When Yongzheng took the dragon robe from Torre Kangxi, the Qing bureaucrats were slack, * * *, the tax revenue was short, the treasury was empty, and the bank was only eight million and two thousand, which made the Qing Empire an empty shelf. Yongzheng thought it was necessary to enrich the purse to govern the country. In order to save the ruling crisis, one month after the death of Emperor Kangxi, he ordered a comprehensive investigation of the deficit in money and grain, and engaged in anti-corruption, regardless of Nai's father's "bones are not cold."

Official corruption is the biggest corruption, so Yongzheng started with official corruption. In the first month of the first year of Yongzheng, Yongzheng successively issued thirteen imperial edicts, which were distributed to governors, governors, chief secretaries, magistrates and civilian military attaché s, warning them not to embezzle, accept bribes or embezzle money. Military attaché s are not allowed to eat empty posts, and offenders are severely punished.

Yongzheng sent an imperial envoy directly under him to audit the accounts on behalf of the court. A large number of alternate state and county personnel were also transferred from all over the country to audit accounts with imperial envoys. The found corrupt officials were dismissed on the spot, and then an official at the same level was selected from the imperial team to take over. Yong Zhengdi set a precedent for the Ombudsman to take over the recall.

Borrowing money and grain to make up the deficit has always been a common trick of corrupt officials. When Yongzheng sent an imperial envoy, he also issued a notice to the local people: no one is allowed to lend money to the government. If you dare to lend money to the government, the money and food will become the government's, and you can never get it back. This time, no one dared to lend money to corrupt officials.

Yongzheng established the "Examination Institute". HKCEE is an independent verification and auditing institution, which directly obeys the instructions of the emperor. Local taxes or reimbursement expenses, and the money, grain and reimbursement used by various ministries and hospitals must be examined and verified by the government, and no one can control them.

Corrupt officials often refer to corruption as misappropriation without paying attention. Yongzheng investigated embezzlement first, then corruption. When making up the compensation, you should pay the misappropriated part first, and then pay the misappropriated part, not a penny less. More importantly, regardless of corruption and misappropriation, every account must be checked clearly and cannot be confused.

The Qing dynasty continued the old system of the Ming dynasty, and the salary of officials was not high. Zhengyipin officials receive one hundred and fifty-two taels of silver every year, and Qipin county magistrate only receives forty-five taels. This kind of money can barely support the family, let alone manage the boss. Welcome. To this end, Yongzheng set up Yanglianyin. Yanglianyin is one hundred times the annual salary of officials, which makes officials understand that it is better to wait for Yanglianyin aboveboard than to take bribes like a frightened bird.

Yongzheng punished corrupt elements by dismissal, claim and confiscation of property. Dismiss the official first: the dismissed official can no longer fish the people, but can only pay for the loss himself. Once again: no matter who is involved, it will never be soft. In the process of pursuing the deficit, Min Yun, the twelfth brother of Yongzheng, didn't pay, so he had to sell his household utensils in the street. Even the dead corrupt elements survived. Li Bin, a Taoist priest in Guangdong, and Fan Tao, a Taoist priest in Fujian, both committed suicide because of corruption, believing that the dormant account had rotted. However, Yongzheng did not buy it. He chased the poor bandits all the way to the underworld and asked his family to pay compensation, so he still took the property. Once the official deficit is found out, while strictly checking the official position, write about the original official, seal up his property, monitor his family, and trace the property that has been sold to prevent him from transferring or hiding the stolen money. Once his crime is proved, his family property will be completely copied, and even their relatives and children's homes will not be spared. In the first year after he ascended the throne, dozens of officials at all levels were dismissed and robbed of property, including many officials with more than three products.

Yongzheng bluntly told the civil and military officials: "I hate the words' fraud' and' false reputation' in my life. He eradicated corruption with an innovative system, and the social atmosphere changed accordingly. Only five years after fighting corruption and promoting honesty, the national treasury increased from 8.2 million in the last years of Kangxi to 50 million. Among the twelve emperors of the Qing Dynasty, only the Yongzheng period can be said to have few corrupt officials. "History of the Qing Dynasty: Food Records" records: "In the early years of Yongzheng, financial consolidation and income increased greatly. Historians commented on Yongzheng: "It is a once-in-a-lifetime thing to rectify the bureaucracy, get rid of bureaucracy and severely punish those who are greedy for ink." . At that time, it was an official, and the law was small and inexpensive, which almost became a custom. Those greedy and reckless people want to turn over a new leaf. "Who is not afraid of the code? Yongzheng dynasty was only thirteen years (1723- 1735), but according to records, during this period, at least 2,000 officials were dismissed for corruption and their property was confiscated. For example, the tenth and twelfth brothers of Yongzheng sold their property to make up for their losses. The family of Cao Xueqin, the author of A Dream of Red Mansions, and his uncle Suzhou Weaving Xu Li were also robbed of their houses because of unemployment, and even their relatives and children's homes were spared. Nian Gengyao, my favorite, was named General Fu Yuan and Jia Taibao. He was proud of his power position, and the emperor favored him and accepted bribes. Yongzheng flatly dismissed Nian Gengyao and took his own life. (Note: Of course, Nian Gengyao was hacked for more than just corruption. )

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In addition, shortly after Yongzheng ascended the throne, there were two major cases of Shanxi deficit and cheating in the examination hall. After the trial, Nuo Min, the governor of Shanxi Province, colluded with his subordinate bureaucrats, resulting in a deficit of more than 4 million yuan in Shanxi's national treasury. Cohen examiner Zhang leaked the examination questions, accepted bribes and practiced favoritism. Yongzheng originally wanted to "chop" and "chop" in the middle of the year, but was persuaded by the minister to change it to "give death" and "chop". Yongzheng also ordered: "Send a letter to the major yamen in Shuntianfu and Shuntianfu, so that officials above Grade 4, whether relatives or friends, will go to Xicheng to watch the execution when he and Zhang are executed. It will be of great benefit to let all the people go to see the two ink recipients off! " -this is killing corrupt officials to show officials. Yongzheng said: "It is in line with my original intention to chase corrupt officials to the end of their tether and ask their descendants to be poor."

Yongzheng cruised with his father at the age of nine, fought with his father at the age of nineteen, sealed Baylor at the age of twenty-one, built a government to participate in politics at the age of twenty-two, but only ascended the throne at the age of forty-five. In his words: "I have been in an official's house for more than forty years, and I know all the bad habits of my people, such as cronyism, begging for help, bullying the city, helping the public and serving the private, and disobedience." Therefore, "I want to clarify the management of bureaucracy and protect people's livelihood, so the distinction between public and private reputation is extremely clear, and I don't want to tell you."

In the first month of Yongzheng's reign, he decisively issued an order to comprehensively check the deficit. The decree requires provincial governors to strictly check their money and grain, and if there is a deficit, they must make up it in full within three years, so as not to criticize the people or borrow money to cover it up. Those who exceed the time limit shall be given a heavier punishment. After three years, if there is a deficit again, the loan will never be extended.

Before and at the beginning of Yongzheng's rule, local officials had to give gifts to their superiors. Huang Bing, governor of Shandong Province, said: "If we don't break the rules and regulations, it will be difficult to get rid of bureaucracy." In the first year of Yongzheng, an imperial edict was issued prohibiting imperial envoys from accepting gifts from local officials, and the governor-general was not allowed to apportion them to counties. Officials who covet rules and regulations will be dealt with seriously once they are found. At the same time, Yongzheng also cleaned up and banned the "ministerial fees" equivalent to kickbacks from central officials. Yong Zhengdi had a bad political voice in history, was mean and heartless, and treated his brothers cruelly. Moreover, there is a legend in unofficial history that he tampered with the imperial edict and plotted to ascend to the throne. However, no one can deny Yongzheng's diligence and merciless attitude towards corruption. As mentioned above, Yongzheng reigned for only thirteen years. A.D. 1735 On August 22nd, 13th year of Yongzheng, he died suddenly by the imperial court because of overwork. He is called the most diligent emperor in the history of China. There are more than 35,000 Zhu Pi memorials left by Yongzheng, and the total number of words is divided by the total number of days in thirteen years, averaging more than 8,000 words per day. Regardless of Yong Zhengdi's merits and demerits, he writes more than 8,000 words every day, which is not as good as ordinary civil servants now. Yongzheng's political diligence can be seen here. "Kangxi is magnanimous and broad-minded. Without the rectification of Yongzheng, the Qing Dynasty would have declined, "Japanese historian Saeki said of Yong Zhengdi. There seems to be some truth in this statement.