Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 403

Chapter 403

This is really a person sitting at home, and the pot comes from the sky.

Faced with Sima Guang's straightforward questioning, Zhang Fei was an idiot, he really didn't know where the old man got his confidence.

After a while, he said extremely aggrieved: "Scholar Sima, not to mention that I didn't make that police station, even if it has something to do with me, then you can't blame me!"

Sima Guang was already dizzy from Wang Anshi's anger, and he just wanted to find someone to yell at, Wen Yanbo and the others, wouldn't that be a pair of yelling, and he said stiffly: "This newspaper is published by your bookstore, don't tell me , you didn’t know it beforehand?”

Zhang Fei spread his hands and said, "So what if I knew in advance?"

Sima Guang blew his beard and stared, "Won't you try to persuade him?"

"I still hope that Bachelor Sima will advise me, how should I persuade?" Zhang Fei immediately asked for advice humbly.

"If I knew, I would still use you!"

In the middle of speaking, Sima Guang sighed angrily: "That's right, if you can persuade him, then you won't be Wang Jiefu."

"Scholar Sima, please sit down."

"Ugh."

Sima Guang sighed again, and then sat down.

Zhang Fei poured him another cup of tea, "Scholar Sima, please drink tea."

Sima Guang took it and poured it into his mouth. Since morning till now, he really didn't drink a glass of water.

Seeing that he was drinking in a hurry, Zhang Fei poured another glass for him.

Sima Guang wanted to pour it into his mouth again, but the teacup was already on his lips. He suddenly glanced at Zhang Fei, took a sip, and put down the teacup, "Sit down."

Zhang Fei put down the teapot and sat down.

Sima Guang asked calmly, "What do you think?"

Zhang Fei remained silent.

Sima Guang looked at him sharply, "What? You support this recruitment law?"

Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"You are usually very insightful." Sima Guang looked at Zhang Fei suspiciously.

Zhang Fei said: "Actually, I think the most beneficial situation for the people is to completely abolish corvee. If there is no tax increase, if the imperial court needs to be strong, it can only spend money to hire people. After all, the people have already paid their taxes."

Sima Guang nodded again and again, "That's right! It should be so."

Zhang Fei said: "However, the tribulation of redundancy has taken up most of the government's finances. Where can we get the money? But if the right medicine is to be prescribed, we must streamline the bureaucracy. During the Qingli period, Fan Gong wanted to do this, but what happened?"

Sima Guang was silent for a while, and slapped the table heavily with one hand.

Zhang Fei added: "It is precisely because the main problem has not been resolved, so no matter how this law is changed, various problems will arise. The reason is very simple, the court has no money, but this matter has to be done by people, so it can only be done by the people. Free service."

Sima Guang said: "His recruiting method is to collect all the money from the people first, and then hire the people to serve. What's the point of this? Is he saying that the people don't pay and the country uses it?"

"no!"

Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "But what can we do? The financial problem cannot be solved, and the situation of exploiting the people is bound to increase day by day. Even if Wang Xueshi is prevented from reforming the law, this situation may not be better than enforcing the recruitment law.

Unless Bachelor Sima can assure the officials that he can solve the three redundant problems in one fell swoop, then I am willing to lead the way for Bachelor Sima and do my best. "

Sima Guang was silent.

After all, this method of recruiting labor only allows government households to pay such a small amount of money every year. If the number of officials is reduced, it will directly cut off the livelihood of the family.

Wang Anshi was so fierce that he didn't dare to do it, so what could Sima Guang do?

Before coming, Sima Guang was angry, but after chatting with Zhang Fei, he felt depressed.

His idea of ​​throttling is to streamline officials and reduce taxes, but he also knows that he can't do it now.

The problem seems to be unsolvable.

Zhang Fei glanced at him, "If you really want to stop the bad government, you can only protect the people. Otherwise, the recruitment law may hurt the people, but the labor law will definitely hurt the people."

Sima Guang said: "The law of the rule of law?"

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "It also includes judicial reform. On the one hand, the government is responsible for collecting taxes, but on the other hand, it is responsible for judiciary. Will he convict himself?

If Scholar Sima really wanted to serve the people, he should give action support and use the judiciary to defend the rights and interests of the people, instead of indulging in verbal battles with Scholar Wang, which is meaningless. "

This is really a word that awakened the dreamer, Sima Guang opened his eyes, yes, yes, although this official adopted Wang Jiefu's suggestion, he also entrusted judicial reform to me, didn't they just hope that I would use the judiciary to check and balance Wang Jiefu?I was so confused that I forgot such an important thing.

But thinking about it, he became depressed again, "This judicial reform is a matter of great importance, and it must be done gradually, so it is not appropriate to act too hastily, but Wang Jiefu is following one law after another. How can this keep up?"

All martial arts in the world are fast, and Wang Anshi is too fast.

Sima Guang couldn't even see the tail lights.

Zhang Fei said with a chuckle: "No hurry, no hurry, Xueshi Wang has just promulgated it, and there is still some time before it will be implemented. I think there is still plenty of time."

"With Wang Jiefu's temperament, he won't leave too much time for this old man."

Thinking of this, Sima Guang couldn't sit still, "Okay, okay, I'll go first."

Just hurried to the door.

"I will send Bachelor Sima."

After sending it to the door, Zhang Fei said again: "Scholar Sima, do you want me to send you a carriage to take you back?"

"no need!"

Sima Guang waved his hand, "I'm not in a hurry for this moment."

In this warm spring, he doesn't like to ride in a carriage.

If nothing unexpected happened, the old man should have gone to find Fu Bi.Zhang Fei smiled, and just as he turned around, he suddenly saw a sneaky figure hiding in the corner of the wall.

It's not who Wang Anshi is.

Zhang Fei couldn't laugh or cry, were the two old men playing hide and seek?

Welcome Wang Anshi into the hall.

Wang Anshi laughed and asked, "Is the old man Sima here to complain to you, or to ask you for countermeasures, or to vent his anger on you?"

Zhang Fei was immediately happy, "All hits."

Wang Anshi laughed, and asked again: "Then how did you respond to him?"

Zhang Fei said: "I suggest that Bachelor Sima quickly complete the judicial reform to check and balance Bachelor Wang."

"As I expected."

Wang Anshi said triumphantly.

Zhang Fei wondered, "Scholar Wang doesn't seem to be worried at all."

Wang Anshi smiled and said, "I, Wang Anshi, am upright and upright. I am afraid that no one will be afraid of the judiciary."

Zhang Fei nodded with a smile, but he knew in his heart that Wang Anshi was not afraid, not because the judiciary really had no obstacles to him, but because he was sure that the law of the rule of law would not succeed.

If those people are willing to accept the law of the rule of law, they are more willing to accept his New Deal.

"Then I don't know what order Wang Xueshi came here for?" Zhang Fei asked curiously again.

He had talked with Wang Anshi before, and he didn't have any good advice on the recruitment law.

Wang Anshi laughed and said, "I heard that you bought a big house recently."

Zhang Fei's expression changed, and he quickly explained: "It can be bought with a loan."

"It must be very short of money, right?"

"Is there any shortage?"

Zhang Fei cried: "Scholar Wang doesn't know something, but this house took out all the purses of the six members of my family!"

Wang Anshi was surprised and said, "There are six people in your family?"

The corners of Zhang Fei's mouth twitched, "My two wives, my father-in-law and elder brother and sister-in-law over there, isn't that exactly six?"

Who do you look down on? In a few years, my family will have more people than you.

How could Wang Anshi believe that you are crying poor in front of me?But he didn't point it out, instead he followed Zhang Fei's words and said, "That's just right, I'm here to give you money."

Zhang Fei said pleasantly: "Send money? Could it be that you want to sue me?"

Wang Anshi said: "Does your firm make money from litigation?"

"Eh, I can earn some money."

"The most important thing is to earn money?"

"Tax calculation."

Zhang Fei said with a sneer.

Wang Anshi said: "You should be clear that my service recruitment law is to reclassify the ranks of the people, so as to stipulate the exemption tax they have to pay."

Zhang Fei nodded, as if he had already guessed the purpose of Wang Anshi looking for him.

Wang Anshi said: "You can provide services in this area. If the division of the government is unfair, the common people can appeal through your firm."

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Wang Xueshi didn't send me money, he wanted me to be the supervisor!"

Wang Anshi said with a smile: "When you collected the license plate fee, I was always watching. The establishment of the Legal Aid Department is very important, which can prevent people from taking the opportunity to make trouble."

Zhang Fei said: "But I can only help Xueshi Wang keep an eye on this Kaifeng mansion, what about other places?"

Wang Anshi sighed with emotion, "Well, everything is difficult at the beginning. If you follow the law, there will be no disasters. If something happens in other places, it is not a problem with the law, but a problem with people."

It can be seen that he is very clear in his heart that in order to govern the country, he must first govern the officials, and he skipped this step. He also knew that this was a hidden danger, but he had no choice. ability to help him.

Zhang Fei nodded: "Scholar Wang, don't worry, this matter is on me."

Wang Anshi smiled and said, "If you have any trouble, you can come to me directly."

Zhang Fei laughed and said, "If I can't handle this trivial matter, then I'm not worthy of Xueshi Wang's visit in person. Xueshi Wang should save a little effort and deal with his own troubles. Ha ha."

"You stinky boy."

Wang Anshi scolded with a smile, but his trust in Zhang Fei increased.

Although he suffered a few big losses from Zhang Fei in the newspapers, Zhang Fei never refused his request on key issues.

After Wang Anshi left, Xu Zhiqian and Gao Wenyin walked out immediately.

"Zhang San, you are really capable. Uncle Wang and Uncle Sima came to look for you immediately after this accident."

Xu Zhiqian looked at Zhang Fei in disbelief.

Zhang Fei smiled wryly, "Who wouldn't want to use this free labor."

"You work for free, but there are many people rushing to do it." Xu Zhiqian pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "But they are fighting fiercely in the court, how can you help both sides at the same time."

"Hey, what my brother is best at is being able to use both sides!"

While speaking, Zhang Fei quietly stretched out two big hands, and hugged the two daughters in his arms, causing the two daughters to be angry for a while.

(End of this chapter)