Daming Zhu Di: Father, why aren't you dead? !

Chapter 20 Lao Zhu, I Understand You (Please invest!)
'Employment? '

Zhu Laosi, who had just sat down, shrank his eyes and did not speak, but bowed his head and listened silently.

"Old Zhu, let me ask you, how do you think the court's clean government atmosphere compares with that of the Tang and Song Dynasties?"

For Zhu Yuanzhang's address, Ji Boying changed from Chongba to Lao Zhu, and the name Chongba always felt strange.

Facing Ji Boying's question, Lao Zhu thought for a moment, frowned, and did not answer right away.

As the founding king, he certainly didn't want to admit that his dynasty was worse than other dynasties.

"Let me tell you the answer. In the Ming Dynasty, the corruption of officials was the highest in all dynasties. It can be said that it has really developed to the point where no official is corrupt."

As soon as these words came out, Lao Zhu, A Biao, Xiao Zhu Si, and Zhu Lao Si all looked stunned. They obviously did not expect that Ming Dynasty would be the most corrupt dynasty in history.

"How could this be? My Daming has extremely strict laws against corrupt officials!"

Zhu Biao couldn't help but speak out, he was a little disbelieving about this result.

"It must be that we didn't kill enough, and the criminal law wasn't strict enough, let these dog officials take a chance!"

There was a fierce look in Lao Zhu's eyes.

Zhu Laosi on the right narrowed his eyes, isn't he serious enough? !

Among the people present, only Zhu Lao Si had personally experienced the Guo Huan case. When he thought of the shocking tens of thousands of heads, even if he had nothing to do with Zhu Lao Si, his scalp would tingle.

"In the 18th year of Hongwu, the Guo Huan case broke out, and you ordered to punish corruption. A total of 3 people were killed."

Ji Boying spoke lightly.

As soon as these words came out, Lao Zhu frowned even more.

But since killing is also killing, and the law has been established, why did our Ming Dynasty become the most corrupt dynasty in all dynasties?

I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out!

"The reason lies in the four words, things must be reversed when they are extreme."

Ji Boying picked up the wine glass in front of the case, and shook it slightly, the clear wine turned a little turbid.

"Just like this wine, no matter how mellow the wine is in the world, there should be turbidity, and no matter how bright the place is, there must be darkness."

"Secondly, there is a lack of systems that complement each other. Only relying on blind criminal law to kill can only suppress for a while, but cannot stop it for a lifetime."

"Today you, Zhu Yuanzhang, can kill wantonly, and so can your son, but what about your grandson and great-grandson? What about your emperor a hundred years from the Ming Dynasty? Can you still kill all your subjects with a wave of your hand?"

"Leaving aside, the Jianwen Dynasty where I took you to was corrupted. The officials who survived the Hongwu Dynasty are like wild horses that have been untied, and Minzhi Minyang is the high-quality grassland that has been guarded by you for 31 years and has not been cultivated. Let these wild horses eat to their heart's content."

"I can even tell you that in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, your descendants who ascended the throne have tacitly allowed officials to use the two tricks of 'folding color fire consumption' and 'drenched tip kicking dendrobium' to amass money.

Sentence after sentence fell into Zhu Yuanzhang's ears, making the old emperor who was over fifty years old speechless. A Biao, Zhu Lao Si, and Xiao Zhu Si also frowned.

"What the immortal master said is very reasonable. During the four years of Jianwen, officials at all levels have gradually become extravagant. The money is all collected from the hands of the common people."

Zhu Laosi interjected.

As a member of Jianwen Time and Space, Zhu Laosi has the qualifications to speak. In fact, he is also thinking about this issue, that is, how to curb the rising corruption in the Jianwen Dynasty. These officials finally survived Hongwu, and they all tried their best to make money.

Lao Zhu was silent, disappointed, and heartbroken.

He never thought that the clean and honest dynasty he had worked so hard to create would turn out to be like that in the end.

"Old Zhu, I understand your original intention."

"You hate corruption and hate corrupt officials, because they made your parents starve to death, and they caused the sorrow of the people. You worked hard to create a dynasty without corrupt officials."

"But when the water is clear, there will be no fish. I hope you should understand."

"Secondly, you should not look at officials with the heart of a commoner. You are the Son of Heaven, the emperor of Ming Dynasty. The first thing you need to ensure is the operation of the imperial machinery."

Ji Boying's words were very direct.

Hearing from Zhu Biao and the two Zhu Di's ears, the three of them felt uneasy. After all, the old Zhu in their impression was the one who cut off people's heads when they said nothing.

In Hongwu's dynasty, there was no Wei Zheng, because they were all cut off.

They have never seen anyone dare to speak in front of their father like this, completely in the attitude of an elder teaching their children.

However, Lao Zhu, who had finished listening, stood up and saluted Ji Boying respectfully.

"Please brother teach me."

If I remember correctly, this is the second time Lao Zhu said this today.

The moment Lao Zhu stood up, the three of A Biao also stood up immediately, and saluted one after another.

"Ah."

"Sit down and drink first."

Ji Boying was very satisfied with Lao Zhu's open-minded attitude of asking for advice.

The current facts have proved that Lao Zhu is not a person who does not listen to opinions, but just depends on whether your opinions are worthy of his listening.

Of course, Lao Zhu would not listen to the words of mortal people. After all, in this place in the world, Lao Zhu was the biggest, and he might cut off the speaker if he was annoyed, but Ji Boying was the immortal that Lao Zhu believed in.

The words of the immortals, the orders of the heavens, how can we not obey them.

"Come on, do it."

Ji Boying raised his glass and drank it down.

Then he handed out a cigar to the newcomer Zhu Laosi, swiped it, and lit it.

This scene made Ah Biao feel uncomfortable.

Some things, it's okay if you haven't tasted them, once you taste them, your heart is like thousands of ants scratching.

Except for Zhu Biao, the four cigars were full of smoke.

Looking from outside the Zuixian Tower, those who didn't know thought that the top floor of the Zuixian Tower was on fire.

"First, we need to determine what our goals are for revising official salaries."

Ji Boying survived by typing on the keyboard in this world, but he studied at a normal university, and it was a normal university with a male to female ratio of 1:9. In summer, the screen was full of heat.

Thinking back to those four years of riding a horse and whipping his whip, little Boying vomited badly, but he also became stronger.

"Little Zhu Si, you answer."

Ji Boying glanced at little Zhu Si, who had just finished smoking a cigar, quickly put down the cigar in his hand, exhaled the smoke from his mouth, and stood respectfully.

"this…"

Little Zhu Si was a little embarrassed, like a student who was called to answer questions after watching a short movie in class, his face flushed red, and he finally lowered his head.

"I, I don't know."

Fourth Zhu, who was sitting on the right, was taken aback for a moment.

'What a shame! '

However, he can also understand that when he was a teenager, he was busy learning how to fight, and his father regarded himself as a frontier guard. In addition, he didn't read many books when he was a child, so he really didn't have much accumulation in political affairs.

(End of this chapter)