Judicial reform is born out of new laws. Without new laws, judicial reform cannot exist.

It can even be said that Sima Guang might not necessarily give such great support, or even no support at all.

In this case, we should find a way to get things back on track. As the saying goes, there can't be two tigers in one mountain.

Let the two tigers fight to the death.

Because the tone set by the imperial court will inevitably affect the implementation of the new law.

These officials are not stupid. Wang Anshi's new law aims to pursue super centralization, use power to monopolize and then make money.

This is also why officials always give the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs a certain living space, because they can check and balance this power.

The government is now being tormented by the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs. How can it be justified if you don't try to introduce new laws?

Of course, this is also based on the officials' disastrous defeat on the issue of military spending.

It was a complete defeat.

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His plan was to use financial means to put pressure on the imperial court.

However, they did not expect that the imperial court would put pressure on them and ask them to handle the matter.

This is really speechless.

For the time being, they really don't have the courage to go against the imperial court. Moreover, instead of charging into battle and fighting the police, procuratorate and courts themselves, it is better to sow discord among them.

This is exactly the same as the thoughts of the ministers in the court.

Of course, whether or not to lower interest rates is not up to them, they still have to lobby the big landowners.

Procuratorate!

"Does the Royal Court support the new law or oppose it?"

Chen Qi was like a confused monk, totally confused.

Originally, when they learned that the royal court was going to improve usury, they thought it was paving the way for the Qingmiao Law. But after learning the specific content today, they felt that it was restricting the Qingmiao Law.

The collusion between officials and private individuals is very fatal.

Su Che stared at the notice with a frown, and thought to himself, which side is he on? Why does it seem like he is the one who is being punished every time? That's not right. The success of the corvée law in Bianjing is all his credit! Is this legislation really beneficial to the Qingmiao Law? Moreover, he did not mention the Changping Warehouse Law?

"Attorney General, Attorney General?"

"ah?"

Su Zhe was slightly startled, glanced at Chen Qi, and said casually: "What are you guessing? He is now the president of the Imperial Court. Of course, he only supports the public security, procuratorate and courts."

As soon as he said this, he was also stunned. Yes! Maybe. Maybe he is a school of his own?

At this time, there was a peaceful and relaxed atmosphere in the imperial court.

After this battle, the Imperial Court had completely established its foothold in Hezhong Prefecture. No one dared to look down on the Imperial Court anymore, especially those old masters.

If they can disband the army, would it be difficult to deal with you, a local official?

The most crucial point is that the imperial court has won over the soldiers. Before Zhang Fei came, he was afraid that the other side would use a mutiny to deal with him.

This is the most taboo in the royal court and also the most taboo in the law.

Therefore, before the trial of Zhong Yan's case, he was still very low-key, and he was not targeting people but the matter. Although he knew that the salt officials were involved, he did not say that he would punish them, let alone improve the lending regulations. If it were under normal circumstances, he would undoubtedly have to break off relations with the big landlords.

This is their core interest!

"Cai Jing! What's going on outside?"

Zhang Fei leaned casually on the desk, crossed his arms, and asked Cai Jing.

Cai Jing smiled and said, "I don't know what they said in private, but I didn't hear any opposing voices."

Ye Zuqia said proudly: "At this moment, who dares to disobey the decree of our imperial court?"

Zhang Fei glanced at him and said, "Don't think so. This is not our decree, but the judgment of our imperial court in accordance with the law. In fact, there are complete loan regulations in the Song Dynasty Criminal Code, but no one usually takes these regulations seriously."

Shangguan Jun said: "Teacher, this tree stands out in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. Should we stop while we are ahead?"

Ye Zuqia said excitedly: "How can you boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige? Of course, we must seize the opportunity to pursue the victory."

The personalities of these two people are also very different. Ye Zuqia is a bit arrogant and cares more about gains and losses, while Shangguan Jun is introverted and pays more attention to morality.

"Stop arguing, you two!"

Zhang Fei said: "Actually, both of you are right. We should seize the opportunity to win, but we should also stop while we are ahead."

After hearing this, they were both stunned.

“Can both be done at the same time?”

"That depends on what it is."

Cai Jing suddenly said.

Zhang Fei tilted his head to look at Cai Jing, "For example?"

Cai Jing said: "It will soon be the season for collecting autumn taxes."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Keep talking!"

Cai Jing knew that he had guessed correctly, and immediately said: "There are many tricks in the tax collection. We can secretly spread the news, such as if the conversion method also applies to the autumn tax. I guess many people will not dare to mess around."

Cai Bian's eyes lit up, "Brother, what you said makes sense. This is something that benefits the country and the people. It can not only increase the national treasury revenue, but also reduce the burden on the people. It can also win the favor of the people for our imperial court."

"If we spread the news, it would be too obvious."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "We just need to ask the police station to go to the government office and ask if they need help. After all, many yamen runners have been transferred to the police station, and collecting taxes requires manpower."

Cai Jing said: "It seems that the teacher has already thought of it."

Zhang Fei laughed and said, "I'll leave this matter to you. Whether we can have a good harvest this autumn tax depends entirely on you."

Cai Jing bowed and said, "Students will never let teachers down."

Zhang Fei said to the other three, "Don't be idle, the three of you. Our Imperial Court is very popular now. Recruit enough people from the Law School for me."

"yes."

At this time, Xu Zhiqian on the side suddenly handed over a few documents.

Zhang Fei took it and threw it on the table. "Enrollment program. Take a good look at it yourself."

Then he went out with Xu Zhiqian.

Shangguan Jun picked up a copy of the document and whispered, "If you only look at the teacher's behavior, he really doesn't look like a teacher. We don't have the ability, so we shouldn't go and learn from him. We don't want to make a fool of ourselves in the law school."

The other three nodded in unison.

Suddenly a figure came in. The four people were startled and turned their heads to look, only to see Zhang Fei appear at the door again.

"Shangguan, I forgot to tell you that the lady who cleaned today is feeling a little unwell, so I'll leave this meeting room to you."

"Yes, teacher."

Shangguan Jun quickly stood up and responded.

"Thank you for your help!"

Zhang Fei nodded, then left again.

After a long silence, the four of them breathed a sigh of relief when they were sure that Zhang Fei had really left.

Shangguan Jun said: "Did the teacher hear it?"

"Of course."

Ye Zuqia laughed and said, "I just saw the old lady wiping the table in the front hall."

Shangguan Jun slapped his mouth hard, "My mouth!"

“Giggle!”

After leaving the small courtyard of the conference room, Xu Zhiqian couldn't help laughing, "You! You are so narrow-minded!"

Zhang Fei put his arm around him and said, "I thought you would praise me for my keen hearing."

"go!"

Xu Zhiqian twisted his hand away, "Shangguan Jun is right, you don't look like a teacher at all."

Zhang Fei shrugged and said, "So I didn't say he was wrong!"

Xu Zhiqian secretly rolled her eyes and said, "But this Cai Jing really has some strategies. He can even guess your next plan."

Zhang Fei laughed and said, "You must be joking. How can my students be good people?"

"That's true." Xu Zhiqian pursed her lips and smiled, then said, "But can your method really make them afraid to exploit the people and make those big landlords pay taxes?"

Zhang Fei said: "It will have some effect. After all, they are also thinking in their hearts that we may still be around next year, and it is still unknown. They don't need to be caught by us at this cusp. This is a small gift from me to Master Yuan and the others. After all, the government is really short of money now."

Suddenly, someone in front of me asked, "Why did you come back?"

Looking up, I saw Gao Wenyin holding a small basin and standing on the path beside.

"Have a holiday!"

Zhang Fei walked forward and gently embraced Gao Wenyin, "So I came back early to accompany you."

Xu Zhiqian rolled her eyes and said, "What do you mean by holiday? That's just being lazy."

Gao Wenyin immediately said, "Then don't ask me to accompany you. I can't bear this responsibility."

Zhang Fei was surprised and asked, "When did Madam become so humorous?"

Xu Zhiqian smiled and said, "Isn't this all learned from you? None of your students are good people, then your wife..."

Having said this, she immediately shut up.

Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "You have a clear understanding of yourself!"

Compared to the leisurely life in the Imperial Court, everyone in the Transportation Department was extremely busy.

Now the pressure is on the transportation department.

Almost everyone, including Cai Yanqing, counted on Yuan Jiang.

They are helpless.

Military expenditure is very complicated. It has to come in here and go out there. It has to be saved here and spent there.

It’s so annoying!

"It seems that we have no choice but to use the same old tricks again."

Yuan Jiang sighed and said, "Divide the debt into monthly expenditures for those soldiers. This way, the burden of disarmament can be reduced. If the soldiers who are laid off happen to be in the process of claiming compensation, at least they can receive the corresponding repayment every month, so that their livelihood will not be cut off all at once."

Cai Yanqing's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he thought, I knew you had planned this long ago.

Tang Zhongwen said: "There are only 500 people at present, but it is uncertain in the future. Our annual fiscal revenue is so limited. Unless the court allocates funds, it will be difficult to cope with it!"

Yuan Jiang said: "Therefore, we still have to find ways to save money and make money."

"save money?"

The officials were shocked. Is this going to reduce our officials’ expenses?

Yuan Jiang said directly: "Don't worry, your salary and benefits will not be reduced."

Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Yuan Jiang said: "I have carefully read the accounts of the three departments in recent years and found that they are in a mess, which has resulted in the Transportation Department being unable to clearly understand the situation in the warehouse.

The rags previously distributed to the soldiers came from this.

Therefore, first of all, we have to re-plan the accounting statistics of the entire Transportation Department. For example, money, silk, salt, iron, tea and grain must be reported to the Transportation Department. However, for example, post station materials, debts owed by the workshop, repairs, bamboo and wood, sundries, boats, firewood, river repair materials, bridge materials, carts, donkeys and grass, they do not need to be reported to the Transportation Department and are classified as local finances. "

Wei Yingfang asked: "Can we make the decision on this?"

The imperial court attaches great importance to financial power. Can a small transportation department like us make the decision?

Yuan Jiang suddenly burst out: "Then the court should replace someone else!"

Wei Yingfang was shocked and realized that Master Yuan was still holding a grudge!

At this point, do you still want to act? Cai Yanqing quickly came out to smooth things over, "Master Yuan, please be a little angry."

"I'm fine!" Yuan Jiang waved his hands in annoyance, took a deep breath, and said, "In this way, the three departments will be able to accurately know the specific situation of the relatively large quantity of goods. It just so happens that the court has just promulgated the equalization of transportation law. We can also use this law to buy low and sell high. This will not only make a profit, but also reduce expenses and consumption."

The officials present nodded one after another.

The reason why so much cloth accumulated is because the Transportation Bureau is not clear about the specific situation. The accounts are too complicated and it is difficult to know clearly. If it were just bulk commodities, adjustments would be made quickly and this situation would not happen again.

Yuan Jiang added: "In addition, we decided to issue salt debts and salt notes before. In addition, the court asked me to take charge of the Changping Warehouse and preside over the Qingmiao Law. I plan to integrate these together and use the salt notes, salt debts, and Changping Warehouse as the principal for lending and trading goods, thereby earning profits to pay the outstanding amount and the interest on the salt debts."

This time Cai Yanqing was stunned. If all these were put together, it would be a super financial system.

Will this really work?

Even he was like this, Wei Yingfang was even more dumbfounded. This was even more horrible than the previous account. He asked stupidly, "Master Yuan, is this okay?"

Yuan Jiang became excited again, "Then let the court replace people. This is the only solution I have. I just took office and I'm given such a huge debt. If this doesn't work and that doesn't work, then I might as well go home and retire."

Cai Yanqing suddenly came to his senses and thought, this is a really great move! First, use the arrears of military funds to get the court to issue an order to put pressure on us, and then use this matter to threaten the court in turn. What a master!

He was so excited that he almost cheered!

Wei Yingfang also reacted, but in their opinion, Yuan Jiang was using someone else's force to fight him. You threw such a huge debt at me, so I want power!

If you don't replace someone, let's see who dares to take over.

high!

They even forgot that they planned to use the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs to deal with the Qingmiao Law!

Wei Yingfang and the others bowed and said, "Master Yuan's move is truly brilliant!"

(End of this chapter)