During the reform of the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs, this procuratorate was the first to be established, but it was also the least visible. This was because the absence of the police station and the royal court caused the procuratorate to be unable to function for a time.
The most glorious moment for the Procuratorate was when Fan Chunren and Su Shi were preparing to sue the Regulations Office of the Two Prefectures, but it turned out to be a stain on the Procuratorate.
Now, the procuratorate has another opportunity to prove itself.
Xu Zun didn't even bother to eat breakfast and rushed to the government office. When he arrived, Su Che and others were already trying the case, and it didn't seem complicated.
"This tax commissioner really has some tricks up his sleeve."
Su Che said, "They actually thought of starting with the granary. According to Qin Biao's declaration form, it was one hectare of land, but the Qin family's granary still had five thousand dan of grain, and the tax department also found that the Qin family had recently sold one thousand five hundred dan of grain. It is impossible for this one hectare of land to grow so much grain."
Xu Yuan, who followed Xu Zun to the procuratorate, said, "Before, the government calculated taxes based on land, but when the tax bureau collected the exemption tax, it mainly focused on income, so it was reasonable for them to investigate the granary."
"That makes sense."
Xu Zun nodded and asked, "But have you checked these granaries?"
Su Che said: "The tax bureau has already sealed those granaries, and we have sent people to investigate."
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His brother made this mistake last time, and he won't make it again. The procuratorate will conduct an investigation based on the evidence provided by the tax department.
Qi Ji, also a prosecutor, said: "According to the news from the tax commissioner just now, the trial is still ongoing. Qin Biao has admitted that the granaries belong to him and that he made false reports, but he is still unwilling to explain where the grain came from."
Su Che said: "But it is obvious that he must have concealed the land to avoid taxation. If he reveals where the grain comes from, the crime will be even more serious."
Xu Zun stroked his beard and said, "Whether Qin Biao can explain clearly where the grain came from, the grain in the granary alone is enough to sue Qin Biao. The question now is, how much fine should we ask for?"
Su Che said: "We were just discussing this issue. The grain in this granary may not all be from last year."
Xu Zun said: "It is not difficult to distinguish between new and old millet and wheat."
Su Zhe said: "But the tax department believes that if Qin Biao does not give up his land in the end, then the income from the Qin family's grain sales last year should be included in it, and Qin Biao should be punished."
After listening to him, Xu Zun said, "If Qin Biao doesn't explain clearly, he will definitely be punished. But one thing is one thing, and we can't easily break the law. The grain sold last year may also be from the year before. If we calculate it this way, wouldn't it mean that he has to pay two taxes, which will put us in a passive position."
Su Che said: "The tax bureau also has a special explanation for this. The amount of grain grown by the landlord is subject to a tax, and the profit from the sale of the grain is also subject to a tax. Because many grain merchants are not landlords, if the profit is not taxed, then the grain merchants do not have to pay the exemption tax.
Therefore, the profits from the sale of grain must be taxed, but if Qin Biao cannot clearly explain the source of all the grain, they cannot trace whether the grain sold was from the year before last or last year. However, the responsibility lies with Qin Biao, so the tax commissioner believes that unless Qin Biao explains clearly, the grain sold should also be taxed and the maximum penalty should be imposed. "
Xu Zun nodded and couldn't help but sigh: "This case seems simple, but it's not that easy to be fair!"
Qi Ji said: "I think our procuratorate must also recruit some people who are proficient in accounting, otherwise we will be controlled by the tax department."
Xu Zun frowned and thought, we can also hire someone to do this. But then he thought, it doesn't seem right to hire his own son-in-law.
Su Che said, "I can let the Bian Jing Law Firm handle this. There is no need to recruit more people. After all, there are already too many redundant officials in our dynasty."
Xu Zun nodded, "We'll talk about this later. Let's first send someone to investigate the situation of the grain in those granaries. Also, ask the tax commissioner to interrogate as much as possible."
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Meng Mansion.
"You all saw that this tax commissioner is here to take our lives. If you don't want your gate to be knocked open by siege equipment, then we must suppress this tax commissioner."
Meng Gansheng said with both anger and fear.
Zhao Wenzheng nodded and said, "Meng Zhiyuan's words make sense. If they dare to act so recklessly, we will never compromise."
Pei Wen said: "But the government is obviously on the side of the tax commissioner..."
Meng Gansheng immediately said, "That's not the case. The government didn't favor the tax commissioner. It said that everything should be handed over to the judiciary. This is also in line with the rules and regulations. However, in the past, when encountering such a situation, it was usually handed over to the Censorate, the Dali Temple, and the Court of Justice. Now it is handed over to the Procuratorate and the Imperial Court."
Since the emperor has expressed neutrality, they are unwilling to face the emperor directly.
Xie Yun said: "But the current situation is very unfavorable to Qin Biao. Who would have thought that the tax commissioner would check the granary instead of the land deeds? The grain cannot be hidden."
Zhao Wenzheng said calmly: "This situation is not unexpected. We are all ready to pay the fine. But we can't let this lawsuit end easily. We must hold back the tax commissioner. The royal police are still waiting for their salaries, so they can't wait too long.
We can first find a bookstore to help Qin Biao fight the lawsuit and try to reduce the penalty. We will pay compensation every time they sue us. We will see how much they can sue for and how long they can last. "
Pei Wen said: "We can also hire someone to sue the tax commissioner for abusing his power and destroying people's houses. But we can't just repair them and pretend nothing happened."
Meng Gansheng said: "I have other ideas about this matter."
Everyone immediately looked at Meng Gansheng.
Meng Gansheng said: "Almost all the ministers are dissatisfied with this. Why not use this opportunity to put pressure on the police station to investigate this case, and then sue the tax commissioner through the procuratorate to divide them."
Xie Yun said: "The police station and the tax commissioner are on the same side. What can they find out? It would be better to let the Censorate intervene."
Meng Gansheng smiled and said, "I heard that the Cao family is neutral on the surface in this matter, and the government has also allowed the investigation of this matter. If the Cao family and the procuratorate dare to favor the tax commissioner, wouldn't it be better for the censorate to intervene at that time?"
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Lee's Bookstore.
“This matter…!”
Li Guozhong shook his head and sighed, "Now that your family's granary has been sealed by the tax commissioner, I think it is not wise to conceal it, because if you do so, we will not be able to appeal for your adoptive father, and you may even be sentenced. I suggest that you tell the truth."
Fei Ming and others also nodded.
This person was caught red-handed, and if you still hide it, there will be no way to win the lawsuit!
The young man sitting on the left said, "But if I tell the truth, will I be held accountable?"
This man's name is Qin Hu, and he is Qin Biao's adopted son. He is the one who manages the Qin family's grain shop in the capital.
Li Guozhong said: "I personally think that the tax commissioner would not do this. At present, the tax commissioner is mainly responsible for the exemption tax. If the old accounts need to be settled, it is not the tax commissioner's turn. After all, there was no tax commissioner before. Besides, can he settle them?"
Qin Hu frowned: "But I have many fields at home......!"
Li Guozhong and Fei Ming looked at each other, and Fei Ming coughed lightly: "We have fought many lawsuits related to land. In fact, concealing land is very common, and concealing land transactions is the majority, because this can avoid paying deed tax.
Therefore, often the final owner of the land is not necessarily the culprit who concealed the land. He just bought a piece of anonymous land.
It is not that these lands did not pay taxes, but they were probably distributed equally to others, and the government had to bear the responsibility. Therefore, the government did not dare to investigate these matters.
In short, if the land purchased is hidden, or if all taxes are charged to the tenants, it is difficult to convict them. The new tenant law was promulgated not long ago. "
Li Guozhong said: "If you can report the truth, we should be able to help your adoptive father avoid punishment, but the fine must be paid, it's just a matter of how much."
Qin Hu nodded and said, "I know what to do."
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South suburbs!
But in front of a Taoist temple, there were two young men standing. They were Zhang Fei and Li Bao.
Looking at the groups of grain carts at the foot of the mountain, Zhang Fei couldn't help but laugh and said, "It seems that your actions have scared them enough."
Li Bao said: "They thought we would start with the land deeds, but they never thought we would directly investigate the granaries, causing many people to rush to transport grain out of Bianjing. But we have been keeping an eye on where those people's grain is transported, and it is all under our control."
Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "Next we will start with the land deeds. Based on the land deeds, we will calculate their granaries. Where does the food go? We need to let them know that we are just playing tricks on them."
"I see."
Li Bao nodded and added: "But from what I know, they want to fight us to the end, betting that we can't find out so much."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "We really can't check so much. With the current strength of the Taxation Department, even if we are well prepared, we can only check 3% at most. But this is a psychological warfare, so we have to start with the weakest and the least guilty to make them misjudge.
Then step by step towards a stronger and more guilty opponent, so that
It can cause them great psychological fear, even sleepless nights, until they collapse. We will definitely win this war in the end."
Li Bao suddenly asked, "Sanlang, excuse me, where did you learn these moves?"
Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "In a word, a guilty conscience."
“Third brother!”
At this time, Li Si suddenly came up the mountain and panted, "Yanei is looking for you everywhere."
"knew!"
Zhang Fei said to Li Bao again: "Everything goes according to plan."
Li Bao nodded.
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Police station.
"Wow... Yanei, why is your face...?"
When Zhang Fei saw the "Five Finger Mountain" on Cao Dongdong's cheeks, he was shocked.
Cao Dongdong did not hide it this time, and said with a grin: "I told my father that I wanted to go to the tax department, but...oh my! It turns out that my father was pretending to be sick. This time, he didn't hold back at all. It hurt me to death."
Zhang Fei asked curiously, "Why do you want to go to the Taxation Department?"
Cao Dongdong said excitedly: "The Commissioner of Taxation can use siege equipment. Most of our Royal Police have wooden sticks, but they are too weak. Aiya! Aiya!"
"......?"
Zhang Fei's mouth twitched, and he asked again: "By the way, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Cao Dongdong said, "That's exactly what happened! Now our superiors have ordered our police station to investigate the matter of the tax commissioner using siege equipment to break through the Qin family's gate. What...what should we do? Those tax police also came from our police station. We can't fight among ourselves!"
So fast? It seems they are really anxious. Zhang Fei smiled and said, "It's very simple. You go to the tax department and the Qin family to find out the situation, and then hand it over to the procuratorate. As for whether to prosecute or not, that is up to the procuratorate and has nothing to do with you. If it's fast, it can be done in about a day."
Cao Dongdong asked: "So, do you think they can succeed?"
In his opinion, the tax police are also his people.
"Of course not."
Zhang Fei shook his head.
Cao Dongdong asked in surprise: "Why are you so sure?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Because I will help the tax department fight this lawsuit. Do you think I will lose?"
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