In fact, for those ministers of the fourth rank and above, they should have entered the vacation at this time. In fact, the previous debt restructuring was too disturbing, which caused no one to take a vacation, because their juniors may all be salary-paying officials. How about settling this matter? If so, this year will be over.
However, this result was very different from the death they expected.
The culprit of all this is Naerbi Zhang San.
Just know it!
I knew that when this kid came back, he would be up to no good.
Do you still want to be transferred back to the capital?
Dream on!
Most of the ministers said that the Hezhong Mansion is very important, but now there are only some young officials there, and even most of the presiding officers, assistant judges, and prosecutors are young people who have never even participated in the scientific examination. How can they be worthy of it? As the important task, Zhang Fei must be quickly returned to Hezhong Mansion to take charge of the overall situation to avoid chaos. The northwest is crucial.
In our peaceful and prosperous capital city, Zhang San doesn’t need to worry about anything.
It sounds like Zhang San is qualified to take the scientific examination.
At the same time, all relevant government offices are on holiday. We will talk about it next year if we have something to do, and let you, Zhang San, have a deep experience of the efficiency of my Da Song Dynasty.
This made Zhao Xu and Fu Bi very helpless!
We can only talk about it next year.
Because of this personnel arrangement, even if the emperor wanted to go through the back door, he could only confirm that Zhang Fei would be transferred back, but he still needed to go through the formalities.
This rule cannot be broken.
What's more, the legal system has always emphasized rules.
However, this year is still difficult for them. Everyone is uneasy because there will be huge changes in Jingdong East Road next year. Once successful, it may affect the capital. Everyone is still racking their brains to deal with it. Policy.
See if there are any other ways to prevent Qingzhou's debt restructuring.
Although Wang Anshi's career law has won the support of many people, it is only a cover-up policy. The best policy is to prevent this precedent from finally being implemented.
Because so far, this case has not officially become law, and we have to look at the specific situation of Qingzhou before making a final decision.
On the contrary, Zhang Fei was very relaxed and comfortable. Since his position had not yet been arranged, he did not have to go to work at the beginning of the year. He felt that he should also give himself a long vacation. He had not taken any vacation in Hezhong Mansion for more than two years. Although he was very young, he also It can't be done like this.
It's a pity that two women in the family became pregnant at the same time, so they couldn't do much during the holidays.
In the middle of winter, my only right to exercise has been deprived of me, which makes me feel uncomfortable.
This is the result of equal exposure to rain and dew.
Winter is gone and spring is coming!
With the end of the Lantern Festival, it is also officially announced that the annual leave of officials is over.
The most lively officialdom in the country this year is really the Qingzhou officialdom. Last year, they actually laid down and ignored almost everything in order to fight.
You need to reorganize, right?
Then go and play by yourselves.
But in the end, they found that due to the existence of the police station, there was no chaos as they imagined. What was even more disgusting was that the Taxation Department seemed to have sprung up from the ground. At the end of last year, the court decided to fully build the Taxation Department on Jingdong East Road. .
As a result, the Taxation Department officially opened during the annual holiday, which really caught everyone off guard. How can any government office open during the Chinese New Year? You are so dedicated, how can we still survive?
I, the Song Dynasty, do not advocate curling up the most. Everyone should lie flat.
You are breaking the rules!
The Taxation Department’s explanation to the outside world is very simple. Our Taxation Department only officially takes annual leave when bonuses are distributed. The Chinese New Year is the busiest time for us.
In fact, this is not the fault of the Tax Department. The ghost tax police on Jingdong East Road are already very hungry, and their targets are already ripe and waiting to be slaughtered.
The routine is still the same, which is to apply with the land title yourself.
Love comes or not.
However, the tax law has not changed for the time being. After all, summer tax was collected last year, and it is still collected according to the autumn tax standard, but it includes exemption tax.
Because the exemption law has been fully implemented on Jingdong East Road this year.
This is actually one of the reasons for the riots in other states and counties on Jingdong East Road. There are too many debts and too many taxes, and they are not allowing people to live!
Public security and tax collection are all provided by the government agencies, so even if the government government closes down, there will be no legislative chaos.
However, as the Business Law spread to Qingzhou, the officials of Qingzhou also understood very well that this debt restructuring may be inevitable, at least for now, it cannot be stopped, so they must quickly show their performance, this dead Taoist friend will not die. Pindao.
After the New Year, Qingzhou officials invariably went to work actively.
After all, some officials must be retained to maintain the operation of the government. These officials depend on their personal abilities.
But no matter how active they are, they can't keep up with the Public Security Bureau. There was no holiday for the entire Public Security Bureau last year. They have been dealing with lawsuits.
Imperial Court.
"Envoy Wang Zhuan, regarding the lawsuits related to the government last year, our imperial court has heard all the lawsuits and sent people to carefully calculate them. After calculation, the Qingzhou government needs to compensate a total of 76,437 yuan."
Having said this, Qian Yi paused for a moment and said, "According to President Zhang's judgment in Hezhong Mansion, the government still needs to compensate the corresponding interest. However, according to another case of President Zhang, if the government is really unable to repay, the corresponding interest can be exempted."
Wang Juqing chuckled, "I finally understand. You are trying to force us to restructure our debt."
Qian Yi said: "The president of this court only made a ruling according to the law. If the government is not satisfied with the decision, it can appeal, and the imperial court can also conduct a public trial."
In fact, most of the lawsuits were not heard in public, but that was because the government provided too strong evidence, and they had previously admitted to underpaying wages and arrears of military pay, and they all pleaded guilty, so there was definitely no need for a trial.
Nowadays, a public trial means public humiliation.
Wang Juqing waved his hand and said: "No need. Anyway, the court has issued a decree, and we can only restructure the debt."
Local finances are already very difficult, there is no surplus, taxes here have not been collected, and the people are not allowed to continue to be exploited, basically all income has been cut off, more than 70,000 yuan, which is enough to crush Qingzhou's current finances.
Fan Chunren, who was on the side, felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this, and said, "What the transshipment official said is wrong. Could it be that if the imperial court doesn't issue an order, you can bend the law for your own gain?"
Wang Juqing just smiled slightly, then stood up and said, "If there is nothing else, I'll take my leave now."
This is actually a process, and everyone knows clearly that Qingzhou is required to restructure its debt, reduce officials, and save expenses.
After negotiating with Wang Juqing, the imperial court officially announced the verdict. Seventy percent of those who came to sue could win. There were still some fishermen in troubled waters, but they did not expect that the public prosecutor and the law were so careful. If the previous government, ten cases, It will take half a year to interrogate. There are thousands of people here, and they can still be sorted out one by one.
Of course, this is also thanks to the "cooperation" of the government.
Immediately, Ouyang Xiu announced that the Qingzhou government had too much debt and could not afford the financial burden, so it could only carry out debt restructuring.
At the same time, he also announced that he would resign as the prefect of Qingzhou, and would also report to the emperor, requesting the imperial court to withdraw the kindness it had shown his four sons and allow them all to apply for jobs in the academy, in order to support the career law just promulgated by the imperial court.
Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Qian Yi, and Fan Chunren are all from the same group. They are very, very clean and honest and don't care about wealth. They still stick to poverty.
Ouyang Xiu took the lead in doing this, and only a few officials admired him. His resignation was actually nothing, because he had been resigning almost every year for four years, and now he finally got a legitimate opportunity.
However, he demanded that all of his sons' Enyin official positions be taken back, and he asked them to apply for jobs in the academy based on his father's orders, which is very admirable.
But most officials are gnashing their teeth with hatred. Are you taking the lead? No wonder you, an old man, can't get along in the court.
However, hatred returns to hatred, and they gradually realize that the situation is over and there is no way to recover.
At this point, a debt restructuring that attracted national attention was officially carried out in Qingzhou with great fanfare.
Although it was Ouyang Xiu who made the announcement, the actual operation was still carried out by the Transshipment Department, with Wang Juqing fully responsible.
In fact, Wang Juqing didn't know how to reorganize the debt, but Wang Anshi had written to him a long time ago. It was very simple. It was to first calculate the annual income and see how many people could be left behind if everyone was given a full salary.
Wang Juqing had known for a long time that 90% of his employees would be laid off.
Thinking about this amount, it is actually very scary. The gap is as much as 90%. Where will the money come from to make up for it?
This is why, while the other side wants to find ways to exploit the people, the military pay here has to be reduced.
The principle of downsizing is also very simple. Officials in important government offices will be retained, and all the rest will be laid off, mainly officials. As for officials, they will basically remain unchanged, and salaries will be officially paid to them starting this year.
This is also one of Wang Anshi's new methods.
The superficial reason is of course that the Business Law only applies to officials, not to officials, but in fact it is because the core of managing the state capital is still those officials, not officials. The vast majority of officials take office at the local level. They are all not seeking merit, but seeking no faults.
The official's plate cannot be touched rashly, it can only be slowly replaced and rectified.
Therefore, some of the remaining officials will be assigned to the Public Security Bureau and the Taxation Department.
At this time, a very interesting phenomenon occurred, that is, the officials who had been desperately slandering the Public Security Bureau last year began to sing praises for the Public Security Law.
Although the Enterprise Law has been promulgated, many officials, especially those in office, are still unwilling to hand over their salaries to these enterprise agencies.
God knows if these offices can make money.
The only one left is the Public Security Bureau, which is a big employer, and it is also a traditional government agency. Although the Taxation Department is also recruiting people, no one is willing to go. The Taxation Department is actually a civil service agency, not a government agency, and all the officials are from civil service backgrounds.
At present, there is a huge shortage of personnel within the entire Public Security Bureau.
After all, Sima Guang would only arrange people at the level of prosecutor general and court president, leaving basically nothing below them.
This man was under the eaves and had to lower his head. Many low-level officials immediately turned around and made remarks in support of the public prosecutor and the law.
However, the Public Security Bureau adopts a recruitment system, and Zhang Fei has also laid a foundation in Hezhong Mansion, that is, he must pass the judicial examination before he can enter.
It is also very difficult to enter the public prosecutor's office.
At the same time, Qizhou next door is also carrying out a vigorous debt claims campaign.
The situation here is exactly the opposite of that in Qingzhou. It is the government claiming compensation from the people.
Sima Guang arranged for Wang Anshi's younger brother Wang Anguo to serve as the president of Qizhou, and Su Shi as the prosecutor general.
Although Sima Guang was at odds with Wang Anshi, he still trusted Wang Anguo very much and recognized Wang Anguo's attainments in legal studies.
Wang Anguo had been in Qizhou, while Su Shi rushed to Qizhou non-stop after the snow melted.
At this time, Su Shi was still ambitious. He had been wandering in Yangzhou for three years. Even though he looked like a resentful woman in the capital, when he was in Yangzhou, he made many close friends and lived a very comfortable life. .
But he is still eager to show off his skills, and he is very motivated now.
"It's exactly as I expected!"
Su Shi put the file on the table, couldn't help but smile proudly, and said to Wang Anguo: "Facts speak louder than words. If I were your brother, I might not be able to stay in the court."
Although Wang Anguo and Wang Anshi have very different political ideas, they still have a brotherly relationship. He laughed and said: "I now know why Ziyou was able to rise to prominence in Hezhong Mansion, with outstanding political achievements, and was highly regarded by officials, and you Su Zizhan can only visit brothels in Yangzhou, and there is not even an official office."
Is this hurdle impossible to overcome?
Su Shi cursed Zhang Fei again. It was this guy who said at the Legislative Assembly that he didn't even have an official office, saying: "I was deceived by an adulterer."
Wang Anguo said: "This turmoil is not caused by my brother."
As he spoke, he took out another official document and said, "Look, these are the achievements of Qingmiao Law in Zhangqiu County. No one in the entire Zhangqiu County complained, everyone praised it, and the fiscal revenue also increased significantly. "
Su Shi took it and took a look. After looking at it, he looked slightly embarrassed.
In fact, Wang Anguo was ordered to come to Jingdong East Road to observe the implementation results of the Green Crops Law. There are indeed many problems, but this depends on the person.
Wang Anguo added: "It can be seen that the Qingmiao Law still has its advantages. The key lies in the executor. My brother's mistake was that he was too radical and implemented it hastily without careful arrangements. He was not well prepared, so that It almost caused a catastrophe. But now we have the Public Security Bureau to supervise it. If we do a good job, the Youth Law will also play its due role."
After saying that, he immediately stopped Su Shi, "Don't say that I speak for my brother, we will just wait and see."
Su Shi shook his head and smiled: "I didn't think so. In fact, I have already thought about this. This is why I am willing to come to the Procuratorate."
At this moment, Su Shi's little book boy appeared in front of the door and said, "Sir, there is a man named Hong Qi outside who wants to see you."
Su Shi said hurriedly: "Please invite him in quickly."
Wang Anguo had never heard of this person and thought he was a good friend of Su Shi. He quickly stood up and said, "Since you have a friend visiting you, I'll take my leave first."
Su Shi said hurriedly: "They are not friends, they are people from the charity foundation. They are here to purchase debts. They need guarantees from our public prosecutors and law."
Of course Wang Anguo also knew about this. He nodded slightly and sat back down.
After a while, a young man walked in and said, "Young man Hong Qi has met Prosecutor General Su."
Su Shi said again: "This is the president of the royal court of Qizhou."
"Young man Hong Qi has met President Wang." Hong Qi saluted again.
Wang Anguo was dumbfounded, why is this a baby?
Su Shi chuckled and said: "President Wang, don't look at his young age. His Hongwan Gambling House is already the number one gambling house in Tokyo. The money donated every year is more than our annual salary."
Hong Qi's face turned red and he smiled awkwardly.
What is unimaginable is that at this moment, the most leisurely person is actually the one who started all this - Zhang San.
It was only in the morning when the sound of rushing could be heard from the Zhang family.
I saw Zhang Fei, Gao Wenyin, Xu Zhiqian, and Mu Zhen sitting in the courtyard, blowing the spring breeze and playing mahjong. It was really uncomfortable.
Both Mu Zhen and Gao Wenyin were very focused, but Xu Zhiqian looked absent-minded. She glanced at Zhang Fei from time to time and pursed her lips.
Zhang Fei really couldn't stand her gaze, "Zhiqian, what do you want?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "I'm just fighting for your injustice. It's fine that the court didn't show any sign of your return after you've made great achievements. But why are you afraid of losing people's hearts if you are left idle at home?"
Mu Zhen also felt that what Xu Zhiqian said made sense and said, "Yes! It's already been more than a month since the beginning of the new year. Why don't you go talk to the officials."
"That's not okay."
Zhang Fei said proudly: "It's so shameless. It seems that I begged to go to the procuratorate. When I became an official, I was forced to have no choice but to go. If I don't go, I won't go. I will go back to the law firm to work as an Erbi, which is more relaxed and comfortable." More comfortable."
"Go back to work as an Erbi?" Mu Zhen was frightened, "Don't act out of emotion."
Zhang Fei couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Sister-in-law, don't think too much, I just want to take a vacation for myself, and many matters now have to be handled in the lawyer's office, so there is no rush to go to the procuratorate."
While he was talking, he suddenly heard Niu Beiqing at the door saying: "Ms. En is back."
Before he finished speaking, Xu Zun walked in with a solemn expression.
"Daddy."
"Father-in-law."
"Well, you guys go back to your room first. I have something to tell Zhang San."
"yes."
Mu Zhen and Gao Wenyin immediately avoided, but Xu Zhiqian didn't want to leave. She took a step forward and then took it back.
Xu Zun didn't care about her, after all, she was Zhang Fei's chief clerk, and said to Zhang Fei: "Something happened."
Zhang Fei was surprised: "What's the matter?"
Xu Zundao: "It's a good thing. Early this morning, a great victory came from the northwest. Wang Shao led the Tongyuan Army and won a great victory in Xihe. He regained the five states of He, Dan, Min, Die, and Tao, and expanded the border for more than 2,000 miles. "
"Really?"
Xu Zhiqian said excitedly.
Zhang Fei asked: "Why are you so excited?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "Don't you know, Xihe is my old land in the Central Plains. It has been away since the chaos in the late Tang Dynasty. This is a huge achievement!"
"Really?" Zhang Fei scratched his head and asked Xu Zun: "But what does this have to do with me?"
He has never been involved in military operations. He has a small pen and can't even understand a map. If he is asked to plan this matter, it would be better to just move the capital to Qiongzhou.
Zhao Xu never talked about these things with him.
Xu Zundao: "Originally, it had nothing to do with you, but in Wang Shao's good news, he named you and asked you to go there immediately to build the Public Security Bureau."
"ah?"
Zhang Fei opened his eyes wide, "Why?"
Xu Zhiqian looked happy, but couldn't help but touch her belly. This child came at the wrong time, which made him even more worried.
Xu Zundao: "I don't know the specifics. It seems that at the end of last year, Wang Shao had captured Hezhou, but due to lack of management, the local Qiang people rebelled, and now they have been defeated by our army.
In addition, Wang Shao also believed that the land of Xihe, bordering Tubo and Xixia, was a trade hub. If it could be managed well, local taxes and fees could be collected to maintain local army supplies, thereby reducing the burden on the Shaanxi Road. And he believes that if you want to complete this step, the only way is to go to the public prosecutor and the law, and you need to be in charge personally. "
After hearing this, Zhang Fei frowned. Could it be that he had gone too far with his pretense and accepted a little fanboy? Don't mess with me!
Xu Zhiqian said: "Zhang San, this is a great opportunity for you to make a contribution. Don't worry, Sister Gao and I will take care of the family."
She was very excited now, with tears in her eyes. On the one hand, she finally regained her old territory, and on the other hand, Zhang San had the opportunity to make great achievements.
What a double blessing.
Zhang Fei glanced at her and saw her gently stroking her belly with one hand, and said: "Don't worry, no matter what choice I make, I will not worry about you two pregnant women. Although I have concerns, I will definitely put the overall situation first." , don’t put any burden on you.”
Xu Zhiqian felt warm in her heart, "It's good if you know." After saying that, she was stunned for a moment, "In other words, you... you don't plan to go?"
Zhang Fei nodded.
Xu Zhiqian asked in surprise: "Why?"
Zhang Fei said: "If you don't fight an unprepared battle, the Public Security Bureau is not a panacea. Just use it. There are so many obstacles to building the Public Security Law in the Taiping state capital, let alone in a war-torn place.
Moreover, the fact that Ambassador Wang Xuan is so eager to let me go must mean that the situation there is not very good, so I should be more cautious. "
Xu Zhiqian nodded lightly, "That's true, you still have to be well prepared before going."
Xu Zundao: "Sima Bachelor and Wen Gong may not support you going, let alone the public prosecutors and law."
Zhang Fei said in surprise: "Why is this?"
Xu Zunfu sighed and said: "It's a long story. You were not in the capital at the time and didn't know about it. Wang Shaoxi's strategy of opening up the river was fully promoted by Wang Jiefu. At that time, Duke Wen and the others strongly opposed it, but no one expected it. You know what they will think now that Wang Shao will succeed so quickly and recover so much land. But most people in the court support letting you go. It’s not that they think you can solve the problem, but no one wants you to stay in the capital. .”
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "So there is still such a relationship here."
This is a very fatal issue in the party struggle. I objected to your sending troops, no matter whether I was right or not, but you won a big victory. This was very embarrassing. Maybe in the end I can only say that you won and you are great, but we have nothing to do with it. , so as not to say that we took advantage of you.
This kind of thing has been happening all over the world in ancient and modern times, and there is basically no solution.
Zhang Fei is used to it, so it’s not surprising!
Xu Zundao: "But the official family and Wang Jiefu will definitely let you go, because this victory is of great significance to the official family, and we must ensure that nothing is lost, otherwise, it will severely damage the official family's prestige. "
His tone was not so firm, but rather reserved.
There is a struggle between the two parties, and if you get involved rashly, you may be shattered into pieces. Xu Zun hopes that Zhang Fei can think carefully about it.
How to make this move?
“No room for error.”
Zhang Fei frowned, as if he thought of something.
Just as he was talking, Zhao Xu's people had already arrived, announcing that Zhang Fei would enter the palace immediately.
It came really fast! Zhang Fei couldn't help but mutter.
Xu Zhiqian asked: "What are you going to do?"
Zhang Fei said: "Even if we want to go, it will definitely not be now. This time and that time are different from the last time we went to Hezhong Mansion. If we go this time, we must win, and remote control operation may be more suitable for the time being."
(End of chapter)
