The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 497: A Wonderful Scene in the Early Ming Dynasty: People Protecting Corruption
[In March 1385, the censors Yu Min and Ding Tingju reported that officials of the Beiping Provincial Administration and the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner's Office, Zhao Quande, and others, had conspired with the Minister of Revenue, Guo Huan, to commit corruption.]

[Zhu Yuanzhang ordered that those involved in the case be strictly interrogated]

[As a result, the Minister of Rites Zhao Mao, the Minister of Punishments Wang Huidi, the Vice Minister of War Wang Zhi, the Vice Minister of Works Mai Zhide, etc. were implicated.]

[It was discovered that in addition to embezzling banknotes, gold and silver, they also embezzled tax grain, fish, salt and other items, which amounted to more than 24 million dan of rice.]

……

Great Sui.

Yang Jian couldn't say whether there was any explanation here.

Zhu Yuanzhang is really hard to guess.

But one thing is for sure.

Based on Zhu Yuanzhang's character...

"So many people died..."

……

[What is the concept of more than 24 million? ]

[The summer tax and autumn grain revenue during the Hongwu period totaled 29.43 million shi]

[In other words, this huge corruption group headed by Guo Huan almost swallowed up the Ming Dynasty's summer taxes and autumn grain for a year.]

[Zhu Yuanzhang's handling was very decisive]

[Directly issued an order that all officials in the six ministries who were involved in this case should be executed]

[At the same time, all the officials in charge of grain in the thirteen provincial governments were also beheaded.]

[“Tens of thousands of people died”]

……

{Do you think you'll stop after killing so many people?}
{This is just the beginning!}

{A large group of imperial censors were sent by the imperial court to arrest corrupt officials and collect taxes and grain.}
{However, the people of Jiangnan not only refused to cooperate, but began to resist and even protested collectively to the court, saying that the censors who handled the case had disrupted the normal taxation order in the local area.}
{…What is the reverse Tiangang?}
{It's not the opposite of Tian Gang, because in the past the government strictly collected taxes, even a little less would not be acceptable, but corrupt officials are different.}

{In order to avoid causing trouble and attracting the attention of the imperial court, they did not dare to force the common people too hard, and it did not matter if they paid less.}
{That’s why a strange phenomenon occurs: corrupt officials are rampant, but the people are relieved.}
{But the people are not happy about investigating and punishing corrupt officials and rectifying taxation.}
……

Big man.

Liu Bang said with a serious expression:

"Xiao He, what do you think?"

Xiao He, who was sitting behind the desk and frantically reviewing bamboo slips, raised his eyes and looked to the side.

The bastard was lying on the couch where he took a nap.

Those feet are all dirt!
"There are big problems with the Ming Dynasty's system."

Xiao He finished writing on the bamboo slips and handed them to Liu Bang.

Liu Bang threw it aside.

Xiao He:......

"I know there's a problem. I'm asking you."

"What do you think Zhu Yuanzhang wants to do?"

Xiao He didn't care.

"Your Majesty, the policy of relocating people to the border areas will be issued soon."

Liu Bang waved his hands impatiently.

"Then get off."

“…You have to stamp it!”

"Ah? Then Naigong has to go back again? No way..."

Liu Bang was writhing on the couch like a maggot.

"E's wife is probably waiting for me...why don't you go?"

Xiao He sighed and adjusted his hat.

"I beg..."

"I'll go find Zhang Liang! He must have a solution!"

The figure disappeared in an instant.

……

Period of Jihan and Emperor Huai

"Isn't this too bloodthirsty?"

Such a large official organization was completely wiped out?
This tragic situation is beyond description.

If officials from the six ministries wanted to sell grain, they had to work together with local officials to do so.

Doesn't this make it clear that all those involved in money and grain matters in government offices at all levels across the country will be doomed?
"Tens of thousands of people died and were displaced. It was a bloodbath, a horrible sight."

Liu Chan couldn't understand why he did this?
This doesn't seem like punishing a corruption case, but rather like a massacre of officials all over the world!

"No wonder, the Hongwu Battle Royale lives up to its reputation."

Zhuge Liang understood that severe punishments were needed to settle the troubled times.

But this is a bit too heavy.

Everything will turn into its opposite when it reaches its extreme. If there are no specific laws and regulations, killing to stop greed will only increase. …

[From senior officials at the central level to grassroots officials, thousands of people died]

[As for those who had their property confiscated and were dismissed from their posts, there were countless of them.]

[Although he had investigated such a big case and punished so many corrupt officials, Lao Zhu was not happy at all]

[He sighed and asked why there were so many corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty? ]

【What exactly is going on? 】

【Different from the Hu Weiyong case and the Kongyin case.】

[In essence, the Guo Huan case is actually the most common case of corruption.]

[To discuss the essence of the Guo Huan case, we must start with the official system of the Ming Dynasty.]

……

On the canopy.

A single-plank bridge connects the two banks of the river.

There is a chair on the north bank.

The south bank of the river is densely packed with stickmen.

A group of people rushed to the single-plank bridge.

In the end, only one person crossed the bridge and sat on the chair.

……

【In the Ming Dynasty, a candidate had to go through several rounds of imperial examinations. 】

[Only by obtaining the titles of Juren or Jinshi can one have the minimum qualifications to be an official. ]

[The highest level of Jinshi examination in the Ming Dynasty was held only once every three years, and only more than 200 people were selected each time]

[The competition is so fierce and the exam is so difficult that it is hard to imagine.]

……

{Thousands of troops are crossing a single-plank bridge... This is something I heard during the college entrance examination.}
｛Today I want to take the civil service exam. There are often hundreds of people competing for one position.｝
{For some popular positions, there are even thousands of people competing fiercely.}
｛Although both required examinations, the threshold for civil servants in the Ming Dynasty was higher.｝
｛The current national and provincial examinations are held once a year, and today's civil service examinations cannot be compared with them.｝
……

Tang Xuanzong Period
Li Longji scratched his cheek.

Those who were not recommended to take the exam were called Juren.

Are people who take the Jinshi examination called Jinshi?

It was just a place that held an examination for Jinshi degree.

What's so difficult?
There are thousands of Jinshi in Chang'an every year...

What are these Juren and Jinshi? Do we still need to take exams in the future?

And it's just a test on poetry and songs...

It doesn’t have to be that difficult, right?

……

[As long as you pass the imperial examination, you can become a seventh-rank official at the lowest level without having to go through the waiting list or the candidate list.]

[roughly equivalent to today’s deputy director-level cadres]

[Although the county magistrates in the Ming Dynasty were the local officials, their treatment was very poor.]

[First, the salaries of officials in the early Ming Dynasty were paid in kind, that is, rice.]

[According to the regulations of the 20th year of Hongwu]

[Officials of the first rank receive 1,044 dan of rice per year]

[The second rank is 732 stones, and the following are decreasing in order. ]

[When a county magistrate reaches the seventh rank, he only has ninety shi]

……

{Let me do the math for you. One stone in the Ming Dynasty is equivalent to 155 kilograms today.}
{That is to say, a seventh-rank county magistrate gets 13950 kilograms of grain a year.}
……

The period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty
Liu Heng frowned and made a rough calculation.

Because we don’t know whether the weights and measures are the same in each period.

He could only make a rough estimate using one stone from the Han Dynasty.

For a family of five, that would be one dou and one liter of rice per day.

It’s more than enough for a year.

……

During the Song Dynasty and Renzong Period
Zhao Zhen made a rough calculation.

"The salary is indeed not much."

"But officials still have official land."

“Feeding a family is not a burden at all.”

“This is not an excuse for corruption.”

……

(End of this chapter)