"Grandpa Huang has killed tens of thousands of people since the Hu Weiyong case, which has depleted the world's intellectual talent."
After Zhu Yunwen said the three words "Hu Weiyong", Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned cold.
The other ministers even took a breath of cold air. No one even dared to mention this major case.
"More than ten years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the talent reserve is still insufficient. If the killing continues, will the Ming Dynasty still have talents available?"
Zhu Yunwen did not dare to raise his head to look at Zhu Yuanzhang, but he kept Lu's teachings to him in mind.
Bind these adults to scholars all over the world.
"You mean, if you kill them, there will be no one left in the Ming Dynasty, right?"
Zhu Yuanzhang spoke coldly, the tenderness in his tone was gone.
If Zhu Yunwen dared to come to the palace today, it was definitely not his own intention, and he was probably instigated by Mrs. Lu.
"Come here, take the emperor's eldest grandson down and lock him up for ten days. No one is allowed to let him out without my order."
After all, it was his grandson and Zhu Biao's child. Zhu Yuanzhang finally relented and did not punish him severely.
But he has no intention of changing his mind.
These people must be severely punished.
"Grandpa Huang, Ming'er also thinks that Brother Huang is right."
The maid on the side was about to come up to help Zhu Yunwen up and take him down, but Zhu Ming's voice had already sounded outside the palace.
With that said, he had already walked to Zhu Yunwen's side and knelt down together.
Zhu Yunwen also didn't expect that Zhu Ming would stand on his side and glance at him gratefully.
Facing Zhu Yunwen's grateful eyes, Zhu Ming just nodded politely.
At least in this matter, their goals are consistent.
"Everyone of you, what are you thinking about?"
Zhu Yuanzhang never expected that even his beloved grandson would stand on his opposite side and speak for these ministers today.
"Grandpa Huang, I found this account book tomorrow."
Zhu Ming raised his head, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang seriously, and spoke in a deep voice, without a trace of fear in his eyes.
Fang Xiaoru looked at Zhu Ming like this and nodded happily.
"Ming'er still feels that although you adults have made mistakes, they are not worthy of death."
At this moment, Zhu Ming had no time to care about other people's eyes, he only looked directly at Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.
"My dear grandson, you have to know that it is these people who are blocking the national policy you have come up with."
Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed the anger in his heart, walked up to Zhu Ming, and pointed at the ministers behind him.
These people are all people who have received money to hinder the clearing of land.
Will Zhu Ming really forgive them?
"I know Ming'er, but I think the fault lies not only with these gentlemen, but also with Grandpa Huang."
Zhu Ming nodded. He was responsible for handling this matter, so he knew it very well.
But since he stood up, he naturally had a way to deal with it.
"I?"
Hearing Zhu Ming say that he was also wrong, Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously stunned for a moment.
He never imagined that some people would actually think that they were at fault in this matter?
He did not force these people to accept the money, nor did he teach them how to accept bribes.
I have always strictly prohibited this kind of thing, so what's my fault?
"yes."
Zhu Ming nodded affirmatively: "Grandpa Huang, have you ever thought about why corrupt officials have not been killed since the founding of the Ming Dynasty?"
When asked by Zhu Ming, Zhu Yuanzhang became confused for a moment.
Of course he had thought that there would never be an end to all the corrupt officials in the world.
From the beginning of history to the Yuan Dynasty, we could not finish the killing. In the Ming Dynasty that we established, we still can't finish the killing.
"Of course, everyone has greed, which is the reason why these corrupt officials repeatedly put themselves in danger, but I believe that this is not the reason for my Ming lords."
The more Zhu Mingyue said, the more confused Zhu Yuanzhang became.
In his view, these people became corrupt officials because they could not restrain their greed.
But Zhu Ming also said that this was not the reason for corrupt officials in Ming Dynasty.
This actually made him want to hear Zhu Ming's different opinions.
My grandson always has his own perspective on things.
Even if it’s not necessarily correct, maybe it can give you some inspiration.
"Grandpa Huang, all of you adults have young and old in your family. Every day when you open your eyes, there are hundreds of people eating, drinking and eating."
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was attracted by the topic he was talking about, Zhu Ming calmed down even more. He stood up and turned to look at the ministers who were still kneeling on the ground: "But the salary given to the ministers by my Ming Dynasty is not high. After ten years of hard work, I have just reached this position, but I still have to live such a miserable life."
The minister who was told his inner thoughts by Zhu Ming sighed silently in his heart.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not have a good impression of being an official, so the salaries he paid to his ministers were stingy.
The sixth grade is only ten stones, and the sixth grade is eight stones. No matter how low it is, five dou will be reduced for each grade, and the lowest monthly salary is only five dou.
This kind of salary is really not enough.
Throughout the history of the dynasty, the only one who was so stingy with ministers was Zhu Yuanzhang, who climbed up from the bottom.
"Ming'er, you are still young. This ten-stone salary will be enough for you for a long time."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled casually, thinking that Zhu Ming didn't know the weight of these ten stones of rice, so he felt sorry for these ministers.
In his opinion, these ten kilos of rice were more than enough to feed the family for a month.
"But a sixth-grade minister still has wives, concubines, and servants at home, and may have daily expenses. Counting these, ten stone meters is far from enough."
Zhu Ming shook his head. No matter how you look at it, these ten kilo of rice are not enough for a sixth-grade minister.
No matter how honest an official is, he must have enough to eat. After all, not all ministers can be as noble as Hai Rui.
"this……"
Zhu Yuanzhang finally hesitated. When he set this salary, he really only thought about the salary that would allow his family to eat.
After all, these ministers have received favors from the court and hold high positions. Naturally, they should dedicate themselves to the country and the people, not just for enjoyment.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he seemed to be too harsh on these ministers.
"So, Ming'er thinks that the adults accepted this money because their salary is too small and is not enough for the family's food and clothing."
Taking advantage of Zhu Yuanzhang's wavering, Zhu Ming pursued the victory and continued.
Zhu Ming's move made other ministers secretly raise their heads and look at him gratefully.
They have also suffered from this salary system for a long time, but Zhu Yuanzhang's power is here, and no one of them dares to violate it.
Even Fang Xiaoru and Qi Tai did not dare to talk about this issue.
Now that Zhu Ming, a child, said it, how could they not be moved?
"According to what you said, my dear grandson, am I really wrong, Grandpa Huang?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Ming in shock. What Ming'er said did make some sense.
