Thousands of fortunes are not as good as making a fortune.

The materials collected and purchased in those places through the localities, even in the localities, are urgently needed at the front line, don't the local officials understand this?

Yes, of course they do... But no matter how big the war on the front line is, can it still make more money than them?

The big deal is that the front line is defeated, and the country is paying a sum of money to himself, what's the big deal? Anyway, the state will not pay for them.

In the process of reparations, if the political axe is not financially strong, maybe they can take advantage of it to make a fortune, isn't that what they did in the past many reparations?

And some time ago, the political axe continued to cut taxes, reduce this tax, exempt that tax... If you just reduce some miscellaneous taxes, you can forget it, but you even reduce agricultural taxes and cents... Please, can that be reduced?!

It doesn't matter how much you reduce it, where will we get our oil and water?

You must know that in the past, there was the most oil and water on the agricultural tax and the centi, at least the bullying and concealment, and the benefits of a large sum of money went into the pocket.

But now the agricultural tax, the centigold, and many miscellaneous taxes have been exempted, not to mention oil and water, and even the jobs of many people in the yamen have been smashed.

You must know that in previous years, localities could arbitrarily extort money under the pretext that the quality of grain was not good, and the land endowment could be paid with money, and the officials who handled it arbitrarily lowered the price of money. For example, if the market price is 2,000 wen a tael of silver, he can set it at 2,400 wen a tael. Tian Fu handed over a certain amount, usually paid eighty percent to complete the task. If there is a flood or drought, it is clear that the harvest is 80 percent, but 50 percent can be reported, and the peasants will actually pay a lot of land contributions. The excess money went into the pockets of the state and county officials and those below. In addition, lawsuits are also a good opportunity for state and county officials to extort money.

But now, the agricultural tax is gone, and they can't make a fuss about grain.

In general, the lawsuit is not handled by the county magistrate, but is handed over to the police station and the court... At this point, not greedy? How to make up for your losses!

Of course, this is not to say that the New Deal axe has given these local officials less money to make them greedy.

After the establishment of the New Deal Axe, as long as it was at the county level, it was still very common for three to five hundred silver dollars a month. Three or five hundred yuan, in the early Republic of China, when the price was not very high, it was enough to buy some luxury goods, or even a car. In the luxury point, buying thirty or fifty yellow flower girls is actually about the same... However... Compared with the incorruptible silver issued by the previous Qing Dynasty, this money is much worse.

Raising incorruptible silver... Originally, it was a salary system for officials unique to the Qing Dynasty. The salary system, which was created in 1723, was originally intended to encourage officials to be honest and avoid corruption through high salaries, so it was named "Yang Lian". The source of the incorruptible silver comes from local fire consumption or taxes, so the amount of incorruptible silver varies depending on whether the region is rich or not. Generally speaking, the amount of money is usually 10 to 100 times the salary. For example, the annual salary of Liu Mingchuan, the governor of Taiwan, is 155 taels, and the amount of incorruptible silver is 10,000 taels. Taiwan's total military salary is 67 taels, the military allowance is 144 taels, and the maintenance of incorruptible silver is 1,500 taels.

And then there are some extra income that may seem illegal in our time, but which was legal at the time... No matter how much salary you give, can someone give you more money?

Of course, it is impossible for all officials to know only about greed, and likewise, there cannot be so many people who are not content.

It's just that officials protect each other and collude with each other... A group of people, of course, must be protected by officials and officials, but they are not a group of people, since they can't join the same stream, then they can only press you to death in the "river pollution"... This is also the case at the local level, and it is not that every local official wants to make a profit from the supplies sent to the front. However, officialdom is dark, indeed, those who can be officials are not necessarily smart people, but the situation of being a fool wherever you go can only be seen from the braid drama of later generations.

What's more, what they really did, as long as the "officials protect each other", they may not know.

Just like the case of grain supervision during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, almost half of the officials in Gansu Province were involved in the grain supervision case, but Qianlong was stunned and did not know. It was not until some people reported that local officials had cheated in the Zhejiang Haitang project and enriched their own pockets that Qianlong's suspicions were aroused. Soon after, Qianlong learned from a newspaper from Gansu that there was no drought in the area. Qianlong immediately sent officials to Zhejiang to conduct a strict interrogation of Wang Kangwang, and Wang Kangwang had no choice but to confess. Qianlong raided Wang Kangwang's house and confiscated property equivalent to 3 million taels of silver. At the end of the case, a total of 57 people were sentenced to death, 56 people were assigned, and many others were implicated.

Dispatch and many people have been implicated... This is related to another idiom, the law does not blame the public... In the case of grain imprisonment, most of the officials in Gansu Province were involved, but in the end, only 57 people were executed, and the rest were only distributed and implicated... Why is this happening? Could it be that Qianlong didn't want to kill?

There are too many people, even if you want to kill, it is impossible to kill most of the officials in a province!

Now these local officials also have this idea, and now the local people are greedy, since this is the case, then even if the incident happens, the law does not blame the public, and the political axe is still fighting with Yu himself in Shandong, in this case, even if the above wants to deal with themselves, they must also consider whether it will cause any chaos... Thinking about it like this, naturally everyone began to be unscrupulous.

It's just that the local officials may not have thought about one thing, and all the materials sent to the front line are urgently needed on the battlefield in Laiyang. These supplies are equivalent to strategic resources and have a great connection with the military.

With such resources, it is not only the Ministry of Justice that is responsible for overseeing it, but also the military.

In particular, the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Military Defense Bureau, they not only have to guard against someone enriching their own pockets, but also have to guard against the fact that they secretly sabotage the —————— Black Dragon Society's power in China, and no one may know better than the Military Intelligence and Military Defense Bureaus.

Now that there is such a big problem with these materials urgently needed on the front line, how can it be impossible for the Military Intelligence Agency and the Military Defense Bureau to report it? You must know that the main backbone of the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Military Defense Bureau are all from the army. Even now, it is inextricably linked to the Wehrmacht.

And Yan Guang is not Qianlong.

Qianlong may not kill those corrupt officials for the sake of political stability, but Yan Guang may not.

First, Yan Guang is just an ordinary person with good luck, and he is not as high as Qianlong in terms of political acumen. Moreover, as an ordinary person from later generations, what Yan Guang hated most in his life was corrupt officials, especially those who endangered the interests of the country.

The most important point is that he has already poked this matter out.

Nowadays, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Yanjing, Tianjin and other boundaries are known to anyone who has a little bit to do with the front-line war. The military strategic materials transported to the front line have already been coveted by some local corrupt officials, and at this time, even if Yan Guang wants to hide it, he must make some decisions.

Otherwise, there will be resentment not only among the people, but also among the Wehrmacht officers and men who are fighting with him on the front line.

This, I'm afraid, is my purpose.

After all, in addition to Shandong Province, which is already under military control, other provinces such as Hebei, Henan, and Jiangsu have also been affected. And the coverage is positive, which can be regarded as a rather rare scandal.

—————————— "This time, I want to know how the person surnamed Yan will deal with this matter!" ”

In front of Emperor Taisho, Okuma Shigenobu looked quite proud.

It's no wonder he is so proud, after all, what is in front of Yan Guang is indeed a difficult thing to solve.

Hair from lightly? The world will not be convinced, and the law of the land is there.

Although the current Yan Guang is actually similar to the emperor in China, he is not the real emperor after all, and some things, such as pardoning criminals, and so on, cannot be done yet. So even if Yan Guang wants to fall lightly, it will be difficult to kill fewer people.

As for being strict and severe? At present, almost all the materials needed for Shandong's heavy army are prepared by the three provinces of Hebei, Henan and Jiangsu. In addition to the amount of money involved in the case, if it is really serious, at least 60 percent of the officials in the three provinces will lose their heads, and 20 percent will be in prison for a period of time.

By that time, the order in the three provinces was all in chaos, where would Yan Guang's materials come from?

And without supplies, Yan Guang would not be able to support his rather extravagant army (in Okuma's eyes, heavy artillery, light and heavy machine guns and other crooked weapons, and they are used recklessly without distress, this is already quite extravagant). As long as the logistics of the Wehrmacht are disrupted, then the Wehrmacht, which is confronting the Yue Army in Shandong, will not be able to continue to use its extravagant heavy equipment to attack the Yue Army, and at that time, the Wehrmacht will by no means be the opponent of the Yue Army.

Of course, Yan Guang can also put this matter aside and wait until the end of the war to deal with it.

In Okuma's opinion, this is also the best solution.

It's just that at that time, Yan Guang will lose, in addition to the fighting spirit of the front-line soldiers, there is also the popular heart of the common people.

All in all, no matter how Yan Guang deals with it, this matter will bring Yan Guang a lot of losses.

And Okuma Shigenobu is now sitting here watching how Yan Guang knows that there is a pit in front of him, but he still wants to jump in...—————————— not only Okuma Shigenobu knows that this is a pit, but other people such as Song Dinghan and Xu Shichang can also see it. After all, this kind of thing is too conspicuous.

And now, Song Dinghan, Xu Shichang and others are persuading Yan Guang, hoping that he will put things aside first, and when the war in Shandong is over, they will say that they will all drive themselves to the sea.

In this matter, not only Song Dinghan is like this, but even Xu Shichang is like this.

Of course, this is not to say that Xu Shichang doesn't want Yan Guang to be unlucky. After all, in the final analysis, Xu Shichang is also from Beiyang, and although Yan Guang is powerful, he is not the Yuan Shikai who is worthy of Xu Shichang's loyalty... In addition, the composition of the National Socialist Party is quite loose, as long as Yan Guang falls, Beiyang under the leadership of Xu Shichang may not have no chance.

Xu Shichang will dissuade Yan Guang, just because this matter is too obvious. It's so obvious that you don't need to waste any scheming to see it clearly.

In this case, even if Xu Shichang persuaded Yan Guang to take the path with the most serious consequences, Yan Guang might not listen to him.

Moreover, if Yan Guang reacts, go back and ask him.

"What do you mean?!"

At that time, how will Xu Shichang answer, it is impossible to say that he actually wants to harm you, right?

At that time, the fate of Xu Shichang and Beiyang will definitely be quite miserable. In this case, it is better to tell Yan Guang the most correct choice directly, so that he can get closer.

Timing is such a thing, not only do you need to take the initiative to fight for it, but you also need to wait.

Taking the initiative to win may not be the opportunity, it may also be poison, so even if Xu Shichang has some ideas, he can only hide them deep in his heart. And these ideas are likely to never be realized in a lifetime.

What's more, even if Yan Guang made a wrong choice in this incident, or even led to the defeat of Shandong, with the prestige he had accumulated over the years, he might not have fallen..."Alas..."

Listening to Song Dinghan and Xu Shichang's analysis and dissuasive voices, Yan Guang covered his head and had a headache.

Although he has always lived in Yanjing, this does not mean that he does not know local things—————— even if he does not know, the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Military Defense Bureau will find a way to tell him, just like now.

The only thing he didn't expect was that those local officials were so bold.

Most of the local officials in the three provinces were involved in this matter.

Moreover, according to the analysis of the intelligence agencies, since the start of the war in Shandong, it has only been more than half a month, and those local officials have embezzled at least more than 3 million yuan worth of materials.

And only more, no less... As for incognito methods such as shoddy goods, because it is difficult to count, the people in the Military Intelligence Agency cannot make presumptuous comments. However, just the materials that they embezzled were enough to make them drop their heads more than a dozen times..."I really didn't expect that not long after the war began, someone was already dragging their feet..."

Saying that, Yan Guang looked at the mirror that was sitting on the side, watching Song Dinghan and Xu Shichang and others speak, but he had never spoken.

"Wen Jing, what do you say to do this time..."

Wen Jing is Song Dinghan's cousin, and he is an old man who followed Yan Guang during the Sichuan military and political axe period. When he was in Sichuan, Wen Jing was already the Minister of Justice of the Sichuan Military and Political Axe, and after the establishment of Xinchengfu, he became the real Minister of Justice.

And after so many years, Wenjing has also washed away the immaturity of the year, and has been replaced by a mature appearance, such as ......... Bronzed skin or something..."This thing..."

Feeling that Song Dinghan, Xu Shichang and others looked at him, Wen Jing hesitated a little, but at this time, in his heart, he actually had his own thoughts.

Yan Guang looked at Wen Jing's expression, and seemed to see something, so he asked another question.

"Then let me ask you, how many people in these three provinces are enough to be executed..."

“………”

“………”

Song Dinghan, Xu Shichang and others were all shocked.

At this time, Wen Jing said with some excitement.

"There is not enough information to determine the lowly position, but at least 60 percent of them will be enough to be sentenced to death, 10 to 20 percent of the officials will go to prison, and the remaining may be less than 20 percent who are not implicated..."

"So..."

Yan Guang nodded.

"Old Xu..."

Xu Shichang's age is not young at all, so he is really good enough to be called "old".

After hearing Yan Guang's call, Xu Shichang hurriedly approached the front road.

"The president has and commanded."

"You and Ding Han will go to the personnel department in a while, see how many people can be transferred, and then add to Hebei, Henan and other three provinces..."

By this time, Yan Guang's meaning was already quite clear, but after listening to Yan Guang's words, Xu Shichang said with a pale face.

"President, please think twice..."

"Yes, President, now we are still fighting with Yue himself in Shandong, what if we ......... at this time Isn't that self-messing, and it's cheap! ”

"Yes, and even if the local officials who are lacking are replenished in time, those who are on the bench will not have any experience, and at that time, there may be a mess of the materials needed in Shandong, and the place will not be restored to its former cleanliness..."

Say a thousand words and ten thousand, in short, it is a sentence.

"Disagree..."

It's just that how much of this is for the sake of the country, and how much of it is beneficial in this matter, that's really unknown... This is also one of the reasons why it was decided that even if it was to disrupt the war in Shandong, the matter must be resolved.

Because if you really want to take the normal route, when the war is over, the local corrupt officials who have made enough money will give enough benefits to some "big officials" who can really speak. At that time, even if you want to go your own way, you may not be able to go your own way.

If you want to do it, it's impossible.

It is better to take advantage of the fact that there is not much contact between the local government and the central government, and take the opportunity to make trouble, otherwise..."Fortunately, the real places that are fatal are Sichuan and Hubei, and as long as there are no problems in these two places, even if the officialdom in Hebei, Henan, and other places is swept away, it will not have much ......... the war in Shandong non-lethal effects..."

I think so, but Yan Guang still has to ask Cai Ye about this matter.

Ask him if it is possible to pack up the army in Shandong when the logistics are disrupted.

If not, Yan Guang can only choose to give in.

In the final analysis, the threat of external enemies is higher, and there is a certain amount of truth in the fact that the outside must be settled first, but it is not interesting to get to the point of President Jiang... Moreover, the dispute in the later generations is a contradiction between the Chinese and the Chinese, no matter how it is calculated. And this is a pest eradication operation, and the eradication of the country's moths will only make the country stronger... When the telegram arrived in Laiyang, looking at the content of the telegram, Cai Ye agreed with Yan Guang's opinion.

What's more, leaving those moths behind you alone, it is no different from the chaos in the place after cleaning up the moths, since this is the same as a long pain is better than a short pain.

The most important thing is that the Military Intelligence Bureau has discovered the material hoarding point of the army in Huang County, and as long as the air force can burn all the materials hoarded by the army later, even if there is chaos in the rear, Cai Ye and Terauchi Masayi are also on the same starting line...

(To be continued)