Chapter 125: Offend Whom
The officials frowned. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
The county guard is quite old, and it is obviously impossible to climb up anymore, just mix it up, it is really to the realm of pampering and not being shocked, and if you have no desire, you will be strong.
However, the rest of the officials in the county are still young, and they are still looking forward to some political achievements, at least when the evaluation is made, everyone will say a few good words about themselves - the people who can speak are naturally not struggling on the survival line or the bottom of the people, but above the middle level.
Just like the last time the miners fought for death compensation, even if they used some hands and feet to shoot and kill a few, as long as the supply of coal in the city was not cut off, it would naturally be regarded as a good thing, and maybe they would be given an umbrella.
But there is really no precedent for such a thing now, and I don't know how to solve it.
There are also various opinions among officials, and no one is willing to take responsibility, but many people are involved.
Shi Ming, the commercial officer, is now the most melancholy one, this orchid trade originally had little to do with him, but as the transaction became busier and busier, his son Shi Lei didn't know where to listen to other people's advice, and came back to tell Shi Ming that he might as well build a special orchid trading market.
It didn't take long for someone to write an ode praising Shi Ming's behavior for the sake of the people, and claiming that the orchids in Mincheng were flourishing, and the commercial officer Shi Ming contributed a lot.
At that time, Shi Ming was still happy to hear it, and he wanted to find the person who wrote this sycophant, but he didn't find it, but someone pretended to admit it.
Now that something has happened, these "good deeds" that were praised at the beginning have become responsibilities, and the original carols are like roasting him on a fire.
He is really like an ant on a hot pot now, and this orchid trend was not pulled up by him, but now the yellow mud staining the crotch is not, and he can't tell.
Zhang Yu, another tax officer involved in making stamp duty proposals, was much more relaxed.
Between the relationship between Zhang Xuan and Chen Jian, Chen Jian gave him an idea at the beginning, and he thought it was a good idea at that time.
Because stamp duty can be used not only in the orchid market, but also in various transactions in many places. There is a letter from the government, which makes people feel more at ease, and the tax rate is not high, but the hair of the rich is plucked, not to mention the small voice, and sometimes there are plucked hairs and singing loudly.
Last year, because of this stamp duty proposal, it was greatly commended by the Ministry of Households, and a top was assessed.
Now that there is a problem with the orchid, his attitude is very resolute: act according to the contract, there is a government seal on it, if you make a fuss and don't do it in accordance with the laws and regulations, then in the future, who can make trouble in the world will have the right to speak? If you can make trouble, can you compare to the number of hired workers?
Anyway, this matter doesn't involve him, and he is not in charge of justice, nor is he in charge of public security, but just a tax collector. If it is a tax uprising, the responsibility must be his, the problem is that the current thing is not to resist taxes, but many people want to see the stamp duty collected, so that the county can fulfill its responsibilities, and this problem is much simpler.
Someone endorsed him in the household department, and Min County is a county where stamp duty is appropriate, and he has the confidence to speak with the backstage.
Moreover, the orchid matter had nothing to do with him, and Chen Jian told him very early on that something might happen in the future. As Jian Chen's industry and reputation grew, Jian Chen's suggestions were more valued.
At present, the opinions within the officials are not unified, those who are irresponsible want to live in the mud, those who are responsible want to shirk it, and some people whimsically want no one to take responsibility.
If you want the government to support you, as long as the government has money, where will the money come from? From the rich, from the owner? I'm afraid that my reputation will be ruined. Collect from the bottom? If something big happens, you won't be able to collect so much. Besides, why should it be backed up? No one wants to do anything that offends people, especially those who can speak.
If the discussion can't get results, as long as the New Year is approaching, invite all the famous people in Mincheng to discuss together.
If something really happens, these people will be needed to help clean up the mess.
Chen Jian set up his workshop in Nan'an, but his reputation was increasing in Mincheng, and he had punctured the orchid bubble, so he had to be invited to negotiate this matter.
In addition, if the speculators and workshop owners deliberately do not pay their employees to force the officials to agree, then they may need the help of the Mexican Party to persuade and appease the bottom.
When the officials sent someone to invite Chen Jian, Chen Jian was taking the members of the Mexican Party of the Charity Trading Company to use the charity fund to distribute some New Year's things in the slums on the occasion of the New Year.
There are not many things, that is, a few pounds of white noodles for dumplings on Chinese New Year's Eve, children's firecrackers, head ropes, insect repellent medicines, soy sauce and other things.
It didn't cost a lot of money, but the response was very good.
While gaining a reputation as a good person, Chen Jian calculated how many people have died directly or indirectly in his hands in the past few years, or have been ruined by himself.
The glass workshop was crippled and one family was destroyed; The hydrogen chloride exhaust gas of the chemical workshop caused no harvest of 100 acres of land downwind, and the owner sold the land to the city as a hired laborer; More than a dozen dynamite workshops died; The soy sauce workshop has collapsed; dozens of suicides and killings in the orchid craze; The promotion of ginning machines has seen a wave of small-scale mergers in rural areas, forcing many indebted farmers to repay their land to large farmers who feel that it is profitable......
After roughly calculating, Chen Jian felt that with the few big news planned in the future, more than a thousand people would die in his hands in Min County alone before he went to sea, and he was afraid that more people would be affected by family breakdowns and life changes.
That's why we have a lot of good intentions, do good deeds, and get a good name. He doesn't believe in heaven and hell reincarnation evil ghosts, but even if everyone believes in it, it won't change anything, and people who are not afraid of heaven and earth may not be more evil than they believe in hell reincarnation.
The person who invited Chen Jian in the county was found in the slum area Chen Jian, who was playing and laughing with a few children, and the person who invited Chen Jian was also very respectful.
"Mr. Chen, the county guard is invited."
Chen Jian guessed what was going on, so he went to a few urban poor families who were thanking Chen Jian and told the rest of them to get things done.
After finding a carriage and going to the county council, the big and small officials of Min County and the people who had heads and faces in Min County, who were not involved or who were involved but had already escaped, were all there.
Everyone knew what it was to invite them here, and they had heard rumors that they might have to pay some money to put the matter to rest.
This doesn't need to be discussed in advance, if you dare to touch your own meat, you don't need to discuss, just refuse directly.
After being polite for a while, he finished his opening remarks, and the old county guard didn't keep quiet, and only let others ask questions.
The orchid bubble was punctured by Chen Jian, and Shi Ming inevitably brought a little anger when he asked.
Mr. Chen...... After all, you have some responsibility for this matter......"
Before he finished speaking, Jian Chen shook his head and said, "How can I be responsible for this matter?" You can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense. I said, guys, I saw people jumping into the pit, and I told everyone that this is a pit, don't jump down, right? ”
"If you want me to say, I've done a great thing. You think, next year there will be more people involved, and one day this soap bubble will be punctured, and then there will be more people involved? ”
Many people or have some friendship with Jian Chen said: "Mr. Chen's words are right, the more difficult it will be to clean up in the future." I was also shocked after hearing what people said, so it will not take a few years for the whole country to have a surplus of one person and one pot, but where is there so much money? ”
Shi Ming was choked up and had nothing to say, and said helplessly: "Then you have to find a way?" Ladies and gentlemen, this situation is very chaotic now, everyone is a prominent family in Minjun, and they are all industry leaders, and I invite you to come today, I also want to ask you to think of a way. It's all for the peace of the county. ”
The people present were all slippery, even if someone really felt that they wanted the merchants to help with the money, it was impossible to say it, so they could only find a few cannon fodder to bring it up.
didn't say it, but Jian Chen didn't bother to go around in circles, and said directly: "If something happens, if you want to deal with it, there is no way to get the best of both worlds." ”
Everyone stared at Jian Chen, and Jian Chen took out a silver coin and threw it on the table casually and said, "Either the river is facing up, or the yin and yang fish are facing up." If the river is facing up, the yin and yang fish will be facing down. Is it possible to have both sides face up? ”
"Apparently not. If you want to do things, you can't be afraid of offending people, and you can't think of being a good person in front of everyone. Who do you have to think about? You have to wonder which side is the real countryman? You have to think about which side has more people and which side has caused more problems. I always think about not offending on both sides, and I always think about being a good person on both sides, I think it's difficult. ”
"It's not just that, it's everything. To take care of the workshop owner is to the detriment of the hired hands; To take care of the hired workers is to the detriment of the workshop owner. Who dares to say that they can say yes on both sides? ”
"Since you can't, it's easy. Think about who to offend and it's over? ”
It sounds simple, but there aren't many people who have really figured it out.
However, these simple words seem to make sense, but in fact, Chen Jian still didn't say anything, and it was here that he pushed the problem onto officials and decision-makers.
Everyone present was speechless, and no one was willing to speak at this time, and the scene became extremely quiet for a while.
This matter is not good for Jian Chen, and he is not short of money that needs to be raised, even if he is lacking, he does not need to burst the orchid bubble, with his current reputation and industry, it is easy to get it.
Zhang Yu, who had not spoken, glanced at Jian Chen quietly, laughed secretly, and said through Jian Chen's words: "Since this is the case, in fact, the problem is simple. ”
When everyone didn't want to be a bird, someone stood up and said this, which immediately attracted everyone's attention, and at this time, he must have offended people when he spoke, and he didn't know what Zhang Yu'an's heart was.
"Actually, the question is very simple, is there a contract? Is there a commercial law? If there is, just follow it. What's so hard about this? ”
"If not, what will be the Dharma in the future? Who is law-abiding? Either change the law or comply. ”
The last sentence should either be changed or obeyed, and everyone smelled inside.
This sounds normal, but when you think about it, it's a little scary.
If you want to change the law, it's simple, either through the normal way of the National People's Assembly, or you can overturn it and start over. There is no second way.
This simplest way to deal with it is definitely to offend some people.
But do the people who want to offend have the ability to overturn and start over?
No.
Do people who want to offend have the ability to cultivate the Fa in a normal way? Not to mention cultivating the Fa, it is just to make your own voice heard, can you do it?
Before, I could.
But if you really want to fulfill the contract, as they say, you have nothing to do with it, and then you can't do it in the future.
Since it can't, since it's the same as the poor people, what is there to hesitate about?
Times are changing, and that group of people is still the same group of people as before, but their status is not what they used to be.
Simple, it seems, is brutal.