In the past, during the intermission, Zhang Fei left a very dashing figure for everyone. In order to be handsome, he would not even wait for Xu Zhiqian, but it was different today. He had just dropped the hammer when he saw the VIP seats on both sides.
A large group of people stood up and hurried outside, which made Zhang Fei sigh with emotion: "It seems they finally know how to make me unhappy. This damn revenge!"
So, he patiently waited for Xu Zhiqian this time.
Xu Zhiqian quickly packed up the copy, and then went to the outside with Zhang Fei. She glanced at the empty VIP seats out of the corner of her eye and asked, "Can they think of a way?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "How should you ask, how will they admit defeat?"
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"Ouch!"
The elderly Yuan Jiang put her hands on her knees and slowly stood up. She looked around and saw who was there. Wei Yingfang and the others had long since disappeared, and only Cai Yanqing and Zhuo Qun were around. "Prefect Cai, let's...
!”
Cai Yanqing smiled and said, "Let's go to the restaurant outside and have something to eat."
"Okay! Please!"
"please!"
The two of them walked slowly outside.
"Was it the same in Beijing back then?" Cai Yanqing asked.
Yuan Jiang couldn't help but recall the thrilling tax battle and said: "It's even more terrifying than this!"
Cai Yanqing was surprised and asked: "Is it just an appetizer now?"
Yuan Jiang shook his head and said, "I don't know that either. After all, I really have no dealings with the Taxation Department."
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This more than one hour of lunch break is really crucial for officials like Wei Yingfang.
Because the trial in the morning had completely disrupted their plans, it was also the first time that they felt the terror of the Taxation Department. Who could prevent such a large-scale rebellion and the use of all possible verification methods?
Now they are no longer worried about money, but about official positions and lives.
Because it involves a lot of illegal tax evasion.
This is very fatal.
.......
Li's Bookstore.
"What on earth were you doing just now? Don't you dare to say anything when asked by the other party?"
Wei Yingfang didn't care so much and asked Li Min and Lu Bangxing when he saw them.
In previous disputes, the two sides could fight back and forth, but today, it was simply a one-sided massacre, and Li Min and Lu Bangxing didn't even fart.
Li Min was very aggrieved and said: "Wei Tong has learned clearly. It's not that we dare not speak, but that they didn't tell us anything. We don't know anything about the evidence presented by the other party. We also have to talk about the Erbi lawsuit."
There is evidence, but we have nothing in our hands, so... how can we argue with this!"
Lu Bangxing also said: "When they hired us, they made it very clear to ensure that they would not be wronged. If the other party finds evidence, they will admit it."
Because these wealthy people have been deceived by employees like Ba Tou in the past, and the evidence in the employees' hands was given by them, so they are already prepared to be punished, anyway, it is only this little money.
But who could have imagined that they would be betrayed by Ba Tou and the others.
Of course, it is not without reason that they trust Ba Tou so much. After all, Ba Tou and they are both local snakes in this area. They know each other well and know who the other person is. A low-life person like Ba Tou who is used to collecting money
How could you, a villain, be loyal to the Tax Department right away?
Before, they were really sure about this.
In fact, they were right. The bribed employees of Ba Tou did not betray them, but they did not know that the Taxation Department had an extremely hidden force.
"you...!"
"Wei Tong is sentenced to calm down."
Cao Yi hurriedly grabbed Wei Yingfang. Now was not the time to argue. There was not much time left for them. He then said to Li Min: "From what you two think, how should we deal with it now?"
Li Min said truthfully: "At present, the other party has solid evidence and there are witnesses and physical evidence. According to what the other party said in court, the tax department has already taken control of their warehouse. This lawsuit is impossible to win."
Cao Yi asked again: "What about the crime of selling illegal liquor?"
Li Min said: "I have tried my best on this. I hope it will be relegated to old accounts. After all, the Public Security Bureau and the Procuratorate do not settle old accounts. And judging from the tone of the chief judge, it seems that there is room for negotiation in this regard, but the key lies with the Procuratorate."
At this time, a court police officer came over and said, "Li Erbi, Lu Erbi, Zheng Dawei, Wu Jun... they want to see you."
"I know, I'll come right away."
Li Min looked at Wei Yingfang, Cao Yi and others again.
Cao Yi frowned and said, "They should be planning to plead guilty."
Li Min nodded and said, "I guess so."
Wei Yingfang asked again: "Can't you escape the procuratorate's investigation even if you plead guilty?"
Li Min shook his head and said: "Probably not, but we can use the condition of pleading guilty to negotiate with the tax department. After all, there is so much evidence and so many people involved. If we fight with all our strength, we can probably delay it for a while."
At this point, he sighed, "If you had informed us of these things earlier, then we could have thought of a way, and maybe we could have found a breakthrough."
"Why are you talking about this now?" Wei Yingfang's intestines almost turned into crystals, and he said without much hesitation: "Just do what you say, plead guilty and negotiate with them to ensure that the procuratorate will not pursue them.
The rest of the charges."
He really doesn't care about the money now.
"I see."
Li Min nodded, and then went out with Lu Bangxing and two assistants.
As soon as they left, Wei Yingfang couldn't hold on any longer. He slumped down on the chair and murmured to himself: "This tax department is so terrible, so terrible."
Cao Yi also sighed secretly, with a trace of frustration in his eyes.
Although his brother Cao Han had reminded him repeatedly and sent letters several times,...but in the end they were completely defeated.
"Wei Tongpan, those two Erbi can only negotiate with the Taxation Department, but they can't shake the Procuratorate. We also have to find ways to put pressure on the Procuratorate."
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Wei Yingfang rubbed his forehead, "Don't fall for their trick of Xiang Zhuang's sword dance, which is intended by Pei Gong."
Cao Yi nodded.
If they come forward to negotiate with the procuratorate now, wouldn't they send it to their door? If the procuratorate doesn't agree, what will they do?
Li Min and the others were right as they expected. The rich men invited them over to discuss the matter of pleading guilty.
The trial in the morning had completely broken down their inner defenses. They no longer dared to take any chances, and now they just wanted to leave alive.
As for money?
My life is almost gone, and I still need so much money!
Imperial Court.
"There are still a lot of things to do in the afternoon, so you should go and take a rest."
After lunch, Xu Zhiqian said to Zhang Fei and Cai Jing.
"Yes, Master!"
Shangguan Jun bowed his hands and said.
When they were having a rest, they were still used to calling "Master's wife".
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Zhiqian, don't be so anxious, I guess there won't be much to do in the afternoon."
Xu Zhiqian asked in astonishment: "There won't be a trial in the afternoon?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "They are all scared out of their wits. They probably don't have the courage to continue the trial. If I guessed correctly, Li Min and the others are currently negotiating with the essay collection."
Xu Zhiqian frowned and said, "How could they admit defeat so quickly?"
Cai Jing said: "But for them, no matter what, they cannot continue the trial. Once their illegal income is disclosed, the procuratorate will face greater pressure from public opinion. Maybe the procuratorate will have to negotiate with them by then.
Due to public opinion, things may get out of hand."
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded: "Cai Jing is right, this noon is crucial for them."
At this time, negotiations were ongoing between Erbi and Erbi at the Hezhong Law Firm.
All the defendants have agreed to plead guilty, and this is the only bargaining chip in Li Min's hands.
On the contrary, if those defendants do not plead guilty, Li Min and others will only be beaten passively.
"We have enough evidence to convict them one by one, so we don't think you have any qualifications to negotiate terms with us." Qiu Zhengwen said domineeringly.
After all, after hanging out with Zhang Fei for so long, he still has some negotiating skills.
Li Min smiled calmly and said: "Yes, I admit that we are definitely going to lose this lawsuit, but with so many people, so much evidence, and so much money involved, we can appeal even if it's just a penny more.
As a result, this lawsuit has been dragged on. Furthermore, your tax department only wants money. If they plead guilty and accept punishment, won't you achieve your goal? Why add extraneous matters and make everyone's life difficult."
After hearing this, Qiu Zhengwen couldn't help but frown slightly and thought to himself, if the other party insists on asking for the origin of every penny, the lawsuit will indeed drag on for some time.
Then, he looked at Chen Ming again.
We will definitely win, but whether your tax department is willing to delay or not, you have to make your own decision.
Chen Ming raised his eyelids and looked at Li Min and said: "The only responsibility of our Taxation Department is to inspect taxes. If you can plead guilty and accept punishment, our Taxation Department can agree not to pursue charges, but we can't control the procuratorate, and they won't listen. our."
Lu Bangxing saw that Chen Ming had relented, and immediately said: "Since the tax department's only responsibility is to inspect taxes, of course it also has the power not to hand over the evidence to the procuratorate in order to inspect taxes.
This is only one, and the second is that in the last question and answer session, the procuratorate has always emphasized that they are defending the interests of the country, the monarch, and the people. But what is the benefit to everyone if this lawsuit drags on? There are more than a hundred people. How long will the trial last? All the manpower and material resources of the Public Security Bureau, the Procuratorate, and the Law will have to be invested in it. I am afraid that it will delay other things and the gain will not be worth the loss!
Third, there are so many people selling private wine and tea outside, why don’t they investigate? In fact, this is not a problem with selling private wine at all, but a problem with the court system. Take the selling of private wine as an example, the right to make wine It is almost controlled by those wealthy people. If they sell wine to villages in remote areas, the price will be so high after including shipping costs. It is conceivable that those rural households will not be able to drink it, which is why many rural people are forced to drink. Everyone is secretly brewing wine."
After saying this, Chen Ming's expression became a little hesitant.
Li Min continued to strike while the iron was hot: "Tax Commissioner Chen, I dare you to say something, now that the tax laws have changed, what is calculated is the total income. Those rural households who sell private wine must also pay taxes, so it cannot be counted as private wine. "
Chen Ming glanced at him and asked, "Are all of you Erbi so eloquent?"
Li Min raised his hands and said: "Tax Commissioner Chen has over-rewarded me."
"Fine!"
Chen Ming nodded and said: "I can go and talk to the procuratorate, but I can't guarantee whether it will work. And I also have a condition."
Li Min asked: "Tax envoy Chen, please tell me."
Chen Mingdao: "I must ensure the safety of those witnesses, so the defendants must terminate any relationship with my witnesses. Of course, we will also compensate them within the legal scope for the money they owe."
Hearing this, Li Min couldn't help but thought to herself, you guys are really good at calculating! You'll probably be waiting for us here early in the morning! He nodded and said, "We can agree to this."
The most important thing now is to save one's life. As for retaliation, we have to wait until we come out alive.
Now that Chen Ming is willing to talk, it is already a great success for them.
Because in this case, they are not qualified to negotiate with the procuratorate. Why should the procuratorate care about them? The interests of both parties are completely opposite.
You must know that the purpose of the procuratorate is to bring these people to justice.
Only the Department of Taxation can discuss this kind of matter, because the intervention of the Procuratorate will affect the interests of the Department of Taxation, and both parties are seeking to defend the interests of the country and the monarch.
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As the businesses in front of the Imperial Court were built one after another, the Imperial Court's income increased, and there was no need to personally send people to entertain the inspectors, royal police and witnesses. The procuratorate's lunches and lunch breaks were all arranged in Dagou The backyard of the restaurant, but this is only temporary, because the branch of Baifanlou over there has designed a resting place specifically for them.
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This is the "culture" that Zhang Fei originally told him.
When Chen Ming came to the prosecutors' rest area, he found that there were many people sitting there, including Yuan Jiang, Cai Yanqing, Wei Yingfang and others.
Su Che, on the other hand, looked helpless.
"so many people?"
Chen Ming was slightly startled.
Wei Yingfang stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Congratulations! Congratulations! The Taxation Department became famous in one battle, which is an eye-opener for us!"
"It was more than an eye-opener, it was simply unbelievable, and we were so ashamed."
"With the tax department here, there is no need to worry about the lack of financial prosperity."
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When these officials saw Chen Ming's arrival, they felt happy. They immediately stood up, gave a rainbow fart, and discussed the matter. On the surface, they must want the tax department to stand aside. Tax collection is the most important task of the government. Even from a practical point of view,
, they also have to compromise, because they don't know now how much evidence Chen Ming has about them.
"You are serious in your words. The lawsuit is not over yet, and Chen dare not take credit for it."
Chen Ming still had the same paralyzed face, and said to Su Zhe: "Prosecutor Su, there is something I want to talk to you about."
Su Zhe nodded, but before he could say the word "good", He Chunlin said with a shy face: "Tax Commissioner Chen, you have to hide everything from us. Talk to Prosecutor General Su in private. We all support your tax department."
of."
After saying this, Chen Ming didn't even know how to respond. I'm not hiding this from you. Who am I hiding this from?
Be funny!
Yuan Jiang nodded and said, "Yes! Everyone is very concerned about taxation. If you have any questions, we can also help."
Wei Yingfang and the others nodded.
In fact, they were here to guard Su Che. Now that the lawsuit has reached this point, the focus is no longer on money, but the procuratorate. After all, the Tax Department is definitely hopeless.
They were worried that Chen Ming would not be able to convince Su Che on his own, so they waited here and helped Chen Ming put pressure on the procuratorate.
At the same time, they also kidnapped Yuan Jiang and Cai Yanqing.
Of course Yuan Jiang is willing to sell them favors, but after all, government policies must be implemented by them.
A smile flashed in Su Che's eyes, but he pretended to be helpless and said: "There are no outsiders here. If it's not a confidential matter, let's talk about it together."
"I do not mind."
"Tax Commissioner Chen, please take a seat quickly."
As soon as Chen Ming's words came out of his mouth, these officials really wanted to shove chairs directly under their buttocks.
After sitting down, Chen Ming immediately said: "It's like this. Now the one hundred and thirty-two defendants are willing to plead guilty and accept punishment, but they have one condition, which is that they will no longer be prosecuted for selling illegal wine and illegal tea.
"
After hearing this, Su Zhe frowned and said with dissatisfaction: "Your tax department is responsible for tax inspections. Whether to pursue their charges is a matter for our procuratorate. The tax envoys should not interfere."
Chen Ming nodded and said, "Prosecutor Su is right. The duty of our Taxation Department is to track down tax evasion. But if they plead guilty, it can save a lot of manpower and material resources in our Taxation Department. We have to consider these issues."
Su Che frowned and said, "So Tax Commissioner Chen is planning to protect them?"
Chen Mingdao: "If I want to cover them up, then why should I come to talk to Prosecutor General Su? I just hope that Prosecutor General Su can understand the difficulty of our tax department. We still have a lot to do in the future. Now in this new year
It’s starting again, our people need to pay attention to everyone’s income every day, and we don’t have much energy to spend on it.”
Su Zhe frowned and said: "But they are indeed suspected of breaking the law. Our procuratorate cannot turn a blind eye or turn a deaf ear. If this is the case, then it is our dereliction of duty. We also ask the tax envoy to be considerate of us."
Wei Yingfang was like an ant on a hot pot, restless. They all knew Su Che's character, he was a tough guy.
Yuan Jiang, Cai Yanqing saw it in his eyes and secretly laughed in his heart, if he had known this, why bother in the first place.
Now they actually have to rely on the Department of Taxation to help them overcome this hurdle.
What an irony!
You must know that at this moment, they still hate the Tax Department!
Chen Mingdao: "As far as we know from our investigation, in addition to them, there are thousands of rural households in Hezhong Prefecture who are secretly making wine. Therefore, I think there are many problems in the wine tax system. If we want to strictly investigate this aspect,
If so, this will cause a lot of problems, and our tax department will also be forced to get involved, leaving us with no time to take care of this year's taxes."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Yingfang and the others couldn't help it, and immediately started talking in a variety of ways. The reason was what Li Min, Lu Bangxing and the others just said. Of course, they would not blame the government, but
Put all the blame on the current system.
This liquor banning system is indeed a bit too harsh, and the people have no choice but to secretly brew some to satisfy their cravings.
If you want to investigate, the attack area may become very wide, and it may not be able to end at that time!
Those people cannot bear such punishment.
Cai Yanqing also said: "Although this wine is not salt, many people are already accustomed to drinking. If there is no wine to drink, this will indeed have a very serious impact on local stability. And the current wine system,
There are indeed some problems that make it difficult to sell legal alcohol in many places, just like selling illegal salt. Therefore, in the past, the government could only turn a blind eye to this, as long as it was not too excessive.
"
Yuan Jiang also stroked his beard and said: "Now the tax department calculates taxes based on income. Villagers make private wine and sell it, but pay taxes on this part of the income. It may not be determined whether this is still selling private wine."
Su Che actually agreed with Cai Yanqing's words in his heart. He couldn't do it even if he asked him to sue the people who secretly brewed illegal liquor. Although his expression was slightly moved, he said: "But this is the rule.
Our Procuratorate can understand the difficulties faced by the Taxation Department and let them off for a while, but what will happen next? In the future, if everyone uses this as an excuse to escape guilt, this will seriously harm the national interests, and our Procuratorate will never allow this to happen.
"
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent and glanced secretly at Yuan Jiang.
This involves system reform, and they have no right to decide. Only the transfer envoys from the capital have this power.
Yuan Jiang glanced sadly and sighed, "Okay! I promise you, this year we will improve the system in these aspects to avoid this situation from happening again, and also to allow the public security organs to enforce the law more smoothly."
Su Che frowned slightly, as if he was weighing something.
Wei Yingfang and others quickly followed suit and gave various guarantees.
Su Zhe glanced at him and saw that the situation was almost over. He sighed, "Okay! I can promise you for the time being. If the government can improve the system in this area as soon as possible, our procuratorate can not pursue the case this time. But if the government
If this problem is not solved, our procuratorate will also restart the investigation into the matter."
Yuan Jiang nodded and said: "It's a deal."
As soon as these words came out, Wei Yingfang and the others breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
The black gauze hat on the head can be regarded as saved.
Su Che added: "If there is nothing else, we would like to take a rest."
The implication is, once the matter is over, don't stay here anymore.
"Sorry for disturbing you for so long, let's take our leave now."
All the officials stood up immediately.
After leaving the restaurant, Yuan Jiang glanced at them angrily, "We told you beforehand not to take any chances, but you turned a deaf ear to my words and your transportation department has lost face."
Well, if there is another time, you will have to fend for yourself."
After that, he waved his sleeves and left.
Wei Yingfang and others all blushed as red as a monkey's butt, and their hearts were filled with guilt.
In fact, both Yuan Jiang and Cai Yanqing had reminded them, and now Yuan Jiang was forced to step in to help them shoulder everything.
Improving the system in this area is not an easy task!
Cai Yanqing saw this and smiled secretly, you people only know how to be smart, how can you be the opponent of these two foxes, and you have to feel ashamed when you are played between the hands of others. Haha...
He immediately chased after him and whispered to Yuan Jiang: "Scholar Yuan, what a good strategy! Although you have used this trick many times, it still works so well that no one can detect it, which makes Cai admire you very much.
"
Yuan Jiang glanced at him, "Where did Magistrate Cai start with these words?"
Cai Yanqing was stunned and said: "What? Isn't this what you and President Zhang have discussed?"
Yuan Jiang shook his head, "That brat never told me about this beforehand. Like you, I just found out about it."
Cai Yanqing couldn't help but be surprised. Yuan Jiang had no need to lie to him on this issue, and couldn't help asking: "Then this is...?"
Yuan Jiang chuckled: "There are indeed many problems in this area, aren't they?"
Cai Yanqing nodded slightly and asked: "Then how do you plan to improve the system in this area?"
Yuan Jiang said: "We don't have a clue yet, but I believe that guy Zhang San must have already thought about it. We can just ask then."
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After a golden hour of operation at noon, all parties finally reached a consensus.
After receiving the assurance from the Taxation Department, Li Min signed a plea agreement with him, which also included the legal termination of the employment relationship between the defendant and the witness.
Then Qiu Zhengwen took this plea agreement to the imperial court. Zhang Fei naturally didn't say anything more and immediately made an announcement. Since all the defendants pleaded guilty and accepted punishment, the following trial was cancelled.
"This is really cheap for them."
Xu Zhiqian complained while packing up the evidence that was almost useless.
She still prefers the kind of black-and-white court trial, rather than this kind of behind-the-scenes operation and private reconciliation. Although she achieved her goal, she always felt that it was not so upright.
Zhang Fei explained: "There is no way, we have to accept it all."
Xu Zhiqian glanced at her, "Why?"
Zhang Fei said: "First of all, if the fish is dead and the net is broken, we will suffer a lot of losses. Secondly, if the procuratorate intervenes, these crimes are not light according to the law. Once we sentence them all severely, I believe that the wealthy people in Jingzhao Prefecture would rather accept the local people."
They are rebelling and rioting, but they are not willing to let the public prosecutors pass."
It is almost impossible to turn things around with just one lawsuit. Zhang Fei's bottom line is very simple, it is within the scope allowed by the rules. This is why he announced in advance that the first offender will be exempted.
to punishment.
Without this provision, everything will be lost.
Xu Zhiqian said: "Now they may not be willing."
Zhang Fei said: "As long as they pay taxes legally, their annual income is still very considerable, so they will not risk their lives to fight with us. We have not reached that point yet, and from a certain point of view, our Public Security Bureau is exactly the check and balance of the tax department."
Their existence will also be weighed."
Zhang Fei cannot dominate the Hezhong Prefecture and become the king, but wants to expand externally. This is also the most important work of their police, procuratorate, and law this year. Therefore, they cannot do things too absolutely. If everyone dies anyway, it will be huge.
Hinder the promotion of public security law.
However, the concessions made by the Public Security Bureau and the Procuratorate are different from those of the previous government. The concessions made by the Public Security Bureau and the Procuratorate are within the rules.
The Royal Court will cancel the trial only if the prosecution and defense reach an agreement first, rather than if either prosecution or defense reaches an agreement with the Royal Court before the Royal Court uses its authority to cancel the trial.
This is still fundamentally different.
This flexibility is very important.
However, the trial in the morning alone has already caused a great impact on the powerful people and landowners in Hezhong Prefecture. They have never seen these methods before. This is definitely superior to their government.
Moreover, they knew very well that there must be more than those 132 tax evaders in Hezhong Prefecture.