"It turns out. It turns out they sued the wrong person."
"The people are only obliged to pay taxes to the government, so they should sue the government, but the government entrusts the households to collect taxes. Who should be responsible for this responsibility? It should be a contract dispute between the government and the households. Oops! How can I I didn’t think of sorting out the relationship between these three first.”
After Zhang Fei gave the verdict, the four little kings suddenly understood.
Before, their inertial thinking still made them only consider the relationship between the common people and Puhu, because Puhu and the common people were in direct conflict. In their view, the two were bound to be related.
But they did not think about the issues of rights and obligations. In fact, the households did not need to be responsible to the people. They only needed to abide by the contract with the government.
Of course, they also have to obey the law, after all, everyone needs to obey the law.
Of course Li Min knew this, so in his defense, he kept emphasizing that the people refused to pay taxes first. As long as this is true, then the subsequent violence may be legal.
Because the laws of the Song Dynasty allowed violent treatment of people who refused to pay taxes, this kind of thing did happen often.
The key depends on whether the government has transferred this power to the households, and whether there are specific restrictions on how much tax the government can impose on households.
These all require examination of the contract signed between the government and the household, but Zhang Fei did not ask too much about this because it was not the core issue in this lawsuit.
This is a three-party lawsuit, and the government must be involved. First, it depends on whether the people's lawsuit against the government can succeed. Once it is determined that the people have indeed suffered losses, then it will be decided whether the responsibility belongs to the government or to the households.
Now there are only two parties involved, and the government in the middle is not involved, and it is impossible for the imperial court to give a verdict.
"Alas, hindsight is a hindsight."
Suddenly I heard a sigh from behind.
The four little kings looked back slightly out of the corner of their eyes, only to feel two disdainful glances sweeping over them. They immediately looked away, and then pretended to be very busy.
In fact, the four of them were originally very confident people with strong self-esteem, but since meeting Zhang Fei, they have given up that self-esteem.
Because they found that in every court trial, as long as they were involved in the trial, they were very successful, but as long as Zhang Fei was involved in the trial, they seemed to have entered an unknown territory.
The Four Little King Kongs suddenly understood and understood, but the parties involved on both sides did not quite understand the verdict.
After Zhang Fei left, Wei Zhang, Cao Qing and other plaintiffs immediately came to Fan Zhen.
"Mr. Fan, what's going on?"
"Did we win?"
"Why did President Zhang ask us to go to the government?"
They were all chattering around Fan Zhen, asking questions non-stop.
Fan Zhen was blocked by them several times. In desperation, he could only raise his hand and slightly raise his voice: "Don't be anxious, just listen to me."
Only then did Wei Zhang and the others stop, looking at Fan Zhen eagerly again.
Fan Zhen smiled confidently and said: "Don't worry, President Zhang's verdict just now did not directly sentence the other party to lose, but at least he agreed that you were suspected of being harmed. He just needs to go to court with the government to confirm this first. But if it is true We will definitely win this lawsuit with the government, I can guarantee you this."
"But...but the other party is the government..."
They are relatively confident if they sue those who sued the households, but if they file a lawsuit with the government...
Fan Zhendao: "You don't have to be afraid. In terms of justice, it is no longer the government that has the final say, but the public prosecutor's office, that is, the imperial court, the police station and the procuratorate."
Over there, Gao Qiang, Jin Dabao and other defendants were also very anxious about the verdict. How could it become a dispute with their government? They all gathered around Li Min and kept asking questions.
"Li Erbi, how do you calculate this?"
"You won't really ask us to go to the government, will you?"
"How can we win against the government?"
"That's right. If you go to the government to handle the dispute, don't you just let us take care of it?"
"Everyone, please be patient."
Li Min smiled very confidently: "Actually, we have already won this lawsuit."
"Won?"
"how do I say this?"
Jin Dabao was confused when he heard this.
Li Min smiled and said: "Didn't you hear that just now, President Zhang believed that you are innocent?"
"But President Zhang also said that this is a dispute between us and the government."
"Then we would rather have disputes with the people."
"Yes, it's a dispute." Li Min said hoarsely: "For you, this is just a contract dispute and will not involve criminal liability. In other words, in the worst case, it will only provide some compensation to the other party. , without being punished.”
Jin Dabao and others communicated with their eyes for a while, then thought for a while about what was going on, and suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.
Before this lawsuit, the other party sued for very serious charges because they used violent methods. If they lost, they would definitely have to bear the penalty.
But the current situation is different. Now it is a contract dispute between the household and the government, so this is a purely civil lawsuit.
The worst result is, of course, just losing some money.
Gao Qiang asked again: "Then what should we do next?"
Li Min said: "Next we have to negotiate with the government, but it depends on your own ideas. If you want to fight this lawsuit, I guarantee that we will win. That contract was drawn up by the government. The government will be held responsible for any problems in the contract, and there is no way we can lose."
"It's best not to confront the government in court. We defeated the government in court. In private, can you guarantee that they won't get in the way for us?"
"Yes, yes, since ancient times, if the people do not fight with the government, but if they go against the government, what will happen to them?"
Seeing that they were so cowardly, Li Min naturally would not encourage them, because the person involved had low requirements, but it would reduce the pressure on Erbi. He smiled and said: "Then I will go talk to the government and see what the government says first."
"Okay, okay, that's it. But if we really have to lose money, it's best for us to split it equally with the government."
The tone was very firm, and the implication was that we could also bear the compensation ourselves.
Li Min nodded and said, "Okay."
Jin Dabao and the others suddenly glanced at the VIP seats, and were surprised to find that there was no one at the VIP seats.
Where do these officials go?
Over there, Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian returned to the lounge as usual, eating some pastries and preserves to replenish their energy.
After drinking a cup of hot tea, Zhang Fei suddenly tapped the table with his fingers and counted, "Ten, nine, eight, seven!"
When Xu Zhiqian heard him suddenly start counting, she couldn't help but look at him in confusion, "What are you doing?"
Zhang Fei ignored her and continued counting, "One!"
He glanced outside the door with a slightly embarrassed look on his face. After a moment of silence, he gritted his teeth and said one word, "Zero!"
boom!
The door was pushed open from the outside.
Zhang Fei breathed a long sigh of relief and thought, there is no need to pretend like this next time, it is so exciting.
I saw Wei Yingfang and a large group of officials rushing into the house.
"Zhang San, you are simply too bullying."
Wei Yingfang stopped pretending now and pointed at Zhang Fei and cursed: "You keep saying that laws and government orders do not interfere with each other, but in the end you interfere in our government's policies time and time again. Let me tell you, the ban you just issued is absolutely unacceptable to us." I won’t pay attention.”
"You are really shameless. From now on, your imperial court only needs to manage public security issues. The rest of the matters have nothing to do with you. You have no right to interfere, and we will not pay attention to it."
This time, the officials really couldn't bear it anymore. The key point is that they also felt aggrieved. We never interfered with your court trials and actively cooperated with you. However, you targeted us everywhere. In nine out of ten lawsuits, we were the victims. After all, we are all government agencies and have equal status, but now we are almost becoming villains.
If this continues, we will have to become rats crossing the street, and everyone will cry out to beat us.
At this time, Niu Beiqing and Long Wu also came to the door. Zhang Fei waved his hand and motioned for them to step aside. This biting dog would not bark so fiercely. Then Wei Yingfang and the others calmly said: "Everyone who is angry should at least do it." There has to be a reason, what did I do wrong?"
Wei Yingfang pointed at Zhang Fei's face and said, "How dare you ask?"
Zhang Fei spread his hands and said, "I really don't understand? Maybe it's because I don't have much experience as an official and I really don't know where I went wrong?"
"I don't understand why the imperial court would send a child like you to hold such an important position."
"I was forced to do this. In fact, I don't want to come to this damn place." Zhang Fei shrugged, "You can ask the officials from the capital about this. I have always refused. It was Bachelor Sima who forced me to do this." I'm here."
".!"
Wei Yingfang was speechless for a moment.
They all know very well about this matter.
Zhang Fei added: "Actually, I am a very humble person. If you can explain clearly that I did something wrong in this matter, I am willing to make corrections, and regardless of legal principles, we can be reasonable."
"Okay! Let's be reasonable."
Wei Yingfang asked: "Do you think it is easy to govern a state capital?"
Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "I have never thought so. I think it is very, very difficult. Take myself as an example. Let alone the prefect, I am not even qualified to be the county magistrate."
"Since you know everything, why are you still doing this?" Wei Yingfang asked: "Do you think the imperial court wants to impose a purchase tax? Isn't there no way? Those markets and villages are very remote and scattered. If the government Do you know how much it costs to send people to station in various villages? You may not be able to make ends meet. The purchase tax can not only save costs, but also collect enough tax revenue. It kills two birds with one stone. Although there are also problems, in general, it is still The advantages outweigh the disadvantages, so if you don’t understand, don’t judge blindly.”
Zhang Fei immediately said: "I have never denied the value of the purchase tax. I just think there is a problem with the contract, so I gave the ban. As long as you..."
"what is the problem?"
Wei Yingfang directly interrupted Zhang Fei, "You just stand and talk without back pain. If there are too many restrictions, will businessmen come to buy? Unless the government's income is reduced, but in this case, the court will not agree. If the finances are reduced, the court will be accountable to us, not to you."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "So, in the final analysis, it is still finance."
"For fiscal reasons, of course."
Wei Yingfang said: "We also want to be a good person, sympathize with every common people, and gain a good reputation, but this is simply impossible. You can't have your cake and eat it too."
"Since it's about finance, let's start with finance. Please wait a moment."
Zhang Fei turned his head and looked at Xu Zhiqian, "Zhiqian, go and help me get Copy No. 5."
"OK."
Xu Zhiqian went out immediately.
Zhang Fei then said to Wei Yingfang and others: "Everyone, please take a seat."
Wei Yingfang and the others are also thinking, do we have any leverage in his hands? But there is still a look on his face that says "Okay! I want to see how you argue."
After sitting down for a moment, Xu Zhiqian hurriedly walked in with a copy before the tea was even served.
Not much, just a dozen pages.
Zhang Fei took the copy and said, "This copy is the case that the government handed over to our imperial court, all of which involved the rebellion of the people on Shaanxi Road.
The reasons are similar. They are all because the people are exploited by excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and they appeal to the government and get no response, so they choose to rebel. Later, many of them became the Forbidden Army and the Xiang Army, and then were eliminated during this disarmament. Cut out. "
Wei Yingfang frowned, "What are you talking about?"
Zhang Fei said: "These five cases all occurred within ten years, but I have calculated that the expenditure of the imperial court to suppress one rebellion was much greater than the profit the government made from buying taxes in these ten years.
The current situation of this case is very similar to the causes of these five cases. The people can't stand the exploitation of households, so they come to complain. If any of you can guarantee that they will never rebel, and sign the documents, go to the court. Chen Guan's family, as evidence, then our imperial court will not care. "
Speaking of the latter part, he slammed the copy on the table with a loud bang, which startled Wei Yingfang and others.
After a while, Wei Ying just said: "Don't be alarmist here, Gu Zuo said, of course we don't want the people to rebel, but we have to be responsible for the finances. You have banned the purchase tax. This part of the tax money If you can’t collect it, will you be responsible?”
It is impossible to sign, not even in this life.
What if it turns out to be the opposite?
If a common person rebels, that is also a rebellion.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "As I said just now, I am a very humble person!"
"Sorry, we really haven't seen this yet."
"That's because you don't know me well enough."
Zhang Fei smiled.
Xu Zhiqian on the side suddenly glanced at Zhang Fei and couldn't help but ask herself, don't I understand him well enough?
In her impression, modesty really had nothing to do with Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei added: "If my ban is wrong, you can appeal, but if my ban is well-founded and you cannot collect taxes, it only shows that you are incompetent."
"What did you say?"
"Please be patient."
Zhang Fei pointed his hand and continued: "Everyone's ability is different, and it is not a shame if you can't do it. You can write to the imperial court and express that under the imperial court's ban, you cannot receive this part." If no one can do it, then no matter whether I am justified or not, it is all my responsibility. After all, I have harmed the interests of the country and the monarch, and I am willing to bear all the consequences. But if someone accepts it and does it, it’s your incompetence, it’s that simple.”
These words were very encouraging, and Xu Zhiqian on the side also defied them with provocation.
Wei Yingfang's eyebrows twitched a few times and said: "Don't make any insinuations here, we will definitely write a letter to the court, but before the court issues an order, we will never pay attention to your ban, and from now on, we will I will no longer pay attention to any judgments of your imperial court. Administration is administration, and judiciary is judiciary. We do not offend the river."
Zhang Fei said: "Then I can tell you frankly that if any household dares to make this deal with the government, I can responsibly guarantee you that in the next three years, they will all be building rivers, no matter who they are. .”
"you!"
Wei Yingfang immediately stood up, and the other officials also stood up.
"Then let's wait and see."
"As you wish."
Wei Yingfang left angrily with a group of officials.
Xu Zhiqian sighed quietly: "In the end, we still broke up with them."
But there was no frustration in his tone. He absolutely supported Zhang Fei on this matter.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Don't worry, the world is prosperous and everyone is interested in it. Nowadays, there are conflicts of interest, and it is normal for everyone to quarrel and quarrel. But when our interests are consistent, I can sit together and toast to a drink. "
Xu Zhiqian didn't quite believe it: "Really?"
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "When have I ever lied to you?"
"You haven't lied enough."
"Each other."
Zhang Fei said: "Do you still remember the royal page at the back door of the Xu family?"
"Don't talk nonsense."
Xu Zhiqian rolled her eyes at him and changed the subject: "But if they don't implement the imperial court's judgment, what should we do?"
Zhang Fei chuckled and said: "If they really don't implement it, then I really have nothing to do, and I don't dare to catch them easily. Otherwise, I don't need to rely on the power of Bachelor Yuan to appease them. But now, haha, It’s too late.”
The original Green Miao Ban case was actually more serious than this, and had a greater impact on the government, because in that case, right and wrong were not so obvious. The final judgment contained the opinions and ideas of the chief judge, but the officials at the time They were very happy to accept the verdict of the imperial court and did not react violently. It was not that they did not have the strength, but because the Qingmiao Law was part of the New Deal and many officials did not support it. Their purpose was to take the opportunity to sow conflicts between the Public Security Bureau and the New Deal. .
But this time is different. This has touched the bottom line of their power, because the purchase tax is a system that has always existed. It is not unique to Hezhong Prefecture, and it is not something that an official decided to do like this with a slap on the forehead. If the imperial court can Just call it quits, this is simply terrible.
There are problems not only with tax collection, but also with water transportation, water conservancy, and other matters. These are all the power of the government, and there are intertwined interests that cannot be cut off with a single blow.
The key is, this is not the first time, it really happens again and again, endlessly.
They all judged that if they took a step back, the next step might be water transportation. There were more shady activities in water transportation, and the benefits in water transportation were also very great. They really could not back down.
In addition, Han Jiang was already on the way, so they thought they might as well use this opportunity to intensify the conflict and provide Han Jiang with a reason to attack the Public Security Bureau.
After all, they all judged that Han Jiang was here to help them, and the power of the government was now much more powerful than that of the imperial court.
When they returned to the government, they cried and complained in front of Cai Yanqing and Yuan Jiang. Since the imperial court came, this official has been really frustrated. If this continues, no one will listen to us.
Anyway, this time they said that they could not implement the imperial court's prohibition, and they also expressed their unwillingness to cooperate with the imperial court.
Cai Yanqing just looked at Yuan Jiang.
Yuan Jiang had already predicted this, and nodded angrily: "You are right, the imperial court has indeed gone too far to bully others, and we will ignore it this time."
Cai Yanqing was slightly shocked. He originally thought that Yuan Jiang would repeat his old tricks, come up with a countermeasure, and then take the opportunity to promote his own policies. He never expected that Yuan Jiang would decide to confront the imperial court this time.
As everyone knows, Yuan Jiang doesn't want to, but he has no choice now. He can't always ask the imperial court to solve the problem. If this continues, everyone will see that there is something fishy between them.
This cooperation is too obvious.
All the officials were overjoyed. As expected of a bachelor of Yuan Dynasty, he is courageous. Unlike Cai Moumou, who only pretends to be deaf and dumb, we will ignore it and see what the imperial court can do.
This time the officials were really united and wanted to fight the imperial court to the end.
The government neither negotiated with Puhu nor ignored the imperial court's prohibition. Quan assumed that nothing had happened and everything was business as usual.
However, the Legal Aid Department was very proactive and immediately filed another lawsuit with the Imperial Court. This time the target was directly changed to the government.
The imperial court also immediately issued a summons to the government.
result.
"Teacher, they threw our summons out."
Cai Jing handed the summons back to Zhang Fei.
Shangguan Jun asked: "Teacher, it seems that the government is serious about it. How should we respond?"
The four little King Kongs are all at a loss. Are they going to arrest someone?
Not to mention whether the imperial court has this power, even if it does, the question is who to arrest, because the Legal Aid Department is accusing the government, not a certain official.
Zhang Fei had a calm look on his face, "If they refuse the subpoena, it means they will give up fighting for their own rights. In the end, they will only be hurt. We just need to hold the court as usual."
As a result, a unique lawsuit appeared in front of everyone in the biting cold wind. It was a lawsuit in which the defendant was absent. The entire VIP table was empty. Not a single official attended, even those who supported the ban on buying taxes. Officials didn't dare to attend. If they did, they might not be able to get along in the officialdom. There would just be some scholar-bureaucrats who opposed the purchase tax.
These scholar-bureaucrats who have become officials have always been more willful.
Throughout the entire lawsuit, Fan Zhen and the plaintiffs said that the plaintiffs were the victims in the first place, and there was quite sufficient evidence. The key point was that no one refuted them.
One can imagine what the result will be.
The trial panel also unanimously stated that the plaintiff won the case.
But the people outside the hospital were in a very low mood. The defendants were not present. So what would happen if they won?
They are now very uneasy.
"boom!"
Zhang Fei knocked the gavel and said: "After the trial of this judge, the plaintiff has indeed been exploited that he should not have been. Therefore, this judge has pronounced that the plaintiff won this lawsuit."
However, there was still silence inside and outside the courtyard, and the people just looked at the imperial court eagerly.
They are not stupid either. The government will not attend, and winning is just a word of mouth. What can be changed?
Zhang Fei immediately added: "Although the defendant is absent, the plaintiff still needs to be compensated accordingly. According to the law, the imperial court has the right to enforce enforcement. Therefore, the president of this court will issue a decree to exempt several plaintiffs from one to several years." Years of taxes will be used as compensation from the government to them, but the exact number of years of exemption must be determined through detailed calculations. We will announce the specific compensation results later. Does the prosecution have any objection to this? "
Fan Zhen smiled and said: "We don't have any meaning?"
Zhang Fei looked at the procuratorate again and asked.
Su Che also expressed that he had no objection.
Zhang Fei said again: "Sergeant Ma."
"exist!"
Ma Xiaoyi immediately responded.
Zhang Fei said: "Your police station must send people to station in the area to ensure that the imperial court's decrees are implemented."
Ma Xiaoyi said: "Yes."
Wow. Can it still be judged like this?
Enforcement?
After a brief moment of confusion, fierce cheers suddenly erupted outside the hospital, as if the earth was shaking.
Someone commented that the price of Qidian has increased. I don’t know the specific details. I feel that it has not increased. Maybe it is because I have been reading a chapter of 6,000 to 7,000 words recently, and the price of this single chapter is almost twice as much as before.
The reason why I am posting two chapters into one now is because I feel that the current situation is pretty good and I don’t want to make changes. However, compared with the previous two updates, the number of words is not less.
(End of chapter)
