Chapter 578: It is tolerable, but which one is intolerable?
Confused!
In fact, many officials, like He Chunlin, feel a little confused about this.
What about the incompatibility between fire and water?
Why does Zhang Fei still promote the Qingmiao Law?
You must know that they are also planning to use judicial reform to deal with the Youth Law.
Therefore, Zhang Fei's attitude towards Qingmiao Method is also very important to them.
However, they only considered the dispute between the old and the new, but ignored one point, that is, judicial reform and new laws are actually interdependent.
No!
To be more precise, judicial reform is completely dependent on the new law.
On the other hand, if there is no new law, who will support judicial reform?
In the minds of ministers, is judicial reform really necessary?
Therefore, no matter what, Zhang Fei must support the new law and provide the greatest support to the new law. Firstly, he can still win the support of Wang Anshi. Secondly, only when the new law becomes stronger can this judicial reform continue to develop.
It can be seen that the two are not contradictory at all.
As for the advantages and disadvantages of the Young Crops Law, how could Zhang Fei, who has read history textbooks, not know about it? But for the same reason, if the new law has no disadvantages, then why should the Public Security Bureau and the Procuratorate do anything?
At least that's how others see it.
...
"It seems that our imperial court will become very busy in the future."
While Cai Jing was packing up the papers, he glanced at the people gathered around and whispering.
Today's trial is very beneficial to most debtors and a small number of creditors. It is conceivable that more people will come to the imperial court to litigate.
Ye Zuqia asked, "Do you think the teacher will let us interrogate him?"
Cai Jing nodded and said, "I think it's possible."
Shangguan Jun said anxiously: "But can we do it? Every time I watch the teacher review it, it seems very relaxed, but every time we discuss it, we still don't think too carefully."
Ye Zuqia said: "You have to give it a try, otherwise, how will we know whether we have made progress or not."
Cai Bian also nodded slightly.
To be honest, they are a little itchy now.
The president of the court is different from the county magistrate, he is quite exciting.
.......
Over there, Wei Yingfang and others also noticed the change in the expressions of the people. We must know that many tenant farmers and farmers are in debt. If they just extend the repayment period, they may not be able to pay it back, but Zhang Fei still has to pay it back. Give them a living.
This is very critical.
This is also the best time to pay off debts, and there will definitely be many people taking the initiative to come to the imperial court for litigation.
"What do you think?"
When he came outside the court, Wei Yingfang looked at Cao Yi and asked in a low voice.
Cao Yidao: "It's not necessarily a bad thing. This verdict is obviously not good for the big landowners. They will definitely find ways to fight back."
Wei Yingfang nodded and asked: "But does this three support the new law or oppose it?"
Cao Yi frowned and said nothing, he had no clue about this for the moment.
At this moment, He Chunlin came over.
Wei Yingfang quickly asked: "What did Bachelor Yuan say?"
He Chunlin informed the two of them about Yuan Jiang's guess.
Cao Yi nodded: "This is possible. It is said that Wang Xueshi has won the trust of the officials, and it is almost impossible to stop the Qingmiao Law. Zhang San took the initiative to ask the people to raise the Changping Division for loans, and he could also borrow money
This is a young seedling intervention method.”
Wei Yingfang said: "Then will our previous plan force the Imperial Court to join forces with the Transportation Department?"
Cao Yidao: "This is impossible. The relationship between the Imperial Court and the Transportation Department is not decided by Zhang San, but by Bachelor Sima and the others. Zhang San was able to come here to be the president of the court before, but it was also recommended by Bachelor Sima. If Zhang San and the
Qingmiaofa colluded with each other, and Bachelor Sima will definitely not let him serve as the president here again."
Wei Yingfang nodded: "That's true."
Cao Yi added: "On the contrary, I think today's judgment is more conducive to our plan. If those big landowners can lend money to the people at low interest rates, first of all, they no longer have to worry about the people not being able to pay it back. Then they can also borrow money from the emperor."
Secondly, it can win the hearts and minds of the people, and it can also attack the Youth Law, which is more beneficial to the big landowners.
At the same time, the Public Security Bureau is bound to have conflicts with the Transportation Department, so how can Bachelor Yuan allow the imperial court to arbitrarily interfere with the Transportation Department."
Wei Yingfang sighed: "But all those big landowners are short-sighted, and they may not agree to do this."
...
Zhang Fei left the back hall and went directly to the small pavilion by the lake. After a while, Fu Shichun came here.
"Brother Xiaochun, do you know why I invited you here?" Zhang Fei asked with a smile.
Fu Shichun said angrily: "80% of the time, we are asked to take less vacations and work more."
"exactly."
Zhang Fei laughed, and then said seriously: "The countryside is the most difficult area for the Royal Police to break into. Although we used military pay and tax collection to open the branch in front of the countryside, we have not yet completely penetrated it.
And if we want to completely replace the squire, we must bring benefits to the villagers and make them accustomed to approaching the police station when they have difficulties, instead of turning to the squire for decision-making. Otherwise, why would they trust the Royal Police more?"
Fu Shichun said: "And loan sharking is originally a conflict between villagers and landlords. The Royal Police intervened because of this, and it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "That's right, but because the police station is expanding too fast, there is a mix of good and bad inside, so you have to be more careful. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and you can't afford to miss it!"
Fu Shichun was helpless: "I'm just the chief clerk."
Zhang Fei said, "Isn't this more exciting than selling sex papers?"
"...!"
Fu Shichun was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said: "It's a little more exciting."
.....
In the afternoon.
"Are you ready?"
Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian came to the conference room and asked directly.
The four little King Kongs first looked at each other, with excitement in their eyes, but also a hint of anxiety.
"Um?"
Zhang Fei looked at them doubtfully.
Shangguan Jun asked: "What is the teacher referring to?"
"Isn't it?"
Zhang Fei said: "Don't you even have this foresight? After this judgment, a large number of homesteaders and tenant farmers will definitely come to sue in the next few days. You don't expect to have them all tried by me, right? Or are you here this morning?
Sleepwalking, you haven’t summarized the basis for my judgment?”
Ye Zuqia said excitedly: "Teacher, we are ready."
"very good!"
Zhang Fei nodded.
Shangguan Jun asked: "Teacher, are the students a little or not clear about this morning's verdict?"
"explain."
"It's this issue of integrity. We know how to judge rogues and honest people, but some students are still a little unsure about the scale between those in the middle."
"They know people but not their hearts. The teacher is not a god, so how can we accurately calculate how honest they are?" Zhang Fei said angrily.
Shangguan Jun said in surprise: "Then I wonder what the teacher's standards are?"
Cai Jing suddenly said: "Is it the ability to repay?"
"Cai Jing is right."
Zhang Fei said: "Integrity is of course very important, but to judge how honest a person is requires a lot of investigation, so this is not the only deciding factor.
The most important factor is to weigh how much they have the ability to repay. Based on this, we decide what kind of help we should give them. Of course, a person without integrity is not worth giving us substantial help because the risk is too great.
We can only give them a chance to change their ways first.
This is like Naluo Dawu. If you let the police station hand over the cloth to him, you will probably lose the night. In short, integrity is a very key factor, but we only need to pay attention to the passing line. As long as we abide by the basic integrity, then
enough.
The remaining amount will depend on their ability to repay, and then the final judgment will be given."
Cai Bian said: "No wonder the teacher always asks about the specific situation of their family."
"exactly."
Zhang Fei nodded with a smile and looked at them again, "Don't be too afraid. Just remember one thing and defend your legitimate rights and interests. There is no distinction between tenant farmers and landlords in this sentence, so you must treat them with equal eyes."
Landowners and tenant farmers, this way you are less likely to make mistakes."
Xu Zhiqian suddenly said: "The weak should be helped more, so that it can be fair."
Zhang Fei didn't look back at her, but immediately smiled at Cai Jing and others, "Don't be like Master Xu, who only sees the weak, so she can only be the chief clerk, and you are the ones who want to be the president of the court.
"
The four little Vajras lowered their heads at the same time. They couldn't afford to offend a master or a master's wife!
Xu Zhiqian made a face at Zhang Fei's back.
Cai Bian suddenly said: "But...but the student thinks that Master Xu's words make some sense."
"This is not called truth, but called ideal."
Zhang Fei said: "The truth must be based on reality. The reality is that the landlords are very powerful and the tenant farmers are very weak. According to the fairness of Master Xu, it is very simple, that is, the landlord's money is given to the tenant farmers equally.
But does this comply with the principle of the rule of law?”
The four of them shook their heads at the same time.
"Of course not."
Zhang Fei said: "To defend everyone's legitimate rights and interests, do landlords have legitimate rights and interests? Of course they do. The fairness of the legal system is not an ideal, but a reality, and it can even be said to be the final bottom line.
And in the morning trial, what is our bottom line?"
"The basic guarantee of people's lives." Ye Zuqia replied.
"good."
Zhang Fei nodded, "But in fact, as far as the contract is concerned, we should award the land to the landlord to pay off the debt. But if we do this, the consequences may cause the debtor to starve to death, because this will not only cost the country and the monarch
benefits, and are also not allowed by morality.
Do you still remember what I taught you in class, in the legal system, does morality affect whether you are guilty or guilty?"
"Excuse me."
"good."
Zhang Fei nodded, "You must remember one thing. Up to this point, our goal is to maintain this bottom line, not to raise this bottom line. The theory just mentioned by Master Xu, in a sense, is
Want to raise this bottom line?
Can we do this?"
Several people were immediately lost in the lake.
Shouldn't we pursue a higher realm?
"Um?"
Zhang Fei looked at them again.
"Can't...?"
"Remove the '?'."
"cannot."
"Of course not, there's no need to think about it."
Zhang Fei said depressedly: "You have given me back everything I taught you. Does Master Xu's proposition belong to the legal system or the Confucian method?"
"Confucian Law."
"It must be a Confucian method."
Zhang Fei said: "Bringing a better life to the people and reducing the disparity in wealth among everyone are all Confucian methods.
For example, our imperial court has no right to stipulate that the rich pay more taxes and the poor pay less taxes, but the political hall has the right to decide. And what can we decide? That is, this tax cannot force people to death. This applies to usury, and
It applies to military pay, and it also applies to tax laws. Do you understand?"
The four of them nodded at the same time.
Zhang Fei said: "As the president of the court, you must look at both the plaintiff and the defendant with equal eyes. If you can't understand it now, just memorize it by rote."
"Yes, students know."
"In addition, we will recruit a group of dentists and accountants to assist you and help you formulate a compensation plan, which will reduce your burden. So."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Whether the teacher can spend more time with my wife at home in the future will all depend on your performance."
"hey-hey!"
.......
After today's trial, almost everyone predicted that there would be a wave of lawsuits in Hezhong Mansion.
Because the current exploitation of loan sharks is very ruthless and involves a wide range of people, the people are miserable. The key is that under normal circumstances, it will never be finished. No matter how hard they try, this is a kind of despair.
As for today's verdict, although they still rely on their own efforts, they at least hope to repay all their debts.
Everyone will definitely file a lawsuit!
as expected.
On the second day, the imperial court received a peak of crowds.
You must know that many farmers came here to watch the trial yesterday, and they quickly told other villagers about today's verdict.
In the past, all lawsuits were made by landlords suing tenant farmers, but today it is completely reversed, with tenant farmers suing landlords.
This makes the Legal Aid Department miserable.
It is a matter of course for a landlord to sue his tenants and pay back their debts, and the petition is very easy to write.
But when the tenant farmers sue the landlord, they have to find an angle and a reason.
Fortunately, 99% of today's land leases have problems. The reason is easy to find. It just requires the FAA to understand the situation in more detail.
Of course, this also made the big landowners furious.
The tax issue over there has not yet been resolved, and here it is attacking our development path.
They want to charge us more money and cut off our financial resources.
Is it unbearable?
For a time, Hezhong Mansion was undercurrent!
Confrontation is inevitable.
Because there is no way the big landowners can endure all this!
Cai Yanqing and others were also very nervous. They knew very well the strength of these big landowners and should not be careless, so they also sent people secretly to inquire about information everywhere.
"Prefect Cai, do you have any news?"
Yuan Jiang came into the house and asked Cai Yanqing.
Cai Yanqing nodded and said, "I already have some clues."
Yuan Jiang hurriedly asked: "What's going on?"
Cai Yanqing said: "Originally, the big landowners were divided into two factions. One faction expressed that they wanted to confront the imperial court head-on, but they refused to implement it. At the same time, they stopped some lending and asked the people to go to the imperial court to borrow money.
There is also a faction that expresses its intention to lend money at lower interest rates in response to the Youth Law."
Yuan Jiang was startled and asked quickly: "Which faction has the upper hand now?"
Cai Yanqing said: "As for the Qingmiao Fa faction, because most landowners believe that the people's sentiments are not towards them at this time, and many soldiers have to rely on the imperial court to recover compensation, they do not have much confidence in confronting the imperial court head-on.
As for the Youth Law, lending at lower interest rates can not only win the hearts of the people, but also rely on the imperial court to earn some interest."
Yuan Jiang said: "It is the Imperial Court that is targeting them, not the Transportation Department."
Cai Yanqing said: "I guess they also want to use this to provoke a conflict between the Imperial Court and the Transportation Department."
Yuan Jiang thought for a while and suddenly asked: "Can the government prohibit them from doing this?"
Cai Yanqing frowned slightly, "Why?"
Yuan Jiang sighed: "I also know that low-interest lending is more beneficial to the people, but if the Qingmiao Law fails, it will seriously affect Wang Xueshi's new policy. We have to think about the overall situation, and once the new law fails, they will definitely use the interest rate
Lift it up again.”
What Zhao Xu wanted was to improve finances, rather than really focus on cracking down on loan sharks. The principal of several million yuan that was lost was all borrowed from the emperor, and interest was charged.
If Wang Anshi could not make money, it would be difficult for him to pay favors to the emperor.
Yuan Jiang really didn't expect that the other party would directly turn the gun and point it at Xin Fa. It was obviously the imperial court that was torturing them.
He planned to be as obscene as the police station and let the imperial court go to the front to fight with them.
Cai Yanqing said: "It was not impossible before, but now that politics and law are separated, I'm afraid Academician Yuan will have to go to President Zhang for advice on how to deal with it."
Yuan Jiang was stunned for a moment and glanced at Cai Yanqing guiltily.
Cai Yanqing stroked his beard and smiled and said, "Scholar Yuan, you can just pretend that I don't know."