"Your Majesty, we are currently checking the accounts of the Ministry of Industry, and there are more than 30 officials of all sizes who are corrupt, and they have embezzled about 20,000 yuan, that is, Xiao Ruo, the waiter of the Ministry of Industry. And the less is also 50 yuan, that is, some scribes in the Ministry of Works, a small scribe can embezzle 50 yuan, which is really a great crime. Zhang Chao said.

And Li Yuan looked at this list and couldn't help but be a little shocked. Because of the embezzlement of 20,000 yuan, this is worth at least 40 million soft sister coins in later generations, this number is simply shocking. Especially in ancient times, it was still too ruthless to embezzle so much money. And the Ministry of Industry looks like this, it is simply rotten from top to bottom, and more than 30 officials of the Ministry of Industry have fallen into this corruption storm, which makes Li Yuan feel terrified. And such a fierce embezzlement made Li Yuan not know what to do.

"Bastards, these corrupt officials, isn't the money I gave them enough? The money I give, then they are enough to be able to have no worries about food and clothing, and even live well. But it is unreasonable that they are still so insatiable. Li Yuan said angrily.

And Zhang Chao immediately said: "Your Majesty, this is actually no supervision, plus the way of employing people in the past." Because they are all promoted by their superiors, then they can easily form a party of interests, and then everyone protects each other, and in the end it is the court that loses. And they protect each other, so that a department is rotten from now on, this is simply a nest case. At present, the Ministry of Industry is no longer able to use it, so it must be dealt with strictly. These guys are all corrupt officials and corrupt officials, if the emperor doesn't deal with it, how can he uphold the majesty of the court, how can he win the hearts of the people? Now our Datang has not yet been able to truly dominate the world, so it is time to clean up the hearts of the people. ”

Li Yuan thought for a while and said, "Isn't it good?" If so many corrupt officials are executed at one time, will it make the people think that our court is a group of corrupt officials and corrupt officials? ”

"Your Majesty, absolutely not! If we can deal with these corrupt officials, not only will we not make the people hate us, but we will win a lot of popular support. After all, these corrupt officials are moths that suck blood on the heads of the people, and if we clean them up, not only will we not let the people down, but will think that we have the determination to scrape the bones and cure the poison. People are not saints and sages, and the people also know that our Datang cannot be absolutely incorruptible, and we must let them see that we have the confidence to do better, better than others, and more determined to give the people a peaceful world. Only by strictly enforcing the laws of the imperial court can the people truly believe in us and believe that we are credible. If the law is not followed and the law is not strictly enforced, then how can the people trust us? The law, that is, our promise to the people of the world, if we can't even enforce the law, then how can we win the trust of the people? If we don't follow the law in Datang and don't enforce the law strictly, then how will the people look at us at that time, and how much better can we be than the former Sui? Zhang Chao said unceremoniously.

Zhang Chao deeply knows that the anti-** will not only not make the people disappointed in the government, but will trust the government more. Judging from the experience of later generations, when the country turned against the country, the people not only did not think that the country was a group of corrupt officials, but felt more trust in the determination of the country's leaders to scrape the bones and cure the poison. The more anti-**, the more support for the people will be for this government. In this case, not only will it not lose the support of the people, but it will be able to win the support of the people more and make the people trust the government more. Therefore, it is not an act of losing the hearts of the people, but of harvesting the hearts of the people.

And Li Yuan immediately said: "Okay, everything will be implemented in accordance with my Datang law!" ”

When Zhang Chao heard this, he immediately realized that these more than 30 officials of the Ministry of Industry were probably going to lose their heads. Because according to the Tang Dynasty's policy on **, embezzling more than ten yuan of money is death. And ten yuan will be about 40,000 yuan at most in later generations. Therefore, compared with those who embezzled tens of millions of people in later generations who did not die, this Tang Dynasty was simply harshly enforced. And the family members of those corrupt officials will also be fined and confiscated as slaves of the government, and even their family property will be confiscated.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's better not to implicate your family! Their corruption is also their own business, and there is no need to implicate their families, so please let the emperor let their family go! Zhang Chao said.

"Huh? Do you still have such kindness? Aren't you afraid that their family will retaliate when the time comes? Li Yuan asked.

Zhang Chao immediately replied; "Your Majesty, as long as I am a decent person, that is, I have a clear conscience, so what am I afraid of? If they want to seek revenge on me, then it is their troops, then it is regarded as if I have no vision and saved some people who will take revenge, and that is the consequence of my own blindness, and I will bear it myself. ”

"Okay, I really didn't mistake you, okay!" Li Yuan said.

Soon, countless Tang Dynasty Qianniuwei soldiers rushed to Shangshu Province, and then arrested all the people on the list one by one. And those officials of the Ministry of Industry obviously didn't expect that their affairs would be found out immediately, and then they were all sent to the Criminal Department for review. Then Dali Temple carried out the three audits of the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Yushitai, and because Zhang Chao's various accounts were very clear, the crimes of these guys were simply exposed in broad daylight, so those officials of the Ministry of Industry were examined in a few clicks!

"What to do? This is more than 30 heads, is it really going to be chopped off? The second-in-command of the Imperial Historical Observatory, the scrivener and the Imperial Historian Sun Fujia, said with some fear.

This time, there were more than 30 corrupt officials in the Ministry of Industry, which made everyone feel scared. In particular, these corrupt officials are enough to meet the standard of the death penalty, which makes everyone even more afraid. Because more than 30 corrupt officials were executed at a time, this is still very rare. Since ancient times, China has also had a saying that the law does not hold the public accountable, and if it is only one or two, then maybe everyone can still make up their minds to cut off their heads. But now it's more than thirty, and this is really scary. There are more than 30 corrupt officials, and the relationship network behind them is not small, and there are many officials from the Shi clan, if they cut off their heads so directly, then those Shi clans must not be mad! So these more than thirty heads, they didn't dare to make up their minds to cut off their heads at all.

"The emperor has an order to pull out these corrupt officials who can be sentenced to death and behead them for public display!" A eunuch said.

Hearing Emperor Li Yuan's order, everyone had no choice but to follow it. And the more than 30 corrupt officials were pulled out one after another, and then prepared to be beheaded. When the people heard the news of this beheading, they immediately felt strange. More than 30 people were beheaded at one time, and they were all former officials, which made everyone feel embarrassed. And hearing that these officials were actually beheaded for corruption, this made everyone feel more confident in the country of Datang. Because they were able to show their dirty and shameful side, they did not shy away from telling the people, and also showed that Datang has the courage to scrape bones and cure poison, which is the reason why the people have confidence in Datang.

"Your Majesty!" "Yes! The other princes are all powerful and lucky, but the emperor can make such a determination, that is really a blessing for my Tang Dynasty. "My Datang is destined to dominate the world, such courage, but it's really not easy!" "I'm afraid, other princes don't dare to do this!" ……

The people began to praise the Tang Emperor Li Yuan, obviously feeling very respectful of this, after all, it is the people who are the victims of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and many people understand this. And now that Li Yuan, the emperor, can publicly execute more than 30 corrupt officials, this is what everyone really has to admire, and being able to have such courage is what a Ming monarch should do.

"Slash!" The warden shouted.

More than 30 ghost head knives were cut down, and more than 30 heads fell to the ground, and the people still shouted.

"More than 30 heads, this is the first victim of my management selection system. All reforms will shed blood, and you will be the ones who will shed blood! Zhang Chao whispered in the distance.

Zhang Chao, a later generation, of course, knows that any reform will be bloody. Especially the reforms of antiquity, which time was not accompanied by blood? And this reform is either the blood of the enemies of the reformers, or the blood of the reformers themselves. Zhang Chao chose to bleed the officials of the Ministry of Industry, and then served as the person who sacrificed the flag for his reform. There is no complete bloodless reform in this world, but the difference is between more bloodshed and less bloodshed. Every reform is a collision between new ideas and old ideas, and a violent collision between new interests and old interests, and those with vested interests in this process will not easily give up their own interests. And the conflict of interests between the two sides has also been carried out to a fever pitch, and at that time, only one side has a complete compromise, otherwise it will not be possible to reconcile the contradictions between the two sides.

And if you want to implement this test method, those incompetent officials, who rely on sycophants to get to power, will inevitably resent themselves. Therefore, Zhang Chao must be ruthless, a reformer who is not ruthless, it is impossible to carry out reform. Although neither side is a crime, it is a conflict of interests between the two sides. If we do not carry out reform because we are faced with bloodshed, then the damage will still be ourselves, because if we do not shed blood today, we will surely bleed more tomorrow. Since it is all about bloodshed, you might as well let your enemies bleed, and let your enemies shed blood in your place, so that you can realize the great cause of reform.