NABC Chapter 633 Don't cry without seeing the coffin
Chapter 633 Don't cry without seeing the coffin
This is Wei Yingfang's message to Liu Zaichun.
As long as the other party presents evidence, then directly plead guilty and accept punishment, end this lawsuit as soon as possible, and don't make any arguments.
It can be seen that even at this moment, Wei Yingfang still had a little luck.
Because he is an official, he knows all kinds of methods, such as killing chickens to scare monkeys, or playing tricks. In case the tax department only uses those two to establish its prestige, in fact, it does not have evidence for everyone, or the evidence is not so sufficient. If it's just to scare people, then he will be even more angry, so he has to wait for the other party to come up with evidence first.
It was such a coincidence that Qiu Zhengwen directly showed the problematic land deed when he came up, which really scared Wei Yingfang into a cold sweat.
There must be no further argument.
Because this title deed has a lot to do with him!
And once there is an argument on this matter, God knows how much evidence the tax department still has, but don't dig more and more, and dig up any illegal income for you, and even implicate him.
However, as long as these illegal incomes are dug out and they are all truthful, especially if officials are involved, then the procuratorate will intervene. After all, the tax department only wants money, and the procuratorate is going to come here. Who knows if they will be arrested? Also implicated.
Although Wei Yingfang and the others have made all the preparations, the tax in their own name is quite a bit, but most of their family property is in the hands of their relatives, because the Song Dynasty is still very strict about corruption, and they will be sent every now and then. People systematically check once, as long as you argue, you will definitely say more and more, and if you say too much, you will lose it!
Hurry up!
Do not hesitate!
However, if they admit it, they will be fined, which is still the top penalty of five times the fine, but Zhang Fei still treats them equally and gives them time to review the accounts, and make the final judgment after confirming that they are correct.
If there is no accident, this is more than 1 in the account!
Officials with no psychological burden such as Wang Shao, Cai Yanqing, Yuan Jiang, and Lu Gongru have already begun to settle accounts. This one has a fine of more than 1 guan, and more than 130, that is more than 100 million guan.
How crazy are these employees!
This is more than the tax collected.
No wonder those people are willing to betray their Patriarch.
However, these idiots still only use one or two hundred pennies to bribe those employees. If you bribe a der, you are too contemptuous of others, and this will inevitably fail.
Just as Zhang Fei was about to publicize the third defendant, a person quickly entered the court, handed a note to Li Min, and whispered something in his ear.
After reading it, Li Min got up immediately and said, "Mr. Zhang, please wait a moment. I have 32 parties here. I hope to discuss it with the tax department. They are willing to plead guilty and accept punishment."
After hearing this, the three little King Kong glanced at the officials sitting next to them, and saw that many of them were secretly wiping the sweat from their foreheads.
Everyone thought in their hearts, you really don’t see the Yellow River, and you pay taxes early, how can this happen, you always think that others are scaring you, now it’s all right, pay your wife and lose your army!
There may also be criminal prosecution.
As the old saying goes, misfortunes never come singly!
"That's it!"
Zhang Fei hesitated for a moment, then said: "Then let's adjourn the court first. Erbi, the prosecution and the defense, and Prosecutor Su, come to the inner hall."
After saying that, he stood up and turned back into the inner hall.
Li Min, Qiu Zhengwen, and Su Zhe also got up and walked towards the inner hall.
Inside and outside the courtyard, there was a lot of discussion all of a sudden.
This is so exciting.
Their little hearts could barely take it anymore.
"I didn't expect them to be unable to hold on so quickly."
Cai Yanqing couldn't help being amused. Originally, they were expecting a great battle, but they never thought that it would turn into a harvester advertisement in just one morning.
Yuan Jiang whispered: "Who would have thought that the tax department of Hezhong Mansion is stronger than the tax department of the capital city, and they can instigate the rebellion of the tenant farmers and servants of these big landlords. They are really pervasive!"
Zhuo Qun suddenly said: "The key lies in the procuratorate. They didn't expect that even though the imperial court has said that the first offender will not be punished, the procuratorate can still conduct investigations on illegal income."
The first offender is not to be held criminally responsible, but only to evade taxes, but he didn't say that he would not be held accountable for the illegal activities inside.
These are two different things.
Cai Yanqing and Yuan Jiang nodded slightly.
And this is the fact that these people immediately surrendered. If they just asked for money, they would already be punished anyway. Never give lightly.
But they never imagined that the procuratorate could still reserve the right to prosecute for the violations involved. Let’s not talk about murder and arson, but selling illegal salt, private tea, and private wine. Strong background relationship.
Although the imperial court has been reducing the punishment for these smugglers, they still have to be punished. The key is that the forces behind them will be involved.
The procuratorate is simply set up for officials like them. Can they not be afraid of this?
inner hall.
"What does the Inland Revenue Department think of this?"
Zhang Fei first asked Qiu Zhengwen.
Qiu Zhengwen said: "Our tax department pursues a maximum penalty of five times the fine. If they agree with this, our tax department can accept their plea."
Zhang Fei looked at Li Min again.
Li Min looked at Su Zhe, "If the procuratorate doesn't pursue it, my client is willing to pay five times the fine."
Su Zhe frowned and said, "Why do you negotiate with our procuratorate? Our procuratorate reserves the right to investigate and prosecute all illegal income."
Li Min said embarrassingly: "Procurator Su, please don't get me wrong, I'm not negotiating terms with you, it's just that the sale of private tea and wine is a common occurrence, and many people are also selling, because the government's restrictions There are too many, and the price is too expensive. If those rural households don't buy some bootleg wine, they won't be able to drink alcohol at all.
Besides, five times the fine, basically all the money was handed over. They worked for nothing for a year, so they asked Attorney General Su to forgive him. "
Su Zhe still ignored it.
Zhang Fei thought for a moment, then suddenly said: "You guys go out first, I'll talk to the Chief Prosecutor alone."
"Yes."
After the two of them went out, Zhang Fei said to Su Zhe, "Mr. Su Xiao, let's take it as soon as we see it. This has already cut a piece of flesh from them."
Su Zhe asked rhetorically, "If I don't compromise, will the tax department not cooperate with our procuratorate?"
Their procuratorate does not have the means of the tax department. If they want to prosecute, they will definitely need the cooperation of the tax department.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Of course it's impossible, but I think what Li Min said makes sense. There are countless private tea and alcohol sales at present, and many people are involved. If you want to investigate this matter, the other party will fight back." If we attack and report on civilians, the case will expand, which may be endless, and the tax money will not be collected at that time, because the lawsuit will continue, which may make us fall into a passive position."
The reality is that this kind of situation is too common, but it is not allowed by law. This is a big challenge for the public security law.
Again, the law does not blame the public.
Of course, Su Zhe was very clear in his heart. He himself drank bootleg wine, and said, "But we can't always be so peaceful. How can we solve these problems? Otherwise, if Er Bi mentions the law and doesn't blame everyone, we will Helpless."
Zhang Fei asked: "What's Mr. Su Xiao's opinion on this?"
Su Zhe immediately said: "If I guessed correctly, the more than 30 people should all be relatives of the officials."
As expected of the Su family, the response was really fast.A flash of praise flashed in Zhang Fei's eyes, and he said, "Although I'm not sure, I think the same as you."
After hearing this, Su Zhe said, "It's okay to let them go, but the premise is that they must carry out reforms, and they must not delay any longer."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Mr. Su Xiao wants to use this to negotiate with those officials?"
Su Zhe nodded, and said helplessly, "After all, our Public Procuratorate has no right to interfere with the administration, so we can only use this method."
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "This coincides with what I think."
Su Zhe said, "But how can we justify ourselves?"
Zhang Fei said: "Don't worry about it, leave it to me."
Su Zhe was stunned for a moment, and said, "It seems that Judge Zhang has already thought of this."
Zhang Fei didn't deny it either, and said, "There are similar ideas, but the initiative is still in their hands. After all, our duty is to enforce the law impartially."
Su Zhe nodded slightly.
After negotiating with Su Zhe, Zhang Fei called Li Min and Qiu Zhengwen in again.
"Li Min."
Zhang Fei said: "I have already talked with Prosecutor Su. In principle, our public security law insists on not liquidating old accounts, but this is last year's tax after all. On the surface, it is not an old account, but what you said is very reasonable. It may be What is left over from the flaws of the system is closely related to the people.
But this needs to be discussed with the government to see who is responsible.Coincidentally, even if they plead guilty and accept punishment, our imperial court cannot easily punish them. We still need them to confirm that the amount provided by the tax department is correct. Our imperial court does not want people to think that we are forcing them to pay fines.
How about this, when you confirm the number, Attorney General Su will also negotiate with the government, and we will see the result at that time. Of course, if the number is wrong, you can continue to appeal. "
"I have no problem."
Li Min nodded.
Zhang Fei looked at Qiu Zhengwen again.
Qiu Zhengwen said: "At least the imperial court has to give our tax department a deadline, and our tax department can't wait forever."
Zhang Fei thought for a while and said, "Seven days."
"can."
Qiu Zhengwen nodded.
"How about it?"
When Lu Bangxing saw Li Min came back, he immediately asked.
Li Minmin said: "The people don't fight with officials!"
Lu Bangxing asked with a look of astonishment, "What do you mean?"
Have we been fighting less recently?All the bullshit is going to the government.
Li Min then informed him of Zhang Fei's plan.
Lu Bangxing frowned and said, "That is to say, Chief Prosecutor Su wants to negotiate with the government on this condition?"
"That must be the case, and those thirty or so people are all relatives of the officials." Li Min shook his head with lingering fear: "So, it is they who are officials who can calculate, and they will not let go of this little benefit." However, it can still be said so clearly that I almost believe it."
Lu Bangxing said: "Is this the first time you have seen President Zhang's method? Fortunately, he has become the president of the court. He wants to be the pen, so we have nothing to do."
"That's true."
Li Min nodded, got up and said, "Let's go, go and discuss with our client."
Not long after, a servant came behind Wei Yingfang and whispered something in his ear.
Wei Yingfang frowned upon hearing this, fell silent for a while, sighed helplessly, and nodded: "Promise to them first."
"Yes."
After the man left, Cao Yi asked, "What's going on?"
Wei Yingfang said: "The procuratorate wants to talk to us."
Cao Yi said, "What are you talking about?"
Wei Yingfang said: "Self-wine, private tea."
Cao Yi frowned and said: "It's unreasonable, he wants to threaten us."
Wei Yingfang said: "Now that everything is in their hands, what can we do, we can only let them kill us."
Having said this, he gritted his teeth and said, "This tax secretary is not good at doing things, how did they find out these evidences. Alas, what a mistake will cause eternal hatred!"
The more he thought about it, the more he regretted it, but how could he expect to be able to check taxes like this?
Incredible!
Yuan Jiang, who was sitting not far away, glanced at them secretly, and thought, that brat didn't discuss with me in advance, it's really unreasonable.
After all parties confirmed, Zhang Fei came out from the back hall.
"The president of the court just made some inquiries. These 32 defendants pleaded guilty and accepted punishment without confirming the accounts. Provide relevant evidence, give them careful review, until they are sure that there is no problem with the accounts, the president will make a final judgment."
Many people are dumbfounded, how can they refuse others to confess?
This.!
There is only one word to describe it.
specialized!
Of course, many officials know in their hearts that justice and fairness are all bullshit, and they just want more.
How shameless!
The next defendant who came up was He Hong, a well-known medicine merchant in Hezhong Prefecture.
Qiu Zhengwen said: "According to the tax department's investigation, He Hong was involved in agricultural tax evasion of more than [-] guan, and at the same time, tax evasion in medicinal material transactions reached more than [-] guan."
Those more than 30 are the real hidden rich people. After all, they all have strong government backgrounds, and the rest naturally did not evade so many taxes.
Moreover, those more than 30 pleaded guilty, mainly because they were afraid of implicating the forces behind it, but it does not mean that the rest of them can also accept this fine.
He Hong immediately said: "I didn't run away with a single penny, you are spitting blood."
Zhang Fei comforted: "Mr. Congratulations, be safe and don't be impatient. Our imperial court is looking at the evidence."
He Hong clasped his hands and said, "I hope Judge Zhang can make the decision for us."
"must!"
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, then asked Qiu Zhengwen, "Does the prosecution have any evidence?"
Qiu Zhengwen said: "I implore Judge Zhang to send witness Liu Miao to testify in court."
When He Hong heard the name, he frowned first, and when he saw the witness appearing, his expression suddenly changed, "You you...!"
But the witness Liu Miao timidly came to the witness stand and sat down, not daring to look at He Hong more.
Qiu Zhengwen asked, "Liu Miao, what are you doing?"
Liu Miao said: "Little man. The little man is a tenant farmer of the He family."
Qiu Zhengwen said: "But according to your self-declaration last year, you own the title deed of 29 mu of land."
Liu Miao said: "These are all entrusted to me by the He family."
"You bullshit!"
He Hong said excitedly.
"Defendant, please don't interfere with the witness's answer, otherwise, the judge will judge you to be in contempt of the court." Zhang Fei warned.
He Hong panicked and sat back immediately.
Qiu Zhengwen asked: "Why did the He family deposit 29 acres of land with you?"
Liu Miao said: "This is because of evasion of the new tax law. I heard that if the area is less than [-] mu, you only need to pay [-]% of the agricultural tax."
Qiu Zhengwen continued to ask: "Isn't he afraid that you will take this field as his own? After all, this land deed is in your name."
Liu Miao said: "Because it is impossible to pay back the money I owe him, so he doesn't need to be afraid at all."
Qiu Zhengwen asked: "Then do you have any evidence to prove this?"
Liu Miao said: "The 29 mu of land was originally a white deed, and later the He family traded it to me with a white deed, and asked me to go to the tax department to pay the deed tax, so it became mine, but I can't afford to buy these lands. It can be found."
"I'm done asking."
Qiu Zhengwen sat down.
Li Min said directly: "I don't have any questions."
He doesn't know anything, what a fart he is asking!
Qiu Zhengwen continued: "Liu Miao is not an exception. He Hong has been using the method of splitting up the land to avoid higher taxes. Although I can't confirm them one by one, the tax department has already controlled the granary of the He family. The income from the granary is sufficient to prove that what Liu Miao said is true."
Having said that, he held up a notebook, "In it are the confessions of some tenant farmers of the Liu family, the land deeds, and the income of the Liu family's granary at the beginning of last winter."
After Zhang Fei glanced at it roughly, he asked He Hong again: "Does the defendant have anything to say?"
He Hong quibbled: "Isn't the tax department looking at the land deed to calculate the tax?"
Zhang Fei said: "According to the tax law, the tax department mainly looks at the income, and the land mu tax is just a tax calculation method, not the land tax collection."
He Hong remained silent. Judging from the situation just now, he is also ready to pay the agricultural tax, but his main income is commercial tax.
When it comes to money, it doesn't mean that you don't cry when you don't see the coffin.
Qiu Zhengwen passed another witness named Li Tie.
Seeing this person, He Hong couldn't calm down anymore, he stood up directly, "You, you...!"
Li Tie gave him an aggrieved look, and then came to the witness stand.
Qiu Zhengwen said: "Li Tie, what do you do?"
Li Tiedao: "I am a drug dealer who specializes in selling medicinal materials from the Northwest to Bianjing."
Qiu Zhengwen said: "Can you tell me what happened on December [-] last year?"
Li Tiedao: "At that time, my fleet was preparing to go to Luoyang, but I encountered heavy snow and was stranded at the ferry, and then I was interrogated by the tax department."
Qiu Zhengwen said: "Why do people from the tax department want to interrogate you?"
Li Tiedao: "Because they think I stole medicinal materials."
Qiu Zhengwen said: "What are the facts?"
Li Tiedao: "The fact is that I bought those medicinal materials from He Hong, but he didn't sign any contract with me in order to avoid the investigation of the tax department, and he chose to trade in the wilderness, and asked me to pay for it." Silver, in this way, can deceive people’s eyes and ears. At that time, I paid him a total of 5000 taels of silver.”
"You are talking nonsense. I have never traded with you." He Hong refused to admit it, since he had no proof anyway.
Li Tiedao: "Although I didn't sign any contract with him, I still wrote the amount of this transaction in my account. Moreover, the secret recipe of their He family's medicine is different from that of other families. It is easy to prove that that one All the medicinal materials belong to the He family."
After He Hong heard this, he immediately became very flustered.
indeed!
He was able to become a great drug dealer because of his ancestral secret method, which cannot be denied!
"Lies! He's lying!"
He Hong seemed to be still dying, "He stole the medicinal materials from my house, he stole them."
Qiu Zhengwen seemed to have known what he would say, so he said to Zhang Fei: "Chairman, He Hong is very shrewd. He has changed all the accounts in order to avoid the tax department's pursuit, but we found out that all transactions with him last year All the big merchants in the country, these people are all waiting outside the court to testify. If all these people stole his house, he would have gone bankrupt. This is enough to prove that there is a problem with his family's accounts, and these transactions are not counted. "
As one by one of his old clients turned against each other, and produced their own accounts and medicinal materials to testify, He Hong was already ashen-faced, slumped on a chair, and could no longer refute the courage.
In fact, these old customers don't want to betray their friends, and they don't want to pay taxes, but they have no choice. If they can't explain the source of the medicinal materials, the tax department can sue them for stealing the medicinal materials.
At the same time, the Department of Taxation assured them that if they are willing to testify in court, they will not be held accountable in this case, knowing that they are also suspected of assisting in tax evasion.
After He Hong was carried down, a rich man named Duan Yuntian came up next. This man was tall and burly, and he was very imposing sitting on it.
Qiu Zhengwen said: "According to the tax department's investigation, Duan Yuntian has evaded 1 guan in agricultural taxation, but he has been secretly mining three private coal mines. Last year, he earned [-] guan from private coal and evaded [-] guan. , a total of two thousand strings."
Duan Yuntian said in astonishment: "You all know this?"
Qiu Zhengwen said: "All your coal is transported to Sanmenxia and Luoyang. The people in the tax department in Sanmenxia have recorded how much coal they transported out last year, including the registration of your fleet at the ferry port, and where your coal sellers go. Where, who is the buyer, and what is the profit."
Having said that, he glanced at the sky, "At this time, your three coal mines should have been sealed up by the tax police."
He took out a box of evidence and presented it.
After Duan Yuntian listened to it, he didn't even have the courage to defend himself, even Zhang Fei asked him not to answer.
Playing dead is their only way out.
Zhang Fei didn't force him, he glanced at the sky, and said: "It's getting late, the trial will end here in the morning, and the trial will continue in the afternoon."