As we all know, officials in Hongwu years are basically not worried about retirement.
Because 80% of people will never live to retire...
But what Chu Ze said while standing in front of Zhu Yuanzhang was not so pleasing to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Because he already understood what Chu Ze meant.
He thinks he didn’t give enough!
"What, young man, do you mean that the salary we give is less? Are we making these officials' lives uncomfortable?"
"Let me tell you the truth, we just want them to live a less comfortable life and let them know how ordinary people live!"
"If officials live a comfortable life, their mouths will be full of oil when they eat. What are they thinking about? What will they eat next! We want them to understand clearly..."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Chu Ze below. He was very rude and prepared to use his own rhetoric to spur the young man Chu Ze.
However, what he didn't expect was that Chu Ze actually interrupted Zhu Yuanzhang's words directly.
Yes, he interrupted the emperor's impassioned speech.
"Your Majesty, let's listen carefully... if an official can't even afford food! They have power in their hands, and as long as they use their hands, they can get money. Between starving to death and taking risks, these two Given the choice, what would most people choose?”
"Watching my wife and children starving to death? Watching my children unable to even afford new clothes during the holidays?"
"As a minister, you must be loyal! As a father, you must practice and teach! As a husband, you must shoulder responsibilities! As a son, you must support!"
"We are all human, and our hearts are made of flesh. Being loyal to the king and responsible for multiple responsibilities is indeed what an official should do."
"But while we are an official, we are also a father, a husband, and a child!"
"Is it only necessary to be loyal and not to be filial, nor to have to fulfill the responsibilities of raising children and taking care of my wife?"
"On one side is work, on the other side is family! How many people in this world can abandon their wives and children for the sake of work? If all your officials are like this, for the sake of work and their own integrity, People who can even watch their wives and children starve to death on the streets, and who don’t even have a burial place after their parents die at home.”
"Then Your Majesty, do you really dare to use such a cruel and heartless person?"
"I am a latecomer, and I can tell you something very straightforward. During the Hongwu period, corruption of ink was repeatedly banned. You have successively increased the punishment for people who are greedy for ink. It can be said that it can be described as cruel and inhumane."
"However, corrupt officials are still like carps crossing the river. There is a very funny record left in history: In that year, 364 people were sent to the same wholesale list. All of them were Jinshi supervisors. A year later, they were killed. Six people."
"You may think that the fact that only six of the three hundred and sixty-four people died means that your torture has shocked people's hearts, right?"
"Actually, the remaining more than 300 people are all serving the purpose of being punished with death or exile."
"There are more than 300 people in one year. Not one of them slipped through the net..."
"As for the crime of death penalty and the crime of exile, it can be regarded as a special feature of the Hongwu Year. You probably haven't implemented it yet. The so-called crime of death penalty and the crime of exile are those who have committed the death penalty, but the work has not been completed. Just take it with you Shackles and shackles to get on with the work."
"After the work is done, behead when it is time to come back and behead when it is time to be exiled."
"The main reason for these two charges is because you killed too harshly. The recruitment of officials could not keep up."
"..."
After Chu Ze said all the words he knew in one breath.
He also looked at the legendary figure in front of him with a speechless expression.
To be honest, if he hadn't time traveled to Hongwu Year and became an official.
He really wouldn't choose to stand here.
In the past, I always read novels, watching other people's protagonists travel through time, control the wind and rain, and enjoy the world.
As a result, he ended up with such an embarrassing and embarrassing identity.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and His Highness Prince Yan. I know you are all curious as to why I insist on wanting to die."
"The main thing is that because of my current status, he deserves to die! And he will definitely not die well."
"Now I have forgotten the Four Books and Five Classics that I learned before, and I can't even write well. You have seen this. It is only a matter of time that I am found to be strange, and once I am discovered, I will most likely be placed in an imperial examination Start taking the blame for favoritism and then beheading.”
"If I'm lucky enough not to be discovered, then with such a low salary, I probably won't be able to have a good meal in my life. Even if I meet true love and want to start a family, I, a grown man, can't even support my wife. !”
"Then there is no doubt that corruption is inevitable. Among the punishments Hong Wunian gave to officials who were corrupt, execution at Lingchi is considered light..."
"And if I suddenly resign now, Your Majesty will definitely be suspicious that I, a newly promoted official, a young person with a bright future, will resign suddenly. His Majesty will definitely become suspicious and then check me."
"But now I don't even know where my previous home is. If I check it, I will still die!"
"To put it bluntly, after I travel through time, it's basically a dead end."
"This is why I insist on wishing to die. Because I have no way out..."
After Chu Ze finished speaking all these suppressed words in his heart.
At this moment, he actually felt more relaxed than ever before.
Yes, relax.
That's a sense of relief!
Because he is familiar with history and knows that after he says these words, he will basically live to the end.
So before Zhu Yuanzhang launched an attack, Chu Ze looked at Prince Zhu Biao for the last time.
The most powerful prince in history was also the prince with the most say.
"Your Highness, I have basically finished what I have to say, and I will only bother you next."
"To be honest, as a person from future generations, I am actually very excited to come back, even though I am just a common citizen, and in future generations, I will be a mediocre person."
"But now that I'm here, I still want to do something."
"Please ask the prince to beg for me later and give me a good death."
"In return, I will give you one last word."
"Your Majesty hates corrupt officials, and there is nothing wrong with him. But he is limited by the times, and the limitations are too strong."
"As for the salary of officials, he ignored that the officials themselves need to support the entire office management staff of the yamen."
"As for the support of his descendants, he ignored the problem that after a few generations, the family will quickly grow."
"Although His Majesty is dedicated to the people, history has already given the answer. His Majesty's actions to eliminate corruption have not made the people's lives much easier."
