Chapter 74 has put pressure on officials, but we must also give them some sweetness! Chen Han spoke eloquently: “Performance appraisal can reveal an official’s ability to withstand pressure and handle events flexibly when doing work.
Being able to get a mid-level official is considered pretty good.
As for the three levels of Xiaxia, Xiazhong, and Xiashang, such officials are dispensable. Officials who sit on their backs and eat nothing are more despicable than corrupt officials. "
After Chen Han said these words, he stopped to drink water. The hands of Ling Han, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Jiang Yu were almost sore when writing.
But there was a look of excitement on his face.
Chen Han not only gave out methods, but even pointed out how to make good use of clearing land and the examination method when implementing the method of allocating land into acres. These two tools were pointed out.
This is probably one of the best methods used by future generations. For the current Ming Dynasty, it is definitely a superior administrative tool.
Zhu Biao was also very happy, especially when he heard Chen Han's pressure transmission method, which directly assessed the next level. It seemed that the assessment goal was simple.
But as Chen Han said, just because the higher level will not skip the level to assess the lower level, but directly assess you, you will have to urge your lower level to do things well. This is the real pressure. conduction.
You must never put all the pressure on yourself. Only by doing this can things be truly simple and efficient.
After listening to this, Zhu Yuanzhang was also convinced that he was a little tired before and had to deal with all the big and small things by himself.
Although he had enough energy and experience, as he got older, he found that he couldn't bear it anymore.
Furthermore, the environment he lived in when he was young and the current environment of the Ming Dynasty have changed dramatically. He no longer understands many new things and even crimes, and his experience is no longer enough to support the changes that have occurred as time flies.
So when he heard what Chen Han said about the examination method, he felt that although it could not be applied in a general way, this method was still feasible for a large number of policy promotions and implementation of specific affairs. He learned several new things this time. things.
It seems that later generations are indeed slowly summing up the experience of their predecessors, summing up the lessons of history, and then forming new methods.
This time, he became more and more convinced that Chen Han came from a later generation, because he had never heard of such new administrative management methods.
After Chen Han finished saying this, he said with emotion, "Of course they have been emphasizing that the official examination method should be used to force the officials of the Ming Dynasty to use their own subjective initiative to do things. In fact, these officials of the Ming Dynasty The reason why they are corrupt and killing people is endless.
Except for some people who are evil in nature, it is because their income is too low. "
At this point, Ling Han almost blurted out, "Yes, yes, that's it."
As a minister of the Ministry of Rites and a minister, the monthly salary he received was pitiful, let alone the lower-level officials below.
In fact, it is not that officials are willing to commit corruption. Once they hear the emperor's stipulation that anyone who embezzles 60 taels of silver will not only have their head chopped off, but also have their skin peeled off alive to form a complete human skin. Fill it with straw and place it outside the government door as a warning to the next official.
This kind of terror is used to deter officials all over the world from corruption, but this method cannot stop corruption at all.
The fundamental reason for this is that the salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty were too low.
There are many officials who simply cannot survive.
If they don't corrupt, they will die.
Many people have also said that since the official salary is so low, it is better not to be an official.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang gave him a huge temptation, that is, after becoming an official, his family could enjoy tax-free privileges.
Many officials initially sought the tax-free privilege because their families were extremely poor.
However, after becoming an official, I found that except for some subsidies from my family, I was still poor.
There is another emperor who is jealous and suspicious by nature. If you can no longer serve as an official and you say that you want to resign, it will not work with him. Zhu Yuanzhang may doubt whether you have ulterior Han said with emotion, "It can be clearly said that the officials of the Ming Dynasty did have young people, but there were also many talents in Anbang's governance.
If the emperor always wants to be in opposition to the civil and military officials below, the people of the world will suffer.
Before Zhu Yuanzhang became the emperor, he was squeezed and exploited by the gentry and the bureaucratic class, so after he became the emperor, he restricted the various enjoyments of officials, thus setting extremely low salaries.
As I said before, the value of the Ming Dynasty's treasure banknotes depreciated very much, and a large number of the salaries given to officials by the court were paid in treasure banknotes.
Originally, their salaries were very low, and they had to endure the devaluation of Ming Dynasty treasures. If they were not corrupt, some of them would not be able to survive at all. "
What Chen Han said here was not to excuse those corrupt officials, but to understand that he wanted to have a good government.
Sometimes it is necessary to give benefits to officials.
Once in the TV series Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan, Chen Han saw a very, very helpless explanation.
At that time, Heshen said directly to Ji Xiaolan: To provide disaster relief, the officials must first be relieved. Only when the officials are full will they go to relieve the people. If the officials cannot be fed, then more people will starve to death.
Moreover, no matter how good the policy is in the world, it must rely on officials at every level.
You cannot deny the entire class of officials just because some officials are corrupt and bribery, or because some officials have poor personal style.
You must know that during the Hongwu Dynasty, many upright and dedicated officials emerged.
During the Yongle Dynasty, there were also a large number of civil servants who had a strong sense of self-discipline.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was not that the entire civil service class was ill-intentioned, but that the entire government operating mechanism was completely paralyzed, resulting in a situation where various forces were divided.
Although at the end of the period, eunuchs and civil servants were in conflict with each other, it is undeniable that even among the eunuchs there were many capable people who planned strategies.
It is very naive to distinguish whether a person is capable by a simple dichotomy, that is, only good or bad.
Chen Han went on to say, "So when we implement the system of dividing the land into acres and paying taxes to the officials and gentry as one, since they are required to pay taxes, and since they are exempted from being able to obtain tax exemptions and exemptions when they become officials or win the election, they should use an appropriate amount." Increase officials' salaries and benefits.
Only in this way can officials be motivated and better implement good policies.
In many cases, Zhu Yuanzhang just wanted the horse to run but did not want to let the horse eat grass. How could such an official do anything?
How are they motivated?This will inevitably lead to the failure of even the best policies to benefit the people.
Another question is, does it seem unfair that Zhu Yuanzhang set the salary of his sons and descendants so high, but squeezed the civil servants so much? Since Zhu Yuanzhang was so willing to give his sons such high salaries, he should be broad-minded enough to accommodate officials from all over the world.
If Hongwu had great determination and courage, he could make officials self-sufficient and the people prosperous and healthy. Whoever is willing to risk his head for corruption will have to face shame as an official.
Emperor Hongwu expelled the Tartars, restored China, and swallowed mountains and rivers with anger. He did not understand this, which is really a pity. "
Zhu Yuanzhang heard so many words of praise for himself from Chen Han today, and at the same time he heard so many good opinions, and he felt that it made sense.
Since he has the courage to conquer mountains and rivers, and can conquer the world in such a difficult environment, why can't he accommodate officials? ……
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