In the history of Lankao, there was a famous Qing official Zhang Boxing. He successively served as the governor of Fujian, the governor of Jiangsu, and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. Every centimeter is the fat of the people. For every one point of forgiveness, the people receive more than one point; Take a penny, I am worthless. Who is always communicative, honest and shameful; If it is not ill-gotten gain, where does it come from? "I think it can also be used as a mirror.

——Speech at the Enlarged Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Lankao County Party Committee of Henan Province (March 18, 2014)

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Speaking of the incorruptible officials of the Qing Dynasty, in addition to the well-known Yu Chengchan, there is another person who cannot be left unmentioned, that is, Zhang Boxing, a native of Lankao, Henan. Zhang Boxing was born in 1652 and died in 1725. He successively served as the governor of Fujian, the governor of Jiangsu, and the official to the Ministry of Rites.

When Zhang Boxing was the governor of Fujian, in order to put an end to the ensuing gift givers, he specially wrote this "Gift Text" and posted it at the gate of his residence and the governor's yamen. The text said succinctly, a piece of silk and a grain of rice are all related to my name; A penny or a penny belongs to the blood and sweat of the people. For every share of mercy, the people will receive more than one point of favor. Ask for a penny, and my life will be worthless. Who says it's the norm of communication? In fact, it is detrimental to morality. If not ill-gotten gains, where do these things come from? When the gift-givers saw this sharp text, they didn't dare to be bored, so they quietly left. This article has also spread far and wide, and has been widely recited, and has been praised as the "golden rope and iron moment" for clean government.

However, in the year of the famine, Zhang Boxing was able to "transport money and rice at home, and make cotton clothes to save the people from hunger and cold", and also opened a warehouse to release grain for disaster relief. "Such a clean and good official is loved by the people. When Zhang Boxing stepped down as governor of Jiangsu, the people of Yangzhou sent fruits and vegetables to each other. He politely declined, and the people cried and said: "When you were in office, you only drank a glass of water from our Jiangnan; You are gone today, don't shirk the hearts of the people! As a last resort, Zhang Boxing accepted a green vegetable and two pieces of tofu, "one green and two white".

In the second batch of the party's mass line education and practice activities, Xi Jinping contacted Lankao County, Henan. When attending the enlarged meeting of the Standing Committee of the Lankao County Party Committee, he told the story of Zhang Boxing, and explained with Zhang Boxing's deeds that small things and small sections are the first line of defense to abide by integrity, and good work styles are established in small things and small sections. Xi Jinping quoted the full text of "But the Gift of Papers" to warn the whole party to remember the profound philosophy of changing from quantity to quality, because "most corrupt elements have gradually gone from not paying attention to small things to becoming corrupt and degenerate."

Xi Jinping pointed out that Zhang Boxing's "Gift Text" "can also be used as a mirror". This article shows the strict self-discipline of using power strictly and honestly as an official, and also shows that the ancient culture of clean government and the successes and failures of fighting corruption and advocating clean government in history are a rich mine of clean government education. Xi Jinping has repeatedly told the stories of ancient honest officials and invoked the maxim of clean government on different occasions. In 2013, under his chairmanship, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee also conducted a collective study on anti-corruption and clean government in China's history.