Although Chen Ming's tone was exactly the same as his pale face, there was no emotion at all.

But every word he said showed his incomparable arrogance.

The loss of national tax revenue is the problem of our Taxation Department and has nothing to do with those employees. Our Taxation Department will bear full responsibility. But in fact, if you want to carefully study this sentence, the meaning is extraordinary.

After all, this is the national tax. Can Chen Ming be the only one to shoulder this responsibility?

Of course not.

Generally speaking, they are only the executive departments, and the responsible ones are the decision-making departments, such as the Political Affairs Hall, Dali Temple, Sentence Court, Yushitai, etc.

It's like saying that if something goes wrong in Yuanjiang, Wang Anshi must be responsible, not the Hezhong Prefecture Transportation Department.

But behind the Taxation Department were not prime minister-level figures such as Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, but the emperor.

In other words, the emperor is guaranteeing them.

This is no small matter.

If something went wrong, the emperor would have to apologize.

Of course, this also shows from the side that the emperor has trust in their abilities and dares to shoulder this responsibility.

In short, none of you tax evaders can escape.

But this also earned him countless looks of hatred.

You are killing us!

Su Zhe naturally heard the implication and was not in a position to continue asking.

Although he dared to criticize the emperor, it was only a hidden meaning. From a judicial point of view, he had no way to deal with the tax department, because there was no law that could restrict employees from collecting money. They were not part of the establishment and had no right to do anything.

As for his authority, he is only hired to investigate, so he has no way to control it. Besides, if you give them money, you are providing clues. It is natural and reasonable for others to follow the clues.

At least Batou is on the side of the Taxation Department now.

After sitting down, Su Zhe said to an inspector: "Bring the prosecution's lawsuit."

"yes."

Soon, the procuratorate handed the lawsuit to Su Zhe.

Su Che looked it up carefully and thought to himself, it seems that there are quite a lot of details that I have overlooked!

After Su Che sat down, both sides stated that there were no witnesses present.

Zhang Fei didn't waste any time and immediately asked the prosecution and defense to make their closing arguments. After all, there were more than 130 defendants behind, so we couldn't wait too long.

Qiu Zhengwen stood up first, "I actually don't have much to say, because the witnesses and physical evidence in this case are there, and Yin Chengxing's crime of tax evasion is certain. In addition, I want to emphasize two points.

First, the other party took the initiative to contact the employee Ba ​​Tou. No matter how they talked, it can at least prove that Yin Chengxing hopes to evade taxes, and he is the active party.

If he just wants to know some of the systems of the Taxation Department, he can go to the Taxation Department and ask. Many people have asked, instead of trying to find the head of the tax department. The Taxation Department has not published the list of these employees in advance.

Secondly, I want to remind everyone that Yin Chengxing evaded more than 3,000 yuan in taxes. This is not a small sum. This amount is even shocking. It is a very, very serious crime of tax evasion. Although the imperial court has issued a decree, because

Self-declaration is the first execution, so the first offender can be exempted from punishment, but I implore the imperial court to give him the maximum punishment and sentence him to five times the fine."

Five times?

Sixteen thousand strings?

When Yin Chengxing heard these words, his brain suddenly felt dizzy. Was all his work last year in vain?

Wealthy people like them cherish their wealth as much as their lives, so if they are punished so heavily, they will really die!

Fortunately, there were two court policemen supporting him, otherwise he would have fallen.

The officials sitting nearby, as well as the laymen outside the courtyard gate, all felt a chill down their spines and a slight steam coming from their temples.

terrible!

I want to go home!

Although they are all professionals in tax evasion, they actually do not know how much tax they evade every year, so this amount is really shocking and incredible to them.

Qiu Zhengwen sat down and left, and Li Min stood up, "What the other party said just now is right, that is, the independent declaration is implemented in Hezhong Prefecture for the first time, and it is very different from previous tax payments.

I don’t want to talk about the drawbacks of tax collection in the past, but the fact is that people used to be deeply afraid of tax collection because they didn’t know how much tax they had to pay. There are countless facts that prove that most people pay different taxes every year.

, it is even more commonplace to please those tax collectors.

Although I also admit that the current situation is slowly improving, but it is not as cold as a day. This concept cannot be changed in a short time. My client, Mr. Yin, as a good citizen,

The same is true. Past examples made him panic and fearful of this unfamiliar tax collection method. Moreover, the employee Ba ​​Tou just said that they need to go up and down when collecting taxes, and this is what Yin Yuanwai found.

The reason why employees are worried is because they still believe that they need to check everything up and down to know how much tax they really have to pay.

This approach is of course wrong, and I strongly disagree with it, but it is undeniable that this approach was very common in the past, and I believe the Chief Justice should also be aware of it. After all, just ask outside and you will know.

My client did not know whether the employee was from the Tax Department, but he thought he was. Because the employee coveted the bonus, he tempted my client to evade taxes and did not correctly guide my client to pay taxes legally.

Tax.

Therefore, I hereby implore the Chief Justice to deal with it leniently and give my client a chance, and my client is willing to pay back all taxes."

The routine is still the same, and the responsibility is still passed on to the government. Anyway, if you don't say a few words about the government in the imperial court, it means you have not been to the imperial court.

Everyone has become accustomed to this, but in the past the officials sitting here were furious about it, but today it is different. Many officials nodded silently in their hearts.

"well said!"

"good!"

At the right time, there were bursts of cheers outside the hospital, shouting out their deepest feelings.

The three little King Kongs couldn't help but look up and saw that there were all the members outside, and they immediately reacted.

In the final analysis, whether you are poor or rich, your butt determines your head!

As long as you are right with yourself, you must applaud!

"Yes! Yes! I am willing!"

Yin Chengxing couldn't stop nodding, tears already welling up in his eyes.

Only three thousand strings...!

Damn it!

He suddenly felt that the tax was really not much at all.

Compared to sixteen thousand guan...!

"Thank you to both the prosecution and the defense for their confessions."

Zhang Fei, as usual, first smiled and nodded, then looked at Yin Chengxing, "Defendant, do you agree with the accounts, evidence, and the final amount of tax evasion provided by the prosecution? If you think there is something wrong with the accounts, then we

We will send people to investigate again and make a judgment after the specific number is known."

"I...!"

Yin Chengxing blinked and couldn't help but look at Li Min again.

You didn't say anything before, why are you looking at me now? Li Min complained in his heart, and suddenly said: "President, since my client did not look at the accounts carefully, and we did not know about it in advance, I must allow it."

We will give an answer after looking at it carefully."

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "I can allow this, and it is a matter of course. However, if the evidence is damaged in any way, the defendant will not only be severely punished, but also be punished."

"Yes, I understand."

"The court will be adjourned for now."

Zhang Fei banged the gavel, stood up and left.

There was so much cold sweat that the sitting officials could not stand up, while the wealthy gentry standing outside almost knelt down.

It’s over!

It’s over!

It’s all over!

This tax department is terrible!

what to do?

.......

Cai Yanqing, who had just come to his senses, couldn't help wiping the sweat from his forehead, "This tax department really deserves its reputation!"

I noticed that the surrounding area was completely silent. I looked back and forth and saw that many officials were sitting on chairs with their hands trembling. I thought to myself, you are all to blame for this!

After a while, some officials stood up, pretended to stretch, and then walked slowly outside.

But Cai Yanqing knew that they were actually in a hurry.

Wang Shao originally wanted to stand up and move around, but he glanced at Lu Gongru beside him and saw that he looked panicked. He wondered if he had evaded a lot of taxes. So he asked, "Why is Magistrate Lu so restless?"

Lu Gongru whispered: "You don't know something. I originally planned to ask the public prosecutor to go to Jingzhao Mansion this year, but after such a trial, I'm afraid no one in Jingzhao Mansion is willing to let them go. How can I not have a headache?"

This tax department is much more terrifying than he imagined!
To be continued...