Regarding this business tax plan, Zhang Fei had agreed with Zhao Xu very early on, but never mentioned it to Wang Anshi, because Wang Anshi would not listen to him at all at that time. He had his own set of ideas.
That is financial management.
That's not to say that Wang Anshi is wrong, but he knows that raising taxes is very rare. The key is not necessarily whether they can be collected. If they can be collected, it may be a worse result.
The tax collectors will definitely seek death, and it will cause great public dissatisfaction, which will provide an excuse for conservatives.
Wang Anshi did not dare to compete with the powerful and gentry, nor did he dare to increase taxes.
The only thing you can do is manage your finances and collect the money around the corner.
However, taxation has always been the focus of finance.
The financial foundation of a country is taxation, no matter how you change it.
Nowadays, the Public Security Bureau, Procuratorate and Taxation Department are paired with the Taxation Department, and this supporting system has been very complete.
At the same time, Wang Anshi's power was also greatly restricted. Without the Ordinance Department of the Second Government, he could no longer implement policies as before.
This also made him very frustrated.
But in Zhang Fei's opinion, the time was ripe, so he proposed this suggestion to Wang Anshi for the first time.
Because in the end Zhang Fei still had to go through Wang Anshi to carry out commercial tax reform, and he did not have the strength himself.
...
Now that the functions and powers of the six ministries have been determined, it can be said that the emperor has determined to reform the official system. The next meeting will definitely be to discuss the issue of candidates.
The officials became extremely busy and moved around.
Wen Yanbo's fatigue in dealing with the situation was evident, and he returned to the Yushitai today to take a breather.
Jiang Zhiqi, who was reviewing official documents in the room, saw Wen Yanbo coming and immediately stepped forward to greet him and bowed.
After Wen Yanbo sat down, Jiang Zhiqi suddenly said: "Mr. Wen, I recently discovered something."
Wen Yanbo asked: "What's the matter?"
Jiang Zhiqi asked: "Do you know, Duke Wen, that the procuratorate is currently prosecuting tax evasion and tax evasion to the imperial court?"
Wen Yanbo nodded, "I heard about it."
Jiang Zhiqi said: "But in the past few days, they are all wealthy businessmen and landlords, and there are no officials involved. I thought there must be something fishy here."
Wen Yanbo glanced at him and said, "What do you mean, officials can't pay taxes in accordance with the law?"
Jiang Zhiqi's expression paused and he hurriedly said: "The official has no such intention, but according to the official's knowledge, there are indeed many officials who have not paid taxes in accordance with the law."
Wen Yanbo stroked his beard and suddenly said: "Don't be busy with impeachment. Go to the Taxation Department and ask how many officials are secretly paying taxes?"
Jiang Zhiqi frowned and thought a little, "What does Duke Wen mean, because of this restructuring, those officials are afraid of going to court?"
"It must be so."
Wen Yanbo nodded and said: "The rotation of officials this year is very different from the past. Not only do they have to restore most of the powers of the six ministries, but they also have to abolish many official offices. They can calm down and try to avoid extraneous matters at this time. I'm afraid it won't happen now."
You are the only one who works conscientiously here."
Jiang Zhiqi suddenly smiled awkwardly, and then handed over his hand and said: "Wen Gong has overestimated the award, but our censor is working hard, and we are also striving for performance. I still have to go to the tax department to ask."
Wen Yanbo exclaimed: "It makes sense! It makes sense!"
...
Imperial Court.
"Another perfect day, call it a day."
Zhang Fei turned around and said to the trainee prosecutors: "I will leave these documents to you and I will go home directly."
"yes."
All the students nodded in unison.
After that, Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian walked outside the imperial court.
Wang Hui glanced at Zhang Fei, and then whispered to Zhou Zheng: "Brother Zhou, has Prosecutor Zhang always been so free and easy?"
They had been coming to the procuratorate for some time, but except for meetings and lawsuits, it was really hard to see Zhang Fei on weekdays. Moreover, Zhang Fei would disappear after the beating, and Zhou Zheng would always take them.
They came from a traditional education, and they had never seen such an official, who did not follow the rules at all.
Zhou Zheng nodded and said: "Prosecutor Zhang is mainly responsible for litigating cases. After a big lawsuit, he may have to rest for several days, but he occasionally holds meetings with us to point out our shortcomings in court. But don't follow Zhang
In prosecutorial science, unless you have the skills of Prosecutor Zhang, you can win every battle."
All the students nodded in unison.
.....
When she was almost in front of the gate, seeing no one around, Xu Zhiqian jogged two steps, caught up with her, and whispered: "Zhang San, haven't you noticed that this year the Taxation Department did not accuse any official, or
Dignitaries in the court and relatives."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Because as long as the Taxation Department investigates them, regardless of whether the Taxation Department has evidence, they will immediately pay back taxes and fines."
Xu Zhiqian asked: "Is it because of the restructuring of the DPRK?"
Zhang Fei nodded, "It is said that the Taxation Department has collected tens of thousands of dollars in fines."
Xu Zhiqian said: "But if the circumstances are serious, you will have to go to jail."
Zhang Fei said: "They are still experimenting. Even if they want to evade taxes, they will do it through calculation, or they will transfer the taxes to their businessmen and use the businessmen to test the methods of the tax department. In this year's situation, we must use businessmen to
Lord.”
Xu Zhiqian nodded and asked: "But if we don't go to court, how can we prevent the tax department from tampering with it."
The tax department does not have to go to court to prosecute. Only if the circumstances are serious enough to bear criminal responsibility, they will prosecute. The final decision will be made by the royal court on whether to sentence him to jail or allow him to spend money to atone for his sins.
If it is not very serious, the tax department will first issue a fine. If the other party recognizes it, they will not go to court. However, if the other party does not recognize it, they will also take it to court.
Zhang Fei said: "First of all, taxation is related to the performance of the tax department and the bounty of the tax police. They will definitely not slack off.
Secondly, the tax police can also prosecute the tax department through the procuratorate. Many tax police actually have no job. They are here for fines. In other words, they supervise the tax department at all times.
Finally, our Procuratorate and the three divisions will also conduct prosecutions against the Taxation Department."
As they were talking, they had already arrived outside the gate, and suddenly they saw a cloud of dust coming towards their faces.
"Depend on!"
Zhang Fei exclaimed and quickly withdrew, blocking in front of Xu Zhiqian.
Suddenly I heard a "tsk tsk" sound coming from behind, "As expected of us, Zhang Daerbi, we all came to the imperial court to love each other."
Xu Zhiqian didn't see the person coming clearly and quickly backed away, looking very nervous.
She cherished this job so much that she tried to keep a distance from Zhang Fei outside. As long as there were officials present, she would lower her head and walk silently behind.
But Zhang Fei was quite familiar with this voice. He rolled his eyes and turned around, only to see Cao Dongdong and Ma Xiaoyi who had just dismounted, looking at them ambiguously.
The dust just now was also brought by them.
Zhang Fei was secretly angry in his heart. Damn it, this messy atmosphere scared Zhi Qian. He immediately said: "I said Yameni! The chief superintendent is not here, and you are doing such nonsense."
Cao Dongdong was confused and said: "What nonsense are you talking about? I just said one thing."
Zhang Fei waved his hand, "Let me ask you, what's going on with this dust? Your police station is responsible for the cleanliness of the city. The key is to ask you to spend money to hire people to deal with it. What are you doing?"
Cao Dongdong jumped on the spot, pointed at Zhang Fei angrily and said: "Xiao Erbi, don't accuse people unjustly!"
Zhang Fei said: "Xiao Ya Nei, don't be arrogant, I will sue you and all I need to do is turn around."
When speaking, point your thumb back.
Ma Xiaoyi hurriedly came forward and said, "Third brother, you have really wronged me this time. This is not our police station's business at all."
Zhang Fei said: "Whose business is that?"
"God!"
Ma Xiao raised his hand to the sky.
Zhang Fei said: "What do you mean?"
Ma Xiaoyi said: "It hasn't rained for more than two months. How can it be less dusty?"
Xu Zhiqian glanced at the sky and said, "Yes! It seems like it hasn't rained since the end of autumn."
Ma Xiaoyi said: "Isn't that right? My brother and I are rough-skinned and thick-skinned, but it's fine. Brother Xiaochun's thin-skinned and tender face has been chapped, and we don't dare to go out now."
"That's it!"
Zhang Fei looked slightly embarrassed.
"Go, go, go!"
Cao Dongdong, who had been wronged, walked over angrily, hugged Zhang Fei's arm and walked inside, "Don't you want to sue me? Go now, turn around now."
"Ya Nei, please don't provoke me."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "There is nothing that I, Zhang Dar, cannot tell in writing."
Cao Dongdong was startled and immediately stopped, "What are you going to sue me for?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Threatening the prosecutor."
Cao Dongdong said excitedly: "Don't confuse right and wrong, you are clearly threatening my office."
Zhang Fei said: "But everyone only saw you grabbing my arm."
Cao Dongdong quickly let go, and then said confidently: "You go and sue! I spend hundreds of dollars every year on Daerbi to litigate for me."
"Isn't it a coincidence that the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple?"
Zhang Fei laughed, put his hand on Cao Dongdong's shoulder, and whispered: "My wife is here, can't you give me a little face? How do we become brothers?"
Cao Dongdong immediately understood and said: "So that's it. If you had told me earlier, we would understand this matter."
"Just understand."
Zhang Fei coughed and asked, "Why are you here?"
Ma Xiaoyi said hurriedly: "We came specially to see Third Brother for a drink."
Zhang Fei couldn't help but look back at Xu Zhiqian.
Xu Zhiqian immediately said: "You go ahead, I'll go back first."
To be honest, Zhang Fei was in a lawsuit recently and almost vomited. He also wanted to relax, so he nodded and said, "Okay! I'll ask Long Wu to take you back first."
After sending Xu Zhiqian away, Ma Xiaoyi immediately said: "Third brother, get on my horse and I will carry you."
"Why are you carrying such a big load of dust? Let's just walk. We're not in a hurry."
"oh."
"If you want to walk, this place is relatively close to Piaoxiang Tower." Cao Dongdong said with a change of eyes.
Zhang Fei said calmly: "Bai Alum Tower."
"It's really boring."
"That's right!" Zhang Fei asked: "It hasn't rained for more than two months, so aren't you panicking?"
Cao Dongdong asked in astonishment: "Why are you panicking?"
Zhang Fei said: "Aren't you afraid of disaster?"
Cao Dongdong said: "What's the point of panic? Even if there is a real disaster, there is nothing we can do!"
Their family has enough food to last for several years.
Ma Xiaoyi didn't take it seriously and said: "It's already dry at this time, it's going to rain, maybe just a few light rains, it's not necessarily a natural disaster."
"That's true."
Zhang Fei nodded and suddenly thought, no! According to historical records, there was a severe drought during the Xining period, and Wang Anshi was dismissed from the prime minister because of it. It couldn't be this year. Oops, if it was really this year, wouldn't the emperor be embarrassed!
He suddenly realized that there seemed to be something wrong with this situation.
"Third brother, why don't you leave."
Ma Xiaoyi suddenly saw Zhang Fei stopped and couldn't help but wonder.
"Nothing, let's go!"
As Zhang Fei was walking, he was thinking to himself, should I go and talk to the emperor about this? But what would happen if I did? Xiao Ma is right, if there is going to be an attack today, no one can stop it, and if there is no disaster,
, the emperor will probably still blame me? After all, the emperor has just come out to preside over the government, it is better to wait until the emperor notices it. However, I have to find a way to deal with it, so as not to implicate my plan and suffer disaster together.
...
At this time, Zhao Xu was busy with government affairs. However, he personally presided over this restructuring. Unlike before, when Wang Anshi, Sima Guang and others were doing the work, he only listened to opinions or results, and did not pay attention to weather issues at all.
, Furthermore, from the end of autumn to the end of the year, there will be little rain.
But now the person standing next to him is no longer Wang Anshi, but Wang Gui, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.
"Concerning the post of Privy Councilor, what do the great scholars think of Wang Shao?" Zhao Xu asked Wang Gui.
Wang Gui was stunned for a moment and said: "Wang Shao is now at the edge of Xihe River and cannot get back."
Zhao Xu hesitated a little and said: "But some people in the court think that although Wang Shao has made great contributions, his rewards are small, and his military power is very heavy. I..."
"His Majesty!"
Before Zhao Xu could finish speaking, Wang Gui immediately interrupted him, "Now the Xihe area is not yet stable, and the expansion of the Xihe border is only the first step in the northwest strategy. Changing commanders before the battle is a taboo on the battlefield. Official
The family can add the title of Wang Shao to show their kindness and reward."
Zhao Xu asked again: "Shall I send a supervisor?"
Wang Gui immediately said: "Your Majesty has forgotten that there is a military imperial court now. If anyone really thinks that Wang Shaosheng has different intentions, he can bring evidence and go to the imperial court to complain. Moreover, the taxes in the Xihe area are also controlled by the emperor."
Hold it in the hands of Chang Pingsi.
Isn't it that your Majesty has established these official offices and systems so that the commander-in-chief can concentrate on fighting without having to worry about external rumors?
If His Majesty sends a supervisory army at this time, it will only make Wang Shao become timid, and Xihe Tuobian is afraid that it will end here."
"The Grand Maester is right."
Zhao Xu patted his forehead lightly and said: "I...I have forgotten that I had people build the public security law in the local area."
Having said this, he suddenly looked at Wang Gui, "Why don't we let the bachelor serve as the privy envoy?"
Wang Gui hurriedly said: "Your Majesty clearly knows that the reason why I support Wang Shao to stay in Xihe is for the overall situation and not because I covet the position of Privy Councilor. I recommend Han Jiang to be the Privy Councilor. At present, the main troops of the imperial court are in the northwest."
, and Han Jiang has been in the northwest region in recent years and is well aware of the local situation."
Zhao Xu nodded.
At this moment, Lan Yuanzhen suddenly appeared in front of the door, "Your Majesty, Mr. Ouyang passed away in Qingzhou a month ago."
"What?"
Zhao Xu stood up suddenly, his eyes full of sadness.
Soon, Zhao Xu issued an imperial order to announce the news of Ouyang Xiu's death. He stayed away from court for three days and gave Ouyang Xiu the posthumous title "Wenzhong".
However, most officials in the DPRK were very indifferent to this, and taking advantage of this opportunity, they were still thinking of ways to compete for official positions.
Only Ouyang Xiu offended too many people with his talk.
Only Fu Bi, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, and Sima Guang gathered together to remember Ouyang Xiu and wrote articles and eulogies for him.
...
In the next few important meetings, they are all discussing the selection of the second government, three departments and six departments.
Reformists and conservatives also engaged in fierce confrontations.
But the fight was not for the Six Ministries, because according to the powers of the Six Ministries, as long as Zhao Xu was not stupid, it was impossible for Lu Huiqing to be in charge of the Ministry of Punishment and Liu Shu to be in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The key game is between the three positions of the Third Division, the Privy Council, and the Yushitai. In addition, Wang Anshi also plans to help Zeng Gongliang build momentum for him to become the president of the court.
However, Zeng Gongliang did not want to be involved in it anymore. It was already certain that Zhao Xu would come to the forefront, but this would break the balance between the DPRK and China. Zeng Gongliang did not want to be insecure in his old age, so he used old age as an excuse to be determined to become an official.
At the same time, Chen Shengzhi also requested to become an official on the grounds of illness.
In fact, they were making way for Zhao Xu.
In the end, Zhao Xu still let Zhao Pin serve as the president of the court. In fact, no matter from all aspects, there was no more suitable candidate. Moreover, Zhao Pin was known as the iron-faced censor, but he was able to serve as the prime minister for such a long time, even though he was
He was very opposed to the New Deal, which shows that his relationship with the emperor was relatively stable.
But, what happens next is a little embarrassing.
No one can be found to fill the second- and third-level imperial courts.
It’s not that the Song Dynasty didn’t have talented people, it’s just that these talented people didn’t know much about the public security system.
What's even more terrible is that Sima Guang had already decided to transfer key members from the Gyeonggi area to Southeast Sixth Road to build the Public Security Bureau.
The remaining presidents of the court were all adjutants with so little qualifications that it was impossible to find any of them.
Therefore, some people proposed that there should be no secondary imperial court first, and then Zhang Fei should be promoted to the chief court of Gyeonggi.
From this proposal, it is not difficult to see that many opportunistic officials began to flatter the emperor.
But he was rejected by Sima Guang because the Procuratorate was recruiting new people and Zhang Fei was going to be the president of the court. The power of the Procuratorate was greatly reduced.
Someone else recommended Xu Zun, but Wen Yanbo immediately refuted it.
If Xu Zun is appointed as the chief prosecutor, the chief prosecutor will definitely be Zhang Fei. It’s not that Zhang Fei is not qualified, but that you, your father-in-law, have one as the chief prosecutor and the other as the president of the court. The public prosecutor’s office has been monopolized by your family.
Xu Zun himself did not agree. My son-in-law is so powerful. He would have won even if I had not been the president of the court. If I had been the president of the court, he would have won every day. This is not a shady secret, but it has become a shady secret.
In the end, it was decided not to set it up for the time being, and to leave it all to Zhao Pin.
It can be seen from this that the public prosecutor, procuratorate, and law are really weak on the outside, and all the talents are outside. The capital city cannot even elect a judge president with some qualifications.
What’s even more interesting is that the waterlogging will kill you, and the drought will kill you.
There are so many vacancies in the Public Security Bureau, it is difficult to find anyone to fill them, but the competition for official positions in the second government, third division and sixth department is very fierce.
After a whole month of repeated debates, the candidate was finally decided.
The most controversial one is the position of the Third Secretary.
Wang Anshi recommended Xue Xiang, but Wen Yanbo and Sima Guang were firmly opposed.
In the end, it was captured by Xue Xiang.
This is mainly because Zhao Xu also favors Xue Xiang. This is actually because Xue Xiang performed very well in the last hearing and won Zhao Xu's appreciation.
The post of Privy Councilor was appointed by Han Jiang, who was appointed by the emperor himself.
What is very different from the past is that in the past, there was no fixed number of Tongping Zhangshi. Three, four, four or five were all possible.
But this time there are only two.
One is Wang Anshi and the other is Wen Yanbo.
Moreover, according to regulations, honorary titles must be added after Tongping Zhang. This title distinguishes between prime minister, secondary prime minister, and last prime minister.
The bachelor of Kasho Bunkan is the prime minister.
If you also study national history, you will be a minor prime minister.
The bachelor of Jixian Palace is the last prime minister.
Before that, Fu Bi, Zeng Gongliang, Wen Yanbo, Zhao Pin, and Chen Shengzhi served as Tongping Zhangshi. The first was Fu Bi, Zeng Gongliang and Wen Yanbo were the secondary prime ministers, and Zhao Pin and Chen Shengzhi were the last prime ministers.
Wang Anshi and Sima Guang were involved in political affairs and deputy prime ministers.
This time there are only two, and there are no honorary titles.
The Tongping Charter of Fu Bi and others was also withdrawn. Because Fu Bi was to be appointed as the Legislative Council Chairman and politics and law were separated, Fu Bi naturally could no longer stay in the Political Affairs Hall.
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Just shoot left and right.
It's just that this is a transitional stage and it's not stated clearly.
Wang Anshi was a little dissatisfied with this. He would rather face his old enemy Sima Guang than face Wen Yanbo. Firstly, Wen Yanbo was more conservative. Secondly, Wen Yanbo was more cunning. Thirdly, due to the difference in seniority, Wang Anshi met Wang Anshi.
When you get to Wen Yanbo, you have to give him the honorific title.
As for Yushi Zhongcheng, he was captured by Fu Bi's son-in-law Feng Jing. This was actually a kind of compensation for Fu Bi, and it also strengthened the authority of the Legislative Council in disguise, because according to the system, the Legislative Council was presided over by the Legislative Council and the Legislative Council.
Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice and Zhongcheng of the Yushi.
Nowadays, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment is determined to be Sima Guang, and the Yushi Zhongcheng is the son-in-law, so the checks and balances on Fu Bi are very small.
Of course, this also ensures that the Legislative Council can legislate more smoothly in the initial stage.
At the same time, six political advisors were appointed to take charge of six ministries respectively.
There is no doubt about the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Officials.
Lu Gongzhu was in charge of the official department.
Sima Guang was in charge of the punishment department.
Lu Huiqing is in charge of the household department.
As for the Ministry of Industry, Zeng Gong was in charge.
Originally, Wang Anshi planned to let Zeng Gong know Kaifeng Prefecture and take charge of the Engineering Department. However, he knew that Zhao Xu was determined to reorganize the system, so it would be impossible for Zeng Gong to take charge of the Kaifeng Prefecture and the Engineering Department. So Wang Anshi recommended Zhang Dun to be the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture.
However, Zhang Dun was not qualified enough, so he was directly rejected by Wen Yanbo and others. In the end, Wang Anshi's relative Wu Chong was appointed as the magistrate of Kaifeng Mansion.
However, few of Wang Anshi's relatives supported him. Wu Chong also opposed the new law and highly praised Ouyang Xiu's ideas.
The Minister of War was held by Cao Ping, who was in the Xihe area. This position must have been appointed by Zhao Xu, because the Ministry of War was in charge of the royal police.
The Ministry of Rites was handed over to Wang Gui.
These six ministers all serve as deputy prime ministers and can enter and leave the political hall at any time. In fact, they are also a check and balance on the affairs of the two colleagues.
As for those abolished government offices, those with outstanding abilities entered the six ministries as ministers, and some were transferred to local governments.
At this point, the appointment and removal of all officials have been fully arranged.
Zhao Xu is ready to show off his skills.
However, a light snowfall for half a day was like a wake-up call, causing Zhao Xu to fall into deep confusion.
It is said that auspicious snow heralds a good harvest. It had not rained for three months before, and people were looking forward to a heavy snowfall.
As a result, it snowed for a long time, and by the afternoon, the ground was dry.
