Second Master Xue of the Red Chamber has space

Chapter 754
Although Emperor Yongzheng so calmly asked Zhang Tingyu to draft the edict according to this intention, after this imperial edict was issued, the entire Qing Dynasty, especially the capital and the northwest provinces, simply changed their colors.

The imperial edict to eradicate the New Year Party came down with thunderous force, and overnight, wherever the officials went and whoever they arrested, they would produce conclusive evidence. Every person who was locked up had a real crime. Many people even have more than one felony. Behind every unjust and wrongful conviction, all the people involved, from the mastermind to the accomplices and even the helpers, vary according to the severity of the crime. Some are executed and some are escorted. Back in Beijing, some of them were sentenced to exile if they caught them, which made the officials supervising these matters overwhelmed.

However, this kind of busy work has made Yongzheng win the praise of the people all over the world at the beginning of his ascension to the throne. The eradication of the Nian Party is not just talking on paper. Seeing these orders and arrangements of the Holy One, I am afraid that he has known Nian Gengyao's crimes for a long time. Send people to investigate secretly, so there is such a thunderous move today.

And many officials in the imperial court reminded Lord Yongzheng that this time, don't dismiss so many officials at once, because the newly appointed officials will not be qualified for the posts in the provinces when the time comes.But our Lord Yongzheng responded domineeringly: The most indispensable thing in the Qing Dynasty was talents. There are capable officials selected by the imperial examination. The old ministers who are about to retire have to be patient for a few more years. After three to five years, the new officials will grow up.

In addition, after confiscating Nian Gengyao's mansion, Yongzheng fully realized that the officials of the Qing Dynasty had too little salary, which was not enough to support their families.Looking at scholars all over the world, the purpose of taking the imperial examination is to become an official, and how many of them are really thinking about the people after becoming an official. After all, isn’t it just to earn some silver to support their families and improve their poverty?

Of course, those whose families are not short of money may not care about the few taels of silver they earn as poor officials, but in terms of talent and learning, most children from aristocratic families are not as good as those from poor families who study hard day and night, so why can't they give more to poor people? After all, the court needs people who can do practical things.

Therefore, Lord Yongzheng revised the salaries of officials, and ordered a larger amount of silver to be allocated to the original salary of officials. , all have this silver tael other than salary.In comparison, a senior member of the first rank can only earn a salary of 2 taels a year, and this extra money can be described as a huge sum of money.

Lord Yongzheng called this amount of silver taels of money for nourishing honesty.Because the actual salary in the hands of the officials is too little, some people don't do things for the court wholeheartedly, and only want to use crooked ways to make money.Now Lord Yongzheng allocates this kind of silver from the treasury to every official. His intention is to make every official self-sufficient, focus more on government affairs, and less engage in corrupt practices.

Of course, since all officials have taken money from Emperor Yongzheng, they must be careful in their words and deeds. If any fool suddenly makes a wrong idea and acts as usual, the newly issued laws of the imperial court will not spare him. If someone is found guilty of shortfalls and corruption, the lightest punishment is to be exiled thousands of miles away and never be able to return to Beijing.

The imperial court promulgated many laws in succession, and the busiest ones were the Ministry of Household Affairs. Seeing that my father was so busy living in the Yamen every day that he could not go home, other friends also had official positions and all left the capital to take up their posts. After leaving, only Xue Hong was still idle at home.He was so anxious that no matter what, he was transferred to the Ministry of Accounts to help his father read the account books, which would be regarded as a service to the court, right?
After waiting and waiting for almost a year after Emperor Kangxi's death, Xue Hong waited for Emperor Yongzheng's decree, which was to seal Xue Hong, a doctor of the Ministry of Industry, who was a fifth-rank doctor.

After saluting and thanking you, the eunuch who came to deliver the decree smiled and said: "Master Xue, the emperor said that you will enter the palace to face the saint after receiving the decree."

Xue Hong hurriedly agreed, rewarded the eunuch with a silver crown, put on his official uniform, and followed them into the palace.When he arrived at the Imperial Study Room, Xue Hong finished the ceremony and saw that Yongzheng was still writing and writing, and the papers on the case were piled as high as a mountain.

After a while, Master Yongzheng put down his pen and ordered: "Give me a seat."

Lord Yongzheng raised his eyes to look at Xue Hong's white pheasant mending clothes, and said with a smile: "Among you, Li Shaoyou and Feng Ziying were sent to Yunnan and Guizhou by me. One of them is brave and the other is cautious. There are a few tyrannical tribes in Yunnan and Guizhou. It was a headache for me, and I was relieved to send two of them there. Jia Lian let me stay in the capital, and first awarded one who had practiced for a few years from the fourth-rank city gate. Admiral of the door. I am also relieved to entrust the defense and security of the capital to him. But you... I can't decide after much deliberation. There are many vacancies in the place now, but I am reluctant to let you go out of the capital, and keep you In the capital, it's not easy to give you a big official all at once, so after much deliberation, I want to give you a big gift to the Xue family."

This time Xue Hong was confused: "A great gift? Why did the emperor say this?"

Lord Yongzheng smiled and said: "When I thought of Qianlong, you and the caravan of the Xue family behind you gave me a lot of help. Now that I have ascended the throne as I wish, I will repay you. In another month, I will grow up The harem is closed. At that time, I will issue a decree to allow all concubines and concubines to go home to visit their relatives. If you are asked to be the doctor of the Ministry of Industry, you will also be in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. If you ask for construction drawings, you and your brother will take care of them inside and out. Those few companies have money and nowhere to use them. Don’t say that I don’t take care of you. Just open your mouth, and I want to see them bleed. .”

Provincial relatives?I see.Yongzheng is now using Nian Gengyao's incident to punish corrupt officials in the court. The several high-ranking masters in the harem just mentioned are descended from aristocratic families. Yongzheng is afraid that he will also find something out of the investigation. However, he was concerned about the face of the various queens in the palace and couldn't deal with it, so he came up with the idea of ​​​​provincing relatives.While it consumes the money of each family, it is also a kind of test to see the attitude of each family. I am afraid that the family who behaves more arrogantly during the family visit this time will be in bad luck.It was clear that the emperor was not going to do anything, but secretly he had many ways to make it easier for them, fearing that they would be tricked before they even reacted.

However, according to the meaning of the emperor, it is obvious that Xue's family will take advantage of it and make money.Since the emperor gave her face, Xue Hong had no choice but to take it easy, so she hurriedly got up and saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty, I will listen to your Majesty, so I will make a good fortune."

(End of this chapter)