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Today, we are talking for you about the story that happened in Hebei during the forty years of Qianlong.
In the fortieth year of Qianlong (1775), the emperor was on a business trip to the summer resort. During this period, there was a case in Chengdezhi County that caught the emperor's attention. It turned out that there was an alternate Zhi County in the capital named Fu Gang, and he was actually awarded the title of Chengde Zhi County. However, before leaving Beijing, Fu Gang borrowed 3500 usurious loans from Kou, Li, and Guo in the capital through the relationship with his good alternate officials Li Kangning and others.
In June of that year, Guo and Li came to Chengde County with the IOU to ask for money, but Fu Gang was unable to repay it, but instead asked them to return the IOU.
A few people naturally refused to give up after suffering losses, and this matter became a big deal, and as a result, the emperor also knew. On the one hand, he ordered that Fu Gang's crime was unforgivable, and when he arrived in office, he would definitely loot the people's wealth to fill this deficit; on the other hand, the emperor ordered that Fu Gang be dismissed from his post and handed over to the Punishment Department for handling, and the minister Yinglian was responsible for raiding Fu Gang's home and confiscating all the assets.
On the other hand, the emperor saw that someone in the capital dared to lend usurious loans to the officials of the dynasty, which was really disgusting, and he ordered that these moneylenders who were begging for money be brought to justice. At the same time, the Shuntianfu officials who were unaware of the matter did not escape punishment.
In the Qing Dynasty, the general ZhiXian was Zhengqipin, but ChengdeZhixian was a high-quality Zhengliupin. In the Qing Shilu, the emperor issued three edicts on this case, dealing with two officials before and after, and the lenders were also handed over to the Punishment Department. But the story behind it is extremely frightening to think about.
During the Qianlong period, in order to make up for the financial deficit, he began to openly sell off official positions. Fu Gang,the alternate county clerk, was probably bought at a cost. During his time in Beijing, he spent a lot of time and money because of his high consumption and waiting for the approval of the household department. By the time he took office, Fu Gang had already owed a huge amount of foreign debt. He had no choice but to ask the moneylenders to borrow usurious loans.
As a result, because the interest rate was too high, Fu Gang could not afford to take the money for a while, which led to the story behind. Even if this official takes office, he is still scavenging the people's fat and the people's anointing, and he is certainly not a good official who does things for the people. Logically, Fu Gang was a "Lao Lai", but because he was a county parent official and involved the dignity of the imperial court, the emperor would certainly take the illegal money lenders while prosecuting Zhi County.
This small case shows that during Qianlong's reign, there was already a situation of rampant corruption, extravagance, and moral corruption in the local officialdom. Some people blatantly lend money to officials in the capital, which also shows that the phenomenon of officials borrowing money has become a common practice. This is only a county close to the capital that can be well managed, and the state and county far away from the capital are probably more common.
At this time, the Qing Dynasty went uphill after experiencing the efforts of Kangxi and Yongzheng, but the recklessness of the Qianlong Dynasty made the country quickly fall.
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