Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 320 Innovation Chapter Zhou Chong Discusses Politics ([-])

"Zhao Gao, go get some food and drink. We have to discuss it thoroughly today." King Qin was very happy.

Zhao Gao responded and went to handle it himself.

King Qin went on to say: "In my opinion, the world is unified and the place is big, so the officials in Daqin must be different from the past. In the past, Daqin was not a big place, so I can say that it's not that there are no corrupt officials in Daqin, but that the corrupt officials are far worse than those of the six. There are many countries, and now the place is big, and the widows are not as strict as before. There must be more corrupt officials.

"The world is unified. If the government is corrupt, officials are corrupt, run amok, and exploit the common people, then the problem will be very serious. We must find a good way to ensure the cleanliness of the government. If you have any ideas, just say it. It can be done, my widow. It must be carried out; if it cannot be carried out, the widow will not blame you."

Li Si looked at Zhou Chong, and said: "Your Majesty, I think it is better to listen to Mr. Zhou's opinion." Zhou Chong's idea today is really brilliant, even though Li Si is jealous of Zhou Chong, he has to admire him from the bottom of his heart.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Han Fei and the others agreed.

King Qin nodded and said: "Mr. Zhou, did you hear that? I want to hear your high-level remarks. Mr. Zhou has come up with so many good ideas, so why not come up with a few more."

"The king has an order, and Zhou Chong dare not obey." Zhou Chong said so many ideas, and his interest greatly increased, and his intentions were still unfinished, so he readily agreed, saying: "Zhou Chong thinks that the king has to employ people if he wants to govern the country, and he must employ people." Prevention, prevention of corruption and embezzlement, the corpse is a vegetarian, and does not do practical things, so supervision is an inevitable choice."

The king of Qin agreed deeply, nodded and said: "That's the reason. The reason why the officials of Daqin are more honest than those of the six countries is because Daqin supervises better. Now it is different, the world is unified, the territory is wider, and there are more officials. It's even more difficult to get up. Mr. Zhou, tell me your method."

Zhou Chong responded and said: "Assessing the performance of officials is a method of supervision, but this method also has disadvantages, because these are superficial matters, and officials cannot guarantee that they will not do some shameful things for the sake of political performance, so It has to be guarded against. Zhou Chong thinks that a secret supervision agency should be established, secret intelligence personnel should be recruited, specially trained, and assigned to various places to conduct unannounced visits and collect evidence. This is like a sharp knife hanging over the officials. It cannot be seen or touched, but it actually exists, and officials have to be afraid and dare not do their best."

The Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty made the sky angry and people complained, and there were a lot of scolding. After thinking about it carefully, the original intention of setting up the Jinyiwei was good. If the officials were not supervised, it would not be a mess.The reason why Jin Yiwei has been infamous for thousands of years is not that the system itself is faulty, but that the fault is that it has given too much power, obtained evidence and arrested people, so the problem is naturally serious.In addition, the eunuchs profited from it without restraint, and they couldn't do it if they wanted to keep chaos.

We can assume that what would happen if the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty only had the power to obtain evidence and could not arrest people?Suppose also that if the emperor of the Ming Dynasty used the person in charge of Jinyiwei to be not a eunuch, but a fair and honest official, what would it be like?It goes without saying.

Li Si retorted: "Your Majesty, although Mr. Zhou's suggestion is good, I just think that this method needs to be discussed. If these secret personnel are breaking the law, framing people, arresting people randomly, don't make a mess."

Han Fei pondered and said: "Master Li's words may not necessarily be, it depends on how to use them."

"Don't argue, let's listen to Mr. Zhou's clarification." King Qin waved his hand and said, "Mr. Zhou continues."

Zhou Chong continued: "Your Majesty, what Master Li said is not unreasonable, but very reasonable. Zhou Chong thought that these secret agents were only given the power to collect evidence, but not the power to arrest people or end prison. As for them It is easy to do things that can be done with all one's heart and soul, those who make achievements will be rewarded, and those who fail will be punished, this is the master of Qin."

"Oh, so that's the case." Li Si suddenly realized, and said, "I was worrying too much."

King Qin's foresight was far greater than Li Si's, and he asked to the point: "Mr. Zhou, who will punish these officials? Evidence alone is not enough. If you don't question the crime, wouldn't it be a waste of time?"

This question is exactly what Zhou Chong will explain next. Before Zhou Chong could say anything, the King of Qin asked, "Your Majesty is a wise man! This is indeed a problem, but it is easy to handle. Your Majesty can set up a special organization to deal with it." In charge of the prison sentence, this organization only handles the prison sentence, but cannot obtain evidence, let alone arrest people, but their prison sentence cannot be overturned by other institutions.”

The King of Qin thought about it and said: "Mr. Zhou means that those who collect evidence should only collect evidence, those who arrest people should only arrest people, and those who end prisons should only go to prison. My idea is that it is fair and just to end the prison. It is impossible to put an end to unjust prisons, but it can be greatly reduced. Daqin has always advocated the rule of law, and the common people can redress their grievances and complain about their sufferings. This is a good way, but how to implement it, you guys Let's talk about it."

Li Si and the others haven't expressed their opinions yet, Zhou Chong continued: "Your Majesty, in order to prevent mistakes in the prison sentence, whether it is too light or too heavy, we can set up another organization to check and balance the prison sentence organization. Those who have been sentenced unfairly can put forward different opinions and apply for a new sentence. And the prisoner can't be terminated by only one person, several people should be terminated together, this way, it will be much more fair."

Zhou Chong's idea was to introduce the modern judicial system. Of course, the judicial system of the Qin Dynasty could not completely introduce the modern judicial system, but it could choose the available part to introduce.Qin Shihuang was one of the most respected emperors in Chinese history, who most likely agreed with Zhou Chong's proposal, so Zhou Chong was determined to give it a try.

King Qin's insight was once again verified, and he analyzed: "This requires three institutions, one in charge of prison, one in charge of execution, and one in charge of supervision. If they are implemented well and given real power, then unjust prisons will definitely be greatly reduced.

"Let's do this. Let the common people watch it when they are released from prison. First, it will warn them not to commit crimes. Second, it will be beneficial to supervision. The common people will know about it, and it will be easier for our secret agents to find out. This is a good idea!"

The reason why modern trials are open to trial is that we often say that it educates the common people, and that it also has a supervisory role. It is really commendable for the king of Qin to say it out loud.

Li Sihan, a master of non-law families, changed his mind for a moment, clarified his reasoning, and agreed: "This idea is good, it is completely feasible."

"What do you think?" King Qin asked.

Wei Liao nodded and said: "Your Majesty, Liaozi thinks this is feasible."

"That's good, you all agree, so it's settled." Qin Wang said happily: "If the prison is cleared, the officials will have to be clean. Good way, good way!"

Zhou Chong was not as optimistic as he was, and said, "Your Majesty, it is certainly a good thing that a prison sentence be fair and just. It can be used not only for the trial of officials, but also for the trial of civil cases. However, to clarify the governance of officials, it is only It’s just a solution, just having a fair and just termination of the prison can’t make the officials clean.”

"Oh, Mr. Zhou has wisdom in his hands, so tell me quickly." King Qin stared at Zhou Chong with great interest.

(End of this chapter)