1062 Prudence and diligence
Shan Yao's "Letter to the Masses" is concise and well-organized, which shows that it has also been brewing for a long time, and many regulations have been pondered for a long time. Its core viewpoint mainly lies in four words: clear, cautious, diligent and simple.
The core of the so-called clean is naturally clean and honest, which includes the declaration of assets that is deeply hated by officials at all levels. In this regard, Shan Yao was much more radical than Shen Zhezi, not only had extremely clear requirements for the property of officials of various ranks, but also suggested that officials with more than 200 stone should be supervised by supervisors, and the officials should be inspected every quarter, and the income and expenditure of officials of more than 100 yuan should be reported in the register, and the three generations of blood relatives in the direct line should be reported every year.
Seeing this alone, Shen Zhezi had to sigh that he really can't underestimate people's IQ, such a regulation can not only monitor the rise and fall of real estate, but also not let go of the flow of funds, and even includes the suppression of nepotism, which is already a fairly systematic anti-corruption order.
But the question is, how to do it? According to these decrees, the number of inspectors needed in the future will be several times as many as those of officials, and even if there is so much manpower available, will these people not have to eat and drink? Even if the financial expenditure is saved as a result, will it be able to break even?
It is an impossible task to not even think about whether the supervisors themselves will be corrupt. You must know that in the future, even with the support of big data, it will be difficult to achieve efficient operation of such a huge and complex information processing, let alone the current technology that relies purely on human power.
Shan Yao probably also realized that his idea was too theoretical and a little unrealistic, and seeing that the governor of the capital was careless and good-looking, he even proposed an alternative reporting system, reporting up and down, civil reporting, blood relatives reporting, and so on.
Hearing Shanyao's story, Shen Zhezi's face became even more ugly. It is true that whistleblowing is a means that can drastically reduce administrative expenses, but if it is abused, it will cause a negative effect, that is, a loss of trust, a lack of human ethics, and even the frequent occurrence of unjust, false and wrongful convictions.
Imagine who wants to live in an environment surrounded by watchful eyes? As small as the portal, if relatives are suspicious, it is a sign of breaking the family. This kind of high-pressure policy, once it is carried out in a hasty and excessive manner, will inevitably lead to the collapse of the ethical foundation of the entire society.
Therefore, after several trade-offs, Shen Zhezi weakened several policies proposed by Shan Yao to varying degrees, and as a person in charge of the overall situation, he was bound to not pursue a single effect, but also had to take into account the stability of the whole.
First of all, in terms of officials' property, they don't make too clear restrictions, and if they strictly implement it according to Shanyao's requirements, they Shen family don't want to have anyone out of office. There are no restrictions on the property of officials themselves, and they make a report in the spring and autumn seasons, but they will severely crack down on hidden behaviors, and open up channels for non-governmental reporting in this regard, and they will be investigated and prosecuted.
There are also quite clear restrictions on non-official reports, that is, reports from non-officials and fellow villagers will not be accepted. To a certain extent, this can also limit the accumulation of rural prestige among officials, especially the management of rural forces by officials who live in their posts and serve as villagers.
Of course, Shen Zhezi didn't think that the system he designated was impeccable, after all, those who can be officials must have a bottom limit in intelligence, and it is unrealistic to use a few rigid regulations to restrain thousands of smart people. The key is that he is young and has the opportunity to adjust.
Prudence means prudence, and in this regard, Shan Yao has shown a style of leniency and strict discipline with others, and he himself is a harsh law enforcer, but he is not used to seeing other officials abuse their powers. There must be a clear stipulation on the scope of an official's ministry, so that he can judge the merits and demerits of his person.
In this regard, it involves the reform of the overall bureaucratic system, which Shen Zhezi can't do at the moment, but he also hopes to pass on the concept in advance as a foreshadowing. Therefore, regarding the article proposed by Shanyao, it has not changed too much, but it is just a matter of comment.
To be diligent is to be diligent in government, and this is also a basic quality of officials. The nature of being indulgent and hating hard work, and it is unjustifiable in any era to just receive a salary and not do anything.
In particular, Jiangdong's lax government has provided an excellent soil for this kind of sabotage, not to mention anything else, Shen Zhezi's father Shen Chong has always been outside Taicheng in the name of the Three Princes, as far as the facts are concerned, this is really a very bad behavior. Having said that, if Shen Chong really becomes diligent, the Taiwan assistants can't stand it, but they can't help but give a false position to show restraint.
However, Huainan is good in this regard, he has a lot of affairs, and the main task of Shan Yao earlier was to pay attention to attendance, and even Shen Zhezi was blocked in the governor's mansion several times and admonished, so that he couldn't get off the stage, in order to show his open-mindedness, he had to endure it, and turned around and slandered this guy for not knowing each other.
In this item, Shanyao mainly proposed more attendance methods and increased punishments. Although he also wanted to include the execution of officials in the scope of supervision, in this way, the power of supervision was too great, so Shen Zhezi still retained it for Du He, a long history and meritorious officer, to judge whether the officials were competent in government affairs.
Jane is concise, to avoid redundancy and procrastination, a simple thing to kick the ball for a long time, which is also unbearable. Especially in an organization like the Governor's Office, which is still developing rapidly, the consequences are far more serious than corruption and abuse of power.
In this regard, Shan Yao put forward an idea, that is, the system of responsibility for chief officials. In such cases, the chief officer is held accountable first, and if the case involves multiple agencies, the chief officer at the top of all the bureaucratic offices is directly held accountable.
Seeing this, Shen Zhezi couldn't help laughing, although this entry seemed to be to hold the chief official accountable, but on the contrary, it was to urge the chief official to exercise power without delegating it, and on the other hand, to strengthen the authority of the chief official.
From this point of view, although Shanyao enforces the law fiercely, he is not a stupid person, he understands the truth of sticks and turnips, and strengthens supervision while giving benefits to the chief officials.
Shen Zhezi has no reason to oppose this, because he himself is a person who pursues power and efficiency. Since he has chosen one person as the chief officer in charge of Cao's office, he naturally believes in his ability, and if he cannot even handle his own affairs effectively, he will be incompetent.
Although this will cause the power of those Cao Office chiefs to be excessive, this is at least in line with the current development needs of the Metropolitan Governor's Office.
He himself struggled out of the muddy pond of the Jiangdong power struggle, and he knew better that the so-called balance technique seemed to be stable, but it was definitely not suitable for dealing with the great era of rapid change, and the aggressiveness would be greatly dissipated in this process called balance but actually internal friction.
And he also wants to let those Cao Agency officials understand that their authority comes from themselves, and if they want to maintain this authority, they must keep up with their own pace. Centralized power seems to be embodied in people, but in fact, it is still locked in position, and whoever is in his position can have this authority.
Other regulations are only aimed at a specific kind of officialdom, but this system of supervising and holding the chief officials directly shakes the foundation of the Wei and Jin bureaucracy, and is a transition from land feudalism to power feudalism. Follow me, you may not get the benefits of the land, but you can get the sharing and strengthening of power.
In short, except for some overly harsh and cumbersome regulations, Shen Zhezi was generally very satisfied with the written decree that Shan Yao had come up with, and intended to use it as a program for the reform of the governor's office and even the entire Jiangdong.
Since returning to the town in early September, Shen Zhezi has been working on this matter. Such a blockbuster reform naturally can't be rolled out all at once, so Shen Zhezi also selectively threw it out little by little from light to heavy.
And in order to make these regulations more popular and more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, he did not choose to implement them immediately, but first put them in the Xinshi Pavilion for in-depth discussion with the current people, so as to explore the highest acceptance of the current situation and promote the implementation step by step.
But even so, as the drafter of the program, Shan Yao was still attacked by a lot of time. However, he also has a group of supporters, especially some eager children of the poor and those who advocate order, and they have pushed Shanyao to a very high level of prestige, so that he is no longer only known as a cool official, but also praised by some people as the reincarnation of Shen and Han.
Shen Zhezi is hidden behind the scenes, and he has a sense of accomplishment in guarding the villain, and no matter what the outcome of these edict debates is, he can gain from it. In many cases, some policies do not have to be implemented immediately, even if they can be put forward for public discussion, and their significance will gradually be reflected, and the world will be guided by this to change.
At least for Shen Zhezi, he is in his prime and has power, and he has enough time and capital to wait for the melon to ripen, rather than blindly pulling out the seedlings in a hurry. No matter how sharp the debate in the Xinshiguan is, it will only be limited to academic discussions, and whoever dares to go beyond this category should not blame him for directly killing it.
Having said that, Shen Zhezi was also worried that Shanyao, who had carried the big black cauldron, would be secretly harmed by the current flow of time when some of his interests were damaged, so he ignored Shanyao's awe-inspiring righteousness and was not afraid of Xiaoxiao's temperament, and directly allocated hundreds of guards to Shanyao for personal protection, ensuring that his people had personal protection of no less than three people even when they were out of courtesy.
Of course, Shen Zhezi will not admit that this is a means of revenge for him, so that Shen Dadu has no face, and the consequences are very serious.
In short, the current Huainan is a commercial depression, civil affairs, political affairs, and academic boiling, plus one point, that is, the military magnificence, following Hebei's victory again, Heluo has also made breakthroughs, Xie Yitong led the Luoxi Wang Division, after months of preparation, finally conquered Tongguan, and locked the war outside Heluo!
After the winter, another extremely important thing was put on Shen Zhezi's itinerary, that is, to officially replace Xi Jian and lead Xuzhou, and fully take over the military and political affairs of Qingxu.