The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 753 Supervision Mechanism
Shang Kexi said: "No, no, in the eyes of the 'God of War' soldiers, we are traitors and deserters, and the Qing Dynasty is a traitor. It would be relatively light to be sent to the door and killed with a knife. It's also very possible."

The former generals of Dongjiang Town present here couldn't help but think of Li Yingyuan, Chen Guangfu, etc. who were arrested by the "God of War" and sent to the capital.

Shang Keyi laughed and stood up and said: "Brothers, don't think too much, I will invite everyone to drink and have fun tonight, and tomorrow I will take dozens of personal soldiers to go to Huangjiawan Island for a walk, if you can't get back Come tonight for this drink and say goodbye forever."

Kong Youde immediately expressed his opinion: "I will have a good drink with Brother Keyi at night, don't say anything discouraging, 'Nanming' will not kill people indiscriminately, brothers will go here without any surprises or dangers."

Shang Keyi didn't care if it was dangerous or not, he had had enough of the life of a traitor who was neither human nor ghost, and wanted to take this opportunity to surrender to King Nan, even if he couldn't be killed successfully.

He perfunctorily said: "My brother, someone must come forward at this time. It is worthwhile to take some risks if Daqing and 'Nanming' can sign a brotherly alliance."

Shang Kexi felt strange seeing his elder brother's insistence on standing out, because before Shang Keyi was completely like eating and waiting to die, and never actively asked to do things.

Although he was a little worried about safety issues, he decided not to speak without knowing his brother's purpose.

The next day, a sentry boat hidden on the shore was pushed into the water by a hundred soldiers.

In the past, there were many warships and cargo ships in Dongjiang Town. After surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, there were very few sea-going ships that survived after being chased and beaten by the "Huaxia Navy".

Kong Youde found that the sea was too unsafe, so he simply towed a few good ships ashore to hide, and some sailors regularly took tung oil for maintenance, and now the ships are in good condition.

The dozen or so sailors were selected from thousands of people, and they had no choice in terms of skill or physical strength.

A high proportion of soldiers in Dongjiang Town can sail and sail boats, which is not unrelated to the fact that most of their base camps are islands.

All the old generals of Dongjiang Town came to the pier to send Shang Keyi off. Shang Kexi took his brother's hand and told him to never fight the "Huaxia Navy". When he found that he wanted to use force, he ran away.

Shang Keyi, who had already planned in his heart, asked all the brothers to wait for the good news, and raised the sail with more than [-] personal soldiers to sail south to Huangjiawan Island.

Just sailing less than five nautical miles, a "Nanming" sentinel horse boat appeared on the sea.

The sentinel boat with only 11 people saw Shang Keyi's sentinel boat and immediately put into combat mode. The muzzle of the four-pound gun on the bow was aimed at Shang Keyi who was standing on the bow and approached at full speed.

Shang Keyi was prepared for a long time ago, he took out the white flag and waved it, shouting: "Brothers of the Ming army, this officer is Shang Keyi, an old general of Pidao, and I have important military matters to ask to see your general."

Fortunately, the captain of the sentinel boat was not reckless. Seeing that the other party raised the white flag, he immediately stopped the gunner from firing the bow gun.

When the two ships approached within an arrow's distance, the captain shouted loudly: "Listen up, general, put down the sails and wait where you are, and don't move. We'll be back in a while."

Shang Keyi obediently obeyed the instructions and ordered his subordinates to lower the sails. At the same time, he also breathed a sigh of relief. When he saw the muzzle of Hei Tongtong pointing at him, he was also terrified, worried that the other party fired first and then spoke.

After hearing their own words, the sentinel boat of the "Huaxia Navy" turned around and left. From this, it can be seen that they should go back to ask their superiors or contact a nearby warship to monitor.

Sure enough, half an hour later, the sentinel boat came back, followed by two sentinel boats and a straw boat.

An hour and a half later, Shang Keyi's sentry boat was guided into the port of Huangjiawan Island.

At the beginning of the 15th year of Chongzhen, Huang Sheng decided to send troops to Liaodong to completely solve Jiannu. The mobilization of thousands of troops cannot be done overnight, but intelligence collection must be completed in advance.

After more than ten years of development, the Military Intelligence Department has been expanded many times and has become very large. Huang Sheng personally serves as the top leader. There are five deputy directors, namely Zhang Youlu, Bian Zhiming, He Xiang, Liu Guozheng, and Li Xihan.

There are already more than [-] military intelligence departments under it, covering all the provinces of "South Ming" and Daming, and the furthest ones have gone to Europe, North and South America.

The Intelligence Department's espionage work is unremitting, not only targeting foreign or hostile forces, but domestic intelligence collection is also an important link, and spare no effort in the supervision of civilians and generals in the system.

The work is specific to the open and unannounced visits to Jiachang and Lichang whether they are fair, because Huang Sheng believes that the quality of the most grassroots officials is directly related to whether government orders can be passed down.

Ordinary people often don't see officials above the county magistrate, they only think that the officials who often appear in front of them, such as Baozhang, Jiazhang, and Lizhang, represent the government.

Therefore, the "Nanming" government must be down-to-earth, to prevent the mutual protection of officials and officials from causing the common people to have nowhere to redress their grievances, and to nip the behavior of defrauding the common people in the bud.

The agents of the Military Intelligence Department and the soldiers of the "Guardian Battalion" are not separated. The outstanding soldiers from the common people go to the fields to mingle with the farmers, of course they will understand the real public opinion, and the strengths and weaknesses of grassroots officials will of course be revealed to the world.

If under the county government, there are many cases of malpractice among pavilion chiefs, village chiefs, and Jia chiefs, it fully shows that the county magistrate here is incompetent.

As for the county magistrate's limited ability, his reluctance to do things with his heart, or his participation in private fraud that needs further investigation, the agents of the Military Intelligence Department will have a direction to continue digging through the officials who have been screened and fed back according to their priorities.

In the end, the officials investigated by the Military Intelligence Department will come to a conclusion. Those who violate the law will be arrested by the judicial office and sentenced. Those who refuse to do things will be dismissed and returned to their hometowns.

The proportion of county magistrates who have been dealt with in a state capital is high. Of course, the prefects and prefects cannot escape the blame. Their supervision of officials under their rule should be superfluous, and of course they are incompetent. Promotions are impossible. Wait for demotion.

Due to the supervising mechanism of the military intelligence department, the state governments dare not slack off. When the self-inspection is always in progress, the power of supervision is really locked in the cage of the system. This is not only the love for the common people, but also the love for Protection of officials.

In order to prevent officials from being greedy without supervision, their greedy hands will get longer and longer, and finally the incident will end up decapitated.

Supervising officials must always be unremitting, and must prevent problems before they happen. This is responsible to all officials and to the country. Anti-corruption does not rely on campaigns but on the legal system to keep the alarm bells ringing.

The continuous improvement of the "Nanming" supervision system has brought great benefits. Capable and good officials will not be buried, and mediocre officials who are dawdling will no longer be able to get along. Of course, corrupt officials have all entered the mining area for labor reform.

A relatively fair social atmosphere has gradually formed, and the common people are no longer silent lambs, and their enthusiasm for participating in and discussing state affairs is high.

(End of this chapter)