After the magistrate died, the people cheered, and everyone realized how good the imperial court was to the people and how strictly it managed local government offices.

This incident clearly illustrates that Zhu Yunwen would not tolerate local officials who acted recklessly and disregarded the imperial decrees, and that he had zero tolerance for corruption and bribery.

Subsequently, Zhu Yunwen ordered other officials in the county government to investigate all these matters thoroughly, and those who had committed embezzlement were to write down their crimes and submit them to their superiors to request punishment.

As for not following the imperial decrees and implementing some of the imperial policies, Zhu Yunwen was also very angry about this.

He also made some criticisms on the spot, demanding that the local officials correct their mistakes or face the consequences.

Since Zhu Yunwen personally came to this place to handle the matter and even killed a county magistrate, no one here would take it lightly.

Therefore, Zhu Yunwen believed that the officials who left the area would not dare to act recklessly.

In addition, Zhu Yunwen's act of making an example of someone to deter others also served its purpose.

It is believed that the imperial court publicized this matter extensively to the local areas through newspapers.

After that, no local government office would dare to act in violation of the imperial decrees.

After all, the consequences are far too severe.

Furthermore, Zhu Yunwen had always been quite strict about corruption, so he executed a corrupt official.

However, he believed that this would not stop other officials from engaging in corruption.

After all, it's one thing to listen to the imperial court and act according to its wishes, but it's another to embezzle for personal gain. There are always some people who will risk doing things that involve embezzlement.

Therefore, dealing with corruption is a long and arduous task, and strict supervision is still necessary.

After leaving Shacheng, Zhao Qingzhu sighed and said to Zhu Yunwen:

"Although the current court has become relatively stable under a series of policies."

But why are there still some officials who constantly think about how to embezzle and bribe for their own benefit?

Zhu Yunwen sighed and said:

"It is impossible to completely eliminate this kind of thing. After all, everyone has greed, and greed will lead to embezzlement and bribery."

What we can do is to supervise and prevent such things from happening as much as possible.

However, it's impossible to completely eliminate such things. Humans, after all, have emotions and desires, and all sorts of selfishness and greed.

Zhao Qingzhu nodded in agreement, admitting that human nature is a difficult thing to explain.

Then, Zhao Qingzhu and Zhu Yunwen continued to secretly travel to other places.

Of course, the general direction was still north. This time, the main purpose was to visit Goryeo in the north, since Goryeo had been under the rule of the Ming Dynasty for some time.

Zhu Yunwen wanted to know if Goryeo was like other parts of the Ming Dynasty, with sound and complete policies.

On the other hand, Zhu Yuanzhang was outwardly traveling to various places by train.

His visits to certain places naturally caused quite a stir, with local officials and people welcoming him in great numbers, creating a very grand spectacle.

In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang also heard about Zhu Yunwen killing a county magistrate.

This also made Zhu Yuanzhang realize that no matter how good the conditions were in the Ming Dynasty and how much effort the Ming court made, it was still difficult to completely control the local areas, and some unexpected things would still happen.

This was unavoidable, so Zhu Yuanzhang didn't pay too much attention to it. He just told himself that he should keep his eyes wide open along the way and try his best to distinguish the illusions created by some officials who might be hiding their true intentions.

After all, local officials knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was on an inspection tour of the country and were very aware of the serious consequences if they were caught doing something wrong.

Therefore, it is highly likely that they will use a feint to cover their tracks while secretly advancing their own.

For example, he would be very satisfied with places that Zhu Yuanzhang could see.

But what he couldn't see only made him very disappointed.

As for this situation, Zhu Yunwen, the grandson of the Crown Prince who was secretly inspecting the country, might have noticed it, and if Zhu Yuanzhang himself had paid more attention, he would have also noticed it.

After about a day, Zhu Yunwen arrived at a place called Nancheng.

This place seemed relatively prosperous, and Zhu Yunwen and Zhao Qingzhu entered Nancheng County without making a sound.

Then he secretly tried to find out about the situation of the local government by talking to the people.

Through the words of ordinary people, one can best understand the local government's governance of the area, its attitude towards handling various matters concerning the people, and its daily actions.

Therefore, Zhu Yunwen would usually inquire of the people first. If the people had a high opinion of the county officials, then it went without saying that the county government, even if it had problems, wouldn't be too serious and should be within acceptable limits.

If the people raise many questions and complaints, pointing out that there are many problems, then the problems of this county government are probably not as simple as those that the people are talking about.

This inquiry also revealed to Zhu Yunwen that the county officials of Nancheng County, although they were behaving in a proper and orderly manner.

However, for ordinary people, getting things done is still very cumbersome and complicated.

As they said, going to the government office to report a case or handle some matters is usually very tiring and troublesome.

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