Tax!
In feudal society, this was almost an eternal topic.
It is also the root cause of all conflicts.
Any tax reform cannot be resolved through a court debate or a meeting.
This is a war.
A war that never ends.
Three offices.
Since the Minister of Finance Tang Jie was still bedridden, the emperor seemed to have no intention of appointing a new minister immediately. After these conflicts, the judges of the Three Departments gradually took control of the financial power.
"Another lawsuit?"
Tang Ji said excitedly: "Why not just file a lawsuit for everything? What's the point of the Political Affairs Hall and our three ministries?"
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Shen Huaixiao nodded: "Yes, we must not give in this time."
Du Xiu sighed, "But Zhao Xiang and Duke Wen were unable to win over Wang Anshi. Because at that time Wang Anshi did not say that this part of the tax must be collected. He just believed that even if it was to be exempted, it should be left to the judiciary to decide. He even said that the court could order Kaifeng Prefecture to exempt this part of the tax as long as a reasonable explanation could be given."
"You believe this too?"
Chen Huaixiao snorted, "If we really go to court, God knows what will be asked. Haven't you learned enough lessons from the previous times?"
Du Xiu said depressedly: "It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not. The key is that Zhao Xiang and Duke Wen believed it."
Tang Ji said: "Even if they agree, it doesn't mean we all agree. This matter is not just about the 108 landlords. I believe most people in the court will not agree."
Shen Huaixiao nodded: "Yes, at this point, there is no need to hide it. We must file a petition to stop this lawsuit."
Cao Han, who had been silent all along, suddenly said, "We cannot afford to make mistakes in this matter. We still have to make preparations for both scenarios. What if we can't stop it?"
Shen Huaixiao immediately asked, "What do you think?"
Cao Han frowned and said, "Not yet, but if the case really goes to court, evidence will be crucial, and the most crucial evidence is in the Sanbu Gouyuan. Brother Shen should quickly contact the people from the Sanya and send someone to look after the evidence. If it falls into the hands of others, it will be troublesome."
The Sanbu Gouyuan was under the jurisdiction of the Sansi, and was responsible for checking the accounts of the three ministries and all kinds of goods submitted by the whole country.
The original intention was to supervise the Three Departments, but gradually, the Three Departments came to control the Three Departments.
However, the security of the imperial city is still controlled by the three yamen.
Du Xiu said, "This may not be enough. If Kaifeng Prefecture thinks that this lawsuit is a done deal, they will probably send someone to ask for the tax revenues in recent years. We will have to send someone to Kaifeng Prefecture to tell them that the matter has not been finalized yet and ask them not to rush to hear the case."
Shen Huaixiao nodded, "I'll contact the three yamen, you ask someone to go to Kaifeng Prefecture, but try not to go to Prefect Lu, he has a close relationship with Wang Anshi, go to Li Tongpan instead."
"I know that."
Censorate.
"How can Duke Wen easily agree to Wang Jiefu's request?"
Censor Li Zhan said to Wen Yanbo in great confusion.
Wen Yanbo sighed, "Wang Jiefu said that we should follow the law according to the circumstances. I can't just say, we should break the law according to the circumstances."
Gu Ji, the judge of the Taifu Temple, said: "Duke Wen should be aware of the situation in Tokyo. If this really goes to court, things may get out of control.
In the end, those landlords still obeyed the court's decree. When the court asked them to pay the stamp duty, they immediately paid it. As for the issue of paying the tax, well, they were acting in accordance with the contract and did not say that they would not pay the tax.
If they knew that the court was still unwilling to let them go and was going to take them to court, they would be cornered and the problem would get bigger and bigger. This is the capital, how can we be so reckless?"
Wen Yanbo glanced at Gu Ji and also looked hesitant.
Tokyo was full of royal relatives and scholars, and everyone knew that they were evading taxes. Otherwise, Wang Anshi would not have been able to find so many people evading taxes in such a short period of time.
To fight the official
If it is the company's fault, should they be forced to death? According to the law, the punishment for tax evasion is also quite severe.
They will definitely fight back with all their might.
This is also what he is most concerned about.
If you don't have the skills, don't take on the job.
Seeing that Wen Yanbo was not so resolute, Li Zhan and others immediately expressed their intention to submit a petition to request the emperor to revoke the decision.
Wen Yanbo said nothing.
In fact, he knew very well in his heart that he could not stop such things, so he adopted a tacit attitude towards their request.
Cao Mansion.
"I'll have to trouble the deputy commander with this matter."
Shen Huaixiao stood in front of the Cao Mansion and bowed again.
Cao Ping clasped his fists and returned the greeting: "Please rest assured, Judge Shen. I will send more people to watch over your three courts and will not let anyone interfere."
"Thank you, Vice Commander. I'll take my leave now."
The guards of this imperial city are all in the hands of the three yamen imperial guards. The Cao family is the most powerful foreign relative in the current dynasty, and Cao Ping is the nephew of Empress Dowager Cao. His influence in the imperial guards should not be underestimated.
From this we can see that Empress Dowager Cao is still very powerful, and Empress Dowager Gao can only stand aside for now.
Although Empress Dowager Cao was very strict in her family education, as a relative by marriage, it was impossible for her to not have some ulterior motives and she would definitely oppose this matter.
Shen Huaixiao immediately ran to Cao Ping for help.
Cao Ping readily agreed, but after sending Shen Huaixiao away, he immediately instructed the old man beside him, "Ask Dong'er to go to Zhang San and find out what Zhang San has to say and what Wang Jiefu's plan is."
Kaifeng Prefecture.
"Hasn't this already been decided?"
Li Kai looked at Du Xiu in surprise.
Du Xiu said, "It's not that easy. Many ministers have already submitted petitions to the government, asking them to stop Kaifeng Prefecture from trying this case. This is Wang Jiefu's deliberate revenge, and we must not set such a precedent. If Li Tongpan doesn't believe it, he can just wait a little longer. After I leave, someone else will definitely come to find Tongpan."
Li Kai looked conflicted. "But the higher-ups have already issued the order, and Wang Jiefu is watching closely. If we ignore it, how can we report to the higher-ups?"
Du Xiu hurriedly said, "We just hope that Kaifeng Prefecture can wait a little longer and not rush into the trial. In a few days, there will be a turnaround in this matter, and then Judge Li will make plans."
Li Kai certainly didn't want to fight this lawsuit, it was too offensive, but he also didn't want to get involved, otherwise he might lose his official position. After thinking for a while, he said, "Okay, I can wait for a while, but if the higher-ups don't withdraw the decree, then we in Kaifeng Prefecture can only make a fair judgment."
Du Xiu immediately bowed and said, "Thank you for your understanding, Judge Li. We will never cause any trouble to you, Judge Li."
Then Du Xiu asked, "If the case is finally brought to court, how will the Kaifeng Prefecture rule?"
Li Kai hesitated for a long time and whispered, "Prefect Lu is actually the same as Lord Wen. He doesn't want to collect taxes from the tenant farmers. He has tried to dissuade Wang Jiefu before. As long as there is no excessive evidence, if he is caught by the other party, he will probably be given a light sentence."
Du Xiu bowed and said, "Thank you very much, Judge Li, for telling me."
Li Kai said, "This is all I can do to help you. After all, the Kaifeng Prefecture is ruled by Magistrate Lu."
Du Xiu nodded and said, "I know, I know."
In a small house outside the imperial city.
I saw a figure come to the door, look around, and then quickly flash into the house.
But there was a man standing inside, it was Li Bao.
"Brother Leopard is truly a master of foresight."
The man excitedly said to Li Bao: "Vice-General Cao just ordered to send more people to guard the three courts."
Li Bao sneered: "The accounts of the three ministries are the most crucial evidence in this case. They will not easily let these accounts fall into the hands of others."
The man chuckled and said, "But they never expected that if they didn't do this, our people would still not be able to enter the Sanbu Gouyuan."
Li Bao asked, "Is everything arranged properly inside?"
The man nodded and said, "It's ready. We have checked it carefully. Since the land registers have not been replaced in recent years, the abandoned accounts a few years ago are not much different from the current ones. We must carefully compare and check to find out. As long as our people enter the three departments of the court, they can replace all the accounts of these people in one night."
Li Bao nodded: "We must be careful. There is still plenty of time. They are currently submitting a petition to ask the government to revoke the order. They should not make any moves for the time being."
Bian Jing Law Firm.
"Huh? Why are you two here? I haven't seen you guys recently."
Zhang Fei looked at the two brats, Cao Dongdong and Ma Xiaoyi, in surprise.
Cao Dongdong squatted on a chair, peeling an orange while saying casually, "It's too hot in the city, so Xiao Ma and I went to the suburbs to escape the heat."
Zhang Fei asked, "Just the two of you?"
"Of course not." Ma Xiaoyi said with a grin, "And there are Chun Ge and the others. Oh, my brother also invited more than ten singing girls to entertain us."
Damn! It’s great to be rich! I want to go too!
Zhang Fei couldn't help but sigh, sat down, and asked, "It's the hottest season now, why did you come back?"
Ma Xiaoyi said excitedly, "I heard that you, Third Brother, are going to have another lawsuit recently. Last time, Third Brother promised me to help get something."
Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment. "You know what, I might actually be able to use you this time."
Ma Xiaoyi nodded excitedly and said, "Brother, just give me your orders."
Cao Dongdong looked down on Ma Xiaoyi and said, "You are such a useless guy. You can only do hard labor. Haha!"
Ma Xiaoyi looked at Cao Dongdong depressedly, "Brother, you promised me not to tell."
Zhang Fei asked with a gossipy look on his face: "What's the matter?"
Cao Dongdong chuckled and said, "You can ask Xiao Ma. I promised him not to tell him."
Zhang Fei looked at Ma Xiaoyi again.
Ma Xiaoyi's face flushed, "I also wanted to be a pen, so I bought a copy of Song Dynasty Criminal Law, and the result was...!"
Cao Dongdong chuckled and said, "A month has passed and he hasn't even finished reading the first page."
Ma Xiaoyi glared at Cao Dongdong unhappily.
Zhang Fei asked curiously, "Xiao Ma, can't you read?"
Ma Xiaoyi said, "Of course I can read, but Song Xingtong just wanted to fall asleep after watching it."
Cao Dongdong was so happy that he laughed out loud.
Ma Xiaoyi's eyes rolled, "Brother, don't forget, we have a mission."
Cao Dongdong was startled, stretched his legs under the table, sat down, looked at Zhang Fei seriously and said: "Zhang San, do you still remember why I hired you in the first place?"
Zhang Fei was slightly stunned, then said: "Remember! I will help you deal with the matter with the widow or the prostitute."
"Ahem. We haven't found anyone yet, so let's not talk about this for now." Cao Dongdong shook his head repeatedly, and then said, "If I say that we have paid less land tax, will you help us?"
Oh. So it was for this matter. It seems that his father asked him to come. Zhang Fei said, "Don't worry, Yanei. If anyone sues you, I will definitely try my best to help you get rid of the crime."
Cao Dongdong slammed the table excitedly, "I knew I was right about him."
Ma Xiaoyi asked, "But hasn't Third Brother recently been suing those big landlords for tax evasion? Brother's family... um... um...!"
Before he could finish his words, Cao Dongdong covered his mouth and said, "Don't talk nonsense."
Zhang Fei laughed: "Don't worry, none of these 108 people are my clients. If they were my clients, I certainly wouldn't sue them."
At this point, he paused for a moment and then continued, "But I advise you to discuss this with me before you do it. Let's promise not to go to court. If we go to court, anything could happen."
Cao Dongdong tilted his neck and moved closer to Zhang Fei. "So, you can help our family evade taxes?"
Zhang Fei rubbed his eyes in frustration: "Provide legal advice."
I am very sorry. I have been doing nucleic acid tests for four consecutive days. The queue was particularly long this afternoon, so I came back late and was unable to update in time.
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