Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 88 Wonders of the Ming Dynasty
But Li Wei obviously did it on purpose, and Zhu Biao didn't bother to argue with him about it.

"Suppose nine out of ten officials are corrupt, then the problem is, now you can't find out which one of these ten is a good official, what should you do? If you don't kill them all, even if there is only one left, this one is very likely to be a corrupt official. Then there are more than one or two common people that this corrupt official can harm. In order to save this honest official, tens of millions of people are put in danger and suffering. Prince, do you think this is kindness or cruelty?"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said in a cold voice: "That's why we have to kill them all as a precaution! We must have this determination to punish corrupt officials!"

Li Wei glanced at him. In fact, this statement is a bit extreme. Although it is not easy to find out, some things that are easy to check still need to be checked. If the greed is relatively small and the ability is good, it is not necessary to kill them all. In short, That means weighing gains and losses first, and putting moral rights and wrongs second.

He gave this example just to explain the truth to Zhu Biao. In reality, it depends on the situation. Just like the loophole in the example he just gave, sometimes it can be turned to the other side.

After Zhu Biao heard these words, he fell into silence. This was very different from the Confucian education he received. In this situation, people cannot be merciful and must make decisive choices. Just like Li Wei said, return the car. In Feichi, there is no time for hesitation. Hesitation will only harm everyone.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt depressed, and even began to doubt whether he could become a qualified emperor in the future. He was originally full of confidence in this, and even thought that he would do better than his father, but now his confidence was shaken!

"It's just that the imperial court is already short of manpower. If we continue killing like this, won't there be no one available in the end?"

Zhu Biao had no choice but to stop arguing about the issue of benevolence and inhumaneness between killing and not killing, but worried about it from a practical point of view.

Zhu Yuanzhang also frowned. This is indeed a problem. Hong Yi was driven away with the excuse of being incompetent and unable to fill the vacancy in the court in time. Now that Hong Yi is gone, the problem is still not solved. Instead, More serious.

Li Wei suddenly thought of a wonder of the Ming Dynasty that later generations had heard about, but he didn't know whether to talk about it or not.

This spectacle is that officials wear shackles to handle cases. Zhu Yuanzhang has not yet started killing people, so he has not yet used the weird method of wearing a death sentence.

Among the four major cases in the early Ming Dynasty, the Hu Weiyong case has not yet evolved into a major case involving tens of thousands of people, the Guo Huan case has not happened yet, the Lan Yu case is further away, and only the Kongyin case has happened, but in fact Zhu Yuanzhang was involved in the Kongyin case. There were not many people killed. Only the chief seal officials were beheaded, and the others were left. The total number of people implicated was only a thousand, and those who were beheaded were only a few hundred. However, the total number of officials in the Ming Dynasty was only 5.00, and thousands accounted for it. [-]% is already very serious!
Seeing his hesitation, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately knew that this kid had an idea: "If you have any ideas, tell me!"

Li Wei hesitated for a moment, but finally said it: "I think if it really doesn't work, we can let some people with less greed and relatively minor crimes wear shackles to work, and then punish them when someone is vacant."

Zhu Biao's face was full of astonishment, this is too damaging!
Zhu Yuanzhang was pleasantly surprised and said with a smile: "This is a good idea, haha, let's do it like this!"

"Father, I think it's inappropriate!" Zhu Biao said and turned to Li Wei and said: "Master Li, don't you know that scholars can be killed and not humiliated? Even if they are to be punished for their crimes, there is no need to use the humiliating method of wearing shackles. !”

Li Wei was stunned. Indeed, he was just thinking about the spectacle, so he said it smoothly. In fact, this was all a strange method that Zhu Yuanzhang came up with, and it was completely unnecessary.

"What kind of scholars can be killed but not humiliated? It's because they brought humiliation upon themselves. We think this is good and saves them from fleeing in fear of crime!"

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care so much and just made the final decision.

Zhu Biao heard this and stared at Li Wei with even more anger!

"Well, well, I think these people can be given a chance to make meritorious deeds. If they perform well during the performance of their duties, the punishment can be slightly reduced. This can also act as an encouragement to prevent them from delaying political affairs. .”

Facing Zhu Biao's angry gaze, Li Wei quickly tried to find a way to make amends.

After hearing this, Zhu Biao's attitude improved and he said, "Father, I think this is okay!" "Hmph!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly. What Li Wei said made some sense. When it came to messing things up, this brat was the best at it.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang took a step back and agreed to this condition. Anyway, a reduced punishment would not mean he was innocent, at least he would have to live in vain.

"Biao'er, I'll leave this matter to you. Check out the crimes of these people and write us a report on how to deal with them."

If this matter was left to Li Wei, he would definitely offend a bunch of people again, but it was different if it was left to Zhu Biao. Although the punishment would be the same, the father and son had a tacit understanding and could turn this matter into a satisfactory outcome for the ministers. result.

"Yes, my son obeys the order."

Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief. This result was the best result he could achieve.

After arranging these things, Zhu Yuanzhang cast an appreciative look at Li Wei. Unexpectedly, this boy saw things quite clearly. Even if he didn't pay attention to these things, he still needed to deal with them!

Then he remembered Fan Min's words when he went crazy, and couldn't help but sigh:

"Hey, it's hard to be a king, it's hard to be a minister, it's hard! Although Fan Min is a bastard, what he said is not unreasonable. How can the scholars trained by these families really put loyalty to the emperor and patriotism above the interests of the family? In front of me!"

Li Wei listened to his complaints and couldn't help but feel moved in his heart. He was thinking of setting up a school to teach students. It would be great if he could fool Zhu Yuanzhang into giving money to set up a school!
"Yes, Your Majesty, I think it's better for you to open a school of your own. It just so happens that I also want to teach some students. When the time comes, you can give me a little more salary and I'll be a part-time teacher or something."

Li Wei deceived him by saying that although his surname was not Ma, he still wanted to be a good teacher who only earned a few dozen yuan, and his salary was secondary. Anyway, he didn't lack that little money.

During this period of time working in the Ordnance Bureau, he obviously felt that he was unable to do what he wanted. There were too many things that needed to be done. It was too busy for him alone. It would be best if he could teach a group of students to help. But that's it!

Zhu Yuanzhang was moved when he heard what he said. He knew that this boy's knowledge of later generations was very powerful. It would undoubtedly be a good thing if he could teach him a group of useful students.

"You want to teach students? It's easy. We have a ready-made Guozixue. You can just go and teach."

He attached great importance to education from the beginning of the founding of the country. He changed Yingtian Academy into Guozixue very early. In the eighth year of Hongwu, he also built Zhongdu Guozijian in Fengyang, Zhongdu. In the past two years, he also planned to turn Yingtian Academy into The Guozixue was once again expanded into the real Guozijian of the Ming Dynasty.

When Li Wei heard this, he curled his lips and refused decisively: "I won't go!"

"Huh? Why?" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and asked in confusion.

"I don't want students from your Chinese Academy of Sciences. Education must start from childhood! I want to build a new school to recruit children and teach them for free. It's best to provide room and board."

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned. Education should start from childhood. This is a good saying. If a child receives education from the country from an early age, then he will naturally have to be grateful to the country and be loyal to the emperor to serve the country. Although it is inevitable to be bound by blood and family ties. , but they are definitely much more loyal and reliable than the scholars cultivated by these families now!

(End of this chapter)