Fan Zhong's eyes couldn't help but widen.

"Your Majesty means to recruit anti-corruption officials from the private sector?"

What the hell is the Emperor playing? Are all anti-corruption divisions elite? What is he, a court official, a dignified doctor?

However, if the anti-corruption department is all civil elite, he is the only scholar, which makes him feel a kind of pride, pride in having his morality confirmed.

"You're right! In addition to the Anti-Corruption Division, which is the yamen of the imperial court, the employees in it are all non-governmental people. From now on, you Fan Zhong is not a court official, but an unofficial and light. ”

Zhao Hong laughed, a little proud.

The Anti-Corruption Department is clearly the yamen of the imperial court, but in fact, the officials of the Anti-Corruption Department are nothing, they just pay their salaries as usual, and they are not as good as the state-owned enterprises of later generations.

The anti-corruption department's forbidden army is changed from time to time to ensure the purity of the enforcement team.

Whether or not the employees of the Anti-Corruption Division can become officials of the Imperial Court depends on the character of the employees of the Anti-Corruption Division and their personal ability to work.

"Your Majesty, the anti-corruption department is all from the people, is it to avoid the protection of officials and officials?"

Xu Liang and Zhou Ping glanced at each other, Xu Liang was out of his body and asked directly.

The employees are ordinary people! Zhao Hong's play is really heartbeating.

"Not bad! It's just to avoid the protection of officials! ”

Zhao Hong nodded and continued:

"The Anti-Corruption Division reports directly to me and has the authority to deal with all anti-corruption matters. Crack down on corruption and promote clean government, and investigate major and important cases. The Anti-Corruption Department is separated from all the yamen of the imperial court, and all employees are at the discretion of the three of you, and Zhou Ping, as the principal, can make the final ruling. ”

In the two hundred years of the Great Song Dynasty, if officials could fight corruption, it would not be as bad as it is now. To eradicate corruption, we have to go off the beaten path.

"Each of you is in charge of the way. Jiangnan East Road implements the new policy, Sichuan is the border, and Liangzhejiang Road is where it is. At the beginning, there was a shortage of manpower, so we could set up points in important state capitals to make overt and covert visits to open up the situation as soon as possible. ”

Zhao Hong looked at everyone and said curiously:

"Why don't you ask your own money?"

He suddenly remembered the famous saying of the later generation, "Don't ask for money, ask your mother".

The three looked at each other, and Xu Liang smiled awkwardly.

"Your Majesty looks at it, we are all a big family, and Your Majesty will not treat us badly anyway."

"You're not at all polite!"

Zhao Hong pondered for a moment and continued:

"Now that the treasury is empty, take care of it. Fan Zhong and Xu Liang are the deputy directors, and Yu Lu is 600 guan. Zhou Ping is the principal, and Yu Lu is 700 guan. The following officers range from 200 to 300. ”

"Thanksgiving!"

Zhou Ping and several people bowed and saluted, with different thoughts.

The officials are 300 times a year, although they can't be compared with the officials, but they are enough for the family to eat, drink, and do things with confidence.

Xu Liang's palms were sweaty, and his heart was pounding.

Although Zhao Hong had already greeted him, the deputy director of the Anti-Corruption Department was on an equal footing with a scholar like Fan Zhong, and he never dreamed of it.

I'm afraid that Tian Yi is not as well paid as him.

600 runs, wives and children don't have to worry about livelihood, and they can also help the family.

Will his father, especially his sister-in-law, smile at him?

Zhao Hong knew Xu Liang's thoughts, he looked at a few people, and took things seriously.

"The reason why the anti-corruption department is all held by private wise men is to eradicate the protection of officials and officials and put an end to rampant corruption. All anti-corruption officials, if they dare to be traitors and criminals, they will be guilty of one more crime! ”

Zhao Hong's face was solemn, and Zhou Ping's heart was awe-inspiring.

The anti-corruption matter is so important to the emperor that he does not dare to treat it lightly.

"Your Majesty, how do you define the law enforcement of the Anti-Corruption Division?"

Fan Zhong asked hesitantly.

To fight corruption and promote clean government, there must always be laws to follow. The anti-corruption campaign in this dynasty is all based on moral constraints, and it is difficult to have laws to follow.

"I have asked Xu Xuan, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and Song Ci, the criminal officer of Jiangnan East Road, to come to Beijing. You guys should sum it up, form a law as soon as possible, and try it out in all roads of the Great Song Dynasty! ”

Zhao Hong said, picked up the paper on the table, and handed it to Zhou Ping.

"This is the text of the law that I have drafted for the Anti-Corruption Division, you can take a look."

Zhou Ping picked up the paper, and several people read it.

"If the amount of embezzlement is more than 10,000 yuan, the death penalty will be imposed and the family property will be confiscated.

The amount of embezzlement is between 5,000 and 10,000 yuan, and the sentence is more than 10 years, and the sentence is exile for less than 20 years, and the property is confiscated.

The amount of embezzlement ranges from 3,000 to 5,000 yuan, and the sentence is more than 5 years and imprisonment of not more than 10 years. Confiscation of property.

Officials who are corrupt will not be allowed to join the government for less than 10 years.

The impact was bad, causing the court and the people to suffer huge losses, the death penalty, and the confiscation of family property. ”

After reading it, several people looked at each other, and Fan Zhong said it in shock.

"Your Majesty, if this law is followed, the officials of the Great Song Dynasty will be arrested!"

A confiscation of family property and a punishment of exile are worse for corrupt officials than killing them.

"That's better than them bringing disaster to the country and the people!"

Zhao Hong smiled coldly, his eyes were full of murder.

"The people have lived so hard, and they have worked hard for a year, but it is only about 60 times. Corruption is equivalent to more than 160 years of people not eating or drinking. Who do you kill if you don't kill you? ”

10,000 yuan was executed, and the ordinary people of the Southern Song Dynasty spent five times a month, and according to 2,000 yuan, 10,000 yuan was equivalent to about 4 million in later generations. In this era when the people are barely fed, they are merciful enough.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang fought against corruption and killed his head with 60 taels of silver. According to the price of goods at that time, one tael of silver was exchanged for two stones of rice, and 60 taels was 120 stones of rice, a total of 18,000 catties, about 50,000 yuan.

Four million against fifty thousand, the people are all in distress, and he is already lenient.

"Your Majesty is worried about the country and the people, and the ministers admire it. However, in the 100th year of my Song Dynasty, His Majesty ruled the world with scholars, not with the people. Your Majesty is not afraid of losing the hearts of the people in the world by doing this? ”

Zhou Ping said it in shock.

With such draconian laws and an anti-corruption system, officials must be cautious, but who is willing to do things for the country.

"The hearts of the people are just the hearts of the scholars, not the hearts of the people."

As a person who has come over, Zhao Hong knows better than anyone about the shortcomings of the Southern Song Dynasty.

"Only by implementing the anti-corruption law can the rule of officials be clarified, and the scholars are certainly not happy, but it is the people who are happy. As long as I can achieve a rich country and a strong army, I will not hesitate to offend the hearts of the people of the world. ”

What he said at this time is the heart of the world, of course, is the heart of a scholar.

"Your Majesty, the law of the ancestors is above, if Your Majesty implements the new law, I am afraid it will attract criticism."

Fan Zhong was also nervous.

Wang Anshi's change of law was overthrown.

"The law of the bullshit ancestors! If the law of the ancestors is good, the Great Song Dynasty should be strong, how can it be the current shit! ”

Zhao Hong was unwavering and set the tone for anti-corruption.

"My bottom line, greedy for ink and above, from the princes and ministers to the local officials, will be sentenced to death. Just do it! I don't believe it, corrupt officials can't be killed? Can they still turn the tide? ”

Zhou Ping and the others were all cold, and Zhao Hong solemnly admonished.

"I would like to publish the Anti-Corruption Law in the latest issue of China Daily. No matter what you've done before, you can write it off, and if you still commit it, hum! ”

Zhao Hong's face was ugly, and Zhou Ping and the others hurriedly received the order.

Zhao Hong has already set the tone, what else is there to discuss, just let the Propaganda Department publish it.

"Fan Zhong said that the Sichuan scholar covered the sky with one hand, and the xenophobia was extremely serious. Wherever you go, in addition to anti-corruption, you should also pay attention to local collusion. The Sichuan border army is rotten, and the defense of Shukou is useless, and you must thoroughly investigate corruption in the army, and you must be cautious and not act in a hurry. ”

In the next ten years, important wars may be in northern Shu, and the stability of Sichuan's military and political affairs is of paramount importance.

"Your Majesty, the minister will be careful not to distract His Majesty."

With the emperor on top, Fan Zhong is full of confidence.

"Be careful! The border troops are all outlaws, and they can only be carefully visited, not arrested. If you collect evidence, report it to me first, don't startle the snake. I don't want anything to happen to you! ”

Zhao Hong told Fan Zhong in a serious manner.

He didn't want to lose a few corrupt generals, and die before he could get out of the army, which would make the hero cry.

"Your Majesty is concerned!"

Fan Zhong's heart was hot and he bowed.

"Xu Liang, Liangzhejiang Road, especially Liangzhejiang West Road, is densely populated by court officials, there are many big tigers, and flies are also powerful and lawless. You have to be careful and don't be careless! ”

Zhao Hong solemnly told Xu Liang.

Lin'an is here, the courtiers gather, the dragons and snakes are mixed, and there are a lot of tigers and flies. Against these people, there is certainly no small resistance.

Xu Liang nodded, and Zhengse replied:

"Your Majesty rest assured, the ministers will be cautious, it's a big deal. The minister will never let His Majesty down, tigers and flies will fight together, and the anti-corruption thing will definitely be carried out! ”

Xu Liang was categorical and did not hesitate.

Zhao Hong nodded with satisfaction. Compared with Tian Yi's softness, Xu Liang is much more resolute and resolute.

"In that case, then I ask you, if it is the ruling minister Hu Yu who committed the crime, how should you investigate? Do you dare? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, as the deputy director of the Anti-Corruption Department, the investigation is a corrupt official, and there is nothing to dare to! As for investigating the case, or through the people around Hu Yu, first check the money, land, shops, antique calligraphy and paintings in his own name. Or check his wife, concubines, relatives and friends again. For such important ministers of the imperial court, secret investigations should be made to avoid startling the snakes. ”

Xu Liang has obviously made a record, and the answer is also the first one.

He was just secretly surprised in his heart, is the dignified secretary of the Ministry of Industry and the ruling minister really a big corrupt official?

Zhao Hong will not mention Hu Yu for no reason, it seems that Hu Yu has attracted the attention of the emperor, and it may be the focus of the next clean-up of the imperial court.

"Good! How to investigate the officials involved in the case, how to investigate and handle the case, you decide for yourself, and I will not interfere. ”

Zhao Hong nodded, feeling much more at ease.

"Officials seconded from the imperial court should communicate with them more and listen to their opinions, but they should not be misled."

He is very much looking forward to the anti-corruption department to find out something, whether it can really make the Great Song Dynasty officials clear and clear and surpass the past dynasties.

"Zhou Ping, Jiangnan East Road is the place where the new policy is implemented, and it has attracted the attention of the whole country. It is necessary to investigate the officials to the end to ensure the smooth implementation of the new policy. If it fails, you and I are sinners of history! ”

Zhou Ping's forehead was sweating, solemn, and bowed.

"The minister will do his best to share the worries of His Majesty!"

He is already jealous and hateful, so naturally he will not scruple about anything. Besides, even if something happens, he doesn't have to worry, there is an emperor behind him.

"Fighting corruption and advocating clean government, this matter is not trivial, it is related to the fate of the Great Song Dynasty and the safety of the country. If all the officials in a country are corrupt, the country will already die! ”

After Zhao Hong's words, the three of them all understood.

Fighting corruption and advocating honesty is related to the rule of officials and the foundation of the imperial court. Liangzhejiang Road is where the national capital is located, Jiangnan East Road is the place where the new policy is implemented, the southeast front, and Sichuan Road are the front line of the war.

"Dong Songchen, go and tell the Information Department that I want to publicize the anti-corruption and anti-corruption law in the newspaper, and also set up a moral model to set the record straight."

Zhao Hong looked at the black, thin and simple Fan Zhong, and immediately had an idea.

Fan Zhong is a positive model and can be set as a benchmark. To implement the new policy and fight corruption, it still needs to be widely publicized. Newspapers, on the other hand, are a great tool.

Fight against corruption and destroy the party, not against corruption and destroy the country. It's just that the party that died was a small group of vulgar people among the scholars.

"It's not early, I've already asked people to prepare food and drinks, let's talk while eating."

The fight against corruption and corruption is full of problems, and it will inevitably be attacked by people with vested interests. It is indispensable to take precautions, make drastic moves, and kill killers.