A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 47 The Way of Governing the Country
"When Emperor Fu governs the world, he should put the law first, and among which, keeping the people in line is the most important."

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"Although there were "certificates" in the Song Dynasty, people who traveled to and from nearby states did not need to. As a result, more than 300 riots broke out in [-] years, making the world uneasy!"

"In the Yuan Dynasty, barbarians invaded the Central Plains and did not know how to govern the country, so they allowed the people to live without restraint, which also led to chaos. There was no way to govern the people, which led to the rise of rebels in a hundred years. Your Majesty said, 'Hu has no luck for a hundred years.' This is true. The Central Plains were lost in the 98th year of the Yuan Dynasty. This is why."

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"For example, in the Han and Tang dynasties, "passing places" were all based on regulations and legislation. Based on this, the Han and Tang dynasties existed for hundreds of years."

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"Therefore, in the opinion of students, road guides should be used as evidence of passage, and blocks should be set up on the roads. Those who come and go without road guides should be severely punished, so that farmers can live in peace in their fields, and craftsmen should be limited to their workshops and keep their duties. There will be less unrest and fewer refugees.”

"In this way, Ming Dynasty can live for ten thousand years!"

"Pa!" Zhu Yuanzhang slapped his palm heavily on the table, making a dull sound. The palace servants beside him thought that some Gongsheng's article had angered the emperor, so they hurriedly knelt down on the ground, even breathing much lighter, for fear that To make His Majesty angry.

However, at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang, although the breathing in his nose was slightly thicker, his eyes were widened, his face was red, and he seemed to be furious, but his eyes were shining and his mood was excited. Without him, this Ming Gongsheng's idea coincided with his!

The most important thing is that this Gongsheng also provided sufficient basis for the Luyin system.It was not that there was no road guide system in the Yuan Dynasty, but it was only for businessmen. However, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to include everyone in the world into the system, but he needed a reason.

Although Emperor Hongwu was very studious, he came from a humble background and later fought in the north and south. By the time he was able to study, he was already over 30 years old. Gongsheng had been reading poetry and books since he was a child, so he was naturally better than him. For example, Zhu Yuanzhang could not cite scriptures and references at his fingertips.

Although the eight-part writing style was a little unfamiliar, Zhu Yuanzhang became more and more happy as he looked at it.

After looking at the name, Wu Bozong, he had some impression that he was No. 3 in the examination. When Gongsheng walked into Fengtian Hall, he was ranked third. He had a majestic appearance and showed talent.

This is simply a jade gift from God!

In agitated mood, he picked up the brush and was about to write "one" on it, which was the first name in the first class and the symbol of the number one scholar.

However, when the pen tip touched the rice paper, he couldn't help but pause.

Although this article deeply touched his heart, as a responsible emperor, he could not just make assumptions about the ending.

How much? Let’s finish reading the rest of the garbage, right?

Yes, garbage. For the Hongwu Emperor, these things that had no effect on his dynasty were really like waste paper.

However, as the territory of the Ming Dynasty became wider and wider, job vacancies appeared in many places. However, many literati missed the previous dynasty and were unwilling to become officials. Opening a college to obtain a scholar was the only way.

So he can only hold his nose and look for gold in the garbage (for him).

He flipped through a few more pages, feeling increasingly bored.

It’s a long article, the same thing, without any new ideas!

Gee.

Zhu Yuanzhang had veins popping out on his forehead. These slanderous writers kept talking nonsense, and all the important points were beside the point!

He casually threw away a piece of rice paper, and the next policy statement was revealed.

When he saw the scholar's name, he became a little less interested.

Yan Ji.

He immediately matched his name with his face. After all, this guy did have some similarities between his eyebrows and someone else's.

But then, this person's frivolous behavior came to his mind. In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, this person "has no general style" and "has no determination." How can such a person figure out what he is doing? The deep meaning?Most of it is just empty talk again.Forget it, let's give Ruixuan some face and give him a place in the top three. After all, he is his biological brother.

His eyes moved downward, ready to turn the page. He didn't want to look at these things anymore.

"On the importance of eradicating corruption".

Uh-huh?

Eliminate corruption?

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyeballs were immediately caught.

He hates these guys who suck his blood so much. His desire to eliminate corrupt officials is even greater than restraining the people of the world. After all, the latter may only have an impact on future generations, but corruption will lead to the overthrow of the dynasty, directly influence his rule.

He immediately looked at it carefully.

At first glance, the Hongwu Emperor first felt very comfortable. The rules were like a textbook eight-legged essay, just like a lotus in the mud. After walking out of the Abalone House, the Orchid Room first overwhelmed the previous one. Among those policy essays, even Wu Bozong's one is not as good as it.

Then, the scholar raised the issue that the Ming Dynasty urgently needs to solve - the excessive number of corrupt officials and the extravagant atmosphere in officialdom.

First of all, corruption was caused by excessive indulgence and excessive desires in people's hearts during the Yuan Dynasty, which required strengthening supervision and increasing penalties.

Of course, he avoided one of the core aspects of this problem. After all, although it was indeed related to the atmosphere brought by the Qianyuan Dynasty and the greed of officials, the fact that Lao Zhu's salary was too low was also an important reason. However, it was said in the imperial examination Is this because he is afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang will scold you for being crazy if he doesn't let you fail?
This scholar proposed that an organization similar to the Sili Xiaowei in the Han Dynasty should be established to carry out pickets. Those who were corrupt, more than a thousand or two, would be imprisoned for ten years.

Regarding this point, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded first and then shook his head.

He was already engaged in organizing pickets, such as school inspections. However, the scale of school inspections at this time was not large, and it was only limited to Zhili, but it was somewhat effective.As for corruption, Zhu Yuanzhang also mentioned it in the laws he promulgated before.He hated corrupt people and punished corrupt officials more strictly than before.

However, corrupt officials have been repeatedly banned. Just like before, Chu Jie, the commander of Zhejiang Province, took bribes and violated the law, ignoring the people, and an uprising broke out in the coastal areas again!
And this policy statement clearly told Zhu Yuanzhang the reasons for all this.

The cost is too low.

Zhu Yuanzhang’s punishment is not severe enough!It has no deterrent effect!
One thousand taels of silver is really not much. It should be noted that "three years to clear the prefecture, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver", and one thousand taels of silver will mean ten years in prison, which is a severe punishment.

But Zhu Yuanzhang still felt that it was not enough.

What a thousand taels of silver, corrupt officials, as long as they are greedy, they should die!
Let’s take the limit of 60 digits.His eyes flashed, and he had already made a decision.

He also praised the establishment of an intelligence network all over the world.

Zhu Yuanzhang put the policy on the table and paced back and forth.

The things in this article are not profound and are even a bit simple. Given time, he can figure it out himself.

What is valuable is that this scholar is not only able to break through this layer of window paper in time, but also has a similar governance philosophy to himself, that is, the need to establish a huge intelligence agency and maintain the integrity of the official system.

Nowadays, the world has just ended the war, and everything is in ruins waiting to be revitalized. The dynasty needs such talents.

The frivolity of Meng Lang has been forgotten by him at this time. When a person likes another person, that person is good at everything.

Yan Ji, Yan Ji...

Ha, this generation of the Yan family is full of talents...

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly narrowed his eyes.

(End of this chapter)