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The chief envoys of Zhejiang Province were fined three months' salary.

These two are simply unlucky. As the first and second leaders in the province, although they control the overall situation, they focus on civil affairs, economy and education issues, which are also the main considerations for political performance.

They only know that taxes in Quzhou Prefecture have been increasing, the population has been increasing, and there are more and more businesses and schools.

As for the administration of officials, even if I repeatedly emphasize it, it is impossible to do it personally, let alone go to Quzhou Prefecture to investigate.

The penalty of three months' salary seems to be taken lightly, but it has a great impact on one's official career.

With positions like theirs, they may be transferred to the central government at any time. Once they become officials in the capital, they will start as ministers. Being fined now is equivalent to being remembered by the emperor, and he will not be promoted in three to five years.

Gan Dashou, director of the Zhejiang Officials Selection Department, was indeed not involved in corruption. However, he was demoted one level and transferred to Guizhou due to negligence in his promotion.

Zhang Ruohai, director of the Zhejiang Integrity Department, was indeed found to be innocent of corruption, but he was demoted three levels and transferred to Guangxi.

Both Zheng Hongyi and Feng Risheng were beheaded in public display. All the properties of the Zheng and Feng clans were confiscated, and the main clan was exiled to Taiwan. The branch of the Zheng family was divided into ten households, which were transferred and relocated with the Liu family in Luling. The Feng family branch was divided into ten households, which were transferred and relocated with the Li family in Jishui.

Zheng, Feng, Liu and Li shall bear the costs of relocation to other places.

After these four families relocate, I'm afraid they'll be able to fool each other!

Zhejiang's officialdom suffered a major earthquake. In addition to fines, demotions, and dismissals, a total of 17 officials were beheaded, another 62 officials were exiled to Taiwan, and dozens of officials were imprisoned or fined.

Royal Garden.

Pang Chunlai, Li Banghua, and Tian Younian were recruited, as were Chen Maosheng, Fei Chun, Xiao Hong, Xiao Huan, Xu Ying, Song Yingxing, and others.

Zhao Han raised his glass and said: "There are no monarchs and ministers today. We are all old acquaintances. This glass is for Mr. Tian to practice!"

Everyone raised their glasses.

Tian Younian held the tea and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty!"

Since last winter, Tian Younian has often been bedridden. This time Li Banghua was deprived of his title, Tian Younian took the opportunity to resign, not wanting to drag his illness around in the cabinet.

Zhao Han sent doctors to see him several times. He was indeed old and frail, so it was inconvenient to force him to stay.

After three applications and three resignations, Tian Younian was allowed to serve.

He was granted the title of Marquis of Yichun and given the title of Prince Taibao.

This is an affirmation of Tian Younian: the first Ming Dynasty magistrate who sincerely submitted to the Ming Dynasty, and at the critical moment, he supervised the construction of military equipment for the Datong Army.

Li Banghua also wanted to go home when he was sick, but he was seventy-one years old and still in good spirits.

Despite Pang Chunlai's middle-aged gray hair, his skin has become more and more rosy over the years. He has adopted two sons and one daughter. He is still unmarried and is usually cared for by servants.

"Tell me, what do you think of this case?" Zhao Han looked casual as he ate pastries.

Chen Maosheng said angrily: "We should strictly investigate various places. How many years has it been? The peasant associations are actually rotten!"

After being deprived of his title, Li Banghua looked away: "A system should be established. If a clan member commits a crime, how will the officials deal with it? It doesn't matter to me that I am old. Liu Anfeng is in his prime. It is too unworthy for him to be implicated and resign."

Everyone was speechless and couldn't agree on what to do.

In ancient times, there were various taboos about being an official. For example, if you were in the seventh rank, you had to be an official in a different place, and you had to be appointed across provinces. For example, Su (zhou), Song (jiang), Jiang (xi), and Zhe (jiang) are tax-heavy areas and are not allowed to serve as officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs to prevent them from reducing taxes in their hometowns. Another example is that brothers, uncles and nephews of the same clan are not allowed to serve as officials in the same department.

But most of them are unspoken rules, not hard and fast rules. When his son took part in the imperial examination, his father was not allowed to mark the examination, but some people blatantly violated it. It was his father who marked the first place in Yang Shen's examination.

"The involvement of the fifth server is too wide, let's hold the third server jointly and severally accountable." Zhao Han actually had no choice.

In other words, it is impossible to avoid this kind of thing throughout the ages, throughout the dynasties, even hundreds of years later.

Pang Chunlai thought about it: "What if someone uses this as a political means in the future?"

Zhao Han said: "As an important minister of the cabinet, if he can't control the three ministers, then he will have no shame in continuing to serve!"

Sanfuqin refers to close relatives within three generations, such as your cousins.

According to this standard, Li Banghua and Liu Anfeng will not be involved this time.

Li Banghua expressed no objection. He planned to move all close relatives within three generations who were not officials to Nanjing.

Zhao Han added: "The big clans in various places have to continue to separate and relocate. There is a lot of land resettlement in Henan and Shandong. This time it is not about persuasion, but the clans must be forced to relocate!"

Chen Maosheng said: "Your Majesty, please conduct a thorough investigation of the peasant associations in various places!"

Zhao Han nodded: "You are responsible for this matter. No matter which yamen, you can mobilize people at will."

"According to the order!"

Chen Maosheng stood up and bowed.

Zhao Han then said to Song Yingxing: "Chang Geng, after Mr. Tian takes office, there are only two ministers left in the cabinet. You should join the cabinet as prime minister."

Song Yingxing cupped his hands and said, "I will do my best!"

Song Yingxing was not only a scientist, he was also a traditional scholar who had a deep understanding of state governance. There is an article written by him in "Datong Collection".

Zhao Han said to Fei Chun: "Don't be impatient, I will be in charge of the Ministry of Finance."

Fei Chun smiled and said: "I'm not in a hurry. There is no shortage of money now, and there is enough food, enough to fight this year's big battle."

At this moment, Datong, Dashun, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty have all sent troops to confront each other in North Zhili, Henan, and Liaodong. A war of unprecedented scale is about to break out.

Guizhou has been basically pacified. Like Guangxi and Sichuan, only the small toasts in the corners are left.

As for Yunnan, Mu Tianbo, an honorable minister of the Ming Dynasty, was beaten by Sha Dingzhou and was beaten all over the ground. A small Tusi in Shadingzhou already occupies nearly half of Yunnan, and it is an elite grain-producing area.

By the way, just a few days ago, Zhao Han received a letter from Sha Dingzhou: This guy is willing to submit to the Datong court, and please be named Yunnan's ambassador.

What does it mean?

It means that Zhao Han can send civil servants to govern Kunming and other cities, and leave the rest to Sha Dingzhou.

"Last time you said you met Old Wei?" Zhao Han suddenly asked Fei Chun.

Fei Chun nodded and said, "Uncle Wei and his aunt originally lived in Hunan. Their son is three years old. Suddenly I thought of going back to my hometown to visit relatives, and I didn't know if I could find relatives. When they passed by Nanjing, they stayed at my house for two days. .”

Zhao Han complained: "When you come to Nanjing, you don't even come to see me. I'm really out of touch."

Fei Chun said with a smile: "You are the emperor, it would be strange if you don't see the outside world."

Wei Jianxiong lived the life of a fairy. He took Fei Yuanjian's little mother and lived in seclusion by Dongting Lake for several years, opening a small shop to earn some living expenses.

If Wei Jianxiong was seeking an official position, given his abilities and his relationship with Zhao Han, he would at least be a police chief. You can go into battle to kill the enemy. After joining the army, you can directly become a captain in charge of thirty people. After fighting a few battles, you will be promoted.

It's a pity that with all his martial arts skills, he actually ran to open a grocery store.

Zhao Han felt nostalgic for no reason and asked: "Xiaohong, do you know what Xiaocui is doing?"

Huang Fei replied: "She takes care of her husband and raises her children at home. Her husband is an honest man, and his life is quite happy."

"Oh, all the past events seem like yesterday." Zhao Han sighed.

Huang Fei smiled and said: "Your Majesty has time to go back to Jiangxi. The people of Jiangxi will miss your Majesty."

Zhao Han said with a smile: "Forget it, I won't cause any trouble to the officials. Let's wait for the Ministry of Personnel's approval on your transfer to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. This year, officialdom in various places will be strictly investigated, so you will be busy."

Xiao Huan immediately answered: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. Every prefecture and county will be investigated one by one, so that corrupt officials will have no way to hide!"

After a banquet, everyone dispersed, leaving Pang Chunlai and Xu Ying behind.

Pang Chunlai said: "Your Majesty, when Western Liaoning is recovered, the old minister will resign. As he gets older, he wants to return to his roots. Return to his hometown, build a house, repair his ancestral graves, and educate his children well, so that he can live a long life."

"Teacher, the Spring and Autumn Period is at its peak, why do you have to do this?" Zhao Han tried to persuade him.

Pang Chunlai waved his hand and said: "I am not very qualified. Being a chief envoy is the limit. The position of chief assistant is just to catch up. Cabinet affairs, it seems that I am at the helm, but in fact most of them are decided by Mr. Li Ge. Mr. Li Ge He is the king's assistant, and he is old. Before retiring, let him be the chief assistant for a few days."

"well!"

Zhao Han let out a long sigh and said firmly: "We will definitely regain western Liaoning this year. I will let the soldiers of Datong repair the ancestral tomb of the teacher and carry the head of the Tatar prince to worship!"

"That's great," Pang Chunlai said happily, "My whole family died at the hands of the Tatars. If I worship with the blood of the Tatar prince, my relatives' spirits in heaven can rest in peace."

Xu Ying said: "Conflicts within the Tatars are increasing day by day. In this war, Hauge sent troops to Shanhaiguan, while Dorgon stayed in Liaodong to guard against our army. I was using a divorce plan, saying that Dorgon wanted to kill Hauge, and ordered The Tatar frontline troops have no fighting spirit.”

"It's best if it works. If it doesn't work, hit it hard. The Tatars won't be able to hold on anymore." Zhao Han said.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty, like Li Zicheng, had a small territory and raised too many troops. Li Zicheng's officialdom was collapsing day by day, and the factional struggle on the Manchu side became more and more serious. They had to transfer their conflicts to the outside world, so they joined forces to attack the Datong court.

Zhao Han asked: "How are the Mongolian tribes?"

Xu Ying said with a smile: "There are several Mongolian tribes, I can guarantee that they will defect in the face of battle."

Zhao Han asked: "Where is Li Zicheng?"

Xu Ying replied: "Some hypocritical generals were dissatisfied with the agreement with the Tatars to send troops. Because when they fought against the Tatars, many of their relatives and friends died at the hands of the Tatars. Also, when the Tatars took over Shanxi, they committed many evil deeds. , killing the people. Most of the hypocritical generals came from Shanxi and Shaanxi, and many of their fellow villagers were killed. On the contrary, we have never fought with the hypocritical generals, and the hypocritical generals are more willing to join us to fight the Tatars."

Zhao Han said: "I sent a special agent to contact Li Zicheng's generals, and said that as long as they surrender and perform meritorious service, they will follow the old battlefield practices in Shandong and Henan. Hao Yaoqi, who was killed last year, did too much evil and deserved to be beheaded. Let them not be afraid, Surrender with confidence. Hehe, it doesn’t matter whether you surrender or not, you must spread the news."

"Understood, let the puppet generals doubt and distrust each other!" Xu Ying said.

Zhao Han got up and walked around the garden, his thoughts already flying to the north.