Daming Super Dimension Company, President Zhu Yuanzhang!

According to the process Xiao Ran mentioned before, the government purchased silk at domestic prices and sold it to foreign merchants at overseas prices. The price difference was transferred to the account of the Household Department, and the money was transferred to the Household Department to make up for the shortfall. This was Emperor Jiajing's own account.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di walked towards Emperor Jiajing together.

It made him tremble a little.

"Okay, okay, I came here specifically to beat you up. Now it seems that you are worth the beating. You have done such unreliable things and got a beating. It is an advantage for you."

With that said, Zhu Di waved the seven wolves again and whipped them towards Emperor Jiajing.

Zhu Yuanzhang also took off his shoe soles and slapped him. After a while, Emperor Jiajing's body was covered with shoe sole marks and streaks of bruises, which made him look miserable.

In fact, Emperor Jiajing was not stupid or confused at all. On the contrary, he was very good at using people. However, his last infamy was also due to his own selfishness.

Does Jiajing really not know that Yan Song and others have problems? No, it's just that he believes that an official who can solve his own problems and achieve his goals is a good official.

"Ouch, ancestor, stop fighting!" Emperor Jiajing covered his head but did not dare to hide.

Xiao Ran sat down as if watching a play.

"This beating is really not unjust."

"Actually, you can't deny this. Shen Yishi can buy silk at half the official price. Isn't that precisely because half of the silk and satin he makes must be given to the palace, and Emperor Jiajing also has a very sensible scapegoat. , Zhao Zhenji, as a Zhejiang government official, took the blame for buying silk at half price, which is why he was able to turn disaster into good fortune when encountering problems later."

"As an emperor, do you use your power like this?" Zhu Di was angry when he looked at him. As an emperor, he was obsessed with his career all his life. As long as he had some money, he would expand his territory and stabilize the country. , but Emperor Jiajing, what is the use of so much silk and satin for himself?

"As for, why don't you deal with Yan Song and others? What is the value of Yan Dang? It has become obvious. Their role is to enable Emperor Jiajing to realize his own private accounts and pay bills to the outside world. It looks good, but it cannot be true to the facts, and it will bring a bad name to Jiajing. If there is a problem later when the rice is changed to mulberry, the strict party will have to carry the missing silk."

"In the heart of Emperor Jiajing, as long as Yan Song has to maintain this attitude, not to miss the state affairs, and not to bring infamy to himself, he will turn a blind eye to the rest, but that's it. , Yan Song and others are becoming more and more courageous, and the dividends are also increasing. "

In fact, Xiao Ran was willing to say more about the logic behind Emperor Jiajing's change of rice to mulberry.

Because this incident is so typical, it reflects not only the affairs of rice fields and mulberry fields, but also the logic behind Jiajing's actions as the emperor. It also indirectly reflects the entire structure of the court at that time, Yan Dang and Xu Zhang Zhao The power among others is mottled, and some of their attitudes.

"The clouds are in the blue sky and the water is in the bottle. As an emperor, Jiajing actually has a lot of freedom."

"He is a very flexible being who can escape from the power system. As an emperor, he is the maker of the rules of this dynasty. However, Emperor Jiajing is not a god after all. When faced with the objective laws of reality, he has no Method. According to the language of my time, there was a concept called 'incentive incompatibility'."

"What does incentive incompatibility mean?" Zhu Yuanzhang was tired from beating his child. He sat aside with his shoe soles and asked Xiao Ran.

"This word generally refers to the issue of bureaucratic control. Whether it is the emperor or the bureaucrats, they are all human beings and they all have their own interests and needs."

"Emperor Jiajing could ensure his majesty as an emperor through the game of power. This was also a technical issue in his use of power and people, to achieve checks and balances so that no officials would dare to challenge the imperial power."

"However, Emperor Jiajing cannot stop officials from pursuing their own selfish interests. This is why, uncle, you banned corrupt officials so strictly before, but you still keep banning them."

Xiao Ran's words directly silenced Zhu Yuanzhang.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang himself was aware of this problem. The means of punishing corrupt officials were still very severe, but some people would still take risks. In fact, it is human nature to safeguard one's own private interests.

"So, in this link, whether it is Yan Song or Xu Jie, they are independent people first and then officials of the court. As long as they are human beings, they have their own desires and ideas. However, Emperor Jiajing regards them as tools. That’s all.”

"As officials, they are subject to the control of the imperial power. Jiajing cannot directly control the power. He cannot accomplish so many things by himself. So, these tool men will inherit Jiajing's will."

"But there are some rewards that Emperor Jiajing cannot give them. The positions of high-ranking officials are always limited. For most strict party members, wealth is likely to be more important than power. This is what I call incentive incompatibility."

"As an emperor, if he wants others to do good things for him, but does not want to give too many benefits, and does not allow others to corrupt, this is equivalent to wanting everyone to work for him in vain, and all officials Just try to figure out his thoughts and serve his purpose.”

"However, this is simply not possible."

Xiao Ran's words were clearly about Emperor Jiajing, but Zhu Yuanzhang on the side felt that he was talking about himself.

Who doesn’t know that when we were in power, officials’ salaries were notoriously low? Corruption is also strictly prohibited.

Officials who do well will not necessarily be rewarded by Zhu Yuanzhang, but those who do poorly will be punished.

But in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, what kind of officials did not do well? That is to say, I have done my job well, but I have not actively done more practical things.

"Ahem, uncle, I'm not talking about you." Xiao Ran coughed slightly and explained when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was wrong and he was staring at him.

Zhu Di on the other side found it interesting and asked: "Xiao Ran, do you know that there is a saying that there is no three hundred taels of silver here?"

Xiao Ran was slightly silent: "Let's skip this first. Aren't we talking about Jiajing?"

Zhu Di went on to say: "Actually, I understand a little bit of what you said. What you mean is that because Emperor Jiajing only wants power and does not want to bear it, those who flatter him and take the blame for him will inevitably demand rewards. The emperor and officials They are all pursuing their own selfish interests.”

"In the end, when this matter came to an end, the governance of the country became secondary. Participation in games and dividends became the fundamental political model under the governance of Emperor Jiajing. If the court was like this, the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world would suffer, and there were also people who were on the verge of overthrow. Jiangshan Sheji."

Zhu Yuanzhang, as a person who started to conquer the world with one bowl, naturally saw the problems and sighed: "The dividends in the game are not just money, but more of an exchange of benefits for the emperor and his ministers to get what they need." Yan Songhe Naturally, there is also the incentive incompatibility you mentioned among his party members."

Xiao Ran snapped his fingers: "Uncle, you are right. Before Yan Song and the top leaders of the Yan Party do anything, they must first keep their power and status. Therefore, for the sake of long-term interests, they are willing to sacrifice temporary wealth or accept Jiajing's offer." Dividend principle.”