Daqin: The poorest prime minister, the first emperor begged me to corrupt

"Uh……"

Ying Zheng was really confused.

The lack of grassroots officials led to the chaos.

When it came to Qin Mo's mouth, it seemed that the low-level officials were enough.

The kind of abundance that can be replaced every few years?

What are you thinking?
In other words, can our brain circuit be normal!

Qin Mo could naturally see Ying Zheng's ignorance, and explained: "Your Majesty, what I mean is that the low-level officials in the village may be elected by the villagers themselves."

"Whether you are literate or not, and whether you are proficient in the law or not, as long as you are convinced by the villagers, you can take office."

"Anyway, the township officials who are evaluated and selected are of a worrying level. It is better to let those who can really convince the public be in charge, and they will be rotated every three to five years. It will also save the trouble of holding power for too long and becoming a bully in the village!"

Ying Zheng frowned dumbly: "The villagers elected themselves? Isn't this a return to the ancient system, where Shun Yu was elected as the leader... No, this is what Ai Qing said about returning power to the people properly?"

At the end of his speech, he finally turned the corner.

The selection of officials was originally the right of the emperor, but if the villagers elected them themselves, wouldn't it be a proper return of power to the people?

Qin Mo raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty clearly sees it, it is right!"

In many rural areas in later generations, village officials were elected in this way. Although it could not completely avoid the emergence of rural bullies, it was considered effective in curbing them.

Coupled with the crackdown on the bullies in the village, if one appears occasionally, it can be included in current affairs news.

If Great Qin can implement the election system in the countryside, coupled with the unique severe punishments and laws of Great Qin, it will probably be able to curb the emergence of bullies in the countryside better than later generations!
"This strategy... works..."

Ying Zheng gritted his teeth and nodded hesitantly, but then said again: "However, it can only be implemented at the township level, with a term of three years."

"In addition, if the officials in the township who are selected through the assessment are willing to leave their hometown to take up a post, they should be appointed first!"

Qin Mo clasped his hands again: "Your Majesty is thoughtful, as it should be."

"I believe that the censors and Jinyiwei of counties and counties should conduct a regular performance evaluation of the officials of all sizes in the places they supervise every two or three years."

"We can't report those who have outstanding political achievements or those who are guilty of crimes like before."

"Only by doing a regular performance evaluation every two or three years can we see whether an official is really capable."

"Those with excellent political achievements are promoted, those with mediocre political achievements are promoted, and those with poor political achievements are demoted... This can encourage officials to devote themselves to their official duties, and also let grassroots officials see the hope of promotion, instead of being a low-level official for a lifetime! "

When Qin Mo said this, he raised his chin to Xiao He and the others.

Ying Zheng understood what he meant, Xiao He and the others were probably unwilling to be officials for the rest of their lives, so they hugged Qin Mo's thigh and recommended themselves to be officials in the Hexi Kingdom.

Now that the world is at peace, the old way of the Warring States period, where talented people recommend themselves to be officials, is no longer feasible.

Moreover, in Daqin, although there is no distinction between officials and officials, officials are officials, and officials are officials, and it is even advocated to use officials as teachers.

But it is extremely difficult to get a promotion, you have to have a boss who is willing to recommend it for you!

And once the boss recommends you, he will bear the responsibility. If you commit a crime, everyone who has recommended you will be punished.

As a result, no one would dare to make random recommendations unless they were close relatives and trustworthy people.

If no one is recommending you, you have to make outstanding political achievements if you want to be promoted, but if there is no war or disaster, even if you want to make outstanding political achievements, you have no chance...

Many officials who are clearly talented, just like Xiao He and others, have been wasting their time in office.

Therefore, it is really necessary to establish a comprehensive performance evaluation system!
"In my opinion, the routine performance evaluation mentioned by Aiqing is more important and imperative than the villagers' election of low-level officials."

After Ying Zheng figured out the joint, he couldn't help but excitedly said.

Qin Mo nodded with a smile: "The last time I was in Nanyang County, when I presented to His Majesty the strategy for the reform of the prefecture and county officials, as well as the strategy for the reform of the county soldiers and soldiers, there was also an unfinished strategy for the reform of the central government system, which was also taken by your majesty at that time. gone."

"In the reform of the central government system, I actually want to add this regular performance evaluation system!"

Yingzheng remembered it, and immediately said: "I will return the article on the reform of the central government system to Aiqing, can Aiqing continue to improve it?"

"Uh……"

Qin Mo smacked his lips, and said embarrassingly, "That article on the revision of central control has everything that should be there, only the details are perfect."

"Your Majesty and the princes are both experienced in government affairs. In fact, they are more suitable than the ministers to complete the reform of the central government system... At the time of introduction, the ministers will help your majesty and the princes to check!"

Ying Zheng was helpless, and couldn't help complaining: "When will Aiqing be more diligent in state affairs?"

Qin Mo immediately aggrieved and raised his hands, "I just want to hide my clumsiness, Your Majesty, don't make things difficult for me..."

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A royal banquet ended in the whispering between the monarch and his ministers.

When Zhu Wenwu was about to disperse, Ying Zheng suddenly said: "Masters, there is a shortage of grassroots officials, but we can't let the chaos go."

"My intention is that county officials whose annual salary is more than [-] shi must leave their hometowns to take up posts, and those with a salary of less than [-] shi, if they do not want to leave their hometowns, they will be demoted and resigned, and the villagers will recommend a person with high morals in their township to take over. Let him serve for three years, and after three years, he will re-elect someone else."

"Go back and think about it, Zhu Qing, to see if this strategy is feasible."

"If you feel that it is feasible, you can pick up the leftovers and make up for the gaps. If you feel that it is not feasible, you can clarify your thoughts and concerns, and you will also ignore me!"

Zhu Wenwu looked at each other in blank dismay, and then looked at Qin Mo in unison.

During the dinner, Qin Mo and Ying Zheng murmured for a long time, but they all noticed it.

At first, I thought it was just that the monarch and his ministers hadn't seen each other for many days, so they got together to gossip.

Unexpectedly, Qin Mo really figured out a way, which is really a good strategy to alleviate the shortage of low-level officials!
However, transferring the right to select officials from the hands of the emperor to the hands of the common people is probably the only way Qin Mo dared to mention it to the first emperor.

Otherwise, even if someone can think of it, most of them will be bored in their stomachs and let it rot!

"Here."

In the blink of an eye, all Wenwu and Wu have already bowed their hands to accept orders.

But Yingzheng said again: "I was in Nanyang County before, and I once showed Zhuqing an article on the reform of the central government system, so that you can think more about it."

"Now, if you want to come to think about it, Zhu Qing already has a plan in mind. You should perfect it and neglect it on me."

"In addition, I want Yu Shi and Jin Yiwei to evaluate the performance of officials all over the world during their tenure. Once every three years, the excellent ones will be selected and awarded, the mediocre ones will be memorized, and the inferior ones will be demoted and dismissed from office... Think about it The method of proper evaluation is beyond me!"

Zhu Wenwu's eyes lit up when he heard this.

This method can wow.

It is really the system that the Great Qin court needs most urgently.

As long as it can be done, those low-level officials who don't want to be officials in other places may have to develop fighting spirit and go to work in other places.

Just like bestowing honors on military merits, self-prepared food, grass and equipment are all investments, and beheading the enemy's head can achieve a class transition.

In the same way, grassroots officials who have worked hard for three years and get an excellent performance evaluation can also achieve a class transition!

"Here."

Zhu Wenwu once again bowed his hands to accept orders, and seeing that Ying Zheng had nothing else to order, they left the lobby of the government office one after another.

However, before leaving, they all looked at Qin Mo with emotion.

There is no need to even think about the conventional performance evaluation method. It must have been figured out by this young prime minister with the first emperor just now.

What was in his head was really unbelievable.

Seeing that the reform of the central government is about to be implemented, there will be four more seats for ministers at the time of introduction. Is it a competition?Or not to fight?

If he scrambled to sit on it, he would be compared with Qin Mo by others, like that old Wang Wan, he would probably be completely the foil of Qin Mo.

If you don't fight... If you don't want to be reconciled, who would be willing to let go of a bright future?

Zhu Wenwu returned to his residence with a tangled mood, and each began to rack his brains. According to Ying Zheng's instructions, he improved the villagers' pushing system, perfected the reform strategy of the central government system, and figured out an appropriate performance evaluation method.

Well, whether the performance this time is good or not will most likely determine whether the four Zuo Xiangzi will have their own share in the future, and everyone will always have to compete.

After all, the fact that Qin Mo wanted to resign as Prime Minister is now known to everyone.

What if, after returning to Xianyang, Qin Mozhen resigned from the prime minister's seat at that time, so he could sit by himself.

Compared with the position of the prime minister, if someone compares him or something, he can do it on his own.

They don't have the ambition to compete with Qin Mo like Old Wang Ben and Old Wang Jian...

It's not unacceptable to be compared by Qin Mo, it's very normal to be beaten!
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The next day, early in the morning.

The city gate of Peixian County had just opened, and the crowds of people were already crowding into the city. They wanted to watch the legendary public trial.

"Is this because people from all over the world are here?"

"It's not just ten miles and eight villages, I think they're all here in a radius of fifty miles!"

"Don't squeeze, Nai Weng's hat has been squeezed out by you, so you're not looking for scolding..."

"Brother, don't get angry, be careful of someone suing you."

Liu Ji and a group of cronies, caught in the crowd, were amazed at the grand occasion while walking towards the city gate.

Then, it seemed that Liu Ji's hat was squeezed out, and he cursed angrily.

But Fan Kui hurriedly dissuaded him, reminding him that he was still in the period of "strike hard".

Liu Ji was really guilty, after all, his butt was not clean before, so he stopped yelling and scolding, and said in a low voice: "I'm afraid of a bird, it is clearly written in Qin Fazhong, and the false accusers are guilty of the same crime, but it is the same crime. Weng doesn't believe anyone dares to sue..."

"Would you like to visit Master Xiao's house first, and have breakfast by the way?" Lu Wan suggested.

Liu Ji immediately nodded in agreement: "Yes, I will be a colleague in the future, and I just need to connect with each other..."

As he spoke, he patted the honest and dull Zhou Bo and said, "Go and buy two catties of dried fruit, and we'll take it as a gift."

Zhou Bo blinked, and said in a daze, "I don't have any money."

Liu Ji slapped his mouth in disgust: "Tsk, if you don't have money, you won't pay on credit. It just so happens that we are going to Hexi, so we don't have to pay it back..."

A group of people chatted and laughed and entered the city, found a familiar unlucky grocery store, bought two catties of dried fruit on credit, and went straight to Xiao He's house.

When Xiao He saw this group of guys, he was the first and the second big, and he said angrily: "Yesterday I attended His Majesty's imperial banquet, and I was troubled by you, and was scolded by His Majesty as a rascal."

Liu Ji and a group of cronies turned pale with fright, and then said in a hurry: "His Majesty the Emperor Shihuang scolded us...how does he know us...wouldn't he put us up for public trial today?"

Seeing that they were so frightened, Xiao He couldn't help but dissipate most of the little emotions in his heart, and said with a smile: "His Majesty the Emperor Shi Huang didn't bother to care about you, he just heard that Prime Minister Qin recruited a group of local ruffians in Pei County, and went to Hexi Kingdom to serve Therefore, during the banquet, he used this matter to tease Prime Minister Qin."

After all, I went to the kitchen to help my wife make food, and I had to entertain everyone when they came.

As for Liu Ji and his friends, they all heaved a sigh of relief.

But immediately, he was filled with shame, his family's reputation was so bad that even the first emperor knew about it, and even the troubled master was ridiculed.

Even though everyone has thick skins, they still can't stand it anymore!

Especially the lord who was involved was ridiculed, which was a bit of a blow to them. Before they became an official to share the worries of the lord, they actually made the lord lose face first. If they were replaced by a righteous man with a stronger temper, they should slay themselves with a sword at this moment, thank you It's a crime!
Xiao He brought out the rice porridge from the kitchen, and seeing that everyone lost their spirits, he couldn't help being taken aback, but after a while, he showed a sudden look, and said with a smile: "Do you know how to be ashamed?"

"Do you know how the lord defended you at the banquet yesterday... He said that Liu Ji is not a local ruffian, but just an official in his hometown, and he has a group of friends from the village. He fell into the eyes of those who didn't know, so there was a misunderstanding. "

"The lord has to do this, but he has to cover for his courtiers. Isn't it the utmost benevolence?"

Liu Ji grinned in embarrassment, Fan Kui, Lu Wan, Zhou Bo and others blushed with embarrassment, they were all speechless.

Xiao He filled a bowl of millet porridge, handed it to Liu Ji and said, "Being a minister is not the same as being a small and medium-sized official in the village. If you can't control your temper, you'd better stay in Pei County and be a small and medium-sized official in the village, otherwise you will only make others laugh. , and implicated the Lord in injustice."

Liu Ji took the porridge bowl and said with a straight neck: "Old Xiao, what are you talking about? I, Liu Ji, have eaten it and seen it before, when I was...cough, how can I not know the simple truth of being a minister?"

He traveled abroad in his early years, learned to be a knight-errant guest, and was almost wanted by Da Qin. He had indeed seen it before. This is why he was able to make good friends with the officials in the county even though he was a small pavilion chief.

In this era, those who are knowledgeable and knowledgeable can always be respected by others!

"Now that you know it, you should restrain yourself... What's the matter with this dried fruit? The dried fruit sold by Huang's family has always been packed in small baskets, and when you buy a catty of dried fruit, you will send a small basket, but you bring it in your lapel pocket. Presumably it must be a small basket." On credit, the old man of the Huang family is unwilling to give you a small basket."

Xiao He was logical, pointing to those gifts and dried fruits, and with a few words, Liu Ji and his friends once again blushed with embarrassment.

Liu Ji muttered while drinking porridge, "I'm on credit, not robbery..."

Xiao He was noncommittal, filled another bowl of millet porridge, and handed it to Fan Kuai who was beside him.

……

Later, the people who drank rice porridge left the mansion together with Xiao He, and went straight to the government office in the center of the city.

"Brothers, put your clothes in order, straighten your beard and hair, and straighten your chest, so you can't lose face again."

"Here."

"Hey, what's the matter, hurry up and tidy up, whoever is sloppy, I, Liu Ji, will not recognize his brother..."

After all, Liu Ji has ambitions, and it's not easy to get serious, urging his friends and friends to do a good job in the image project.

Then, he followed Xiao He and squeezed into the front of the government office, among the crowd of onlookers!

Xiao He is an official of the yamen, and he was invited to a banquet by Yingzheng yesterday, so after taking off his sword, he can enter the yamen office.

Although Liu Ji is also an official, he does not work in the yamen. He was stopped outside the yamen office after being handed over his weapons by the forbidden army, but he still enjoys some official privileges. crowded.

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At three poles in the sun, there was the sound of more drums in the yamen office, and immediately at the gate of the middle gate, criminal officials and evil gentry were escorted to the public trial stand.

Adhering to a pragmatic style, without the slightest nonsense, the public trial began directly.

The moment the common people saw those criminal officials and evil gentry, they burst into applause, and the atmosphere reached its peak.

However, there is no appearance of bitterness and hatred, but the excitement of watching a Nuo opera.

That's why Ying Zheng felt so empty yesterday. Under the clean government, the common people lived freely, but they just had the mentality of watching the public trial, so they couldn't have a personal experience.

In this way, it is natural to only regard the first emperor, the instigator, as a novelty!

Li Si led the officials of Ting Wei's Mansion, carried bamboo slips to the public trial platform, and read out the crimes and punishments of the criminals and evil gentry one by one.

The crimes are not serious, so there is no death penalty. They are all demoted, reformed through labor, and whipped.

After Li Si and the assistant officials read out one, some warriors of the forbidden army stepped forward, pulled out one and executed it on the spot, and whipped more or less.

clap clap-

The sound of whips beating flesh, mixed with the screams of criminal officials and evil gentry, resounded in front of the yamen for a moment.

Seeing this scene, the common people also changed from initial excitement to silence.

They are all from far and wide, and the criminals and evil gentry who are tortured on the stage usually keep their heads down and don't look up.

Although these guys are hated on weekdays, but there is really no serious crime,

Otherwise, according to the strictness of the Qin law, if a little food is embezzled, they will be beheaded. How can these guys survive?

Seeing that they were beaten to death, the common people developed empathy and felt a little bit unbearable.

Liu Bang and his friends, standing under the public trial stage, facing the whistling wind from the whip, were so frightened that they could hardly hold their urine: "Gudu... Fortunately, it took more than a year for the first emperor to come to Sishui County. Otherwise, we would have a Counting as one...you have to be whipped on the stage, or even a knife..."

Zhou Bo immediately shook his head and said, "I don't... I am the most law-abiding... Emperor Shihuang will not wrong a good person..."

Liu Ji and the others immediately glared at him angrily: "You're hanging out with us, you're going to suffer, you can't run away!"

Zhou Bo: "..."

A group of people were under the stage of the public trial, teasing the honest man Zhou Bo, while watching the people silently in the back, but suddenly there was a commotion.

Liu Ji looked back and saw a group of villains with swords attacking the barrier formed by the imperial guards.

The imperial guards were caught off guard, and sparks shot out from the iron armor on their slashed and stabbed bodies, and several of them were knocked down, causing gaps in the isolation wall.

Some villains rushed into the isolation circle and came straight to the public trial stand: "Father, the child is unfilial and tired of suffering such a great crime, so I come to save you~!"

Liu Ji had black lines all over his forehead, because he knew that person, he was a dandy from a wealthy family in the county, and he was much more generous than Liu Jike. At that time, Emperor Shi Huang led a group of friends to flee in fright. Come back to rob the court...