Guo Tai (國泰) | 24 Histories

Overview

Guo Tai was an official.

PeriodQing

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1782 四十七年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 319, passage 33; Draft History of Qing 322, passages 170, 177
AD 1782 錢灃劾國泰時
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 319, passage 83
AD 1760 to AD 1795 高宗中年後
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 322, passages 281, 283

Key source chapters

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 322 Volume 322 Biographies 109: Dou Guangnai, Li Shufang, Fan Yibin, Cao Xibao, Xie Zhending, Qian Feng, Yin Zhuangtu 5 passages
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 319 Volume 319 Biographies 106: Yu Minzhong, He Shen Son: Feng Shenyinde, Younger Brother: He Lin, Su Linga 4 passages

Career and standing

Shandong Governor 山東巡撫
AD 1782 四十七年 · Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 322, passage 170
Shandong Governor 山東巡撫
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 319, passage 33
greed, indulgence, and private profit 貪縱營私
Investigation · Impeached for corruption
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 319, passages 33, 35
sentenced to death 罪至死
AD 1782 四十七年 · Sentenced
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 322, passage 177

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 319, passages 33, 83
Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 322, passage 170
Polity Qing 清朝 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 322, passage 283
At Shandong 山東 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 319, passage 33

Events and relationships

Crimes verified
AD 1782 四十七年 · Legal · Accused
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 319, passage 35
Padded treasury with market silver
AD 1782 四十七年 · Legal · Offender · At Licheng 歷城
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 322, passage 174
Treasury cover up exposed
AD 1760 to AD 1795 高宗中年後 · Legal · Accused · With Feng (灃)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 322, passage 283
Relation Associate of · Person Heshen (和珅)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 319, passage 83

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 319, passage 83; Draft History of Qing 322, passage 170

References in the histories

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History

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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 319Volume 319 Biographies 106: Yu Minzhong, He Shen Son: Feng Shenyinde, Younger Brother: He Lin, Su Linga · 4 passages

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四十七年，御史錢灃劾山東巡撫國泰、布政使於易簡貪縱營私，命和珅偕都御史劉墉按鞫，灃從往。 In the forty-seventh year Censor Qian Feng impeached Shandong Governor Guo Tai and Provincial Administration Commissioner Yu Yijian for greed, indulgence, and private profit. He Shen was ordered to join Censor-in-Chief Liu Yong in the investigation, and Qian Feng went along.

和珅陰袒國泰，即至，盤庫，令抽視銀數十封無缺，即起還行館。 He Shen secretly favored Guo Tai. As soon as he arrived he inspected the treasury, had several dozen sealed silver packets drawn at random and found no shortage, then immediately returned to his lodging.

灃請封庫，明日盡發視庫銀，得借市銀充抵狀，國泰等罪皆鞫實。 Qian Feng requested that the treasury be sealed. The next day all the silver was examined, and evidence was found that market silver had been borrowed to cover shortfalls. The crimes of Guo Tai and the others were all verified.

言官惟錢灃劾其黨國泰得直，後論和珅與阿桂入直不同止直廬，奉命監察，以勞瘁死。 Among the censors only Qian Feng, in impeaching his associate Guo Tai, obtained justice. Later, commenting that He Shen and A Gui did not lodge together when on duty, he was ordered to supervise the matter and died from overwork.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 322Volume 322 Biographies 109: Dou Guangnai, Li Shufang, Fan Yibin, Cao Xibao, Xie Zhending, Qian Feng, Yin Zhuangtu · 5 passages

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四十七年，灃疏劾山東巡撫國泰、布政使於易簡吏治廢弛，貪婪無饜，各州縣庫皆虧缺，上命大學士和珅、左都御史劉墉率灃往按。 In the forty-seventh year Feng impeached Shandong Governor Guotai and Commissioner Yu Yijian for ruined governance and insatiable greed; treasuries throughout the province were short. The Emperor sent Grand Secretary Heshen and Left Censor-in-Chief Liu Yong with Feng to investigate.

和珅庇國泰，怵灃，灃不為撓。 Heshen protected Guotai and tried to intimidate Feng, who would not bend.

國泰聞使者將至，假市銀補庫。 Learning the investigators were coming, Guotai borrowed market silver to pad the treasury.

國泰、易簡罪至死，和珅不能護也。 Guotai and Yijian were sentenced to death; Heshen could not save them.

灃劾國泰發庫藏掩覆，論者謂劉墉密與灃商榷，蓋亦有力焉。 Feng's exposure of Guotai's padded treasury is said to have had Liu Yong's secret support.