To be honest, Zhang Fei was very happy to see the three cobblers like Cao Dongdong back. In fact, he only had a few friends with whom he could talk to in the Northern Song Dynasty. The others were either business partners or political partners. Although the relationship is good, the purpose of the relationship is still to put their respective interests first.
However, it was a lie to meet the wind and wash away the dust. After these two glasses of wine, Zhang Fei was inquiring about the situation in Hezhong Mansion.
It was okay not to ask. Once asked, Cao Dongdong and Ma Xiaoyi immediately started talking over each other.
At that time, they went to Jingzhao Mansion and directly wiped out all the gangsters, young masters, thieves and robbers.
In fact, they did similar things in Hezhong Mansion, but they were all promoted by Zhang Fei in a plan. They did it in waves. Later, Zhang Fei came back and no one took care of the three cobblers. Then He went completely crazy.
"Zhang San."
Cao Dongdong suddenly licked his lips and slapped Zhang Fei on the shoulder, "I think that Mr. Su has a rebellious heart. I can't believe it."
After hearing this, Fu Shichun immediately held his forehead.
Zhang Fei put aside his dirty hands and asked, "How do you say this in the office?"
Cao Dongdong said: "Because of his obstruction, our police station has never been able to go deep into the countryside. Now if the government wants to do anything, it still has to go through those squires, not through our royal police. Do you think he is a traitor?"
Fu Shichun said: "Ya Nei, don't talk nonsense. We have worked hard for three years in Hezhong Mansion, but we can only wander on the edge of the countryside. We have only been in Jingzhao Mansion for about a year. Many local villagers do not believe us and do not rely on the squires. How to govern.”
Cao Dongdong snorted: "If you don't do it, how do you know it won't work? Now that we are back, it is really difficult for the Royal Police over there to enter the countryside again."
Fu Shichun rolled his eyes and was too lazy to argue with this guy.
Zhang Fei said: "As for matters related to the countryside, didn't I make an appointment to go to the countryside before I left?"
Fu Shichun said: "So they took advantage of the township covenant to become more conservative, and Yizhuang, who fulfilled the township covenant, had more contact with the government. In the end, it was the government that allocated money to Yizhuang, not the public prosecutor.
Although they did not dare to openly oppose us, they still tried every means to prevent the public security organs from interfering in local affairs. However, they did not dare to be as unscrupulous as before. "
Cao Dongdong said matter-of-factly: "This is what they call a desperate act. Now that we are strong, they are forced to avoid our edge, but if there is a chance, they will definitely deal with us. We have to strike first."
Ma Xiaoyi nodded and said: "I agree with my brother, they are not friendly to our Royal Police at all."
"take it easy!"
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, "This kind of thing is difficult to accomplish overnight."
In fact, he was very happy to see this situation. After all, he was not there. If the Royal Police were left alone, wouldn't there be problems?
Before he left, he left a rural covenant and a charity village to the local area, the purpose of which was to allow them to check and balance each other.
After all, the Royal Police can also become evil policemen. He has never naively believed that all Royal Police are upright and kind people and will never do bad things in their lives.
Whether in court or at the local level, Zhang Fei actually adopts a balanced strategy. He will not let others dominate, but he will not let the public security, prosecution and law dominate.
Because he does not want to dominate the country. To be honest, he is not that capable. He only dares to hold on to the three-thirds of an acre of public security, procuratorate and law. His purpose is to promote public security, procuratorate and law, so it is not in line with him for any one party to be dominant. Interests.
Only when the situation is relatively balanced and it is difficult to tell the winner between the two sides, can the public security law develop rapidly, because in this case, they can be forced to seek the public security law to solve the problem.
Once a dominant family emerges, the first target will definitely be the Public Security Bureau. If Wang Anshi is allowed to dominate the government and the opposition as in history, he will definitely kill the Public Security Bureau. There is no doubt about this, including the Public Security Bureau himself. What is this? A feudal society.
In the case of the squires, Zhang Fei has been wandering outside the countryside, giving the squires a sense of crisis. In fact, he is also using the squires to supervise the public prosecutors.
Cao Dongdong and the others just drank an aperitif here, and then left in a hurry. Without thinking about it, they must have gone to Baifanlou to find their friends and brag. After all, they were returning in triumph, which was the best in the yamen world. Extremely rare.
Zhang Fei is too lazy to entertain Chen Maoqian and the others. They are now focused on the tax bill. As long as he goes there, Chen Maoqian and others will definitely try their best to dig out some information from him.
So he returned to the backyard and saw Xu Zun sitting inside with many colleagues chatting, but Wang Anshi and Sima Guang were not there. They must have left. Neither of them liked this kind of occasion.
You don’t need to think about it to know that these officials are also here to inquire about the procuratorate’s mouth, because the tax department is still monolithic at present, and officials cannot penetrate it for the time being. The only thing that can check and balance the tax department is the public prosecutor’s office. Now that they have such a good excuse, of course they Come and explore.
Would Wang Anshi and Sima Guang like this kind of occasion? Although they would fight to the death when they met, they still had very similar views on many things.
Zhang Fei did not join in the fun and sneaked back to his small courtyard.
"lady!"
Zhang Fei first came to Gao Wenyin's house.
"Shh!"
Just as he entered the door, Gao Wenyin quickly raised her hand to stop him. His horrified expression made Zhang Fei hold his breath.
what's the situation?
Gao Wenyin pointed to the sleeping baby next to her, indicating that her son had just fallen asleep.
Zhang Fei nodded at people like a robot, and then walked over quietly with cat steps.
Suddenly, Gao Wenyin raised her hand to stop him again.
Zhang Fei looked at him confused.
Gao Wenyin raised her hand to cover her lips and nose slightly, frowning slightly.
Zhang Fei blinked, then raised his sleeves and sniffed, and then realized that he had drunk wine, pointed to the door with tears in his eyes, and then walked out quietly. .
As soon as the door closed, he let out a long sigh, "I knew it, I knew that as long as this Wen Yin gave birth to a child, I would definitely be ranked second, but I didn't expect it to be so exaggerated. Forget it, let's find it. Let’s go to Zhiqian.”
Xu Zhiqian is completely opposite to Gao Wenyin. Ever since she gave birth to her son, the happiness on Gao Wenyin's face has become stronger and stronger. She has almost always stayed with her son, taking good care of him and feeding him herself. Even the old lady who was waiting around could not get involved.
Xu Zhiqian had a look of relief on her face, but she had finally gotten through it. Her son was usually taken care of by a wet nurse, but in fact Xu Zun and Zhang Fei didn't trust her to take care of him.
At work, Xu Zhiqian is very meticulous, but in life, Xu Zhiqian has always been careless.
Seeing Zhang Fei, Xu Zhiqianfei was very happy. She quickly waved her hand and motioned for him to sit beside the bed, "I heard that the tax department started issuing tax bills today."
Zhang Fei nodded, smiled and asked, "Why are you so excited?"
Xu Zhiqian asked anxiously: "Then do you think they will all pay taxes truthfully?"
Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "Of course it's impossible. There will always be people who find ways to evade taxes, and the richer people are, the more likely they are to evade taxes."
Xu Zhiqian said: "Is it because they have a lot of friends?"
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "According to the tax law, if you earn 30 guan a year, you have to pay a lot, but if you earn 1,000 guan, you have to pay about 200 guan. This is a huge difference! "
Xu Zhiqian rolled her eyes and said, "After all, by the time the tax inspection comes, I will have already given birth."
Only then did Zhang Fei come to his senses and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will definitely do what I promised you. Take good care of yourself and come to the procuratorate to hang out with me. You won't be able to be an official, but there will definitely be no problem with being an official."
Xu Zhiqian immediately beamed.
She actually didn't want to be an official, she just liked working very much.
During her pregnancy, there was one major case after another, but it made her anxious, and now she can be considered a comeback.
As long as tax collection exists, tax evasion and tax evasion will never become obsolete.
No matter how ruthless and ruthless the tax department is, there is no need to worry, they and the tax police will have nothing to do.
Moreover, the tax department operates under the Public Prosecution and Procuratorate Law, which has restrictions on them. Unlike the previous tax collection from the people, the amount is the amount you say.
There is a lot of room for game in this, it all depends on whose method is more skillful.
Of course, this is also a key reason why those powerful people are temporarily unable to refute.
The tax-free privilege does not reduce their income. At the same time, they only pay 3% of their salary. Even if the general tax is collected, this will not change. It is just that other properties must be levied according to the general tax standard.
Even so, the emergence of this new tax bill still caused a lot of discussion.
From dignitaries to traffickers and pawns, everyone is talking about this matter.
And it caused many strange phenomena, including an increase in the price of abacus, and a direct doubling of the number of applicants in the Arithmetic School and Law School.
Because this tax bill is so detailed, many big landowners are confused about it. They don’t want to find a firm, their wealth is not exposed, and the tax department is all-pervasive. They only trust their relatives, so they let their sons Go to the School of Accounting to study. If you continue like this, there must be someone in the family who is good at calculating accounts.
Not to mention the law, if you want to avoid taxes, you must be proficient in tax laws, and the law school is naturally the first choice.
Not only that, there are also discussions within the royal family.
Because Zhao Xu asked King Chang and the rest of the royal family to return all the land in their names to avoid being caught.
This is the first time ever.
"Don't blame me, Madam!"
Zhao Xu supported Empress Dowager Cao and explained: "Actually, grandson doesn't want to force his second brother to return the land, but grandson has to think about the overall situation. At present, the national finance is in danger, and the tax department is working hard to collect taxes for the country, so grandson I had no choice but to do this."
Empress Dowager Cao showed a charitable smile on her face and patted the back of Zhao Xu's hand gently, "There is no need for the official to explain. I understand very well and think that the official did the right thing. Yesterday, I and your mother taught Hao'er a lesson."
At this point, she suddenly changed the topic and said, "But officials, you must also remember that this kind of grace is also an extrajudicial favor."
Zhao Xu nodded and said: "My grandson must bear in mind the teachings of the eldest lady."
In fact, Queen Mother Cao's meaning is very clear. You can lead by example and help the country restore its finances. This is of course possible, and people in the royal family should also cooperate with you. But you can't believe it yourself. If everything is done in accordance with the law, why are those ministers loyal to you?
It is precisely because you have the power to show mercy outside the law that everyone will be loyal to you.
Regarding this point, Zhao Xuben did not forget that both Cheng Fang and Liu Renzan still retained their rights. The purpose was to ensure that imperial power was above the law.
The royal family was still dissatisfied with this, and the court was even more so, especially Zeng Gongliang, who was very dissatisfied with this.
At a regular meeting, Zeng Gongliang said very simply: "Your Majesty's reward for his ministers is to show heaven's grace to them, but the tax department imposes a tax on top of this heaven's grace. This is tantamount to offending heaven." Yeah!"
Sima Guang and Wen Yanbo couldn't help laughing.
It is no secret that Zeng Gongliang is stingy and loves money. Everyone knows it.
He gets angry, which is understandable.
Although Sima Guang and Fu Bi were a little ashamed of this, they would not offend Zeng Gongliang for this.
Although Zeng Gongliang supported many of Wang Anshi's policies, especially in the military field, he was quite similar to the conservative ideas on some policies.
Neither party would offend him for this matter.
Zhao Xu frowned, "Is this happening?"
He really didn't know, it was too detailed and he didn't pay attention.
Wang Anshi immediately stood up and said: "According to the new tax law of the Department of Taxation, it is indeed stated that rewards from the court and employers must be included in it, but it is not specified whether this includes rewards from His Majesty to his ministers. "
Zhao Xu asked: "Does Scholar Wang know the reason?"
Wang Anshi immediately said: "I don't know."
Zhao Xu looked at the others again.
Sima Guang and the others all shook their heads.
Zeng Gongliang originally thought that the emperor knew about it, but looking at this situation, it seemed that the emperor really didn't know about it. He couldn't help but wonder, does the tax department have such courage? How dare you decide in private.
Zhao Xu was really confused and could only call the new tax envoy Xing Gong who had just taken office.
"This is a humble post, Your Majesty."
Compared with Li He, the previous tax envoy, this Xing Gong was taller and thicker, and did not have the shrewd and capable feeling of Li He.
"Tax envoy."
Zhao Xu asked: "I heard that your tax department will also tax the rewards I give to my ministers."
Xing Gong hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, the Tax Department is not targeting your Majesty's rewards to ministers, but all rewards."
Zeng Gongliang immediately glared at him.
Arrogant!
How arrogant.
Zhao Xu looked unhappy and said, "Why is this?"
Xing Gongdao: "Your Majesty, forgive me, but our Taxation Department is also criminalizing the crime according to the law. According to the tax law, if A rewards money to B, and the two are neither relatives nor friends, the Taxation Department must tax it."
Why is it emphasized that they are neither relatives nor friends? This is because the target of the tax department is not one person, but a household. As long as you do not separate the families, the tax department will calculate the total income of this household. There is no need for a father to give money to his son. You have to pay taxes, but you have to pay them if you give them to others.
Based on this, there is no inheritance tax for the time being.
Only by emphasizing personal wealth can inheritance tax be levied.
Zhao Xu nodded and said, "This is what it should be. Otherwise, others will use this method to evade taxes."
If the employer converts all wages into bonuses, then no one will have to pay taxes.
Zeng Gongliang asked aggressively: "Does this have to include His Majesty's gifts to his ministers?"
Xing Gong remained silent.
Zhao Xu asked: "Why don't you speak?"
Xing Gong then said: "If you don't count His Majesty's gifts to your ministers, many tax laws would be difficult to enforce."
Zhao Xu asked: "How do you say this?"
Xing Gong said: "Suppose your majesty rewards your minister with a piece of land, will the food grown on this land be taxed? Suppose your majesty rewards your minister with a house, will this house need to pay deed tax in future transactions? Suppose that your majesty rewards your minister with a horse Horse, does this horse have to pay license plate tax?
Our tax department’s explanations on tax forms are all written in accordance with tax laws, unless the tax laws are changed, but this is not something our tax department can decide. "
Even though this guy is rough in nature, he speaks very rigorously and is in the same vein as Li He.
The Department of Taxation has no legislative power but is a law enforcement agency. The explanations on the tax bill are only to help people better understand tax laws, rather than creating their own tax laws.
In the tax-free privileges, it is written clearly and clearly. The rank of ministers and the amount of land tax exempted are all explained, but there is no explanation that the land rewarded by the emperor is tax-free.
Zhao Xu thought of Empress Dowager Cao's words again in his mind, and couldn't help but glance at Fu Bi, hinting to him that he should change it.
Fu Bi was very embarrassed about this. He didn't want to conflict with Zeng Gongliang, but he also felt that it would be disrespectful to the Legislative Council to amend the law just because of such a small problem.
The key point is that Xing Gong is right. A reward will affect all aspects. If you practice it well, you must be very careful. Otherwise, everyone will take advantage of this to evade taxes.
Zeng Gongliang glanced at Fu Bi and felt that he was going too far. The key point was that his complaints did not arouse the sympathy of Sima Guang and the others. It would not be nice to spread the word that he was practicing law just for his own sake. He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I just don't understand. The reason for this is not to change the law, so please forgive me."
Zhao Xu also knew Zeng Gongliang well, so he said, "Don't you know the righteousness well? Let's do this. I will reward you more generous ministers this year."
Zeng Gongliang hurriedly said: "I am too ashamed to accept it."
"this is necessary."
Zhao Xu smiled and nodded, "That's it."
After that, he sent Xing Gong back.
As soon as Xing Gong left, Wen Yanbo suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, our Yushitai received news that a business group from Jiangxi was detained by the Xuzhou Shipping Department when passing through Xuzhou."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present looked surprised.
Zhao Xu asked curiously: "Why?"
Wen Yanbo said: "Because this business group is disguised as people from Southeast Sixth Road, and its real purpose is to go to the capital to file a complaint."
Zhao Xu asked again: "What is the complaint?"
Wen Yanbo glanced at Wang Anshi and said: "They sued the Shipping Department and promoted the Changping Department. They exploited the people in the Southeast Sixth Road by using the equalization method and the young crop method, and amassed wealth, so that the people in the Southeast Sixth Road were in dire straits."
After hearing this, Wang Anshi's face suddenly darkened, and he immediately stood up and said: "The people are already in dire straits, but the court has not received any news. Are all the censors in your censorship station traveling around?"
Wen Yanbo said: "I don't know much about this, but I think that so many people want to come to Beijing to complain, it must be true. Why not let them come to Beijing and ask what is going on."
Wang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, how could a group of common people dress up in disguise? After many obstacles, they were not discovered until Xuzhou. This is obviously someone who instigated the common people to slander the new law."
Sima Guang said: "Whether it is black or white, you will know at first glance why Academician Wang is so excited."
Wang Anshi said angrily: "I'm excited because some people are always trying their best to slander the New Deal and obstruct the New Deal to no end. Let's just set up the Ordinance Department of the second government and live in the imperial court from now on, and stop doing anything."
Seeing that Wang Anshi was really angry, Zhao Xu hurriedly said: "You two are right. You can tell whether it is black or white at the first trial, but we cannot develop the habit of going to Beijing to complain at every turn. Let's deport those people first." Go back and I will send someone to review it then."
Does Wen Yanbo not know the emperor's little thoughts? Will you send people to investigate when you send people back? He immediately said: "Your Majesty, they have arrived in Xuzhou, which is only ten days' journey from the capital, and the Sixth Southeast Road is related to our court." Financial lifeline, so many people come to Beijing to complain, it is definitely not a trivial matter, your Majesty should deal with it carefully!"
Sima Guang said: "If the local officials can redress their grievances, they will not have to come to the capital."
Zhao Xu was about to say something else when Wang Anshi suddenly said: "Your Majesty, since Duke Wen and Bachelor Sima have said so, I also support allowing them to go to Beijing. This is justice and I have nothing to fear."
Zhao Xu couldn't help but look at Wang Anshi in surprise, what on earth do you want to do?
Wang Anshi thought that he should either stop the trial and punish those people properly. If he wanted to be tried, he would try them in the capital. If he wanted to put them in Yangzhou, the people sent there would definitely be Sima Guang and others. This is really too dangerous. How about the capital? Zhang Fei is here.
Zhao Xu also reacted, so he nodded and said: "Okay! Give the order for Xuzhou to release the people."
Wen Yanbo immediately raised his hands and said: "Old minister, I obey."
After the meeting, Wang Anshi snorted angrily and left angrily.
Fu Bi and the others were all confused. Compared to the previous answers, this is not a big deal. Are you going to show us your face?
After leaving the imperial city, Wang Anshi went straight to the Zhang family.
At present, the Zhang family is experiencing one happy event after another. The day before yesterday, Na Mu Zhen gave birth to the eldest grandson of the Xu family. In less than half a month, the family has welcomed a third child.
Xu Zunle was so happy that he woke up laughing even in his dreams. Moreover, he also followed Zhang Fei's example and chose to take a vacation. He was not in the mood to work at all and enjoyed family happiness at home.
When Wang Anshi came to Zhang's house, he encountered many people coming to congratulate him, which immediately made him a little embarrassed.
Zhang Fei saw that he looked wrong and quickly invited him to the study.
When he came to the study, Wang Anshi suddenly cursed: "These villains will make trouble in secret. I can't spare them."
Zhang Fei asked: "Scholar Wang, what happened?"
Wang Anshi immediately told them about the complaint in general.
After hearing this, Zhang Fei couldn't help but frown, "Scholar Wang, what's the big problem here?"
"If something big happens, will I not know about it?"
Wang Anshi said: "During the implementation of this new policy, there will definitely be some minor problems, but some people will take advantage of them."
Zhang Fei didn't quite believe it: "If it was just a small problem, would Bachelor Wang be so angry?"
"You do not understand."
Wang Anshi said: "They are dancing swords in Xiangzhuang, and they are aiming at Pei Gong."
Zhang Fei was confused and said: "I really don't understand."
Wang Anshi said: "Today there will be a job rotation in the Political Affairs Hall. I have planned to recommend Xue Xiang, the shipping envoy, to be the third envoy. However, they are making trouble for me at this juncture. It is clear that they want to prevent Xue Xiang from being the third envoy. .”
(End of chapter)
