When Qu Rukui heard Ricci's words, he smiled bitterly.
"Mr. Li, it's useless for you to say that. The imperial court will not pay attention to you at all. Now that the imperial court has tasted the sweetness of gold and silver, if there is any news, they will definitely look for it. You have to convince the imperial court that there is really no gold and silver on Luzon Island, then the imperial court will stop. But as you said, if there is really no gold and silver, then you don't have to worry about the imperial court sending troops to Luzon."
Ricci was worried at first, but then he relaxed.
It was not difficult to prove that there were no mountains of gold and silver in the Philippines, and even if there were, they would have to change it to no. Spain occupied the Philippines mainly for the spice business, and the gold and silver business was mainly in the Americas, not in the Philippines.
But the Philippines was also a very important stronghold, an indispensable stronghold. The annual income from the spice business could greatly support the Spanish finance.
Otherwise, how could Spain have the courage to go to war with Britain, France, and the Netherlands at the same time? Wasn't that asking for trouble?
As long as China could avoid going to war with the Philippine Governor's Office, everything was fine, so Ricci urgently consulted Qu Rukui.
"Then, Taisu, can you tell me what I should do to convince the emperor of China that there is no gold and silver on Luzon Island?"
Qu Rukui pinched his beard and smiled bitterly.
"In fact, it's not difficult. As long as you can spend some money to build a relationship and let the official in charge of this matter argue for you to the imperial court, then it will naturally be useful."
Ricci was stunned for a moment.
"This kind of thing is not the same, but there is no other way. This is Daming the officialdom. The officialdom in your country is similar, right?"
Hearing Qu Rukui's words, Ricci thought of his childhood life and nodded involuntarily.
"It seems that the whole world is the same, only Myanmar is not like this."
Qu Rukui was stunned for a moment.
"Myanmar? You mean, Xiao Ruxun, Marquis Zhennan? "
Ricci nodded and said, "Yes, Tai Su. I have lived in Myanmar for three years and worked for General Xiao. Nothing like this happened in the cities under General Xiao's rule and his officials. I have never seen General Xiao punish his officials for corruption or bribery. Instead, he punished many treacherous businessmen who wanted to bribe the officials but were reported by the officials. These businessmen were all beaten."
Qu Rukui frowned and said slowly, "I remember that Burma Town is a military town, and Xiao Town is located in Burma. Basically, that place is his private territory. If you want to talk about officials, they should be under the jurisdiction of the Marquis's Mansion. They are not official officials of the Daming Mansion. At most, they are officials recruited by the Marquis's Mansion.
What? Xiao Zhennan was extremely strict with his subordinates, and none of his subordinates dared to be corrupt? How strict could they be? The founding father of our dynasty treated government officials as if they were enemies. He would flay the skin and pull out the tendons of those who embezzled sixty taels of silver. In thirty-one years, he killed many more officials than he executed, but didn't he still fail to stop corruption?
Corruption has existed since ancient times. Emperors of all dynasties hate corruption, but who can solve it? No one has ever been able to solve it. As strong as the founding father was, he could only temporarily contain it. How powerful was Zhang Juzheng? Didn't he also fail to solve it? I am afraid that only under the rule of the third generation, people can not pick up lost things on the road and not close their doors at night! The moral degeneration of the world is getting worse and worse! "
Qu Rukui sighed and lamented.
"Not really. General Xiao gives his officials in the Marquis's Mansion a very high salary, much more than what I get. Every festival in China, there are all kinds of rewards, and he gives me a lot. Not to mention those officials, some officials with very good political achievements probably get more salary than some businessmen."
Ricci thought about his comfortable life in Myanmar.
Although it was a little depressed, he really didn't have to worry about food and clothing. There was even a supply of ice, which was very comfortable.
"Oh? Xiao Zhennan is quite rich. He learned from the politics of the former Song Dynasty and raised officials with high salaries. But I am afraid that is not enough. The salary of the officials of the former Song Dynasty is the highest in ancient and modern times, which is incomparable to the Daming Dynasty. But the corruption of the officials of the former Song Dynasty has not decreased at all. This is too lenient. After all, Xiao Zhennan is a military general and doesn't know much about political affairs. The people of Myanmar are suffering! "
Qu Rukui stroked his beard and sighed.
"No, Taisu, although the salary General Xiao gives is very high, at the same time, there is an official office called the Audit Office in every city, which directly answers to General Xiao. General Xiao told me that this official office is specially responsible for auditing tax, and there are some people in it who are responsible for checking the income and expenditure of local officials.
Once these people found that there was a possibility of corruption in the officials, they would immediately report it to General Xiao. Such a situation had happened three times in the past three years, and the three officials had a miserable ending. After that, there were no more cases of corruption in the officials, and the other officials did not have the power to collect taxes.
The power to collect taxes is in the hands of the Audit Office, and then the city administrator will give a detailed list of the expenses to General Xiao. After General Xiao approves it, the Audit Office will allocate funds to the administrator. But the administrator can send people to supervise the whole process of the Audit Office's tax collection. If they find that the Audit Office has tax evasion, they can immediately report it to General Xiao. "
"This … this is a check and balance. The local administration can't control the local tax, and the local tax can't control the local administration, but the two can supervise and report each other. If the local administration needs money, it needs to apply to Xiao Zhennan, and Xiao Zhennan will order to allocate funds to the Audit Office. Two checks and balances, and the leadership belongs to Xiao Zhennan. This is a good system."
Qu Rukui was slightly amazed.
"Xiao Zhennan completely controls the tax and the use of tax, which controls the money, lets the local officials and the Audit Office supervise each other, and not give in to each other. This also controls the people. Xiao Zhennan's move really makes this old man's eyes light up. This martial artist is not simple. No wonder he can rule Myanmar forever."
Ricci smiled happily and said, "I also think this is very good. General Xiao also said that he thinks that the serious corruption problem in China is mainly due to the low salary of the officials. The salary of the officials is too low, especially for some low-level officials. The salary is so low that it is almost impossible for them to live.
This is forcing the officials to be corrupt. If they don't be corrupt, their life will become a problem. It is no wonder that the officials are corrupt. General Xiao also said that the officials hold power and their status is very high. But when they see the businessmen who are lower than them, and even the rich civilians who live better than them, it is inevitable that they will feel unbalanced. In addition, with power, they will often be begged, so corruption is inevitable.
If the official's salary is high enough to let the official live a good life, then the official's resistance to corruption will naturally be higher. But this is also not good, because if the supervision power is not enough, the officials will be fearless, and with power, over time, they will be lawless and even more terrible.
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