The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 256
Early the next morning, when Lin Yifan went to the government office, congratulations were everywhere.He was also tireless and cheery to thank everyone one by one, as if enjoying everyone's blessings to him.

In the meeting hall, after congratulating everyone, they began to sit down and discuss matters.

Lin Yifan looked around at the crowd and said with a smile: "This time, I sneaked into Shazhou privately, disregarding my own safety and the safety of Hengshan. It is really my fault. Here, I apologize to everyone."

"My lord has said too much, and my subordinates are afraid." Everyone stood up and replied quickly.

"Everyone, during this trip, I made several mistakes one after another without knowing it. Fortunately, Mr. Liu reprimanded me face-to-face, which made me repent. As the President of Hengshan, I have supreme power, but I did not Any restriction and supervision, so that there are reckless behaviors, and no one can stop them. In the past, this official has repeatedly emphasized that Hengshan is the Hengshan of everyone, but what this official did before is to use Hengshan as his own private property Ordinary, wanton squandering. This practice is very dangerous. If the official cannot lead by example, uphold the belief of integrity and impartiality, and self-discipline his behavior, then the trend of corruption and degeneration in Hengshan will be unavoidable. Everything we have done before It's meaningless." Lin Yifan looked at the crowd and said in a deep voice, "So at this meeting, I will share with you all my thoughts and thoughts along the way, hoping that everyone can work together to bring Hengshan together. The establishment of the system is more solid.”

After finishing speaking, Lin Yifan told everyone about the thoughts he had conceived along the way.

After listening, everyone's eyes were stunned. They never expected that the meeting discussed how to limit the president's power, that is, Lin Yifan's own power.

For a moment, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay and remained silent. They really couldn't figure out why the adults would want to weaken their power.Since ancient times, in order to gain more power, the superiors have used all kinds of intrigues and deceptions.But now it's a good thing, what adults are thinking about is how to limit their own power, this move is unprecedented, it's really unimaginable.Everyone was secretly trying to figure out Lin Yifan's intentions, did your lord really want to cut power, or did he want to test everyone's intentions?
"Everyone, why don't you speak?" Lin Yifan looked at the crowd with a puzzled expression on his face. Could it be that they still don't understand what he said?

"My lord, why did you do this?" Han Song pondered for a moment, then said slowly, "The previous system was running very smoothly, why bother to make some changes at this time?"

"That's right, my lord. In troubled times, we should centralize power and use heavy codes. Isn't it too hasty to cut power this time?" Guo Huaili also stood up and clearly objected.

Lin Yifan was slightly startled when he heard the words, and then suddenly realized, he couldn't help laughing: "You are all thinking about it, this official's action is not cutting power, but restricting power. In Hengshan, this official still has the right to command civil affairs and military affairs, what I just said It is nothing more than restricting some of my behaviors and incorporating my own words and deeds into a rule so that I can't act recklessly and make mistakes."

"But my lord, what is the difference between the two?" Guo Huaili said sadly, "If you limit yourself, wouldn't Hengshan become strong and weak? This is really not a blessing for Hengshan. Please think twice, my lord."

"Master Guo's words are reasonable, and you need to think twice about this matter." Although Han Song usually dislikes Guo Huaili, at this time he also thinks what he said is reasonable, so he stood up and advised him.

Lin Yifan shook his head and said with a smile: "You are overthinking. The rules mentioned just now cover not only the President, but also all of you present and officials at all levels. Although it seems that the power of the President is reduced, it is also necessary to Restrict the power of officials at all levels. All officials in Hengshan, only by governing according to the law and doing things according to the rules, can Hengshan eliminate corruption, improve the government's prestige, and make the entire political system more standardized. This official formulates this set of rules for officials. The purpose is to regulate the behavior of officials and prohibit violations of laws and regulations. In the future, when you become an official, you must compare it with this rule to see if what you do is within the rules. I hope that I will start. Drive everyone from top to bottom, so that Hengshan's official style can always be upright and honest, and act according to the law. Therefore, this official rule, I call it the "Government Minutes". It will be issued to various departments in the future Go, all officials must remember this by heart, you know?"

"Yes, the subordinates must keep this in mind."

"That's good. According to the "Minutes of Administration", I, as the president, will implement a salary system in the future, and will no longer embezzle public funds for my own use without restriction. Officials at all levels below must act accordingly and must not violate The responsibility for the supervision of public funds will be handed over to Mr. Liu's Finance Office, but anyone who finds embezzlement of public funds will be immediately deprived of his official position and sent to the Ministry of Justice to be imprisoned for trial. According to our rules of violating discipline and rules, you must always restrain yourself and your subordinates, and never make mistakes, you know?" Lin Yifan looked around at the crowd, his eyes full of authority.

When everyone heard the words, their hearts froze, and their faces immediately showed solemn expressions.It seems that your lord is about to implement the reform of official administration, and you must always be careful in the future, and you must not touch the prohibition of the "Minutes".

"Follow your lord's instructions, and your subordinates must lead by example, be honest and fair." Everyone promised in unison.

"Okay then, let's talk about the salary of the president." Lin Yifan showed a faint smile on his face, "What do you think the salary of the president should be?"

"This?" Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to discuss.

"My lord, why don't you report the number yourself?" Han Song said with a headache, "The president is the first job of your lord. We really can't judge how the salary should be calculated."

Lin Yifan hesitated for a moment, then pondered: "Now we in Hengshan implement a system of high salaries and performance rewards. A county magistrate's annual salary is as much as 500 taels. If he does well, there are various performance bonuses and allowances. A capable official can save at least 1000 taels in a year. And the ministerial officials present here have an annual salary ranging from several thousand taels, and they can also enjoy various welfare benefits. This salary is not lower than that of the governor of the state capital of the empire. .As the president of Hengshan, my status is naturally not below the state capital. If so, how about setting the presidential salary at 1 taels?"

"My lord, isn't this too little?" Guo Huaili stood up and asked incomprehensibly, "You are the master of Hengshan, how can you be like me? I implore you to take back your order, and everything in Hengshan is yours." It’s something that should be used by adults.”

"Master Guo, stop talking. This is Hengshan's future policy and cannot be changed." Lin Yifan raised his hand to stop him.

"My lord, since you insist on your own opinion, I will obey it. But this 1 taels is too little, how about raising it to 10 taels?" Han Song sighed slightly, stood up and pleaded.

"Is 10 taels too much?" Lin Yifan smiled wryly and shook his head, "I have only three people in my family, and only two or thirty servants. The rest of the guards and the maintenance of the presidential palace are all subsidized by public funds. I need so much money Why? Let it be 30 taels for the time being, and we will adjust the salaries of all officials after Hengshan develops."

"This?" Han Song hesitated for a moment, but seeing Lin Yifan's firm attitude, he nodded in agreement. "Well, let the adults do what they say."

After the matter was settled, everyone began to discuss the details of the "Minutes of Being an Official", striving to further improve it, and finally transcribed the results of the discussion in a book, which will be published and distributed to officials in various places in the future.

(End of this chapter)