Chapter 837 The Most Enjoyable Thing in the World

Chen Ming listened to the joint investigation report from the Economic Crime Investigation Department and the Supervisory Yuan in the Qianqing Palace with a sullen face! In more than a month, everything was investigated clearly. They have the imperial power as their support, and they are vulnerable to any monsters or monsters.

The prosperous economy and strict laws have created a gray area in China. This kind of area that wanders on the edge of the law and is generally not exposed to the sun has been noticed by more and more "eyes" in recent years. , but they are not Hongguoguo's crimes. Although they are indeed a real transaction, or a very hidden crime, they have exploited loopholes in the law.

This kind of 'transaction' not only appears on the merchant's journey, but also quietly appears in the finalization of purchase orders for military supplies. The National Defense Force is too fat, especially after the various processing plants operated by the logistics system itself were slowly divested and divested. Every year, there are orders for tens of millions worth of military rations, clothing, quilts, boots and other military supplies. Sprinkle. I don’t know how many manufacturers have supported China!

This does not mean that the survival of these manufacturers depends entirely on the orders from the logistics department, but that these orders are like a golden signboard for these manufacturers, which is shining, eye-catching and trustworthy.

The military buys their products, which shows that the quality of these manufacturers' products is excellent. For these manufacturers, isn’t it just a golden brand? It’s no wonder that the factory bosses who were frightened by the logistics department hate the culprit so much. This has damaged their brand name and, by the way, their jobs.

The signs are ruined!

The factory was removed from the material procurement list by the logistics department. There must be a reason. The first reaction of many people is that there must be something wrong with the product quality. Ordinary people would not think that even if something goes wrong with the products of this factory, they are likely to be of higher quality than those of factories and companies that have never been selected for material procurement by the logistics department.

They will simply label this factory as 'inferior quality'. Because there was a big problem with military dry food, and now the whole country knows about it. The common people and society themselves look at these people with a pair of colored glasses.

For those factory owners who were 'expelled', this was simply a disaster. It would be worse if they were not included in the logistics department's material procurement list at all.

Just because a person who quietly reached out to the army's logistics supply and demand system was caught in pain, and then 'everything' was overturned by the emperor.

"It has been verified by the Supervisory Yuan and the Economic Crime Investigation Division that a total of 57 people in the Logistics Department have committed dereliction of duty and 25 people have committed crimes. Six of them directly or indirectly contributed to the launch of the military rations incident in the northwest. These people were involved in a total of Factory Enterprises Two Hundred and Ten "There are a total of 165 corporate representatives and employees who have committed criminal acts." Of course, this cannot be the total number of problematic officials in the entire logistics department, but it is just the turmoil caused by this incident. Uncover and identify problematic officials.

Most of these people do things on the surface, and because of this, they can see the clues and be found out. Those who are truly scheming and cunning may not be found out at all.

Although the Supervisory Yuan and the Economic Crime Investigation Division jointly handled the case, the time was too short and the investigation area was so large that it could only sweep through a layer of water and not find deeper problems at all.

Many people in future generations will ask, why did the judicial authorities and higher authorities wait until the incident broke out and the situation became serious? What were they doing earlier?

To be honest, there is really no reason for this.

It’s just that Chen and Han in this era are no better than the Great Heaven and Korea in the 21st century, aren’t they? There were a lot of officials at that time. Even though Chen Han is famous for having many officials and bureaucracies in all previous Chinese dynasties, he still cannot compare with Rabbit in the 21st century.

Chen Ming closed his eyes and listened quietly: "Where are the other nineteen people?"

"The crimes committed by these nineteen people are both high and low, mainly involving blocking, taking, requesting, and demanding. There are also people who use various low-value war preparation materials, such as food, clothes, quilts, and shoes, to 'expired and damaged' They purchase raw materials at low prices in the name of others, and then transport them to other places through merchants to make huge profits. They also ask factory owners to purchase raw materials from their designated merchants. Although the price of those materials is not much higher than that of other merchants, the price itself is high. It’s profitable.”

Liu Wenwei did not hide anything, and reported to Chen Ming everything that had been implemented by the Supervisory Yuan and the Economic Crime Investigation Division.

"Your Majesty, the most serious thing is that these people have exerted a very bad influence within the Logistics Department. Among the twenty-five confirmed prisoners, it was reported that fifteen of them had done nothing to their superiors and subordinates, as well as lower-level officials. Of the fifty-seven delinquent officers, twenty-two were colleagues or superiors of these fifteen prisoners. However, our investigation has not found any senior officials from the Logistics Department to be involved in the case, but there are quite a few businessmen. of……"

Chen Ming closed his eyes and sneered when he heard this, businessman! That's a group of profit-seeking people! Even though he had been strongly encouraging business and industry throughout his life, Chen Ming could not believe in the ethics of businessmen. It is undeniable that some of these people are very patriotic and have a clear distinction between right and wrong, but compared to the number of large and small businessmen, they are undoubtedly a small fraction of the business class!

Chen Ming has many "good guys" in his mind, such as Ho Ying-Tong; but there are also "bad guys", such as Wang Kangnian, who made himself a synonym for illegal businessmen in New China when the rabbit just took power and fought with a group of countries led by the bald eagle in North Korea.

Haha, the "harm" of the latter is still fresh in people's memory. In particular, this wave of military rations incidents gave Chen Ming the same impression as what Wang Bufa did back then.

Of course, fifty or sixty years after Wang Kangnian's death, taking advantage of the online craze of denying "Chinese heroes" and reversing the verdicts of "historical criminals", some people began to reverse Wang Kangnian's verdict.

There was also a brother of Wang Kangnian, Wang Kangda.

It sounds so true, but apart from the author's mouth, there seems to be no evidence.

It is an obvious fact that the pen holder's butt is completely the opposite of the rabbit.

I just don't know if there will be someone to reverse his verdict a hundred years after this profiteer falls?

It's a pity for the propaganda of Rabbit. They were so good at verbal battles in the war years, but they became useless after the reform and opening up.

"Although some officials did not take kickbacks during the procurement process, they did follow the suppliers to brothels, restaurants and other places." Xiao Jian, director of the Economic Crime Investigation Department, said to Chen Ming in a deep voice.

It is obvious that these people have already stood on the edge of the water and are on the verge of making mistakes. If their will is weak again, they will be finished.

Chen Ming closed his eyes and thought for a while. After a long time, he slowly opened his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Did anyone from the government department participate in this matter?!"

Xiao Jian and Liu Wenwei immediately shook their heads at Chen Ming. They were already familiar with this matter, and there was no need to overturn the case.

The intelligence they had obtained now showed that there was indeed no involvement of government officials in this case.

Chen Ming showed a gratified smile on his face, but his face suddenly became serious.

"My attitude has not changed. We will investigate thoroughly and deal with it strictly. No matter who committed the crime, we will never tolerate it. Don't feel burdened."

The Logistics Department is a government office where the sons of the three surnames gather. This matter cannot be traced to the sons of the three surnames, but it will definitely involve their network of favors.

"Yes!!" Liu Wenwei and Xiao Jian answered loudly! After putting down the two files, they turned around and slowly left the Qianqing Palace.

This time Chen Ming will see blood again.

Let a profiteer pull out a bunch of damn things and execute them collectively to wake up the court and the people. Thinking carefully, Chen Ming felt that this was still necessary.

It's like the "rectification" movement, which comes every few years. Use bright red blood to remind people all over the world.

In the two thousand years of feudal China, including the thousand years since the founding of the Zulong Dynasty, corrupt officials can never be killed.

Chen Ming once asked Ji Xiaolan this question, because this famous figure in the 21st century was not very honest.

Ji Xiaolan told Chen Ming a story, and Chen Ming's question was answered by him through this little story.

Yuwen Tai, the founder of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and a great man in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, was said to have visited all the wise men in the world in his early years to unify the world. One day, he met Su Cho, who was known as Zhuge's talent, and asked him for advice on how to govern the country. The two hit it off and talked secretly for three days and three nights, and Yuwen Tai was not tired of it.

Yuwen Tai asked Su Cho: "How to establish a country?"

Su Cho replied: "Officials."

Yuwen Tai asked: "How to appoint officials?"

Su Cho replied: "Use corrupt officials and fight against corrupt officials."

Yuwen Tai wondered: "Why use corrupt officials?"

Su Cho replied: "Whether you are fighting for the country or ruling the country, you need your subordinates to work hard for you, but there must be benefits to let others work hard. You don't have so much money, so you have to give power and let him use power to plunder the people's fat and blood. Doesn't he get benefits?"

Yuwen Tai asked again: "If corrupt officials get benefits, what benefits do I get?" If there are corrupt officials everywhere, the people will curse and rise up.

Su Cho replied: "They can get benefits because of the power you give them. In order to keep their own benefits, they will desperately protect your rights. With a group of officials who protect your rights, won't your country be consolidated?"

Yuwen Tai asked again: "Since I have already used corrupt officials, why do I still want to rebel?"

Su Cho replied: "This is the essence of the emperor's power. You must use corrupt officials and also fight against corrupt officials. You see, where in the world are there officials who are not corrupt? Officials are not afraid of corruption, but they are afraid of not listening to you. In the name of fighting corruption, eliminate corrupt officials who don't listen to you and retain obedient corrupt officials. This can eliminate dissidents and consolidate your power; and although corrupt officials are loyal to you, their reputation among the people is It is definitely not good, and you will be recognized by the people and gain reputation for fighting against corrupt officials.

You can put all the bad things and responsibilities on them, and let the people know that the problems in society are not because you don't want to make it better, but because the officials below don't implement your policies well. Killing those officials who are too resentful will win the hearts of the people. At the same time, you can also put the money they have extorted into your own pocket and enrich your financial resources.

If you use all honest officials, these people are deeply supported by the people, but if they don't listen, what excuse do you have to get rid of them? Forcible removal may even cause unrest among the people.

Disobedient honest officials are worse than corrupt officials.

Finally, you can also use this to tell corrupt officials that you hold their leverage in your hands. You can use them to make them rich and powerful, or you can kill them to make them unable to turn over. In this way, how can they easily betray you? "

Yuwen Tai was enlightened after hearing this, and he worked hard for ten years and finally achieved his hegemony.

Of course, the history books only record that the two had a long talk all night, but there is no content of the conversation. Chen Ming is not even sure whether Ji Xiaolan read this little story from a book or compiled it by himself. But it is really a good story.

This is a microcosm of the way of Chinese emperors from one side.

But Chen Ming thought about it later and realized that this was not the earliest good story. More than 700 years before Yuwen Tai and Su Cho had a conversation, Xiao He and his retainers also had a very thick and black conversation. The rumor that Xiao He defiled himself was an excellent performance of officials in feudal history.

However, Chen Ming did not take the path of 'Yuwen Tai'.

Because the China he wanted to create was a country that was different from the past dynasties. A new China that is different.

But if he were to sit in Liu Bang's position, he really couldn't remain indifferent to Xiao He's self-deprecation. It's not that Liu Laosan is not generous enough, but he really has no choice.

According to that fake article, corruption is a necessary means to maintain the country; anti-corruption is also a necessary performance link to maintain the country.

Chen Ming doesn't want to repeat that path. There have been so many major cases in the 21st century, and many people are indignant asking why these corrupt officials have not been discovered for so many years, and who promoted corrupt officials in the early years? Chen Ming, a grassroots at the time, was one of them.

Now he is in charge, and has come up with the responsibility investigation system, property disclosure system and other "shackles" constraints, hoping to prevent this phenomenon from happening again as much as possible. But now such a society Yes, maybe it is really impossible to kill all the corrupt officials.

To be honest, Chen Ming is more grateful to that "profiteer". If he hadn't ignited this powder keg and blown everything up, Chen Ming really wouldn't focus on this aspect.

There are too many things that need his attention, such as the princes' accession to the throne that is about to begin.

Chen Ming will not pay attention to the logistics department at all.

This time something happened, Chen Quan asked to be punished. But this is much smaller than his "benefits".

If the logistics department really has problems, then there will not be only 25 officials who have committed crimes, and there will not be only 57 officials who have dereliction of duty, and there will not be more than 200 companies and factories involved in the case...

...

"Your Majesty..."

A pair of small hands slowly touched Chen Ming's temple. Rubbing, the back of his head rested on a pair of magnificent Everest peaks, and his nose was filled with a faint fragrance.

This is the compatriot of Concubine Jing, whose title is Concubine Yi. Chen Ming can't remember what her name is. The name of the Kazakh people is a bit tongue-twisting.

Chen Ming is still a little greedy for color. After handling government affairs in the Qianqing Palace, he unconsciously slipped here.

The young woman with a look that is very different from the style of the Central Plains women, said nothing, let Chen Ming's upper body lie in her arms, and her hands massaged Chen Ming at a constant speed.

Young women may really become the place where the old emperor covets, not only because the latter is young and beautiful, but also because of a kind of vitality.

Such a vibrant woman is deeply dependent on himself, which will make the old emperor feel that he is still young in his body and mind.

...

On the Kazakh steppe. The hometown of Concubine Jing and Concubine Yi.

In the cold wind, a long team of prisoners of war lined up in four columns, moving step by step towards a destination that seemed to be forever out of reach. Their eyes were dull and lifeless, and many of them still had traces of smoke and fire on their faces and bodies, or simply scars left by bayonets. Although they were not bound by anything, they were as obedient as sheep.

However, the Kazakh cavalry responsible for escorting on both sides did not become lazy because of this. They rode on horseback, walked back and forth around the long line of prisoners, and whipped the slow guys from time to time, and scolded them:

"Hurry up, you dirty things, there is no supply station ahead, if you can't reach the end of the field today, you will all have to camp in the wild and freeze to death, you damn prisoners!"

It was already late August, and the temperature on the Kazakh steppe at night could drop to zero degrees. For these Russian prisoners of war who only had a torn blanket in their hands, or simply a small piece of tattered tent canvas cut, camping in the wild was really hard to endure.

Scolding was often followed by whips or gun barrels, and then the whole team would move a little faster under such a drive, but then it would slow down slowly until the next round of scolding and whipping came...

Finally, after a Kazakh nobleman in a bad mood whipped a few Russian prisoners of war, the speed of the prisoner team finally increased.

These Kazakhs who were bullied by the Russians in the past are now the masters.

It is a very long distance to escort the prisoners to Lake Balkhash, and it is also a very hard job. But many Kazakhs are eager to be a member of the escort team, because it can greatly satisfy their self-esteem.

What else can make them more proud than escorting the Russians who used to ride on their heads?

The master in the past is the prisoner today; the servant in the past is the jailer today. There is nothing more exciting than this.