Ming Dynasty: He was ordered to give lectures in prison, but Lao Zhu eavesdropped and made people nu

Chapter 335 Chapter Business is the only entry point for officials to make profits?

As the other party said, killing cannot solve the problem, and there is no reason to kill.

At present, all the officials in the imperial court are brave and fearless of death, and are proud to stand up to the emperor head-on.

Obviously everything they said was just fart and of no use to the country, but the emperor had nothing to do with them. Once he couldn't control it, the butcher's knife fell.

An official's name will remain in history, and an emperor's reputation will last for thousands of years.

He held the emperor's fate in his hands.

Even Emperor Hongwu, who killed without blinking an eye, sometimes had to hesitate a little.

The harm caused by cronies is beginning to take shape, and it is obviously not a wise choice for the prime minister to use violence to break the situation.

There is no end to the number of scholars who can be killed.

Think about this.

Zhu Biao cleared his mind, bowed respectfully to Lin Che, and said sincerely:

"Mr. Schelling did not hesitate to remind you."

“Students understand.”

“Impulsiveness never accomplishes anything, impulsiveness only accomplishes bad things.”

"Students are stupid, so sir, you have to worry about it."

Seeing that Zhu Biao had returned to his usual polite demeanor, Lin Che couldn't help but shake her head and laugh, patted the young man on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"It's okay, you can be saved."

"Better than your father."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "???"

"So, the key to solving the problem is to start from the root, otherwise we will always be patching it up."

“Treating the symptoms rather than the root cause.”

After a pause, Lin Che continued:

"Those people at Donglin Academy are just seeking fame and profit."

"The reputation aspect is easy to handle. As long as the emperor doesn't show any flaws and doesn't kill people in a sudden rage, they won't be able to build momentum right now."

"As for profits, we have to take a long-term approach."

Zhu Biao couldn't hide his excitement when he heard this. He leaned over and bowed again, saying loudly:

"Sir, teach me!"

Lin Che didn't care about this and waved her hand casually:

"Business cannot be vacant. Just because the royal family doesn't like something doesn't mean the official family doesn't like it either."

"That's their only entry point into making a profit."

As soon as the words fell to the ground, there was silence.

Both the prince here and the emperor over there were shocked beyond measure.

Business?

How can this be.

Don’t scholars look down on businessmen the most?

“Is business the only entry point for officials to make profits?”

Zhu Yuanzhang murmured, not understanding what he meant:

"Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, we have strictly prohibited Dukes, princes, and officials above the fourth rank of domestic and foreign civil and military officials from opening shops or competing with the people for profit."

"Not only civil and military officials, but also the royal family and relatives are not allowed to engage in commercial activities."

"Local officials have no energy, and high officials in the imperial court are not allowed to do it."

"How can there be any opportunity to take advantage of it?"

"Although people die for money and birds die for food, these scholars are arrogant and arrogant. Maybe they will ruin their reputation just for that little money?"

"Besides, doesn't this contradict what Mr. Lin said?"

"Become a friend and seek fame and fortune. Fame must come before profit. Without a good reputation, your life will be at risk."

"In the end, we still have to take the initiative to be greedy. Doesn't this give us a reason to kill?"

Zhu Yuanzhang came from a rebellious background and was well aware of the dangers of collusion between officials and businessmen, so he set extremely stringent restrictions in order to prevent such things from happening.

Hearing Lin Che's assertion at this moment, it was inevitable that he could not keep up with his train of thought.

"If you don't understand, just listen patiently. Don't always ask so many questions."

Queen Ma glared at Zhu Yuanzhang next to her angrily and said calmly:

"Why did Mr. Lin send you out?"       "I don't know what you are talking about."

"It is precisely because I know the root cause of Daming's disease so well that I have nothing to say to you. Don't you understand what's going on?"

"Since your knowledge is rigid, I won't talk nonsense with you anymore. Turning around and teaching the prince directly is equivalent to giving up on you."

“A blank sheet is better filled and vice versa.”

"Still do not know?"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped drinking tea, opened his mouth, and stopped talking.

A good man doesn't suffer the immediate consequences, so there is no need to argue with his wife.

What a woman knows nothing.

A dog is nosy when it comes to mice.

the other side.

Zhu Biao held his breath and pondered for a long time, but still failed to understand Lin Che's profound meaning. He scratched his hair with some annoyance:

"Mr. Lin."

"Student is stupid, I hope you can forgive me."

"Don't you think that by becoming friends, you can do whatever you want?"

"The previous empty seal case is the best example. The law does not punish the public at all in the Ming Dynasty."

"Using power for personal gain and amassing money will lead to a dead end. They still can't figure it out?"

"What's more, my father also has special restrictions on this. He is in a high position and is surrounded by people. How dare he take risks?"

"Whether you look at it horizontally or vertically, it's not worth it!"

Faced with the prince's complete confusion, Lin spread his hands and smiled:

"Do business without being an official, be an official without doing business, and officials and businessmen are not allowed to collude. Violators will be punished. This is indeed an iron rule set by your father."

"But, you have to understand one thing."

"Times will develop, and the present does not represent the future, and the future does not represent the future."

"If you don't think about the overall situation, you won't be able to think about a region. Your father's vision is too narrow. To use the folk saying, he cares about the head but not the bottom."

Zhu Biao grinned when he heard this, feeling a little confused about whether to laugh or cry, and quickly bowed his hands:

"I hope Mr. Lin can teach me."

Lin Che waved her hands indifferently and said suddenly:

"Don't worry, listen to me and tell you slowly."

"At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there were many desolate and dilapidated scenes everywhere, all of which were the mess left by the previous dynasty. From the first two generations of emperors to the following generations, they had to spend a lot of money to restore the country's life and order."

"Is it okay for me to say this?"

Zhu Biao kept his eyes fixed and nodded solemnly.

"Your father originally came from a grassroots background. He is deeply aware of the sufferings of the people. He reduces taxes on the people, encourages them to participate in farming, increases their welfare benefits, and makes people's lives start to flourish."

"However, the vigorous development of businessmen's careers will also bring many unstable factors, so your father also realized the seriousness of the problem. He knew that businessmen are the root of troubled times, and most of them are young people who drive up prices and eat human flesh and blood."

"The emphasis on agriculture and suppression of commerce was the national policy of the Ming Dynasty. Later generations could not change it at will. They even wanted to overturn the maritime trade of the Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty."

"Multiple pressures and layers of restrictions are in place to prevent businessmen from becoming bigger and stronger and causing harm to the world."

After a pause, Lin Che suddenly changed the subject:

"but."

"The emperor of your Zhu family may not be as harsh as your father."

"The Ming Dynasty was the dynasty with the lowest salary in history. They worked more and got less, and they had to worry about their own lives. Your father can really intimidate these people in the world, and you can suppress them when you are in power."

"But in the next few generations of emperors, there will definitely be officials who have their own ideas."

"The Zhu family's so-called ancestral precepts are for a restrained and wise emperor, rather than a cowardly emperor who has no taboos. If an emperor with an abnormal mind comes up, your father's self-righteous orders will only become a laughing stock."

(End of this chapter)