"In addition, the case of collaborating with the enemy involved a corruption case in Shanxi, and there were not a few officials who were disposed of, so I thought that I could promote talented people to serve as officials among the officials. Xu officials have been working at the grassroots level for many years, are familiar with political affairs and laws, and their ability is no less than that of officials born in the imperial examination. Zhu Youxiao proposed.

"The ministers will select a group of officials from among the officials to serve as officials in Shanxi according to His Majesty's wishes, and at the same time, the ministers will also ask the officials to select a group of officials to serve as officials in Shanxi." Xu Guangqi said.

"This is very appropriate, and only when there is a comparison can there be a distinction between the superior and the inferior, and this is related to the way officials are selected in the future." Zhu Youxiao agreed.

"In addition, the minister intends to include the cultivation of high-yield crops in the four grids of the plan, and the areas where high-yield crops are planted at the same time can be tax-exempt for one year next year, and I hope that His Majesty will approve it." Xu Guangqi said.

Jingcha and Daji is the Ming Dynasty's system for the evaluation of officials, the "Daji" is to assess the officials of the province, the prefecture and the prefecture and county, and the Daji is also based on the "four grids" and "eight laws" as the lifting standards. The so-called "four grids" refer to "talent" (refers to talent, divided into long, average, short, etc.), "keep" (refers to ethics, divided into three categories of honesty, equality, and corruption), "government" (refers to government affairs, three categories of attendance, level, and slackness), and "year" (refers to age, divided into three categories: young, middle, and old).

"Exactly. The cultivation of high-yield crops is related to the livelihood of the people of the empire, and it is important, and there can be no sloppiness. Zhu Youxiao nodded and said.

The promotion of high-yielding crops will be faster and more effective if administrative interventions are used. Now the most important thing is the question of having to eat, whether you can eat enough at each meal is the second place, and whether you can eat well is the last thing to consider.

"I want Shanxi Province to set up a wide range of rural schools, and all children under the age of 10 can enroll in school for free for three years, including mathematics, Chinese studies and ideological education." Zhu Youxiao said. Zhu Youxiao did not dare to immediately roll out six years of compulsory education across the country, which needed money to support, which was a huge expense.

"Your Majesty's move is a saint's move, since the implementation of free education in Yunnan, the response is unexpected, all provinces of the Ming Dynasty are interested in holding such a township school, but the treasury is empty This matter has to be delayed again and again, now His Majesty intends to practice township school in Shanxi, and the minister will go all out to run a good township school." Xu Guangqi said happily.

"As Xu Qingjia said, the treasury is empty, and the money needed to run the school has to be provided by Neinu for the time being, and I have decided that half of the money needed to run the school will be provided by Neinu, and the other half will be raised by the local government, which should be no problem, right?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Even if the other half of the minister does not take a penny of silver, the minister must raise this part of the money." Xu Guangqi said with an oath.

"According to my method, I will definitely be able to raise this money, remember to do a good job of the budget, since the Jingshi has made the budget, it is expected to save about 10% of the cost every year." Zhu Youxiao said.

"For the financial budget implemented by Jingshi, the minister studied carefully when he was in Beijing, and found that it was indeed very effective, and the minister is also ready to promote it in Shanxi." Xu Guangqi replied.

"Another point, all the children of foreign tribes who are attached to the Ming Dynasty must also let them read and write." Zhu Youxiao emphasized.

"Why is that?" Xu Guangqi asked.

"A person who eats the rice of the Ming Dynasty, drinks the water of the Ming Dynasty, wears the clothes of the Ming Dynasty, learns the words of the Ming Dynasty, and writes the words of the Ming Dynasty, this person can be truly assimilated into a Ming person. That's why I chose to popularize rural education in Yunnan in the first place? Zhu Youxiao said.

"I understand." Xu Guangqi nodded and said.

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The Datong case of collaborating with the enemy began abruptly and ended even more abruptly, and in just a few days, such a large case involving hundreds of officials ended in a hurry.

With such a hurried end, it can be said that some people are happy and some are good, and those who are not affected by the turmoil that swept the entire Shanxi officialdom are naturally happy, and those who are affected are naturally miserable.

At today's meeting, all the officials in Datong who were not affected came, and they just wanted to see how Zhu Youxiao dealt with these officials.

"Anyone who collaborates with the enemy and betrays the country shall be sentenced to immediate execution, and shall be executed immediately after three days. What should be done to deal with those who are corrupt and accept bribes? I want to hear from you. Zhu Youxiao asked.

"According to the "Da Ming Law": Those who receive wealth and pervert the law will always be given 70 rods, and every 5 strokes will be added to one grade, until 80 strokes will be hanged; Whoever receives wealth and does not pervert the law shall always have sixty rods below, and one grade for every five strokes, until one hundred and twenty rods and one hundred rods, and flow three thousand miles; The prison guards stole money, grain, and goods from the warehouse, and did not distinguish between the first and the second, and punished the crime of stolen goods, and tattooed the words 'stealing official money (grain and goods) on their right forearm, and consistently cut down with a rod of 80 to 40 strokes. Those who know the law and violate the law will be guilty of a second-degree crime. Yang Lian was the first to stand up and say.

"What Yang Xianchen said is extremely true, but the case is complex and involves a wide range of people, and the minister thinks that it is necessary to review the case again and make a decision after the case is clarified." Liu Zunxian, the former governor of Datong, said.

"I don't think there is a need for a retrial in this case, Yang Qingjia said that the provisions of the "Da Ming Law", I still remember that when Emperor Taizu Gao, anyone who embezzled more than sixty taels would have to peel the skin and pull the grass, but I am not ready to do this, I am also ready to do special things today." Zhu Youxiao said.

Hearing Zhu Youxiao say that there was a special case, many people breathed a sigh of relief. Zhu Youxiao glanced at the civil and military officials below with a cold eye, and then said: "For civil officials, anyone who embezzles less than sixty taels will be reinstated, and if he commits another crime in the future, he will be severely punished; Anyone who embezzles between 60 taels and 600 taels shall hand over the proceeds of corruption, be dismissed from office, and never be used; Whoever embezzles between 600 taels and 6,000 taels shall surrender the proceeds of embezzlement and be exiled for 3,000 li; Anyone who embezzles more than 6,000 taels will be immediately sentenced to death. What do you think? ”

"Your Majesty is merciful." Yang Lian said first.

"Your Majesty is merciful." The others chanted along.

"As for the military attachés, except for those who collaborate with the enemy and traitor, all those who are corrupt will be removed from their posts and will never be used." Zhu Youxiao said. For the military attaché, Zhu Youxiao's handling method is a little more lenient, now the entire Ming Dynasty is greedy, the civilian punishment is heavier, will not cause a mutiny, if the military attache punishment is too heavy, Zhu Youxiao is worried that it will cause a backlash from military attachés in other regions, military attachés have military power in their hands.

Regarding Zhu Youxiao's decision, none of the civil and military officials objected, and everyone understood the powerful relationship.

"Tian Ergeng, you stay, assist Yang Qing's family in handling this case, don't wronged a good person, and don't let go of a bad person." Zhu Youxiao said.

"No." Tian Ergeng and Yang Lian replied together.