Seeing Zhu Di respond to him, Zang Shiwen was overjoyed and shouted directly.

"Your Majesty, it's really not enough!"

"Not enough?"

Zhu Di was furious, "How can it not be enough? ”

Zang Shiwen said: "Your Majesty, since September of the twentieth year of Hongwu, Emperor Gaozu ordered to adjust the officials' salaries to a monthly salary system, and at the same time adjust the two items of Lu rice and Yu money to one of Lu rice.

This matter, although it makes my Ming official's Lu Mi better.

However, Wei Chen, as a fourth-grade official of the Ming Dynasty, can only receive twenty-four stone grain every month.

At the end of the year, although three catties of salt are given, eight buckets of rice are levied for salt grain.

Your Majesty, I want to be a dignified four-grade minister, and there are only twenty-four stone of grain every month.

It also did not allow the children, family members, and servants of officials above the fourth rank to open shops in the market, give birth to money and debts, and sell salt and goods to outsiders.

Your Majesty, with only twenty-four stones of grain, how can it be enough for a micro-minister......"

With Zang Shiwen's crying, all the officials in the hall had a look of deep understanding.

Those monthly salaries are really not enough for them.

Zhu Di shouted angrily: "Greedy, twenty-four stone grain, enough for a family of four to eat for a year, how many people can you have in your family?"

Even if there are forty people in your family, you can eat enough, why are you dissatisfied? ”

Zang Shiwen said: "Your Majesty, Weichen is a dignified four-grade official, with the old and the young in the family.

In addition, Weichen's family has been reading the sage book for decades, and he can enter the court, and work hard for the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world......

Weichen also wants to buy some snacks for his wife and children at home, clothes, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, melons and fruits...... Wechen also wanted to buy some pen, ink, paper, and inkstones......

Your Majesty, with only those twenty-four stone grains, how can Weichen be enough? ”

Zhu Di's face was gloomy, "It's really not enough?" ”

Around, all the officials couldn't help but think of something, and their faces changed drastically.

And Zang Shiwen didn't seem to notice anything, so he nodded hurriedly and said: "Your Majesty, during the Hongwu period, Luo Furen, a scholar of Hongwen Pavilion, was honest and honest all his life, but so what?

Emperor Gaozu went to visit Mr. Luo, but Mr. Luo could only live in a dilapidated house of two or three rooms on the outskirts of Beijing, and the dignified scholar was actually carrying a bucket and painting the wall......

Your Majesty, how ironic is this?

That's a dignified Hongwen Pavilion, a virtuous minister of my Ming Dynasty, but life is so shabby and embarrassing......"

Zhu Di was a little silent, he knew about Luo Furen, the bachelor of Hongwen Pavilion.

Zang Shiwen said again: "Your Majesty, Weichen and others have studied the books of sages and sages, and they are virtuous and loyal ministers of the court, but they live in such poverty, while those treacherous and cunning businessmen can live a life of fine clothes and food, how unfair is it?" ”

"Injustice?"

Zhu Di's expression narrowed slightly, "Da Ming Yulu has been set for decades, why do you still choose to be an official instead of going into business?"

Why did you become an official, but instead complained?

Also, because Er and other family members are officials, which one is not respected by the local officials and gentry, and they are almost enshrined?

Even, all the clansmen in your family can be exempted from paying taxes? ……

Since you are envious and jealous of the businessman, why don't you resign and become a businessman, but go to unite with the Zhang family to harm the people? ”

Zang Shiwen was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Weichen is a scholar, how can he be a cheap businessman?" ”

Zhu Di said angrily, "I see that you are a thief who is greedy for fame and money, and when you are dying, you are still quibbling!" ”

After speaking, without waiting for Zang Shiwen to speak, Zhu Di looked at the officials who were still standing in the hall.

"Do you think these thieves should be killed?"

Zang Shiwen's heart suddenly ignited hope, and he hurriedly looked at some officials who were good friends on weekdays.

It's just that what makes him desperate is that these people who usually call him brothers and sisters will turn their heads and don't want to look at him.

And some other officials were full of anger, "Your Majesty, Zang Shiwen, as the imperial historian, colluded with Jiangning's inferior gentry, deceived the superiors and subordinates, exploited the people, and was very greedy, and he should be killed!" ”

Zang Shiwen's eyes widened, and his face was full of disbelief: "Colleagues, Zang Mou didn't offend you on weekdays? Why is it so painful to kill the killer? ”

"As a royal history, but he knows the law and breaks the law, and he should be killed if he accepts such a bribe!"

"It is a shame for our officials to corrupt the imperial history of discipline in this way!"

"Humph!"

Zhu Di snorted coldly and waved his hand directly.

"Escort these thieves down, confiscate their homes, interrogate them one by one, and exterminate their families, as for the clansmen, if they commit crimes, they will all be killed, and the rest of the innocent people will be exiled to the Wa Kingdom!"

"Yes!"

A group of Han generals received the order, directly dragged Zang Shiwen, Lu Zhen and others and walked out.

Zang Shiwen, Lu Zhen and other officials suddenly used their best strength and wailed: "Your Majesty spares your life!" Your Majesty......"

It's a pity that Zhu Di is extremely disgusted with officials like Zang Shiwen and Lu Zhen who collude with inferior gentry and are greedy for ink and exploit the people.

Therefore, there was a calm and unmoved look in his eyes.

After the hall calmed down, the courtiers were stunned for a moment, and then praised Zhu Di one after another.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Originally, these courtiers had already prepared that Zhu Di would take advantage of this incident to exterminate the entire clan of officials such as Zang Shiwen, Wen Wen, and Lu Zhen, and implicate them.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Di only killed the first evil, and the rest of the people were just exiled to the Wa Kingdom.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Di was much more merciful than Zhu Yuanzhang.

"When I first ascended the throne, this kind of thief official appeared under my nose, how can I have the face to say Shengming?"

"Ladies and gentlemen, the twenty-four stones of Zang Shiwen's moon are not enough to support the family, I don't know if your family is enough?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the thief is greedy, and it is not enough!"

"Exactly, Your Majesty, the money received by the ministers is enough to feed the family!"

The officials hurriedly laughed and said, eager to make an oath.

"Enough is enough!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

The courtiers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It seems that this scolding majesty is not a murderous person.

The next few days.

The people and businessmen of the entire Jingshi found that the officials of the surrounding prefectures and counties of the Jingshi were arrested a lot at once.

At the same time, some of the notorious gentry who were usually notorious were also exterminated by their families, and their heads were rolling.

Soon.

The court put up notices to inform the people of the crimes committed by these officials and gentry.

Suddenly.

The whole Beijing division was shaken.

All the people, when they were praising the emperor and scolding those officials.

It was not until Zang Shiwen, Wenwen, Lu Zhen, Zhang Xixian and other officials and gentry were beheaded for public display, and their clansmen were exiled to the Japanese Kingdom one by one, that the people of Jingshi calmed down.

Within a few months of ascending the throne, Zhu Di dealt with so many corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and above the court, the first fire was extremely prosperous, and his prestige was directly raised.

……

Guo Mansion.

Zhu Di lay on the soft chair leisurely, and said with hatred on his face: "We didn't expect that the Zhang family, a big family, could actually attach so many court officials, and use so many officials to do so many evil things!" ”

On the side, Guo An was also full of surprise.

"Weichen didn't expect that the fields in Jiangning County would be occupied so much by the Zhang family?

At the feet of His Majesty, to do such an evil thing, this person is really bold! ”

Zhu Di nodded slightly, and then said: "Guo Qing, 200,000 mu of fertile land was copied from that Zhang family, but you have to make up 20,000 mu?" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Guo An was not polite, and hurriedly said with a grateful face.

“……”

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and didn't say much.

Subsequently.

Thinking of something, he couldn't help but ask leisurely: "People die for money, and birds die for food!" Guo Qing, a fortune of twenty-four stones a month, really can't support a four-grade official's family? ”

Guo An glanced at Zhu Di with some surprise, realized something, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, twenty-four stones of grain are enough for forty people to eat for a month."

If the family is smaller, they can sell the food and buy some other things, which is enough for a family of ten to live comfortably for a month......

Of course, if you can become a member of the fourth grade, your family will inevitably prosper.

As long as they say hello to their hometown government a little, they don't have to live on monthly income at all.

Moreover, the filial piety received by officials of this grade every year is a lot of ......"

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and regretted it a little, he hadn't thought of these things before.

Immediately, he couldn't help but hate: "Then why do these thieves and officials still want to be greedy for money, the emperor has killed so many corrupt officials, and these corrupt officials still can't be killed?" ”

Guo An said helplessly: "Your Majesty, this is human nature!" ”

"Humanity?"

Zhu Di was slightly stunned.

Guo An said: "Your Majesty, people have different pursuits.

Among the officials, one is to clear the name, or the official with great ambitions.

On the other hand, officials like money and power and like to live a more comfortable life......

Your Majesty, those officials have studied hard since childhood, if they were not tempted by money and power, how could they persist in reading?

And when they finally gain fame, become officials, and control power, how can they not covet those money?

As long as those subordinates find an excuse and give them some filial piety...... Or, those big gentry are looking for a reason to cling to them?

How can these officials not be dragged into the water? ”

“……”

After thinking quietly for a while, Zhu Di said with a complicated expression: "Guo Qing is still honest with us, and no one has ever said these thorough words to us." ”

Guo An chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, because Weichen has nothing to hide from Your Majesty!" ”

Zhu Di nodded slightly, and asked again: "So, the reason why those corrupt officials are greedy is not because we have given them less money, but because they are by nature!" ”

Guo An was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Weichen said something disrespectful, those officials' salaries are really a little little!" ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Di's eyes widened.

Guo An continued: "Your Majesty, think about it, when you were still in the Yan Wangfu in Beiping, how much money could an ordinary scribe in our Yan Wangfu receive in a year?

How many years do you save? Year-end bonus? There is also a New Year's gift......

And a fourth-grade official in the court, how much money can he have? ”

……

(End of chapter)