After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

Chapter 589 Under Pressure
Emperor Zhu is going to return the money they were greedy for ink to the people! ?
Hearing this news, the crowd was stunned, and the whole restaurant fell silent for a moment: This is something unprecedented!The emperor's sageness is rare through the ages.

In previous dynasties, corrupt officials were raided, and all the money copied fell into the pockets of the court.In other words, a small part fell into the pocket of the court, and most fell into the pocket of another person.

From one person's pocket to another person's pocket.

It has nothing to do with the common people.

It is the first time in history that the money that was not copied out was returned to the people.

In the past, when the imperial court punished corrupt officials, it was two tigers who scrambled for food. No matter which tiger snatched the piece of fat into its mouth, the little animals underneath could only watch.

But now Emperor Zhu's approach is to give the fat to those small animals who are unable to grab food.

"It seems that throughout the dynasties, it's not that the emperor didn't have a good way to benefit the people, but they just didn't want to." The old man sighed, "As long as he really wants to be good to the people, the people will live a good life every minute."

Emperor Zhu Huimin was so simple and rude, just sending money directly.

No bells and whistles.

There are no application conditions.

"There's more." The Da Ming Daily said humanely, "It was also written in the newspaper that the [-] officials in Jiangnan Province were reported by the common people. After the corrupt officials there were sacked, they would distribute the money they corrupted to there. people!"

"Your Majesty's move is brilliant!" The old man couldn't help giving a thumbs up.

Perhaps the drinkers present could not see the cleverness of this move, but he could. After all, he is an old man who has read a lot of poetry and books.

Moreover, after the Ming Dynasty "returned from Confucianism to Taoism", he also read a lot of Taoist classics, and has been able to comprehend many essences of "building a country with Tao".

After Emperor Zhu's practice spread throughout the Ming Dynasty, the people of Ming Dynasty would report them enthusiastically.Because as long as the report is successful, they will be able to share the money.

In this way, the supervisory role of the people over the officials is brought into play.

fully mobilized.

Once this practice is implemented, the civil and military officials will definitely be trembling, because there are countless pairs of eyes staring at them behind them, so that they will not dare to act blatantly.

"The living environment of officials is like this. Doesn't it mean that no one wants to be an official?" Someone asked.

"No one wants to be an official, that's in line with the natural world." The old man said, "The less privileges officials have, the harder their status is suppressed, and the happier the people will live."

"When the people are in front of them, the less they feel inferior to them."

"The old man has a thorough understanding of Mr. Qin's principle of building a country with Tao!" The crowd sighed.

"I used to be a Taoist." The old man said, "The common people don't feel inferior in front of the officials, so that all living beings are equal in a natural society."

"Realize that when people see those magistrates and county magistrates on the street, they don't subconsciously want to kneel, and they don't feel like their legs are weak. Realize that those magistrates and prefects work with ordinary people and do part-time jobs after get off work."

"The wife of the county magistrate also has to work as a nanny for others, cleaning and sanitation."

"Think about the phenomenon of the dynasty before the Ming Dynasty. Those county magistrates and magistrates are all masters. Not to mention the county magistrates, they are just a small doorkeeper in the government office. Wherever they go, their eyes are higher than the top."

"In front of them, the common people are subconsciously wretched and timid, as humble as ants."

"It makes sense! What the old man said is too reasonable!" The crowd said one after another.It seems that they also empathize with this phenomenon.It was difficult for them to meet officials at the county magistrate level before.Those county magistrates are like gods aloft, unattainable.Once you see them, you will feel as small as ants.

"Mr. Qin's idea of ​​building a country with Tao is to position officials as carnivorous creatures such as lions, tigers, wolves, etc., and to position ordinary people as herbivorous creatures such as yellow sheep, white rabbits and pheasants." The old man continued to explain to the crowd that "a lion and a tiger are white goats. The natural enemies of rabbits, and the officials of the current dynasty are the natural enemies of the common people."

"Only by positioning those officials who wield sharp weapons of power as the natural enemies of the people, and the people who have no ability to resist like goats, will they not be allowed to be eaten by them."

"People have selfishness, and the pursuit of profit is the way of heaven."

"Thus, those officials can never be saints. Once they take power, they will seek their own interests."

"It is inevitable that they seek profit for themselves, just like lions and tigers want to eat rabbits."

"But the natural world cannot exist without lions and tigers."

"So what we need to do to build a country based on morality is to let those officials bear the same survival pressure as lions and tigers in nature."

"But the reality is that the officials of the dynasty live more freely than lions and tigers. They enjoy the power of money, beauty, and power without breaking a sweat."

"Not bad!"

"Not bad!"

"rational!"

"rational!"

The crowd agreed.

"Building a country with Tao, Tao follows nature!" The old man sighed, "If one day the Ming Dynasty can really realize the natural world, so that those lions and tigers can kill countless goats and hares without moving their mouths, then my Ming Dynasty can really last for thousands of years. Ten thousand years."

"Old man, you say that the country is built on morality, and the suppression of officials is too severe. Let them bear the pressure of survival like lions and tigers in nature. Will the court have no officials to use?" someone asked.

"You're a sheep, why are you complaining about those wolves, tigers, and leopards?" The old man smiled, "The body of a sheep has the heart of a lion and a tiger. You are worried that the wolves, tigers, and leopards will become extinct, and there will be nothing to eat, right?"

"Hehe!" The crowd laughed when they heard this.

"Actually, your worry is a bit superfluous, even a bit stupid." The old man patiently explained to him, "It is rumored that there is a country overseas, and every leader of them will be arrested, but there has never been anyone who wants to grab that position. It has been reduced. In your opinion, no one will grab such a high-risk business, but the fact is just the opposite."

"Remember, sheep will not go extinct, and wolves will not."

"As a sheep, don't pity the living environment of wolves."

"No matter how pressured officials are to survive, there are still people who want to grab it."

"Wait for the day when there are not so many people robbing official positions, and they are not so crazy, then nature will be realized and it will be in line with the way of heaven. We Chinese people have always pursued the way of heaven."

"Natural world, harmony between man and nature."

……

Royal Palace.

Outside the imperial study.

Dozens of officials gathered together, waiting to see Zhu Yuanzhang.

In the process of waiting, the quarrel was endless.

"The emperor distributed all the confiscated silver taels to the common people. I firmly disagree with this." One of the officials said, "Instead of distributing to the common people, it is better to use it to build embankments and prevent floods in the Yellow River."

(End of this chapter)