This method of public prosecution and law sounds easy, and it is also in line with the political philosophy of the Song Dynasty, which is to prevent things, control each other, and check and balance each other, but to actually implement it, it will definitely take a long and long period of adaptation.
Previously, the Procuratorate had always been led by the Taxation Department and had no independent thoughts at all. Their minds were all focused on litigating cases.
But in fact, litigating cases is only secondary; their authority still lies in prosecution.
The prosecutor's office should be a very independent department.
Fortunately, during this period, things kept going on and all kinds of cases emerged one after another. Prosecutors like Su Che and others gradually became more proficient.
They began to realize that the Procuratorate was actually a very powerful entity and was not someone's vassal.
But compared to the imperial court and the police station, the procuratorate was the last to wake up.
Bianjing Law Firm.
"You two, why do you have time to come to me today?"
Zhang Fei looked at Wang Anshi and Han Jiang in surprise.
Han Jiang said: "We are here to tell you that even though we have collected 10,000 yuan with fines and compensation these days, it is still difficult to maintain the financial expenditure of the police station. It can only last for one month at most, even if you include the three government offices."
The subsidy will not exceed two months.
Moreover, due to the previous dismissal of government officials, some transportation and storage tasks are temporarily difficult to perform, and many government officials are complaining to us."
In fact, it has only been so long, is it so urgent?
not necessarily.
Those government officials are deliberately looking for trouble to put pressure on Sinong Temple. Those powerful people are not fooling around. This is all about finance.
They will definitely put financial pressure on each other.
Wang Anshi said: "Although the Taxation Department has performed very well, this is not a long-term solution. And as far as I know, other counties are currently using agriculture as an excuse to delay the Taxation Department's independent declaration. It may be too late.
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Zhang Fei couldn't help but said depressedly: "Zhang San dares to say one more thing. Now the two sides are competing for internal strength. With these masters fighting, the victory or defeat is only a matter of millimeters. At such a critical moment, the two of you making such a move will really hurt your morale."
Already."
"What critical moment?"
Wang Anshi said excitedly: "Now the opponent can't even mention the damage. If he continues to waste like this, there is no chance of winning. You are usually so smart, how come you can't even calculate this sum clearly?"
Han Jiang also said: "You seem to be putting the cart before the horse with government orders and laws. You usually implement the government orders first and then let the laws and regulations supervise them. However, you only follow the laws and ignore the government orders. How can this be successful?"
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "You two are teaching me a lesson, I understand, but please don't worry, I will find a way to make up for the money."
Wang Anshi and Han Jiang looked at each other.
Wang Anshi added: "Don't place your hopes on the officials. The situation has reached this point. If you want to use national finance to fill this hole, it is almost impossible."
Why do they accept the punishment so easily? It's because they bet that you have no money to pay your salary and you can't spend it. If the emperor wants to open a small stove for the police station, no one will agree. At that time, the Legislative Council promulgated a new law, which was setting up a battlefield.
We were arrested and we all confessed.
But if the national finance provides additional subsidies to the police department, that would be cheating, and they will definitely obstruct it.
If the state subsidizes, the law must recruit people, which is a failure.
Zhang Fei nodded: "Understood."
Wang Anshi looked at Zhang Fei for a while and then said: "If you really can't hold it in, you have to tell me first."
Zhang Fei nodded and said with a smile: "I will never harm Bachelor Wang."
Wang Anshi felt a little relieved when he saw that he could still laugh. However, this incident also made him very anxious, because it was directly related to his New Deal.
But the problem is that at present, although the Taxation Department has won consecutive battles, they have no hope of victory.
In fact, the two of them came here not to attack Zhang Fei, but to remind Zhang Fei.
Don't get carried away.
You are at a disadvantage now.
You must know that it is still in Kaifeng, Xiangfu is tossing, although the tax police and the royal police have gone to other counties, but they have been delayed there. It happens to be spring, and farmers are busy with farm work and cannot spare time to declare.
For this people, food is their top priority, and farming is more important than anything else. The reporting date is constantly being pushed back.
But everyone knows that they are just watching the wind. It can even be said that they are concentrating their efforts on Kaifeng and Xiangfu counties to stop the tax department.
Liu Ping was fined more than 1,000 yuan, but in fact Liu Ping only had to pay the tax money, and they paid for the rest for Liu Ping. They even paid for ear pens without Liu Ping having to pay.
Of course Liu Ping doesn't care.
They are very united.
The essence of this struggle, in the final analysis, is financial, not judicial.
The purpose of the recruitment law is to collect money, but their purpose is not to pay the money.
But the criterion of victory or defeat is not whether the tax department receives enough money, but whether the tax department can receive enough money.
Han Jiang also saw some of Zhang Fei's motives, which was to make the public prosecutor and the law more powerful, but the prerequisite was that there must be financial support. Those tax police were not here to generate electricity for love.
After Han Jiang and Wang Anshi left, Zhang Fei found Li Bao.
"I am also preparing to come find you." Li Baoyan said.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Is the Procuratorate taking action?"
Li Bao said in surprise: "Your father-in-law told you."
"In order to avoid suspicion, my father-in-law rarely goes home recently."
Zhang Fei shook his head slightly guiltily and said: "However, the procuratorate has not filed an indictment for a long time, which makes Wang Xueshi and Han Si anxious. However, the situation of these five households is simpler than Qin Biao's."
, there is no additional conflict, they are obviously investigating other matters."
Li Bao nodded and said: "Yes, they are already secretly investigating the evidence of Xu Yu selling illegal salt. Do you want to take the next step?"
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Arrest Wang Hongjin and bring him to prison."
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Before the first five households were prosecuted, the tax department struck again and arrested five more households on the pretext of falsely declaring their property.
Zhao Mansion.
"Master, news came from Xiangfu County this morning that Jin'er was also arrested by people from the Taxation Department."
Wang Qing, the homebody next to Zhao Wenzheng, said with a worried look on his face.
Zhao Wenzheng smiled and said: "Don't worry. In fact, after Liu Ping was arrested, I knew that Hong Jin might also go in. I sent someone to warn him a long time ago. Anyway, whatever the tax department says is whatever it is. In addition, I
We will also ask Li Guozhong and others to defend Hong Jin."
The wind is gentle and the clouds are calm.
Wang Hongjin's false report of property was arranged by him and was a deliberate false report. Seniors like them must set an example, and only then will the big landowners below follow suit.
As long as everyone works together and advances and retreats together, the Taxation Department has no chance of winning.
Nowadays, the Taxation Department is frequently attacking, which makes them very happy. They also have people in Sinong Temple, and they know that Sinong Temple's finances are almost unsustainable.
You guys are just jumping over the wall in a hurry.
Giving you a thousand gu in alms is just a drop in the bucket. How many households can you check in two months?
Before the critical moment, none of the five households had sued.
Take it easy.
Let's see who dies first.
However, they all overlooked one point.
This is not a war between the tax department and them, but a war between the entire public prosecutors and the law.
In fact, they had realized before that the Public Security Bureau and the Procuratorate were enemies, but because of the previous two incidents, the Taxation Department had stolen the limelight, while the Procuratorate and the Imperial Court were relatively neutral.
As a result, they only focused on the Tax Department, which is the most evil person, and ignored the Procuratorate.
The Procuratorate, as the name suggests, is not a passive department at all. It is only responsible for prosecution. They can conduct investigations and investigations themselves. Otherwise, why would Fan Chunren and Su Shi have prosecuted the Ordinance Department of the Second Government?
The inspectors inside are all transferred from the auxiliary police. Although they are not from the Fourth Army like the tax police, they are relatively professional people, including a large number of former officials, and they are all good investigators.
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Li Guozhong has now become the legal representative of the powerful. Although he did not gain any advantage in the previous encounters, the results were still in line with their expectations.
After all, the final sentence was relatively light.
Nowadays, Li Guozhong and the others go to the tax department every day.
Today, Li Guozhong had just arrived at the Taxation Department and happened to meet Su Zhe, "Hey young! Prosecutor Su, it's great to meet you."
Su Che glanced at him and asked, "Is something wrong?"
Li Guozhong said quickly: "It's nothing important. I just want to ask why the procuratorate has not filed charges against Xu Yu and others. They have already pleaded guilty."
Having said this, he said with an apologetic smile: "Of course, I also know that the procuratorate has to be busy with Chen Xiaoer's lawsuit. Otherwise, we will pay a sum of money and put it here first, and we will pay whatever the imperial court decides.
, let them go home first, this member Xu is not in good health. I wonder what Prosecutor Su thinks?"
Su Che shook his head and said, "Sorry, I'm afraid this won't work. I came here today with orders to take Xu Yu to the procuratorate for investigation."
Li Guozhong was stunned, "Take...to the procuratorate? This...is this for...why?"
Su Che hesitated for a moment and said: "Anyway, the evidence is now conclusive, and I'm not afraid to tell you that when we reviewed Xu Yu's income, we found that they were selling illegal salt."
"ah?"
Li Guozhong couldn't help being shocked, "Selling illegal salt? That's not right! I...I just talked to Secretary Li just now, and they didn't mention it!"
Su Zhe said: "The Taxation Department doesn't know about this, and it has nothing to do with them."
Li Guozhong frowned and said: "In other words, this...is what your procuratorate wants to investigate?"
Su Che nodded.
At this moment, Li He came over and said, "Prosecutor Su is here."
Su Che took out an official document, handed it to Li He, and said, "Siwu Li, we are here under orders to take these people to the procuratorate for trial."
Li He took the official document and looked at it, "Okay, I'll have someone make arrangements right away. But I'd also like to trouble your procuratorate to settle the case of false tax declarations first. Otherwise, our tax department won't be able to accommodate so many people."
Su Che hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "I will talk to Director Xu about it when I get back."
When Li Guozhong heard this, he knew something was wrong and rushed back immediately.
Almost at the same time.
Na Qiji came to Xiangfu County with several prosecutors and a team of royal police.
The magistrate of Xiangfu County didn't even know Qi Ji, a small character, so he asked, "Who are you?"
Qi Ji bowed his hand and said, "If you go back to Pangzhi County, I am Qi Ji, the prosecutor of the Procuratorate. I was ordered to come here today to investigate a case and need to obtain the official land account books of Xiangfu County."
County Magistrate Pang said: "Why do you have access to the official land account books of this county? Who gave you the power?"
Qi Ji said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Our procuratorate can exercise procuratorial power against government agencies, and we hope that Magistrate Pang can cooperate with us."
"If this county is not worthy...!"
Before he finished speaking, he saw a government official quickly come to Pang Zhixian's side and whispered in his ear: "Zhixian, there are more than a hundred royal policemen outside."
Pang Zhixian's expression changed and he said to Qi Ji: "You are just here to get an account book, you don't want to send so many people here, right? What do you want to do?"
Qi Ji replied: "Because this is an extremely important piece of evidence that cannot be lost, Chief Prosecutor Xu specifically requested the police station to send someone to escort it."
After all, Pang Zhixian is the magistrate of Chi County. How could he be easily frightened by them? He said to himself: "I have never heard that the procuratorate has such power. I have to ask the superiors first."
Qi Ji thought for a while, nodded and said: "Pang Magistrate County can ask the superiors for clarification, but in this process, our people must take good care of the account books. This matter is of great importance. If there is a problem, Pang Magistrate County will probably die."
will be implicated."
"What did you say?" Pang Zhixian frowned.
Qi Ji said: "Sorry!"
Pang Zhixian struggled for a while, thinking that it would not be a good thing to have more than a hundred royal policemen here. The key is that he had just taken office not long ago and did not know the situation. If he was really involved, it would be unjust, so
He said: "I can hand over the account books to you, but I will definitely report the matter to the superiors."
Qi Ji cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, Magistrate Pang, for your accommodation."
The implication is, just ask, we are not lying at all.
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The procuratorate's sudden action caught the high officials in the DPRK by surprise, and chaos reigned for a while.
But they didn't react for a while, thinking that the tax department was up to something, and scolded the tax department for not practicing martial ethics. Why did they start investigating the sale of illegal salt and the encroachment of official land when they had agreed to only check for tax exemptions in the first place?
This can cost your life.
Because when the Legislative Council promulgated the new tax law and lowered penalties, it was mainly for tax exemptions. It was very clear that these illegal acts were not included.
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Meng Mansion.
Pei Wen, the imperial censor, quickly walked into the hall and said to those sitting here: "I just received news that the procuratorate has sent people to the Xiangfu County Government Office, Kaifeng County County Government Office, and the Third Division to collect evidence. Moreover,
"This is indeed an order from the Procuratorate and has nothing to do with the Taxation Department."
"I don't believe that this has nothing to do with the Department of Taxation. This is clearly a conspiracy. They just want to use this to force us to pay taxes."
Meng Qiansheng said angrily.
Pei Wen hesitated for a moment and said: "This is indeed related to the Taxation Department. This is something we have ignored before. Where did the evidence from the Taxation Department come from? I also went to the Xu family to ask, and those transactions are very hidden.
Yes, not many people knew about it, but it was clearly stated in the income provided by the Taxation Department, and it was precisely because of this that the Procuratorate discovered the problem."
Xie Jun wondered: "Why didn't the Xu family find out at that time?"
Pei Wen sighed: "It was because everyone was focused on the exemption tax at that time, and the tax department reported income this time, instead of just property like the previous government inspection, such as selling private salt. If the income was not checked, it would not be possible at all.
We couldn't find it. In fact, there were problems with the Qin family's income before, but the procuratorate didn't find it and the tax department didn't care about it, so they didn't report it at the time."
Xie Yun stamped his foot in annoyance: "I knew something would go wrong."
The people sitting here suddenly woke up and knew what the problem was. They still seriously underestimated the ability of the tax department.
These incomes are originally invisible, but the tax department was able to find them.
Be aware that it is very difficult to check income these days because of the lack of deeds.
But they never imagined that the Taxation Department had made plans a year in advance, had dirty information on dozens of households, and had clearly investigated it.
At this time, Zhao Wenzheng came to the house again.
Meng Qiansheng hurriedly asked: "Governor Zhao, what is the situation in the DPRK?"
Zhao Wenzheng first slumped down on the chair, held his forehead with one hand, and said feebly: "The Procuratorate has solid evidence, and everyone above supports the Procuratorate. No one dares to speak for Xu Yu."
He is also panicking a lot now. His horseman Wang Hongjin has also been involved. It is still unclear how much evidence the Taxation Department has and whether the Procuratorate will notice it.
They also realized that they not only underestimated the Tax Department, but also underestimated the Procuratorate. In fact, the Tax Department only wants money. If you pay the tax, they will ignore you, but the Procuratorate is here to kill you. If you pay, If you don't pay, you have nothing to do with them.