Ming Dynasty: The poisonous imperial teacher, Zhu Yuanzhang advised me to be kind

Chapter 3 Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked, Chu Nan, you are so vicious!

"That makes sense!" Zhu Biao suddenly understood after hearing what Chu Nan said.

If all the officials in the world were honest but had no ability, then the Ming Dynasty would not be able to be governed well.

Sometimes, when it comes to governing the world, what may be more important is your ability rather than your quality.

The other officials were also incredulous. Didn't Chu Nan get in through connections? He used to be a second-generation idiot who just lived a lazy life in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

How could he come up with such an unexpected plan today? Did he change people?

What are you shocked about?

But when Liu Bowen saw their reaction, he was speechless. Did no one care? Did Chu Nan say that he would embezzle so much? He was an honest official.

He is still enjoying his beautiful wife and a hundred rooms. He is already sixty years old. What nonsense are you talking about!

What's wrong with Chu Nan? How should we describe him?
"I have never heard of these ideas." At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was the most shocked.

Because he felt that what Chu Nan said made a lot of sense.

He is the emperor, so he should be more concerned about whether his officials are capable and able to do good things.

Otherwise, what’s the point of having a group of officials who have good qualities but no ability at all?
Moreover, what Chu Nan said before was right. People’s hearts are hidden in their stomachs, and you don’t know who is honest and who is corrupt.

Therefore, the more likely scenario is that we will have a group of incompetent and corrupt people. It is better to just focus on ability.

Thinking of this, he looked at Chu Nan with satisfaction.

"You're pretty good, what's your name?"

Chu Nan was shocked. He didn't expect Zhu Yuanzhang to ask his name. It seemed that his words had moved Zhu Yuanzhang, so he was safe.

He immediately replied: "I am Chu Nan, your humble servant, in reply to your Majesty's words."

"Great!" The other ministers present were also delighted. Zhu Yuanzhang asked this, which must mean he agreed with Chu Nan's idea. In this way, they could also survive.

I really didn't expect that Chu Nan, who eats, drinks and plays every day, could be so smart? It seems that I can't underestimate him in the future, and I have to follow Chu Nan.

Liu Bowen was also very shocked. He didn't expect that besides his apprentice Yang Xian, there was such a capable person around him.

It’s because I’m old and my eyes are blurry that I can’t recognize talented people.

"No, no." But before they could be happy for long, Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head again.

"This strategy still won't work. If you reuse corrupt officials, they will have money to embezzle, and they may indeed work harder."

"But corrupt officials are embezzling people's money, and what is lost is the people's interests. If this continues, the people will rebel."

"If the people rebel, the Ming Dynasty will be in turmoil, and the Northern Yuan Dynasty might take the opportunity to invade. Then the Ming Dynasty will be in danger."

This was the case in the Yuan Dynasty in the past, with corrupt officials everywhere.

It was because of these corrupt officials that Zhu Yuanzhang's parents were forced to death, and it was also because of these corrupt officials that the Yuan Dynasty was filled with flames of resistance all over the country.

Zhu Yuanzhang still remembers that when his parents were buried, there was not even a coffin. They were just wrapped in mats and buried in the ground. That's why he hated corrupt officials so much.

At the same time, we also deeply understand that if there are too many corrupt officials, the people will surely rebel.

So he directly rejected Chu Nan's idea: "Your plan only treats the symptoms but not the root cause. It's still not going to work."

"Besides, didn't you say that this was a vicious plan? It doesn't seem that vicious at all."

"This..." When the others heard this, their faces turned pale. Your Majesty's consideration made sense.

Is Chu Nan still a little naive after all? Doesn't this strategy work? Then won't they die again?

"Your Majesty, don't worry." But Chu Nan remained calm after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words. "I have only told you half of this plan. The second half is the highlight, the real poisonous plan."

"But these words should not be heard by too many people."

Any more ideas? Zhu Yuanzhang became curious about what Chu Nan would say next.

"Let's all go down." Then he agreed with Chu Nan's statement.

"Yes." When the officials of the Censorate heard this, they left immediately as if they had been pardoned.

They knew very well that they were not allowed to hear what was said next. If they heard it, they might lose their lives, so they left faster than anyone else.

At this moment, there were only Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, Liu Bowen and Chu Nan left in the hall.

"They're all gone. Tell me, I want to see how poisonous your main act is."

"Your Majesty, what you said just now is very good." Chu Nan didn't say anything more and spoke directly.

"As long as corrupt officials are promoted, they will certainly embezzle money, and the people will be left with no money, and the national treasury will be empty. This is unavoidable."

"But let's think about it from another perspective. After a few years of corruption, does this corrupt official have a lot of money?"

"Yes." Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Bowen and Zhu Biao all nodded when they heard it.

The saying "three years as an honest magistrate earns you 100,000 silver coins" is not groundless.

After several years of corruption, these officials have already made a fortune.

"That's easy." Chu Nan sneered.

"Your Majesty, if you want to fight corruption, you must first use these capable corrupt officials, let them build the Ming Dynasty, and make the Ming Dynasty prosperous and strong, and their corruption is inevitable."

"But when the Ming Dynasty becomes rich and powerful, what use will these corrupt officials have? Besides, they have so much money!"

"Your Majesty, what are you waiting for? Just kill them all!"

"We should do the right thing and kill them directly, confiscate their entire families, and put the money into the national treasury or distribute it to the people, so that the world can be fair and just!"

"What!" After hearing Chu Nan's words, Zhu Yuanzhang and the other two were stunned.

Wait, didn’t you, Chu Nan, just say that corrupt officials should be reused?

Zhu Yuanzhang was also worried about what to do if he reused corrupt officials and they embezzled too much money.

So now you tell me that your purpose of employing corrupt officials is, to put it bluntly, to lure them into corruption, and after they have gotten enough money, you kill them directly and then take all the money back?

What kind of idea is this? Confucius never taught this! Laozi never said this!

Chu Nan didn't stop and continued speaking.

"Your Majesty, my Great Ming is in a state of disrepair. If we want to become rich and strong quickly, we can only focus on ability rather than quality. However, this will inevitably lead to the reuse of a group of corrupt officials."

"But it really doesn't matter. When these corrupt officials are no longer useful, we can just kill them."

"Moreover, we can first kill those corrupt officials who are obviously greedy and have evil hearts, because their influence is too great, and not killing them will affect the reputation of the court."

"But for those corrupt officials who secretly embezzle and continue to work, we should turn a blind eye."

"But this doesn't mean that we will let them go. We will just wait until they are no longer useful and then take action against them. We will confiscate their property and do whatever it takes."

"In this way, my Ming Dynasty will be rich and powerful, the officials will be capable, and no corrupt officials will be spared. Isn't it wonderful?"

(End of this chapter)