"Your Majesty, rectify the ...... of the officials, and the ministers are afraid that the time has not yet come." Ding Zhenduo organized his words in his brain, "At the beginning of the rise of the Great Qin Dynasty, it was the time to compete with the Manchu Qing Dynasty for the world. If the gentry landlords are loyal to the Qing Dynasty, the Manchu Dynasty can extend the national Zuo. The minister thought that at this moment, he could not be too demanding of the gentry in the world. ”

This is actually the standard power technique! The gentry and landlords still need it, your dragon chair has not yet sat firmly, and you have to wait for the world to be stable, and then sweep the house.

Liu Xian's face suddenly darkened, and he asked in a deep voice: "Now that my new Qin has become a great trend, why do you need a group of local tyrants and inferior gentry to add icing on the cake." Only by laying a good foundation from the bottom can this building be built higher and of better quality! ”

Ding Zhenduo bowed again, raised his voice and said: "Your Majesty, although the facts of China are not as good as those in the West today, the gentry and landlords still maintain the safety of the local situation.

There are not enough new members in Daqin, and it is inevitable that the old officials will be in charge. And the old officials are the representatives of the gentry and local tyrants.

To lose the heart of an official is to lose the heart of the gentry. It's an obstacle to the king's great cause. ”

Ding Zhenduo, as a failed examiner who came out of the imperial examination, knows very well what kind of 'family background' a person will quickly gather after becoming an official. Especially in this season, corruption is rampant.

Ding Zhenduo can say with certainty that behind the butt of every old official, a large number of 'refuge' followed. Liu Xian wants his property to be made public, and in the current @ period of seizing the world, this is completely cutting off the financial route of officials. Just as Liu Xian did in Hanzhong, the magistrate now only needs to move the other lightly, and he can collect a large amount of land into his own pocket. The cause of this incident - the Taihe corruption case. Isn't that what it is!

As soon as Ding Zhenduo's words came out, someone around Liu Xian immediately echoed him.

"What Lord Ding said is extremely true!"

"Officials are the foundation of the imperial court. Do not move lightly. ”

"Officials bear heavy responsibilities, and the court should treat them leniently......"

A while ago. Liu Xian signaled to the local government to clean up the acres of land and collect the hidden fields, which had already caused the bureaucrats in the world to lose a lot of money. Unexpectedly, the work of clearing Tian Fu has not officially begun, and Liu Xian has started to make an article on the unheard of aspect of 'disclosure of officials' assets. If you continue like this, the officials in the world will have to drink the northwest wind!

Don't think that if you use Wang Mingyi as a pretense, everyone in the world will be spent. There are a lot of clear-eyed people.

Liu Xian snorted coldly, his eyes swept through the lobby with a heavy gaze, and suddenly no one dared to speak. Liu Xian was the standard founding emperor. The dragon chair under his ass was killed in the sea of corpses and blood, although he was usually kind. But no one will think that he, the king of Qin, is weak and easy to deceive.

"Is this king not generous to the officials and gentry of the world? How much is the annual salary of the Manchu officials, and how much is the annual salary of the same grade officials under the king?

This king wants to promote the phrase "high salary!

Moreover, the imperial examination began in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties flourished. China has always used the imperial examination to obtain official positions, at least need to raise people's fame, to be a high-ranking official, but also to have the fame of Jinshi.

Unless there is a turmoil in the world like the Taiping Rebellion, Jinshi and Xiucai will enter the high position. Otherwise, how could you have ever seen a case?

And the Jinshi. There are only 300 people in one subject, and the average number of students is only 100 a year! Now under the rule of this king, he can be an official if he is a showman, and even a person who is coarse in writing and ink. As long as you work hard, you can be an official. There are more than 100,000 officials in the three provinces of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, and Fujian alone, and the average number of bureaucrats in one province is more than 30,000. It is comparable to the civil officials of the whole of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

It was ten times easier for the gentry to get an official position from this king than from the Manchus!

Isn't that generous? ”

In fact, the property of officials is made public. In the final analysis, it is about the interests of the gentry, not just a 'gentleman'. That's why Ding Zhenduo said this. It doesn't even matter whether it's Ding Zhenduo or Liu Xian. In the words spoken, the word 'official' was replaced by 'gentry'. The idea is more accurate.

Gentry, gentry, just having 'gentry' is not prosperous, only 'gentry' is not enough, the combination of the two is the foundation of the rule of the old Chinese dynasty.

Liu Xian's voice gradually became higher: "This king has heard a sentence: Vote for me with peach and plum, and repay it with Qiong Yao." Everyone has to speak of conscience. This king treats him well, how can you and other bureaucrats repay this king?

It's not that people can't have desires. But restrain this desire. Otherwise, it is greedy, and it is to find death by yourself!

You all know about the Taihe Nest case, right? It is shocking that a small county order, a small group of eight- and nine-grade bureaucrats, and a small handful of local tyrants and inferior gentry dare to act so boldly. In addition to being shocked, you must also be vigilant.

Why can't you control your own hands?

The phrase 'don't stretch out your hand, you will be caught if you stretch out your hand' cannot stop people's greed. It is necessary to further regulate and restrain the behavior of officials, and to draw a box so that they dare not go beyond it.

Stepping into the officialdom, no one wants to become a corrupt criminal and be hit with a guillotine! This disclosure of property is a very good measure!

If there is such a policy, will the petty bureaucrats still dare to be so unscrupulous? Playing with fire and setting yourself on fire! ”

Liu Xian's words were really not very good, but no one wanted to touch his moldy head, so they all lowered their heads and pretended to listen carefully. Anyway, most of these officials in the hall are descendants of the Qin army, they are an emerging class, their brains are relatively flexible, and few people buy land with the money they get, but most of them invest in industry and commerce. Now why bother to stand up for irrelevant people?

Seeing that everyone was silent, Liu Xian said in a deep voice: "This time, this king will implement the 'property disclosure' system to the world." According to the decree of the king, from now on, all civil and military officials are required to declare their assets in the name of themselves, their parents, wives and concubines, and children and grandchildren to the yamen where they are located, so that they can be examined by the Supervision Yuan. In addition, officials in the world are subject to the supervision of newspapers and public opinion. If there is any false report and intentional concealment, he will be dismissed immediately, take away his fame, and never be used! ”

Is that how it is promoted? Property Declaration! Property Disclosure!?

A bunch of civilian officials and military generals in the lobby looked at each other, and they were all bitter in their hearts. This declaration of land property is not a joke, who doesn't know the truth of 'thousands of miles of officials are wealthy'? And after getting rich, of course, you will buy land and pass it on to your children and grandchildren. But if the official's land property must be declared for the record...... who will dare to buy thousands of acres of fertile land for future generations in the future? Who would dare to move more than a dozen houses and dozens of shops?

How many people are there to be officials for King Qin? Such a master is a big corrupt official without investigation!

That huge amount of property from unknown sources, it's really fucking amazing!

Liu Xian knew that most of the officials under him were not very clean. Now is the stage of troubled times, just like when he was in Hanzhong, thousands of fertile fields can be stuffed into his pocket with a stroke of a large pen. The history of China's bureaucracy is a history of corruption. Liu Xian didn't think that his army was built according to the People's Liberation Army, so the civilian officials under his command would be as honest and honest as the officials in the founding period of the Red Dynasty in the original time and space.

Regarding the problem of corruption and perversion of the law, as a fart in his previous life, Liu Xian hated it the most. It's just that he is not as intolerant of corruption as Zhu Yuanzhang, and he only lets the horse run and does not give the horse grass. High salaries and honesty were his first trick for corruption. The Supervisory Yuan has given it heavy responsibilities and powers, and it has also implemented a system of freedom of the press, which is certainly not absolute freedom. Anyway, there is a multi-pronged approach in terms of official governance.

But even so, under the multiple supervision of various systems, Liu Xian is still very reassuring to his officials.

The outbreak of corruption in Taihe was not at all the trigger. The main thing is in his perception that the Chinese officialdom of the late Qing Dynasty was a big dye vat that was black for everyone who entered. Corruption has long been a problem that has long been deeply rooted in the marrow of Chinese officialdom, and it cannot be completely eliminated by a small reform of one's own. The effect of Liu Xian's reforms is just to create more trouble for the corrupt criminals.

As for the troubles that may be caused by this, or even rebellion, Liu Xianam's soldiers are not vegetarians, let alone tofu soldiers who are not vulnerable to a battle. Where there is a rebellion, then immediately suppress it. Liu Xian is uncompromising on corruption. As for the gentry class, the really smart people will get out of the stage of history by themselves, otherwise, whoever jumps will shoot to death!

Hangzhou, Zhusu Garden.

Zuo Zongtang put down the newspaper in his hand, looked at the grass and trees outside the window, and couldn't tell whether he was happy or unhappy.

The newspaper was covered on the table, and the three words "Ta Kung Pao" were clearly visible on it.

"Property declaration, property disclosure!"

It was really beyond Zuo Zongtang's imagination, just like a spiritual light that jumped out of the sky, dazzling and unbearable. This is definitely a great tool to curb corruption. However, as commented in Ta Kung Pao, the policy of 'property declaration and property disclosure' implemented by Xinqin was not only its own intention, but also a kind of 'atmospheric' expression.

This proves that Liu Xian will not compromise with the official class at all.

Can you hold as much power as a collection of thousands and hundreds of bureaucrats? Liu Xian even beat the latter, so will he compromise and tolerate because of a few of the former? Some powerful officials in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, if they still have some self-righteous thoughts, they should dispel them as soon as possible!

Zuo Zongtang couldn't help but think about it. Is this a signal that Liu Xian took the opportunity to send to himself?!

He is responsible for the survival and future of tens of thousands of Chu officers and soldiers, and he is as arrogant as he is, and he will also open his mind at this juncture.

Since retreating into Zhejiang, outsiders don't know, but Zuo Zongtang knows that the Chu army already has a fear and war-weariness of the Qin army. Moreover, if the people of the Qin army can contact them many times, then they must also be able to win over their generals. But except for a few people such as Liu Songshan and Xu Zhanbiao who got this news from Zuo Zongtang, the rest of the people were like a gourd with a saw's mouth, and they didn't confide in him a word. And even Liu Songshan and Xu Zhanbiao and a few others didn't see them take down the informant and solve it to themselves.

Zuo Zongtang believed that he could still control the entire Chu army. But his old self-confidence was about to wear away.

Surrender!

This word, which made Zuo Zongtang feel humiliated, was already a choice he had to face. (To be continued......) R1292