In Duke of Lushan, Wei Xiaobao is blessed by the protagonist's aura and always makes a fortune easily. However, if you open the Qing Law, it is not difficult to find that the money in this property is not so easy to earn.

According to the laws of the Qing dynasty, stolen goods and prohibited items should be confiscated from the government for corruption, possession of prohibited items, intimidation and fraud to obtain money, and expropriation and demand. For rebel traitors, they not only have no property, but also have families.

In order to accurately determine the value of stolen goods, the laws of the Qing dynasty specifically stipulated the valuation standards of stolen goods. General commodities are valued at medium prices, employees are paid by one person a day, and cows, horses, camels, mules, cars, boats, mills and mills are calculated by employment value.

So, what if an official like Wei Xiaobao conceals property when robbing it?

Don't worry, the punishment for "concealing official property" has long been set in the laws of the Great Qing Dynasty. In particular, it is mentioned that criminals who commit "ten evils" such as rebellion, rebellion and fraternity should confiscate their population and property. If people and property are concealed in the raid, the mastermind will naturally be arrested and brought to justice, and even the governor who sympathizes with the concealment and the officials who know about it will be punished together.

From this point of view, the Qing dynasty not only strictly managed the officials in charge of property, but also accurately managed the property inventory of buyers digitally, which was by no means interpreted by Duke Lushan. A few people touch their upper and lower lips and say a number casually, and they can fool them.

Second, how terrible is property theft?

However, although it is 10,000 times more difficult to get rich by property in real history, Wei Xiaobao in Duke of Lushan is lucky enough. After all, he lived in the Kangxi era, which was famous for his generosity, and occasionally making money would not be discovered by Kangxi. If Wei Xiaobao was born a few years later and met a cold Yong Zhengdi, he would be in big trouble in minutes.

It is said that one of Yongzheng's great hobbies in this life is "property theft". So many officials, large and small, were ordered by Yongzheng to property theft, and even folk cards became popular.

High-frequency property copying quickly turned Yongzheng's reputation among the people into "easily copying other people's property", but Yongzheng seemed indifferent to his "holy name". As he instructed in the throne of Shandong Governor Huang Bing: "The magistrate Li Yuanlong ... has millions of furniture, but he still longs for coolness ... This corrupt species should be asked and considered at the same time. Chasing this man for hundreds of thousands of gold, isn't it good to raise the people of Shandong? Can't stand the old days, everyone asks for help. It must be strictly discussed. Catch up with the end of the mountain and make his children poor so that I can do what I want. "

While severely punishing crimes, Yongzheng paid close attention to the officials responsible for confiscating property. In order to make the consul loyal to his duties, Yongzheng also specially ordered a warning: "If you are a little partial, you should preview it in case you hide the mistakes made by Mimi and others against Japan. Think about it carefully. If you don't reveal it in the future, let it go. If you are a little upset, there is still nothing to hide, you can confide according to the facts. "

Regarding the label of "copying the emperor" in public opinion, Yongzheng pointed out with a keen eye: "These statements are just people who are greedy for bribes and pervert the law. They are afraid of being copied and being disintegrated. This is a deliberate rumor. I hope that I will not copy the property for the sake of reputation. "

After that, Yongzheng continued to drastically rectify the bureaucracy, not only seizing property, but also adding a new link to punish corruption.

In Yongzheng's three views, corruption is worse than murder and theft. Therefore, in punishing corruption, Yongzheng always rubbed sand in his eyes, and as long as he caught the real hammer, he went to the dead to scare everyone in the civil and military circles of Manchu Dynasty.

According to historical records, Yongzheng had specially stipulated that anyone who violated Qian Liang 1200 yuan was beheaded according to the law of inside job stealing; Those who embezzle the pay will be beheaded and will never be forgiven.

Such laws and regulations made a group of officials who came from the "lenient" era of Kangxi very uncomfortable, but Yongzheng only felt that the laws and regulations were too loose. Instead, in actual implementation, officials of all sizes were given a gift package of "incremental price increase".

Shandong Governor Sai Leng is the unlucky one who won the Yongzheng Gift Package. In the seventh year of Yongzheng, the pervert was greedy for a while and received two thousand two hundred pieces of silver. As a result, he was sentenced to probation by the Ministry.

Being caught in trouble, the pervert regretted it and hurriedly handed over all the money collected within the time limit, so the Ministry discussed avoiding death and reducing the sentence.

Who knows that after the death-free memorial was sent to Yongzheng, Yongzheng raised an objection on the spot: "I send so much money to officials every year to support my family. Now officials, large and small, have received money and should not ask their subordinates for a little bit, but they have received money and red envelopes, which is really too much. "

After that, Yongzheng dismissed the Ministry and still sentenced him to imprisonment.

The thing about the pervert's forehead is just the tip of the iceberg in Yongzheng's rectification of official management. Presumably, if Wei Xiaobao dared to do things in the Yongzheng era, not to mention earning less than the first bucket of gold, whether his life could be saved or not.

Third, why are property owners happy?

Yongzheng's attitude towards property acquisition obviously influenced his son Gan Long. According to historical records, in the imperial edict of property raid during the Qianlong period, words such as "If there is something hidden, just ask" often appeared, and ministers' replies were often "Ministers and others will make a close investigation". At the end of Qianlong, local officials did not have to wait for Qianlong's imperial edict, but consciously seized the property of suspected criminal officials to prevent the latter from transferring assets.

Under the high-pressure threat of plundering property for a long time, there was always a string on the head of a clean official, which brought about a relatively clean official administration, and the Qing Dynasty gradually entered modern times, a "prosperous and prosperous time."

It's a pity that the property-buying, which once frightened hundreds of officials, was very different in the late Qing Dynasty. In corrupt officialdom, officials protect each other everywhere, and property seizure sometimes becomes the amulet of officials.

This scene was dramatized as Su Gai who committed a crime in Su Gai. Hearing that fines are property, Su Can and his son immediately cheered up.

The real late Qing Dynasty was when Qing Kuan, an official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, took the opportunity to enrich himself and make a fortune during the 60th birthday of Empress Dowager Cixi.

Afterwards, Qing Kuan was impeached by Shi Yu, and Guangxu ordered "dismissal from office". Who knows before long, Jiangxi Salt Law Road was vacant, and when the official department elected to take over as an official, everyone unanimously recommended Qingkuan.

It's a pity that Qingkuan got a fat job as easy as blowing off dust. This seems to mean that the seizure of property is no longer a terrible punishment for a group of officials, but a trick for them to change their vests and get back to work afterwards.

Looking back on the past, how strict the property expropriation was in Yongzheng era and how rich and powerful the country was. I don't know, in just a hundred years, property ownership has become a small scene that makes corrupt officials smile. Only the national luck of the Qing Dynasty, with the property ownership flooding, slowly sank into the afterglow of the sunset.