Chapter 279: Rectifying the Administration of Officials (Thanks to the book friends who like mini for the reward!)

After talking to Liu Zhengxian for a few more words and explaining some things, Ye Mingsheng turned his gaze to Wang Jin, the judge in charge of Fengzhou's judicial system. Feeling Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Wang Jin's expression undoubtedly became more respectful.
"Judge Wang, what do you think of Fengzhou's administration?" After taking a deep look at Wang Jin, Ye Mingsheng immediately asked:
Hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, Wang Jin was stunned for a moment, and then his mind started to work rapidly. The political wisdom gained from decades of officialdom told him that since Ye Mingsheng asked this question, he must have some ideas about the administration of Fengzhou. But what exactly did Ye Mingsheng want to do?

After thinking for a few seconds, Wang Jin still didn't understand Ye Mingsheng's idea. Liu Zhengxian's previous experience also made him dare not make up an answer to fool Ye Mingsheng. He could only tell Ye Mingsheng everything:

"The administration in Fengzhou is not very good. There are many corrupt officials in various places..."

Seeing that Wang Jin was quite honest, Ye Mingsheng followed his words and continued:

"Since the judge knows that there are corrupt officials, what actions will be taken?"

Ye Mingsheng's words immediately made Wang Jin's heart sink. He understood that although Ye Mingsheng was a military officer and commander-in-chief, he still had to make the first few moves as a new official.

After figuring out Ye Mingsheng's intentions, Wang Jin made up his mind. As the saying goes, a friend dies rather than a poor Taoist. He didn't need to take the blame for others in front of Ye Mingsheng. He immediately cupped his hands and said:

"I understand. When I return, I will immediately rectify the administration of officials and bring all those who are corrupt and abuse their power to justice!"

After hearing Wang Jin's answer, Ye Mingsheng did not change at all, but just asked calmly:

"Do you really understand?"

Feeling Ye Mingsheng's indifferent tone, Wang Jin couldn't help but reveal some fear on his face. He didn't know if it was because he didn't clean his butt clean enough that Ye Mingsheng knew about his bad deeds...
Just when Wang Jin was feeling extremely anxious and worried, Ye Mingsheng took out a piece of paper from the drawer of the desk and handed it to Wang Jin.

Wang Jin, who was extremely nervous, quickly took the paper from Ye Mingsheng with both hands. However, when he saw the name written on the paper, his face changed instantly.

At the same time, a calm voice also sounded in his ears.

"Everyone on this list will have their property confiscated and their heads executed! I will use their blood to change the rules in Fengzhou!"

Feeling the undisguised murderous intent in Ye Mingsheng's words, Wang Jin felt a chill in his heart, but looking at the last name on the list, Wang Jin gritted his teeth, and was about to raise his head to say something.

However, just as he opened his mouth, before he could say anything, he met Ye Mingsheng's cold eyes. What he wanted to say disappeared immediately, and he lowered his head and said:

"I understand. I will deal with it as soon as possible!"

"How long is as soon as possible?" Ye Mingsheng asked:
Seeing Ye Mingsheng being so serious, Wang Jin felt extremely bitter and said tentatively:

"Sir, how about a month?" "In a month, the daylilies will be cold!"

Ye Mingsheng snorted coldly and said, "You only have seven days. If you don't finish it within seven days, you will bear the consequences!"

"Yes!"

Wang Jin had no choice but to accept the order with a droopy face. He couldn’t understand why Ye Mingsheng was so nice to Liu Zhengxian but was so hypocritical towards himself...
After the matter was discussed, Ye Mingsheng let Liu Zhengxian and Wang Jin leave his general's mansion. Looking at Wang Jin's back as he left, a hint of murderous intent emerged in Ye Mingsheng's eyes.

Although he has all kinds of good plans and ideas to develop Fengzhou and make Fengzhou the base of his hegemony, but ideas are ideas and practice is practice, the two cannot be confused. No matter how good the ideas and plans are, if they are not implemented properly, they are all castles in the air, mirages in the water...

Therefore, for the future development, what Ye Mingsheng needs to do now is to rectify the administration of officials, make the Fengzhou official system a new look, increase the competitiveness of the entire system, make the system run efficiently, better implement Ye Mingsheng's ideas, enhance the strength of Fengzhou, and let the military and civilians of Fengzhou benefit and live a better life!

The reason why Ye Mingsheng did not take any action in Fengzhou's officialdom during the past few months since he came to Fengzhou was that he was waiting for General Huo San to investigate the complicated relationships in Fengzhou for him.

The collapse of the officialdom in the Great Zhou Dynasty has not been a day or two. Nine out of ten officials are corrupt. Bribery has become an unspoken rule in the officialdom. The officialdom in Fengzhou is naturally no exception. More than 90% of the officials have various problems...

As the saying goes, "The law does not hold everyone responsible." The officialdom of Fengzhou and even the entire Da Zhou officialdom has been corrupt for a long time. Although Ye Mingsheng is willing to rectify the administration of officials, given the current situation, it is impossible for him to remove all officials who violate the law and discipline.

If that happens, no one will come to work, and Ye Mingsheng's economic development plan and military expansion and farming plan will have no way to be implemented. At the same time, this will cause a violent backlash in the officialdom, which will be too much for Ye Mingsheng himself to bear.

Therefore, when it comes to rectifying the administration of civil servants, we must proceed steadily and accurately according to the situation, and we must not act too hastily or take a one-size-fits-all approach from the beginning, paralyzing the entire official system.

Therefore, what Ye Mingsheng can do now is to catch a few typical cases with very bad situations, make an example of them to stop the trend of corruption, calm the growing public anger, and then re-establish a new order of clean officialdom through the establishment of various rules and regulations.

Ye Mingsheng paid special attention to Wang Jin, the sixth-rank judge and the third-in-command of Fengzhou's officialdom. According to Huo San's secret investigation, Wang Jin had accepted bribes from subordinates and businessmen during his years in Fengzhou, and had done some illegal and taboo things, bullying men and women...

If it weren't for the fact that he had only been in Fengzhou for a short time and Wang Jin was one of the first people in Fengzhou officialdom to surrender to him, killing him would cause many bad chain reactions, making officials of all ranks feel insecure. Ye Mingsheng really wanted to kill him and use his head as a warning to others!
Although he did not take action against Wang Jin himself this time for the sake of the overall situation, Ye Mingsheng also added the name of one of his trusted subordinates to the list, which could be regarded as a warning to Wang Jin.

If Wang Jin could come to his senses and turn back from his wrong path, Ye Mingsheng might let him live for a few more days. But if he refuses to repent and continues down the wrong path, Ye Mingsheng could only send him off and eliminate the harm to the 100,000 people of Fengzhou!

Ye Mingsheng had originally planned to deal with matters such as military farming, expanding the army, and rectifying the administration one by one, but unfortunately, the changes in the overall environment in Liaoyang forced him to carry out these matters at the same time and improve Fengzhou's hard and soft power as soon as possible to cope with the more severe changes in the situation that would follow!
(Sorry, dear readers, there were some special circumstances. They have been changed and will not affect normal reading. I am really sorry!)

(End of this chapter)