As Ye Mengding said, the ancestors of the Pu Shougeng family came from the Western Regions. According to later research, it is more credible that they came from Arabia. Pu Shougeng is both an official and a businessman, which is a typical combination of officials and businessmen. With the power in his hands, he can carry out the spice trade on a larger scale. , and can seize profits and increase wealth through various "legal" means. Pu Shougeng monopolized Quanzhou's overseas spice trade for nearly 30 years at the end of the Song Dynasty. "With good businessmen traveling across the sea, he produced a fortune of tens of millions and a family of thousands."
Of course, during Pu Shougeng's stay in Quanzhou, he vigorously developed overseas trade, making Quanzhou the largest port in the East at that time, and Quanzhou's tax revenue once accounted for one-tenth of the entire Song Dynasty.
At the end of Xianchun period of Song Dynasty (1271-1274), he and his brother Pu Shousheng were appointed envoys to Fujian and Guangdong for their meritorious service in pacifying the sea bandits. Later, they were appointed as envoys to appease Fujian and Guangdong, commanding the shipping of Fujian and Guangdong. Later, they were defeated by Zhang Shijie. "Two thousand ships of the Pu family were plundered without any cargo." So in the first year of Jingyan, Duanzong of the Song Dynasty (early 1277), he was demoted to the Yuan Dynasty. After Pu Shougeng was demoted to the Yuan Dynasty, he killed all the members of the Nanwai clan and the emperor. In the fifth year (1278), Pu Shougeng was appointed as Zuocheng, Zhongshu of Fujian Province. In the same year, he was ordered by the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty to summon overseas officials and restore mutual trade, which played a certain role in the restoration of overseas trade.
Because they rebelled against the Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasties, in the early Ming Dynasty, there was an explicit order prohibiting the descendants of Pu Shougeng in southern Fujian from becoming officials.
Such a historical figure does not exist in my memory of the late Song Dynasty. If according to today's Forbes ranking, the Pu Shougeng family is not the first but also the second. Naturally, its strength is not something that Lin Zhixiong can compete with.
Ye Mengding continued: "Fuzhou Shipping Director Chen Huainan is also a member of Chen Xinshu's family. If it is the wishes of Shi Hongsheng and Chen Xinshu, then Chen Huainan will naturally have to listen."
"Shi Hongsheng and Chen Xinshu, these two are important officials in Fujian Road."
Lin Zhixiong thought I knew them, and he felt happy and said, "Does the young master know them?"
I shook my head: "I don't know anyone."
Lin Zhixiong said disappointedly: "If you can't do anything, then I have to admit defeat."
Ye Mengding suddenly said: "Boss Lin, have you ever gone to the state government office to file a complaint?"
"I've been there, but the government didn't accept it. They said it was a matter of the Shipping Department and they couldn't control it."
Ye Mengding himself is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel who manages officials, so he naturally knows the jurisdiction of the officialdom: "The superior yamen of the Shipping Department are the state governments of various places. How can you say that they can't control it?"
"The prefect of Fuzhou must know something, so he dare not accept it."
"Well, it sounds like it, if it was the Pu family, everything makes sense, and the motive is easy to explain."
Lin Zhixiong said: "Yes, Mr. Huyan, I think so too. The only firm on Fujian Road that is more powerful than mine is the Quanzhou Pu family."
I thought about it and said, "Boss Lin, please go back first. Let me think about this matter carefully. We will discuss it here tonight."
"Okay." Lin Zhixiong said helplessly, "Then I'll come back in the evening. Young Master, take your leave."
After Lin Zhixiong left, Ye Mengding said: "Sir, how do you want to handle this matter?"
For me, this matter is just a small matter. I can ask the Ministry of Commerce to issue a document saying that MSG is not among the contraband, or directly ask Ye Mengding to order Fujian Road to let it go. But this matter is very likely to involve the entire Fujian The bureaucracy of the road forced me to be careful in what I did.
Without careful investigation, I know very well that at least 80% of the government offices in the entire Song Dynasty were corrupted and dereliction of duty, and in some areas it could even be as high as 100%. From several land measurements, it can be seen that the official website of Fujian Road is not simple.
, even the powerful Jia Sidao has nothing to do about it.
Officials throughout the Song Dynasty held the view that punishment should not be punished and committed collective fraud. During the Lizong period of Song Dynasty, Jia Sidao was in power, seeking personal gain and greed for pleasure.
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After Jia Sidao forcibly promoted the public land law, due to the eagerness for quick success and improper management, the people's trust in the government dropped to the lowest point, from disappointment to numbness. This also caused the dissatisfaction of most Song people when the Mongols invaded the south.
As a result, because their hearts have become numb, they have long been indifferent to countries and nations, let alone fighting spirit and ideals.
I have always wanted to change this situation of official corruption, but I have never been able to make up my mind on how to change it. I know that only a court government that wins the trust of the people and can do something good can give the people confidence. Therefore, in accordance with my original intention, I will bring all the changes.
All corrupt officials were handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for questioning.
I can only think about it, but I don’t dare to take action.
Even if my new army is trained and has the ability to capture all these officials in accordance with the law, it will only be a temporary success. If the officials are gone, who will govern the entire country? In that case, it will probably continue to be chaotic for several years, but
If it continues to develop, this corner of the Song Dynasty will soon be devoured by these moths and rats. What's more, there are Mongolia, who are like tigers and wolves in the north, who will move south at any time.
Even without the powerful Mongolia, I estimate that the power of the Song Dynasty has been exhausted.
However, I am still very pleased with one thing. No matter how corrupt these corrupt officials are, their property is still within the borders of our country. Unlike the corrupt officials of later generations, many of them have made some kind of asset transfer, and their wives and children have left all their money abroad. Even if they have to
I can't even catch him.
Just like this Fujian Road, from the establishment to the lower level officials, it is estimated that everything can be investigated and dealt with in accordance with the law. But what should be done after the investigation is completed? It is not possible to let the people have a direct election. This seems even more unrealistic.
Technology can revolutionize in an instant, but democracy can only happen step by step.
But I'm here, this is a variable. No matter what, I will change, after all, I am the one chosen by the guardian.
I did not answer directly, but looked at Ye Mengding and Yuan Ji in the room and said, "Ye Aiqing, Mr. Yuan, I want to discuss a question with you."
The two of them were shocked. I didn't know why I suddenly called myself me again. Yuan Ji knew something was going on and said loudly to the door: "Lan Yu, you and Shen Mo are guarding the door. No one can enter at will."
Ye Mengding whispered: "Your Majesty, please speak clearly."
"You all know the current officialdom very well. It has been nearly three hundred years since the beginning of Emperor Taizu. Up to now, officials have become more and more corrupt. People are engaged in corruption and fraud in various places. Parties are in conflict with each other. The networks they have formed are criss-crossed, deceiving the superiors and concealing the truth.
As a result, the orders of the Central Government cannot be implemented at all. I want to change the status quo, and I will definitely change it. But I have never been determined to make a choice. I have a few thoughts today.
I just have time to discuss the law with you two. To put it simply, the first method is to investigate all officials who violate the law in all ministries and roads across the country in accordance with the law; the second method is to maintain the overall situation, catch examples, and kill one to serve as a warning to others; the third method is to
Up to a certain point, let the past be forgotten, and those who commit the crime again will be punished by one level and the old accounts will be thoroughly investigated. Of course, there may be a fourth, fifth, or even more."
I have also thought about this third method for a long time. As the saying goes, if the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, the main beam will be slanted. If the lower beam is straight, it will be beaten. There are not many saints in this world. Most people will do it for themselves first.
It is planned that when the main beam comes over diagonally, it can only be tilted so as not to be crushed by the main beam.
If the late emperor had a wise emperor and could only do so, we would not be in this situation today.
Ye Mengding has been in the officialdom for a long time and is naturally more familiar with it than Yuan Ji: "Your Majesty, I think this first method is obviously undesirable. If we investigate and deal with it according to the law, there will probably not be many people left in the government offices everywhere, so I prefer the second method. As for the
The third type, I haven’t figured out yet.”
The third option is the ICAC model in later generations of Hong Kong.
Yuan Ji said: "Your Majesty, I agree with the third type."
"Why?"
"Your Majesty, the first option is the same as Mr. Ye's. The second option is not advisable, because we are not at the beginning of corruption, but have already reached the stage of a network of corruption. Every point is corrupt.
It is not enough to destroy a net, and killing one person cannot serve as a warning to hundreds. This third method, although novel, is feasible. It is like a person who is sick all over the body. The only thing a doctor can do is to ensure his life first.
Safe, no new ones
When the symptoms appear, wait until the old injuries are under control, and then treat them slowly. Your Majesty's third method can, on the one hand, dispel the concerns of officials about corruption and maintain the operation of the existing government. On the other hand, it can also serve as a bottom line, telling them
, so far, those who cross the line will be killed. In this way, it will start from a few timid people and slowly transition to the majority of people who obey the order. Of course, this should start with the upper-level officials. The upper beams will gradually become righteous, and the lower beams will naturally