Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Zhu Yuanzhang always believed that his Baochao was perfect and helped him solve many problems.

However, Wei Wu now said that the Baochao had defects and the way of promoting it was wrong, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

But this is normal. Even an ordinary person would get angry if his hard work is denied by others.

Not to mention that Zhu Yuanzhang was an emperor, he also had to save face!

If it were someone else, just with this sentence, Zhu Yuanzhang would immediately let the other person know what it means to be angry as an emperor.

But the person who said this now was Wei Wu. Although he was unhappy, he would not express it to Wei Wu.

The reason is very simple. When others say something bad about Baochao, Zhu Yuanzhang will feel that he is being criticized.

But Wei Wu, a later generation man, said that Baochao was wrong, so it must have caused some problems in history.

Moreover, Wei Wu's starting point must be to resolve the hidden dangers. Since this is a matter of national importance, Zhu Yuanzhang would not act on impulse.

So after Wei Wu finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang asked calmly.

"Tell us all the flaws in the treasure notes."

In fact, Wei Wu also knew that Zhu Yuanzhang must be feeling uncomfortable, but some things still had to be said.

The Baochao incident is like a festering wound. If we ignore it, the wound will only fester more severely.

Only by being ruthless and removing the rotten part, although it will be painful, will it allow new flesh to grow better.

So after Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Wei Wu didn't hesitate at all and directly started criticizing.

"Baochao has many flaws, the first of which is the value issue. Today's Baochao has no high-value items to serve as anchors."

"It relies entirely on the court's credibility. It's like a rootless duckweed. There's no way the people can trust it."

"But Uncle Zhu, in order to promote the circulation of Baochao, you forced its circulation through administrative orders. This is already an act of breach of trust."

"I understand why you want to promote Baochao. It's because Ming Dynasty is short of copper and silver and wants to reduce its dependence on them."

"This direction is correct, but the method you are using is wrong. The court's credibility is illusory to the people."

Hearing Wei Wu's words, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao both frowned at the same time, and Zhu Yuanzhang asked bluntly:

"Our Ming Dynasty is at its peak, with countless policies benefiting the people. How can its reputation be so illusory?"

Hearing this, Wei Wu shook his head, looked directly at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked back.

"Mr. Zhu, do you think that the lower-class people who can't even read can really understand the policies formulated by the court?"

Then, without waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to answer, Wei Wu continued:

"They didn't understand. Most people even had to rely on the yamen staff to read it aloud before they could understand what was written."

"With the knowledge and vision of the lower-class people who dig for food from the land, they can't even dream of anything good."

"When they were plowing the fields, they would only think that if it were the emperor who was plowing the fields, he would definitely be using a golden hoe."

After hearing Wei Wu's words, Zhu Yuanzhang fell silent, and Zhu Biao's eyes were full of powerlessness.

Although this metaphor was a bit exaggerated, both of them understood its meaning. At this moment, Wei Wu said again:

"The people have only one way to understand the credibility of the court: how well they live and whether they have enough to eat."

"If a disaster strikes a certain place someday, and the imperial court is even slightly slow in providing relief, its credibility in the eyes of the people will decline."

"Most lower-class people will never leave their homes, and the highest-ranking official they've ever met is probably at the prefectural level."

"They don't know that there are many things to consider when providing disaster relief. They just think that the court doesn't have the money, so they don't care about them."