Qiming 1158

Chapter 867 Find out about your core competitiveness, Zhao Guan's family!

Others don't know, but Zhao Tan does.

Anti-corruption has always been a symbol of the emperor's power. Only emperors with strong power can carry out anti-corruption actions at the risk of offending the bureaucracy. Generally, emperors with relatively weak powers do not have this ability, and ministers are not afraid of him at all.

In some cases, the corrupt people are even the imperial relatives, or the emperor's own people. If you want to investigate corruption, you must investigate your own people. The implication is too great to be done at all, and you can only let it go.

Not every emperor has the courage to break the boat and risk the chaos of the court to fight against corruption resolutely, because sometimes corrupt people are the foundation of their rule, and if they move, they will dig their own grave, and they cannot move at all.

And more often, the emperor's actions are not only to clean up the social atmosphere, but also to consolidate his power and let more people who conform to his wishes come to power.

So, this in itself is a symbol of absolute power.

Zhao Tan is very longing for this.

During the period since he became emperor, Zhao Tan issued many decrees, allocated funds to handle post-war affairs, and tried his best to repair the wounds caused by the war to the Southern Song Dynasty.

It can be said to be a remarkable achievement.

But that only seemed to be a remarkable achievement. In fact, Zhao Tan knew that the series of actions he was advancing were basically slow progress.

In many cases, it is clear that the budgetary funds are sufficient, but after a period of time, there is a report that there is not enough money to be handed over, requesting continued funding, otherwise things will be difficult to advance.

To build cities, build roads, build houses, buy food to help the victims, etc., it is clear that money is enough, but it is not enough to use it.

Zhao Tan was very angry and ordered a strict investigation, but found out a bunch of perfunctory remarks, which city was damaged far beyond imagination, and the number of victims far exceeded imagination.

These are bullshit, whoever believes it is a fool.

When he was a prince, he knew some of the rules of the Song Dynasty.

For example, when you need to do something, the officials in charge will take [-] to [-]% of the money before it leaves the state treasury.Then the officials at the next level are divided up layer by layer.

You take a little, I'll take a little, and everyone will divide up the national money together. When the money reaches the hands of the people who need to do things, there are very few.

People who work are not happy.

Why can you take it, I have to act honestly?
No, I want to take it too.

So they took some more.

When I really need to do something in the end, I have two achievements left, thank God.

Therefore, whenever the Song Dynasty decided to do a major event, the final result was always unsatisfactory. Either there was a problem here, or there was a problem there, and then a bunch of people quarreled with each other, shirked their responsibilities, and threw the blame on others.

But Zhao Tan knew that, in the final analysis, it was the money that went wrong.

Why is money a problem?
Being greedy!
What else could go wrong?
It's not that Zhao Tan doesn't know the bad habits of the Song Dynasty officialdom, and it's not that he doesn't know how tricky it is. If all these corrupt officials are taken down and replaced by a group of upright and honest officials, then the efficiency of the Song Dynasty's court affairs can be improved. Immediately increase it tenfold, and the Song Dynasty can immediately enrich the country and strengthen its soldiers.

That efficiency gain is obvious.

But is this possible?
Zhao Tan smiled bitterly.

Others don't know, he doesn't know?

To fight corruption, we must first target Zhao Gou.

As far as his adoptive father and the person who passed on the throne to him, what he did really had to be in accordance with the laws of the Song Dynasty, it would not be an exaggeration to behead ten times.

What Zhao Gou did was quite powerful. Not only did he take the initiative to take money from the finances himself, but he also kept asking Zhao Tan for pocket money, which was not enough, and he had to make extra money.

Zhao Gou's way of earning extra money is very interesting. He inherited the excellent tradition of Princess Tao of the Western Han Dynasty and the Ten Standing Attendants of the Eastern Han Dynasty, taking people's money, eliminating disasters and helping others.

The specific method is that if someone wants to become an official or be promoted, he will get to know the people around Zhao Gou, pay for a friendly exchange with each other, and after the initial mutual trust conditions are met, then pay for Zhao Gou's relationship.

When Zhao Gou received the money and confirmed it was correct, he would "recommend" some "scientific talents" to Zhao Tan when he came to see him, and asked Zhao Tan to appoint him.

Zhao Gou did not intervene in specific political and military issues, and did not recommend "talents" in this area. He often recommended personnel in national engineering, involving finance.

Zhao Tan didn't want to agree, but after all, it didn't involve sensitive issues such as the army and administration, and his throne was ceded to him by Zhao Gou. He really didn't have the confidence to compete with Zhao Gou.

Out of ten times, he had to agree at least eight times, and the other two times he really didn't want to agree, it was really unbearable, Zhao Gou saw that his expression was not right, and he gave in on his own initiative, and it was really unpleasant not to have trouble with Zhao Tan.

In the process of pulling and pulling, Zhao Tan gave Zhao Gouzhi a slaughter.

It's not that he doesn't know how many corrupt officials and corrupt officials are doing things for Zhao Gou and making money for Zhao Gou, but what can he do?Can he still attack Zhao Gou's purse?
A politically correct "filial piety" pressed him so hard that he couldn't breathe.

So he really wanted to fight corruption and clean up the corrupt officials, but he couldn't.

Every time he thinks of this, he feels that there is a thorn in his heart, and it hurts him very much, the pain is unbearable, and he is helpless.

So when Zhang Jun came to him again to report the progress of rebuilding the army, Zhao Tan said something to Zhang Jun.

"Deyuan, you said that Su Yonglin killed so many corrupt officials, will it cause any turmoil?"

Zhang Jun blinked, and it took a while to realize what Zhao Tan meant.

He lowered his head and thought for a while, and gave a negative answer.

"Su Yonglin was the founding emperor, with great prestige and power. He wants to fight corruption and punish corrupt officials. It is absolutely possible to do it. As for the turmoil... on that scale, it is estimated that it will not be possible."

"No way..."

Zhao Tan sighed melancholy and said slowly, "That's great, Deyuan, if we can punish a group of corrupt officials, will the situation in the Song Dynasty be much better? Those bastards corrupt the country. It's not that I don't know about the pooh thing, but it's so uncomfortable to pretend that I don't know."

Zhang Jun knew what the emperor was thinking.

He didn't want to do this, he also hated corruption, but after thinking about it, he shook his head helplessly.

This will not work.

So he decided to answer Zhao Tan's question by telling a historical story in "Tongjian of Zizhizhi" that Zhao Tan must have read, and let Zhao Tan figure out the rest.

"After Emperor Xiaowu of Wei ran west, the Northern Dynasty and Wei split, the Western Wei was controlled by Yuwentai, and the Eastern Wei was controlled by Gao Huan, a powerful minister. At that time, Du Bi, the leader of the imperial court, was very dissatisfied with the corruption of the Chinese military in the DPRK, so he proposed to Gao Huan. Suggestions, requiring anti-corruption, rectification of official governance.

But Gao Huan replied that he knew everything about corruption, but now, he couldn't pursue it. Du Bi was very puzzled, so he asked him why. Gao Huan explained that the bad habit of corruption has a long history. The situation at that time was three points in the world.

To the west, it was the regime controlled by Yuwentai, and many family members of Gao Huan’s generals were there. To the south, there was Xiao Yan, the Wu emperor of the Liang Kingdom of the Southern Dynasty. The scribes yearned for it.

Gao Huan felt that if he did not give his subordinates some sweetness, then the generals would all run westward and defect to Yuwentai, and the scribes would flee south and defect to Xiao Yan. At that time, who else could Gao Huan rely on to conquer the world? What about stabilizing forces? "

After Zhao Tan heard this, he looked at Zhang Jun calmly.

"Zizhitongjian, I have read it, Deyuan, are you trying to persuade me to say that Beiming is now strong, and my Song Dynasty is weak. If I can't give some sweetness to my subordinate officials, they will all flee north?"

Of course, this is what Zhang Jun meant.

Beiming is strong and the Southern Song is weak. This is something that everyone in the world sees, and Beiming definitely has the ability to overthrow the Southern Song Dynasty. This is something that everyone sees in the eyes of the world.

The reason why the Southern Song Dynasty is still attractive is that compared with the "generous policy" of the Northern Ming Dynasty, it is a paradise pursued by human beings. If you don't even have the last "generous policy", what else do you have?
We might as well go directly to Beiming, be honest and restrain yourself, and in the end you will be the winner, and maybe you will have greater political gains.

Why did you become a loser in the Southern Song Dynasty and a second-class citizen after the reunification of the Northern Ming Dynasty?

Find out your core competitiveness, Zhao Guanjia!

(End of this chapter)