The evil of human nature is immeasurable.
Su Jing's words made Zhu Yuanzhang realize the seriousness of the problem.
"No, I'm afraid it will be too late tomorrow. We have to go tonight."
Zhu Biao's face darkened.
Now that we know that the other party may have committed such atrocities, we can't delay it.
"I'll go, I'll go alone."
Mu Ying took the initiative to speak.
The inn was quite far from the military camp, so Mu Ying went there alone, even faster.
"No, don't go again tonight."
Su Jing directly stopped Mu Ying and Zhu Biao and said: "Since people can do such a thing and go there so late, anything can happen."
Su Jing never minded imagining people in a bad light. Even if she wanted to fight against injustice, she had to pay attention to her own safety.
"Mr. Su, it won't happen. They don't dare to touch me yet."
Mu Ying said to Su Jing.
He has already revealed the identity of Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son. No matter how bold those guys are, they don't have the courage.
If he really knew Mu Ying's identity and took action, it would be no different from treason.
For this crime, beheading was a minor crime, and it was normal to kill the Nine Clans.
Mu Ying believed that the newly appointed general might protect his own shortcomings, but he should not be stupid enough to do so.
"Forget it, Brother Mu, we'd better go tomorrow. A gentleman doesn't stand behind a dangerous wall."
Zhu Biao persuaded Mu Ying.
Although he also knew Mu Ying's identity, the possibility of the other party getting angry and taking action directly was extremely low.
But what Su Jing said about the evil of human nature is not unreasonable.
Zhu Biao also felt that he handled this matter too hastily.
Seeing this, Mu Ying nodded and said, "Okay then, let's go and have a look tomorrow."
Su Jing looked at the two of them and said, "I can see that you two are very surprised about this kind of thing, right?"
When Mu Ying and Zhu Biao saw the change of shopkeeper, they couldn't even write words on their faces.
"Mr. Su, I am also a soldier. I really can't believe that something like this happened. The Ming Dynasty's army has always required strict military discipline. I really can't believe that something like this happened."
Mu Ying said angrily.
After leading the army for many years, Mu Ying was deeply influenced by Zhu Yuanzhang, and his troops were also very loved by the people.
Mu Ying only felt that Ming's army had been discredited.
Zhu Biao said: "Master Su, why is this happening? General Zhang didn't do very well at the beginning, and he was promoted. Why do later people still prey on the common people? The student really can't figure it out."
Zhang Yongxian's promotion has a lot to do with Zhu Biao.
The prince mentioned an officer from a local county, and Zhu Yuanzhang remembered it.
In addition, he apologized to the shopkeeper in the street, which naturally won Zhu Yuanzhang's favor.
In Zhu Biao's opinion, this is a positive guidance.
If you care for the people, you can get promoted. In this way, your successors will continue to care for the people just like Zhang Yongxian.
Those things of revenge by soldiers should not happen.
"Niu Yi, you think too simply."
Su Jing looked at Zhu Biao and said, "You and your father should write a letter about Zhang Yongxian."
Zhu Biao nodded and said: "Yes, Master Su, students will naturally recommend such an officer to their father."
Su Jing spread her hands and said, "Isn't that right? What if you didn't come to Jiaxiang County? It's not too far from Yingtian Mansion, but what happened in Jiaxiang County, do you think it can be spread to Yingtian Mansion?"
"On the contrary, these soldiers are oppressing the people there wantonly. Without your arrival, will they be punished as they should?"
"Do you think this kind of thing doesn't happen in other places in Ming Dynasty?"
"Those oppressed people, who should they go to?"
Su Jing revealed the reality in a few words.
Zhu Biao is the core and key to everything.
"Master Su, I..."
Zhu Biao was speechless and wanted to continue saying something, but he didn't know what to say.
Mu Ying said: "Mr. Su, do you mean that it is difficult to be rewarded for doing good deeds and difficult to be punished for doing bad deeds, and that is why this happened?"
Su Jing looked at Mu Ying and nodded: "Yes, brother Wenying, you summed it up well."
"The Ming Dynasty has Ming Dynasty laws, and the Ming Dynasty army also has military laws. Rewards and punishments are actually very clear."
"It's a pity that there is no system to ensure that these reward and punishment systems can be effectively implemented, which naturally breeds all kinds of chaos."
Su Jing grew up as an orphan in troubled times and gradually built her own business empire in Lishui County.
He has seen much more darkness than Zhu Biao and Mu Ying.
As the saying goes, the king of hell is easy to find, but the devil is difficult to deal with.
The lower you go, the more messy things happen.
"Master Su, how should we resolve this matter?"
Zhu Biao asked Su Jing.
Su Jing shrugged and said: "It can't be solved. Human nature has good and evil, so we can only rely on the system, but the system needs people to implement it."
"Unless we can ensure that every executor is dedicated to the public, this is impossible. People will have selfish motives."
"Saints are in the minority after all, but the Ming Dynasty has a vast territory and the common people are the majority."
Not to mention the Ming Dynasty, similar things happened even in Su Jing's previous life.
This is not a problem that can be solved at this stage.
Zhu Biao was silent, feeling depressed.
Seeing a problem but not being able to solve it is like seeing a disease but being told it is incurable.
"Mr. Su, I think such things are rare. The military discipline of the Ming Dynasty is still worthy of praise."
Mu Ying said from the side.
After all, he had personally led troops for many years and served as a general, so he had deep feelings for the Ming army.
Even if it was Su Jing's words, he still had to refute.
Su Jing replied: "Maybe, it is impossible for me to investigate the entire Ming Dynasty, but Brother Wenying, even if it is only one ten thousandth, for the former innkeeper and his family, it is ten thousand!"
"And if we don't come back today, do you think those soldiers won't harm other people again?"
"As long as there is one, all the people will suffer."
Speaking of this, Su Jing was also a little excited.
He always thought that he had taken it lightly, but he didn't expect that his emotions would fluctuate as he spoke.
Mu Ying was speechless and could only sit blankly.
Even if it is only one ten thousandth, to the victims, it is ten thousand.
These words struck Mu Ying's heart directly and there was no way to refute it.
"Mr. Su's lesson is that Wenying is too naive."
Mu Ying stood up and gave a serious salute to Su Jing.
Su Jing calmed down and said, "Brother Wenying, I didn't want to lecture you. My words may be a bit harsh, but they are all true."
"I understand that you also hate this kind of thing in your heart. It's not your fault."
Zhu Biao murmured and repeated Su Jing's words.
Along the way, he saw many scenes that were even worse than the people in Lishui County. In the winter in Laizhou Prefecture, some people even froze to death on the roadside.
"Master Su, even if it cannot be completely solved, there should at least be a way to alleviate it."
Zhu Biao looked at Su Jing and said, "Even if it's just a little bit, students would like to have such things happen less often in Ming Dynasty."
As a prince, Zhu Biao only felt that in Su Jing's mouth, the Ming Dynasty seemed to be riddled with holes.
We have clearly driven away the Yuan people and removed the mountain that was pressing on the people, but why does life not seem to have changed much.
Su Jing said: "Of course there are ways to alleviate it, but I'm not sure whether it can be implemented."
"Master Su, please speak."
Zhu Biao immediately asked.
Su Jing said calmly: "Actually, to put it bluntly, it's just one point, it works well."
What works but what works?
Zhu Biao was slightly stunned. He understood the meaning of this word, but he didn't quite understand what Su Jing meant here.
"Mr. Su, both Ming law and military law are implemented from top to bottom. What does this mean?"
Zhu Biao couldn't wait to speak before Su Jing explained.
Su Jing shook her head and said: "No, no, no, Niu Yi, your so-called top-down implementation is just an order from above and execution from below. There is no real execution from above."
"At the local level, the officials in charge have the power of life and death. Whether it is Ming law or military law, they are tools they use to restrain others. If they commit a crime themselves, no one will hold them accountable."
"Based on this principle, among the common people, even officials with small positions have power that the common people cannot resist. They use laws to restrain the common people, but they do not restrain themselves."
"The so-called "exemplification of superiority and imitation" means that the superiors can spontaneously use the methods to restrain themselves and set an example, so that the subordinates can imitate them and achieve their goals."
"It's just that this method goes against human nature, so I said I'm not sure whether it can be implemented."
Su Jing actually did not say clearly that the real top man, Zhu Yuanzhang, the ruler of the Ming Dynasty, was the source of the problem.
When he himself used the laws of the Ming Dynasty to restrain the people and ministers, he was strict with others and lenient with himself. Can the following follow suit?
Listening to Su Jing's method, Zhu Biao memorized it carefully.
Although this sounds like it is indeed difficult to implement.
After all, who would take the initiative to pursue their own mistakes?
We must also apply the law to ourselves to restrain ourselves.
It cannot be said that there are no such people, but they are definitely rare animals.
"Mr. Su, I have an idea."
Mu Ying listened on the side and took the initiative to speak.
Su Jing nodded: "If you have any ideas, just tell me, I'm not in class, I'm just chatting, it's okay."
Mu Ying said: "What if we have people specially supervise us? For these people above, supervising their words and deeds, can it have a restraining effect?"
Mu Ying's method is quite Zhu Yuanzhang's style.
"It's useless. If the supervisor has real power, he is a higher-level existence. If he doesn't have real power, he will be co-opted and corrupted. This method does not have much meaning except that it can provide an additional tool for supervising officials. "
Su Jing said casually.
The Ming Dynasty actually had such an organization. The famous Jin Yiwei began to appear in the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, it is not called Jinyiwei now, but it is the Gongwei Division who has been monitoring Su Jing and protecting Zhu Biao in Lishui County.
Mu Ying didn't expect Su Jing to deny his idea so directly, but he still believed that his idea was actually of some use.
"Mr. Su, you won't know until you have done something. You also said that you must have a pragmatic attitude."
Mu Ying looked at Su Jing and used the materialist dialectics she had learned from Su Jing before.
Su Jing was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Yes, you should be realistic and realistic. If you really want to try it, then find a way to give it a try. There is nothing wrong with giving it a try."
"But I think that even if you can get in touch with the Emperor, I am afraid that the Emperor has already had your idea in his heart. Don't underestimate our Emperor."
Zhu Yuanzhang's desire to control power was at its peak.
Supervising hundreds of officials, in Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, is what should be done.
"The emperor has already had this idea?"
Mu Ying was stunned when Su Jing said this.
Su Jing nodded and said: "That's right, the emperor is not stupid. Although you two don't see many things clearly, the emperor became emperor from a peasant uprising. He is very concerned about the suffering of the people's lives. , as well as the issues of the imperial court, I know them better than many people."
"He will naturally find ways to solve it. Of course the emperor can think of anything you can think of."
Su Jingke had never underestimated Zhu Yuanzhang, who was also the hero who created the Ming Dynasty.
Su Jing's history knowledge is also good. During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was under Zhu Yuanzhang's rule. Although the situation in the Ming Dynasty was somewhat turbulent, it was all under Zhu Yuanzhang's control.
Zhu Yuanzhang is definitely a top politician.
Mu Ying was completely speechless. Her adoptive father Zhu Yuanzhang had actually thought of what she was thinking about. What else could she say?
"Master Su, I remember you said that a good system will not rely on human nature. Isn't this method too simple?"
Zhu Biao said to Su Jing.
Obviously, he was talking about the method that Su Jing mentioned before that relied entirely on consciousness.
“It’s simple, that’s why it works.”
Su Jing said lightly: "When power is concentrated in the hands of a few people, if you want fairness, you can only rely on the humanity of these people. There is no way."
"Just like a country, the emperor is the supreme ruler. If the emperor is wise, the country can prosper, but if the emperor is fatuous, the country will become chaotic."
"As the saying goes, pulling one hair can move the whole body. The greater the power, the greater the movement."
"The feudal dynasty is such an existence, it cannot be changed and cannot be changed."
Su Jing directly sealed the deal and blocked all Zhu Biao's ideas.
Zhu Biao was silent, and so was Mu Ying.
Both of them fell into thinking and confusion. Su Jing's words were difficult for them to accept, but they had to accept them.
"Okay, it's getting late, let's go back and rest."
Su Jing said to the two of them.
"Yes, Master Su."
"Okay, Mr. Su."
Zhu Biao and Mu Ying immediately returned to their rooms.
"What's wrong with me today? I seem to be getting excited."
Su Jing muttered to herself: "Obviously, these things are something we are used to seeing and are very common."
"Forget it, don't think about it anymore, go to bed, and look at it tomorrow. Maybe there will be some changes."
(End of chapter)
