Yang Lian Yin was like a fig leaf, which was ripped off by Han Yike.
It is indeed the duty of an official to be honest and honest. No one dares to shout out that I am an official just for corruption. Although many officials think so, they also do it.
But being honest and honest are always the basic requirements for being an official. Since it is a duty and a responsibility, why should we establish an honest bank?
Han Yi didn't quite understand this issue. He believed that the existence of Yanglian Yin tarnished integrity and made it a public joke. This was no different from being a bitch and building a memorial arch at the same time.
Gu Zhengchen's face turned dark, your whole family is the bitch!
Regarding this issue, Gu Zhengchen explained it to Zhu Yuanzhang, and now he has to explain it to this guy: "Han Yushi, are you filial to your parents?"
Han Yike narrowed his eyes and looked at Gu Zhengchen. Does that mean you are doubting my character? In this world, the most rubbish people are unfilial people. Are you scolding me?
In Confucian culture, filial piety is the most basic thing. Unfilial piety means disloyalty. If you don’t even honor your parents, how can you be expected to be loyal to the monarch?
Therefore, after the death of the parents of civil servants in ancient times, except for a few cases of "seizing love", they basically had to go home and observe filial piety for three years. Even if you finally climbed to the top of the civil service, you still had to go back and fulfill your filial piety.
Seeing that Han Yike had misunderstood, Gu Zhengchen quickly explained: "I thought that to honor your parents, you first need to fulfill your filial piety. Where to talk about filial piety? It only talks about food, clothing, housing and transportation. Parents will always be old and old, and spring, summer, and autumn are not bad, but winter is always good. You need to dress warmer, right? Winter quilts always need to be thicker, right?”
"Let's talk about eating. Old people with bad teeth always need to eat something more refined. Every once in a while, not to mention half a month, even two months, they need to eat some eggs or meat to replenish their physical strength and energy. ?”
"If the place where your parents live is leaky and cold, and cannot block the cold wind, can you say that you have fulfilled your filial piety? You must find someone to repair the house. As for parents going out, or offering incense and praying, or visiting relatives and friends, let alone renting If you have a carriage, you still need a more comfortable stroller, right? Also, my parents are old and prone to illness, so it is inevitable to grab some herbs..."
Han Yike listened to the chattering Gu Zhengchen and waved his hand: "Gu Zhixian, what exactly do you want to say?"
Gu Zhengchen looked at the clueless Han Yike and said seriously: "What I want to say is that filial piety requires money and food! If you are an official or a clerk, your monthly salary is not enough to feed yourself. How can you support your parents? How can you support your parents?" Let parents have warm clothes, warm food, and a quiet room, how to let parents bring souvenirs when they go out, and how to give parents medicine!”
"Officials are also human beings. They also have parents, wives, and children! Han Yushi, think about it, how desperate it is to see your parents lying in bed sick and unable to get medicine! Seeing your wife's face pale, the family is eating If you don’t have enough to eat and see your children in rags like beggars, what do you think?”
"Behind an official is his family. If being an official cannot improve the situation of his family, and cannot even solve the basic problems of food, clothing, housing and transportation, do you think he can do good things for the people? No matter whether they are officials or officials, they hold power in their hands. , if they can’t even survive for their own family, do you think they will take food from other people?”
Raising an honest and honest person means not just reaching out to steal others' rations, but also raising the families behind the officials, keeping local officials clean and honest, and raising the basic dignity and security of being a human being.
Gu Zhengchen knows that raising honest banks cannot eliminate corruption, but raising honest banks can reduce corruption and reduce harassment and abuse of people.
Compared with the immeasurable losses to the people, the county government's sum of money to support integrity is nothing.
Han Yike sat down and felt that Gu Zhengchen looked at the problem from completely different angles than he looked at the problem. However, it was undeniable that he was not making excuses, but was saying something reasonable.
Being poor and happy is the pursuit of a gentleman. But how many true gentlemen are there in the civil and military dynasties?
To be an official or a clerk, you still need to survive for yourself and your family.
Gu Zhengchen looked at the pensive Han Yike and rolled his eyes: "Han Yushi, there are some flaws in the imperial salary system. Think about it, six bushels of rice a month for an official is only enough for one person, and as the male of the family, he I have to be stuck in the county government on errands, unable to farm or do some business to support my family. Is such a low salary really reasonable?"
Han Yike frowned.
Gu Zhengchen sighed and continued: "In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, it should have been the time when officials were at their peak. After all, they had just experienced hardships and knew the suffering of the people and the difficulty of peace. But over the years, the court has dealt with too few corrupt officials. ?I heard that in May, His Majesty also ordered the execution of eleven corrupt officials in Henan, Shanxi and other places."
"Why does greed arise? Is it greed? No, I'm afraid greed may not be the main cause. Life can't go on, and family members are on the verge of life and death. They have to be greedy and have to reach out. This is the reason why corruption is repeatedly banned and killings continue. If you want to change the trend, you need to at least make the official’s salary enough to support your family, not just yourself!”
Han Yike looked at Gu Zhengchen: "The salary is approved by His Majesty..."
Gu Zhengchen's lips twitched slightly: "The situation has been different now and then. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the national power was poor, and it was normal for the salary to be less. But now after seven years of rest, the people's strength has been restored, and the court's taxes have increased steadily, which is appropriate. It is not a bad idea to improve the salaries of lower-level officials. Just like the Jurong County Government, which pays officials more than 300 guan of money a month to support honest silver, what they get in exchange is peace and prosperity for the people."
Han Yike nodded slightly.
I have seen the situation in Jurong with my own eyes. The county government did not accidentally establish any tax items outside the court. The people here were not oppressed by the officials or servants of the county government. Even the big households lived cautiously.
Among them, there may not be any role in raising honest silver.
"I've written this down."
Han Yike said seriously.
Gu Zhengchen smiled.
It's better not to get involved in this salary adjustment issue.
For the big treasure ship, I don’t know how much food it will cost Lao Zhu. Jurong Guard and Yuanhuo Bureau also have a lot of money and food. If I ask Lao Zhu to raise the wages of all officials, he will probably kick himself.
Han Yi is a suitable candidate. As a censor, it is your duty to speak out and give advice. Who else will do this if you don't do it?
"When I came to Jurong, I saw people raising pigs. When I entered Jurong County, I saw the bustle of the three courtyards. County Magistrate Gu, do you think the industrial road can really feed the people of Jurong?"
Han Yike changed the topic.
Gu Zhengchen pointed to the account book: "Nowadays, the three major courtyards lose about 400 guan of county government money every month, and there is still a surplus besides the money used to support the honest silver. There are no detailed accounts of the three major courtyards here, so I will just say casually Come on, each craftsman in the craftsman's courtyard can receive an average of 1,200 yuan per month. The most is 2,000 and the least is 800. The woman in the weaving courtyard, the most, can receive 300 yuan a month. Guansanqian..."
"What?"
Han Yi couldn't believe it.
Twelve hundred cash a month, which works out to forty cash a day, is not a low salary. The waiters at Jinling Luxury Restaurant basically receive this salary.
But this is Jurong, a small county!
There is actually a woman who received three guans and three qian in a month? This income is much more than the salary of ordinary officials!
Gu Zhengchen smiled and said: "There's nothing surprising, it's just that the more work you do, the more you will get. If you want to ask about the road to industry and whether they can have enough to eat, there is no point in asking me as the county magistrate. Just ask them directly. Although men are not allowed to enter Weaving and tailoring, but you are the censor..."
Han Yike's face turned dark.
What do you mean, the censor is not a man?
Han Yi did not doubt Gu Zhengchen's words. There must be accounts and facts to support them. People like him, who had made friends with the East Palace and were close to the emperor, knew that there was no benefit in lying to the censor.
Now it seems that ordinary people can indeed accumulate family property through industry. They dare not say that they are rich and powerful, but at least they will not easily become refugees with no food to eat and nowhere to live.
Han Yike asked Gu Zhengchen a lot, even asking about Jurong College's teacher fees and disciple fees one by one, covering everything in detail.
Gu Zhengchen answered patiently, answering questions one by one.
The long conversation that lasted for two hours allowed Gu Zhengchen to deepen his understanding of Han Yike. He was indeed a powerful person, with careful thinking, going straight to the core, and good at catching loopholes in words and finding out the unreasonableness of things.
In terms of work style, he is open-minded and accepting of teachings while being aggressive at the same time.
This is a person who keeps a clear mind at all times and is sharp-edged. He is a person who dares to take responsibility. If you are wrong, I will not give you face.
Han Yike moved his tongue, moistening his dry lips.
Gu Zhengchen's views on the same thing are very different from his own. For example, he thinks businessmen are cancerous. They do not produce but make profits and live better than the hard-working people. Besides, Businessmen all bring their men, one or two at least, dozens of men at most. These are all Dingkou. If they are used for farming, how many crops can be harvested in a year.
But in Gu Zhengchen's eyes, businessmen have become beneficial people. He believes that businessmen are the main force in realizing the transportation and redistribution of goods. He also said that if there are no businessmen, commerce will no longer exist. In the future, it will be difficult for ordinary people to buy anything, and the price of food will be at Extremely low in some places and extremely high in others.
In his understanding, prosperity is the only way to achieve prosperity. In my own understanding, a prosperous world is when business is mediocre, people live and work in peace and contentment, and they have enough to eat and wear warm clothes.
Even on the issue of people's farming, the two people have differences. Gu Zhengchen believed that the people should develop all kinds of industries, but he thought that the people were exhausted and it was enough to focus on mulberry, hemp, rice and wheat.
Although there were many cognitive differences, Han Yike did not deny Gu Zhengchen.
Differences in opinions have always existed, and I am not sure whether what he said is correct. There is no benefit in rushing to argue.
Han Yike looked at the smiling Gu Zhengchen, stood up and said, "I already know what happened in Jurong, so I won't bother Magistrate Gu any more. As for the banquet, let's just skip the banquet. I still have some things to deal with."
Gu Zhengchen did not try to keep Han Yike, but sent him outside the county government office and said goodbye: "Han Yushi, I have a hunch that we will meet again before too long."
Han Yike smiled heartily: "I hope you and I will be fine by then. Farewell!"
