Years of the Republic of China 1913

Cen Chunxuan looked at Fang Zida with a look of anticipation.

"There is an old saying in China that one must first settle down when fighting against the outside world. In fact, this is also true in terms of the work of the Supervision Department. There is a saying that the internal situation is not stable, so why go out? The Supervision Department was established in a hurry. Although some departments are set up, they can There are still many problems in the actual operation. Just like Mr. Yunjie answered my inquiry just now, you can’t completely guarantee that the internal personnel will have no problems, can you?”

Cen Chunxuan nodded slightly, and said frankly: "It is true. After the establishment of the Supervision Department, most of its personnel are selected by various departments or transferred at the same level. I feel it, the obstacles encountered this time can be said to have this reason, according to what Zhang Ming said, if the work of the Supervision Department is to go smoothly, it must first investigate internally?"

"What Mr. Yunjie said is true!" Fang Zida agreed: "The future supervision department will be a cohesive, combative, clean and fair team. Such a team will never allow black apples to appear. What's more, the supervision department is an independent department. It belongs to the State Council, and its funding and personnel organization are completely independent, which is also to avoid unnecessary troubles caused by interest disputes between the Ministry of Supervision and other ministries. Therefore, I think it is necessary to clean up the Ministry of Supervision."

"This old man agrees!" Cen Chunxuan breathed a sigh of relief, until now he showed a slight smile, but after thinking about it, he asked: "If this is the case, this old man will ask Zhang Ming for a favor."

"Hehe, Mr. Yunjie said it directly, as long as I can do it." Fang Zida didn't even want to agree.

"Okay!" Cen Chunxuan waited for this sentence, and immediately asked Fang Zida to give an order to the Security Bureau, asking the Security Bureau to cooperate with the Supervision Department to review the internal affairs, and also to cooperate with the Supervision Department's External Work Safety Bureau.In other words, the Ministry of Supervision requires the Security Bureau to cooperate with his work as a brother unit.

Fang Zida didn't expect Cen Chunxuan's request, but he finally agreed after thinking about it for a while.However, he made an agreement with Cen Chunxuan three chapters in advance, and it is no problem for the Security Bureau to cooperate with the Supervision Department, but this is just cooperation, and the Supervision Department cannot directly issue orders to the Security Bureau.At the same time, the two departments maintain mutual independence and cooperation, and no personnel shall have direct contact with the actual work content of both parties.

Cen Chunxuan agreed to these requests one by one, and asked Fang Zida to make arrangements with the Security Bureau as soon as possible. Since he was watching closely, Fang Zida had no choice but to call Chen Guofu in the office, and explained the matter in front of Cen Chunxuan.After hanging up the phone, Cen Chunxuan smiled so much that he didn't even drink his tea, got up and left.

Looking at Cen Chunxuan's demeanor before and after and the smile when he left, Fang Zida was a little dumbfounded.I am afraid that this is the main purpose of Cen Chunxuan's coming here today. As for what he said earlier, it is just a foreshadowing. Can Cen Chunxuan, who has served as the governor for three terms, be an ordinary person?The key to going around such a big circle is to ask Fang Zida to lend him the power of the Security Bureau to investigate the interior and cooperate with the Supervision Department to find conclusive evidence for those cases.

Fang Zida fell into Cen Chunxuan's calculations without paying attention. This Cen Chunxuan is not only good at anti-corruption methods, but also good at taking advantage of the situation. over there.The abacus did a good job.It was not until the end that Fang Zida came to his senses.However, he was not angry with Cen Chunxuan, but only laughed and cursed a few times after he left.As the first head of the Supervision Department, Cen Chunxuan was under a lot of pressure, and the work he carried out was also full of difficulties. If he could help Fang Zida, he still had to help, after all, whether the work of the Supervision Department was done well.This will be an important part of Fang Zida's formulation of national policy.

Cen Chunxuan got the "imperial decree" and immediately started to make arrangements. Before the various departments of the Supervision Department knew the news, Cen Chunxuan communicated with Chen Guofu in private and discussed the cooperation method between the two parties.In a few days.Some evidence sent by the Security Bureau is on Cen Chunxuan's desk. These are the investigation results of the internal staff of the Supervision Department. Although there is no evidence to show that these people have obviously corrupted the law, some leaks, tips, etc. There are many violations of discipline.According to the results of these investigations, Cen Chunxuan divided these people into three categories. The most serious category was directly taken away by the Security Bureau, and then handed over to the judiciary for prosecution for dereliction of duty. Those who suffered major losses were dealt with within the Supervision Department, and these people were transferred from their jobs, demoted or given administrative sanctions. As for some of the people who kept themselves clean, Cen Chunxuan was promoted to important positions one by one in addition to praise and material rewards. In fact, for a while, the internal atmosphere of the Supervision Department was revived, and with this reason, the integrity and self-discipline of the entire Supervision Department has been greatly improved. The officials of the various ministries who took advantage of the "fat vacancies" in the well-paid departments retreated, completely dispelling the idea of ​​jealousy for the position of the supervision department.

After rectifying the interior of the supervision department, Cen Chunxuan swung the knife in his hand to the outside.Without the whistleblower, and with the help of the huge intelligence network of the Security Bureau, the investigation by the Supervision Department went very smoothly. In just over a month, dozens of cases have been verified and conclusive evidence has been obtained.With these things in hand, the Supervision Department immediately questioned the subject of the investigation. Although some people denied it in every possible way and refused to admit it, it was useless in the face of evidence.

Since the first half of 1920, the Ministry of Supervision has filed a total of 472 cases and verified 415 cases. A total of 1563 officials and people from all walks of life were involved in the case. More than 1300 people were prosecuted and sentenced for bribery, bribery, fraud, and dereliction of duty, and nearly 200 others Received various administrative penalties.

This clean government storm has almost swept across most of China. Due to the presence of the Ministry of Supervision, although some remote areas have not been fully inspected for the time being, the arrest of thousands of officials at all levels and people from all walks of life shocked everyone. Especially some people who have ghosts in their hearts are even more uneasy.In this regard, some people in the cabinet meeting pointed out that Cen Chunxuan was doing this to disrupt the political situation and had a bad intention. The arrest of so many officials at all levels will not only lose the face of the government, but will also bring great difficulties to the government's work.Moreover, in the Congress, many members of the Congress have written to impeach Cen Chunxuan, scolding him for being addicted to being an official in the former court. The family members of the officials who went in also expressed their dissatisfaction, and joined forces with each other to demand that the government ban the Supervision Department and drive Cen Chunxuan out of office...

All of a sudden, there was everything in the newspapers, as if Cen Chunxuan's position was on the verge of collapse, and the Supervision Department would become a thing of the past and even shut down immediately.But Cen Chunxuan, who was in the center of the storm, was not affected at all. On the contrary, he directed his colleagues in the Supervision Department to work in an orderly manner with the cooperation of the Security Bureau.

Regarding this situation, Fang Zida did not stand idly by. As the prime minister, Fang Zida clearly supported Cen Chunxuan at the cabinet meeting, and expressed his tough attitude of supporting the Ministry of Supervision.Afterwards, Fang Zida, the leader of the KMT Party, gave instructions at the KMT internal meeting regarding the censure from the Congress. KMT members would cooperate with any involvement in the work of the Supervision Department. The KMT Central Committee will impose severe punishment within the party for the act of dismantling the stage.

Fang Zida's attitude of clearly supporting a clean government has won the approval of many insightful people, especially within KMT, several members of the Standing Committee and the Central Executive Committee have also sided with Fang Zida.Due to the firm support of the upper echelon, those officials who tried to use various means to drive Cen Chunxuan out of office were finally unable to sing this farce. The authority of the Ministry and the government's anti-corruption policy have been thoroughly implemented.

Of course, in order not to go too far, Fang Zida greeted Cen Chunxuan in private, asking him to temporarily catch the big and let go of the small, so as not to put everyone in danger.Regarding this point, although Cen Chunxuan was a little dissatisfied, he also understood the reason for Fang Zida's request. He thought that Ming Taizu's method of skinning and weeding was far more vicious and ruthless than the methods of the Supervision Department today, but the entire Ming Dynasty was still full of corrupt officials. The salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty were pitifully small, and secondly, there were also reasons for the death of the government.Fang Zida established the Supervision Department not only to solve the corruption problem within a certain period of time, but to implement it as a long-term policy. Although crude methods are effective in a short period of time, long-term implementation will also cause strong social backlash.Fang Zida is very clear about the virtues of these Chinese officials. If this policy is to succeed, it needs long-term support and changes in people's ideas. Long-term implementation is very disadvantageous.

For this reason, Fang Zida asked Cen Chunxuan to focus on the big and let go of the small. Firstly, it was to establish the authority of the Supervision Department, and secondly, it was also a kind of deterrence and warning to the officialdom, giving some officials who made minor mistakes a chance to repent and reform.Of course, after a period of time, if there are still people who are obsessed with ghosts and do not change their minds, then don't blame the supervision department for making another move.

The crackdown on clean government for several consecutive months, until July 1920, the entire Chinese government was completely cleared up.Officials at all levels have restrained a lot under this kind of high pressure, and their government efficiency has also improved a lot. This has really opened up the situation, and it has become a powerful institution for the state to supervise officials, prevent corruption, and implement clean government.

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