He pursued reforms, advocated opening up the sea, and dreamed of regaining his territory.
The next day, Wang Yuan went to the Ministry of Personnel to check Gui E's performance evaluation, and almost laughed out loud on the spot.
Gui E worked as a county magistrate in Dantu for three years. One year he reported tax exemptions due to floods, and the other two years saw tax increases, and his household registration increased significantly. With such data, the assessment grade was actually "incompetent" (third grade).
The Zhenjiang magistrate's evaluation of Gui E was "cool, impetuous, and careless", which was considered a failure in the local examination.
The supervisory censor's evaluation of Gui E was "cool and the people's resentment boiled over". This was a random inspection.
The Department of Civil Service Examination conducts the final review of Guihe based on the above two assessments.
How could a truly corrupt official offend both the prefect and the censor at the same time?
The assessment of officials in the Ming Dynasty was mainly divided into three contents:
First, whether to implement the "Official Responsibilities" and the "Instructions for Taking the Job". The former is the administrative code for Beijing officials, and the latter is the administrative code for local officials.
Second, whether the "six basic things" have been completed, namely: school, fields, household registration, taxation, litigation, and thieves.
Third, whether the "eight rules" have been violated, namely: greedy, cruel, impetuous, inadequate (failure to take up the job), old, sick, retired (incompetent), and careless.
From this we can see that as a local official, running schools comes first, farming comes second, and taxation can only come fourth.
It does not mean that if your GDP is good, your performance evaluation will be good. There are many things that can be criticized.
The Zhenjiang prefect and the supervisory censor were unable to find fault with Gui E's job, and they did not even dare to say that Gui E was corrupt. They could only comment on his harshness as an official, his impetuous behavior, and his carelessness in doing things.
Taking into account the overall situation, Wang Yuan could use his knees to figure out that Gui E must be checking the land and household registration in Dantu County. The household registration in the county was greatly increased at once, but it was a pity that he offended the wealthy gentry, and therefore offended his superiors and censors.
This person can use it!
Wang Yuan wrote down Gui E's name in a small notebook.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Yuan went to check on the chief official of Zhejiang, but he didn't see anyone he knew.
At this time, Zhejiang's political envoy from the left was named Wang Shao. In the sixth year of Hongzhi's reign, he was a top-ranking Jinshi. When he patrolled Guizhou, he put down the barbarian rebellion, and he rose to prominence from then on.
This man has just been appointed for more than two months, and he was transferred from Shaanxi. According to the current travel speed, it is estimated that the handover has not been completed yet, and he will not be entangled with the local gentry. This is a good thing for Wang Yuan.
The right envoy is named Ren Jian. He was a Jinshi in the 23rd year of Chenghua. He is old enough and his term is about to expire. By the time Wang Yuan arrives in Zhejiang, he may have been transferred.
Therefore, the left and right political envoys in Zhejiang are all newcomers like Wang Yuan, and it depends on who develops faster in Hangzhou.
Hangzhou is a ridiculous place. Not only is Zhejiang's three administrative divisions located here, there are also two magistrates in one city. The city of Hangzhou was split into two halves, with one half under the jurisdiction of Qiantang County and the other half under the jurisdiction of Renhe County.
Wang Yuan really wanted to get Gui E and Shen Fucong over and let each of them manage a county.
But, Master Shen is from Zhejiang and cannot be an official in Zhejiang. Wang Yuan can't let Shen Fuchong resign and serve as his staff and go to Zhejiang together. Shen Fuchong can't bear to part with that precious official hat.
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"What is Wang Ruoxu doing in the staff warehouse?" Lu Wan asked in surprise.
The manager of the warehouse said: "It seems that we are looking for Zhejiang officials' files."
Lu Wan scolded: "How can we let people enter the warehouse of the Ministry of Civil Affairs at will? How can you be the boss!"
The manager of the warehouse said quickly: "Shilang Mao brought me in, saying he was working for His Majesty."
The left minister of the Ministry of Personnel is called Mao Cheng, who is a member of the Zhengde East Palace team. Like Lu Wan, he is Yang Tinghe's confidant.
Mao Cheng was once in charge of the Hanlin Academy. As long as he was in charge of the imperial office, he would be eligible to join the cabinet and become a bachelor. However, in order to divide Yang Yiqing's power, Yang Tinghe got Mao Cheng to be the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and his target was the Ministry of Personnel.
Shangshu.
As a result, Yang Tinghe and Ding You suddenly returned home.
Lu Wan bribed Jiang Bin to put in good words and was appointed by the emperor as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Mao Cheng was immediately fooled. He lost his job at the Hanlin Academy and his position as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He ended up with nothing. Now he and Lu Wan
The relationship has dropped to freezing point.
"Since I have permission from Minister Mao, there is no problem. You can go down now." Lu Wan said helplessly.
Lu Wan felt a headache when he mentioned Mao Cheng. He, the official minister, must be feeling aggrieved.
Some of the officials at all levels of the Ministry of Personnel are from Yang Yiqing, and some are from Mao Cheng (Yang Ting and party members). As the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Lu Wan can't even direct the officials of the Ministry of Personnel. It will take at least a year and a half to promote his cronies.
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Wang Yuan had a general understanding of Zhejiang's officialdom and slowly left the staff warehouse.
As soon as he left the house, he saw Chang Lun approaching. Wang Yuan cupped his hands and said, "Brother Mingqing, are you coming to the Ministry of Personnel to handle matters?"
Chang Lun smiled bitterly and said, "I was released."
Wang Yuan asked in surprise: "What position?"
Chang Lun sighed and said: "Judge Shouzhou."
This is not an external release. It is clear that he is demoted to the point of death. He is a dignified seventh-grade Beijing official, and directly becomes a seventh-grade local official.
Wang Yuan asked: "Who did you offend?"
Chang Lun said: "I have offended too many powerful people. I don't know who did it."
You are awesome, Wang Yuan is completely speechless.
Chang Lun has a strong professional ability, but unfortunately he can't get rid of the sand in his eyes. He also serves as a judge of Dali Temple, responsible for reviewing various cases. Whenever he encounters an unjust case and is obstructed by others, he will write poems to express his dissatisfaction. Chang Lun
His poems and lyrics are also great, and some of his lyrics and music that satirize the powerful have spread throughout the major brothels in the capital.
Wang Yuan thought for a while and said: "Don't go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Go back and wait for a few days, and then go to Zhejiang with me."
"Zhejiang? We can't fight." Chang Lun was very disappointed.
This guy is obviously a judge, but he thinks about fighting all day long.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Who said there can't be wars in Zhejiang? As long as you dare to take a boat, there will definitely be wars!"
"Really? Then I'll go with you." Chang Lun suddenly became happy and completely forgot about his troubles of being demoted.
Wang Yuan went straight to Bao Fang, asked the emperor for people and officials, and suspended Chang Lun's release.
"Do you want the chief officials of Qiantang and Renhe counties?" Zhu Houzhao said, "I will ask someone."
Wang Yuan had the consciousness and recuperation to be a sycophant, so he didn't bother to go to the local area to fight with the county magistrate. He had to be at least the magistrate level to be able to take action. But the magistrate's yin and yang were disobedient and annoying, so he simply replaced them all with his own people. Anyway, the emperor said
The matter of words.
The county magistrate of Qiantang is named Chengtianxiu, who took office two years ago; the magistrate of Renhe is named Zhang Jie, who took office one year ago.
Now, both of them have moved to Wang Yuan's house.
Facts have proved that Wang Yuan is right, especially Chengtianxiu, the magistrate of Qiantang County, really belongs to Tianxiu. Historically, this guy served as the chief official in Qiantang for nine years. He was deeply loved by the people every time, and all the people asked him to be
He stayed and served as magistrate of Po County until the Jiajing period.
What's the meaning?
Cheng Tianxiu was born in a juren family and felt that his official career was bleak, so he colluded with powerful people in Qiantang County and enjoyed corruption. The local gentry was reluctant to let him go and repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, and he stayed for nine full years.
If this guy met Wang Yuan, he would probably be killed with a single blow.
If the emperor speaks, it doesn't have to be so bloody.
Chang Lun served as the magistrate of Qiantang County, and Gui E served as the magistrate of Renhe County. The capital city of Hangzhou was thus controlled by Wang Yuan.