Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 225 225 Cows and horses also need to eat grass
Zhu Di watched Wang Buli fishing there and thought about the last time Wang Buli asked him to release various Ming firearms outside the city. It turned out that he had long had the idea of ​​using large-scale firearms to deal with the Mongols.

At that time, he was embarrassed and complained about the quality of the firearms, thinking that he was too timid to step forward.

Now that I think about it, Wang Buli was probably quite worried about the firearms manufactured by the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Di thought about how to mention the firearms manufacturing matter to his father.

After all, when training soldiers, those soldiers cannot practice with fire sticks.

Not only will they themselves be unconfident, but other soldiers will also have rhetoric, which is not conducive to the consolidation of people's hearts.

Zhu Di also had to ask the craftsmen to inspect the fire guns, three-eyed guns, artillery, etc. that were already in the hands of the soldiers.

Wang Buli caught a few palm-sized fish, picked them out from the fish basket, and threw them all out.

After all, the Wangfu army following Zhu Di had already shot two deer and returned to make raw materials for barbecue.

Wang Buli doesn't like small fish.

After they had eaten and drank enough, everyone packed up and went back.

Wang Buli threw away the fishing rod in his hand, walked over with a smile and watched them disembowel the fish and cut the meat into pieces.

Everyone has been waiting eagerly for a month.

Zhu Yuanzhang arrived as promised, and early this morning he asked his son to receive the ministers.

Wang Buli thought very comprehensively. Since he wanted to give out money, he shouldn't do anything that would be troublesome and not thank you.

Deer are widely distributed, but with hunting, their distribution range continues to decrease.

Wu Wei saluted with a smile, and Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows:
"Isn't Wang Buli here yet?"

Deer are raised artificially there, especially if a silver medal of longevity is hung around the deer's neck.

Wang Buli thought his idea was good, so he went to work with the evil wolf.

"Keep the deer antler for me and take it to my father's medicine shop when the time comes. I will reward you."

By the next day, the entire Jiangning County government office was beaming with joy.

As for Zhu Di, he was writing and drawing on the ground, and no one bothered him.

Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth twitched as he listened to Wu Wei's explanation.

This scene actually looks pretty damn relaxing.

"We've all been waiting. Let's call each name one by one today to receive the subsidy. Once the money is received, no matter how much it is, I will take care of it.

After all, the current circulation of treasure banknotes is not small, and the one-to-one exchange has long ceased.

Money was spent like water, and even the people in Nanjing had treasure notes rewarded by the emperor.

Especially the two of them appearing together will definitely arouse Wang Buli's suspicion.

Everyone burst into laughter. When Wang Buli entered the hall, he found that Director Guo was also there, and then he cupped his hands:
"What's wrong with Mr. Guo?"

When government officials get new banknotes, they can at least get a few more pennies, instead of getting old banknotes that will be lost in disguise.

Wu Wei explained to him that if the old banknotes were sent to the government officials, they would lose a few cents directly.

"Why?"

Today is the first time that the Jiangning County government has paid out salaries to everyone.

Wu Wei rarely got up early today and sat aside.

Wang Buli hung the deer antler on the horse's neck and slowly returned to the city.

What's more, in ancient times, people sometimes couldn't survive because of hunger. Do you still care about whether you can eat all the deer in Gada?
Not to mention that many aristocratic safari hunters enjoyed shooting deer.

After he learned that his descendants had found silver mines, he ordered the Baochao Department to print a large number of them for him to use as rewards.

There are currently tigers outside Nanjing, and of course there are also wild deer.

"Hahaha."

If anyone loses it, is stolen by a thief on the street, or accidentally drops it by himself, then don’t ask me to give you change, I would be embarrassed. "

Seeing a deer in the depths of the forest is no nonsense.

Especially there is no mosaic on the blood.

When Wang Buli walked in front and the people behind him carried the box, everyone saluted.

"The prince-in-law took people to change the banknotes early in the morning to prevent the government officials from getting less money."

Wang Buli still has to take the main seat today, and he won't fight for it.

For ordinary people, a few pennies is money.

"Master Guo."

Today, the wolf was not shot. Instead, two deer were shot, which indirectly reduced the wolf's hunting opportunities and made it easier to guard it.

Of course, whoever shot the two deer skins would get it, but no one was fighting over it.

After all, Wang Buli could avoid many things according to his status, but if he, the county magistrate, was in charge, problems would easily arise.

After Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the construction of Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, he began to set up deer gardens here.

"I haven't seen you for the past two days. I heard from Wuzhi County that you are here today, so I came early to watch the fun."

Wang Buli raised his eyebrows slightly and didn't say much. He just asked someone to put the money box aside.

"Mr. Guo, my Jiangning County government is distributing subsidies behind closed doors today. I'm afraid it won't be good if you are here. If there is anything, I will solve it for you first."

Hearing that Wang Buli was trying to drive people away, he touched his beard:

"Consort, although you have reported to His Majesty a long time ago, there must be someone as a witness. When His Majesty asks, it would be better for someone to speak for you."

"伱?" Wang Buli snorted and said:
"I'm just the sixth-rank chief of the Ministry of Punishment. I can talk to His Majesty. Do you really think that I have never been to the Ministry of Punishment?"

How could a little Karami like the chief have the chance to meet the Holy Spirit?
The level summoned by the emperor usually starts with the rank of minister.

When a low-level official like you is summoned, it's usually not to discuss something, but to send the inspector to arrest you and ask for a confession.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect Wang Buli to expand so quickly. His chest just rose and fell, and then quickly stabilized.

This guy did it on purpose!
He deliberately excited himself and walked away.

He almost got caught in his tracks.

Zhu Yuanzhang believed that everyone in the world had to tolerate his temper, and no one had ever dared to lose his temper with him or say weird and weird things.

Nowadays, Zhu Yuanzhang often experiences the long-lost "sense of depression" with his son-in-law.

"You should pay the subsidy. Even if this matter is behind closed doors, wouldn't His Majesty know about it?"

After hearing this, Wang Buli carefully examined Zhu Yuanzhang in front of him and nodded:
"Of course I will report this matter to His Majesty, but if Chief Guo is a member of the higher-level yamen staying here, it is inevitable that he will feel depressed in the future.

If the temporary workers in the lower-level yamen were offered higher subsidies than you, would Chief Guo be happy? "

Zhu Yuanzhang knew this.

Because of historical reasons, he hated officials very much, so only a few people who worked in the county government received salaries from the court.

Beings that belong to the bottom.

Now that Wang Buli said that the scribes, government servants and others who worked for nothing in the imperial court would receive more subsidies in a month than he, a "sixth grade" official, he immediately felt so damn unhappy.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, subordinate officials harming the people was the main reason for the collapse of the Yuan Empire.

These people will resort to plunder and robbery to make it difficult for the people at the bottom to live. At the same time, they will also use their hands to take the wealth that should belong to the court into their own hands.

The officials who built the Yellow River at the beginning embezzled the funds and starved to death many people, so that the Mo Dao Stone Man had only one eye.

Zaosu are lowly servants who serve the government. Why do they get money?
This is the remnant of the previous dynasty!

Even if Wang Buli was his son-in-law, he could not let this trend spread to the entire Ming government.

Therefore, when faced with Wang Buli's words, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression finally became unbearable.

"Let's take a look here."

Jiang Huan on the side didn't dare to express his anger. He didn't even know how many inspection schools there were in the county government.

But in full view of the public, he did not dare to wink at Wang Buli, lest he be noticed by others.

You think your main task is to monitor every move of the Prince Consort Wang Buli. Don’t you think that His Majesty didn’t send someone to keep an eye on you secretly in order to prevent your personal inspector from being bribed by Wang Buli?

Wang Buli glanced at Wu Wei, the county magistrate, and shook his head secretly when he saw him.

There is no need to offend anyone over this matter, not to mention that we have to report to His Majesty after all.

"Since Mr. Guo wants to see it, please keep your eyes and mouth open until I finish paying the money to the brothers. How about that?"

"Row."

Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting next to the chair, and he wanted to watch with his own eyes how this boy distributed money.

There was a dense crowd of people outside the hall.

Tian Liugen and others were standing at the front, looking forward to it.

In fact, with Chief Guo here, everyone thought he had a good relationship with the Prince Consort.

After all, it's not the first time.

Especially if you can be present at such an occasion, the relationship is extraordinary.

Wang Buli asked Wen Ke to bring all the account books and books, and asked Zhong Niu to open the box containing the money.

A box of treasure notes and a box of copper coins.

Mainly, treasure banknotes are issued, and copper coins are distributed as fractions.

The joy on the faces of the government officials became even heavier when they saw the real money and silver displayed.

Wang Buli stood up and faced everyone:

“Brothers, in the past month, you have actively fought against criminals and maintained public order in Jiangning County.

The results are very gratifying. There have been no fatal cases in a month.

There were a lot less fights, the streets were cleaner than before, and we, the people of Jiangning County, were not flooded by the heavy rain, and it was all thanks to your efforts.

On, that's right, the emperor.

Come on, be worthy of the people.

In the middle, be worthy of your own conscience. "

"it is good!"

As Wang Buli's henchman Wen Ke, he directly acts as the king of support.

"The Prince Consort is absolutely right."

Distributing money is a happy thing. If the leader says something before this, everyone can afford it.

On the other hand, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting aside, secretly curled his lips after listening to Wang Buli's words.

This is exactly what he said!

It seems that a lot of effort was put into distributing money to the people below.

Wang Buli shouted to the people outside the hall with a wooden loudspeaker, trying his best to let everyone hear clearly.

“Everyone worked hard, so we can get the reward from His Majesty.

Therefore, I hope that in the future you will work harder and continue to persevere, and don’t think that you can rest on your laurels from now on.

After I have finished speaking, the subsidies will now begin. Those whose names are read will come over and count the money. After counting, they will sign and take their thumbprints. "

Wen Ke took the account book and started to roll call, talking about how much money should be paid and why so much was paid. Zhong Niu was preparing to count the money.

Tian Liugen came up to collect the money. After taking it, he didn't even count the money and stuffed it into his arms: "Thank you, Prince Consort."

"Stop for me." Wang Buli stopped him:
"As a prison chief, how do you set an example for your brothers below?
Money must be counted clearly in person. Don't be afraid of trouble and count the money now. "

"Oh, yes."

After Tian Liugen finished counting, he signed and fingerprinted on the side.

"Prince-in-law, do you have any other orders?"

Wang Buli said with anger on his face: "You have received the reward, but you haven't thanked His Majesty yet.

Without His Majesty's permission, can I send you money? "

"Yes, yes, my subordinate is excited." Tian Liugen saluted in the direction of the palace and muttered: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After being reminded by Chief Guo, Wang Buli also understood that there might be a few school inspectors arranged by Zhu Yuanzhang among the county government officials.

Therefore, we must thank the Emperor for this matter.

Regardless of whether it is sincere or not, at least on the surface, everyone must be sincere. Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely unhappy as he listened to Wang Buli's frantic search for favors and putting gold on his face as an emperor.

Even though he had just told all the reasons why he sent money to Tian Liugen, Zhu Yuanzhang was still unhappy.

As the prison chief, Tian Liugen had already received a salary from the court, but he was given another sum of money just for doing things within his duties, which really didn't make sense.

If things go on like this, isn't it just to train them to continue sucking blood from prisoners?
This time they knocked off the money of those people, will they deliberately put the others in jail next time and bankrupt them?

Last year, Zhu Yuanzhang hired a group of subordinate staff, otherwise Wang Buli would not have the chance to take office.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang showed mercy outside the law. Those sentenced to death must serve in hard labor for life, that is, they would be slaves for life.

Those who were sentenced to prison terms were required to perform hard labor according to the number of years. Those who were sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment were to be slaves for 20 years.

Specific tasks: Go to Fengyang to farm or build cities, go to Chuzhou to plant alfalfa, and go to saltworks or iron mines to "fry salt and stir-fry iron."

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, directly killing "subordinate officials who harmed the people" was a waste of resources. It was better to punish them as labor slaves and contribute to the great cause of the Ming Dynasty with their own bodies.

The nature of labor service determines that the labor intensity will be very high, and many people will be directly tortured to death.

If Wang Buli hadn't been considerate of the craftsmen a while ago, many people would have died on the construction site.

Ye Boju wrote thousands of words to advise Zhu Yuanzhang, and also mentioned the matter of labor slaves, saying that Zhu did not regard talents as talents or people as human beings, and then he was starved to death in prison.

To be honest, Lao Zhu really doesn't treat people as human beings, they are all just cows and horses.

Cracking down on subordinate officials is a basic national policy set by Lao Zhu.

In the later stages, many people were afraid of being officials.

Although Lao Zhu was extremely unhappy, the atmosphere at the scene was extremely high.

Wen Ke thought about the actions of the next jailer, who was at the pinnacle level and had defeated many Ya people, so the reward given out was higher than Tian Liugen.

For a moment, everyone looked envious.

"Xiao Bu, when you take the money, don't go gambling to get rid of the female tickets. Don't be arrogant. Don't listen to those old fritters telling you to play with money. Can you outplay them?

Whoever wants to trick you into making money just wants to defraud your kid out of his money.

When you go back, you spend money to tidy up your home.

Let me ask someone to give you some advice so that you can live a better life from now on.

After getting married, he is no longer an orphan.

If you have children in the future, if you have the ability to study, you can become an official and serve the Ming Dynasty. If you don't have the brains to study, you can come back and inherit your position as a jailer. It won't be a loss. "

"Thank you, Prince Consort."

Xiao Bu was moved to tears.

In the past, I had always been hungry and full, working as a temporary worker in the prison, and the most I could do was steal food from prisoners.

At this moment, he didn't expect that the prince-in-law would actually keep his word and give him not a penny.

He had never seen so much money in his life.

"Remember, you have to thank His Majesty."

Wang Buli emphasized one or two again.

Xiao Bu kowtowed hard in the direction of the palace and choked with sobs:

"Xiao Bu thanks your majesty for the reward."

Then he gave Wang Buli another blow.

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned by this scene.

It was obvious that the jailer Xiao Bu was truly grateful.

"Hey, you kid, don't kowtow to me casually." Wang Buli sat on the main seat:
"What should you do if your brothers who receive money from behind see your behavior?
Don't kowtow to me one by one. I'm too lazy to look at the kowtowing bugs. Get up quickly and go down and wipe your tears. Don't delay the brothers getting their money. "

Xiao Bu wiped his tears and hurried down, surrounded by envious looks.

Wu Wei also strongly agreed with Wang Buli's handling. According to his understanding, there must be the emperor's eyes and ears in the county government.

This place must not be a place for Wang Buli to win people's hearts. That would be a taboo.

Fortunately, Wang Buli's words still worked, and he always told them not to forget to "be grateful to the emperor."

Without the emperor's words, none of you can expect to receive money.

"Damn it, go back and practice writing your name. What is it?"

Wang Buli complained to the jailer who came to collect money again.

"Young ones must practice calligraphy well."

"Stand there."

Wang Buli waved his hand, cursed from time to time, and called Tian Liugen over:
"I asked you to teach you how to write the names of all the jailers under you in your spare time. Why can't you still write your own name?"

"Prince-in-law, it's not that I don't teach him, it's just that he is too stupid. It's easy to hold a whip with his fingers. I was so angry that I kicked him, which made my own feet hurt."

Tian Liugen looked at the jailer who smiled naively at Wang Buli with hatred.

"I hope that next time you receive money, you can teach him a lesson, just two words: damn."

Wang Buli asked Tian Liugen to sign on his behalf.

"Hey, hey, my subordinates will definitely give him to the church."

Tian Liugen wrote his name and took it away.

Wang Buli said to everyone: "Why do I want you all to learn to write your own names?

When it comes to getting money, it's best to do it yourself and have evidence.

In order to avoid any mistakes and unnecessary troubles between our colleagues. "

"The prince-in-law is right." Wu Wei answered from the side:

"It was originally a happy thing, but it would be bad if everyone had a grudge because of a few pennies. This reminds me that the case in which several people died because of a few pennies has not yet been solved.

This case was so outrageous that the officials discussed it from time to time.

Everyone wants to find the real culprit, but the original and defendant are damn dead, so it has become an unsolved case, with no clues and it has been stuck.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Wang Buli could say a few words to the jailers who received money, and he cursed, but the money was given in real terms.

Generally speaking, the jailers and the clerks in the Household Department received the most money, while the other clerks who helped the Household Department received more money.

Then there were the government officials and police officers who were on duty, participating in arresting the teeth, maintaining public order on the streets, and so on.

The least common ones are some people who work as back-office workers in the county government, and the gangsters!
Finally, Wang Buli rewarded the cook and several people who helped the cook.

This is also some money Wang Buli took out. If he wants to cook for these people, how can he not give some.

After all, it is what everyone puts into their stomachs.

Zhu Yuanzhang quite agrees with this point. If a cook wants to harm you, he will have a good chance to do it.

Not to mention the Fish Intestine Sword and the like, Guan Jian poisoned it, and you didn’t know.

It can be seen that the entire county government does not just eat from the big pot, but whoever makes the biggest contribution will earn more subsidies.

After everyone received the money, Wang Buli sent someone to close the box:

"According to the original rules, part of the remaining money will be handed over to His Majesty, and some will be used for the daily expenses of the county government."

Everyone had no doubts about Wang Buli's arrangement, and most of them kept in mind the rules for making money legally.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows slightly. He almost forgot that Wang Buli had originally set the rule that part of the money should be given to him as the emperor.

Of course, even if he is the emperor, he only gets 30%.

"According to the roster, all the money has been distributed." Wang Buli closed the book and said to everyone:
"I know the money has been given to you, so I shouldn't worry too much about how to spend it.

But I must emphasize one thing or two: colleagues must not gamble with each other. Even if it is a bet, it is best not to engage in financial matters. If you go outside, don't gamble with money. That is not something you can play.

Even if you go to the women's office, I won't blame you. After all, you enjoy it. But once you lose money in gambling and someone wants to use the gambling debt to control you to cause trouble in the county government, don't blame me for being ruthless. Everyone knows it. Already? "

"clear."

"Disband."

Following Wang Buli's voice, the crowd burst into cheers again.

It took almost a whole morning to finally finish the money issue.

Wang Buli picked up the tea cup and took a few sips, then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang on the side: "Master Guo, he actually means what he says."

He didn't have any plans during the whole scene, and he didn't even say a single word.

"Oh, we always keep our word."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Wang Buli to clear the place, and he wanted to have a good chat.

The three of them arrived at the house, and Wu Wei, the county magistrate, was also accompanying them.

"Wang Dianshi, you really spend a lot of money." Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the chair and chuckled twice: "You are willing to give it."

The police officers were legally regarded as a group of people engaged in lowly occupations.

Therefore, they were destined to be humble laborers and official servants under the magistrate, and were considered not to have the power to make independent decisions or exercise discretion.

All legal administrative powers are concentrated in the county magistrate. Therefore, the magistrate is also called the local "parent official" and is fully responsible for the operation of the local yamen.

Among the responsibilities of the county magistrate, the first is to strictly control the officers under him.

Only in this way can the local people be protected from the harm of these "gnats".

Only then can the humanistic ideal of implementing benevolent government in the eyes of Confucianism be maintained.

Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely disdainful of these people.

Although the sergeants are usually despised and distrusted by the magistrates.

But these people functioned as an important mechanism responsible for implementing the power of the Ming Empire at the grassroots level.

The officers were ordered to leave the Yamen to arrest suspects, summon witnesses, and collect taxes.

They are also responsible for running prisons, torturing prisoners and carrying out various punishments.

Wang Buli was not polite about Chief Guo's teasing: "Money is earned. My people handed in a sum of money for Your Majesty. It may be used for military expenses in the future. How can we not reward him?"
On the contrary, because small money means nothing, the subordinates do not trust me as a superior officer. How can I instruct them to work in the future, just by force? "

"This money?"

"President Guo must have seen the whole process. Most of the money was earned by the prison and the tenants who acted as teethers. Of course they want to take the lion's share."

Wang Buli tapped the table with his index finger:
“At least I can use money to drive them to work better, otherwise if these people are not paid for a long time, their livelihood will become more and more difficult.

But where does the money come from?
That designation is from the hands of the people to maintain their livelihood and meet the various expenses incurred during the execution of their tasks.

There are also those government officials who work outside the government office, so it is easier to collect money. "

Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his beard and squinted his eyes: "So are you sure that giving them money will prevent them from using their hands to collect money randomly from the people in the future?"

"Of course not." Wang Buli spread his hands and said, "Mr. Guo, why are you so naive?"

Zhu Yuanzhang never expected that Wang Buli knew the result and still did it like this!

"Human desires are endless, and most of them are looking at the height of the mountain." Wang Buli smiled and explained to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Master Guo, it seems that you are not familiar with the rules I have made.

Allowing them to make money cannot completely eliminate corruption and behaviors that harm the people, but at least it will prevent them from easily working for others and confronting the government just because of small favors.

Another reason why the account books should be signed and retained is for future accountability.

Confiscate his previous income, fine him a severe sum of money, and put him into poverty again. "

Once the sunk costs are too high, you have to think carefully if you want to do something.

After listening to Wang Buli's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the tea cup and thought about it carefully. At that time, he just wanted to see what Wang Buli could do.

He didn't remember the specific details very clearly, because he had to read so many memorials every day, so how could he remember them with a photographic memory?

"The prince-in-law is right."

Wu Wei also carefully studied the rules set by Wang Buli, which is equivalent to a contract.

Everyone works within the rules. Once someone breaks the rules, they will definitely be punished.

"Don't rush to a conclusion, let's think about it for a while."

Zhu Yuanzhang's regulations for subordinate officials were all made by him as soon as he slapped his head.

However, the central and local government agencies have a large number of matters beyond regular work that need to be responded to, and they must respond proactively, otherwise it will bring unexpected disasters to themselves. He does not think about whether those subordinate officials can complete it, he just wants results.

Zhu Yuanzhang never admitted (or perhaps never realized) that there were serious problems with the staffing standards for subordinate staff he formulated.

Cows and horses also need money to eat grass to feed themselves, rather than just drinking the northwest wind to survive.

(End of this chapter)