Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 577 is contradictory.
The advertisement came very smoothly, not blunt at all, well-founded, and so natural that it caught the officials present by surprise.

In just a moment, the entire courtyard was immersed in the melody of ice and fire.

Among the officials present, there were many who supported the New Deal, but there were also those who opposed it.

As soon as the advertisement came out, it seemed that everyone had put a flag on their faces, indicating that the camp was clear.

However, after a short period of anger and surprise, everyone fell into a new meditation
Because they found a very sharp contradiction.

That is, which side is this kid on?
As the president of the court, Zhang Fei is undoubtedly a representative of judicial reform, and judicial reform originated from Sima Guang, who is also a representative of opposition to the Youth Law and a leading figure of the conservative faction.

This..

Ever since, everyone asked the Beijing officials Yuan Jiang and Zheng Xie one after another.

Yuan Jiang is biased towards Wang Anshi, and Zheng Xie is a staunch conservative.

But the statements given by the two are surprisingly consistent.

That is. I don't know!
But they didn't feel any surprise in it, because Zhang Fei in the capital had not only defended the new law, won the first shot of the policeman law for Wang Anshi, but also advised Sima Guang's judicial reform and provided justice. The theoretical basis for the reform is the law of the rule of law.

If you ask me, where is he from, I really want to know too.

This made everyone depressed.

How did this kid do it.

But Zhang Fei didn't pay attention to their whispers at all, and after a short rest, he started to hear the next lawsuit.

This kind of trial speed, in ancient times, is simply called super fast.

In the past, many geniuses in the county government tried a case publicly. Generally speaking, after the pleadings were delivered to the government, they were first tried by the knife and pen officials, who wrote their own opinions, and then submitted them to the chief registry for review. The chief registry thought there was no problem. After that, it will be handed over to the county lord, who will be sentenced directly when the county lord is free.

After all, for the county lord, finances are the key.

Although law and order are also very important, the county government will not spend too much energy on public trials of such small civil cases.

In the next lawsuit, the employer sued his tenant farmer, but it was similar to Chen Liugen's case. The tenant farmer treated his mother's illness and arranged for his mother's funeral, and borrowed some money from the employer.

This is the tragedy of owner farmers and tenant farmers. They can't stand any troubles, and they have to borrow money if things go wrong.

But there is also a little difference, that is, the employer is in urgent need of money and demands the tenant to pay back the money immediately.

"Li Nianci."

"Little people are here."

The young man standing on the plaintiff's seat immediately cupped his hands.

Zhang Fei asked: "Can you tell me why you need this sum of money urgently, because judging from your family situation, you should not be short of these eleven strings of money."

Li Nianci immediately said: "Returning to the chief judge, Xiaomin is from Daming Mansion. He came here to sell salt with his father in the early years, and bought some fields in Hezhong Mansion with the profit from the salt sales. Now that my father is old, I hope Can go back to the Daming Mansion, so Xiaomin has to get rid of these debts quickly."

The merchants of the Song Dynasty were very financially minded, and they were more inclined to manage land rather than coins, because the Song Dynasty did not restrain land mergers. In the fields, rent them out to self-cultivators for cultivation, and take [-]% of the income.

When he was about to leave, he sold the field. Compared with the little deed tax, the annual harvest of the field was obviously more.

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "I see."

Li Nianci took out some deeds again, "This is the deed of the land that Xiaomin has sold in the past three months. Please have a look at it."

"Submit."

The officials and landlords on the side were all looking forward to it.

This time, you have to award the tenant farmer's land to Li Nianci. He is about to leave, so is it possible that you still need to use flying money to repay it?
Zhang Fei carefully looked at the deeds for selling the land, and asked Cai Jing and the others: "How many fields does Gu Shuiliu's family have?"

Shangguan Jun said: "21 mu of land."

Zhang Fei asked again: "How much is the market value?"

".?"

Shangguan Jun was a little dumbfounded, "The land of Gu Shuiliu's family is rich and poor, and the students don't know how much it is worth."

Cai Jingdao: "Students reckon, no matter what, it should be worth seventeen or eighteen."

Zhang Fei looked at their uncertain eyes, "It's no wonder you, after all, this is not what we are good at, and we don't have so much energy. Cai Jing, go to the dental clinic tomorrow to find some professionals in this field."

Cai Jing nodded and said, "Yes."

Zhang Fei looked up at Li Nianci again and said, "Since your father and son are about to leave in a hurry, the Gu family should pay off all the debts immediately. Moreover, the interest you gave Gu Shuiliu is also slightly lower than the legal interest stipulated by the court. Gu Shuiliu should do the same. pay back."

"Thank you, President Zhang."

Li Nianci cupped his hands happily.

Those big landlords see it, all of them are eyeballs rolling around, there is still room for manipulation!

As long as it can be proved that I need money urgently.

Zhang Fei looked at the middle-aged man on the right again, "Gu Shuiliu."

"Xiaomin is here!"

Gu Shuiliu lowered his head and replied in a low voice.

Zhang Fei said: "You are a very hardworking and honest farmer, borrowing money is out of helplessness, and the chief judge is willing to help you once."

Gu Shuiliu suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhang Fei excitedly.

Zhang Fei said: "You first take the land deed to raise the mortgage loan of Changping Division to repay Li Nianci's debt, because the interest of raising Changping Division is two cents, which is far lower than the market loan interest. And you said just now that you will pay some money." Carpentry, I can introduce you to the branch office to help, and at the same time, I will ask Sergeant Ma to hand over some uniforms to your wife. If you work hard, you should be able to pay it off within a year."

As soon as this remark came out, the big landlords and officials present were dumbfounded again.

Can you still do this?
Compared with the previous remarks, this publicity is simply super hardcore!

Take out low-interest loans and pay off high-interest debts.

It won't be long before all the loans on the market come from the Changping Company!
Gu Shuiliu couldn't help but burst into tears with excitement, "Thank you, chief judge, thank you, chief judge."

"Thank you, Sergeant Ma."

Zhang Fei pointed at Ma Xiaoyi next to him and smiled.

"Thank you, Sheriff Ma, thank you, Sheriff Ma."

Gu Shuiliu thanked Ma Xiaoyi excitedly.

Ma Xiaoyi said, "It's a trivial matter. You are the same as Chen Liugen. When the time comes, go to the police station near you and ask. They will tell you what to do."

"Yes, yes, thank you, thank you."

Cao Dongdong said to Fu Shichun in a low voice: "Brother Xiaochun, when the trial is next time, I will transfer Xiao Ma away, and I will personally appear in court to assist Zhang San."

Fu Shichun and Fan Zheng looked at Cao Dongdong with question marks on their faces.

Why do you have a sense of elegance?
Cao Dongdong said: "The last time I appeared in court, my reputation was damaged. I have to find a way to get it back."

Fu Shichun was speechless for a while, and said: "Didn't you see that the one who is really grateful is Zhang San, not Xiao Ma. If you really want to improve your reputation, you might as well arrange work for them yourself and pay them wages. They will surely thank you then."

Cao Dongdong rolled his eyes, "This is a good idea."

After this judgment, although it is not known whether he is new or old, one thing is certain, that is, the imperial court is extremely unfriendly to the big landlord.

The next few lawsuits were all about loan disputes.

However, Zhang Fei's judgment is still the same, basically stopping the interest increase, prolonging the repayment period, and giving different help to the debtor's integrity.

For the people with good integrity, they will take the initiative to give them work and let them earn money to repay the loan.

As for those old Lai, they are required to find a job as soon as possible and provide a repayment plan, otherwise, they will be forced to sell their labor.

This makes the faces of most landlords very ugly.

Because their appeal is land merger, not the little interest money, the landlord must pursue land merger for development, otherwise, how can he become a landlord?

But the judgment of the imperial court is often to stick to the basic guarantee of people's life.

If it was a lawsuit between rich households, the imperial court would rule on the ownership of the land, but these lawsuits were all lawsuits between farmers and landlords.

Owner farmers only have that little land, that is, to guarantee their basic livelihood.

In this way, land mergers will become very difficult.

Of course, some wealthy households are also happy about this, because the first of these judgments are to ensure the interests of creditors. This is also good news for some wealthy households with low social status and no background.

After all, there are no absolutes in the world, there are vicious landlords, but there are also scoundrels, and this is the most basic protection for many people who make money from lending money.

Still the same sentence, the ass determines the head.

It was approaching noon in the blink of an eye, and Zhang Fei, who never worked overtime, said decisively: "This morning's trial will come to an end."

"Is it over?"

"It's still early, there's still an afternoon before dinner."

"Will the trial be held in the afternoon?"

The common people are watching it with enthusiasm. To them, this kind of judgment is really like a novel plot, and they don't want to stop. If you are hungry, you can try it while eating!
Of course, Zhang Fei would ignore them. This kind of trial looks easy, but it is actually very tiring. He has to review a lot of relevant materials. Sometimes he can't get his head around, and he will ignore some details, and then look at Su Che. "Does the procuratorate have any objections to Cai's judgment?"

Su Zhe stood up and said, "We have no objection to the chief judge's judgment, but are confused about the judgment scale. Based on the few lawsuits just now, the chief judge kept emphasizing one point, that is, the basic guarantee of people's lives, and explained If it exceeds this amount, it should be returned to the creditor, but I don’t know what specific regulations are in place for this basic guarantee.”

"no!"

Zhang Fei replied simply and clearly.

".?"

Su Zhe was a little confused.

Zhang Fei also explained: "Because it is difficult to stipulate. For example, two households have parents, but the parents of one household are healthy and can help with work, while the parents of the other household are bedridden. The same standard is obviously wrong, and it depends on the specific situation and specific judgment.

Here, I reiterate that my judgment may not be accurate, because the evidence I have is limited. Whether it is the defendant, the plaintiff, or the procuratorate, if you have evidence, you can submit it immediately or within the specified time. Make an appeal. "

Speaking of this, he looked at Su Zhe, "The supervision of your procuratorate is not just to watch me from the chief judge, but to investigate relevant evidence in a targeted manner."

The implication is that the procuratorate is not Yushitai, and has to speak with evidence. If it feels suspicious, it should investigate and not question the chief judge. In such a case, the chief judge can only make a decision based on the evidence provided by both parties. judgment.

"On this point, please rest assured the chief judge. Our procuratorate will also prosecute. What I am asking is the standard for the imperial court to judge this. After all, this is not stipulated by the law. But the chief judge is also reasonable. This It’s really not easy to make detailed regulations.”

Su Zhe immediately said again: "In addition, there is also about the promotion of the Changping Division. Just now, the chief judge also mentioned the promotion of the Changping Division several times, but as far as I know, the promotion of the Changping Division also requires interest. In fact, the score is not low, and it is not wise to borrow new debts to repay the old debts. Although on the other hand, the Chief Judge has also provided them with a livelihood to repay the debts, but if they have an accident, they will not be able to pay off their debts at that time. What should the imperial court do if Qing raises the debt of Changping Division?"

Zhang Fei said: "The president of the judge is just a suggestion, not a force. If they have other ways, they don't have to go. If they go, but still don't go, then it's another lawsuit, which can only be retried at that time. "

Su Zhe immediately said: "The promotion of Chang Pingsi is a government office, not a private person. I don't know if the judgment scale of the imperial court will be the same, because as far as I know, the highest penalty principle of the imperial court is to defend the interests of the country and the monarch. .”

As Zhang Fei kept emphasizing that the idea of ​​the rule of law had already been engraved in his mind, Su Zhe also learned his lesson. No matter what questions he asked, he would try his best to give him the idea of ​​the rule of law, lest Zhang Fei use it to argue for himself.

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "The judge's judgment is to fully protect the interests of creditors, and to help them recover their legal debts as much as possible. This judgment standard is of course also applicable to the promotion of Changping, and it does not violate the law. The highest principle of the imperial court."

Su Zhe cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, chief judge, for your clarification. Su has no other questions."

He is absolutely opposed to the Young Crop Law, and the reason for his opposition is the same as Sima Guang's. The Young Crop Law will eventually become a money-gathering machine for the country, rather than for the sake of the people.

His question was to use Zhang Fei's mouth to provide the procuratorate with a reason to suppress the young crop law.

"Retire!"

Zhang Fei hit the mallet, got up and left.

As soon as he left, there was a lot of discussion inside and outside the courtyard.

What is discussed outside is the penalty standard.

And it talks more about the green seedling method.

"Bachelor Yuan, don't you find it strange?"

He Chunlin looked at Yuan Jiang blankly.

Yuan Jiang asked: "What's so strange?"

He Chunlin said: "This imperial court is incompatible with our Transshipment Department, and the promotion of Changping Division belongs to our Transshipment Department. Why does he still speak for us?"

Yuan Jiang snorted and said, "You are so confused! He is not talking for us, he is digging a hole and pushing us to jump into it. Think about it, when we ask Chang Ping to borrow money and ask for debts, But they are all under the check and balance of their imperial court, can't you see that?"

He didn't think about anything else just now, he was just thinking about how to explain it.

Of course he knew that Zhang Fei was doing this to promote the young crop method.

But on the surface, he and Zhang Fei are in a tit-for-tat relationship, and he is the manager of Changping Division, which will inevitably arouse their doubts.

He Chunlin suddenly realized that Yuan Jiang's explanation made sense, "It turns out that this is the case, this person has a lot of evil intentions. But whether to borrow or not is up to us to decide, we will not borrow, and we will see how he ends up. "

Yuan Jiang snorted and said, "If you don't borrow it, you will be responsible for the blame from the higher authorities? The imperial court asked us to implement the Young Miao Law, not to fight with the imperial court. Don't even think about it, that kid is so shrewd, he dared to do this in public Said, is sure that we dare not not borrow."

He Chunlin was suddenly confused.

(End of this chapter)