The old man was not convinced, thinking that most of the protectors not only rewarded the fields of the martyrs, but also promised to ensure that the interests of the martyrs were not violated. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"When I was desperate, I took my grandson to beg along the road, preparing to go to my aunt Zang to sue them."

"Who knew that when I went to Zhangye, I encountered this incident, thanks to the rescue of my benefactor, otherwise the old man would definitely die in Zhangye City."

As soon as the old man with tears in his eyes finished speaking, he stood up and wanted to kneel down and kowtow to show his gratitude.

Tao Qian's eyes were fast, so he quickly stood up and stretched out his hand to support the old man.

"Uncle, don't do this."

"Don't say it's me, but anyone who has a little conscience in their hearts, when they encounter this incident, they will come to the rescue."

Tao Qian was also a vicious person, when he was an official in Jiangdong, he didn't know how many colleagues he offended because of this.

If it weren't for the chance to meet Daduhu and appreciate him as a person, I'm afraid I wouldn't be where I am today.

Since he got the newspaper ministry, Tao Qian seems to have been reborn, full of energy all over his body, and he is even more meticulous in his work.

This time, Tao sneaked out for an unannounced visit, which was entrusted by the protection of the capital, and specially investigated and understood the situation in various places from another angle.

Before, he had only felt the wealth and tranquility of Hexi most of the time.

Even if there is an injustice occasionally, it is just a ruffian bullying an honest person.

It's the first time I've encountered such a blatant disobedience to the decrees of the Metropolitan Protectorate, unauthorized fabrication, and additional taxes.

At that moment, Tao Qian suppressed the anger in his heart, and swore to Niu Laohan: "Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely help you get justice." ”

"Mr. Yuan Liang, what are you going to do? Most of the protectors have repeatedly told you that you can't act rashly. ”

The guide next to him thought that Tao Qian's temper was up, and he wanted to go directly to the local government to settle accounts, so he hurriedly spoke out to stop him.

In fact, this guide is not an ordinary person, he is an elite selected by Wei Shuo from the Scout Division, specially sent to assist and protect Tao Qian.

This time, though, the guide was clearly wrong.

I saw Tao Qian ignore the other party, and walked directly to the side, picked up a pen and paper and began to write.

Tao Qian is not stupid, he has suffered losses in Jiangdong, and he also knows that the complaint is a technical job, and he knows even more that a hero does not suffer immediate losses, how can he do stupid things?

……

While Tao Qian was busy visiting various places, the reorganization of the army was already in formalization at this time, and Wei Shuo began to clean up the officialdom and rectify the rule of officials.

In the Metropolitan Protectorate, Wei Shuo was reviewing documents, and the desk was full of secret letters and reports, all of which were submitted by the imperial historians who were sent out to inspect various places a few days ago.

Unconsciously, the years have passed, and nearly five years have passed since he became the ruler of Hexi.

Originally, Wei Shuo thought that there were Metropolitan Inspectors watching him on weekdays, and officials from all over the country would not fall so quickly, but the situation reported from various places made him sleep.

The policy of separating civil and military personnel, which has always been mentioned by him, has been ignored by some people, and phenomena related to civil and military affairs have appeared to varying degrees in many places.

In addition, the local powerful forces that were once suppressed have faintly re-emerged and gained momentum.

These powerful forces are intertwined in the local area, and it is difficult to get rid of them all at once.

Even if there is a three-long system to suppress, but after a long time, those powerful people use money and beauty to collude up and down, which eventually leads to the three-long system being useless.

It must be known that officialdom has always had policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom, and no matter how good the policies are, they cannot stop the 'countermeasures' of officials in various places.

When the grassroots political power basically returned to the hands of the powerful families, it was natural that violations of law and discipline such as bullying men and women and perverting the law for bribes were not uncommon.

Wei Shuo knew that if he didn't solve this problem, he had vowed to be the master of Zhongxing, the Holy Monarch of the Ages, and the goal of revitalizing Huaxia might be really difficult to achieve.

Fortunately, the whole army went very smoothly, which allowed him to further strengthen the control of military power, and also gave him the confidence to refresh the rule of officials and crack down on the powerful and inferior gentry.

However, through the recent covert investigation, Wei Shuo also understands that it is by no means easy to rectify the rule of officials, and it is not enough to kill people alone, the key is to have a set of effective systems.

In addition, public supervision can also play a role that cannot be ignored.

He racked his brains to recall some methods and systems that he had heard or seen in later generations, and wanted to see if he could solve the problem.

After thinking about it for a long time, he finally had some clues, and Wei Shuo ordered someone to find Song Xuan, Zhang Zhan, Cui Xiao, Cui Hong, Kan Chu and other subordinate officials of the Protectorate.

When the people came in, they saw most of the guards sitting there angrily.

The desk in front of him was full of documents, and at a glance, he knew that Dadu Hu must have encountered something bad again.

Song Miao didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The lord has worked hard, I don't know why I'm angry?" ”

"Recently, the Imperial History of the Imperial Governor of Shuo Ming has inspected various places, and the situation is not optimistic."

"In addition to varying degrees of corruption in various places, some governments also set up clever names and levy taxes privately."

"What's even more infuriating is that the imperial history interrogated the local people before and found out that these people were actually doing evil things under the name of the protector of the city."

The more Wei Shuo spoke, the more atmospheric he became, and finally slapped the desk with his hand to express his inner anger.

"Before Mr. Yuan Liang introduced me to the darkness of Jiangdong officialdom, Shuo thought that it was exaggerated out of righteous indignation, but I didn't realize that what he said was true when I checked it today."

"Hexi has only been stable for a few years, and officials from all over the country have slackened, which is really disappointing to Shuo."

"Our goal is not to divide one side and claim hegemony, but to rebuild China."

"Kerr, wait to see what these officials do? How can Shuo still have the heart and confidence to unify the world? ”

"Now that the lord has found out the details, what are you going to do next?"

"Shuo Yi should immediately start to rectify the rule of officials, from top to bottom at a time."

"The lord, the ministers, etc., think that it is feasible to rectify the rule of officials, but they must not be killed."

"Rest assured, Shuo has its own measure. If there is corruption, it will be killed, then how many officials can exist in the world? ”

"Corruption has existed since ancient times, and even becoming an official and making a fortune has become a spoken word of the people, which shows that in the minds of the people in the world, the two are synonymous."

"Therefore, to change the current situation, it is not enough to use severe punishment and harsh laws."

"Under the rule of King Qi Wei, how severe is the punishment for corruption, but is corruption absolutely severe? No! ”

"Therefore, it is necessary to put an end to corruption, and there must be institutional restraint and supervision.

"It's just that the Metropolitan Inspectorate is understaffed, and it is simply unrealistic to rely on dozens of imperial historians to supervise all the officials."

"Only by establishing a sound system, mobilizing the people, allowing them to play a supervisory role, and helping us keep an eye on the officials, can we hopefully make the officials clear."

"Let the people supervise the officials? Will this work? ”

"Yes, most of the people are illiterate and short-sighted, how can they supervise the officials?"

As expected, Wei Shuo's proposal was opposed by many people, but only Song Miao and Liu Muzhi were silent because they knew more about the inside story.

"The people are short-sighted?! You can always tell the good guys from the bad guys, right? ”

"Besides, if you don't rely on the people, then on what? On the officials themselves? Wei Shuo was angry.

"Dare to ask how the Dadu Protector can play the role of supervision of the people?"

"In order to give full play to the eyes of the masses, it is natural to have special channels for the people to express their opinions."

Everyone was very curious when they heard this, except for a few people, they didn't know what medicine was sold in Wei Shuo's gourd.

"Last month, Shuo had already agreed with Tao Qian, who came from Jiangdong, that in the future, he would set up a newspaper in Hexi, responsible for collecting people's voices and publishing them."

"In this way, if a common person is wronged and the local government ignores it, he can expose the matter through the newspaper."

"In this way, the Imperial Governor of the Metropolitan Inspectorate will be able to bring the offender to justice according to the plan."

"In addition, in order to further strengthen management, Shuo intends to enable accountability."

"In the future, whoever recommends it will be responsible for it for life."

"Preferably, it is necessary to divide the powers of the government, and in the future, the government can only manage people's livelihood and customs affairs, and other powers such as investigating cases and adjudicating cases will be handed over to other agencies."

"And at the three levels of the prefecture, county, and county, there was an advisory council, which was composed of ordinary people, scholars, merchants, craftsmen, and retired soldiers, and was specially used to supervise the local government."

"In the future, it shall not be approved by the Consultative Council, and the local government has no right to modify any tax rates or policies without authorization."

"Shuo can see clearly, if you want officials to do things honestly, in addition to relying on high-ranking officials, you have to use external forces to spur and promote officials."

"Only if the three forces of gravity, thrust, and spur are used properly, it will be easy to achieve."

"Among them, gravity ensures direction, thrust ensures execution, and spur prevents energy from leaking out and going down the wrong path."

When everyone heard this, they secretly speculated: mortals are all eager for officialdom, so high-ranking officials are considered gravitational; The Metropolitan Inspectorate, together with the soon-to-be-established Dali Temple and the Advisory Council, can be seen as a spur and a driving force.

"In order to make the three forces play a better role, it is necessary to play the role of newspaper supervision."

"Don't underestimate the role of newspapers, it has a place in three focus points, and it is a combination of three forces."