Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 408: Get the year-end bonus and ask for a salary increase! (Please subscribe!!)
Um! ?

Zhu Yuanzhang was about to get up and leave, but when he heard Ouyang Lun speak, he sat back on the dragon chair.

Swish--

Not only Zhu Yuanzhang, but also the civil and military officials in the Taiji Palace were attracted by Ouyang Lun's words, and all their eyes were focused on Ouyang Lun.

Seeing that the morning court was almost over, Ouyang Lun suddenly spoke. It seemed that there was something important!
For a moment, everyone was looking forward to what Ouyang Lun would say next.

"Ouyang Lun, what do you have to say?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ouyang Lun with vigilant eyes. If anything goes wrong, there must be a monster, and Ouyang Lun has never been honest, so there might be something wrong with him.

Zhu Yuanzhang was already prepared. As long as Ouyang Lun dared to talk nonsense, he would deal with it in minutes.

Ouyang Lun looked particularly calm in response to the looks from Zhu Yuanzhang and other civil and military officials. The reason why he spoke at this time was not because he had a sudden intention, but because he had already planned to do so!

cut--

hiss--!
Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, many officials on the scene took a deep breath.

"As you command!" Ouyang Lun nodded, and then said: "In addition to the leadership of your majesty, it is also inseparable from the joint efforts of the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty. It can be said that the Ming Dynasty can not be today without the efforts of all the officials!"

Ouyang Consort...a good man!

Officials are also human beings, and as long as they are human beings, they have desires. Zhu Yuanzhang ruled the country strictly, and the salaries of officials were pitifully low. It was really annoying to have to support a large family.

"Officials and their close relatives are not allowed to engage in business, and the salaries of officials at all levels have not been increased. How can the living standards of officials be improved? How can it be guaranteed?"

After hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression became dull.

Mudd!

"Hey, stop talking, I still can't come up with the money for my son's wedding gift!"

"Ahem, Your Majesty... Fortunately, after one year, my Ming Dynasty has undergone earth-shaking changes in this year, and such changes are absolutely inseparable from Your Majesty's leadership!"

As soon as Ouyang Lun said this, he immediately received the approval of all the civil and military officials in Tai Chi Hall.

"Haha, Ouyang Lun, your food is very popular with me!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "Keep talking!"

Be nice!

At the same time, he looked at Ouyang Lun, the warning in his eyes was obvious.

All the officials in the Taiji Hall had to focus on Zhu Yuanzhang again, with expectant looks on their faces. It was obvious that they were waiting for a result!

"My old lady points at my nose and scolds me every day, saying that I am a high-ranking official, but my life is not as good as that of ordinary people!"

"Ahem, Ouyang Lun is right. All of you, dear friends, have worked hard in the past year. It can be said that you have made great contributions and should be rewarded!"

Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up, the corners of his mouth raised, and a smile appeared on his face.

"I thought they should be rewarded appropriately!"

Of course, the officials referred to here are all those who abide by the law, except those who dare to commit corruption and accept bribes.

Therefore, all civil and military officials supported Ouyang Lun's suggestion.

Hearing the officials' cries of pain, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.

Although he was very unhappy with Ouyang Lun, Zhu Yuanzhang had no other choice. If he objected, the officials would definitely have objections to him as the emperor.

Everyone looked at Ouyang Lun differently.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.

"If the livelihood of officials cannot be guaranteed, then who can we rely on for the future development of Ming Dynasty?"

Ouyang Lun expressed his thoughts loudly.

"Since Ouyang Lun made this request, you must have already had an idea in your mind, so don't hide it and say it directly!"

"My son-in-law should not get involved in this kind of thing. Since His Majesty asked, I have no choice but to say it." Ouyang Lun said with a humble face.

Praise me first, then praise the officials, and then ask for rewards from the officials. You really can't offend anyone!

Did you hear it right? Prince Consort Ouyang was actually asking for credit for these officials!

Swish--

Good calculation.

I just praised you for being sensible, but you are here waiting for me!

"Consort Ouyang is right! Life is really getting more and more difficult now!"

"Year-end bonuses?!"

If you can get a reward from the emperor, it will not only be an honor, but also a guarantee of life. You can live a stable year today.

I really hope your Majesty can agree to this suggestion.

"Your Majesty, my son-in-law wants to apply for a year-end bonus for Ming officials!!"

That's so nice to say, you shouldn't have interfered... You've already finished interfering!
"Your Majesty, my son-in-law thinks that our Ming Dynasty is developing rapidly and the people have enjoyed the benefits of development, but the civil and military officials are still treated as they were in the past!"

Zhu Yuanzhang forced out a smile and said.

Although he didn't know what this "year-end bonus" was, when he heard the word bonus, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart skipped a beat. I'm afraid it wasn't going to make him bleed!
"That's right, it's the year-end bonus!"

"Based on the comprehensive evaluation of the court officials' performance, achievements, grades, etc. over the past year, a large amount of money will be distributed so that the officials can have a good year!" Ouyang Lun explained slowly.

As soon as these words came out, all the officials in the Tai Chi Hall clapped their hands and applauded.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face looked ugly. "It's a huge amount." Now he was really going to bleed a lot, "This matter."

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could finish speaking, Ouyang Lun spoke again: "Your Majesty, in fact, my son-in-law has asked the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Personnel to calculate the evaluations and year-end bonuses of officials at all levels of the court. As long as your Majesty nods, after the tax calculation is completed, this will The money will be in the hands of the court officials immediately."

"Of course. If your Majesty has other lists of people who want additional rewards, you can give me another list, and I will naturally arrange it!"

The words fell.

The Tai Chi Hall immediately became lively.

The officials whispered among themselves that the 'year-end bonus' was definitely a new thing for them, but they all knew that it was definitely a good thing for them! According to Ouyang Lun, the 'year-end bonus' will be their largest income in a year, and it is also reasonable and legal.

This is naturally supported.

All the civil and military officials were experienced veterans. They knew very well that if they directly supported Ouyang Lun at this time and asked Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang to agree to Ouyang Lun's suggestion, it would definitely be counterproductive.

What should I do?

It didn't take long for some officials to respond.

"Hey - this year is really tiring! I don't know about other departments, but our Ministry of Industry has no rest this year. We are running all over the country. There is no way! Now all provinces across the country are building roads, and our Ministry of Industry can't It’s impossible to send someone to guide and keep an eye on you!”

"Yes, it's not easy for us in the Criminal Department. There are too many cases across the country. County magistrates have been beaten, and we need to deal with them. It's too difficult!"

"You are just physically tired. Unlike our bureaucracy, how many state-owned enterprises have been established this year? These state-owned enterprises have to recruit civil servants. Now the civil service examinations are all handled by our bureau, but there are still so many people. We bureaucracy An official in the department fainted from exhaustion in the yamen! "

"Hmph! In order to prevent you from making mistakes, these old guys in our cabinet make our heads dizzy every day. Look, I have a lot more gray hair!"

"too tired!"

"It's really not enough to keep going like this!"

None of the civil and military officials mentioned the 'year-end bonus', but in Zhu Yuanzhang's ears, it was all about this so-called year-end bonus!

Ouyang Lun was also surprised, and then he couldn't help but laugh in his heart. The officials in the Tai Chi Palace were all experienced professionals. He didn't need to teach them the ability to complain and ask for money! Originally he was worried that the civil and military officials would not cooperate with him, but now it seems that he is still complaining about these officials.

Next, let’s see how Zhu Yuanzhang will choose.

Swish--

Everyone's eyes are once again focused on Zhu Yuanzhang, but this time it's not like everyone is staring at Zhu Yuanzhang, but everyone seems to be talking about their own things and complaining about their own sufferings, but their eyes are not directed at him. Zhu Yuanzhang.

As the emperor, sitting high on the dragon throne, Zhu Yuanzhang could clearly see the expressions and actions of the civil and military officials below, and he also knew the intentions of these officials very clearly.

First he was forced to make suggestions by Ouyang Lun, and now he was reminded openly and secretly by various civil and military officials to ask him to agree to the "year-end bonus".

This is simply coercion and forced into the palace!
Oh shit!

This bastard Ouyang Lun did all this!
Zhu Yuanzhang, who became angrier as he thought about it, glared at Ouyang Lun fiercely.

Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to refuse, not only because he was reluctant to part with so much money, but more importantly because he did not want to be coerced. You must know that Zhu Yuanzhang went from being a beggar to becoming the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. It was all done by him with one knife and one shot. The number of times he was coerced was only a handful. Countless, and most of them were before he became the emperor. After he became the emperor, he, Zhu Yuanzhang, was the only one who coerced others. When was it someone else's turn to coerce him, Zhu Yuanzhang?

"As for the year-end bonus, I..."

Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was about to refuse, his eyes met the eager eyes of dozens of officials below Taiji Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly woke up.

Although I feel a little unhappy being coerced by Ouyang Lun and the officials, what Ouyang Lun said is also true. The lives of the people are getting better and better, but the lives of the officials have never changed. What the officials complained about just now is not praise. This year Ming officials were indeed the hardest working in recent years.

Roads were being built all over the Ming Dynasty, state-owned enterprises were being established in all provinces, prefectures and counties, and civil servant examinations were being held in all provinces. These were all things that were forced to happen. However, in addition to newly recruited civil servants, the officials of the imperial court were not formal officials. It hasn’t increased much, but is still decreasing!
It can be said that Ming Dynasty may not have been able to achieve such achievements this year if all civil and military officials had not gone all out.

This year's overall tax data has not yet been released, but based on the calculated tax data of the three provinces, it is simply speculated that the tax revenue of Ming Dynasty this year is definitely a lot. It would be unreasonable to achieve such results without rewards.
Think about it for a moment.

Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated again.

The year-end bonus is just a lump sum anyway. It is said to be a large amount, but no matter how much it is, it is at most an extra month's salary.

If he refused at this time, although the officials would not dare to refute, they would be worried that resentment would accumulate in their hearts, which would be detrimental to their future work.

That’s all, given the tax revenue breakthrough this year, I’ll just give it a little bit of money, lest anyone take advantage of the situation and say I’m stingy!
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang already made a decision in his heart.

"I'm sure!"

"I have seen what happened in Ming Dynasty this year."

"Ouyang Lunzhen ordered you to be responsible for the year-end bonus. It must be distributed to every official so that they can have a good year!"

Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be generous.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to ask Ouyang Lun how much he planned to pay for the so-called year-end bonus, but he was too embarrassed to ask. After all, all civil and military officials were watching!
"Your Majesty, my son-in-law will definitely handle this matter well!"

Ouyang Lun cupped his hands and continued: "Since your Majesty has decided on the year-end bonus, how about increasing the salary for all officials?"

Um! ?

Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened immediately, and he waved his hand, "I have already agreed to the year-end bonus, but I actually ask for a salary increase. Ouyang Lun, don't go too far!"

"This official's salary is all set by me personally. If nothing unexpected happens, it will remain unchanged forever!"

"Now that the imperial court has just a little bit of money, and it hasn't even been put into the treasury yet, you are starting to take notice of the treasury? How bold!!"

"I tell you clearly! This salary will not change!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely angry.

Originally, the officials were quite happy because they had the 'year-end bonus', but after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang say that their salary would remain unchanged forever, they suddenly became depressed.

Some officials even stood up and spoke.

"Your Majesty, Prince Consort Ouyang was right just now. Ming Dynasty is developing rapidly, and even the people's income has increased, but our salary has not changed. This is unfair!"

"That's right! I and other ordinary officials have no other income except monthly salary. In the past, we could barely make ends meet. Although we are not rich, we are much better than ordinary people. After several years of development, ordinary people can People’s incomes have caught up, and it is a reasonable request to increase their salaries appropriately!”

"If Your Majesty is short of money, you can still do business with Ouyang Consort. If I am short of money, there is no way. Now I just want to increase my salary. Please grant it to Your Majesty!"

The officials' words were both a plea and a statement of their grievances.

After experiencing the Yang Xian case, the Hu Weiyong case, the Kongyin case, and the Guo Huan case, officials who can still stand in this Taiji Palace are definitely officials who can withstand the test. Most officials are loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang. Ming Dynasty is loyal and honest.

In the past, conditions in the Ming Dynasty were poor, and the treasury was short of money. There was no condition for salary increases, and officials would not mention this matter.

But now that the situation in Ming Dynasty has completely improved, they are still unwilling to give them a salary increase, which really hurts their hearts.

Listening to the officials' words, Zhu Yuanzhang's face became terrifyingly gloomy.

He was already scolding in his heart.

Damn it! !
Don’t forget, you are my subjects! !

I have already compromised on the year-end bonus. I didn’t expect that not only would you be ignorant, but you would actually want more!
You have all been brainwashed by Ouyang Lun.

You actually dare to challenge me and sing the opposite tune!

(End of this chapter)