Analysis Of Preventing And Punishing Officials' Corruption During The Kangxi Period

The prevention and punishment of bureaucratic corruption crimes is a question that the rulers of historical dynasties attaches great importance to.The Qing dynasty was the last dynasty of the feudal society in China.Kangxi was the second emperor after the Qing capital's Beijing that was capitaled.He inherited the throne at the age of eight.Began to attend the government at the age of 14 and has been in office for 61 years.Its year number is Kangxi,"Kang" is tranquility,"Xi" is flourishing,contains the meaning of peace and prosperity of the world.As the founder of Kangxi's flourishing era,undoubtedly,Kangxi made great contribution to safeguarding the country's rule and maintaining social stability.However,bureaucratic corruption is still a major problem in Kangxi dynasty.During the early days of the reign of Kangxi,Oboi and other co-government ministers competed for power,seriously threatened imperial power..The "three-in-one chaos" makes Kangxi lack of energy to cure it.Kangxi clearly noticed the importance of managing bureaucratic corruption to govern the country.After pacifying the San Francisco chaos,he actively taking measures to prevent and punish bureaucratic corruption.In the process of ruling the country,he learned from previous experience in preventing and punishing bureaucratic corruption.He took "people as the foundation,advocating thrift," "representing the source,cleaning up the source," and"coordinating both ways to punish corruption" as the guiding ideology for preventing and punishing bureaucratic corruption.By strengthening the imperial examination system to protect the scholars' fair competition in the exam,select more qualified personnel for the court to enrich the bureaucrats.Improve the bureaucratic appraisal system,regularly assess the official residence,according to the appraisal result,awarding or punishing the official,encourage the bureaucrats to maintain integrity and integrity during their tenure of office,abide by the law,fulfill their duties,and care people's lives.The senior official serves as a member of the court and assists the emperor in handling state affairs,they should loyal to the emperor and abide by the law,thinking about the people.However,in the begining of the Kangxi period,high-ranking officials posed serious party,corruption was seriously.Senior bureaucrats were used as key monitoring objects in the process of bureaucratic evaluation.On the one hand,they played a warning role on other bureaucrats,and on the other hand,they also helped strengthen imperial rule.To strengthen the supervisory system,Kangxi improved the customs of the bureaucracy through personal inspections,close-in systems,and rumors and opinions.Pick up officials,master the situation,and deal with the bureaucracy who violate the law in a timely and effective manner,helps to improve official atmosphere.During the Kangxi period,he actively cultivated and supported the Qing officials and rewarded the official'good deeds.For corrupt officials,they formulated the statutes for punishing corruption,invoked the Qing stipulations of the "sixfolds" and severely punished bureaucrats for corruption.These systems and measures have had a positive effect on the fight against corruption during their reign,and were conducive to maintaining social stability and strengthening feudal autocracy.Its system of preventing and punishing bureaucratic corruption also provides reference for later generations.Combining the bureaucratic corruption system during the Kangxi era and the current anti-corruption struggle,has positive significance for building Chinese socialism characteristics anti-corruption construction.