Ming Dynasty: Abandoned baby at the beginning, Zhu let me be the emperor

"Since the Hu Weiyong case, the Emperor has killed tens of thousands of people, which has caused a decline in the number of scholars and talents in the world."

After Zhu Yunwen said the three words "Hu Weiyong", Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned cold.

The other ministers took a deep breath. Even they didn't dare to mention this major case.

"The Ming Dynasty has only been established for more than ten years, and the talent pool is still insufficient. If the killing continues, will the Ming Dynasty still have talents to use?"

Zhu Yunwen didn't dare to look up at Zhu Yuanzhang, but he kept Lu's teachings in his heart.

Bind these adults together with the scholars of the world.

"You mean, if we kill them, there will be no one left in the Ming Dynasty, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke coldly, his tone no longer showing the tenderness he had just shown.

Zhu Yunwen's decision to come to the palace today was definitely not his own intention. He was most likely instigated by Lu.

"Come here, take the eldest grandson away and put him in solitary confinement for ten days. No one is allowed to release him without my order."

After all, he was his grandson and Zhu Biao's child, so Zhu Yuanzhang finally softened his heart and did not punish him severely.

But he had no intention of changing his mind.

These people must be severely punished.

"Grandpa Emperor, Ming'er also thinks that what my brother said is right."

The palace maid was about to come up to help Zhu Yunwen up and take him away, but Zhu Ming's voice was already heard outside the hall.

As he spoke, he had already walked to Zhu Yunwen's side and knelt down together.

Zhu Yunwen did not expect that Zhu Ming would stand on his side and looked at him with gratitude.

Faced with Zhu Yunwen's grateful eyes, Zhu Ming just nodded politely.

At least in this matter, their goals are consistent.

"What are you all thinking about?"

Zhu Yuanzhang never expected that even his most beloved grandson would stand against him today and speak for these ministers.

"Grandpa Emperor, this account book was found by Ming'er."

Zhu Ming raised his head, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang seriously, and spoke in a deep voice without a trace of fear in his eyes.

Fang Xiaoru looked at Zhu Ming like this and nodded with satisfaction.

"Ming'er still feels that although you gentlemen have made mistakes, your crimes do not deserve the death penalty."

At this moment, Zhu Ming had no time to care about other people's eyes. He just looked straight into Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.

"My dear grandson, you must know that these people are the ones who are obstructing the national policy you have come up with."

Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed his anger, walked up to Zhu Ming, and pointed at the ministers behind him.

These people are the ones who took money and obstructed the land survey.

Will Zhu Ming really forgive them?

"You will know tomorrow, but I think the fault lies not only with you gentlemen, but also with Grandpa Huang."

Zhu Ming nodded. He was the one who handled this matter, so he naturally knew it very well.

But since he has stood up, he naturally has a way to deal with it.

"I?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Ming say that he was also wrong, he was obviously stunned.

He could never have imagined that there were people who thought they were at fault in this matter?

He did not force these people to accept the money, nor did he teach them to accept bribes.

I have even always strictly prohibited such things, so what have I done wrong?

"Yes."

Zhu Ming nodded affirmatively: "Grandpa Emperor, have you ever thought about why corrupt officials have never been killed since the founding of the Ming Dynasty?"

When asked by Zhu Ming, Zhu Yuanzhang was confused for a moment.

Of course he had thought that there were always so many corrupt officials in the world that could never be killed.

From the beginning of history to the Yuan Dynasty, they could not kill them all, and even in the Ming Dynasty that he established, they could not kill them all.

"Of course, everyone has greed, which is why these corrupt officials repeatedly put themselves in danger, but I believe that the lords of my Ming Dynasty are not doing this for this reason."

The more Zhu Mingyue spoke, the more confused Zhu Yuanzhang became.

In his opinion, these people become corrupt officials because they cannot suppress the greed in their hearts.

But Zhu Ming said that this was not the reason for the corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty.

This made him want to hear what different opinions Zhu Ming had.

My grandson always has his own perspective on things.

Even if it may not be right, maybe it can give you some inspiration.

"Grandpa Emperor, all of you have elderly and children at home. As servants, every time you open your eyes, you see hundreds of people eating, drinking, defecating and urinating."

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang being attracted by the topic he was talking about, Zhu Ming calmed down. He stood up and turned to look at the ministers who were still kneeling on the ground: "But the salaries that my Ming Dynasty gives to ministers are not high. It took ten years of hard study to get to this position, but you still have to live such a hard life."

The minister, whose inner thoughts were revealed by Zhu Ming, sighed silently in his heart.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not have a good impression of being an official, so he was very stingy in paying his ministers salaries.

The salary of a regular sixth rank official was no more than 10 shi, and that of a junior sixth rank official was no more than 8 shi. For each rank below that, the monthly salary was reduced by 5 dou, and the lowest monthly salary was no more than 5 shi.

This kind of salary is really not enough.

Throughout history, the only dynasty who was so stingy to his ministers was Zhu Yuanzhang, who climbed up from the bottom.

"Ming'er, you are still young, this ten-stone salary is enough to last you for a long time."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled indifferently, thinking that Zhu Ming didn't know the weight of the ten stone of rice, so he felt sorry for these ministers.

In his opinion, these ten stone of rice were more than enough to feed his family for a month.

"But a sixth-rank minister has wives, concubines, servants, and daily expenses. Taking all these into account, ten dan of rice is far from enough."

Zhu Ming shook his head. No matter from which angle you look at it, these ten stone of rice are not enough for the food and clothing expenses of a sixth-rank minister.

No matter how honest an official wants to be, he must be able to eat enough. After all, not all ministers can be as noble as Hai Rui.

"This……"

Zhu Yuanzhang finally hesitated. When he set the salary, he really only thought about the salary enough to feed his family.

After all, these ministers have received favors from the court and hold high positions. Naturally, they should devote themselves to the country and the people, not just for enjoyment.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was really too harsh on these ministers.

"So, Ming'er believes that the reason why you accepted this money is because your salary is too little and not enough for your family's food and clothing."

Taking advantage of Zhu Yuanzhang's hesitation, Zhu Ming pressed on and continued speaking.

Zhu Ming's move made the other ministers secretly look up and look at him with gratitude.

They had suffered from this salary system for a long time, but because of Zhu Yuanzhang's majesty, no one dared to violate it.

Even Fang Xiaoru and Qi Tai did not dare to talk about this issue.

Now that Zhu Ming, a little kid, said this, how could they not be moved?

"According to what you said, my dear grandson, it is really me, the Emperor Grandpa, who is wrong?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Ming in shock. What Ming said did make some sense.