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The Bureaucrats (Volumes 1 & 2) (4th Edition)
The Bureaucrats (Volumes 1 & 2) (4th Edition)
Li Boyuan
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A direct hit on the scene of bureaucratic corruption.
The dark and despicable ugliness has nowhere to hide here.
The governance of officials in the late Qing Dynasty was dark and the officialdom was corrupt, far exceeding the Song and Ming dynasties. The greed and shamelessness of officials had reached an unbelievable level, not to mention official ethics! In the end, officials became a major scourge for the common people and a great poison to the world, like airborne bacteria that are impossible to guard against. The harassment and threats from officials to the common people were even more serious than those from thieves and enemies. All the ethical and moral principles that maintained the world and human hearts could not only not be promoted and encouraged by officials, but were completely destroyed by their hands. The nation was in decline and poverty, yet officials were wealthy and noble; this was a symptom of a dying nation! The author's deep inner worries and his intention to expose the dark side of bureaucratic politics are thought-provoking.
Readers can clearly understand the zeitgeist and social ills of the late Qing Dynasty through the descriptions in "The Officialdom Unmasked." From the characters' cowardice, incompetence, and perfunctoriness in military and foreign affairs, as well as their ruthless and greedy pursuit of profit in practical terms, one can glimpse the corruption of official governance in the late Qing Dynasty. The author Li Boyuan used humorous and witty prose to speak for the public, which was very gratifying. His characterizations are vivid and appropriate, making it a worthwhile read.
The dark and despicable ugliness has nowhere to hide here.
The governance of officials in the late Qing Dynasty was dark and the officialdom was corrupt, far exceeding the Song and Ming dynasties. The greed and shamelessness of officials had reached an unbelievable level, not to mention official ethics! In the end, officials became a major scourge for the common people and a great poison to the world, like airborne bacteria that are impossible to guard against. The harassment and threats from officials to the common people were even more serious than those from thieves and enemies. All the ethical and moral principles that maintained the world and human hearts could not only not be promoted and encouraged by officials, but were completely destroyed by their hands. The nation was in decline and poverty, yet officials were wealthy and noble; this was a symptom of a dying nation! The author's deep inner worries and his intention to expose the dark side of bureaucratic politics are thought-provoking.
Readers can clearly understand the zeitgeist and social ills of the late Qing Dynasty through the descriptions in "The Officialdom Unmasked." From the characters' cowardice, incompetence, and perfunctoriness in military and foreign affairs, as well as their ruthless and greedy pursuit of profit in practical terms, one can glimpse the corruption of official governance in the late Qing Dynasty. The author Li Boyuan used humorous and witty prose to speak for the public, which was very gratifying. His characterizations are vivid and appropriate, making it a worthwhile read.
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