Five hundred and thirtieth chapters a confused account
This Su Che is no better than Su Shi. He is still relatively stable. Although he believes that the current authority of the imperial court is too great and the procuratorate also needs to increase its presence, he will also see what is going on and will not be like Su Shi's romanticism. Because he is so smart, he thinks he can do whatever he wants.
In fact, a true wise man must know how to compromise with reality, such as Fu Bi, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, Wang Anshi, and Sima Guang.
Although Wang Anshi is a bit stubborn, in fact his new law is a compromise. He knows that the three redundancies cannot be solved for the time being. Fan Zhongyan has already demonstrated it once personally, and the only way is to make money.
Su Che thought that we should find out the whole story before making a decision.
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"Brother, Brother Zhe, are you going back?"
When Zhong E saw Zhe Jizu entering the house, Zhong E couldn't help but ask.
After the trial of the lawsuit, Zhong E and Lu Shen had to stay in Hezhong Mansion to wait for the court's arrangements, but many officials had already left Hezhong Mansion.
According to the explanation, Zhejizu also planned to go back in the near future.
"It might be a few days later." Zhong Xie said.
Zhong E immediately asked: "Could it be because of the news about soldiers' pensions?"
Zhong Xie said in surprise: "You also know."
Zhong E nodded.
Zhe Jizu said: "Although this incident is small, it is common, but this time the public prosecutor's office is investigating it personally. We have to see how the public prosecutor's office will respond to this matter."
Zhong E asked in a low voice: "This case has nothing to do with Zhongshou and the others, right?"
Zhe Jizu sighed and said: "He said this had nothing to do with him, but he was also worried that it would implicate him. After all, military expenditures have always been a waste of money, and now people in the military are also panicking!"
Zhong explained: "We are worried that this is a conspiracy. If we really want to get to the bottom of it, no one knows how many people could be involved."
"Actually, I also have this worry." Zhonge nodded, "How about we go remind President Zhang."
Zhe Jizu said: "I went to inquire about this. It is currently being investigated by the Procuratorate and has nothing to do with the Imperial Court for the time being. It is said that the Procuratorate will not file a lawsuit with the Imperial Court until the Procuratorate finds evidence.
President Zhang is biased towards us, but Prosecutor Su is not sure. This matter has nothing to do with us after all, so we should just wait and see what happens."
Zhong expounded: "Actually, it's good, we can also learn more about the public prosecutor's law from now on."
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Transshipment Department.
"Oh, it's Governor Cai who's here."
Yuan Jiang stood up and cupped her hands, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Cai Yanqing cupped his hands and said: "Yanqing came here presumptuously, and I hope that the trouble will be transferred to someone else."
"Where! Where!"
Yuan Jiang stretched out his hand and said, "Prefect Cai, please sit down."
"Thank you."
After Cai Yanqing sat down, Yuan Jiang half-smiled and said, "Prefect Cai is here today to investigate for the procuratorate?"
Cai Yanqing smiled and nodded, "It seems that people from the Procuratorate have already arrived."
Yuan Jiang nodded and said, "I've been here a long time ago. When it comes to military expenditures, our Transportation Department has nothing to do with it."
The transfer envoy can be said to be the finance minister of a province. The local government is responsible for the collection and disbursement of taxes. Once the money and goods collected enter the county warehouse or state warehouse, they are returned to the transfer envoy. The transfer envoy will then be based on central quotas and local government quotas.
Make adjustments as needed.
Judging from this arrangement, we know that in the Northern Song Dynasty, it was difficult for this place to be divided, and most of the finances were returned to the central government.
The transfer envoys represent the central government and are temporarily appointed.
Cai Yanqing asked again: "I wonder how the transfer envoy views this matter?"
Yuan Jiang said lightly: "This is the matter of my predecessor and has nothing to do with me. I don't have to compete with them. They just want to check some accounts, so I will let them check it."
Cai Yanqing understood immediately. It seemed casual, but in fact he was quite cooperative. But he sighed: "In my opinion, there is no use in checking. This is just a complete misunderstanding."
Yuan Jiang immediately asked: "How do you say this?"
Cai Yanqing said: "There is no fixed amount for this military expenditure, and there are huge losses in the process. There are all kinds of sundries converted to soldiers, and many government agencies are involved. If the procuratorate wants to find out this account, it is really like looking for a needle in a haystack."
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Yuan Jiang couldn't help but frown and said: "Let's talk about the matter. Judging from this, there are indeed many problems in this area."
Cai Yanqing said: "In my opinion, the real problem lies in the three redundancies. Military and political corruption are also caused by this. Maintaining such a large number of forbidden troops cannot be afforded by the local finance alone. In the middle
It requires central funding, financial support from other states and counties, and the accounts are also very complicated, so that people can take advantage of it. If these three redundancies are not resolved, nothing can be done."
After Yuan Jiang heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in silence.
Cai Yanqing glanced at him secretly, then looked outside, and then said with a smile: "It seems that Prosecutor General Su is still not as stable as President Zhang. He is afraid that he will return without success this time. I heard that many officials want to borrow money."
This matter should teach the public prosecutor a lesson."
Yuan Jiang glanced at him, nodded with a smile and said, "It's time to let them suffer a little."
Even so, there was a hint of worry in his eyes.
In fact, Cai Yanqing came here to tell Yuan Jiang, don't look at the small eucalyptus, but there is a big hole inside. Once the public security bureau and the procuratorate jump in, you may not be able to get out!
He also hopes that the public security organs can play a role, but don't jump in here at the beginning. If you jump in with just a few people, you may not even be able to find yourself.
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Imperial Court.
"Alas... this couple is really pitiful. The husband fought bloody battles for the country and became disabled, but when he returns home he has to sell his wife and children. This is really heart-breaking!"
Gao Wenyin, who had never been involved in official matters, was sitting at the table and expressing her own opinions. It was obvious that she felt the same way.
It really makes me breathless just looking at it.
Zhang Fei said: "So now you know how meaningful your husband's work is."
Gao Wenyin asked eagerly: "Will Sanlang seek justice for them?"
Zhang Fei hesitated for a moment and said: "Then we have to look at the specific evidence."
Xu Zhiqian suddenly said: "If you only look at the evidence, I guess it will be difficult."
Zhang Fei looked at her doubtfully.
Xu Zhiqian said: "In fact, our government's pensions for soldiers are very generous. Although the salary difference between some generals and soldiers is hundreds of times different, most soldiers can still guarantee food and clothing.
The annual income of the Forbidden Army soldiers is about 50 guan, and the annual income of the Xiang soldiers is about 30 guan. According to the regulations of the Qingli period, if the soldiers fight on the border, the military salary will be divided into two, half is given to the soldiers, and the other half is given to their families.
Those who are disabled due to war and cannot continue to stay in the army have two options: to be given half the daily money and food for the rest of their lives, or to be given thirty guans at a time."
Zhang Fei said: "Since this is the court's regulation, it is obvious that the government did not distribute money and food to Chen Guang in accordance with the regulations."
Xu Zhiqian said: "According to regulations, the government can issue silk in lieu of money and grain, because the money collected by the government is only a small amount, and most of them are cloth, grain, wine, salt, tea, and pickles. The government also issues whatever they have.
, As for the quality of this cloth, there is no specific explanation. Therefore, there are also specialized teethers who are responsible for helping the families of these soldiers and converting the found goods into money and food for daily needs. "
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Really? There are also special teethers to do this?"
Xu Zhiqian nodded, "Because many soldiers' families don't know how to sell their supplies, so they have specialized people to help, but they also need to see the goods. Salt, tea and wine are easy to sell, but these cloths are very difficult to sell."
It is difficult to sell, and the people have to collect a sum of money to leave. After this calculation, the families of the soldiers often get much less than the actual amount.
Since the government distributed cloth to Chen Guang's wife every month, it was not considered a violation of the government order.
As for the arrears of pensions, it is also common, because the annual pension amount is not fixed. If the finances are sufficient and there is surplus in the warehouse, it is naturally easy to say, but if the finances are insufficient, it may have to be postponed. After all, part of Shaanxi’s military expenditures are still
They have to be transferred from the capital."
Gao Wenyin said: "Then it won't mean that we can't get this little money!"
Xu Zhiqian said: "The government generally gives priority to frontline war expenses, followed by salaries and pensions for civilian officials and generals, and finally the soldiers' turn."
After saying this, she paused for a moment, "And this is not a small amount of money. This situation may be very common. If Chen Guang asks for money and food back, then the other soldiers will also come to ask for it."
Zhang Fei smiled bitterly and said: "No wonder I have found specific information about this incident, but there is still no sound from the procuratorate. It seems that they are also encountering difficulties."
Xu Zhiqian asked: "Zhang San, do you have any idea?"
Gao Wenyin also looked at Zhang Fei with watery eyes.
Zhang Fei thought for a while and said: "We have to be very cautious about this matter. If we decide that the government needs to compensate, but the government delays due to lack of finances, or uses rags to cover the amount, this will affect the authority of our imperial court."
Gao Wenyin said: "But didn't Sanlang ask the government to compensate those salt merchants last time?"
Zhang Fei said: "How much is that, and issuing salt debts can help the Salt Bureau get more. If it's just Chen Guang, it would be easy to solve, but I'm afraid it will attract more people, and the government may really not be able to afford the compensation."
.Sigh...when it comes to money, the court may have a different face."
Xu Zhiqian asked: "Your means of making money are as good as they come, so why not help the court find another way?"
Zhang Fei smiled bitterly and said: "This is not the same thing as salt debt. This method is not so easy to think of! Let's not talk about this for now. Let's see what the procuratorate will do. Maybe Chief Prosecutor Su will have something to do."
He didn't want to come to the northwest for this reason before. Salt administration and military administration are all muddy waters, and there must be illegal activities. The imperial court must adhere to the law. If the judiciary cannot correct it, the gain will outweigh the loss.
Regarding the salt debt, he came prepared, but he was really unprepared for this matter.
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Prosecutor General Su?
Prosecutor Su has a big head now.
Su Zhe originally wanted to see the specific situation. If the other party was willing to settle the matter, he would be willing to do so. After all, he also knew that the interests involved here were very complicated, and the procuratorate currently did not have the ability to trace the source.
But how do you know that no one from the various government offices will give you face? If you want to investigate, just investigate. Anyway, we are acting in accordance with the rules. It will be decided by the imperial court when the time comes.
But as they checked, they found something was not right.
"Prosecutor, this...there is no way to investigate this!"
Chen Qi looked at the accounts in the room and couldn't help but said: "If we investigate clearly, the government is indeed acting in accordance with the rules. At that time, there were only those cloths. It is simply impossible to go to heaven!"
Wang Shen also said: "Moreover, their various government offices, including the Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Military Treasury, the Transportation Department, the Warehouse Department, and the Grain Administration Department, are shirking their responsibilities to each other. In the end, they must be traced to the three departments, because in the end it is the transportation department that
According to the orders of the Third Division, the grain reserves of the states and counties in Hezhong Prefecture are distributed, including military expenditures, which may not be completed in a year. Those people are obviously playing tricks on us."
The government office that manages military pay is composed of many government offices. To prove that there was only that kind of rag and silk in the warehouse at that time, and that the rest of the money and food had specific plans, it would require checking the accounts of many government offices.
Both Sima Guang and Wang Anshi have raised some doubts about the cumbersomeness of the public prosecutor's office.
Because verification is not an easy task.
Su Zhe clenched his fist tightly, punched the table, and said angrily: "If I hadn't been worried about causing more people to come to complain and increase the burden on the national finance, how could I have given them a chance? If we really want to investigate, it won't take more than three days.
, I can find evidence and file a lawsuit with the imperial court. Since they are so ungrateful, we don’t have to save face for them."
But at this point, he slowly loosened his clenched fists, "But if you want to prosecute, I'm afraid you still have to discuss it with the imperial court. After all, it may trigger many soldiers to come to complain, and the consequences may be immeasurable.