Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

After returning to his residence, Zhu Yuanzhang did not let him go. After dinner, he took him to talk all night long. Under the pressure of his father-in-law, Li Wei did not dare to quit, so he could only listen to his nagging patiently.

"Do you think these magistrates should be killed?"

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished talking about the situations he encountered along the way, he asked Li Wei angrily.

Li Wei curled his lips, you've already killed me, what's the use of asking this again?

"Since these people have committed crimes, they deserve to end up like this."

"You said, we have killed so many of these officials, why are they not afraid of death? There are still many corrupt officials!" Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, feeling a little helpless.

"Your Majesty, killing corruption alone is not enough. We must find other ways."

"Why, if you have any good ideas, please tell me." Zhu Yuanzhang immediately stared at him and asked.

"Uh, this..."

Li Wei was speechless for a moment. Corruption is an eternal problem. It has never been eradicated from ancient times to the present or even in the future. In future generations, with the supervision of public groups supported by the Internet and self-media, the level of corruption will be staggering, not to mention the current communication system. Difficulties, the Ming Dynasty is far away from the emperor.

Li Wei was silent for a long time, and after much deliberation he could only give some not-so-suggestive suggestions: "Your Majesty, I do know some methods, and they may be able to improve the current government administration. Please give it a try."

"Okay, tell me quickly!" Zhu Yuanzhang said expectantly. Of course, he also understood that it is almost impossible to eliminate corruption, but as long as it can be improved, the Ming Dynasty will become stronger faster and the people's lives will be better. a little better.

"First of all, the salary needs to be increased, especially for lower-level officials. Everyone is profit-seeking. How can officials who hold great power be willing to live in poverty? I think honest officials should not be poor. They should be given some rewards, such as Raising honest silver and the like.”

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned as soon as Li Wei opened his mouth. Now the court is short of money and wants money everywhere. How can he be willing to give these officials a massive salary increase?

"We have already increased their salary once before. Especially after you stabilize the treasure, the salary of the court officials is not low anymore!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Li Wei thought about it and felt that it was indeed the case. Now the imperial court pays salaries in the form of grain and treasure banknotes. Because the treasure banknotes have appreciated in value, they have changed from being worth half a tael of silver to now being worth more than one tael of silver. Officials' salaries It's equivalent to being taller for nothing.

"But your idea is not bad. We can make some changes. From now on, the treasure money in the salary will be classified as money for supporting integrity. We will only give it to those who are honest and dedicated to the public. We will give it to others who are incompetent in governance or even corrupt. Deducted!" Zhu Yuanzhang said fiercely.

Li Wei was shocked when he heard this. Well, I asked you to increase your salary, but it would be better for you. Instead, you cut off the salary that should have been paid and used it as a bonus. It's really... As expected of you!

Li Wei secretly apologized to the officials of the Ming Dynasty. This was not my idea, it was Lao Zhu's own idea!

"If you have any other ideas, go on." After Zhu Yuanzhang made up his mind, he continued to ask.

"How about creating a secret system so that officials from all over the country can report anonymously, and those who report merit will be rewarded?" Li Wei asked again.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up after hearing this: "This is a good idea. Let's do it when we get back! Is there anything else?"

"Strictly investigate the property and consumption of officials. As long as there is property of unknown origin, it is considered corruption, just like Fan Min before!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded repeatedly, feeling very happy. He knew that this boy had many ideas, and he asked several of them without even asking.

"Any more?"

"Gone."

"Think again."

"It's really gone!"

Li Wei racked his brains and couldn't come up with any more solutions. In fact, the methods he mentioned may not necessarily work. Even if they work for a while, corrupt officials will definitely find ways to deal with them over time.

Seeing that he really had no other tricks, Zhu Yuanzhang let him go. The night was getting darker, and Li Wei was very sleepy. However, the old man Zhu Yuanzhang was very energetic, chattering to him about government affairs, family affairs, and even tactics.

However, Li Wei was not interested in these at all. He only felt that his words were like his former teacher, and his words had a very hypnotic effect.

I don't know what time it was, but Li Wei was silent. He was holding his cheek and trying to look like he was listening attentively, but his eyes were tightly closed and he was even snoring lightly.

"Humph, you are so young and have such a low energy level!"

Zhu Yuanzhang caught a glimpse of him like this and muttered displeasedly.

However, he didn't wake him up again, but ordered someone to get a quilt and cover him up.

……

The next day, Zhu Yuanzhang boarded the warship and left Yangzhou in high spirits. The sluggish Li Wei, Tian Qing, Ji Gui and others respectfully saw him off.

This time he made a trip. Although he only stayed in Yangzhou for less than a day, he gained a lot. In addition to the new methods and cement roads used by Li Wei to build the city, there were also some political affairs that Li Wei talked about. suggestion.

In addition to these, he also took the opportunity to tell some things about later generations, including the history of the Ming Dynasty. Li Wei basically said everything he could.

But he only watched it on TV, so he didn't know much about it, and excluding the unspeakable big things like the prince's death, it basically didn't have much value.

Looking at the warship going away, Li Wei yawned and waved his hand: "It's finally gone, let's go back too."

"Okay, please come first, sir!" Tian Qing bowed and raised his hand.

Li Wei was not polite. He had to go back and catch up on his sleep. He would still be busy after that.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang left, he left many tasks for him and urged him to return to Beijing as soon as he finished them.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang gave him the title of King Guangling as a gift, he was not asked to go to Yangzhou to become a vassal. There were still many things waiting for him in the capital.

Li Wei rested for a day first, and then started to complete the tasks assigned by Zhu Yuanzhang the next day, and Zhu Yuanzhang also returned to the capital soon.

It took him two days of walking and walking to arrive. When he returned, the warships reached him by water, and he returned to the palace in less than a day.

In the Palace of Qianqing, Zhu Yuanzhang told the elders one by one what he had seen and heard in Yangzhou and the ideas that Li Wei had come up with. Zhu Biao's eyes were filled with brilliance and longing for the outside world. However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not ask him to come here. He listens to stories.

"Arrange these things as soon as possible and implement them as soon as possible, so that the Ming Dynasty's officialdom can be improved as soon as possible." Zhu Yuanzhang ordered.

"Okay, Father." Zhu Biao agreed respectfully.

Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated for a moment, and then said softly: "This kid has made meritorious service again. How do you think we should reward him?"

Zhu Biao pondered for a moment after hearing this. Now Li Wei is the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Now that there is no prime minister, the Minister is the top civil servant. Although the six ministries are headed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Industry is not bad, and if Li Wei is transferred to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, On the contrary, the Ministry has buried talents.

"Why don't you give him a special appointment as a Ronglu doctor and give him some fine gifts and treasures?"

Zhu Biao tentatively said, since he can't be promoted, then the only thing left is to increase his title and become a knight.

He is still very generous. Doctor Tejin Guanglu is a first-class title, second only to Li Shanchang. Doctor Tejin Guanglu is definitely a very high honor for civil servants who have made meritorious service in politics. As for Wenqi's treasure banknotes, that's just a bonus.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head: "This boy is not interested in these false titles at all. I think he may not even know what these names are. It is a waste of time to give him money. As for Wenqi Baobao, this boy now has Money." (End of Chapter)