"This Zhang Shan looks honest and honest, but I didn't expect that he would say something so outrageous!"
After your Majesty's meeting, only the grandfather and grandson were left in the palace. The old man held a tea cup and said with a smile, "In the prosperous land of Hangzhou, there will be an extra cruel magistrate in the future!"
Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "He has gained wisdom through every experience. If he hadn't been stopped by his subordinates when he was in Fuzhou, the disaster in Fuzhou would not have reached that level. Now when he goes to Hangzhou, he is a foreign official, and the local people
I may not be convinced, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to stand firm if I don’t be more ruthless.”
"He is also a smart man, and he knows your intention in appointing him as the governor of Hangzhou!" The old man added, "We must govern Hangzhou, but we must not repeat the same mistakes. In the world, the richer the place, the harder it is to be an official!"
Zhu Yunxi pondered slightly, "According to the confessions of officials from the capital, the Jiangnan case was mostly caused by the protection and shielding of local officials. Jiangnan's officialdom and the local area are really deeply involved!"
The Sun Bubu case is a criminal case, but behind this case, as rulers, the grandfather and grandson saw a different side. One is that small officials can have great power, and the other is the ultimate source behind this power.
money.
The Sun family has power and the ability to turn power into money, so they can form a huge network of relationships. The Zhang family, the bully in Tonglu County for twenty years, was a bully to the people, but it was also because of their money that they were able to run rampant against the government for twenty years.
The old man put down his tea bowl, tapped the memorial on the table, and squinted his eyes, "How long has it been since the founding of the country? How many blind people have we killed? Why don't they have any respect at all?" As he said that, his eyes fell on
The thick memorial added, "When the officials were selected, they were all upright people. How come they changed as soon as they arrived at the local level?"
The cover of the pile of memorials was different from what Zhu Yunxi saw. He knew that it was a secret report from Jin Yiwei. Even if he was the crown prince, he could not read it privately without the permission of the old man.
"It's just money and power!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "Once you taste the benefits of these two things, you will forget about losing your head! Besides, there are many wealthy businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River, and officials don't need to be greedy for the people's wealth and royal food and taxes.
You can fill your pockets by eating the filial piety of those big businessmen."
In other places, if officials want to be greedy, they can only manipulate the country's money and the people's money. In Jiangnan, officials only need to turn on some street lights to provide convenience, and people will naturally send money. Moreover, this money
Spending money is much more comfortable and safer than being greedy for money. At least, the accounts department will not check the accounts.
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"Businessman, there is nothing good about you!" the old man snorted coldly, "You will act according to the wind, and you will forget your loyalty when you see profit."
The old man has a deep prejudice against people who do not make a living by farming. When the Ming Dynasty was founded and governed, the people and scholars were treated favorably, but there were many restrictions on merchants. Although there was no commercial tax, it promoted the prosperity of business.
But they were not allowed to use slaves, were not allowed to wear silk clothes, and were not even allowed to have the right to speak.
But when wealth accumulates to a certain level, businessmen will definitely want the right to speak. After they have the right to speak, they will also want more power. This is the law of social development. In fact, it is not necessarily all bad. But the bad is bad.
, they will exchange their money for power, and then use this power to exchange for more money.
When they have power and wealth, what they want is to be above the law.
The Suzhou Weaving Factory case is an example. A worker died in a fire. The owner of the weaving factory spent countless money on organizing the workers' families to file a complaint. However, in order to cover up the peace, the local officials in Suzhou not only did not investigate the case, but instead
Arrest the accuser.
From the government's point of view, such appalling things are not allowed under their rule, but they have taken money from businessmen. If they deal with businessmen, they will not be able to protect themselves from others and open up old accounts.
From a businessman's point of view, they would rather give large sums of money to the government than use small sums to support the bereaved families. This is not stupidity. It is because at the beginning of the incident, they did not expect that anyone would dare to go to Beijing to complain.
When they found out that someone really wanted to file a complaint, they would rather spend a lot of money and use their connections to appease them because they didn't dare to open the door. Just imagine, if in the future, if a worker was slightly unsatisfied and had to file a complaint, how would they feel?
Don’t you still have to pay?
Capital is bloody, but it won’t work if we don’t develop capital!
Exploitation will always exist, it is just a difference between visible and invisible.
Even the so-called clear legislation only protects the exploited rather than eliminates the exploiters.
"The Knock Que case brought out the bad officialdom in Jiangnan!" Zhu Yunxi said, "But Sun'er thinks that this matter can't be solved by killing. The richest places in the Ming Dynasty are in Jiangnan, accounting for 70% of the world's cotton output.
Millions of people depend on it for a living, and the government and the people benefit from each other. If there is turmoil in the officialdom, the local area will surely suffer..."
"We are not so stupid as to kill them all without distinguishing between good and bad." The old man said with a smile, "It's up to you to see who can kill more people, but that's not the way to govern the world. Although we look down on businessmen, God gives people their own duties.
Everyone has their own use." He said, and smiled again, "These things, with their twists and turns, are much more difficult than conquering the world!"
"Grandpa Huang, Sheng Ming!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
"What a sage!" As he said this, the old man sighed, "Look, even if you become the emperor, there are things in the world that you can't control, and the world won't go according to what you want, let alone perfection.
.We are getting old. From now on, these things will be a headache for you!"
"My grandson doesn't feel a headache. He is not guilty of the crime. Although the Suzhou Weaving Factory case is shocking, it is not the norm. The Ming Dynasty has laws, and my grandson is not a fool. He will kill those who deserve to be killed and those who should be dealt with. My grandson, remember you.
If you are the emperor, you must uphold justice for the people of the world. Only when the emperor's moral conduct is upright can the country be peaceful and the people be safe."
In fact, Zhu Yunxi himself didn't know what he was saying.
In his imagination, the textile industry in Jiangnan will be the most important business in the empire in the future. If it really comes to an era of great commercial development, it is hard to say whether Sun Bubu's case will happen again, but a fire like the Suzhou Weaving Factory burned a worker to death
But it will definitely happen.
In his mind, this is not a multiple-choice question, but an endless dialectical question. If there is no development, and the country continues to follow the old path of focusing on agriculture and suppressing commerce, and then ignores the power of commerce, then the country will fall back on the old path.
What about strengthening the country? What about enriching the people? What about braving the wind and waves in the Age of Discovery and standing on top of the world?
History is cruel. It will not remember the humble people, but only the feats of the times. People are forgetful. They will only look at their own lives and will not care about the injustices of others.
A person with a glassy heart cannot be a good leader.
It's ironic, but it's reality.
Moreover, although the Ming Dynasty does not attach importance to commerce, it is a cotton empire with a good commercial foundation. Starting from the Yuan Dynasty, cotton was popularized and the Chinese people who were good at creativity turned cotton into cotton cloth.
Cotton cloth became a universal currency, a currency that held its value better than copper coins. It not only made it affordable for everyone in the Ming Dynasty to buy clothes, but it could also be sold overseas and create huge wealth.
The reason why the old man was able to conquer from the south to the north was because of the cotton economy of Jiangnan. The Ming Dynasty's current military also relies on the cotton of Jiangnan.
In the future, in Zhu Yunxi's empire, textile industries such as cotton will also be key industries.
The thought in his heart disappeared in a flash, and the old man smiled again and said, "You are still too young. After you have been tortured by this world for more than ten or twenty years, let's see if you can say such words again!" As he said, the old man said
He said sternly, "However, if you are able to pass the case to Sun, we will be very satisfied if you see the Jiangnan officialdom, the people's livelihood behind it, and the country's economy (there is a saying in ancient times, don't carry it!)!"
Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "Then why don't you reward your grandson?"
"Daming has already given it to you! What else do you want?" The old man laughed and scolded, "You have a debt!"
"My grandson wants grandpa to live a long life!"
The old man was quite impressed, but he said, "You are about to get married, and you are acting like a spoiled child like your grandfather!"
"Even if my grandson is a hundred years old, he is still your grandson!"
"You are a thousand years old, and you are also our grandson!" The old man laughed. At this moment, Zhu Yunxi put a pile of memorials in front of him and said, "Put aside the state affairs for a while, and focus on the wedding first."
Zhu Yunxi issued a memorial, "This is the memorial from the Supervisory Council. My grandson, who else have they impeached?"
"Let it go!" the old man said, "If you have anything to do, we can handle it after your wedding. Don't disturb the celebration!"
End, someone else is going to be unlucky!
When the old man said this, Zhu Yunxi understood in his heart. He put aside the brochures from the Inspectorate and picked up the brochures submitted by the chief secretaries of various places and read them.
"Come here, serve tea to your grandson!" Seeing that the tea bowl in front of Zhu Yunxi was empty, the old man said, "Do you still need to give me orders for this kind of thing?"
No, Zhu Yunxi paused, and the old man’s tone was wrong.
If it were normal, his tea bowl would be empty, the old man would not be so pleasant.
Just as I was thinking about it, a handsome figure came out from the side hall carrying a cup of new tea, "This slave deserves to die!"
Isn't this the female official next to Concubine Hui?
Zhu Yunxi knew this woman, and there were two beautiful female officials around Concubine Guo Hui. One was named Miaoyun, and she was given to Zhu Yunxi. And this one was named Caiyun.
The wonderful clouds are plump and plump, while the colorful clouds are graceful. Each one is different and has its own style.
"Why did she come to serve at Fengtian Palace?"
Thinking in his mind, Zhu Yunxi looked at Caiyun and then at the old man.
The latter's face turned red and he awkwardly raised his teacup to cover his face.
"Hey!" Zhu Yunxi looked at Caiyun, who had turned into a woman's headdress, and snickered in his heart.
"Grandpa Huang!" Zhu Yunxi winked at the old man, "Okay!"
This chapter has been completed!