"What?"

He Feng was shocked: "They really dare to do this? ”

Cai Yan laughed: "The general doesn't know that in the past disaster years, the practice was like this, and no matter how much grain and silver the imperial court issued for disaster relief, it was not enough. ”

He Feng is a military attache after all, and he is rarely involved in government affairs and civil affairs.

It's not that it won't, but it takes the initiative to avoid it, the He family can have civil and official friends in the court, but the people of the He family can't be contaminated with civil politics.

The integration of civil and military forces is a big taboo.

So for some things, He Feng will deliberately not understand.

Today, Cai Yan opened his mouth, and He Feng knew some things in the past.

Cai Yan said again: "Some things are the underlying rules of officialdom, and the general rarely pays attention to it as a military attaché, but I understand it very well. ”

"In a year of calamity, for the people and His Majesty, it is a danger of disaster and social destabilization, but for these civil officials...... But it's an opportunity to make a fortune. ”

"A chance to make a fortune?" He Feng gritted his teeth, "No wonder." ”

It is no wonder that every time a disaster relief is 1.8 million taels, it is not perfect enough to calm the disaster.

With so many people working on it, the people are miserable, how can they give the court a good reputation.

Cai Yan said: "Every time the official who receives the decree and comes to provide disaster relief, he treats this work as a cake and divides it into pieces. ”

"Three or four out of ten of these grains and silver can be finally implemented on the victims, which is very rare."

"So exaggerated?" He Feng was shocked again.

He thought that even if he was greedy, he wouldn't dare to go too far.

Where did you think that the hearts of those officials were as black as anything, and it was impossible to just gently scrape the skin.

It's going to scrape the bones.

"The general had never been here before, and the young master himself sat in charge, hung signs in each porridge shed, and the chopsticks floated and people's heads fell to the ground...... But there were also people who dared to stretch out their hands, and the young master really cut it, and it was only then that some momentum was curbed. ”

Cai Yan: "But as soon as the young master left, the general came, and you didn't want to get involved in government affairs too much, so you didn't pay much attention to those people, so that they thought you didn't want to care, and they became bolder." ”

"Now I just want to check, find out who is dead, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid I'm going to die."

When He Feng heard this, he was shocked, he didn't expect that ordinary disaster relief was just a habitual thing, but there were so many dirty and dangerous things hidden.

Seeing that He Feng didn't speak, Cai Yan thought he didn't believe it, so he testified:

"When the Jiangnan flood occurred, the government that reported the corruption of the disaster relief officials, as soon as he handed it to me, he died on the same day, and the whole family disappeared."

He Feng suppressed the fire and said, "Then did you hand over the fold?" ”

Cai Yan smiled bitterly: "After I read the fold, I was about to hand it in, but when I got up the next day, I found that it was gone, and they left me a warning letter." ”

"So arrogant!?" He Feng couldn't understand, "How dare they, is it above?" ”

Cai Yan shook his head: "General, the officials protect each other......"

"Most of the silver taels for disaster relief are not greedy by these officials in charge, everyone has a share, and the capital's share is the lion's share...... Where are there people who care about the lives and deaths of these people. ”

"But the lives of these people are also their lives...... I have secretly collected evidence over the years and submitted it to the Imperial Historical Observatory, but fortunately, Lord Qin Shiyi was brave and loyal, so I impeached a few people...... But more people are being protected......"

Cai Yan's tone was full of loss and frustration.

has been an official for many years, and the reason why he can't be promoted is this.

If you are too upright and unwilling to go along with the same stream, you will inevitably be rejected or even eliminated.

“……”

Hearing this, He Feng's mood was difficult to calm down, he always thought that Daxia was politically harmonious, civil and military.

But in the past six months, Yue Pingchuan, Xiao Luoye, Tian Deyi, King Qi, and King Wei have ...... One by one, the big people turned against the water or fell off the horse, revealing the fig leaf of the peaceful situation within Great Xia.

He Feng didn't expect that these things were not recent, they had always existed.

"No wonder the young master would set up such a sign, and he really could do it." He Feng shook his head, if he was a civil official and had such power in his hands, he would also behead those scum.

However, he is a military attache after all, and he needs to be careful.

"Who did you find?" He Feng asked.

Cai Yan stared at He Feng, smiling rather than smiling.

"No, it won't, right?"

He Feng exclaimed: "All problems? ”

Cai Yan nodded.

"The officials who came to the Ministry of Household Affairs for disaster relief were either informed or contaminated, and the local officials who were temporarily substituted were also in the same boat, and I can count the innocent people on one hand."

Cai Yan's words were slightly mocking, and he said: "They think I'm blind, but the porridge in the porridge shed is obviously getting thinner and thinner, when the people can't see it?" ”

The relief food of the imperial court is enough for the victims to eat, even if it is porridge, it can be boiled very thick.

The porridge is thin, which can only show one problem, that is, some people have lost their conscience.

"In the past few days, the porridge and chopsticks can all float up, if the young master is here, I am afraid that he will kill like Lord Qin in Ganzhou." Cai Yan said with some admiration.

Fang Jue and Qin Shiyi really have an appetite for Cai Yan, and they are really killing if they have something.

"So, you draw up a list, and I'll arrest people...... But I don't have the courage of the young master, so let's arrest them back to Beijing for trial. He Feng sneered.

He, He Feng, is different from Fang Jue, he has a family, and He Feng must consider the future of the He family.

He Feng can help Cai Yan and help the victims of the disaster in Suzhou, but he can't be in the name of He Feng, and he can't be too ruthless.

Officialdom pays attention to human feelings and sophistication, and He Feng has to understand this.

"That's great, too, thanks General!" When Cai Yan heard this, he was already very moved, and immediately leaned over to thank him.

But he was dragged by He Feng and laughed at himself: "Lord Cai has tormented me, how can I be embarrassed to accept your worship......"

He Feng, who was born in the He family, was very blind to these things, but he had to compromise.

"This matter has to be in your name." He Feng said to Cai Yan.

Cai Yan nodded: "I don't spare my life, as long as the general supports me, Suzhou will definitely not be a tragedy as usual." ”

Nodding, He Feng felt even more embarrassed.

didn't stay long immediately, asked Cai Yan to write a list, and went back to transfer troops.

……

Jinling.

The Yamen of the Ministry of Officials.

Shangguan Ding, the squire, the chief secretary and more than a dozen other people, called in front of him and scolded him, which was more comfortable.

"Who elected those scum?" Shangguan Ding calmed down before asking.

Shangguan Ding's question was naturally sent to Suzhou to replace the officials who were martyred officials.

Because of this matter, in the court today, His Majesty named and scolded the officials for their ineffective work, and Shangguan Ding was full of grievances and anger.

Because these "little things" are not in charge of him, the head of the book, but the sum of the squire and the chief secretary, he just signed an appointment order.

But in front of His Majesty, how could Shangguan Ding shirk responsibility, wouldn't that make Long Yan even more angry?

Angry in front of His Majesty, Shangguan Ding returned to the Yamen of the Ministry of Officials, and naturally he had to take this fire out, and the responsibility was also divided.

The squire shrunk his neck: "It's according to the roster, these people are all on standby, and only one of them is senior." ”

"Hmph, that mansion is not a good thing." Shangguan Ding scolded.

The squire nodded aggrievedly, indeed, although that Zhang Daodao was not beheaded by Qin Shiyi, he was also dismissed on the spot, and he didn't want to be an official in this life.

"This time, I want to re-dispatch officials, don't follow the roster, send a few people with good reputations, if something happens again, I will transfer you to Shuangzhou and Hanzhou!" Shangguan Ding's eyes narrowed, with a threatening look of warning.

"Frost State?"

These words are really powerful, and for those who are officials in Gyeongjung, they are considered exiles outside Gyeonggi Province. And Hanzhou and Shuangzhou, not to mention, how much of a crime do you have to commit before you are exiled there?

Shangguan Ding's words are not a joke, since Shuangzhou and Hanzhou have been recovered, then officials must be sent.

Whom will they send?

People who have a backstage, of course, don't go back, it's nothing more than some people with no background, as well as criminal officials.

Or it is entirely possible to upset the boss and be "exiled".

When Gu Bin mentioned the matter of the garrison, didn't the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty think that they would send the civil officials over?

Of course, I wanted to get it, but no one dared to open it.

In case Your Majesty hears it, ouch, this is good, then since Aiqing is so worried about the country and the people, then this position belongs to you, you can go.

What's the matter?

"Lord Shangshu rest assured, the lower officials will definitely work hard and live up to the trust of the adults." Several chiefs wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads.

Shangguan Ding snorted coldly: "That's good." ”

Shangguan Ding still didn't plan to deal with this matter personally, because he had too many things to take care of.

One or two months before the end of the year, it is the busiest time for the officials, because the year-end assessment has arrived.

The year-end assessment is the most important thing in the ministry every year, and there is no one.

Shangguan Ding had to do it himself, because the power involved in this matter was too great, and Shangguan Ding did not dare to entrust others.

For officials across the country, performance appraisals have to be completed during this time.

Those who have made political achievements should be recorded, included in the promotion list in the coming year, and handed over to the cabinet.

If the performance is not good, it will be ordered to apply for compensation, or the officials will be demoted in the next year.

The power in this is too great, and the relationship between officials also needs to be handled carefully, but it is not something that can be clearly explained in one or two sentences.