In the fourth year of Hongwu, the world was in ruins.
Yangzhou was starved to death, and the people even changed their sons to eat.
In order to understand the sufferings of the people, Zhu Yuanzhang paid a private visit to Shanghu County incognito.
Unexpectedly, I discovered that business here is prosperous, people live a prosperous life, and the county magistrate is generously providing relief to the victims.
Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and thought that Li Jin, the county magistrate of this place, was an able minister in governing the world.
But when he saw the bowl of relief porridge, he was dumbfounded.
I saw that half of the bowl of porridge was filled with sand.
This county magistrate also bought and sold people, took corruption and bribes, and participated in smuggling.
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Zhu Yuanzhang: We can’t stand it anymore! I have to kill this bastard today.
Queen Ma: Chongba cannot be killed. Li Jin saved millions of people.
Zhu Biao: Father, you cannot kill me. Li Jin put down the Japanese invasion.
Zhu Di: Father, we can’t kill him. All our money is in Li Jin’s bank.
Zhu Yuanzhang:...