"Your Majesty, Xiao Luan is dead."

After the execution, Cheng Jing, the executioner specially sent by Guan Ning, came back to report.

"It has been proven that it is indeed Xiao Luan."

It is not common to change people before execution, but it is not unheard of.

What if there are remnants of the previous dynasty who risk their lives to save him?

The entire martial law is to prevent this situation.

"What did you say when you died?"

"Didn't say anything?"

Cheng Jing said: "Xiao Luan seemed to be very scared after he was taken to the execution ground. He was so submissive that he didn't even dare to say a word."

"Social fear?"

Such a word immediately flashed into Guan Ning's mind.

In fact, it is understandable that Xiao Luan had a special experience since childhood and had his own shortcomings, which aggravated his inferiority complex.

Mainly because of his identity, he has been hiding in the dark for a long time and has actually not seen many people. When he is really exposed to the sun, he is still not used to it.

It turned out to be a social terror, and he still wanted to rebel.

Guan Ning became even more disdainful.

I don't care if I die.

"Pass it on and we'll hold a court meeting tomorrow."

He had only been back in Beijing for a few days. After dealing with Xiao Luan, it was time to get busy with important matters.

Xiao Luan's death spread quickly in Shangjing City, and there were many people talking about it, but it did not cause too much trouble.

In the past, there would always be courtiers admonishing, saying that His Majesty should show kindness, appease people's hearts, and not kill them all, etc., but this time no one gave any advice, and they were all as mute.

Just kidding, His Majesty personally went to the border to negotiate with Wei and brought him back. After paying so much, who would dare to say anything?

Another reason is that over time, many things will be diluted.

It has been eight years since Yuanwu, and the influence of the previous dynasty has become weaker and weaker.

According to past practice, His Majesty would kill someone every time he went out to visit the capital. This time he killed someone on the way out of the capital.

Peeling skin and pulling grass is now commonplace, and no one dares to touch his brow.

The main show should be in tomorrow's morning court. This has become a routine. There is no way who makes this emperor like to go out of the capital so much?

In the past, imperial power did not go to the countryside, and the county magistrate was the local emperor, who could do whatever he wanted.

And now?

You were enjoying yourself in the brothel, and maybe His Majesty would go there at some point, and then your head would fall off.

No, the skin should be gone.

The official atmosphere in the court and even in the local area has changed.

In fact, Guan Ning was in a good mood and received good news when he came back.

The war between the Ulliang tribe and the Asote tribe has been going on for several years. After the initial panic, the Ulliang tribe gradually stabilized the situation and gained the upper hand after receiving help from the Nanman Kelie tribe.

The Asote tribe was encircled and suppressed by many parties, and the area they occupied was taken back by the Ulliang tribe, and their living space became smaller and smaller!

Wu Liangbao really made up his mind this time. No matter how long the war lasts, he must destroy the Asote tribe and unify the northern barbarians to restore the glory of the royal court...

This is certainly good news.

He married Princess Duoyan, had a good marriage alliance with the Ulliang tribe, and had the Kele tribe to mediate. Currently, the relationship with Beiyi has greatly improved, and Daning merchants can now do business in Beiyi.

What Guan Ning thought was that when the war between the Ulliang tribe and the Asote tribe was over, he would have the energy to support Daning.

Daning alone was enough to deal with the mad Liang and Wei states.

It is necessary to rely on external forces, and Southern Barbarians and Northern Barbarians are a good choice.

This is what Guan Ning thought, but it's still unclear what the situation will be by then.

It's time to prepare for war.

However, this kind of thing cannot be said directly. Whether it is court officials or ordinary people, people have a natural fear of war.

It is not appropriate to spread the news at the moment, this is for the sake of national stability.

Naturally, he couldn't talk about the fact that he received Emperor Wu of Liang's letter of war, but the preparations needed to be made must be put on the agenda...

"I have decided to increase the salary of officials again. Officials in Beijing and even local officials, regardless of whether they are high-ranking or low-ranking, will have an increase. The details will be issued by the staff..."

What no one expected was that the first thing His Majesty said during the court meeting was this.

They all thought that His Majesty would use what happened to the Mi Cang Mansion as an excuse to start a campaign of rectification and then go on a killing spree, but the result was an increase in salary.

This script is wrong!

The courtiers were a little confused.

Since the founding of the new dynasty, administrative rectification and reforms have been carried out, and the salaries of officials have been greatly increased. In particular, the first-of-its-kind pension system has been extremely popular.

This is also the reason why Guan Ning offended so many scholars and killed so many officials of the previous dynasty, but still remained unaffected.

Quite simply, Guan Ning gave them jobs.

Being an official means you have an iron rice bowl. Even after you retire, you can still have a guarantee.

Compared with the previous dynasty, this treatment is already quite good. Now it needs to be improved?

What is your Majesty doing?

They didn't feel happy, but rather panicked.

"Officials are also human beings, and they are senior and junior. They have a heavier burden than ordinary people. They have to attend to daily entertainment or raise concubines. Some have more than one..."

Guan Ning's words made many people laugh.

This is the truth.

The burden of officials is indeed heavier. They have to welcome and send guests, drink and socialize, and have servants and concubines.

"I not only understand the sentiments of the people, but also the sentiments of the government. Last year, I proposed a minimum guarantee. Through the efforts of the people, through their own labor, the gains they get will not only be rich and noble, but they will be able to support themselves."

"Similarly, the same is true for officials. I have asked the Ministry of Civil Affairs to conduct an investigation and calculation. After this salary increase, all officials will not only have the minimum guarantee, but also save money and have enough money to support concubines."

After the words fell, laughter broke out again.

Who cares about having too much money?

But some people looked solemn, saying that there is no pie in the sky, and His Majesty is definitely not raising salary for no reason.

"High salary does not support idle people!"

Guan Ning said: "If I improve your treatment, you will have higher requirements. It is absolutely impossible to live on empty wages."

"I know what it was like in the past. Salaries were extremely low. It was difficult for an honest official to survive under a harsh government. If an official was not corrupt, he would starve to death. Therefore, there were many secret rules. The court originally had to collect 50 yuan of tax money, and was exploited at every level.

After that, it became two hundred dollars..."

After listening to what Guan Ning said, the court officials reacted.

It turns out that His Majesty's real purpose is here.

High salary and integrity!

That is to say, giving high salaries to officials will make them less likely to engage in corruption.

For now, His Majesty has indeed given them high salaries.

"I don't care about the past. From now on, any secret means will be banned. There will no longer be any acquiescence. Anyone found will be severely punished!"

Guan Ning looked solemn.

This is what he discovered during this outing.

It has been the eighth year of Yuanwu, and all kinds of bad habits from the previous dynasty still exist.

How to prevent it?

Guan Ning once seriously thought that just killing would not do. As he said, if you are not corrupt as an official, you cannot support yourself, so how can you support your family.

He can only be greedy.

"Now that you have the imperial salary, you are already rich. No matter how poor you are, you can still support your family. If there is corruption, don't blame me for peeling off the skin and taking the grass..."

Guan Ning's cold words sounded.
Chapter completed!