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

Chapter 14 Why is the treasure money worthless again?
  soon.

Zhang Ergou was pulled in front of Zhu Tan and Yin Shao by the sergeant.

Zhu Tan hasn't spoken yet.

Zhang Ergou snorted: "It's useless to talk more! I know I will die! I just want to be happy! I will not choose Xiaohame and suffer such humiliation!"

Yin Shao looked at Zhu Tan.

What to do this time.

It seems that the show of force is working.

However, people simply are not afraid of death!
  in fact.

Interrogate criminals.

This is what I fear the most.

If he really regards death as his own, then no matter what he does next, it will be in vain!

Zhu Tan gave a thumbs up.

"Good job! Come here! Use a small hammer to hammer him to death!"

Yin Shao:.
  really.

The prince will never let himself down when it comes to not letting himself down!
  Zhang Ergou was completely stunned when he heard this.

Either choose death or choose a small hammer, is this what you mean?

When the sergeant heard this, he immediately tied up Zhang Ergou.

Guard Chen had already picked up his hammer and was ready to go.

When dealing with those rogues, he still felt a little unbearable in his heart.

But deal with the traitor in front of you.

He doesn't have any psychological burden at all!
  For those Japanese pirates, everyone from the army to the people in the Ming Dynasty hated them.

As for the leading party in front of them, they would like to eat their flesh and sleep on their skin!
  soon.

Zhang Ergou was pressed on the execution platform.

Five flowers tied.

The whole person couldn't struggle.

Guard Chen walked closer and closer with a small hammer.

Zhang Ergou struggled desperately, but found that it had no effect!
  It's cool down there.

Now, under the threat of Xiaomai, he was so scared that his blood almost ran cold!

"Help! Help!"

Zhang Ergou yelled crazily in panic.

Zhu Tan looked at Zhang Ergou with a smile.

"You scream! No one will come to save you even if your throat is broken!"

Yin Shao couldn't help but glance at King Lu.

What the hell.

He was obviously doing a very just thing, so why did King Lu say these words?

Are you making everyone look like a villain?

While Zhang Ergou was twisting, he looked at Yin Shao and then at Zhu Tan, who was not far away and was dressed as a prince.

Suddenly he yelled crazily: "Your Majesty! Sir! The villain is wronged! The villain is wronged!"

Yin Shao sneered and said: "Zhang Ergou, among the dead soldiers in your house who resisted were Japanese pirates! You still have so many things from Japanese pirates! This alone is a death penalty for you! Now you dare to cry out for injustice?"

Zhang Ergou laughed miserably and said: "I was wronged! I had no choice but to do it, Your Majesty! Have mercy on me, Your Majesty!"

While talking.

Zhang Ergou continued to twist wildly.

Zhu Tan looked at Yin Shao and said with a smile: "Did you see it? They all confessed their sins so sincerely!"

Zhu Tan's reputation for being mediocre has long been spread in Yanzhou City.

Now it seems that Zhu Tan has a little understanding or sympathy for herself.
  Zhang Ergou suddenly felt hope in his heart!
  He immediately said: "Yes! Your Majesty! The villain pleads guilty! The villain should not be deceived by others, should not be obsessed with wealth, and should not forget justice for profit! The villain is guilty!"

Yin Shao frowned and said, "Your Majesty! This man is cunning and vicious and will never be forgiven!"

Zhu Tan ignored Yin Shao and just nodded with satisfaction to Zhang Ergou and said: "Since you sincerely plead guilty, I won't talk nonsense to you! Chen Huwei, didn't I teach you the random cloak hammering technique? ? Try it quickly!”

Chen Huwei nodded.

He smiled ferociously and said, "I will obey your orders!"

talking.

The little hammer dances like the wind.

"This size is perfect! Your Highness, this is the most perfect size I have ever seen! The bigger one cannot be flattened by a hammer, while the smaller one is difficult to hit! Haha. Your Highness, look at it! I will definitely Hammer it firmly!" In recent times, Chen Huowei has had a lot of sex.

This is the first time I have seen such a suitable size
  I couldn't help but comment for a while.

Zhu Tan laughed and scolded: "It's obviously a big or small thing, but you still have to criticize it!"

Chen Huwei raised the small hammer high.

While smiling at Zhang Ergou: "It may be painful at first, but as long as you die quickly, you will suffer less!"

talking.

The hammer will hit hard!
  Zhang Ergou's face was twisted, and he saw that the hammer was about to fall.

Roar violently!
  "Your Majesty! I want to tell you something big! It affects the life and death of the people in the county! Your Majesty, spare your life!"

Zhu Tan smiled.

"Would you have said no earlier?"

Yin Shao's eyes widened.

"What a big deal! Come quickly!"

Nanjing.

Forbidden City.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and approved the memorial.

beside.

Prince Zhu Biao stood respectfully.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the memorial from the Ministry of Household Affairs and couldn't help but said: "That's unreasonable! Why are these Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes becoming less and less valuable? In the early years of Hongwu, the usual treasure banknotes could be exchanged for two stones of rice, but now they can only buy half a stone! Or even half a stone. It's a bit difficult to get a stone! What's wrong with this treasure banknote? Isn't it good that I let these people use banknotes for convenience? Why are the people so resistant!"

Zhu Biao smiled bitterly and said: "My son heard this matter from Yuan Wai Lang of the Department of Raising Treasure Banknotes. According to his understanding, it is that the imperial court printed too many treasure banknotes! As the saying goes, rare things are valuable. If there are more, naturally The price has come down.”

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said: "It seems that to solve the problem, we can only continue to print more this year! The imperial court now needs to train troops and use troops against Beiyuan. In addition, water conservancy, disaster relief, and salary distribution all require money!
  snort! So are these ministers! You are already an official, why do you still need a salary? If you only focus on money, what future can you have? "

Zhu Biao laughed dryly.

It was hard for him to answer this.

If officials are not paid salaries, will their duties be in vain?

Maybe it could be done in the Yuan Dynasty.

after all.

At that time, a tax farming system was implemented. As long as the tax revenue handed over to the court was sufficient, officials could collect it however they wanted.

At that time, officials did not care about salaries.

but.

The consequence of that is that in just over ninety years since the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, wars were ablaze across the Central Plains.

Finally buried the Yuan Dynasty.

And Ming Dynasty would certainly not allow this to happen.

even.

The imperial court also learned the lesson of the Yuan Dynasty, which imposed excessive taxes on the people and eventually provoked a civil uprising.

Beginning to become frivolous and insignificant.

The tax rate levied on agriculture is only 1 in 20 taxes.

The tax rate levied on businesses is only a mere thirty-one tax.

Such a light burden is rare in ancient times!

Simultaneously.

The state also severely punishes corruption.

Anyone who is found to have committed more than 60 taels of silver will have his or her house confiscated, beheaded, skinned and stripped of the grass!
  This also made the officialdom in the early Ming Dynasty seem relatively clean.

But correspondingly, these officials also take their own salaries very seriously!
  After all, living at home every year depends entirely on money from the court.

Compared to other dynasties.

The Ming Dynasty was extremely stingy about salary distribution and was unprecedented.

Even if it is a genuine first-class person, the annual salary is only about 1000 shi.

Of this, only 40% was rice, and the remaining 60% was cashed in treasure notes.

The ratio is still the same: one treasure note per two shi of rice.

In fact, in the market, only four banknotes can buy one stone of rice!

Calculated in this way, the first-grade salary is 400 shi meters, plus 300 guanbao notes, which is about 500 shi meters.

(End of this chapter)