What does it mean, ever since I knew that I had arrived in the Hongwu period and became an official.

You basically don’t want to live anymore, and you even want to commit suicide just because you serve as an official under yourself?

What do you mean by this? How much do you look down on Zhu Chongba?

It can be said that at this time, Chu Ze has already stepped on Zhu Yuanzhang's bottom line.

It has even crossed his bottom line.

However, Chu Ze at this time did not take Zhu Yuanzhang's rage seriously at all.

He basically has the mentality of breaking the can and breaking it.

Lift your head and lift your chest.

He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang on the throne with extremely firm eyes.

Chu Ze finally spoke again under his explanation.

"Your Majesty, to be honest, I really don't mean to look down on you. I know that you don't believe that I come from the future, but that doesn't matter now."

"Actually, I am a thief who worships historical figures like you. You are the only unified emperor in Chinese history who was born from grass roots. Not only that, the Ming Dynasty is also respected by our future generations as the most bloody dynasty.

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"The emperor guards the gates of the country, and the king dies in the country! These words are by no means groundless."

"The four major ancestral precepts you established are: no marriage, no tribute, no cession of land, and no compensation! It can be said that just this one rule can make my descendants' worship for you reach its peak!"

"Your legendary life is something I wouldn't even dare to brag about when I make up a story! You started with a bowl, started from scratch, and created brilliance!"

"Support the backbone of my Han people and promote the power of my Chinese son-in-law!"

"Future generations will be amazed by your achievements!"

"Hey, hey, can you please stop flattering? Now that you know how to flatter and say nice things, why did you go there earlier? Can you get down to business quickly?"

When Chu Ze was talking excitedly, an extremely abrupt voice suddenly interrupted him.

This sudden sound not only knocked back the words Chu Ze had already spoken.

It even made his eyes move a little bit.

Following his gaze were Zhu Yuanzhang's erratic eyes and Prince Zhu Biao's complaining comments.

"His Royal Highness Yan, no wonder you are so afraid of your father, you should not be beaten!"

"I traveled through a journey that spanned hundreds of years. It's rare that I can meet a legendary figure that I have heard of before, praise him for his achievements and express my respect. But in the end, I ended up flattering you..."

"Don't you think that your father is not worthy of what I'm saying..."

"You're talking nonsense, Father, I didn't mean it this way. I'm really just curious about why he wants to die. I didn't..."

Zhu Di, who originally wanted to urge Chu Ze, turned pale when he heard Chu Ze's words.

He really didn't think much about it just now, but after hearing what Chu Ze said now.

Only then did he realize that what he had just said was beyond the pale.

When others are praising your father, and then you say these words on the side, it is flattering. Doesn't this mean that you deny your father's achievements?

"Okay, Fourth, just stop talking."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di, who was nervous and awkward when speaking for a while, and rolled his eyes at the fourth child speechlessly.

Compared with Zhu Biaoyi, the fourth child's speaking level really needs to be improved.

"I will obey my father's orders!"

Zhu Di, who didn't say a few words, was scolded as soon as he opened his mouth. At this time, he was like a little chicken that fell into the water, and he just died.

When Chu Ze looked at Zhu Di with this expression of aggrieved baby, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart!

The future Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, known as: Emperor Yongle, the Great General of the Northern Conquest!

When you can still have this expression, this time travel is definitely not a loss!

Of course, if you can make Emperor Yongle cry once, it will definitely be a bloody gain!

When Chu Ze was filled with evil intentions, Zhu Yuanzhang also looked towards him.

"Okay, our merits and demerits will naturally be evaluated by future generations, and we don't want to hear about it now. You'd better hurry up, our patience is limited."

"Okay, since you said that, I won't talk nonsense. Anyway, it's not a loss to meet you. I'll just tell you the reason."

After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's urging, Chu Ze didn't want to say anything more.

He took a deep breath, and after sorting out his words, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a complicated face and said.

"Your Majesty, when future generations mention you, the first thing that comes to mind is usually your legendary life of starting from scratch. But if we talk about Hongwu in detail, the most talked about thing is definitely the people who served as officials during the Hongwu period."

"When you were young, your family was poor. Your parents starved to death because of corrupt officials who misappropriated food and grass for disaster relief. Many of your brothers, sisters, and neighbors also starved to death."

"This experience has created your deep hatred for corrupt officials, and even to some extent, your disgust for officials."

"However, after you became the emperor, this kind of disgust did not end. Officials in the Ming Dynasty basically received the lowest salary and the worst treatment in history."

"According to the records of our later generations, the annual salary of a seventh-rank magistrate is roughly more than ninety shi meters. Calculated, that's seven and a half shi meters per month..."

"These salaries are not given to him alone. The county magistrate is also a human being. He has to support his family. His wife, children, and children all count on this salary."

"In addition, in the county government, the magistrate has to support a lot of people, such as doormen, masters, ink grinders, people who guard the information room, etc. The source of income of all these people comes from the magistrate himself.

That’s a little salary per month.”

"It is no exaggeration to say that with this little money, it is a problem for everyone to eat..."

"Moreover, humans are not grass and trees, how can they be ruthless? As a human being, it is natural to have relatives and friends. Who doesn't have someone to celebrate weddings and weddings? These favors and money are also invisible consumption."

"To sum up, if Ming officials don't find ways to increase their income, they will basically starve to death!"

"And if you want to increase extra income... Officials, their families or themselves are not allowed to do business, and they are not allowed to compete with the people for profit! Violators may be sentenced to death at most."

"You are not allowed to do business, and you don't have enough money, so what should you do? You can't watch your wife, children, and children starve to death on the streets, right? The only thing you can do is to take risks and become greedy."
Chapter completed!