jdhmnovel Chapter 607 Hesitant to speak, hesitant to speak yet wanting to speak, sighing helplessly.
Chapter 607 Hesitant to speak, hesitant to speak yet wanting to speak, sighing helplessly.
Zhu Biao glanced at Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen, hesitated, and finally sighed helplessly.
They were wearing hats, so you couldn't tell anything at the moment.
But if you take off their hats, you can see that Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen's heads are already bald.
I have a feeling that my head is going to go bald too.
With another helpless sigh, Zhu Biao finally had the memorial handed to Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen.
“This was just sent back by my dad and brother-in-law.”
Zhu Biao said through gritted teeth, "They said they wanted to cooperate with the Censorate to catch corrupt officials."
Li Shanchang took the memorial with a smile, glanced at it a few times, and then handed it to Liu Bowen.
This is a good thing. As the Left Chancellor of the Secretariat, I must give it my full support.
In contrast to Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen couldn't laugh at all.
It's the Censorate again?
The dog is driving Yang mad!
Just because at the end of the year, the Censorate impeached him for "doing nothing, being extravagant and wasteful, bullying envoys, and beating and scolding the people," at most adding some charges like "being audacious and reckless, and deceiving the emperor," he has held a grudge ever since and has taken the opportunity to deliver a severe blow to the Censorate.
No.
Is it true that you, Yang, are a madman, doing inhuman things?
How many civil and military officials in the entire Ming Dynasty court haven't been harmed by you?
Furthermore, is it true that he oppressed the envoys?
Korean envoys, Annamite envoys, Siamese envoys, Burmese envoys—a whole bunch of messy vassal state envoys, which one of them hasn't been bullied by you? And which one of them hasn't groveled and acted like a grandson in your Dengzhou Prefecture?
Oh, it seems there really is a Ryukyu envoy who can make you think twice.
Although the charges of "extravagance, beating and scolding the people, audacity, and deceiving the emperor" are somewhat like euphemisms, just tell me whether you did those things or not!
The Censorate is essentially a place where "rumors are reported." The censors know that impeaching you is pointless, so they use you to boost their performance and meet the "key performance indicators" you created. Why can't you be more considerate of your colleagues?
While mentally ranting and raving, Liu Bowen quickly skimmed through the memorial.
Ok?
sloppy.
I shouldn't have cursed him in my mind just now... I shouldn't have cursed the prince consort in my mind just now.
What a wonderful person.
Knowing that the Censorate was short-staffed, the Prince Consort specially drew personnel from the Embroidered Uniform Guard to establish a new inspection office, truly addressing the Censorate's urgent needs and concerns.
As for the joint trial with the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review, that's even less of a problem.
Anyway, we don't need many people; we just need to send one person to each review meeting.
But then Liu Bowen realized something was amiss.
Would Yang the Madman be so kind as to consider the interests of this Censorate official?
It's a trap, who knows what other tricks they might have up their sleeve, I just haven't figured it out yet.
Liu Bowen was filled with trepidation, but his face was full of smiles. He cupped his hands to Zhu Biao and said, "Your Highness, the method proposed by the Imperial Son-in-Law is excellent. Even if it cannot catch all the corrupt people in the world, it can at least deter them from easily getting involved in corruption."
Zhu Biao smiled and nodded, while Li Shanchang subtly shifted his body to the side.
Damn it, I need to stay away from that idiot Liu Bowen.
My mother once said that you shouldn't get too close to stupid people, or you'll become stupid too.
Liu Bowen never considered that Yang Dianfeng was always scheming against people, and when had he ever genuinely considered others' feelings?
Just as Li Shanchang was secretly complaining, Zhu Biao smiled and picked up two more memorials, which he had someone hand over to Li Shanchang.
Li Shanchang glanced at it briefly, and a look of utter despair appeared on his face.
sloppy.
It turns out that not only Liu Bowen was foolish, but even I am not very smart.
That's right. When Yang the Madman is swindling people, he always likes to swindle several at once, so why would he only swindle Liu Bowen?
Seeing Li Shanchang's ever-changing expression, Liu Bowen couldn't help but become very curious, so he simply reached out and took the memorial to read it.
"Respectfully submitted a memorial requesting an increase and adjustment of officials' salaries," followed by a final approval from the Emperor Zhu in his own handwriting.
Damn it?
Yang the Madman actually dared to submit a memorial requesting an increase in the salaries of officials, especially given the recent tax official case, and Zhu Chongba, that black-hearted old miser, actually agreed to it.
Tsk tsk.
I thought Yang was crazy enough, but I didn't expect Zhu Chongba to be even more outrageous.
Are they just going to spoil their good son-in-law like this?
While internally ranting and raving, Liu Bowen continued reading.
According to Yang Shaofeng's memorial, the salaries of officials should be distributed in several parts from now on.
First, there is the basic salary. From the first rank to the ninth rank, each official has a different basic salary.
This is normal, because this was originally how the salaries of Ming Dynasty officials were structured.
The only difference is that what was originally distributed was rice and paper money, but now all distribution has been changed to paper money, and no more physical goods are distributed.
This doesn't matter.
It would be better to distribute paper money than to distribute goods.
The second part of the memorial mentioned increasing the living standards of officials at all levels, covering almost every aspect of their daily lives, from winter heating to summer heatstroke prevention and medical reimbursement.
If the first part, adjusting officials' salaries, is done by converting their existing salaries into paper money, and even using a standard based on the relatively high price of rice, it is already equivalent to increasing the officials' salaries.
This extra so-called livelihood security not only adds a significant amount to the already hidden salary increase, but also further increases the overall wage!
In particular, it specifically mentioned the treatment of officials after they retire.
What the hell!
He, Yang the Madman, is actually serious!
No.
What exactly is wrong with Yang Dianfeng?
Isn't he always enjoying messing with officials?
Read on with a heart full of curiosity.
In the third part, Yang Dianfeng finally unfolds his map of the Yan Kingdom, revealing the dagger hidden deep within the map.
"Integrity-maintaining allowance".
For officials of all ranks, from the first rank to the ninth rank, different standards for "anti-corruption allowances" were set.
However, this extra allowance for maintaining integrity was not paid out every month along with the salary. Instead, it was paid out after the officials retired, and in a portion each year, with the amount increasing year by year.
After the officials pass away, the remaining funds will be distributed to their relatives in a lump sum.
However, the prerequisite for receiving the "anti-corruption allowance" is that the officials have never been corrupt in their entire lives.
Tsk tsk.
Is this a scheme to keep the officials on their toes by using "anti-corruption allowances"?
That's okay.
There will always be some timid officials who will be frightened.
With the addition of the "anti-corruption allowance," it might actually be able to eliminate some of the corruption problems.
While lost in thought, Liu Bowen opened the second memorial.
Then, Liu Bowen's heart, which had just been hanging in suspense, finally died completely.
"I respectfully request the reform of the Censorate."