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

Chapter 350 Reform of the Ministry of Industry cannot rely on random killings

Originally, in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, the shortcomings of the craftsman household system could be corrected with just a decree.

As long as the wages are paid, the efficiency of the craftsmen's work can be improved.

The court can also reduce the cost of project delays.

However, if it weren't for the practical lessons Lin Che arranged for Zhu Ping.

He still doesn't know that the corruption of officials in the Ministry of Industry has reached such a serious level.

Not only does it not benefit the craftsmen if they pay wages hastily.

On the contrary, it will make their lives fall into a more difficult situation.

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was boiling with anger. He turned to look at Liu Sanwu and asked, "Liu Aiqing, if I send the captain of the Duwei Mansion to investigate the entire Ministry of Industry."

"Find out the corrupt people among them and kill them to serve as a warning to others."

"Is it possible to prevent craftsmen from being exploited and receive sufficient wages?"

Lao Zhu always killed as many corrupt officials as he could.

Especially someone like this who is doing great harm to the court.

The fact that his nine tribes are not destroyed shows that Zhu Yuanzhang should become a vegetarian.

"Your Majesty, as a great scholar and temporary censor Zhongcheng, I failed to assist your Majesty in punishing corruption. Please punish me."

When Liu Sanwu faced Zhu Yuanzhang's inquiry, he looked ashamed and knelt down to apologize.

Having been in a high position for a long time, he was shocked that the people below him had no limits.

"I know who is guilty in this matter."

Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand to help Liu Sanwu up, stared at him silently and said, "I just want to know what I should do so that when I reform the craftsman household system in the future, the situation predicted by Mr. Lin will not occur."

Liu Sanwu knew that Zhu Yuanzhang had already raised the idea of ​​​​inciting a prison in the Ministry of Works.

He could only bite the bullet and remonstrate: "Your Majesty, those people who knock bones and suck marrow deserve to die, but they cannot use the school lieutenant to investigate this matter, otherwise they will definitely take the opportunity to cause a big case."

"At that time, all officials in the imperial court will surely be in danger. On the contrary, they will miss His Majesty's plans of building factories, building ships, and the New Deal."

The captain has always been at odds with the civil servants.

Some gossipy things can be used to frame Zhongliang.

Now that the officials of the Ministry of Industry are indeed guilty, God knows how big a case the captain of the Duwei Mansion will make.

However, Liu Sanwu's earnest advice had no effect. ,

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were intense, obviously waiting for his answer to Lin Che's question.

Liu Sanwu could only sigh: "Your Majesty, Mr. Lin said that corruption is rampant today because of the retaliatory backlash caused by overly harsh laws."

"The killing of corrupt officials can only serve as a temporary deterrent, but it cannot eradicate the soil of corruption."

"If you want to completely curb the occurrence of this kind of situation, I think the best way is to strengthen the supervision of officials and amend some outdated laws."

After listening to Lin Che's lectures for so long, I also read Zhu Biao's lecture records.

Liu Sanwu already knows the root cause of official corruption today.

I know that it is impossible to put an end to it simply by killing them indiscriminately.

The only way is to rely on strict supervision and new laws to reform the atmosphere.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was still angry, he also knew that what Liu Sanwu said made sense.

Come to think of it, the strategy Lin Che gave was probably similar to his.

So the argument was settled: "In that case, I would like to help Liu Aiqing write a new policy for the reform of the Ministry of Industry."

After a pause, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted again.

"But those bastards from the Ministry of Industry must be killed if they should be killed. We can't just let them get away with it."

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was dissuaded, he did not kill the officials of the Ministry of Works.

Liu Sanwu breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in agreement.

At the same time, I was also a little curious in my heart, whether Lin Che could come up with a more effective strategy.

At this moment, Zhu Ping's voice suddenly sounded from next door. “Sir, I think if we want to prevent craftsmen from being exploited by officials from the Ministry of Works in the future.”

"The first thing to do is to kill a few corrupt officials who have committed heinous crimes and have high enough official positions."

"After using their heads to frighten the remaining officials, we will send the captain of the Duwei Mansion to secretly monitor."

"This two-pronged approach can restrain their greed to the greatest extent."

Because of the era in which I lived, it was basically the same as the education I received since childhood.

The strategy given by Zhu Xi was almost the same as that of Liu Sanwu.

Instantly, the monarchs and ministers in the next room wanted to hear Lin Che's evaluation of this strategy.

"You kid, when you encounter a problem, don't be like your father and think about killing people to solve the problem."

After hearing Zhu Xi's answer, Lin Che couldn't help but reach out and knock on his forehead.

He said angrily: "Based on the reactions of the craftsmen you met in the practical class."

"The anti-corruption issue in the Ministry of Industry today is probably no longer a problem of just a few people."

"If we investigate further, we might be able to uncover a large group of officials. Can you kill them all?"

If we were to trace the source of corruption in the Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of Industry would definitely bear the brunt of it.

Among the corrupt officials killed during the Hongwu period, at least one-third were from the Ministry of Industry.

But the later emperors were not so ruthless, and the officials of the Ministry of Industry became even more rampant in their actions.

So no matter how ruthless the killing is, there will always be corrupt officials popping up.

"Why not kill them all?"

Although Zhu Xi understood the subtext of Lin Che's words.

However, he still did not change his mind, "Anyway, there is no shortage of people in the world who want to be officials."

"Cleaning out this group of harmful people will at least serve as a warning to those who come after us."

In Zhu Ping's view, the existence of corrupt officials is normal anyway.

It's better to eliminate a group of people at a fixed time.

It also allows the craftsmen to live a good life before the next batch of corrupt officials appear.

“I’ve said it many times, we need to take a longer-term view when looking at problems.”

Lin Che was left speechless by Zhu Ping's short-sighted thoughts.

He stretched out his hand and knocked on the table and said, "Have you forgotten how ruthlessly your father killed the previous empty seal case and Yangzhou fraud case?"

"The captain of the Duwei Mansion supervises all officials much more closely than it is now."

"But has the problem of corrupt officials been solved?"

Zhu Xi was speechless when asked.

He knew more about the current situation in the court than Lin Che.

If it weren't for the official reform proposed by my husband, there would still be various involution systems.

Nowadays, there are bound to be more corrupt people in the imperial court.

Zhu Xi had no choice but to restrain the murderous intention in his heart.

He asked Lin Che for advice: "Sir, according to your opinion, if we want to prevent craftsmen from being persecuted by corrupt officials, do we still have to reform the system?"

"No, it's too late for innovation."

Lin Che shook her head and rejected the method proposed by Zhu Xi.

He sighed and said: "The craftsman household system has big problems at its root."

"Now it has reached a point where it is difficult to recover. Without enough honest officials, it will be difficult to reform."

"Instead of tinkering with the old system, it is better to start from scratch and abolish the old rules that have many disadvantages."

(End of this chapter)