Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened when he heard this.
I'm asking you to talk about the other dynasties.
Why are you stabbing me in the chest again?
Zhu Yuanzhang pulled a long face and said nothing.
Zhu Biao couldn't care less about his father's feelings.
He was mesmerized.
Even his teacher, Song Lian, the great scholar of the dynasty wouldn't go into such detail about what Brother Chen was talking about.
" Brother Chen, please continue," Zhu Biao urged.
"If big brother is interested, then I'll continue." Zhu Chen smiled.
There was no need to mention the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. It was too chaotic back then. There were many strange emperors and even more strange officials. There was nothing much to say.
The Tang Dynasty was different. The Tang Dynasty paid attention to 'sufficient salary to maintain incorruptness.'
There were three salaries for officials in the Tang Dynasty.
The first was the occupation field.
Every official of the Tang Dynasty had eighty to twelve hectares of land.
When an official leaves his post, the next official will automatically succeed him.
This part of the salary was considered a guarantee because no matter what year it was, food was the most valuable thing.
Secondly, the salary.
This portion of the money was used by the imperial court to buy daily necessities and office supplies other than food.
Among them are monthly salary, food, miscellaneous expenses, tax money and so on.
Even during the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court was responsible for the living expenses of officials and servants.
Third, reward.
As the name implied, the last part was about the imperial court rewarding officials during festivals.
In comparison.
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The official salary of my Ming Dynasty is very poor.
There was only salary and rice, and the standard was very low.
"Your Majesty, have you seen the system of comparing videos and colors?" Zhu Chen blinked his eyes and smiled.
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly looked constipated.
This brat!
" Mm," Zhu Yuanzhang replied through his nose.
Zhu Chen didn't mind. He nodded and said,"It's good that His Majesty knows. If you say that the salary is small, then so be it. But it can't be paid in full.
Some of them even had to be folded into spices and other things to be distributed.
When this official couldn't even guarantee his own life, was he going to wait for death?”
Zhu Yuanzhang said,"No, people who are going to starve to death will not wait to die. They will eat all the food in front of them."
" The same goes for the officials." Zhu Biao suddenly sighed.
He understood now.
No matter how noble this official's morals were, he was still human!
Not everyone was willing to be poor and contribute to the Ming Dynasty.
" So that's how it is. It turns out that we can't use morality to restrain officials. We have to use interests." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and he suddenly understood.
After living for nearly sixty years, he had really benefited a lot today.
Whether it was the Great Ming Treasure Notes or the salary of officials.
This brat was so eloquent that even an old official could not compare to him.
A genius! A true genius!
Heh, I didn't expect our Old Zhu to have such a smart son.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.
The way she looked at Zhu Chen became gentler.
Even Zhu Chen's previous impoliteness was taken as a characteristic by Zhu Yuanzhang.
It was a small problem. It was completely understandable that children had some personalities.
"So, does Your Majesty know what to do?”
Zhu Chen's leisurely voice interrupted Zhu Yuanzhang's imagination.
" Well, it's easy to raise your salary. It's just a matter of an imperial edict," Zhu Yuanzhang said confidently.
"I'm afraid it's not enough just to increase my salary." Zhu Chen shook his head and then raised three fingers.
"The first increase in salary, let's not talk about this.
Secondly, that is the way for officials to rise up. Your Majesty, say, he has worked hard at the grassroots level for his entire life, but he can't even become an official. This is really disheartening, don't you think so?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
"Third, the miscellaneous expenses, such as official uniforms, travel expenses, servants 'three meals, and so on, are not the imperial court responsible for them?
Of course, if the court's tax revenue was tight, the third plan could be put aside for the time being and only the first two would be done.
The most important thing was the channel to rise.
Of course, the quality of the officials was hard to say. Most of them would become corrupt after becoming high officials.
Therefore, Ming needed a special official examination, but the content could not be the Four Books and Five Classics.
After all, it was a test of one's ability to do things.
After that, just like in the video, the exams will be divided into different categories. We can't let the scholarly faction dominate."
Zhu Chen was thirsty, so he drank a cup of tea.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao's eyes lit up as they listened.
What a good method!
In this way, the imperial court would have officials who could do practical things.
" Brother Chen, I've learned my lesson." Zhu Biao immediately stood up and bowed.
Zhu Chen helped him up.
"Big brother, why are you being so polite with me? I'm just a person who basked in the light and didn't say anything."
"Hmph!" Zhu Yuanzhang, who was originally smiling, instantly turned cold.
Little brat!
"Bring me to where I live. Boss, follow me, I have something to tell you. Oh right, there's also Xiao Hu Chen 'er. Ask him to come find me later."
Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at a maid and brought him to the backyard.
Seeing this, Zhu Biao smiled bitterly.
"Brother Chen, you should give in to Imperial Father. After all, you're old."
" Hey, this old man looks more energetic than big brother. By the way, big brother, have you been practicing the martial arts I taught you?" Zhu Chen didn't care.
Zhu Biao nodded and said,"Thank you, Brother Chen. You practice every morning."
Not to mention, ever since I practiced this 'Times are Calling,' I've become more energetic."
" As long as it's useful." Zhu Chen smiled.
"Hmph, Biao Er, come over quickly!"
"Yes, Father."
Zhu Biao replied from afar and then smiled bitterly.
He signaled to Zhu Chen and went to catch up with Zhu Yuanzhang.
As soon as the two of them left, Yang Shiqi and Zhang Qiu looked around at the door.
"Alright, come in. I'm going to rest." Zhu Chen looked at them speechlessly.
"Your Highness, Your Highness! You have to save me, I…I kicked the emperor away!"
Zhang Qiu's face was full of tears, and he felt terrible.
"It's okay, don't worry."
"Really?"
"Of course, I said I would protect you back then."
"Yeah," she said.
Zhang Qiu was touched. After being touched, he was excited. He didn't expect that His Highness would be able to protect him even after kicking the Emperor.
Yang Shiqi, who was at the side, could not wait any longer. This silly fellow was really dawdling.
"Your Highness, the situation…How is it?"
"Don't worry."
"Yeah," she said.
Since His Highness said that he could rest assured, then it would be fine.
Yang Shiqi heaved a sigh of relief.
Zhu Chen yawned and said,"Alright, it's too late today. Hurry up and do what I told you to do. Go home."
"Yes, Your Highness."
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang waved away the servants, leaving only him and Zhu Biao in the room.
"Boss, did you see that? Zhu Chen is too outstanding!"
"Yes, Father, whether it's the economy, the management of officials, or the hearts of the people, Brother Chen has thought it through very thoroughly. "I can't compare." Zhu Biao sighed.
Just an hour ago, he was still thinking about it.
How could he be willing to give up the position of Crown Prince to someone else?
After that, he wanted to live up to Old Zhu's expectations.
As for now.
Zhu Biao was convinced. He was really convinced.
Brother Chen is more suitable to be the crown prince and emperor than me.
Only he can lead Da Ming down this path!
But... He didn't dare to tell his father about this.
Sigh...
At this moment, someone knocked on the door.
"Enter!"
Erhu walked in.
"Your Majesty!"
"Okay, go and investigate tomorrow."
Zhu Yuanzhang was suspicious by nature, although he believed what Zhu Chen said.
However, he had to verify it.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Zhu Biao was speechless. He shook his head and said,"Father, it's getting late. I'm going to rest."
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.
"Alright, Biao Er, you go and rest."
Zhu Yuanzhang came back to his senses. What happened to Boss?
Why did he suddenly lose his energy?
Was it because that brat was too outstanding and felt pressured?
That was true.
Humans would feel pressure.
Even Zhu Yuanzhang found it difficult to make a decision.
The tragic fate of the Ming Dynasty on the 1st, or the 600 years of the Ming Dynasty on the 2nd, and even the Kaiyuan reform. Who knew how many years it would take after that.
hard
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The next day.
When Zhu Yuanzhang woke up in the morning, the maid brought him some toiletries.
There was a white tube, a short stick with neat hair on it, and a soap.
What was this?
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the maid.
It was true that the kind of prince was the kind of maid in the house.
Won't she tell me how to use this thing?
You have no eyesight!
" Father, this is for brushing teeth," Zhu Biao walked in and told his father.
" Yes, of course I know." Zhu Yuanzhang picked up his toothbrush and squeezed out some toothpaste before starting to wash up.
That brat definitely did it on purpose to prevent the maid from telling him!
It seemed that Zhu Chen wasn't without flaws.
Too stingy!
After washing up, the two of them went to the dining area.
Zhu Chen was already seated.
"Your Majesty, Big Brother, let's start eating."
" Mm." Zhu Yuanzhang was dissatisfied.
You're already angry at me so early in the morning!
Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Can you call me dad?
Zhu Yuanzhang only thought about it in his heart. It was impossible to say it out loud.
He had to protect his father's dignity!
At this moment…
The golden words suddenly appeared.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who had finished his meal, was moved.
。This was the start of the comparison video!
The comparison video began.
the second act
Ming Shizong Zhu Houyi VS Ming Anzong Zhu Yueyao
Defeating Magic with Magic VS World Peace
The golden words slowly disappeared, and the video began to show two images.
At this moment, in the bullet screen…
"Wow, it's finally starting after waiting for a day!"
" Previously, I felt that releasing three scenes in a day was a little too frequent. Now, I'm quite tempted to change it to one scene a day."
" In the last episode's review, Zhu Houzhen was born to scheme and plot against all officials, and the King of Chen had a discerning eye to see the patterns on his palm."
"Good poem, good poem!"
"By the way, who knows what this spell means?"
"Let me guess. Is he talking about immortal techniques?”
"Where is the immortal technique?"
Just as the bullet screen was guessing, Zhu Houjin's figure began to appear.
Zhu Houxin began to study the etiquette system and ancestral teachings.
He thought that if he wanted to fight with civil officials, he had to understand their weapons.
It was etiquette and ancestral teachings!
Without understanding the weapons in their hands, how could they be a match for the civil servants?
Zhu Houjin was a very smart person. He quickly understood.
He finally understood that the Confucians relied on this set of rules.
He controls the king and the people.
This was not something that the law could compare to.
This kind of control was spiritual and invisible.
It was precisely this restriction that made Zhu Houyan very uncomfortable.
He did not like restrictions.
Therefore, he began to study it more deeply.
At this moment, in the bullet screen…
"Tsk tsk, this person is so interesting. Civil officials have been studying from elementary school to adulthood. Does he really think that he can understand everything after studying for a few years?”
"This... That's not right! The spirit of the Confucian school wasn't restricting, but protecting!”
"Don't flatter yourself. Some scholars talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality. They're full of men and women. Disgusting!”
"Reading is the most treacherous thing. You can't believe it!"
A new wave of comments began to criticize the scholars.
At this moment, in the First Primordial Great Ming World.
Wenying Hall.
The entire hall was filled with civil officials.
The comments in the bullet screen made them feel indignant.
"Damn it! If it weren't for us scholars governing the country, I'm afraid they would have long gone to drink the northwest wind."
"Haha, maybe there's no place to drink the northwest wind."
"Hmph, what Confucian spiritual restriction? It's all nonsense!”
"That's right. Our scholarly faction has ruled the world for thousands of years and has never made a mistake!”
"Comrades, follow me to the bullet screen. We must fight them until we die!”
Inexplicably, the civil officials 'blood was boiling as they entered the bullet screen one after another.
Li Shan Chang looked on coldly.
Liu Bowen remained silent.
"Hmph, Your Majesty should really take care of them."
" Hey, Brother Liu, don't be angry. They think that just because they are lazy, they can ruin His Majesty's policies. Hehe, how naive."
" Indeed." Liu Bowen nodded in agreement.
At this moment, a golden bullet screen appeared.
Second Zhu Yuanzhang: Haha, Brother Number One, I haven't seen you for a long time and miss you very much.
Zhu Yuanzhang: " Brother Number Two, I miss you too. By the way, I wonder if Brother Number Two has arrived in Quanzhou?"
Zhu Yuanzhang: " We're here, we're here. We've even met Chen 'er. Tsk tsk, you're indeed the Sage Sect with video certification. You're really outstanding. You've solved many of my doubts."
Zhu Yuanzhang: " Old brother, don't you know what to do? Do you have any good ideas to share with me?"
Second Zhu Yuanzhang: Hehe, you want to know?
Zhu Yuanzhang: Well...
Second Zhu Yuanzhang: Haha, go and have a good son yourself!
Zhu Yuanzhang: I don't want to
Hall of Heaven.
Number One, Zhu Yuanzhang, smacked his palm.
Damn it, I was a step too late!
At this moment, Number Two was transforming the Great Ming World.
"Haha…"
Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the chair, grinning from ear to ear.
So comfortable!
All the grievances from last night were vented out in an instant.
Haha!
Little Brother Number One was still too young!
Zhu Biao was speechless.
The moment his father met Emperor Hongwu, he started to act like a child. It was really frustrating.
Zhu Chen was curious.
The main reason was that he had a few labels for Emperor Hongwu in his heart.
Stubborn…The fish that slipped through the net of economics…Majestic…The Civil Servant Terminator…Beloved Mad Demon.
Now, he probably had to add another one-the childlike innocence.
At this moment, in the video…
After many years of study, Zhu Houyan was able to understand the meaning of the word.
He had comprehended the Dao!
He finally understood what the core of the Confucian spirit was.
Thus, he chatted with the ministers every day.
They were talking about etiquette, which civil officials were most familiar with.
After chatting, Zhu Houxin started to modify the etiquette system!
That's right, he wanted to make a book of etiquette that was in line with his own interests.
Furthermore, he wanted all the civil officials in the world to learn from him.
In this way, all the civil officials in the world would do things according to his rules.
In the end, Zhu Houjin succeeded.
Even when the civil officials were debating with Zhu Houjiu, he could always find flaws in the etiquette system and then deal a fatal blow.
He used the methods of a civil official to defeat a civil official.
Gradually, no etiquette or ancestral teachings could restrain him.
On the contrary, he began to use these things to bind the civil officials.
One by one, the civil officials became Zhu Houjin's playthings.
If they were told to go east, the civil officials would definitely not dare to go west.
At this moment, in the bullet screen…
"Terrifying, this is too terrifying!”
" Haha, scholars, take a look. A bunch of trash. Even after researching for a lifetime, they can't compare to someone who has studied for a few years."
"Zhu Houjin is really a natural strategist. He can actually make a civil official like this?”
"There's actually someone who can defeat a scholar in a professional field? It seems that these scholars are not very good."
"Now I really want to see the expression on the scholar's face. Haha, just thinking about it makes me happy!”
At this moment, in the First Primordial Great Ming World.
The civil officials collectively lost their voices.
They watched the video in a daze.
This was…How was this possible?
Rites had always been the sharpest weapon in their hands.
Other than Qin Shihuang, which emperor from ancient times to the present could escape the ritual magic treasures of the Confucian school!
A mere Zhu Houjin could do it?
Li Shan Chang, who was in the other room, was amazed by Zhu Hou Xin.
"Amazing!"
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