eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 628
Zhu Houzhao did not spare the criminal officials of Baoding Prefecture and Shunde Prefecture, and the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple reviewed the fact of land occupation.

In the end, not only did they have to spit out the property they had seized, but they also faced prison terms ranging from five to eight years. At the same time, several more names were added to the "Da Ming Pao".

When he just traveled through time, he felt that punishing these corrupt officials would be very satisfying, but in the past few years since he became emperor, this feeling has disappeared at all.

Instead, there is sadness and pity. Every person who can reach the position of prefect is likely to be the next highly capable official.But in the end they became evil officials who harmed the people.

So much so that Liang Chu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and Gu Zuo, the Shaofu Ling, could feel the emperor's emotional changes when they were playing the duel.

Zhu Houzhao himself gradually came to understand that he used to find this very satisfying because he saw it from the perspective of a common man, coupled with the exaggeration of so many TV series.

But if he were really an emperor, who would still regard killing corrupt officials as a kind of fun?
"...If these things hadn't happened, you, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, would not worry so much about selecting officials to fill the vacancies, let alone fight with Gu Liqing for a fourth-grade official."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to feel sad. Even in a rare and prosperous era like the Zhenguan Period, there will always be a few corrupt officials in the world. Your Majesty has punished them and sought justice for the people. This has demonstrated the virtuousness of the wise king. I believe that the people of the world will also be grateful. Your Majesty’s favor.”

"Maybe." Zhu Houzhao shook his head and didn't think too much, "Tell me about you, what exactly happened?"

"Wei Chen, let's talk first." Gu Zuo bowed, and then said: "Your Majesty said that he was quarreling with Liang Xueshi, but that's not the case. It's just an official in the Shaofu. Wei Chen was originally going to send him to conduct business in the Shangtun. It happened to be There is some conflict with Academician Liang’s list. After all... he is a fourth-grade official, so he still has to report to His Majesty and others before he can make a decision."

Zhu Hou made it clear.

Because Liang Chu reported the list, he had already approved it.

Appointing people to what officials are responsible is one of the concrete manifestations of imperial power.If Gu Zuo found that the person above him couldn't give it to him, then Liang Chu couldn't just change it.

Zhu Houzhao found it interesting. It is said that the old ones will not go and the new ones will not come. After doing a few, it seems that another talent has emerged.

"For you two to come before me and fight for his stay, he must be a very special person. What is his name?"

"Your Majesty, this person's surname is Lu and his given name is En. He was a Jinshi in the 15th year of Hongzhi. However, after he won the title that year, he refused the official position in the Ministry of Rites granted by the imperial court."

"Since you refused to be an official, why did you come back to become an official?"

"It should be for my old mother at home."

The same thing again, "filial son?"

"A filial son!" Gu Zuo nodded heavily, "In the 17th year of Hongzhi, he couldn't defeat his mother at home, so he asked someone to find a county magistrate in Tongzhou. Three years later, it happened that His Majesty was dividing Guanzhuang's land in Beizhili, so he And when he got the opportunity to show his talents, he divided the more than [-] acres of official villages in Tongzhou one acre at a time, and he did not miss a single point in the end and did not bully any people. According to the rules, officials like this were officials. There will definitely be a promotion after the ministry assessment, but until the fourth year of Zhengde, he was still the county magistrate."

Zhu Houzhao originally thought it was an old routine, but he became a little interested when he heard this, "Why?"

Liang Chu added, "The Ministry of Civil Affairs promoted him one level at that time, but he still refused. He said he wanted to serve his mother. Not only that, he still felt that he was an eighth-rank county magistrate, and he even asked himself to be a ninth-rank magistrate."

"What does this mean? Does he want to be an official or not?"

Gu Zuo explained, "This person has an arrogant and eccentric personality. He usually talks little and doesn't like to interact with others. He is not used to interpersonal relationships in the officialdom, so he wants to make his official position smaller and smaller, so that there will not be so many people." People are looking for him.”

Zhu Houzhao pointed to Liang Chu's list, "Then you still want him to be the prefect? ​​Not to mention a hot face but a cold butt. After the key points are posted, his butt is still cold. He doesn't want to take office, so what's the use?"

"This is what Gu Renyi told him. Not long ago, His Majesty sent Gu Renyi on a ship as an envoy. After Lu Ending was worried about this, he went to Gu Renyi and said that he wanted to go to sea together. But he was rejected, unless He really calmed down and became a good official."

"Since he is a talented person, why did Gu Renyi reject him?"

Gu Zuo smiled and said, "It's because of his unruly character and contempt for the powerful that he refuses to be awarded or promoted by the court. Such an official doesn't even know how to obey the court's orders. Wouldn't it be an embarrassment to His Majesty if he is taken out?"

Zhu Houzhao nodded, "Gu Renyi still knows what I'm thinking. There are millions of people in the world with millions of looks. Some are fans of officials, and some don't want to be officials. If you don't want to be an official, you don't have to force yourself. Just sit in the yamen and accumulate resentment. What’s the point of that? The Ming Dynasty didn’t fall without anyone, right? It’s not like that.”

Gu Zuo probably also knew the emperor's temper, so he initially wanted Liang Chu to make his own decision, and there was no need to elaborate on such small matters and small people.However, Liang Chu knew that Emperor Zhengde's rules had already been set, so he couldn't change them secretly on his own.

"Your Majesty," Gu Zuo wanted to intercede for him, "Since ancient times, there have been talented people with temperaments and temperaments that are different from others. They are careful and capable in doing things, and they are dedicated to the people. They have a reputation for integrity. Although they are a little crazy, their flaws are not concealed. The so-called thousand-mile horse It often happens, but Bo Le does not always happen. I would like to ask Your Majesty to be a Bo Le for a time."

"There is also a difference between a strong horse and a non-strong horse. You leave this person to me, and you all go back and choose someone again. I still say what I said, the Ming Dynasty does not lack Lu En."

Gu Zuo and Liang Chu were both surprised. Why would the emperor want to be such a thorn?
While muttering, he accepted the order and retreated.

As soon as they left, Zhu Houzhao directly issued an order, "Bring the person into the palace and go to the sports ground behind to find me. If he goes early, let him wait for a while."

"Yes, the slaves obey the order."

After meeting these two ministers, Zhu Houzhao took off his clothes and led his group of guards to the opened sports ground to play Cuju.

This was routine, so Mei Huaigu had already changed his clothes and was waiting here.

Seeing them kneeling on the ground, Zhu Houzhao raised his hands and said, "Get up, nostalgic, come here."

"His Majesty."

The emperor pinched his waist and twisted around, and while warming up, he said: "Is there any result now about finding a Western teacher?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I'm already looking for them. If they hurry up, they'll be here next month. When they arrive, I'll teach them court etiquette, and then I'll bring them to your Majesty for the school exam."

"How can I calculate that it will be three months at least?"

He himself knew that there was no rush, so he stopped talking.

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After Gu Zuo returned, he continued to worry about his business.

Merchants have done this before, so it’s not difficult, and Datong itself is also a place for merchants and stores. When salt was collected and replaced by salt, many merchants would choose such border areas to farm.

So Datong actually still has some foundations.

In the past two months, Wang Shouren had been measuring the acres of land there very quickly. He sent a letter and received a reply soon.

After Zhou Zheng was asked to leave by Gu Renyi, he was now even more short of manpower. After much deliberation, he had to find Wang Xian.

Dao Ming handed the letter to him after explaining the whole story, "Wang Bo'an is a pragmatic person. He said that Datong has 30 acres of land for settlement, which is absolutely indispensable. Originally, you were not needed, but everything is difficult at the beginning. It's best to straighten things out at the beginning. I will go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to ask for seeds and cattle. At most, I will pay you some money, and you must know who to hire. And...the imperial merchant store and the merchant merchant store. The difference..."

There is no need to talk about Wang Xian's ability, "Don't worry, Mr. Gu. I understand that the imperial merchants are not hoarding money to make money."

With his words, Gu Zuo felt relieved.

Businessmen must be profitable, but they are not.If you shop near Datong, you don’t have to worry about having no market for the grain you produce. You can just sell it and use it as military ration.

In this situation of supplying military food, they can even bear a certain loss, because it is all the court's own money, nothing more than from left hand to right hand.In this way, they don't have to exploit the people who farm the land too much.

Again, making money is the least important purpose of commercial hoarding. Its fundamental purpose is to use the power of the state to organize and organize a group of poor people to serve a piece of land. The amount of food grown is considered to increase the output of the entire country. .

As for the Loop, making money is even less important.In fact, this also offloads some of the tasks of military camps from the army. The army has become a vested interest class and is not so easy to deal with. However, the civil servants of the Shaofu who run some businesses do not have that kind of power.

(End of this chapter)