Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 584: Zhu Yuanzhang is isolated

Chapter 584: Zhu Yuanzhang is isolated
Mr. Hu spread his hands calmly.

"Look, your servant, Hu Weiyong, has reached the top of the official ranks, right?"

"But what about me now?"

"I just want to be idle and do nothing!"

"Of course, on the one hand, it's because I'm tired of working and scheming all these years."

"But on the other hand, I am really worried that one day I will die while working."

"I, Hu Weiyong, have this kind of worry, so what about others?"

"With this kind of worry, how many people can work and live peacefully?"

Mr. Hu's sudden "self-exposure" completely left Zhu Yuanzhang speechless.

That’s right, if even someone like Mr. Hu, who has actually become a member of the privileged class, is worried about this kind of thing, then how could others not be afraid?
This is no longer a question of getting by.

This is a matter of survival!

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao now truly understood the seriousness of the matter.

Mr. Hu came here to have a showdown today anyway, and he really didn't mind making things worse, so he simply talked about the core issue directly.

"Your Majesty, Prince, in fact, the point I want to make is very simple."

"First, you have to allow the honest officials and those who work honestly to live comfortably."

"Don't force these people to live without greed!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately quit and said with his eyes wide open.

"Don't we give them salaries?"

"Isn't the salary we give enough for them to eat?"

If other people were facing Zhu Yuanzhang's rage, perhaps their calves would tremble, but Master Hu was no longer surprised.

He tapped on the table and said unhappily.

"Let's not talk about the fact that 40% of your salary is not money but other miscellaneous things to make up the numbers!"

"Your salary is definitely enough to support yourself."

"But there are old people and young children to take care of. Are you going to give up supporting them?"

"And what about eating meat?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's stubbornness and stinginess were fully revealed at this time, and he spoke loudly with his neck stiffened.

"We gave him an official position, so what's wrong with him working honestly for us?"

"And what kind of meat?"

“It’s good enough to be full!”

"How many people in the Ming Dynasty still have no food to eat!"

Master Hu glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang with a sidelong glance.

"That's quite nice of you to say!"

"how?"

"I studied so hard for so many years and finally came to your Zhu's house to find a job, but in the end I can't even support my family?"

"Besides, this kind of work can easily lead to the death of one's entire family."

"So you still want others to work for you honestly?"

"What do you think?"

"To put it bluntly, if you don't treat people as human beings, then they won't treat you as their master either. Just fool them if you need to!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned by these words. He opened his mouth to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.

Because of these things, he can speak righteously about serving the country and the people in public.

But the topics we discuss here are all private, so we naturally cannot follow the outside routine.

If that were to happen, there would be no point in discussing this matter any further.

Therefore, what Master Hu said at this moment was the most irritating, because this was the truth. However, Zhu Biao, who was standing aside, did not think that Master Hu had said anything wrong.

In other words, what Mr. Hu said is more in line with Zhu Biao's style.

To put it bluntly, Zhu Yuanzhang was self-taught. His foundation was farmers and soldiers, so his thinking and various ideas all started from these two points.

But Zhu Biao was different.

He was trained as the future emperor since he was a child.

Compared with Zhu Yuanzhang, he is more like a mature politician.

Because he would think about things like a politician and instinctively weigh the pros and cons.

At least, at this moment, Zhu Biao felt that what Mr. Hu said today was very much to his liking.

"Uncle, do you think that the salary of this official should be raised in the future?"

Mr. Hu nodded as a matter of course.

"What the prince said is absolutely right!"

"The affairs of the court and the state require an upright and aboveboard approach."

"For someone like your father, this is called forcing someone to do something."

"Not paying them much money, forcing them to live in poverty, and making them work hard for you, this goes against the common perception of people."

"Even ordinary people would think it's wrong if they heard about this."

"Because the so-called official position is actually just a job!"

"But what if we do it the other way around?"

"We raise salaries for officials in an open and aboveboard manner, so that they can not only have enough to eat, but also support their families and even live a good life."

"Then as the master, I have given such good treatment, and I have strict requirements. You have to accept it, right?"

"This matter can be put on the table and discussed!"

"It's something we both agreed to, right?!"

Zhu Biao smiled and nodded, the expression on his face showing his agreement.

"Uncle, what you said is absolutely right. I actually think the same way."

"But the Ming Dynasty is not well-off in terms of money and food, so this seems a bit stingy."

"But uncle, rest assured. I have kept this in mind. Once my father and I come up with a suitable standard, I will raise the salary first."

Mr. Hu nodded nonchalantly.

"I'm just making a suggestion, but the details should be discussed between you two!"

"Now the Foreign Diplomatic Department and Fu Youde's overseas fleet are continuously bringing profits to the Ming Dynasty, so don't be stingy with this little money."

"Some officials are just like tenant farmers, who just want to work honestly to earn a salary to support their families."

"But if you force him to do evil, then he will be completely alienated from your Zhu family."

"So, just figure these things out for yourself."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say anything the whole time; he just stood there and listened quietly.

But it was not until this time that he raised his head and looked at Master Hu and asked suddenly.

"Weiyong, what you mean is that we can be strict with them after we increase their salaries?"

Master Hu glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang again speechlessly and said in a speechless tone.

"How strict do you want to be?"

"Can't you consider my suggestion just now that the sentence should be determined according to the amount of corruption and abuse of power?"

"To punish past mistakes and prevent future ones is what you, as an emperor, need to consider."

"Just kill. Who's afraid when they're not in front of you?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he turned his head to look at his fat son, smacked his lips, and sighed silently.

Damn, it seems like I’m being isolated!

(End of this chapter)