Lin Che just said it casually, but he didn't expect Zhu Fan to suddenly vent his anger on Lan Yu, who went out to buy food.

He hurriedly interrupted Zhu Fan and continued his previous topic.

"The second point of the emperor's adjustment of the imperial court structure is to curb the corruption of the bureaucracy."

"Just like the current emperor Hongwu Emperor, the official evaluation system set up is to prevent the corruption of bureaucrats."

"But the officials who supervise and evaluate the hundred officials in the imperial court are also reading the books of Confucian sages."

"Since they all worship the same Confucius, under normal circumstances, how can they be cruel to their own people?"

Every time Zhu Fan heard it, Lin Che mentioned his father.

I couldn't help my heart beat wildly and my blood pressure soared.

Every time he mentioned the topic of Daming, Zhu Fan rarely expressed his opinion.

He didn't know how to say it, and he didn't dare to say it.

Lin Che was used to this, so he continued to speak to himself.

"In this way, the assessment will not work, and corrupt officials will naturally have no scruples."

"Emperor Hongwu, who was jealous and hateful, of course couldn't tolerate these corrupt officials, so he set the punishment of embezzling more than 60 taels and skinning the head and filling the grass."

"This is also one of the measures to regulate."

After briefly speaking, Lin Che took a sip of tea and continued:

"To eliminate gate valves and curb corrupt officials, the emperor must have absolute power in his hands."

"Just as Emperor Hongwu gradually weakened the power of the prime minister and strengthened the imperial power."

"The change of the official system in each dynasty is also a means for the emperor to strengthen the imperial power."

"Just like the Shangshu in the early Western Han Dynasty, the earliest was just a position for the emperor to deal with private affairs"

"But the emperor is the core of the power structure."

"The institution closest to him will inevitably grow in power over time!"

"This has been the case since time immemorial."

"In the middle of the Western Han Dynasty, the power held by Shangshu was something that few people could ignore."

"Not to mention the Eastern Han Dynasty, Shangshu directly entered the court and became the main official of the imperial court!"

"This is a means for the emperor to extend his imperial power."

gave Zhu Fan a little bit and told him the history of the development of the official position of Shangshu in the Han Dynasty.

Lin Che took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and continued:

"You understand this first, let's talk about the question just now."

"Why is it that after the emperor intervenes in the social structure, the imperial court still enters decay and decline."

After getting away from the topic of his father.

Zhu Fan is not restrained.

He hurriedly asked:

"Is it because those emperors are not good enough?"

When Lin Che heard this, he couldn't help but think of it.

An emperor in the history books of the Ming Dynasty wanted to revitalize the dynasty.

As a result, it hastened the demise of the 'diligent emperor' of the dynasty.

That is the famous Emperor Chongzhen, who guarded the country with the Son of Heaven, and finally hanged himself on the crooked neck of the coal mountain.

No matter what others think of this sad emperor.

Anyway, in Lin Che's eyes.

In addition to Chongzhen's backbone and frugality, he can boast a few words, and the rest of the place is simply useless.

To put it bluntly, the fall of the Ming Dynasty was largely due to his own poor level.

There is neither the talent to govern the country, nor the ability to recognize people, let alone the ability to tolerate people.

Outcome.

The more diligent he was, the faster the Ming Dynasty collapsed.

Lin Che originally wanted to teach Zhu Fan a good lesson on Chongzhen's problem.

Worried that he would scare this kid again, he suppressed the urge to complain in his heart and replied:

"There are also examples of the emperor not being able to do so, so he adjusted the social structure, but did not play a positive role."

"But it doesn't work in most cases."

"As long as you are familiar with the history books, you will know that whenever the imperial court tries to implement a new policy and solve an old problem, it often causes an unexpected new problem!"

For example, Emperor Hongwu enjoyed a high-pressure policy to put an end to corruption.

Unexpectedly, even if the skin is peeled and the grass is filled, it will not be able to eradicate the emergence of corrupt officials.

After Zhu Yuanzhang's death, the bureaucrats, who had been suppressed for a long time, began to engage in retaliatory corruption.

A lot of what is the usual silver, ice charcoal filial piety.

Even after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, the unspoken rules of corruption gradually formed.

This is an example of an attempt to solve a problem with the New Deal, only to lead to a greater ill.

It's a pity that Zhu Fan didn't understand the deep meaning of Lin Che's words.

Instead, it is questioned:

"Sir, according to your intentions, wouldn't it be better to let corrupt officials be greedy for money than to punish them with severe orders?"

Lin Che just took a sip of tea into his mouth and almost squirted.

Every time this kid encounters it, he has problems with the royal family.

Either they are silent, or they are easy to get into the horns of the bull ideologically.

Lin Che swallowed the tea and raised his hand to Zhu Zhang:

"Are you kid here for class, or are you here to raise the bar?"

"When did I say that I would let corrupt officials be greedy for money?"

"What I mean by this is that when you solve a problem with a new policy, if the policy itself is wrong, instead of reducing corruption, it will lead to more serious problems."

Lin Che tapped the table with his index finger and asked Zhu Fan not to just care about grievances.

Continuing the Lecture:

"Not only is it a question of the correctness of the new deal, but also when the new deal is implemented layer by layer, it will also cause many problems!"

"For example, the shepherd asks the shepherd dog to help watch over the sheep."

"In order to prevent the sheepdog from being lazy, the sheep that can't run around drive back to the flock, and the wild wolves that want to eat the sheep can't be driven away, they will let their children and monitor the sheepdogs with sticks."

"The problem is, it's okay if the shepherd dog is beaten."

"But who can guarantee that a child will not be playful and teach a faithful shepherd dog a lesson with a stick?"

After a pause, Lin Che continued:

"Just like Wang Anshi's green seedling method."

"The earliest is also a policy for the benefit of the country and the people."

"But the corrupt officials in charge of 'shepherding sheep' soon turned it into a tool for enriching themselves."

"Wang Anshi is not for nothing, he has sent 'shepherd boys' to monitor these 'shepherd dogs'."

"But the officials in charge of supervision are thinking about party strife and promotion."

"So, whether or not the New Deal is used to make money."

"Even officials who honestly implement the New Deal and benefit the people of one side."

"As long as they are not reformists, they will all be labeled as corrupt and perverted by law."

"In this case, no matter how good the New Deal is, it will not benefit the people at all."

Hearing this, Zhu Fan stood up excitedly and said loudly:

"Sir, I understand that most of the reforms implemented by the previous emperors were because of the new policy, which did not conform to the actual situation, so that there were different results."

"And even if it is a policy that can get rid of the malaise, if the party in the court and the court continue to fight, it will only turn into a bad government!"

"Then it seems that this is the biggest problem of the failure of reform in all dynasties."

A simple shepherd story, combined with Wang Anshi's reforms.

Zhu Fan comprehended very quickly this time.

He eagerly revealed the content of his comprehension to Lin Che, hoping to be affirmed by Lin Che.

Can...

(End of chapter)