People say that the Ming Dynasty's Yulu is very low, and Zhu Yuanzhang is very strict with people, is this the case?

Let's take Liu Chun as an example, his current official position is the young master, the prince and the prince, the governor and the commander, and the commander of the Jinyi Guard...... The highest in this is from a product, the Ming Dynasty and the Song Dynasty are different, the Song Dynasty's Yulu is divided into several parts, first of all, the officials of the Song Dynasty are almost all temporary workers, they have a distinction between the grade of the treatment of the Lu official, according to this grade, you can get a Lu.

In addition, if you have a specific errand, that is, a minister, you can get a salary.

In addition, some high-ranking officials will have a museum position, that is, a straight bachelor of Longtu Pavilion, and some people have titles, such as Luguo Gongwen Yanbo, which can be used as a standard for taking a fortune.

At the same time, in the Song Dynasty, there were rewards every New Year's Day, and officials also had job fields, that is, they were directly given land.

Lin Lin finally came down, taking Bao Zheng as an example, he became the highest privy deputy envoy, and all kinds of money added up, more than 3,000 yuan a year, which is exactly equivalent to the tax of the poorest government in the Song Dynasty!

On the whole, whether it is a high-ranking official or a low-level official, as long as he becomes an official, he has reached the pinnacle of life in the Song Dynasty, and he has what he wants.

When it came to Zhu Yuanzhang, our Hongwu Emperor gave Zhao Da a different heart.

He doesn't need to bribe civil officials and say good things for himself!

Zhu Yuanzhang swept his pen and cut off all the mess.

An official has a salary, and there is nothing superfluous.

Zhengyipin has 87 stones of rice a month, and Liu Chun is one level worse, but from a product, 74 stones of rice per month, and it is 888 stones in a year.

Actually, this can't be considered low, after all, how much can a person eat, almost a thousand stone of grain, not dozens of deaths!

But don't be busy, these servants have to bear the expenses of the whole family, welcome and send them to, hire a coachman, raise a horse, find two maids, and all have to come out of it.

For example, the Beijing official still has to rent a house, and the foreign official has to bear the daily expenses of the yamen, and he also has to hire a master...... In this way, Lu Mi is not too much, and it is even tight.

If you think that's the end of it, you're very wrong.

At the time of the fortune, there was also learning. For example, when Liu Chun was in the Hongwu Dynasty, thirty percent of his Yulu was folded into treasure money, and there is no need to say much about what the treasure money is, which is almost equivalent to directly discounting the Yulu by seven.

And once he encountered difficulties, he would use his hands and feet on the officials' salaries, not giving Lu rice, but folding it with other things, and Liu Chun once received bacon.

Therefore, the officials of the Ming Dynasty, who almost did not live on money, had to dig out their hearts and get money from everywhere in order to maintain a decent life.

Liu Chun pushed forward the reform, cut off the hands and feet of the officials everywhere, and the family's land was gone, and life became more and more difficult. If you continue to toss it, I am afraid that the Manchu officials will not be able to stand it.

So Liu Chun thinks that after the treasury is a little richer, he should give officials a little welfare, one by one, both soft and hard! After so many slaps, it's time to give some sweet dates.

That's why he proposed to increase the number of lulu.

But obviously Zhu Di doesn't see it that way.

"Liu Chun, I ask you, can you increase your income in exchange for the officials to be grateful to Dade and work harder for me?"

The corners of Liu Chun's mouth twitched, and he paused: "That...... For the time being, it still has some effect. ”

Zhu Di snorted coldly, "You also said for the time being, what if it is long-term?" The two Song Dynasty treat officials the most kindly, but what's the use? I want to rely on money to support my integrity, but it's nonsense! The heart is insufficient, and he is looking forward to taking more as much as you give him. I can't give them all the treasury, can I? ”

Zhu Di's words made Liu Chun speechless.

"Your Majesty, what ...... What are you still doing with your ministers? ”

Zhu Di said with a tense face: "Can't I come out to see the excitement?" I'd love to see what the officials have become, it's much more interesting than on the stage. Zhu Di hugged his shoulders and sneered: "Remember my words, even if I die, I will leave a testament, and I will not add a penny to the hundred officials!" ”

Liu Chun was completely defeated, Zhu Di's stubborn strength is exactly the same as his father, it is really difficult to deal with. For the first time, Yoo Chun did not hold out any hope. He took Zhu Di to a teahouse in Ping'an and found a private seat casually.

"It's very close to the stock exchange, and there are many wealthy businessmen, and if the officials are short of money, they will come here to borrow money, and if Your Majesty wants to see the excitement, just go here." Liu Chun calculated, "By the way, yesterday was the day of the fortune, and someone should come to pay off the debt today." ”

Zhu Di was also taken aback, although he also had guesses, but he always felt that officials, after all, still have power, how could they be so miserable? Who would dare to force debts from officials?

At all, some people are deliberately pretending to be poor in acting, and even Liu Chun was deceived by their tricks, so I won't be fooled!

Let's watch!

Zhu Di lowered his head to taste tea, there was a screen to cover them, and they could not be seen outside.

After less than a quarter of an hour of sitting, someone shouted.

"Yo, it's Lord Jin here, Lord Jin is here, please!"

As he spoke, a young scholar walked in from outside, no more than thirty years old, fair-skinned and well-mannered, and he drove straight to a table by the window.

At this table, sat two middle-aged men, one a little older, with dark features, and the other with a yellow beard, always smiling.

Seeing the scholar coming, he hurriedly squeezed out a bright smile, and the old face like orange peel was piled up, like a withered old chrysanthemum.

"Lord Kim, please take a seat!"

The scholar snorted, but did not sit down, he took something out of his arms, and did not give it directly to the two people, but threw it on the table. Then he said lightly: "I have already sent ten stones of rice over, and you will lend me another thirty taels of silver!" ”

The two people on the table, who were a little older, took the IOU thrown on the table in their hands, looked at it, and nodded slightly, "Lord Jin has a reputation, and the past accounts have been cleared!" ”

He picked up the brush on the table, drew two lines on the IOU, and then tore it apart.

The young scholar pursed his lips, his eyes squinted, and he didn't bother to look at the two of them. Fortunately, these two people didn't care, they smiled and said, "Lord Jin, don't be busy yet, let's have a good talk." ”

"What to talk about? I owe money to repay the debt, I have paid off all the accounts, am I not even willing to borrow thirty taels? Then I'll go find someone else! ”

"Don't!"

The people from outside hurriedly intervened to stop it.

"Lord Jin, this time you borrowed thirty taels, more than ever. As for you, you don't have any other income, only a monthly lumpy, so ......" he said in a difficult tone.

The scholar glared, "What's wrong with Lumi?" Don't think this official doesn't know anything! When the price of rice is highest, I will lend you silver for rice, and you will earn it. ”

"Hahaha! What Master Kim said is true, but you don't know! Starting this autumn, Annam's grain will be sent to the capital one after another, and soon many large grain stockpilers will sell it outside, and grain prices will not keep rising. The little ones have checked, Annan's rice, one stone only costs 380 Wen! That's true, right? ”

The scholar took a few breaths, and the flesh on his face twitched a few times, fortunately because of the bad compensation during this time, otherwise he really didn't know that the price of food would change so much!

"What do you want?"

The guy with the scorched beard has some accents and can't pronounce words clearly. He smiled before he said a word: "Lord Jin, you want to borrow more money for your son's study, this is more important than anything else!" The little ones don't dare to stand in the way of the little boy's future, and we have also heard that Lord Jin is going to be transferred to the Ministry of Industry, and he is mainly responsible for wood procurement! ”

When the scholar heard this, his vigilance suddenly rose, and he gritted his teeth, "You! How dare you probe my family, and how dare you meddle in the appointment of officials by the imperial court? ”

The guy with the scorched yellow beard hurriedly waved his hand and said with a smile: "Lord Jin said that we don't have such courage." You have studied in Beijing from Hongwu for 25 years, and have been living in the house of the Ding family, and Master Ding cherishes the literary talents of adults, so he only charges 100 yuan per month, how can there be such a cheap house in the whole capital? ”

The more the scholar listened, the more wrong he became, his brows twisted into pimples, and he suddenly stomped his feet and said, "Okay, you have the ability to check me...... I won't borrow it from Jin! ”

As he spoke, he turned around and left, and the older Yu Yu said: "Lord Jin, your old mother is sick and wrote to you to send some expenses to the family, don't you care about this?" ”

The scholar's footsteps suddenly stopped, his face darkened, and he turned his head to stare at them, "Who are you?" Why is it so clear about me? ”

The scorched bearded guy stood up, walked to the scholar's side, and sneered: "Lord Jin, let's be honest, we are doing things for your noble person right now, and you can't afford to mess with this noble person." He admired the talent of Lord Jin and knew that the adult had a bright future, so he wanted to help the adult. ”

"Let's just say it, don't talk about borrowing money or not borrowing money, Ling Lang is going to study in Jimingshan Academy, the noble person can help send it in, your high hall wants to treat the disease, and the noble person has already sent the doctor over."

"All in all, in a word, the noble man just wants to make friends with adults. Please rest assured, Lord Kim, there is no intention of bribery. ”

The voices of these three people are not too high, but Liu Chun and Zhu Di's ears are good, and they can hear it clearly. Zhu Di's old face sank instantly.

This courtier surnamed Jin was completely trapped by others, and he was clearly investigated from the inside out.

The most terrible thing is that even he knows that he is about to be transferred to the Ministry of Industry.

also said that there is a noble man behind him!

How expensive can it be?

This guy can send people to Jimingshan Academy, and he can also ask for a doctor to treat his illness, and he knows so much news...... Zhu Di suddenly turned to Liu Chun, with a seemingly absent smile on his face.

"It can't be you, right?"

Liu Chun almost wanted to give Zhu Di a fist, your brain is so big, I led you out and grabbed my own handle, isn't this digging a pit and burying yourself?

Even if you look for death, there is no such way to find it!

Lord Jin glared at the two guys angrily, gritted his teeth, and said, "Who are you nobles?" ”

The guy with a scorched beard smiled and said, "Lord Jin, the little one can only say that we all respect the noble person as 'Master Liu', you will know it at first sight." ”