Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 547 Taking Interest in the Law ([-])

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"Retire!"

After saying that, Zhang Fei got up and left, as chic as ever.

And this time the sentence was pronounced cleanly and neatly, without any hesitation.

There are some things that cannot be taken seriously, but once they are taken seriously, they will be found to be so simple.

Another key point is that when Su Zhe talked about the Minister's House, the officials began to lie down directly, unwilling to struggle too much, and sentenced them as you like.

Because the government's argument is one point, financial difficulties.

And it is true.

But the expenditure of the military treasury on the legation makes this argument untenable.

If the fight continues, it will only embarrass them even more, and at the same time involve more people.

After all, it is still limited to the Transshipment Department and does not target any officials.

What was different from the past was that when Zhang Fei got up, those officials also got up immediately, and they walked faster than Zhang Fei, and they were very silent. Everyone had a gloomy face and walked out without saying a word.

Feeling the pressure, Chen Qi and Wang Shen sighed secretly, thinking in their hearts, can they still hang out in this officialdom in the future!

Su Zhe just packed up the papers silently, because he knew that this was not the end, this war was just beginning.

Interestingly, the soldiers watching the trial in front of the door were also very quiet, but they did not leave in a hurry, but stood where they were, thoughtful.

"Chairman Zhang!"

Xu Zhiqian was holding a stack of papers, quickly caught up with Zhang Fei, and asked, "Do you think they will judge based on obedience?"

The corner of Zhang Fei's mouth raised, "It will definitely! And very quickly, it will definitely break your perception of the efficiency of the government."

Xu Zhiqian pursed her lower lip, and said, "That's just to make more soldiers come to complain."

Zhang Fei nodded, "Those soldiers will definitely continue to wait and see to see if the government will implement the judgment. If they do, they will definitely come to sue, and this is exactly what the officials expect. At this moment, we It's the same purpose as them."

Xu Zhiqian nodded slightly, and hurriedly said: "I didn't know that the Procuratorate would start with the Minister's Office, so I didn't prepare a copy in this regard."

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Today's protagonist is the Procuratorate, we just need to listen to it, and we don't need to work too hard. But then again, how much do you know about the Minister's Office?"

Xu Zhiqian said: "About the Ministerial Academy, Bachelor Sima did not provide us with relevant documents, but I have heard my father mention it before. I remember that there was a county magistrate who couldn't even pay for his mother's burial, and in the end it was the Minister's Office who paid for it."

As she said that, she turned her head to look at Zhang Fei again, "What? You want to get the idea of ​​the Legation?"

Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "No! I was just figuring out how much money the embassy owes me, but I haven't used a penny!"

Xu Zhiqian immediately rolled her eyes.

Zhang Fei laughed and said, "Why is everyone looking for justice and crying for justice? It's because things are rare and expensive! Many things make people angry, but this is an inevitable result and cannot be stopped , as long as you don't overdo it.

Judging from Manager Tang's attitude, it wasn't too much at the moment, otherwise, they couldn't have ignored this flaw. "

Xu Zhiqian hummed: "Isn't it too much to use a thousand guan to practice?"

Zhang Fei said: "If there is no such welfare, who would be willing to run around for the sake of the official family, exposed to the sun and rain, this account, the official family is more clear than us. But after this case is over, they should also restrain themselves for the time being , unless they drive us away."

When he was talking, Cai Jing suddenly chased after him, "Teacher! Please see me as a vice envoy."

Xu Zhiqian frowned and said, "Why is Vice Envoy Zhong so anxious to see you?"

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "He is on the same boat as me now, I have hidden dangers, and he is the most anxious."

So he turned back to the vestibule.

"Deputy envoy Zhong is eager to see me, what advice can I give?"

"Where! Where!"

Chong Er clasped his fists in a salute, and immediately said: "Chong came here this time mainly to remind Judge Zhang that this judgment may lead to catastrophe."

Zhang Fei asked: "How do you say that?"

Zhong Er said: "I am quite familiar with the situation in the military camp. The money spent by the Ministerial Institute is just a drop in the bucket compared to the military expenditure of the entire Northwest.

The real situation is that the finances are insufficient, so that those officials racked their brains to make up for the lack of finances.

In other words, phenomena like Chen Guang's were actually common, especially in Xiangbing barracks, where the vast majority of soldiers needed to make a living on their own, and they couldn't just rely on the meager salary to make a living. "

Zhang Fei sighed and said, "I'm not going to hide anything from the deputy envoy, but I know a little bit about this."

Zhong Er was stunned for a moment, "Since Chief Judge Zhang knew about it, why did he make such a sentence?"

Zhang Fei smiled wryly and said: "Because I have no right to interfere with the procuratorate. This case was initiated by the procuratorate. I also discussed with the procuratorate beforehand. It was the transshipment department that refused to settle. But the procuratorate has provided sufficient evidence, so I can only The trial was held, and Deputy Envoy Zhong also saw the process, so I have no choice but to judge this way."

"That's what happened."

Zhong Er frowned, and said: "But it may also be a trap. If they incite the soldiers to come to sue, what will Judge Zhang do then?"

Zhang Fei said: "If everything is like today and the evidence is conclusive, I can only deal with it fairly."

Zhong Er was surprised: "Isn't President Zhang afraid of being blamed by the court? After all, this will make it very difficult for the court."

He is very anxious, because at present, he is tied to the imperial court to a certain extent. If the imperial court is over, those officials may come to liquidate him.

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Thank you for your concern, but then again, if I don't sentence you like this, it will be my dereliction of duty, and I will certainly be impeached, but if I do this, it will be dereliction of duty by the prime ministers and the transfer envoys." .

Even if the imperial court wants to blame, it cannot be blamed on me. "

Zhong Er was taken aback when he heard it, and it seemed to make sense, but would the court really blame the prime minister and the transit envoy?
After those officials left the imperial court, they went directly to the lobby of the government office.

When he came to his own territory, Tang Zhongwen was not as decadent as he was in the imperial court. He became fierce and fierce, and shouted: "They are asking all our officials to declare war! What is his procuratorate? Su Zi can't help it!" He's just a fledgling, how dare he do that. Let's ignore the bullshit judgment and see what they can do."

"Don't we want to pay those soldiers enough? The imperial court raises so many soldiers and doesn't give enough money and food. The land tax on Shanxi Road is far lower than that on Shangdongnan Sixth Road. We can only try our best to make up for this deficiency.

Let us do this nasty thing, that's all, but after we are done, we will be punished. Killing a donkey is not a way of killing, even if it goes to the court, I am not afraid. "

This time they were really pissed off, and they all cursed loudly.

If the court doesn't give you enough money, what do you ask us to do? I can't treat myself badly, not just those soldiers.

Since I have been treated badly, it doesn't matter if I treat him a little better.

Wei Yingfang suddenly said: "Everyone is right, we can't go on doing such a thankless thing like this. Therefore, we must resolutely obey the judgment of the imperial court and pay full compensation to Chen Guang."

Tang Zhongwen was astonished and said, "What did Wei Tong judge say?"

Wei Yingfang just smiled.

Tang Zhongwen was stunned for a moment, and only patted his forehead, "Oh! Look, I'm so confused, right, right, I should pay the full amount, not less than a penny."

Cai Yanqing, who had been silent all this time, suddenly looked at Yuan Jiang, "What does Bachelor Yuan think?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at the two big men.

Yuan Jiang nodded and said: "I think Wei Tong's sentence is very reasonable. Let's discuss the matter. The imperial court also made a judgment according to the law. There is no fault in the judgment. Since we have to follow the law, we have to ask the court for enough military pay according to the law. The quota is set by the imperial court, and the number of soldiers to be recruited is also set by the imperial court, so the military expenditure is naturally not less than a penny."

Wei Yingfang excitedly said: "Scholar Yuan is right, you can't miss a penny."

The rest of the officials also nodded.

If we want to trace the source of this case, we must first ask the imperial court to make up all the money. If the imperial court does not give enough money, then we will ignore it.

Let the public prosecutor find the money!
Yuan Jiang said again: "But then again, we can't let others bully us."

He Chunlin asked curiously, "How did Bachelor Yuan say that?"

Yuan Jiang said: "According to the judgment of the imperial court, we have to bear all of Chen Guang's debts, but it didn't say how much we should pay, and how the dozens of interest were calculated. We must send Go talk to them personally."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was taken aback.

This..

How can you still remember this?
Wei Yingfang said shyly, "Scholar Yuan, this is just a trivial matter."

Yuan Jiang frowned and said: "This is not a trivial matter, there may be more people asking for compensation in the future, and we want to show the accounts to the imperial court to seek justice for us.

If the imperial court finds out that everyone is paying tens of thousands of interest, and it is not the imperial court that demands so much compensation, think about it, what will the imperial court think at that time? The imperial court used this to blame us, but the loss outweighed the gain! "

Everyone nodded again and again.

"Bachelor Yuan is still considerate, we really have to guard against this!"

"That Zhang San is really insidious enough, he didn't even mention the specific amount of compensation, maybe this is a trap."

"The key point is that the interest is indeed illegal. If the imperial court wants such a compensation, the imperial court will definitely blame us. At most, we can only bear the statutory interest."

"Bachelor Yuan, don't worry, I will send someone to discuss this matter, and no one will ask questions."

"There is Lao Wei who passed the sentence."

Cai Yanqing glanced at Yuan Jiang and thought, do they still want to use this case to solve the usury problem?Counting birds with one stone again?

Day two.

Only one night passed.

The imperial court first sent 45 guan pensions, [-] guan rewards, [-] guan interest money, [-] guan, and the title deed of six acres of land to the imperial court.

"Li Yasi, there is actually no need to be in such a hurry."

Zhang Fei smiled and said to Li Yongji.

Li Yongji said: "This matter is the negligence of our transshipment department, and our transshipment envoy also hopes to solve it as soon as possible."

Zhang Fei cupped his hands and said, "Then say thank you to Bachelor Yuan for me."

Li Yongji added: "As for Chen Guang's debt problem, we are also willing to bear it, but the other party's interest is obviously illegal. If this is the case, how should Judge Zhang think we should solve it?"

Zhang Fei said: "You can file an appeal, or you can invite the other party to come to the imperial court to discuss a solution."

Li Yongji nodded and said: "We understand, excuse me. Farewell!"

Zhang Fei said: "Cai Jing, send Li Yasi off for me."

"Free delivery!"

Li Yongji bowed his hands and turned to leave.

Cai Jing didn't intend to give them away either. Looking at the coins, he said, "Teacher, this looks like poison!"

"But it could also be a cure."

Zhang Fei smiled, and said again: "You go to the procuratorate and ask the procuratorate to give the money to Chen Guang. This is their credit, and we don't care about it."

(End of this chapter)