Wanli 1592

Chapter 694 New Governor of Datong
Shen Yiguan has not yet figured out what Luo Sigong needs, but he is clear about what the emperor needs, and what his colleagues need is also clear, so he combined what the emperor needs with what his colleagues need, and handed it over to him. Gave it to Luo Sigong.

Luo Sigong dutifully handed over the report to the emperor.

Of course, in order to prevent the emperor's hands from being scalded, Luo Sigong dutifully accepted those hot silver coins on behalf of the emperor.

Things went as expected by Shen Yiguan and Luo Sigong, even though he only got a cut-down copy of the home search report, Zhu Yijun was still extremely annoyed.

He was annoyed that a fifth-rank Jin bureaucrat could own a family property of tens of thousands of taels of silver, while the state treasury of the Ming Dynasty, the treasury of a country, could not even afford 10 taels of military expenses.

These big rats!

If a family of five wants to maintain food and clothing, the annual silver expenditure is only about 30 taels, but these bastards actually...

Zhu Yijun's anger is inevitable, and the death of those bureaucrats is also inevitable, but I don't know how angry Zhu Yijun would be if he knew that the data was reduced by ten times.

Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that if more than 60 taels of silver were embezzled, they would be killed. This is a very strict standard. Zhu Yuanzhang’s anti-corruption campaign was unique in all dynasties, but time has passed, and in the Wanli Dynasty, such things are almost unimaginable.

Killing people for the corruption of 60 taels of silver?Then the officials of the entire Ming Dynasty can confer heads.

Zhu Yijun is not Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang holds the power of life and death of any person. That is his prestige and qualification. Zhu Yijun does not have such qualifications. If he wants to kill someone, he must get cooperation. The emperor's power is directly proportional to his own strength. The name of the emperor is just a righteous name.

How many years would it take for a fifth-rank bureaucrat with an annual income of 42 taels of silver to accumulate property worth tens of thousands of silver, even if he is a god, without eating or drinking?

Since there is no such year, where did the money come from?
Zhu Yijun is angry!He hates it!He is angry!

He blamed himself for not knowing!
Setting low salaries for officials is a method used by the emperors of the dynasty. It is not only a helpless choice under financial difficulties, but also an important trick. Not every dynasty came to congratulate the rich like the Tang Dynasty, and not every dynasty Both have a lot of money like Da Song.

The Ming Dynasty has never been very rich.

Restricted by policy factors, it has never compromised with the outside world. From the founding of the country to the end of the country, there were wars almost every year, and the military expenditure was huge. In the era of Zhu Yuanzhang, the military system of the guards could be used to share one or two of the finances. As time went on, the military system of the guards collapsed. The more difficult it is to share the finances. In the later period, the Ming army had millions, and the court had to provide military salaries and military expenses.

This means that a considerable part of the annual income of the Ming Dynasty is reserved for the army. There is no other way to subsidize it. The rest has to be used to make up for vacancies everywhere. The balance is very small. It is not a day or two to eat enough food matter.

The most important thing is that the business tax in the Ming Dynasty was extremely low, and things like opening up seas and doing business could not become the norm. Foreign exchange supplemented the shortage of agricultural tax, which was not available in most of the Ming Dynasty.

Under such circumstances, setting high salaries for officials like those in the Tang and Song Dynasties will inevitably lead to the dilemma of redundant officials under the extremely high salaries of the Song Dynasty. Moreover, there is not so much money. If the country’s finances may collapse, people from a slightly poor background Zhu Yuanzhang would never do that.

Zhu Yuanzhang's humble background is one of the reasons why he hates corrupt officials, but time has passed, will a poor child who becomes an emperor still treat the subjects of a country with the simple way of thinking of a poor child?
The ass decides the head, how simple it is, the reason why he set low salaries for officials can also be explained clearly, on the one hand, it is indeed guided by the thrifty thinking of poor children, on the other hand, it is the actual reason for the country's financial difficulties, and , is necessary to consolidate the rule.

Set a low salary for an official, make him short of money, but give him the power that does not match the low salary. In this way, what will the official think?What will be done?
Can corruption be stopped?Are all officials saints?

In this way, corruption has become a fact for officials. Power comes with money, and money leads to a good life. For a good life, money is needed, and for money, power is needed. Where does power come from?From the emperor, then, in order to protect his own power and money, he must protect the emperor's power and keep the emperor safe.

For the emperor, corruption has become a fact, and the handle is in his hands. If you are obedient, I will let you continue to be an official. If you are not obedient, I will fight against corruption and get rid of you. The image in the hearts of the people is more positive.

Centralized emperors always care most about their own safety and status, and everything else can take a backseat. Anti-corruption is not the goal, but only a means of political struggle. They need corruption and corrupt officials.

Lao Zhu came from a humble background, he had just founded the country, and he had just established himself in the world. His position was unstable, and he was surrounded by wolves.

Don't use this method to gain fame, don't do it to make the people feel close, and create the illusion that Lao Zhu is standing with them, so as to agree with Zhu Ming's orthodoxy in the shortest time, in case Bei Yuan calls back one day, or Someone rebelled, and he didn't have enough supporters, so what should he do?
To this end, sacrifice some stupid officials whose hands and feet are not clean but have enough wrists to hide the facts, or officials who are disobedient and disloyal, so that Zhu Ming's orthodoxy will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, his position will be as stable as Mount Tai, the bureaucrats will be shocked, and the bureaucrats will be shocked. Xungui bowed his head and let the world become his own private property.

It's just a pity that this is Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di, a high-level game that can only be played by an emperor who has fully grasped all the power, but it is not something that Zhu Yijun can play. Now this game will be played by the chief minister of the cabinet who holds real power. Zhu Yijun has no more Qualified to play.

So he hated himself for not being able to play the game and be the real arbiter.

It is not corrupt officials that people hate, but they hate themselves for not being corrupt officials.

As for corruption itself—

He was also educated by the emperor, how could he easily think that corruption itself is a problem?
Luo Sigong didn't understand this truth, and Shen Yiguan didn't understand it for the time being, but he would understand it soon.

"Your Majesty, please appease the fury of Thunder!"

Luo Sigong quickly knelt down.

"Calm down the anger! What else can I do except to calm the anger? A group of rats are almost emptying the treasury! It's simply reckless!"

Zhu Yijun got angry, and then calmed down a little.

One million taels of silver should be enough for Xiao Ruxun to deal with for a while.

"Luo Sigong, count the amount of cash in hand, and then hand it over to Shi Xing, and let Shi Xing arrange delivery to the border and hand it over to Xiao Qing. The rest will be sold as soon as possible, and all of them will be exchanged for silver. Give it to Xiao Qing, tell him to completely defeat the northern captives."

Zhu Yijun took a deep breath: "Don't let any of those corrupt people go, let me investigate the rest! I want to see what these daring Jin people can do!"

Luo Sigong immediately nodded: "I obey the order!"

Accompanied by Zhu Yijun's roar, the attack on the Jin Party within the imperial court has been greatly accelerated, and against this background, the candidate for the new governor of Datong has been hotly released—a housekeeper who is well versed in military and border affairs and has practical ability scholar.

The death of the former governor of Datong, Mei Guozhen, still caused a stir in the court. In order to defend Datong City, this person did what Zhang Xun had done. After receiving reinforcements and rescue, he knew that he could not be forgiven, so he committed suicide. Ask the court to forgive his family.

Although the moral masters wanted to criticize him verbally and in writing, but he was dead, and it would be too harsh to scold him again. No one wanted to violate this bottom line. Therefore, the most powerful talkers in Ming Dynasty actually let Mei Guozhen go. Did not scold him.

Ma Gui, the chief soldier of Datong, also committed suicide together. The two committed suicide together, which made some courtiers with conscience sigh. Zhu Yijun ordered the pardon of the crime of failing to fulfill their duties, and did not involve their family members, but the court did not give them a posthumous title. , to show that the court cannot tolerate such a move.

The person is dead, and the matter is over, but the governor of Datong still needs someone to do it. After the war in Datong, a lot of things are waiting to be done, and it is time for a suitable person to do it. Although the civil servants allow a military general to be the governor, But it's more about giving him incentives to lead troops, rather than really asking him to manage government affairs like a governor.

That is impossible!

Therefore, the governor must be in office to prevent Xiao Ruxun from doing things that the civil servants could not predict without the governor.

(End of this chapter)