Among the six cabinet ministers, Han Yi is the most trusted by Zhu Youzhen, and Zhu Youzhen is not only a monarch and a minister to Han Yi, but also a savior of the Han family.

If it weren't for Zhu Youzhen's help when Han Yi's family was in a desperate situation, once Jian pulled out, Han Yi's family would have been wiped out by now.

Therefore, Han Yi's treatment of Zhu Youzhen is not only the loyalty of the courtiers to the king, but also the liver and brain, and he died without regrets.

Moreover, Han Yi has lived at the bottom of society for many years, and he has a deeper understanding of some of Zhu Youzhen's governance methods, and his implementation is more thorough, which can be seen from the punishment of corrupt officials in Shaanxi.

In the years of persecution by the eunuchs, none of the old friends dared to help, so Han Yi saw the hypocrisy and exploitative nature of the feudal scholar class more clearly.

After Han Yi's recovery, not only did he have no contact with his former friends, but he also barely moved around outside of work with his colleagues in the current cabinet, which Zhu Youzhen understood very well.

And Han Yi's move is by no means pretentious, the Jinyi guard in the capital is very competent, and the situation in the homes of hundreds of officials in the capital, Zhu Youzhen knows it clearly.

Because of this, Zhu Youzhen is also willing to communicate more with Han Youzhen, and whenever Zhu Youzhen wants to introduce some policies, he will listen to Han Yi's opinions first.

At this time, Zhu Youzhen mentioned the matter of the rule of officials, and Han Yi understood that Zhu Youzhen should want to deal with the rule of officials.

"What does Your Majesty mean?"

Zhu Youzhen didn't mean to hide it, and directly told himself about the corrupt officials of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, Han Yi knew a lot about this, and of course he agreed with the idea that the Son of Heaven wanted to clarify the rule of officials, but he couldn't help but worry.

"Your Majesty, freezing three feet is not a day's cold, the Ming officials have been eroding for a long time, and it is not an overnight effort to clarify, and the minister hopes that His Majesty can slowly figure it out, so as not to startle the snake."

Han Yi's words were tactful enough, but Zhu Youzhen understood it.

The rulers of the Ming Dynasty are like the beams and pillars of a centuries-old house, which looks okay from the outside, but the inside has been eaten by insects and is full of holes.

If the beams and columns are drastically changed, the house may collapse.

Zhu Youzhen also agrees with Han Yi's opinion, so he clarified that the means of governing the officials were not taken out last year or the year before that, even now, Zhu Youzhen is also discussing with Han Yi.

In the end, as for whether it can be implemented, we have to further consider it with the cabinet, and maybe find a place to pilot it first.

The rule of officials at any time has a bearing on the long-term peace and stability of a country, and if the rule of officials is not clear, the government decrees will not be implemented at the least, and the people's resentment will boil over at the worst.

But the problem now is that the rule of the Ming Dynasty has rotted to the roots, and small repairs and small repairs are useless, and it is really a headache to make drastic moves but throw rat bogeys.

"What Han Qing said is very true, and I think the same way, so I want to start with Xu Yan."

"Your Majesty is saying that you will punish the little officials?"

Regarding Zhu Youzhen's thinking, Han Yi has always felt elusive, and he just said that the matter of refreshing the rule of officials has turned to punishing the little officials.

Because he couldn't figure out Zhu Youzhen's specific thoughts, Han Yi could only wait for further explanations from the Son of Heaven.

"There are two capitals and thirteen provinces in the Ming Dynasty, hundreds of prefectures and thousands of counties, Jinshi is from a person, and there are no less than 20,000 officials registered in the Ministry of Officials, but has Han Qing ever thought about how many officials there are in the Ming Dynasty?"

When Zhu Youzhen asked, he really stopped Han Yi, at the level of the cabinet, it seems that no one has ever paid attention to the affairs of the officials.

Seeing that Han Yi was asked, Zhu Youzhen didn't feel smug and smiled, and then said.

"Last year, I ordered Jinyi guards from all over the country to make a rough visit, and a few years ago, Luo Sigong reported a number to me."

Speaking of this, Zhu Youzhen paused, looked at Han Yi, stretched out two fingers and said.

"More than 200,000, and this is still in the yamen to receive rice, the number is more but there is no Yu Lu's yamen and helpers, if you count them all, more than one million should not be a problem."

Although Han Yi knew that in addition to the official seal and the second official Zuo Erguan who registered in the official department, there were also some small officials who took rice, and the number was not small.

But at this time, when I heard Zhu Youzhen suddenly say that there were more than 200,000, Han Yi was also very surprised by such a large group of officials, and this did not include those helpers in the yamen.

But in addition to being surprised, Han Yi quickly thought of what Zhu Youzhen meant.

"Your Majesty means to restrain these 200,000 officials?"

Zhu Youzhen looked out the window, but did not answer Han Yi's question directly, but said casually.

"Feng Youlong published a book two years ago, I recently read it, and I think there are two sentences in it that are good, so that even if you are as clear as water, you will not escape the slippery like oil."

Feng Youlong's big name is Feng Menglong, he is a famous opera master today, and Han Yi has also heard of the recent one, but he is busy with government affairs, so he has not read it carefully, but he still understands the meaning of the Son of Heaven.

Seeing Han Yi nodding slightly, Zhu Youzhen continued.

"In a county, there are more than 100,000 people, and there are no more than 10 Zhengyin officials and Zuo Erguan who are from Jinshijuren, and ten people manage hundreds of thousands of people, and they only rely on these officials."

"Therefore, for the people, it is difficult for officials from science and technology to be accessible, whether it is service and tax payment, or litigation disputes, it is these small officials who come into contact with each other on a daily basis, and no matter how honest the officials are, it is difficult to ensure that these small officials do not stretch out their hands."

"So, what does Your Majesty mean to surprise the soldiers and punish the officials from the beginning?"

Han Yi continued with the previous question.

"No, I'm going to give them a raise."

Seeing that Han Yi was even more puzzled, Zhu Youzhen smiled and said.

"In the early stage of Jinyiwei's visit, except for the wealthier counties in Jiangnan and other places, most of the county officials in Daming can only pay half a tael of silver corn per month, which is enough for one person to eat and wear, but it is difficult to feed the whole family."

"The little official is also a human being, waiting for the rice to be put into the pot at home, and if he doesn't loot the people, he can only watch his family hungry, and he knows the etiquette and etiquette, and he knows the honor and disgrace when he has enough food and clothing, and he can't eat enough, how dare I expect them to be honest and honest."

Hearing this, Han Yi nodded, but felt that something was wrong.

"Your Majesty's move is indeed benevolent, but the minister thinks that even if he gives enough corn, it is difficult to ensure that the officials are not greedy for official property and loot the people.

Zhu Youzhen heard this, nodded, and said again.

"That's the case, the court issued a shortage of money, the officials want to support their families, can only stretch out their hands to the people, if I don't make up for the money and force the officials to be upright, it will be difficult for the strongman."

"Therefore, I will make up for the officials, and then sharpen the knife and hang it on its head."

Hearing this, Han Yi raised his head slightly, and saw the killing intent in the eyes of the young emperor.