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Chapter 361 Honest people should be self-policing

For the ruling person, nothing can be done on a whim. What he does must be an opportunity.

For example, although a time traveler like Guan Yi is not a major in law, he lives in an era of information explosion, and his legal philosophy may be at a lower and lower level in modern society. However, compared with ancient Greek and Roman jurists, he may not be much worse. Since this is the case, he wants to inject some advanced concepts of Greece and Roman civilization into the traditional Chinese civilization. Can't he directly go up?

It is OK. However, this will have a poor effect because everyone will be confused or even resist. If it is not good, it will arouse opposition from the whole nation.

What if Li Mi's envoys brought Rome and Persian envoys and books back? That would be completely different: Oh, it turns out that there are really countries in the world where there is no emperor. It turns out that there are countries in the world that can be very rich without relying on farming and grazing. It turns out that there are countries in the world that are not inferior to ours... Then, if Sima Guan wants to do anything, it will be twice the result with half the effort. It is not until this is the case. In this process, Sima Guan wants to add some private goods in, which is not easier.

The problem that Yongliang's official style is far worse than Yizhou. Guan Yi has actually noticed that the Grand Sima is no longer the little prefect of the past. In recent months, various counties have run away. What is the local officials in various places like? In fact, the Grand Sima is very clear about it. But no matter how clear you are, you cannot take a heavy hand: on the one hand, the most important theme in the Yongliang area in the past six months is stability. On the other hand, there is a lack of an opportunity: if there is no Qiao Xi, Zhang Hui will directly establish the Independent Commission Against Corruption Office. The officials in the Yongliang area must be dissatisfied: Why, discriminate against us northerners? In the past, officials in the Yizhou area must also be dissatisfied: Why, when you were hard before, you didn't do this, but now you are a little more relaxed and do it. You can't bear to live a good life, right?

But now the Qiao Xi case is different. The eldest son of the Grand Sima has been beaten to the end. What else do you have to say? The children of local aristocratic families have overturned the county magistrates and put the country's policies to benefit the people aside, and used natural disasters to form greater man-made disasters, thereby expanding their own manor. Is this kind of bad nature? Shouldn't it be strictly controlled? Shouldn't a new department be established to investigate strictly?

It’s not that no one has objected to the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, which has great authority. But in the face of the Qiao Xi case, all opposition turned into powder.

Not that no one has publicly questioned Guan Yi’s case through the form of a public report: If the unruly people know about this, they will not lose confidence in the government? If an enemy country like Jin and Wu know about this, they will not make a big fuss about it and slander our corruption and traitors?

But in Guan Yi's opinion, such opposition is nonsense: Do you really think that the people are idiots? If you don't report this, will such a similar thing not happen? Will the people not feel it? Instead, the communiqué makes it clear that the people know: "Oh, it turns out that the government opposes this kind of thing. In the future, we should report it to the ICAC." This way, we can better prevent similar things from happening.

As for the fact that Jin and Wu used this matter to slander Ji Han? The same principle: the people of Jin and Wu are not stupid. When they saw such things, their first reaction was: Why did Ji Han resolutely suppress such things but his government ignored them and even were happy to see them?

Just as before the Yellow Turbans started, a widely circulated song in the Eastern Han society was sung: "The hair is like a leek, cut and resurrection. The head is like a chicken, cut and crow again. The officials do not need to be afraid, and the common people must never be careless." Don't think that the people are stupid because the literacy rate in this era is not high and the information exchange is not developed. People with that kind of thought will not be retribution sooner or later their descendants will be retribution.

In short, with the east wind of the Qiao Xi case, Sima Guan, who had always wanted to build the ICAC in his heart, was established.

With the release of the Grand Sima Mansion's "Decree of Independent Commission Against Corruption" in June 269 AD, Ji Han's officialdom and even the people across the country were blinded by the huge rights and generous treatment of the ICAC.

The institution is divided into four levels. The first level is the Independent Commission Against Corruption Office, which is directly affiliated with the Grand Sima himself. The chief chief said that the Grand Sima is directly responsible to the Grand Sima himself. The annual salary is a real tens of thousands of stones. Unless it is malfeasant or unable to bear the work due to dereliction of duty or physical reasons, his term of office is lifelong.

Under the envoy of Dalian, there were three departments: Executive Director, Prevention Director and Guide Chief. As the name suggests, they were in charge of investigation and evidence collection, prevention education, and reception reports.

The state has a state integrity envoy, who is the same level as the state governor. His annual salary is 10,000 shi. His appointment is vertically appointed by the Independent Commission Against Corruption Office and is not under the jurisdiction of the state governor.

The county is composed of the county integrity envoy, and the county integrity envoy has the county integrity envoy. They are all in line with the prefect of the same county, and the county magistrates are in the enemy's body. All levels of integrity envoys have their own direct officials.

The financial support of the ICAC government at all levels is directly allocated by the Grand Sima Mansion according to the actual income of the year in a certain proportion. In this way, the ICAC's personnel and financial power are relatively independent. Anyone who has been in the system knows that if these two powers are independent, then this department will basically be rampant.

"Maotong, how about it? I have fought for you with great pressure to make you a sufficiently convenient right."

Guan Yi said that under the pressure of greatness is not really pretentious: Although the Grand Sima was in Ji Han, there were still opposition parties. Not to mention anything else, the emperor in Chengdu had many little fights. At this time, he held up the banner of anti-corruption. I wonder how many officials who had been wandering in the past would make up their minds to move closer to His Majesty: Your Majesty, it is too much for the Grand Sima to doubt our ethics so much. Please show your power and destroy the three clans of Guan Zifeng. In this way, we gentlemen can serve you without supervision!

"The Grand Sima, I am grateful to you! Please rest assured that with the ICAC, the great man may not be able to be absolutely honest, but overall integrity and even his official style and political style exceed that of the Prime Minister's administration, the subordinates are confident."

"Well, I don't know if you noticed it? The ICAC actually only has the procuratorial authority but no ruling and enforcement authority."

"The officials have noticed it. The officials also think this is good. Otherwise, the ICAC's power would be too large, which would cause corruption for the ICAC itself."

"Yes. I received a letter from Ling Bo from Shule a few days ago. If they went well at this time, they should have arrived at Sassania. I think it will turn back in the second half of next year. At that time, I will revise the Han Dynasty law and then establish a new department to separate the judicial power."

"The officials understand. At this stage, after the ICAC finds the problem, the local county government, prefect and governor's office still need to make a ruling and execution. There will inevitably be many disadvantages in this. However, these disadvantages will definitely be a weapon for the Grand Sima to re-revise the Great Han Dynasty after Ling Bo comes back."

"Hahahaha~~ Maotong, you are right. It is necessary for the ICAC to continue to argue with administrative agencies at all levels, so that our officials can have the possibility of independent judicial power. It's just that in the past year and a half, you will have to suffer more grievances."

"It's okay, this is what the officials are willing to accept. It's just the staff of the yamen?"

"Well, I will draw enough personnel from the Langguan in the court now, the Siwen Cao envoy of the Siwen Cao and the personnel laid off by the Siyan School Guard's Office in the past to enrich the integrity and envoy. Most Langguan officials are young, and they are full of ideals and dare to think and do. Siwen Cao's people are good at finding news and collecting evidence. And the people in the Siyan School Guard's Office, haha, they were somewhat related to greed before, and they were very familiar with all the means of corrupt officials. With their joining, Maotong's work should be twice the result with half the effort!"

"The Grand Sima's arrangement is very precise! Well, the lower officials have something to ask for."

"Speaking."

"The ICAC has just completed its new achievements. I will also ask the Grand Sima Rulongshouyuan and Wuzhangyuan to write an inscription for the ICAC's couplet like the two colleges."

"...Well~~ I won't have a question about the door couplet. I'll write six words to the ICAC. I can do it to the screen wall of every Lianyuan yamen."

"Please tell the truth."

Guan Yi asked someone to take the pen and ink, and wrote the six big words "open, fair, and just".

"Maotong, the word "integrity" must be done. The first thing is to be made public and put everything in the sun. This must start with the ICAC itself."

"...Master Sima, the lower officials understand. After the ICAC staff is in place, first of all, everyone will disclose their private property and family relationships. The amount of property must be updated every year. In addition, all cases will be disclosed as much as possible while protecting the whistleblower."

"It's very good, that's true. Only with openness can one be fair and just. The three officials have done it, and the quality of the ICAC's work will be guaranteed. However, if you want to disclose your private property, haha, not everyone is willing to do so."

"There is no way. Since you want to be an honest envoy, you are not honest, how can you ask others? The officials will make it clear to those who are preparing to join the ICAC. Those who are unwilling to or are not truthfully declare their personal property will not be allowed to join the ICAC. It would be better that the ICAC is short of staff for the time being than to lower this standard. Only if the ICAC is supervised by everyone at all times can the ICAC be warned of themselves at all times!"

Today, more than 30 years ago, is Jiaci’s goodbye day. After a flash, he has grown one year older. The dead are like this, and he will never let go of day and night...
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