Ming Dynasty: The army is forcing the palace, you say that Lao Zhu faked his death

Chapter 120

As the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Jiang Yu investigated many officials according to Zhu Yuanzhang's orders.

After handling more cases, Jiang Wei understood a truth.

If the water is clear, there will be no fish, and no official is completely clean.

It just depends on whether you bother to check it.

The more carefully you investigate, the more things you uncover.

The reason is very simple. Is there anyone in this world who doesn’t love money?

As long as you love money and still have a little power in your hands, corruption is basically inevitable.

In fact, not only Jiang Wei thought so, but Zhu Yuanzhang and Jiang Wei also had similar ideas.

After Zhu Yuanzhang killed thousands of corrupt officials, he understood deeply that these things could not be prevented.

In the end, he could only turn a blind eye.

Unexpectedly, these petty officials would sternly refuse their bribes!

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, the businessman on the side immediately quietly tugged on Jiang Wei's sleeves and pulled him back.

The businessman was used to wandering around, and he already knew that the rules had changed recently.

So he said with a smile on his face:"My lords, don't be surprised. These people are all from other places and don't understand the rules here yet."

"Please, gentlemen, there are a lot of people. For the sake of this ignorance, please spare them for once."

The officials and the clerks looked at each other and seemed to accept this statement.

Finally, they suddenly realized:"Coming from out of town? No wonder you don't understand the rules! It won’t happen next time!"

"I’m not afraid to tell you the truth. Not only do we not accept the money, but no port along the coast dares to accept your money!"

"Once we accept this money, not only will we lose our heads, but you will also be arrested! Why bother! I advise you not to have any evil thoughts and just be honest!"

After that, the little official's eyes swept back and forth on the faces of Zhu Yuanzhang and Jiang Yu, as if he was emphasizing this matter to them.

After hearing these words, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed with surprise. Yes.

He didn't expect that Zhu Quan would be so capable!

How long had it been? While King Ning was repairing the river, he actually transformed the officials into something he couldn't recognize!

I don't know what Zhu Quan did. Did the officials here change their minds and start a new life just by relying on his own decrees?

Zhu Yuanzhang had a wonderful premonition, and he felt that it was not the case. If it could be done so easily, then the corruption and bribery This phenomenon cannot be eliminated at once!

He thought that King Ning must have done something behind the scenes that was suitable for the local area.

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to ask, but felt that now was not a good time.

Faced with the accusations from the minor officials, Jiang Gu immediately nodded in agreement and said,"Yes, yes, I will remember it, and I will never dare to do it again in the future."

Seeing that Jiang Yu had realized his mistake so earnestly, the petty officials were not too embarrassed.

After saying a few more words, they left with the others.

After these officials left, the merchants on the ship The talent became anxious:"You guys were too impulsive just now!"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Jiang Wei understood that if the businessman hadn't rescued them just now, they probably wouldn't have known what they would have gone through. They also immediately thanked the businessman.

The businessman waved his hands, as if he didn't care.

"When we go out, we should take care of each other."

When Jiang Wei saw the soldiers walking away, he couldn't help but stepped forward and asked,"My lord, please stay. My master still wants to have a detailed discussion with you."

The businessman looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a confused look on his face, as if he had never experienced this in his heart.

So he sighed and said to them:"Remember, it's not just Huai'an, even those cities far away. It is absolutely impossible to use this money to bribe those officials"

"Prince Ning had dealt with a group of people a few days ago, and all of them were miserable."

The businessman couldn't wait to reveal all the information he knew.

"When water tolls first started, there were people like you. Sometimes it wasn’t necessarily because of something, it might just be a habit."

"After all, no one wants to delay their journey just because of this incident."

"Later, after those who collected money were found out by Prince Ning, all of them suffered disaster."

"Those who received a small amount had their property confiscated, and those who received a large amount were directly dragged to the dam to work as coolies." (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

"Those who collected more even lost their lives directly! So, these officials were all frightened. Zhu

Yuanzhang heard this and said in confusion:"But didn't His Majesty often kill people for these things before?" Why doesn't it have such a good effect? The businessman shook his head and said:"When His Majesty deals with people, his methods are indeed more powerful than those of Prince Ning, but those people who Your Majesty has not found out will live a happy life, right?""

"Even if those traitorous ministers were caught by His Majesty, sometimes it would take many years! Those corrupt officials who have spent their whole lives enjoying a good life and drinking spicy food will ascend to heaven with their families, chickens and dogs."

"To put it bluntly, people have already enjoyed the blessings in this world, and they will only suffer a little before they die!"

"But what King Ning did was different! Not to mention that Prince Ning’s soldiers were everywhere, and they were almost impossible to guard against."

"What’s even more frightening is that in 547, King Ning has set up a reporting system in various places. Traffickers and lackeys can go and report officials if they see them taking bribes."

"As long as Prince Ning's people find out that the matter is true, they will deal with the official immediately. The fastest is only an hour, and the slowest is only three to five days."

"How could those officials not be afraid?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he finally understood why those little officials were so scared just now.

Jiang Yu's actions on the shore just now were not considered concealed. There were so many people present, and if one person reported it, all those people would not be able to escape.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang still doesn't understand one thing

"It sounds like this depends on the people's reports, but people are busy making a living, so how can they have so much time to report?

The businessman shook his head with a wry smile and said,"Master, you don't know something. The reason why the people reported it is of course there are benefits to be gained!""

"Those people who initiate the report will be rewarded with one tael of silver as long as the report is successful, one tael of silver! That's what ordinary people have been chewing for three years."

"If the report fails, there will be no punishment. You said, if it were you, would you want to report it when you see those officials appearing?"

"Anyway, there is nothing to lose if you fail, and you can get money if you succeed! It’s a hugely profitable deal!".