The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 377: Zhu Yuanzhang really didn’t want to flip the table, so the emperor went as a bodyguard, and Mr. Ye forced all the scholars in the city to come!

"What did you say?"

"You actually said we are illiterate?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the gentleman who wrote the letter for him and suddenly became unfriendly.

The old gentleman looked at the wealthy businessman in front of him and looked like he was about to overturn his table. He was so frightened that he moved his buttocks one after another.

He hurriedly explained: "This great gentleman is not in the mood to lift the table!"

"The sage said it well, a gentleman talks but never does anything. Look at your behavior, how do you look like a scholar?"

"I didn't say you couldn't read, I just said you looked like you couldn't read!"

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Zhu Yuanzhang really didn't want to destroy his business, but after what he said, he really wanted to destroy his business and compensate him.

In order to say this, I am willing to deduct my pocket money!

Just when he was about to do this, Empress Ma stood in front of Zhu Yuanzhang with a smile and said: "Old sir, my master will not destroy your stall."

"You too, how could you talk like that?"

"By the way, I want to ask the old gentleman something!"

"I heard that the imperial court sent an imperial envoy here to pilot a new national policy here."

"Did you hear that?"

When the old gentleman looked at the kind-faced little girl, his previous fear suddenly disappeared.

Yes,

To him, Queen Ma was just a beautiful little girl.

The beautiful little girl asked a question, how could he, an uncle, not answer patiently?

"Of course I heard."

The old gentleman, sitting opposite, said with a smile.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who had been pushed to the side and worked as a bodyguard with Mao Xiang, no longer wanted to stir up trouble.

He wanted to kill the old gentleman directly!

With his glaring eyes, the old gentleman looked at Queen Ma and said with a smile: "Isn't it just what your Majesty came up with [dividing a small family like an acre], and [the gentry all work as errands and pay for food together]!"

"This matter has been spread for a long time!"

"I have to say that our Emperor is really good at conquering the country and managing the country. He can actually come up with such a good idea."

"This way, we common people will be much better off."

"Incorporate the Ding tax that has always existed into the land tax. Those without land will not pay the tax, those with less land will pay less tax, and those with more land will pay more tax."

"It's like the government is robbing the rich and giving to the poor!"

"Also, [the gentry all work as servants and pay the rations] also greatly limits the privileges of the gentry. Their sons and nephews also have to serve, which is great."

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Logically speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang should be very happy when he heard the people praise him so much.

But he knew very clearly that the Emperor whom the old gentleman praised as being able to "ruminate the country" was not Zhu Yuanzhang.

Because of this, he was not only unhappy, but also a little embarrassed to face it.

Empress Ma, who had her back turned to Zhu Yuanzhang at this moment, naturally knew what Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was without even looking.

This is the normal psychological activity of a 'thief'!

But the emperor is such a thief!

He should be thicker-skinned. As long as he doesn't behave when he gets the advantage, he can find something to make up for Ye Qing on the other hand.

Thinking of this, Empress Ma had the idea to enlighten Zhu Yuanzhang later.

But that was for later. What she had to do now was to ask how the implementation was going.

It stands to reason that a gentleman like him who writes for others would know that things should be implemented well. Thinking of this, Empress Ma nodded again and said with a smile: "It seems that the people in the whole city know the benefits of these two national affairs, and they should give their full support."

When the old gentleman heard this, he immediately shook his head and said: "No, ordinary people don't know these things at all."

As soon as the old gentleman finished speaking, not only Queen Ma, but also Zhu Yuanzhang and Mao Xiang, who were bodyguards nearby, looked over.

How is this going?

Didn’t he speak clearly and fully grasp the essence?

Why don’t ordinary people know about this?

Could it be that he, a gentleman who writes for others, could no longer be a common man?

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang and the other three were so curious, the old man sighed and said, "It's all the good deeds of the Kong family and the local gentry in the past thousand years."

"Tell me, how many people in the world are literate?"

"Even if you are literate, there are only a few people who can understand those things!"

"The imperial envoy Mr. Ye is doing his duty with all his heart, but the local officials and gentry who handle the affairs are doing so in a shady manner and writing some obscure and incomprehensible things on the notices."

"Not to mention ordinary people, even some educated scholars like me would have to read it for a long time to understand it."

When Zhu Yuanzhang and the other three heard this, they understood what was going on.

When the Kong family and the local gentry operate this way, naturally a few people understand it and most people don’t.

And the majority of people who don’t understand are the main subjects of these two systems!

But in their opinion, it is not difficult to solve this matter!

He, Ye Qing, is a serious imperial envoy. He is acting on behalf of the emperor. He has the imperial power to kill first and report later.

How can we be helpless when we can just pick two people out to scare the monkeys?

Thinking of this, the displeasure on Zhu Yuanzhang's face became somewhat obvious.

He didn't doubt Ye Qing's ability at all. He just seriously suspected that Ye Qing didn't take this matter seriously and was just here to have fun.

In fact, what he said is quite right.

It was rare for Ye Qing to meet a big business owner who had been in business for thousands of years and had a profound background. If he didn't open himself up to eating, drinking and having fun, how could he be worthy of this job?

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang no longer wanted to hear any more!

He just wanted to go straight to the government office and ask Ye Qing, Xu Da and Wang Baobao what they were doing these days!

Just when he was about to leave, several soldiers in silver armor ran over.

"Old sir, come with us."

"Master Ye wants to see you!"

The old gentleman was very surprised. He had not committed any crime. Why did Mr. Ye see him?

The old gentleman said in fear: "I, I have committed a crime!"

The soldier explained: "I didn't say you committed a crime. Mr. Ye met you to give you a way to get rich."

"Let you make money!"

In this way, the old gentleman was taken away by Ye Qing's soldiers in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and the other three.

Zhu Yuanzhang originally wanted to follow, but was stopped by Queen Ma.

Empress Ma smiled lightly and said: "Chongba, don't be so impatient. I don't think Ye Qing is slacking off on purpose."

"No, he started to act."

"It's just that we don't know what he wants to do?"

"But I can be sure that his next action will be one that can accomplish this!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Okay, then I will listen to you."

As soon as he finished speaking, he looked deeply in the direction of the government office gate.

In his eyes, there were quite a few soldiers, dragging a gentleman like him who helped people write letters, and rushed into the government office.

He was absolutely sure that Ye Qing had kidnapped all the gentlemen who wrote letters to the government offices in the city!

"What does this kid want to do?"

(End of this chapter)