And we must know that the reform of government officials is a long way to go.
Moreover, in the current Daming, nearly three hundred years after the founding of the country, the government of officials has reached an extreme...that is, all kinds of corruption and corruption in the officialdom are prevalent, and even some things that originally belonged to the unspoken rules can appear grandiosely... just like at this time. The'common practice'.
The so-called common practice is that officials at all levels blackmail and blackmail lower-level officials, harming the interests of the people of Lebanon, including the general term for the infringement of state property, that is, in order to maintain a decent life, they can come up with various names that can be manipulated.
Specifically, for example, when Xiaomin pays taxes in the second season of summer and autumn, he obviously only needs to pay a bucket of grain tax, but in the end he needs to pay a bucket of two liters! The extra is the fire burn, which is the so-called common practice, but the money that is turned over to the Ministry of Households is still a bucket, and these overpaid benefits are swallowed by officials at all levels.
Or take another example. For example, when Mao Wenlong’s Dongjiang Town existed, if the military salary given to him by the court was approved at one million taels a year, then the one million taels would start after being raised from the official warehouse of the household department. Layers of'slimming'.
Then when it finally reached Mao Wenlong's hands, there were 600,000 taels left for one million two, which could only get about 60% (even in this 60%, there are still color points).
And this is commonly known in the officialdom as "floating"—that is, these things encountered accidents on the road, lost, and disappeared. In fact, this is also a common practice, but the object of deduction has changed from the low-minded below to the side. The town officers and soldiers,
However, this approach has had a very bad impact on the entire country! Taking this million taels of silver for example, after Mao Wenlong's hands, there are only 600,000 taels left, so what will he do? Since you all will deduct it, won't he
Therefore, in the subsequent process of issuing, continue to deduct layer by layer, so that when the soldiers finally reach the hands, they usually only get 50%, or even less!
In this way, the army at the end of the Ming Dynasty had no combat effectiveness, so it is easy to understand. You must know that these are all professional soldiers, dangerous occupations with their heads hanging in their waistbands! But now? You have to deduct the money for selling your life like this? Therefore, the army at the end of the Ming Dynasty had no intention to fight, and it would be collapsed when encountering an enemy, and eventually the country would be destroyed by the barbarians outside the customs. It is easy to understand.
(Of course, in this example, Mao Wenlong is still a good military attache, and the geographical location of Dongjiang Town is relatively poor, so there should not be so many deductions, but this problem can still be seen from it)
Let me say one more thing. The so-called common practice not only harms the interests of the people and the country, it is also a double-edged sword, and it also corrupts a group of officials.
For example, a ten-year hard-study, freshly released new jinshi who was originally ambitious and wanted to make a career after being awarded the officialdom, but after entering the big dyeing vat of officialdom, how many can keep the original aspiration?
Do you dare not accept the routine? If you refuse to accept it, you will offend your colleagues. If you accept it, you will lose your mind. And in the face of such a test, how many people can resist it in the end? In the end it just became as black as a crow in the world. Even if there is something out of the ordinary, if you dare not accept it, then his fate will definitely be very miserable!
It's like when a county magistrate came to take office in a certain place during the Zhengde reign, and then this person was indeed honest, and indeed heterogeneous. He was unwilling to accept the usual practices. What happened? He was murdered by his subordinates and other officials! As for the reason, it is also very simple, this is cutting off their money! If you don't accept it, how will they accept it? So it's natural to take your life!
Therefore, in the face of such severe corruption and darkness, Yang Shanlu was not in his position before and did not seek his own government, but now... it is natural to reform aggressively! Eliminate all common practices in the five provinces! Completely eradicate this cancer!
Of course, in addition to these common practices, Yangshan Luge did not mean that he did not want these officials to live, and let them live a life like an ascetic monk and a life similar to Hai Rui.
After all, he still knows very well. According to what a later scholar said, you have a big wolf dog who looks after the nursing home, but you only drink a bowl of gruel every day, so don’t blame him for going out and stealing the sheep. .
Therefore, Yang Shanlu did a two-pronged approach after eliminating the common practice, greatly improving his salary level!
That is to say, the new rule he formulated is that, regardless of the officials at all levels in the five provinces, from the governor to the tax collector who is responsible for asking the people to collect taxes, their salary will be tripled according to the original level!
In addition, there is an assessment of political performance once a year, and there will be material rewards for good assessment! (Accounting for about half of the total annual income) And through this method, they can ensure that they live a more comfortable life... Because the salary increase ratio is still very large.
For example, according to Yang Shanlu’s calculations, for a Qipin county magistrate who has the most contact with the people, after his salary is tripled, he does not have to rely on various gray incomes, corruption and bribery, and he can live a more comfortable life. ,
Even some of the more excellent county magistrates who have excellent year-end assessments can still get year-end rewards... As long as they are honest officials for the people and work diligently, in addition to three times the salary, they can get another half a year. income? This way they will be more motivated.
And in this way, the so-called high salary and honesty, with such a system guarantee, if anyone dares to embezzle and accept bribes at that time, it is completely unnecessary to be polite... You are guaranteed to have a good life, and you have to embezzle and accept bribes? Still reaching out to the working people? Then you must be taken down! And other people can't say a word!
Therefore, the increase and decrease of Yang Shanlu is very wonderful, and it can be said that the problem of official governance has been solved from the root. In addition, reforming the management of officials is still a big issue, but there are still many reforms. For example, Yang Shanlu also introduced a leave system for later generations for the rest time of officials.
It’s like now, still suffering from Zhu Yuanzhang’s legacy. At this time, the treatment of officials is very poor, including the official rest system he formulated is also very harsh, even worse than the previous Yuan Dynasty, with only three days of vacation at the end of the year. They are the Spring Festival, the Winter Solstice, and the emperor's birthday.
This was a bit too much. The officials couldn’t bear it. So after Zhu Yuanzhang’s burp, about a month’s holiday was added around the Spring Festival at the end of the year. This was a way of reassurance. However, at the same time, the many-named family visit holidays during the Yuan Dynasty were abolished. It is stipulated that parents can observe filial piety for 3 years.
But now, Yang Shanlu has also made changes to this system that lacks humanity.
That is, one day off a week, four days off in a month, so a year is nearly 50 days of vacation, and then one month off before and after the new year, a total of 80 days off, although this is still far behind the future generations The work and rest system, but in this era, it has been considered a great improvement!
In addition, Yang Shanlu also introduced an annual leave system, imitating later generations.
Because he deeply knows what kind of experience it is to work every day with his eyes open! Every nine-to-five office worker wants to be free from this bondage, so now, even if he can't be completely liberated, he has the conditions to make some improvements.
That is, he stipulated that a year can take ten days of vacation at a time, which is called annual leave (as long as you hand over the work on hand).
And this annual leave is still linked to work performance and working years. The better you work and the longer your working years, you can enjoy longer annual leave! It can even be as long as one month!
And this kind of rest time is very cool. It turns out that you can rest for 80 days, so there are 110 days? Almost two days of work and one day off? In this way, they will no longer feel that work is a kind of hard labor.
Even Yang Shanlu's reforms are still very deep, just like the work and rest system reform this time, he also involves specific commuting hours.
I have to say that the ancients were very sad at this time. The cock crowed, and the morning gathering was faint. Although it looks similar to the rest time of later generations, the length of the day's work is jaw-dropping.
It's like there is such a record in "The Book of Songs·Qifeng·Cock Crowd"... The wife urges her husband to get up: the rooster has crowed, and the upper dynasty has arrived; the east is already bright, and the upper dynasty is already busy. (The rooster is mingled, and the dynasty is full; the east is bright, and the dynasty is prosperous).
That is to say, the rooster starts to crowed and is about to go to work, (usually about 5 or 6 in the morning), and then it will be almost dark to get off work, so this kind of long working hours every day...
Even when he was reading Ming History, Yang Shanlu had maliciously guessed that if the Wanli Emperor refused to go to court for decades, was it because he could not stand such abusive working hours? Think about it, every day you have to face up before dawn, and you have to work as soon as you open your eyes... Does this feel like a torturous donkey
So now, Yang Shanlu has made the same change... He stipulates that the office does not start until every hour (about 8 o'clock in the morning).
But in this way, it was an hour later than the original working hours! Then such an hour is very precious... It can make these officials become very calm after getting up every day, instead of being in a hurry like a war.
And being late at work does not mean a decrease in work efficiency, because it is also obvious. The level of work efficiency depends on your work enthusiasm. If a person comes to work just with the idea of messing around, then he What's the use of staying in the county office all day long? Is it just a display of a mud bodhisattva
Therefore, this change is also very much supported by the officials below.
And to add one more point, Yang Shanlu also greatly increased the positions of officials.
This is the rule set by Zhu Yuanzhang before, in a county with tens of thousands of people, there are only three or four officials (if it is in later generations, there must be at least hundreds of people), and people are called donkeys!
From the perspective of a county, the county magistrate is the boss, the next are the two official officials, the county prime minister and the main director, and then the officials and the officers. The tasks of the officials are staggering.
Take the county magistrate as an example. He alone is equivalent to serving as the secretary of the county party committee, the director of county industry and commerce, the director of taxation, the director of finance, the director of public security, and the president of the court.
Lao Zhu's idea is pretty good, it can save money, but this is obviously unreasonable... Even if this is a confused official, wouldn't the people just suffer properly
(Because in this way, most county magistrates are incompetent, so what should be done? The only way is to dereliction of duty, beyond his ability, the Hulu monk misjudged the Hulu case)
So now, Yang Shanlu doubled the number of officials in each county in one breath... There are at least eight officials in a county. Although this is not perfect, it has greatly reduced the work pressure and can be organized. Clearly, each has performed its duties.
Then with these few reforms, Yang Shanlu can believe that the government of Ming Dynasty can undergo a radical change, and it can basically meet the needs of a local government. This is of great significance for improving the lives of the people and changing the image of Daming. (End of this chapter)