LRAB Chapter 657 Business Act
Chapter 657 Business Act
Does Wang Anshi want to lay off officials?
Of course he wants to!
Just dare not.
At this point, he and Sima Guang actually thought the same thing, but they just couldn't do it.
His New Deal actually became distorted because of this, because he did not dare to touch these, and as a result, he was unable to reduce expenditures, so he could only double the revenue.
But in the case of not throttling, just open source directly, that is definitely moving forward with a heavy burden.
The difficulty is doubled.
The success of Hezhong Prefecture is actually based on reducing expenditure, not on increasing income. They first disarmed and then started a series of reforms.
So very easy.
With less burden, the space for activities becomes larger, and you won't feel constrained.
Therefore, Wang Anshi does not deny this debt restructuring in his heart, but he is unwilling to be such a villain, but according to the system, he is also responsible for debt restructuring, and the public security law does not have this power.
Therefore, he asked Lu Huiqing to write a letter to Wang Juqing, and tried his best to consider the officials. Anyway, even if he tried his best, the finances would not be improved, but this would allow Fan Chunren and the others to become such villains.
The process went as they expected. Fan Chunren and others refused to compromise. They had been clamoring for layoffs before.
This is also what Fan Chunren and the others have always advocated. To improve the country's bad governance, it is necessary to reduce expenditure.
After Wang Juqing went back, he told those officials that we had done our best, but the procuratorate was not only unwilling to mediate, but wanted to sue to death.
However, given the current state of Qingzhou's finances, if the public security law does not give it a chance, it will not be able to afford compensation.
Not to mention that the autumn taxes haven’t been collected yet.
To put it simply, if the procuratorate can't afford it financially, it must start debt restructuring.
This really pissed off the officials in Qingzhou.
No way out at all.
It was born from the same root, so why is it too anxious.
This was related to their future survival, so on the one hand, they wrote to the court, saying that the procuratorate was avenging their private grievances and wanted to use debt restructuring to squeeze out loyal ministers.
But it was obviously untenable, because the evidence in the hands of the procuratorate was all provided by them themselves. With absolute ironclad evidence, Fan Chunren only needed to make a judgment in accordance with the law.
Therefore, on the other hand, they hurriedly contacted the ministers of the DPRK and China, hoping that they could stop the debt restructuring.
In fact, needless to say, the ministers of the DPRK and China are also actively opposing this matter, and there is almost no atmosphere of annual holidays in the entire capital.
Everyone is walking around and discussing countermeasures.
This must not be easily compromised, even if you stalk the emperor.
Hanging Palace.
"Your Majesty, I personally think that this debt restructuring is still too impulsive. I and many colleagues are worried about this, so I said that although many posting officials may be relatively idle, the two actually complement each other. Many sending officials directly use Jilu officials. According to the sending officials last year, [-]% of them use Jilu officials. If those Jilu officials are cut off, this will definitely affect the sending system, and thus affect the entire court. personnel arrangements."
Meng Gansheng said earnestly: "I think that we need to discuss it carefully, but in fact Qingzhou's problem is not serious. It only needs a sum of money from the imperial court to save it, and there is no need to hurt muscles or bones."
Wen Yanbo and Sima Guang's heart is like a mirror. In fact, they are implying the emperor. This will destroy the imperial power. The Jilu officer is actually to disperse the power of the officials. If the Jilu officer is cut off, the power of the officials will become greater, thus Threaten the imperial power.
This is the correct way to respond. Talking about family, country, world, and imperial power is easier than anything else.
Zhao Xu frowned slightly when he heard this.
Sima Guang chuckled and said: "Meng Zhiyuan should be in the Legislative Council that day. Didn't he understand?"
Meng Qiansheng remained silent.
Sima Guang added: "Debt restructuring is only done out of desperation. Qingzhou's finances cannot afford it, so they naturally have to save expenditures. This can also motivate officials. As long as the finances are handled well, they will not face debt restructuring. This is not a long-term solution." It’s not a plan, but an emergency.”
Of course Meng Gansheng understood, but he thought that what Sima Guang said was just to fool the children. As far as the financial situation of the Song Dynasty is concerned, it must be a long-term solution, because as long as there is a natural disaster, the local finance may be on the verge of collapse.
If there is a debt restructuring, the court will become able to save or not.
Xie Yun immediately stood up: "The local finances are not good, that's just because most of the money has to be handed over to the imperial court, leaving very little. If the imperial court is willing to reduce the fixed tax revenue of the states, I believe the local officials will not have too many complaints. "
You always use the finances to say yes, the local finances are not good, isn’t it just to satisfy the central finances, why don’t you say that again.
Wen Yanbo said with a smile: "Didn't Scholar Wang often say that those who make their families rich will benefit the country, and those who make their country rich will benefit the world? As long as wealth increases, local finances do not have to worry about this problem. After all, the amount paid to the court every year is a fixed amount, and the wealth is The more you have, the more you have left."
Wang Anshi responded immediately: "Of course, it's a pity that Xinzheng didn't go to Qingzhou earlier, otherwise, there would be no such disaster."
After saying that, he immediately stood up and said to Zhao Xu: "Your Majesty, I think this debt restructuring is unfair to many officials who have sent salary. They are not incompetent people, but lack opportunities. According to the explanation of President Zhang, the debt restructuring It can indeed inspire officials to make progress, but the court must give those officials a chance, otherwise, it will be difficult to convince the public."
Sima Guang frowned, "It's a tacit agreement, it's really unreasonable for you to go back on your word.
When Zhao Xu saw Wang Anshi standing up, he immediately asked, "What should I do according to your words?"
Wang Anshi said: "It just so happens that the Department of Regulations and Regulations of the Second Government formulated the Business Law. If this law is promulgated, it will give those posting officials a chance."
business law?
What the hell is it?
The ministers looked at each other, but they had not heard that the Ordinance Department of the Second Government was formulating this law.
Including Meng Gansheng, they are also at a loss.
The Department of Regulations and Regulations of the Second Mansion did not hide or hide the new law, and then gave everyone a surprise. In fact, it couldn't hide it. After all, not all the people inside were Wang Anshi's confidantes, just like Chen Shengzhi, who often told everyone Talk about new law.
Zhao Xu asked, "What is the business law?"
Wang Anshi said: "What you do is what you do, what you do when you do it is what you do. The business law is that the imperial court pays for the opening of some special government offices that can make a profit.
It is like a hospital that saves lives and heals the wounded, or it is like a college that teaches and educates people.Both are needed by the people, and they can not only make profits for the court, but also pay the salaries of those officials who send them salary, thereby reducing the burden on the court, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone. "
"No! Absolutely no!"
Sima Guang immediately stood up and said, "If the imperial court directly opened shops for business, how could the common people have a way to survive."
Wen Yanbo and Lu Gong also quickly stood up to oppose it.
What you are doing is more direct than the Qingmiao Law. It is a special official office, just opening a shop.
Meng Gansheng and the others were a little stunned and couldn't react.
Wang Anshi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please be at ease and don't be impatient. Just listen to me."
Sima Guang snorted, "You don't need to say any more, I don't know what you're thinking yet."
After all, the Green Crop Law is turning a corner to compete with the people for profit, and just looking at the regulations, it is still for the sake of the people, opening hospitals and colleges, and making it clear that they want to make profits, so who can do it better than the imperial court.
Wang Anshi had expected Sima Guang's face this morning, and said unhurriedly: "This is a special government office, and it can also be regarded as a business office, not an official office with authority, and it will not prohibit others from doing this business. , everyone competes based on strength.”
Wen Yanbo wondered: "Even if there is no power, who can win against the imperial court?"
Wang Anshi said: "Those with excellent medical skills have won the imperial court's hospital. Everyone just makes money based on their ability."
Lu Gongzhu asked: "What if this special official office can't compete?"
Wang Anshi said: "Failure to compete will prove that those Jilu officials are incompetent, and if they are fired at that time, it will also convince people."
Lu Gongzhu frowned, with an expression that seemed to say, is it true?
Wang Anshi continued: "Furthermore, the establishment of a hospital by the imperial court can also crack down on those doctors who deceive the world and sell fake medicines. It is only natural that these people can't make money. Therefore, this move can not only rectify this industry, but also benefit People, let people pay the same money and get better medical care."
Zhao Xu nodded with interest and said, "What you said makes sense!"
He knew it a long time ago, otherwise, he would not have dared to use this debt restructuring. This kind of thing would have to take a step forward, and then take a half step back.
Zhao Pian asked again: "But those officials who are sending salary may not know medical skills?"
Wang Anshi said: "Of course we will recruit those who are good at it. In addition, there are colleges, and we can also build residences and newspapers. These can all be profitable."
Wen Yanbo immediately said: "There are already many private colleges, and they have placed many failed students. If the imperial court builds a college, wouldn't it take away their livelihood? It will definitely cause complaints from students all over the world."
The culture of the Song Dynasty was too prosperous, and the land was merged seriously, which led to a large number of scholars. Even though the Song Dynasty admitted a lot and expanded its enrollment every year, it was far from enough. There were still a large number of candidates who failed the rankings. How to arrange these failed candidates? big head.
After all, the ancestral law of the Song Dynasty was to treat scholars preferentially.
Therefore, the Song Dynasty encouraged the private sector to open colleges, and granted land or tax exemption policies.
The land purchased by the college is actually tax-free.
Many students who failed the exam went home to teach. In the Song Dynasty, rural education was very developed. If scholars were not officials, they could only teach, and they were unwilling to do other jobs.
Wang Anshi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Wen. I have also considered this point. What kind of knowledge is taught in the academy?"
Wen Yanbo said: "Of course it is Confucianism."
The implication is, what else can you teach?
Wang Anshi said with a smile: "My career college teaches everything except Confucianism. In this way, there will be no conflicts with them."
Wen Yanbo laughed directly, "If you don't teach Confucianism, who will learn it?"
Wang Anshi said: "The main purpose of young people studying Confucianism is to seek scientific examinations, but the candidates who go to Beijing every year are only geniuses from all over the world. It can be seen that most of them still fail to pass the examination. And it is difficult for these students who fail the examination. Sustained livelihood by virtue of Confucianism.
My college specializes in teaching jurisprudence, arithmetic, agriculture, medicine, and even some strange skills and other profitable studies. I believe that this kind of knowledge can attract more people willing to spend money to learn it, because you If you learn it, you can make money. "
Learning to make a profit?
Ok.
This is very much in line with Wang Anshi's style.
No one thought that this was actually Zhang Fei's idea.
Sima Guang didn't care where he was, and immediately said with disdain: "Wang Jiefu, we read the books of sages at the same time, why are you so different?"
Wang Anshi laughed and said: "Isn't this all forced by you? You only know about debt restructuring and don't care about those officials who send salary. You still don't allow me to help them think about their way out?"
"I."
Sima Guang opened his mouth, then fell silent.
The more you talk, the more people you will offend. After all, all the officials standing here are officials, and Wang Anshi is on the side of the majority.
Wen Yanbo said again: "Let the officials who are full of sages and sages go to business, and replace you Wang Jiefu, would you like it?"
Wang Anshi said: "Healing the dying and healing the wounded, teaching and educating people, why am I not willing?"
Wen Yanbo said: "But you have to make a profit from it."
Wang Anshi immediately said: "So many scholar-bureaucrats in the world have set up colleges and charged tuition fees. This is normal! Moreover, civil servants must not forget that the salary earned by sending officials is a tax on the poor people. In comparison, I think this tuition fee is It is more benevolent and righteous, after all, it is voluntary.”
Wen Yanbo was immediately speechless.
The conservatives looked at each other in disbelief.
On the opposition side, they are also a little confused.
Xie Yun couldn't help but said: "How many people can be recruited by this hospital and college alone?"
Wang Anshi said: "We can recruit some of them. In addition, aren't the public prosecutors and prosecutors recruiting people everywhere? Why not recruit those officials with salary."
Sima Guang almost bit his tongue and said quickly: "The public prosecutor's office is relatively strict in recruiting people."
Wang Anshi laughed and said, "Many assistant judges in Hezhong Mansion recruited some young students randomly from the people. How strict can this be? I am already serious about redundant officials. If you want to recruit people from outside, you will be recruited everywhere. It will exacerbate the disaster of redundant officials, and this debt restructuring will be meaningless."
Sima Guang was speechless.
This matter also has a lot to do with him. If he hadn't been unable to send out manpower, Zhang Fei wouldn't have used local materials.
Wang Anshi came prepared, and said to Zhao Xu: "Your Majesty, if the judge Zhang can't even understand the article, but he can rely on his talent in law to serve as the chief judge of Shaanxi Road, and he also opened that law firm and made a lot of money every day. So much so that jurisprudence is so popular now.
Who can guarantee that in the future, Wang Wu will not be able to rely on arithmetic to become a fortune teller, no matter how bad he is, he will be able to earn a living, and he will not become a prodigal son, or a rascal on the street.I believe that many parents will be willing to pay for education, even if they have studied Confucianism or Jinshi, it is also excellent to learn this kind of knowledge. The court also needs such talents now. "
The Song Dynasty was still very open in terms of academics. Buddhism, Taoism, law, and arithmetic were all taken seriously, not to say that knowledge other than Confucianism was just rubbish.
Otherwise, Zhang Fei's legal methods would not be recognized by so many people.
It is just that your knowledge cannot be anti-Confucianism, that is anti-mainstream values, so the legal system is also based on Confucianism.
"What you said makes sense." Zhao Xu nodded, but then he said, "But how much money will it cost for the imperial court to fund the construction of these official offices?"
Wang Anshi immediately said: "It doesn't need much money, it can be subsidized by the young crops on Jingdong East Road."
Zhao Xu nodded, glanced at him, and asked, "What do you guys think?"
Of course Lu Huiqing and others stood up to express their support.
Meng Gansheng and others were a little uncertain. Who would have thought that Wang Anshi would come up with a business law, saying that layoffs are not layoffs, say no layoffs, but it seems to let officials fend for themselves. This...!
Although Sima Guang and the others didn't believe in Wang Anshi and thought it was Wang Anshi's money-making technique, if they were to be aggressive again, it would cause many officials to dissatisfy them, which was already a step back.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhao Xu said, "Let's settle this matter."
After the meeting, Meng Qiansheng and others immediately surrounded Wang Anshi.
"Wang Jiefu, are those who send their officials to hospitals or colleges, are they still considered officials?"
"Of course."
Wang Anshi said: "If you don't count as an official, why should the court pay the money, but in terms of salary, they rely more on themselves to earn."
Speaking of this, he sighed, and said in a low voice: "Now that Qingzhou's finances are in such a state, we can't get to the bottom of it. We can only find a place to resettle them. If there is a chance, or if they do a good job there, we can still do it. recommend them to return to court."
After saying this, Meng Qiansheng and the others nodded.
If it is an expedient measure, it is feasible. After all, they are at a disadvantage now, and they also want to delay.
"I really didn't expect that he would come up with a career method."
Wen Yanbo frowned, and said again: "However, based on my understanding of Wang Jiefu, this will definitely compete for the interests of the people."
Lu Gongzhu did not object to Wang Anshi's ideas, so he said: "Let's take a look. Nowadays, officials are complaining about this debt restructuring. If we continue to fight over important matters, many people may be dissatisfied."
Sima Guang was also very worried and suddenly asked: "Why didn't Mr. Fu come today?"
Liu Shu who was next to him said: "It seems that Zhang San is going to the Legislative Council again today to explain the assistant jury."
"Zhang San?" Sima Guang murmured in a low voice, and then said: "It's still early now, I'll go to Xiangguo Temple to have a look."
Wen Yanbo shivered from the cold, "It's too cold today, so I won't go."
Sima Guang came to Xiangguo Temple alone. Since this meeting received far less attention than the previous one, it was arranged in the main hall behind Xiangguo Temple.
Sima Guang quietly came to the hall, but he saw more than a hundred examinees and judicial officials sitting in it, they were completely silent and engrossed.Looking up again, I saw that Zhang Fei returned from the screen to the podium, and said loudly: "This is the role of the assistant jury. The law is nothing more than human feelings. This sentence also has some truth in the judiciary, but Judicial proceedings are often very complicated.
Moreover, this will require the chief judge to have a very deep understanding of this human relationship, but many officials are from rich and noble backgrounds and do not know the many sufferings of the people, and this often requires the help of the jury.
Just like the case of Wu Zhang's mother-killing just mentioned, many wealthy families do not understand the principle of having no filial son before a long-term illness, and do not understand the pain of Wu's mother and Wu Zhang, because their families have enough servants to serve them. .If you don't understand, you will definitely hate this kind of behavior and take your husband's mother to commit suicide. How cruel this is.
At this time, the assistant jury can help the chief judge, and they can tell the chief judge that this is not a special case, it is a problem faced by every ordinary family, and it is a pain that every parent of an ordinary family has to bear, and they do not want to drag their children down , but they can't do anything.At this point, the assistant judge can help the judge to understand the whole case more deeply.
However, the power of judgment is still in the hands of the chief judge. If you want to sentence Mrs. Wu and Zhang to death, there is nothing wrong with it, and the judgment is also in accordance with the law.Because in such a case, it is difficult to find a very standard answer. "
Su Shi suddenly asked: "Can we be found not guilty?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "This is what I'm going to say next, can I be acquitted? And this is what bothered me at the time. To tell you the truth, from the bottom of my heart, I hope to acquit Mrs. Wu and Zhang. Because if convicted, it may directly destroy a family and make Wu's mother's suicide meaningless.
However, if found not guilty, someone may use this case to murder long-sick parents, which would be a very scary phenomenon.
There are two points requested by this case in the Legislative Council. First, in this case, one should not generalize and directly convict the most heinous crimes. A light sentence can be given, depending on the specific circumstances of the case.
Second, no matter whether it is a light sentence or a heavy sentence, it must be found guilty and not innocent. Even if this person deserves sympathy, otherwise, there may be very serious consequences, which will also affect my most important goal. filial piety. "
Sima Guang, who had just arrived here, was immediately fascinated and nodded frequently.
Zhang Fei added: "Let's talk about the trial assistant team. The trial assistant team system is just a way of assistance. The trial assistant team does not assume any obligations or responsibilities. The power of judgment is always in your hands. If it is a wrong verdict, it is the president of the court. The fault cannot be blamed on the auxiliary jury.
This is because, for the time being, there is no system to ensure that the assistant jury will not be bribed. If the assistant jury wants to take responsibility, they must have rights and interests, and have the right to hear and judge the case, but if this is the case, They will definitely be bought.
Whether you use it or not is up to you, but the assistant jury has no rights or obligations, so in Hezhong Mansion, I will give them some remuneration.
This is the explanation about the assistant jury system and Wu Zhang’s mother-killing case. "
Fu Bi looked around and saw that no one was asking any questions, so he stood up and said, "Thank you President Zhang, I'll stop here for today."
All of a sudden, there were endless discussions.
These officials and candidates stood up and had a heated discussion.
Seeing this scene, Sima Guang couldn't help but think to himself, if those Jilu officials have the means like Zhang San, then what career college must be making a lot of money!
I can't even write the articles clearly, but so many people like to listen to his lectures.
He low-key went to Fu Bi, "Fu Gong."
Fu Bi was surprised and said, "Junshi is here, don't you have a meeting today?"
"The discussion has just been completed." Sima Guang said hastily.
Fu Bi asked, "About debt restructuring?"
Sima Guang nodded and was about to say something when Zhang Fei came over and said, "Zhang San has met Bachelor Sima."
Sima Guang asked: "Zhang San, did Wang Jiefu discuss business law with you?"
Zhang Fei blinked, "What career law?"
Fu Bi was also at a loss, "That's right! What is the business law?"
Sima Guang immediately explained.
Fu Bi shook his head and said, "This Wang Jiefu is really capable of tossing around!"
He also quite rejects this kind of practice, letting officials make a living for profit, this is simply...!
Zhang Fei said: "It turns out that this is the business method. This Bachelor Wang talked to me, but he didn't say it was the business method."
Sima Guang said: "Then what do you think?"
This is my suggestion, what do you think I think.Zhang Fei immediately said: "I agree very much!"
Sima Guang said: "Isn't the imperial court doing business directly, taking away people's livelihood?"
Zhang Fei said: "If the imperial court wants to engage in business such as restaurants and paper shops, I will definitely oppose it, but I will definitely support the hospital. How many serious doctors in the world can compete for benefit.
To be honest, Bachelor Sima, I didn’t dare to get sick in Hezhong Mansion. Who knows whether those doctors are trustworthy or not. If it is run by the imperial court, then I will definitely go to the imperial hospital to see a doctor. Although the medical treatment may not be good, at least I am not so worried. Will be poisoned to death.
After all, those officials read the books of sages. They would not lie to people for a small profit, and they would also be very cautious. After all, even if they kill people, even if it is not what they want, it will not be good to hear about it. After all, they are officials, and they are If you are not a charlatan, you should still cherish your reputation.
There is also a college, if it teaches mathematics, medicine, and law, it is very good!My newborn son is probably about the same as me. He can’t write clearly. There is no hope for scientific examinations. If he studies medicine and arithmetic, at least he won’t starve to death. How wonderful!
What's more, you two don't know how difficult it is for me to find talents in Hezhong Mansion. The debt lawsuit is so complicated. Without mathematics talents, I can't handle it well. In the end, I have to spend my own money to train Cai Bian. They half-baked to give lessons to other people. "
After these words, Fu Bi, who was still upset just now, fell into deep thought, and Sima Guang was also dumbfounded.
What Zhang Fei said was not a profound truth, he looked at it from the perspective of a common people, and felt that it was very beneficial to him.
Seems to be right.
Fu Bi suddenly said: "But today the imperial court can open colleges, and in the future it may open restaurants to accommodate these officials."
Zhang Fei pondered for a while, "It has to be legislated to stipulate that the government office of this business should not be purely for profit, but also have some responsibilities of the government office, in order to benefit the common people."
Fu Bi nodded slightly.
Sima Guang said again: "But Wang Jiefu also suggested that the Public Procuratorate should recruit those Jilu officials. This will make the Public Procuratorate a mixed bag."
"Scholar Wang didn't tell me."
Zhang Fei said: "But I think it doesn't matter, because according to what Wang Xueshi said, the imperial court does not directly send people to the Public Security Bureau, and the Public Security Bureau recruits people according to needs. Then we, the Public Security Bureau, will hire according to the process and let them take the Public Security Bureau examination. Those who pass the exam will , those who are hired and qualified must also start as auxiliary police officers or trainee prosecutors. If they do well, they will be promoted to royal police officers or prosecutors. If they do not do well, they will be dismissed directly."
Sima Guang frowned and said, "Is this possible? They have official positions."
Zhang Fei nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, he has an official position, but since he is not transferred from the Ministry of Officials or the Court of Appeals, their positions will not change. Not paying salaries is a matter of finance and has nothing to do with public security.”
Fu Bi stroked his beard with a smile and said, "Your Majesty! Thanks to staying in the court for so many years, my understanding of the system is not as good as that of Zhang San."
Sima Guang smiled awkwardly, "It's not that I'm not as understanding as he is, I'm just not as cunning as him."
Speaking of this, he was slightly taken aback, "With regard to this point, if the imperial court does not give explicit regulations, it seems that it is really possible to do so."