Chapter 83
This Zhang Shan looked honest and honest, but he didn't expect to say what he wanted to do!
After seeing you, only two grandparents and grandchildren were left in the hall. The old man held the teacup and said with a smile, "The prosperous land of Hangzhou will have an extra cruel magistrate in the future!"
Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "He learned from his mistakes. If he had not been hampered by his subordinates, the disaster in Fuzhou would not have reached that point. When he went to Hangzhou, he was a foreign official, and those people in the local area might not be convinced. If he was not cruel, he would be unable to stand firm."
He is also a smart person, and he knows that he is the intention of being the prefect of Hangzhou! The old man also said that he should not repeat the same mistakes. The richer the world, the harder the officials are!
Zhu Yunxiu pondered slightly. According to the confession of the capital officials, most cases in Jiangnan were caused by the protection and shelter of local officials. The officialdom and local areas in Jiangnan were really too deeply involved!
The Sun case is a criminal case, but on the back of this case, as the rulers, the grandfather and grandson see a different side. One is that small officials can have great power, and the other is the ultimate source behind this power, money.
The Sun family has the power and the ability to turn power into money, so that they can interweave it into a huge network of relationships. The Zhang family, a bully in Tonglu County for 20 years, is a bully to the people, but it is also because of money to the government that they can be rampant for twenty years.
The old man put down the tea bowl, gently patted the memorials on the table, and squinted his eyes. How many years have we founded? How many people have killed? Why are they not afraid of awe? As he said, his eyes fell on the thick memorials, and he said, when the Ministry of Personnel selected officials, they were all upright people, so why did they change their temper when they arrived at the place?
The cover of the memorial was different from what Zhu Yunyu saw. He knew that it was a secret report from the Jinyiwei. Even if he was the crown prince, he could not read it privately without the permission of the old man.
It’s just money and power! Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, once he tasted the benefits of these two things, he forgot to lose his head! Moreover, there are many rich merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, and officials do not need to be greedy for the people’s wealth and paste, and taxes on the imperial grain. Just eating the filial piety of those big merchants can fill their pockets.
Other places, officials who want to be corrupt can only deal with the country's money and the people's money. In Jiangnan, officials who only need to give some green lights to facilitate, and naturally people will give them money. Moreover, the money is much more comfortable and more safe than greedy. At least, the Ministry of Revenue will not check the accounts.
Businessman, there is nothing good! The old man snorted coldly, changing his power when he saw the wind, forgetting his righteousness when he saw profit.
The old man had a deep prejudice against those who did not make a living by farming. The Ming Dynasty founded the country and ruled the country, treated the people and scholars preferentially, but there were many restrictions on merchants. Although the commercial tax was not collected, it promoted the prosperity of business. However, slaves were not allowed to be used, silk clothes were not allowed, and they were not even allowed to have the right to speak.
But when wealth accumulates to a certain extent, merchants will definitely have the right to speak. After having the right to speak, they will still need more power. This is the law of social development, and it is not necessarily all bad things. But the bad thing is that they will exchange the money in their hands for power, and use this power to exchange for more money.
When they have power and wealth in their hands, they want to be above the law.
The Suzhou Weaver Factory is an example in the case of Kouque. Eight workers died in the fire. The owner of the weaver factory spent countless money to prevent the workers' families from complaining. In order to cover up peace, the local officials in Suzhou not only did not investigate the case, but instead arrested the complainant.
From the perspective of the government, such horrific things are not allowed under the rule, but they have leniently collected money from merchants. If they deal with merchants, they may not be able to break up and find out the old debt.
From the perspective of businessmen, it is not stupid to give the government a lot of money than to give small money to the family members who died. It is not stupid. It is because at the beginning of the incident, they never expected that anyone would dare to go to Beijing to file a lawsuit.
When they find that someone really wants to sue, they would rather spend more money to use their connections than to comfort them because they dare not make such a hole. Just imagine, if a worker is a little unhappy in the future, wouldn’t they still have to pay?
Capital is full of blood, but it is not possible to not develop capital!
Exploitation always exists, it is just the difference between visible and invisible.
Even the so-called civilized legislation only protects the exploited, not eliminates the exploited.
The case of Knocking Que led to the detriment of the officialdom in Jiangnan! Zhu Yunxiu spoke, but his grandson thought that this matter could not be solved by killing. The richest places in the Ming Dynasty were in Jiangnan, accounting for 70% of the world's cotton production, and millions of people rely on for their livelihoods, and the officials and the people benefited each other. If the officialdom was in turmoil, the local area would inevitably suffer......
We are not so confused that we kill them both regardless of good or bad. The old man smiled and said, "When you fight the world, you will see who kills more people, but you can't do this." Although we look down on businessmen, God has his own positions and their own uses. As he said that, he laughed again. The twists and turns in these things are much more difficult than conquering the world!"
Grandpa Emperor is wise! Zhu Yunxi smiled.
What a wise man! As he said that, the old man sighed slightly, but he didn't think so. Even if he became the emperor, there would be something in the world that could not be controlled by the world. The world would not be as good as we think, let alone perfection. We are old, and in the future, you will have a headache about these things!
The grandson doesn’t feel a headache. The grandson is just a case. Although the Suzhou weaving factory case is horrifying, it is not the norm. The Ming Dynasty had laws, and the grandson was not a fool. He killed what should be killed and what should be managed. The grandson kept your words in mind, and when he became the emperor, he had to uphold justice for the people of the world. Only when the emperor was virtuous, he could the country be peaceful and the people were safe.
In fact, Zhu Yunhuang was unsure of this.
In his vision, Jiangnan's textile industry will be the top priority of imperial commerce in the future. If it were the era of great development of commerce, it is hard to say whether Sun Gui's case was any, but there would definitely be something like the fire in Suzhou Weaver Factory that burned eight workers to death.
In his mind, this is not a multiple-choice question, but an endless dialectical question. If he does not develop, he will follow the old path of focusing on agriculture and suppressing commerce and closing the country, and ignore the power of business, then the country will move on the old path again.
What are you talking about to make a strong country? What are you talking about to enrich the people? What are you talking about to breaking the wind and waves in the era of great navigation and standing on the top of the world?
History is cruel. It will not remember the humble people, but only remember the feats of the times. People are forgetful. They will only look at their own lives and will not care about the unfair experiences of others.
A person with a glassy heart cannot be a good leader.
It's ironic, but it's reality.
Moreover, although the Ming Dynasty did not attach importance to business, it was a cotton empire with a good commercial foundation. Since the Yuan Dynasty, cotton was promoted and popularized. The Chinese who were good at creation turned cotton into cotton cloth.
Cotton became a common currency, a currency that retained value more than copper coins. It not only allowed everyone in the Ming Dynasty to afford clothes, but also sold overseas and created huge wealth.
The reason why the old man was able to fight from the south to the north was the cotton economy in Jiangnan. The current military advance of the Ming Dynasty also relied on the cotton fabric in Jiangnan.
In the future, in Zhu Yunyu's empire territory, textile industries such as cotton cloth are also flagship industries.
The thought in my heart flew in a flash, and the old man smiled again, "You are still too young. After you have been rubbed by the world for more than ten or twenty years, let's see if you can say such words again!" As he said, the old man said seriously, but you can see the case of the grandson, see the officialdom of Jiangnan, see the people's livelihood behind it, and see the country's economy (there was a word in ancient times, don't argue!), and we are very satisfied!
Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "What do you want to reward your grandson?"
The Ming Dynasty has given it to you! What else do you want? The old man laughed and scolded, "You are a damn debunker!"
The grandson wants his grandfather to live for a hundred years!
The old man laughed very much, but said, "I'm a married man soon, and I'm still acting like a spoiled person with my grandfather!"
My grandson is 100 years old and still your grandson!
You are a thousand years old and our grandson! The old man laughed. Seeing that Zhu Yunyu put a stack of memorials in front of him, he said, "Let the state affairs be a little relaxed, and focus on the wedding first."
Zhu Yunyu opened a memorial, which was the memorial of the Inspectorate. Who did grandson impeach them again?
Let it go! The old man said, if there is anything, I will deal with it after you get married, and don’t mess up the wedding!
After that, someone is going to be unlucky again!
When the old man said this, Zhu Yunyu understood in his heart. He put the letter from the inspector's office aside, picked up the letter from the local governors and read it.
The man came and served tea to the grandson! Seeing that the tea bowl in front of Zhu Yunxi was empty, the old man said, "Do we still need to give orders to this kind of thing?"
No, Zhu Yunyu gave a blow, the old man's tone was wrong.
If it were usual, my tea bowl was empty, the old man would not be so kind.
Just as I was thinking, a pretty figure came out with a cup of new tea from the side hall, I deserve to die!
This...isn't this the female official next to Concubine Hui?
This woman, Zhu Yunxi, met two beautiful female officials around Guo Huifei, one of whom was named Miaoyun, who gave her to Zhu Yunxi. And this one was called Caiyun.
The wonderful clouds are plump, while the colorful clouds are graceful. They are different and have their own styles.
Why did she come to Fengtian Palace to serve?
Thinking to himself, Zhu Yun looked at Caiyun and the old man.
The latter's old face turned red and he raised the teacup awkwardly to block the old face.
Hehe! Zhu Yunxiu was looking at Caiyun, who had become a woman's headdress, and she smiled in her heart.
Chapter completed!