"Yes, the punishment is severe. I didn't expect that Brother Xiao and I had the same ideas?" Zhu Yuanzhang put down the tea cup in his hand, clapped his hands heavily and said with a smile: "To be honest with Brother Xiao, when I was a common man, I saw corrupt officials.

The corrupt officials paid no attention to the sufferings of the people, and I hated them in my heart. At that time, I secretly made a vow in my heart that if one day I could rule the world, I would make strict laws to prohibit it. If I encounter corrupt officials who dare to harm the people, I will never do it.

Forgive! So, when I heard that someone dared to bully the people and take bribes under my eyes, I was extremely angry and killed all those corrupt officials in one go. But I didn't expect that these officials didn't know how to repent.

, only a few months later, he actually created a new name and continued to oppress the people. In anger, I killed another batch, and several batches in a row, and the corruption in Jinling City got better.

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Just continuing to kill is not an option, so I convened hundreds of officials to discuss the matter in the past two days. Unexpectedly, these ministers who usually recite the poems and books of saints, everyone said that they are not as good as the people, and they do not agree with the harsh punishments.

I imitated Song Taizu? It really made me very angry. In a fit of rage, I stripped several civil servants and generals naked and beat them up, and then the matter stopped for a while. "

Although Zhu Yuanzhang said it casually, Xiao Yun was shocked to hear it. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was not the later Hongwu Emperor. Naturally, these ministers did not know the depth. How could they agree when they heard the harsh punishments? But Zhu Yuanzhang is Zhu Yuanzhang after all, although it is not that

Kill these rebels

The opponent, but did not let them eat any good fruits, secretly sighed in his heart: "We have not seen each other for so long, Zhu Yuanzhang is not only oppressive in his momentum, but also vigorous and resolute in his methods. The future Hongwu Emperor has already begun to take shape. Hongwu is

Are the officials of the DPRK having a hard time?"

"Some time ago, I asked Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen to compile 430 laws based on the laws of various dynasties and dynasties, of which 285 are:

Order 145. Its chapters are imitated in "Laws of the Tang Dynasty" and divided into "Weijin", "Litigation", "Fake", "Miscellaneous Laws", "Arresting", "Breaking Prison", and "Famous Regulations"

Twelve chapters, thirty volumes, etc.

Article 606. In the 22nd year, a major revision was made to this article, with "Minglilu" at the beginning of the chapter. According to the six responsibilities, it was divided into six laws: officials, households, rituals, soldiers, punishments, and work.

Thirty volumes, four hundred and sixty

Article 1, the traditional legal structure has changed drastically. It was re-promulgated in May of the 1930s, and also stipulated that other articles and prohibitions should be abolished, and prison sentences should be based on this. These laws are very complete, but it is a pity that they are not the same in all countries.

Not knowing the meaning of these laws makes me very distressed. These days, I am thinking about a new law, a law that everyone can understand and speak.

On the streets and alleys, there are three religions and nine streams. Even ordinary children can know my law, understand the law, and in the end fear the law. Only in this way can corrupt officials dare not do whatever they want, dare not know the law and break it so blatantly, can the country be clear and the people

Only then can we live and work in peace and contentment, and not be afraid of corrupt officials?" Zhu Yuanzhang said, his eyes flashed with pride, and a murderous aura emerged spontaneously, which made Xiao Yun shiver.

If this is really the case, it is really terrible. It is like everyone reciting "Quotations of Chairman Mao" during the Cultural Revolution in later generations. Since the Qin Dynasty promoted Legalism, China has experienced Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, and Wei.

In the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui, Tang, Song, and Yuan Dynasties, for more than a thousand years, how could there be such a handwriting? Everyone knew the law. How could such a scene not surprise Xiao Yun? "

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be immersed in his own great idea and ignored Xiao Yun. He said since ancient times: "If I personally designate a law, in the law, famous cases from all dynasties will be listed, and those corrupt officials will be punished.

traitor,

Cases of people who prey on the common people, extorting money from the people, embezzling taxes and grains; cases of selling off officials and private servants; cases of harassing people and embezzling business taxes; false reports of disasters, confiscation of relief cases; and other forms of corruption and bribery

case and edit it into a nice story,

Let ordinary people listen carefully to the stories after dinner. The people will know my laws and various tortures invisibly. Wouldn't this serve as a warning? In the future, everyone in Jinling will know and understand the laws.

If you are afraid of the law and never dare to break it again, isn't it politically clear?"

Xiao Yun was stunned, and suddenly thought of a law passed down by later generations. He remembered the records he had seen from some historical materials. In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang used the "Da Ming Law" to significantly improve punishments.

In order to correct this phenomenon of light punishment, we should implement the

The established policy of "governing the country vigorously" was specially formulated in the "Da Ming Code" in the 30th year when the "Da Ming Code" was published. He personally compiled four parts of the "Da Gao", which he used as a political guide for the people of the world.

Educational textbooks are enforced among the people relying on the absolute authority of absolutism.

At that time, Xiao Yun found it unbelievable that an emperor had personally prescribed laws, and that the laws had a certain tendency to be based on the Anglo-American legal system. He did not expect that all of this was true.

When Zhu Yuanzhang promulgated the "Great Edict", he declared: "I issue this edict to indicate misfortunes and blessings. All officials and people, all kinds of people, have this copy in every household. If you are guilty of the crime of moving to exile with a cane, you will be reduced by one level for each time.

Each time those who have none are added one level, the subjects will observe it carefully as a warning." When the "Continuation of the Great Imperial Examination" was promulgated, it further said: "This is the foundation of the superior and the inferior.

The greatest treasure of the people is to be distributed to the world, and every family must have it. Anyone who dares to be disrespectful and refuse to accept it is not the people who are governed by me. The people who have moved and transformed are not empty." When issuing the "Third Edition of the Great Edict", he reiterated:

"There are three chapters before and after this imperial edict. All my subjects must be educated by family members as a warning. If there is anyone who disobeys and moves to another country, it is not a false warning."

Zhu Yuanzhang also asked the officers and the whole family to memorize the "Da Gao Wu Chen": "If you don't listen or believe it, if you have children at home, you will not memorize it. If you break the law and become an official, you will worry about the future from the beginning, and ask all the boys in the family.

"How many pieces of this document do you think you have? If you still say there are no spare parts, then both the elder and the younger will have to be punished."

In order to expand the influence of the four volumes of "Da Gao", Zhu Yuanzhang listed them as required academic courses at all levels across the country, and the imperial examination questions were drawn from them. According to his decree, he wrote the essays for the Imperial Academy, and strictly supervised all students to read and explain them thoroughly in order to be recruited.

Those who did not comply would be punished for violating the regulations. At that time, more than 190,000 teachers and students from all over the country came to Beijing to attend the imperial edict, and they were all sent back with money. So many teachers and students were summoned from all over the country.

Coming to the capital to lecture on the "Da Gao" and hold a study report was an unprecedented event in the history of China's feudal society. In addition, whether or not the "Da Gao" is collected has become the basis for sentencing or mitigating a crime; memorizing the "Da Gao" by heart

, not only can you win awards, but you can also be hired as an official and rise to the top. Zhu Yuanzhang really tried his best to promote these works of his. Unfortunately, the effect achieved is not very obvious.

Xiao Yun was immersed in his own surprise, and Zhu Yuanzhang was also immersed in his own surprise. Two rays of light flashed out of his eyes, and he murmured after a long time: "I want to get rid of corrupt officials, but I kill them in the morning and commit them in the evening. Only

There are heavy-handed corrupt officials, and they should be punished with strict discipline——?"

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Some book friends read the previous chapter and asked that "high salary to support incorruptibility" did not appear in ancient times. Regarding this question, Xiao Jing explained that high salary to support incorruptibility did indeed appear in ancient times. According to historical records: the salary of officials in the Qing Dynasty was very meager.

The salary of an official (equivalent to a modern official at the ministerial level or above) is only one hundred and eighty taels per year, and only a dozen or so taels per month (Beijing officials have so-called "favors", that is, according to the original

Another portion of salary will be given; in addition, a limited amount of salary (meters) will be given, and the lower level will be seven-rank officials and county magistrates, whose annual salary is only 40 to 50 taels. According to common sense, such a meager income was not acceptable in the society at that time.

, can only be regarded as a well-off or subsistence-type living standard. However, at that time, many bureaucrats lived extravagantly and spent money like water. How could they have so much money? In modern terms, they relied on gray income.

At that time, all states and county officials mainly exploited money and grain by collecting money and grain. Money and grain were land taxes. They were initially collected in kind, and later changed to "Zese", that is, money. Regardless of whether they collected money or money, there was a bad rule of "wasting envy"

, the so-called "loss" refers to the additional part levied on top of the regular amount on the grounds of making up for losses when collecting silver grain. Under normal circumstances

, among the levied silver taels, four to five taels of silver were levied as fire consumption; for one stone of grain, an additional 2 liters was levied to a dou or several liters. The total amount of the entire prefecture and county was a considerable amount. In fact, this consumption was not enviable.

Returning to the public domain completely went into the private pockets of the state and county officials, and became a public and routine benefit. Sometimes various additional rules and regulations were imposed, even exceeding the normal tax rate by more than ten times.

During the Yongzheng period, in order to get rid of this shortcoming, consumption was transferred to the state treasury, and officials were given "Yin-Yang Yin". For example, the county magistrate would give "Yin-Yang Yin" ranging from a few hundred taels to a thousand taels every year depending on the shortcomings.

However, local officials are not honest just because they have "Integrity Silver". They still make decisions about money and food. They can use the excuse that the silver is not of good quality or the food is of poor quality to extort money at will. Moreover, land tax can be paid with money, and officials can handle it.

He can arbitrarily lower the price of money. For example, if the market price is two thousand wen equal to one tael of silver, he can set it as two thousand

Four hundred wen equals one tael; a certain amount of land tax must be paid, and the task is usually completed when 80% is paid. If there is a flood or drought, and the harvest is obviously 80%, 50% can be reported, and the farmers actually pay a lot of land tax. The excess silver and grain collected
Chapter completed!