Han Shizu

Chapter 1812 Changes in Mizhou under the Wave
Henan Road has already made preparations for King Yong and his party to take the wind and wash away the dust. The banquet is held in the largest restaurant in Hong Kong, Donghai Pavilion.Jiaozhou Port has already begun to take shape as a port city. Except that the administrative level is still under Jiaoxi County and the lack of a comprehensive administrative management system, other infrastructures are very complete, especially the conditions for business and people's livelihood.

Since 20 years ago, a special phenomenon has appeared in Mizhou. The prefect is not located in the prefecture, and the prefect is not located in the county seat. Everyone likes to go out to investigate the people's conditions. As for the location of the inspection, most of them are in Jiaozhou Port.The reason is obvious, greedy for the prosperity and prosperity of the port.

Later, Jiaoxi County simply moved the government office to the port without permission, and chose a geomantic land as the office.The reason is also very simple, the population around Jiaozhou Bay has increased rapidly, the public security has deteriorated, and the migration office is easy to manage nearby.

However, the result is that the security situation in Jiaozhou Port has not improved at all, but has become worse day by day.There are shadows under the sun, and evil is often brewing behind prosperity.

With the rise of overseas trade, relying on Haili in Jiaozhou Harbor, after decades of development, the population and economic structure of Mizhou have undergone tremendous changes. Although agriculture and fishery are still the main industry, both the government and the people, All pay more attention to the sea.

Therefore, the land conflicts under Mizhou's jurisdiction are not sharp, and some land is even thrown away due to the influx of a large number of people into the harbor to make a living.The biggest problems in Missouri are corruption and law and order.

A developed place is often accompanied by some negative things, which is the case in Mississippi.Relying on the excellent port and foreign trade conditions of Jiaozhou Port, all kinds of forces flock here, all kinds of fish and dragons are mixed, especially among the people, a large number of gang forces have been born. During the rapid development of Jiaozhou Port, they also grow wildly like weeds. .

Interests touch people's hearts, oppress good people, not to mention fish and meat, in order to fight for territory, grab money, and kill each other, hundreds of injury cases occur every year.The crime rate in Jiaozhou Port has also remained high. Even if the East China Sea Fleet is stationed nearby, it has little deterrent effect. After all, the navy has no right to go ashore to intervene in local affairs.

Public security has deteriorated, and social order and good customs have been severely challenged. However, the governments of Mizhou and Jiaoxi counties did not do much in the past.On the one hand, it is the compromising nature of the bureaucracy itself. As long as there are no major disturbances, the appearance of stability is maintained, the normal payment of taxes is guaranteed, and the future of fame and fortune is not affected, other things can be discussed, and there is plenty of room for compromise.

However, the Mizhou government, which owns Jiaozhou Bay, does not need to do anything more. The two tax quotas are apportioned to them every year, without any pressure, and even a lot of profit.Even in difficult times, there are enthusiastic local tyrants and gentry to help to ensure the completion of the imperial court's taxation tasks, and such cases are rare.

In order to make the officials and gentlemen feel at ease when they are officials, those sleazy dogs and the like below are more considerate. They never make any big troubles, and some of them have been suppressed long ago.Even if someone is killed, they will be cleaned up in advance, and they will never cause trouble to the superiors. There are even some unspoken rules. Whoever violates them will attack them in groups, which is more binding than the court's beheading laws. powerful.

For the prosperity of the market and the stability of the people's livelihood, isn't it easy to make a false impression about small things?At least when Shangguan came to inspect, Mizhou will always be well-organized and harmonious, and all industries are flourishing.

In the past 20 years, Mizhou has been a very magical place, where the most absurd, cruel and real side of the world is perfectly presented
The collusion between power and money is an objective law, as if it is the truth, and no one can violate it or control it.Many officials in Mizhou took advantage of it and worked together with those black and gray forces. Even the Mizhou government needed their help to maintain law and order.

Otherwise, the population that has exceeded the management limit of the existing prefecture and county yamen cannot be managed at all. After all, Mizhou, which has not been upgraded, has a serious shortage of various government officials. In this regard, the imperial court has clearly restricted it.

As a last resort, Mizhou and Jiaoxi government, under the original staff system, set up some "non-staff personnel", translated as "temporary workers", to assist in management.

And these non-compiled positions, although in the eyes of the government, are nothing, even pawns that can be discarded at any time.However, these positions have been sought after by local snakes in Mizhou. Even temporary workers are dressed in official clothes. For the general reckless and evil forces in the world, they are also real power, even whitewashing. Opportunity to go ashore.

What's more, ordinary Guizhou gangsters know nothing, they only recognize their official status, and they often succumb to violence and power weakly.Those in power in the government have their own relatives to take care of, and the local gentry and prefects and those merchants also need to arrange some of their own people to facilitate their work. These forces colluded together, and one can imagine what the Mizhou region was like in the past. What's the situation.

Those "temporary workers" who have the government as the backstage and have the power to enforce the law are naturally unscrupulous, and they can do whatever they want with ordinary industrial and commercial farmers.

The dirty situation in Mizhou even flowed out of the state and spread to Daosi. The Henan Daoyan inspectorate was forced by public opinion to clean up the Mizhou government once, and took down some state and county officials, but the symptoms were not cured. However, after a long time, he will revert to his old ways. Even though his style has been restrained, the essence has not changed much.

Local forces colluded together and were extremely stubborn. They did not dare to resist the court, and did not have much forceful counterattack in the face of blows. However, it was also impossible for the court to eradicate them.And bureaucrats, as representatives of the imperial court, often couldn't stand the temptation and threats, and colluded with them.The scenes that Emperor Liu hated and hated were especially prominent in Mizhou.

Therefore, when Emperor Liu's minions extended to the local Daozhou, on the Henan side, Mizhou was a key target of attack, and Wang Jiang, the special envoy of Wu Desi, was even more ruthless.

As the largest port in the north of the Han Dynasty, Jiaozhou Port is still relatively attracting attention, and it is impossible for Wu Desi to be unaware of it, but in the past their focus was on national security monitoring, and the administration of officials was only a very small part of it.If he puts all his energy on these local dogs, Wu Desi probably won't be able to do other things.

What's more, Mizhou in the past, although full of ills and crimes, on the surface did present a scene of prosperity and vigorous development. The authority of the government was very strong, and the rule of the imperial court was very solid, which exceeded Wu Desi's screening standards. .

However, this time, under the will of Emperor Liu, Wu Desi naturally shifted his focus of work, wholeheartedly serving Emperor Liu's campaign to clarify government officials, and devoted all his energy to fighting corruption and eradicating evil.

Wang Jiang is also the nephew of the former Wude envoy Wang Yinwu, and he was originally implicated, but after Wang Xuanzhen unexpectedly rose up, gained the trust of Emperor Liu, and worshiped him as Wude envoy, Wang Jiang also revived, and was later appointed as the Wude division Everyone in Henan Province knows it.

Naturally, Wang Jiang is not ignorant of the situation in Mizhou, and he can even be said to know it very well. He didn't move before, so he didn't care, but now that the imperial edict has come, and the political frenzy is coming, Mizhou is the number one in Henan Province. A place to cut.

Wang Jiang and the special envoy of Jingzhong cooperated with each other, based on the collected evidence, compared the list, followed the map to find out, starting from the state government, and locked up the relevant people one by one.The whole process was not all smooth sailing. With Wu Desi's information and urgent action, the arrest of the bureaucrat went very smoothly. He did not dare to resist, so as not to implicate his family members with the crime of one person.

The problem just happened to those stakeholders, no matter if they were powerful country gentry or those evil forces, they dared to resist, especially those reckless in the world, who actually gathered a crowd to resist the arrest of officials.

Those people are bold and fearless, but no matter how ruthless they are, they are not as ruthless as Wu Desi, and they directly define them as rebellion.So the officers and soldiers dispatched to counter the rebellion and suppress the thieves. More than half of the large and small civil forces entrenched in Jiaozhou Harbor were wiped out. Many people were killed without even having a chance to interrogate.After all, they have all rebelled, so what is the trial?

The comprehensive rectification of Mizhou lasted for nearly two months. After two months, [-]% of the officials in Mizhou prefecture and county government were dismounted. Being escorted to Xijing was not for trial, but for execution.In order to avoid delegating power too much, Emperor Liu made a rule that, unless there are special circumstances, all officials who commit crimes must be taken to the capital to serve their sentences.

It has to be said that the major rectification this time is very traumatic for Mizhou. The original good economic situation has been hit hard, private business operations have been severely hit, the government has been chaotic, and the administrative order has been paralyzed for a long time. The port was also depressed for a while, and everything seemed to prove that the imperial court's efforts to curb corruption and eradicate evil were wrong.That is to say, Liu Chengxun came back late. If he had been half a month earlier, he would have seen a different scene in Jiaozhou Port.

With Dao Si's subsequent intervention, everything gradually improved after all.Shi Dexun dispatched some grassroots officials from all over Henan to fill the vacancies, and even asked his deputy, Quan Mizhou Zhizhou, to clean up the mess after the Wu Desi swept away, restore the functions of the government office, and maintain civil stability.

Just like what Emperor Liu said, there is really no shortage of officials in today's big Han Dynasty, but places like Mizhou that have been overdeveloped have a shortage of officials.The court's corruption control certainly terrifies bureaucrats all over the world, but it also gives more opportunities to a large number of mid- and lower-level officials who are struggling. After all, if someone goes down, someone will go up.

This is the case with Mizhou. In Henan Province, there are not a few people who are willing to serve as officials in Mizhou.Regardless of its economic conditions, it should be a relatively safe place because it has just been rectified. After all, two shells will not fall into the same crater, and the court cannot repeatedly toss a place.On this point, the bureaucrats see clearly.

As a result, the vacancy in Mizhou was quickly filled temporarily, and the personnel arrangements involving important positions only had to be reported to Xijing for confirmation by the Ministry of Officials. Generally speaking, there would be basically no refutation.Of course, in this turbulent and chaotic situation, the Ministry of Officials is probably the busiest department with heatstroke, after all, it involves too many bureaucrats and position changes.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Great Cleansing of Mizhou, Shi Dexun also solved some problems accumulated in the past administration. First of all, he upgraded Mizhou and Jiaozhou Port, especially Jiaozhou Port, which became independent from Jiaoxi County and became a The county-level ports directly under Mizhou are well equipped with bureaucratic personnel. At the same time, the number of bureaucrats in Jiaoxi and Jiaozhou ports has been greatly expanded to meet management needs.

After all, there were less than 300 people in Jiaoxi County, including servants and township officials, but it was unreasonable to manage the entire Jiaoxi County and the coastal areas of Jiaozhou Bay. It could not keep up with the development of Jiaozhou Bay. Make appropriate adjustments to suit development needs.

And after Shi Dexun's various rectification and appeasement measures were implemented, Mizhou gradually settled down. After all, the foundation is there. As long as the order is stabilized, everything will come back.Even, due to the removal of those blood-sucking silverfish, many people have found that the air in Jiaozhou Bay today seems to be much fresher than in previous years, and people are much more relaxed.

(End of this chapter)