Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 21 Corruption
"Perhaps you have also heard that the supervisory department has taken more action recently, right? Alas, it seems that our Northwest is not a clean place. I originally thought that our Northwest would not have this or that problem in a short time. , Unexpectedly, it’s only been a few years, hehe, all kinds of tricks have popped up, and it’s hard to guard against.” Wufeng lay back in his chair, paused for a while and said sentimentally: “The officials in the newly surrendered areas I'm not surprised that these problems occur, after all, they don't realize the difference between our northwest and the empire, but even in the six northwestern prefectures, except for your Qingyang mansion, which has not been seized by the supervision department, there are more or less such problems in every prefecture. A kind of phenomenon, and there are old people who followed me from the city guards. I didn’t expect to degenerate so quickly, and it has become like this after only a few years in the place. This is simply unacceptable to me. Is the empire today This is the future of our Northwest, I cannot accept this kind of result."
Seeing his boss's mood suddenly become a little agitated, Mo Lun remained silent, thinking silently about the meaning of his boss' words. Since he was allowed to sit in the high position of the director of the legal affairs department, which is tied with the director of political affairs and the director of military affairs, and recruited himself from Qingyang so urgently, the boss must have felt that the problems in his territory could not be ignored, or even Speaking of danger, Mo Lun is actually paying attention to the development of the situation in this regard.
During this period of time, the Supervision Office launched a series of cleansing operations code-named "Innocence", arresting as many as 80 officials at all levels in one go, from the director of the prefectural level to the township one. Officials in all prefectures and counties in the Northwest were all concerned about the Supervisory Office. Most of these officials who were dismissed came from prefectures such as Lulong, Tianshui, Longdong, and Xikang that were newly included in the jurisdiction of the Northwest. Officials in the province are also exposed more prominently, but there are also a small number of officials from the five northwestern prefectures and the two northern Luzon prefectures outside Qingyang prefecture. The problems exposed are also shocking, ranging from bending the law for personal gain to using power for personal gain, from buying and selling officials to corruption and accepting bribes.
The boss probably wanted to hear his views on this matter and what measures he should take to deal with it. Maybe this could be regarded as a policy speech before he took office. Morun thought with a wry smile, it’s just that no one in the past dynasties has ever been able to cure this corruption problem. Although Morun is conceited and talented, he is also not sure about this problem. To be precise, it should be Morun himself who is also aware of this phenomenon. I agree with the attitude that corruption will always be accompanied by greed and power, it will never die and never die, and it will never be cut off. The only way is probably how to eliminate it to a minimum.
"My lord, in fact, you don't have to worry too much. This corruption has never been eradicated, and it is impossible to eradicate it. Why? The root of corruption lies in human greed, but its soil is the existence of power, and where there are people, there will be Greed, this is the evil of human nature, and there must be a certain political structure to manage the other side, which means the distribution and use of power, which is the soil of corruption. It is obviously impossible to eliminate these two points Yes, unless the human race does not exist. Judging from the development of human history, this phenomenon will continue to exist for a long time." After a long time of contemplation, Morun finally spoke, but Wufeng was greatly frustrated by his words.
"Then you mean that we can't do anything about it?" Of course Wufeng didn't believe that the candidate he had chosen for the Director of Legal Affairs would come to such a conclusion.
"Of course not. Now I'm just discussing the root causes and causes of corruption with adults. Regarding corruption, whether it is the Eastern Continent or the Western Continent, different countries and regions have different methods and measures to deal with it. In the Eastern Continent, especially our Tang people, we advocate self-cultivation, improving personal morality and conduct to restrain human greed, eliminate and reduce corruption from the root, and on the other hand, we also advocate the use of severe punishments to combat this phenomenon. , to achieve a deterrent effect through severe punishment, so that future generations will not commit crimes again; while the countries in the Western Continent advocate the establishment of a set of good norms to restrain the power of government officials, make them check and balance each other, and at the same time improve the professionalism of government officials. In order to reduce the possibility of corruption.” Mo Lun talked eloquently.
"Then what are the advantages and disadvantages of the two?" Wufeng was obviously interested.
"The former is to start from the root cause, it should be said to cure the root cause, but judging from the situation of the dynasties established by our Tang family, it is obvious that this effect is not good, because human nature tends to be evil. The society is complex and changeable. When you are in a high position, it is difficult for ordinary people to refuse the temptation of benefits. It takes a lot of perseverance and time to achieve the goal from the source, and it is easy to fall short. It is a special means of treating the symptoms. It can have a certain effect in the short term or in individual areas, but driven by human greed, this effect is very limited. The direction of the Western Continent seems to be better, but they All systems and norms have flaws and loopholes. Driven by human greed, they will try their best to find ways to target these preventive and restrictive systems, which will greatly restrict the function of these systems. , and the stricter and more standardized the system, the more perfect it will inevitably affect the efficiency of government affairs. This cannot be ignored. As for the strengthening of professional ethics education, it has the same effect as the self-cultivation of the Eastern Continent. It should be said to have a certain effect, but But it’s very limited.” Mo Lun slowly analyzed the similarities and differences in the strategy of Dongfang Dao in punishing corruption.
"Well, there is some truth to it. It seems that this corruption problem is indeed a stubborn problem in the officialdom. It may not be easy to cure it, but Mo Lun, what measures do you think should be taken in view of our current situation in Northwest China including Kansai?" To carry out rectification, so as to limit the occurrence of these phenomena to a minimum?" Wufeng sighed with emotion, this problem has troubled him for a long time, long before the Supervision Office launched the "innocent" action, he would have He heard some reactions more or less, and he also expected that this kind of thing would happen sooner or later in his territory, but he didn't expect that the action of the Supervision Office would be so fast and the results achieved would be so huge. It was beyond Wufeng's expectation to explain in a disguised form how serious the problems of the officials in his territory were.
This is another complicated topic. Fortunately, when Mo Lun explained the root cause of corruption, he was already preparing countermeasures, so it was methodical: "If the adults want Mo Lun to find a radical solution, maybe Your Excellency will be disappointed. However, Mo Lun also has some ideas to control this phenomenon within a low and acceptable limit, which can be used as your reference. First, establish a good official selection system and training system, and strengthen the barriers to entry into government agencies. The investigation and understanding of officials, especially those in important positions, starts from the first pass. In addition, after taking office, they also need to conduct regular assessments and studies of conduct and conduct, and strengthen professional ethics training, so that they have a lofty sense of responsibility for their profession. To prevent them from degenerating as much as possible.”
"Second, increase the salaries of government officials and establish a stable salary system so that officials can maintain a relatively high standard of living in the entire social group even without any illegal income from outside. Because Judging from the current situation, most government officials should be said to belong to the elite with more knowledge and ability in the entire social class. They more or less hold a certain amount of power in their hands. Those who want to ask them are all rich, and it is inevitable that there will be a sense of imbalance. If this sense of imbalance cannot be viewed with a normal attitude, it can easily be transformed into a psychological preparation for corruption.”
"Third ~IndoMTL.com~ Improve the control system, strengthen the supervision function, increase efforts to investigate and deal with corruption and crack down on corruption, and curb corruption crimes from two aspects of prevention and punishment. Establish a set of power constraints suitable for our Northwest situation system, to reduce the possibility of corruption, of course, this is somewhat difficult, especially when we are still in the entrepreneurial stage in Northwest China, overemphasizing this point will weaken the efficiency of our governance and management. Strengthening the supervision function is to give greater power to the supervisory department, from Institutions, staffing and funding are fully guaranteed, and at the same time, the public is encouraged to supervise the behavior of government officials, and to encourage the reporting of government officials' corruption. The legal department will give rewards to whistleblowers and keep them secret. In addition, it should also strengthen the punishment of corrupt behavior from a legal perspective. .”
"In addition, I also want to make a suggestion to the adults. Of course, this idea may not be in line with the current reality. I just want to put it forward. I hope that the adults think that the gradual implementation of this system at the right time may help curb corruption. Occurrence and spread." Morun seemed a little hesitant when he mentioned the last point, which was quite different from his clear attitude when he talked about the previous points, which made Wufeng suddenly interested.
"Oh, let's talk and listen." Wufeng encouraged with great interest.
"That is to establish a property declaration and filing system for officials before and after their appointment. The declaration and filing system can be gradually rolled out. From the very beginning, only reporting to the supervisory department, and finally reporting to all the people. This is a process that can be mastered by adults. progress. This can effectively prevent officials from abusing power for personal gain and corrupting the law during their term of office, and at the same time provide a good supervision environment for the supervisory department. One official has corruption problems." Mo Lun's last words were earth-shattering, and even Wufeng was stunned.