Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 218

Chapter 218

What's the situation?

Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian looked at each other.

Why are you being sued again?

Totally confused.

But for the sake of Wanguan, Zhang Fei reluctantly worked overtime for a while.

Then Wang Anshi was invited into the store.

Xu Zhiqian personally brewed a pot of tea for them.

"Scholar Wang, what the hell is going on?"

Zhang Fei has no joy of making money yet, only bewilderment and curiosity.

If you can file a complaint early, the court has said to pay the deed tax, and the previous ones will be ignored.

Wang Anshi said: "I didn't make it clear enough just now. I want you to sue the people above for tax evasion, a total of [-] landlords."

One hundred and eight?I want to sue them to Liangshan, will there be any problems?Zhang Fei said: "But didn't the court say that as long as the deed tax is paid within this year, then the past will be forgotten, and now it is still within the deadline."

Wang Anshi snorted and said: "I thought so too, but these people just don't know good from bad, they are self-righteous, they are against the imperial court everywhere, they really don't cry when they see the coffin, I have to punish their arrogant and domineering bad nature today. The imperial court said As long as you pay the deed tax within this year, you can forget the past, but that is only for the tax evasion involved in the white deed, but those landlords do not only use the white deed to evade taxes, they also have various means."

Zhang Fei blinked, then looked at Xu Zhiqian again.

Xu Zhiqian was also confused.

She had never seen such an operation.

"Is this...is it okay?" Zhang Fei asked foolishly.

Wang Anshi said: "It's your pen, you ask me?"

That's right, I'm Er Bi.Zhang Fei rubbed his face, trying to turn his head around, he pondered for a while, and said: "If it is found out that they have other means of tax evasion, then of course they can be sued, and they can even be held accountable. responsibility for tax evasion."

Wang Anshi nodded and said, "I think so too. If other methods of tax evasion are found out, they will not be exempted from this exemption and can pursue responsibility together."

Zhang Fei said embarrassingly: "It is true to say so, but the court did not directly investigate their responsibility for tax evasion at the beginning, so it was just worrying!"

Before he could finish speaking, Wang Anshi said directly: "Therefore, I choose to sue."

Zhang Fei was surprised and said, "How do you say that?"

Wang Anshi didn't answer but asked instead: "Let me ask you, if I sue successfully, will the one hundred and eight landlords be punished, or all the landlords who evaded taxes?"

"Of course only these one hundred and eight landlords were punished, and it has nothing to do with other landlords."

As soon as the words were out of his mouth, Zhang Fei suddenly realized, "What does Master Wang mean?"

Wang Anshi said: "As a political adviser, I could have directly invited the officials to fully investigate their responsibilities for tax evasion, but in this way, I will definitely encounter obstacles in the court. If it is just a lawsuit, Mr. Sima They can't stop me, and the number of people involved is limited."

"Kill the chicken to warn the monkey?"

Zhang Fei asked.

Wang Anshi nodded.

Xu Zhiqian suddenly said: "This is not acceptable. Those landlords don't think so. If Uncle Wang succeeds in suing them, who can guarantee that you will not continue to sue them, Uncle Wang? They will definitely stop it with all their strength."

Zhang Fei nodded straight.

Politics, who would expect you to let it go with good intentions.

If you sue Wang Anshi successfully, they will all be meat on the chopping board, which will inevitably cause a strong backlash, even if you sue just one person, they will all rush forward.

Wang Anshi asked: "According to my law, am I eligible to sue?"

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Of course."

Xu Zhiqian added, "If it's true, you can actually get a reward."

Wang Anshi said: "Then why should they stop me?"

"How do I know that."

Zhang Fei said: "They definitely won't use judicial means to stop it, they will definitely use political means, I'm just a pen, and I don't know much about the affairs of the court."

Wang Anshi said: "Then what are you worried about?"

"No."

Zhang Fei said embarrassingly: "I'm thinking about it for Grand Master Wang. Not to mention that the separation of politics and law has not been completed yet, even if it is completed, it may not be used in this matter. If we do so, the consequences may be unimaginable."

Wang Anshi restrained his anger, and sighed: "Actually, I don't want to make such a scene. It's all forced by them. Those landlords colluded with the officials. As long as I move a little, they will immediately cause trouble, and then they will take responsibility for it." Push them all to me.

But if I compromise, they will definitely intensify again, and my new law may not even be able to get out of Tokyo.

I can only use this fair method to sue them all in court and use the law to force them to pay for ransom. "

He has also been an official in the local area, and he knows the methods of those landlords, shifting the burden downwards, creating public grievances, and putting pressure on the court.

The other party may have already set up a good situation, just waiting for him to be caught.

If it were any other official, they would most likely choose to give both kindness and power, and ask people to communicate in private, so that everyone can understand each other, or take a step back.

But who is Wang Anshi, he has a very stubborn personality, if you want to fight him hard, then he will never bow his head.

Don't even think about it.

Let's fight to the end, who loves who is the grandson.

This is the biggest difference between him and Fan Zhongyan. In fact, Fan Zhongyan is also ruthless, but he does not have Wang Anshi's desperate determination.

Sima Guang knew him very well, and knew that this guy would try his best to collect the money.

But Sima Guang never expected that Wang Anshi would make such a move.

He also expected that Wang Anshi would ask Zhang Fei for help, but he thought that he would start with the lease contract, and Zhang Fei answered very clearly that it would be difficult, because most tenant farmers would not be willing to sue their employers .

The imperial court has already issued a decree, let bygones be bygones, so there is no way to sue.

But Wang Anshi was not stupid, he knew that the enemies were all in the dark, so he had to find them out first, and expose them all in the courtroom.

If you want to splash dirty water, you won't be given a chance.

But the problem is that if you do this, you will be merciless, which is a taboo in the officialdom.

I don't know what the consequences will be, because the interests of too many people are involved, which landlord does not evade taxes, otherwise, the imperial court directly pursued them to pay the tax they evaded, and the imperial court didn't want to generate income.

Whoops!Don't worry!The officials and I are trying to find a way to deal with them.Zhang Fei felt distressed, and suddenly turned his eyes, "Scholar Wang, should you discuss this matter with the officials first."

Wang Anshi stroked his beard and said, "Do you think I can afford [-] yuan?"

Zhang Fei looked at him suspiciously.

Wang Anshi said: "This is what the government lent me."

Borrowed by the government?Has the official changed his mind?Zhang Fei couldn't make up his mind for a while.

Xu Zhiqian suddenly said: "But if you sue like this, you won't be able to punish those big landlords. They will still pass the responsibility to the tenant farmers."

Zhang Fei nodded straightly and said, "Yes! Most of those big landlords lease their land to tenant farmers, and they can easily clear their responsibilities."

"It's not that easy."

Wang Anshi said: "I have already thought about it. I will sue the landlord according to the cadastre first. After they submit the lease, I will sue together with the tenants."

"How can this be possible?"

Xu Zhiqian said: "Those tenant farmers are innocent."

Wang Anshi smiled and said, "Qian'er, let me ask you, if I pursue it to the end, I will pursue it for as many years as they have evaded taxes. Can those tenant farmers hand over so much money?"

Xu Zhiqian shook her head and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in a year."

Zhang Fei said: "If you fail to pay, the landlord will have to bear it."

Xu Zhiqian turned her head to look at Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei said thoughtfully: "The tax evasion sued by the court is for that piece of land. Although according to the contract, the tenant farmer is indeed responsible for the main responsibility, but for the court, the tenant farmer and the landlord are both responsible. If the tenant farmers can’t afford it, the landlord has to bear everything.”

"That's the reason." Wang Anshi sneered, "Don't they like to threaten the imperial court with tenant farmers? All right, I'll beat the tenant farmers to death first, and then deal with them."

Xu Zhiqian felt chills down her spine and broke out in cold sweat.

This is to destroy the opponent.

But is it really good to do this?

The landlord cut off a piece of meat, but the tenant farmer's whole family may be ruined.

This is something Sima Guang never expected, Wang Anshi will sue together with the tenants.

Zhang Fei pondered for a while and said: "This is putting others to death and rebirth!"

Xu Zhiqian asked: "What do you mean by that?"

Zhang Fei turned his head and glanced at him, "As long as the crime is serious enough, the fine is excessive, and the proportion of tenant farmers is not high, then the imperial court can treat them as a whole and force the landlord to bear the burden for the tenant farmers."

Wang Anshi smiled and said, "That's why I'm looking for you. I believe you can seek justice for those tenant farmers in the court."

He is also a legalist, and his attainments in the law are not low.

He said before that the census is not a delay, nor is it a confession, but a preparation for this move.

Zhang Fei said: "In fact, I have no problem. After all, I open the door to do business. You can afford the money, so I have no reason to refuse. But, University Scholar, have you really thought about the consequences of this?"

Wang Anshi hehe said: "The reason why I spent so much money to invite you is that I don't want to hurt you, so that they can know that you are working for money, not me. As for me, hehe, you don't have to worry about it." If I can't even deal with them, the landlords, what else can I do, I might as well go home and farm."

When it came to the back, he was disdainful.

Originally, he also wanted to deal with these big landlords, but the method of equalization and the method of dispatch were still being formulated over there, so he had to eat every bite, so he was never afraid at all.

Zhang Fei hurriedly said: "Scholar Wang, don't say that. Ten thousand guan is purely a friendship price. I have a contract worth thousands of guan. You entrusted me to sue more than 100 people this time, and they are not tenants. And , it is related to taxation, but it is the most cumbersome."

Wang Anshi groaned and said: "I listen to you, I have less money for affection."

Zhang Fei said: "Absolutely less! When I helped Cao Dongdong in the lawsuit, I got a thousand guan. None of the one hundred and eight landlords is better than that Lin Fei. Counting you a hundred, plus a gift to sue the tenant farmers, that would also cost ten Wan Guan."

When Wang Anshi heard the price, he almost spit out old blood, and scolded with a smile: "Why don't you become a robber?"

Zhang Fei replied: "I just want to see that the robbers don't have pens to make money."

".?"

Wang Anshi was speechless.

Zhang Fei said again: "Let's talk about it first, I will try my best to sue, but whether or not I can go to court is out of my control. If I can't, no refund will be given."

Wang Anshi hehe said, "You kid, try it."

Zhang Fei said: "Retreat five thousand?"

Wang Anshi looked at him without saying a word.

"Seven thousand?"

"One price, nine thousand back. I need money for the preparation work."

"At most fifty guan, I can still afford it, and I have to return the rest of the money to the officials."

"Fifty guan? Why don't I help you with it, and I can sell you a favor from Grand Scholar Wang."

"That's settled then."

"I."

Zhang Fei sighed, "A robber is not as good as Erbi, and Erbi is not as good as an official."

(End of this chapter)