Chapter Fifteen: The Benefits of Corrupt Officials
"This is the reason why the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats rule the world together. []"
Pan San added, stopped, and saw everyone staring at him, showing off, he smiled and said: "But you have nothing in your hands. You can neither feed this official nor give him money. Just imagine
This official can't even feed himself, so how can his family survive? And if you want this official to work for you, govern the place and manage the people for you, what do you have to give him?
Is he willing to do things for you?" After speaking, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhao Qiang.
Zhao raped Gao Shiqi and Eunuch Chen, and Pan San, and said with some hesitation: "If I really have nothing, I really don't know what I can give these officials."
"What a benefit!"
Pan Sanyi slapped his thigh and said loudly: "If you don't have food to feed others, you have to give them benefits. And if you don't have that much money to give them, then give them the power to plunder people's wealth and wealth with their hands."
, didn’t he get the benefits? With the benefits, he has money, food to eat, and the life of the whole family is settled. Are you saying that he still misses you?” Who said this?
At that time, Pan San looked excited, as if he was the official who had received this benefit. After hearing his words, Gao Shiqi frowned, and Eunuch Chen was also startled. Thinking about it carefully, the fat man's words still have some meaning.
Somewhat reasonable.
"Sir, what you say is indeed reasonable, but this corrupt official has benefited from using the power I gave him, so what benefit will it bring to me?" Pan San's words sound reasonable, but what benefit does this corrupt official have to himself?
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Pan San nodded, seeming to be very satisfied with Zhao Qiang's understanding and cooperation, just like when chatting with idle guys, he always needs someone to help him to continue the conversation. Under the gaze of everyone, he was confused.
After taking a bite of the dish, he said: "Of course there are benefits, and they are the biggest."
This time it was not Zhao Qiang who asked, but Wan Si on the side who asked strangely: "What are the benefits?"
Pan San ignored him and said directly: "The good thing is that corrupt officials will protect your power and protect your status. To put it bluntly, if you give it to a powerful official, and the official uses your power to get benefits, he will protect you."
Otherwise, if you fall from power, they will have no power to use and have no power in hand, so how can they gain benefits?"
"With so many officials protecting your power, wouldn't your position be secure? There are many people who want power in the world. If there weren't these officials to protect you, wouldn't it be great?
You, keep it to yourself, how long can you keep this power? You might wake up one day with your head in a different place. In this case, do you think this corrupt official is beneficial to you?"
Nonsense! Gao Shiqi cursed secretly in his mind, but he couldn't tell what was wrong with Pan San's words. The facts are indeed as he said. There have never been corrupt officials in the past dynasties who rebelled against the emperor.
Zhao Qiang also understood that what Pan San said was very similar to the way of employing people in later generations, but he really couldn't accept the idea that corruption was good for governance.
Wan Si asked Pan San in confusion: "From what you said, it seems to be the same thing. But you seemed to have said just now that you would use corrupt officials to fight against corrupt officials. Now that you have used corrupt officials, why do you still fight against them?
Isn’t this self-destruction?”
"What you said is a good idea. Children can be taught!"
Pan San grinned at Wan Si with a big, greasy mouth, then shook his head in a mysterious manner and said: "This is the essence of power, the way of a saint. You have to know, corrupt officials who gain power to reap benefits
In the eyes of the people, you are the worms of the country. They are extremely bad. They can endure it for a while, but they cannot endure it for a lifetime. One day, if the officialdom becomes too exploitative, the people will follow the example of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang and rise up against you.
To seize your power, you must fight against corrupt officials, use their heads to deceive the people, and tell them that it is the officials who are wrong, not you. Only in this way can you maintain your status and the power you hold. That's it.
It’s an allusion to “borrowing your head and putting it to use”.”
The allusion of "borrowing your head and using it" refers to the story of Cao Cao killing grain officials to deceive the soldiers. Zhao Qiang knew about this, and Gao Shiqi also knew about it. Once he heard it, he understood that what Pan San said about using the heads of corrupt officials to deceive the people and what Cao Cao did are considered
It's exactly the same as changing the soup without changing the medicine. Although Eunuch Chen didn't quite understand, seeing that Gao Xueshi listened intently and didn't refute, it was because the secret was broken, and this fat thief might not be able to beat him.
"There are two great benefits to using corrupt officials while fighting against them." Seeing that no one had any objections to what he said, Pan San was even more happy and couldn't help but vomit.
"I'd like to hear the details." Zhao Qiang put aside his evaluation of Pan San. Although the fat man was unbearable, what he said was very reasonable, and it was worth treating him to a meal.
Seeing that Zhao Qiang's attitude was much more respectful than before, Pan San praised: "Although your Excellency is not from the country, you are open-minded and studious. Hehe, I am happy to drink this wine. I will explain it more clearly so that you can gain more knowledge."
The word "guoren" refers to the people of the banner. In the Qing Dynasty, only the banner people were the people of the country, and the other ethnic groups were not. Zhao Qiang was dressed as a Sauron, so he said this.
"This has two advantages. One is that there are no corrupt officials in the world. So you don't have to be afraid of officials who are not corrupt. What you are afraid of is that they won't listen to you, are jealous of your power, and want to replace you. So you must
In the name of anti-corruption, kill the corrupt officials who don't listen to you, and keep the corrupt officials who do. This way you can eliminate dissidents, consolidate your power, and gain the support of the people. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"
Zhao Qiang nodded and asked: "What about the other benefit?"
"The second advantage is that as long as an official is corrupt, you will have control over him. If he dares to betray you one day, you will kill him in the name of corruption. Corrupt officials are afraid that you will kill him, so they have to obey.
Your words. Therefore, "anti-corrupt officials" is the magic weapon you use to control corrupt officials. If you don't use corrupt officials, you have lost the magic weapon "anti-corrupt officials". Then how can you control officials and make them work for you? No.
These officials, how can you keep your power?"
At this point, Pan San burped and said drunkenly: "If everyone is an upright official and is deeply supported by the people, and they are disobedient, you will have no excuse to get rid of them.
It will cause public turmoil, and if it is not done well, you will be devoured by it. Therefore, you must use corrupt officials so that you can clean up your subordinates and make them become good subordinates who will always be loyal to you and protect you. In this way, the world will be peaceful.
Hehe, you will never have to worry about losing your position."
After hearing this, Wan Si suddenly understood and said with a smile: "My dear, what this fat man said is so true. Why didn't I think of it before?"
Gao Shiqi's face turned a little pale when he heard this. He looked at Pan San silently in a daze, while Eunuch Chen beside him was so angry that his nose was crooked. He really couldn't think of how to refute this damn fat man's fallacies. If he didn't find him again, The problem with his words was that he had been harmed by him in vain. It was really useless to hold in his anger.
"Actually, there's another advantage." Pan Sanxu shrugged because he had been sitting for a long time, his neck was a little tired, and just as the waiter came for tea, he was not polite and just took a bowl and drank a few sips.
"What's another good thing?" Wan Si asked impatiently after he put down the dish.
Pan San smiled slightly and said: "It's just that there is a large sum of money available. Think about it, how much people's wealth this corrupt official has plundered on weekdays. If he is killed now, wouldn't that money be put into his own pocket? Well, in this way you can live up to the name of plundering people's wealth and get the benefits of plundering people's wealth. I wonder if there is anyone else in the world who can think of such a wonderful plan, that is, you are lucky enough to listen to me today. If it were someone else, Even if I think about it, I’m afraid I’ll never understand this in my lifetime.”