"What, why is this?" Zhu Biao asked unexpectedly. A lady dared to grab the hem of the head of the family's clothes and question her. It must be because she was so angry.
Han Du said with a smile: "Because he only leaves two hundred taels of silver for his family every year, and the rest is subsidized by him into various expenses of the court. When the matter has reached this point, the investigators can no longer investigate the case. , so the final result of the court’s investigation is no longer a question of whether he was corrupt, but a question of how much the court owed him.”
Zhu Biao never expected that this would be the result. After reading poetry and books, he felt at a loss for words. He didn't know what words to use to describe such a person. No matter what kind of beautiful words he had for such a person, he was at a loss for words. To say so is a blasphemy.
Even Lao Zhu, whose expression remained unchanged despite the collapse of Mount Tai, could not help but be moved by this, and at the same time flashed with a strong desire. He also wanted such a good minister, but it is a pity that such a person is rarely encountered. Yes. Although the Han Du in front of him is capable enough, it is absolutely impossible for Han Du to be so incorruptible. Apart from anything else, it has only been a few years since the Han family was confiscated. If you just look at the food and drink expenses on this table, it is not comparable to that of ordinary families.
Although the wine was brewed by the Han family themselves, Lao Zhu still knew the price of the god drunk at the seafood restaurant. Besides, now the seafood restaurant has long become the leading restaurant in the capital. Whether you are a dignitary or a wealthy businessman in the capital, if you want to eat seafood, the first thing that comes to mind is the seafood restaurant.
Since the beginning of the year, Lao Zhu has learned from Tang He that just the monthly dividends from the seafood restaurant are as huge as 5,000 yuan. If you want Han Du's family to spend only two hundred taels of silver a year, just dream.
"Such a good minister is truly rare throughout the ages." Lao Zhu couldn't help but let out a meaningful sigh.
"So what about the good minister?" Han Du also sighed, "No matter how good the minister is, he can't change anything. After his death, the world will perish in just a few decades."
When Lao Zhu was sighing, he suddenly heard Han Du say such words, and couldn't help but look at Han Du complainingly. He was yearning for such a good minister, but Han Du turned out to be
Such a terrible sight.
Zhu Biao also sighed, "Can such a good minister not be able to save the building from falling?"
Han Du shook his head and said: "If there is something wrong with the foundation, let alone a human being, it is difficult to save even an immortal."
"What's wrong with the foundation?" Lao Zhu looked at Han Du solemnly. Originally, Lao Zhu just asked casually and was not prepared to hear anything from Han Du. After all, this question is too difficult. Since ancient times, there have been so many people with lofty ideals and talented and learned people in the past dynasties. How can Han Du know a question that cannot be found or thought of?
But after Lao Zhu asked, he was shocked when he saw Han Du's serious expression. He couldn't help but become nervous and asked, "Do you really know what the problem is?"
Then he reacted and said immediately: "Come quickly!"
Han Du looked up at the eager Lao Zhu, smiled and sighed, and said: "Your Majesty, don't be anxious. In fact, the problem is not complicated. It lies with the powerful groups. Officials, scholar-bureaucrats, and businessmen of all dynasties will all combine with the continuous development of the entire dynasty. Become a powerful group. They will be like a snowball, becoming bigger and bigger as time goes by. Their wealth and power will become complementary to each other, and slowly begin to plunder the wealth of the entire world, causing the poor to become increasingly poor. A situation where the poor and the rich are getting richer.”
"Their wealth expansion is basically obtained through means such as robbery and robbery, but it will become more secretive. Instead of creating it through means such as improving skills, it is not only not beneficial to the entire world, but also extremely harmful. What Wang Anshi wants to stop is such a process, but once such a powerful group is formed, they will not allow anyone to block their steps. Fan Zhongyan can't do it, and neither can Wang Anshi."
"Is there anything you can do?" Lao Zhu couldn't help but ask. Now that Han Du knew what the problem was, he didn't bother the two masters at all and simply let him solve the problem together.
"One is to vigorously support craftsmen, improve their status, and vigorously encourage the replacement of skills."
"What do you mean?" Lao Zhu frowned, not understanding what Han Du said. If it weren't for Han Du's foreshadowing, he would have
One must think that Han Du wants to fight for the interests of the craftsmen.
Han Du had no choice but to explain: "Your Majesty, there is a total number of things produced in the world every year, whether it is food, cloth, or any other useful things. I might as well call the power of producing a certain amount of things every year productivity. If productivity remains constant, it means that the same amount of these things are produced every year.”
Seeing that Lao Zhu could understand, Han Du continued: "Didn't I just say that powerful groups will embezzle the world's wealth, causing the poor to become poorer and the rich to become richer, but this is when productivity is fixed. However, what if this productivity can become greater year by year? In other words, Ming Dynasty produces more things year by year, wouldn't it be able to offset the part occupied by the powerful? Even, if If productivity increases faster than the powerful can occupy it, won't it have no impact on the people? Naturally, it won't cause the poor to become poorer."
Lao Zhu nodded. Han Du's reasoning seemed to make sense. Then he asked: "So, can craftsmen increase productivity?"
Han Du immediately laughed and said: "How is it impossible? Your Majesty should know that in the past, if you wanted to obtain fine steel, you could only get it through repeated hard work, but now you can make tens of thousands of kilograms of fine steel from just a furnace of molten steel. If this was the case in the past, , how many people do you need and how many days of work do you need to do it?"
"Craftsman..." Lao Zhu muttered, constantly pondering Han Du's statement. If Han Du pushed the craftsman out without any selfish motives, Lao Zhu himself didn't believe it. If it were in the past, Lao Zhu would naturally not be interested in Han Du's statement. But things are different now. Now the Ming Dynasty's powerful group has begun to form, and even Lao Zhu is not sure enough to prevent this situation.
Also, although Lao Zhu said he would kill all the corrupt officials in the world, it is impossible for him to say that he would kill all the powerful people in the world. After all, the most powerful person in the world is his family, Old Zhu. How can he kill him? Even if he kills all the others, he can't possibly attack the people of Lao Zhu's family, right? Besides, I'm afraid the world will be dead before he can kill all the powerful people.
