Zhu Yuanzhang naturally understood Zhu Biaozhuo's sudden question.
Obviously, he saw Zhu Biao's little thoughts.
But this was originally what Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to see.
Make up a 'previous' engagement for Chu Ze, and choose Lan Yu as the target.
This matter may seem random, but in fact, Zhu Yuanzhang had his own considerations.
The reason why Chu Ze was assigned Lan Yu as his father-in-law was because Lan Yu himself had a close relationship with Zhu Biao.
If Chu Ze becomes Lan Yu's son-in-law, he will have Lan Yu as a springboard in the future, regardless of whether Lan Yu recognizes Chu Ze as his son-in-law in his heart.
If Chu Ze is suddenly reused in the future, even if some courtiers want to object, they will have to look at Lan Yu's face.
As the saying goes, don’t look at the monk’s face to see the Buddha’s face.
With Lan Yu standing behind him, if Chu Ze is placed next to Zhu Biao in the future, there will naturally be less gossip.
The second one is to let Chu Ze keep Lan Yu in check.
Sapphire is a material that can be made, and Zhu Yuanzhang knew this.
But with his temperament, he is too reckless and often does things without thinking.
This kind of person is a reckless man.
And Chu Ze...if this guy can truly return to his heart, he will definitely win over Lan Yu because of his relationship with Lan Yu.
Of course, in addition to these two points, there is another extremely important point.
If something unexpected happens to Zhu Biao...
"If you have anything to say, Biao'er, just say it straight away. We are all members of our own family here, so there is no need to hide anything."
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Zhu Biao intentionally changed the topic, and at the same time he also intentionally wanted to find an opportunity for Chu Ze to show off his abilities.
After all, Zhu Biaozhai has a kind heart, so he naturally doesn't want to see Lan Yu and Chu Ze arguing so much.
If this marriage can happen, it will naturally be the best thing.
Because once the marriage is completed, Chu Ze will be stamped with Zhu Biao's mark.
"Father, it's actually not a big deal. Mainly in recent days, I have been thinking about the issue of ministerial merit and salary that was mentioned last time. I think that minister's merit and salary are a little low after all."
"A ban on killing is ultimately a tyrannical way! If the ministers want to return to their hearts, they should be kind and kind! They should not be restrained by cruel officials!"
"However, I also feel that if I rush to add merit and salary to the minister, this will undoubtedly reject the previous salary system of the court, which will shake the prestige and credibility of the court."
"So I would like to ask my father and uncle for advice. If I want to increase the salary for my workers now, how should I increase it? How much should I increase it, and under what name?"
Chu Ze had actually pointed out the insufficient salary of the officials of the Ming Dynasty from the beginning.
But handling this matter is far from as simple as imagined.
Don't think it's just Zhu Yuanzhang's words, considering everyone's hard work, give everyone a salary increase, and everyone will work hard in the future.
The salary of the ministers and workers was determined from the beginning.
And it has been implemented for more than ten years now.
During this period, many courtiers behaved inappropriately because their salaries were too low, and were eventually killed due to corruption and bribery.
No one has done statistics on this matter so far.
But one thing is certain. Everyone in the court must be very aware that the salaries of court officials are too low, which makes life very difficult for most people.
And although no one dared to say anything, they all knew it very well in their hearts.
All of this was actually Zhu Yuanzhang's fault, but no one dared to say this.
If Zhu Yuanzhang rashly spoke at this time and said that he wanted to raise the salaries of courtiers, it would undoubtedly mean that he realized his mistake.
If there is no reasonable reason for a salary increase, it will undoubtedly tell all the courtiers that the emperor realized his mistake and corrected it.
If this is the case, what should we say about the officials who were forced to live and were embezzled and killed?
In the final analysis, the most important thing at this time is not how much salary to increase for the ministers, but how to increase the salary without damaging the face of the court.
This is the crux of the matter.
The emperor cannot make mistakes. Even if he is wrong, it cannot be true!
At least, that's what Zhu Yuanzhang thought after hearing Zhu Biao's inquiry.
And he had no intention of speaking, or in other words, he didn't want to think about it at all.
If he considered this matter, it would be tantamount to admitting his previous mistakes.
As for Lan Yu on the side, her brows were already wrinkled.
The question Zhu Biao asked was obviously not the field he was involved in!
You know, he is a military commander, a general!
This is obviously an internal matter.
If you ask Lan Yu to lead the troops in battle, he will definitely be able to boost morale and kill the opponent without leaving any armor behind.
But if you ask him to handle internal affairs, isn't that nonsense?
If other people ask about it, forget it. At worst, they won't be able to explain why, so they can just scold him.
Call the other party ignorant, call him a lack of discernment.
If scolding isn't enough, just beat him up.
But the person who raised this question was his good nephew, and he was also the prince and future crown prince of the Ming Dynasty.
This... This makes Lan Yu a little embarrassed.
It was impossible to beat or scold him. As for his good nephew's problem, let alone give him advice, he hadn't even figured out his ideas yet...
This increase in salary is originally a good thing for ministers and workers, a huge good thing!
Can't we just add it directly?
Why are there so many twists and turns!
"Chu Ze, don't hide your clumsiness! If you have any ideas, you can speak out. It just so happens that my father and uncle are both here, and they can also help you control your eyes!"
Zhu Biao looked at his father who had just closed his eyes and was concentrating, not intending to speak, and then looked at Lan Yu, whose face was red from holding back and couldn't utter a single sound for a long time.
Only then did he look at Chu Ze who was aside.
This matter itself was brought up by Chu Ze. Thinking about it, Zhu Biao at least had something to do!
Although Chu Ze said that he is not a great person, in Chu Ze's own words, he is standing on the shoulders of giants, so his starting point is higher than Zhu Biao's.
But in Zhu Biao's view, Chu Ze's ability should be more than what he said.
Since he learned knowledge hundreds of years in the future, he is a person standing on the 'tower' built by subsequent generations over hundreds of years.
It is very likely that the things that you can reach out and touch at random are as far away as the stars in the sky to their predecessors.
So in Zhu Biao's opinion, he definitely has a way to handle this matter.
But the premise is to see if he is willing to speak.
"Since the prince has said so, then I, a loser, will be embarrassed..."
Chu Ze had no intention of rejecting Zhu Biao's kindness.
After he glanced sideways at Lan Yu, he directly emphasized the word 'trash'!
