First Minister of Ming Dynasty

When they left with the salt on their backs, many people had red eye circles.

The woman even cried bitterly.

It's not a dream, it's really cheap!

The common people were overjoyed, just like celebrating the new year.

Zhang Ximeng observed silently, and he quickly determined that when the price of salt came down, all the resentment among the people disappeared.

Instead, they are all praises, thinking that the emperor is decisive and corrupt officials are shameless. They colluded with merchants and made the price of salt so expensive!

Beat the bones and suck the marrow, and lose all conscience.

Now it is up to His Majesty, how to deal with them, all of them should be hacked into pieces.

Seeing this, Zhang Ximeng also heaved a sigh of relief.

Zhu Yuanzhang in history was much more ruthless than now, and the rounds of prisons almost never stopped.

But the problem is that no matter how drastic Zhu Yuanzhang kills, the people’s livelihood in the Hongwu Dynasty is restored, the people’s life is getting better and better, the population is growing, the household registration is increasing, the warehouse has accumulated a mountain of grain and cloth, and the country is going to prosperity...

On the one hand, it is a benevolent emperor, on the other hand, it is a cruel and ruthless killing machine

Which one is the real Zhu Yuanzhang?

Actually both.

The difference is just from which angle you look at it!

If you stand in the position of those ministers in the prison, Zhu Yuanzhang made the official life difficult, it is simply abhorrent, a full-fledged tyrant.But if you stand in the position of those people who have bought cheap salt, you are simply a sage and a lord, and you are extremely merciful.

For Lao Zhu, he only needs to control the killing to the officials and their surroundings.If it has no impact on ordinary people, it will not shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Ximeng saw everything in his eyes and heaved a sigh of relief.

In fact, he was not very worried about Lao Zhu in this matter, he could do it perfectly.

But there is one thing that Zhu Yuanzhang can't do, and that is to use new power to fill the officialdom and make up for the vacancy left.

For this matter, Zhang Ximeng has been preparing for ten years.

At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang had just crossed the river and occupied Yingtian, and he had already started the imperial examination to obtain scholars. Later, he successively established schools, opened business departments, and recruited various talents.

But there is a problem, that is, for a long time, except for a very small number of these students who passed the imperial examination, [-]% of them worked in the lower class, and most of them were clerks, busy every day with trivial work.

Although the salary can support a family, it is definitely not good.

Not to mention the joy of being a student of the emperor, a carp jumping over the dragon's gate.

Zhang Ximeng also acted very detached and indifferent, he didn't even ask his disciples.

For almost ten years, let this group of people grind down below, whether it is to accumulate experience or smooth out the edges and corners... until today, they finally have the opportunity to enter the officialdom in a large scale and become the backbone of the imperial court.

Zhang Ximeng didn't want them to understand his painstaking efforts, to regard himself as a teacher, obey orders, form an unparalleled force, cover the sky and cover the sun, and respond to everyone... On the contrary, Zhang Ximeng really hoped that these people would forget themselves.

Or don't think that I gave them everything.

In other words, they relied on their own hard work, accumulated enough experience, and finally waited for the opportunity to show their talents... All of this was achieved by their own struggle, and it has nothing to do with anyone.

In a way, they are right to think so.

Zhang Ximeng, who held great power in his hands, did not promote them early, and did not give them many opportunities to let them rise to the top and make great strides.

Now it's just the right time, the old and the new are changing, it's that simple.

What Zhang Ximeng wants is not to follow orders. His disciples are all over the world. What's the taste of being an enhanced version of Li Shanchang?

What he wants is a group of relatively professional civil servants who can abide by the laws of the country, act according to the rules, are not easily bribed, do not participate in party struggles, and only fulfill their missions.

This is something Zhu Yuanzhang can't do anyway.

Coincidentally, there is such a lucky man in Yangzhou.

Seven years ago, he took part in the imperial examination, and after passing the exam, he was just a clerk in the county.The name is an official, but there is no official report from the Ministry of Household Affairs.

The family is thinking of becoming a prosperous and prosperous family and changing the court.

The result is no different from before.

For seven years, he could hardly hold his head up.

He was just working in the county government office, honestly being a tool man.

But just a few days ago, the Ministry of Officials suddenly came with an official document, and transferred him to the Ministry of Household Affairs to serve as the head of the Jiangxi Qing Officials Department.

After an order came down, he was suddenly promoted.

This principal is two levels older than the county magistrate, and in terms of real power, it is comparable to the magistrate.

Years of hard work have finally come to this day.

Get over it!

There is a big banquet at home to entertain guests and neighbors.

Because it is a flowing water mat, even passers-by can feel happy.

Zhang Ximeng was turning around from the alley, and was also pulled to the table, and had two drinks.

Judging from the family's wanton arrangements and uncontrollable joy, they are very sure that it is their luck, coupled with enough hard work, that they finally sat on the cold bench and waited for the opportunity.

As for the people above, who promoted them, who cultivated them?

What does not exist is the result of their efforts.

To this, Zhang Ximeng just wanted to say, well done!

That's it.

Even so, the officials still huddle together and give and receive privately... But there is no doubt that compared with the previous one, it will be a lot better.

After all, it all depends on my own efforts, so why should I hang my wealth and life on others?

It is not impossible for me to corrupt the national law for you, but money must be added!

And even if money is added, we may not be obedient.

All in all, a group of people called professional civil servants began to enter the court to replace the original officials.

The transition from old to new belonging to the Ming Dynasty has already started.

Zhang Ximeng did not go to Yingtian, but chose to stay in Yangzhou and observe everything silently. He was in a good mood.

Things went smoother than he had imagined, and the drastic change in the court situation did not affect the people too much. There was nothing more than giving the people a little more to talk about.

Finally, the overall situation is stable, and we can enter the happy stage.

Thousands of important criminals are in jail.

There are also tens of thousands of accomplices, who are detained in various places.

To deal with them, that is a rather huge project.

Moreover, these crouching dragons and phoenixes are all kinds of greedy, and they have almost done everything except the cover.Moreover, there are many people who have broken through the scope of the criminal system and forced the court to amend the law in order to keep up with the progress of their crimes. It is right to fill in the gaps.

First of all, Fan Guang, the fortune transfer envoy who loves jade, spent more than three years accumulating jade treasures that empress Ma would be ashamed of.

Yao Guangxiao handed over the death penalty, and Ling Chi executed him.Li Shanchang felt that it was too much, so he cut it in half, after all, it was a bit more straightforward.

As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang also did not agree. He just asked people to prepare a wooden yoke, and then hung the more than 200 catties of jade under the wooden yoke.

Originally, the wooden flail weighed several tens of catties, which was quite scary, but with the addition of more than 200 catties of jade, this thing could be deadly.

I have to say that Zhu Yuanzhang is really imaginative in cleaning up corrupt officials.

There is no way, we are monks, wandering and begging, how many sleepless nights, enduring the cramps and pain in the abdomen, just thinking about how to manipulate them, so as to feel better.

Now that the opportunity has come, if you don't do anything cruel, you'll be sorry to God.

This heavy wooden shackle was placed on both shoulders, and within a quarter of an hour, Fan Guang couldn't stand it.

They had been hung in a wooden cage in advance, their hands were tied to the frame, unable to move, and then they were put on a heavy wooden shackle, and two hundred catties of jade were dropped.

All the weight is added to the shoulders.

Click!

With a crisp cracking sound, the collarbone was crushed.

Fan Guang screamed miserably, but soon he couldn't cry anymore.

The shackles continued to press down, the broken bones were inserted into the lung lobes, and blood flowed out from the mouth and nose, which was extremely miserable.He was like a chicken caught by the throat, gradually deprived of oxygen, his face turned livid, and he lost his vitality.

The struggle before his death caused his hands tied to the rack to be dislocated, the skin was torn, blood gushed out, and the bones were exposed.

This greedy man who made Lao Zhu break his defenses was crushed to death by the jade he obtained from his greed.

This is not over yet, Lao Zhu has an order to peel off their skins, fill them with these jade stones, and display them separately!

Others are peeling last grass, he is peeling Saiyu.

The treatment is really different!

Almost instantly, it became the headline of the newspaper!

The people rushed to tell each other, full of joy.

And now it's just the beginning.

All transfer envoys beheaded Tongzhi, twelve of the thirteen judges were executed, and more than 50 scribes were beheaded.These people are just envoys for the transportation of salt in Zhejiang and Zhejiang... There are notices in the newspaper every day, telling everyone where His Majesty has killed again!

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Chapter 6 and Six

Zhu Yuanzhang eradicated corrupt officials in Yingtian wantonly, killing blood like rivers.

No one expected that it turned into a miracle.

Someone actually chartered a boat and ran to Yingtian from a nearby city to watch it... Yangzhou, Suzhou, Songjiang, and even Hangzhou, all of them.

Coupled with the newspaper's propaganda, this style of painting is a bit crooked.

It's not that Emperor Hongwu was born easy to kill, cruel and heartless, all officials are miserable, and officials don't have a living... On the contrary, it is His Majesty's sage, thunderbolt methods, and bodhisattva heart.

Even the newspapers blatantly stated that the officials of the Salt Road peeled the skin and bones from the people. Everyone suffered from the high price of salt, and everyone was stripped of a layer of skin.

Now His Majesty uses the method of skinning and beheading to deal with corrupt officials, which is exactly to avenge the people of the world.

There are newspapers advocating, there is enthusiasm among the people, and the price of salt has indeed dropped.

Zhang Ximeng found that his previous worries were a bit unnecessary.

He was very afraid that Lao Zhu would kill too much, which would damage the prestige of the people and cause silence.

After all, there are still too many things that need to be constantly promoted. Zhang Ximeng wants to protect Lao Zhu's prestige.

But as the situation developed, Zhang Ximeng found that it was time for him to go to Beijing to appease Li Shanchang and his group.

That's right, if this situation continues, it may develop into a situation where even veterans can be killed.

This is the case with the salt road, but what about the grain road?

There are also the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Punishment, Yuanma Temple, Taipu Temple... The most terrible thing is that once Lao Zhu Xing comes to his head, he will really use a knife.

After all, Guo Huan'an and Zhu Yuanzhang in history did the cruel thing of slaughtering all six right servants.

It's not that punishing corrupt officials is not enough, the question is, can you, old man, put your arms around me, don't kill six ministries, let's kill three first, and keep the three for next time.

If you act so ruthlessly, it will definitely affect the court situation. Xu Da and Chang Yuchun have already entered Shanxi, Lan Yu is still marching in the desert, and Zhu Ying is also marching into Yunnan.

With so many wars, if all the ministries are in chaos, something will really happen.

Zhang Ximeng felt that he couldn't wait any longer, he should send a message to Lao Zhu, and let me come to Beijing as soon as possible!

Let me help you clean up the mess!

Zhang Ximeng sent the letter, but to his surprise, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't reply for three days.

Just kidding, usually within seconds of the same day.

Zhu, what are you thinking?

Zhang Ximeng was really angry. He is now a Beiping left-behind, and he belongs to the border guards. If he returns to Beijing privately, he will break the rules.

Zhu, you give me a will anyway, we still have to put on a show, otherwise I can't explain it!