18th century total war

Chapter 53
In the middle of 1790, Paris, the capital of the Kingdom of France.

Along with the upsurge of the Declaration of Human Rights throughout France, the word democracy began to spread in Paris, a city that had been enslaved by the feudal system for thousands of years. Activists'.

Since the victory of the Declaration of the Rights of Man, some members of parliament in central Paris have sought to enhance their reputation by pleasing 'the people'.

As a result, various incredible proposals began to appear in the constitutional convention.

For example, a very controversial bill that even violated the interests of the majority of the rich and bourgeoisie was shouted out by an enthusiastic congressman.

“Throughout the ages, there have always been greedy and depraved bureaucrats and nobles in the great Kingdom of France, who embezzled the property of the people and the country.

At this moment, I not only want to define the crime of corruption as the worst crime, but also define an open and fair channel for those "stolen money" that are missing.

In the past, every time the property of corrupt officials was confiscated, it would disappear in the name of filling the national treasury, which is difficult even for a great king to find out.

Moreover, the wealth of many corrupt criminals comes from the victims. I don’t know how many people have lost their families because of the corruption of one or several bureaucrats. Although these people did not directly provide the stolen money, they are victims of corruption charges and deserve to be given Compensation!

I strongly suggest that in the future, all the stolen money obtained from the corrupt criminals should not be confiscated blindly, and the victims should be compensated directly. "

As soon as this proposal came out, the leaders of the Constituent Assembly fell into a strange silence.

It is not the first time that the corruption issue mentioned by the other party has been brought to the Constituent Assembly for discussion, but this is the first time someone dares to publicly take out all the stolen money from future corruption and compensate the so-called victims!
Isn't this the "foreign fishing" that defrauds everyone?

Most of the congressmen present are very clear that the money from corruption is poured into the national treasury. To put it bluntly, it flows indirectly into the pockets of the bureaucrats who handle it.

Regardless of the name, all relevant departments can get a lot of money.

This is a good welfare for you, me, everyone, otherwise, who would have the motivation to arrest corrupt criminals?

Of course, this kind of "mutual benefit and win-win" is something that everyone knows in private, and it is naturally immoral to bring it up, not to mention that now with the successful promulgation of the Declaration of Human Rights, the public opinion in Paris is boiling. If it is really known by the Parisians outside, I am afraid it will be a big trouble!

As a matter of course, as soon as the proposal was made, some people stood up to oppose it, and it was justified!

"It is difficult to sort out the source of the stolen money of the corrupt criminals. After all, no one will leave relevant certificates when they are corrupt. At that time, anyone involved in the case can stand up and say that he is a victim or a briber, and he can even make up a long list. Tragic storyline.

How will we tell the real victims from the liars then?

Not to mention, a lot of stolen money may not have been embezzled by the corrupt criminal, but may have been obtained by him from other channels. It is only natural for these stolen money to be filled into the national treasury and contribute to national construction! "

These remarks were immediately approved by most of the members.

However, the congressman who proposed the motion on the stage did not panic at all. He dared to say this motion to make himself famous. He didn't care whether the motion would be passed or not, and he also knew how dirty politics was.

However, for congressmen from humble backgrounds (petty bourgeois intellectuals), who do not have enough connections and money, they may be kicked out of the Constituent Assembly someday.

Naturally, he must seize every opportunity to make a name for himself. As long as he has enough reputation, even if he has no money and no connections, he can still become an important member of the Constitutional Convention.

Since this kind of speculator dares to bring up such a sensitive topic, he is of course well prepared.

He doesn't care about offending people, as long as he can obtain long-term and stable power, nothing else matters!
Walking out of the door of the meeting hall, he is better than the low-level citizens who don't have enough to eat, what a fart!

Corruption has been a topic that people have hated very much since ancient times. This kind of topic is easy to become famous!

For the problem of not being able to trace the source of the stolen money, this congressman has already figured out a countermeasure. It can even be said that he himself is waiting for someone to raise this issue, and then throws his biggest trump card to become famous today!
Isn't it just to please the common people and occupy the moral high ground, the talkative party is the best!
"Yes, it is indeed difficult to distinguish the source of the stolen money, and the identity of the victim is indeed easy for professional scammers to take advantage of.

But these difficulties are not an obstacle for us to ignore the inexplicable consumption of those stolen money!

Since the stolen money of the corrupt criminals is illegal income, and the stolen money is also used for national construction, why not openly and transparently establish a charity-oriented foundation with these stolen money?

The arrest of corrupt criminals should let the common people see the actual benefits, instead of just throwing corrupt criminals in prison for trial.

I propose that all the stolen money seized by embezzlers should be publicly registered, and related charitable foundations should be formed to purchase food and distribute it to those who cannot afford to eat.

Moreover, it is necessary to take from the people and use it for the people. If a corrupt official in a local city is arrested, the corrupt money from this corrupt official will be used to subsidize the local people. It should not be too difficult to review the qualifications of the poor.

Of course, in order to prevent the charitable foundation established with stolen money from being corrupted by local officials, it is necessary to establish a sound supervisory agency. The enthusiasm of..."

The MPs on the stage were eloquent, and as long as someone came forward to raise a gap, he would propose a solution strategy in a targeted manner.

This is the power of the talkative party.

It's not that he doesn't know how much resistance there is to using stolen money to serve the people.

Human nature is greedy!

The stolen money is looted, who can guarantee that the officials who handled it will not let it shrink and shrink?

Establishing an open and transparent regulatory system is even more idealistic. Not to mention other things, [-]% of the people in the constitutional convention will firmly oppose it!
How can government affairs be open and transparent?

If it is all made public, how can everyone happily carry out internal transactions and let their relatives and friends go through the back door?
This is against the senior officials of the entire national government!

Even if the central government agrees, when it comes time for the local government to implement it, it will have to give you crooked buildings!

Taking people's jobs is like killing their parents, not to mention that you are taking the jobs of a group of officials. The bureaucrats are like wolves and tigers, and you can take advantage of it?
Doesn’t the IQ crushing of the superiors over the inferiors depend on the asymmetry in information acquisition?
(End of this chapter)