If you ask which emperor is the worst job, it must be Zhu Yuanzhang . In , Ming Dynasty , it was too useless to be an official. As long as an official embezzled more than 60 taels, he would behead his head, and even his son-in-law and nephew would not let go. Those punishments for corrupt officials were even more terrifying. How much is the 60 taels of silver now? Why did Zhu Yuanzhang have zero tolerance for corruption? Today we will talk about this topic.
After Zhu Yuanzhang founded the Ming Dynasty, an "anti-corruption storm" began to set off. He said that scholars, peasants, industry and commerce are the noblest and glorious, and farmers are the poorest and most difficult. Those who are officials do not care about the difficulties of the people but instead exploit them. Everyone knows the truth after all, they all read the books of sages, and Zhu Yuanzhang also understands that just speaking reason is not used to promulgate a series of measures. First of all, there is a severe punishment. If you work under Zhu Yuanzhang, you will suffer from skinning, picking tendons, tickling intestines, and digging your knees. I seriously suspect that Lao Zhu visited and studied in the 18th level of hell. It is said that there is a "skinning field" beside the local government office. Whenever an official embezzles, he will peel him and hang him in such a scene. Do you think the successor dares to embezzle? Those who are timid can even urinate and urinate. Lao Zhu stipulated that as long as the corruption of more than 60 taels of corruption is to be peeled and displayed in public. How much is the 60 taels of silver?
Convert to now, it is more than 30,000 points, which shows how strong Lao Zhu’s anti-corruption efforts are. Someone said that if I am greedy for 50 taels, is it okay? Then you are really thinking too much. If you have greed for one month, you will be punished with ninety penalties for every five penalties. Zhu Yuanzhang, who is not a slight embezzlement, will not be fine if you hit the board, and you will post it everywhere in his hometown. He will not be able to raise his head among his fellow villagers and elders. Even his ancestors are ashamed. This anti-corruption storm has been blowing for decades, and about 150,000 heads fell to the ground. It is said that there will be no fish when the water is clear. Why is Zhu Yuanzhang so cruel?
If you embezzle 600 yuan, you will be beaten to death. If you embezzle 30,000 yuan, you will be skinned and made public. Why did Zhu Yuanzhang be so cruel to corrupt officials? This must be related to his experience. Lao Zhu overthrew the Ming Dynasty, which was established by the rule of the Yuan Dynasty. Why was the Yuan Dynasty overthrown? The officials were so corrupt that the Yuan Dynasty imposed violent taxes and abused the law, which led to the misfortune of the people in the world. You see, when Lao Zhu was young, herding cattle and being a tenant, he would never think of rebellion as long as he had food to eat. Until his parents and brother starved to death, he could not live on his own, so he joined the rebel army. If the Ming Dynasty was the same, it would probably not be able to stay for long just like the Yuan Dynasty.
Other emperors also know this truth. Water can carry a boat and can also overturn it. Any emperor can talk about it a lot, but no emperor in the feudal dynasty for thousands of years has truly experienced the sufferings of the people like Lao Zhu. Liu Bang is considered to be of a low origin, but he is also a police station director (the head of the pavilion). Only Zhu Yuanzhang is a poor peasant and has a personal feeling about corrupt officials slapping the people. He knows how much disaster a corrupt official will cause to local people, so he has zero tolerance for corrupt officials. Among the 150,000 corrupt officials executed, there were many relatives of Lao Zhu and founding heroes. However, once they embezzled and bullied the people, they would lose their heads. He also published a book called " Daqi ", which was the corruption case he interrogated, which contained his way of dealing with corrupt officials. The "Daqi Notice" was widely circulated across the country, and its purpose was to shock officials. The people holding the "Daqi Notice" could go to Beijing to file a lawsuit without any obstacles. So Zhu Yuanzhang's anti-corruption efforts were so strong, were the officials of the Ming Dynasty very honest? The ending is really unexpected
Zhu Yuanzhang killed 150,000 corrupt officials, why did corruption become a trend in the Ming Dynasty? The salary of officials and employees in the Ming Dynasty was too low. The county magistrate had to support themselves for more than 2,000 yuan a month. They had to support their parents, wives and children, and also hire clerks and staff. Moreover, a large proportion of the salary of officials in the Ming Dynasty was Baochao . The more they used the Baochao, the more they depreciated, they felt that they were hard to wipe their butts. If officials do not embezzle, they will really not be able to survive. There were also several officials who did not embezzle in the Ming Dynasty. For example, Hairui , he was not greedy as a county magistrate, but he wanted to farm and raise chickens by himself to work part-time as an old servant. The family could not see meat fishy all year round. Once, his mother went to the vegetable market to buy two kilograms of meat, which was actually a hot search in the local area.
What do you say the old saying? There is a golden house in the book, and there are so many cars and horses in the book. Isn’t so many people studying hard for ten years just to enjoy wealth after becoming an official? As a result, life is even harder after becoming an official. Who can bear it? Let’s look at the royal family of the Ming Dynasty. The prince’s annual salary was 50,000 stones of rice, 2.5 jin of treasure money, and what kind of silk, satin, and cloth and cotton were taken to home in tons. Those who are officials are definitely not happy. Why do you Zhu family live in a luxurious life? We have to eat braised vegetables? I was completely unbalanced, so despite Zhu Yuanzhang's anti-corruption efforts, corrupt officials were still in a steady stream.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang's harshness was not ineffective. Officials were still corrupt, but there were no corrupt officials. This situation lasted for about 60 years. After that, officials in the Ming Dynasty seemed to rebound and became crazily corrupt, which was even more violent than before. Some people may say, since this is the case, can high salaries maintain integrity? Actually, I can't support it either. The Song Dynasty has the highest salary in history, and the annual salary of Bao Zheng is equivalent to tens of millions of now. However, the Song Dynasty was still rampant with corrupt officials. The feudal social officialdom for thousands of years had already formed a set of rules. This complexity is formed by human nature and cannot be changed by one person. Due to the influence of this rule, if you want to be a clean official, it will be difficult to do practical things. Hai Rui is honest and honest, but he does not have any benefits to his subordinates, so his subordinates are unwilling to do their best. How much can he do when doing things alone?
He has no benefit to give his superiors and superiors, and he is unwilling to promote his great abilities, no matter how great his ability is, he has nowhere to display. He has no benefit to give his colleagues and colleagues, and he is unwilling to cooperate with him. Qi Jiguang is a national hero, but he also has to abide by the rules of the officialdom and give the benefits of the officials in the court. When he is fighting outside, no one will stumbling behind him. When the emperor suspected him, someone would help him speak and he would be promoted and have a bigger stage to show his ambitions. When Qi Jiguang gave his subordinates benefits, the soldiers would fight to the death when fighting, so this was the feudal officialdom. If you can do something practical for the people without violating your principles while abiding by unspoken rules, you will be considered a good official. Of course, now the people are the masters of the country, the administration is clear and the law enforcement is transparent, and the bureaucratic style of feudal society has long been clear and clean.
