Chapter 17 Yes, I am a corrupt official!
In Ouyang Lun's opinion, Uncle Ma is also a businessman. He should be very happy to see that the son of a businessman can take the imperial examination. Why is it the other way around?
There's something fishy about this Uncle Ma! Zhu Yuanzhang was not afraid of breaking his skin now, and angrily said: "Changing one's nationality is a serious crime. There is no room for disgrace in the eyes of the current emperor. Aren't you afraid of being beheaded?"
For a moment, Ouyang Lun felt the powerful power rising from Uncle Ma, which shocked his heart.
But he quickly regained his composure, "To be honest, what I fear the most is His Majesty the current emperor, otherwise I wouldn't have come to this remote country just to live a peaceful life. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. "
"But since I dare to do it, it means that everything is under control. I have not done anything beyond the laws of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, there are still some small mistakes, but there are definitely no big mistakes. Even if His Majesty the Emperor finds out, he will at most punish me. Just take off this black gauze hat."
Um! ?
Ouyang Lun's words immediately stunned Zhu Yuanzhang.
Then he became even more angry.
Damn it, do you think we are blind?
I have been in Kaiping County for two days. How many things have I seen about Ouyang Lun's corruption and perversion of the law in these two days? I want to snap every moment.
The reason why I haven't taken action is entirely because I am worried that I will get rid of you too early, and I am afraid that I will take advantage of you!Of course, there is also the reason why you are my son-in-law!
You dare to say that you have never done anything beyond the laws of the Ming Dynasty. I think you are corrupt and accepting bribes according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty!
Listing the sins you have committed is comparable to the Ming Dynasty classic textbook on the reverse side of the law.
Okay, I'll see how you can fool me today.
"You have not violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty. Is that wrong? If you don't say anything else, you have already violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty just by agreeing to change your citizenship for your nephew, a businessman named Zhao, to join science and technology!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.
Ouyang Lun smiled slightly and said, "Uncle Ma, you are very familiar with the Ming Law!"
Nonsense, that was formulated in detail by me summarizing the experience and lessons learned from the implementation of laws in the past dynasties, so I am naturally familiar with it.
Zhu Yuanzhang was quite proud of himself.
"Don't try to change the subject." Zhu Yuanzhang muttered.
Ouyang Lun smiled slightly, "Since Uncle Ma is so serious, let me talk about it. The laws of the Ming Dynasty clearly stipulate that 'all military, civilian, post, kitchen, medical, divination, industry, music and other types of people are registered in the household, and their registration is Determined. If someone cheats, avoids the more serious and takes the less important, he will be punished at eighty points. If he pretentiously avoids a lawsuit and messes up the edition, he will be guilty of the same crime."
"You want to say that I violated this rule, right?"
"Of course!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
"Then I would like to ask, can business registration be among these 'military, civilian, post, kitchen, medical, divination, industry, and music households'?" Ouyang Lun asked.
"Well" Zhu Yuanzhang's expression froze and he shook his head, "Not here."
"Since I'm not here, then naturally this doesn't apply to me, so I'm not guilty." Ouyang Lun said calmly.
treacherous!
Zhu Yuanzhang's inner evaluation of Ouyang Lun included two more words.
The emperor never admits defeat.
"Everyone knows that the sons of merchants cannot participate in scientific examinations, but you change their household registration for them. It is also a serious crime!" Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly. "Business registration is just a general term among the people, and there is no explicit regulation. What I do is just registering them in another place or attaching them to another place. How can I be charged with changing household registration?" Ouyang Lun said calmly.
Residing abroad or attaching citizenship? ! ! Registration in another place and attachment of registration are both means of changing household registration, specifically to deal with problems such as refugees, business registration, and the undocumented.
(Between the Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, the household registration system of the Ming Dynasty inherited the various household plans and joint household systems of the Yuan Dynasty, forming a relatively complex household registration management system.
In the early Ming Dynasty, the household registration system of the Yuan Dynasty was eliminated and reformed, and the household registration system of Confucian, medical, and station households was converted into civilian registration, and various household registrations were gradually evolved into the household registration system of military, civilian, craftsman, and stove households.
In the Ming Dynasty, the central government had repetitive policies on annexation and implementation and reversal of the annexation policy deviated from the overall policy thinking of the central government in the Ming main reasons for this recurrence are changes in the social and economic environment, as well as internal disagreements within the central government.
There are regional differences in the implementation of citizenship and citizenship policies. In some areas, citizenship is not allowed, and in some areas, citizenship is even compulsory.
From the perspective of refugee and business registration, refugee and business registration are mixed with personal subjective demands. Only by becoming a registered citizen of the country in the place where you are registered can the economic interests you have obtained be protected from infringement. Only by becoming a registered citizen can you Only by obtaining household registration can one take the imperial examination and ultimately achieve social class mobility. ) "In addition, if I remember correctly, the "Da Ming Code" only stipulates that 'prostitutes, elites, scribes, soldiers' and their descendants are not allowed to enter the examination or donate to prison. It does not say that the descendants of merchants are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination. This shows that this is the rule of the previous dynasty. Bad habits, I’m just trying to bring order out of chaos and provide an opportunity for those talented and ambitious people among the businessmen’s children!!”
Ouyang Lun said calmly.
Ho! Feelings, what you did was the right and just thing.
Do I still have to thank you and reward you? ! Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he wanted to refute. He hated businessmen, and businessmen gave him a very bad impression. But Ouyang Lun made sense, making it difficult for him to make excuses for his attack.
He could only suppress the anger in his body again.
"But if you accept so much money from a businessman named Zhao, that is corruption and bribery. Even if what you do does not violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty, you are still a corrupt official!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said with great disgust.
What's the use of talking too much and being reasonable?You are still greedy for money, and more than a little bit.
"Yes, I am a corrupt official!"
Ouyang Lun nodded simply.
Um! ?
This operation directly destroyed Zhu Yuanzhang's family.
Are all corrupt officials today so confident, upright, and open-minded? In the past, when Zhu Yuanzhang said that someone else was a corrupt official, then the corrupt official must have knelt on the ground in fear and shouted, "I have been wronged. I am not a corrupt official. Please look into it clearly."
When he arrived at Ouyang Lun's place, he simply said, "Yes, I am a corrupt official."
I can't bear it, I really can't bear it! Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to explode, Ouyang Lun spoke again: "Uncle Ma, there are actually many types of corrupt officials."
"Aren't all corrupt officials the same? Why are there any distinctions?" Zhu Biao asked with some confusion.
"Is it possible that there are good people among corrupt officials?" Zhu Di asked curiously.
"Of course there are good and capable people among corrupt officials, and I am one of them." Ouyang Lun said with a smile.
Forehead. Narcissism.
Zhu Yuanzhang and his family were all shocked by these words.
Ouyang Lun did not pay attention to the expressions of the family, but continued: "Greed is one of the fundamental desires of human beings. If you want to eliminate it, it is almost like castrating people. The current emperor is even more ruthless, even cutting off his life." This has indeed helped curb corruption, but ask yourself, have corrupt officials been eliminated?"
(End of this chapter)