Throughout the ages, officials like Yongzheng Dynasty abound and are extremely rare. Speaking of it, people in that era were not particularly conscious. It is obviously not enough to fight corruption only by personal consciousness, but also by means.
The anti-corruption measures in Yongzheng China are endless, which is an eye-opener. Among them, there is a trick called instant standby.
Alternation was quite common in ancient times. There are too many qualified people, but the positions are limited, so the people behind can only stay in a cool place first. This is a spare. Waiting for three or five years is quite common; Many people have been waiting for ten or eight years. Some people, all their lives, have not survived.
In view of this problem, Yongzheng gave full play to his imagination and linked it with anti-corruption. Whenever a minister is sent down to audit the accounts, he must follow a large group of alternate officials. These alternate officials are also divided into 369 grades, depending on what position they are waiting for. As long as a corrupt official is found, he will be dismissed on the spot and then tried on charges. And, immediately from the accompanying alternate officials, choose an alternate at the same level as the corrupt official to fill the vacancy after the corrupt official's fall.
This move is both cruel and wonderful. Traditionally, the anti-audit measures of corrupt officials are mostly to break through barriers and protect each other, so it is difficult to put an end to corruption. In this way, the people who come to audit the accounts are all people who are eyeing their positions. If they have problems, they should be fired immediately, so that they can be promoted immediately. How can such a person give up the opportunity to be an official because of accepting bribes? After all, no amount of bribery is as enjoyable as being an official!
Secondly, it can also reduce the huge deficit left by corrupt officials after they leave office. Most corrupt officials, once they are about to leave office, always try their best to make a fortune and leave this big pit for their successors to fill. Successors, naturally, should make efforts to make up for the losses, and then continue to be greedy and continue to leave a big hole for the latecomers. In this way, the vicious circle leads to endless corruption. Before the auditor is not a successor, it doesn't matter, it hangs high. Therefore, corrupt officials can get away with bribing auditors with a little money. As for my successor, I can only admit that I am unlucky. Now, the successor is the auditor. If the account is unknown, the victim is himself. So the audit is stricter than anyone else!
In fact, Yongzheng's tactics also have a magical effect, that is, he can supervise and audit as a minister. Officials protect each other, which is one of the reasons why corruption was difficult to ban in the past. Now, for those alternate officials, this is related to their own future. Whether they have formal jobs or not depends on this time. Not if we can find out the corrupt officials. I don't have to wait any longer. Otherwise, it's hard to say when! Therefore, even if the minister is in a high position, if he has the courage to stand in people's way, I am afraid it will cause public anger.
Yongzheng became an immediate backup, leaving corrupt officials with nowhere to escape and no way to go. This is a great coup against corruption.