Chapter 555: The First Battle of the Three Redundancies (8)
"What happened?"
As soon as they returned to the backyard, Xu Zhiqian came over quickly.
"Good thing!"
Zhang Fei smiled.
"Good thing?"
Xu Zhiqian looked at Zhang Fei in surprise, "I heard that there are many soldiers outside?"
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "They already know the news about disarmament, but they don't trust the procuratorate, so they hope that our imperial court can make the decision for them."
Xu Zhiqian's eyes flashed for a moment, and she looked at him with a smile, "In this way, it suits your purpose and completes the binding of the interests of the soldiers."
Zhang Fei nodded, "As discussed before we came here, we must first surrender these soldiers and win their trust. Otherwise, we will not be able to fight against those local snakes."
Having said this, he smiled slightly and said, "It's just that it went much smoother than I imagined."
"Don't say too much." Xu Zhiqian handed a secret letter to Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, "Whose letter is it?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "It's from Bachelor Sima, guess what's in it?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "There is no need to guess, I must be targeting the Qingmiao method."
Xu Zhiqian said in surprise: "How did you guess that?"
"Because this is part of my plan."
Zhang Fei took the letter, opened it and read it, his eyes lit up, "Perfect! It's exactly what I expected."
Xu Zhiqian said: "But if we do this, will it hinder Bachelor Wang's new method?"
Zhang Fei said: "An illegal new law is difficult to last, and it is not what Wang Xueshi is pursuing. If it is, there is nothing we can do about it."
Just as he was talking, Li Si ran over and said, "Third brother, Mr. Su Xiao is here."
"Mr. Su Xiao is truly a gentleman."
"Um?"
"He must be here to apologize."
...
As Zhang Fei expected, when Su Zhe saw him, he immediately held up his hands and said, "I'm sorry! I still caused trouble to your imperial court."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "I hope our confessions are consistent."
Su Che was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "There is only one truth. As long as we are not lying, it should be the same."
Zhang Fei said: "I will issue a verdict as soon as possible to stabilize the morale of the military."
Su Che asked: "You don't seem to be worried at all about whether the government can come up with so much money and whether it can stabilize the soldiers."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Because I will help them stabilize. Mr. Su Xiao should also have heard that our imperial court is discussing the amendment of the law on loan sharking."
Su Che frowned and asked, "What is the relationship between these two things?"
Zhang Fei said: "One of them is what should be done when the other party cannot afford to pay back. This is similar to this military salary lawsuit.
I will not force the government to immediately spend so much money to supplement the soldiers' salaries, because this will affect the operation of the court. Therefore, we will let the government conduct a financial and debt assessment and repay a little every year to ensure that it will not affect the normal operation of the government.
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If this case is successful, it will also apply to civil disputes. We cannot allow rich households and landlords to easily take away farmers' fields and children, but at the same time, we must ensure the interests of those wealthy households and landlords."
"I see."
Su Zhe nodded slightly and then said: "In this case, if the soldiers want to get back their military pay, they must rely on the imperial court."
"wrong!"
Zhang Fei said: "It's the entire public security bureaucracy."
Su Che smiled and said: "Before, I thought you suddenly wanted to amend the law against loan sharking in order to help the Qingmiao Law."
Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, but did not answer directly, but asked with a smile: "I wonder what Mr. Su Xiao thinks of the Qingmiao Method?"
Su Zhe said very firmly: "I don't agree. Look at the people who were forced to lose their families by loan sharks because the interest rate was doubled. Even if it is two cents, most of them can't afford it.
In order to seek stability and officials seek career, the government will not lend money to poor people who are too risky. It is safest to lend money to wealthy households. This will only become another yamen service method, which will not only help
It will not serve the people who really need it, and at the same time it will cause the families of those wealthy families to be ruined."
As long as the purpose of the government is to make money, it will never deviate from its original purpose.
Why Yaqianyu has become a cancer? There is only one reason: the imperial court cannot afford to lose!
We can only find those wealthy households who can afford the compensation to escort the goods. Anyway, if there is an accident, no matter what the reason, the court will confiscate it directly.
Since the court has such a plan, the officials will definitely have the same plan.
Shi Tingjun is a typical example. Officials switched goods from the imperial court and then caused an accident. The imperial court then confiscated Shi Tingjun's family property. The imperial court did not lose money, but the officials made profits.
Everyone is happy.
Zhang Fei said: "That's why our imperial court has to quickly revise the law to ensure that even if the people can't afford it, they can't be forced to have their families destroyed. At the same time, we have to let the people find ways to pay back the money."
Su Che was startled, with a look of confusion on his face.
It turned out that he had just received a letter from Sima Guang, and learned that the Qingmiao Law would come to Hezhong Mansion, and he thought of the imperial court's revision of the law on usury.
It is conceivable that once the imperial court promulgates stricter laws to crack down on private loan sharking, the Youth Law will simply win!
Therefore, Su Zhe suspected that this was Zhang Fei's conspiracy.
But Zhang Fei's words also made him realize that this is a double-edged sword. Since it can restrict the lending of big landowners, it can also restrict the lending of the government.
It’s really hard to say.
Can only watch the follow-up.
...
However, as news continued to come from the capital.
Although the edict has not yet arrived, there is a high probability that it will be correct.
This is the Youth Law, disarmament, and usury, which puts the entire Hezhong Prefecture in turmoil.
Wei Yingfang and the others were already stunned.
It’s become so complicated!
How to do this!
At this moment, no one dared to act rashly.
At this moment, the imperial court suddenly announced that the prosecutor's office would prosecute the case and make a verdict.
This is more like a sap, making everyone feel dizzy.
They previously judged that this military salary was just a cover for the purpose of disarmament. Now that the court has decided to disarmament, do you still want to judge?
Is this the same thing?
Today, all the officials came to watch the trial with confusion. They really didn't know how the imperial court would judge.
There was even more darkness in front of the door. Tens of thousands of soldiers rushed to the imperial court, which directly broke the imperial court's record of inspections.
Although most people cannot see the specific trial process, after all, the space is limited!
But they all hope to know the verdict as soon as possible, and they are also uneasy now.
Is the imperial court threatening us with disarmament to claim military pay?
If you award the court compensation, will the court pay compensation? Will we be fined?
When Zhang Fei came to the court, the courtyard was completely silent. They were so uneasy that they had no intention of whispering. It depends on how you judge.
At the beginning, Su Zhe explained their prosecution and presented the specific evidence.
Immediately, the imperial court summoned Yuan Jiang to the court.
"Bachelor Yuan, do you have any objections to Prosecutor General Su?" Zhang Fei asked in a gentle tone.
Yuan Jiang just shook his head.
Zhang Fei continued to ask: "Scholar Yuan shook his head, does it mean that the evidence presented by the procuratorate is all true, and the government has indeed defaulted on and deducted the military pay of these five hundred soldiers."
Having said this, he lowered his head and said to himself: "The amount is nine thousand four hundred and thirty-seven thousand six hundred and ninety-one dollars."
Yuan Jiang nodded and said, "Yes."
Zhang Fei asked again: "Scholar Yuan first arrived in Hezhong Mansion. Do you really understand the situation?"
Yuan Jiang said: "I have also checked and found that this number is correct."
Of course, these numbers are correct, and the evidence is very complete, because they are provided by the Military Camp and Transport Department, and there is no way they can be wrong.
The government wants to be judged by the imperial court. Do you dare to make the imperial court bleed?
Zhang Fei asked again: "Has Bachelor Yuan checked why the government defaulted on paying soldiers and deducted their military pay?"
Yuan Jiang said: "Because the imperial court is financially strapped, it is difficult to pay so much military pay."
Zhang Fei asked: "I wonder if the imperial court has any plan to repay it?"
Yuan Jiang shook his head and said, "No."
Zhang Fei asked: "So the imperial court plans to default on the debt?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone inside and outside the courtyard was stunned.
Don’t you represent the court?
Is this separation of politics and law really that complete?
Yuan Jiang said: "This official doesn't know, because the amount of military expenditures allocated is decided by the Third Division."
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded: "I know this too. But will anyone report the deduction of military pay and arrears of military pay to the Third Division?"
Yuan Jiang's expression immediately froze, and then she wiped the sweat from her forehead, "As far as I know, no... no."
Zhang Fei asked again: "Is it because everyone thinks that the third company will definitely default on the debt?"
Yuan Jiang shook his head and said: "Of course not."
Zhang Fei continued to ask: "Then why didn't you report it?"
"...?"
"Does Bachelor Yuan think this is a dereliction of duty?"
"...?"
You can ask whatever you want, I won't tell you.
I can't talk today.
Isn’t this the case since ancient times?
If you give all the money to them, where can you reimburse the public funds for food and drink?
Zhang Fei waited for a long time and saw that Yuan Jiang had already entered samadhi, so he did not force himself and said with a smile: "Thank you, Bachelor Yuan, for appearing in court to testify."
Yuan Jiang quickly got up and took a nap.
There was a burst of boos outside the courtyard at the right time.
Bang bang bang!
Zhang Fei banged the gavel several times, and after he calmed down, he said loudly: "It is a matter of course that one owes debts and pays back money. The law stipulates this, and so does morality.
The sage said that a person cannot stand without faith, an industry cannot prosper without faith, and a country will decline without faith. Therefore, do not underestimate it. This is just a few thousand coins. Once a country loses credibility, it will inevitably be the beginning of a country's decline.
The president of this court fully understands the current financial difficulties of the imperial court, and is also very clear that the imperial court is indeed unable to spend such a large amount of military expenditures for the time being.
In fact, this is a very common thing, and it is not difficult for anyone. But what makes this president very dissatisfied is that the government has no response to this. What this president sees is that the government does not take it seriously and is inappropriate.
The thing is, I just want to default on my debt.
This does not seem to be advocated by Confucianism! The president of the court does not know whether Confucianism is tolerant to this extent, but the law absolutely does not allow it.
Therefore, after review by the president of this court, the evidence is conclusive, and the government must make up for the arrears and deducted military pay of these five hundred soldiers, and each of them must also pay interest on the regular money, and fine them five hundred for the government's negative behavior.
Through."
Before he finished speaking, there was an uproar inside and outside the courtyard.
The officials couldn't help but open their eyes wide and look at Zhang Fei in shock.
Brother! This is a trap!
Are you going to step on it so hard?
He encouraged the soldiers to file a complaint, but he was sure that the imperial court would not dare to judge because the imperial court would not compensate.
But they did not expect that the imperial court not only dared to impose a judgment, but also imposed interest and fines.
this.......
Don’t our government have any respect for face?
After being tough, Zhang Fei changed the subject: "However, in view of the current financial difficulties of the imperial court, it really cannot come up with extra money. Therefore, the president of this court allows the imperial court to temporarily not pay compensation, but it must give a compensation within one month.
plan."
"Why do you?"
But an old master stood up and said, "You are just an ear-pen. Why do you have the right to judge the government? Who gave you the power? If you have to pay the compensation yourself, we will not pay attention to you."
After saying that, the old master rolled his sleeves and walked towards the door.
"Wait a minute!"
Zhang Fei suddenly shouted.
Immediately two court policemen blocked the old master's way.
The old master turned around and glared at Zhang Fei, "What? Do you still dare to arrest me? Do you know...!"
"I don't need to know."
Zhang Fei said: "I only know that you are now contemptuous of the imperial court. The president of the court sentences you to imprisonment for seven days, and you can pay fifty guan of copper as compensation."
"you...."
"Take it!"
The two court guards immediately went up and gently captured the old master.
The old master was stunned.
In the territory of Hezhong Prefecture, is there anyone who dares to arrest me?
"President Zhang..."
"What? Do you also want to go in for company?"
Zhang Fei turned his head and looked at Wei Yingfang.
Wei Yingfang suddenly became confused.
I'm a fucking judge, but you...you dare to arrest me?
Other officials were also stunned.
Although Zhang Fei was hateful, he had never targeted them and was very tolerant. Today Zhang Fei suddenly became cruel and frightened them all.
Zhang Fei seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and looked around, "I advise you not to try to challenge the law in the imperial court, because you are not qualified."
After that, he picked up the gavel, but didn't knock it.
Give you a chance to provoke.
come!
Try it!
The air seemed to freeze at this moment.
Cai Bian and Chen Qi were all extremely nervous. This was not expected.
After waiting for quite a while, no one made a sound. Only then did Zhang Fei give up his hammer and "leave the court."