Lao Zhu's face was a little unsightly, and the Ming officials' fortunes were actually made by him when he founded the country. At the time of the conclusion, Lao Zhu made accurate calculations to ensure that this money was only enough for the daily food of these officials, and there was no extravagant squandering of the extravagance. Its harshness can be called the most in all dynasties.

But in fact, it's no wonder that Lao Zhu, when the Ming Dynasty was just established, the nose of these literati and doctors was actually in the sky. In the former Song Dynasty, the pursuit of "literati and scholars share the world", a group of scholars and doctors were full of benevolence and morality, and the "weak Song Dynasty" ran through from beginning to end and failed to support it. In the Yuan Dynasty, he did not share the world with the scholars, but he "lost too much" and gave the scholars too much power, and the scholars became the spokesmen and tools of the nobles of the Mengyuan Dynasty: as long as you pay the taxes on time, we don't care what you do in your jurisdiction.

Doctor Song Shishi was greedy for ink, but he was still relied on, and even if he embezzled a huge amount of money, he was not in danger of being killed. Doctor Yuan Shishi is even more like a local emperor, all of them are eating their mouths full of oil, fat heads and big ears in addition to collecting taxes for the imperial court. After experiencing the period of these two dynasties, when Lao Zhu established the Ming Dynasty, these scholars had been rich for a hundred years, and they were also used to being coaxed by the emperor and the court. No matter how much the Ming Dynasty prescribes to them, I'm afraid it will be difficult to be satisfied.

It's a pity that they met Lao Zhu. Who is Lao Zhu? is a person who would rather lift all the meat in this pot than give corrupt officials an extra piece of the pie.

Want to include tax? No way! He would rather entrust the burden of collecting and transporting grain to the illiterate grain chiefs than let these officials get involved. Want the court to be a good man? No way! I will give you the lowest salary in all dynasties. If you want to be an official, don't think about my Ming Dynasty and the uncle. If you don't want to, please go out of the customs and go north, the official position of the Yuan Court is much more comfortable than that of our Ming officials!

Therefore, at the beginning of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, there were quite a few literati and officials who traveled thousands of miles to follow Emperor Yuan Shun out of the customs and flee north. Not all of them are die-hard Mengyuan aliens, they really can't throw away these huge "benefits" given to them by the Yuan Court, and they have the dream of one day restoring the Yuan Court and continuing to be powerful. However, the facts later became clear that the mountains and rivers of the Yuan Court were declining, but the Ming Dynasty, which they regarded as a reckless regime, was rising like the sun, so those who were addicted to officials had to let go of the extravagant hopes in their hearts and concentrate on serving the new dynasty.

Naturally, there are also the remnants of the former dynasty who are difficult to return to, and they have not yet made a clear position for a while, which is also okay, the four major cases of Hongwu are vigorous, completely clearing this unhealthy trend of officialdom that has continued from the former Song Dynasty to the present, and laying a solid foundation for the Ming Dynasty.

It wasn't until Baozong was captured and the Ming Dynasty was mourned that these literati who had been pressed by the old Zhu family for four generations raised their heads again......

"We only have one bowl of rice and two dishes for our own meals, and your mother has also been a queen for more than ten years, and the skirt has not even covered the surface of your feet. We have won the world, and it is still so simple, why can't they stand poverty, so they have to give us more people's fat and people's anointment? Lao Zhu's face was unhappy.

"That being said, but ...... It is also a fact that it is not easy for officials to live and work, and many of them have to find other ways to make money. Zhu Su said. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty in history, officials held various ceremonies and ice and charcoal salutes every year, which were endless, and the imperial court also regarded them as a common practice and did not curb them. Why? It is because this matter has become fashionable, and it must not be moved lightly. ”

"Could it be that at that time, the Ming Dynasty was corrupt officials from top to bottom, and there was no loyal person? No, everyone knows that the living expenses of officials are increasing day by day, but the salary needs to respect the ancestors and must not be moved. Therefore, the officials had to be allowed to fend for themselves, so they made so many names. Only take the share you should take is a clean official, but since you have a name here, how can those corrupt officials not be more greedy and take more? On the contrary, this will erode more people's fat and people's cream, and although the salary is set small, judging from the results, it is putting the cart before the horse. ”

"It's better to add money to officials, and then put an end to this kind of ice respect, charcoal respect and other money-collecting names, now I have a Ming Dynasty through the money village silver number, even the fire consumption on the way can also be banned. After that, the imperial examination refused to allow three generations of businessmen to enter the office. In this way, the officials and scholars of the poor family will surely rejoice, the turmoil in the DPRK and China can be resolved, and the rest of the people who are weak in heart will not have to take care of it. Second, by banning many common practices, the investigation of corruption will be simpler and clearer in the future, and the whole government and the central government will be clearer. The third is that after saving these extravagant expenses, the surplus of the imperial court may be more than in previous years. It does not necessarily mean that you will lose money. ”

Lao Zhu is not an unreasonable person, although he is unwilling to be too lenient to these officials, he still shows a contemplative look. Over there, Zhu Biao had already spoken: "Father, the son thinks it's feasible." ”

"Since the opening of the money village and the issuance of treasure banknotes, my Ming treasury has been frugal and has consumed a lot of fire. And now the officials are also very frugal, and these silver coins are enough to increase the income of the officials. Not to mention the gold mine income of Yingzhou and Fengmingzhou. The treasury of the Ming Dynasty is very abundant. ”

"The economics of the new school has also argued that the so-called wealth is the income of the people's labor. Gold and silver are only used to measure their value. ”

"If you don't use it, it's no different from scrap metal. Distributing it to officials is also a good governance that is beneficial to the national economy and people's livelihood! ”

"In that case, boss, you go and take this matter to the cabinet for discussion and fill in the gaps. If there is no problem, try it for a while...... "Lao Zhu thought for a long time, thinking that the current court officials have already changed a batch, and most of them are new school supporters, and they are no longer the pedantic generations before, so his tone finally loosened a little. Zhu Biao was overjoyed when he heard this, and nodded hurriedly.

Since they are willing to send it to the cabinet for discussion, this matter is actually settled. Once the number of Yulu is added, the dynasty, which is now in some turmoil due to the exile of many officials to Fengmingzhou, will inevitably be re-stabilized because of this good news.

"Okay, the situation is stable, and we can free up our hands and feet to continue to deal with Siyi." Old Zhu Dao. "Annan in the south has been very restless recently, Ying'er has not yet accumulated troops in Yunnan, and I don't know if I can take Annan. There are also the countries of the South Seas, recently our Ming Dynasty opened up maritime affairs, and the merchant ships were abundant, and many small countries in the South Seas took the opportunity to impose tariffs...... This is all in the hands of our Daming to make money! ”

"To the north, the old Quartet subdued Hami, but I am afraid that when the ice and snow freeze, they will suffer from the counterattack of Yili Jiangli and the remnants of Warat."

"There are a lot of things to do in the court, and it is really not appropriate to postpone it any longer."

"Fourth brother......" Zhu Su's face gradually became solemn. He already knew that Zhu Di had already begun the westward expedition that he had been thinking about. However, unlike the situation of the Western Expedition of the Mengyuan Dynasty in the past, the Timurid Empire, which was rising strongly, was blocking the west of Zhu Di. Whether Timur the Great is more powerful or Yongle the Great is more heroic, even he, a traverser, may not be able to say for sure.

(End of chapter)