To be honest, Zhang Fei spent more time in the capital than in Hezhong Prefecture. He was also the first person to propose the concept of the law of law in the capital, but the people of the capital did not have such feelings towards Zhang Fei.
This is all determined by interests.
Although the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs have brought many benefits to the people of Beijing, they cannot pull them out of the dire straits in a short period of time.
The people of the capital city saw Zhang Fei grow from a small prosecutor to a court president and prosecutor. In the minds of many people, Zhang Fei was more fighting for his personal future.
But for the people of Hezhong Prefecture, Zhang Fei is their chief judge, because Zhang Fei's arrival completely changed their lives and pulled them out of dire straits. This position cannot be replaced by anyone, even if Su Che performs very well.
In response to the villagers' calls, Zhang Fei came to the door very friendly and wanted to talk to them about how they have been living in recent years.
But the villagers were full of gossip.
Mr. President, why don’t you grow a beard?
Mr. President, isn't your wife here?
Grand President, I heard that you didn’t get promoted after returning to Beijing, is that true?
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Grand Judge, did you write the interim law?
Even though Zhang Fei was eloquent, he didn't know how to answer these questions.
But he was very happy in his heart.
This proved that everyone was living a good life because no one came to him to complain.
In fact, how could it not be hard? After all, what Zhang Fei brought to Hezhong Prefecture was clean administration, rather than improving productivity and increasing wealth in a real sense. However, compared with the past, the people of Hezhong Prefecture were already very satisfied with the current situation.
From an ancient perspective, this was an unparalleled era of peace and prosperity.
It was not until noon that Zhang Fei returned to the house. Cai Bian had already asked someone to prepare a lunch banquet to welcome Zhang Fei. Su Che of course stayed to keep him company, but mainly because his conversation with Zhang Fei had not yet ended.
"I heard that the Legislative Council stipulates that the amount of tax currency issued cannot exceed the court's copper and silk reserves." Su Che suddenly asked Zhang Fei.
Cai Bian glanced at Su Zhe and thought to himself, Prosecutor Su is really persistent!
Although the smuggling of salt saved the government's life last time, Su Che thought that this was a lesson and that it should not continue like this.
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Chief Prosecutor Su, you mean the salt notes, right?"
Su Che nodded and said, "There is no law currently regulating the amount of salt notes that can be issued. It is all decided by the government and the salt collectors. However, facts have proven that they are likely to be in collusion with each other."
Zhang Fei said: "It won't be long before the tax currency will break the constraints of the Legislative Council. It will be decided by the three departments and the Jieku Shop. Before I came, the three Jieku Shops had just borrowed one million strings of cash from the three departments in order to meet the needs of the people."
Cai Bian was surprised and asked, "Jie Ku Pu borrowed one million strings of cash from the three officials?"
Zhang Fei nodded.
Su Che was even more amazed, "Didn't the Legislative Council take any action?"
Zhang Fei said: "The Jiekupu has collateral."
Su Zhe frowned and said, "But if we continue to send it out like this, won't there be any problems?"
"If we send too much, there will definitely be problems." Zhang Fei said.
Su Che waited quietly for the next step.
Zhang Fei explained, "But now the financial requirements of the court are to save unnecessary losses and stimulate wealth growth, so as to make the country and the people rich. Facts have proved that paper money can benefit the people and the court. You should have felt this."
Cai Bian nodded.
He actually supported this policy, but Su Che always had deep doubts about it and thought that it should be stopped while the going was good.
Zhang Fei said to Su Zhe again: "Of course, Chief Prosecutor Su is right to worry about it, there is no problem. So this is not complicated, it's just two choices, do you want to get more, or do you want to live a more stable life."
Su Che said: "Isn't the latter a better choice? Paper money only solves the loss in the transaction process and makes it easier to find corrupt officials, but it does not really increase wealth."
Zhang Fei said: "In the past, ordinary people could only raise two or three chickens at home, but now they have more than enough, so they can raise four or five chickens, seven or eight chickens. Does this count as an increase in wealth?"
Su Che said: "This is just insignificant."
Zhang Fei said: "In a few years, there may be dozens or even hundreds of them. Merchants and landlords can use money to make money, and ordinary people can also use money, but the premise is that they have something left over."
"Is there anything left?"
Cai Bian thought about it carefully, nodded and said, "Teacher is right. In the market outside, many people are slowly becoming richer in this way."
Su Che was also deep in thought and silent.
Zhang Fei said: "Anyway, the current policy of the court is to make the country rich and the people rich. This is not a bad idea. We should not deny this idea, but should give it effort and support.
If we do not choose this path, then the next choice will definitely not be what Prosecutor General Su believes, which will definitely be a rich country but poor people.
Just like every dynasty.”
Su Zhe opened his eyes when he heard this, and then he pondered for a long time. Suddenly, he felt enlightened, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "You are right. Even if I don't do this, it will never be what I think it is."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Believe in salt money, recognize salt money, and work hard to make it better, because salt money can indeed make the country and the people better. Without salt money, it will only not get worse, not that it will not get worse."
Su Che laughed and said, "The Grand Judge is still so good at persuading others."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "It's not that I'm good at persuading others, but I know that governing a country is like sailing against the current. If you don't move forward, you will fall behind. From the beginning to the end, there is a cliff behind us."
Su Che nodded slightly and asked, "What position do the public security, procuratorate and courts occupy in this?"
Zhang Fei hesitated for a moment, "I think the most accurate answer is everything that Chief Prosecutor Su has done in the past few years."
Su Zhe was stunned for a moment before he reacted. He bowed and said, "I am ashamed! Su Zhe is unworthy of this title."
Not long after lunch, Su Che said goodbye. As soon as he left, Yuan Jiang and Cai Yanqing arrived here, and Cai Bian also left very tactfully.
Like Su Zhe, they also had all kinds of complaints when they saw Zhang Fei.
"I never thought that I would miss you so much after you left. Su Ziyu's stupid brain really pissed me off."
There is no harm without comparison.
Yuan Jiang originally thought that the cooperation with Zhang Fei was a good start, but he had no idea that it would be the peak of the cooperation and he and Su Zhe had nothing in common.
Since then, there has been no very sophisticated policy.
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "If you two get along well with Chief Prosecutor Su and discuss everything together, believe me, Hezhong Prefecture will definitely be worse than it is now. It's like if someone is chasing you with a knife, you will definitely run faster than usual."
Cai Yanqing stroked his beard and smiled, "The Grand Court President is still so humorous."
Yuan Jiang sighed: "But it's even more tiring!"
Zhang Fei said: "But seeing the people living and working in peace and contentment, I don't feel tired no matter how tired I am!"
"We are not as noble as you say." Yuan Jiang waved his hand modestly, but then added: "But this seems to be coming to an end. After the rapid growth in the past few years, tax revenue only increased by 10% last year."
It is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality!
In the past few years, Hezhong Prefecture's finances were the leading ones, with growth doubling in the first two years, but this was all due to the clean administration and the tax commissioner, rather than a breakthrough in bottlenecks.
Now that all the elites in the Taxation Department have left, it proves that not many people dare to evade taxes. At this time, fiscal growth is slow and basically saturated.
Yuan Jiang and the others felt very disappointed.
Zhang Fei said: "Coal and iron."
Yuan Jiang was surprised and asked, "What do you mean?"
Zhang Fei said: "With the development of industry and commerce, the demand for coal and iron will increase day by day. As far as I know, our Hezhong Prefecture and Jingzhao Prefecture are both rich in coal and iron. As long as we can find a way to quickly mine and then develop smelting technology, the finances here will soon break through the bottleneck and move to a higher level."
Cai Yanqing frowned and said, "But how easy is this?"
Issuing salt notes and salt bonds can bring in a lot of financial resources, but it will take a long time to get coal and iron.
Zhang Fei said: "We don't need to rack our brains for this. Merchants will find a way. If they want to make more money, they must develop technology in this area. The government can introduce policies to regulate local coal and iron and cooperate with merchants in mining."
In fact, the Song Dynasty had a huge demand for coal. Previously, heating in the capital basically relied on coal. Now that industry and commerce are developing, coupled with the development of firearms, this is an extremely promising industry. Hezhong Prefecture happens to be rich in coal and iron. Seizing this point is equivalent to seizing the future.
This is also the purpose of Zhang Fei's coming here. He is not here to inspect the public security, procuratorate and courts in Hezhong Prefecture.
The next day.
Zhang Fei slept in for a long time before getting up. It was not because he was tired from the long journey, but because he felt at home here and slept very soundly.
After washing up, he took Long Wu to Big Dog's tavern.
"Good morning, President!"
"Good morning, President!"
"Good morning! Good morning, fellow villagers."
It took him a quarter of an hour to walk just a few steps. The merchants and shop assistants here greeted Zhang Fei very enthusiastically.
Today it has become the financial center of Hezhong Prefecture.
In fact, at first, people just came here to sign contracts. Over time, wealthy businessmen settled here to negotiate cooperation with other businessmen. After all, all the bookstores were built here.
Here, there are complete supporting measures.
"Grand Judge, you are here."
The big dog came out and said excitedly.
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, "I was thinking about the delicious food in your restaurant as soon as I came here."
"It is an honor for our store, Mr. President. Please come in quickly."
Big Dog immediately welcomed Zhang Fei into the store.
After entering the private room, Zhang Fei joked, "Big Dog, have you been very bored in recent years?"
Big Dog said awkwardly, "That's true. Many people have been transferred away. It's really a bit boring."
"It's going to be lively soon."
Zhang Fei asked in a low voice: "Have they all settled down?"
Da Gou said, "Please rest assured, President. Everything has been arranged. The workshops are all ready. With a little modification, they can be used for production. The craftsmen have already started production."
Zhang Fei nodded. "This matter requires your full effort. As for the matter of the Taxation Department, don't worry about it for now."
The big dog nodded and said, "I understand."
Just at this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps was heard.
“Third brother!”
Zhang Fei looked up and immediately stood up, "Master Fan!"
After not seeing him for many years, Fan Zheng looks more mature and dresses more simply, but he is still so young.
"I know you're coming, but I don't know when you're coming. I'm really worried."
Fan Zheng's calm face rarely showed excitement.
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Same, same. If you are not in the capital, I will not bother to go to the Baifan Building."
Fan Zheng was stunned for a moment, and said, "Then we still need to go more often."
Zhang Fei laughed, "Do you still care about this little money now?"
Fan Zheng suddenly said with emotion, "To be honest, before I met you, I just wanted to keep the family business and make a little more money. After coming to Hezhong Prefecture, I was really surprised to find that I could make so much money. It wasn't until I went to Xizhou last year that I realized that there are always people who are better than you. The money Uncle Ma makes is really jaw-dropping."
"There's nothing we can do about it. All Ma people are like this."
Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "I hope this doesn't make you lose the motivation to make money?"
"It has long been lost."
Fan Zheng said: "Nowadays, making money doesn't excite me. I just feel the heavy responsibility because I control the wealth of the government and most of the wealthy businessmen. I live on thin ice every day."
Zhang Fei said: "Isn't it also a wonderful feeling?"
Fan Zheng was stunned for a moment, then said shyly: "I really can't hide anything from Third Brother. I do feel an indescribable sense of satisfaction."
"that power."
Zhang Fei smiled.
Fan Zheng was so scared that he looked around and said, "Third brother, please don't say anything nonsense."
Zhang Fei laughed and held out his hand again, saying, "Sit down, sit down, let's sit down and talk."
"Third brother, please."
"please."
After sitting down, Zhang Fei said again: "I came here this time because I know you may have lost your ambition, so I found something exciting for you to do."
Fan Zheng asked, "What's the matter?"
Zhang Fei said: "I need you to help me purchase coal and iron, and then deliver it to the designated place. Someone will contact you then?"
Fan Zheng said: "But is it the dog brother in this store?"
Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, "Have I ever mentioned this to you?"
Fan Zheng said: "My Baifan Building is right next to us, it's big and magnificent, but Third Brother insisted on coming here."
Zhang Fei laughed and said, "It seems that you have really matured a lot!"
After a pause, he saw that Fan Zheng did not ask any more questions, so he said, "You have already guessed it."
Fan Zheng nodded.
They need coal and iron, and they keep it so secretive, so it must be the production of weapons. The secret mass production of weapons means they are going to fight a war.
Zhang Fei said: "But you still don't understand why I said that it would bring you some excitement."
Fan Zheng nodded again.
I'm just buying some coal and iron for you. Although this is a bit sensitive, it's not exciting at all!
Zhang Fei said: "Because I hope you will become the next Three Officials Envoy."
Fan Zheng was startled. "Three officials?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "I'm not kidding. After this reform, you are actually doing the job of the Three Envoys now. You need to control the overall situation through the flow of wealth and discover risks first. However, managing wealth well in a peaceful and prosperous era is not a big deal. Only in times of war, if you can still do this, then you have real skills."
Is this exciting?
This is simply a fantasy story.
"How can I become a Three-Division Envoy?"
Fan Zheng asked in a trembling voice.
Zhang Fei said: "Nothing is impossible. Whoever controls Jiekupu in the future will become the next Sansishi. This is an inevitable trend. Therefore, you have to look at the business of Jiekupu with a longer-term perspective and set higher goals for yourself."
Fan Zheng still found it incredible. "But the court has its own system. I am a businessman. Even if I want to enter the government, I have to climb up step by step. How can I suddenly become a Sansi Envoy?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "The system has been changed. In the future, the three envoys will be directly appointed by the government. I will convince the government to select people directly from the Jieku Shop. This is actually not difficult, because the civil and military officials in the court do not understand this."
Fan Zheng saw that Zhang Fei was not joking.
this..
This really opened a window of hope for Fan Zheng. He had never thought that he could become an official, and even an official of the Three Departments.
To be honest, Fan Zheng was indeed a little confused before and didn't know what to do next.
make money?
He was numb from making so much money, and the accounts he handled were worth at least tens of thousands of taels.
What's the meaning?
All of a sudden, it went straight into the sky.
For Zhang Fei, his plan is to develop industry and commerce, but if businessmen cannot enter the court and control power, industry and commerce will never develop.
When it comes to Fan Zheng, it has basically reached the top.
However, in ancient society, it was simply impossible to allow businessmen to enter decision-making bodies.
However, Xue Xiang's series of actions gave Zhang Fei hope.
Nowadays, Jiekupu and the Three Departments are inseparable, and they play the game of pure currency. If Lu Gong were to be in charge of the Three Departments again, he would no longer have the ability to do so. From this point of view, the elites of Jiekupu are the most suitable candidates for the Three Departments.
For the emperor, the power of merchants can also help him check and balance the literati.
Zhang Fei planned to use this approach to allow businessmen to enter decision-making bodies.
Fan Zheng is the stepping stone that Zhang Fei prepared for the Song Dynasty.
Soon, Fan Zheng realized that Zhang Fei was really well prepared, and he wanted him to do more than just secretly buy coal and iron.
At the same time, there was partial financial supply to the front line, as well as secret stockpiling of food.
This is actually the job of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Because this plan had to be kept secret from the Council of State, it certainly couldn't take the conventional route. Otherwise, the ministers in the court would soon know about it. So they had to find another way, and Jiekupu was the best choice.
This really made Fan Zheng excited and expectant.
Those who cause trouble on the front line are businessmen, and those who provide money behind the scenes are also businessmen. Isn’t this a war of businessmen?
After arranging these things, Zhang Fei set off back to Beijing.
Zhang Fei, who was eager to return home, traveled day and night and rode at full speed. Soon, he returned to the capital.
"You are finally back."
As soon as I got home, Xu Zhiqian came to greet me quickly.
Zhang Fei was still in shock, "What happened?"
Xu Zhiqian said, "Something happened in the Jianghuai region. At the beginning of this year, the tax commissioner conducted a tax inspection in the area, resulting in the death and injury of more than 30 scholars and officials, as well as more than 100 lives."
Zhang Fei was shocked and said, "They are playing such a big game? They must have heard of the bad reputation of the Tax Commissioner, right?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "This is different. For example, in the capital area, they first knew the tax commissioner because of the exemption tax, and then they gradually standardized the tax laws, and then the warehouse tax. The same is true for Jingdong East Road, but the Jianghuai area is different. They have to accept all tax laws within a year.
Especially the warehouse tax. There were indeed many people who wanted to evade the warehouse tax. As a result, they were discovered by the tax commissioner. Some elderly scholars and officials could not accept it for a while and died of vomiting blood in the imperial court.
There were also some scholars who tried to stop the tax police, but were pushed away by the tax police and fell to their deaths. There were countless cases like this.
The court is now very dissatisfied with the violent behavior against the tax commissioner, and this matter has caused a great uproar in the city. Even the chief judge and Mr. Fu do not support the tax commissioner's behavior, and even my father dare not say a word. "
Just at this moment, someone suddenly came from the palace and summoned Zhang Fei to enter the palace immediately.
After returning home, Zhang Fei rushed to the palace before even sitting down.
When he met Zhao Xu, Zhang Fei first reported the results of the trip, including how he frightened Zhong Yan and others.
"You are so good."
Zhao Xu laughed when he heard this, and nodded with satisfaction, saying, "In this way, I think they will not dare to scheme against each other for the time being."
Zhang Fei said: "However, things may develop faster than we expected. The reason why I am in a hurry to leave Xizhou is because the border of Xixia is gradually out of control. I believe that fighting will soon break out. I am afraid that if I continue to stay there, people will be suspicious."
Zhao Xu nodded and said, "But no one in the court knows about this. If you
The help a prosecutor can give me is very limited, and I intend to appoint you as the chief judge immediately."
Zhang Fei was stunned. "Immediately?"
Zhao Xu nodded, "Do you know what happened in Jiangnan?"
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Madam mentioned it to me just now."
Zhao Xu said: "Since this involves many scholars and officials, the ministers in the court are almost standing opposite the tax commissioner, and it is not easy for me to step in. I need you to calm this storm."
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "I understand."
After coming out of the palace, Li Bao was already waiting in the carriage.
"Didn't you say that the people in Hezhong Prefecture are all elites and wouldn't be as violent as the Jingdong East Road Taxation Bureau? Why is there such a big fuss?"
"This is really unfair!"
Li Bao looked aggrieved.
Zhang Fei asked: "What's going on?"
Li Bao said: "It is because those scholars and officials are relying on their age and frailty to pester the tax police. Moreover, the landlords in the south of the Yangtze River are also very cunning. They let some old scholars, women and children stand in front of them. Every push will kill one. No matter how gentle the tax police in Hezhong Prefecture are, they can't control themselves.
At that time, the tax police had only one choice: either withdraw or send them to hell."
Zhang Fei asked, "Those tax police didn't violate any rules, did they?"
Li Bao hesitated for a moment and said, "In terms of law enforcement, there were no violations, but we fell into traps a few times. The other party deliberately made things mysterious and set up a maze to confuse the tax police. However, during the trial, the imperial court also ruled that the tax commissioner lost the case.
They just want to use this to separate the Commissioner of Taxation from the public security, procuratorate and courts. On the one hand, they praise the public security, procuratorate and courts for enforcing the law impartially, but on the other hand, they attack the Commissioner of Taxation and frame him.
This led to the loss of life, and the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs were in a dilemma. Many court presidents and prosecutors felt that the tax commissioner was too much and bullied the elderly, women and children. Therefore, this matter was brought to the capital. "
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