To be honest, Zhang Fei was very happy to see the three cobblers like Cao Dongdong back. In fact, he only had a few friends with whom he could talk in the Northern Song Dynasty. The others were either business partners or political partners.
Although the relationship is good, the purpose of the relationship is still to put their respective interests first.
However, it was a lie to meet the wind and wash away the dust. After these two glasses of wine, Zhang Fei was inquiring about the situation in Hezhong Mansion.
It was okay not to ask. Once asked, Cao Dongdong and Ma Xiaoyi immediately started talking over each other.
At that time, they went to Jingzhao Mansion and directly wiped out the gangsters, young masters, thieves and robbers.
In fact, they did similar things in Hezhong Mansion, but it was all promoted by Zhang Fei in a plan. They did it in waves. Later, Zhang Fei came back and no one took care of the three cobblers. Then
He went completely crazy.
"Zhang San."
Cao Dongdong suddenly licked his lips and slapped Zhang Fei on the shoulder, "I think that Mr. Su Xiao has a rebellious heart. I can't believe it."
After hearing this, Fu Shichun immediately held his forehead.
Zhang Fei put aside his dirty hands and asked, "How do you say this in the office?"
Cao Dongdong said: "Because of his obstruction, our police station has never been able to go deep into the countryside. Now if the government wants to do anything, it still has to go through those squires, not through our royal police. Do you think he is a traitor?"
Fu Shichun said: "Ya Nei, don't talk nonsense. We have worked hard for three years in Hezhong Mansion, but we can only wander on the edge of the countryside. We have only been in Jingzhao Mansion for about a year. Many local villagers do not believe us and do not rely on the squires.
How to govern.”
Cao Dongdong hummed: "If you don't do it, how would you know it won't work? Now that we are back, it will be really difficult for the Royal Police over there to enter the countryside again."
Fu Shichun rolled his eyes and was too lazy to argue with this guy.
Zhang Fei said: "As for rural matters, didn't I make an appointment to go to the countryside before I left?"
Fu Shichun said: "So they took advantage of this township agreement to become more conservative, and Yizhuang, who fulfilled the township agreement, had more contact with the government. In the end, it was the government that allocated money to Yizhuang, not the public prosecutor.
Although they did not dare to openly oppose us, they still tried every means to prevent the public security organs from interfering in the affairs of the township. However, they did not dare to be as unscrupulous as before."
Cao Dongdong said matter-of-factly: "This is what they call a desperate act. Now that we are strong, they are forced to avoid our edge, but if there is a chance, they will definitely deal with us. We have to strike first."
Ma Xiaoyi nodded and said: "I agree with my brother, they are not friendly to our Royal Police at all."
"take it easy!"
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, "This kind of thing is difficult to accomplish overnight."
In fact, he was very happy to see this situation. After all, he was not there. If the Royal Police were left alone, wouldn't there be problems?
Before he left, he left a rural covenant and a charity village for the local people. The purpose was to allow them to check and balance each other.
After all, the Royal Police can also become evil policemen. He has never naively believed that all Royal Police are upright and kind people and will never do bad things in their lives.
Whether in the court or at the local level, Zhang Fei actually adopts a balanced strategy. He will not let other people dominate, but he will not let the public security, procuratorate, and law dominate.
Because he doesn’t want to dominate the country. To be honest, he is not that capable. He only dares to hold on to the one-third of an acre of public security, procuratorate, and law. His purpose is to promote public security, procuratorate, and law. So it is not in line with him for any one party to be dominant.
Interests.
Only when the situation is relatively balanced and it is difficult for both sides to win or lose, can the public security law develop rapidly, because in this case, they can be forced to seek the public security law to solve the problem.
Once a dominant family emerges, the first target will definitely be the Public Security Bureau. If Wang Anshi is allowed to dominate the government and the opposition as in history, he will definitely kill the Public Security Bureau. There is no doubt about this, including the Public Security Bureau himself. What is this?
A feudal society.
In the case of the squires, Zhang Fei has been wandering outside the countryside, giving the squires a sense of crisis. In fact, he is using the squires to supervise the public prosecutors.
...
Cao Dongdong and the others just drank an aperitif here, and then left in a hurry. Without thinking, they must have gone to Baifanlou to find their friends and brag. After all, they were returning in triumph.
Extremely rare.
Zhang Fei is too lazy to entertain Chen Maoqian and the others. They are now focused on the tax bill. As long as he goes there, Chen Maoqian and others will definitely try their best to dig out some information from him.
So he returned to the backyard and saw Xu Zun sitting inside with many colleagues chatting, but Wang Anshi and Sima Guang were not there. They must have left. Neither of them liked this kind of occasion.
You don’t need to think about it to know that these officials are also here to inquire about the procuratorate’s mouth, because the tax department is still monolithic at present, and officials cannot penetrate it for the time being. The only thing that can check and balance the tax department is the public prosecutor’s office. Now that they have such a good excuse, of course they
Come and explore.
Wang Anshi and Sima Guang would like this kind of occasion. Although they would fight to the death when they meet, they still have very similar views on many things.
Zhang Fei did not join in the fun and sneaked back to his small courtyard.
"lady!"
Zhang Fei first came to Gao Wenyin's house.
"Shh...!"
Just as he entered the door, Gao Wenyin quickly raised her hand to stop him. His horrified expression made Zhang Fei hold his breath.
what's the situation?
Gao Wenyin pointed to the sleeping baby next to her, indicating that her son had just fallen asleep.
Zhang Fei nodded at people like a robot, and then walked over quietly with cat steps.
Suddenly, Gao Wenyin raised her hand to stop him again.
Zhang Fei looked at him confused.
Gao Wenyin raised her hand to cover her lips and nose slightly, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.
Zhang Fei blinked, then raised his sleeves and sniffed, and then realized that he had drunk wine, pointed to the door with tears in his eyes, and then walked out quietly.
.
As soon as the door was closed, he let out a long sigh, "I knew it, I knew that as long as this Wen Yin gave birth to a child, I would definitely be ranked second, but I didn't expect it to be so exaggerated. Forget it, let's look for it.
Let’s go to Zhiqian.”
Xu Zhiqian is completely opposite to Gao Wenyin. Ever since she gave birth to her son, the happiness on Gao Wenyin's face has become more and more intense. Her son has almost always been by her side. She takes good care of him and breastfeeds herself, and the old mother who is waiting around can't get involved.
Xu Zhiqian had a look of relief on her face, but she had finally gotten over it. As for her son, he would usually leave it to the nanny, but in fact Xu Zun and Zhang Fei didn't trust her to take care of him.
At work, Xu Zhiqian is very meticulous, but in life, Xu Zhiqian has always been careless.
Seeing Zhang Fei, Xu Zhiqianfei was very happy. She quickly waved her hand and motioned for him to sit beside the bed, "I heard that the tax department started issuing tax bills today."
Zhang Fei nodded and asked with a smile: "Why are you so excited?"
Xu Zhiqian asked anxiously: "Then do you think they will all pay taxes truthfully?"
Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "Of course it's impossible. There will always be people who find ways to evade taxes, and the richer people are, the more likely they are to evade taxes."
Xu Zhiqian said: "Is it because they have a lot of friends?"
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "According to the tax law, if you earn 30 guan a year, the payment seems to be a lot, but if it is 1,000 guan, you have to pay about 200 guan. This is a huge difference!
"
Xu Zhiqian rolled her eyes and said, "After all, by the time the tax inspection comes, I will have already given birth."
Only then did Zhang Fei come to his senses and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will definitely do what I promised you. Take good care of yourself and come to the procuratorate to hang out with me. You won't be able to be an official, but there will definitely be no problem as an official."
Xu Zhiqian immediately beamed.
She actually doesn't want to be an official, she just likes to work very much.
During her pregnancy, there was one major case after another, but it made her anxious, and now she can be considered a comeback.
...
As long as there is still tax collection, tax evasion and tax evasion will never become obsolete.
No matter how ruthless and ruthless the tax department is, there is no need to worry, they and the tax police will have nothing to do.
Moreover, the tax department operates under the Public Security Bureau, which has restrictions on them. It is not like the previous tax collection from the people, where the amount is the amount you say, and you will not be given a try.
There is a lot of room for game in this, it all depends on whose method is more skillful.
Of course, this is also a key reason why those powerful people are temporarily unable to refute.
The tax-free privilege does not reduce their income, and at the same time, they only pay 3% of their salary. Even if the general tax is collected, this does not change. It is just that other property must be levied according to the general tax standard.
Even so, the emergence of this new tax bill still caused a lot of discussion.
From dignitaries to traffickers and pawns, everyone is talking about this matter.
It also caused many strange phenomena, including an increase in the price of abacus, and a direct doubling of the number of applicants in the arithmetic and law schools.
Because this tax bill is so detailed, many big landowners are confused about it. They don’t want to find a firm, their wealth is not exposed, and the tax department is all-pervasive. They only trust their relatives, so they let their sons
Go to the School of Accounting to study. If you continue like this, there must be someone in the family who is good at calculating accounts.
Not to mention the law, if you want to avoid taxes, you must be proficient in tax laws, and the law school is naturally the first choice.
Not only that, there are also discussions within the royal family.
Because Zhao Xu asked King Chang and the rest of the royal family to return all the land in their names to avoid being caught.
This is the first time ever.
"Don't blame me, Madam!"
Zhao Xu supported Empress Dowager Cao and explained: "Actually, grandson doesn't want to force his second brother to return the land, but grandson has to think about the overall situation. At present, the national finance is in danger, and the tax department is working hard to collect taxes for the country, so grandson
I had no choice but to do this."
Empress Dowager Cao showed a charitable smile on her face and patted the back of Zhao Xu's hand gently, "There is no need for the official to explain. I understand very well and think what the official did is right. I and your mother taught Hao'er a lesson yesterday."
At this point, she suddenly changed the topic and said, "But officials, you must also remember that this kind of grace is also an extrajudicial favor."
Zhao Xu nodded and said: "My grandson must bear in mind the teachings of the eldest lady."
In fact, Empress Dowager Cao's meaning is very clear. It is of course possible for you to lead by example and help the country restore its finances. People in the royal family should also cooperate with you. But you cannot believe it yourself. If everything is done in accordance with the law, why are those ministers loyal to you?
you.
It is precisely because you have the power to show mercy outside the law that everyone will be loyal to you.
Regarding this point, Zhao Xuben did not forget that both Cheng Fang and Liu Renzan still retained their rights. The purpose was to ensure that imperial power was above the law.
.......
The royal family was still dissatisfied with this, and the court was even more so, especially Zeng Gongliang, who was very dissatisfied with this.
At a regular meeting, Zeng Gongliang said very simply: "Your Majesty's reward for his ministers is to show heaven's grace to the ministers, but the tax department imposes a tax on top of this heaven's grace. This is tantamount to offending heaven."
Yeah!"
Sima Guang and Wen Yanbo couldn't help laughing.
It is no secret that Zeng Gongliang is stingy and loves money. Everyone knows it.
It's reasonable for him to get angry.
Although Sima Guang, Fu Bi and others were a little ashamed of this, they would not offend Zeng Gongliang for this.
Although Zeng Gongliang supported many of Wang Anshi's policies, especially in the military field, he was quite similar to the conservative ideas on some policies.
Neither party would offend him for this matter.
Zhao Xu frowned, "Is this happening?"
He really didn't know. It was too detailed and he didn't pay attention.
Wang Anshi immediately stood up and said: "According to the new tax law of the Department of Taxation, it is indeed stated that rewards from the court and employers must be included in it, but it is not specified whether it includes rewards from His Majesty to his ministers.
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhao Xu asked: "Does Bachelor Wang know the reason?"
Wang Anshi immediately said: "I don't know."
Zhao Xu looked at the others again.
Sima Guang and the others all shook their heads.
Zeng Gongliang originally thought that the emperor knew about it, but looking at the situation, it seemed that the emperor really didn't know. He couldn't help but wonder, does the tax department have such courage? How dare he decide in private.
Zhao Xu was really confused and could only call the new tax envoy Xing Gong who had just taken office.
"This is a humble post, please see Your Majesty."
Compared with the previous tax envoy Li He, this Xing Gong is taller and thicker, and does not have the shrewd and capable feeling of Li He.
"Tax envoy."
Zhao Xu asked: "I heard that your tax department also wants to tax the rewards I give to my ministers."
Xing Gong hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, the Taxation Department is not targeting your Majesty's rewards to ministers, but all rewards."
Zeng Gongliang immediately glared at him.
Arrogant!
It's so arrogant.
Zhao Xu looked unhappy and said, "Why is this?"
Xing Gongdao: "Your Majesty, forgive me. Our Taxation Department is also criminalizing the crime according to the law. According to the tax law, if A rewards money to B, and the two are not related or related, the Taxation Department must tax it."
Why is it emphasized that they are neither relatives nor friends? Because the target of the tax department is not one person, but a family. As long as you do not separate the families, the tax department will calculate the total income of this family. There is no need for a father to give money to his son.
You have to pay taxes, but you have to pay them if you give them to others.
Based on this, there is no inheritance tax for the time being.
Only by emphasizing personal wealth can inheritance tax be levied.
Zhao Xu nodded and said: "This is what it should be. Otherwise, others will use this method to evade taxes."
If the employer converts all wages into bonuses, then they don’t have to pay taxes at all.
Zeng Gongliang asked aggressively: "Does this have to include His Majesty's gifts to his ministers?"
Xing Gong remained silent.
Zhao Xu asked: "Why don't you speak?"
Xing Gong then said: "If you don't count His Majesty's gifts to your ministers, many tax laws would be difficult to enforce."
Zhao Xu asked: "How do you say this?"
Xing Gongdao: "Suppose your majesty rewards your minister with a piece of land, will the food grown on this land be taxed? Suppose your majesty rewards your minister with a house, will this house need to pay deed tax in future transactions? Suppose that your majesty rewards your minister with a horse
Horse, does this horse need to pay license plate tax?
Our tax department’s explanations on tax forms are all written in accordance with tax laws, unless the tax laws are changed, but this is not something our tax department can decide.”
Even though this guy is rough in nature, he speaks very rigorously and is in the same vein as Li He.
The Department of Taxation has no legislative power and is a law enforcement agency. The explanations on the tax forms are only to help people better understand tax laws, rather than creating their own tax laws.
In the tax-free privileges, it is written clearly and clearly. The rank of ministers and the amount of land tax exempted are all explained, but there is no explanation that the land rewarded by the emperor is tax-free.
Zhao Xu thought of Empress Dowager Cao's words again in his mind. He couldn't help but glance at Fu Bi and hinted to him that he should change it.
Fu Bi was very embarrassed about this. He didn't want to conflict with Zeng Gongliang, but he also felt that it was not a big deal to pay some taxes. If he went to amend the law just for such a small problem, it would be too disrespectful to the Legislative Council.
The key point is that Xing Gong said it right. A reward will affect all aspects. If you practice it, you must be very careful. Otherwise, everyone will take advantage of this to evade taxes.
Zeng Gongliang glanced at Fu Bi and felt that he was a little too much. The key point was that his complaints did not arouse the sympathy of Sima Guang and the others. It would not sound good if it was spread out just for him to practice law. He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I just don't understand.
The reason for this is not to amend the law, so please forgive me."
Zhao Xu also knew Zeng Gongliang well, so he said, "Don't you know your righteousness well? Let's do this. I will reward you more generous ministers this year."
Zeng Gongliang hurriedly said: "I am too ashamed to accept it."
"this is necessary."
Zhao Xu smiled and nodded, "That's it."
After saying this, he sent Xing Gong back.
As soon as Xing Gong left, Wen Yanbo suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, our Yushitai received news that a business group from Jiangxi was detained by the Xuzhou Shipping Department when passing through Xuzhou."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present looked surprised.
Zhao Xu asked curiously: "Why?"
Wen Yanbo said: "Because this business group is disguised as people from Southeast Sixth Road, and its real purpose is to go to the capital to file a complaint."
Zhao Xu asked again: "What is the complaint?"
Wen Yanbo glanced at Wang Anshi and said: "It means suing the Shipping Department, promoting the Changping Department, and using the equalization method and the Green Miao Method to exploit the people in the Southeast Sixth Road and amass wealth, so that the people in the Southeast Sixth Road have no way to live."
After hearing this, Wang Anshi's face suddenly darkened, and he immediately stood up and said: "The people are already in dire straits, but the imperial court has not received any news. Are all the censors in your censorship station traveling around?"
Wen Yanbo said: "I don't know much about this, but I think so many people want to come to Beijing to complain. It must be groundless. Why not let them come to Beijing and ask what is going on."
Wang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, how could a group of common people disguise themselves? After many obstacles, they were not discovered until Xuzhou. This is obviously someone who instigated the common people to slander the new law."
Sima Guang said: "Whether it is black or white, you will know at first glance why Academician Wang is so excited."
Wang Anshi said angrily: "I'm excited because some people are always trying their best to slander the New Deal and obstruct the New Deal to no end. Let's just set up the Ordinance Department of the second government and live in the imperial court from now on, and stop doing anything."
Seeing that Wang Anshi was really angry, Zhao Xu hurriedly said: "Both of you said it makes sense. You can tell whether it is black or white at first trial, but we cannot develop the habit of going to Beijing to complain at every turn. Let's deport those people first."
Go back and I will send someone to review it then."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Doesn’t Wen Yanbo know the emperor’s little thoughts and send people back? Will you send people to investigate? He immediately said: “Your Majesty, they have arrived in Xuzhou, which is only a few kilometers away from the capital.
It’s only a ten-day journey, and the Sixth Southeast Road is related to the financial lifeline of our dynasty. With so many people coming to Beijing to complain, it’s definitely not a trivial matter. Your Majesty should handle it carefully!”
Sima Guang said: "If the local officials can redress their grievances, they will not have to come to the capital."
Zhao Xu was about to say something else when Wang Anshi suddenly said: "Your Majesty, since Duke Wen and Bachelor Sima have said so, I also support letting them go to Beijing. This is fair and reasonable, and I have nothing to fear."
Zhao Xu couldn't help but look at Wang Anshi in surprise, what on earth do you want to do?
Wang Anshi thought that he should either stop the trial and punish those people properly. If he wanted to be tried, he would try it in the capital. If he wanted to try it in Yangzhou, the people sent there would definitely be Sima Guang and others. This is really too dangerous. How about the capital city?
Zhang Fei is here.
Zhao Xu also reacted, so he nodded and said: "Okay! Order Xuzhou to release the people."
Wen Yanbo immediately raised his hands and said: "Old minister, I obey."
After the meeting, Wang Anshi snorted angrily and left angrily.
Fu Bi and the others are all confused. Compared with the previous answers, this is not a big deal. Are you going to show your face to us?
...
After leaving the imperial city, Wang Anshi went straight to the Zhang family.
At present, the Zhang family is experiencing one happy event after another. The day before yesterday, Na Mu Zhen gave birth to the eldest grandson of the Xu family. In less than half a month, three children were born in the family.
Xu Zunle was so happy that he woke up laughing even in his dreams. Moreover, he also followed Zhang Fei's example and chose to take a vacation. He was not in the mood to work at all and enjoyed family happiness at home.
When Wang Anshi came to Zhang's house, he encountered many people coming to congratulate him, which made him a little embarrassed.
Zhang Fei saw that he looked wrong and quickly invited him to the study.
When he came to the study, Wang Anshi suddenly cursed: "These villains will make trouble in secret. I can't spare them."
Zhang Fei asked: "Xueshi Wang, what happened?"
Wang Anshi immediately gave them an overview of the complaint.
After hearing this, Zhang Fei couldn't help but frown, "Scholar Wang, what's the big problem here?"
"If something big happens, will I not know about it?"
Wang Anshi said: "During the implementation of this new policy, there will definitely be some minor problems, but some people will take advantage of them."
Zhang Fei didn't quite believe it: "If it was just a small problem, would Bachelor Wang be so angry?"
"You do not understand."
Wang Anshi said: "They are dancing swords in Xiangzhuang, and they are aiming at Pei Gong."
Zhang Fei was confused and said: "I...I really don't understand."
Wang Anshi said: "Today there will be a job rotation in the political hall. I have planned to recommend Xue Xiang, the shipping envoy, to be the third envoy. However, they made such a fuss for me at this juncture. It is clear that they want to prevent Xue Xiang from becoming the third envoy.