Chapter 597: The world is prosperous and everyone is going to benefit
Yuan Jiang's last words truly left Wei Yingfang and others speechless.
The Public Security Bureau has not yet sent him away, but he has come to the Taxation Department again, and it’s really endless!
But in fact, this is Yuan Jiang and Zhang Fei's routine. You must know that the entire public security system was established step by step in their struggle.
Because as long as there is struggle, interests will flow, and they will be able to squeeze more interests into it.
Zhang Fei originally planned to have the tax department come to Hezhong Mansion next year, but they had to find a suitable reason, and this case provided them with a perfect reason.
Regarding this, Wei Yingfang and the others had a huge headache.
Although they have not yet seen the Taxation Department with their own eyes, their last self-declaration has given them a very deep understanding of the Taxation Department.
This is not a good thing.
But they still believe that time is on their side, because when this lawsuit reaches the capital, the old and the new will definitely fight over the Green Seed Law. Before this matter is clarified, it is impossible for the tax department to come to Hezhong Prefecture.
They need to be patient and wait for the results in Beijing.
They predicted that as soon as this matter reached the capital, there would be a big fuss and it would never stop easily.
However, this judgment also had a great impact on the entire political structure of Hezhong Prefecture, because it completely changed the situation in which the government was dominated by one family.
Although this imperial court is also an official office of the imperial court and belongs to the ruling class, due to the special nature of its functions and powers, the common people are also involved. Even if there is no assistant jury, the common people stand outside and watch. In addition, the mode of litigation is
, this forms a new kind of checks and balances, but this change is relatively subtle.
In addition, the entire trial process also left many officials with lingering fears and had sleepless nights that night.
Because this exposes the ugly side of the ruling class that has never been seen before, they are afraid that it will cause unrest.
On the fourth day after the verdict, Wang Shao, Guo Kui, and Cai Yanqing took a carriage and secretly went to various villages to inspect. If there were any signs, they would find ways to suppress them in time.
This group of officials have only one request for the fight between the two sides, and that is not to mess up Hezhong Mansion. This is also their bottom line, because they know that they are powerless to stop their struggle, so they can only set up a guardrail.
, protect what you want to protect.
But the result shocked them greatly.
Instead of complaining or quarreling, the villagers became more active. They were all looking for work and deals. There were many more people walking around and entering the city than in previous years, showing a thriving atmosphere.
scene.
"I see."
Cai Yanqing nodded thoughtfully.
Guo Kui asked: "Why did Magistrate Cai say that?"
Cai Yanqing replied: "We only see the people's dissatisfaction with the squires and the government, but we ignore the people's trust in the imperial court. Yesterday's trial brought confidence to the people, not despair!"
Wang Shao nodded: "Yesterday, the confessions made by Bachelor Yuan, Liang Youyi and others in court did not happen recently. They have always been like this. How could the people not know about it? They had nothing to do about it before, but now
But the imperial court provided them with help, and the people no longer feared officials, landlords, and squires. They dared to do more things because they believed that the imperial court could make decisions for them."
To sum up, it is a sense of security.
In the past, people were very passive. They could just earn a little and survive. If you earn more, you may have to hand over more.
For example, those second and third-class households would rather go bankrupt or self-mutilate, but they would also avoid government officials and would not take advantage of the court, because the court's approach was to kill the goose to get the eggs. Once you have no eggs, the court will not kill you.
That's the idea.
Guo Kui suddenly realized, "So, the biggest winner is actually the Imperial Court."
As he said that, he chuckled again, "Those people deliberately tried to deal with the imperial court, but in the end they helped the imperial court."
Wang Shao shook his head and said: "It's hard to say at the moment, because they want to kill someone with a borrowed knife, and it depends on the capital's attitude towards the verdict."
Cai Yanqing also nodded slightly.
Those officials are not stupid and will take the initiative to send a big gift to the imperial court. In fact, this lawsuit is not complicated at all. The difficulty lies in whether you dare to judge like this.
Whether you can afford the consequences of the judgment.
This is also the best way to deal with the Imperial Court at present, because they have tried many times, and the result is that they cannot shake the foundation of the Imperial Court in Hezhong Mansion before defeating the big backer behind the Imperial Court.
And today the Imperial Court also ushered in its own highlight moment.
A large number of scholars and literati rushed to the imperial court to register for law school. The four little kings were forced to come out to help because there were too many people.
Many of them have just dropped out of school not long ago.
But they were all forced by the scholar-officials. But after yesterday's trial, they suddenly discovered that you yourself also appealed to the imperial court, so why are we not allowed to register?
Moreover, if you dare to use this matter to expel us from our hometown, then we will come to the imperial court to file a complaint.
Yesterday, the President of the Grand Court made it very clear that the patriarchal clan is just a civil agreement and the relationship is equal. If there is oppression, you can come to the imperial court for litigation.
Of course, the main reason is that young scholars saw an opportunity to gain prestige.
As for the current eight interns in the Imperial Court, they are all the children of businessmen and their families do not have any background. However, because they work in the Imperial Court, they can gain the respect of the people. Neighbors are more willing to go to them to resolve many disputes in the public.
, instead of looking for those highly respected scholar-bureaucrats.
This is an excellent opportunity for young people to rise to the top.
And on the hillside not far away, stood a pair of beautiful people, it was Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian.
Looking at the large number of scholars in front of the door, Xu Zhiqian felt a little uneasy: "In a few days, they will come to drop out again, right?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "You can rest assured this time, while the Green Seedling Law still exists, they will not easily target the imperial court again, because their killing move is not here."
After hearing this, Xu Zhiqian nodded slightly, "I didn't expect that everything would go so smoothly."
Zhang Fei chuckled: "Beauty, our real test has not yet begun!"
"ah?"
Xu Zhiqian was stunned and said, "Didn't you say there won't be any problems in the capital?"
Zhang Fei said: "I'm not referring to the capital, nor this matter."
"Then what are you referring to?" Xu Zhiqian asked curiously.
A helpless smile appeared on Zhang Fei's lips, "Actually, fairness and justice are not what everyone is really pursuing in their hearts, they are just nice things to say. Think about it, there have been so many selfless ministers throughout the ages, but only a handful of them have been reused.
If the public prosecutors and the judiciary hope to rely on fairness and justice to gain a foothold, nine times out of ten they will still fail.”
Xu Zhiqian said: "Then what can we rely on to gain a foothold?"
Zhang Fei said with emotion: "The world is prosperous, and everyone is going to benefit."
"Benefit?"
"good."
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Why do we pursue fairness and justice? The essence is that we want to protect our own interests. If the public security organs and law cannot be transformed into real interests, it will definitely not last forever.
Because the fundamental problem of the country is not in terms of fairness and justice, but in terms of finance. This is the top priority. If the finance of Hezhong Prefecture cannot be improved, these problems will soon follow one after another, and the public security organs and law will not be able to do anything at all.
Dealing with it, after all, fairness and justice cannot fill the stomach, and it will soon lose the support of the court, and when the time comes, the wall will fall and everyone will push it away."
Xu Zhiqian couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. Although fairness and justice were obviously more important in her mind, she also knew that if the finances were not improved, no one would care about it.
Because in the final analysis, the court still needs money.
If fairness and justice stand in the way of restoring finances, then the public prosecutor will definitely die.
This is why, at every critical moment, Zhang Fei must first discuss with Yuan Jiang how to benefit the finances during the struggle.
Xu Zhiqian suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said: "I remember you once said that the public security organs and law can make business prosperous."
"You haven't forgotten."
Zhang Fei smiled happily and said seriously: "Yes, the agriculture in Hezhong Prefecture is not very good. The agricultural tax is less than one-third of Jiangnan Prefecture and County. The only thing that can be developed is commerce, because Hezhong Prefecture has salt horse tea."
Trade, but also the logistics base for the northwest war, this is the advantage of Hezhong Prefecture."
Xu Zhiqian said: "No wonder you asked the police station to launch operations immediately after the trial."
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "What today's businessmen need most is fair laws. At the same time, businessmen can generate profits and are our natural allies with the public security organs and law. At present, the business in Hezhong Prefecture is basically controlled by those officials. We must
We need to break this point, allow more businessmen to develop, and then cooperate with the tax department to pursue more business taxes."
Xu Zhiqian nodded thoughtfully: "That's it."
After a while, she suddenly looked at Zhang Fei again, "I thought we only needed to revitalize the judiciary, but I didn't expect that we would have to do so many things."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "If you really just pursue fairness and justice, there is no need to send me here. There are so many upright officials in the court, and they can still do a good job."
Why Zhao Xu continued to support Zhang Fei and remain unmoved was because Zhang Fei had formulated a complete plan for him, and the key to this plan was commercial taxation, not the public security law, which was just a tool for collecting commercial tax.
This agricultural tax is really difficult to collect, and the interests in it are intertwined, so it is better to focus on business. The public prosecutor and the law were born for business taxation, and at the same time, it can also clean up the administration of officials.
He never boasted about fairness and justice to Zhao Xu, because he knew that these things would not attract Zhao Xu.
Didn't Zhao Xu know the value of fairness and justice before?
Of course he knows.
But the court has no money, and I can’t do anything. Why do you still talk to me about fairness and justice?
However, this lawsuit has created an excellent opportunity for the Public Security Bureau, because at the local level, the conservative forces are obviously more powerful, but now they all hope that the Public Security Bureau will fight against the new law, so when the outcome is still uncertain, they will naturally
I dare not openly oppose the public prosecutor and the law again.
But to create a better business environment, we need to rely on the Royal Police.
Since they arrived in Hezhong Mansion, Zhang Fei has been trying his best to create a peaceful environment for the police station. Now they have to stand up and play their role.
There is a saying that you can raise an army for a thousand days and use it for a while.
It was already dark at this time, but in a large house in the north of the city, the lights were still bright, and the noise coming from inside was enough to make it difficult for the surrounding neighbors to fall asleep.
At this time, a group of people suddenly came to the door.
Bang!
But when he saw the leader, he kicked the door open.
"who?"
"Who are you? You dare to come here to cause trouble? Do you know who owns this territory?"
As the figures swayed, when they saw three or five idle men, they immediately rushed out with wooden sticks in their hands.
This person didn't even see clearly, he just screamed.
But a young man with dark skin stepped forward and said, "We are the Royal Police, calling your proprietor to come out."
It's not who Ma Xiaoyi is.
"Royal Royal Police?"
The three or five idle men began to retreat because they discovered that the opponent's equipment was obviously more sophisticated and they had more manpower than them.
At this time, a burly middle-aged man came forward and asked, "What's going on?"
One of the idle men immediately said: "Brother, the Royal Police."
The middle-aged man glanced at Ma Xiaoyi and immediately came forward, "It turns out that Chief Ma is here. I'm disrespectful. I'm Meng Sheng. I'm the proprietor of this gambling house. I wonder if Chief Ma has any advice."
Ma Xiaoyi appeared in the imperial court every day, and most people in the city knew him.
Ma Xiaoyi said: "Someone went to the imperial court to complain that your gambling house was disturbing the people and causing an increase in thieves and robbers in the surrounding areas. Therefore, you must first close your doors and stop business, and then accept our investigation."
Meng Sheng whispered: "Sergeant Ma, if I close my business for one day, I will lose a lot of money. My uncle is on duty in the Yongxing Army. Can you see if you can be accommodating."
As he said this, he took out some broken silver from somewhere.
Are Hezhong Mansion so poor that they would use this little money to bribe? Ma Xiaoyi couldn't help but look at him with contempt. In their Ma family, this little money is used to send servants, and said seriously: "Stop the business immediately.
Then come with me to the police station and accept the investigation. If you can't do it, the chief can order someone to help you."
The Royal Police behind him immediately became ready to move.
"No, no, no!"
Meng Sheng was so frightened that he quickly waved his hand and said, "Close the door. I'll have someone close it immediately."
As he said that, he yelled at the idle man next to him: "Hurry up and go."
"yes."
After a while, a group of gamblers were seen filing out.
South of the city.
In a tiled house, the guests were hugging the wonderful woman, shaking their heads, and immersed in the wonderful music. When a group of uninvited guests arrived, their wonderful moment was interrupted, and the music suddenly stopped at this moment.
But when Cao Dongdong led more than 20 royal police officers into the house, he stood in front of the door very arrogantly with his hands on his hips, and his majestic eyes were swept away.
The people sitting here were all dignitaries of Hezhong Mansion. When they saw so many royal police officers, they couldn't help but panic. They all thought to themselves, they are not here to arrest me, right?
Many people even covered their faces and covered their ears.
"Police officers, what's the matter?"
A steward immediately came forward to ask.
Cao Dongdong glanced sideways: "Let your boss come out."
"I'm here."
But I saw a middle-aged man in his forties with a goatee walking over quickly, cupping his hands and saying, "What do you want, Superintendent Cao?"
Cao Dongdong looked at him for a moment and said, "Are you Lin Shaowei, the proprietor of this house?"
"Yes, Xiaomin is Lin Shaowei."
"You are suspected of occupying a private house. Now go back to the police station with this superintendent for investigation."
Cao Dongdong took out an arrest warrant and shook it directly in Lin Shaowei's face.
"Occupying private houses?" Lin Shaowei couldn't help but panicked.
At this time, another person came over, it was Cao Yi, the transshipment judge, "What's the matter?"
"Hey, Judge Cao is here too?"
"This is my brother-in-law." Cao Yi wondered: "I wonder what he has committed?"
Cao Dongdong said: "He is suspected of occupying private houses."
Cao Yi frowned slightly and said, "I think there must be some misunderstanding. I hope Superintendent Cao can be lenient."
The implication is, give me some face.
Cao Dongdong said: "I don't know much about this, but they have already filed a lawsuit with the imperial court. This is an arrest warrant issued by the imperial court."
After that, he sent the arrest warrant to Cao Yi.
When Cao Yi saw that it was an arrest warrant issued by the imperial court, it was all big, and he pretended to be anxious and said: "Oh! What should I do? My brother-in-law and his family are all relying on him to support him alone.
"
Cao Dongdong said: "Judge Cao, don't be anxious. It is still in the trial stage. Whether he is guilty or not depends on the trial. However, Judge Cao can ask De Erbi to litigate for your brother-in-law."
"Yes Yes Yes."
Cao Yi nodded and winked at Lin Shaowei, gesturing for him to follow him first.
Early morning, Meat Alley.
But I saw a butcher with a fierce look on his face picking up a butcher's knife and emotionlessly chopping the mutton on the chopping board into pieces.
At this time, two royal policemen came over, it was Zhou Jia and Ou Jun.
"Are you Jiang Tu?"
"I am, what can you two do?"
Jiang Tu held the butcher's knife in his hand and looked sideways at Zhou and Ou.
Zhou Jia took out the arrest warrant and said: "You are suspected of bullying the people and dominating the market, buying and selling by force, and evading taxes. Please come with us to the police station for investigation."
Jiang Tu suddenly swung his knife, and there was a bang, and the sharp butcher knife immediately stood on the chopping board.
The butcher with four or five meat cases next to him also walked slowly towards this side with a butcher knife.
Jiang Tu sat down, picked up a bottle of wine next to him, took a big gulp, and looked at the two of them with his face high, "What evidence do you have?"
Zhou Jia ignored the several butchers surrounding him and looked straight at Jiang Tu, "Please come with us immediately, otherwise, we will increase your charge of resisting arrest."
Jiang Tu smiled coldly, "If you have the ability, you will take me back?"
Before he could finish his words, he only heard a sound piercing the air, and saw a cold arrow shot directly into the meat case.
There was a thud.
Another buzzing sound was heard.
The butchers who were slowly approaching him immediately ignored him and quickly returned to the meat case, pretending to be very busy.
Jiang Tu was also dumbfounded and jumped up excitedly, "Two policemen, I'm just a butcher, are you going to fire a cold arrow?"
I have never seen this scene before. The former government officials could not shoot arrows and could not hold a knife well.
Ou Jun pointed at him with a frown and said: "If you don't come out from inside, don't blame us for using force."
Jiang Tu quickly came out of the butcher case and said aggrievedly: "Royal Police, I was wrongly accused."
"Stop talking nonsense and let's go!"
At this time, the people nearby applauded him one after another.
"Okay, okay, this bully should have been caught long ago."
"This bully always forces us to buy his meat, but his meat is expensive and not good."
In the southern suburbs, more than 20 Royal Police officers were seen surrounding a main store. A dozen idle men holding sticks slowly backed away with trembling steps.
"Fellow Royal Police officers, what is going on? Such a big battle?"
But I saw a short middle-aged man wearing a hat standing in front of the door, fearfully speaking to the Royal Police in front of him.
"Are you Zhou Zheng?"
"Yes, Xiaomin is right."
"You are suspected of forced buying and selling and extortion. Come back with us immediately to investigate."
"Misunderstanding! This must be a misunderstanding! My uncle is working in the prison."
"Is it Shi Maocai?"
"Do you know my uncle?"
"He's already at the police station."
"???"
On an official road leading to Jingzhao Mansion, more than thirty wild dogs were seen running wildly on the road, barking non-stop. For a moment, they came to a corner, suddenly stopped, and then backed away.
Barking at the front.
I saw a group of uniformed men walking slowly.
"Chief Ma, these are the wild dogs. According to what the businessman said, the bully here has dozens of wild dogs here, forcing them to walk on the single-plank bridge on the other side of the mountain to collect tolls."
A royal policeman said to Ma Xiaoyi.
Ma Xiaoyi stretched out his hand and said, "Bring me my bow and arrows."
Immediately a pair of bows and arrows were handed to him, Ma Xiaoyi opened his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot one of the wild dogs to death with one arrow.
I heard a whimper, and the wild dog ran back crazily.
Ma Xiaoyi led the Royal Police in pursuit and continued to hunt and kill these wild dogs while running.
"stop!"
Suddenly a loud shout was heard.
But I saw seven or eight villagers rushing up from the fields with weapons in hand.
"Who are you, you dare to kill my dog?" A man with a beard blocked Ma Xiaoyi's way.
Ma Xiaoyi said: "Which one of you is Li Song?"
The bearded man was stunned for a moment, "I am."
Ma Xiaoyi smiled and said: "It really took no effort. I am Ma Xiaoyi, a Royal Police Officer. You are suspected of deliberately allowing a mad dog to bite people, occupying roads, and extorting money. Now follow me back to the police station for investigation."
"Fuck you! This road belongs to my hometown. I raise dogs here and no one can control it."
"If you have any grievances, you can tell the president. Now you must come back with us to investigate."
"If I don't go, what can you do?"
Ma Xiaoyi said: "You really don't want to eat the toast, but you have to drink the wine as a penalty. Come on!"
Then he galloped over on horseback.
More than 30 royal policemen behind him also pounced on them. They were all masters in the military camp. They tied up these ordinary villagers in three strokes.
The villagers were all stupid. In the past, the government officials would never use force with the villagers. They usually asked for tea money, but these royal policemen attacked them without any mercy at all!
"With this little ability, I dare to collect tolls."
Ma Xiaoyi despised Li Song and said: "You are still suspected of resisting arrest and assaulting the Royal Police."