On the second day after arriving in Ezhou, Tang Ning sent all the officials from the Ministry of Personnel whom he brought.
The Ministry of Personnel has a wide variety of assessments. Each of them is responsible for one, and the results will be given in at most two days. Then, based on the comprehensive survey results of these people, the final assessment level will be given.
The assessment results are divided into three levels and nine levels, from top, top, middle, top and bottom... to bottom, top, middle, bottom, bottom, nine levels. Those who are top are promoted or rewarded, and those who are lower are dismissed or demoted.
For the Ministry of Personnel, as long as local officials do not make any major mistakes, they can get the middle and upper grades of evaluation. If there is no reward or punishment, the Ministry of Personnel will be able to be free.
There are few unqualified people in the assessment of Jiangnan prefectures. Even if they know that there are many tricks in some aspects, considering many factors, officials of the Ministry of Personnel will turn a blind eye to each other due to multiple factors.
In terms of population, Ezhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River, with abundant resources and no war disasters. There will be no major fluctuations. Social security is also good. As for other minor issues, there are no major mistakes.
The most important thing in the assessment of Jiangnan officials is naturally tax revenue
In addition to agricultural tax, there are also commercial tax and mining tax in Ezhou.
Especially the mining tax, Ezhou has abundant copper mines, and the mining tax accounts for a large part of the total tax revenue. As the last assessment project, Tang Ning sent two people to
After arranging these, he walked out of the room and happened to see the Censor Zhongcheng
Tang Ning looked at him and said: Lord Qi, remember to pack up your things tonight, we will set off tomorrow
The Censor Zhongcheng looked at him and said in surprise: Where to go?
Tang Ning glanced at him and said: Of course, he has gone to the Xiayi State. Isn’t it enough for two days to reminisce about Lord Qi and Governor Yu?
There are many prefectures and cities in Jiangnan like Ezhou. If he delayed each of them for two days, when would he have to see them... and when would he find those thieves?
The Censor Zhongcheng looked at him, and his face looked suspicious.
Tang Ning's performance in Ezhou was so calm that he felt incredible
I thought he would seize the handle of Ezhou and make a big fuss, but he did nothing, and he let go of some obvious problems.
If it were in previous years, he might not have thought too much, but this time His Majesty changed the candidates for Jiangnan many times, but he chose Tang Ning. If he had no other purpose in coming to Jiangnan, he would not believe it if he was beaten to death.
And his real purpose is not difficult to guess
Although Jiangnan is rich and provides a large amount of tax and silver for the court, it is only relative. Most of the silver still flows into the hands of the wealthy families and gentry in Jiangnan. The court has been thinking about this money for a long time.
This official knew that he looked at Tang Ning, and he secretly felt wary, turned around and left the station
A moment later, the governor's house
Governor Yu looked at him and said in surprise: Will he leave tomorrow?
You'll be finished if you believe him. The Censor Zhongcheng sneered and said: He is just asking you to relax your vigilance, I'm afraid he's already taking action in secret
The governor Yu looked surprised and said: So that's it, the two he sent have already gone to the copper mine...
The Censor Zhongcheng looked at him and asked: Is there any problem with the copper mine?
Yu governor smiled and said: How can there be problems with copper mines? Those who say that there are problems with copper mines are all ulterior motives. Over the years, these ulterior motives have not ended well...
……
Report to the Lord, my subordinates and Wang Zhanggu went to the official warehouse to see it today...
While Tang Ning was packing his things in the room, he listened to a report from a certain Zhanggu.
Tang Ning looked at him and asked casually: Is there any problem with the commercial tax?
All are old problems
The minor official nodded and said in embarrassment: The gentry and wealthy families in Jiangnan who were engaged in commercial affairs colluded with the government to conceal half of the goods, so that they only needed to pay half of the commercial tax. They have been like this all these years. If the imperial court wants to levy the officials sent over, there will be no good ending...
In fact, Tang Ning heard about these things when he was in the Ministry of Revenue. Jiangnan had many ministers in the court and made great contributions to taxation. It was rampant. In recent years, it was natural disasters and wars. The treasury was empty. Emperor Chen was full of money. However, the wealthy gentry in Jiangnan was all rich...
However, in Tang Ning's opinion, this was just that the court's methods were not tough enough.
Any wealthy family or any gentry is not worth mentioning in front of the state machine, but the court is unwilling to pay the price of chaos in the court. Jiangnan has close contact with some officials in the court, which can affect the whole body. Once chaos occurs, it will not be so easy to settle down.
He naturally doesn't want to mess with things that even Emperor Chen doesn't want to do.
After hearing the words of Zhanggu, he just waved his hand and said: Go pack up, and leave tomorrow
Zhanggu immediately felt relieved. He had also heard of the reputation of Lord Tang, and was worried that he would be stubborn and want to intervene in Jiangnan, causing a sudden disaster and implicate them. Unexpectedly, he actually knew the importance. It seems that their next journey would not be too tiring.
After all, strong dragons cannot defeat local snakes. In this Jiangnan, they should be honest and be careful.
Tang Ning packed up his things and was about to go out to see the scenery of Ezhou when a small official ran in from outside the door and said in panic: Lord Tang, it’s not good, something happened to Xu Zhanggu…
Xu Zhanggu was one of the two small officials sent by Tang Ning to verify Ezhou mining taxes. He was still fine when he left, but he was lying on the bed, unconscious and still had blood on his head, although he was wrapped in gauze.
Tang Ning looked at the other person beside the bed with a calm face and asked: What's going on?
The little official who went with him said in panic: When he was back from the mine, his subordinates and Xu Zhanggu suddenly fell from the mountain and hit Xu Zhanggu...
A white-bearded old man by the bed took his finger from Xu Zhanggu's wrist and shook his head and said: I have already given him an injection. If he can wake up tomorrow, it will be no big problem. If he can't wake up tomorrow, he may never wake up forever...
After the doctor left, Tang Ning looked at the clerk and asked: Is there any problem in the copper mine?
The little official gritted his teeth and said: Sir, Ezhou has deducted the mine tax for many years. The Ministry of Personnel has always turned a blind eye to it. This time they took action against Xu Zhanggu, which must be a warning to us...
As soon as he finished speaking, another voice came from outside
The governor of Ezhou walked in from outside and asked with concern: I heard that an adult was injured. How is the situation?
Tang Ning said calmly: Is there any life-threatening situation tomorrow
Why are you so careless... Governor Yu sighed with regret, looked at Tang Ning again, and said: I heard that Lord Tang is leaving tomorrow. What a pity. I want to do more to the landlord friendship for a few days...
Since Lord Yu is so enthusiastic... Tang Ning looked at him and said with a smile: I will stay for a few more days.
The expression on the governor Yu's face was frozen, and after a moment, he laughed twice and said: Although I also want to stay Lord Tang for a few more days, the affairs of the court cannot be delayed. Lord Tang left with confidence. Please stay in Ezhou to recuperate...
Tang Ning shook his head and said: Lord Yu’s sincerity cannot be disappointed...
The Ministry of Personnel has a wide variety of assessments. Each of them is responsible for one, and the results will be given in at most two days. Then, based on the comprehensive survey results of these people, the final assessment level will be given.
The assessment results are divided into three levels and nine levels, from top, top, middle, top and bottom... to bottom, top, middle, bottom, bottom, nine levels. Those who are top are promoted or rewarded, and those who are lower are dismissed or demoted.
For the Ministry of Personnel, as long as local officials do not make any major mistakes, they can get the middle and upper grades of evaluation. If there is no reward or punishment, the Ministry of Personnel will be able to be free.
There are few unqualified people in the assessment of Jiangnan prefectures. Even if they know that there are many tricks in some aspects, considering many factors, officials of the Ministry of Personnel will turn a blind eye to each other due to multiple factors.
In terms of population, Ezhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River, with abundant resources and no war disasters. There will be no major fluctuations. Social security is also good. As for other minor issues, there are no major mistakes.
The most important thing in the assessment of Jiangnan officials is naturally tax revenue
In addition to agricultural tax, there are also commercial tax and mining tax in Ezhou.
Especially the mining tax, Ezhou has abundant copper mines, and the mining tax accounts for a large part of the total tax revenue. As the last assessment project, Tang Ning sent two people to
After arranging these, he walked out of the room and happened to see the Censor Zhongcheng
Tang Ning looked at him and said: Lord Qi, remember to pack up your things tonight, we will set off tomorrow
The Censor Zhongcheng looked at him and said in surprise: Where to go?
Tang Ning glanced at him and said: Of course, he has gone to the Xiayi State. Isn’t it enough for two days to reminisce about Lord Qi and Governor Yu?
There are many prefectures and cities in Jiangnan like Ezhou. If he delayed each of them for two days, when would he have to see them... and when would he find those thieves?
The Censor Zhongcheng looked at him, and his face looked suspicious.
Tang Ning's performance in Ezhou was so calm that he felt incredible
I thought he would seize the handle of Ezhou and make a big fuss, but he did nothing, and he let go of some obvious problems.
If it were in previous years, he might not have thought too much, but this time His Majesty changed the candidates for Jiangnan many times, but he chose Tang Ning. If he had no other purpose in coming to Jiangnan, he would not believe it if he was beaten to death.
And his real purpose is not difficult to guess
Although Jiangnan is rich and provides a large amount of tax and silver for the court, it is only relative. Most of the silver still flows into the hands of the wealthy families and gentry in Jiangnan. The court has been thinking about this money for a long time.
This official knew that he looked at Tang Ning, and he secretly felt wary, turned around and left the station
A moment later, the governor's house
Governor Yu looked at him and said in surprise: Will he leave tomorrow?
You'll be finished if you believe him. The Censor Zhongcheng sneered and said: He is just asking you to relax your vigilance, I'm afraid he's already taking action in secret
The governor Yu looked surprised and said: So that's it, the two he sent have already gone to the copper mine...
The Censor Zhongcheng looked at him and asked: Is there any problem with the copper mine?
Yu governor smiled and said: How can there be problems with copper mines? Those who say that there are problems with copper mines are all ulterior motives. Over the years, these ulterior motives have not ended well...
……
Report to the Lord, my subordinates and Wang Zhanggu went to the official warehouse to see it today...
While Tang Ning was packing his things in the room, he listened to a report from a certain Zhanggu.
Tang Ning looked at him and asked casually: Is there any problem with the commercial tax?
All are old problems
The minor official nodded and said in embarrassment: The gentry and wealthy families in Jiangnan who were engaged in commercial affairs colluded with the government to conceal half of the goods, so that they only needed to pay half of the commercial tax. They have been like this all these years. If the imperial court wants to levy the officials sent over, there will be no good ending...
In fact, Tang Ning heard about these things when he was in the Ministry of Revenue. Jiangnan had many ministers in the court and made great contributions to taxation. It was rampant. In recent years, it was natural disasters and wars. The treasury was empty. Emperor Chen was full of money. However, the wealthy gentry in Jiangnan was all rich...
However, in Tang Ning's opinion, this was just that the court's methods were not tough enough.
Any wealthy family or any gentry is not worth mentioning in front of the state machine, but the court is unwilling to pay the price of chaos in the court. Jiangnan has close contact with some officials in the court, which can affect the whole body. Once chaos occurs, it will not be so easy to settle down.
He naturally doesn't want to mess with things that even Emperor Chen doesn't want to do.
After hearing the words of Zhanggu, he just waved his hand and said: Go pack up, and leave tomorrow
Zhanggu immediately felt relieved. He had also heard of the reputation of Lord Tang, and was worried that he would be stubborn and want to intervene in Jiangnan, causing a sudden disaster and implicate them. Unexpectedly, he actually knew the importance. It seems that their next journey would not be too tiring.
After all, strong dragons cannot defeat local snakes. In this Jiangnan, they should be honest and be careful.
Tang Ning packed up his things and was about to go out to see the scenery of Ezhou when a small official ran in from outside the door and said in panic: Lord Tang, it’s not good, something happened to Xu Zhanggu…
Xu Zhanggu was one of the two small officials sent by Tang Ning to verify Ezhou mining taxes. He was still fine when he left, but he was lying on the bed, unconscious and still had blood on his head, although he was wrapped in gauze.
Tang Ning looked at the other person beside the bed with a calm face and asked: What's going on?
The little official who went with him said in panic: When he was back from the mine, his subordinates and Xu Zhanggu suddenly fell from the mountain and hit Xu Zhanggu...
A white-bearded old man by the bed took his finger from Xu Zhanggu's wrist and shook his head and said: I have already given him an injection. If he can wake up tomorrow, it will be no big problem. If he can't wake up tomorrow, he may never wake up forever...
After the doctor left, Tang Ning looked at the clerk and asked: Is there any problem in the copper mine?
The little official gritted his teeth and said: Sir, Ezhou has deducted the mine tax for many years. The Ministry of Personnel has always turned a blind eye to it. This time they took action against Xu Zhanggu, which must be a warning to us...
As soon as he finished speaking, another voice came from outside
The governor of Ezhou walked in from outside and asked with concern: I heard that an adult was injured. How is the situation?
Tang Ning said calmly: Is there any life-threatening situation tomorrow
Why are you so careless... Governor Yu sighed with regret, looked at Tang Ning again, and said: I heard that Lord Tang is leaving tomorrow. What a pity. I want to do more to the landlord friendship for a few days...
Since Lord Yu is so enthusiastic... Tang Ning looked at him and said with a smile: I will stay for a few more days.
The expression on the governor Yu's face was frozen, and after a moment, he laughed twice and said: Although I also want to stay Lord Tang for a few more days, the affairs of the court cannot be delayed. Lord Tang left with confidence. Please stay in Ezhou to recuperate...
Tang Ning shook his head and said: Lord Yu’s sincerity cannot be disappointed...
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