offstage.

Zhao Zheng slowly explained the problem.

"Your Majesty, although the issue of rewards for the founding emperors and nobles has been resolved, the basic salaries of officials are still a hidden danger."

The poor officials in the court heard Zhao Zheng's remonstrance and burst into tears.

Finally someone dared to ask this question, it was him, or him.

People from the Zhao family are really our benefactors.

But Zhu Chongba on the high platform couldn't help losing his temper.

"This matter is definitely your fart! I have carefully calculated the salaries of officials at all levels, and they are definitely enough for a family. Don't you just look for problems just to find out!"

Zhu Chongba hated corrupt officials the most, so when he was still the king of Wu, he imposed strict restrictions on the salaries of officials at all levels under him.

He didn't want to hear Zhao Zheng's words now.

But at the same time, he also turned his head and reminded the eunuch Wang Ban beside him, asking him to call the imperial physician to wait outside the hall.

Because he is angry now, but more importantly, he is optimistic about Zhao Zheng. Zhao Zheng's operation of taking the poison first and then writing the letter yesterday really shocked him, and he can't forget it.

In addition, since the destruction of the Northern Yuan royal family, in the past few months, the court has almost enjoyed peace with singing and dancing.

This is definitely not a good thing.

On the land of the Sun-Moon Dynasty, it is impossible for everything to go smoothly, big or small.

There is only one reason for this atmosphere, and that is that the courtiers have settled down and relaxed.

Zhu Chongba was planning to rectify this atmosphere, when Zhao Zheng appeared.

So as long as there are always such people in the court, he has enough reasons to trouble the courtiers.

"Your Majesty, I don't dare to pretend to be unwarranted!"

"But Your Majesty, with the current salary system, it will only lead to intensified land annexation in the future. No official will not be corrupt, and honest officials will have no job!"

"Your Majesty, please also carefully read the salary data on the document, which is calculated by the minister!"

"If this minister has the slightest falsehood, this minister is willing to follow the former Patriarch!"

Anyway, possessed by the puppet, Zhao Zheng knocked his head heavily on the floor, pretending not to understand Zhu Chongba's refusal.

When he raised his head again, blood dripped instantly, dripping from his forehead, staining his official robe red.

Zhu Chongba: "..."

The ministers: "..."

Now they all have the same question mark in their hearts, again?

"Let's... see!"

Zhu Chongba almost squeezed out this sentence from his own teeth.

He has already made a plan. After retiring today, he must let Jin Yiwei investigate all the people in the Zhao family.

How come three people in a row are all this, this, top-notch people?

In the court hall, only Zhu Chongba was silently thinking about the salary of officials at all levels.

"From one thousand stones in the first year of Zhengzheng to seventy stones in the ninth year..."

"Isn't this enough? Even if you are a ninth-rank official, seventy shi a year is enough to spend, and one shi of rice a month is not enough for a person, so how much is enough!"

Zhu Chongba still didn't see any problems in the official salary system he set.

Although the other officials could see the problem, none of them chose to speak at this time.

Clean officials have no power, but corrupt officials have power.

Some of the courtiers have already developed hostility towards Zhao Zheng.

It's a pity that Zhao Zheng has nothing else, just one word, head iron.

"Your Majesty, for an official who spends years or even decades in poverty, in the end, the salary is just that. Is it really enough?"

Zhao Zheng raised his head, looked at Zhu Chongba, and continued.

"There are so many officials in the world, those who occupy the first rank are as few as koi, and those who occupy the ninth rank or even do not enter the rank are as many as crucian carp."

"Taking the Ninth Grade as an example, the year is seventy stones, but it is enough to feed five mouths, and there is no more food left."

"The parents are at the top, the main wife is at the side, and the youngest son is at the bottom. Among the officials, there are already five of them!"

Zhao Zheng has already made it very clear, and he can't even understand it anymore.

He didn't say that the emperor's harem was three thousand, he didn't say that the houses of the Duke's mansion were continuous, but he only talked about the poverty of the ninth-rank officials.

Zhu Chongba was on the high platform, after thinking for a while, he suddenly fell silent.

But Zhao Zheng has not stopped his output, and when many officials heard what he said next, they only felt cold sweat running down their backs.

"Your Majesty, how can a person have no desires and desires, be an official and uphold honesty, be filial to parents, and need more salary to raise children."

"There are only seventy stones, what about an official with six members in the family, and what about an official with seven members?"

"For a long time, there is nothing to borrow. Being an official is not as good as being a farmer. Those who are officials must be greedy!"

As soon as the word greedy came out again, it directly touched Zhu Chongba's nerves.

"They dare!"

"We still reward money every festival, how can it not be enough!"

Zhu Chongba is still talking hard, but it can only be hard talking.

Zhao Zheng also directly pierced the bubble.

"How much is the reward, how much is the emperor's favor, and who is it?"

"Furthermore, with an annual salary of seventy stones, how many buckets of rice do you actually get, and how much of it is replaced by other gold and silver..."

Gold and silver are thin and soft, to put it mildly, it is called gold and silver thin and soft.

The better ones will be replaced with cloth, and the worse ones will even be pots and pans, dry firewood and black beans.

"stop!"

"Stop talking..."

Zhu Chongba only felt that his throat was blocked by words, but he couldn't open his mouth no matter what, and explained to Zhao Zheng.

He thought of the scene of yuan soldiers collecting taxes when he was a child.

Is the ruling class of the Yuan Dynasty really stupid and not long-term?

Definitely a little longer.

Many exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes are known to the common people, but they were actually imposed by the local officials without permission, not by the will of the Yuan court.

Most of the Yuan officials are Yuan people, and their lives are definitely better than those of the current Sun Moon Dynasty officials, but they can't stop being greedy.

Therefore, after overthrowing Bao Yuan, he imposed various restrictions on the salaries of his officials, and put them under the supervision of Jin Yiwei.

But if these officials are their own, they will not be able to survive.

The Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Punishments, and the Ministry of Officials?Who will take care of it?

Everyone can't go on, it must be greedy together.

Why did I plant such a curse again.

"I hate corrupt officials the most. If I find a case, I will kill one. I see who else in the world would dare!"

Although he has already realized the root of the disaster, Zhu Chongba also wants to save face, he cannot admit his mistake again in front of the courtiers.

"Your Majesty, corrupt officials are indeed hateful, but we know that poor people must have something to hate, and hateful people must have pitiful suffering."

"I hope His Majesty will make an order soon!"

"If an official is already living on borrowed food, if he waits longer, he will lose one more profit!"

The fire is coming, Zhao Zheng will add more dry firewood.

This is completely putting the emperor on fire. If another official does it, it will definitely cut off his official career.

It's a pity that Zhao Zheng's official career is a cloud.

As long as he has the status of standing in the court, he doesn't care about the distance from the emperor, or the closeness to the emperor.

Zhu Chongba could only agree to come down and discuss with the household department again.

After the next dynasty, Zhao Zheng was stopped by Wang Ban and went to the side hall where Emperor Zhu Chongba rested.

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