Time Travel: After Seizing the Throne, I Lead the Ming Dynasty to Take Off

In this case, he could only awkwardly retract his excited expression.

Feeling that he was being a bit of a bore, he hurriedly poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip before finding a suitable topic to change the subject:

"This major case in Quanzhou Prefecture involves aristocratic families, gentry, and clans. These people have complex clan systems and deep-rooted conflicts, and they have never been good people." Both of them love to talk about history and politics, so they just don't mention "Mr. Zhuge"!

And mentioned the ills of so-called aristocratic families, gentry, clans, etc.

Xu Miaojin was filled with righteous indignation again. "Humph! These people may appear polite, reputable, and prestigious on the surface, but secretly, for the benefit of their own clan, they love to do dirty things!"

"When my father was still alive, he used to hate these people too! I didn't quite understand it then, but I do now."

There was a hint of distant nostalgia in Xu Miaojin's eyes.

The "Daddy" she calls him.

Naturally, it was Xu Da, the former Duke of Wei, who was posthumously named King of Zhongshan.

Like Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da was a fellow villager and was among the most miserable people in the late Yuan Dynasty. Although he later became famous for his military prowess, he had experienced poverty and destitution in his childhood.

Hostility towards this group of people.

It was deeply rooted in his heart since childhood. Even after he became the Duke of Wei, he naturally did not forget to talk about it often, and thus Xu Miaojin heard it.

"What a pity. Even if old man Hongwu wants to maintain the clean administration of the Ming Dynasty, even if there are Jinyiwei to monitor the world, the world is so big, and there are countless such connections and entanglements of interests... It is always difficult to cut them off." She supported her little face, frowned and complained.

The teenage girl had inherited Xu Da's family tradition and was also full of youthful vigor, so naturally she was just as angry.

but.

When she finished speaking.

Xu Miaojin unexpectedly heard that gentle and pleasant voice say something she thought the other person would never say: "Oh! Of course, someone will take care of these things in the future."

this sentence.

This made Xu Miaojin suddenly forget what he was complaining about before.

Although the young man before him didn't mention a name, who was he referring to? Even a slight guess could tell: if there was one person who had even the slightest chance of solving this difficult problem, who could it be? Couldn't it be "Mr. Zhuge"?

Think of this.

Xu Miaojin's face immediately showed an expression of disbelief. She raised an eyebrow and grumbled, "I thought you were going to be stubborn and absolutely refuse to say a single good word about that 'Mr. Zhuge'!"

Then, she comforted Zhu Yunhuan, thinking she was being considerate, and waved her hand, saying, "Well, that 'Mr. Zhuge' isn't an ordinary person. He does things that ordinary people couldn't accomplish in their entire lives. It's not shameful to admit that you're not as good as him, right?"

Hearing what the other party said.

Zhu Yunhuan immediately showed a speechless expression on his face, and he finally understood. This little girl was obviously praising her "Mr. Zhuge" enthusiastically just now, but why did her face suddenly change and stop, and started discussing this with him.

Is love about taking care of your own face and emotions?

"No, am I such a person?"

Zhu Yunhuan felt helpless.

As God knows, he certainly wouldn't be dissatisfied with the so-called "Mr. Zhuge"! This guy is a non-existent person, okay?

He moved his lips.

I subconsciously wanted to say something to defend myself, but I had no idea how to explain myself.

In the end, he had no choice but to give up the idea, closed his mouth, and helplessly picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip. Then he turned his gaze to the outer hall and watched the people outside talking.

In his heart, he secretly pondered what Xu Miaojin had just said: aristocratic family, gentry, clan...

What a coincidence.

The intelligence he had just received, and the second step he had ordered, were, in a sense...

In fact, it is to solve this problem to a certain extent!

He spent so much effort to investigate the Beijing officials, of course not for the same reason as Zhan Hui and Fu Youwen thought, that is, to kill people blindly or to be like Zhu Yuanzhang, who would immediately kill anyone who embezzled more than 60 taels of silver.

He kills people.

It is never just for killing or to vent anger.

The thundering means ahead.

One was to establish his authority as the new emperor and to make a rough draft for many things he would do in the future; the other was to intimidate the Jinyiwei who were in charge of matters such as anthracite and intimidate major local officials.

Greed has always been difficult to eradicate.

Even in this age of advanced modern technology, aren't there frequent news reports of people being dismissed or imprisoned?

It is impossible to stop at this time.

It can only be said that because Zhu Yuanzhang was too strict and cruel, his subordinates had to be extra cautious and did not dare to go too far.

If the standard is sixty taels, and one person is found, he will be killed... I'm afraid the entire court will have no idea how many people will be killed.

All the people were killed.

Who else are you trying to scare?

Such a large state machine always needs oxen and horses, people to work. If one batch is killed, it will take a lot of effort to find a new batch to replace them. And who knows whether the replacement batch will be useful? Will the same mistakes be repeated?

So what Zhu Yunhuan was thinking was:

Only investigate people, except for some bad behaviors that directly endanger the people, and write them down in a small notebook first, and do not publish them.

The so-called civil servants.

Most of them came from aristocratic families, gentry families, and clans.

Isn't this a ready-made handle? While turning a blind eye, you can still continue to use these useful cattle and horses to work!