If someone hears about the maintenance of incorruptible silver, then many people may think that it is the Qing Dynasty's incorruptible silver system. Instead of making officials honest, the Qing Dynasty's system of maintaining honest silver made officials more corrupt. And Jingwen, as a descendant, certainly knows this situation, so the system of raising honest silver he formulated is definitely not the case.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he can set up a maintenance of incorruptible silver for my middle and low-level officials, that is, officials of seven, eight or nine grades. An annual audit is conducted to audit the accounts of the government, and if no corruption is found, a monetary reward is given. And if you leave office, you should also conduct an audit, and if there is no corruption during the tenure, you can be rewarded according to the length of service. And this incorruptible silver will be a large amount of income for middle and low-level officials, especially when food prices plummet, so that they can have a profit to subsidize their families. Jingwen said.

In fact, Jingwen did not want to reform the original grain-based official salary model, because although grain is used as the standard of wages, there is a possibility of high and low. However, if it is really to be canceled, I am afraid that there will be many middle and low-level officials who oppose it. Because with this grain as a salary, it can also be said that when the country has not reached its prime, it can also be said that they will not go hungry. Especially in times of trouble, or social instability, or even disasters, the price of food rises very sharply, so that their income is not low, and it can ensure that they do not go hungry. Therefore, this model of officials' salaries, which is based on grain, has both his good and bad sides. Therefore, it is not yet necessary to completely reform this model. Jingwen also proposed another one, using silver money as a subsidy, so that officials can have enough income to enjoy life in the heyday, so that they do not have to be corrupt for the so-called "showmanship".

As a later generation, Jingwen deeply knows that a bad system can make good people bad, and a good system can make bad people dare not do bad things. However, the ancient system was full of problems, so Jingwen could only change slowly. And Jingwen first wants to make officials have no reason to be corrupt. Now Datang has strictly investigated and dealt with corruption in accordance with Jingwen's idea. In this way, I am afraid that Datang's anti-corruption efforts in the future will be unprecedented. And at this time, it is natural to give a sweet date to eat with a stick, that is, to give an official a raise. In the future, food prices will plummet, and officials' salaries will plummet, and they may not be able to resist corruption. So they have to be given a subsidy so that they don't have a reason to be corrupt. And when the time comes to strictly investigate and deal with it, there is also a reason to strictly investigate and deal with it. One hand is high salary, and the other hand is the harsh anti-corruption force, and this is the essence of the so-called high salary and clean government.

"Your Majesty. The minister seconded the proposal! Someone immediately came out and agreed.

"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal!" The other one also came out to agree.

Soon, many middle- and low-level officials came out to agree. Because it's a matter of their welfare, of course they have to care. As low-level officials, they are deeply aware of their future income, and now that someone has proposed to increase their benefits, of course they must support this. If they don't even support increasing their own benefits, then what kind of officials are they doing!

And the high-ranking officials did not speak, because they were not short of this money. However, they also know that although they are high-ranking officials, the real right to enforce them is still below. If there are no middle and low-level officials, then don't they become the commanders of the light poles? Therefore, they should also take care of the thoughts of low-level officials. Otherwise, they will be ostracized. Don't look at the fact that these middle- and low-level officials usually have little power, but once they are assembled, they are enough to subvert many things. If a prime minister does not have the support of middle- and low-level officials, then they may not be able to do it for a long time.

"But. How to take out this money? Li Shimin asked.

Jingwen immediately continued: "Your Majesty, in the future, we will build a highway in Datang, according to the previous situation. We're going to make a profit. And there are still five points of these earnings that have not yet been distributed, and the minister thinks that he can use the five points of income to distribute the honest silver. And in the future, the faster and more roads are built, the more income officials will have to earn from their pensions. ”

When Li Shimin heard Jingwen's statement, he couldn't help but praise Jingwen for being a genius! Jingwen actually linked the proceeds of the construction of the highway with the officials' maintenance of incorruptible silver, so didn't he let the local officials come forward to help him build the road? The middle and low-level officials are mainly magistrates, and the construction of roads requires the support of magistrates, otherwise magistrates can give you small shoes to wear at any time. And now that the income from this highway is linked to the income of the magistrate, isn't that just for the magistrate to fully support the construction of the road? This has to be said to be a genius idea.

"Jingwen, this kid, just dares to think, there are ways to solve many things, but on the contrary, the ordinary government affairs are not suitable for him. His most precious thing is all kinds of whimsical ideas, and if he is allowed to deal with the daily affairs of the government, I am afraid he will not be able to stick to it at all. But if he is allowed to be a full-time strategist, then I am afraid that he will be able to use his talents well. Li Shimin couldn't help but think in his heart.

Li Shimin has deeply realized that Jingwen is actually suitable for being a strategist, not an official who deals with various things. What Jingwen is really capable of is that rich thinking, which can solve many seemingly unsolvable problems, which is Jingwen's biggest advantage. Didn't Emperor Li Shimin have a lot of headaches? has been solved by Jingwen, this is the rarest place of Jingwen, which can solve many problems that others can't solve. This is the reason why Li Shimin has always attached importance to Jingwen. If Jingwen has always been one of those means to amuse the emperor, then I am afraid that Li Shimin will not be favored for a long time. A truly capable emperor will not favor a courtier for a long time. And Jingwen's current place can still be in the imperial court, that is because he can solve the headaches of many emperors, which is the value of Jingwen.

"Okay, this plan to raise incorruptible silver is officially clear. And now, we must first build the road in Luoyang, Chang'an. When the time comes, as long as the roads are built and the profits are obtained, then we can use a part of the profits as maintenance of clean silver, which is to maintain the integrity of officials. If someone is corrupt, not only will he not be able to obtain the honest money, but he will have to be investigated and dealt with by a company. When the time comes, don't say that I didn't give you enough money to live on, it's all your own fault. Li Shimin said.

"The emperor is wise!" (To be continued......)