Chapter Three Hundred and Eleven Reorganization Finished
Bearing the responsibility of leading the rise of the Chinese in South America, Li Mingyuan has not had time to rest for a long time. Today, he will temporarily deal with the work at hand. Li Mingyuan plans to take advantage of the good weather to take the Andean eagle Blackpool, which was domesticated in Bolivia, to Chang'an (
Enjoy a leisurely tour on the plains outside the city of Cordoba.
Nothing in the world can withstand the rain and wind of time. The Andean Eagle, which was in its infancy ten years ago, has now entered its twilight years. I wonder if the majestic condor of the past will be able to return again after a year or two.
Soaring in the blue sky, Li Mingyuan took the condor on a trip. In addition to relaxing his tired body and mind, he also wanted to accompany Kurosawa, his ten-year-old friend, on his last journey.
At present, the area controlled by the Han Kingdom is thousands of miles from north to south, with a land area of more than 3.4 million square kilometers. The vast land has different scenery. The majestic Andes Mountains and the beautiful Paraná River Basin all have unique charms. In Li Mingyuan's heart,
I have always had a thought, that is, galloping across the Yangtze River to the north and south, not missing every area of the Han Kingdom, and visiting with my own eyes the magnificent rivers and mountains that I have created for future generations.
Li Mingyuan's wish may not come true in the short term. His short break does not allow him to stay away from the central government and visit other places.
A group of hundreds of National Defense Force soldiers left the Chang'an Palace and stayed outside for a whole day. At night, each returning soldier carried harvested prey on his horse, some of which were plump hares, pheasants, foxes, and some of which were heavy.
Wild deer, camels and other large animals weighing up to 100 kilograms.
Ordering the soldiers to disperse with their prey, Li Mingyuan got off the horse and walked into the palace.
The heavy door was pushed open by guards on both sides. As soon as he walked inside the door, Li Mingyuan heard the clatter of horse hooves.
"Your Highness, Sun Bin, Zheng Huaide, and He Yanliang's secret investigation in Yunzhou has produced results. Lord Zhang and Lord Zhao were worried that His Highness was waiting impatiently, so they took their ministers to report to His Highness in the evening."
Liu Pu, Minister of Commerce, Zhang Guanghai, Vice Minister of Household Affairs, and Zhao Yan, Vice Minister of Finance, got off the carriage and saluted Li Mingyuan.
"I just wandered around the outskirts of the city, and I happened to meet you when I came back. Come in, don't stay outside the door."
Li Mingyuan smiled and greeted a few people into the palace, then sat on a chair casually and asked, "Tell me, how is the situation over there in Yunzhou?"
"Your Highness, the phenomenon of collusion between government and businessmen in Yunzhou is very serious. According to the intelligence statistics submitted by Mr. Sun, there are 4 county magistrates in the 16 counties of Yunzhou who are suspected of colluding with unscrupulous businessmen and selling national wasteland reclamation rights at low prices.
, government officials secretly participated in business activities, including 12 officials at the division level and above. They violated official appointment regulations, were suspected of power and wealth transactions, and secretly arranged for relevant relatives to serve in grassroots township and town-level administrative areas. More than 50 department-level officials...
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Zhang Guanghai, as the deputy minister in charge of household affairs, was the first to report: "The data above are only the initial investigation results of three adults, Sun Bin, Zheng Huaide, and He Yanliang. If the investigation continues, I am afraid that more officials and unscrupulous businessmen will be involved in the case.
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"Hmph! The total number of officials in Yunzhou is only a thousand, and in just half a month of investigation and evidence collection, nearly 10% of the officials were involved in the case. If we go deeper, I think the officialdom of Yunzhou will be turned upside down!"
"Your Highness, please calm down. Yunzhou was developed relatively late. Most of the officials and businessmen there moved from Nanyang. Most of the officials were self-recommended without going through the government's unified assessment. The relationships between officials are complicated and complicated.
Corruption and lawlessness are inevitably more common than in other regions."
"The unified official examination and selection system has only been implemented this year. In Yunzhou and other states, states, counties, townships, and towns, government officials at all levels are nine times out of ten businessmen and scholars who have defected from overseas. They are truly selected and appointed by the government.
The number of graduates from local colleges and universities accounts for only 10% of the total number of government officials.
There are not a few officials with business backgrounds in the government, and many officials have brought bad habits from their business days into the officialdom. If things go on like this, the consequences of officials and businessmen colluding to control the officialdom are unimaginable, and it is indeed necessary to make a ruthless and thorough rectification of the officialdom."
Liu Pu was born in the remnants of the Taiping Army, and he had always been dissatisfied with the habits of some officials who abandoned business and entered politics. He now bluntly expressed his resentment: "At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, His Highness treated overseas Chinese businessmen favorably, allowing them to immigrate to South America and purchase land and housing at low prices. Back then, he always followed His Highness's arrangements.
Of the overseas Chinese businessmen, there are thousands of acres of fertile land and rows of houses. However, some people are so ignorant that they have more wealth than they can spend in a lifetime, and they still extend their hands to compatriots who have fled. We really disdain to be associated with them!
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"Mr. Liu, I'm afraid you haven't heard of this sentence. If you don't kill the poor, you won't get rich. Overseas Chinese businessmen made a fortune in the first place by deducting the wages of fellow Chinese workers."
Zhao Yan agreed.
"Vice Minister Zhang, you and Zheng Huaide are in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Your Ministry of Household Affairs is responsible for the review process of newly naturalized immigrants in local states. You should know the relevant situation in the local states."
After listening to Liu Pu and Zhao Yan's statements, Li Mingyuan continued to ask.
"Your Majesty, collusion between Chinese businessmen and the government has occurred from time to time since the founding of the People's Republic of China. If we want to completely reverse the trend of the government, curb official corruption, and businessmen's illegal incidents, we need to carefully consider it, and wait until everything is ready to solve it.
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"Businessmen will not be able to solve the various problems currently existing in the local area by slowly killing a few or a group of offending officials."
Li Mingyuan did not agree with Zhang Guangyuan's mediocre handling method, and said with firm eyes, "No matter how good the system is without effective executors and supervisors, it will still be full of loopholes. Four years ago, overseas Chinese businessmen poured into the textile industry in large numbers, exploiting ordinary female workers and using them illegally.
When punishing child laborers, we initially treated them leniently because they were first-time offenders. Now, not long after that incident, the businessmen's illegal crimes and collusion with government officials have shown no signs of restraint.
Four days ago, on the night before his mission to Brazil, Mr. Yuji personally rushed to the palace to discuss with me for half the night. Do you know why Mr. Yuji, who is sixty-four years old, suddenly came to the palace in the evening? "
Li Mingyuan glanced at the three people and continued, "Because the news of the envoy's trip to Brazil for negotiations came out, many people thought that the armistice negotiations would be completed. By then, Yu Ji's laughter would be further advanced and his official power would be heavier, so they couldn't wait to go.
He sent gifts to his family to build relationships, what would you have thought if it were you?"
Seeing the three people sitting on the chairs without making a sound, Li Mingyuan gave the answer himself: "Fertile fields, beautiful jade, gold and silver, every gift given is worth a lot of money. They gave such expensive gifts, even if they don't get any reward,
You can guess it after thinking deeply. It is no wonder that you seek officials, wealth and advice. Everyone, in places under the central government, there are so many people in the houses of senior officials who cross the threshold to give gifts and bribes. Those places are far away from the central control and far away from the emperor.
Just imagine what the scene is like in front of the governments of prefectures, counties, and governments. Will you be surprised or scared?"
Although what Li Mingyuan said later deliberately exaggerates the corruption of local governments, it can be roughly estimated based on the operating system of the Han Dynasty that in the past ten years, the military, government, and state-owned industrial and commercial enterprises have roughly accounted for 50% of the economic results since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Businessmen account for about 10% of the economic benefits, while ordinary farmers and workers receive the final 40%.
Half of the results produced by the country's economic development are occupied by the government and the army, and the army and the government are actually composed of officials. Extensive economic development brought the most important primitive accumulation in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, but corrupt officials and illegal state-owned enterprises
Businessmen, as well as businessmen who colluded with officials, stole funds from government funds, which greatly weakened the benefits of economic development. These people have transformed into moths attached to the Han Dynasty, relying exclusively on embezzling national interests to enrich themselves.
The Chinese immigrants at the bottom have paid the highest price in ten years of development and construction, and they have only received the smallest share. After ten years of development, Han has entered a new stage of development. At this time, the people at the bottom should bear the burden.
The price of the second reform and development is neither fair nor in line with Li Mingyuan's long-term plan for national development.
In Li Mingyuan’s plan,
When the Han Dynasty carried out its second reform, it had to make the economic cake bigger, and at the same time, it also had to re-divide the share of the cake according to economic contribution.
The people at the bottom who have already borne the price of the founding and development of the country should be compensated in the second reform, and part of the economic benefits that need to be paid in the second reform will be paid by the officials and businessmen who illegally embezzled national assets. They must not be tolerated in the country.
The second stage of development continues to squeeze the blood and sweat of ordinary people.
Li Mingyuan was confident that he had a vision that surpassed that of his contemporaries. He believed that only he could lead the South American Chinese to a strong path to rise. Therefore, on fundamental issues of national development, Li Mingyuan always insisted on his own opinions and would not let his officials worry.
and give up easily due to scruples.
Only a few people knew about the conversations in the palace. At midnight, when Liu Pu, Zhao Yan, and Zhang Guanghai walked out of the palace, a year-long internal cleaning and rectification campaign started in the dark.
