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    After hearing this, Su Keji took the initiative to confiscate the family property. Ma Qi and Wang Juan couldn't help but secretly praised him. Su Keji's reaction was not slow. He was deliberately showing Zhenwu that he could not bribe so much. This was a typical example of retreating.  Enter.

    Although the state and county officials were a little uneasy, they were not too worried. They had falsely reported the amount they had been extorted from, but this was simply a confused account. Even if they did not get so much money, they could not be accused of falsely reporting.  Over the past few years, Su Keji may have squandered it or transferred it. Who can say clearly?

    Zhenwu glanced at everyone, then stared at Su Keji, and said: "As a high official in the border area, you don't want to repay the emperor's favor, but you are greedy and greedy. How have you ever paid attention to the rules of the court?" After a slight pause, he said  He then said in a deep voice: "General Su Keji will be temporarily imprisoned and immediately send people to search all of Su Keji's property in Taiyuan and the capital."

    Ma Qi and Wang Juan hurriedly bowed and said: "I obey the order."

    Su Keji knew that he would not be spared. He hated these prefecture and county officials who were adding insult to injury. At that moment, he kowtowed rather bachelorly and said: "I thank the emperor for your grace." After saying that, he took off his hat and said,  After kowtowing three times, he said in a deep voice: "This slave has betrayed the emperor's favor, and his sin is unforgivable. Today's fate is all his own fault. However, the slave is not the only one who is corrupted by Shanxi officials. There are nine prefectures, six prefectures, and eighty states in Shanxi."  All the seven counties are in deep deficit, and the officials of the prefectures and counties bribed their slaves in order to conceal the deficit."

    These words were like thunder on the ground, and all the state and county officials were shocked. Zhao Fengzhao was the first to kneel down and said: "Your Majesty, Su Keji is spitting blood, deliberately confusing the public, trying to expand the case and evade punishment. I sincerely pray that the Emperor will investigate clearly."

    Su Keji immediately raised his voice and said: "Your Majesty, the guilty minister is already doomed, why run away? Your Majesty. Official governance is the foundation, otherwise, no matter how good the new policy is, it will be in vain. The guilty minister sincerely prays to the emperor to vigorously rectify the official administration. Protect our Qing Dynasty forever.  Bandai."

    None of the officials at the scene expected that Su Keji would drag them all into the water. Youdao Shihuo bit him and it penetrated three parts to the bone. Not to mention that his immediate superior bit him back. Everyone couldn't help but panic. Seeing this situation, they immediately  Qi and Wang Guan could not help but look at each other.  I don't know how to comment.

    Zhenwu did not expect that such a situation would occur. He really did not expect that Shanxi's deficit would be so serious. He couldn't help but glance at the Chief Envoy Su Zhan. Su Zhan broke into a cold sweat at the sight, and he didn't  Thinking that things would turn out like this, he immediately knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, this servant keeps his integrity. I don't dare to take bribes or violate the rules. I pray to the Emperor for a clear investigation."

    Heard this.  Zhenwu also looked at Su Keji, pondered slightly, then waved his hand and said: "Fork out."

    Su Keji had already given up, and immediately said loudly: "Your Majesty, every word that this slave said is true. If there is even half a lie, heaven and earth will destroy you" Before he could finish speaking, two guards had already  He took it out.

    After all these twists and turns, Zhenwu was no longer in the mood to lecture.  He glanced at everyone and said: "Zhao Fengzhao, the magistrate of Taiyuan, was involved in embezzling stolen goods and extorting bribes. He left his job and his home is pending investigation. Ma Qi and Wang Guan will be investigated closely. The post of Taiyuan magistrate will be taken over by Fang Bao."

    Zhao Fengzhao is also resigning pending a review?  All the officials couldn't help but feel their hearts sinking.  Isn¡¯t this just a fifty-fifty game each? What does Zhenwu mean?  Su Zhan, the chief envoy, was immediately worried, fearing that Zhenwu would point his finger at him.

    Zhenwu's mood was obviously a little low. He glanced at everyone silently and remained silent for a while before saying: "Everyone, please kneel down."

    Back to the inner office, before sitting down, a guard came in and bowed to report: "Your Majesty, Ma Qi, Wang Juan, Kuixu, and Fang Bao are outside asking for an audience."

    "Let them come in." Zhenwu ordered casually. He knew very well that several people also estimated that Shanxi's deficit was too serious and came here to find out. This matter did make him a little entangled. At first, he was not willing to do it at this time.  The reason why Ma Qi and Wang Gong were ordered to investigate the deficit was because when Galli left office, Shanxi's deficit had been wiped out. In just a few years, even if there was a deficit, it was unlikely to be too big, and the review  The Su Keji bribery case must also involve Shanxi's deficit.

    Today, Su Keji had a dog-eat-dog fight with a group of prefecture, state and county officials, saying that all nine prefectures, six prefectures, and eighty-seven counties in Shanxi Province were in deep deficit. This really shocked him.

    Ma Qi, Wang Juan, Kuixu, and Fang Bao came very quickly. After entering to see the ceremony, they stood up and prepared to kneel down. Zhenwu waved his hand and said calmly: "No ceremony, please sit down."

    After the four people sat down, he said, "What do you think about today's matter?"

    Ma Qi pondered for a moment, then said: "Back to the emperor, I secretly believe that what Su Keji said is true. Shanxi's deficit situation is probably very serious."

    Seeing that no one answered, Fang Baocai muttered: "Your Majesty, if Shanxi losesThe situation is serious. Once a vigorous investigation is carried out, it will easily lead to instability in people's hearts. Wenmin ministers are worried that it will affect the trial of sharing the land with the gentry and paying the grain to the gentry as a whole.  "

    Wang Tuan said, "I secretly believe that Su Keji is right in what he said. Official governance is the foundation. No matter how good the new policy is, it must be implemented by officials. If the new policy is implemented by a group of corrupt officials and cruel officials, it will be tantamount to harming the people."

    Ma Qi secretly cursed when he heard that Zhenwu had been on the throne for only a year, and had only been quiet for half a year. After the change of Yuan Dynasty, big actions continued. If another government rectification and deficit clearing were launched at this time, wouldn't the government and the public be in chaos?  ?  He immediately said: "Right now, Jiangnan is vigorously promoting the idea of ??dividing people into acres, and the Jin gentry has had a huge response to this. If we vigorously clear up the deficit and rectify the administration at this time, it will be suspected of being too hasty."

    "The humble minister disagrees." Wang Guan immediately said: "If the Shanxi deficit case has not been exposed, it is naturally not appropriate to cause extraneous matters. But now that the Shanxi deficit case has been exposed, there is no reason to cover it up! Otherwise, provincial officials will increase  The scale of the huge deficit will reach a point where it is difficult to recover within a few years."

    "Things have priorities, how can we generalize" Ma Qi also said without any sign of weakness: "At the beginning of the emperor's reign, stability should be the top priority, clearing up shortcomings, rectifying the administration, and slowing down for a year or two, there is nothing wrong with it.  It's better to have peace of mind than to have both the government and the public unrest."

    Seeing that the two of them were getting out of hand, Zhenwu couldn't help but coughed slightly, stopped the two from continuing to argue, then looked at Fang Bao and said, "What do you think?"

    "Back to the emperor." Fang Bao bowed slightly and said: "When the imperial court tried to spread the land into acres in Guangdong, it also vigorously rectified the administration of officials. The ministers secretly thought that there was no conflict between the two and they just needed to properly control the scope. However, the trial in Taiyuan  It is not only the sharing of land between farmers and farmers, but also the gentry working as errands and paying grain as one, the gentry supervising local officials, and the abolition of waste and envy. If we continue to clean up the deficit and rectify the administration of officials, both officials and gentry will be in chaos, which is not conducive to the trial implementation of the New Deal.  .¡±

    "What I think is not completely unfeasible." Kuixu, who had been silent until now, said now. He is now the temporary governor of Shanxi, which allows him to see the opportunity to join the cabinet and worship the prime minister. This opportunity is the New Deal, and Zhenwu likes it.  Innovation is well-known. The New Deal implemented this time can be described as an absolutely generous move. It not only stabilizes the income of the court, but also weakens the power of the gentry. It is also part of the rectification of officialdom. Whether it is the supervision of local officials by the gentry or the abolition of officials,  This is all about preventing official corruption from a systemic perspective.

    Moreover, Zhenwu also made it clear that the New Deal should be vigorously promoted. Kuexu naturally wanted to seize this opportunity. If the New Deal could be successfully promoted in Shanxi, when the New Deal was promoted nationwide, it would be the time when he would join the cabinet and pay homage to the Prime Minister. He would naturally  Be strongly supportive.

    After a slight pause, Kuixu continued: "Your Majesty, there are many rich people among the Jin gentry in Shanxi, but they are different from the Jin gentry in Jiangnan. Shanxi Jin gentry mainly relies on trade to accumulate wealth, and most of their children abandon literature and engage in business. Although they are rich, they are not  They have no status, so in order to gain status, they can only donate money and bribe local officials.

    The imperial court is now rich in national power, but has not accepted it for many years. If the Shanxi Jin gentry wants to gain status, they can only bribe local officials. This is the fundamental reason why the corruption of Shanxi officials is more prevalent in other provinces.

    As the saying goes, the mouth of the cannibal is soft and the hands of the man are short. When trying to implement the New Deal in Shanxi, the slaves secretly thought that the existing local officials must be replaced. Furthermore, the Jin gentry of the New Deal supervises local officials and abolishes the two articles of consumption and envy, which will inevitably lead to great disasters.  Being welcomed by the Shanxi gentry, there won't be much resistance.

    At present, there are many supervisors staying in Shanxi to supervise disaster relief matters. It is completely possible to get the supervisors to cooperate, clean up the deficit, rectify the administration, and launch a trial of the new policy. Moreover, the new policy does not need to be limited to Taiyuan, but can be tried out throughout Shanxi.  .  "

    Ma Qi said in a deep voice: "Shanxi is trying out the New Deal on such a large scale. Isn't it possible to cause panic in other provinces? Now Jiangnan is implementing the method of apportioning people into acres. The right way is to proceed step by step."

    "Shanxi has prosperous commerce, and Shanxi merchants are spread all over the country. There is no difference between the trial in Taiyuan and the trial in Shanxi Province." Kuixu said without showing any weakness.

    Wang Tong also followed up: "In fact, the sharing of grain and gentry work together with the gentry. It is the same origin. There is no need to separate it into two implementations."

    Fang Bao also agreed to trial it in the whole province of Shanxi. In this way, the pressure on him would be greatly reduced. The trial implementation of the New Deal would undoubtedly offend the gentry all over the world. He did not want to be criticized by the gentry all over the world. If it was tried out in Shanxi, his reputation would be ruined.  But Kuixu, the governor of Shanxi, was standing in front of him.

    After pondering for a while, he said: "At the beginning of the Emperor's imperial reign, officials all over the world are waiting and watching. Since the Shanxi deficit case has been revealed, it must be investigated strictly. This is not only related to the Emperor's reputation, but also the Emperor's  the purpose of governing the country.

    Since we have comprehensively cleared up the deficit, we can naturally follow the trend to rectify the administration of officials.?It is natural to trial the New Deal. In this case, we might as well carry out it comprehensively throughout Shanxi, rectify the official administration, and trial the New Deal. This will not only be thorough, but also save manpower, material and financial resources.  "

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