Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 61 Darkness Chen Cang
Wang Anshi's ultimate goal is to reform the law.

This policy is just a small test. He doesn't attach great importance to the profit of the Municipal Taxation Department. He cares more about whether this low interest rate can affect the overall environment and the power integration of the Municipal Taxation Department.

But now..

Wang Anshi found that the matter was not simple, and felt that it was necessary to pay attention to the tax department of this city.

It's not just him, buying a house has become the hottest topic in Bianjing as soon as the mortgage is out, and it has become a phenomenal event in a few days.

Explode directly!

Not even a buffer stage.

For several days in a row, no matter whether it was the Chen family's side or the Ma's side, it was full of people. Even the city tax department was forced to open early. Care about the biting cold north wind.

Make money after all!

At present, there are no developers, and it is impossible for houses to grow rapidly according to the purchase demand.

It can be seen that no one thought in advance that it would be so popular.

This is a commodity worth thousands of sticks!

At the same time, many officials were involved.

This of course aroused the great attention of the court.

So some officials proposed to Song Shenzong to release some land for building houses.

Isn't the court short of money?
Sell ​​a house!
Absolutely make money!
Judging from the current transaction, there is obviously a housing shortage.

The reason is simple, that is, many people can afford housing, and the demand exceeds the supply.

In fact, the officials in the Northern Song Dynasty are indeed top-notch in terms of financial management, and they all have a big picture, because the general environment is like this. The economic structure of the Northern Song Dynasty is very complicated, and the commercial tax has already exceeded the agricultural tax. If you don’t understand it, you can’t get along into officialdom.

This important meeting in the Northern Song Dynasty almost all discussed one topic, that is finance.

From the monarch to the ministers, there is a consensus that the economy is the top priority.

Song Shenzong was also very moved by this. At present, the land price in Bianjing has begun to rise, and the imperial court holds a lot of land, and the deed tax is 20 yuan. It is impossible to imagine that you have to sell the house yourself!
So he called a small meeting to discuss the matter.

The ministers who participated in the meeting were mainly prime ministers and Hanlin scholars.

"I object."

Sima Guang was the first to stand up, "Your Majesty, have you ever thought about why this happened? It was because most people couldn't afford houses in the past, so after the emergence of mortgages, house transactions reached such an astonishing level. This has been accumulated over decades, and it will not continue like this forever.

Nowadays, most of the people who buy houses are imperial officials, landlords and rich gentry, not ordinary citizens. If the imperial court also builds and sells houses, it will lead to further rise in housing prices. There will be no cheap houses in Bianjing, and the people will be forced to live in Going to the street, is this what His Majesty and you all want to see? "

He is most disgusted with the imperial court's end of business. He thinks this is to compete with the people for profit, which is more shameful than tax increase.

But Wang Anshi said: "This thing is rare and expensive, and the housing price is high because there are few houses. If the court builds houses, it can ease the housing price and increase the court's income. It's the best of both worlds. Why not? Has the government started building houses yet? Competing for profit with the people is worth two points, rich people or poor people.”

His philosophy is exactly the opposite of Sima Guang's. He believes that the imperial court should take the lead in development. What is it?
As for those profit-seeking businessmen, do they know how to build a country? Of course, the court must take the lead, so that the cake can be made bigger.

Sima Guang immediately said: "I'm not against the imperial government building houses, but we want to build rented public houses for ordinary people to live in. If the imperial court builds courtyards for sale, then you don't need to think about it. The imperial court will never build public rented houses again, so how will the common people live?

In addition, the land in Bianjing is limited, so we must be cautious. Release the land within a limited amount to build and rent public housing, which can not only solve the housing problem of the people, but also ease the housing prices, and will not infringe on the income of the merchants. "

Song Shenzong was also very familiar with this pair of enemies, so he asked Tang Jie, the third envoy beside him, "What's your opinion?"

The third division is the financial department of the Northern Song Dynasty.

The third envoy is also known as Jixiang. After all, this is not a formal meeting, and the title is more casual.

Tang Jie immediately said: "I think Bachelor Sima is more reasonable. Food, clothing, housing and transportation are the daily needs of the people and should not be underestimated. The court must treat them with caution, otherwise, it will lead to catastrophe."

Immediately, many ministers stood up and supported Tang Jie.

But there are also many people who support Wang Anshi's point of view. They think that these houses will be built sooner or later. Because there is such a demand, why not build them now, and why should they be cheaper for those wealthy businessmen?

Wang Anshi glanced at Sima Guang, and saw that this guy had a determined face, as if he wanted to fight him desperately. He thought to himself, the last time a city tax department was established, Sima Guang and others didn't jump out against them. It belongs to the core content of his reform, so there is no further dispute.

Song Shenzong had no choice but to give up and wait and see.

As the saying goes, some are happy and some are sad!

Ma's family and Chen's family are really beautiful these days, but Fan's bookstore has failed in this house buying boom.

The eight major tea eaters actually have a division of labor. Although it is not very clear, everyone has a tacit understanding. For example, Li Guozhong specializes in handling disputes, contracts, etc. of bulk goods.

The Fan family is involved in house transactions and some pawn shops.

Now that the real estate market is so hot, there are more contracts and disputes.

Originally, the Fan family should have made a lot of money, at least the business was booming.

The result is that there are few people.

It was cooler than usual.

After the Ma family suddenly abandoned the Fan family, many wealthy businessmen thought that there must be a reason for it, and turned to other houses one after another.

Fan Li felt that this was not possible, so he immediately went to the leader of the line, Li Guozhong, to express his grievances.

You didn't talk about tacit understanding and snatched away all my guests.

But how could Li Guozhong and the others be willing to spit out the meat that was in their mouths, expressing euphemistically that they did not steal his business, they came to the door by themselves, so they couldn't refuse him.

Fan family.

"It's unreasonable! It's unreasonable! Usually, I, Fan Li, are the first to support their Li family, but now I tell me that the choice of the guests has nothing to do with them. They are really deceiving people."

When Fan Li got home, he couldn't help being furious, throwing teapots and cups all over the floor.

The old man in his family said: "Master, they are so deceitful, why don't we invite Chen Yuanwailang to uphold justice."

Fan Li said: "Chen Yuanwailang would care about this matter."

The old man said: "The master may have forgotten that not long ago, Chen Yuanwailang was asked to deal with Zhang San, and our bookstore also put a lot of effort into it."

Fan Li nodded slightly, and then said: "But it was Li Guozhong who contributed the most at that time."

Just at this time, a servant entered the hall, "Master, someone just stuffed a note."

As he spoke, he handed over the note.

Fan Li took a look, "It's him."

In the early morning of the next day, Fan Li came to the pier in a sedan chair, and saw a boat parked there. He looked around first, and then boarded the boat.

After he got on the boat, the boat sailed away from the pier.

"Why did you invite me here?"

Fan Li looked at the young man in front of him and asked.

This young man is none other than Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "I know that Yuanwai has encountered some difficulties recently, maybe I can share his worries for him."

Fan Li gritted his teeth and said: "I'm afraid that my Fan family will suffer from this catastrophe, and it's all because of you."

Zhang Fei asked, "Why did Yuanwai say that?"

Fan Li said: "As soon as something happened to me, you came to my door, and after you cooperated with Ma Tianhao, he immediately alienated my Fan family. Do you dare to say that this has nothing to do with you?"

When he saw Zhang Fei's note, he immediately wanted to understand everything.

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Is this important?"

Fan Li sneered: "Don't take it for granted that I don't know what you're planning. Now that the court forbids you to defend yourself in court, you just want to use my bookstore to break through the court's constraints. You can't succeed."

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "There is no enmity or grudge between us. Yuanwai would rather lose with me than cooperate for a win-win situation."

Fan Li said: "You are planning to deal with me, why should I cooperate with you?"

Zhang Fei laughed, "Didn't Yuanwai deal with me first?"

Without the support of the Eight Great Tea Cannibals, it would be difficult for Wang Wenshan to succeed!
Fan Li said coldly: "Since there is a deep grievance between us, there is nothing else to talk about."

Zhang Fei said: "If Yuanwai cooperates with me, then I can make Yuanwai the leader of the line."

Fan Li frowned slightly, but didn't make a sound.

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "You should be clear, I have business dealings with all the rich merchants in Bianjing now, if I join your bookstore, then these all belong to the bookstore, how many benefits there are, the members outside should be better than me more clearly."

Fan Li said: "Are you so kind?"

Zhang Fei said hehe: "If I get your bookstore, I can earn more."

Fan Li asked: "Do you want to buy my bookstore?"

Zhang Fei said: "Are you willing?"

"Of course not."

"That's it." Zhang Fei said: "I hope to join your bookstore and form a cooperative relationship with Yuanwai, but there is one thing, nominally Yuanwai is the master, but in fact I want to gain control of the bookstore."

"This is impossible."

Fan Li immediately refused, "Don't even think about it."

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "If you open a bookstore outside the office, what you want is not to be a general. It's nothing more than status and money. Once I join your bookstore, I can get both."

Fan Li said: "But you will also cause countless troubles."

Zhang Fei said: "Now that I am in trouble, I am making a lot of money, and I have the support of Grand Scholar Wang, this trouble is for you, do you want it?"

yes!Last time it was done like that, it didn't kill him, but turned him over, and caused me a lot of losses. I really don't know what those officials are doing.Fan Li struggled a little and said, "I can let you join our bookstore, but I have the final say."

Zhang Fei smiled.

Fan Li frowned and said, "What are you laughing at?"

Zhang Fei said: "The final decision is not based on words, but on ability, can you have the final say in front of Fan Yuanwai and the others? If you can't, then who has the final say?

Rather than being suppressed by me in the future, it is better to give up as soon as possible. The priority is clear, and there will be no gap between us, so that we can cooperate and win-win. "

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Fan Li to nod, he took out a contract and put it on the table, "After signing this contract, as the second in charge, you can also look down on Li Guozhong and others, and just be subservient to me. It’s not something to be ashamed of, and who will not in this line of work in the future.”

(End of this chapter)