This tax storm can be said to be both reasonable and unexpected.
Although those officials and wealthy people had expected that they would suffer some losses in this storm compared to previous years, after all, they were well aware of the evil deeds of the tax commissioner in Tokyo Bianliang. However, they never expected that they would suffer such heavy losses and be defeated so quickly.
Throughout the whole process, they were almost powerless to fight back. From the initial prevention of losses to the later spending of money to save their lives, they were just defending blindly.
They did not use their power to fight back against the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs or create chaos for them as they did before. Not even a memorial to impeach the Commissioner of Taxation was sent to the capital.
Because they did not expect that the tax commissioner could obtain so much evidence, they certainly did not dare to file a complaint in a big way. If the matter was brought to the imperial court, they would probably die a more miserable death. After all, the imperial court still abides by the law, and it does not involve the new policy. But the imperial court abides by administrative law, and at that time they would either let them go home or send them to Qiongzhou to cut wood.
Simply put, this was a competition of means and strength, and in the end they were inferior to others in skills.
This is very different from Wang Anshi's reform.
Wang Anshi's new policy was to seek change and to seek wealth through change. In short, it was to seek wealth in various ways. This gave many people an excuse to fight back, and they dared to create chaos in order to block the new policy.
However, the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs are not seeking change, but only seeking to crack down on illegal activities and maintain public security and stability. Therefore, whether it is the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs or the tax commissioner, in the process of law enforcement, they have not shaken the privileges of these upper-class people. To a certain extent, they are still defending these privileges. They are just cracking down on illegal activities outside of the privileges.
This forced those privileged people to hide in the dark, but unfortunately, they were all caught one by one by the tax commissioner.
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Once they are caught, they will have no choice but to accept the punishment.
But there was still unavoidable wailing everywhere. After these rich men came out, they knew that their lives were saved, and they immediately felt pity for their little money. They couldn't help but burst into grief and cried miserably. They could only hide in their quilts and cry, because they didn't dare to trust anyone now. They were all bad people, all bad people.
In fact, it is like this every year during the tax collection period, but this year is special. The tears have shifted from the faces of ordinary farmers to the faces of the rich.
Of course, for them, they only lost one round, not the whole game. They have not forgotten that the current main theme is the dispute between judicial reform and public security, procuratorial and judicial organs.
So they urged the tax commissioner to quickly hand over the accounts of last year's total tax revenue to the government. It just so happened that the tax commissioner who had won a great victory was also eager to divide the spoils and take a long holiday, so both sides hit it off on this point.
In the evening.
A tall man, carrying a bundle, came to a farmhouse at the foot of a mountain. They stood in front of the door, looked left and right, and then knocked on the door gently a few times.
Boom boom boom!
"who?"
A very cautious voice came from inside.
"Lao Gao!"
The man said.
After a while, the door opened with a creak.
When the man entered the house, he saw two men who looked somewhat similar standing inside.
The two men were the professionals rescued from the Luoyang prison by the Commissioner of Taxation, the brothers Fuqian and Fulin.
The two brothers looked at the bag on Lao Gao's shoulders at the same time, looking very nervous.
What can be put in this small bag?
Gold?
It doesn’t look like it!
Deflated.
The man called Lao Gao glanced at the two of them, put down the bag on his shoulder, opened it, and placed two small notebooks on the table.
"What is this?"
Fu Qian looked at the book with a worried look on his face.
The old man said, "This is the flying money account of the Ma family's Jiekupu. The tax commissioner has deposited all your bonuses into it. You brothers performed very well in this tax inspection and obtained key evidence for the tax commissioner. According to the regulations, each of you will receive 5,000 strings of cash."
Although the accounts stolen by the brothers were worth more than 100,000 strings of cash in fines, it was impossible for the two brothers alone to handle everything. There were many professionals who provided them with clues, such as surveillance personnel, experienced tax collectors, and some accountants who were good at calculations, etc.
In short, the Tax Commissioner's ghost army is actually made up of small professional teams. Perhaps these team members do not know each other, but they only need to do what they are good at. There are special analysts in the middle to arrange tasks and assist them in communicating with each other.
"so much?"
The two brothers exclaimed at the same time.
Although it is far from more than 100,000 strings of cash, for them, it is simply a huge sum of money!
The annual salary is only 5,000 strings of cash, which is comparable to those of the middle and upper level officials. No, it is even more comfortable than those of the middle and upper level officials because they only work for a few hours.
Don’t be too comfortable these days!
Young Fulin couldn't hold back any longer and rubbed his hands, "Hehe, actually, we didn't do anything. We just found a few account books."
They really felt that they were somewhat unworthy of such a huge sum of money.
After all, we are not asking them to steal gold, silver and jewelry. There are only a few account books, so the difficulty is not that difficult!
Fu Qian held up the little notebook and asked, "Brother Gao, how do I withdraw money from this thing?"
Lao Gao said, "It's very simple. You just take your household registration and this little booklet to the Ma's Depository Store and tell the clerk how much money you want to withdraw."
"That's all."
"Um."
Lao Gao nodded and said, "I suggest you take out as much as you need. After all, it's not very safe to keep too much money with you. Also, spend it sparingly. Those people are already on guard now, so this kind of thing will become more and more difficult in the future."
"Hey! We got it."
"Also, you have two months of vacation, so you can have fun, but you must remember to be cautious in everything and never say anything nonsense. Many people are investigating the Taxation Department right now. Once they find out about you, although it won't affect the Taxation Department, it will be difficult for the Taxation Department to protect you all the time."
"Yes, yes, yes."
In Pinglu County, a large cargo ship was docked at the pier. There were more than ten people sitting in the cabin. These people were tenants, servants, and even accountants who had testified against their employer in court.
That is to say, the legendary traitor.
They all seemed to be waiting for something anxiously and were fidgeting in the cabin.
After a while, a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar came into the cabin.
"Mr. Wen."
"I have met Mr. Wen."
Mr. Wen looked at them and asked, "Why? Are you worried that I won't come?"
“No, no!”
"hey-hey!"
"Don't worry, our tax commissioner will never break his promise to you. Please take a seat!"
"Why!"
Everyone sat down.
After Mr. Wen sat down, he shouted outside, "Bring everything in."
But I saw several guards coming into the warehouse with several bundles in their hands, and then distributing the bundles to these people.
Mr. Wen said, "This package contains some money and a land deed, all of which are the places you designated. This cargo ship will escort you to the designated place. At the same time, the boatmen on this ship are all from our tax department. They will also escort you to your destination. From now on, you will live a good life."
"Thank you, Mr. Wen. Thank you, Mr. Wen."
These people couldn't help but cry for joy.
Originally they were all tenant farmers at the lowest level in Hezhong Prefecture, but after this incident, they not only repaid their debts, but also rose to the third-class household, or even the second-class household.
After they confirmed that the remuneration was not a problem, Mr. Wen stood up and said goodbye.
Mr. Wen added: "You should live a good life from now on."
I had just left the cabin and was about to disembark when a young man chased me out, "Mr. Wen."
Mr. Wen looked back and said, "It's Xiaoyu! What's wrong? Is the reward wrong?"
Chen Xiaoyu said quickly: "No, it's not."
Mr. Wen asked again: "What do you want?"
Chen Xiaoyu scratched his head and said, "It's like this, I want to continue doing this job."
Mr. Wen looked at him in confusion.
Chen Xiaoyu said hurriedly: "I want to continue to help the tax department to check taxes."
Mr. Wen was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Xiaoyu, tax inspection is not as simple as you think. You..."
Chen Xiaoyu said hurriedly: "I know, I know, I don't have any other skills, but I can continue to be a tenant farmer for those big landlords, and then secretly help the tax commissioner collect evidence."
Mr. Wen was stunned for a moment and said, "But this is very dangerous and very painful, you!"
Chen Xiaoyu said excitedly: "I have made up my mind. As long as the tax commissioner is willing to hire me, I will be willing to do it no matter how hard or tiring it is."
"Why?" asked Mr. Wen.
"Because I hate those wealthy people so much. Seeing them begging in front of the judge makes me happy. So, I want to continue to help the tax commissioner to check taxes."
Mr. Wen thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I will arrange for you to go to Luoyang first, and you can think about it carefully during this period. If you regret it after arriving in Luoyang, then don't get off the boat in Luoyang."
"I won't regret it."
"arrive
We'll talk about it later."
For the tax commissioner, this moment is their New Year's Eve and their annual holiday.
At this moment, all the officials of the Taxation Department were sitting in the lobby. These people were all on the regular staff. Although they all sat upright, they would occasionally glance at Chen Ming who was sitting above them, with anticipation flashing in their eyes.
Chen Ming said: "Last year's tax collection has been completed. Fortunately, there are many people who evaded taxes. According to regulations, 10% of the fines will be used to give you bonuses. At the same time, you will have a half-month vacation."
Regarding the fines imposed by the Commissioner of Taxation, first, the Commissioner of Taxation and the imperial court split the fines in a 3:7 ratio, with 30% to be turned over to the national treasury and the remaining 70% going to the Commissioner of Taxation.
Of the 70%, the tax commissioner will keep 20% as funding for the next year, 40% will be given to the ghost tax police, and the remaining 10% will be given to the tax police and clerks who have a permanent position under the tax commissioner. These people are mainly responsible for daily official duties and already receive a salary every month, so naturally they cannot get a bounty of thousands of strings of cash.
This ten percent.
That’s a lot!
That’s also 120,000 strings of cash!
The people sitting there were rubbing their hands, very excited.
Similarly, each person has a savings book from the Ma family’s Jieku shop.
It has to be said that the existence of the Majia Jieku Pu really helped the Commissioner of Taxation a lot. The Commissioner of Taxation only needed to deposit all the money into the Majia Jieku Pu and then open hundreds of accounts.
As for the rest, Majia Jiekupu will help the Commissioner of Taxation to take care of it, so he doesn't have to worry about it at all.
Of course, the accounts given to the ghost tax police were all opened secretly and arranged by Zhang Fei himself. After all, he was the real boss of the Taxation Bureau and controlled this ghost army.
Because the end of the Tax Commissioner is the Imperial Court, but the Imperial Court cannot obviously support the Tax Commissioner and must also rely on evidence. If Zhang Fei does not control the Tax Commissioner, conflicts may arise between the two.
Zhang Fei knows better than anyone what kind of evidence the Tax Commissioner needs to provide in order to win these lawsuits.
It is precisely because of this that it seems that the imperial court seems to be very relaxed in this case. Zhang Fei basically just sits there and watches the performance of these monsters.
However, there is someone who is more relaxed than Zhang Fei.
This person is Han Jiang.
At the time of the incident, this guy was inspecting the Yongxing Army in various places and inquiring about the local disarmament situation. He had only recently returned to Hezhong Prefecture and perfectly avoided the entire process.
After returning to Hezhong Prefecture, he first found Yuan Jiang and asked, "Brother Yuan, have the final accounts of last year's taxes been released?"
Yuan Jiang said: "The tax bureau has submitted the accounts. Although the final result has not yet come out, it is roughly the same."
Han Jiang asked nervously, "How much?"
Yuan Jiang said: "Compared to the previous year, it has increased by at least two million strings of cash."
Han Jiang couldn't help but gasp, "How much more?"
Yuan Jiang said: "Two million strings of cash."
"Should we include salt notes and salt debts?" Han Jiang asked hurriedly again.
Yuan Jiang said: "The salt debt is not included, after all, the salt debt is to be repaid, but the salt notes are included, but the salt notes we collected are also deducted from it."
"How is this possible?"
Han Jiang just found it unbelievable.
Yuan Jiang said: "In fact, it's about the same. Although we collected some salt notes, there are still a lot of salt notes circulating in the market. These are counted as fiscal revenue, and the tax bureau collected an extra 1 million guan of taxes for us. Add to that the increase in tax revenue, so the total is 2 million guan."
Just then, a clerk came to the door and said, "Reporting to the Transportation Department, Judge Wei and Judge Cao are here."
"Please invite them in."
"yes."
After the clerk left, Han Jiang said, "I just came back and they came to complain to me. It seems that they have really suffered a great injustice."
Yuan Jiang smiled and said, "I don't think they are here to complain."
Han Jiang looked at him puzzledly.
Yuan Jiang said: "How dare they complain about something illegal? I think they are here to sow discord."
Han Jiang nodded doubtfully.
As expected, when Wei Yingfang and his men arrived, they did not mention a word about tax evasion, but focused on attacking the Commissioner of Taxation. They believed that the Commissioner of Taxation should not take so much fine, more than 800,000 strings of cash, which was simply an act of embezzlement of the treasury.
"I also know about the tax commissioner's penalty system. It's the same in the capital."
Han Jiang nodded, and said helplessly: "I can't do anything about this, because the tax department can increase a lot of revenue for the court's finances."
They can make money for the court, can the officials blame them?
It’s too late to love!
Cao Yi suddenly asked: "But who should be credited for this achievement?"
Han Jiang's expression changed, and he immediately said, "Of course, this is all thanks to the new policy. You should know that the growth of tax revenue last year has exceeded that of the year before. This is all because of the reform of salt debt and salt notes implemented by Yuan Xueshi in the Ministry of Grain and Oil, which further promoted the development of commerce. At the same time, the household registration system reform made more people pay taxes, and the Qingmiao money helped a lot of people. Yuan Xueshi has made great contributions. If it is not the new policy, who should be credited? Of course, I do not deny the contribution of the tax commissioner, but you should know that the tax commissioner collects taxes based on the income of the people. If the people cannot make money, it is naturally difficult for the tax commissioner to collect an extra penny."
Yuan Jiang said modestly: "No way! No way! Han Sishi is too kind."
Han Jiang said: "This is the truth, the transport envoy does not need to be modest."
Wei Yingfang and others also agreed and praised Yuan Jiang's policies to the sky.
They never forgot to sow discord between the new policies and the public security, procuratorate and courts, but Han Jiang never mentioned the public security, procuratorate and courts in his words, and it was obvious that he wanted to take all the credit for himself.
Will the public security, procuratorate and courts agree with this?
At least Sima Guang would definitely not agree to it.
Now the finances of Hezhong Prefecture and Jingdong East Road should have been released one after another, and it is time to decide the winner. For them, the best result is that the new policy and judicial reform will be destroyed together. If this goal cannot be achieved, then they hope that the new policy can win.
As for the Commissioner of Taxation, they have now studied it very thoroughly. The reason why they have no way to deal with the Commissioner of Taxation is mainly because the Commissioner of Taxation takes the legal path and makes everything public. This causes many wealthy people to be very afraid and dare not make enemies with him. Unlike the tax collectors in the past, who levied excessive taxes and could easily stir up conflicts between the people and the Commissioner of Taxation.
It can be said that if there were no public security, procuratorial and judicial organs, they would have been able to drive the Commissioner of Taxation out of Hezhong Prefecture in just one year.
However, Han Jiang was not joking. He really wanted to attribute all the credit to the New Deal. Just imagine, if the public security, procuratorial and judicial departments could still promote fiscal growth, then the New Deal would really have no need to exist.
However, Han Jiang knew the specific reason. The real credit went to the public security, procuratorial and judicial departments, so he had to discuss this with Zhang Fei.
Royal Court.
"Han Sishi is back."
Seeing Han Jiang, Zhang Fei immediately felt quite regretful and said, "It's a pity that Han Sishi missed such a great show!"
Han Jiang glanced at him and said, "Don't be so insinuating here, kid. I am just avoiding you on purpose. I came here mainly to inspect the disarmament, not to get involved in your muddy water. I have been fooled once, isn't that enough?"
The last time he voluntarily declared exemption from military service tax in the capital, he was terrified and unable to sleep at night. The situation at that time was much more dangerous than that in Hezhong Prefecture. Even siege vehicles were dispatched at that time. It was precisely because of that incident that the officials of Hezhong Prefecture were directly frightened and dared not act rashly. Moreover, the lawsuit in the capital later turned into a purge of the bureaucracy. Many officials were directly exiled at that time. Han Jiang definitely did not want to experience it again.
He calculated that the time was almost up, so he hurried off on a business trip.
"Han Temple matters are serious."
Zhang Fei smiled awkwardly and cursed in his heart, this old fox. He then asked, "Did Han Sishi come here just to inspect the disarmament?"
"certainly!"
As soon as the words came out, Han Jiang suddenly reacted, looking a little embarrassed. He glanced at Zhang Fei and saw that the boy's eyes were full of smiles. He knew that he couldn't hide it from him, so he simply said, "Besides that, there is one more thing."
Zhang Fei remained silent, waiting for the answer.
Han Jiang coughed, "Why aren't you talking?"
Seeing that he was still shy, Zhang Fei simply said directly: "Based on the current financial situation, it is impossible for Jingdong East Road to win the Hezhong Prefecture."
Han Jiang said unhappily, "The fiscal revenue of Hezhong Prefecture has increased by a full two million guan, which is more than the Qingmiao money of Jingdong East Road. How can we win?"
Zhang Fei said: "But I think that the credit should be attributed to Wang Xueshi's new policies. Although our public security, procuratorial and judicial organs have found many defects in the system, it is because of Wang Xueshi's proper policy adjustments that the corruption has been turned into magic, resulting in rapid growth in finances."
"You are still kind-hearted."
Han Jiang nodded approvingly. He had to admit that although this guy was a bit hateful, he was always able to help Wang Anshi at critical moments and often played a decisive role. He then asked, "Then how are you going to report to Sima Junshi?"
Zhang Fei said: "Of course I will report truthfully to Sima Xueshi. In terms of governing according to the law, our public security, procuratorial and judicial organs have done a very good job and are deeply supported by the people. In addition, the public security in Hezhong Prefecture is getting better and better. But they are fighting for finances, right? Of course, the credit in this regard should go mainly to the Transportation Department."
Han Jiang nodded.
Zhang Fei sighed and said, "In fact, the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs and the new policy are complementary.
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I don’t know why they just can’t get along.”
Han Jiang also felt the same way. In fact, he did not oppose Sima Guang's policy. It was just that Fan Zhongyan and others had already proved that that path was not feasible. Wang Anshi proposed the political concept of financial management. He now agreed more with Wang Anshi's concept and could not help but sigh: "This person is in the court and has no choice!"
After receiving Zhang Fei's affirmative answer, Han Jiang left. As soon as he left, Xu Zhiqian came into the room and asked, "Han Sishi, are you here to steal the credit?"
Zhang Fei nodded.
Xu Zhiqian pursed her lips and said, "Can't we each take half of the credit?"
Zhang Fei glanced at her, shook his head and smiled, "Of course not. The New Deal cannot afford to lose this battle. Once the credit is taken away by the public security, procuratorate and courts, the New Deal may face bankruptcy."
Xu Zhiqian asked: "Can the public security, procuratorate and courts afford to lose?"
Zhang Fei said: "So we have to find a way to convince Mr. Wang to support our public security, procuratorial and judicial organs."
Xu Zhiqian looked at Zhang Fei in surprise.
Zhang Fei stood up and made room for him. "It's about time. We need to write a letter to Scholar Wang and Scholar Sima respectively."
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