The arrival of Cao Dongdong, Ma Xiaoyi and others made Zhang Fei suddenly feel that filing this lawsuit might help him solve his current financial difficulties.
In fact, he had thought about this problem a long time ago. If those rich people were not afraid of the law, then they would not be able to make big money.
If you evade taxes, you don’t even need ear pens to help you.
This is simply unreasonable.
So shameless.
He had to think carefully about how to fight this lawsuit. He had to make them feel pain and never be merciful.
at dusk.
"ah...!"
Zhang Fei walked out of the store and stretched his waist.
Before the lazy man could finish stretching, Long Wu had already driven a carriage to Zhang Fei.
One word.
major!
Just as Zhang Fei was about to get in the car, Long Wu suddenly said: "Sanlang, there are a lot of people following you around today."
Zhang Fei subconsciously looked around and asked anxiously: "Is it going to be life-threatening?"
I was really afraid of being attacked by surprise.
Long Wudao: "No."
Zhang Fei asked: "How to say?"
Long Wudao: "I went to observe before, and they were just the ends of the eye."
"...?"
Zhang Fei breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly remembered Long Wu's Shrew Fist that day. He couldn't help but have more than enough time to think about it. Now that there was a turmoil outside, this guy seemed quite unreliable. He asked again: "Long Wu, please tell the truth."
Well, are you a master?"
Long Wu asked: "What makes you a master?"
Zhang Fei said in a tone that meant he wanted to die: "He is the kind of person who is very skilled in martial arts."
Long Wu thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I don't know if it counts, I haven't met anyone with very good martial arts skills."
Zhang Fei said: "Doesn't the big cow count?"
Long Wu immediately shook his head.
Zhang Fei asked again: "Then...how many big guys can you beat?"
Long Wudao: "Fight, I might not be able to beat him. I'm not good at fighting. I'm only good at killing and saving people."
"...!"
Zhang Fei wiped his sweat and said, "Then how many big guys can you kill?"
Long Wu thought carefully for a while and said, "More than ten."
Zhang Fei blinked, "Okay, let me trust you again."
...
When I got home, I just got off the carriage and met Xu Zhiqian who had just come back from outside.
"How are you doing there?"
Zhang Fei asked Xu Zhiqian.
Xu Zhiqian said depressedly: "But they didn't look good on me. They asked me to go home and wait for news because I was busy with official duties."
He went to the Department of Records today to submit the list of ear pen aids.
As a result, the Secretary's attitude suddenly changed and he said that he would have to wait a little longer.
Zhang Fei also knew the reason and encouraged: "Just think of it as a good thing."
Xu Zhiqian nodded helplessly.
It seems that the situation in the court is not good. Zhang Fei said again: "Let's go to your house first. I want to ask my father-in-law about the current situation in the court."
The two went directly to Xu's house, and after waiting for a while, Xu Zun came back.
"You guys should stop working so hard, it's not certain yet!" Xu Zun waved his hands repeatedly without waiting for Zhang Fei to ask.
Zhang Fei asked: "Are many people opposed?"
Xu Zun smiled bitterly and said, "There are so many that you can't even imagine!"
Zhang Fei just nodded.
What is unimaginable.
He had expected from early on that this would be difficult, so he planned to use outside moves.
...
This is also true.
At the beginning, those officials thought that it would be okay to litigate, as it would definitely be beneficial to them.
However, the results surprised them.
on the basis of the most basic justice
, they used all means and even sent the most powerful judge think tank.
However, there are no eggs.
Nothing to gain except humiliation.
Even the magistrate of Kaifeng was sent to Qiongzhou.
This time they are determined not to pursue the lawsuit.
Whoever hits me again S, B.
Don't even think about it.
Although in the Chui Gong Hall, the emperor and a group of officials reached a certain consensus on political affairs, they still left it to the judiciary for judgment.
But then many ministers filed petitions to impeach Wang Anshi and stop the lawsuit.
The reason is that they have always obeyed the decrees and laws of the imperial court. Although Wang Anshi's accusation has nothing to do with Bai De's tax payment, everyone knows that this is just an excuse.
And those people are actively comparing taxes, isn't it because the court promised to forget about it, but now the court has gone back on its word and broken its promise, which will affect the court's prestige.
Within two days, two large boxes of memorials were delivered, and even some scholar-bureaucrats who had become officials at home wrote to Shenzong, saying that this was absolutely impossible.
study.
"Sir, these are the memorials they have submitted in the past two days. I only read a few of them, and they are all intended to prevent the Kaifeng Mansion from hearing this case."
Zhao Xu pointed to the two large boxes and said to Wang Anshi.
Wang Anshi just glanced disdainfully.
Zhao Xu asked: "I wonder what you think, sir?"
Wang Anshi smiled disdainfully and said, "Your Majesty, the more they behave like this, the less likely your Majesty will agree."
Zhao Xu asked: "Why?"
Wang Anshi said: "Actually, they have already informed His Majesty of this answer."
Zhao Xu asked: "How do you say this?"
Wang Anshi said: "At this time, they are still in their infancy, so the public resentment caused by this matter is not a concern, but if the court leaves it alone and allows them to annex the land, the people will become tenant farmers.
At that time, even though they have all the wealth in the world, as long as your Majesty dares to tax them, the public resentment caused by it may not even be borne by your Majesty.
Your Majesty can only tax the people, and the consequence is that more people will turn into tenant farmers and become dependent on them, further expanding their power.
They rely on His Majesty's favor to provide small benefits to the people, but His Majesty's favor comes from the people's grievances. Your Majesty has worked hard for a long time to make wedding clothes for them. Not to mention the monarch, even ordinary people cannot do this.
Stupid thing."
Zhao Xu frowned when he heard this and nodded slightly.
Wang Anshi said again: "Your Majesty, aren't they accusing the ministers of partiality and revenge, and they have to compare every penny with the baht?"
Zhao Xu was startled and nodded slightly.
Wang Anshi smiled and said: "Your Majesty can also ask them to go to Kaifeng Mansion to sue the ministers, and they will be able to plot behind their backs, which is not what a gentleman does."
Zhao Xu smiled slightly, "That's not necessary. I'll just ignore it. I will issue an order later and let the Kaifeng Mansion try this case as soon as possible."
Wang Anshi spoke so directly, how could he not understand.
This can't work.
I have offended all the people, but you have taken advantage of me and made the people dependent on you.
Who is working for whom?
After Wang Anshi left, Zhao Xu immediately drafted an order and asked the Kaifeng Mansion to hear the case immediately.
But the ink is not yet dry.
Letters from the three prime ministers Fu Bi, Han Qi, and Zeng Gongliang came one after another.
The letters written by the three of them were very similar and had the same meaning.
Judiciary can only seek temporary justice, treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and cannot truly solve the problem.
Only policy can solve the problem.
If Zhao Xu had a policy, they would all support fighting this lawsuit to establish his authority, but if not, the gains would outweigh the losses.
This made Zhao Xu hesitate again.
It is impossible for the three of them to collude, but they all expressed this demand.
It can be seen that there is truth in this.
By fighting this lawsuit, the most you can do is force them to pay a little bit of tax, but the problem of the tenant farmers will not be solved.
Landowners could always transfer taxes to tenant farmers.
This will cause trouble again next year and you will file another lawsuit?
When you don't have a solution to the problem, you offend everyone first. It's not cost-effective to spend such a large political cost without solving the problem.
At this time, Zhao Xu suddenly thought of someone, that is Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei once mentioned this problem. The solution is to put business first and then agriculture. For the time being, we should leave this side alone, shift the focus to business, and then turn around to solve agricultural problems.
But this is not a day's work.
"You go and make arrangements, I want to leave the palace."
Zhao Xu suddenly gave instructions to the chamberlain beside him.
The chamberlain said: "Your Majesty is going to the Zhang family?"
Zhao Xu nodded.
The chamberlain said: "I just received a letter from the Imperial City Department. There are currently many people staring at Zhang San."
"Yeah?"
Zhao Xu hummed: "It seems that they are really determined this time!"
After thinking for a while, he added: "Send someone to send a message to Xu Zun and ask him to take Zhang San into the palace tomorrow."
"As commanded."
...
The next day.
Xu Zun found a reason and asked Zhang Fei to quickly deliver a copy of the document to Dali Temple. After staying out of sight, Zhao Xu's people took Zhang Fei to see Zhao Xu.
"Zhang San, I think you have the qualifications to be a prime minister!"
When they met, Zhao Xu praised him with a smile.
Zhang Fei's heart skipped a beat when he heard it, and he said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, if you have any request, just say it directly. There is no need to be so open to the common people."
Zhao Xu was stunned and said: "I praise you, why are you so scared?"
Zhang Fei said sarcastically: "Your Majesty suddenly praised me so much, how can I not be afraid?"
Zhao Xu chuckled: "You really misunderstood."
After saying that, he informed Zhang Fei about the letter from Fu Bi, Han Qi, and Zeng Gongliang, and then said with a smile: "You see, what they are worried about is something you have already thought of, so I praise you as a prime minister."
Capital."
"So that's what happened."
Zhang Fei wiped his sweat and asked again: "Your Majesty came to me today for this reason?"
Zhao Xu nodded: "Now I am also in a dilemma. Although your method is good, it cannot save the fire that is near. If we do not file this lawsuit, it will make them worse. But if we file this lawsuit, is it worth it?
"
Now that there are so many people opposed to it, if he wants to fight resolutely, he can definitely succeed, but he will have to pay a high political cost. If there is a slight mistake, he will have to bear the blame, and he will have to consider whether it is worth it.
This is really God helping me. Zhang Fei rolled his eyes and said: "I think Mr. Fu and others don't understand the law, so that's why they say this."
Do these three people not understand the law?
Zhao Xu really wanted to tell him that it was just a joke and he was just boasting. Don't take it seriously. He asked, "Do you understand?"
Zhang Fei said hey: "I understand a little bit."
Seeing this guy's relaxed expression, Zhao Xu couldn't help but expectantly said: "If you have any ideas, tell me quickly."
Zhang Fei said: "Fu Gong and Han Xianggong only considered the political costs and did not consider the illegal costs, so their statement is completely wrong."
Zhao Xu wondered: "The cost of breaking the law?"
"yes!"
Zhang Fei said: "Nowadays, those big landowners don't even want to hide their tax evasion. If this lawsuit is won, they will definitely not be as unscrupulous as they are now. They will definitely find other ways to avoid taxes."
Zhao Xu said speechlessly: "You also said that they will still evade taxes. It's just a lot of effort. It won't solve the problem."
Zhang Fei said helplessly: "Your Majesty, let alone those landlords who want to evade taxes. If the common people have the means, they will definitely evade taxes. This is human nature. Judging from the current situation of our country, it is almost difficult to stop it."
Zhao Xu asked again: "Then what's the point of fighting this lawsuit?"
Zhang Fei said: "Let them know that the law can punish him
our."
Zhao Xu looked at Zhang Fei without knowing why.
Zhang Fei said: "When they know this, they will find ways to evade taxes legally. In fact, transferring taxes to tenant farmers can also be regarded as a legal tax avoidance, but this kind of tax avoidance has a disadvantage, that is, the landlord cannot completely get rid of it.
Relationship, because for the imperial court, this tax is everywhere.
Since it can't be stopped, why not provide them with a way and give them the power to legally avoid taxes."
Zhao Xu had a question mark on his face when he heard this: "If we can allow them to legally avoid taxes, why would I need to find a way with you?"
It is simply not easy to make people not pay taxes.
Zhang Fei hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please listen to what I have to say. There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. If the imperial court gives them legal tax avoidance, they must also give back to the imperial court."
Zhao Xu shook his head after hearing this and said, "If they were willing to give back to the court, they wouldn't be like this."
Zhang Fei said: "This lawsuit can force them to plan in this direction, and then we can use the wealth hidden among the people by Sima Grand Scholar to reach this deal with them."