Chapter 582 Sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight
Government.
"Mr. Liang, please sit down."
Cai Yanqing asked Liang Youyi to sit down very politely, but he was extremely depressed.
This Liang Youyi was a famous scholar-official in Hezhong Prefecture, but he was detained by Zhang Fei in court last time. In this incident, he was very busy and wanted to drive the public prosecutor out of Hezhong Prefecture.
It's definitely not a good thing for him to come to your door right now.
"Thank you."
Liang Youyi bowed his hands, sat down, and pretended to be concerned: "Zhifu Cai rarely shows up these days. Many people outside are speculating whether Zhifu Cai is ill."
I went to the imperial court to watch the trial a few days ago! Cai Yanqing muttered to himself, but said: "Thank you Mr. Liang for your concern. Cai is in good health, but nothing has happened recently, so Cai is cultivating himself at home.
."
"yes!"
Liang Youyi nodded: "Then the public prosecutor and the law have done everything, and Magistrate Cai is happy to have some leisure time."
Cai Yanqing just smiled slightly at this.
Liang Youyi continued: "Nowadays, the people of Hezhong Prefecture, no matter how big or small they encounter, they will always think of going to the public prosecutor first, instead of going to the government and asking Magistrate Cai to make the decision."
Cai Yanqing sighed: "What can be done? This is the rule of the imperial court."
Liang Youyi said: "I know that Magistrate Cai is an easy-going person and does not like to fight with others, but this will make many people not know who to listen to. Some villagers even came to ask me, for example, about the current autumn tax.
, they really don’t know whether the tax should be paid to the public security tribunal or the government.”
Cai Yanqing immediately replied: "Of course this is handed over to the government, and the Royal Police only assists the government. Our government has made this very clear."
Liang Youyi said: "But all along, there have always been household heads who are assisting the government in paying taxes. Now that the government has the Royal Police to assist, should these servants be abolished?"
"of course not."
Cai Yanqing said: "In the past, the government would send people to collect taxes, but because the government had previously transferred many people to the police station, there was a shortage of manpower, so we had to ask the Royal Police to assist."
At this point, he suddenly asked: "Is it possible that there are royal policemen making trouble in the countryside?"
"That's not true."
Liang Youyi shook his head, but then added: "It's just that now Magistrate Cai has asked the Royal Police to assist in collecting taxes. This has made many household heads think that the Royal Police have taken over all affairs in the township, and they have become helpless. They are afraid that if they make any mistakes, they will be sued in the court.
So much so that the management of many villages has become very chaotic."
Cai Yanqing exclaimed: "Is there such a thing?"
Liang Youyi said hurriedly: "Every statement I make is true, and I am absolutely telling the truth. If Magistrate Cai doesn't believe it, he can send someone to investigate. To be honest with Magistrate Cai, I was entrusted to come here today to inquire about the reason."
Cai Yanqing nodded and said, "I haven't thought this through carefully, but it is indeed because of the lack of manpower."
Liang Youyi nodded and said: "I know this too, but I think it is self-declared now, which actually does not require too many manpower. The heads of households and local officials will pay the taxes in the township and then hand them over to the government. If there are any problems,
The government can also send people to investigate."
Having said this, he paused for a moment and then said: "Of course, the government can also issue an order to let the royal police take over the countryside directly. These two groups of people are responsible for the same thing, and the people don't know who to listen to. This is not governance.
"What do you think Governor Cai thinks?"
Cai Yanqing naturally heard the implication.
Just let him choose one of the two.
Either abolish the household head and reorganize the old team, or drive the royal police out of the village gate.
Cai Yanqing has always been balancing the two, because from his perspective, the Public Security Bureau and the Procuratorate are currently only on a trial basis, while the original system has been in use for hundreds of years.
He would not dare to abolish the old system easily before it was confirmed.
If the public security bureau and the procuratorate leave, it will be completely over and he won’t even know how to govern.
After some thought, Cai Yanqing said: "Thank you Mr. Liang for coming to inform us. Cai will send someone to investigate. If this is the case, we will make adjustments."
Liang Youyi hurriedly held up his hands and said, "Then it will be hard work."
As soon as Liang Youyi left, Cai Yanqing called Zhuo Qun over, "Go to the police station and tell them that you have worked hard for them recently. Now that the autumn tax has been collected, they still have to put public security first and do the rest."
, just leave it to our government officials to handle it."
Zhuo Qun was stunned for a moment, "But Mr. Liang asked for it?"
Cai Yanqing nodded: "It seems that they are already planning to pay taxes, but they are just unwilling to hand over the taxes to the Royal Police. At the same time, they also want to expel the Royal Police."
Zhuo Qun asked: "I wonder what the prefect's plan is?"
Cai Yanqing frowned and said: "At present, we still need to maintain good relations with both of them."
He deeply understands that his role is to maintain stability. No matter which side wins, Hezhong Mansion will definitely not be in chaos.
Zhuo Qun said: "I understand."
.......
Wei Mansion.
"Prefect Tsai has asked the Royal Police to evacuate."
Wei Yingfang laughed and said.
"Yeah?"
Cao Yi, He Chunlin, Fan Meng and others were all excited.
"Um."
Wei Yingfang nodded and said, "It is said that Mr. Liang personally came to ask for it. It seems that they want to completely drive the Royal Police out of the countryside."
Cao Yidao: "But this is not enough. We must drive the public prosecutor and the procuratorate out of Hezhong Prefecture."
"Now we have to take the second step."
Wei Yingfang looked at He Chunlin and said, "He Yanjian, it's up to you now."
He Chunlin said with confidence: "Please rest assured, Academician Yuan will never give up, because a few days ago Academician Wang tried every means to send 100,000 newly minted coins to Tiju Changpingsi. If you can't borrow even a penny,
, wouldn’t it mean losing both his wife and the army? It is said that the shipping cost for this trip would be thousands of dollars, and Academician Wang would be laughed at by his colleagues every day in the court.
Therefore, as long as Mr. Liang and others do not compromise and insist on the 50% tax, then Bachelor Yuan will definitely take measures."
Cao Yidao said: "This time many scholar-bureaucrats have come out, and some have even written to the court. It is impossible to compromise easily."
Wei Yingfang chuckled and said, "Then let's just sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight."
"Ha ha......!"
...
In front of the imperial court.
"Xiao Wu, what are you doing sitting here?"
The big dog came out of the shop quickly and found the cook Chen Xiaowu sitting on the bamboo chair in front of the door. He was worried and couldn't help asking.
"Dog brother!"
Chen Xiaowu quickly stood up and sighed again: "Oh... when business was good a few days ago, we were all tired. These days we have a lot of leisure, but our hearts are empty again."
In the past few days, the number of people coming to the imperial court for litigation has visibly decreased, and the business of this store will naturally be affected.
The big dog smiled and said, "Just remember a little bit."
Chen Xiaowu hurriedly asked: "Which point?"
The big dog said: "As long as your cooking skills become more and more sophisticated, I guarantee that your life will only get better and better."
"Yes, yes." Chen Xiaowu nodded and said, "I'll go back and sharpen the knife right away."
"What time has it been?"
The big dog said: "Go and clean up quickly and close the store."
"yes."
Chen Xiaowu nodded, and saw the big dog hurriedly walking towards the imperial court, and couldn't help asking: "Brother Dog, what are you doing?"
Big Dog said: "I'll go find President Zhang to settle the bill."
Of course he didn't go to Zhang Fei to settle the bill, but Zhang Fei had two secret letters asking him to send them to the capital quickly to the emperor and Wang Anshi.
The letter Fei sent to Wang Anshi was basically someone entrusting the emperor to ensure that everything he did was transparent to Zhao Xu.
"Hurry up."
Zhang Fei handed the two secret letters into Big Dog's hands, "I'm in a hurry to get a reply."
The big dog nodded and said: "Don't worry, President Zhang, we will keep it and deliver it within seven days."
Zhang Fei nodded and asked, "What's going on with those squires now?"
Big Dog said: "They are now frequently using ancestral halls and patriarchal laws to mediate disputes in the countryside, and try to ensure that villagers do not complain to the imperial court. They seem to want to trap the public prosecutor and the procuratorate in the city."
"Aren't you tired of taking care of things at such an old age?" Zhang Fei raised a smile and asked: "Those big landowners control so much food, how do they usually deal with it?"
Big Dog said: "Brewing, selling, and lending are mostly handled in these ways."
Zhang Fei asked: "Does he only lend money to villagers?"
The big dog shook his head and said: "That's not true. How much food can the people in the countryside borrow? Those big landowners all have Jiekupu in the city, which specializes in managing their own money and goods."
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "In the past few days, you will send someone to investigate the situation of their Jiekupu."
Big Dog nodded and said: "President Zhang, please rest assured that we have people in these industries, and we will be able to investigate clearly soon."
"very good!"
...
As soon as the big dog left, Fu Shichun came to the imperial court.
Zhang Fei frowned and said: "Is Magistrate Cai asking the royal police to return to the city from the evacuation?"
"That's what I meant, but I didn't say it that way." Fu Shichun replied: "Master Zhuo just said that the autumn harvest is almost here, and the government hopes that the Royal Police will focus on public security. In fact, it means that our Royal Police will no longer interfere with taxation."
Zhang Fei nodded and asked: "Aren't they afraid that once the royal police leave, there will be problems with the tax revenue, and then their government will have to bear full responsibility."
Fu Shichun said: "I heard that Liang Youyi once went to see Magistrate Cai."
"This name is very familiar." Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment.
Fu Shichun said speechlessly: "That's the old master you arrested last time."
"Yes, yes, it's him." Zhang Fei patted his forehead lightly a few times.
Fu Shichun said: "So I think they must have reached some kind of agreement. There will be no problems with taxation this year. Otherwise, the government will be cheated by them, and we will get a big advantage for nothing."
Problems will arise as soon as the Royal Police leave, which only shows that the situation cannot work without the Royal Police. Those squires will never allow this situation to occur.
Zhang Fei thought for a while and suddenly asked: "I heard that the places where taxes are collected now belong to the police station."
Fu Shichun nodded and said: "Yes, a very simple wooden shed."
Zhang Fei said: "We don't mind if the Yamen borrows this place to continue collecting taxes, but the Royal Police still have to help deal with the military pay issue, which has not yet been completed."
Fu Shichun said: "So you want us to stay and then drive away the government officials?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "We have the right to enforce the law there, and the government has nothing to do with it."
Fu Shichun sighed: "But now the township is very united and no longer accepts our law enforcement. There is no point in the Royal Police staying there."
"Persistence is victory."
Zhang Fei said: "This is a protracted battle, but I believe they will not be able to hold on at first."
Fu Shichun asked curiously: "Why are you so sure?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Because those big landowners will soon find out what a stupid decision it is to lend low-interest loans to those farmers."
Fu Shichun said: "But the Green Miao Method...?"
Zhang Fei said: "For Qingmiaofa, this is also a stupid decision."