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Thinking of this, Zhu Di couldn't help raising his head, looking at Yan Changqing curiously, looking forward to the solution Yan Changqing gave.

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Chapter 193 : Governing the country is not like this! 【Please subscribe, please order】

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting at the back, heard Zhu Di's words, his eyes flashed with approval, and then said coldly:

"The fourth brother is right!!!"

"Improving the salaries of officials, will those officials stop being greedy?!"

"No, they just changed the object of greed from the common people to the court!!!"

"From being greedy and oppressing the common people in the dark, to using high salaries to support honesty on the surface, but actually being greedy and squeezing the imperial treasury!!!"

"It is even more likely that on the one hand, the government will greedily squeeze the treasury through the government's high salaries, and on the other hand, it will continue to greedily squeeze the people's money!!!"

"In the end, he corrupted the treasury of the imperial court, squeezed the people of the Li people, and became the moth and thief of the country that brought disaster to the country and the people!!!"

"There are a hundred moths and thieves in such a country; if we kill a hundred, if there are a thousand, we will kill a thousand; if there are ten thousand, we will kill ten thousand!"

"If there are one hundred thousand or one million, then let's kill him one hundred thousand or one million!!!"

"Let's see if these corrupt officials can't be killed?!"

In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang looked murderous all over.

When Zhu Yuanzhang said that he wanted to kill hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials, no matter it was Empress Ma, or the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Yan, Zhu Di and other princes, they didn't have the slightest doubt in their hearts.

Because they know that their father/husband is a man of one word, if they can say it, then they can do it! ! !

If there are really hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials, then their father will really kill hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials! ! !

Similarly, Yan Changqing didn't think Zhu Yuanzhang was talking about it.

If this kind of thing is placed on other emperors, then nine times out of ten it will be a joke.

In essence, it may just want to warn those officials not to corrupt too much.

But if such a thing is placed on Zhu Yuanzhang, then it is properly played for real.

Because when I was young, I was bullied by corrupt officials.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang's hatred for corrupt officials can be said to be only under the heinous crime of rebellion.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't just target those officials, even if someone in the royal family dared to corrupt the law, Zhu Yuanzhang would not tolerate it.

In addition to the four major cases in the early Ming Dynasty, there is another case that is more famous, and that is the case of Zhu Yuanzhang's son-in-law Ouyang Lun's tax evasion.

In the 30th year of Hongwu (1397), Ouyang Lun "sent envoys to Sichuan and Shanxi" and "sent several private tea sellers out of the country" to make huge profits from it. Officials of the Chief Secretary of Shaanxi did not dare to ask.

Zhou Bao, a domestic slave, was even more arrogant. He called for dozens of Si Kemin cars, and even beat the tax collectors of the Heqiao Division of Lantian County.

The officials could not bear the humiliation and reported to the court.

After Zhu Yuanzhang found out, he was furious and wanted to kill Ouyang Lun.

At that time, Princess Anqing, the daughter of Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma, immediately ran to Empress Ma and cried, and knelt down to her father Zhu Yuanzhang to beg forgiveness and let Ouyang Lun live.

But Zhu Yuanzhang was still unmoved, and still insisted on killing Ouyang Lun, and said:

"If you don't kill, it's not enough to conquer the world!!!"

Princess Anqing said anxiously:

"There are so many corrupt officials in the world, will they all be killed?"

Zhu Yuanzhang replied coldly and ruthlessly:

"How do you know that you can't kill them all?!"

Behind the five words "Yanzhi can't be killed" are at least 30 corrupt officials who have been beheaded by Zhu Yuanzhang since he took power for 15 years! ! !

On average, at least [-] corrupt officials are beheaded by Zhu Yuanzhang every year, and at least [-] to [-] officials are killed every day because of corruption! ! !

So Zhu Yuanzhang's words like "There are hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials, and he will kill hundreds of thousands or millions of them" are really not joking.

At least according to historical records, let alone killing 15, at least [-] were killed by him.

[It's just that blindly killing and coercing cannot eliminate or reduce the number of corrupt officials. 】

The harder Zhu Yuanzhang suppresses the civil and military officials now, the greater the backlash caused by the rebound of the civil and military officials in the future.

Not every emperor of the old Zhu family is Hongwu Emperor and Yongle Emperor like Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di.

Thinking of this, Yan Changqing sighed lightly, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said:

"Even when His Majesty is in power, he can forcibly deter those officials by killing hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials."

"What about after His Majesty?!"

"When His Majesty is here, he can rely on his own prestige to subdue all the [-] officials in the world to the bottom of the dust."

"But His Majesty the Crown Prince and others after His Majesty, can they rely on their own strength to forcibly subdue one hundred thousand officials in the world?!"

"Or is it that His Highness the Crown Prince wants to follow His Majesty's example and kill hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials?!"

"Such a thing, can His Royal Highness do it?!"

After the words fell, Yan Changqing's eyes fell on Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, and the princes Zhu Yu, Zhu Yan, Zhu Di, etc. also fell on Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao was silent for a while, and after a while, he still replied with his heart:

"I'm not the emperor."

The simple four words have already expressed Zhu Biao's attitude.

Zhu Yuanzhang has Zhu Yuanzhang's way of governing the country, and Zhu Biao also has his own way of governing the country.

At least like his father Zhu Yuanzhang, he was able to calm down and kill hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials, which he could not do, and it was not his idea of ​​​​governing the country.

Immediately, Yan Changqing's eyes fell on Qin Wang Zhu Xi again, and said:

"Or does it mean that King Qin has the ability to kill hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials, and still be able to ensure the stability of the court like His Majesty?!"

Qin Wang Zhu Yu was also silent. If he was asked whether he would dare to kill hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials, then he would definitely answer yes!

But now Yan Changqing is asking him whether he can keep the court stable and stable after killing hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials? ! !

Zhu Yu has been a fake prince for a while, and has a relatively clear understanding of the importance of officials in the world and how to ensure the stability of the court.

In addition to how many abilities he has, Zhu Xi still knows a thing or two.

Therefore, after being silent for a while, Zhu Xi still replied in a muffled voice:

"'You can't do it."

Yan Changqing's face did not change at all, his eyes fell on King Jin Zhu's body again and said:

"Or does it mean that after killing hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials, His Royal Highness can still ensure the normal operation of the world's government like His Majesty?!"

Jin Wang Zhu Yan really wanted to say that he could do it, but at this moment, he was under the serious gaze of Zhu Yuanzhang from behind.

In addition, the previous prince Zhu Biao and Qin Wang Zhu Chen also answered honestly and honestly, so Zhu Yan couldn't open his eyes and tell nonsense.

After all, whether he can really do such a thing, his father knows it well.

If you really want to open your eyes and talk nonsense, it will reduce your father's impression of yourself.

So after a moment of silence, Zhu Yan replied honestly:

"Can not guarantee."

Yan Changqing's eyes continued to fall on Zhu Di, King of Yan, Zhu Wei, King of Zhou, Zhu Zhen, King of Chu, and Zhu Mi, King of Qi, and asked them one by one.

In the end, even Zhu Di, the future Emperor Yongle in Yan Changqing's eyes, still can't guarantee that he has the same courage and ability as Zhu Yuanzhang.

After all, Zhu Di is still very young now. Compared with Zhu Yuanzhang (Manuo Zhao) who has grown to his peak, his own ability and courage can be said to be far behind Zhu Yuanzhang.

In addition, Zhu Di didn't know his future pinnacle achievements, so when facing Yan Changqing's inquiry at this moment, it was normal to say that he did not have the ability and courage like Zhu Yuanzhang.

Finally, Yan Changqing's eyes fell on Zhu Yuanzhang again, and he sighed:

"The relationship between the emperor and the officials is like wrestling."

"At this time, His Majesty suppressed the [-] officials in the world more severely, and when the [-] officials in the world met a son of heaven who was not as courageous and capable as His Majesty, it would be the time when the [-] officials in the world retaliated against the emperor. gone."

"Governing the country is not like this."

"Except for Your Majesty, if other emperors dare to kill corrupt officials like Your Majesty, they may fall into the water and die someday."

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"How dare they?!"

Hearing Yan Changqing's last meaningful words, Zhu Yuanzhang got up in a rage, and the terrifying killing intent to kill millions since the end of the Yuan Dynasty suddenly broke out at this moment.

Even the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Yu, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes all had extremely ugly faces, and they also understood the deep meaning contained in Yan Changqing's last sentence.

Yan Changqing shook his head, and didn't intend to go into details, so he brought the topic back to the original over-collection of land taxes, and continued:

"Let's go back to the previous issue of excessive land tax collection."

"The root cause of this problem is that the central court collects land taxes from the local county magistrates and subordinates, and lacks due supervision and management."

"The direct reason is that the salaries of court officials are relatively low."

"So these officials either took the initiative to embezzle, or acquiesced in the behavior of overcharging local people."

"To solve this problem, it is natural to start from these two aspects."

"The original reason why the imperial court lacked proper management of the collection of land taxes by local magistrates and subordinates."

"On the one hand, His Majesty did not realize that the local county magistrates and subordinate officials collected excessive land taxes, and on the other hand, the previous financial revenue of the imperial court was not enough to support the establishment of such a monitoring system."

"After all, Ming Dynasty is too big. If every year when the tax is paid, people from the central government of the imperial court will secretly visit every county government, village and town to verify and check the actual amount of taxes collected by these county government and village towns."

"Then, for the original imperial court, such manpower and material resources were consumed too much."

"And most importantly, such human and material resources are not meant to be spent once, but need to be spent back and forth twice a year!!"

Speaking of this, Yan Changqing couldn't help sighing again.

From the perspective of administrative needs, the number of officials in the Ming Dynasty is actually seriously insufficient.

During the period of Zhu Yuanzhang in the early 500s of the Ming Dynasty, there were about 7 civil servants and [-] subordinate officials from the imperial court to the local government, and a total of about [-] people.

Even when the number of Ming officials was the largest, this number would not exceed 10! ! !

Seven to one hundred thousand officials, this number sounds like a lot.

But at its peak, the Ming Dynasty had thirteen provinces, 140 prefectures, 190 three states, and 130 eight counties!

Just the distribution of three basic civil servants in a county alone takes up more than 3000 posts.

In addition, a county also needs at least five to ten subordinate staff, which takes up even more [-] to [-] posts.

And this is only the most basic staffing of officials in each county, plus the staffing at the prefecture, prefecture, and provincial levels, as well as the six ministries of the imperial court, and the quota occupied by officials with other functions.

It can be said that, on the whole, the number of officials in the entire Ming Dynasty can be said to be stretched and completely insufficient.

Therefore, even if it wants to establish such a system of supervising local taxation, it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty, which emphasized agriculture and suppressed business.

Human resources are not enough, and material resources can't support it either.

The reason for such a problem is actually Zhu Yuanzhang's fault.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang set the tax requirement that the imperial court should collect "twenty-seven million shi" every year.

In other words, in fact, the imperial court can only collect a tax of "700 million shi" at most, at least on the surface, it does not require it, or it collects more.

The upper limit of "700 million shi" taxation also restricted the increase in the number of officials.

Because if the number of officials increases too much, then judging from the "twenty-seven million shi" financial revenue set by Zhu Yuanzhang, the imperial court cannot afford it! ! !