But if it is in the name of Jinyi's pro-army, these people will be put on the bright side. People are self-interested, and when the time comes, they will inevitably make full use of the privilege of "kill first and report later, authorized by the imperial power" to benefit themselves. Once these people start to act unscrupulously, the terrifying spy politics will begin, and it will slowly become the rope that hangs Ming Dynasty.
Lao Zhu glanced at Zhu Biao and knew that he agreed with him. But seeing Han Du's miserable expression, he couldn't help but frown slightly and asked, "Why, you don't agree?"
Han Du was immediately asked and didn't know how to answer.
After holding his breath and concentrating for a while, Han Ducai suddenly smiled discouraged and said: "I...I dare to ask the emperor, what is the use of the emperor in building this Jinyi personal army?"
Lao Zhu's eyelids narrowed slightly and he said in a deep voice: "Didn't I say it before? Naturally, it is to supervise the various envoys and officials in all prefectures and counties in the world."
Han Du shook his head and retorted: "The Metropolitan Procuratorate has the responsibility to monitor the world. Besides, there are already supervisory censors running around in every prefecture and county in the world. I think there is no need to build a Jinyi personal army."
Lao Zhu's eyes narrowed, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face. After a pause, he said: "Han Du, I might as well tell you the truth. The Metropolitan Procuratorate supervises the censors. They are all civil servants, and they will inevitably meet with officials to protect each other. I am not very You can trust them. I built the Jinyi army just to be able to speak freely, do you want to block my hearing?"
"How dare I?" Han Du shook his head hastily, but he did not dare to let Lao Zhu think that he was blocking him.
Han Du then explained: "I just think that whether you want to make achievements or honor your ancestors, as long as you are a human being, you will have your own needs. Since civil servants cannot be trusted, then the Jinyi soldiers may not be trustworthy either. Moreover, the emperor wants to build Jinyi's personal army to monitor the world. How many people are needed to prepare for the emperor's preparation? There will be no effect if there are fewer people, but if there are more people. These people are running around outside all day long, and the cost is not small. It’s a heavy burden for the court.”
After Han Du finished speaking, he couldn't help but smile when he saw Lao Zhu pondering. Han Du and Lao Zhu have been in contact with each other for so many times.
Shao Neng can take the pulse of No. 1 Lao Zhu. Lao Zhu has a resolute and tough personality, and it is undoubtedly not a wise move to be tough with him. But Lao Zhu also has his problem, that is, he is stingy. As long as it involves spending money, Lao Zhu will give up three points first.
Take for example the increase in salary for officials. Lao Zhu disagrees with it. Is it really because he has no money? No, Lao Zhu has money now, he is just reluctant to spend money. As for the wealth that Han Du collected in Luzon, the gold and silver alone were worth at least fifteen million taels of silver. He obviously had so much money, but Lao Zhu just couldn't bear to spend it.
Besides, to increase the salary of officials, there is no need to spend real money, just give out treasure notes directly. Han Du originally planned to replace the old banknotes with new banknotes as soon as possible, but because Lao Zhu refused to spend money, the replacement of the treasure banknotes has been delayed for so long and has not been completed.
Thinking of this, Han Du felt angry. He had never seen such a stingy person.
"Do you have a good idea?" Lao Zhu not only looked at Han Du suspiciously.
Han Du suddenly laughed and said: "I have a plan to let the emperor know everything in the world without any effort or any cost."
Lao Zhu looked calm and folded his hands, "Let's talk and listen." Where can such a good thing come from? If you can have clear eyes and ears without paying anything, then there is really no need to build a Jinyi personal army.
"The emperor can issue an edict, allowing officials of the seventh rank and above to submit secret reports on their own, directly to heaven."
"Secret?" Lao Zhu was confused.
Han Du explained, "Ordinary memorials come from each county, go through each government, each chief envoy's office, and then to the six ministries, and finally are presented to the emperor for inspection. When sent up in this way, the content of the memorial can be said to many people. We all know that if there are records of illegal activities of certain officials, there is a high possibility that the relevant officials will learn about it. Maybe this memorial will be intercepted by some officials, or even the officials who wrote the memorial will expose it. They will also inexplicably end up being accused and imprisoned. Therefore, although there are memorials in various prefectures and counties, there are almost no reports of officials' illegal activities."
Lao Zhu listened
He couldn't help but nod. He was also wondering why every time before something big happened, there was no sign at all. He only waited until he could no longer cover it up before it suddenly exploded. Originally, Lao Zhu thought this was due to the protection of officials. Now it seems that the bigger reason is that everyone can see the memorial, so no one dares to report it.
"The secret record is different," Han Du continued to explain. "The secret record does not need to be reported layer by layer, but directly to heaven. In this way, only the emperor can see the contents of the secret record. In this way, The officials below will have too many scruples and will dare to expose the illegal things of their superiors. As long as the emperor rewards the officials who have made meritorious deeds, such as being promoted to the third level, or even being promoted to three levels in a row and then to the third level. Level. I'm afraid that when all the secret societies in the world gather in front of the emperor, they will be much more useful than the Jinyi Qinjun. Although the Jinyi Qinjun is useful, they are not people in the officialdom after all, and they have no understanding of the various secrets in the officialdom. , must be inferior to officials."
After hearing this, Lao Zhu looked at Han Du in shock. He didn't expect that Han Du, at such a young age, could grasp people's hearts to such a degree. Establishing a channel for officials to expose officials may seem simple, but its viciousness and sophistication are even better than those conspiracies in history books.
No, this is no longer a conspiracy, this is a conspiracy!
Let me ask, among those who want to be officials, who doesn’t want to be an official? What would you do if you didn't want to be an official? Now that you are an official, you will inevitably want to climb up. Who doesn't envy the majesty of one person who is lower than ten thousand people?
In the past, officials who wanted to be promoted could only pass the performance appraisal of their superiors and the court. Therefore, lower-level officials were more afraid of their superiors and the court, but less afraid of imperial power. If this secret discount system is implemented, the temptation of being upgraded to three levels and three levels in a row is enough for those officials to report the color of their colleagues' underwear. In this way, not only can the entire world's information be mastered without spending a cent, but the emperor can also target certain officials at any time. There is really too much room for maneuver, and it can even make the imperial power more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Let me ask, how could such a suggestion not shock Lao Zhu?
