Although the prison diaries are complicated and mixed with too many private goods, they are very detailed in the description of the disaster relief situation in various places, which helps them to keep abreast of the disaster relief situation in various places.

The attitude of the officials of the Beijing Division towards the diary of the prisoners from contempt to gradual caution was naturally reflected in the abridgements written, which used to be written by them only mentioning disaster relief, and now they also began to mention other aspects, this change soon attracted the attention of the upper study, Zhang Pengxi, Ma Qi and a few people discussed it slightly, and then went to the Qianqing Palace to hand over the sign and ask for a meeting.

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhenwu was busy reviewing the folds, during this time for the disaster relief matters in the northern provinces, he was also busy in a mess, and the folds and secret folds on the officials in various places were all related to disaster relief, donations, disaster grain procurement, grain, Australian immigration, low-interest loans, etc., and he did not dare to slack off. ”

After Zhang Pengxi and Ma Qi came in to greet them, Zhenwu put down his pen, looked up at the two of them, and said, "No courtesy, give a seat." ”

After Xie En sat down, Zhang Pengxi bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the diaries written by the prisoners who have been sent to various places to supervise disaster relief matters are quite extensive, detailed, and fair, and you can roughly understand the military situation, people's feelings, customs, official reputation, age, urging department, prison lawsuits and other matters in a place, and it seems that they cannot be limited to disaster relief. ”

Zhenwu has been busy with affairs in the past two days, and he only selects fragments of the prisoner's diary that describe disaster relief, and the others are all skipping by, listening to this. He couldn't help but be slightly surprised, how well did these prison diaries be written?

Seeing that Zhenwu was silent, Ma Qi continued: "The emperor's holy thoughts are far-reaching, don't find a way. The selection of prisoners to supervise the local area is really a move for the benefit of the country and the people, and the prisoners are not bound by officialdom, and they write about what they have seen and heard along the way and in the localities. The credibility is very high, which helps the imperial court to understand the real situation of the local area, and also helps to evaluate the general plans of local officials. ”

Zhenwu nodded slightly, Ma Qi said this very thoroughly, the prisoner did not enter the officialdom, and he did not know the rules of officialdom. I don't know how to hide it, but the diary of the prisoner is true and reliable, which is different from ordinary official articles. Through the prison diary, you can get a more realistic understanding of the situation in the place, which is a bonus.

After a slight sigh, he said: "It is also a good thing to let the officials of the Beijing Division take a look at these prison diaries and let them know the real situation in each prefecture and county. The prisoner was dismissed.

In addition, after the disaster relief was completed, 10 outstanding performers were selected from this batch of prisoners to be awarded the seven-grade official position, which will be published in the next issue of the Beijing Daily. ”

Speaking of this, he paused slightly and looked at Zhang Pengxi and Ma Qi. Said: "This matter is beneficial to the country and the people, can a system be formed?" ”

Zhang Pengxi and Ma Qi couldn't help but be stunned when they heard it, forming a system? Is it difficult to send prisoners to various places in adulthood? How many prisoners are there in Guozijian? Just this disaster relief and warehouse transfer, almost the national prison is empty, how to form a system? Besides, the northern provinces can still be settled, and the land of Liangguang, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan is far away, and it will take a year to go back and forth. …,

Seeing that the two of them were flustered, Zhenwu said to himself: "The reason why I have people select prisoners to supervise disaster relief matters in the local area is that the prisoners have not been impregnated by officialdom, have not been tainted with officialdom habits, have not yet extinguished their conscience, dare to speak out about righteousness, and dare to express their opinions directly.

Nowadays, the corrupt system of officials is corrupted in the "harmony with the light and dust", which is the biggest vice of officialdom, and the people are also deeply affected by the protection of officials and officials, how can we completely get rid of this bad habit? Relying on the supervision of officials is tantamount to seeking fish from the wood, and only with the help of the hands of scholars, the prison diary is an excellent example.

How dare local officials embezzle and bribe? The main reason for this is the lack of strong oversight, which allows local officials to act as they please.

How can local officials be effectively monitored? I have been thinking about this for several years, and I have set up supervision yamen similar to the Metropolitan Procuratorate at all levels of the locality, not only because I am worried that the bloated institutions will increase the burden on the people, but also that as time goes by, the officials will be in the same stream, and the gains will outweigh the losses. At the time of the Beijing News, I had the idea of using the distribution channels of the Beijing News to supervise local officials. ”

Speaking of this, he paused slightly, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, but Zhang Pengxi and Ma Qi did not expect that Zhenwu would be pulled from the prison diary to rectify the rule of officials, and he began to plan to rectify the rule of officials as early as when he was the prince, and he was secretly surprised in his heart, and hurriedly pondered how to supervise the local officials with the gentry, and what is the relationship between the channels of the Beijing newspaper and the diary of the prisoner.

After a slight sigh, Zhen Wucai continued: "Scholars are the cornerstone of the imperial court, scholars cannot ignore the affairs outside the window, they must pay attention to the people's livelihood and state affairs, I want to encourage scholars from all over the country to follow the diary of prisoners and write articles to the Beijing Daily, so as to achieve the role of supervising local officials, which can not only improve the position of scholars, but also make local officials fearful."

In order to prevent local officials from colluding with scholars and deceiving the imperial court, scholars who fabricate and falsify should be punished with the removal of their reputations, so as to prevent them from committing fraud or malicious slander, and officials who cheat should also be punished by demotion or dismissal.

In addition, if the inmates of the Guozijian and the new branch jinshi, but all officials, before joining the office, can they designate a few places to delegate one or two years to travel and observe the style, so as to collect the experience and supervise the effect of local officials, you should go to the study to discuss this matter in advance to see what the advantages and disadvantages are.

On the other hand, the state prison is a state government school that selects officials and reserves officials for the state, and the act of donating to the prison must be resolutely banned, and the subjects taught to the prison students must also be increased, and arithmetic, economics, agriculture, and water conservancy must all be taken into account. The assessment of inmates and the issuance of prison licenses must also be strictly required. The first talents are outstanding, and the Qing Dynasty does not need foolish officials who only know how to make promises and deceive their superiors and subordinates, let alone corrupt officials. ”

Zhenwu, who listened to it, said that his voice was getting higher and higher, and Zhang Pengxi and Ma Qi hurriedly bowed down and said, "Ministers." "Stand up. Both of them were silent, encouraging the local scholars to supervise the local officials, this move must be very popular with the scholars, and the imperial court can be said to have received the effect of supervising the local officials without spending the slightest, as for the drawbacks, there must be, but. Neither of them was thinking about this, and Zhenwu's desire to abolish the donation of prisons was what the two of them were most concerned about.

With regard to the abolition of the donation system, there has been a discussion in the study room for a long time, and they all agreed that the current situation is not suitable for discussion in the Beijing Daily, and the current spring drought in the north is precisely the time when people's hearts are unstable. Throwing out the news of the abolition of the donation will inevitably cause an uproar, and I expected Zhenwu himself to realize this. But he didn't realize it at all.

After a little silence, Zhang Pengxi wanted to diverge from the abolition of the donation of prisons, and it was best to delay it until it rained, so he bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, it is indeed beneficial to encourage scholars to supervise local officials, but Weichen is worried that the scholars and gentry from all over the country will unite to blackmail local officials, which will bring great obstacles to the governance of local officials. Many scholars are originally from the gentry, and once the poor children are squeezed into the ranks of the scholars, they are also inextricably linked with the gentry. …,

Wechen was worried that this move would greatly boost the power of the local gentry, which was not obvious at the beginning, and by the time he realized that the power of the local gentry was huge, he might have become a big trend. In this way, not only will it be difficult for local officials to act, but the imperial court will also be restrained everywhere, and the ministers pray that the emperor will think twice. ”

Hearing this, Ma Qi immediately understood Zhang Pengxi's intentions, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the death of the former Ming Dynasty is not unrelated to the vicious expansion of the gentry's power. ”

Zhenwu nodded slightly, and said: "The power of the gentry is indeed not suitable for expansion, but it has nothing to do with encouraging the scholars to supervise local officials. Those who can be coerced are corrupt officials and corrupt officials.

I intend that the local scholars will write an article that reflects the local officials' governance of the people for half a year, and those who do not understand the writing and reflect the truth, after the removal of the meritorious name and the abolition of the donation of prisons, the meritorious name of the scholar will be more valuable, and the fame is not easy to come by, and no one will joke about their own fame.

Local scholars join hands to blackmail officials, it can only be a very small minority, and they can't be wasted because of choking, this kind of case, once it is verified, severely punished, and a group of people are killed, I believe that no one will dare to defy the law again, besides, even if the scholars are not encouraged to write articles to reflect the local facts, will the local officials not rely on the local gentry? What do you need to rely on the local gentry for taxation, education, agriculture, and theft? You should go down to discuss this matter in detail, and don't be in a hurry to oppose it, if it really does more harm than good, I will consider it. ”

After speaking, he went on to ask: "When I was in Tianjin, I ordered to go to the study to discuss the pros and cons of donation, have you ever discussed the results?" ”

As soon as he heard Zhenwu directly mention this stubble, Zhang Pengxi and Ma Qi both felt tight, it seems that Zhenwu is determined to abolish the donation system, and as soon as he groaned, Zhang Pengxi bowed slightly, and said bluntly: "Back to the emperor, the donation system is one of the three major ways for the imperial court to select officials. The result of the deliberations of the ministers still outweighed the disadvantages.

In addition, there are indeed a lot of donors in Shanxi and Shandong provinces, and now there is a severe drought, and the ministers and others are worried that rashly throwing out the abolition of donations in the Beijing newspaper will cause dissatisfaction among many gentry and is not conducive to the relief of the imperial court. These days, the emperor is worried about the disaster, and the ministers and others really can't bear to bring it up at this time, and they hope that the emperor will forgive them. ”

Shanxi and Shandong provinces have many donors? There are many wealthy businessmen in Shanxi, and the donors are more famous, so why are there many in Shandong? In the impression, Shandong is full of homeless people, and there are many people in the eastern part of the country, Zhenwu glanced at him, this situation was ignored before, so it is really not suitable to abolish the donation system at this time, and after a slight groan, he asked: "There are many donors in Shandong?" ”

"Back to the emperor." Ma Qi hurriedly bowed and said: "The people of Shandong were attached very early, and many of the banner people are from Shandong, and because of this, the people of Shandong make a living in the capital, and the relationship with the banner people in the inner city is also very close. ”

Zhenwu nodded slightly, and said: "Dare to tell the truth, tell the truth, I don't offend you, it's okay to slow down this matter, wait for the disaster to slow down a little, and then Xu Tuzhi, I am not in a hurry, everything must be done step by step." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Pengxi and Ma Qi both secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "Ministers." ”

Zhenwu nodded slightly: "A few days ago, I had a private visit to the microserver in the capital, and I heard that someone in the capital was singing 'Ten Ridiculous Songs'. As he spoke, he raised his head slightly and thought for a moment before saying: "These ten ridiculous things are, the tea soup of Guanglu Temple, the prescription of the Tai Hospital, the optimistic prayer of God, the sword and gun of the arsenal, the camp and the workshop, the clothing and food of the nursing house, the mother-in-law of the teaching workshop, the constitution of the Metropolitan Inspection Yuan, the Guozi Supervision School, and the article of the Hanlin Academy." Have you ever heard of these ten ridiculous things? ”

Ma Qi was shocked when he heard this, what kind of 'ten ridiculous songs' turned out to be the top ten yamen who swept through the Beijing Division, what kind of person had such sinister intentions and made up such slang rumors to ridicule the imperial court? What is the purpose of Zhenwu deliberately bringing it up? Could it be that the Eight Banners and the warehouse have just been cleaned up and rectified, and these departments are going to be cleaned up again?

He was worried in his heart, Zhang Pengxi had bowed down and calmly replied: "Go back to the emperor." This 'Ten Ridiculous Songs' was handed down during the Jiajing period of the former Ming Dynasty, and it was to ridicule Emperor Jiajing's single-minded quest for immortals and ignore the government, not to ridicule my Qing Dynasty. ”

It turned out that it was handed down from the former Ming Dynasty, Zhenwu couldn't help but nodded, he was puzzled by the first time he heard this ballad, it didn't seem to be deliberately satirizing today, even if these departments in the ballad were a little unbearable, it seemed that they had fallen to the point of being ridiculous, and he groaned slightly, and he said: "Although the ballad was handed down from the former Ming Dynasty, some people in Beijing sang it, do you know if there is a meaning of using the past to satirize the present?" Regardless of the rest, the Guozi Supervision School is indeed not worthy of its name, and the arsenal division swords and guns have not been cleaned up for many years, so they are all concerned. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )