Li entered the mansion.
Li Jin looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with some depression. Is this old man the Roaring Emperor?
Why do you always roar so loudly?
This temper is too big, be careful of high blood pressure! !
"Li Jin, you corrupt official, aren't you afraid of retribution?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's angry voice made the rafters in the house tremble.
"Corrupt official? Why am I a corrupt official? These are just some souvenirs."
Li Jin responded confidently, ignoring Zhu Yuanzhang's murderous gaze.
"Do you think we are all fools? That yellow color is clearly gold!"
"Souvenir? Can you bite such a hard souvenir?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was still angry and looked like he wanted to eat people, so he snapped at Li Jin.
Not only Zhu Yuanzhang, but also Zhu Di and Zhu Biao beside him were surprised by Li Jin's courage.
Not only did this kid take bribes, he actually dared to accept bribes directly in front of his father.
I'm afraid not even gods can save the county magistrate now.
Why does such a smart person have to commit corruption and accept bribes?
Even the way Empress Ma looked at Li Jin changed. After all, everyone knows that corrupt officials are generally not good things.
He brings disaster to the country and the people, commits all kinds of evil, and does anything for money. He is simply synonymous with a dog official.
Seeing the indignant looks of Zhu Yuanzhang and others, Li Jin smiled softly and said:
"I took bribes, but I took bribes not for myself, but for the people of Shanghu County."
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he snorted coldly and said:
"That's nonsense. You are engaging in corruption and bribery just for your own selfish desires. What does it have to do with the people?"
"You are young and should have a bright future. Why do you have to be a corrupt official?"
"Do you know that what the Holy Father hates most today is corrupt officials? How dare you commit such blatant corruption?"
"Have you thought about the consequences of doing this? If the Holy One finds out, he will definitely strip you to pieces!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was full of murderous intent, which frightened Li Jin to the point where his hair stood on end.
But then Li Jin reacted and wrote lightly:
"Don't be angry, old man. I really did this for the people of Shanghu County. Do you know who that person was just now?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked stunned. He didn't understand what the relationship between doing things for the people was and corruption and bribery. He immediately asked:
"what do you mean?"
Li Jin asked people to carry the gold into the inner hall and said to Zhu Yuanzhang:
"That official Zheng just now is a famous silk merchant in Jiangnan."
"It can be said that more than 60% of the silk in Jiangnan was produced by him. He can be said to be a famous local wealthy businessman."
"So what? Does it mean that if he has money, you can accept his bribes with peace of mind?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was still angry.
Li Jin continued to explain:
"I ask you, what is needed to make silk?"
"Of course we need raw silk!"
"What about raw silk?"
"Of course it is spit out by growing mulberry and raising silkworms."
"now it's right!!"
Li Jin looked as if he should take it for granted, but it confused Zhu Yuanzhang and others, and they didn't understand what was wrong!
"You corrupt official, don't be pretentious. I think you are just greedy for money, so you are blackmailing businessmen!"
Zhu Di had a bad temper. When he saw Li Jin talking confusingly, he couldn't sit still and lost his temper at Li Jin.
"Old man, your son really looks like you!!"
Li Jin was still smiling and did not take Zhu Di's words to heart.
But Zhu Yuanzhang still frowned and didn't understand the reason. Only Liu Bowen seemed to understand something and asked tentatively:
"You mean to ask this official Zheng to open a silk workshop in Shanghu County?"
"Finally someone who understands."
Li Jin clapped his hands and said to Liu Bowen:
"Sir, you are a great talent. A silk workshop requires at least a thousand people."
"With Zheng Guanren's silk workshop, these thousands of people will have a job, and they will no longer have to live a life of poverty and poverty."
"He can create a lot of jobs in our Shanghu County. How can we not keep such a person in Shanghu County?"
"Employment?"
Although Zhu Yuanzhang understood what Li Jin meant, he still refused to give up:
"There are only a thousand people. Can't these thousands of people support themselves by farming?"
Li Jin rolled his eyes and said to Zhu Yuanzhang:
"More than a thousand people."
"As you just said, silk requires raw silk, and raw silk requires growing mulberry and raising silkworms. Don't these require manpower?"
"There is a swampland in the southeast of Shanghu County, which is not suitable for farming at all, but it is very suitable for planting mulberry trees."
"This will not only create employment for tens of thousands of people in Shanghu County, but also make use of the swamplands in the southeastern region. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"
"Don't you think about it? There are so many disaster victims pouring into Shanghu County every day. If we just rely on farming, how can I find so much land for them to cultivate?"
"Besides, who would be willing to get up early and work in the fields unless absolutely necessary?"
Although what Li Jin said is extremely reasonable, if it is true what Li Jin said, then if Zheng Guanren settled the silk workshop in Shanghu County, it would indeed be a benefit to the people.
But Zhu Yuanzhang was unwilling to listen to the last words Li Jin said.
"Of course farmers are responsible for farming. If we had one-third of an acre of land, we would never..."
Zhu Yuanzhang almost spilled the beans at the end.
Li Jin looked confused and asked:
"Can't do anything?"
"I will not rebel with the Emperor!"
When Li Jin heard this, he sneered:
"Since you are also a poor person, don't you know the hardship of farming?"
“If it wasn’t to fill their stomachs, who would want to wake up earlier than a chicken and go to bed later than a dog every day?”
"Year after year, day after day, there is never a day to stop and rest."
"Facing the loess with your back to the sky, you work diligently to cultivate the fields."
"After working hard for a year, how much do you have left for yourself? Who would be willing to keep plowing the land if they could have a better life?"
"If you are asked to work only five days out of seven and rest for the remaining two days, and I can give you five taels of silver a month, will you do such a job?"
Dry! Not to mention two days of rest, I am willing to do it even without rest!
But where can such magical days exist?
Five days on, two days off? Still have a monthly salary of five taels of silver?
This kind of life may only exist in dreams.
Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking in his heart, but suddenly thought that there was some kind of weekend break in Shanghu County?
"This place you are talking about is not your Shanghu County, right?"
"Of course, I can say without humility that in the whole world, no one is happier than the people of Shanghu County."
Li Jin raised his head high, looking like a villain who had succeeded.
Although Li Jin's political achievements were indeed good, Zhu Yuanzhang still couldn't let go:
"Even so, there is no need for you to commit corruption, right?"
"Even if you are an upright official, you can still do all this!!"
