Live streaming life: The ancients begged not to stop

However, the Ming Dynasty was also the dynasty with the most corrupt officials. Except for the first few emperors, there were corrupt officials during almost every emperor's reign. The main reason for this was that the salaries in the Ming Dynasty were too low.

[It's probably only a fraction of what it was during the Song Dynasty, and it's often traded for things like spices, based on market prices.]

[Thus, although the Ming Dynasty's punishments were harsh, they still couldn't stop the continuous flow of corrupt officials.]

Song Dynasty

Several scholars were sitting in the restaurant. They felt a little funny about the Ming Dynasty's practices. If officials had so little salary, it would be strange if they didn't engage in corruption.

So what if you skin someone alive? Punishment alone won't work.

Ming Dynasty

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted heavily. What do you mean the salary is not enough to spend? If he ate meat and fish and silk all day long, it would definitely not be enough. But since he didn't have any maids or servants, the food could be simpler.

No land or houses were purchased.

This salary is almost enough for me to spend.

Zhu Youxuan sighed silently. He was not counted among the previous few, so were there also corrupt officials on his side? He felt that Tianmu must be wrong.

The officials in the court now are pretty good, and each of them is quite upright.

[If we talk about the most effective person in punishing corrupt officials, it was our fourth uncle, Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty. He had handled many tasks before he ascended the throne and was very familiar with the routines of officialdom.]

His father, Emperor Kangxi, was extremely lenient in his later years, and he treated corrupt officials with respect and then let them go easily. The aforementioned Galin is an example.

[So the officialdom is a bit chaotic! ]

Qing Dynasty

There were princes and ministers kneeling in a row in the Qianqing Palace. Although Emperor Kangxi did not speak, his face kept shaking, and it could be seen that he was really angry!

What does it mean to hold it high? What does it mean to be in a mess?

Although Tianmu meant that his son did a good job, Kangxi didn't care about that. He pointed at the prince and asked him if there was anything wrong with his administration.

Are there really so many corrupt officials in the court?

Crown Prince Yinreng had no expression at all. He probably knew from the sky that the emperor was not himself. Now that it was clearly pointed out that it was the fourth prince, what else could he say?

Love however you want.

Tired, the world will be destroyed.

"Father, this sky curtain suddenly appeared. I think it might be the work of a treacherous villain. How could such a thing exist in this world? I think we should splash the sky curtain with black dog blood!"

Several princes and important ministers looked at the prince in shock, "Brother, do you know what you are talking about? Is it possible for a human to come up with such an idea?"

How could the sky curtain be fake? Even if you, the prince, are fake, the sky curtain cannot be fake!

Those from other dynasties hope that the host will quickly turn to the next page, as they are eager to learn.

Then try it in your own dynasty.

Yongzheng's punishment of corrupt officials was actually very simple. After receiving a memorial, he would dispatch an imperial envoy with a deputy official to investigate. Once the facts were verified, they would be immediately dismissed from office and their property confiscated to make up for the losses. He could not allow these officials to harm the people in order to make up for the losses.

[The matter doesn't end here. After the candidate official takes office, his first order of business is to thoroughly investigate the deficit. If you can't find any, and someone else in the court does, then you will also be held responsible.]

Some might say that the worst that can happen is death, and that you've already enjoyed your life. You're wrong. These losses will be passed down to your descendants.

Cao Yin, the Jiangnan manufacturer, was so prosperous back then. His debts were not fully repaid even by his grandsons. It was only after Emperor Qianlong ascended the throne, feeling sorry for the Cao family, that he pardoned them.

It's too cruel.

The ancients of all dynasties felt that a knife was about to fall. If they died before the repair was completed, their descendants would blame them every day.

This move is indeed powerful. During the entire Qing Dynasty, the Yongzheng era was the most transparent period in the officialdom. However, after his son came to power, he broke the rules set by his father.