What does it mean, ever since I found out that I arrived in the Hongwu period and became an official?
Basically, he doesn’t want to live anymore, and he even wants to commit suicide just because he is an official under him?
What do you mean by this? How much do you look down on Zhu Chongba?
It can be said that Chu Ze has already stepped on Zhu Yuanzhang's bottom line at this time.
In fact, it has crossed his bottom line.
However, Chu Ze at this time did not take Zhu Yuanzhang's rage seriously at all.
He basically has the mentality of breaking the can and breaking it.
Lift your head and puff out your chest.
He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang on the throne with extremely firm eyes.
Chu Ze finally spoke again under his explanation.
"Your Majesty, to be honest, I really don't mean to look down on you. I know that you don't believe that I come from the future, but that doesn't matter now."
"Actually, I am a thief who worships historical figures like you. You are the only unified emperor in Chinese history who was born from grass roots. Not only that, the Ming Dynasty is also revered by our descendants as the most bloody dynasty. .”
"The emperor guards the country, and the king dies in the country! These words are by no means groundless."
"The four major ancestral precepts you established are: no marriage, no tribute, no ceding of land, and no indemnity! It can be said that this alone will make me, a descendant, worship you to its peak!"
"Your legendary life is something you wouldn't even dare to brag about if you make up a story! You started with a bowl, started from scratch, and created brilliance!"
"Support my Han people's backbone and promote the power of my Chinese son-in-law!"
"Future generations will be amazed by your achievements!"
"Hey, hey, can you stop flattering me? Now that you know how to flatter me and say nice things, why did you go there earlier? Can you get down to business quickly?"
When Chu Ze was talking excitedly, an extremely abrupt voice suddenly interrupted him.
This sudden sound not only knocked back Chu Ze's words that were already on his lips.
It even made his eyes move a little bit.
Following his gaze were Zhu Yuanzhang's erratic eyes and Prince Zhu Biao's complaining comments.
"Your Highness King Yan, no wonder you are so afraid of your father, you should be beaten a lot because of your feelings!"
"I traveled through a time span of hundreds of years. It's rare that I can meet a legendary figure that I have heard of before, praise him for his achievements and express my respect. But in the end, I ended up flattering you..."
"Don't you think your father is not worthy of what I'm saying..."
"You're talking nonsense, Father, I didn't mean it this way. I'm really just curious about why he wants to die. I didn't..."
Zhu Di, who originally wanted to urge Chu Ze, turned pale when he heard Chu Ze's words.
He really didn't think much about it just now, but after hearing what Chu Ze said now.
Only then did he realize that what he had just said was beyond the pale.
When someone else is praising his father, and then he says these words on the side, it's flattering. Doesn't this mean that he denies his father's achievements?
"Okay, Fourth, just stop talking."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di, who was nervous and awkward when speaking for a while, and rolled his eyes at the fourth child speechlessly.
Compared with Zhu Biaoyi, the fourth child's speaking level really needs to be improved a bit.
"I will obey my father's orders!"
Zhu Di, who didn't say a few words, was scolded as soon as he opened his mouth. At this moment, he was like a little chicken that fell into the water.
When Chu Ze looked at Zhu Di with this expression of aggrieved baby, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart!
The future Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Yongle, known as: General of the Northern Conquest!
When he can still have this expression, this time travel is definitely not a loss!
Of course, if you can make Emperor Yongle cry once, it will definitely be a bloody gain!
When Chu Ze was filled with evil intentions, Zhu Yuanzhang also looked towards him.
"Okay, our merits and demerits will naturally be judged by future generations, and we don't want to hear about it now. You'd better hurry up, our patience is limited."
"Okay, since you said that, I won't talk nonsense. Anyway, it's not a loss to meet you. I'll just tell you the reason."
After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's urging, Chu Ze didn't want to say anything more.
He took a deep breath, and after sorting out his words, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a complicated face and said.
"Your Majesty, when future generations mention you, the first thing that comes to mind is usually your legendary life of starting from scratch. But if we talk about Hongwu in detail, the most talked about thing is definitely the people who served as officials during the Hongwu period."
"When you were young, your family was poor. Your parents starved to death because corrupt officials misappropriated food and grass for disaster relief. Many of your brothers, sisters, and neighbors also starved to death."
"This experience has created your deep hatred for corrupt officials, and even to some extent, your disgust for officials."
"However, after you became the emperor, this kind of disgust did not end. Officials in the Ming Dynasty basically received the lowest salary and the worst treatment in history."
"According to the records of our later generations, the annual salary of a seventh-grade magistrate is roughly ninety shi meters. Calculated, that is one month, seven shi and a half..."
"These salaries are not given to him alone. The county magistrate is also a human being. He has to support his family. His wife, children, and children all count on this salary."
"In addition, among the county government offices, the magistrate has to support a lot of people, such as the masters at the door, the ink grinders, the people who guard the information room, etc. The source of income of all these people comes from the magistrate himself. That’s a little salary per month.”
"It is no exaggeration to say that with this little money, everyone has a problem eating..."
"Moreover, humans are not grass and trees, how can they be ruthless? As a human being, it is natural to have relatives and friends. Who doesn't have someone to celebrate weddings and weddings? These favors and money are also invisible consumption."
"To sum up, if Ming officials don't find ways to increase their income, they will basically starve to death!"
"And if you want to increase extra income... Those who are officials, their family members or themselves, are not allowed to do business, and are not allowed to compete with the people for profit! Violators may be sentenced to death at most."
"You are not allowed to do business, and you don't have enough money. What should you do? You can't watch your wife, children, and children starve to death on the streets, right? The only thing you can do is to take risks and become greedy."
"And you have a good temperament, and you have never been merciless when it comes to greed. Being greedy is equal to death."
