1635 Han style rises again

chapter 520

Bi Maokang looked at the file in his hand with a serious face, and gradually a anger rose in his heart.

"Is everything clear?" Bi Maokang closed the file and looked up at an official from Dali Temple opposite.

"Return to your lord, everything has been clearly implemented." Fang Shu said respectfully: "The criminal officer has also personally admitted what he committed."

"People also brought back?"

"Yes, the prisoner was brought back to Jianye yesterday, and is now temporarily detained in the backyard of the official hall."

"... What did he say?"

"He said..." Fang Shu glanced at Bi Maokang, and said hesitantly: "The prisoner claimed that he had worked in Songcheng for five years and had devoted a lot of effort and hardship to the growth and development of the place. But, because It was only because of a moment of greed that he faced this situation. He...he wanted the Lord to take into account the hard work in the past and the good development of Song City at present, so that he could... be given a lighter punishment, or choose to make meritorious deeds."

"I count hundreds of officials in Daqi, and none of them have worked hard. Only him, Lu Yusheng, should be corrupt because of it?" Bi Maokang said coldly: "You must know that our country of Qi is still in its infancy, with a small population and low production. Because of poverty, all the people in the country work day and night for food, clothing and housing. He, Mr. Lu, easily corrupted hundreds of silver dollars in office. An ordinary family's family may not have this amount in a hundred years. Shouldn't he die of shame because of this? "

When Fang Shu heard this, Nuonuo didn't dare to speak out.

"According to the laws of Daqi, how should we judge?" Bi Maokang asked.

"According to Daqi's "Officials and Personnel Law", corruption of more than [-] Hanzhou silver dollars can be sentenced to exile overseas and confiscation of family property." Fang Shu quickly replied: "The amount of corruption is huge, and the circumstances are bad, and the sentence... Sentenced to death."

"What Lu Yusheng did can be considered a huge amount, and the circumstances are bad?"

"But..., it shouldn't be counted." Fang Shu said bravely.

"The corruption took only two years, but the amount was over [-] Hanzhou silver dollars. This case is the first one committed by an official of Daqi. His behavior is terrible! His crime is to be a policeman!" Bi Maokang said sharply.

Fang Shu's heart tightened, Master Bi wanted to treat the Songcheng magistrate's corruption case as a warning case, and wanted to scare the monkeys among Qi officials!

"This old man's action is also to establish some authority for our Dali Temple. Don't make my Dali officials think that Dali Temple is just a decoration department for rectification and investigation. We will kill people if we commit crimes!" Bi Maokang said coldly said.

"My lord, the death penalty needs to be approved by the king." Fang Shu carefully reminded.

"Government officials, we should guard against the passing of time, and be a warning for those who come later. The king should not say anything about it." Bi Maokang pondered for a moment, then said softly.
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In the mainland of Hanzhou, almost all the settlements are huge construction sites, which are constantly being built and changed all the time.As the first settlement in Hanzhou, Jianye City is no exception.Although this place has been developed for more than nine years, it has changed from a deserted and desolate place by the sea to a small city with a population of more than 2.

But with the development of the economy and the gradual increase of the population, the size of the city also began to expand.The city wall built to resist the Spanish invasion was no longer enough to enclose the pace of city expansion, and the city began to cross the city wall and extend to the southeast.

Among the construction projects in Jianye City, apart from the construction and renovation of a large number of civilian houses, the construction of the two large facilities, the Royal Palace and Wenyuan Pavilion, attracted the most attention.

The construction of the palace started last year. It is located in the northeast of Jianye City, only more than 300 meters away from the reservoir, and there is a dense mountain on the southeast side. The entire area covers an area of ​​more than 70 mu. It is planned to be completed in three years.

Compared with the slow construction progress of the palace, the construction of Wenyuan Pavilion, which only started in January this year, is much faster.As the largest library pavilion in the planning of Qi State, the main building is three six-story buildings, and there are corresponding facilities for reading, learning, and experimentation.The entire architectural design was also led by Qi Tian, ​​who said that it was going to be a landmark building in Jianye City.

The main style of Wenyuan Pavilion is modeled on the style of Wenyuan Pavilion in the northern and southern capitals of the Ming Dynasty. The flying eaves and brackets are extremely exquisite, with various and beautiful shapes, clear and smooth patterns and lines, full of ancient oriental charm, and the scale of the building is even larger.A large amount of reinforced concrete is used in the building materials to ensure its long-term durability, which can be used for proper and safe preservation of many ancient laws and regulations rescued by the Ming Dynasty.

When he came to the construction site of Wenyuan Pavilion and saw that the three main buildings were nearly completed, and many craftsmen and workers from the construction company were building the auxiliary buildings, Bi Maokang felt extremely satisfied and excited.

As long as my Chinese culture continues, the Han civilization will not perish.Since the fall of the Ming Dynasty is inevitable, the Hanzhou Continent and the Great Qi Kingdom should inherit the mantle of China and bear the continuation of our Chinese civilization.

"Your Majesty, shouldn't you go to the new palace to oversee the construction?" Seeing Qi Tian, ​​Bi Maokang asked with a smile.

"Compared to buildings with winding paths and deep secluded paths, I prefer the majestic scene of high-rise buildings." Qi Tian stepped forward and supported Bi Maokang, "This construction site is in a mess. Duke Menghou shouldn't be here."

"It's okay, although I'm old, but I can last a few more years." Bi Maokang looked up at the three main buildings of Wenyuan Pavilion in front of him, and said with relief: "By March or May next year, those precious books should be stored in them." ... There should be millions of books stored here. If there are really millions of books, it can be said to be the largest collection of books in the world!"

"With the development of the times and the advancement of technology, future generations may have pavilions with tens of millions of books." Qi Tian said nonchalantly.

In later generations, many large-scale university libraries basically collected millions of books.At that time, the largest library was the Library of Congress of the United States, which contained more than 470 million materials in more than 7560 languages, including 362 million books and more than 4 million volumes. The most famous library in the world.

The prosperity of a country depends not only on the support of guns and ships, but also on the support of culture.The so-called cultural rejuvenation and prosperity of the country, the strength of culture and the strength of the nation, and the performance of a strong country need cultural support.

"The old man is very pleased." Bi Maokang said solemnly: "The king's reliance is not all blindly obeying force, but both civil and military, inclusive. At the same time, he can value people, cherish talents, and be considerate of people's strength. Given time, my great Qi will surely prosper. Inherited My Chinese civilization, following our traditions of the Han family, keeping our Chinese history, the king will surely be famous in history."

"Duke Meng, landed in Hanzhou and established Daqi. We have already created history. In the future, everyone will leave a heavy mark in the history books." Qi Tian said with emotion.

"Hehe..., so, the old man will die without any regrets!" Bi Maokang said with a smile: "Thinking about traveling for decades as an official in Ming Dynasty, there was little to achieve. In his later years, he didn't intend to travel to Hanzhou, but he also made some achievements. Minor results. It is a pity that the old man is now in his dying years, and I am afraid that he will not be able to witness the great achievements made by the king."

"Duke Meng,... Dali Temple is full of complicated affairs, why don't you let go of this errand and replace Chang Geng (Song Yingxing) in charge of sorting out the books?" Qi Tian couldn't help but asked with concern.

"Hehe, it's okay." Bi Maokang waved his hand and said, "Dali Temple has only been established for two years, and has not yet established authority. Although our Daqi officials are relatively honest and honest, there are still greedy people. Let me frighten the king for a while. Fan officialdom is a warning for all officials in the future to fulfill their duties and govern for the people."

"..." Qi Tian looked at Bi Maokang, waiting for him to continue.

"Lv Yusheng, the magistrate of Songcheng County, was corrupt. In two years, he embezzled more than [-] Hanzhou silver dollars in public funds and immigration fees. His behavior is very clear, and the impact is the worst. It is the worst for our country in recent years." Bi Maokang is serious. Said: "I want to kill him as a warning to others, please allow the king."

"Must be killed?" Qi Tian hesitated, "If there is another case like this in the future, we may use it as a reference."

"Do you think the king should not kill?" Bi Maokang said in a deep voice: "Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty once ruled that all officials who embezzled more than 60 taels of silver will be executed and will never be lenient. The magistrate of Song Dynasty corrupted more than 500 Hanzhou silver dollars, which is converted into taels of silver. There should be more than 600 taels. This is an unforgivable crime. What's more, the salaries of our Qi officials are much higher than those of Ming officials. But there will still be such corruption cases. If we don't punish them severely, it will be for the latecomers Heart towards it?"

"Blindly cool the law, you can't stop the idea of ​​corruption." Thinking of the future generations, countless corrupt officials who have gone on and on, it seems that they can't stop the greed in the human heart. "We may have to design an effective supervision system to avoid corruption as much as possible." The occurrence of corruption. If officials can be prevented from being corrupt on the basis of not daring to be corrupt, it will be a long-term solution.”

"I will study this matter with my colleagues in Dali Temple." Bi Maokang nodded, expressing his approval of Qi Tian's suggestion, "But Dali Temple needs to severely punish this case at present, in order to warn the officials in the country. Please allow it, Your Majesty. , and sentenced Lu Yusheng, magistrate of Songcheng County, to death!"

"...Send the verification documents to the palace secretary." Qi Tian was silent for a while, sighed, and then said softly.

"As long as there are endless desires, people's greed may be unavoidable. There are no exceptions in ancient and modern China and abroad. I only hope that some officials can still have a bottom line while being greedy, so as not to damage the Qi State too much fundamental interests and the immediate well-being of the people.”

(End of this chapter)