Daming: I am the most powerful emperor grandson, please abdicate the throne

Chapter 60 Salary is too low

"A sixth-grade official has a monthly salary of ten dan."

"Ten buckets are equal to one stone, and ten stones are equal to one hundred buckets."

"One bucket is ten liters, and one hundred buckets is one thousand liters."

"An official with a monthly salary of ten dan will consume an average of thirty-three dou of grain per day in one month."

"This little food doesn't seem to be a lot."

Zhu Xuan did a quick calculation and finally said.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also a little surprised when he saw Zhu Xuan converting so quickly, but when he heard that his good grandson didn't say much, he smiled and said: "My good grandson has never seen a weighing, so I don't know how much a bucket is. Thirty-three buckets a day, that's a lot." ”

He was not angry, he just thought that Zhu Xuan didn't know much, was simple-minded, and even kind-hearted, so he would make such an argument.

If you educate your good grandson in the future, this won't happen again.

"Not much?"

Zhu Xuan thought for a while and said: "Second brother has a few eunuchs and maids to support in the mansion outside, but second brother is still free now and doesn't have to do anything. There won't be many people around him. If it's six An official should have two to three wives and concubines, five or six children, one or two masters, and more than ten servants. In the government office, it seems that not every servant has a salary, and this official is also needed. Raise, thirty-three dou a day, and divide it among so many people, how much will be left?"

This sentence immediately stunned Zhu Yuanzhang.

He had never made such a detailed calculation, and the calculation made perfect sense.

After listening to the good grandson's words, Lao Zhu had a feeling, wouldn't it be that those officials had to be corrupt in order to support their families? Was it he who forced those officials to commit corruption?

"These are just meals, not counting other expenses."

"The salary of a sixth-grade official is ten dan, and the salary of a lower-grade official will be even lower. It's okay if the official's family has land, but if not, the whole family will have to rely on this salary."

"Many officials work in other places and will not serve as officials in their place of residence."

"If it's in a different place, there is no land in the place where you work. Even if there is land in the place of household registration, transportation to the place of employment is troublesome, and there will be losses and extra costs."

"Those who are high-ranking officials in the court or those who hold high positions, grandchildren are not counted for the time being."

"Has Grandpa Huang discovered that although there are many corrupt officials who hold high positions in the previous investigations, most of them are local officials of low rank?"

Zhu Xuan continued.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, as if his darling grandson was right again.

In this way, corrupt officials will really be killed.

Even the most honest officials may reach out to ordinary people when they don't even have food to eat.

"Doesn't it mean that we are responsible for the corruption of officials?"

Zhu Yuanzhang trembled slightly when he thought of this.

He completely forgot about the anger he felt just now, and replaced it with thinking about the reasons for the emergence of corrupt officials.

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that it was my fault.

The current salary system becomes more and more problematic the more I think about it.

"My grandson is just talking about what he can think of."

Zhu Xuan finished what he needed to say, and then said: "If Grandpa Huang feels something is wrong, grandson should think again about what he should say so that he won't say it wrong."

Zhu Yuanzhang naturally would not punish him and asked: "Who taught the good grandson to say these words?"

Zhu Xuan shook his head and said: "No one taught me. It was just the result of my grandson being around Grandpa Huang, listening to discussions between Grandpa Huang and other adults, or seeing some memorials, and thinking about it carefully."

He paused for a moment and then said: "My grandson didn't mean it. He wanted to read Grandpa Huang's memorial. Please punish him!"

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about reading the memorial.

He even wished that his little sweet grandson could help him review the memorial.

"My dear grandson is right!"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought and thought as he spoke. He could summarize so much just by listening to it and reading some of the contents of the memorial.

You can also point out the shortcomings of his salary. He is indeed our good grandson.

Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed, feeling that he had a successor, and said: "So my dear grandson thinks that the reason why there are many corrupt officials is that the salary is too small. We should increase the salary?"

"That's what my grandson thinks."

Zhu Xuan nodded slightly: "But it can only reduce corrupt officials, but it cannot be completely eliminated. People who really want to be corrupt will still be corrupt no matter how much their salary is."

Zhu Yuanzhang knew this very well.

If there are any more corrupt officials, just kill them, as many as there are.

"My dear grandson is right. Some systems need to be changed."

As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he picked up Zhu Xuan and put him on his lap. He laughed and said, "If we didn't have a good grandson, we wouldn't have thought of this. My good grandson is so smart, even smarter than the emperor."

Zhu Xuan said softly: "My grandson is far less smart than Grandpa Huang."

Next to Lao Zhu, he brushed up his favorability level again.

After staying for a while, Zhu Xuan proposed to leave and go back to continue writing a book.

After watching this little guy walk out of the hall, Zhu Yuanzhang also began to think about the reform of the salary system.

Tax reform is proceeding bloody.

Those officials must have been hit hard.

If there is another salary reform and the salary is increased, it will give other officials a little sweetness. They will first give a blow and then give hope. If this combination continues, loyal and honest officials will naturally become more loyal and honest.

This is a good time to change your salary.

"Biao'er has a spirit in heaven to send such a good grandson to us."

Zhu Yuanzhang felt pleased and said again: "Yunqi!"

"The old slave is here!"

"Help us spread the news and prepare to reform the salary. We will increase the monthly salary appropriately."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and added: "At the same time, I told those officials intentionally or unintentionally that the change in salary was the opinion given to me by my good grandson."

He did this to help Zhu Xuan perform meritorious service and win over a group of officials.

I am not afraid that other officials will not believe that a four-year-old child can think of so many things.

When they were discussing just now, eunuchs, maids, and even guards were all around them.

As long as those officials want to inquire, it is still easy to find out.

"Yes!"

Yun Qi responded, thinking at the same time that His Majesty was already trying to win over officials for the little emperor's grandson.

It seems that the future emperor is destined to be the little grandson.

"I also have a share of credit for saving the little emperor's grandson and raising the little emperor's grandson."

Yun Qi murmured in his heart, and smiled happily when he thought of this.

As a eunuch, he also has the desire to cling to those in power.

When Zhu Yuanzhang died, the fate of these personal eunuchs was often not very good.

As long as he has enough presence around the little emperor grandson, he is confident that he can change this situation, and he will definitely be able to.

Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "It is reported that Zhang Wei, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, is coming in."

"Yes!"

Yunqi went out to pass the news.

In addition to the tax reform, the Ming Dynasty officialdom will be shocked by the salary reform.

(End of this chapter)