After investigation, there are illegal things happening in various places in Sanfu...

Zhuge Liang delivered a long list to Zheng Xuan.

Corruption is the most important thing. The Qiaoqi subordinates allocate money and food to resettle the refugees, or use it for their own use, or pass it off as inferior quality, or deduct or reduce exemptions...

One by one, like blood and tears.

Maybe for corrupt people, isn’t this little money just a small amount of money? What’s wrong with taking a little and using it a little?

Is it worth all the fanfare?

Fei Qian had read all this information, so Fei Qian drank tea slowly and then motioned to the guards to give Zhuge Liang a portion as well.

Zhuge Liang thanked him with his hands, then bowed his head and said nothing.

Zheng Xuan looked through it with trembling hands.

Even though Zheng Xuan has reached a certain level in self-cultivation, but after seeing such a list, some anger that was difficult to conceal was still revealed.

Because of the influence of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, many officials in the Han Dynasty accepted bribes, and the benefits of buying and selling were almost blatant. Some even covered it up a little, and some didn't even bother to cover it up. So Zhuge Liang easily collected a lot of bribes.

All the questions were recorded in the notebook one by one.

Fei lurked aside, his face neither sad nor happy. Facing corruption is not a pleasant thing after all. Perhaps there is such a saying that makes people discouraged. As long as Chinese civilization is, so is the history of corruption.

, the five-thousand-year history of Chinese civilization is also accompanied by the five-thousand-year history of corruption!

Of course, the same is true abroad, and it is even more serious.

As long as there is a political system, corruption seems to be an obstacle that can never be overcome.

It is like a small cancer cell, which is inconspicuous at first. By the time people notice it, it has grown into cancerous tumors and grown exponentially. It will not take long before each seemingly behemoth dynasty can be completely wiped out.

Destroyed. The past dynasties also attached great importance to this and regarded the administration of officials as a top priority. Unfortunately, the effect was not obvious.

Even though the old dynasty was seen perishing due to rebellion, the new dynasty rarely learned a lesson and embarked on the same path of destruction from the very beginning.

There are three reasons for corruption.

Fei Qian said slowly, first, he couldn't make ends meet.

This is the most basic factor.

Many officials may not want to take the path of corruption at the beginning. Many times it is because they find that if they are not corrupt, they will have no money to use...

Except for the two Song dynasties, the salary of civil servants is generally not high, and the lowest one is undoubtedly the Ming Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, the annual salary of the county magistrate was only 90 shi of rice, 7 and a half shi per month, which was enough for his own family, but it was generally enough.

The problem is that we should pay attention to the fact that the salary in ancient times is not the same as the salary in later generations. A considerable part of the salary given by these countries is often used to pay wages to others.

Scholars have spent ten years in poverty, and what they have learned is the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. If it comes to classics, they are catchy, but when it comes to specific government affairs, it is a cudgel to deal with. Therefore, in addition to matters other than classics, most of these newly appointed civil servants have to find someone to do it themselves.

Do it for them.

They are also called masters, and at least two of them must be hired.

One in charge of punishment and prison is called Master Xingming; the other in charge of finance is called Master Qianliang.

The relationship between the master and the county magistrate is not between superiors and subordinates, but an employment relationship. Naturally, the court does not pay for their salaries, which have to be paid by the county magistrate himself. At the same time, in order for the county magistrate to live comfortably, in addition to hiring a master, he must also hire clerks.

Accountants and other secretarial teams, and these masters also have their own families, so the total living expenses are a fixed consumption expense.

Investigating the root cause, it is that the responsibility is valued over the person. Fei Qian said that one person's strength is diligence, working day and night, and there will be a time when he can't do it all. Therefore, if you seek perfection and blame, it is better to retreat and seek the second best...

Because of lack of ability, we have to ask for help, and these temporary workers who help will not have any scruples. There is no such shop after passing this village. If you don't have the right, are you still waiting to starve?

Even if one is highly capable, the number of hours a person can work every day is limited. In an average small village or town, one person may be able to handle the workload. In larger counties or larger regions, no matter how capable a person is, he or she may not be able to work.

It is impossible to cover everything. This is an objective fact and cannot be changed by personal efforts or lack of effort.

Therefore... the county has four Cao Cao, households, farmers, workers and merchants, all of whom are under the jurisdiction of the county magistrate, each with four hundred shi. In addition to these four Cao Cao, the county also has two Cao Cao for officials and soldiers, each with 400 Shi, under the jurisdiction of the prefect.

Fei Qian said slowly, newly appointed people will be trained by each Cao Cao, and they will serve for three years. After completing their term, they will be evaluated and the best ones will be promoted to County Sheriff. Those who are mediocre will be promoted, and those who are mediocre will be demoted.

Isn’t it impossible for one person to manage it?

Then simply split the original responsibilities and assign a series of deputies to the county magistrate and county magistrate, and also provide them with salaries from the court.

Zheng Xuan was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then sighed: I'm afraid it won't be easy.

Fei Qian suddenly smiled and said: It was not easy before, but it is not difficult now.

Zheng Xuan was stunned, then shook his head and smiled bitterly, is this Zheng Bo Duan Yu Yan?

Fei Qian smiled but didn't answer.

In fact, when it comes to salary issues, sometimes these officials cannot be entirely blamed.

Note, it is sometimes.

For example, in the feudal dynasty, generally speaking, the avoidance system was implemented. Officials were not allowed to be in their hometown, but had to travel thousands of miles away. Naturally, there were inns, but what were the conditions... So since there were inns, the court naturally did not care about the travel expenses.

If you want to improve your life on the road, you have to rely on your colleagues to entertain each other. If you don't pay to entertain others today, next time you go to a certain place or your subordinates go to a certain place for business, just wait for the northwest wind.

And even if you have to pay for travel expenses, you are often deducted. For example, in the Ming Dynasty, you used grain and paper money to settle the bill. Food is not bad, and it is mostly hard currency, but if you have to pay money, it is really a huge pit, inflation.

It's almost the same as waste paper, and can only be used for burning fire when I get home.

Also, because of the financial difficulties of the court, or because the department that issued the salary was profiting from it, various things were used to replace the salary and food that should have been distributed. Sometimes salt, cloth, and even pepper were used. Anyway,

If something is too much in the treasury, it will be taken out to replace the salary.

What's even more arrogant is that no matter what kind of cap is used, it will not be based on the market price, but will be set by the court itself. For example, during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, when there was a food shortage in various places, the court used coarse cloth instead of rice to pay officials a salary of one stone per cap.

However, a piece of coarse cloth on the market only costs three or four taels of silver, and a stone of rice is worth at least 10 taels of silver. Do you want the officials to eat strips of cloth to satisfy their hunger...

If the court does not follow the rules and regulations, how can it be possible to keep the place honest?

There are two reasons for corruption. Fei Qian stretched out his second finger and dealt with people.

People definitely have social needs, but for an official, if the social needs are too high, it is definitely not a good thing. With welcome and delivery, you will inevitably have to express your feelings after eating here, whether it is more or less.

It depends on the specific rank and power. Of course, it’s okay to be upright and not show it at all. In most cases, you won’t force someone to show anything openly.

But the consequences of not showing up may be that the office funds will never be paid in real terms, things will always go wrong during the year-end assessment, everyone in the officialdom will shake their heads when his name is mentioned, and gossip will always be inadvertently spread to the boss.

In my ears, even if you want to go to the superior to defend yourself, you may not have a chance, because the concierge also requires respect...

It is not difficult to change all this, you just need to open your fingers a little. Colleagues who were originally hostile will soon become friends, the quality of life of your family will be doubled, you will always be excellent in the year-end assessment, and you will be rewarded intentionally or unintentionally in front of your superiors.

Recommend and reuse.

Moreover, you don’t have to worry about being discovered by doing this. Even if you are discovered, no one will jump out to accuse, and there will even be others to defend each other...

Because this is a circle of communication, the circle of corrupt officials. People in this circle are corrupt officials, everyone is corrupt, and corrupt officials are very willing to expand this circle, using normal interpersonal interactions as a cover to form a huge

system.

As an important minister in the court, in charge of local people's livelihood, households can be organized, farming can be profitable, work can be useful, and business can be prosperous? How can he have time like this? There will be a literary meeting in three days, and a banquet will be held in ten days of the month? Feiqian is indifferent

He said that for county offices, there are only two banquets in a year, the spring banquet at the end of winter, and the harvest banquet in autumn. One is the beginning and the other is the end. Apart from these two formal banquets, they are all classified as private banquets. Who is feasting and what is the cost?

Geometry, Zhiyin is registered in the register, and can be traced and verified.

Zheng Xuan subconsciously wanted to object, but after thinking about it, he shook his head and said: This method of Qiaoqi is easier said than done...

After all, there are regulations first, and then there are rules. Fei Qian tapped the table lightly.

Zheng Xuan knows that if an official holds a banquet every now and then, he is obviously not a serious official. There is no problem with this. But if three or five people gather for a drink, is it considered a banquet? Isn't it not a banquet? It is very difficult to determine this.

limit.

And what Fei Qian wants is not to ban all banquets blindly, but to prohibit eating and drinking with public funds, use the public money, and then hold his own banquets and expand his own sexual circle? Isn't this obvious?

To deceive Fei Qian, do you think Fei Qian is a fool?

Fei Qian stretched out his third finger. The reason why corrupt people are rampant is because they earn a lot and commit very few crimes. Therefore, the crime of corruption cannot be appealed first. It will be determined by the third trial. If it is true, it is to tell the world that a certain person of a certain clan has been corrupted for certain things, and what he has done! His wife is working as a laborer to pay for money and food, and he will not be allowed to be an official for three generations!

Zheng Xuan suddenly felt a bit of toothache, so he covered his cheek and stopped talking.

The ruling class naturally protects the interests of the ruling class, but does it still need to protect the traitors who poach themselves?

The key is that the people poaching his own corner are not just officials, but also the emperor...

For example, Braid Chao’s stamped Madman Psoriasis.

Psoriasis is just too idle and too comfortable. He is in charge of such a large empire at a young age. His grandfather consolidates the country and his father enriches the treasury. He just spends money and money.

However, the prodigal son was really good at wasting his family. In the later stage, when he was almost defeated, he came up with a clever name and came up with the crime-penalty silver. It was said that officials could use money to pay for their crimes.

Who dares to say no? You can only pay.

Who dares to gamble with his head? If you know what you are doing, go to He Shen. Only He Shen knows what Psoriasis is thinking, but He Shen also has to charge an information fee.

It seems like a win-win situation, the officials pass the test smoothly, the emperor gets the money for nothing, and he gets the reputation of a benevolent monarch. In fact, the money is not counted on the people? Drinking poison to quench thirst and shake the country's foundation is just like this braided head. Only the magical brain circuit can figure it out.

That's why Fei Qian specifically pointed out that the crime of corruption cannot be forgiven for any reason.

Zheng Xuan sighed and said: Qiao Qi knows that if this is really the case... Zheng Xuan glanced at Zhuge Liang.

Fei Qian nodded and said: So I ordered Fei Zicheng to commit suicide.

Zheng Xuan shook his head, paused for a moment, shook his head again, but said nothing.

Fei Qian said slowly, since the beginning of the Qin Dynasty, there have been supervisors to respond to the corruption of officials. The Han Dynasty also had governors. The original intention was to supervise local areas and suppress corruption, but it backfired... The more people monitored, the more easy**……
To be continued...