stjorthotic Chapter 193: This Is Not How A Country Is Governed! [Please Subscribe, Please Order In Full]
Chapter 193: This Is Not How A Country Is Governed! [Please Subscribe, Please Order In Full]
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting at the back, heard a flash of approval in his eyes when he heard what Zhu Di said, and then said coldly:
"The fourth child is right!!!"
“If we raise official salaries, will those officials become less greedy?!!”
"No, they just changed the object of corruption from the common people to the court!!!"
"From secretly being greedy and squeezing the people, to openly using high salaries to maintain integrity, and actually being greedy and squeezing the imperial treasury!!!"
"It is even more likely that on the one hand, the court is greedily squeezing the imperial treasury through high salaries to maintain integrity, and on the tenth hand, it is continuing to be greedy and squeezing the people's money!!!"
"In the end, he corrupted the imperial treasury and exploited the common people, becoming a worm and thief who brought disaster to the country and the people!!!"
"If there are a hundred worms and thieves in this country, we will kill a hundred; if there are a thousand, we will kill a thousand; if there are 10,000, we will kill 10,000!"
"If there are one hundred thousand or one million, then we will kill him one hundred thousand or one million!!!"
"We want to see if we can really kill all these corrupt officials?!"
At the end of the story, Zhu Yuanzhang looked murderous.
When they heard that Zhu Yuanzhang said that he would kill hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials, neither Queen Ma nor the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Fang, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes had any doubt in their hearts.
Because they know that their father/husband is a man of his word. If he can say it, he can do it!!!
If there are really hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials, then their father will really kill hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials!!!
Similarly, Yan Changqing did not think that Zhu Yuanzhang was talking about getting high.
If such a thing were to happen to other emperors, then nine times out of ten, it would just be a matter of oral pleasure.
In essence, I may just want to warn those officials so that they don't go too far in corruption.
But if such a thing were to happen to Zhu Yuanzhang, it would be completely serious.
Because when I was young, I was oppressed by corrupt officials.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang's hatred for corrupt officials can be said to be only under the heinous crime of rebellion.
Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang was not only targeting those officials, but also if anyone in the royal family dared to take bribes and bend the law, Zhu Yuanzhang would not tolerate it.
In addition to the four major cases in the early Ming Dynasty, there is another case that is relatively famous, and that is the tax evasion case of Ouyang Lun, the son-in-law of Zhu Yuanzhang.
In the 30th year of Hongwu (1397), Ouyang Lun once "sent envoys to Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Shaanxi" and "sent private individuals to sell tea out of the country" and made huge profits from it. The officials of the Chief Secretary of Shaanxi Province did not dare to ask.
The domestic slave Zhou Bao was even more arrogant. He often called out dozens of civilian cars and even beat the tax collectors of the Heqiao Division of Lantian County.
The official could not bear the humiliation and reported to the court.
When Zhu Yuanzhang found out, he was furious and killed Ouyang Lun.
At that time, Princess Anqing, the biological daughter of Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma, immediately ran to Queen Ma and cried, and knelt down to his father, Zhu Yuanzhang, begging for forgiveness and for Ouyang Lun to be spared.
But Zhu Yuanzhang remained unmoved, still determined to kill Ouyang Lun, and said:
"If you don't kill, you won't be able to conquer the world!!!"
Princess Anqing said in a hurry:
"There are so many corrupt officials in the world, how about killing them all?"
Zhu Yuanzhang replied coldly and ruthlessly:
"How do you know you can't kill them all?!!"
Behind the words "I don't know how many people can be killed" is the fact that during the 30 years since Zhu Yuanzhang came to power, he ordered the execution of at least 150,000 corrupt officials!!!
On average, at least 5,000 corrupt officials were ordered to be killed by Zhu Yuanzhang every year, and at least 13 to 14 officials were killed every day because of corruption!!!
So Zhu Yuanzhang was really not kidding when he said, "If there are hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials, he will kill hundreds of thousands or millions."
At least according to historical records, he killed at least 150,000 people, let alone 100,000 people.
[However, blind killing and oppression cannot eliminate or reduce the number of corrupt officials. 】
The harder Zhu Yuanzhang suppresses the civil and military officials now, the greater the backlash caused by the civil and military officials' backlash in the future.
Not every emperor of the old Zhu family was the Hongwu Emperor or the Yongle Emperor like Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di.
Thinking of this, Yan Changqing sighed softly, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said:
"Even when His Majesty was in power, he was able to forcibly deter those officials by killing hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials."
"What about after Your Majesty?!!"
"While Your Majesty is here, you can rely on your own prestige to subdue all the hundreds of thousands of officials in the world to the dust."
"But after His Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince and others, can they also use their own power to forcibly subjugate hundreds of thousands of officials in the world?!"
"Or are you saying that in the future, His Majesty the Crown Prince will also imitate His Majesty and kill corrupt officials from all over the place?!"
"Can His Highness the Crown Prince do such a thing?!"
After the words fell, Yan Changqing's eyes fell on Prince Zhu Biao, and the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang, Queen Ma, and all the princes including Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, and Zhu Di also fell on Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao was silent for a while, and after a while, he still answered true to his heart:
"I am not the father."
Just four words "already expressed Zhu Biao's attitude.
Zhu Yuanzhang had Zhu Yuanzhang's way of governing the country, and Zhu Biao also had his own way of governing the country.
At least like his father Zhu Yuanzhang, he could not be so ruthless as to kill hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials, and that was not his idea of governing the country.
Then Yan Changqing's eyes fell on Qin King Zhu Ping again, and he said:
"Or is it that King Qin has the ability to kill hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials and still be able to ensure the stability and stability of the court like His Majesty?!!"
The King of Qin, Zhu Ping, was equally silent. If he were asked if he dared to kill hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials, then he would definitely answer yes!
But now Yan Changqing is asking him whether he can keep the government stable and not unstable after killing hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials?!!
Zhu Xi has been a pretend prince for some time, and he has a relatively clear understanding of the importance of officials in the world and how to ensure the stability of the court.
In addition to how much ability he has, Zhu Di still knows a thing or two.
Therefore, after being silent for a while, Zhu Di still replied in a muffled voice:
"."It can't be done.
Yan Changqing's expression did not change at all, his eyes fell on Jin Wang Zhu Fan again and he said:
"Or is it that after killing hundreds of thousands or millions of corrupt officials, His Majesty the King of Jin can still ensure the normal operation of the world's government like His Majesty?!!"
Jin Wang Zhu Fan wanted to say that he could do it, but at this moment, he was under the serious eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang behind him.
In addition, Prince Zhu Biao and King Qin Zhu Fang also answered honestly and sincerely, so Zhu Fan could not open his eyes and tell lies.
After all, his father knew very well whether he could really do such a thing.
If you really open your eyes and tell lies, your father's impression of you will be lowered.
So after Zhu Fan was silent for a moment, he also answered honestly:
"Can not guarantee."
Yan Changqing's eyes continued to fall on King Zhu Di of Yan, King Zhu Ji of Zhou, King Zhu Zhen of Chu, and King Zhu Bo of Qi, and asked them one by one.
In the end, even Zhu Di, the future Yongle Emperor in Yan Changqing's eyes, can't guarantee that he has the same courage and ability as Zhu Yuanzhang.
After all, Zhu Di is still very young today. Compared with Zhu Yuanzhang who has reached the peak of his growth, he can be said to be far behind Zhu Yuanzhang in terms of ability and courage.
In addition, Zhu Di does not know his future peak achievements, so when facing Yan Changqing's inquiry at this moment, it is normal for him to say that he does not have the ability and courage like Zhu Yuanzhang.
Finally, Yan Changqing's eyes fell on Zhu Yuanzhang again and sighed:
"The emperor and the officials are like wrestling with each other."
"At this time, Your Majesty suppresses the hundreds of thousands of officials in the world more and more. Then when the hundreds of thousands of officials in the world meet an emperor who is not as courageous and capable as your Majesty, the millions of officials in the world will fight back against the emperor even more fiercely. "1
"This is not how a country should be governed."
"Except for Your Majesty, if other emperors dare to kill corrupt officials like Your Majesty, they may fall into the water and die one day."
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