Chapter 494 The Greatest Irony
Although people around her complained for Chen Fangming, the law enforcement officers still left a ticket for 10 yuan, requiring Chen Fang to pay the fine within three days, otherwise it would be enforced.
Chen Fang only felt darkness in front of his eyes, as if the sky was falling.
She never imagined that she would be fined 10 yuan for simply slaughtering a few goats from her own family and selling them at the market!
If she hadn't thought about her two children who were still studying in other cities and her husband who was waiting for life-saving money in the hospital, she would have wanted to die.
"Damn it, are they government officials or bandits? How can they bully ordinary people like this!" Someone in the crowd watching nearby shouted indignantly.
"That's right! I think even the police in the old society were not so hateful!" An old man who had passed by the police in the old society agreed.
"It's really ridiculous and has never been seen before." said a man who looked somewhat cultured.
"My sister only sold mutton for 180 yuan, but she fined the other party 10 yuan. She is too cruel. Even if we look around the world, I am afraid that only Liuhe can encounter such a thing!"
Whether it was the customers who came to buy vegetables or other vendors who also set up stalls to sell vegetables, at this moment they all spoke up for the elder sister.
"Sister, I have a suggestion for you. You should go to the bank now and withdraw all your savings and give them to your brothers and sisters for safekeeping. Also, sell all the valuables in your home, otherwise they will really enforce the execution." Someone suggested.
"Yes, you transferred all your family's money. I wonder how they can fine you." Someone agreed.
"Well, thank you everyone." Chen Fang said gratefully, and then she said frustratedly: "I still have more than 50 goats at home, but now they don't allow us to sell meat, I..."
As she spoke, Chen Fang shed tears. What she was most worried about now was her husband lying in the hospital. If she couldn't raise enough money for the operation, he would have no choice but to wait for death.
"Sister, let's go to your house now. Catch two for me and I'll kill them and eat them at home. I'll see how they fine us." Someone stood up and said.
"Yes, give me one too."
"I want two."
Most of the lower-class people are compassionate, and the goats from Chen Fang's family are indeed free-range in the countryside, so they are healthy and delicious, so everyone expressed their desire to buy Chen Fang's goats.
"Thank you, thank you!" Chen Fang said gratefully.
The heart that had just been broken by the law enforcement officers was warmed again by ordinary people, and the suicidal thoughts that had just arisen disappeared.
Thus, a heartwarming scene appeared in the vegetable market. A group of strangers shared a car and went to Chen Fang's house to help him out of his predicament.
Ironically, the three law enforcement officers threw the confiscated mutton, scales and other related items into the trunk of the law enforcement vehicle.
One of the law enforcement officers quickly got into the car, closed the door and made a phone call.
"Hello, is this Brother Liu? Please tell the chef that we will have mutton for lunch today! Ask him to make some preparations in advance, and I will send the mutton back soon." The law enforcement officer who made the call said happily.
The man on the other end of the phone, called Brother Liu, was in charge of logistics management at the Market Supervision Bureau. Hearing this, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Mutton? Where does the mutton come from?"
"Hey, this was just taken back from outside." The law enforcement officer replied proudly after finishing the call.
Then he added, "Brother Liu! This is authentic free-range goat from the countryside. It is definitely fresher and healthier than the mutton in the supermarket."
After hanging up the phone, he rolled down the window and whispered to the other two, "Pengfei, Xiangzi, you two check first. I'll go back to the office and we'll have mutton for lunch."
"Okay, go quickly and come back soon." The other two also did not feel any guilt at all.
When it comes to eating mutton, everyone is very happy. They don’t consider whether there is any problem with the unquarantined mutton. On the contrary, they are all smiling because they can eat rural goats.
Afterwards, they went to other stalls. Although they did not encounter the situation of selling uninspected mutton, they still imposed fines of up to 8 yuan from many stalls for other reasons.
After they left, the entire market was filled with curses.
It's not just the Market Supervision Bureau. Other units with the power to issue fines have also taken to the streets and started generating revenue. Faced with such a situation, most people can only grit their teeth and cooperate.
A small number of people who refused to cooperate were also forced to execute the order.
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The kitchen of the Market Supervision Bureau.
Almost everyone came because we had country goat for lunch.
The local goats in the countryside are really delicious, not fishy or smelly, and the meat is fresh and tender. Everyone eats it with their mouths full of oil and shouts that it is delicious.
At the same time, in a private room in the kitchen, the leaders of the Market Supervision Bureau and three people who were on duty today were sitting around, discussing the fines issued in the morning.
"Shao Feng, follow up on this case of Chen Fang. If she doesn't pay the fine in full within three days, go to her home and urge her to pay. If she fails to pay, enforce the payment by transferring money from the bank or confiscating valuables." Liu Ning, director of the Market Supervision Bureau, said as he picked up a piece of mutton and ate.
"Okay, Director Liu." Shao Feng nodded in agreement.
It was really an ironic scene that none of the leading cadres thought that it was wrong to impose a fine of 100,000 yuan for selling uninspected mutton. They ate the mutton from Chen Fang's family and discussed how to collect the fine from her family.
"Yanjun, please make a good registration of the fines and confiscations, and pay the non-tax income to the fines and confiscations one month later." Liu Ning said to the accountant Liu Yanjun.
"Okay, Director Liu." Then he asked in a low voice: "Director Liu, what is the proportion we should hand over?"
Liu Ning looked at everyone and asked, "What percentage do you think is appropriate for the payment?"
"Half?" Shao Feng said unconfidently.
"Forty percent should be handed over, and sixty percent should be kept as unit funds and bonuses. It is indeed hard for the brothers to collect fines, so we should give them some compensation." The speaker was another deputy director, Niu Bin.
"Forty percent is more appropriate." Everyone said.
"Okay, then we'll pay 40%. Yanjun, you must keep a record of fines and confiscations, and the accounts must be clear. You must not let anyone see any problems from the accounts." Liu Ning reminded.
"Director Liu, I understand. Don't worry." Liu Yanjun assured.
"You three will hand over the money to Yanjun later." Liu Ning looked at the three staff members who enforced the law this morning, his eyes full of admiration.
Without waiting for the three to speak, he said to Liu Yanjun: "Yanjun, just give them three people 2000 yuan each as today's hard work fee.
It will be the same in the future. Anyone who gets out will be given a reward of 300 to 3000 yuan, depending on the amount of fines and confiscations, and it will be paid on the same day."
"Yes, Director Liu. Thank you, Director Liu. We will go out for a walk this afternoon." The three said in unison.
The other people at the table had no objection. Although the officers who went out to enforce the law received money, the people at the table received the most.
Cao Yu and Tan Yifan might not have thought that they thought of relying on non-tax revenue to solve the problem of reduced fiscal tax revenue, but they did not expect that this would give the people below them an opportunity to make money.
Take today for example. Under normal circumstances, law enforcement officers would tell Chen Fang to quarantine the mutton as a matter of duty or would pretend not to see it.
Because the county party committee and county government openly supported the fines imposed on various units, these people naturally became bolder and attempted to achieve financial freedom through this means.
I just don’t know if they have considered the consequences of doing so. If the people are pushed too far and go on a collective strike, how will they respond?