Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 287 287 Being an official will make you money!
Jiajing not only utilized, but also restricted and guarded against the chief ministers of the cabinet.

Maximize the main role of the chief minister of the cabinet in handling government affairs and becoming his tool.

At the same time, it prevented the cabinet from posing an effective threat to the imperial power, and people like Yang Yanhe would never appear again.

Of course, Jiajing did not expect that there would be a strong regent like Zhang Juzheng in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang had always thought that it would be best for his descendants to follow what he wrote about the sons of their ancestors.

He never thought that he could learn new things and new knowledge from future generations.

Zhu Yuanzhang had his eyes opened today.

Seeing the power-fighting genius emerging from his old Zhu family, he kept talking to his eldest son Zhu Biao.

Zhu Yuanzhang could not wait to communicate with Jiajing, a good boy, in person to exchange some political insights.

In this regard, he is really not as good as Jiajing, a self-taught power genius.

In terms of power, Zhu Yuanzhang was really a grandson in front of Jiajing.

But in actual operation, Zhu Yuanzhang knew how difficult it was.

According to Zhu Yuanzhang's vision, they were all in the position of a mediocre king, and they governed the government according to the ancestral laws formulated by him.

Zhu Biao did not immediately refute his father's words.

In the end, Xia Yan was killed and Yan Song won.

Even the drowning utensils were made of gold and silver, and his son even used young maids as spittoons.

But just looking at Jiajing's performance, this grandson is not a diligent person like his father and son.

"Dad, this Yan Song has been the chief minister for so many years, but he is the most corrupt official in the Ming Dynasty. He engages in selling his official positions and taking bribes.

Throughout the Jiajing period, the struggle between cabinet ministers was extremely fierce.

Jiajing also supported Xu Jie to fight against Yan Song, and the outcome can be imagined.

But even if the emperor is mediocre, Zhu Yuanzhang found that not everyone can achieve it.

Although he does not have the name of prime minister, he has the actual status of prime minister.

Even Yan Song's domestic slaves and court guests were richer than the princes, and the internal and external ministers wanted to bribe Yan Song.

In order to control the chief ministers of the cabinet and strengthen the imperial power, Jiajing often established opposition to the chief ministers of the cabinet.

He deeply respected Lao Tzu's truth that if you want to take something, you must keep it.

He really never thought that such a genius would appear in future generations.

The struggle between Zhang Cong and Xia Yan ended with Xia Yan's victory.

It's just that he believed that an emperor who paid attention to power may not be able to govern the country well!

However, Lao Zhu himself had to change his destiny against the will of nature to be where he is today.

This is all a situation deliberately created by Jiajing.

After all, our ancestors have been farming for generations, and no one would dream of becoming an emperor.

Especially in the comparison between Jiajing and Wanli, ignoring the government and ignoring the government are two different concepts.

Jiajing relied more and more on the chief minister of the cabinet, which made the chief minister's power continue to increase.

Because Lao Zhu only kills.

Jiajing's trust in one person is just based on the distrust of another person.

But the problem is that the Jiajing cabinet struggle is getting more and more intense.

When Zhang Cong was the chief minister of the cabinet, his momentum was at its peak. Jiajing had already begun to support Xia Yan against Zhang Cong and limit the expansion of Zhang Cong's power.

Jiajing used these techniques to control his ministers to firmly control the cabinet, so that the cabinet power could never resist the imperial power.

The Ministry of Household Affairs pays the border salary, 40% of it is lost to the border, and 60% goes to the Song Mansion.

Everyone in the imperial court was his tool.

As a result, the eastern Zhejiang party was attacked by the Huaixi Group and was unable to fight back.

"Biao'er, you should also learn Jiajing's power tactics." Zhu Yuanzhang still couldn't help but praise:
"He is simply a genius in this area. There is a successor to our old Zhu family!"

The word trade-off is very simple to say.

Zhu Yuanzhang also managed the struggle between the two parties in the early Ming Dynasty.

After Xia Yan became the first assistant, Emperor Jiajing supported Yan Song to fight against Xia Yan.

Zhu Yuanzhang's careless operation made the Huaixi Group more and more powerful, and in the end they could only go on a killing spree.

This is not conducive to his control over cabinet members.

The specific solution is to kill.

In the early stage, when the vassal king succeeded to the throne, he did not have any of his own cronies. The use of power really made him shine.

In other words, Jiajing did not allow the cabinet to appear without fighting.

Vast fertile fields are spread across several counties in Jiangxi.

He must first bribe his slaves, then have the opportunity to bribe his son, and finally bribe Yan Song.

Officials who disagreed with Yan Song were killed, demoted, deported, etc. In order to keep their official positions, those Ming officials joined Yan Song and became Yan Party members. "

Zhu Biao pointed at the book that automatically turned pages and spoke!
Neither father nor son have engaged in such extravagant things, let alone the nobles under their command.

Even though Wang Buli likes to have fun, he doesn't enslave people like this.

The chief minister of the dynasty is the most greedy in the world. Isn't this a slap in the emperor's face?
Zhu Yuanzhang resented corruption among his subordinates the most, and he was a little angry when he saw this.

"The grandson of Jiajing has become dim again in his later years. He didn't create the prosperous Kaiyuan era of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. How could he dare to be so indulgent?"

Corrupt officials have never been eradicated from ancient times to the present, it just depends on the severity of the punishment.

Zhu Yuanzhang was so ruthless in killing corrupt officials when he founded the country, but he did not stop this trend.

Not to mention that later officials were glad that they did not live during the Hongwu period.

"Being an official will make you money!"

The self-rescue method Master Tang came up with out of desperation is real and feasible.

And the idea of ​​making money as an official is common among many officials.

Otherwise, everyone would talk about getting promoted and getting rich!
Why is it said that being an official can make you rich?
In short, it is a transaction of power and money, using power for personal gain.

The idea of ​​becoming an official and making a fortune among officials in the past dynasties is a product of China's special bureaucratic feudal society.

Being an official is seen as a means of making money.

Being a high official makes a big fortune, being a small official makes a small fortune.

If you don't become an official, it's difficult to make a fortune.

The reason why you can make money as an official is the inevitable result of the lack of actual supervision under the rule of authoritarian bureaucracy.

The autocratic bureaucracy must create a "four-in-one" scene of officials, businessmen, loan sharks and landlords.

It will definitely create a culture of corruption and bending the law.

When an official does not make the decision for the people, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes.

That was just a helpless cry from the people of the feudal dynasty.

Which official would really take it seriously?
After the Song Dynasty.

Officials and gentry landlords replaced the wealthy gentry and became the main body of the landlord class and ruling group.

As long as you obtain a good name and receive an official position, you can enter the ranks of officials and become nobles enjoying privileges.

If you become a nobleman, you can use your official position and power to plunder the land and wealth of the people.

Thus he transformed into an official, gentry and landlord.

Fan Jinzhongju explains this very well.

Yan Song is also extremely inspirational personally.

He was not from a noble family.

Gaozu was a Jinshi during the Yongle period and served as the chief envoy of Sichuan.

Before his death, he left a little land, and each of his five sons received two and a half acres.

Yan Song had no fame for three generations, and his family background was even more average. He often lamented that his family was impoverished.

After he became the chief minister, he quickly became rich in the country.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes darkened.

He discovered that Jiajing's son, the later emperor Longqing, actually had to spend 1,500 taels of silver to bribe the Yan family and his son so that he could get the daily expenses from the Ministry of Revenue to the palace.

Yan Shifan also boasted to others that the emperor still practices gold with me, who dares not to practice gold?
Cabinet member Xu Jie also commented that Shifan was really brave.

This is true for princes and grandsons, let alone hundreds of officials and officials?

"Hey, I'm confused."

Zhu Yuanzhang finally lost his eye for Jiajing's stars. Even his own son had to bribe powerful officials. He didn't know what to say.

Is this world still the Zhu family’s?
Zhu Yuanzhang saw a lot of strange things in the fairyland, but if he wanted to be numb, he couldn't be numb at all.

The future of the Ming Dynasty is increasingly contrary to Zhu Yuanzhang's vision!

Even if he knew that Yan Song would definitely not end well after Long Qing came to power.

However, after Longqing ascended the throne, he was even more keen on having fun, had little interest in national affairs, and basically did not read memorials.

At this time, Gao Gong stood up after overthrowing Xu Jie. As the chief minister of the cabinet, he carried out reforms in various aspects of government administration, military system, and finance.

Wanli came to power, and after Zhang Juzheng overthrew Gao Gong, he succeeded him as the chief minister of the cabinet. Zhang Juzheng was jointly supported by Wanli, Empress Dowager Li, and Feng Bao, and the power of the cabinet rose to its peak.

Zhang Juzheng took over the imperial power of Wanli, Empress Dowager Li's power to train children, Feng Bao's power to supervise rites, and his own power to be the chief and assistant minister of the cabinet. In essence, he was administering on behalf of the king.

With the liquidation of Zhang Juzheng, the power of the cabinet further declined.

Wei Zhongxian's intervention in politics during the Apocalypse pushed the eunuch's autocratic power to its peak. The cabinet became Wei Zhongxian's lackey, and the original authority of the cabinet power was gone.

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered all the time when he saw this. He became angry every time he saw this emperor and wanted to chop him alive.

When the last emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect that he would have fifty ministers during his short reign, and the cabinet would have even less power.

How can this be done?
Even if Zhu Yuanzhang wants to abolish the prime minister, he can find someone who is talented.

Why did all the members who entered the cabinet become useless when they arrived at Chongzhen?
What does he keep changing?
Who is still willing to concentrate on work?
Zhu Yuanzhang and his son quickly ended the viewing mode and sat on the soft sofa again, watching Wang Buli sitting there playing with the glowing fairy weapon.

"I really didn't expect that these grandsons would do such a big job for me after deposing the position of prime minister."

Zhu Biao also smiled when he heard this.

He found that Wang Buli had some strange words that were actually very easy for them to imitate, and the descriptions were also very accurate.

"Dad, although children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, I still feel a little unwilling after reading it."

"Not reconciled?"

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at his son, but he was actually more unwilling.

The inheritance of the Ming Dynasty was passed on, but it was not passed on as he wanted, and it went completely astray.

Lao Zhu could not tolerate powerful officials like Yan Song.

"However, except for Zhang Juzheng, the other cabinet ministers do not have great power, and they also fight with each other fiercely."

Zhu Yuanzhang pinched his beard and sighed: "Although this approach does not threaten the imperial power, it is not extremely beneficial to the country."

Zhang Juzheng was too special, but Yan Song and others were not prime ministers, but assisted the emperor in presiding over the work. They were just delegated by Jiajing.

Zhu Biao thought to himself, would that be beneficial?
Yan Song is so greedy for money, where did the bribes sent by the officials below come from?

It couldn't have been taken out of one's own cellar, right?
They must be searching for the people's fat and anointing of the Ming Dynasty!
If you keep a large part for yourself and give a small part to Yan Song, will the people of Ming Dynasty be able to live well in the long run?
Ming Dynasty was ruined by these corrupt officials.

But what Zhu Biao didn't understand was that Jiajing's grandson was obviously an extremely shrewd person in his work.

It has been fifteen years since Yan Song, a corrupt official, became the chief minister of the cabinet. He just let it go. Zhu Biao really couldn't figure out why!
"We feel that the grandson who was cultivating immortality in the later period was not concerned with government affairs, so he handed it over to Yan Song. As long as he does not threaten the imperial power, it will be regarded as Jiajing's success."

Zhu Biao didn't know how to refute his father's words. No one knew the truth, so they could only speculate.

"I think that after Zhang Juzheng, the power of these cabinet members has dropped a lot, and they can no longer dominate the six ministries as before."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly. He also understood the reasons for the cabinet.

That is to say, none of the descendants who became emperor were as accustomed to squeezing themselves as he was and focused all their attention on governing the country.

Most people just want to have fun and be lazy and leave all the work to others.

Therefore, the power of cabinet members will become greater and greater.

you motherfucker!
In this regard, Zhu Yuanzhang really didn't know how to reprimand these descendants.

Even if these instructions are written in Huang Ming's ancestral precepts, will they definitely follow them?
Stop thinking about it. Zhu Yuanzhang felt more and more that there was something wrong in his thinking.

In fact, it was because the emperors of the Ming Dynasty taught him a wonderful lesson!
"Dad, although the abolition of the prime minister system is conducive to the stability of the imperial power, we must also consider that the previous emperors were not as diligent as dad, and we need to find a suitable replacement!"

Zhu Biao said thoughtfully, since the prime minister system must disappear, so far neither father nor son have any ideas.

"Do you think Wang Buli knows the solution?"

Zhu Biao raised his head and glanced at Wang Buli who was operating the immortal weapon.

He nodded repeatedly: "It is possible."

"Okay, you look for an opportunity to test him, don't expose your purpose too early.

If this kid gets irritated by you, he will tell you a way to let you go, and you will make a profit. "

Zhu Biao nodded slightly, Wang Buli was so cunning, and the methods he told you sounded unreliable, but they were practical enough to solve the problems you encountered.

"Dad, there is another thing, that is, those officials embezzling land. Only now do I realize how clever Wang Buli's method of progressive tax collection is."

Jiangxi is a place where the imperial examinations are too powerful and everyone is buying land.

After Yan Song's death, did the fertile land in several counties he embezzled belong to ordinary people?
Obviously impossible!

Now that the big corrupt official is gone, other corrupt officials will continue to take a piece of Yan Song's pie and turn it into their own property.

"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang also felt that Wang Buli's method was a good one.

There were so many corrupt officials in the middle and late Ming Dynasty that it was impossible to kill them all.

"Biao'er, you said that Wang Buli doesn't flirt with women anymore, and he doesn't play with women anymore. What is he always doing with that fairy weapon?"

"Dad, how do I know? Could it be that I go over and ask him?"

The father and son were silent again.

If you can't understand this kind of thing, it's better for Wang Buli to do the first two things to make it straightforward for people to see, without having to bother to guess.

Hu Weiyong woke up Wang Buli who was still napping.

This kid really knows how to enjoy himself.

Don’t delay yourself from taking a rest after eating.

I heard that he often took a nap in the county government office.

This boy is the first one to sleep in the palace without any burden.

Even Hu Weiyong himself didn't have such a mentality, which really made him feel bitter and envious.

"Consort, let's go receive the envoys from Goryeo?"

"No, no matter what their status, they are not worthy of me to receive them in person. I will show my face after they have finished exchanging the goods."

"Row."

Hu Weiyong didn't want to receive him in person, he just asked Wang Buli.

What if this kid wants to show off?

It turns out that Wang Buli likes to be lazy too much.

Anyway, he didn't even bother to keep an eye on such things as traps. This was something the emperor had personally told him.

Hu Weiyong ordered people to do this, but he sat aside and wanted to take the opportunity to chat with Wang Buli.

"Bu Li, I've been thinking about the taxation thing you mentioned for a while."

Hu Weiyong said carefully: "The risk is too great, and it is not easy to monitor. Those in Jiangnan have a lot of people and land, but they also have a lot of people in their families.

The extra fields can be allocated in their names, and the court will not receive imposed taxes. "

Wang Buli sat up and refreshed himself for a while, then slowly said:

"Hu Xiang, you asked them to separate their families!"

"Separate?"

The clan power was very strong in the local area, which basically made up for the power gap left by the lack of imperial power in the county.

In particular, the laws of the Ming Dynasty also emphasized that people were not allowed to divide families casually.

"How can this be done?"

"It's just nonsense!"

"Could it be that the prince-in-law is sleepy?"

Wang Buli didn't think there was anything wrong with this method.

“A large family is forced to live together and there are too many trivial conflicts, which is not conducive to local governance. They will unite to deal with the government.

In particular, dividing families can weaken the power of local clans, causing them to not have much contact in the past few generations. Why not? "

"That's wrong." Hu Weiyong shook his head repeatedly. This was not what Wang Buli said.

Like Hu Weiyong, who has made his mark, all the people in his hometown are dependent on him, and using these people to do things has a natural foundation of trust.

Everyone is prosperous and suffers.

If the emperor punishes the nine tribes, none of these people will be able to escape.

Hu Weiyong felt that Wang Buli was too unselfish and thought about things entirely from the royal standpoint.

This kid doesn't have his own clan power yet, so he thinks many things too simply.

Your princess palace wants to control the people of Yongan Village by relying on maids, but can they really do it?
Even if your generation can do it, can your descendants also do it?

Will the next emperor still value you so much?
Will the family be able to remain dependent on the imperial power for a long time?
I should have known that you, Wang Buli, don’t even have a hereditary title!

He is still too young and does not know how to think about the future of his family.

Thinking of this, Hu Weiyong whispered again:

“Consort, why don’t the big families separate?

It’s not just about working together and living a good life together.

Do you think it's for nothing that a person has achieved the Tao of chickens and dogs ascending to heaven? "

Wang Buli also whispered:

"Hu Xiang, your Majesty likes to kill the nine tribes now, so dividing the family can be regarded as a way to avoid risks!"

Hu Weiyong's eyes immediately widened: "False!"

(End of this chapter)