It is enough for Zhu Di in the court, and he handles all the big and small matters very well, otherwise how dare Zhu Yuanzhang just let go and run around the world?

Of course, the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang wants to inspect the world is also to rely on his prestige to suppress the voices of local opposition to the change.

Even though Zhu Yuanzhang was able to implement the policy, the dissatisfaction of the local gentry would not disappear, and the previous conspiracy to collude with the King of Jin and murder the prince was like this.

If it continues to be laissez-faire, it may lead to the accumulation of dissatisfaction in Jiangnan, which is very detrimental to Zhu Di's rule in the future.

It's just that inspecting the world is a big deal, and if Zhu Yuanzhang wants to really move, he will inevitably rectify the inside of the court first.

The first person Zhu Yuanzhang summoned was Zhao Mian, the secretary of the ministry.

After Zhao Mian saw Zhu Yuanzhang, he also had some expectations in his heart, and sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang notified him that he was going to change the secretary of the ministry.

Zhao Mian was a little relieved, he had long expected this day.

thinks that Zhu Yuanzhang himself swallowed up almost all the power of the ministry, and the official department Shangshu is an echo worm.

But after Zhu Yuanzhang got old, the officials gradually withdrew a lot of power, which naturally violated Zhu Yuanzhang's taboo.

can wait until today to dismiss him as a minister, Zhao Mian feels that Zhu Yuanzhang is already very patient.

knelt on the ground very calmly and said to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"The minister understands, the minister, please send a message."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhao Mian, who had gray hair, and said with emotion.

"Zhao Qing's family is old and wants to go back to enjoy the joy of family, I understand. Then I won't keep you more, come and give Zhao Qing's family a hundred taels of silver to replenish the road funds. ”

Zhao Mian was very moved and kowtowed to thank him.

"The old minister thanked His Majesty for the generous reward."

How many people in the Hongwu Dynasty have not been able to get a good death, he Zhao Mian did not have any special talents, but he was able to stay in the position of the secretary of the Ministry for four or five years, and he retired.

Zhao Mian was already very satisfied.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked instead.

"Aiqing is going, I'm afraid it's rare to see in this life, I don't know what I want to say to me?"

Zhao Mian hesitated again and again, after all, he felt that it was time to leave, and he could let go of some words.

"The ministers are mediocre, and they are old and wise, and they shouldn't have anything to say. But since Your Majesty asked the minister to say it, then the minister will also say a little, the hundred officials' fortunes can't help but make adjustments. ”

"From the top to the book, down to the adjutant, now because of the change of the law, he is busy all day long, and the minister alone knows that there are five minor officials in Beijing, who are tired to death on the post."

"But their income is quite meager, and it is not easy to live in the capital, most of them can't make ends meet, and they can't even compare to the businessmen who are slowly making a fortune now."

"It's just that because of Your Majesty's tiger might, everyone doesn't dare to be corrupt, but once Your Majesty has misfortune, everything is difficult to say."

Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Zhao Mian's words, and knew in his heart that this was the truth.

If it was okay before the change, in general, everyone in the Ming Dynasty was quite poor, the treatment of the officials was not bad, and Zhu Yuanzhang was in charge, and there was a lot less corruption.

Together, factory owners, some large households, or white gloves, have invested in business and earned a considerable fortune.

The officials saw it in their eyes and envied it in their hearts.

Of course, there are children from big families among the officials, but more of them come from ordinary families, and in the long run, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty will become corrupt again.

The key is that Zhu Yuanzhang can't raid all these big businessmen in one fell swoop, which is tantamount to destroying the overall situation of the law change, and He Qiu has also talked to him before, such a crude method will only make fewer and fewer people who are doing business benignly.

After all, no one knows when the imperial court will confiscate their property, so it is better to go sideways, make a little more money, and enjoy life.

Of course, most of the older officials are war-torn and followers of science, and they can continue to live ascetic-like lives.

But what about the new officials?

At least judging from Zhu Yuanzhang's observations, the conduct of these officials is not as good as the generation.

The reasons for this are very complicated, but if you want to say that there is no reason why the officials' salaries are too low, Zhu Yuanzhang himself does not believe it.

What's more, there are quite a few officials who live ascetic-like lives, all of whom are old and stubborn, and are in a state of hostility to the New Deal.

This gave Zhu Yuanzhang a headache, this is not like before, he can set off a big case, clean up the officials, and change the law is a delicate job after all.

Zhu Yuanzhang could only let these old people stand aside, and most of the people selected were interested in ability, but in this way, he gave the officials below a very bad start.

People with average conduct, as long as they support the change of the law, they can also rise to the top if they have enough ability.

The further down you go, the more distorted the situation may become, and even many people feel that as long as they support the change, they can also get to the top.

In the past two years, Zhu Yuanzhang has dealt with I don't know how many such officials, but he still can't stop them from dying.

Several times, Zhu Yuanzhang almost couldn't help it, and wanted to set off a big case again and clean up the officials.

But in the end, he held back and changed the law first!

Zhu Yuanzhang also didn't want to see that because of his actions to rectify the court again and again, he interrupted the change of the situation.

It was at this time that Zhu Yuanzhang really realized how difficult it was for those people who changed the law in history.

Shang Ying didn't mention it, Wang Anshi was too powerful, and it was no wonder that He Qiu would give this person such a high evaluation.

Think about how many people he has offended when Zhu Yuanzhang, as the founding emperor of the country, wants to change the law, and if he wants to change the law, Wang Anshi, as a courtier, has offended many people by implementing the new law.

Didn't Wang Anshi himself know what virtues his new Dharma sects were?

I'm afraid that's not the case, in the end this is not the time of the Qin and Han dynasties, the power of Confucianism is too strong, and the discrimination against Legalism or law change is very strong.

If we really want to carry out the reform of the law, we can only rely on some ministers who are not strong in principle and are relatively mobile.

In the face of the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang is also powerless, as if corruption and law change are twin brothers, once the law is changed, there will inevitably be corruption, so Zhu Yuanzhang is also entangled.

If these people hurt the people, then Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely kill them all, but most of them took bribes from businessmen, and they were very concerned about the people and local administration, which made Zhu Yuanzhang very embarrassed.

Zhao Mian's suggestion for such a situation is to improve the salary, although it is a last resort, but it is also quite realistic.

But Zhu Yuanzhang also has his own considerations, he hopes to leave this matter to Zhu Di to do, Zhu Di's time in the position of prince is still a little short.

If there is a layer of behavior to add money to hundreds of officials, it will also be more convenient for him to lead the court.

After Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, he could only sigh and say.

"I see."

Zhao Mian understood as soon as he heard it, Zhu Yuanzhang probably didn't consider adding money to hundreds of officials for the time being, so he could only salute and say.

"The minister is retiring, and the minister hopes to see the day of the Daming Long than the Han and Tang Dynasties as soon as possible."