Did I make a big mistake?

What big mistake did I make?

Why don't I know?

Chen Ying was very puzzled.

"My big mistake?"

"Yes, a big mistake."

Wang Kangshi looked serious and said slowly: "Why do you think there is a priority between the national taxation matter and the demands of the people? Why is this? You must remember that you are not just a county magistrate.

Do you remember what you said when you joined the society? What is the reason why we united together to enter the Revival Society? Do you still remember? If you still remember, you would not put these two things together to compare them, and you would have to prioritize them!"

Wang Kangshi's words stunned Chen Ying, and for a moment, he couldn't say a word.

Like him, some participants did not expect Wang Kang to look at this matter like this, but soon they came back to the spotlight.

"We all started from the underworld. We were all ordinary people. Under the rule of the Song and Jin Dynasties, did we suffer less? Have we been less angry with those old bureaucrats? In the old days, did we not have been treated unfairly by landlords and cruel officials of the Jin and Song Dynasties?

I collected taxes many times, beat and scolded, and even beat people to death! In the old days, did I have less anger and hatred when I faced those old bureaucrats? But why can't I remember everything in the past once I changed my identities?"

Wang Kangshi reached out and patted the table: "The ultimate task of the Revival Society is to crush all the superiors and build a country without oppression and exploitation. Now that this country has been established, we must strive to make it without oppression and exploitation, and to prevent the people of the world from suffering the same as we did back then!"

Wang Kangshi's words were loud and the whole venue was quiet.

Wang Kangshi looked at Chen Ying again.

"As an official, you may be able to draw a conclusion on priorities, first do big things, then do small things, first do state affairs, then handle civil affairs, and finally handle everything, but you are not just the county magistrate of Qushan County.

Can Revival members ignore the demands of the people, and can they not do such a [small matter] because of temporary resentment and laziness? Have you ever thought about being a Revival member when dealing with this matter?”

Wang Kangshi kept questioning Chen Ying.

Chen Ying's face turned red, lowered her head, and held the hem of her clothes on her legs with both hands, unable to say a word.

"As an official, you just made a small mistake, and the handling of the Justice Bureau is naturally the responsibility of the judicial bureau. I have no right to deal with you, but as myself, what I see is your deep indifference to the demands of the people. This is terrible. I suggest that a serious meeting be held later to discuss Chen Ying's issue."

Wang Kangshi gave his own personal advice.

Although it was a personal suggestion, just a suggestion, as Wang Kangshi's identity, his personal opinion would certainly not be so light and light.

Everyone knows that as a Revival member or a Revival member with a position, Chen Ying is afraid that she will be punished by Revival.

Afterwards, the Qushan County Justice Branch gave the official handling of this matter.

Qushan County was ordered to refund taxes within a specified period of time to these farmers who made their demands.

Moreover, those involved in this incident will be punished from the magistrate of Qushan County Chen Ying.

Chen Ying was fined one month's salary, and once a demerit was recorded. The county tax manager was fined one month's salary, and once a demerit was recorded. A tax officer directly in charge of the matter was dismissed.

On the other hand, Wang Kangshi was preparing to hold a meeting of the Revival Conference to discuss the incident.

The conclusions drawn at the meeting will determine how to deal with this seemingly small but actually very serious incident.

The meeting ends here.

Xin Qiji, who hid his identity and watched the whole meeting, had a deep understanding of this.

During the subsequent dissemination meeting with Wang Kangshi, he expressed his personal feelings.

"I was still interesting when Director Wang invited me to the meeting before, but now I feel inexplicably heavy. As an official, he did not make any big mistakes, but as a member of the Revival, he made a mistake."

"Yeah, he made a mistake, and as a Revival member, he made a big mistake."

Wang Kang, who was walking beside Xin Qiji, whispered: "I actually don't want to see such a scene. I don't want to see our Revival members put the state affairs and the people's demands together, and finally came to the conclusion that state affairs are greater than the people's demands.

Once he came to this conclusion, as a member of the Revival, he made a big mistake. What he cared more about was not the ultimate mission of the Revival Society, but whether he could be promoted as an official. I have learned about Chen Ying. He was quick to do things, very efficient, very conscientious and honest, and his colleagues all had a good evaluation of him.

But he also has something he is greedy for, that is power. Although he is just a county magistrate, he can also determine the life and death of the people in the county. With a command, how many people will be sad for him. This kind of power will subtly affect a person. He does not love money, but he loves power."

Xin Qiji slowly paced forward and nodded.

"It makes sense. Corrupt officials may not be greedy for money. There are also corrupt officials who are greedy for power. The two seem to be very different, but in fact they are not very different. They are both greedy and will do many bad things for the things they are greedy. It's fine if ordinary people, but he is a member of the Fuxing."

"Yes, the mission of Revival Members is not to do a great job of officials and to control power. The mission of Revival Members is to crush all the best people, and at the same time, to avoid becoming a new best person."

Wang Kangshi sighed: "Before I became the director of the Haizhou Revival Association, I went to Zhongdu to meet His Majesty. His Majesty told me that the Revival members who serve as officials have dual identities. It is very difficult to balance the sense of identity differences brought by dual identities.

Personal awareness is high and low. Under the influence of power, there are still many people who can persist, which cannot be expected. Therefore, someone must remind them, warn them, and remind them, and let them stop at the cliff."

“It really makes sense.”

Xin Qiji said: "The characteristic of a superior person is not necessarily corruption, but from the heart that he is superior to others, and thinks that he and the people are not the same type of people, but are born aristocrats, and born to do whatever he wants and be influenced by power for a long time. It is hard to say whether he will become this type of person."

“So one of my important responsibilities is to prevent this from happening.”

Wang Kangshi shook his head and said, "There are still many old bureaucrats and gentry in the Ming Dynasty who are holding official positions and holding power. We will finally fight with them and liquidate them. Before that, we cannot make ourselves the same as them.

I think that every official must remember that as an official, he also shoulders the mission of the Revival Society and everyone's expectations. He must be cautious in doing things and remember why he did this. If not, what is the difference between our new officials and those old bureaucrats?"

"yes."

Xin Qiji sighed and said slowly: "I have been in Zhongdu for a long time and have never been involved in local government affairs. I thought everything was done step by step and orderly. Today I realized that there are such serious and tense things in a county. I really can't be negligent."

"The government affairs are indeed step by step and done very well. How can we not be smooth when we are officials and do our own affairs? But the problems often lie in unexpected places."

Wang Kangshi smiled bitterly and said, "When I marched and fought, I would never have thought that such a thing would happen. Now I still remember that I had imagined with my friends how good life would be for the people of the world after the settlement of the superiors. At that time, I thought that everyone would work together to make sure that China and China would never have any worries about hunger, but now I know that this matter is difficult and dangerous, alas..."

"It was still different from that time."

Xin Qiji shook his head: "I can only say that I will continue to work hard, be cautious and impetuous. I must not be self-confidence and degenerate just because of a little achievement. Director Wang, for you and me, this matter needs to be fought for for all the rest of my life for you and me."

“That’s true.”

Wang Kangshi agreed with Xin Qiji's words very much.
Chapter completed!