Chapter 186 Establishment of the Anti-Corruption Division
Under Xia Xue's careful management, the agriculture and animal husbandry, industry and commerce of the Angel Country have developed very well, and the people of the Angel Country can basically achieve sufficient food and clothing, and the national tax revenue is also quite large, so Xia Xue gives a relatively high salary to some officials in important positions and busy affairs, which can allow them to work with peace of mind and no worries.
After the Qingyuan County case and the Qianzhou Prison incident, Xia Xue felt the urgency and importance of fighting corruption. Xia Xue knows very well: "It's easy to fight the country, but it's hard to sit on the country." Many profound lessons in history have taught Xia Xue that the collapse of a regime is often not caused by external forces, but by itself, and corruption is the biggest "murderer". Corruption not only destroys the integrity of some officials and a group, but also brings destruction to a dynasty and a country.
Throughout the Huaxia Dynasty, the successive regime changes were all caused by corruption. From the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties to the overthrow of the late Qing government in later generations, it is all a history of the destruction of the country and government due to corruption.
Xia Xue remembered that the destruction of Xia and Shang was closely related to the enemy's long-term use of treasures, land, and beauties to win over and corrupt local officials and military commanders. The once powerful Zhou Dynasty entered a state of decline, and it could not avoid the tragedy of corruption: the enemy army that broke through the capital took advantage of its internal corruption and bribed some traitorous princes, and the inside and outside should be combined, leading to the collapse of the last line of defense and the collapse of the regime. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the reason why Wu State entered the state of destruction from a victorious country, and the reason why Yue State turned defeat into victory, was by no means that Gou Jian could do it by relying on "lying on salary and tasting courage", one of the reasons was that the corruption within Wu State was already hopeless, and secondly, Gou Jian relied on bribery to buy off Wu Guoquan's ministers, and at the same time used bribes to systematically infiltrate Wu officials, causing them to be paralyzed internally, making it difficult for the enemy to invade abroad, leading to the destruction of the country. Qin Shi Huang swept through the princes, dominated the world, and established a feudal dynasty of unprecedented scale - the Qin Dynasty. However, its hegemony did not last long, and in its later period, due to internal corruption and rivalry among friends, the people were not able to make a living, Qi righteousness continued, the world was in chaos, and the Qin Dynasty collapsed.
The story of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, "Farewell My Concubine", has been passed down through the ages, but this only reflects its tragic and poignant side, and the deep reason is that the main opponent Liu Bang used bribery to continuously corrupt his subordinates, resulting in Xiang Yu's internal moles, but Xiang Yu was defenseless against it, causing it to go from strength to failure.
Moreover, corruption undermines social fairness and justice, leading to the complete collapse of ethics and morality in the entire society. In an environment of corruption, people who are upright and kind will suffer, while people who are morally despicable will rise to the top. Such a social reality makes good people unwilling to do good, and makes evil people even more evil, which leads to a plummeting of social ethics and morality. Corruption, moral decay, has always been a pair of inseparable twin brothers!
Corruption will also lead to a deterioration in the relationship between the government and the people, and seriously damage the combat effectiveness of the military. When corruption is rampant, and the interests of the people are repeatedly violated by corrupt officials and evil officials, but there is no way to protect them, in this case, the majority of the people of the angel country will inevitably be dissatisfied with the society, and the cohesion and stability of the angel country will become a big problem.
Therefore, we must make great efforts to solve the problem of corruption.
The corruption cases in Qingyuan County and Qianzhou Prison made Xia Xue deeply aware that if there is no supervision, then power will definitely be corrupted.
Xia Xue also knows the inferior nature of people, if the supervision is not effective, no matter how high the salary is, it will still be corrupt, in order not to let the tragedy of history repeat itself, after careful consideration, Xia Xue decided to set up an "anti-corruption department", only responsible for himself, specifically to supervise the corruption of officials in the angel country.
After strict assessment and screening, Xia Xue decided to appoint Lu Huaishen as the first "anti-corruption director" of the "Anti-Corruption Department", and the "anti-corruption director" is the highest official of the "Anti-corruption Department", which is not subordinate to any department, and is directly appointed by the queen and is only directly responsible to the queen.
Xia Xue knew that it was recorded in the history books that Lu Huaishen was an honest and honest good official, Lu Huaishen was originally the queen of the Lu clan of Fanyang Wang, although he was the prime minister, his family was poor, and during his reign, he was able to recommend talents and be honest and outspoken. Lu Huaishen is an honest official, his family has no savings, the door has no curtains, his diet has no meat, his wife and children are hungry and cold, and he lives in poverty. He was a relatively incorruptible prime minister in the Tang Dynasty.
Lu Huaishen was honest and frugal, did not run an industry, and did not have luxurious decorations made of gold and jade on his clothes and utensils, although his status was noble, his wife and children were still cold and hungry. The gifts he received were given to his friends and relatives without hesitation, and they were quickly dissipated as they were given. went to the Eastern Capital to take charge of the election, and there was only one cloth bag with him. After getting sick, Song Jing and Lu Congyuan went to visit, and saw that the mat was thin and worn, and there was no curtain on the door. When it was late, there were only two pots of steamed beans and a few bowls of vegetables.
Xia Xue's choice of the top official of the "Anti-Corruption Department" must be a person who is honest and honest, selfless, and disciplined. "Iron still needs its own hardness", Lu Huaishen is undoubtedly the best candidate.
The "Anti-Corruption Division" of the Angel State maintains its independence, which can be summarized in four aspects, namely, institutional independence, personnel independence, financial independence, and case handling independence.
1. The institution is independent, which means that the Anti-Corruption Department is not subordinate to any government department, and its highest official, the "Anti-Corruption Director", is directly appointed by Xia Xue, the Queen of the Angel Kingdom;
2. Personnel independence, that is, the director of the anti-corruption department has full personnel power, and the staff of the department adopts the employment system, not officials, and is not subject to the jurisdiction of the ministry;
3. Financial independence, which means that the funds of the Anti-Corruption Department are separately allocated in the government budget after Xia Xue is approved, and are not subject to the control of other government departments;
4. Independent case handling means that the Anti-Corruption Department has the independent investigative powers granted by the Anti-Corruption Department Regulations and the Prevention of Bribery Regulations, including search, seizure, arrest, interrogation, etc., and may also use force when necessary, while those who resist or obstruct the investigation are illegal.
The above-mentioned four independences have enabled the Anti-Corruption Department to cut off ties with the various departments that may be hindered in terms of system and operation, thus making it possible to "investigate and fight corruption to the end".
The "Anti-Corruption Division" takes a three-pronged approach of law enforcement, corruption prevention and education to combat corruption. At the same time, the people of the angel country are taught to understand the scourge of corruption, and the masses are encouraged to supervise officials at all levels, and if there is a corruption problem, they can directly report it to the "Anti-Corruption Division". "The eyes of the masses are clear," and mobilizing the masses to supervise corruption and win the people's active support for the anti-corruption work is one of the most effective ways to prevent and control corruption.
Through a series of anti-corruption measures, coupled with the "anti-corruption department" of "fearlessness, impartiality, impartiality", together constitute a clean, efficient and transparent government operation mechanism and business environment in the angel country, which provides a strong guarantee for promoting the benign and sustainable development of the angel country's economy.