When the emperor comes to modern times, history collapses!

Chapter 118 The Emperor complains about how the scenic spot came about!

Yang Guang clinked glasses with Emperor Wu of Han and said: "The food issue is easy to discuss. It all depends on how much you can drink today."

Emperor Wu of Han's eyes lit up: "Old Yang, this is what you said. For the sake of food, I will sacrifice my life to accompany you today!"

Emperor Wu of Han drank two and a half liang of wine in one gulp.

Then he stood up and left the restaurant.

I saw a few kids and asked, "Where do we go to the toilet?"

"Over there, there's an icon on it."

Under the guidance of the elementary school student, Emperor Wu of Han went to the bathroom.

Wash your hands carefully.

He stretched out his left hand and said:

"I didn't expect this liquor to be so strong."

"Old brother, I'm counting on you tonight!"

"He has a famous skill, but it's just a drink!"

After saying that, he put his index and middle fingers into his throat.

"Woo!"

My throat is burning.

The contents of my stomach began to come out.

There was also a strong smell of white wine.

If Zhu Ming saw him, he would doubt whether he was from Qi or Lu.

I drink and vomit, then drink after vomiting, then vomit again, and continue drinking. As long as I control the intake in time, I can drink two kilograms of alcohol from one kilogram.

Get a basin of water and rinse it clean.

Emperor Wu of Han felt a sense of emptiness in his stomach.

"Eat more food later, and have a drink or two before coming back, otherwise it will be too uncomfortable to dunk!"

After washing his face, Emperor Wu of Han raised his chin and walked towards the wine table again.

"Come on, let's continue!"

Except Zhu Ming, everyone present was the emperor.

The topic is basically related to the position of emperor.

Speaking of corrupt officials.

Several of them hate him deeply.

Every dynasty faces this problem.

Emperor Wu of Han held up his wine glass, his face full of worry: "The corruption in the Han Dynasty is a bit serious now. How do you solve the problem of corrupt officials?"

The First Emperor frowned and said, "I am also worried. The Jinyiwei recently found some corrupt officials. They are all meritorious nobles of the former Qin State. The Qin State was just established not long ago. If I take action against them, it will inevitably make others feel chilled. But if I do nothing, sooner or later they will make the country a mess. It gives me a headache just thinking about it."

Old Yang said coldly: "Before the Sui Dynasty, it was basically impossible to find an honest official."

"Even now, when the country has just been pacified, corrupt officials are beginning to emerge again."

"Let's not talk about anything else, let's talk about Yao Junsu, who was loyal to me and the Great Sui Dynasty. He was a loyal minister who had been tested by history. The Jinyiwei also found evidence of his corruption some time ago. Although the amount was not much, it was still corruption."

Li Yuan: "That's normal. When I was working under you, I was also greedy. At that time, all the members of our Longxi Li family, even the three-year-old children, received a salary."

Zhao Kuangyin said with a bitter face: "The Song Dynasty is the same. Some time ago, before the unification, some people were already withholding military rations, buying and selling official positions, etc. My brother Zhao Guangyi embezzled money and food beyond imagination."

When it comes to corrupt officials, Lao Zhu has the most experience.

"We've read before about how you deal with corruption, and I have to say, you're all a bit lenient."

Qin Shi Huang and Yang knew best about Zhu's attitude towards corrupt officials.

The First Emperor smiled and said, "Yes, when it comes to how to deal with corruption, Old Zhu has the most experience!"

Lao Yang: "I forgot. When it comes to this, I guess no one can compare to Lao Zhu."

Emperor Wu of Han asked curiously, "Old Zhu, do you have any good ideas?"

Old Zhu shook his head: "There is no good way, just one word: 'kill'!"

"One kills ten, and ten kill a hundred."

Emperor Wu of Han was stunned: "You are not drunk, right? Shouldn't we kill one if there is one, and kill ten if there are ten?"

Old Zhu sneered: "Have you ever seen a corrupt official who embezzled money by himself? It must be that everyone from top to bottom is corrupt. If we catch one, we will catch the whole group!"

Emperor Wu of Han nodded and said, "Indeed, all cases of corruption are basically linked together."

"If I embezzle money, my superiors will not be able to get away with it!"

Old Zhu:

"In our place, if you are greedy, no matter how much, you will be punished. If you take more than 60 taels, you will be sentenced to death."

"When killing corrupt officials, you can't just chop them off with one blow, because that would give them an easy kill."

"What we like best is to peel the skin and stuff it with grass, then hang it somewhere conspicuous. If you go to Daming, you might still see it now."

"There are other tortures. If you don't use severe punishments on people like this, it won't work at all!"

Yang Guang: "What I admire most is the quantity. One year can surpass the Sui Dynasty in decades!"

Emperor Wu of Han asked curiously: "How many corrupt officials can be killed in a year? Is it a thousand?"

Old Zhu shook his head: "Not to mention last year, we killed about 10,000 people!"

"Cough cough!"

Emperor Wu of Han was choked by his saliva and was stunned: "How many? Tens of thousands!"

Lao Zhu: "It won't be lower than this number. After all, the families of some corrupt officials are not counted."

"There were also many who had their homes confiscated and their entire families exterminated. There were also cases where three clans were exterminated or nine clans were exterminated. If we count them, the number would definitely exceed this number."

Emperor Wu of Han could not imagine it. If it happened in the Han Dynasty, killing tens of thousands of people in a year would probably lead to chaos.

Qin Shi Huang: "Also, Zhu allowed the people to kidnap officials. I admire him very much!"

Emperor Wu of Han was surprised and asked, "Can ordinary people kidnap officials?"

Old Zhu:

"I was once a commoner, and I know that common people dare not confront officials."

"So we made a rule that allows the people to kidnap officials!"

"As long as officials dare to violate the court's policies, the people can refuse to follow them. Not only that, if officials use force, the people can tie them up and report them to the higher authorities. If the county doesn't care, go to the state. If the state doesn't care, go find a higher official. If they still don't care, tie them up and send them to me. The emperor will personally handle it for you!"

"Those who deserve to be beheaded will be beheaded, and those who deserve to have their property confiscated will have their property confiscated. Whether it's three or nine clans, there will definitely not be one less!"

"Moreover, we will call those officials who don't care and ask them whether they are colluding with each other or taking advantage of others!"

Zhao Kuangyin took a breath of cold air. It was possible.

However, even if this is the case, it won't be of much use.

"Old Zhu, can't those officials just watch and detain the people?"

"With the officials protecting each other, I'm afraid they won't even make it to the capital, or even die halfway!"

Old Zhu said proudly:
"We have printed a copy of the Great Edict and printed enough copies to distribute throughout the world."

"As long as you take it and say you want to sue the officials, it's like holding an imperial decree. Anyone who dares to stop you will be considered treasonous and will be confiscated and exterminated!"

"If you want to secretly stop or kill people to silence them, you have to escape from our Jinyiwei!"

"I wouldn't say they are all over the Ming Dynasty, but every county has at least a few Jinyiwei."

"As long as someone files a complaint, the Royal Guards will secretly record it, and on the other hand, they will arrange for special protection and follow-up." "As long as the action is taken, there is no need to say more about the problems."

"Let's find the accused official right away and ask him whether he wants to play Nine Clans Elimination or tell the truth."

Li Yuan frowned and asked, "If it were me, I would kill the people who filed the complaint, and I would also kill the accused officials."

Old Zhu sneered: "That's easy, just let the Jinyiwei go to the location to investigate all the officials, there will always be someone involved!"

Zhu Di smiled and said, "Back then, when the people sued officials, someone did this."

"Father, the Emperor will dispatch the army and the Royal Guards to investigate!"

"Soon we will catch a few people involved in the case and get them to reveal their accomplices or the mastermind. At least we can leave you with a successor, otherwise your entire clan will be exterminated. From here on, hundreds of people will be implicated from the bottom up, and basically all of them will be sent to confess."

"Many officials who were not originally involved in this case were also involved in other matters during the investigation."

"Since then, whenever this kind of situation occurs again, some officials who are not involved will secretly send people to escort the person, fearing that something might go wrong!"

Emperor Wu of Han: "I have learned a lot. There are actually people who sue officials. But what is this Jinyiwei?"

"I just heard Brother Zheng say that Daqin also has Jinyiwei, but I have never heard of it."

The First Emperor explained: "There really wasn't one before."

"Later, I learned that the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty were indeed powerful, so I asked Lao Zhu to help train a group of them."

"Don't mention it, it's used to gather information and investigate officials. It's really good!"

Old Yang nodded: "It's really good. The Great Sui Dynasty has trained more than 5,000 qualified Jinyiwei. I plan to continue training and strive to equip each village with one!"

Emperor Wu of Han looked at Lao Zhu and said, "Haha, just because you can get the people to sue the officials, Lao Zhu, I'll toast to you. Can you help me train a group of Jinyiwei as well?"

Lao Zhu nodded: "Of course, but you have to pay the training fee!"

"Both Lao Ying and Lao Yang paid for the training."

"Considering your situation, you don't need too much, just a few tens of thousands of stones of food will be enough!"

"Unfortunately, there are fewer corrupt officials nowadays. I guess it will be rare to see officials being brought to the capital by force in the future."

Old Yang was shocked: "Are there fewer officials in your place?"

"how can that be possible?"

"With the small salaries that your officials receive, how can they support themselves without corruption?"

Qin Shi Huang: "Old Zhu, there are really fewer corrupt officials in your place. How did you do that?"

Old Zhu:

"We used to be surprised. Our anti-corruption efforts were the strongest in history, but corrupt officials kept coming back and couldn't be eliminated completely."

"Later, Xiao Zhu reminded me that it was because the benefits for officials were too low."

"At that moment, I realized it."

"Officials' salaries have been raised and a performance appraisal system has been set up. As long as you complete your job tasks, you can receive a generous performance appraisal bonus at the end of the year. This way, the problem of officials not being able to support their families has been solved."

“And the laws to punish corrupt officials have become even stricter!”

“This has significantly improved the situation!”

Zhu Ming: "It's really because your official's previous salary was too low."

"Annual income may not even be comparable to the monthly income of the Song Dynasty!"

"For low-level officials, it's a problem to even support their families!"

"How can we live without corruption?"

Zhao Kuangyin thought about his monthly income and took a deep breath after converting it into an annual amount. He asked, "How did the officials in your place live in the past?"

Old Yang nodded: "If they don't take bribes, I don't think those low-level officials will be as good as the people in the Eastern Capital of the Great Sui Dynasty!"

The First Emperor had a question: "Do you think I should build the Great Wall now?"

Emperor Wu of Han was shocked: "Brother Zheng, you have to repair it!"

"If you don't practice, the other dynasties that come after you will have a hard time."

The Emperor's face darkened: "My Great Qin will never perish in the second generation this time!"

Emperor Wu of Han: "I know there will always be descendants who are troublesome. If a tyrant comes one day and destroys the country, maybe it will be the Han Dynasty's turn."

Old Zhu also had this question: "I am also hesitant about whether to build the Great Wall. Judging from the current situation, it is fully capable of exterminating the northern alien races, so it seems unnecessary to build the Great Wall."

Lao Yang: "I don't plan to repair it. After the new soldiers are trained, I plan to march north to destroy the Turks."

"Looking at the map, the Sui Dynasty is so small. It makes me angry just thinking about it!"

Qin Shi Huang: "Yes, if we unite several dynasties, whether it is the Xiongnu, the Turks, the Khitans, etc., fighting them is like beating our sons."

Zhu Ming was shocked: "You have to repair it. If you don't, there will be one less tourist attraction in the future!"

Mention the attractions.

The First Emperor got angry.

"After seeing the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang over there, I don't even plan to build a mausoleum anymore. The construction of the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum has already stopped!"

"I shouldn't have repaired it earlier. Over the years, I've spent a lot of money and fired a lot of terracotta warriors. Now I don't know what to do with them!"

Zhu Ming: "How about you create a tourist attraction yourself?"

When the First Emperor heard this, his face darkened: "Attraction? What's the name?"

“Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum Scenic Spot?”

"I'm afraid that history books will say I'm a fool!"

Old Yang: "My work has also stopped, but fortunately there is still a Yang Guang buried there, so it can be of some value."

"As for what to do, I haven't figured it out yet."

Old Zhu: "I don't plan to repair it. When the time comes, I will do as Xiao Zhu said, just an urn, and then make more murals and stone tablets to record my past and the Ming Dynasty at that time, so that future generations will know what the Hongwu Ming Dynasty was like and what kind of person I am."

Zhu Di: "Father, should I tear down your tomb, dig you out and burn you in the furnace?"

"And then rebuild it according to your plan?"

Old Zhu was stunned, took off his shoes and beat Zhu Di.

"You little bastard, you've rebelled! You even dared to push your father's grave. I'll dig him up and burn him to ashes!"

Zhu Di did not dare to resist, and covered his head: "Father, scenic area, think about the Xiaoling scenic area."

Lao Zhu: "What's wrong with the scenic spot? We are happy!"

Zhu Di: "Father, will you still build the mausoleum?"

Lao Zhu: "Our side is our side, your side is your side, it's not me who is being treated as a tourist attraction!"

Li Yuan heard about tomb robbing and archaeology from Li Jiancheng.

The plan to build the mausoleum was stopped at that time.

Zhao Kuangyin was stunned for a moment: "What's wrong with the mausoleum? Why don't you build mausoleums?"

"To be honest, I've been thinking about when to find a good feng shui location to build my mausoleum."

The First Emperor, Old Yang, and Old Zhu looked at each other and smiled.

This left Old Zhao and Emperor Wu of Han, Old Liu, completely confused.

Old Zhu smiled and said, "Are you sure you want to build a mausoleum?"

Old Zhao nodded: "Of course we have to repair it, and when we die one day, we will bury it in there!"

Old Zhu chuckled: "In fact, there are records here in the Ming Dynasty that your tomb has been robbed several times!"

(End of this chapter)