King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Chapter 130 Lao Zhu reveals the truth in one word! King Lu cleverly solved ancient problems
  Seeing Zhu Tan's bitter smile, Zhu Yuanzhang said bitterly: "These corrupt officials are colluding up and down to deceive us, bully the people, and harm our world. We knew it before!"

These bastards are obviously helping us run the world, who allowed them to dig into the roots of our Ming Dynasty! Officials in the world can be killed by everyone! "

when saying this.

Zhu Yuanzhang had already gritted his teeth.

Zhu Tan looked helpless.

Lao Zhu is an out-and-out double standard party.

I only saw officials oppressing the people, but I couldn't see how the clan nobles did it.

For example, the second king of Qin, as soon as he arrived in Xi'an, he started a large-scale construction project, was intoxicated and dreamed, and frantically plundered beautiful women from the people, from young girls to pregnant women, not sparing any of them.

Even more ruthless.

In Yanzhou, he only captured 100 boys to be castrated, and he had not actually carried out the castration.

But Zhu Laoer directly captured 150 boys and castrated them all!
  finally.

King Qin also died an untimely death because he was too cruel. He was actually poisoned to death by a palace maid who could not bear his cruelty.

If he hadn't been too unreliable, maybe after Zhu Biao's death, the successor would be King Qin.

However, Zhu Tan did not dare to speak openly to Lao Zhu about these matters.

After all, in Lao Zhu's eyes, this is how the family world should be.

The common people are the slaves of the Zhu family, and the officials are the stewards of the Zhu family.

The Zhu family is the master of the world.

Whatever the master wants to do is natural.

This is also the main reason why Lao Zhu is cruel to officials but extremely tolerant to his own family.

Of course, here it is.

Zhu Tan was not interested in arguing with Lao Zhu about this.

Since ancient times, emperors have been adhering to the principle of family and world.

It's just that some dynasties are more powerful, and the royal family is more arrogant.

For example, Qin, Han, Tang, etc.
  Some dynasties were weaker, such as the Western Jin Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty, which had unfair power.
  These dynasties cannot do without the support of ministers and aristocratic families, so they pay more attention to dignity when doing things.

On the contrary, it can well implement the so-called "princes who commit crimes are as guilty as the common people."

But Lao Zhu's world was purely his own, so he was naturally more confident in his execution of the world.

The Prime Minister wants to decentralize power?
  Killing the Prime Minister and abolishing the Prime Minister's position were even clarified in the Emperor Ming's ancestral precepts that it was not allowed to establish a Prime Minister. If the ministers dared to petition for the establishment of a Prime Minister, the civil and military ministers would immediately impeach him and impose severe punishments!
  Have many sons?
  Then guard various places and have a higher status than local officials. No one has the right to deal with their illegal acts!

The so-called prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, which does not exist at all!
  Zhu Tan frowned and said: "Father, ministers have colluded with each other since ancient times. In all dynasties, there has been no help. Will killing alone be effective?"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "It doesn't work! Kill them endlessly, behead them endlessly!"

When the Hu Ni case happened, it was the Prime Minister who exercised power, so we deposed the Prime Minister.

After the Kongyin case, we will not spare anyone who deceives your Majesty and wants to be corrupt. We will kill them to the point of fear!
  But now, there is still a big case like Guo Huan's case!

Although he did not collude with the six ministries and the 12 chief ministers across the country, at least the household department was made monolithic by him, right?

At least, the Chief Envoy Office of Nanzhili and Peiping were very infiltrated by him, right? "

Zhu Tan smiled bitterly and said: "Father, since you know that there is no way to get rid of the roots, why do you want to kill them all and even involve them so widely?"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted: "As we said, tell the old stories and bring in the new!
  We can see that the batch of Jinshi selected in the fourth year of Hongwu are not capable and have insufficient standards!
  There is no way I can be an official in the Ming Dynasty!
  That’s why we abolished the imperial examination system and replaced it with a recommendation system.

But over the years, we have also discovered that relying on recommendations for officials will create a rat's nest!
  So we changed the recommendation system and will still implement the imperial examination system from now on!
  Ability can be cultivated by observing politics!
  But if there is a problem with morality, there is really no cure. "

Zhu Tan was stunned and said: "However, the imperial examination system will also lead to collusion among officials. For example, they are in the same hometown, and they are in the same academy.
  The most important thing is that today's imperial examinations only test the Four Books and Five Classics. In the future, I am afraid that a famous teacher can bring out a group of students. Regardless of whether these students have true feelings for this so-called famous teacher, the interconnection between interests will also make them They formed an alliance quickly, and the men were still in cahoots when the time came. "

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted: "That's why we agreed to your idea of ​​reforming the imperial examination!
  In the future, officials of the Ming Dynasty will come from all walks of life, and it may not be that easy to collude together. "

When Zhu Tan heard this, he was immediately ecstatic.

Emotional Lao Zhu agrees with himself in his heart.

Then he frowned and looked at Lao Zhu.

This Lao Zhu has such a dark heart!

I always thought he was a bit silly before.

Only now did I realize that he was hiding it deeply!
  He obviously wanted to reform the imperial examination system, but he still made himself make a bet with those civil servants.

He is so aloof, acting as the referee.

If this bet wins, there is nothing to say, and the reform of the imperial examination can proceed as usual.

But if he loses this bet, it is estimated that Lao Zhu will find other excuses to promote the reform of the imperial examination.

But no matter what, he is the initiator, and everyone’s conflicts will point to him!
  On the contrary, Lao Zhu was unscathed and remained aloof, firmly seated in his position as referee.

The same goes for Lao Zhu in the Guo Huan case this time!

The people handling the case worked hard and racked their brains.

But he was in the background with a clear view and control over everything.

If he hadn't had the resources of Changlu Saltworks and Lushang Salt Company and finally solved the case, perhaps he would have been Lao Zhu's puppet until the end.

Seeing that Zhu Tan's face turned dark, Lao Zhu coughed slightly in embarrassment.

He continued to frown and said: "In short, we can't kill all the officials in the world. Wouldn't it be better to cut off these rotten ones first and let the officials who passed the imperial examination take office as soon as possible?"

Zhu Tan sighed.

This style really looks like Lao Zhu’s style!
  Cut off the roots and amputate the limbs to cure the poison!
  Zhu Tan couldn't help but ask: "Then pursuing those wealthy households is just for money?"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "Of course not! Over the years, we have been ordering the Jin Yiwei to pay attention to the situation of local powerful people!
  In the early years of Hongwu, there were not many local powerful people.

But now, in the 18th year of Hongwu's reign, powerful powers have sprung up everywhere, and they can be seen everywhere!

Not to mention other places, in Suzhou Prefecture alone, there are as many as 2000 wealthy households paying more than 554 shi!
  The annual tax paid to the state can amount to more than 15 shi.

These people took so much grain, how much did they earn?

How many people's lands have been swallowed up by them behind their backs?

How many people have been reduced to their slaves, and they don’t even have enough to eat!
  Shouldn't these powerful people be punished? "

talking.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Tan with a calm expression on his face.

"We admit that this time Guo Huan's case involves too many people!
  It may continue to expand in the future!
  Maybe they were not guilty in the Guo Huan case.

But how do you know if they are doing anything illegal in other places?

In fact, the rich deserve to die!
  The rich are all guilty! "

When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he was gritting his teeth.

Zhu Tan couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Good father.

Now in the entire Ming Dynasty, the richest family is Lao Zhu’s family.
  Look at what you said!

Zhu Biao seemed to understand Zhu Tan's thoughts and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not notice the expressions of the two.

Then he said angrily: "Over the years, in Jinyiwei's reports, we are used to seeing local officials willing to be their lackeys, just talking about land tax! Even though these wealthy households are so rich, local officials want to look at them differently. They might harvest less, or delay harvesting, or even allow them to hide their people and land!
  And this part of the tax will eventually be passed on to ordinary people!
  If things go on like this, the poor will get poorer and the rich will get richer!
  What the hell are these guys doing! "

When Zhu Tan heard Lao Zhu's words, he couldn't help but think of a term.

In fact.

This term is still valid today.

That’s the Matthew Effect!
  To everyone who has, more will be given, so that he will have an abundance.

Whoever has not, even what he has will be taken away from him.

Lao Tzu said that the way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency when there is excess.

But the actual situation is often the opposite.

Everyone has selfish desires and everyone is greedy!
  Once you occupy a dominant position, you will more unscrupulously amplify this advantage to plunder and obtain more!
  Zhu Yuanzhang snorted: "We have stipulated that the agricultural tax is basically one in twenty, but in the eyes of these people, it is often in vain!

In some places, in addition to the tax of one dou of rice per acre of land, an additional 60 liters of other taxes are levied!

And these taxes were not handed over to the court, but were divided up by these wealthy businessmen in collusion with local officials!

Things have developed to this point, and we have seen through it.

Eighteen years, only eighteen short years, our Ming Dynasty was rotten from the root!
  If this is the case, then we simply dig up this root and plant it again!

Regardless of whether the powerful people in these places have been unjustly accused or not, in our eyes they are all rotten roots and should be dug out! "

Zhu Tan sighed.

Speaking of which, he had no reason to stop him.

In fact, Zhu Tan wanted to stop this from the beginning just because he suspected that there was a villain behind it and wanted to take the opportunity to harm the foundation of the Ming Dynasty!

But now it seems that the person who really harmed the foundation of Ming Dynasty is Lao Zhu himself!

Zhu Tan couldn't help but shook his head and said speechlessly: "Father, when you govern the world, it may not be effective to just rely on campaign-like methods again and again!
  Even though some local powerful people have been weakened and some illegal and corrupt officials have been eradicated, new problems will still arise!

After all, the soil is still there and the roots will still rot!

When the time comes, more tyrants and more powerful corrupt officials will appear. Will we still have to kill people in rivers of blood?

Can this world withstand such repeated turmoil? "

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Tan and suddenly felt unhappy!
  It's not because this kid contradicts me everywhere, but because he contradicts me everywhere and makes me feel justified!

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed.

"At least one day will get better!"

As he said that, he looked at Zhu Biao angrily and asked: "Prince, you are the crown prince, and you have the final say on the future of the Ming Dynasty! What do you think we should do about the problem we are talking about now?"

Zhu Biao frowned and thought for a long time.

Zhu Tan stood aside, smiling and saying nothing.

To be honest, this kind of thing involving social reform is indeed a bit difficult for Zhu Biao.

After all, he is just a prince who has been watching politics for 18 years, but he has never handled government affairs for a day!
  In the future, if this question is answered by Zhu Laosi's eldest son Zhu Pangpang, it may be more reliable.

Zhu Tan has little confidence in Zhu Biao.

He only knows that Zhu Yuanzhang, who has been influenced by Confucian ethics since childhood, definitely does not approve of Zhu Yuanzhang's wanton involvement, cutting off powerful people, and causing rivers of blood all over the country.

But if Zhu Biao is forced to come up with a solution in a short period of time, it will be too difficult!
  After all, the same pattern is being repeated throughout the ages.

At the beginning of the establishment of the dynasty, all industries were prosperous, everyone had food to eat and clothing to wear, and the problem of land annexation was not serious.

But when the dynasty came to an end, land annexation began to become extremely serious.

Various local tycoons are frantically plundering people's wealth, and a few wealthy households can occupy more than 90% of the city's wealth!

As wealth becomes more and more concentrated, the population continues to grow.

In the end, more and more poor people will not have enough to eat. Although the rich have enough food in their hands, they cannot effectively use it. Instead, a lot of it is idle and wasted.

Under the pressure of survival, the poor people turned to rebellion, overthrew the old order and established a new dynasty.

At this time, the population decreased due to the war, and the original wealth holders were also wiped out in the war, allowing the wealth to be spread more evenly across the country.

In this way, the land annexation problem will be solved!

But of course Zhu Biao can't solve the problem like this!

He can't say that he will overthrow the Ming Dynasty first and then solve the problem of local tyrants and official corruption, right?

However, after being the prince for so many years, Zhu Biao is still doing well.

After pondering for a moment, he slowly said: "Going back to my father, I look at the world today. People have a difficult life, they are powerful and domineering, and their officials are corrupt. It is indeed a serious problem for the country!
  But as the tenth brother said!
  Just killing, Erchen felt, might not be able to solve the problem!
  I think that the most important way to govern a country is to nourish the people, and the foundation of nourishing the people lies in education!

Since ancient times, the rule of sage kings has always put moral education first and etiquette and justice as the key link. "

talking.

Zhu Biao said with a smile: "I think that now, we should advocate self-cultivation, family harmony, country governance and world peace from top to bottom!
  Officials, who are the pillars of the country, must first correct their hearts and cultivate their virtues before they can act alone and be careful of what they don't see.

Confucianism should be widely spread and ethics should be revitalized so that it can be cultivated day and night, day and night, so that people can consciously and voluntarily serve as parents of the people, not as tigers and wolves! "

Zhu Tan couldn't help but sigh when he heard Zhu Biao's words.

He is worthy of being a disciple of the great scholar Song Lian, and what he says is the same as those rotten scholars.

Zhu Biao had no reaction when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang.

He continued with a smile: "For local powerful people and wealthy businessmen, we should also guide them with virtue, control them with courtesy, persuade them to be kind, and advocate the principle of 'taking from the people and using it for the people'!
  Let them repay their kindness and give back to their hometown. They must not impose excessive taxes or expropriations, so as not to boil the people's resentment and make the country unrest. "

“As for the poor people, the imperial court should take the lead. If there is a disaster, it should strengthen relief and reduce or reduce taxes to stabilize the people’s sentiments and prevent the people from being homeless and displaced!

In addition, the most important thing is to open warehouses and put grain in it to help them overcome difficulties, so as not to sell their land, leave their country, and become extinct.
  Therefore, my father, the world is the commonwealth and has a long history. I believe that only moral education can govern the country and bring peace to the people, and make the Ming Dynasty's foundation everlasting and immortal! "

Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Biao's words.

Suddenly sighed.

"Now I suddenly regret that I shouldn't have just let those corrupt Confucians teach you."

When Zhu Tan heard this, he couldn't help grinning.

If you don’t want to corrupt Confucianism, how about letting Chang Yuchun and Lan Yu’s gang teach it?
  By then, the prince will probably only be able to kill people.

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhu Tan.

"You're laughing! Let me ask you! Not to mention what those officials should do!
  Just talking about the local tyrants monopolizing the land and forcing the people, you said our method is not long-term, but you are here to propose a long-term method! "

　The author wishes everyone a happy New Year's Eve! Happy New Year! I’m really busy in the New Year, so I’ll definitely update more after the New Year! It will remain at four thousand words for the time being! Thank you all for your support along the way. Thank you again, the author!
  　　
  　
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