Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 623 Under 2 Laws

The world is full of goodwill, and the world is all good.

Now in Hezhong Prefecture, business is very popular, and everyone is keen to do everything possible to make money. It just so happens that Hezhong Prefecture is located at a key point, connecting the northwest with Tokyo, and at the same time it is the logistics base of the Northwest battlefield. There are actually infinite possibilities in it. Business.

Not to mention one cent and five cents, even two cents of interest has become unattractive to those big landlords, because the public prosecutor's law is here, and they can't force those rural households to sell their wives and children. They will collect debts for them, but the gray profit is almost reduced to zero. At least they dare not do it for the time being. The profit in the middle is actually not much. On the other hand, in business, if they don’t invest more, they will immediately lose money. will be squeezed out.

It turned out that Fan Zheng was far from the only businessman who came to Hezhong Mansion from Tokyo, and some people were silently lurking.

The reason why they came to Hezhong Mansion was because they knew that once the Public Security Bureau gained a firm foothold, business would inevitably become more prosperous, and it would be safer to make money here.

This is the case with Bianliang in Tokyo.

The Ma family also saw this, so they asked Fan Zheng to come here to see the situation, and if there is an opportunity, they will open the shop.

In the past, these businessmen were secretly looking for business opportunities while observing the development of the public security law.

They didn't get active until the Majia Jieku shop opened.

But the people in Hezhong Mansion didn't know this. What they saw was that the businesses in Hezhong Mansion suddenly became more and more prosperous, as if there were businessmen everywhere, and they didn't know where they came from. The sales of wine are increasing, and the prices of meals in restaurants are also increasing.

And tea and wine are basically monopolized by the government and the local wealthy people, don't they make money?So they put more money into their own business.

As for the non-acceptance of rural households, they believe that the government and the squires should bear the main responsibility, which has nothing to do with them. They participated in the agreement before only for the sake of the young crop law of the other party, not remorse. The squires also used this to unite them. So they repent now, and the squire has nothing to do.

This caused a blow to the prestige of many squires, and the government quickly took the opportunity to win over the hearts of the people and reverse the negative impression of the Young Crop Law in the hearts of the people. Before that, many people were very afraid of the Young Crop Law under the propaganda of those squires.

Those who gain the Dao will help more, and those who lose the Dao will not. If there is a foundation of public opinion, it will be much easier to handle.

One of the key reasons for Wang Anshi's failure in history was that there was no basis for public opinion, and public opinion was controlled by the gentry.

Cai Yanqing and Yuan Jiang have been preparing for this for a long time, they just said that they are waiting for Han Jiang to make a decision, but in fact, the main purpose of Han Jiang's coming here is to inspect the military administration. After the disarmament, the layout of the western front is what the emperor and Wang Anshi are most concerned about .

As for finances, Han Jiang is just a mascot to boost morale, and Yuan Jiang is the one who really handles things.

It has to be said that this strategy was very successful.

You must know that in the first half of the year, the government seemed to be dying and lifeless, just watching the public prosecutor's wanton expansion and taking over everything.

But in fact, based on the system, it is impossible for the public security law to take over everything, and the administration and the judiciary are completely separated.

The power is still in their hands, but they always want to use their power to get rid of the public security bureau, but they can't get rid of it in the end, so they think that their power has been left behind.

But with Han Jiang's arrival and telling them the rules and how to play, the government regained its confidence and burst into life.

Within a few days, the Green Crop Law was officially launched in Hezhong Mansion.

This time the officials are very active, because this is a manifestation of power. If they don't do anything else, in the eyes of the common people, there will be no government, only the imperial court.

But this is only to defend the power of the government, and cannot easily shake the position of the public security law in the hearts of the people.

Although the imperial court has kept a low profile recently, Zhang Fei has been busy teaching students.

law school.

bang bang bang!

When the gongs and drums sounded, Zhang Fei, who had a strong sense of time, did not say another word, "get out of class is over!"

Then I started to pack up the paperwork.

"Big Judge!"

A person outside the window suddenly shouted: "Have you finished class yet?"

Zhang Fei turned his head to look and saw that it was an uncle, so he asked, "Is there something wrong?"

The audience standing at the outer door nodded in unison.

"what's up?"

Zhang Fei couldn't help walking forward.

The two door gods, Niu Beiqing and Long Wu, immediately appeared at the door and stopped the common people, but the common people knew the rules very well, and stood obediently in front of the door and window, just asking questions in a hurry.

"Chairman, I want to go to the government to borrow young crop money, will the government ask me to pay back more money?"

"Also! The government said that they would lend us salt bills directly, so can salt and salt bills be used to buy things?"

"There is no guarantee, can I borrow it?"

"The government won't force us to guarantee others, will it?"

All questions are about BIBS money.

At present, it is the time when people are desperate, and many people need the help of Qingmiaoqian, but they don't believe in the government, but in the imperial court.

They want the imperial court to give them a guarantee.

Zhang Fei was as clear as a mirror about this, and when they asked about the same, he replied: "First of all, the money for young crops is a decision of the government, and has nothing to do with our imperial court."

"what?"

The faces of the people were horrified.

It has nothing to do with the imperial court, can this still be borrowed?

Zhang Fei immediately said again: "But the issues you are worried about are all illegal issues, and I believe the government will not do this.

For example, the guarantor, according to the contract principle, the guarantee must be voluntary, and no one can force you to act as a guarantee for anyone.

Another example is salt bills. I have read the government regulations. You can also use salt bills to repay the young crop money and pay taxes. There is no problem with this.And as far as I know, many people are currently buying things with salt money. "

"Then if the government does this, can we come to the imperial court to sue?"

"Absolutely."

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded: "I believe the Legal Aid Department is also very happy to help you with this kind of lawsuit."

Another person said: "But I heard that the government has threatened those big landlords not to lend us money at low interest rates."

"I don't know about this, and no one has sued the royal court for this matter."

Zhang Fei shook his head, and suddenly saw a figure, and hurriedly said: "Procurator Su."

Su Zhe glanced at him, sighed helplessly, and walked over anyway.

Zhang Fei asked: "Chief Prosecutor Su, someone asked that the government threatened those big landlords not to allow low-interest loans. Haven't your procuratorate investigated it?"

Su Zhe nodded and said: "Our procuratorate has investigated this, but there is no evidence that the government has threatened those big landlords not to allow low-interest loans, and there are still many low-interest rates of [-] cents among rural households. "

An old woman said: "Now there are fewer, and many people don't borrow any more."

Without the support of the big landlords, those squires alone couldn't hold on, and they didn't dare to borrow too much money to go out. Coupled with the government's recent downfall, they quickly tightened their grip.

"At the beginning, those people said they would lend us a loan at a low interest rate, but now they don't borrow money. Isn't that a lie?"

"President, isn't it illegal for them to do this?"

"Not against the law."

Zhang Fei said: "The imperial court has already made an explanation before, and I have carefully reviewed their agreement. One of the key reasons is that you are not a party to the agreement, so you have no right to sue them. They You have no legal rights and obligations to you.

It can even be said that even if some of them lend you money at high interest rates, you have no right to sue them, only those who participated in the agreement have the right to sue them. "

"Then if we don't pay back the money from the government, will the imperial court force us to pay back the money?"

"I will."

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "It's only natural to pay back the debt. If you borrow money, you must pay it back, regardless of whether the other party is a government or not. Moreover, I also want to remind you that the interest rate of two cents is not low. You must pay it back." Think clearly, if you are not sure about repaying it, or if you really have no money to eat, it is best not to borrow it, then the government also provides a living? You can earn some money to get through this difficulty."

"Thank you, Chief Judge, we know."

"you are welcome."

Zhang Fei saw that there were still many people with uneasy faces, and pondered for a while, "Actually, our imperial court is very happy to answer your questions about justice. How about this, our imperial court will hold a question-and-answer meeting in a few days to announce and explain the facts of some cases. At the same time, it also answers some of your concerns. Although we often publish relevant content on the French newspaper, most people are illiterate, and it is easy to be misinterpreted.”

"Okay! Thank you, chief judge, thank you, chief judge."

When the people heard the words, they were immediately excited.

"No thanks! No thanks!"

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, "Go back early."

"Then let's say goodbye."

"Walk slowly."

After these people left, Zhang Fei breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Zhe said with a smile: "The wisdom of the chief justice is really not limited to the judiciary. This question and answer meeting is really wonderful. It can make everyone see the bottle more clearly."

These words are indeed from the heart, and what they say is true, which is worthy of admiration.

It sounds good, but it doesn't make sense. Whether you can do it is the key, but whether it is the hearing or the question and answer meeting, it is in line with Zhang Fei's narration of the law of the rule of law.

"Award!"

Zhang Fei smiled modestly, and said: "Your procuratorate can also hold this kind of question-and-answer meeting."

Su Zhe was stunned and said, "What can our procuratorate say?"

Judgment and judicial interpretation are in your hands.

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "For example, about the investigation of the government's salt debt by the procuratorate, and the cooperative investigation between the procuratorate and Majia Jiekupu, these are matters that most people care about. They also want to know how the procuratorate investigates, investigates Whether the result is worthy of everyone's trust.

The question-and-answer meeting of the procuratorate can not only confirm the authority of the procuratorate, but also avoid misunderstandings by the people, better supervise the government and make the government's policies gain more trust from the people. "

"Get the trust of the people?"

Su Zhe smiled wryly and said, "This still requires the government to keep its word, but the fact is that the officials did hint that those big landlords would end up against the government, but we couldn't find any evidence."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "There is no evidence, just because this kind of thing hasn't happened yet, let's talk about it when it happens."

Su Zhe frowned and said, "But the wine tax, salt tax, and tea tax are all controlled by the government. If they just forbid someone to make wine or sell tea, we really have nothing to do."

Zhang Fei said: "For our public security law, following the rules of the game is more important than anything else."

Su Zhe said: "I mean, can we find a way to stop the government from relying on this method to seek benefits."

Zhang Fei thought for a moment, then said: "Actually, the Public Security Bureau is relatively passive, because from a judicial point of view, taking precautions is definitely not a good thing, but it is destroying the judicial system. Personal prediction of future risks can be used for administration or business, but for us, it can only be kept in mind, but not put into action. If we can put it into action, then we can rely on It is terrible to amend the law with your own imagination."

Su Zhe pondered for a while, and said, "Does what you said violate the law of the ancestors? Prevent things and control them."

Zhang Fei was taken aback, shook his head and smiled: "Of course not, on the contrary, this is following the law of the ancestors, trying to make the system of the law of the rule of law more perfect, and prevent it from becoming a bad government in the future."

Su Zhe smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Listening to what you have to say is better than reading ten years of books!"

"How dare! How dare!"

Zhang Fei said again: "As for Mr. Su Xiao's concern, it's actually nothing to worry about."

Su Zhe snorted, "How do you say that?"

Zhang Fei explained: "The world is prosperous and everything is for profit. We can't decide who the government will give the wine-making rights to or not. But they must ensure that the financial interests are not small, and the legitimate rights and interests of the drinkers are guaranteed.

For example, according to the rules, the tax on buying alcohol is paid to the one with the highest price, but if the government asks people to buy it at a low price, it may be an illegal act, and the procuratorate can intervene in the investigation.

If the bidders bid the same price, the government can give it to anyone they want, but if they have an interest in the bidder, then we can also investigate.

Of course, if we can't find it, we can only blame ourselves for being incompetent. "

"Yes! If they have a clear conscience and enforce the law impartially, the country's benefits will not be lost. If they play tricks, they must benefit themselves. As long as we grasp the context of their interests, then we can restrain them." Su Zhe nodded.

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Exactly."

Su Zhe said again: "About the question-and-answer meeting, how about we hold it together? To tell you the truth, I still have a lot of confusion about this question-and-answer meeting."

Zhang Fei pondered for a while, and said: "Initially we can cooperate to hold the event, but in the end we still have to separate, because we have no control over each other, and maybe in some cases, we are hostile."

Su Zhe nodded and said, "That's fine."

While they were talking, many officials from the Hezhong Prefecture were already issuing money for young crops in Cangzhou, Hedong County.

Cai Yanqing, Yuan Jiang, Wei Yingfang and other officials also came here to inspect in person.

But when they came to the Changping warehouse, they found that the work-for-relief side was full of people, while the borrowing side had only a few old, weak, sick and disabled.

"Bachelor Yuan, Prefect Cai, and Wei Tongpan, you are here."

Li Yongji ran forward panting, he hadn't had such a heavy workload for a long time, he was really tired and flustered!

Cai Yanqing asked curiously: "Why are there so few borrowers? Don't their families need to do farm work?"

Yuan Jiang added: "Or they don't believe in salt money."

Li Yongji replied: "No, they all have to do farm work, and it's not that they don't trust salt money. After all, they work, and we also distribute salt money, but they would rather be tired now, or ask their parents, wives and children to help them do more." live, and don’t want to borrow money.”

Wei Yingfang said: "Why? Are they worried that the government will charge them more interest?"

"it's not true."

Li Yongji said: "This matter has to start with the tax department."

When the tax department was mentioned, the officials felt a little bit in their hearts.

"What does this have to do with the tax department?" Wei Yingfang asked hastily.

Li Yongji explained: "Because of the tax collection law of the tax department, most people who have land at home have gone to someone to calculate how much tax they have to pay. They figure that as long as they spend this one or two months, they will have surplus food next year. , just now we provide them with a livelihood, so no matter how hard it is, they don’t want to borrow money.”

Cai Yanqing said: "So that's the case, but I didn't count it."

Li Yongji added: "In addition, some third-class households and second-class households with hundreds of acres of land have recently mortgaged their land to borrow money for small businesses, but those people are also willing to go to the Majia Jieku shop to borrow money. .”

Wei Yingfang immediately said: "Scholar Yuan, prefect Cai, what should I do, Qingmiao can't even borrow money."

Yuan Jiang said: "The Ma family's money is also the government's money."

Wei Yingfang fell silent, cursing secretly, these two old foxes.

They now know how to deal with the Public Security Bureau, but they don't know how to deal with the Tax Department. They still hope to take advantage of Han Jiang's presence to suppress the Tax Department.

Cai Yanqing suddenly said: "Since the people want the government to provide them with a livelihood, it is better to do more water conservancy."

Yuan Jiang nodded.

Cao Yi said again: "But it costs money!"

Yuan Jiang waved her hand and said, "The money is issued as salt money, and it will not affect the finances for the time being."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to Cai Yanqing again, "Prefect Cai, please."

"Please."

The two walked towards the crowd.

Cai Yanqing suddenly glanced back from the corner of his eye and saw that Wei Yingfang and the others hadn't followed, and said in a low voice: "These rural households will definitely spend the money they earn to buy food."

Yuan Jiang said: "The price of grain will definitely rise, and I will make the Changping Secretary prepare well. When everyone sees that salt bills can buy a full amount of grain from the government, more people will definitely use salt bills.

If the common people use salt banknotes and do not come to the government to exchange salt, it is regarded as the government earns, and the government does not need to spend any money on finances this year. "

Cai Yanqing stroked his beard with a smile and said, "I guess this is what you discussed with President Zhang at the beginning."

Yuan Jiang laughed a few times.

Salt debt, salt money, and taxes are the final plan of him and Zhang Fei.

It is to use the government's credit to make profits.

In fact, this also belongs to Wang Anshi's financial thinking. Their whole idea of ​​reform is to use the credit of the government to make money like a businessman. It's just that when they operate, it often changes completely.

At the same time, Jinan Prefecture is also implementing the Green Crop Law.

"So many people!"

Lu Huiqing and Zhang Dun came to the Changping warehouse in the suburbs, but saw a long line in front of the warehouse door, and the people had sacks and burdens in their hands.

The local warehouse secretary said excitedly: "Maybe there are not so many people in normal times, but at this time, there has never been such a low interest rate. The people are very excited and come here early in the morning to borrow food and money."

Zhang Dun nodded, and said again: "But you also have to be careful, don't cut corners and cause complaints from the people."

"Yes, yes, we will definitely keep an eye on it."

"Gan Cang Secretary, do those country gentry and landlords have any objections to this?" Lu Huiqing asked suddenly.

Cang Si immediately said: "They also know the stakes. Not only do they have no objections, they are also willing to provide guarantees for the villagers."

"That's good!"

Lu Huiqing nodded, "Go and do your work first, let's see for ourselves."

"Yes."

After the warehouse secretary left, Lu Huiqing laughed and said, "I have to thank the Public Security Bureau for this!"

Zhang Dun said cautiously: "But you have to be careful! After all, it's the first time we've done this."

Lu Huiqing said to herself, "At least this year there will be no problems."

Jinan Prefecture, Changqing County.

Gu Youshou, the magistrate of Changqing County, paced back and forth in the lobby, with local gentry and wealthy households sitting on both sides.

"Why can Biede County borrow so much money, but our young crops in Changqing County can't borrow money?" Gu Youcun suddenly stopped, looking at the gentry and wealthy households on both sides and said.

One of the old men said: "Guzhi County, our county is surrounded by water on three sides and mountains on one side. Many people make a living from fishing and hunting. Even ordinary farmers can ride the waves and make some somersaults. Fishing and hunting for a living, no need to borrow money!"

"How can this work."

Gu Youcun said: "If you can't borrow money, you can't get interest, and the finances of the Hezhong Mansion will not be comparable to that of the Hezhong Mansion. The court may let the public security and the law take care of it. Don't come to complain to me then."

"But we are already willing to guarantee the rural households, what else do we need?"

"I don't care, you will share the remaining money for young crops."

"Guzhi County, we don't need food, so why do we borrow money from young crops?"

"Then do you need public prosecutors?"

Gu Youcun asked back.

".?"

The crowd was silent.

Gu Youcun said again: "You have shared the money for young crops in the Changping warehouse, and then you can lend it to others. I don't care about the interest, how about it?"

".!"

Everyone was still silent.

Gu Youcun said again: "I don't want to do this either, but the situation at this moment is very special. If you are not careful, the public security law will take over here. At that time, every contract in your hands may be illegal."

"But it's not the way to go on like this! I really don't have many people borrowing money here." One person said.

"Just one or two years, it won't be long."

"All right!"

After leaving the government office, these gentry and wealthy households began to complain.

"What kind of young crop method, this is simply robbery."

"It's not enough to force us to guarantee, but also to share the money for young crops. When did my old Qi's family ask others to borrow money?"

"I can't blame Guzhi County. If you want to blame it, you can blame the public prosecutor. If you don't come, you will already be so harmful. If you come, you will have to."

"That's right. If the Public Security Bureau and the Taxation Department don't come, it's easy to say anything."

"But what are we borrowing so much money for? It's better to hand over the interest directly to the government, why bother."

"Don't be too frustrated, everyone. In fact, Guzhi County is also in a hurry. It has only been a few days, and he hopes that everyone will come to borrow money, but how is this possible, unless there is a natural disaster. But now we borrow all the money from young crops. Let’s go, if those people want to borrow money, they can only come to us, and it should not be a problem to borrow more than two cents interest!”