Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 482 Officials and servants ([-])

Looking at the bewildered faces of the people below, and talking dryly, Wang Xiaolie also felt a little meaningless.Looking up at the sky, the layers of clouds changed at some point and became pieces.Blocks the sun without being dense.

After taking a sip of tea, Wang Xiaolie continued: "What kind of person is an official? Or, what kind of standards should an official meet? This question first depends on what kind of official he is. Different bosses have different requirements. Yes As far as I am concerned, the government is inherited from the original temple, governing the world according to the will of the gods. Now we don’t know where the gods are, so what should we do? Since the sky sees, the people see, and the sky hears, the people listen. The people will play the role of heaven. The officials in the government will govern the people of the world under the will of heaven."

"Of course the current government is not a temple, and there are no gods in it. So our officials, wearing official uniforms and working inside, are playing the gods. The requirements of the officials are that you play this god, whether you look like it or not, It’s not real. What kind of person you are has nothing to do with it. When you enter school, what you learn is the ability of the god you play. Once you learn it, you can play the god .In the future, whether the performance is good or not depends on the individual. If the performance is not good, it will be replaced by another person.”

Having said that, Wang Xiaolie leaned on the table, looked at the crowd, and said in a heavy tone: "What I said earlier is that when you become an official, don't think that you are so great. Instead, you have to understand that you just acted well. That's all."

"I said officials are actors, not really that role, because the requirements of this role are very high. We are mortals, not saints and sages, let alone gods. It is basically impossible to be like that. So The requirements for officials are when you wear official uniforms. When you go home and take off your official uniforms, you are still an ordinary person. You can eat whatever you want, and play whatever you want. As long as you don’t break the law, you won’t because As an official, higher demands are placed on you."

Hearing this, someone below laughed.This is the first time I heard that if you take off your official uniform, you will not be restricted.

Wang Xiaolie said: "Of course, putting on and taking off official uniforms is just a metaphor. Because in many cases, official uniforms are not necessarily worn when working. It is too cumbersome to take off and put on clothes all day long." What to do in the end, we will discuss later.”

"Officials are the core of the court, and everything must be done by officials. What to do and how to do it come from public opinion. For us, public opinion is the previous will of God. It's not that we don't follow God's will, but because we don't know how to know The will of God. Or to put it another way, the sky used to be the sky, but now the will of the people is the earth. The will of the heavens is unknowable, so the will of the earth is replaced by the knowable will of the earth. If the sky is the father and the earth is the mother, and now the father is missing, it is the Mother is calling the shots."

"What is public opinion? Some people may think that if you ask the people, you will know. Of course it won't work. All the people in the world don't know how many opinions they have on a matter. Who do they listen to? Some people say that the number of people has the final say. Everyone Raise your hand, the minority obeys the majority. To be honest, we have not had this kind of tradition since ancient times, and such an approach does not meet the requirements. I mentioned earlier that the relationship between the individual and the collective. The collective is composed of individuals, but The collective has its own independent will. The independent will of the collective, combined with the will of the individual, can form public opinion. Raising your hand, you are asking about the will of the individual, what about the will of the collective? The minority obeys the majority, not the will of the minority It has been neglected, and more importantly, the collective will has not been expressed. Therefore, knowing public opinion is a science, and it must be done by a dedicated person. Now we have no suitable candidates, and I will temporarily take up this position. Next, I will set up a special office to do this."

"What are the requirements of such an official? Think about it, what kind of person will be regarded as a god by the people? But, after all, we are all mortals, and we cannot be like gods. So, how many The conditions must be met by officials. What I am talking about now is only the most basic, and I will gradually modify it with practice in the future, trying to be as reasonable as possible.”

"The first is the avoidance method. For officials, there is no such thing as honoring the virtuous and not avoiding relatives, and there is no righteousness to destroy relatives. Regarding your relatives and friends, you must avoid them. When you take office, officials must take the initiative to report whether there is anyone who wants to avoid. If you are found out in the future, you should think it is not suitable to continue to be an official. The recusal I requested is more stringent than the court’s current recusal law. Simply put, official duties of officials should not interfere with their social relations. If the official duties involve relatives and friends , officials must recuse themselves."

"The second is to seek truth from facts. Whether it is dealing with government affairs or reporting to superiors, no falsification is allowed. What is the fact is what it is. It is not allowed to use any reason to cover up mistakes or deceive others. Whether it is for your own self-interest , or for business, you are not allowed to conceal or modify the facts. The reason is actually very simple. Needless to say, private matters are too selfish, and you are not suitable to be an official. For business, deceiving your superiors and others shows that you do not trust your superiors. Believe in the justice of superiors. What will happen if a regime loses mutual trust? This is not acceptable. If you are not able to seek truth from facts, you are also not suitable to be an official. Some people may think that if you seek truth from facts in everything, can you get things done? Ask this way People who don’t know how to be officials, it’s better not to do it.”

"If one of the above two violations is committed, he will be immediately dismissed from his post and become a civilian. There is no room for negotiation. Others, such as corruption and bribery, such as embezzlement of public funds, such as doing something bad, are dealt with according to the situation. It is not important to say, but it is because of the seriousness of the circumstances and different punishments. To be clear, being dismissed from office is not a punishment, but that you are not qualified to be an official. If you are not dismissed from office, you may face prison Disaster. This point must be made clear, and don’t take chances.”

"With such requirements for officials, not everyone can be an official. I thought and thought, among all the people in the world, there are not many people who are suitable to be officials. If you want to select suitable talents, you must We must be willing to let the existing officials be dismissed when they should be dismissed once they commit a crime. If they are soft, it will not only bring down the officialdom, but these inappropriate people occupy positions. What about suitable people? Friends, when you become a colleague, you are not willing to change people. Instead, you have to choose the right person and sit in the right position."

"The requirements for officials are high, and of course the remuneration should be high. The most basic principle is that officials are selected from thousands of people and should have high incomes. Now the salary of officials is roughly in the middle of the county magistrate. Based on current calculations, about Thirty guan a month, less than [-] guan a year. This income is still high, but I think it is still a bit low. From this month, the county magistrate will be adjusted to [-] guan a month, and other officials will follow this ratio accordingly Raise salary. Similarly, the salaries of officials below officials will also be raised from this month. Now the lowest official official is three-legged in January, and the middle position is about five-legged. The adjustment is the lowest five-legged, and the middle is eight-legged through."

"I don't like to say that a high salary keeps people clean. Why? Because if you say it this way, it seems that if you have a high salary, you won't be greedy. How can there be such a reason in the world? There is not enough greed. No amount of salary can satisfy greed. They will be corrupt. The reason for the high salary is that the officials have high requirements. Since they are excellent talents selected, how can they be treated poorly? The guarantee that officials are not corrupt depends on strict supervision. Anyone who breaks the law will be punished!"

The people below heard this and couldn't help but look at each other.Improve the treatment, of course everyone likes it.But dismissed at every turn, who likes it?

(End of this chapter)