"All the officials are out of the house, regardless of their ability, and the official position is privately granted, which is really the beginning of the disaster for the country!"

Perhaps this is an unavoidable fact since the "Nine Governors Discuss the Government" eighteen years after Guangxu, from that day, the local governor finally tore through the last trace of disguise and seized power from the imperial court with his own strength. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIn order to maintain the foundation of their own rule, all the governors, without exception, have sorted out the officialdom under the pretext of rectifying the rule of officials, and delegated their staff and cronies to the localities to ensure the control of the localities. Be a Hanlin in Beijing?

In the eyes of some loyal ministers and righteous sons, this is naturally the beginning of a disaster for the country. Of course, the more important point is that the power from the local directly leads to the loss of the authority of the center, especially the impact on the Beijing officials is greater, the loss of the local Tan Jing, Bing Jing, the life of the Beijing officials is more miserable, and in the letters of the family, the villagers do not hold them up as in the past, because they have lost the ability to check and balance the local officials.

As a result, the Beijing officials, who regarded themselves as loyal ministers, naturally regarded this "official system" as a trip to bring disaster to the country, and criticized the imperial court and even the newspapers.

In any case, the governors will never let go of the power to appoint and dismiss officials. Because of this, I don't know how many people walk in the house, in order to jump over the dragon gate under an official document, sometimes this is more difficult than the imperial examination, the imperial examination only needs to read good books, and this is not enough to rely on reading alone, because there is no standard.

And sometimes, it's easy, just need to be appreciated by a big person. The name of the official document will be filled in. Complete the sharp change from the people to the government. There are even many Beijing officials who promise to be loyal to their ministers. If you unexpectedly receive a letter from the locality, you will hang up your crown and go to the local office, not to mention the "beginning of the disaster", people are always realistic. Just like the people who walk in and out of the governor's palace all day long, they are for that position.

Early in the morning, the official document of the governor's yamen was handed down. The document was apparently printed a long time ago, and even only the name was written. time, and then the seal, this is the power of attorney, this paper letter of appointment, is the symbol of the official status. But the difference between officials and the people is a symbol of glory and wealth!

Tang Xiaohu is no stranger to this kind of power of attorney, in fact, as early as last year, he had taken a letter of appointment. However, at that time, it was the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Governor-General's Office of the Three Eastern Provinces that signed the letter of appointment. This letter of appointment was issued by the Governor of the Governor's Office. Ren is also a direct official.

What is the difference between the officials of Zhili and the officials of the Northeast?

The biggest difference is that there are no harsh checks and balances of power and responsibility, or even supervision, and this official does not mean responsibility, but glory and wealth.

Three years of Qing Governor's Mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver.

If you can catch it, is it only 100,000?

Holding this letter of appointment, Tang Xiaohu's heart fluctuated, and he was not excited at all. Looking at the position on the form, there was only one thought left in his heart, was this choice right or wrong?

After being dismissed last year and sinking for several months after the failure of the appeal, he came to Kannai and got his current position by virtue of his relationship with the second son when he was in Incheon. It can be said that it is nepotism, but in any case, he has really stepped into this officialdom now, what kind of world will this officialdom give him? Somewhere in the future, what kind of traps await you?

For thousands of years, everyone has understood that learning and excellence are the best, and in the final analysis, they just want to be officials. But when you really become an official, you know that if you step into it, I'm afraid it's not a good place. As the saying goes, people in the rivers and lakes can't help themselves. The one who really can't help himself should be officialdom.

What is this officialdom?

Why did the government not hesitate to draw a line with it by clearing it all? Or even to restrain officials through elaborate and elaborate statutes, so as to prevent the habits of Manchu officialdom from influencing officials in the northeast?

Well, the former puzzle can be answered in the near future, from now on, I will be directly under the Land and Forestry Survey Bureau, which is obviously a difference, and it is also a fat difference.

Land and forest survey is the first work implemented by the governor after the northeast, on the one hand, it is to clarify the land ownership relationship, clean up the hidden land, so that the tax obligation can be implemented.

On the other hand. Through the nationalization of large tracts of land and forests, the Governor's Palace acquired hundreds of millions of fields, thus paving the way for the next development.

As a local affairs officer, he had talked about this matter with the second prince and even Li Zhongtang, and calculated for him how much the Fuzhong had to be able to obtain geographical advantages, and the geographical advantages of the heavenly numbers were so great that Li Zhongtang was speechless for a long time.

However, Zhili is obviously not comparable to the Northeast, but although it does not have endless wasteland for the authorities to expropriate, the authorities can clear out the hidden fields of the people through forest surveys and further increase taxes, which is the most important thing for the Beiyang Yamen.

But is this errand really that easy to do?

It seems simple to clean up the folk hidden fields by Western-style surveying methods, but you only need to take foreign technicians to measure the land and establish the source of the land, but in fact, it involves the interests of too many people. Isn't it just to pay one less imperial grain and one less donation?

But how many of those who can hide from the people do not have some power in the local area? Even in this Beiyang Yamen, if one is pulled out at random, how can there be no thousands of acres of land in his family, how can they be willing to let people find out the actual number of land?

"Oriental people, available, but not exhausted, just use things, in the final analysis, you still have to rely on your own people, rely on us to Chinese ourselves, let you preside over this matter, you will be bold to do it, the old man will support you......"

Thinking of Lord Zhongtang's words, Tang Xiaohu not only felt a trace of gratitude, but spoke in his heart.

"It's a nice word, if there is any chaos at that time, maybe your old man will be the first to cut me to calm the anger of the people......"

Thinking about the predecessors who were forced to leave their posts. Tang Xiaohu became more and more cautious. He's an outsider. Who will speak for him then? "Hey, I knew ...... earlier"

I knew that I really shouldn't have come to Zhili, but this thought was just a fleeting moment, for the unwilling Tang Xiaohu, the reason why he came here was to turn over, is there a better chance than presiding over the land survey of Zhili?

"Well, since Lord Nakado can trust me. Then I'll ......."

Hatred whispered between his lips, Tang Xiaohu's face was once again filled with a strong fighting spirit, he knew that this would not be an easy battle......

It was in the afternoon, the teahouse was very lively, an old man on the stage was talking about cross talk, the guests wearing long robes in the audience listened to the cross talk happily, there were many guests wearing army and navy uniforms, the current army and navy officers are not like the past, listening to the play and drinking tea and wearing casual clothes, they always like to show off the straight military uniform in front of people. And the Western-style saber with gold and silver, not to mention. Just this dress can make people a little more powerful.

In a small box on the second floor of the teahouse, guests were eating wine, and the laughter downstairs seemed to have nothing to do with them.

“…… The yamen has made this year's budget! ”

When he put down the wine glass in his hand, the middle-aged man in the long shirt whispered, and when the middle-aged man spoke, those eyes didn't even look at the friend sitting opposite.

"Oh, it looks like you've made up your mind this time?"

Sun Ke, who was sitting opposite him, said in a playful tone that the budget can be said to be the basis of modern government revenue and expenditure, and in the past, Beiyang adhered to the principle of "living within the limits of income" as China has been accustomed to for thousands of years, but now that way obviously cannot maintain the operation of the Beiyang Yamen.

After Japan's defeat in World War II, a large number of Japanese politicians such as Hiroyuki Kato emigrated to China, and many of them naturally settled in Tianjin and served as staff members in the Beiyang shogunate, and they tirelessly instilled modern ideas in Li Hongzhang. However, in just over a year, their work has achieved certain results, from the general establishment of banks, to the sharp changes in administrative organs, to the formal formulation of the budget this year, all of which show that the Beiyang Yamen is completing the sharp change from the traditional yamen to the modern administrative organization.

"Last year, the income of Zhili was 10,000 taels, Shandong was 10,000 taels, Henan was 6,885,117 taels, a total of taels, plus 4 million taels of coastal defense cooperation funds remitted from Guangdong, as well as 5.16 million taels of official profits handed over by foreign enterprises such as coal companies and textile bureaus, and the income of the yamen was more than 4,800 taels, and the actual expenditure was 71.42 million yuan, that is, 50 million taels, and the deficit was less than 2 million taels ......."

Mentioning this, the middle-aged man with a beard and a humble expression said in a playful tone.

"To tell the truth, now all the provinces in the Guannai should thank Tang Dashuai in the Northeast, if there is no anti-smoking bureau founded by Tang Dashuai in Hubei, not to mention anything else, Shan Jing is Beiyang Yamen can be less than 10 million taels of silver......"

This is a fair remark, whether it is Zhili or Huguang, even if it is far away in Yunnan and Guizhou in the southwest, the tobacco monopoly tax under the auspices of the Smoking Ban Bureau is the most important input, and it can even be said that it is directly related to whether the provinces can operate normally and whether the new policies in various places can be implemented smoothly. But as important as it is, not many people will admit it.

"Brother Zide, you don't know that those monks have recited the scriptures crookedly, and the purpose of the "Forbidden in the Levy" in the Northeast is to ban smoking, while the mainland is more important than accumulating wealth, and the results are naturally different! ”

Shaking his head, Sun Ke looked at Li Peide in front of him and asked softly.

"And this year?"

"Henan, Shandong has the potential for further taxation, especially the ban on smoking, according to the calculation of the government, if the strict implementation of the tobacco monopoly, the tobacco tax in the two places is estimated to be no less than 15 million taels, and this year's budget expenditure is 68 million taels, so the key is whether the two provinces can successfully implement the smoking ban ......"

Whether it is Henan or Shandong, although it has set up a smoking ban bureau, due to various reasons, it has not implemented a strict monopoly on tobacco and soil, which has led to the loss of a large amount of tobacco tax, and now the yamen is naturally eyeing the tobacco tax.

"Now under financial pressure, of course, because of the successful implementation of the tobacco monopoly experience in Zhili has a direct relationship, the two provinces will strictly implement the tobacco monopoly, no, Lord Zhongtang instructed the second town of the Beiyang Army to be stationed in Shandong, and the fourth town to be stationed in Henan, on the surface it is normal coordination, but in fact, in order to avoid the chaos caused by the strict monopoly, and secondly, it can also assist the local smoking ban."

The use of the military to help ban smoking is the only way to ban smoking in various places, and it is also the reason why the local government often precedes the implementation of smoking bans in the governor's provincial office, because the governor's cronies are all in the governor's office.

"Well, the yamen is also cautious!"

Nodding, Sun Ke had asked him to continue. Li Peide naturally worked out the budget one by one, and the focus shifted from fundraising to the Beiyang Army and Navy; in fact, this is the most important information, which is directly related to how many new troops Beiyang will train this year and the maintenance of the Beiyang Fleet.

As an intelligence officer, he is most proud of his extraordinary memory, and because of this, when he contacts his downline, he will never leave paper evidence unless necessary.

"It seems that today Beiyang is going to train the new army of four to five towns......"

After understanding the basic budget information, in the bottom of his heart to calculate the budget of the Beiyang Army, Sun Ke has secretly muttered in his heart, compared to the army, the navy does not have much new ideas, in addition to the basic fleet maintenance, only less than 2 million taels, considering that this year it has invested in Keelung and Guangzhou Bay to open up the South Port, these two million may be more for port construction. So he mentioned another matter of concern to the family.

"How's the land survey going?"

Compared with the tobacco tax, the land and forestry survey is the most important to the government, which is directly related to the government's basic taxes, after all, China is a large agricultural country, and the amount of land is directly related to the government's income.

"It's still being done, there are fewer people and more places, coupled with the resistance of all parties, no, the investigation bureau has changed another office, I heard that the Tang office is from the Northeast!"

Song Peide's words about the small number of people and the large amount of land mean that there are too few investigators who are proficient in surveying and mapping, and it involves hundreds of millions of acres of land in three provinces, which naturally involves all aspects.

As he spoke, Song Peide looked at Sun Keji and smiled.

"I can't be like you!"

Although they are friends, Song Peide doesn't know Sun Keji's identity, he is not a businessman, he was sent from the Northeast.

Shaking his head and writing down the name, Sun Ke smiled.

"If that's the case, why don't you need to trouble the younger brother? However, hearing you say that, I would also like to know this Tang Zaban ......"

Saying this, Sun Ke said with his hand on the food.

"Look at me, patronizing and talking, brother, please use the dish, this dish is almost cold......" (To be continued.) )