Zhang Fei, who came to the hall, looked at the three large boxes of documents and estimated that they should be more than the memorial to impeach him, although he had never seen them.
Chen Ming, who was sitting aside, raised his eyelids slightly, glanced at Zhang Fei, and thought to himself, isn't this all thanks to you?
In fact, it can be said that the ghost tax policemen of the Taxation Department were trained by Zhang Fei, and Li Bao can be said to be his disciple.
There is actually a thin line between tax police and robbers. This line is the law. You cannot just find some evidence and then start to make up your mind. The tax department must obtain sufficient evidence so as not to undermine the public security system and make people
Take it heartily.
According to the law, powerful people must be punished if they break the law, and the emperor sometimes cannot protect him.
In order to convince people, the Taxation Department must provide ironclad evidence to leave them speechless.
Qiu Zhengwen first bowed his hand and then said: "President, here is actually only part of the evidence, and the purpose is only to meet the standard of prosecution. Due to the special nature of my employer, the Taxation Department, they need to keep some evidence confidential.
This is to prevent the news from leaking out in advance and allowing those tax evaders to destroy the evidence, causing all previous efforts to be wasted.”
Having said this, he paused for a moment and said with some anxiety: "Therefore, we also hope that the imperial court can keep these evidences confidential to prevent them from being leaked and causing unnecessary losses to our employer."
When I said these words to my boss, I still felt a little guilty.
Zhang Fei gave him an encouraging look, then nodded and said: "I understand, we will keep this confidential. Because there is too much evidence, we have to review it before deciding whether to hold a trial. If there is
If there is a result, we will send someone to notify you immediately."
Chen Ming, who was sitting aside, suddenly stood up and said: "Then please ask President Zhang to deal with it as soon as possible, because this is related to the expenses and bonuses of our Taxation Department. The people in our Taxation Department did not have money to celebrate the New Year last year, and they were always working hard."
Cai Jing and the others turned their heads to look at Chen Ming at the same time, thinking in their hearts, is it so straightforward?
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, we will do it as soon as possible."
When they left, Zhang Fei suddenly clapped his hands and said, "After a few months of rest, it's time to start working. You have also heard that the tax department needs to keep it secret, so this work can only be done by a few of us for the time being.
.”
"ah?"
"What? I'm used to being the president of the court, and I don't want to do such a trivial job!"
"No...no."
"Better not!"
...
This news came out very quickly, and it immediately surprised many people. In fact, everyone knew that the Taxation Department would definitely launch an operation at the beginning of this year, but they did not expect it to come so quickly. It was only the first day of work!
This even led to a very interesting phenomenon. In the past, on the first day of work, the officials and government officials would open the door and clean up, and then the junior officials would come to check in. The senior officials usually would not come. Who would be so ignorant?
Interested, come and give them work on the first day. If there is any, this work can basically be postponed to next year.
However, the sudden action of the Taxation Department caused all officials, big and small, to go to work.
As soon as Chen Ming returned to the city, the government office sent someone to invite him over.
When they saw Chen Ming, Wei Yingfang and the others first exchanged greetings. After all, it was the first day of work in the new year, so congratulations were unavoidable.
After the greetings, Cai Yanqing asked: "Tax Commissioner Chen, I just heard that this tax evasion situation is very serious. The tax department has filed a lawsuit with the imperial court?"
Chen Mingdao: "Actually, it's not serious. We just follow the rules."
Wei Yingfang pretended to be respectful and said: "Tax Commissioner Chen is so conscientious that he really puts our people to shame. On the first day we opened the door, he worked diligently on his official duties."
At this moment, no one dares to offend the Taxation Department easily.
Chen Ming said: "Our tax department does not take annual leave and has been working until now."
Cai Yanqing was surprised and said: "Really?"
Chen Ming nodded and said: "Because most of our employees in the tax department live on bonuses. How can we celebrate the New Year without money? However, we will not take a holiday until we have completed these lawsuits and received bonuses."
It's so real.
"....!"
Cai Yanqing coughed and said, "Tax Commissioner Chen, there are actually some things you have to say. It doesn't need to be said so straightforwardly. After all, it's a government agency, so you have to pay attention to it."
As an official, you should talk about sharing your worries for the king, not doing things for money.
Chen Ming said: "This is the system of our tax department. Everyone knows it. There is no need to hide it."
Cai Yanqing could only change the subject and said: "So what is the current situation?"
Chen Ming cupped his hands and said: "President Cai, I'm really sorry. This is currently a secret belonging to our tax department. It is inconvenient to disclose it to anyone. After the lawsuit is filed, if the government feels there is a problem, we will give a detailed explanation to Prefect Cai.
.”
"Okay, I won't ask any more questions." Cai Yanqing nodded awkwardly.
Asked about loneliness.
After leaving the government office, Chen Minggang was halfway along the road when he was approached by the Procuratorate again.
This first day of the new year is so busy.
"Why did the Tax Department hire an Erbi to fight this lawsuit? You should cooperate with our Procuratorate. Those Erbi are not trustworthy. If they lose the lawsuit, won't the taxes be waived?"
Su Che said to Chen Ming excitedly.
He thought that the Taxation Department must be looking for them, and he was already prepared to adjust himself to the best condition. Little did he know that Chen Ming directly hired Qiu Zhengwen to fight the lawsuit.
This made Su Zhe very unhappy.
Are you trying to ignore our procuratorate?
Is there anything fishy about this?
Chen Ming said truthfully: "This is because when the Procuratorate was in the capital, it once accused our Taxation Department of abusing force. It can be seen that the Procuratorate has always had its own powers and may conflict with our Taxation Department. The responsibilities of our Taxation Department are
That is to recover every penny of evaded taxes and more fines. At this point, Nerbi will all obey our orders."
All the prosecutors, including Su Che, were furious. Su Che was so anxious because he was actually thinking about the tax department. We are the most professional.
No doubt about it!
Chen Ming has become the number one straight man in the Song Dynasty. He quarrels with everyone he meets. You don't even look at who is standing behind me. Do I need to give you face?
unnecessary.
Not only that, his job is to go against everyone, and he doesn't need to get close to anyone except Zhang Fei, the invisible boss.
But Su Che was also a fierce man. He frowned and said: "Tax evasion is also a criminal case. Our procuratorate has the right to intervene in the investigation. I will go to the imperial court to discuss it. Many things are beyond your control. Moreover, if your tax department
Our procuratorate will also prosecute any abuse of law enforcement power."
This is not a lot of speculation.
Chen Ming cupped his hands and said, "If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now."
"No!"
Su Che waved his sleeves angrily, then turned around.
After Chen Ming left, Su Che immediately rushed to the imperial court. How could you ignore our procuratorate and supervise each other in this kind of case?
When Su Zhe saw Zhang Fei, he asked him a barrage of questions without saying a word.
Because Qiu Zhengwen, hired by the Taxation Department, said that Zhang San had no internal arrangements, Su Zhe really didn't believe it.
"Mr. Su Xiao, please calm down."
After Zhang Fei comforted him, he added: "The Procuratorate absolutely has the right and must intervene in the investigation of this case, because taxation is the core interest of the country, the monarch, and the people, and no one can shut out the Procuratorate."
Su Che shook his hands and asked, "Then what's going on now?"
Zhang Fei explained: "But this is completely different from who the tax department invites to litigate. Chen Tax Envoy will only care about the interests of the tax department. Who they hire to litigate is their right. But there are no regulations. If the government
To proceed with a lawsuit, you must file a lawsuit through the Procuratorate.
But this does not hinder the procuratorate from exercising its power to prosecute, because the procuratorate's power to prosecute is not restricted by anyone, and even the parties cannot prevent the procuratorate from prosecuting. This is a right, not an obligation.
Therefore, the procuratorate can still investigate this case. If the procuratorate believes that the tax department’s lawsuit is not comprehensive enough and that there is bending of the law for personal gain, it can also prosecute anyone involved. Only the procuratorate has the evidence.”
Regarding the prosecution power of the Procuratorate and the prosecution of Erbi, those are two different things. As for Erbi, if the parties do not file a lawsuit, Erbi must withdraw the lawsuit. The two are in an employment relationship, but the Procuratorate is different. He has this power.
As long as criminal regulations are violated, whether the victim files a complaint or not, and whether the procuratorate prosecutes or not, has little to do with it.
The procuratorate protects national interests and national laws. As long as someone breaks the law and the procuratorate has evidence, it must prosecute.
Erbi is between the defendant and the plaintiff, the relationship between people, while the procuratorate mainly focuses on the relationship between the incident and the state.
Of course, the plaintiff can also negotiate with the procuratorate, such as exchanging a prison term for compensation for his losses, but the final decision lies with the procuratorate.
Based on this point, there is no requirement for who must prosecute through the procuratorate, because no matter whether you go to the procuratorate or not, the procuratorate must intervene.
After Zhang Fei's explanation, Su Che calmed down a little and said: "This means that our procuratorate can now intervene in the investigation of this case."
He knows that the power of the Procuratorate is actually very critical. He cannot let go of every detail. Only in this way can he defend the power of the Procuratorate. All face and dignity should be put aside first. It is impossible to ignore it just because he is angry. That would be stupid. Lack of work.
Moreover, he is also very wary of the Taxation Department, because the real boss behind the Taxation Department is the emperor. If this department is not restricted, the consequences will be very terrible.
Zhang Fei pondered for a while and said: "Let's talk about the matter. In fact, at present, the whole matter has not entered the procuratorate's investigation process, because nothing happened, which means no criminal regulations were violated. We at the Imperial Court don't know whether the evidence can support us. When a trial is held, the procuratorate can only intervene in the investigation during the trial or after the verdict."
Su Che frowned, nodded and said, "I'm a little more impatient this time."
"But this matter is related to taxation. If the procuratorate must intervene, I will also let the procuratorate intervene in the investigation." Zhang Fei changed the subject, "And I personally very much welcome the procuratorate to assist us."
"Um?"
Su Che looked at Zhang Fei confused.
Zhang Fei didn't say anything, just stood up, stretched out his hand and said, "Please come this way."
Su Che was stunned for a moment, then stood up and said, "Please."
Zhang Fei brought Su Che to the conference room.
"It's great that Prosecutor General Su is here."
Cai Bian and the others were so happy to see Su Che.
Su Zhe saw a few of them sitting there, surrounded by evidence, and he understood what was going on. This was really a door-to-door job search.
.......
In less than half a day, the news spread throughout the city, immediately sparking heated discussions throughout the city.
Some people are shivering and have trouble sleeping and eating, while others are secretly rejoicing. Of course, for ordinary people, they just wait and see. They want to evade taxes, but their tax bills are cleaner than their faces, and there is usually only one tick. If they try to evade again, then As long as they are all
...
at dusk.
Wei Mansion.
"We asked Chen Ming in the morning, but he refused to disclose any information to us."
Wei Yingfang sighed and asked Liang Youyi: "Didn't the old gentleman receive any news?"
Liang Youyi shook his head and said: "Many people have already inquired. Those employees are only responsible for tax inspections. The evidence collection and review are all done by people within the tax department. So far, we have not heard any information."
Wei Yingfang said: "How do they plan to respond now?"
Liang Youyi said: "I heard that they deliberately left a lot of evidence for the Taxation Department to hand over. They had expected that the Taxation Department would definitely prosecute, but now they want to know the evidence that the Taxation Department provided to the imperial court. , did they leave it behind intentionally? If so, then they will feel at ease."
...
Imperial Court.
The door of the conference room, which had been closed all day, was finally opened, and everyone was seen dragging their tired bodies out.
The first day at work is a blur.
Who can bear this!
"Ouch! I'm so tired!"
"It only takes one day to review so much, and it will take years and months to complete the investigation."
...
Hearing their complaints, Zhang Fei said: "After dinner, everyone will go back to the house and have a good rest. We will check again tomorrow."
Xu Zhiqian said: "You can continue checking at night!"
Su Che nodded in agreement.
Zhang Fei said: "Things can never be finished. Everything must be done in a balanced manner. That's it for now."
After dinner.
"Teacher, you are looking for me."
Cai Jing came to the small pavilion by the lake.
Zhang Fei stretched out his hand and said: "Sit down."
"Thank you!"
After Cai Jing sat down, Zhang Fei said: "It will be difficult for just a few of us to find out in a short time. I plan to find some students to help."
Cai Jing frowned and said, "Many of those students are businessmen's children. It is difficult for us to guarantee that they will not leak the news."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he suddenly reacted, "Teacher, what do you mean...?"
Zhang Fei gave him an appreciative look: "I have to reassure those people, so that they will be very cooperative and throw themselves into the trap, making our court session smoother.
I know that there is a student in the law school who was arranged by Judge Cao of the Department of Transportation. His uncle is a salt merchant on the surface, but in fact he is closely related to water transportation."
Cai Jing was slightly shocked. We didn't even notice this.
"The success of the Public Security Bureau may not be as simple as you think." Zhang Fei simply explained, and then said: "Tomorrow you will make this suggestion."
Cai Jingdao: "The students understand."
Zhang Fei added: "When the time comes, I will hand over evidence No. C-3 to you for review, but it will be a full show, so you have to keep an eye on them."
"yes."
...
The next day.
At noon.
"It's almost time, let's go have lunch first."
Zhang Fei stretched his arms, showing his exhaustion.
Cai Jing suddenly said: "Teacher, just now someone from the Taxation Department came to ask how long the imperial court will need to review?"
Shangguan Jun immediately complained: "It has only been a day and they are here to press us. Even if we are weak, we still can't get through it."
Cai Jing said hurriedly: "They don't know that there are only a few of us investigating."
Cai Bian said: "They asked for confidentiality, so what can we do?"
Cai Jing looked at Zhang Fei again and said, "Teacher, actually some students are quite complaining about this."
Zhang Fei frowned and said, "Really?"
Cai Jingdao: "They don't know why they can't participate in this case. Some even think that you don't believe them at all, teacher."
Zhang Fei pondered for a while and then asked Cai Jing: "What do you think?"
Cai Jingdao: "Those people are also the teacher's students, and they have been working hard in the imperial court. Last year, the taxation work went so smoothly, and they all contributed a lot. I think they are trustworthy, and with their help, we will soon
The review can be completed. Now that people are panicking outside, this matter should not be delayed for too long."
Zhang Fei looked at Shangguan Jun and Cai Bian again, "What do you think?"
The two looked at each other.
Shangguan Jun said: "I think it's okay. After all, reviewing evidence is also a valuable experience for them."
Cai Bian also said: "If there is a rule, changes will occur if it is delayed. Solving it quickly is not a way of keeping secrets."
Strictly speaking, those are their students. Of course they trust their students and will have to take them out in the future.
Zhang Fei looked at Su Che again.
Su Che hesitated for a moment and said, "This is a matter for your imperial court, and I am not in a position to interfere."
Zhang Fei pretended to be entangled again, "It's really not an option to continue like this. We have to solve this problem quickly. How about this, Prosecutor General Su, you also arrange for some trustworthy people to come and help with the review, so as not to cause changes later."
Su Che nodded. There were many people in the procuratorate who shared the same goals as him, and he was not worried that someone would tip off the information.
This is what Sima Guang emphasized.
With the addition of these students and inspectors, the speed suddenly increased and everyone felt relaxed.
...
At noon, Wei Yingfang had just left the government office and was about to get on the carriage to go home. Cao Yi suddenly came here. The two just looked at each other, then got the carriage on the ground and drove away from the government office without saying a word.
inside the car.
"My people in the imperial court just sent news."
"Yeah?"
Wei Yingfang was stunned, "What's the current situation?"
Cao Yidao: "He came into contact with a total of thirty-six pieces of evidence, but the imperial court wanted to keep it secret, and twenty-eight of them were only half, and only eight were complete evidence. I had just sent someone to inquire, and most of them were
Some of them are evidence left intentionally by someone, including people from your natal family."
Wei Yingfang said: "What about a small amount of proof?"
Cao Yi smiled bitterly and said: "There are still a few parts that they didn't even think of, but the amounts are not large."
Wei Yingfang asked cautiously: "Is there any fraud here?"
Cao Yidao: "It doesn't look like there is any fraud. My people told me that the Imperial Court keeps a close eye on them for fear that they might leak information. He memorized it by rote. Moreover, the Taxation Department appealed to the Imperial Court so quickly, which is tantamount to
It only took them less than a month to review all the evidence, and if they had more evidence, this time would not be enough."
"That puts me at ease."
Wei Yingfang nodded and said with a smile: "It seems that their tax department is just like this."
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After everyone's efforts, all the evidence was finally reviewed. Both the Royal Court and the Procuratorate agreed that the evidence was sufficient to meet the standards for prosecution, so they decided to
The trial will begin on January 26th.
At the same time, summonses were also sent to all defendants.
Those defendants were also very cooperative with the Crown Court's investigation.
Webster's Inn.
I saw a waiter running into the store, lying directly on the counter, waving his hands, breathing heavily, "Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, I want to book three rooms."
The shopkeeper said: "Sorry, the shop is full."
The boy raised his head and said, "Isn't there any room? I'm going to book it for half a month. Can you give me a few rooms?"
"There's not a single room left."
The shopkeeper nodded, "The people who have booked rooms here recently have all booked for more than half a month, from the end of the month to the beginning of the next month."
"All right!"
The boy said again: "Then I'll go to another house and have a look."
"Don't go either. All the hotels in Hezhong Prefecture are fully booked now. You'd better go to a temple or Taoist temple and ask."
"All booked?"
...
This lawsuit has not yet started, but it has promoted the commercial development of Hezhong Prefecture.
All hotels, brothels, and Goulan tile houses were full.
And the turnover of all service industries is rising.
Because this is a lawsuit that belongs to the rich and powerful, and not only the big landowners and powerful people from Hezhong Prefecture, but also the surrounding state capitals have also come one after another.
Because the tax department will go to them sooner or later, how can they sleep well unless they come and see with their own eyes.
In the midst of my busy schedule, the court date will soon come.
No one can be seen wearing short brown clothes inside and outside the courtyard. Whether they are sitting inside or standing outside, they are all dressed in rich clothes. You can tell at a glance that they are rich people.
After all, everyone is a respectable person, and it is inconvenient to make loud noises. It is relatively quiet, but they are all whispering to each other, talking about the person who is being sued this time.
It seems that they are all related households!
Regardless of whether there is something fishy in it or not, just the identity of these people is enough to make people feel worried and frightened.
This tax department is really as rumored, recognizing money but not people!
If they can't stop it, then who can.
The one hundred and thirty-two defendants also hired Li Min and Lu Bangxing to respond to the lawsuit. At this time, these two people were already sitting on the Erbi table, not excited, but listless.
"It's really boring to fight a lawsuit like this that is bound to lose."
Lu Bangxing lamented.
Li Min said: "Why didn't you say that when you collected the money?"
Lu Bangxing said: "To be honest, I regret a little now. I didn't ask for more at that time. They are all the first-class rich men in Hezhong Prefecture, but individually, the price is definitely more than this, which is enough for us to use for several years."
years."
Li Min said: "They didn't ask us to plead not guilty. We just wanted to see the situation and prevent them from being wronged. The price is already good."
"That's true."
Lu Bangxing nodded, "Just thinking about being chased and beaten by Qiu Zhengwen later makes me feel uncomfortable."
Li Min said: "We agreed in advance that each of us will suffer half."
"I know! I know! Why doesn't the Taxation Department come to us? Could it be because of President Zhang?"
"Don't think about it. When it comes to taxation, we may not know as much as Zhengwen. Their Bianjing Law Firm relies on taxation."
"That's true."
...
After a while, Su Zhe came to the court with eight prosecutors. At about the same time, the three little kings also came to the court.
Everyone returned to their seats and waited for the court to begin.
After another half while, Zhang Feicai, Xu Zhiqian, and Li Si entered the court from the exclusive corridor.
The atmosphere was a little quiet, and Zhang Fei didn't get used to it, "Huh? Why are there no cheers?" he thought to himself, could it be that I haven't held a court hearing for a long time, and everyone has lost their fans?
Xu Zhiqian pursed her lips and smiled: "You don't even look at the people standing outside."
Zhang Fei secretly glanced outside, "Wow! They are all anti-fans. Why are all my anti-fans so rich? It doesn't make sense."
When they came to the court, there was no need to threaten, and everyone stood up one after another. This has become a conditioned reflex.
"Everyone, please take a seat."
Zhang Fei nodded, then sat down and whispered: "Cai Jing, you will be the one to read today. The teacher is not in the mood."
The three little King Kongs turned around at the same time.
Are you in a bad mood at this time?
what's the situation?
Zhang Fei clicked his tongue: "What are you looking at? Faced with such shocking data, isn't it normal for an upright person like the teacher to be unhappy?"
In fact, the fans are not there, they are all negative fans, and he is not in the mood to express himself.
Cai Jing immediately stood up and read out, introducing the case to be heard today.
After the reading, Zhang Fei banged his gavel and said, "The court is open."
Qiu Zhengwen immediately stood up and asked for the first defendant to be called to court. He was a middle-aged man named Yin Chengxing. He was a famous rich man in Hezhong Prefecture and an old family in Hezhong Prefecture. This family has a history longer than the founding of the Song Dynasty.
This caused many people to open their eyes wide. This is the highlight!
Yin Chengxing sat in the defendant's box, his hands in his sleeves, and he sat there with his eyes closed and meditative with a look of reluctance.
Zhang Fei glanced at him and thought to himself, the rich man is just different, there is something special about him.
Qiu Zhengwen stood up, first bowed to Zhang Fei, and then said: "According to the evidence obtained by our Taxation Department, the defendant Yin Chengxing was involved in tax evasion of a total of 3,463 yuan."
"What?"
Yin Chengxing hadn't even made a move yet. When Wei Yingfang and others heard this number, they stood up immediately. It was obvious to Yuan Jiang and others that they quickly sat back down.
Just by sitting up, Wei Yingfang was already breathing heavily and said to Cao Yi beside him: "Conspiracy! This is a conspiracy!"
His face was already covered with fear.
Yin Chengxing, who had just closed his eyes to rest, heard this number, and suddenly felt like auditory hallucinations and a delayed reflex. He was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly opened his eyes, "It shouldn't be one hundred and twenty."
When he spoke, he suddenly realized that he had let something slip, and immediately changed his words: "You wronged me, how could I have evaded so much tax?"