The Ming army killed people in Liaodong, and Zhou Chong also killed people in the capital. However, he killed not those aliens who often went south to invade the Ming Dynasty, but those worms in the Ming Dynasty officialdom. Since he rectified the officialdom, the Ming Dynasty has investigated and dealt with several times.

Although most of the 100 officials who continued to be corrupt were not killed, 86 were still guilty of death. Zhou Chong was all taken to Chai Street in the capital and slashed.

Zhou Chong did not want to make the reform too bloody, so before he rectified the administration, he increased his salaries to the officials, and directly stated that the previous matters were eliminated. He would never pursue it again, and everything was to be looked at.

They did not expect that so many officials could not control their own hands. In the first month of increasing their salary, dozens of officials were arrested, and later there were also many officials investigated and dealt with every month, in order to deter them.

Zhou Chong had no choice but to deal with these corrupt criminals seriously after the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, and as a result, there was a magnificent landscape of dozens of people being killed.

The people are naturally welcomed by Zhou Chong's killing. After all, for the people, the people who hate the most are those corrupt officials. Now, His Highness Zhao has executed a few of them in one go.

Ten corrupt officials were a great joy for the people, so after this incident, Zhou Chong's reputation was suddenly pushed to the top among the people.

However, for the officialdom, Zhou Chong's officials who dealt with crimes on such a large scale were under tremendous pressure. After all, the officialdom of the Central Plains dynasty has always had the tradition of not ruling the public. Except for a few periods, there are few

The court killed so many officials in one go. After all, on the one hand, doing so may involve the interests of many people. On the other hand, there are so many corrupt officials, and the court's face is not good-looking, so in this case, it is usually the case.

In secret, officials are rarely executed with great fanfare like Zhou Chong.

Zhou Chong had known about these rules in the officialdom for a long time, but he ignored them at all. In the past, the Ming Dynasty court cared too much about its own face. Even if something happened, the court would help the officials cover it up.

For Zhou Chong, he has given those corrupt officials a chance to correct their mistakes. They don’t cherish them, so we can’t blame him for being ruthless this time.

After the officials with the most serious crimes were executed, their families were also seized. However, Zhou Chong changed the previous charges of the imperial court. For the families of these officials, the guilty ones must be dealt with together. Corrupt property is also

He was confiscated, but Zhou Chong did not intend to pursue those innocent families. After all, according to the practices before the Ming Dynasty, the families of these criminal officials were usually sent to men as slaves, and women as prostitutes in the sect office, which was really cruel. At least from

Zhou Chong was a little unacceptable to later generations, so he abolished this bad habit in the law.

In addition to these officials with the most serious crimes, there are hundreds of officials with different crimes left. These officials range from corruption and murder to passive slacking off work. Everyone committed minor or serious crimes, and Zhou Chong did not easily

After they were let go, most of these officials were deprived of their official positions. Then they were dealt with according to their respective charges. As a result, officials were dismissed everywhere in the Ming Dynasty officialdom, and sometimes even officials from a county or prefecture were dismissed.

Although this had some impact on the administrative agencies of the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Chong did not waver at all, because he knew clearly that if a country was full of corrupt officials, then the country would have no hope.

Although in the eyes of those officials, Zhou Chong's method of dealing with those criminal officials was too cruel, the results were excellent, because it finally made the officials understand. This governor of the country, His Highness Zhao, is an ironclad

He wanted to rectify the administration, and in order to achieve his goals, he would never be afraid of killing people. With this understanding, the atmosphere in the Ming Dynasty's officialdom was also clear, and at least no one dared to blatantly take bribes.

At the same time, Zhou Chong took advantage of this killing wind and began to change the structure of the Ming Dynasty officialdom, causing him to slowly change his ideal structure. For example, the power of the Censorate was expanding, and the Taxation Department was also slowly taking over various places.

The gap in taxation, the narrowing of the status gap between officials and officials, etc., the reforms proposed by Zhou Chong have gradually been implemented. It can be said that from all aspects, the Ming Dynasty is changing in a positive direction.

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"Report to the supervisor, with the handling of so many officials this time, the resistance to our reform has immediately been reduced, especially in terms of taxation. Now the tax departments in various places have begun to operate normally and have also taken over most of the taxes in various places.

According to the current situation, it is estimated that it will take not long before the reform of the supervisor on our Ming Dynasty can be fully realized!" In the office room of Zhou Chong in Wenyuan Pavilion, Zhang Cai was reporting to Zhou Chong for the reform during this period

As a result, Jiao Fang, Wang Qiong and others were also here.

"Very good. It seems that if you want to complete the reform of our Ming Dynasty, it is not possible not to kill people. I just hope that those officials will be smarter in the future. Don't think that I dare not kill people!" Zhou Chong nodded after hearing this and said, "After hearing this, Zhou Chong nodded and said with a head start.

At the end, he couldn't help but feel a little hated. After all, killing so many people at once also brought him a lot of psychological pressure. He even worried that it would attract a rebound from Ming officials. Fortunately, it is finally

It's over.

"Responsible for the State, the administration of the Ming Dynasty is much clearer now. As long as the Censorate can maintain its current supervision, coupled with the existence of the Taxation Department and the Bank, the local government will reduce the chance of corruption, then it will be possible in the future.

Keep the administration of the Ming Dynasty clear and clear, so what should we do next? Do we need to modify some of the laws of the Ming Dynasty?" Jiao Fang stood up and suggested that among the crowd, he would count his age

The biggest one, but he was most anxious for reform because he was worried about one day he would die, so he could not see the scene after the Ming Dynasty reform.

Zhou Chong also understood Jiao Fang's thoughts very well, but after thinking for a while, he shook his head and said, "The current administration has just begun to change, and the Supervisory Bureau, the Taxation Bureau, and the Bank have just begun to be normal.

It is not possible to ensure that there will be no problems in the future, so our task is to maintain the current results. If we find problems, we will immediately find a way to solve them. When all new institutions and local government offices are completed and everything is on track, then

Only by modifying the laws of the Ming Dynasty can you be more confident that there will be no chaos.”

Zhou Chong had to be cautious about the reform of the Ming Dynasty, especially the laws of the Ming Dynasty, which were full of problems. Many of the laws set by Zhu Yuanzhang at that time were no longer appropriate, and some of them were even more determined by Zhu Yuanzhang, and he was simply a matter of fact.

It is not feasible, but Zhu Yuanzhang relied on the majesty of imperial power and forced himself to carry out the whole Ming Dynasty, which led to the ills of the entire Ming Dynasty. These problems are much more troublesome than the official problems in the Ming Dynasty, and involve the most critical people's livelihood issues, so if you are not sure about it

Zhou Chong did not dare to change easily.

Hearing Zhou Chong's answer, Jiao Fang knew that he was a little anxious. He sighed and stepped back. Then the others asked Zhou Chong for some questions in recent times, and Zhou Chong also made a decision one by one.

arrange.

"The regent, Your Majesty asked the court for supplies and food, but now His Majesty is just staying in Daning and still moving. Instead, the 50,000 servants led by Li Anliang are the main force to attack the Jurchens. Now as winter approaches,

Not only is Li Anliang's supply difficult, but it may even be difficult to convey the news in the future. However, the matter in Liaodong has always been arbitrarily by Your Majesty, so the old minister doesn't know how to deal with this matter?" At this time, he was the Minister of War.

Wang Qiong stood up and reported that in his opinion, winter is coming soon, and it is impossible to send troops in Liaodong in winter, so it is best to let the army retreat and rest, so the court does not have to spend so much.

Materials are here.

However, after hearing this, Zhou Chong thought about it, then turned to Yan Song next to him and said, "Weizhong, I remember that there will be a part of the treasury in the treasury this year. How much is this part of the surplus?"

Yan Song was originally the president of the central bank, but the former Minister of Revenue Lu Xing was also arrested for corruption and bribery this time. Although Lu Xing was not guilty of serious crimes, he was dismissed from office, so Yan Song took over as Minister of Revenue

Although Yan Song's qualifications are very shallow and too young, many officials opposed it, Zhou Chong opposed the opposition and allowed Yan Song to take over the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. As for the position of governor of the Central Bank, it is temporarily

He also serves on the same side.

"Report to the supervisor, according to this year's budget, the treasury will have a surplus of 1.23 million taels. Originally, the money was intended to be used to repair the palace. After all, the treasury was tight a few years ago, and it has not been in the palace for many years.

After the overhaul, many palaces seemed a little old and even had some leaks." The young Yan Song stood among the old ministers and seemed very conspicuous, but although he had first achieved a high position, he did not become arrogant because of this.

Instead, he was humble as usual, which made Zhou Chong, Jiao Fang and others value him more.

"If more than one million taels are used to repair the palace, it can indeed make the palace look new. However, the situation in Liaodong is tense now, and it is time to spend money, so the matters in the palace are temporarily put aside and all the money is paid.

When you go to Liaodong, you must ensure the needs of the army, especially Li Anliang. You must hurry up and transport more supplies to them. I guess they may have to spend this winter in the Jurchens' den!" Zhou Chong's eyes flashed.

Dao, Liaodong will be cleaned up soon. This not only eliminates the potential threat of the Jurchens, but also lays the foundation for the Ming Dynasty to march into the Mongolian grasslands. Whether the Ming Dynasty's northern border troubles can be solved at one time depends on whether Zhengde can be a good general.
Chapter completed!