The Minister of River Control is in charge, and you cannot easily refuse to allocate money and food unless you have ironclad evidence that there is indeed a problem."

Zhang Fei asked: "What issues can be reported to the court?"

"any problem."

Wang Anshi said: "For example, some people are depriving their husbands of their food, abusing people's power, engaging in corruption, etc."

Zhang Fei said: "Occupying people's fields and destroying people's houses, do these count?"

Wang Anshi nodded and said, "These can all be counted."

Zhang Fei asked: "Does not reporting it count as a violation of the system?"

Wang Anshi said: "The imperial court is supervised by censors."

Whenever Zhang Fei asked him, and it was not against the rules, he would avoid answering. He knew that such a situation would not exist in such a large fortification.

Zhang Fei asked again: "Does not reporting it count as a violation of the system?"

Wang Anshi had no choice but to say: "It cannot be regarded as a violation of the system, but it can be regarded as a crime of dereliction of duty."

It is better to avoid the more serious ones and choose the less serious ones, because the crime of dereliction of duty generally does not belong to the judiciary, but to the administration.

Zhang Fei said: "Suppose that when widening the river, people's fields and houses need to be expropriated. Does this need to be reported to the court first? Or can it be expropriated first and reported later? In other words, there is no need to report it."

Wang Anshi said: "This kind of matter is usually decided by the local government and the river and water conservancy department. If you have to ask the court for instructions first, the construction schedule may be delayed."

Zhang Fei said: "But after reading a lot of documents, most of the river defense fortifications did not have a specific construction period. For this case, in all the relevant documents, there was no construction period specified. The only thing that was similar was that Cheng Dujian thought it was urgent, but there was no relevant

The copywriting is recorded to be completed within a few months."

Wang Anshi thought for a while and said: "Of course it is better to complete it as soon as possible. If you encounter another flood before your fortifications are completed, you will have to bear the main responsibility, and it will not be easy for the Minister of River Control."

Zhang Fei nodded with a smile and asked again: "In other words, the Minister of River Defense can requisition civilian fields and houses at will based on fortifications."

Wang Anshi said: "Of course it cannot be requisitioned arbitrarily, and the local government also needs to record it."

Zhang Fei said: "If the local government prevents the Minister of River Control from expropriating a piece of land, who should take the lead?"

"...Of course he is the Minister of River Defense."

Wang Anshi said: "If the local officials feel that it is unreasonable, they can write to the court."

Zhang Fei asked: "According to what Wang Xueshi said, it is difficult to judge the abuse of people's power. It is difficult to judge how long the construction period will be. It is difficult to judge the conscription of farmhouses. The only thing that can be judged is corruption and bribery, but the judiciary pays attention to evidence.

In other words, unless there is corruption or bribery, it will be difficult for the judiciary to intervene."

Wang Anshi said: "Of course, the judiciary can intervene in specific matters and specific judgments."

Zhang Fei asked: "Suppose the imperial court ordered to widen the river by five feet, but accidentally widened it by five feet and destroyed people's fields. Can the justice hold the minister of river defense accountable?"

You kid set a trap for me again. Wang Anshi couldn't help but cursed secretly. If he said that, Cheng Fang would be stunned. Suddenly, a thought came to his mind and he said with a smile: "I think you are asking these questions because you are just standing and talking."

Backache, you haven’t managed the river, and you don’t know the difficulties. Everyone wants to be perfect, but often they just can’t do it.

Although some people may be affected by this, more people will be saved from floods, and the country will have long-term peace and stability."

Zhang Fei said: "Master Wang has misunderstood. These questions of mine are not to accuse anyone of failing to do their best. I just want to ask a clear question, that is, whether there is any law to follow in the whole matter. This is of great significance to our procuratorate."

Prosecution is crucial, if there is no basis for it, then why should our procuratorate carry out prosecutions."

Wang Anshi thought for a while and said: "It is indeed difficult for the public security system to determine matters on the river."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "But at present, it seems that the old judicial system is actually difficult to judge. Some people say that people's power is abused, while others say that there is no abuse of people's power. In the end, there is no specific judgment standard."

Han Qi stroked his beard and smiled and said: "I finally understand that the purpose of his hearing is to point out the bad government, not to target anyone."

Fu Bi said: "You can only tell one of them."

Han Qi asked: "What is the second one?"

Fu Bi said: "For things like this, the court can punish it, it depends on whether the officials are willing, but if detailed standards are formulated, the public security organs and the procuratorate can intervene."

Han Qi suddenly realized and said: "In other words, before this, the public prosecutor and the law cannot intervene."

Fu Bi nodded slightly.

Wang Anshi thought for a while and said: "Indeed, it is impossible to estimate accurately at present, but the court has realized this, so I added agriculture and water conservancy to the School of Business."

He learned so well that he would take the opportunity to advertise. Zhang Fei suppressed a smile and said, "Thank you, Bachelor Wang."

Wang Anshi glared at him covertly, stood up and left quickly, not wanting to stay for a second longer.

Next, Zhang Fei invited Sima Guang over again. This must be reciprocal. If you invite Wang Anshi but not Sima Guang, be careful that Sima Guang ignores you for three days.

Sima Guang sat next to Cheng Yi, looking at Zhang Fei with a burning gaze, as if urging him to ask quickly, I can't wait to tear the thief apart with my hands.

Zhang Fei understood the idea and asked directly: "I asked Bachelor Sima to come up and ask clearly about the power of the Minister of River Defense. I wonder if Bachelor Sima agrees with Bachelor Wang."

"What he said just now is complete nonsense."

Sima Guang immediately scolded.

Wang Anshi seemed to have expected this and shook his head in disgust.

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

Sima Guang said: "If you follow what he said, the Minister of River Defense can be lawless, and can even recruit people from a state to serve, and wantonly destroy people's farmland, but how is this possible?"

Zhang Fei said: "Are there any relevant system restrictions?"

"Of course there is."

Sima Guang said: "The power of the Minister of River Defense is only to supervise whether local governments have built rivers according to the plans drawn up by the imperial court. As you just said, he should first inspect the river conditions and formulate plans, such as how much to widen and how much labor is needed.

How long does it take to complete.

This number does not need to be specific, but there must be at least a rough number, and then it is submitted to the court, and the court decides whether to adopt it.

If it is adopted, the imperial court will then order the local government, and the local government will act in accordance with the order. This is called acting in accordance with the law."

He looked excited, as if he had been holding it in for too long.

Zhang Fei said: "But I have checked the relevant systems. It is true that there is no standard system, and the powers of the Minister of River Control are not clearly defined."

This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Sima Guang hummed: "That's because the establishment of the River Water Conservancy Department is a newly established government agency. Naturally, there is no perfect system. But if the establishment of the River Control Department

The Water Conservancy Department can decide everything. Wouldn't it be against the laws of our ancestors? In addition, the imperial court has not abolished the old and perfect supervision system, so the relevant supervisory departments can still check and balance this system and set up the River Water Conservancy Department."

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "But even as Bachelor Sima said, the problem remains, how to determine whether people's power is being abused, how to determine whether private land and private houses should be included in fortifications. There are no specific regulations on the labor, money and food required for fortifications.

Assuming that the previous supervisory system is still effective, how do these supervisors determine these issues? As Wang Xueshi said, he thinks two people are needed, but you think only one person is needed. Two people are an abuse of people's power. This fortification

It will never be completed, and it will be difficult for the judiciary to intervene."

Sima Guang nodded and said: "You are right. If there is a set of standards, it would be very good. This aspect does need to be improved."

Zhang Fei asked: "Whose responsibility is this?"

"It belongs to...!" Sima Guang suddenly glanced at Zhang Fei and said, "It belongs to us ministers."

But then he immediately added: "But the purpose of water control is to prevent floods for the people. If we waste money and waste money to control the water, leaving the people homeless and without farmland, what is the gain?

Take this case as an example. Is it really necessary to expand the river channel in the coldest month of winter and when there is a lack of food and clothing? Even if this task is completed, it is not enough to resist the flood. This cannot be done in a day.

Naturally, we cannot rush to achieve success.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built the canal, and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty also built the canal. The results were completely opposite. The reason was that Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty would sympathize with the people and make a very complete plan at the same time. He would never rush to build the canal. The construction of the canal lasted throughout the entire Tang Dynasty.

And the reason why Supervisor Cheng urged them to rush to work was because he was so happy about success and did not care about the life and death of the soldiers. Could it be that the imperial court wanted to encourage such behavior?

Taking history as a mirror, we can see that ups and downs, and being hasty for a while, often lead to worse consequences. If Deputy Ambassador Cheng turned away the sailors and made the sailors think that they would die anyway, what would they do?

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Although it is impossible to determine how much labor is an abuse of people's power, we can at least determine whether there is an abuse of people's power and whether there is damage to people's fields and homes based on the current urgency of fortifications and local people's livelihood conditions."

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "What Academic Sima said is reasonable, but the Procuratorate cannot act according to reason, but should follow systems, rules, and laws.

Regarding the charges against Cheng Dujian, there seems to be no accurate criteria for judging them."

This guy is sometimes more stubborn than me. Sima Guang said: "Why not? You can go check and see how many acts of favoritism and bending the law were involved in recruiting labor."

Zhang Fei said: "But the specific recruitment of labor is done by the local government. If there is a problem, the local government should be held responsible. The River Water Conservancy Department is established and is not directly involved in the process of recruiting labor."

Sima Guang said: "They are only obeying the orders of the River Water Conservancy Department."

Zhang Fei said: "In the order establishing the River Water Conservancy Department, does it specify that labor can be called for under illegal circumstances?"

Sima Guang said anxiously: "But the order to set up the River Water Conservancy Department is to force the local officials to disobey the law."

Zhang Fei said: "But Deputy Ambassador Cheng refused Cheng Dujian's order on the grounds of law."

"...?"

The loop is closed.

Sima Guang said feebly: "Because they are worried about the revenge of Cheng Dujian."

Zhang Fei said: "Regarding this question, I asked Deputy Ambassador Cheng just now. Does Bachelor Sima have a different answer?"

"No!"

Sima Guang closed his eyes.
Chapter completed!