On the day the Heavenly chanism Pavilion established a supervisory agency in Xuzhou and began strict enforcent, those officials were terrified and dared not embezzle anymore, promptly returning everything intact.
Then, in every region, a supervisory agency was established under the Heavenly chanism Pavilion.
Therefore, the grain reaching the hands of the people was indeed as much as it was supposed to be.
Pei Shu’er, of course, knew this approach was sowhat extre, but since there was already not enough food, having these parasites around would make overcoming the hardship even more difficult.
Now, the people of Xuzhou were finally saved, and their grain and health were assured, naturally, they were deeply grateful to Pei Shu’er.
Especially the dicine caught by Pei’s, which worked quickly and effectively.
When people saw Pei Shu’er, they knelt down to thank her.
"Empress, Dayan is fortunate to have you."
When the words "Dayan" were uttered, there was a sudden silence, as they almost forgot that Dayan had already changed its na to Great Tang.
Then the people quickly corrected themselves, "Empress, Great Tang is fortunate to have you."
Pei Shu’er smiled lightly, "Please rise quickly."
Indeed, now that Dayan is no longer called Dayan but Great Tang. Even though the book she was in was titled "Great Yan dical Concubine," she couldn’t change the issue of the country’s na.
The country’s na had changed, and the Emperor had been replaced, so perhaps the ending wouldn’t be as bleak as in the original story.
Moreover, when Tang Zan changed the country’s na initially, it was with the clear purpose of telling the Yan Family and the people of Dayan that this realm no longer had any ties to the Tang Family.
The people were happy, but the officials were sowhat distressed.
As it turned out, corruption was a legacy, if others embezzled and they didn’t, they couldn’t fit in.
If they embezzled and others didn’t, they couldn’t fit in either.
More importantly, climbing the ranks depended on money.
The environnt forced everyone to indulge in corruption.
At this ti, Pei Shu’er wrote another letter to Tang Zan while in Xuzhou.
The letter discussed the rules and systems for promotion.
No longer was it about being recomnded by high officials, but evaluated by the supervisory agencies set up by the Heavenly chanism Pavilion, with multiple secret review agencies conducting surveys among the people.
If the survey results were inconsistent, the review agency would re-examine them.
This entire system was very strict.
anwhile, junior officials without real power seeking promotions could also take exams.
The exams included written and oral tests.
They adopted a civil servant selection thod.
Thus, the root of bribery was partially cut off.
At the sa ti, the welfare for these officials was increased.
It must be known that the current officials were quite poor, relying solely on their ager salaries ant a very poor life.
So the salaries were increased, including future holiday benefits and sufficient grain.
Most importantly, these holiday benefits were directly supplied by Pei’s factories.
If it were the old Pei’s, such a thing would be unimaginable, but the current Pei’s was large enough to handle this level of official welfare without difficulty.
Moreover, not all officials received these benefits; so who were excessively irresponsible didn’t et even the broadest criteria, so naturally, they didn’t receive any.
To prevent those officials from making trouble, Pei Shu’er set a deadline: by the next month, if their reputation improved, they could regain their benefits.
This served as an incentive.
She knew, over ti, they would develop strategies to counter her, but that would be a matter for the future.
When the ti ca, they could devise new plans, as there were plenty of solutions. Right now, the focus was on overcoming the present crisis.
Corrupt officials must not feel there were no opportunities, yet appropriate punishnts were necessary.
As for the taxation system, Pei Shu’er also wrote to Tang Zan.
However, Tang Zan didn’t fully comply. His stance was that a portion could be deducted, allowing officials so leeway, as long as it didn’t cross the line, so leniency could be granted.
Too clear waters have no fish.
Pei Shu’er knew that it would probably be necessary to let so benefits slip through.
The most crucial factor was that Tang Zan’s position was not yet solid.
If, after so ti, he could eliminate Yan Huan Yu and develop Dayan well, then people would support Tang Zan.
At that point, why worry about not being able to carry out bold reforms?
Indeed, the good days of Dayan could be seen.
Pei Shu’er led her people northward along the way. If the situation was particularly excessive, she took direct action. Right now, the main concern was the distribution of grain.
Through the thunderous thods of Pei Shu’er and Tang Zan, officials learned that they could be corrupt in anything except grain at this stage.
After all, it was the Empress who painstakingly led rchants to bring it in from outside.
It was incredibly difficult as it was, especially during this ti of military hardship and civilian poverty. Crossing this line was unacceptable.
So officials attempted to embezzle from other areas but found the Heavenly chanism Pavilion’s surveillance tight, so they ceased, knowing there was always tomorrow.
Then, those corrupt officials, waiting for other opportunities, discovered their forr colleagues or even subordinates had quickly risen in rank.
They realized the exams were genuine, and the supervisory and review agencies were real.
So they dared not act rashly. Besides handling official duties and resolving grievances, they also went about conducting perfunctory shows of concern for the people, then retreated to their studies to improve themselves.
Initially, there was an elent of showmanship involved, but after understanding the hardships faced by the people, their perspectives shifted, genuinely beginning to care for the populace.
Those who could pass the exams to beco officials were essentially not bad; they had simply enjoyed too many good years, sitting in officialdom just speaking.
And then those with ulterior motives offering silver gradually corrupted them.
Through this series of actions, they gradually rediscovered their conscience.
Of course, so were inherently corrupt and continued offending, already marked on blacklists.
Now, they just waited for capable, reputable individuals to erge and replace their positions.
Furthermore, the current system was more lenient, unlike before when collateral accountability was enforced, even allowing for one-ti leniency regarding past behavior.
So officials who had committed wrongs in the past but genuinely sought repentance found opportunities.
Under these unwritten rules, Dayan’s officials were diligent, shedding the old habits of idleness, and started working earnestly.
Initially benefiting the people.
Without nurous onerous taxes and levies, their lives improved significantly.
And relief grain continued to be distributed steadily.
It was acquired from the grain earned by Dayan’s official convoy, as well as the grain donated by Pei’s abroad.
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