Anyone who has received benefits from the company knows that they feel that they don’t have much, and it only costs one or two hundred yuan per day. But when you take the things back and sign for confirmation in the future, you suddenly find that those things are actually
Worth six to seven hundred.
Officials' salaries are not much, and if they are exploited through such various channels, it can really make people cry. It is really tearful. After the salary is paid, the subordinates carry pepper and other unused things to sell on the street.
There are not just one or two grain officials.
That is to say, this phenomenon began to end only after Han Du reprinted the treasure banknotes and issued all the treasure banknotes to the officials in the capital.
That's all. Due to the ingenious workmanship and extremely strong credit of the new banknotes, a large number of people were willing to buy the banknotes at high prices in the beginning in order to make profits. During that period, it can be said that the officials in the capital had the most comfortable life in the past few years.
It has been a while. And even now, treasure banknotes are still the hardest currency in the Ming Dynasty. Many vendors prefer to collect treasure banknotes than silver.
So even though Han Du offended almost all the six departments, many officials still have a good impression of Han Du.
Seeing that his father had nothing to say, Zhu Biao immediately stood up and added fuel to the fire: "My son, I beg your father to increase the salary of all officials. Only when all officials can have enough food and clothing can they serve the Ming Dynasty better. With the current situation,
The price of food is such that five guan of money cannot afford even three stones of rice and grain, and hundreds of officials cannot make ends meet, how can they serve the court?" .??.
At this time, Zhu Biao also understood Han Du's purpose. It was obviously not a very difficult thing to persuade the emperor to give up the pursuit of hundreds of officials. However, Han Du found another way and talked about the issue of officials' low salaries.
And it has produced solid and irrefutable evidence.
Since the salary given to officials by the imperial court is indeed too low, then the guilt of Guo Huan and others will not be so serious. You must know that when Guo Huan was in the court and his father asked him why he stole and sold official rations,
The reason he gave was that "the salary is too low and there is no hope of buying property in my lifetime."
Zhu Biao could understand things, so how could Lao Zhu not understand? "So, those corrupt officials are justified, but I have treated them harshly?" Lao Zhu suddenly shouted, and Zhu Biao's face trembled in fright.
.
Han Du, on the other hand, still looked at Lao Zhu without changing his expression. Not only that, he also asked Lao Zhu: "Your Majesty, do you think there have been more corrupt officials or more honest officials since ancient times?"
"Does this need to be said? In this world, honest officials are as rare as a feather, and corrupt officials in the world are like the sand of the Yellow River." Lao Zhu roared loudly, "It is precisely because of this that I have to severely punish corrupt officials, in order to warn the officials in the world and let them
They dare not reach out easily."
Han Du did not argue with Lao Zhu about the usefulness of his warning to officials, but directly shook his head and said: "No! In the eyes of the minister, there are as many honest officials as corrupt officials. Honest officials are rare, and corrupt officials are also rare. The remaining officials
In fact, they are no different from ordinary people. They also have parents, wives and children to support, and brothers and sisters to take care of."
"Your Majesty, money is a hero's courage. If an official cannot earn enough money to support his family, even if his family won't say anything about him, they themselves will regret that they have no ability. Your Majesty has seen with his own eyes that the people have no food.
time, but anything can be done
It can be done, but what I want to say is that the same is true for officials. People die for money and birds die for food. When the time comes, let alone peeling daylilies, no matter how cruel the punishment is, it will not stop them from craving for a bite of food.
Heart."
In a few years, when officials could no longer rely on their salaries to support themselves, they began to embezzle public funds. Even if Lao Zhu frantically raised the butcher knife, he could not stop the officials from being embezzled. Because too many officials were killed, it resulted in
There is no one to handle government affairs. There are even cases where officials are put in shackles after being questioned, and they have to interrogate the prisoners in the hall before they can be taken away to be questioned.
Although Lao Zhu's intention to kill all corrupt officials in the world has not changed at all, it is actually a farce, a farce caused by Lao Zhu himself.
Although Lao Zhu was dissatisfied, he had to admit that what Han Du said made sense. Officials are also human beings. What will happen if people go crazy with hunger? That is really because they can do anything and eat anything just for one bite.
Down.
"I" Lao Zhu deliberately retorted, saying that he was not too harsh on the officials, so that such a thing would not happen. But he thought about what the prince said just now, that with a salary of five quid a month, he might not even be able to buy three shi of rice now.
In other words, the current monthly salary of officials cannot even guarantee food for the whole family.
"So, do you also think that Guo Huan and others are not guilty, and I am the only one who is guilty?" Lao Zhu bared his teeth and looked at Han Du with a sneer.
Han Du shook his head and retorted, "No, I think Guo Huan and others deserve their punishment."
Lao Zhu glanced at Han Du in surprise, suddenly laughed, and asked: "How come they deserve it? Tell me."
"I just said that officials will do anything for food, but Guo Huan and others are no longer just concerned about eating. More than 7 million stones of official grain were stolen and sold. Even if they eat it for a lifetime, they will not be able to eat it."
Not that much." Han Du said with a normal expression.
After hearing this, Lao Zhu nodded with satisfaction, turned to Zhu Biao and said, "Have you heard that Guo Huan and others are motivated by greed? Do you still want to intercede for them?"
Although Zhu Biao was kind, he was not weak. He faced his father and said: "I dare not intercede for Guo Huan and others. I can also ask my father to pardon those officials who are just doing business, or to reduce their guilt."
Lao Zhu sighed after hearing this, stood up and walked between Zhu Biao and Han Du, saying: "Biao'er, do you know how terrible this corrupt heart is? It's like a dog raised at home. If a dog doesn't see human blood,
At that time, it was a good dog. But as long as this dog licked human blood once, it will never forget the taste of human blood. Today, since those officials have stretched out their hands and become corrupt, it is no different than seeing it.
Like a dog soaked in human blood, they will never be able to control their hands."
Zhu Biao was immediately speechless by his father's words, and had no choice but to turn to Han Du for help.
Unexpectedly, Han Du actually nodded in agreement with Lao Zhu and said: "Your Majesty, this is a wise saying. It is true. With a corrupt heart, it is too difficult to go back to a simple life. After all, it is easy to change from frugality to luxury.
It is difficult to live in luxury and frugality.”
Then, Han Du changed the topic and said: "But officials are officials after all, and they cannot live the same life as farmers. It is understandable that they can live a better life." Anyone who has received benefits from the company knows that,
You feel like you don't have much, and it only costs one or two hundred yuan per day. But when you take the things back and sign for confirmation, you suddenly find that those things are actually worth six or seven hundred yuan.
Officials' salaries are not much, and if they are exploited through such various channels, it can really make people cry. It is really tearful. After the salary is paid, the subordinates carry pepper and other unused things to sell on the street.
There are not just one or two grain officials.
That is to say, this phenomenon began to end only after Han Du reprinted the treasure banknotes and issued all the treasure banknotes to the officials in the capital.
That's all. Due to the ingenious workmanship and extremely strong credit of the new banknotes, a large number of people were willing to buy the banknotes at high prices in the beginning in order to make profits. During that period, it can be said that the officials in the capital had the most comfortable life in the past few years.
It has been a while. And even now, treasure banknotes are still the hardest currency in the Ming Dynasty. Many vendors prefer to collect treasure banknotes than silver.
So even though Han Du offended almost all the six departments, many officials still have a good impression of Han Du.
Zhu Biao saw that his father had nothing to say, so he immediately stood up and added fuel to the fire: "My son, please ask your father to increase the salary of all officials. Only when all officials can have enough food and clothing can they serve the Ming Dynasty better. With the current situation,
The price of food is such that five guan of money cannot afford even three shi of rice and grain, and hundreds of officials cannot make ends meet, how can they serve the court?"
At this time, Zhu Biao also understood Han Du's purpose. It was obviously not a very difficult thing to persuade the emperor to give up the pursuit of hundreds of officials. However, Han Du found another way and talked about the issue of officials' low salaries.
And it has produced solid and irrefutable evidence.
Since the salary given to officials by the imperial court is indeed too low, then the guilt of Guo Huan and others will not be so serious. You must know that when Guo Huan was in the court and his father asked him why he stole and sold official rations,
The reason he gave was that "the salary is too low and there is no hope of buying property in my lifetime."
Zhu Biao could understand things, so how could Lao Zhu not understand? "So, those corrupt officials are justified, but I have treated them harshly?" Lao Zhu suddenly shouted, and Zhu Biao's face trembled in fright.
.
Han Du, on the other hand, still looked at Lao Zhu without changing his expression. Not only that, he also asked Lao Zhu: "Your Majesty, do you think there have been more corrupt officials or more honest officials since ancient times?"
"Does this need to be said? In this world, honest officials are as rare as a feather, and corrupt officials in the world are like the sand of the Yellow River." Lao Zhu roared loudly, "It is precisely because of this that I have to severely punish corrupt officials, in order to warn the officials in the world and let them
They dare not reach out easily."
Han Du did not argue with Lao Zhu about the usefulness of his warning to officials, but directly shook his head and said: "No! In the eyes of the minister, there are as many honest officials as corrupt officials. Honest officials are rare, and corrupt officials are also rare. The remaining officials
In fact, they are no different from ordinary people. They also have parents, wives and children to support, and brothers and sisters to take care of."
"Your Majesty, money is a hero's courage. If an official cannot earn enough money to support his family, even if his family won't say anything about him, they themselves will regret that they have no ability. Your Majesty has seen with his own eyes that the people have no food.
time, but anything can be done
It can be done, but what I want to say is that the same is true for officials. People die for money and birds die for food. When the time comes, let alone peeling daylilies, no matter how cruel the punishment is, it will not stop them from craving for a bite of food.
Heart."
In a few years, when officials could no longer rely on their salaries to support themselves, they began to embezzle public funds. Even if Lao Zhu frantically raised the butcher knife, he could not stop the officials from being embezzled. Because too many officials were killed, it resulted in
There is no one to handle government affairs. There are even cases where officials are put in shackles after being questioned, and they have to interrogate the prisoners in the hall before they can be taken away to be questioned.
Although Lao Zhu's intention to kill all corrupt officials in the world has not changed at all, it is actually a farce, a farce caused by Lao Zhu himself.
Although Lao Zhu was dissatisfied, he had to admit that what Han Du said made sense. Officials are also human beings. What will happen if people go crazy with hunger? That is really because they can do anything and eat anything just for one bite.
Down.
"I" Lao Zhu deliberately retorted, saying that he was not too harsh on the officials, so that such a thing would not happen. But he thought about what the prince said just now, that with a salary of five quid a month, he might not even be able to buy three shi of rice now.
In other words, the current monthly salary of officials cannot even guarantee food for the whole family.
"So, do you also think that Guo Huan and others are not guilty, and I am the only one who is guilty?" Lao Zhu bared his teeth and looked at Han Du with a sneer.
Han Du shook his head and retorted, "No, I think Guo Huan and others deserve their punishment."
Lao Zhu glanced at Han Du in surprise, suddenly laughed, and asked: "How come they deserve it? Tell me."
"I just said that officials will do anything for food, but Guo Huan and others are no longer just concerned about eating. More than 7 million stones of official grain were stolen and sold. Even if they eat it for a lifetime, they will not be able to eat it."
Not that much." Han Du said with a normal expression.
After hearing this, Lao Zhu nodded with satisfaction, turned to Zhu Biao and said, "Have you heard that Guo Huan and others are motivated by greed? Do you still want to intercede for them?"
Although Zhu Biao was kind, he was not weak. He faced his father and said: "I dare not intercede for Guo Huan and others. I can also ask my father to pardon those officials who are just doing business, or to reduce their guilt."
Lao Zhu sighed after hearing this, stood up and walked between Zhu Biao and Han Du, saying: "Biao'er, do you know how terrible this corrupt heart is? It's like a dog raised at home. If a dog doesn't see human blood,
At that time, it was a good dog. But as long as this dog licked human blood once, it will never forget the taste of human blood. Today, since those officials have stretched out their hands and become corrupt, it is no different than seeing it.
Like a dog soaked in human blood, they will never be able to control their hands."
Zhu Biao was immediately speechless by his father's words, and had no choice but to turn to Han Du for help.
Unexpectedly, Han Du actually nodded in agreement with Lao Zhu and said: "Your Majesty, this is a wise saying. It is true. With a corrupt heart, it is too difficult to go back to a simple life. After all, it is easy to change from frugality to luxury.
It is difficult to live in luxury and frugality.”
Then, Han Du changed the topic and said: "But officials are officials after all. They cannot live the same life as farmers. It is understandable that they can live a better life."