Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 87 Nine out of ten officials are corrupt
"Father, I think we should investigate clearly. It is best to punish those who have committed relatively minor crimes with small punishments and severe punishments. After all, those officials who give gifts also have their own difficulties."

Zhu Biao has been in charge of government for several years, and he has heard of many tricks in the court. Giving gifts to powerful ministers is inevitable.

Especially for officials from other places, it is not easy to come to Beijing. Who doesn’t want to finish their affairs and go home quickly? If we don’t take care of these officials in charge of the affairs, they will be stuck there, and it will only take a few months for them. Bear it.

"A small punishment but a big punishment? Do you know that all the money they send is taken from the people, and it can be used in hundreds of thousands of dollars? How much life-saving money is that for the people? We have decided that this time everything will be involved We will kill all of them!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with murderous intent in his eyes.

Zhu Biao was shocked and quickly advised: "Father, there must be many of these officials who have no choice but to kill them all. I think we should give them a chance."

"Having no choice? Which one is forced? Which one is greedy? Can you tell the difference?"

"This……"

Zhu Biao hesitated. It was possible to really distinguish them, but that would require a lot of manpower to investigate. These officials were scattered all over the place. It would not be an easy task to conduct a detailed investigation.

"Hmph, if we can't tell the difference, let's kill them together. We would rather kill the wrong one than let him go!" Zhu Yuanzhang said fiercely.

"Father, I think this is inappropriate. Wouldn't it mean killing many innocent people unjustly?" Zhu Biao objected.

"They are innocent, aren't the people innocent? Biao'er, how did we teach you? You have to put the people first. Do you know how many people a corrupt official can kill?"

"Father, I still feel that something is wrong. My father's treatment is not the behavior of a benevolent king..."

"Why don't you understand? We told you..."

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke louder and louder, his eyes were as wide as bells, and he spoke like thunder, scolding the elder.

Originally, he was very angry today. Although he scolded Li Wei to vent his anger, Zhu Biao objected one after another, and his anger immediately rose again.

Zhu Biao was not to be outdone. He held his neck and quoted the classics to refute, which made his father jump in anger.

In terms of talent, Zhu Yuanzhang is really not as good as a grown-up boy like himself. After all, Zhu Biao was carefully trained by him, and he himself was born in a poor family. Although he improved his knowledge after becoming powerful, he is still far behind compared to the grown-up boy.

Zhu Yuanzhang was quarreling with the elder brother, and Li Wei was watching with great interest. Unfortunately, there were no melons to eat, so he could just get some melon seeds. What a pity...

"You're so mad at us, you... Li Wei! Explain to him, if you don't understand, I'll beat your ass!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless by the big boy. He turned his eyes and immediately saw Li Wei watching the fun next to him, and immediately changed his target.

Li Wei was dumbfounded, his smile froze on his face, and he looked at these two people innocently. What does it have to do with me if you are arguing with you?

The two of them were tired of quarreling, and both set their eyes on Li Wei, waiting for his comment.

I X, is this theory so well received?These are the emperor and the prince!
Li Wei thought for a while, and finally Zhu Yuanzhang's force defeated Zhu Biao's reasoning, and he decided to tell Zhu Yuanzhang.

After sorting out his thoughts, Li Wei said: "Your Highness, let me give you an example. Suppose you are driving a car on the road and there are several children playing in the middle of the road ahead..."

"Impossible, how could I risk my life and drive a car at high speed? I would never do such a thing!" Zhu Biao immediately interrupted before Li Wei finished speaking.

Li Wei: "..."

"I mean what if, what if, do you understand?" Don't ask me who the f*ck is!
Zhu Biaoying frowned, and finally reluctantly accepted Li Wei's hypothesis.

Li Wei continued: "Suppose there are a few children playing in front of this speeding carriage, and you have no time to stop the car. The only way to save them is to turn sharply, and there is also a child on the roadside. , if you make a sharp turn, the child will die. May I ask, Your Highness, will you turn or not?"

This is the story of the train and the child that Li Wei heard in later generations, and he adapted it for use. He listened to the two people arguing for such a long time and understood it. In fact, no one is right or wrong. This is a choice. Lao Zhu decisively chose the people, but Zhu Biao always wanted to have them all, but this was impossible!
In ancient times, transportation and communication were inconvenient, and the investigation methods were single. It would take a lot of manpower, material resources, and time to find out all these officials. How difficult is it?Rather than doing this, it is better not to investigate. Whether it is to kill them all and recruit new people or to select key points to kill, other pardons are less expensive than the investigation.

Some people may think that Jin Yiwei is everywhere and pervasive. Isn't it easy to find out this?
However, that is just an exaggeration in legends and movies and TV dramas. In fact, the only area where Jin Yiwei can really penetrate is this one-third of an acre in the capital. As for other places, this is how they collect intelligence:

First of all, gangsters and sects get useful information and report it to Jinyiwei. After receiving the information, the stationed personnel in various places of Jinyiwei will report it. If the superiors find it useful, they will send people with money to go to the following to verify the information. By the way, these gangsters will be given some rewards, which will be followed by future generations. It's like a news contribution, which not only collects intelligence but doesn't have to spend so much money to support so many people.

Li Wei finished telling the story and waited for Zhu Biao to make a choice, but Zhu Biao was very smart and immediately caught the loophole: "I can turn to the other side!"

Li Wei: "..."

Damn it, he made it up on the fly, he ignored the function of other people’s railway tracks!

"Suppose you can't turn the other way!" Li Wei quickly added.

"Why not?"

"Because...because...because this is a hypothesis, this is not the point, okay! The point is whether you can turn around or not?"

Li Wei was a little annoyed and angry, "because" he couldn't think of a reasonable reason for a long time.

Zhu Biao frowned. He understood what Li Wei meant. This was to give him a multiple-choice question, either go straight and kill several people, or make a sharp turn and die.

The correct approach is undoubtedly to make a sudden change. After all, one death is better than several deaths. But how innocent is that child standing on the roadside?
Zhu Yuanzhang was also very interested in hearing Li Wei's example, but unlike Zhu Biao, if he was asked to choose, he would choose to make a sharp turn without hesitation!For a great monarch, morality is not important, reputation is not important, and even family ties are not important. Gains and losses are important. For the sake of the country and the country, they will not hesitate to do it even if it will leave them with eternal infamy. This is also the reason why many emperors throughout the ages will have a reputation for cruelty.

Zhu Biao hesitated for a long time and then said with difficulty: "I choose to turn."

After saying that, he couldn't help but sigh again.

"Yes, didn't His Highness the Crown Prince make such a choice? Now these innocent officials are just children on the roadside. Even if they are not wrong, for the sake of the people, we still have to do as His Majesty said, rather kill the wrong ones than the wrong ones. Let it go!”

"Isn't there a better way?" Zhu Biao asked unwillingly.

Li Wei said helplessly: "Your Highness, let's assume that six out of ten of these officials are corrupt officials..."

"Impossible, how can there be six corrupt officials out of ten!" Zhu Biao interrupted again.

"Humph!" Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly on the side. He grew up under the bullying of corrupt officials in the late Yuan Dynasty. He knew how easily officials could be corrupted. Six out of ten officials mentioned by Li Wei were corrupt. He felt that not enough!
Li Wei paused and continued: "Okay, let's assume that nine out of ten officials are corrupt."

Zhu Biao: "..."

Zhu Biao was speechless. I mean you said too much, not too little!

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