Many officials in the DPRK and China are outwardly opposed to the expansion of the police station, but they are very supportive of it in their hearts.
But there are also some upright children who are really opposed to it.
For example, the censor Qian Yi.
He made a memorial three times a day, saying that this should not be done as it would increase the burden on the people.
But they all disappeared and there was no news.
At the same time, the reformists Lu Huiqing and others are using all kinds of yin and yang to disgust the conservatives who are always against them. All the money is spent on you, which proves that your judicial reform is the most expensive.
It's really ungrateful to curse people here even though it's cheap.
Qian Yi and others were honest to the core, how could they bear such an insult, so they went to find Sima Guang.
"The tax exemption is the money that the people use to survive. If the Royal Police uses this money, can they still get the respect of the people? Can they still enforce the law strictly?"
"Bachelor Sima, this is obviously a trick by Wang Jiefu and others, and they want to use this to get you into trouble. If you don't stop it, if something goes wrong, he will definitely shift all the responsibilities onto you."
"Yes, but you can't ask for this money!"
Qian Yi, Zhang Jian and others excitedly said to Sima Guang.
Even Wen Yanbo on the side nodded frequently, "Jun Shi! You have to think about this carefully. It is said that even Han Zihua has great doubts about this. Kaifeng Mansion is a place in the capital. If something goes wrong, this
The consequences can be big or small."
Sima Guang, who was silent for a while, let out a long sigh: "It's not like I didn't object to Duke Mingjian, but it failed to change the official's decision. As for the expansion of the police station, it has nothing to do with me."
Qian Yi said: "But if we take this money, I'm afraid the people will complain about the judicial reform of the Supreme Master Sima."
Sima Guang nodded, "I've thought of this too. The only solution for now is to stop them from collecting the tax exemption indiscriminately."
Qian Yi asked: "How to stop it?"
Sima Guang said: "The Royal Police has expanded to include tax police. If they go to local areas to obtain funds, they will definitely collect this tax exemption.
However, according to their powers, the Royal Police does not take orders from the county government, but will be restricted by the Imperial Court and the Procuratorate. I plan to immediately establish the Imperial Court and Procuratorate in the 16 counties of Gyeonggi Province to restrict them."
Wen Yanbo nodded and said: "But if the exemption tax cannot be collected, where will the money come from?"
Sima Guang said: "That is Wang Jiefu's business."
Qian Yi immediately said: "This is feasible."
Since you can't stop the emperor, you can stop them from imposing excessive taxes.
Sima Guang glanced at them and said: "If you all report to the court to oppose this matter, the effect will not be ideal, and you may be ostracized by the other party. Instead of wasting your words here, it is better to go to the county and truly do something for the people."
I have something to do, I wonder if you are willing to take on this important task."
Qian Yi and others looked at each other and agreed immediately without much hesitation.
In the current situation in the DPRK, the reformists have gradually gained the upper hand. They, the censors, argue every day and can't change anything. However, Qian Yi and others are really anxious because they really think that this recruitment law will definitely make it worse.
The burden of the people.
It's better to go to the front line to stop them.
Besides, this is Ji County, and we are not going to a remote country.
Sima Guang, a hardworking guy, was forced to have no choice but to speed up the pace of judicial reform, and immediately reported to the emperor that he would comprehensively promote judicial reform in Kaifeng Prefecture.
When Zhao Xu saw his memorial, he almost cried with joy. He quickly approved it without delay, for fear that Sima Guang would regret it.
Although Zhao Xu firmly supports Wang Anshi on the surface, in fact he also attaches great importance to judicial reform, but he just doesn't show it. This Sima Guang's foreign work also makes him very depressed, but he can't push it.
After all, his energy is also limited, and he cannot give great support to both parties at the same time. There must always be priorities.
Having said that, why Sima Guang wanted to work as a foreign worker was actually because he was observing the Royal Police, or in other words, waiting for the Royal Police. He valued officialdom very much.
This royal expansion provided great convenience for judicial reform. He only needed to organize troops for the chief officials and did not need to rectify the administration.
Relatively speaking, it is much simpler.
The people he recommended this time were all backbone members of the conservatives, friends he had known for more than ten years, who knew the basics of the matter, and were all honest ministers with excellent morals and abilities. However, their governing philosophy ran counter to Wang Anshi's.
As soon as this news came out, the conservatives were greatly boosted in morale and rejoiced.
These people are all officials who firmly oppose the recruitment law, without exception. Sima Guang sent them out at this time with a very clear purpose!
In fact, this is also the scene they are most looking forward to.
Judicial reform VS New Deal.
It’s really interesting to say that this confrontation originated from the lawsuit that Zhang Fei fought in the political hall to establish the three-division regulations. Although Zhang Fei won a big victory at that time, it was also in that lawsuit that the foundation of the
The next keynote is that judicial checks and balances can be established by setting up the Ordinance Department of the second government.
This makes conservatives look forward to this.
But as time went by, everyone was very disappointed with this statement. The reason was still Sima Guang's hard work. There was rapid progress over there, but there was no movement here. Could it be that he planned to use his mind power to restrict it?
This time Sima Guang finally took action.
Didn't disappoint.
It also restored many people's confidence in him.
This matter involves the entire Gyeongsang Province, and those counties have people in the capital. After all, this is under the emperor's feet, but we cannot act recklessly.
Countless news reaches various counties in Gyeonggi every day.
Even Dongming County (Heze, Shandong Province), which is three to four hundred miles away from Bianliang, knows everything that happens in the DPRK.
In the back hall of the county government office, I saw a dignified middle-aged man in casual clothes standing in front of a desk under the window, writing and ink.
This person's name is Jia Fan, the magistrate of Dongming County, and his great-grandfather Jia Yan. He was Zhao Laoer's old teammate when he was not the emperor, and later became the deputy envoy of the Third Division. At the same time, he also had another identity, that is, Fan Zhongyan
son-in-law.
There was another person standing next to him, it was Fan Chao, the chief bookkeeper of Dongming County.
"County magistrate, everyone is in danger outside now, and there is a lot of noise." Fan Chao said in a low voice.
Jia Fan asked: "Why?"
Fan Chao said: "They learned that the imperial court had expanded the number of royal police by 10,000, and they thought the purpose of doing so was to rob them of their money."
"It's so superficial."
Jia Fan put down his pen, and a maid next to him immediately brought a handkerchief. While wiping his hands, he said: "The shortcomings of the yamen service have reached the point where they have to be corrected. If the officials want to make a difference, why should they do anything wrong?"
have."
Fan Chao said: "But now the imperial government's finances are barely able to maintain the current expenditure. Now they have to implement the recruitment law and expand the police station. These expenses can only be borne by the people."
Jia Fan paused for a moment, then sat down and said, "This matter is not our turn. Since the officials have decided, we can only execute the order.
Now that the police station is expanding, I believe that the tax exemption will have to be levied this summer, and the royal police probably won't be able to catch up. Please tell them to quickly count the households of the people to avoid delaying the emperor's order."
Fan Chao glanced at Jia Fan and thought for a moment, "Yes, I will take care of it immediately."
Ji County, Zhongmu.
"Okay! Okay! Good time!"
Du Zhiping, the magistrate of Zhongmou County, read the letter and nodded with a smile.
A civil servant in front of him said in bewilderment: "County magistrate, what's so good about this? When the royal police come, they will definitely impose excessive taxes in order to support the expansion of the police station. There is already a raging public opinion outside."
"This is a good thing!"
Du Zhiping raised his head and said with a smile: "Previously, I have been unwilling to spend too much people's energy and increase the burden on the people. The siltation of rivers and damaged bridges have been left alone and not dealt with.
Now that the imperial court has switched to the recruitment method, the people will also gain something from handling these affairs, and it will not be a waste of people's resources. You can go ahead and recruit people to handle the unfinished affairs."
The clerk asked: "All of them?"
Du Zhiping nodded.
"That would require recruiting a lot of people!"
"Anyway, this tax exemption comes from the people, and then it is used for the people, and it is convenient for the people. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"
"I'll do it right now."
Tokyo, Bianliang!
In a large house on the left wing, I saw a young man standing in the garden waving a hoe, which made the beautiful woman next to him tremble with fear.
"Sanlang, you... stop first."
"how?"
The young man turned back to look at the beautiful woman with sweat on her forehead.
The beautiful woman said: "You better stop digging, I'm afraid you will dig your own feet."
"How can this be?"
"Third brother! Madam is right, it's really easy for you to dig your feet with this technique."
"Is there any explanation for swinging a hoe?"
"I'll give Third Brother a demonstration."
"Okay, come and try it, I still don't believe it."
The young man handed the hoe to the attendant beside him.
The attendant took the hoe and started digging. After a few hoe strikes, the young man could do half an hour's work.
"Ah! You really have some skills."
The young man said with a slightly embarrassed expression.
"Sanlang, drink tea."
The beautiful woman handed over a cup of tea and smiled again: "Although this farm work is simple, Saburo has never done it before, so he can't do it."
"Well, my hoe is really not suitable for hoeing." The young man nodded.
The three people in the courtyard were Zhang San, Li Si, and Gao Wenyin.
Gao Wenyin couldn't do such heavy work. She could only use a small shovel to work on the potted plants. So Zhang Fei volunteered to help, but the work was a mess.
"Isn't Sanlang very busy now? Why don't you come here to help me?" Gao Wenyin said.
Li Si suddenly stopped and said, "Madam, Third Brother has made an appointment with someone to come here to talk about something."
"you shut up!"
Zhang Fei immediately glared at him, and then said to Gao Wenyin with a slight embarrassment: "I'm mainly here to help Madam hoe the ground, and by the way, I'll invite someone over to talk about some trivial matters."
Gao Wenyin smiled and nodded.
Suddenly I heard Long Wu's shouting from outside the door, "Who are you?"
Zhang Fei looked up and said, "Long Wu, let him in."
I saw a man walking in, it was Li Bao.
"Brother Bao, you're fine."
"Congratulations to Sanlang on your wedding."
"Thank you so much! Please come this way."
The two of them bowed to each other and went to sit in the middle of the pavilion.
Zhang Fei asked with a smile: "Where has Brother Bao been so cool lately?"
Li Bao smiled sheepishly: "I'm not just wandering around."
Zhang Fei chuckled: "Brother Bao is so humble, you are always doing chivalry and justice."
Li Bao was even more embarrassed and said: "That's not true. Occasionally we help those cunning and cunning people."
Zhang Fei laughed and said, "What the responsibilities require, what the responsibilities require." He then said, "By the way, where are Lao Qi and Shi Er now?"
Li Bao said: "They said they were going to Qingzhou to visit a brother, but now I don't know where they are. But the two of them really like doing this work, and they have met a lot of heroes."
As for Feng Nancy and Shi Tingxiu, they used to like to act bravely when they saw justice. However, even though they were a loser, they could not protect themselves. But things were different now. Now that the Imperial City Secretary was backing them up, they could do whatever they wanted.
It's really not that exciting.
But Zhang Fei never dared to let Niu Beiqing know about this, otherwise, the guy would definitely clamor to go. However, in Zhang Fei's opinion, Niu Beiqing is more suitable for looking after homes and nursing homes. Even with his appearance, he has to scare away many thieves.
.
After the greetings, Zhang Fei's expression changed and he said seriously: "Brother Bao, whether the Taxation Department can make a big splash depends on this battle."
Li Bao cupped his fists and said, "Sanlang, please rest assured. Although the Taxation Department has only been established for a year, I have been operating in Gyeonggi for many years. I know the situation in those counties very well. At this time, many counties are already digging traps secretly."
, just waiting for Saburo to step on it."
Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "Let them go digging. It's better to be idle than to stay at home and worry."
Li Bao laughed and added: "They are so arrogant and talented, but they have been working on it for a long time and still don't understand what justice is. They are messing around there. It's really ridiculous."
Zhang Fei waved his hand: "Maybe it's been a long time since I filed a lawsuit, which made them forget that I was born in Erbi."