Daming: I became Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son

The more Zhu Tao didn't want to talk about it, the more Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to hear it.

Seeing the savory smell of mutton skewers, he couldn't help but sip a skewer with the rice wine. After eating, he couldn't help but smell enough. Sure enough, with Zhu Tao here, he completely ignored the imperial dining room.

"Tao'er, don't just stay there. Let me tell you again, our imperial court's punishment of peeling the grass has deterred some corrupt officials over the years, but why is it banned and not stopped? What good strategy do you have? "

Zhu Tao gave a wry smile, he really couldn't figure it out.

"Father, you are just a businessman. Why do you like talking about state affairs so much? This is not a good sign. If you want people to listen to it, you happen to be a corrupt official. What should you do if you really want to retaliate against you? We still focus on making money. Don't talk about state affairs."

Zhu Yuanzhang was working hard when he heard it, but Zhu Tao was very embarrassed when he said such a sentence.

Watching Zhu Tao bring the wine to him, he took it and drank it down, still feeling unsatisfied.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Biao knew that Zhu Tao didn't want to talk about state affairs today, so he turned the topic to business.

"Cousin, it's like we do business. What we hate most is embezzling public funds. Even if you break his legs and chop off his hands, you will still be greedy. How do you solve this?"

There was a hint of amusement in Zhu Tao's eyes: "It's just business?"

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to understand something, and hurriedly said.

"Yes, what I'm talking about today is originally a business matter, and the court has nothing to do with it."

He knew that Tao'er's greatest ideal was to be a dandy, and he was unwilling to open his mouth after talking too much about the court affairs.

So I looked at my own son Zhu Biao with encouragement, and thought: In the past 30 or [-] years, today is the only time I look at you so pleasing to the eye.

"Since it's a business, let's just say a few words."

As Zhu Tao said, he turned over the skewers on the grill and distributed them to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao.

"There are actually many reasons for the so-called greed. Some people are greedy by nature. This kind of person is the most hateful. It is not an exaggeration to peel off the real grass. There is also a kind of drifting mentality. If others are greedy, they will not be greedy. They are afraid of being framed by others. Going with the crowd, as long as you keep the former one down, you don’t have to worry about it. There is another kind, because the salary is too low, the money given is really not enough, and you have to be greedy. This is the most pitiful and most common How to deal with it is the most critical."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted.

"We all know the current price of rice. With the money we gave, as long as we have enough money to maintain a basic life, is there any reason to be greedy?"

As an emperor who came from the bottom, he knows the sufferings of the people.

This was originally Zhu Yuanzhang's strength, but because he was too shrewd, he was too harsh on officials, and it became one of his weaknesses when he used it to govern the country.

What he asked was originally about government affairs, but Zhu Tao thought it was about business, so he said disdainfully: "Father, why do you think the same way as that old emperor?"

amount……

Zhu Yuanzhang was choked unexpectedly and coughed endlessly.

Zhu Biao also sweated secretly beside him, thinking that this is not the emperor, but you, if someone else dared to say that, his head would have been gone long ago.

Zhu Tao is still talking freely.

"This Emperor Zhu is too calculating. When he pays the salary, he even counts the amount of daily necessities, rice, oil and salt. It is only enough for vegetables. If he eats a few more meals, he will be in debt. As for the socializing with favors , it’s even more impossible to talk about it, you can’t ask someone to work on an empty stomach.”

After hearing what he said, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao and fell into deep thought.

Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Tao, "Cousin, what should I do according to you?"

"Actually, we can set up a system for maintaining honesty and integrity."

"What is Yanglian Bank?"

"It means that the imperial court takes part of the money separately and budgets out other expenses for each official, such as entertainment expenses such as ice and charcoal tributes. I mentioned before that it may be better if the profits of the State Commercial Department are given to officials. , but that is only for middle-level and above officials, while Yanglianyin can spread to all officials.”

After speaking, he added another sentence: "This way, there will be no such thing as selling children because of poverty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned: "Selling children and selling daughters? How could such dirty things happen in my new Ming dynasty?"

Zhu Tao stopped talking. It was recorded in the book that there really was such an official in the late Hongwu period.

So he smiled: "I still remember that this happened in the previous dynasty, but I forgot which dynasty."

Hearing what he said, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

"That's all right, but if you really give Yang Lian silver, can you stop being greedy?"

Just as Zhu Tao was about to speak, he suddenly found that there was only one skewer in his hand, and a lot of bamboo skewers had fallen beside him, so he quickly put the one he was grilling in his mouth and chewed a few.

Zhu Yuanzhang and his son laughed.

"Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. It is not enough to rely solely on maintaining integrity. The imperial court should also have a separate Integrity Department to assess whether officials are clean. This agency can check accounts and other matters in any place, and officials of the department must not obstruct them."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it for a while: "Tao'er, but in this way, the Ministry of Officials' merit examination department will be useless. Will it be superfluous?"

Zhu Tao smiled and said.

"It was just agreed that we were only talking about business, so why did it get involved in government affairs? It's just that you can send some people to check the accounts from time to time. After the accounts are checked, those people can still do their original jobs. It can also be established at any time, revoked at any time, and follow the trend."

This method is feasible, Zhu Yuanzhang and his son nodded frequently.

Seeing that he drank a lot of beer and almost eaten all the skewers, and it was already the first lights outside, Zhu Tao ordered his servants to prepare a place for his father.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and said.

"Tao'er, we won't be staying tonight, the business outside is very busy, we must finish the matter first, Taiping, let's go."

A few people went back to the palace overnight, so don't be in a hurry, the three chief ministers are waiting for Xin'er.

Besides, Liu Bowen and other three first and assistant ministers were waiting in the cabinet, and suddenly saw the emperor and the prince coming back in a hurry. Liu Bowen was impatient, so he asked a question quickly.

"Boss, I don't know if there is a result?"

Zhu Yuanzhang quickly asked the three chief assistants to take a pen to write down, and write down every sentence. By the time Zhu Tao had written all the methods, it was already too late.

But Zhu Yuanzhang said: "The queen is not in good health, I'm going to have a look. A few lovers, please work hard and turn these things into practical regulations."

Liu Bowen smiled wryly: This young master, just opening his mouth is enough for us to work hard for two or three days, but he is really talented, I really can't wait. "

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said something.

"It's Tao'er's ability to make you admire your sincerity. Well, you all have to work hard."