In a hall of Xinye Yamen, Wang Ruohai set up a torture hall to interrogate Zhang Jun. Wang Xiaolie borrowed ten soldiers and divided them on both sides.

Entering the hall, Zhang Jun held up his hands and sang a fat promise: "Please punish me."

Wang Ruohai said: "I am the punishment appointed by the imperial court. Someone comes to the punishment department to file a complaint and it should be tried. This person is Ge Xiong of Luoshan County. He is in charge of the Xinyang Army and relies on force to take money from the people. Is this possible?

thing?"

Zhang Jundao: "I was ordered by Zhizhi to guard the Xinyang Army, with three hundred soldiers under my command. After I arrived at the Xinyang Army, I recruited another six hundred Xiang Army. As punishment, raising soldiers requires money. Where does the money come from? Of course it comes from the local people.

Come into your hands. There are hundreds of state armies in the world, how can this not be the case?"

Wang Ruohai was stunned for a moment. Yes, at this time, what can the generals guarding the local area do? Where is this not the case? Zhang Jun did not cause a life-threatening lawsuit, which is already very good. In many places, after the military rise, the local

If you are broken, who can you turn to for explanation? Even if you file a complaint with the court, the court will not listen to it. It is really embarrassing for me to propose a sentence and try this case.

After coughing, Wang Ruohai said: "The royal system of setting up envoys to rule is different from other places. All states have regulations, and local governments must follow the regulations. Obviously in the Xinyang Army, the control has gone too far."

Zhang Jun said with a smile: "Yesterday's observation told me that what I did in the Xinyang Army may have been inappropriate. When it comes to punishment and judgment, it is what a man has done, and I will not shirk it."

Ge Xiong listened and did not dare to speak. At first, he thought that if he complained to the Criminal Division, people would be arrested in a hurry, and the case would be won by him. Now when he heard it, it seemed that there was nothing wrong with complaining.

use?

Wang Ruohai didn't say much. He took the pleadings and confronted Zhang Jun one by one. Zhang Jun did not shirk and admitted everything he had done. Occasionally, there were some discrepancies in details, but it did not affect the entire case.

After everything was tried, Wang Ruohai said: "A case should be tried by the prosecutor, and the prosecutor should choose the legal provisions. In these extraordinary times, how can it be so complete? The most important thing is not to treat the people badly. This case is like this

Okay. Zhang Tongzhi, you have violated the military orders of the Zhizhi envoy and caused local turmoil. Tongzhi is a member of the army, so it is up to the Zhizhi envoy to decide how to punish him. But the losses of the people cannot be ignored."

After finishing speaking, Wang Ruohai asked about Ge Xiong's family's losses, which were nearly 500 guan. Zhang Jun took the money not into his own pocket, but to support the army. It was not easy for Zhang Jun to compensate. Take 11

Let Zhang Jun compensate the Ge family for fifty guan.

Zhang Jundao: "As for the punishment, fifty guan is my monthly salary. If I compensate this family, wouldn't I be drinking from the northwest wind?"

Wang Ruohai said: "That is a matter in your army, and it will be decided by the envoy. However, in the punishment department, you have to pay the fifty guan."

Zhang Junyi handed over his hand: "In this way, this case is closed! Don't worry about the punishment, I will send someone to deliver the money later!"

After saying that, he walked out of the hall without looking back.

Wang Ruohai said to Ge Xiong below: "After you take the money, go back to Luoshan. After this case, the bank will return it to your family, and the land will not cause you any more trouble. The family will live a good life."

Ge Xiong said: "My father was arrested and sent to the Yamen. He suffered a lot and then passed away. What can we say about this matter?"

Wang Ruohai said: "We are sorry and accept the change. In extraordinary times, the people suffer some hardships, so what can we do?"

How could Ge Xiong be willing to accept it? The reason why he went through such hardships and filed a complaint in Dengzhou was not for fifty thousand dollars, but to get an explanation for his father. How could he have known that Wang Ruohai's drama would end like this at the beginning.

Wang Ruohai didn't say much, Zhang Jun took fifty thousand dollars and handed it to Ge Xiong, and the case was concluded.

What else could he do? Zhang Jun was leading the troops, so what happened to getting some money from the local government to support the troops? He didn't put it in his pocket, and he was already a rare good official at this time. Wang Ruohai had nothing to do in Dengzhou for a long time, so he

I was still a little sloppy when I was in charge.

Entering Wang Xiao's hunting office, Zhang Jun said: "I didn't expect that Wang Tixing sentenced me to pay fifty guan of money! What a pity, except for the salary in the Xinyang Army, not a penny went into my own pocket. Fifty guan of money is...

My monthly salary is here!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "This is the best. To be honest, if Wang Ti had not sentenced you like this, I would have wanted to fine you three months' salary! If you do something wrong, you will be punished. You cannot be demoted, so I can only punish you."

Money."

Zhang Jun said: "All the money collected from the Xinyang Army was used to support the army. How can I be fined?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Originally, I did not advocate punishing officials' salaries. But now, the official position is uncertain, and demoting is meaningless. The best way is to fine people. Don't feel aggrieved. I don't know how many families you have ruined in the Xinyang Army.

The family is ruined. How about using it to support the army? This has not happened to other state armies, and they can still support the army!"

Seeing Wang Xiaolie's stern attitude, Zhang Jun kept silent. He just felt pain in his heart. Fifty guan was a lot of money.

Regarding his subordinates, Wang Xiaolie's attitude is to give him enough money, but he is never allowed to use his authority to make money. If anyone dares to commit a crime, he must be severely punished. This is a red line, and Wang Xiaolie makes it clear to every subordinate.

.If you dislike the low treatment of officials, you don’t have to do it.

Later generations thought the salary of officials in the Song Dynasty was very high, but in fact not every official was high. Generally speaking, the salary of middle- and senior-level officials was high, while the income of low-level officials was still very low. Of course, compared with later generations of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the salary of officials in the Song Dynasty was very high.

Their income is incomparable.

Officials are of course an elite class, and their income is too low, which is inconsistent with their status. Officials have powers, and if their normal income is less, they will get it back from other places. For the country, if the official finances are sufficient, it is better to allow officials to have normal income.

High income is good. Taking advantage of one's power to make money will inevitably bring chaos to the economy and cause harm to the people.

This principle is actually very simple, and there should not be any obstacles to understanding. However, in previous lives, due to various reasons, officials' salaries were not high, but they were given various preferential treatments. In the eyes of many people, they feel that officials' salaries should not be high.

There are even people who compare the salaries of officials from various countries to vent their strange thoughts.

Officials in European and American countries are different from China's unified habits. They should have developed from the former autonomous towns. Officials themselves have industries, and being an official has the nature of serving the citizens. Whether the salary is high or not is not important.

Of course, being a civil servant is a kind of job, and it is different from what is usually called an official. After entering modern society, officials in European and American countries can use their powers to benefit their own industries. This is another matter.

If the government wants elite people to become officials, what should they give them without money? Give them benefits? Give them famous family members? It’s all unreliable. A magistrate should be one of the highest-paid people in his state, and the same is true for a county. The prime minister of the country should be

They have one of the highest incomes in the country. Otherwise, why do they do it? After doing it, why don’t they use their authority to make money for themselves? Of course, this refers to the income from working.

If the duties and powers are not consistent with the income, strict supervision, rewards and punishments will be out of the question.

The generals under Wang Xiaolie, such as Cao Zhiyan, Xie Linong, Yu Huan, Yang Shen and others, now basically earn 50 cents per month. Niu Gao and Shao Ling are slightly higher, earning 60 cents per month. This income
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