My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 49: Giving Officials Sufficient Salaries

"There is a saying in "Guanzi" that the currency is heavy but everything is light, and the currency is light but everything is heavy. This means that if the currency is doing well, prices will decrease. If the currency is doing poorly, prices will rise, and money will It’s not worth anything anymore.”

"The matter of minting coins is a national matter of our Ming Dynasty. Anyone who dares to mint privately or steal coins will have their family members decapitated!"

"The ministers obey the order."

Upon hearing the emperor's murderous declaration, all the ministers and eunuchs hurriedly bent down.

When Sun Chengzong taught the little emperor to read, what kind of teaching materials did he use?

This is what the courtiers are thinking at this moment.

The emperor knew what happened before and after the Battle of Changping, how could he still understand it.

After all, armchair allusions are so famous.

But the book "Guanzi" belongs to Taoist classics, right?

"Go to the main hall and wait for the edict to be announced."

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he waved his hand and motioned for everyone to go out.

After everyone left, Zhu Youxiao opened the salary list of Beijing officials compiled by Bi Ziyan.

Compared with the Song Dynasty, the number of officials in the Ming Dynasty was quite small.

When Zhu Yuanzhang established the empire, he appointed one thousand, one hundred and eighty-eight officials in the capital.

But now, how many officials are there in the capital?
There are more than 700 people.

As for the reason for saying so little, ask Wanli.

After flipping through it casually, Zhu Youxiao took out a minute he had written from the table.

"Are you all ready?"

"Go back to your Majesty, you are ready."

"Which is fine."

Throwing the booklet in his hand on the Long Book Table, Zhu Youxiao stood up from his knees.

"Let's get ready for the dynasty."

"It looks like the discussion is over."

When the six ministers returned to the main hall, they immediately attracted the attention of all the courtiers, who all whispered.

Although this was said to be a court meeting, after the people arrived, the emperor held a small meeting behind them.

They were left standing in the hall for more than half an hour.

"quiet."

Hearing the whispers of the courtiers in the hall, the ceremonial officials spoke out one after another.

After waiting for a while, I saw several people walking out from behind, and then shouted.

"Your Majesty is here."

After hearing the eunuch's words, all the courtiers bowed.

"The ministers respectfully invite Shengan."

"The auspicious snow is on the ninth level, and the office staff hang up colorful lanterns. I frequently knock on the red door to offer a warm stove, and the jade fire pond melts the color of charcoal."

Reading a poem in his mouth, Zhu Youxiao walked slowly out of the back hall.

"The red sun is scorching like fire, and the master in Jingli is shaking his brocade fan. If you want to spread your wings in the clear sky, I will bring cold jade to match your waist."

Without taking a seat on the dragon chair, Zhu Youxiao walked step by step to the dragon desk, sat down slowly, and looked at the courtiers below.

"I had two corrupt officials beheaded."

"These two corrupt officials. For the sake of corruption, they accepted bribes, ignored the justice of the family and the country, and impeached important border officials. You should take this as a warning."

"I will obey the Holy Instructions."

After hearing the emperor's words, all the courtiers bowed quickly.

This time, even the voices were uneven.

Today, the little emperor told them with reality that not only did the little emperor dare to kill, but he also used the most cruel means to let the courtiers know that he dared to kill.

"I know that some of you are more greedy and corrupt than these two!"

"Zhang Wenda, this is the Ming official whom you, the Procuratorate and the Sixth Section, supervised for me!"

"The minister is guilty."

Hearing the emperor's curse, Zhang Wenda knelt on the ground with a look of horror.

"I know that the imperial court's salary is not enough for your family's expenses."

"The imperial court also needs to discount money. The already low salary will be even less after a portion of it is discounted. Many people are living in straitened circumstances."

"But that's not the reason why you are greedy."

"Salaries are low, I'll give you a salary increase, you won't shudder."

"One by one, they reached out to the national treasury and called it "drifting".

"People from other places want to be promoted, so they come to the capital to pay bribes, and they call it "Tan Jing".

"What? If you don't have money, it's not corruption?" "What? If you accept respect, then it's bribery?"

"Stealing is not stealing!"

"Besides, has the court treated you badly?"

With that said, Zhu Youxiao patted the gentian and took out a book.

"I know that some people say that the temple is robbed, and those who rob the temple are unwilling to take out the money from inside."

"Listen, does the Ancestor God really do it?!

"This is the "New Regulations on Preferential and Exemption Regulations" in the 38th year of Wanli. The current Jia Ke Jingguan is exempted from 350 acres of farmland for the first rank, and the following decreases in descending order. The eighth rank is exempted from [-] acres of land; the foreign official is reduced by half; the official is exempted from six tenths of the land; The maximum area of ​​land that is exempted for those who have not yet entered the imperial examination is [-] acres; for those who have not yet been promoted to official positions, the area of ​​land that is exempted is [-] acres; for those who have not yet been promoted to official positions (scholars), there are [-] acres of land."

"What about you? Is this how you repay Daming?"

Throwing the roster in his hand on the ground, Zhu Youxiao looked down and said.

As the emperor's voice fell, there was a sudden sound of solemn killing in the main hall.

The Ming Dynasty fell, actually in Wanli, in the "New Regulations on Preferential and Exemption" in the 38th year of Wanli.

In order to pay less taxes, ordinary people donated their land to the names of the gentlemen one after another.

Then, Ming’s tax base was damaged.

Once the tax base is damaged, no matter how high the tax rate is, it will be of no use.

Chongzhen is a fool. It raises taxes, taxes, and taxes. Taxes are increased, but all of them are borne by the common people.

Those who truly have land at home will not receive even a penny of tax.

In the end, Jia hanged himself on the coal mountain.

"Since you think that the Ming Dynasty is a waste of money, I will be generous today and give you an increase in salary, and pay it in real money."

Zhu Youxiao said, opening the notebook he had recorded.

"Take the official salary of the Ming Dynasty in the 25th year of Hongwu as an example. From now on, the monthly salary of officials will be tripled and will be paid in silver coins according to their actual titles."

Zhu Youxiao said and motioned to the eunuch.

"Bring it up."

"I am from Yipin, with a monthly salary of 500 taels."

"I am from the second grade, with a monthly salary of 300 taels."

"I am from the third grade, with a monthly salary of 180 taels."

. . .

"I am from the seventh grade, with a monthly salary of 15 taels."

"I am from the eighth grade, with a monthly salary of eight taels."

"I am from the ninth rank, with a monthly salary of five taels."

"Now the salary for September of the 48th year of Wanli will be distributed."

With that said, Zhu Youxiao waved his hand, indicating that the salaries of the officials in the hall would begin according to their rank.

"I thank Your Majesty for your grace."

When he heard that the emperor was paying salaries to himself and others, the officials who kept themselves clean immediately knelt down and shouted,
It's so pitiful that I finally got my salary.

There is no need to take half a person's salary to do the work of three people.

And those officials with unclean buttocks felt their arms tremble when they looked at the eunuch who had started to pay the salary at the front.

"Pass an edict to abolish the new rules of exemption and exemption in the 38th year of Wanli."

"Your Majesty can't."

When they heard that the emperor wanted to abolish the new exemption and exemption regulations of Wanli 38, some officials immediately stood up and spoke out.

"This was established by the Shenzong. Now the bones are not cold. If it is abolished, it will chill the hearts of scholars all over the world."

"It chills the hearts of all the scholars in the world."

Hearing this person's words, Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly.

"Don't think that I don't know anything."

"Do you want to explain to me why the tax fields in Ming Dynasty are getting less and less?"

"In the past, Shenzong issued new regulations on exemptions and exemptions, but the treasury was empty and could not give officials sufficient salaries."

"Today, I have given you a sufficient salary. This new exemption must be abolished."

Zhu Youxiao looked determined and said decisively.

"I also know that there is a corrupt official among you."

"I will give you three days to bring what you are greedy for and surrender to Beizhen Fusi. You will be pardoned and not guilty."

"After three days, anyone who commits corruption again will be severely punished according to Ming law."

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