The sudden reversal operation shocked many people. Franz, who was the initiator, wondered if there was something wrong with his feelings.

Fortunately, after years of his career as an emperor, Franz has developed a strong heart and quickly recovered.

"Frederick, after reading these cases, what do you understand?"

Based on the principle of waste utilization, Franz did not miss this classic case and used it to train his son as soon as possible.

Anyway, as long as he doesn't say it himself, no one knows that this is a coincidence. The outside world will only think that the emperor's methods are clever.

Frederick, who had not yet reacted from the shock, was confused by Franz's question.

"What did you understand?"

The emperor's methods are clever?

wrong!

This is the answer in the hearts of the ministers, and it is for flattery. Frederick doesn't think his father's question is just to listen to him flattery.

Is the Austrian government a serious problem?

Not right!

Corruption is a problem that has existed throughout the dynasties. Whether it is a horizontal comparison between European countries or a vertical comparison between historical dynasties, Austria's current administration is considered good.

Although bureaucrats are making money, they know that they are paying attention to their eating habits.

The means of corruption have evolved into power-money transactions, without embezzling government funds and without private taxation, this is an improvement.

For the rulers, as long as the people below can complete the assigned tasks on time, without being ambitious to rebel, and without causing resentment from heaven and people, it is acceptable.

To eliminate corruption is just a beautiful dream, which can only be realized when sleeping. Otherwise, we will wait for humans to evolve to a higher level and no longer pursue material things.

...

This question was too broad. For a moment, one answer after another came to Frederick's mind, and then he was denied it himself, and he didn't know how to answer it for a while.

Facing Franz's encouraging look, Frederick replied uncertainly: "People are selfish, they just choose a path that is most beneficial to them."

Franz nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, people are selfish. This applies to most people, and the rest are saints.

As the king, we can only manage the country by ruling ordinary people, and we cannot bet on the saint with a low probability.

Witts and others are just representatives of all living beings. They are also greedy, but while they are greedy, they also keep a clear mind.

Frederick, if I leave this matter to you, what are you going to do now?"

After a little thought, Frederick replied firmly: "It is an opportunity to carry out a major purge of the bureaucratic group and kill all these borers in one fell swoop."

Franz asked, "What?"

Frederick was silent. He knew very well that it was easy to carry out a major cleansing of the officialdom, but corruption would still breed after the cleaning, and it was impossible to solve the problem once and for all.

You should know that Austria's anti-corruption efforts are already very strong. In order to combat corruption, the law allows officials to collect money and not do anything.

Simply put, it is not a crime for an official to collect money without doing anything. As long as he reports it to the competent department within three days, the money can become legal income.

After reporting, officials can get rich with peace of mind, and those who take money and bribe are finished.

Vice versa. Those who pay bribes can also report to officials, and they can be exempted from liability if they report.

Affected by this, except for a group of bribers who were cheated in when they first implemented the situation, everyone's trust was gone later.

Even the joke "It is not a friend of life and death, and it does not charge money" has been circulated among the people.

In a sense, this law is also the driving force behind the rise of power and money transactions in secret.

Under the existing productivity, it is too difficult to regulate such power and money transactions hidden in secret.

Some hidden deep, even if they are found, they cannot find any evidence.

Most of the transfer of interests has gone through multiple turnovers, and there is no direct exchange of interests between the parties.

If it weren't for Witts and others who had uncovered the lid from the interest chain, it would be difficult for the government to find out the reputation even if it wanted to investigate.

Even now, even though we know that there are as many as 10,000 officials involved in the case, there are still many people who can miss the internet.

As long as you have done it secretly before and have not been exposed directly, including the transfer of interests, it is also carried out by an intermediary. At this time, you will not be able to find evidence of their transfer of interests.

In the cash age, there is not even a bank transfer record. The simplest method of laundering money is to directly collect unmarked gold bars, dig a hole and bury it. After a few years, it will be the ancestral property.

If it hadn't been exposed this time, Frederick wouldn't have known that there would be such magical operations. However, this is still relatively primitive.

Higher levels, for example, the white gloves of officials invest in the stock market will double in ten days and half a month.

For example, if you take something from your home, it is priceless antiques.

Well, I won’t talk about the issue of antiques, there is really no shortage of old nobles in the families.

This thing is not a fake. The ancestors are awesome. As long as they have enough age, they can be said to have used it by the ancestors themselves, and their value will increase immediately.

Even if the ancestors are not awesome, there are always awesome relatives. That one gave it to anyone. Anyway, they are all a greasy head, as long as someone pays the money.

If the buyer wants to ask the capitalist himself, I usually help you pay for money today, you will help him pay for money tomorrow, and he will help me pay for money the day after tomorrow.

Anyway, there is absolutely no intersection between buyers and sellers. Even these mutually cooperative capitalists do not know each other on the surface and have no trade deals.

This is not the end. Even the officials are not the ones who come forward to sell goods themselves. They are generally registered legal companies.

If something goes wrong, just give up these industries. Nowadays, there is no Internet connection, and many companies are under the name of dead people.

The dead will not speak out. Even if the government wants to hold people accountable, it cannot go to God to ask for people. At worst, it will be confiscated by the government as a masterless property.

In fact, there is nothing to confiscate. Most of these companies are worthless. Except for a few employees who don’t know anything, the company’s profits are all driven by profits.

...

Looking at his son who was in deep thought, Franz chose to wait patiently. He knew that this problem was too embarrassing. Even he himself had only figured it out after being an emperor for many years.

However, in the royal family, you must understand these problems. Only by seeing through the problems can you choose the most beneficial solution to implement them.

That's right, it's not about solving problems. Being responsible for solving problems is the work of the ministers. The emperor only needs to guide him. The charge must be handed over to his subordinates.

After a while, Frederick said slowly: "Father, do you mean that you must follow the rules even if you know there is something wrong with the rules?"

Franz shook his head: "This is not a matter of rules. In fact, there are no perfect rules in this world. What really tests people's ability to adapt.

While abiding by the rules, we must also use the rules to serve us, rather than become slaves under the rules.

Always remember that we are rule makers and rule maintainers.

Unless it is really necessary, it is best not to try to change the rules of the game easily, because before changing the rules, you have to bear the backlash of the rules."

There is no way, what Franz wants to cultivate is the king who is in a stable state. Too active thinking and ambition are not the qualities that the king who is in a stable state should possess.

Relatively speaking, being more conservative is the best choice. Anyway, Austria has such a large size and has accumulated such a strong family background, so the fault tolerance rate is already very high.

As long as the monarch behind does not make any trouble, the status of a great country will be stable. When the country is stable, the royal family will naturally be stable.

After pondering for a while, Frederick said slowly: "Father, I understand. There is no black and white in politics, just look at whether it is necessary.

Witts and others are not good things, but what they do now is beneficial to the empire, so we must use them.

The criminal officials and capitalists who have been found out now, no matter how large the number or the strength they are, they are all criminals.

Since we are criminals, we must accept legal sanctions. Anyone that hinders judicial justice is the target of our crackdown.

Witts and others are the swords in our hands, and they remove the rotten flesh from the empire for us. As for their character, it doesn’t matter!

If this knife continues to be sharp, then we will take action to protect them and make them the pillars of the country that are respected.

On the contrary, if the knife rolls the blade or even rusts, let them bear the backlash on their own."

If there is no problem, if you find evidence of crime, you will be punished severely and if you cannot find it, you will assume that nothing has happened.

Although it is not ideal and cannot catch all the borers in China in one go, this is the rule of the game.

Maintaining the dignity of the law is the first priority. As for cleaning up the fish that misses the net, there is a chance to get it.

Franz was very satisfied with Frederick's handling, and coldness was the basic quality of a monarch.

Although Franz seems to be easy to talk to, he hasn't done anything about cooking a dog for so many years, but this is based on the fact that his subordinates are obedient.

In fact, behind the glamorousness, there are more followers who fell halfway through the road because of their inappropriate standing.

But for his past contributions, Franz chose to take his hair lighter and looked kind.

And this is a lighter despair, which is also within the scope of the rules. For example, if the title is deprived of it, it becomes an overseas colony directly inherited by descendants and who has relatively good exile conditions.

No matter how much you take care of it, you will be kicked out of the power circle, but you will not deprive your family of foundation and leave hope for a comeback.

Killing people does not exist. There is no tradition of killing nobles in Europe. Unless it is done by doing major things that are angry with heaven and people, it is rarely executed.

Wethers and others can't enjoy this kind of treatment.

They have made merits, but unfortunately, they colluded with Jewish capitalists before and committed a big taboo. They didn't seek their bad luck. They were considered to be Franz's magnanimous.

From the very beginning, Franz was ready to let them die together with the Jewish capitalists. Unexpectedly, these guys were all cruel people and forced to break out of desperate situations.

Stepping on the bones of colleagues, I have created a good reputation for myself. Facts have proved that if the reputation is good, I can really save my life.

Now all the Austrian people think they are honest officials, and no matter how much evidence the Jewish capitalists come up with, they can be attributed to frame-up.

As the price of escape, Waiters and others have to worry about being retaliated for the rest of their lives. If they want to continue to hang out in the officialdom, they can only rely on the reputation of "clever official" who hates evil.

Thinking of this, Franz sighed helplessly and thought to himself: "I wonder if this is considered a black and white contortion?"

"Probably, maybe, it shouldn't be counted. Using one group of borers to kill another group of borers can barely be called using poison to fight poison.

No, it should be said that it was to save the fallen officials and bring them back to the right track..."

No matter how much you comfort yourself, you can't change this nonsense fact. You obviously don't want to use it, but because of political needs, you still need to use it.

As if he had thought of something bad, Franz continued to instruct: "Frederick, remember. Witts and others have too low bottom lines to be in high positions.

If you encounter something that must be reused, you should also use it with caution. Their limit is the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau or the deputy directors of each department.

Before reusing them, you must also prepare checks and balances. Once you find any bad signs, you must immediately suppress them.

For candidates for cabinet and ministers, you must select people with certain bottom lines. You can not be too strong in abilities, as long as you are above the average line, it is enough.
Chapter completed!