The nine hundred and thirty-sixth chapter of the system of the governor (2)
Liu Che has endured this matter and culture of taking bribes for a long time.·
It’s only now that his true attitude has been revealed.
To be honest, Liu Che actually wiped his grandfather's butt.
In fact, more than thirty years ago, the culture of bribery in the Han family was far less intense than it is now.
At that time, most people from local officials to court officials did not dare to accept bribes.
However, Liu Che's grandfather, Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, made a particularly bad start with the case of his confidant Zhang Wu - Zhang Wu was caught taking bribes. As a result, Emperor Taizong raised the board high and gently dropped it.
There was not even any punishment, and he was even given five hundred gold.
He said that he wanted to ‘put his heart to shame’.
Liu Che didn't know whether Zhang Wu felt guilty.
However, since then, it has become common practice for the Han family to accept bribes from the palace to the court and to other places.
Even the eunuchs around the emperor did not change their expressions when they took bribes from the prince, and even thought it was normal.
As for the attendants and ministers, it is common for them to pay for information.
The gossip gang became extremely active as a result.
Not even in the palace.
However, Deng Tong was favored and pretended to be a public servant. The money minted by Deng Tong and even the money minted by King Liu Bi of Wu equally divided the world's coin market.
This further encourages this trend.
After all, officialdom is like a dyeing workshop.
If everyone is taking bribes, you are not taking bribes.
Then wouldn’t you become the target of public criticism?
As a result, even the Prime Minister, Peking Marquis Zhang Cang, accepted bribes and engaged in nepotism.
Therefore, even the upright and bad-tempered Prime Minister Gu Anhou Shentujia could only ensure that he would not take bribes when he became Prime Minister.
But when his subordinates and cronies accepted bribes, they could only turn a blind eye.
Just call out.
So much so that Liu Che even wanted to give gifts and win over Zhang De, the eunuch beside his father...
As for now, in Liu Che's court, Liu Che can be sure that there are no officials who have taken bribes, and he can count them clearly with ten fingers...
And the rest, even Chao Cuo, actually received money...
The corruption of officialdom had reached this point, and Liu Che had no choice but to take a heavy blow.
Liu Che knew that he could not prevent bribery.
Don't say it's him.
Even those governments in later generations that are famous for their integrity actually have corrupt officials and bribery cases, but they are relatively rare.
Don't take advantage of the bastard.
This is human nature.
However, in the government and the palace, bribery is actually carried out semi-openly.
Ministers and officials are not ashamed, but proud?
This is absolutely unacceptable!
As for making arrogant comments about national affairs...
Common people, scholarly public opinion, criticize national policies and comment on current affairs.
This is their normal power.·
As an official, especially those who have the power of going up to the memorial and the power of directly reporting Qianshi or even two thousand stones, they are the kings and princes.
If there is a problem, do not report it to the emperor or raise it at the court meeting.
Are you complaining to others quietly and privately?
What do you want to do?
To put it more seriously, you are calling this a conspiracy against the emperor.
Even if I say it lightly, it is still resentment, and it is not the behavior of a minister!
It would be strange if Liu Che didn't knock the shit out of these people!
"These six articles are the duties of the governor!" Liu Che looked at the ministers, and the careless Qiankun made an arbitrary decision: "I have made an imperial edict and will issue it to the world at Shuowang Dynasty. If you have any doubts, you can raise them now!"
The ministers stared at each other for a while.
The emperor wanted to divide the states to supervise the counties and counties in the world.
Judging from the current situation, this is an inevitable result.
Therefore, everyone wisely gave up restrictions and criticism.
Unless everyone can take the moral high ground, there is no way to stop what the emperor, labor and capital want to do.
Now, the emperor has occupied the moral high ground and has even more power over the three generations.
Of course the ministers had no intention of confrontation.
As for those terms, they are actually quite satisfactory to everyone.
As central ministers, of course they have long been dissatisfied with the difficulty in managing local county governors' power, so they did not abandon the central government and went their own way.
Show them how powerful they are, which is what everyone wants.
Anyway, the governor oversees the local area and has no control over the heads of central giants like them.
Don't worry about the matter being your own.
A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist.
"I dare to ask Your Majesty, where does this governor belong to?" After thinking about it for a while, Chao Cuo stood up and asked, "What are his subordinate officials and his system like?"
Instantly, everyone's attention was attracted.
The power of the governor is very tempting.
The false emperor has the power to travel around the prefectures and states to detect lawlessness, whether he can depose the emperor, and to resolve unjust cases.
This governor is almost like a tentacle extending from the center to the place.
It can even become an important tool for central striking places.
In other words, whoever has the power of governor will have the upper hand in political struggles.
For example, if two people are fighting, the one who controls the governor actually has a huge advantage.
Even if you can't kill the opponent, you can still use the power of the governor to kill his younger brothers.
"Since the governor is under my power, I will naturally appoint and remove him..." Liu Che looked at Chao Cuo and then at Prime Minister Zhou Yafu. The two of them felt a little thump in their hearts.
Liu Che smiled slightly, knowing of course that if he took all the power of the governor into his own hands, these two people would probably lose their face.
Because that means that the emperor slapped the prime minister and the imperial censor in the face - think about it, the emperor appointed governors, traveled around the country, and investigated lawlessness, but he threw away the prime minister who was "courteous to all officials" and accepted the memorials from all officials.
A censor who supervises the affairs of the world.·
Doesn't this mean that the emperor no longer trusts and believes in the abilities of the prime minister and the imperial censor?
In the Han Dynasty, this would only lead to one situation - the prime minister and the imperial censor would inevitably commit suicide to apologize.
Especially people like Zhou Yafu and Chao Cuo who have strong personalities and strong self-esteem.
"It's just an official. I will select from the Prime Minister Dongcao Lingshi and other censors!" Liu Che expressed his attitude of still trusting and valuing the prime minister and the censors: "The prime minister and the censors, my humerus, will assist me.
In order to govern the world, please select from your respective government offices capable officials who are upright and upright and can serve according to the law, and bring them before me, and I will appoint them as the governor and the chief governor!"
"No!" When Zhou Yafu and Chao Cuo heard this, their hearts were immediately relieved.
"From now on, the governors of various states and the chief ministers will select officials in this way!" Liu Che looked at the two men and said: "The prime minister and the imperial censor will select people from their own offices and report them to me to determine their superiors and subordinates.
Department!"
This is to prevent the governor from eventually becoming a state pastor.
In fact, the governors of the Western Han Dynasty never caused trouble.
It is even a powerful tool for the state to supervise and control local areas and crack down on powerful people.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it became a weapon used by local clans to fight against the central government.
This has to be said to be a great irony.
However, this is what bureaucrats are best at.
Get rid of those things and systems that threaten them, and keep and form things and hidden rules that are beneficial to them.
Each system that was originally well-intentioned eventually became a blight on the world over the course of time.
Therefore, Liu Che has decided not to leave too many loopholes for them to penetrate and evolve from the beginning.
Through the joint selection system of the prime minister and the imperial censor, possible private giving and receiving can be eliminated.
The emperor also decided who was the chief and who was the deputy to strengthen the monarchy.
Of course, this alone is not enough!
Risks must also be avoided through the design of the provincial governor system itself.
"The term of governor is four years. Each governor and governor can't be re-elected!" Liu Che explained the system he conceived: "The governor and governor can't interfere in any affairs except for the six verification laws.
Not to mention interfering in the appointment and dismissal of local officials, especially military affairs!"
Civil servants should not be involved in the army, and military generals should not be involved in politics.
This is what Liu Che has been working hard on.
It was Liu Che's ideal to separate the civil and military fields, each performing his own duties and not being subordinate to each other.
Military generals lead troops to fight, and civilian officials manage civil affairs.
We should keep in touch with each other.
Using literature to control military force, or using force to defeat literature, may lead to disaster.
Of course, in the Han Dynasty, military generals would always have the upper hand and advantage.
Because the prime minister can only come from the princes, and the princes can only rely on military merit.
Therefore, in reality, there will be a situation in the future where military commanders will have certain advantages and favorable situations.
This is also the nature of the Han Dynasty regime.
"The governor has fifty-five people..." Liu Che continued: "They are all selected by the minister!"
Of course, these fifty-five governors are affiliated with officials, which means they are well-established and well-ranked.
These will assist the governor and the governor Zhongcheng to complete various tasks. At the same time, Shang Shulang is Liu Che's close minister.
In fact, Liu Che or his descendants could rely on this system to bypass the prime minister and imperial censors and directly give orders to the governor when necessary.
As in previous dynasties, there must be a large number of unofficial temporary workers under established officials.
In the Han Dynasty, temporary workers were collectively called Doushi.
However, the situation of the governor is somewhat special.
Because, generally speaking, food officials are local people.
It is somewhat similar to the rural village party secretaries and village directors in later generations.
When something happens, they will go to work if the officials give the order.
Then the salary is calculated based on the time worked.
But the governor was far away from the local area, and because of the special nature of his work, Liu Che did not intend to let the governor hire people locally.
Therefore, the choice of governors to serve as food officials is more interesting.
"The subordinates of Dou Shi are selected from the yamen of Jiuqing. They are under forty years old, capable, and good at law!" Liu Che said meaningfully: "The governor's Dou Shi will go to office with all the governors, and the term ends.
Those who have authority should give priority to it as having order!"
This is incredible!
After hearing this, all the ministers looked at each other in shock.
As we all know, each of the yamen of Jiuqing has food officials.
These people come from the lowest level and have no backing or background. They rely purely on their own efforts to be selected by the various yamen of Jiuqing.
Under normal circumstances, it is very difficult for Doushi to transform into a ranked person.
However, these food-fighting officials all have rich experience in grassroots administration, are good at dealing with emergencies, and are especially familiar with grassroots affairs.
Once one of them can become a member of the ranks, their ability developed at the grassroots level and their promotion speed will be as fast as a rocket.
In the history of the Han Dynasty, there are many examples of people who fought against food officials and eventually, through hard work, became 600 shi, 800 shi or even 1,000 shi or 2,000 shi!
Today's court captain Zhao Yu and Nanyang County governor Zhang Tang are all examples of how they earned two thousand stones by fighting for food!
It is no exaggeration to say that as soon as this policy was announced, all the old people in various government agencies in Jiuqing went berserk.
Everyone will rush to join the governor system.
In this way, the governor immediately had strong combat effectiveness.
Bureaucrats can deceive the powerful and courtiers about the grassroots ideas, but they can never hide them from the eyes of these old officials.
These grassroots officials have always been known as troublemakers and cannons in the political arena of the Han Dynasty.
Because they come from the grassroots level, they are infected with many grassroots problems.
He doesn't even recognize the rules of the game played by courtiers and nobles.
He often goes on a rampage, is not afraid of offending anyone, and is never afraid of making big news.
Now, the emperor actually plans to let these enter the market?
Many ministers felt chills down their spines.
Some people immediately remembered the story of Zhang Shi's admonishment in the tiger circle during the Taizong Dynasty.
only……
Zhang Shizhi was able to persuade Emperor Taizong back then.
One reason is that it was Taizong's impromptu action without any foresight. He simply saw that the junior official was serious and responsible and worked diligently, so he wanted to promote him.
After Zhang Shi gave his advice and took the moral high ground, Taizong would naturally give up.
It is impossible for the emperor to lose his temper with a two-thousand-ton official just because he wants to stay or leave a minor official.
Secondly, the trend at that time was to talk less and do more. Society and public opinion have not forgotten the lessons of the Qin Dynasty.
The emperor did not dare to make the decision to repeat the fate of the Qin Dynasty.
But that's different now.
The Qin Dynasty has been dead for more than sixty years, and Qin Shihuang's bones are rotten into dregs.
The new generation has absolutely no idea or understanding of how cruel the so-called ‘violent Qin’ was.
There is even an undercurrent of undercurrents in the public opinion and public opinion circles to overturn the verdict.
Legalist giants and ministers are secretly promoting and discussing.
What can I say? The second generation of Qin was Li Si and Zhao Gao.
It is not the fault of our Legalists, but it is actually the fault of the treacherous and ignorant king, the chaos of the law, and the destruction of the system of the previous kings.
These guys also picked up dry goods.
You mean violent Qin?
From Duke Xiao to the First Emperor when he united the world, he used laws justly and strictly, without caring about personal feelings, and did not use private laws. Where is the "violence"?
There are even a few "conscientious historians" who have given evidence that Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's uprising was actually to deceive and deceive the people - they missed the deadline, and according to Qin law, it was not a capital crime at all!
In addition, the impact of the Mayi War.
And the big Confucian troll stopped attacking the Legalists, began to break up with the Legalists, and joined forces to fight the threats from the Huang-Lao School and the Mohists.
Nowadays, the public opinion in Shilin is still violent against Qin.
However, the target of criticism has changed from a complete denial of Qin to a conditional denial.
Even the courtiers would no longer criticize Qin Wudao casually unless necessary.
Qin finally became a foot wipe.
Only when necessary will it become the embodiment of all evil in the world.
But most of the time, public opinion and scholars' understanding of Qin is completely different from what it was three or four years ago.
After all, scholars from the Confucian and Legalist schools now account for more than 80% of the candidates for examination.
There is strength in numbers and loud voices.
The Huang Lao faction and the anti-Qin elements in the past can no longer suppress the voices of these people. (To be continued.)
