Chapter 851 Duel (I)

Three days later, the lobby of the governor of Suzhou.

Hai Rui sat in the hall in a crimson official uniform, and two classes of officials lined up.

The hall was full of prefects in red and purple robes. In order to welcome Hai Rui, they deliberately came to Suzhou a few days in advance, but Hai Rui did not give face, so he actually entered the city in civilian clothes, avoided them and went straight back to the Ya. I didn't see the governor, and the prefects couldn't go back, so I had to wait patiently while sending someone to find out the whereabouts of the governor. At one time, I heard that Hai Rui went to Songjiang to meet Xu Ge Lao, and for a while, I heard that Hai Rui was closed in the house, and he just didn't meet them anyway.

When I was nervous, yesterday evening finally came a word, saying that the governor had been promoted to the court today, and asked all of you to report on time.

So the officials did not dare to slack off, and came to the governor's yamen on time, and finally met the legendary king of Haiyan here.

"Su Song and other government officials see Lord Dutang. When the adults arrive, the lowly rank greets the lost time, and a thousand hope forgive sins. All the officials saluted in unison.

"No need to be polite, you will have your own time to get along in the future, please look up and recognize each other, sit down on the side, and talk about something." Hai Jui simply ropeway.

The officials took their seats and sat down on the benches on both sides according to their ranks. Chen Shounian, the prefect of Suzhou, who was the first on the left, arched his hand and asked: "Lord Zhongcheng, dare to ask, on which day will the seal be opened and announced?" As he spoke, he took out a piece of yellow paper from his sleeve and said, "Here are the last few auspicious days of the zodiac this month, please decide." ”

"Why choose a date, it's to be printed and announced today." Hai Rui didn't answer, and directly ordered: "Flag officer, pass the notice I drafted to everyone to read." ”

So his banner officer handed out a few handbooks, and the prefects took them and unfolded them, which read "Governor's Treaty", a total of 35 articles. However, it is completely different from the previous inaugural notices, not asking the people how to behave, but the laws and regulations and systems that Hai Jui set for himself and his subordinate officials. The main contents are:

For example, when he goes to various prefectures, prefectures, and counties, 'officials are not allowed to go out to greet and see them off', 'all subordinate officials use local uniforms to see each other', 'drums are not used everywhere in this court', and 'the county post furniture is not allowed to be paved with felt', and so on.

The second is to oppose extravagance. For example, it is stipulated that when you go to the prefecture or county, you should only live in the original public office, and the public office is "not allowed to be modified," including the arrangement, inkstone, table, and other things in the public office, and only the original things are used, and "no new system" is used; it is also stipulated that "all officials should see the handbook" before and after the shell, and they are not allowed to use high-priced paper; when they go to various places to eat, they are not allowed to use more than three yuan of silver per meal in places where prices are expensive, and only two yuan can be used in places where prices are cheap, and this includes the cost of firewood and candles.

The third is to oppose corruption and turn public affairs into private affairs, stipulating that 'encroachment on warehouses should be clearly defined by law', 'not for the public and the people, and will never be spent', and it is forbidden to use public property to 'fill favors' and give gifts to entertain guests, and stipulate that only public money can be used for official business, and one's own money must be used for private affairs.

Fourth, it is opposed to bribery and bribery, stipulating that it is forbidden to give gifts and bribes to government offices and chief officials. In order to prevent the scribe from receiving bribes, the inspector was required to conduct a body search on the scribe, and if the bribe was given by the official, the punishment should be increased.

Fifth, economic measures should be used to punish subordinate officials who derelict their duties, such as stipulating that if the officers and soldiers could not receive the monthly rations on time, the prefecture and county officials could not withdraw them, or the rice and silver deductions of the prefecture and county officials should be distributed to the officers and soldiers.

Many regulations, all of which are thorough and complete, are the result of Hai Rui's many years of experience in local politics. He summarized and perfected the regulations made in Cheung Chau, Huai'an and other places in the past, and formulated a complete set of behavioral norms for himself and his subordinates.

In particular, some phenomena that Hai Rui hated in the past but were powerless to change...... For example, officialdom ushered in the send-off, extravagant and wasteful, red tape formalism, now in power, naturally to put an end to this style within their own jurisdiction. He stipulated in the "Treaty" that no matter how big an official is, when passing by the locality, the county official is not allowed to come out to greet him, and only let the post official show courtesy. In fact, when Hai Rui was serving as the county magistrate, he noticed that Jiangsu and Zhejiang were rich in the world, and officials from all over the world liked to visit here and make some benefits by the way. Due to the etiquette of officialdom and the relationship with people, the magistrates often do their best to welcome the people, and they can't help but eat and drink and wait, and when they leave, they have to offer a car full of local products. Although these expenses were eventually passed on to the people, the burden on the government itself was also heavy.

Hai Jui kept the etiquette of welcoming and sending off to a minimum, and at the same time controlled the standards of actual reception, which was to reduce the burden on local officials and dispel the idea of some officials wanting to take advantage of the local area.

Hai Jui's greatness also lies in his seriously vague revision of institutional standards. He believes that there are not many phenomena of real blatant embezzlement of public funds, and that real corruption is all about taking advantage of the ambiguity of the rules and the ambiguity of the standards, and the difference between the large and small ones can be safely reaped sufficient benefits. This invisible loss is more harmful than blatant corruption, because it is more hidden, safer, and even seen as an unspoken rule of reasonable revenue generation, inherited by successive officials. Even honest officials have to follow the rules, otherwise they will not be able to gain a foothold.

Therefore, strict standards must be established. Hai Rui made a long list, detailing the various official transactions, as well as the corresponding reception standards, the required expenses, etc., because he used to be the prefect of the county and knew all about them.

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Such a regulation is really embarrassing for officials...... Isn't it a self-isolation from our colleagues not to be allowed to be sent? Even the paper used to write official documents is required to "leave no sky in front and no land in the back, and those who can use thin paper do not use thick paper, let alone satin covers." 'What the fuck is going to make people laugh at us?'

Because the other party was the King of Haiyan, the prefects did not dare to put forward opinions in other places, but they only grasped this point and said cautiously: "This seems to be too finely managed." ”

"Correction must be overdone!" Hai Rui said in a deep voice: "Since Jiajing, my Ming Dynasty has been in extreme financial difficulties, and the slogan of 'economy and frugality' has been shouted for decades, but it has only stopped talking. If there is no specific content, the so-called strict economy and opposition to waste are just empty words. Saying that, he sighed and said, "And the official asked for paper saving, just for those few pieces of paper?" No, my goal is to oppose the text being too complicated and full of nonsense. The number of words in the "Treaty" is limited, and this court cannot say everything for the time being, so the officials shall exercise their own discretion, and in the future, all the correspondence will be transferred, and everything shall be simplified, and one sentence shall be used if one sentence is exhausted, and two or three sentences shall be used if two or three sentences are exhausted, and those who use a piece of paper shall use a piece of paper, and those who shall use a long paper shall use a long paper, so that nothing is omitted. ”

After saying a few more words, seeing that the faces of the prefects were colorless, Hai Rui said in a soothing tone: "Don't worry, this court has also been a prefect, and knows where to be a province and where not to be a province." For example, I will give very lenient expenses for the bookkeepers and cooks hired by the government office, and if you are diligent, you may still have some surplus. "Meaning, it's not that I don't give you a chance to make money, it's up to you to be efficient.

When encountering this kind of Shangguan who is so familiar with government affairs that it is outrageous and demanding to the point of being outrageous, all the prefects really want to be speechless and cry without tears...... Obediently rumbling holes, if you play like this, will you still have a fart taste when you are an official? No wonder those smart people, as soon as they heard that Hai Jui was coming, they didn't do anything, and they had to roll up the cover and run away, it turned out that they were prescient.

"You don't speak," Hai Rui asked, "is that okay?" ”

"......" Although the prefects were a hundred unwilling in their hearts, they didn't have the courage to let them oppose the King of Haiyan in person.

"Okay, the herald is sealed, and the notice is released!" Hai Rui was shocked, and the flag official responded and invited the official proclamation that had been prepared long ago to go out and post it at the entrance of the yamen. And in the lobby of the yamen, Hai Rui also began his first lecture after officially taking office: "Your Excellency! ”

The officials quickly recovered from their frustration, got up and said, "Lord Dutang." ”

"How about you being an official?" Hai Rui started talking again.

"The lowly rank is the innocence of the official, cautious, the upper is for the imperial court, and the lower is for the Li people......" the prefects replied as if replacing.

"What? Is it really for the court and for the people? Hai Rui said with a smile on his face.

"Exactly." The officials said in their hearts, can they still say 'no'?

"That's great." Hai Rui said unceremoniously: "I have a major matter here to report to the court and the people of Anli, and I need your help." ”

"Lord Zhongcheng, please command......" The hearts of all the prefects rose to their throats.

"This official checked the archives of the fields and acres of Susong's various prefectures, and found that both official and private fields were extremely chaotic...... A large area of official land belonging to the imperial court was found in private fields; In the same private land, there are two landlords; and the fact that the exempt fields of the gentry are seriously exceeded, and so on...... All in all, the registration of acres in Susong was extremely chaotic, which would inevitably cause great inconvenience to the tax collection of the imperial court. For the common people, once there is a dispute over the ownership of the land, the government cannot distinguish between right and wrong. Hai Rui said in a deep voice: "Therefore, this court has decided to use the half year before the tax collection this winter and next spring to re-measure and register all the acres of land in the ten prefectures under its jurisdiction, so as to be the basis for the people to pay taxes in the next few years......

If the prefects can still tolerate the "Governor's Treaty" of Nalaoshzi, then this decision of 'Qingzhang Tianmu' completely exploded their chrysanthemums, and they all exploded at once. They all shouted: "This is absolutely unacceptable, it will provoke a rebellion among the people!" "Yes, the thousand-year-old field, the eight hundred masters, many ordinary people buy and sell fields, but they don't go to the government to register, once the book is re-measured, there will definitely be Diao people who take the opportunity to occupy other people's land!" "Moreover, the Wu Chinese religion is prosperous, and there are official palaces everywhere, if you measure it, these gentlemen will definitely not agree, the strong dragon does not suppress the ground head snake, and the Lord of the Dutang will think twice!"

"Why didn't the gentleman agree?" Hai Rui pressed the man.

"Because ......" the man was depressed, and I kindly reminded him, but he was treated as a donkey's liver and lungs, so he could only helplessly explain: "The imperial court stipulates that those who have meritorious names can be exempted from taxes on a certain number of acres, and each prefecture and county also has its own preferential treatment, for example, in our Changzhou, Zhongju people can be exempted from tax for 400 mu, Zhongjinshi can be exempted from 2,000 mu, and those who are officials at home to the fourth grade will be exempted from another 2,000 mu, and if they can achieve more than two grades, they will be exempted from 10,000 mu." But there is such a thing as studying and progressing, but it is not good to say which ancestral tomb is smoking, many poor scholars, small and medium-sized families have high schools, but they can't use up this discount. So some people put their acres of land in their names and gave them an annual remuneration to exempt them from paying taxes on that part of the land. After a pause, he said: "This kind of situation where both sides take what they need, in fact, abounds all over the country, but the landlord is still the original landlord, and the meritorious ones are just in the name, so their sales contract is not transferred to the government, but only registered when collecting taxes." ”

"But if you clear the acres of land. If the register is rebuilt, the landlord will definitely not do this again, and the official's family will not have this income...... My lord, you are the Qing official of Tianzi No. 1, maybe in your eyes, they are not honest, but with this silver, they don't have to be corrupt, they can afford to support a family, maintain the necessary pomp and decency, in the eyes of the people, these are all clean officials. ”

Hai Rui waited patiently for him to listen, and then said lightly: "If it is a preferential treatment stipulated by the imperial court, it can be implemented accordingly, but each prefecture and county collects taxes for the state, and the tax exemption standard should be determined by the household department, and each prefecture and county has no right to set it by itself." Saying that, he glanced coldly at the prefects who were not angry: "When you talk about it, it actually means the same thing, you lose the country, the people, and you can't lose the big households." I would like to ask, who gave your black yarn, and whose parents are you! Seeing that the prefects were silent, Hai Rui shouted: "Speak! ”

"What the lord taught me a lesson," the prefects were speechless, and could only whisper: "But we can't cut off people's money, in that case, not only the officials of Su Song hate us, but the officials of the whole world will not be able to get along with us." "Yes, Lord Todo, if you insist on doing this, then we have no choice but to resign...... As soon as this remark came out, many people agreed.

"If you are an official and don't make decisions for the people, what's the use of the court keeping you?" Hai Rui slapped the shocked wood and said: "To tell you the truth, before I came, the imperial court had expected that someone would pick a son, so a full set of new teams were prepared for me. Even if I lack everything, I won't lack a few officials, and if I don't want to do it, I can take off my hat and leave now! You can leave at any time in the future, but who dares to disobey the yang and the yin, collude and destroy, although I don't have the dog head of Bao Longtu, but I can also take your dog head! ”

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Chapter 3, I beg for it weakly, and I don't know if there is any appeal......