Those who come out to fool around will always pay it back.
Zhang San, who made his fortune by jumping sideways, was really jumped in the face this time.
Sadly, he still had to catch it with his face.
At this time, he suddenly felt the extreme depression that Sima Guang and Wang Anshi had felt at the time.
In fact, doing this is a good thing for Zhang Fei, but it makes him feel uncomfortable.
But having said that, Yuan Jiang was really helpless.
He cannot stand with Zhang Fei, because now that politics and law are separated, Zhang Fei cannot directly support his work. He still has to rely on the government system, unlike Zhang Fei who directly parachute into a system.
He thought that if the Public Security Law was implemented, it would definitely offend people, so it would be better to use the Public Security Law to guide the salt administration.
You make mistakes and I'll correct them.
One of us is a good person, and the other is a bad person.
It was already dark when Yuan Jiang returned to the official office, but when she entered the hall, she found that Wei Yingfang, He Chunlin and two or three other officials were sitting here.
"Why are you here?"
Yuan Jiang said in surprise.
He Chunlin immediately stepped forward, bowed first, and then asked: "I heard that Zhang San just sent someone to invite Academician Yuan to the imperial court to discuss matters?"
The news is pretty good! Yuan Jiang was stunned for a moment, then nodded and sat down again, pretending to be worried.
He Chunlin took two small steps forward. Seeing that Yuan Jiang was silent, he said again: "I would like to ask, but about the salt banknotes?"
Yuan Jiang looked up at them and said, "It seems you all know."
Wei Yingfang on the side smiled bitterly: "That salt merchant is making noise everywhere, everyone knows it."
"It is indeed because of this matter." Yuan Jiang nodded and added: "President Zhang hopes that we can make up for the merchants according to the face value of the salt banknotes."
Wei Yingfang asked: "Did Bachelor Yuan agree?"
"How can this be."
Yuan Jiang snorted: "I did not do it to issue the additional salt banknotes. Why should I be responsible for all this? When the time comes for this financial shortage, the court will only blame me."
He Chunlin asked cautiously: "Then what did he say?"
Yuan Jiang sighed: "The discussion ended on bad terms, but I think the imperial court will probably hear the case."
A flash of joy flashed in He Chunlin's eyes, and he immediately said: "Then let him judge. If there is a financial problem then, let the court go to him to settle the accounts. We won't be able to come up with so much money."
Yuan Jiang glanced at him and asked with a smile: "If the court really blames him, do you think he should cause trouble first, or us?"
Everyone fell silent.
If something really goes wrong, Yuan Jiang will definitely be held accountable.
The issuance of salt banknotes has never been decided by the local government. It has always been officials appointed by the central government to do this, because it involves many states and counties. If it is left to the local governments, it will definitely be a mess. Specifically, it is issued by the Salt Bureau. , and this leader is the salt-eliminating envoy.
Yuan Jiang glanced at them and asked, "What do you think about this salt banknote issue?"
As the general judge, Wei Yingfang also has the power to intervene in salt affairs, but they still have the final say.
He Chunlin gritted his teeth and said: "In my humble opinion, it is not very good to issue excessive salt banknotes, but there is nothing we can do. Most of the military expenditures of the border states by the imperial court are included in our river." Mansion."
Yuan Jiang is also an actor, with furrowed brows and a sad face, "You go and get the account books of previous years' salt notes. We have to think of a countermeasure as soon as possible."
He Chunlin asked: "If the imperial court makes a ruling, do we have to implement it?"
Yuan Jiang said: "According to the rules and regulations, if we feel it is unfair, we can also appeal, and we can even go to Dali Temple and the Court of Punishment."
He Chunlin asked again: "Is that all?"
Yuan Jiang's expression froze and he said: "If you don't want to pay attention to it, actually, I won't object to it, but I don't know yet what the consequences of refusing to implement it will be."
The implication is that I don't object to you doing this, but I won't take the lead either.
Just like Cai Yanqing.
He Chunlin and the others felt it was unnecessary.
It's not their fault that the salt banknotes are over-issued. It's up to the finances to make up for it. They have to stand up and make trouble, instead of taking all the responsibility on themselves.
This matter is not something that can be done directly.
They mainly wanted to provoke Yuan Jiang to confront Zhang Fei.
We are all government agencies. Why should I listen to you? Can I refuse to execute it?
The current system is not perfect yet.
Wang Anshi would not agree to let the public prosecutor and the judiciary decide everything.
Wei Yingfang hurriedly said: "Nothing is final yet, let's wait and see."
Over there, after getting Zhang Fei's hint, Li Min immediately raised the banner of Li's Bookstore.
In fact, this kid is also ambitious. He has been suppressed by Li Lei in Kaifeng Mansion, and big lawsuits have never been his turn. He is very much looking forward to coming to Hezhong Mansion.
"What? Can you still ask for interest?"
Duan Chaobei and the several salt merchants and banknote merchants beside him looked at each other in confusion.
This is something they never thought of.
If you can get your capital back, even if it is good, you still need interest.
This Erbi from Kaifeng Prefecture is just different!
The local Erbi people didn't dare to write petition papers, but they not only dared to accept it, but also made such a reasonable request.
this.!
Li Min said: "This is natural. If it hadn't been for the illegal contract made by the imperial court, you would have already exchanged salt, sold it to various places, made money back, and then went to other businesses. How could you be here in the middle of the river, wandering around? .”
"Yes, yes! Brother Li is right. If we could have exchanged enough salt, we would have made a fortune long ago. This should be regarded as interest."
"But this lawsuit is against the government, why should we?"
"That's true. It's reasonable to ask for capital, and we also have grievances. But when it comes to interest, I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction from the government, and it may even outweigh the gain."
"Why!"
Li Min waved his hand and said: "Brother Gao doesn't know something. This lawsuit is actually the same as doing business. It's about bargaining. It doesn't mean that the imperial court will judge how much we want, but the government definitely hopes to give less. Some, if we want more, even if the Imperial Court loses a little, we won’t lose money.”
The salt merchant understood this very well and nodded frequently.
"I think it will work."
"Brother Li is indeed from the capital. His vision is different from ours!"
"Yes! That's it."
They have already made a fuss, and they don't intend to work in this business. They have no scruples. If they step back now, the officials will definitely not give them good results, so they might as well just keep doing it to the end.
The two parties immediately signed an employment contract and then handed some evidence to Li Min.
Li Min also immediately wrote a petition and presented it to the imperial court.
The four little King Kongs who were still kept in the dark couldn't help but be shocked when they saw the indictment.
"How dare they ask for interest?"
"This Li Min seems to be the adopted son of Li Guozhong."
"It turns out it's Erbi from Kaifeng Prefecture. No wonder he's so cruel."
As he said that, the four of them looked up at Zhang Fei in unison.
Isn’t this all the work of Zhang Darer?
Zhang Fei frowned, "I let you try this case, what do you think I do?"
Cai Jing was startled and said hurriedly: "If this case is viewed from a judicial perspective, the evidence is conclusive and must meet the standards for a trial."
Zhang Fei asked curiously: "Besides the law, from what angle can we look at it?"
Cai Jing said sarcastically: "This case is obviously not good for the government. If we decide the verdict, what will we do if the government can't come up with any salt?"
Zhang Fei said: "So you think we should reject it?"
Shangguan Jun said hurriedly: "That's not possible. The other party has provided sufficient evidence, and we have no reason to reject it."
"What should we do?"
"Students are stupid and don't know what to do."
"waste!"
".!"
"Students are not talented and fail to share the teacher's worries."
The four people blushed and lowered their heads.
In fact, the four of them are not stupid, so they are at a loss because they have considered the overall situation. After the verdict, things may be more troublesome and unpredictable.
The government has done a lot of this kind of thing.
Zhang Fei said: "You must remember that every case we judge fairly will not be harmful to the country and the monarch, but will only be beneficial to the country and the monarch.
You only see immediate benefits and do not care about the long-term. Salt banknotes are being issued so indiscriminately. In a few years, will there still be businessmen willing to raise military expenditures for the country and sell salt for the country? What should we do then?
As for your worries, I am even more confused. The imperial court pays officials so much salary every year. Is it just to let them come here to enjoy the mountains and rivers?
I don't believe that no one in the world can make something happen fairly. We have to rely on swindling and abduction in order to proceed. "
After hearing this, the four people turned red and felt ashamed. They stood up and bowed their hands: "The student has disappointed the teacher."
"Wow, your shame makes me feel as if this is the first time you have let me down. Don't you know I'm used to it already?"
".!"
In fact, they are already used to it.
"It's up to you four to go to the government to collect evidence."
"Students obey."
The four of them fled immediately.
But in fact, there is really nothing to investigate. The government is openly repudiating its debts, and it is not trying to cover up. This has been the case throughout the ages. Who would have thought that a public prosecutor would be parachuted in, leading to the separation of politics and law, so that many things would become Very weird.
After collecting the evidence, the imperial court immediately announced that the case would be heard in court.
After the news got out.
The whole city was immediately shocked.
Although Zhang Fei had already sentenced the government to breach of contract once before, that judgment stemmed from the case of Huang Tong selling illegal salt.
This time it was different. This was a direct lawsuit against the government for breach of contract.
However, what was unexpected was that the people became very excited and spread the news word of mouth.
On this day, the news spread throughout the city.
Almost all the people supported the salt merchants.
Although they also know that these salt merchants are not good things, and they have a share of credit for selling the salt so expensively, in comparison, they are even more oppressed by the government.
The government is reneging on its debts. They really have no solution at all. They are making every day unresponsive and making the earth inoperable.
Now there is finally an imperial court who can stand up for them.
Can they not be excited?
"This is unreasonable. Are they crazy? They even ask the court for interest?"
When He Chunlin learned about the other party's indictment, he was so angry that his mouth was filled with smoke.
Could it be that this has reached the point where everyone is pushing against the wall?
Cao Yi smiled and said: "Don't get angry, Supervisor He Yan, this is a good thing!"
"Good thing?"
He Chunlin looked at Cao Yi in shock.
Cao Yidao: "The more powerful the Imperial Court is, the more people will be afraid. Then everyone will hold together to keep warm. It's useless for the people to support the Imperial Court."
Wei Yingfang chuckled and said, "Today I have seen what it means that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. When the time comes, let's watch the show again."
Procuratorate!
"In fact, we should have thought long ago that the imperial court would definitely accept it."
Chen Qi smiled and said: "When Zhang San was just an Erbi, he dared to sue the court. In comparison, this case is nothing."
Wang Shen said: "But troubles will come one after another. There are a lot of breaches of contract by the government. If this continues, I am afraid that the public security organs will become a thorn in the eyes of the officials and a thorn in their flesh."
Chen Qi also looked sad: "Now that this matter has become such a big deal, it won't end well!"
Having said this, he suddenly looked at Su Che, "Prosecutor General?"
"ah?"
Su Zhe seemed to be thinking about something and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Chen Qi said: "What should our procuratorate do?"
Su Zhe said: "Responsible for testing evidence and supervising trial errors."
"Is that all?"
"Um."
Su Che nodded and said, "However, I think we can actually do something."
Chen Qi and Wang Shen looked at each other and thought, it would be best not to.
Wang Shen asked cautiously: "What does the prosecutor general think?"
Su Zhe didn't answer and asked instead: "Do you think it's just the court's breach of contract?"
The two of them didn't know why.
Su Zhe said: "The salt banknotes are indeed a breach of contract by the court, but as far as I know, there are also many businessmen who resorted to fraud to deceive the government in order to obtain large profits."
Wang Shen said: "But generally businessmen who do this have a backer."
Su Zhe asked: "Who has a greater backing than the government?"
Seeing that the two of them were silent, Su Zhe said again: "In the past, we didn't investigate, but in the future we have to pay attention to these situations. Once discovered, we must severely punish them. If we don't do this, the finance will not get better. of."
Wang Shen and Chen Qi were both sweating.
(End of chapter)
