shameless!
So shameless!
This Emperor of Wude is truly shameless!
Jian Yi can be regarded as a veteran minister who has served in many dynasties.
But even so, he was still shocked by Emperor Wu De's shamelessness.
In the past, when courtiers used ancestral teachings to resist Zhu Gaoxu, this guy had many excuses and many reasons. Anyway, the ancestral teachings were like a joke in front of him.
As a result, now, he, Zhu Gaoxu, has begun to tell you about the ancestral precepts, and it is also the most stringent one among the ancestral precepts!
In the early Ming Dynasty, there were many literati who were not in official positions!
This is something that literati all over the world know very well.
Either they are accustomed to the preferential treatment given to the Central Plains gentry by the Mongolian and Yuan barbarians. As long as the gentry pays them money and food on time, these Mongolian and Yuan barbarians will not care about anything. Hello, Li, I am good, everyone.
Or he was disappointed with the political system and simply hid in the mountains and forests, becoming a noble and elegant poet who was indifferent to fame and fortune, eating, drinking, drinking and composing poems, recreating the Jian'an style and the Wei and Wu legacy.
Either he really couldn't stand the cruel Ming Dynasty Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, and simply refused to serve as an official, preferring to die rather than serve as his minister.
Regardless of the reason, the final result is the same. In the early Ming Dynasty, there were too many literati and no officials.
Faced with this situation, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang did not get used to it at all. He would arrest when he needed to be arrested and kill when he needed to be killed.
People even wrote this article into the Ming Dynasty Code, which is exactly what Zhu Gaoxu said just now.
"On the shores of the Tutu, there are no ministers of the king. The nobles and nobles of the world are not used by the king. They are those who teach from outside. It is not a fault to kill their bodies without losing their families!"
In short, this whole world belongs to me, but you don’t know what is good or bad and are unwilling to be used by me. If that’s the case, then go die!
This thief is obviously harboring alien intentions at first glance. Not only does he deserve to be killed, but he also deserves to be chopped into pieces. No matter how hard he is dealt with, he should be punished!
Killing him without losing his home, not only will he kill you, but he will also ransack your home to see how hard your bones are!
Facts have proved that the bones of literati are not that hard after all!
At least during the Hongwu period, the Ming Dynasty had no shortage of officials, and as soon as a group of officials were killed, they would be replaced immediately.
I'm afraid only the person involved knows the trick here.
This is what Jian Yi is most worried about.
He was afraid that Emperor Wude would not learn well and should really learn from Emperor Taizu Gao.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say that I am unhappy about!"
"Say it!" Zhu Gaoxu nodded.
"If the court cancels preferential treatment for officials, how will it make up for their losses?"
"The land of Lingbei Province seems to be in full swing, but in fact, there are not many gentry who actually go to open up wasteland and colonize."
"If the emperor lumps together the gentry and officials and removes their fame and privileges, then the officials will probably live worse than ordinary people!"
Jian Yi's words were not scaremongering, but the real truth.
Originally, officials spent a lot of money due to various entertainment activities.
Relying on their fame and privileges, they can make up for it with their fields, and with some gray income, they can finally get by.
But now, the imperial court is cracking down on the gentry and gentry, directly cutting off the foundation of their interests!
Without the land, there would be no source of profit, and corvee taxes would have to be borne. How could such a huge expenditure be supported by just the small salary of officials?
What's more, living in the capital is not easy, and the daily expenses of officials in the capital far exceed what they can afford.
For example, it's a festival or a happy event at your boss's house. As a subordinate, you should give him a generous gift, right?
Another example is the grand court ceremony held three times a year. You have to prepare a generous gift from His Majesty the Emperor, right?
Whenever there is a happy occasion for nobles such as the Queen Mother, Empress, and Prince, don't you, an official in Beijing, express your gratitude?
It is the consensus of all officials that it is not easy to live in the capital.
Now that Emperor Wude has cut off the main source of income for Jin gentry officials, what should they do next?
Let alone handing in your resignation directly, if this continues, whether you can support your family will become a problem!
"Your Majesty, officials are human beings too. They also need to support their families and need firewood, rice, oil and salt!"
"And the living standard of officials must be slightly better than that of ordinary people. If it is even worse than that of ordinary people, then who is willing to study hard for ten years and become an official and a herdsman!"
Hearing Jian Yi's complaints, Zhu Gaoxu did not get angry.
After all, what they said are all facts, and they also raised a major hidden danger of dividing the land into an acre.
Officials and gentry cannot be directly equated.
Although most officials are members of the gentry.
However, there are still a small number of officials who always stick to their bottom line and have never participated in the corruption or accepted bribes.
Such as Yang Shiqi, such as Gu Zuo, such as Jian Yi.
Although their morals are noble, their lives are very poor.
This phenomenon itself is not right, or it is a deformity.
Officials who are honest, self-reliant and loyal to the country live in poverty and have nothing to lose.
On the contrary, those officials who have no bottom line and engage in massive corruption live a very prosperous life, eating a lot of money and making their mouths full of oil!
Zhu Gaoxu had noticed this a long time ago, so when faced with Jian Yi's complaints, he directly provided solutions.
"What Aiqing said is absolutely true, and it's not like I didn't pay attention to it."
"Let's do this. From now on, the imperial court will implement the policy of high salary to support integrity. The salary of all officials will be based on the original salary and implement the advanced version of the examination method!"
"According to their monthly assessment standards, bonuses and rewards ranging from levels one to ten will be issued. The assessment of officials is mainly conducted by the Ministry of Personnel, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate is responsible for random inspections."
"The advanced version of the examination method is actually equivalent to the official reward version. As long as officials complete all the assessment contents as required every month, they will be the first-class best and can directly receive 100% of the bonus, which means they can get double salary."
"But if a certain item fails to meet the requirements, then the corresponding reward will be deducted, and so on. If an official has been lazy in administration, or directly resisted the court's policies, then not only will he not get any salary, You will also be subject to scrutiny by the Metropolitan Procuratorate!"
"In addition, if an official fails to complete any assessment content in that month, is given a warning in the first month, a fine in the second month, and fails to complete any assessment for three consecutive months, the court will directly remove him from office and expel him. Leave the territory of the Ming Dynasty and sell them to overseas vassal states, because the central court does not raise waste."
“Although this elimination mechanism of survival of the fittest may seem cruel and harsh, its main purpose is to urge officials to be diligent in political affairs. As long as they are diligent in political affairs, they will receive generous bonuses, which is completely enough for officials to support their families and even live a well-off life. On the contrary, Not only will they not get rewards, they will also lose their official positions, creating a sense of crisis."
Jian Yi nodded repeatedly when he first heard it, and gradually figured out some of the flavor.
However, the more I listened, the more frightened I became, and the more I listened, the more frightened I became.
This is crazy, isn't it?
Why did it involve the sales officials again?
After all, they are talented officials who have passed the imperial examination and become officials. You, the emperor of martial virtue, can't you respect them?
"Your Majesty...is this a bit..."
"Don't worry, Aiqing, we will definitely sell it!"
Zhu Gaoxu said excitedly: "What those vassal states lack most is this kind of educated people."
"Since they don't want to do things for me, I can't force them. After all, I'm a cultural person, so I can't let my talents go to waste."
"Just by selling them, we can also increase the income for the court. Why not do it?"
Jian Yi: "!!!"
