Chapter 398: The Fallen Empire......
The news of the great victory in the naval battle was transmitted to all directions by the Fu Han army at the fastest speed. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
In Fuzhou City, Wu Bida's expression was a little complicated and very puzzled. Just look at the combat strength of the two sides, in this battle on the sea, the Southeast Naval Division seems to have an absolute advantage, but the comparison of the strength of the two sides is definitely not as disparity as reflected in the final results. Wu Bida didn't know how Gan Guobao fought this battle.
Even, if Gan Guobao hadn't sunk with the ship, he would have suspected that Gan Guobao was the internal response of the Fu Han army.
Of course, Wu Bida is clear about the strength of the Southeast Naval Division of the Fuhan Army, and he also knows the strength of the Guangdong Naval Division. Could it be that Gan Guobao himself was dizzy and made a faint move? Or is it like the Penghu naval battle 90 years ago, the wind direction turns sharply, and God bless Chen Han?
At that time, Shi Lang relied on the sharp change of wind direction at sea, turned defeat into victory in one fell swoop, defeated the Zheng army with a small loss, and annihilated the 20,000 main forces of the Zheng army, is it the same in this naval battle? It's just that God is no longer protecting Da Qingguo, but Chen Han?
Wu Bida thought so in his heart, and he actually had a 'respect' for Chen Han in his heart. Thinking about Chen Han's family history, in just three or four years, the prosperous Daqingguo has been so bleak that he has lost half of the southern country and is about to collapse. I can't say for sure, Chen Hanzhen is protected by providence. Otherwise, how could the Lushan Chen clan, an obscure local clan, suddenly rise to Ruosi? Chen Ming, a young man who is just two ten, has never practiced a bow and horse for a day, has never read a military book, the son of a small landlord, how can he be on the battlefield without a single defeat? Destroyed hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Qing Dynasty before and after?
Is it really a genius born to breed, or is it a gift?
Wu Bida thought like this, but when he looked back, he felt that he really shouldn't think like this, this was disloyalty to Da Qingguo, and he was flustered and his heart was beating.
But in any case, it has become a fact that the combat strength of the Guangdong Navy Division has been completely wiped out. In this battle, the southeast naval division of the Han army won a complete victory, and the confidence of the Han army up and down does not know how much it will swell, and it is definitely needless to say that it will take Liangguang. In the future, the footprint will not be limited to the southeast.
"The court is in trouble." Wu Bida sighed with emotion. Big green fruit, three or five years ago, it was still prosperous, and the big green fruit was cooked in oil.
The Fu Han Army, which is absolutely superior in the naval division, will make the thousands of miles of sea frontier from northern Jiangsu to southern Liaoning become peaceful without a day in the future, and there will be smoke everywhere and battlefields everywhere.
The fate of the Wu family has been tied to the big ship of the Fu Han Army. The wood has become a boat, and no matter how circuitous Wu Bida's personality is, he doesn't want to see the Fu Han army capsize. He is only 'imagining' in his head now, because what he says and thinks now is false, because he has 'had a stroke'.
In the entire city of Fuzhou, there are thousands of government officials, farmers, and industrialists, and there is absolutely no shortage of people like Wu Bida who thinks like this.
The news of this great victory soon spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River, and newspapers everywhere published the news of the complete victory of the Han army in the naval battle of Daya Bay.
After the Fu Han army took Jiangnan, there was no more grain, and the foreign port was opened. Although the whole of Jiangnan was depressed by the war, in fact, both peasants and merchants had already seen a bright way out.
As the most prosperous place in China's economy, the power of Jiangnan merchants is definitely not weak. Before, because of the existence of 'traditional factors', the status of the merchant was really overpowered by the gentry, but now the merchant has the support of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, even if it is only just Xiaohe who has just shown his sharp corners, and bursts out a little bit of strength, which makes the rule of the Fu Han army in Jiangnan much smoother.
Especially the teahouses and restaurants in Shanghai and Ningbo are full every day. The rich businessmen with red faces, holding newspapers in their hands, talked loudly, and made those owners who opened shops also make a lot of money.
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Of course, Chen Ming is not silver, and the Fu Han Army is not gold, and their goodness is not liked by everyone.
The children of the Eight Banners in Beijing are especially hated. Every great victory of the Fu Han army meant a great defeat of the Qing army. And what made the millions of Eight Banners in Beijing feel 'deeply disgusted' was that because of the 'upside-down' of the Fu Han Army, Da Qingguo finally had no money to distribute the ironcore crops of the Eight Banners in full. Not only that, but he also had to move back to his hometown outside the Guanwai, to open up wasteland and farm land, and to dig food from the land. The children of the Eight Banners, who have been pampered for 100 years, how do they want to pick up a hoe again?
"Fuck it, this thief has **** luck again. Bah! "That's a polite thing to say.
And in the Forbidden City, when Wu Shulai reported the news of the victory of the Fu Han army, Emperor Qianlong seemed to be very calm, and just nodded lightly to indicate that he knew, but his trembling hands revealed the fear in his heart at this time.
On the wall of Emperor Qianlong's dormitory hangs a large map, which is the map of the entire Daqingguo. Qianlong stared at the location of Guangdong on the map. Now the Fu Han army is about to launch an attack on Guangzhou.
And the fleet of the Fu Han Army, which wiped out the Guangdong Naval Division, if it sailed to Shandong, it would sail to Tianjin......
Qianlong just thought about it, and his whole body was cold! "Speed up, the Northeast must speed up." Qianlong needed more money and more food.
His empire is falling!
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Lushan.
It was already dark, and Chen Hui sat on the chair for more than two hours. He's been sitting here since he's done with his business. Of course, Chen Hui will not be immobile all the time, but his face is calm, and his body exudes a suffocating sense of pressure!
Two days ago, the flying pigeon came to report that the Southeast Naval Division and the Guangdong Naval Division of the Qing Army had exchanged fire for the second time, and the two large fleets were getting farther and farther from the shore, and then there was no news of a naval battle. How can Chen Hui let go of this? So these two days, especially today, the entire Han Palaces were silent. The officials and maidservants who came and went all seemed to be afraid of alarming Chen Hui and provoking his infinite anger, so their voices were lowered and their steps became lighter!
Until a burst of high cheers sounded in the palace, the entire Han Palace returned to the earth in spring, and the ice and snow melted!
Everyone knows why Chen Hui became like this, and when his laughter sounded, when the cheers of the guards and attendants around him came out, it undoubtedly meant that the victory in the naval battle of Guangdong, at least not a loss.
"Spread the word to the Quartet that our army has won a great victory in the naval battle, and the Guangdong naval division of the Tatars has been annihilated by our army, and the naval battle is a great victory!"
Chen Hui was holding a short note in his hand, his face was beaming, and he was full of refreshment. The breath that had been held in my heart for two days was released, and when I saw the good news, I was really more comfortable than eating the fruits of life, and the 84,000 pores were comfortable and cool.
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Hunan provincial capital, Changsha. The news of the good news also reached here.
As the original Hunan provincial capital, although Hunan still did not have provincial-level officials such as governors, Changsha's status was not affected by Hengyang and Yueyang at all.
Therefore, Chen Guangqian's status as the prefect of Changsha does not need to be said, this prefect who has not served Chen Han for a long time, but has been looked down upon by His Royal Highness Duke Lu, has always been one of the most powerful contenders for the 'governor of Hunan' in the eyes of everyone.
It's just that this prefect, who is rumored to be a small sugar seller, is an orderly and handy official, and even holds the "Changsha Daily" tightly in his hands. In terms of sales, only Changsha has equaled the provincial newspaper "Hunan Daily". I really don't want to be a sugar seller.
And this prefect also admires Zheng Banqiao, and there are four big characters "rare and confused" hanging in his study, as well as a paper fan, and the fan is personally mentioned: not stupid, not deaf, not a family, eight words. After he sat in the position of the prefect of Changsha, he successively invited officials to meet in the study, and soon these twelve words spread out, and immediately calmed the hearts of his subordinates. However, it is rare to be confused, but it is not really confused, grasping the big and letting go of the small, focusing on the light, and with his own 'words and deeds', he has won the love of the officials and officials at all levels of the yamen. It's just that recently the prefect suddenly became a lot more diligent, and there were small meetings in the yamen signing room every three days.
Anyone who was an official in Changsha knew that Chen Guangqian had a very good temper, a witty temperament, was very kind and polite to the officials under him, was even more thoughtful to the garrison personnel in Changsha, and was also very amiable to the people and gentry below, and rarely lost his temper in front of the court, showing his anger in public. It's basically a good boss.
And everyone knows that he is a person valued by His Royal Highness Duke Lu, the Changsha garrison and the garrisons of Yueyang and Hengyang, and they are polite to the capital.
Although some people are very curious about Chen Guangqian's true identity, and it is impossible for such a person and talent to be a sugar seller, Chen Guangqian's tone is extremely strict, and he just wants to send people to Guangxi to investigate, and there is no way to find out at the moment.
Everyone has already acquiesced to the fact that Chen Guangqian, whose origin is somewhat mysterious, has a bright future, and he remains sinking behind his back. Maybe he won't reveal his true identity until he sits in a higher position one day.
Today, the top leaders of the entire county bureau in Changsha gathered in the government office to sign the detention room, and the officials of Changsha Mansion were accustomed to seeing Chen Guangqian's amiability, but unexpectedly, today Chen Guangqian's face was covered with a layer of frost, and he was ugly to death. The atmosphere in the signing room also became solemn all of a sudden.
The prefect not only had an ugly face, but also did not speak, and it seemed that he was angry about something. The subordinate officials and adjutants below did not dare to speak, so they waited quietly. Until finally, the cough of Chen Chengzhi, the chief of the police station, broke the silence.
Chen Chengzhi is an old man in the dark camp. was ordered to track down the whereabouts of the Li family, ran back and forth between the two lakes, and worked for half a year without tracing the final whereabouts of the Li family, and lost a great opportunity to get on Li Xiaomei. Later, Hunan became the territory of the Fu Han Army, and a large number of people from the dark camp were transferred to the civil administration, and he became the leader of the Changsha Police Department.
With such an identity background, Chen Chengzhi's position is very important, but no one in the entire Changsha Mansion dares to provoke him.
The Chen family's surname is from a son, that is, the descendants have nothing to say, they are born in a secret camp, they secretly don't know how many secrets they have, and how many handles they hold in their hands, who dares to offend him?
Chen Chengzhi also implemented the policies issued by the higher authorities effectively and was very serious. He is a member of Chen Guangqian's cooking in Changsha Province.
Because Chen Guangqian and Chen Chengzhi both know where their glory and wealth come from, and they know that the above article stipulates that the government decree is to make Chen Han stronger, which is related to their fundamental interests and rest. Naturally, Chen Chengzhi, an old man who has implemented the policy effectively, is most in line with Chen Guangqian's heart.
So now it's time for him to come out and speak. Break the gloomy atmosphere in the signing room.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Wuhu corruption case is really distressing, we should learn from it, and we should listen to the teachings of adults." Chen Chengzhi pointed out the reason why Chen Guangqian's face was not good-looking. It was the Wuhu corruption case that had just begun. It was a major corruption case that broke out because the local township official, a veteran, sent a letter to the newspaper. The amount involved is in silver dollars, and is more than 100,000 yuan.
This newspaper really can't be underestimated, as soon as it is targeted, it is like stabbing a hornet's nest, and the impact is huge! The officials of Changsha Mansion present in the signing room sighed in their hearts. Then he pricked up his ears and listened to Chen Guangqian's lecture.
"Colleagues, the Wuhu corruption case has had a huge impact. As soon as I established the program, some people are so bold and reckless, and they are extremely hateful. King Han and Duke Lu both issued strict orders, and all local officials introspected and quickly investigated.
Wuhu District Yizhi County swallowed more than 1,000 acres of fertile land, and the dog was guts. and even teamed up with inferior gentry to sell 10,000 acres of fertile land at a low price, and the crime is not punishable! "It's Wuhu, and the price of land is half more expensive than Changsha.
"And cutting a Wuhu Zhixian is just cutting the grass, failing to eradicate the roots. There is endless corruption in this world, how can we get rid of this bad habit? ”
Chen Guangqian seems to be really angry. His face was flushed as he spoke, and he gritted his teeth when he mentioned the Wuhu magistrate who had his head cut off and the local tyrants and inferior gentry under the rule of Wuhu.
"After the Wuhu incident, the official couldn't sleep for many days, tossed and turned, and came up with some immature ideas. Today, I invite all my colleagues to discuss and share their views. If it is feasible, the official will write to the king of Han! The last two words were silent, and dozens of bureaucrats in the signing room.
"Officials are the foundation of a dynasty, and if the officials are not honest, the official authority will not enter the hearts of the people. The people have no court, how can they believe in the court? We all share the benefits of the country. If the dynasty is not prosperous, we are not prosperous. When the dynasty falls, so do we. Therefore, it is a major matter for the country to be honest and honest, to do everything possible to crack down on corruption, refresh the official reputation, and give confidence to the people.
Nowadays, the officials of the country and the dynasty are rich, the system is clear, and it is strictly forbidden to pay three respects [ice respect, charcoal respect, don't respect, the rules for Qing Dynasty officials to give gifts], and everyone here has no worries about food and clothing. But the business spirit is also prosperous, rolling red dust, and there are thousands of temptations.
In this way, it is necessary to not only crack down on corruption, but also to use some coercive policies to 'protect' officials. ”
"This official thinks that if you say that you should disclose your family assets, you should declare your land and property. It's a good idea. ”
"Every official who takes office, takes up a new position, moves to a new position, or becomes a generalist, reports his family background and supervises the imperial history to check it. Look at the before and after, is there a huge amount of wealth whose source is unknown? In this way, you can see the turbid essence of a person. ”
Chen Ming swore to God that the method that Chen Guangqian came up with for the disclosure of officials' assets had absolutely no intention of him. This is really a clever plan that Chen Guangqian came up with in charge of ancient and modern history. The original 'indigenous nature'!
In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty in China, there was a "property declaration and disclosure system" when selecting officials, that is, the so-called "ten counts as officials", and one calculation means having a property of 10,000 yuan. That is to say, the family property of the candidate official cannot be less than 100,000 yuan, which is to think that if the official is too poor, he may be greedy, which is not conducive to the governance of the official, and the official has a heavy responsibility, and once there is a mistake, the person with property can use the family wealth to compensate. By the time of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, this system was reduced to "four counts as officials".
Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty reformed, stipulating the remuneration of officials at all levels, and at the same time announcing that "after Lu Xing, those who are full of stolen horses (cloth) will die". During this period, the "anti-corruption" mainly relied on "envoys" directly dispatched by the central government to conduct picketing, and once evidence of corruption was discovered, the officials involved were punished. The objects of picketing naturally include the property of officials at all levels, and a serious discrepancy between property and income will arouse suspicion.
This system was revised and successively followed by the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties, and the property of officials at all levels was placed under the open and secret supervision of the emperor and the central authorities. However, whether "property does not match income" and whether it is punished lightly or severely is a matter of great personal likes and dislikes and arbitrariness.
However, in any case, these 'experiences of the predecessors' are completely different from Chen Guangqian's system of declaring and disclosing officials' assets based on the fundamental starting point of 'curbing and supervising corruption and ruling by honest officials.' However, it cannot be denied that Chen Guangqian did absorb certain viewpoints and concepts from it.
Chen Guangqian's remarks, the dozens of officials present, big and small, all had pale faces and uncertain faces. Is this really an idea that Chen Guangqian, a good prefect in the eyes of everyone, came up with?
It's too ruthless, and it's too bad!
"Officials bear heavy responsibilities, and the court should use means to protect the ...... of officials"
The entire signing room was silent. Chen Guangqian is still talking at length about the benefits of his method. It seems that there is no one below them, everyone is restless, and everyone's face is uncertain.
He only talked about the 'benefits' of this policy, which was strongly praised by Lu Gong in a letter, for officials. Chen Guangqian had a feeling that he could make a splash and make a splash with this strategy alone. Lay a solid foundation for him to move to the next level!
There was silence in the signing room, and no one spoke up about Chen Guangqian's invitation to 'raise his views'. Almost all officials disagreed. But they couldn't think of any reason to oppose it openly.
A property is open, and a huge amount of property is from an unknown source, which really scared all the officials here!
"One person counts short, two counts long."
"This law was born of a car behind closed doors, and the words of a family must be inconsiderate. Colleagues speak freely......"
There was still silence in the room. As if he hadn't seen the faces of everyone present, Chen Guangqian was not embarrassed at all in an official tone, and spoke in a verbose manner. Then he said:
"Since none of you have spoken, so you all have no opinion, right? That's good. This official immediately informed Lord Liu [Liu Jijiang, the Imperial History of Hunan Supervision], and jointly wrote an excerpt to play the King of Han. This policy is very bad for some people. None of the officials in my Changsha Prefecture objected, which proves that all the officials in my Changsha Prefecture are good. The official was very relieved. The affairs of Wuhu County only represent a few ......"
Just when the whole world was 'surprised' by the victory or defeat of the Fu Han Army Navy Division and the Guangdong Navy Division, no one knew that a policy that would deeply affect Chen Han's political arena for hundreds of years in the future had been born from Changsha, the land of fish and rice.
When Chen Guangqian and Liu Jijiang's joint recital was sent to Lushan, although Chen Hui was deeply looking forward to the good news of the battle of Guangzhou, which had already begun, he was still amazed by this policy and applauded it loudly.
"Brilliant idea, really brilliant idea!"
There is no policy in the world that can absolutely eradicate corruption, and it is enough that the disclosure of officials' financial declarations greatly increases the risk of officials perverting the law for bribes.
"Chen Guangqian." This name is recorded in Chen Hui's heart, this is talent! (To be continued.) )