Chapter 649 Zhu Yuanzhang's supernatural methods After hearing what Zhu Biao said, Zhu Yuanzhang wondered if he had heard it wrongly. Because why did he hear Zhu Biao say such unpleasant words? Although many people mentioned this matter to him and asked him to think about it, he always felt that it was impossible. How could such a thing happen? He has always hated officials, and even though he is now the emperor, he still hates them. In fact, in his previous life experience, those officials had never left any good impression on him. Especially when I was a child, I was ordered around and bullied by those officials. Even Li Zheng from a small village dared to stand up and bully their family. It was a small official who bullied their family. So he has always hated these officials. If the situation had not forced him to need these officials to govern the world as emperor, he would have killed all the officials in the world long ago. The reason why he set such low salaries for those officials was to tell all the officials in the world that you should never think that you can do anything just by being an official. The first thing he did after becoming emperor was to deal with those officials, especially those who held positions of power and handed a lot of evidence to him. Because he never trusted those officials, he ordered the Jinyiwei to monitor them.

Even though his own prince was strongly opposed to the establishment of the Jinyiwei, he still did not stop. Even though this matter caused the two of them to argue back and forth, he never thought of abolishing the Jinyiwei. Because he always felt that those officials were not trustworthy at all. Because these officials have never thought about the common people. They are always thinking about their own affairs. Therefore, he has been monitoring these corrupt officials, and once he finds any evidence against them, he will immediately get rid of them. When it comes to paying salaries, Lao Zhu also adheres to the idea of ​​an old farmer. He absolutely cannot pay these officials too high a salary, and he cannot let these officials spend their own money on wine and women. Yes, Lao Zhu has always believed that the whole world belongs to him, whether it is money, power or people. Because he was the emperor and the ruler of the world, even though so many officials did not support his policies. He still uses the torture methods at his disposal to make those officials afraid of him. Under his high-pressure policy, all the officials are now obedient. And because of his own punishment, those officials now dare not even do their jobs, although Zhu Yuanzhang also knows that this will bring many negative effects. But he never cared. He always felt that no matter how big a fuss he made, those officials would still want to climb up. They still think about how to get their children into the coffin, because they always think that being an official is the most important journey in life. He has always been so strict with scholars all over the world, but now his own son Zhu Biao actually proposed to increase the salaries of those officials under such circumstances. Is this what his son said? He always thought that his son was quite reasonable. Even when cooperating with him, he was willing to use some cruel means. But now he found that his son had changed. He actually wanted to increase the salaries of those officials. When he thought of this, he became a little angry, and even felt a little upset. Why would his son say such a thing? Doesn't he know himself? Is this the attitude he has towards those officials? He didn't even understand why he did this. It was all for the sake of making the Ming Dynasty more stable and to let the officials know that they must be loyal to the Emperor and not have any second thoughts. So he said to Zhu Biao with some regret, "Boss, why don't you know that your father did this for you, so that you can sit safely when you become the emperor in the future. “Do you understand that if you become an emperor in the future, and these officials ask for so much salary from you, you should chop them all off. "Do you know what kind of life your father lived in those days? Do you know why your father started the uprising? Do you know how your father suffered in those days? Do you know how your grandparents, your uncle, your second uncle, and your aunt got through it? “Your grandparents starved to death because of those corrupt officials.

"When you were born, your father had already become rich, so you have never experienced what it's like to be hungry, but your father did, and it was not pleasant. You must never let the people of the world live like that again. Your father rose from the people, so you must never let the people criticize the court for being incompetent again." To be honest, I am very familiar with this set of rhetoric, and I even feel like my ears are covered with calluses from hearing it so many times. Because when Zhu Yuanzhang talked to them about these things, he always used this set of measures, and to a large extent he didn't even change a single word. Many times he used this set of measures to educate his brothers and sisters. They actually know how big of an impact this incident has on their father, and they know that this incident will cast a shadow on their father's life, but this cannot be the real reason why their father is so harsh on these officials now. You have to know that times have changed. What should the Ming Dynasty do if it wants to move forward and truly surpass the Han and Tang Dynasties? We should understand that there are good and bad officials and we cannot generalize them. We cannot even deny all officials because of the corruption of some officials. Zhu Biao then said to Zhu Yuanzhang earnestly, "Dad, why are you working so hard now? "Why are you in so much pain now? Don't you understand that we are just two people and cannot be perfect? "Even when Chen Han first came, didn't you hear about it? Just because my father and I worked too hard, I stepped into the earth early. I might even die of exhaustion. Isn't this a bloody case? "Isn't this the situation you don't want to see? Do you want your son to become emperor in the future and become sick from exhaustion like you, and your grandson to be exhausted like you in the future? "We, the Zhu family, treat officials well, not because we want them to live a good life, nor because we want them to be grateful to us, but because we want those officials to be willing to work and not exploit the people. "Do you think your parents can't survive if you give them less? They survive just fine, so why do so many people want to be officials? Why do so many children of ordinary people want to be officials? Because they can get other benefits. “Do you think if you don’t give them to them, they can’t come from somewhere else? "You know, you just want to let them do this. You want the people to hate the officials so that they won't rebel against you. You think that in this way, they will only hate the corrupt officials, and if you take action at the right time to eliminate the corrupt officials, it will show that you are kind and that you are a good emperor." Only Zhu Biao would speak to Zhu Yuanzhang like this, and only Zhu Biao dared to speak like this. After the old man heard what Zhu Biao said, he felt a little distressed, but was speechless. Because of what? Because the only person who knows him best is his son. Why does he insist on giving those officials such low salaries? Doesn't he know that those officials with such low salaries will exploit the people? As a rebel general who had been at the bottom of society for so long, he understood better the human nature of those officials. He knew very well that once those officials no longer had high salaries, they would immediately turn to the common people for money. This was inevitable. But he also thought clearly that as long as these officials reached out to the common people, everything would be easy. Because they have already attacked the common people, if he catches them, he can destroy them immediately. It is not wrong to say that he allowed officials to exploit the people. Because this is exactly the effect he wants, what he needs is for the people to hate those corrupt officials. What he needed was to make the people understand that he, as an emperor, also hated corrupt officials and would uphold justice for the people. So he has always acted like this. Other officials may not understand what he is thinking in his heart, but only his son knows. And after he said these words today, looking at the old man, I actually felt sorry for him. After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a long time. He looked at his son and sighed, "You have truly grown up." After saying this, Zhu Biao understood that even though his father was very unhappy, even though he had objections, even though he didn't like it, he knew very well that this matter could not be stopped. Before Zhu Biao could say anything, Zhu Yuanzhang asked again, "Then how are you going to increase the salaries of those officials? Don't just give them money directly." Zhu Biao smiled slightly, "Of course you can't just give money directly, and you definitely can't let these officials think this is a good thing, so it increases their anger, but the harsh punishment will be doubled. The salary you gave them before was low, and they will be punished after being caught for corruption and bribery. Officials all over the world will feel very aggrieved. "But now that their captives have been raised, if they still commit corruption and bribery, then don't blame the law for punishing them severely."

After hearing what Zhu Biao said, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little relieved. If there was no punishment at all, and the key point was to increase their salaries so much, he would be very unhappy. Zhu Yuanzhang then asked, "Is this also the idea that Chen Han, that monkey kid, came up with?" Zhu Biao shook his head. "Isn't it your son who brought this up? Yes, I know. If you knew it was that monkey who brought it up, you would definitely make trouble for him. But to be frank, that monkey is so busy right now that he has no time to rest. "He already has more than 10 or 20 people around him, but they are still not enough for him to command. I never thought that a young man could have such energy and be able to work non-stop. He has learned a lot from you in this regard." Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy to hear Zhu Biao say this. Why? Because he was really a workaholic. He always felt that governing the country was the only real important thing, and other things were not important. "Okay, since it was you and your son-in-law who tinkered with it, we told you before that you can do whatever you want, so just do it yourselves. Don't tell this old man, because I'll be unhappy when I hear it, and I'll inevitably grumble in front of you, which will also inevitably cause tension between us two fathers." Zhu Yuanzhang said this, but he actually felt a little unwilling in his heart. However, he had no choice but to do as Shan Hou said. If he was a workaholic now, would his sons also become workaholics in the future? The most important point is that he also understood why Zhu Biao liked to use assistant ministers to help him do things, mainly because he hoped that he would not have to work so hard, and at the same time he hoped that everyone would work together, which was the most important criterion. Of course, Zhu Biao did this to set an example for future generations. I hope that my future generations will understand that I am not a workaholic. After explaining this matter clearly, Zhu Biao actually had another thing to say, "Dad, actually this is just a small matter." After hearing what Zhu Biao said, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little bit unbelievable. You know, these things are very important matters to Zhu Yuanzhang, but he didn't expect that they are such trivial matters to Zhu Biao. Zhu Yuanzhang once cared very much about this matter. Especially to those officials, to put it bluntly, just as he thought after being injured, he was actually a very resourceful emperor. He knew very well that if he gave them such low salaries, those officials would definitely ask the common people for more. But once they ask the common people for money, they will hate these officials. Once the Jinyiwei caught them, they would immediately punish them severely. And by then the people will think, see, our Emperor actually hates these corrupt officials. Even our emperor is more protective of us. In this way, the people will be grateful to the emperor while being exploited by corrupt officials, and this is Zhu Yuanzhang's method. In fact, the means used here are really not commendable. You know, this is equivalent to making fun of the ordinary people. But Zhu Yuanzhang's method was indeed brilliant. He was actually transferring all the hatred to those officials. At the same time, it made the people feel that the emperor was caring about them all the time. In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang could not only punish corrupt officials, but also leave a good impression among the people. It's just a pity that his descendants don't have his methods... (End of this chapter)