Come to Daming with military supplies

Both Yu Qian and Yin Qingbo took their seats, and the scene quickly became quiet. Yang Chendong, who was seated in seat C, finally spoke, "I called everyone here today to give you an explanation about Yan Xiu and the other three. Let everyone give this king an explanation."

Finally got down to business, and the small courtyard was completely quiet.Under Yang Chendong's signal, Yang Er who was behind took a stack of signatures, and then sent the handprinted manuscripts to everyone's hands one by one. "You can take a look. This is the testimony of Yan Xiu and Wan An. After interrogation, they confessed to the private seizure of grain from the Han people's preparatory camp. After investigation, the grain that was privately seized from their hands was finally transformed into the market. The profit of 8000 taels of silver will be divided equally between the two."

When the matter came to this point, everyone in the courtyard took a deep breath.8000 taels, divided equally between two people, that is, one person gets 4000 taels, which has exceeded the greedy maximum limit of 1 taels, needless to say, that is certain death.

Everyone's performance fell into the eyes of Yang Chendong, although he knew that these people already knew what he meant, but he still said: "In view of the seriousness of this case, this king has decided to execute the beheading in front of the central square of Chixian City three days later. Xing, at the time of introduction, the first, second and third leaders of all the big and small departments in Chixian City will go to watch, and other cadres will also be present if there is no important matter, everyone is fine, right?"

"No, no." Knowing that Yang Chendong wanted to use this incident to scare other officials, everyone nodded in agreement.

"Okay, everyone has no problem, then we won't waste time on these two moths. Let me talk about other people's problems with you. After investigation, Minister of Civil Affairs Zhou Hua knew about this matter, although he said Adhering to the principle, not colluding with Yan Xiu and others, but knowing it, but for the sake of the so-called harmony among colleagues, did not stand up to stop this matter, this is the crime of inaction."

This is the first time that the crime of innocence has been heard by everyone, and everyone is a little puzzled for a while.

Regarding this, Yang Chendong quickly gave them an answer. "The so-called officials, from my king's point of view, are nothing more than three types. One is problematic officials. They either use their power for personal gain, or take bribes. Such officials are called bad officials; the second type is to lead by example. A person who sets an example everywhere and works diligently and conscientiously can be called a good official; but there is also a third type, that is, to be a monk for a day and beat the clock for a day, and get by. If they come up with ideas, they will not stop or participate in the wrong things, and they only want to live a safe and stable life. This is an official of inaction, and if they have problems, this king calls it the crime of inaction."

Zhou Hua is such a leader. He noticed some disgraceful actions of his deputy Yan Xiu, but he did not stop them, failed to point them out, let alone reported them, and let the situation continue to develop. Is there any difference between such a person and an accomplice?It is also a sin to hold such a high salary and enjoy the aura of respect, but not to do what should be done.So this king has personally selected [-] acres of fertile land outside Chixian City for him, so let's farm obediently in the future.There is no need to consider other people's feelings. If you plant well, you will get more harvests. If you plant poorly, you will get less laziness. This king thinks this is very suitable for him. "

A crime of innocence turned a ministerial-level official back into a commoner. This kind of punishment cannot be said to be light, and Yu Qian and others felt ashamed for a while.But at the same time, they also had a deeper understanding of Yang Chendong's attitude towards officials, that is, since you are sitting in this position, you have to do the work that this position should do. If you want to be lazy, or even want to do nothing It is obviously impossible to get away with it.

Zhou Hua's matter was settled.Then Yang Chendong criticized Shen You, Wu Qian and Long Tienan by name.The first two officials were in charge of self-discipline issues, but the corrupt officials in front of them didn’t notice it. crime, a fine of three months.

After making these decisions, Yang Chendong looked at the three of them and asked, "How is it? Do you have any opinions on this kind of punishment?"

"No." The three said in unison.Although they were indeed wronged, after all, there were so many cadres in the Yang Department, especially since there were still several provinces that they needed to monitor, it was impossible to cover everything.But since even Zhou Hua was stripped of his official clothes for the crime of inaction and became an ordinary farmer, they were only punished with a few months' salary, so what was it?

The three of them had no objection, and Yang Chendong put his eyes on Yu Qian and said: "The city lord has merit and demerit in this matter. Because of merit, this king arranged a chair for you. After all, without you, the matter would not have been resolved so quickly." It was revealed. But at the same time, Zhou Hua's recommender is you, and you are obviously responsible for negligence, so this king fined you half a year's salary, do you have any opinions?"

Yu Qian had already got up, and he was always upright, but at this moment, there was a trace of sweat on his forehead, "I have no objection, King Wunan is right."

"Okay, the punishment has passed. As a meritorious person, you should continue to sit down." Yang Chendong said with concern in his voice.There is no way, he established the rules at the beginning, if there is something wrong with the recommender, then the recommender will be jointly and severally liable. Seriously speaking, only half a year's salary is the lightest punishment for Yu Qian.

After everyone's questions were finished, Yang Chendong's gaze finally fell on Yin Qingbo, and said, "Deputy Chief Yin."

"The subordinate is here." Yin Qingbo got up in a hurry, with a worried expression on his face.After listening to it for a long time, he still couldn't figure out why he appeared here.If he is guilty, he should stand up, but if he is meritorious, where is his merit?

"My lord, my lord, you are a meritorious person, that's why this king gave you a seat. The same goes for other people, I hope that next time I see this king, I can sit down and talk." Yang Chendong stretched out his hand to signal Yin Qingbo to sit down again. Don't forget to use this matter to mention Shin Woo and others.This remark attracted the three people to nod in unison.

Feeling that what should be mentioned has already been mentioned, Yang Chendong turned around, looked at Yin Qingbo and said, "The reason why you are said to be meritorious is that someone approached you privately a while ago and wanted to sell you grain, but you refused directly." Yes. Afterwards, you still wanted to find this person, but there was no clue, right?"

"Ah! six

How did the young master know about this? "Yin Qingbo was stunned by these words. There is indeed a thing. After all, he is a deputy chief in charge of logistics in the city lord's mansion, and he is in charge of the issue of food distribution. It is precisely because of this that some people want to sell the food directly Give it to him, but he refused it at the time, and the more he thought about it afterwards, the more wrong it became, thinking that this matter would definitely involve something, so he wanted to find out the person who asked him in the first place, and find out the truth of the problem.

It's just that with his power, it's so difficult to find that person.He also suffered from the lack of any evidence to prove the existence of this incident, and he had no way to report the case to the Supervision Department and the Anti-Corruption Department, so he could only not know about it in the end.But he really couldn't understand how Yang Chendong knew about this matter.

Facing the confused Yin Qingbo, Yang Chendong quickly gave him the answer, "You don't have to think too much, the person who was looking for you was sent by Wan'an, a deputy director of the Ministry of Public Security, he didn't want to expose himself Very few people can find him."

This kind of explanation made Yin Qingbo immediately understand what happened that day, and said with shame on his face: "Master Six, the subordinates are also responsible for this matter. If there is no evidence, there is no way to report to the relevant department. I have done so a long time ago. Maybe what happened in the Hanmin reserve camp won’t be left to be resolved until now.”

"No, it's not your fault. You used your actions to prevent worse things from happening. I'm afraid you don't know that Yan Xiu and Wan An were originally planning to withhold more food, just because they couldn't find it. If you find a suitable market, you only sell a small amount at every rice store in the city, which is only a [-]% discount. From this point of view, you are already a meritorious person. And the king has also sent someone to do an investigation. During the period of the Deputy Chief of Logistics of the City Lord's Mansion, he set an example in everything and behaved decently. Well, as a reward, you can be the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."

It is no longer as simple as being promoted to the third level from the deputy logistics chief of the city lord's mansion to the chief of the first department. This decision also stunned everyone.Because everyone knows that there are three deputy ministers in the Ministry of Civil Affairs who are quite capable, and they can be regarded as being upright in doing things for others. It is reasonable to say that they should also be strong candidates for the ministerial competition.Now parachuting a deputy logistics chief of the city lord's mansion to the position of minister, isn't this going to hurt people's hearts.

As if he could see what everyone was thinking, Yang Chendong said: "One incident of the Ministry of Civil Affairs has caused problems for both the minister and the deputy minister. As their colleagues, the other deputy ministers are also responsible for negligence. Not promoting them is a kind of punishment to them, if anyone has any objections, he can come directly to this king, and this king is willing to have a good talk with him."

As soon as he said this, he expressed his dissatisfaction, but at the same time, he also meant to join the seat.

Lianzuo was most famous when it happened in the Qin Dynasty. It was first created by the famous reformer Shang Yang, which means that several households are insured together.There are pros and cons to this policy.

The advantage is that when something happens, everyone can think of the role of mutual supervision. The disadvantage is that the innocent are often implicated, and eventually the elderly have to become bad people.Yang Chendong is well aware of the pros and cons of this, so he talks about continuous seats, but he won't be so realistic, and he won't be punished or promoted, so he won't make people panic.

Chapter One Thousand and Four

After these words and decisions were spoken, while everyone praised Yang Chendong's political wisdom in their hearts, they also became a little more careful in their hearts. They need to be more serious in doing things in the future. Not only must they be righteous, but they must also affect the people around them. Just do it.

Yin Qingbo, whose name was called, seemed to be hit on the head by a big pie. At this moment, he was really excited and didn't know what to say. Following the usual practice, he could only decline first, and said: "Master Six, thank you However, I still have a lot to learn, and I’m afraid I can’t do well in such an important position as Minister of Civil Affairs.”

For Yin Qingbo's modesty, Yang Chendong smiled and expressed his satisfaction, but the appointment will be made immediately, and it will not be changed easily. "Humility is good, but excessive modesty is not good. The position of the minister is up to you. As long as you keep the common people in your heart, just like being the deputy logistics chief of the city lord's mansion, you will be serious and responsible. Things don't work well."

"Then, the subordinate will listen to the Sixth Young Master." Seeing what he should say, Yin Qingbo gradually calmed down his excitement, so he accepted the job.

"Hehe, I have to thank City Lord Yu for all of this. You recommended another talent to us." Yang Chendong smiled and patted Yu Qian's arm sitting beside him, then looked at everyone and said, "I can give everyone , the king will not be stingy, but you should not take it. If anyone takes it, you must be prepared to be severely punished. The officials are clean, and good policies can fall on the heads of the people. As long as the people are satisfied, Only then can we stand firm and go further. Any official who doesn’t take the people seriously, the people won’t take him seriously, and this king won’t take him seriously either. Every one of you here, I would also like to ask you to pass this on to other colleagues."

"Yes, please remember." Including Yu Qian, they all stood up and made a solemn promise to Yang Chendong.

"Then, I hope that next time when I see everyone, you can all sit here instead of standing." With a simple sentence, Yang Chendong expressed his hope.Next, the other officials must have worked very hard in order to have a seat when they saw the Sixth Young Master.

As soon as the incident between Yan Xiu and Wanci happened, everyone once again saw the sixth young master's determination to govern the government cleanly.To be honest, each of the two high-ranking deputy ministers was ordered to be beheaded for public display just because they embezzled more than 1 taels of silver, which is somewhat harsh.Even if they go to earn salaries and various benefits, they can earn them in a few years or more. The treatment given to officials by the Yang Department is still very good.Especially after the implementation of the special ticket system, those tickets that are issued on time every month can be exchanged for high prices without taking them outside.

It is precisely because the treatment is so good that if you make another mistake, the risk and capital will be too high, so that in the future, the number of corrupt officials in the Yang family will be much less than that of any other forces .

Zhou Hua was dismissed from office for a crime of inaction, and the response was even more enthusiastic.It turns out that not being greedy or doing things is not acceptable in the Yang family.Yang Chendong himself said that being an official is not for the people, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes.That is to say, if you are an official, you have to do one day's work every day. If you don't want to offend others and don't do things, then you just don't do anything at all and go home to be a farmer.

Yin Qingbo changed from a deputy logistics chief in the city lord's mansion to the chief of a department, and told everyone that as long as you work hard, gold will always shine.This reassured many officials who were already capable of doing things but worried that they would not be able to make it through.Originally, they wondered if anyone would see them doing things with their heads down. With Yin Qingbo's example in front, they didn't have to worry so much, and they didn't have to spend their time trying to please Shangguan and speak for themselves.

Without gift givers, there would naturally be no gift recipients. The official environment changed for a while, but the people in the Supervision Department and the Anti-Corruption Department had a lot less to do, and they had to turn their attention from Chixian City to more. Most of them moved to the actual provinces controlled by other Yang families.

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Hai Qing, the deputy general of the Laotian Province, suddenly felt that there seemed to be many strangers around him. He didn't know if he was a shadow of a snake, so he took a chance and arranged for his confidant to invite Du Lilong to sit at his home.

Hai Qing, the deputy general of Laos Province, is the deputy of General He Guang, and he is a big man who holds military power.Because when the Canglan Kingdom was destroyed, he acted positively and acted quickly. He became a person trusted by He Guang, and was later recommended to Luan Xiaochen, Governor of Laos, and stepped up to the position of deputy general.

Being able to become a deputy general is already considered the number two figure in the entire Laotian provincial army, so it should be satisfactory.But the hearts of the people are not enough to swallow the elephant, and Hai Qing, who is greedy by nature, is soon dragged into the water, and the instigator is Du Lilong.

On the surface, Du Lilong is a Siamese businessman, but he has another secret identity that is not known to the public—one of Siam's intelligence chiefs.It is specially responsible for inquiring about the affairs of neighboring countries, and if possible, pull down important hostile figures for their own use.

From the moment Du Lilong set his sights on Hai Qing, the result seemed to be doomed long ago.It was just a gift of 2 taels of silver back and forth, and the two truly became brothers, so that when Du Lilong revealed his identity, Hai Qing could no longer turn back.

The Yang family has long stipulated that those who embezzle and accept bribes of more than 1 taels of silver will be beheaded. People like him who have embezzled 2 taels of silver, even if they voluntarily surrender, can save their lives at most. They want to continue to be officials. That is absolutely impossible.Even so, it seems that he has no other better options than being used by Du Lilong.

After receiving the news, Du Lilong generously came to Haifu as a businessman and friend, where he met Haiqing who was in shock.As soon as they met, the latter looked at the former in panic and said, "Master Du, you must save me."

Pretending to be surprised, Du Lilong asked back, "What's wrong with General Hai? Did something happen?"

"Oh, I don't know the adults. I may have been targeted. Recently, when I go out, I always find a lot of strangers around." Hai Qing explained the changes around him. , I couldn’t turn back anymore, so I continued to say: "Master Du, now only you can save my life. Seeing that I have given you a lot of convenience for your caravan in the past, reach out and give me a hand, or else, allow me to go It’s okay to be an official in Siam.”

Cursing Hai Qing's uselessness in his heart,

Lilong still said with a smile on his face, "Master Hai must be over-concerned. When I came to your mansion just now, I didn't find anything wrong. Are you over-concerned?"

"No, no, I am also a deputy general, so I can still observe the surrounding situation." Hai Qing explained again and again.

While he was talking, a report from a soldier came from outside, saying that General He Guang's soldier captain Yan Jiang had come, and there were six soldiers with him.

"What? This...what to do." After hearing this, Hai Qing became even more flustered, and he got up and couldn't stop turning around in circles.

Du Lilong's brows trembled for a moment, but then he regained his composure, and said with a smile: "It's okay, many people know that we are friends, is it possible that a person is not allowed to talk to friends when he is an official?" ?”