The reason why Zhang Fei insisted on governing the country by first governing the officials is because the top-level design of the Northern Song Dynasty can be said to be very good. It already had the ability to manage a commercial society, although it was a little bloated.
Take the top civil servant group for example, each of them has very strong management skills, and none of them is seeking fame or reputation.
There is no problem in recruiting talents.
Even the most criticized idea of using culture to control military power actually has nothing wrong with the concept. War is the continuation of politics.
Even a thousand years later, as long as there is a mature political structure where civilians are in charge, it will be impossible to let the military decide whether to fight or not. If the military is allowed to decide, the war will never be stopped.
How can a military general get promoted without fighting?
It shouldn't be that the emperors and civil officials of the Song Dynasty liked to command wars directly by remote control.
This is outrageous.
Whether to fight or not is decided by civilian officials, but how to fight should be left to the military to decide.
The main problem of the Song Dynasty was actually the concentration of the lower classes.
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The lower class is a mixed bag of good and bad people, and it’s still the same as before, with the village head and the head of the village.
Compared with the top level, they are completely two different concepts.
The top level is fully capable of coping with the entry of agriculture into commerce. Fu Bi, Wang Anshi, and Sima Guang all have macroeconomic concepts and know how to regulate, but their concepts are different.
But the lower class is powerless to do anything about it.
Just talk about collecting taxes.
The Tang Dynasty implemented the equal-field system, so collecting taxes required only knocking on every household's door, asking for, begging, or robbing. It was simple and crude.
But this was completely impossible in the Song Dynasty. The main focus had to be on land deeds and deed taxes, because land in the Song Dynasty could be bought and sold at will. Tax collectors had to be literate and able to do arithmetic, and the land registers had to be updated at least twice a year.
Not to mention commercial taxes, which are 10,000 times more complicated than agricultural taxes.
But the current situation is that it is completely unable to cope with the situation, resulting in some people paying more taxes and some landlords paying less taxes.
The bottom layer must be specialized.
The result of specialization is a doubling of expenditure costs.
In fact, the Song Dynasty also wanted to specialize. For example, auditing and forensics were already specialized, but there were still too few of them. There was no other reason, just that there was no money.
Therefore, the first step towards specialization must be tax specialization.
You have to collect the money first before you are qualified to engage in full-scale specialization.
Moreover, as far as tax lawsuits are concerned, it is difficult to last long without professional support. It is impossible for every tax lawsuit to have an emperor or prime minister to help.
Shenzong understood!
So he decided to give it a try without much thought.
In terms of making money for the country.
Wang Anshi was the most ruthless person Shenzong had ever seen, no doubt about it. But even the most ruthless Wang Anshi never thought of collecting deed taxes from bandits.
All I can say is that there is always a mountain higher than the other, and there is always someone stronger than the strongest.
How cruel!
He likes it!
You can rebel, but you can't not pay taxes!
This is the real way to make money for the country!
After seeing off Emperor Shenzong, Zhang Fei ate simple meals at Xu's house and talked about this matter with Xu Zun.
Of course, he did not reveal Xu Zun when he was talking to Zhao Xu in private, as they were talking about the prosecution.
Xu Zun couldn't give him much advice on this.
Because from a legal perspective, it is completely possible. Anyone can report others for tax evasion, and the court encourages it.
But it is logically contradictory.
Wang Anshi was the Vice-Chancellor, and he had the power to inspect taxes. If he had evidence, he could just send someone to investigate and have the client sue. Wouldn't this be a waste of time?
But this contradiction does not exist for Zhang Fei. He has to do the job if he receives the money.
What he had to do next was to write the petition and send it to Kaifeng Prefecture.
As for whether it can succeed or not, it has nothing to do with him.
"Sanlang, you're back."
Gao Wenyin was still as virtuous as ever, standing in the front yard to greet Zhang Fei with a smile.
Zhang Fei just nodded slightly and suddenly looked at Xiao Tao beside him.
There was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, which made Xiao Tao's heart tremble.
"Xiao Tao!"
"exist!"
"From now on, you are not allowed to sunbathe or eat candied fruits in the courtyard." Zhang Fei said seriously.
"I see. Thank you for your concern, Third Brother."
"care?"
"Isn't Third Brother afraid that I'll get exposed to the sun?"
Xiao Tao was touched and said, "It's been so hot lately, I usually eat on the corridor."
"!"
This girl is unteachable. Forget it! Zhang Fei looked at Gao Wenyin again, "And you, Madam."
"I?"
Gao Wenyin looked at Zhang Fei in surprise.
Zhang Fei said: "You can't just help me drive away mosquitoes when I'm working, you have to help me drive them away when I'm sleeping."
Gao Wenyin hurriedly said, "Before Sanlang goes to bed, I always go to check on him. Has Sanlang had any mosquitoes when he sleeps recently?"
"Yeah?"
Zhang Fei blinked: "No wonder I have never been bitten by mosquitoes when I sleep, thank you so much, ma'am."
Gao Wenyin nodded slightly and said, "No thanks, this is what I should do."
Wait, what am I here for? I! Zhang Fei slapped his forehead and lamented, "My execution ability is really shit."
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Gao Wenyin and Xiaotao looked at each other, both confused.
Zhang Fei immediately gave up disciplining them and said to Feng Nanxi and Niu Beiqing, "Seventh Brother, Daniu, come with me. I have something to ask you."
Calling the two into the hall, Zhang Fei asked, "Seventh Brother, I remember you mentioned before that you know many people from the underworld, or in other words, heroes of the green forest?"
Niu Beiqing immediately patted his chest and said, "We have quite a few brothers, and we know people in every state and county."
"Stop bragging."
Feng Nanxi glared at the guy, and then said to Zhang Fei: "In fact, we also met Dalang and Erlang. They know a lot of heroes outside."
Niu Beiqing said: "I know everyone that Dalang and Erlang know, but I'm not very familiar with some of them."
Zhang Fei asked: "What kind of jobs do these Jianghu people you know usually do?"
Feng Nanxi said: "Da Lang and Er Lang never ask about their backgrounds when making friends, so they have all kinds of people, such as quack doctors, merchants, bailiffs, brokers, and even monks and Taoists."
"Erlang?"
Zhang Fei seemed to be thinking about something.
The next day.
Of course Zhang Fei did not go to the office. His first priority was to write the complaint with Xu Zhiqian.
This petition also set a historical record.
They want to accuse 108 people and include the evidence in the complaint.
This is not a mental job, but a hard labor job.
For this purpose, Zhang Fei asked Feng Nanxi to come and help.
“Third brother!”
Li Si suddenly came to the door and said, "Someone is looking for you outside."
Zhang Fei asked: "Who is it?"
Li Si said: "That person just said that he was asked by someone to pass on a message to you, Third Brother."
Could it be! Zhang Fei blinked and thought, it seems that the government is serious. They sent people here this morning. Can I do it? Forget it. If I don’t have enough execution, I can make up for it with intelligence!
Xu Zhiqian suddenly asked: "Could it be related to this lawsuit?"
Zhang Fei replied: "It was your senior brother who sent me something."
Xu Zhiqian was startled and said hurriedly: "Then go quickly!"
Just as they arrived at the front yard, Zhang Fei suddenly said to Li Si: "Go and invite that person to the back yard."
"yes."
After a while, Li Si came to the backyard with a man who was seven feet tall and about thirty years old.
"Li Bao has met Zhang Sanlang."
When the man saw Zhang Fei, he saluted with his fists.
"Zhang Fei." Zhang Fei returned the greeting with a fist, and then extended his hand and said, "Brother Li, please sit down."
"Thank you!"
After sitting down, Zhang Fei asked, "Which government office does Brother Li belong to?"
Li Bao said: "I am affiliated with the Imperial City Division."
That is the highest secret service department of the Northern Song Dynasty. Those who went to Dengzhou to rescue Fang Yun were also from the Imperial City Bureau.
Zhang Fei nodded and asked, "I wonder how many people in the court know Brother Li's identity?"
Li Bao said: "Only the government knows about our team."
It seems that the government is very familiar with the routine. Zhang Fei asked: "How many people are there?"
Li Bao replied: "Six people."
"Six?"
Zhang Fei nodded and asked, "But I need to investigate the land tax situation of 108 people in a short period of time. How can you six people do it?"
Li Bao said: "I am only responsible for contacting Sanlang. The government will provide us with assistance when the time comes. Please rest assured, Zhang Sanlang."
Zhang Fei asked again: "If the government doesn't provide help, can you do it?"
Li Bao was slightly stunned and said, "It can't be done in a short time."
Zhang Fei couldn't help but look disappointed.
This made Li Bao feel humiliated. Six people checked the taxes of 108 people. Do you think we are gods? He asked curiously, "Does Sanlang think we can do it?"
Zhang Fei did not answer but asked: "What do you think is the most important thing in our industry?"
Li Bao hesitated for a moment and said, "Hide."
"wrong!"
Zhang Fei said: "In our line of work, there are three magic weapons: being ruthless, being treacherous, and having many brothers."
Li Bao was confused when he heard this. "Please forgive my ignorance. I don't know what Sanlang means by this."
Zhang Fei said: "You have to remember one thing, water flows to the lower places, while taxes go to the higher places, so the source of taxes is actually at the lower places, not at the higher places. To investigate a case, you have to start from the root. Having more people is useless, you have to know enough people.
Therefore, making friends with a senior official in the imperial court is far less helpful in tax inspection than making friends with a bailiff, a transport officer, or a broker. If you know enough people, you can check the tax of these 108 people by yourself. "
Li Bao nodded, "I understand."
Zhang Fei said: "I will tell the government to increase your funding and make new friends. The test is not your skills or stealth, but money. In addition, I will introduce someone to join you. He will be able to teach you how to make friends with peddlers or heroes."
Li Bao said: "We cannot decide on this matter. We must get the government's permission."
Not everyone can join their team.
"I will tell the officials about this."
Zhang Fei nodded and handed the information he had written yesterday to Li Bao. "Write down what you need to find out and how to find out. Remember, use any means necessary. If you can't complete it, then this is the end of our relationship."
Li Bao took the information and said, "Don't worry, Zhang Sanlang, we will definitely complete the task."
In fact, they still have plenty of time to improve the evidence.
It took me three days just to write the petition, and another half day to organize it.
That afternoon, Zhang Fei took a carriage to Kaifeng Prefecture.
This feeling of intimacy is overwhelming.
The four yamen runners at the door saw Zhang Fei, two of them protected the drum, and two of them blocked the door.
Really experienced.
Zhang Fei bowed and smiled, "My fellow officers, don't be nervous. I am no longer the reckless boy I once was. I hope you can help me pass on the message that Zhang San wants to see Prefect Lu for something."
After one stick of incense.
Inner hall.
"Why are you here again?"
When Li Kai saw Zhang Fei, she already had pregnancy reactions, nausea and vomiting.
Lu Gong next to him looked calm and composed on the surface, but he was extremely depressed inside. I'm about to be transferred, can't you come a few months later?
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Please don't blame me, Tongpan. Actually, I don't want to disturb Magistrate Lu and Tongpan Li, but I have no choice. This is what I do."
Li Kaidao said, "You can go somewhere else to file a complaint. You can go to the Left Hall, the Right Hall, or the Records Office. Haven't you been to all of them?"
Zhang Fei said aggrievedly: "The left and right offices may not be able to handle this case."
Lu Gong's heart skipped a beat.
Li Kai was immediately depressed, "What case?"
Zhang Fei hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Judge Li. The people involved this time are not important, but there are a lot of people. Only Kaifeng Prefecture is capable of hearing this case."
Are there so many people that only the provincial government can handle the case? I have never encountered such a thing. Usually they say that the level is very high, so they have to go to the provincial government. I have never seen a case where they have to go to the province because there are too many people.
Lu Gong couldn't help but ask, "How many people?"
Zhang Fei said: "One hundred and eight people."
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