Zhang Juzheng felt dizzy when he heard this! He knows how miserable the officials below are, because he himself is also enjoying the benefits! But what he didn't expect was that the people below were already so rotten! Now he has some doubts. Is it really beneficial to the court to maintain the dominance of the civil servant family?
But Liu Haojia shouted sharply before he could speak: "Bring all the files from outside!"
Upon hearing this, Xiaoqi hurriedly ran out the door. A moment later, a group of guards carrying dozens of boxes walked into the hall and piled up a hill on the ground! Liu Haojia pointed to these boxes and said to Zhang Juzheng: "Master Chief Assistant, this is the file of all the officials who committed the crime! It includes personnel rosters, confessions, evidence, and a list of dirty silver and stolen goods! If Master Chief Assistant doesn't believe it, you can send someone to check it! If there is an unjust, false or wrong case, I am willing to bear the crime of false accusation and rebellion!"
When the officials heard what Liu Haojia said, they were trembling with fear! In their opinion, Liu Haojia has gone completely crazy! He is ready to catch all the civil servants in the world! But they didn't dare to refute or even raise their heads! Now the only thing they can do is lie on the ground and pray that Zhang Juzheng will convince this madman as soon as possible!
But Emperor Wanli was sitting on the dragon chair, but his eyes were shining! He very much hoped that Liu Haojia could persevere and catch all these corrupt officials! It would be even better if Zhang Juzheng could be ousted from power! Although he knew this was impossible, people always have to give themselves some hope, right?
At this time, Zhang Juzheng said slowly: "Wu Ninghou, what do you want?"
Liu Haojia heard this and knew that the time for final negotiations had come! At the same time, he also knew that he could not single out the entire civil servant class, so he could only seek greater interests!
So he took a deep breath and said slowly: "The people of the first assistant and the lower officials don't want anything, they just want to find a balance! As the adults said, doing too much of some things will really mess up the situation. Country!" Kanshu La
The officials were finally relieved after hearing this. This damn guy won't go on a killing spree! So they all let out a sigh of relief! But what they didn't expect was that they thought they would exhale, but they didn't expect that all the officials in the hall would exhale almost at the same time, making quite a noise!
Emperor Wanli sat on the dragon chair and relaxed his body with some disappointment! Although he knew that this would definitely be the result in the end, he was still unwilling to accept the result when it came! What made him even more angry was that he knew that as the emperor, he was the supreme ruler of this empire, but at this time he couldn't say anything, or even interrupt! This is what causes him the most pain!
Zhang Juzheng felt relieved after hearing Liu Haojia's words! As long as Liu Haojia doesn't mess around and doesn't affect the operation of the empire, many things can be discussed! So he said slowly: "Then you can tell me what you think!"
Liu Haojia stood up straight and said, "Your Excellency, the Chief Assistant, should also be aware of how much official corruption affects the world! And Jin Yiwei has the responsibility of supervising officials all over the world, so in the future, Jin Yiwei's handling of cases cannot be interfered with in any way! Of course, Jin Yiwei will also handle cases impartially, We will never deliberately make an unjust, false or wrongful conviction! Moreover, when the officials involved are too high-status or there are too many people, we will also inform His Majesty and the Cabinet, and the three parties will discuss how to act, how about that?"
Zhang Juzheng knew that once he agreed to this, it would be really difficult for Jin Yiwei to check and balance him! Especially Liu Haojia specifically carried out Emperor Wanli, which was also a means to check and balance the cabinet! I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to speak the truth in front of Emperor Wanli in the future!
But at this time, he could no longer think too much and could only nod and say: "This is acceptable!"
Liu Haojia continued: "Official corruption is certainly due to their greed, but the low salary of the country is also one of the incentives. Now the salt tax has increased significantly after the promotion of low-priced salt. The salt tax alone is worth the amount of the past year. Income from the treasury! With this income, we can appropriately increase the salaries of officials. Of course, the salaries of civilian officials and military attachés must be treated equally, and there must be no preference for one!" ap..
When the officials heard Liu Haojia's first request, they all gritted their teeth in hatred! Although they were still kneeling there, the gloomy aura rising from their bodies was astonishing! After all, no one wants to find a father to ride on their head, especially if this father has the ability to chop himself.
Even less so when it comes to the rights of one's own head.
But they were very surprised when they heard the second request! Isn't this Liu Haojia crazy? Have you changed your gender, or are you ready to give me a slap in the face? But anyway. An increase in salary is always a good thing! .
Especially those officials of Qingshui Yamen actually felt a little grateful to Liu Haojia! Especially the people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate are the happiest! Some imperial censors in the Metropolitan Procuratorate are still honest. These people are used to living a hard life. If they really increase their salaries, it will be a huge improvement to their lives, especially if they don't even think about corruption. When local governments are greedy, it would be a really good thing for them if their salaries were really increased!
Zhang Juzheng's eyes darkened when he heard this! It's not that he hasn't thought about this matter, but Liu Haojia brought it up before he had time to put it into action! If he had brought this matter up first, then his reputation among the scholars would have been more than just as high as the sky!
But it happened that this matter was brought up by a military attache, which made people a little troubled! But fortunately, he knew that this was indeed a good thing, so he nodded and agreed after a little thought! He said: "This is acceptable! But how to add it? How much to add? How to add it? Only after detailed planning and calculation can we implement it!"
Liu Haojia said: "This matter should naturally be handled by the cabinet, and I will just wait for the good news! Now I have one last request from Xiaguan, that is, in the future, civil servants should do the things of civilian officials, and the military attaches should do the things of military attachés! This..."
But at this moment, Zhang Siwei had already taken a step forward and said loudly: "What are you talking about? You must know that governing the country by civilian officials is the right way. As for those warriors, they only need to obey orders! How do those warriors know how to govern the country? If they are allowed to participate In the government, the government will definitely be messed up!"
Zhang Siwei's words aroused the approval of hundreds of officials! We must know that the civil servants spent a lot of effort to drive the noble group out of the center of power in the court. How could they be allowed to return to the center of power? You must know that rights also represent interests, and this is something they must never let go of!
