On the day the trial ended, more than 20 people wanted to file a lawsuit, and Liu Shiren helped them all write the lawsuit for free.
"How come there are no common people to sue my officials?" Zhu Ming looked slightly disappointed after reading the complaint.
Liu Shiren speculated: "Perhaps the first, second, and third-level officials in the state government can make enough money without creating unjust cases."
Zhu Ming couldn't help laughing: "It must be so."
In Ju Ming's state government, the left and right Yamen were the head of the officials, just like the Yasi in the county government.
There are also left and right Zhike, who are the leaders of all the officials and belong to the same second-class officials as the Yamen.
Then there are the leaders of the left and right groups, who are the third-class officials.
If the above guys collude secretly, they can isolate the state from inside and outside the government office and turn the magistrate into a blind and deaf person. They can also act in secret and deliberately distort the government order of the magistrate.
Returning to Zhou Ya's house, Zheng Yuanyi waited for a long time. When she saw Zhu Ming coming, she immediately asked the cook to cook.
"Ms. Sir, I am going to the right capital to ask for an audience with Fan Zhun."
"Let him in."
Ju Ming was hungry and had not yet eaten when the second-in-command of the state government officials quietly came to see him in the dark.
"The villain pays homage to the prefect!"
This guy not only knelt down to salute, but also called himself a "little man". Such a gesture was tantamount to complete submission, and he would do whatever Zhizhou said.
Ju Ming nodded with satisfaction: "Sit down and talk."
Fan Zhun stood up carefully, not daring to look at Zheng Yuanyi, with his butt hanging on the corner of the bench.
Ju Ming asked: "How many years have you been serving as the Youdu Yayamen?"
"It has been eight years since I reported to the prefect." Fan Zhun replied nervously.
"Eight years are overdue." Ju Ming said.
In order to prevent subordinate officials from controlling the government, senior officials in the state government have term limits. First-class officials can serve a maximum of five years; second-class officials, a maximum of six years; and third-class officials, a maximum of seven years.
However, in actual practice, positions are often held beyond the deadline.
Fan Zhun lowered his eyebrows and waited for Zhizhou's next words.
Ju Ming asked: "How many years have you been doing Zuodu Yamen?"
Fan Zhun was overjoyed: "Seven years."
Ju Ming pretended to say: "How can you not abide by the rules and extend your appointment as an official? Let's do this. Zuo Du Yamen will temporarily take up his post, and I will recommend him to be an official. You will be transferred from Right Du Yamen to Zuo Du Yamen. In this way
, both of you can be promoted, and neither of you will be overdue as a high official."
"The prefect is wise!" Fan Zhun happily knelt down again.
He was indeed promoted, from second-in-command to first-in-command.
But the top leader was directly raped. Ju Ming said verbally that he would recommend him to be an official, but in fact he could have suppressed it and made him wait forever in his life.
Moreover, Ju Ming acted in accordance with the law and did not break the rules at all.
Ju Ming said: "There is an official named Guo Wenzhong. He is calm and experienced. He may be able to succeed you as Youduya Yamen. What do you think?"
Fan Zhun understood that Ju Ming was meddling with his confidants and was here to restrain him. But he didn't care. Being the top official in the state was enough. He raised his hands and said, "The prefect has a sharp eye, and Guo Wenzhong is really suitable for him."
But Zhu Ming shook his head: "It's not that I have a sharp eye, it's that you have a sharp eye. If you recommend Guo Wenzhong, I will approve it after a thorough examination."
Fan Zhun quickly said: "It is indeed the villain's recommendation."
Zhu Ming asked again: "Is there any malfeasance or illegal behavior in knowing guests from both sides?"
Fan Zhun took the opportunity to borrow a knife to kill someone who had a personal grudge against him: "Zuo Zhike Mei Kan seems to be involved in corruption."
"Since it is just embezzlement and not violation of the law, let him continue to do what he did," Zhu Ming said. "Transfer You Zhike to the Tongjuan Hall. There is Wang Jia who is able to do things well, so let him take over as You Zhike."
What the hell?
Fan Zhun was stunned.
He originally planned to take away his enemy, but Ju Ming took away his confidant.
This sweet date was followed by a stick, which made Fan Zhun a little confused. He was afraid that he would not be careful anymore, so he quickly said: "The prefect arranged it well, I admire it very much."
Ju Ming said again: "Since you said he was embezzling, it's time to investigate and take action."
Want to hit your enemies again?
Fan Zhun didn't feel happy at all. He only felt his scalp numb. He shrank his neck and said, "It's all up to the prefect."
In the Song Dynasty, corruption and perversion of the law were separate.
For example, taking advantage of one's position, collecting gray income, or even embezzling taxes can only be regarded as corruption, and fines and slaps are enough. Bending the law is a real crime, such as helping bad people seize land, accepting bribes and arbitrary sentences.
case and so on.
It can be seen that the Song Dynasty court deliberately did this and allowed officials to engage in gray income. Because the "Song Xingtong" basically followed the Tang Code, and the corruption and abuse of the law in the Tang Code were counted together, but the Song Dynasty deliberately separated them when formulating the law.
If it’s not indulgence, what is it?
The next day, Fan Zhun swaggered into the office and said to the handyman who followed him: "Move my belongings over here."
Zuo Duya Yamen asked Cunzhuang in surprise: "What are you doing?"
Fan Zhun said proudly: "Congratulations to the governor. The prefect wants to recommend you to be an official. You may get an official position one day. Please get out of the way. From now on, this is my seat."
Of course, the head of the state government officials is qualified to be an official. He only needs to be recommended by the state and approved by his superiors.
But Xiang Cunzhuang didn't think that was a good thing. He was not related to Zhizhou, and he had never expressed his submission. How could he be recommended as an official?
"Please, this table belongs to me." Fan Zhun held a stack of official documents and gently placed them on Xiang Cunzhuang's desk.
At this time, an official document was sent from the official case: Jinzhou Zuodu Administrative Office Xiang Cunzhuang, who has overstayed his appointment as an official, should resign. Nian has worked in his office for many years and has made great contributions. The magistrate of the state recommended him to be an official and immediately resigned.
Home, wait for approval from superiors.
Xiang Cunzhuang felt that the sky was falling. He considered himself to be highly qualified and had many confidants in the state government. He did not relent quickly and wanted to compete with Zhizhou.
Who would have thought that he would be dismissed from his post for no apparent reason? Who the hell are you talking to?
Xiang Cunzhuang could only direct his anger at Fan Zhun: "You are so ungrateful. If I hadn't promoted you, would you have been a first-class official in the state government? I regard you as my confidant, but you stabbed me in the back!"
Fan Zhun smiled and said: "Xiang Duya... Oh, it's Brother Xiang. Brother Xiang can't say that. I went to see the prefect last night, but I just wanted to put in a good word for Brother Xiang. I said that Brother Xiang worked hard and made great achievements. Zuo Duyao
I have been working for seven years, two years overdue, so I should find an official position. The prefect agreed and strongly recommended Xiang Xiang to be an official. Brother Xiang should go home and wait for a good job. It is not easy for an official to be an official. Maybe you have to
Just wait three to five years."
"I'll kill you, bastard!" Xiang Cunzhuang was so angry that he picked up the inkstone and threw it out.
The distance was too close, Fan Zhun couldn't avoid it, and his forehead was hit so hard that blood flowed.
"Blood……"
Fan Zhun touched it, then covered his forehead and roared: "Drag this guy out!"
But it was said that over at the government office, Zuo Zhike Mei Kan, the leader of the officials, was being beaten by the criminal clerk. He was found guilty of embezzlement and was not only spanked but also fined fifty guan.
After finishing the beating, Mei Kan limped and was helped over by his subordinates. He gritted his teeth and said: "My son Fan Zhun, I have recorded the accusation you made against me!"
Fan Zhun, who had just bandaged his forehead, could only smile bitterly after hearing this, and most of his excitement for promotion disappeared in an instant.
That prefect is really capable of tormenting his subordinates. Whatever he does from now on, his enemies will be watching.
Guo Wenzhong and Wang Jia came to work happily.
The former became the second-in-command of the state government officials, and the latter became the second-in-command of the state government officials. For them, this was already a meteoric rise.
Moreover, with the eunuch protecting them, even their top leaders had to give them some face.
Secretary-General Wu Mao stood far away and watched the farce the whole time.
The coward secretly sighed and admired Zhizhou's methods. Suddenly he felt that there was nothing to fear. Even the subordinates in Zhizhou could be treated docilely, so what difficulties would there be in dealing with traitors?
It has been more than a year since Tongpan Li Daochong took office, but he still has not straightened out the subordinate staff in Tongpan Hall. Those subordinate staff are obedient on the surface, but they are submissive and submissive in various ways, and at the same time, they take advantage of Tongpan's political orders.
"I have to learn a little bit," Wu Mao muttered.
At the same time, Wu Mao also thought clearly.
Ju Ming and his son are in good health, and Ju Ming has extraordinary means. In time, he will definitely ascend to the throne and become the prime minister. As long as he follows Ju Ming, even if he is demoted for a while, he will be able to ascend to heaven in the future.
What's more, if you follow Ju Ming, you can be a good official without violating morality.
It was only at this moment that Wu Maofang made up his mind, and he took the initiative to report the work: "Prefect, the official affairs and criminal cases have completed the removal and punishment of subordinate officials. May I ask the prefect if you have any other instructions?"
Ju Ming said: "You divide these complaints into two parts, send one to the State Court and one to the Judicial Court, and order them to hear the case as soon as possible. All cases must be cross-examined and handed over to me for review after the trial is completed."
"
"Yes!" Wu Mao took the complaint and went to write an official document.
Due to the case of the Zeng family, many officials in the Si Li Yuan and the State Yuan were dealt with. The vacant positions were filled by subordinate officials recommended by Qian Chen, Wang Jia, Guo Wenzhong and others, which can be regarded as being carried out in the judicial system of Jinzhou.
Big blood transfusion.
Having controlled the state government and the judiciary, Ju Ming had basically controlled the local area and completely suppressed many officials.
The trial judge Li Daochong was extremely uncomfortable. Ju Ming simply ignored the anonymous letter he sent. Now when people report with real names, no one dares to do it, because false accusations will lead to jail time. Reporting the real case is equivalent to giving Ju Ming
Pass the knife.
What made him even more uncomfortable was what happened later. Ju Ming struck while the iron was hot and summoned the gentry and merchants from inside and outside the city.
The first is to encourage reclamation, the second is to discuss water conservancy, and the third is to encourage commerce.
After talking for a long time, Ju Ming found that there were many problems that the gentry and merchants did not dare to express openly, so he asked them to write down various suggestions anonymously.
There are two main types of suggestions from the public: one is complaining that taxes are too heavy, and the other is complaining that the new law harms the people.
The taxation was too heavy. Ju Ming needed to study how to deal with the court and maintain the government. There was no regulation on how much taxation should be reduced.
But the new law harms people and can be stopped immediately.
Jinzhou Changping Division, headed by Tong Fan, is an organization directly affiliated with Changping Division on South Jingxi Road. In addition to gold and iron mines, it also makes money by squeezing merchants through market transactions.
The government selected some wealthy businessmen who had the ability to repay and forced the Changping Division to provide money and lend them out.
Wang Anshi's Market Change Law was originally intended to curb commercial mergers and monopolies, crack down on large businessmen, and support small and medium-sized businessmen.
Things have changed a long time ago. The Changping Division forcibly granted usury loans to small and medium-sized businessmen, forcing countless businessmen to go bankrupt over the decades. Jinzhou merchants were also in a miserable situation. They were loaned out at usury for decades, resulting in the wealth of the richest man in Jinzhou being only one.
Thousands of strings.
The profits from business every year are basically used to repay government debts, and sometimes they even have to repay the debt.
Zhu Ming called Wu Mao: "Draft an official document and send it to the merchants in the county, telling them not to pay attention to Jinzhou Changping Division. Changping Division's approach is distorting King Shu (Wang Anshi)'s new law, and I want to rectify King Shu's name!"
Not allowing people to dig for gold during busy farming times has cut off one of Li Daochong's financial avenues.
Now, he has to cut off his second source of wealth!
