to appreciate it?"
Zhang Fei coughed and said: "There is no way to lose your soul. The west wind blows behind the curtain, and people are thinner than yellow flowers."
Cao Dongdong immediately fell silent.
Yan Jidao said hurriedly: "I would like to hear from San Lang."
"Don't dare! Don't dare!" Zhang Fei bowed his hands and said, "The lyrics are good and the music is good, but it doesn't fit the theme!"
Fan Zheng wondered: "Yan Gong's lyrics and Mr. Yan Xiao's music, don't they fit the theme?"
Yan Jidao also looked at Zhang Fei in confusion.
Zhang Fei said: "If it were a collection of poems in the past, this arrangement would be very appropriate. However, this collection of poems contains the background of the poems and the mental journey of Duke Yan. It just sings a few songs, which seems a bit monotonous."
Yan Jidao nodded slightly and said: "Sanlang's words are reasonable, so what should we do according to Sanlang's wishes?"
Zhang Fei said: "It's better to use interpretation and singing."
"Deduction?"
Several people said in unison.
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Just let some singing girls perform the poems in the background, wait until the atmosphere rises, let people be immersed in it, and then sing a song. Maybe this will make people more immersed in it."
Fan Zheng couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard this.
Fu Shichun was even more excited and said: "Wonderful! Wonderful! Sanlang's idea is really wonderful!"
Zhang Fei looked at Yan Jidao again: "What do you think, Mr. Yan?"
Yan Jidao said hurriedly: "Sanlang's idea is really wonderful."
Fan Zheng immediately said: "I will arrange the singing girls immediately."
"Wait a minute!"
Zhang Fei said: "There is another reason why I do this."
Fan Zheng asked: "What's the reason?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "I just want you, Fan Da, to pay for it willingly."
Fan Zheng smiled and said: "As long as the price is right, I...I have no problem."
Taoist Yan and others were dumbfounded. It was held in the Bailun Building, and the Bailun Building had to pay for it.
(End of chapter)
