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The cool breeze of Yuquan Mountain is blowing and the cicadas are chirping. It is the most refreshing in this hot summer.

Several people in the cabinet worked separately. Although the words of the chief minister were soft, they were heard clearly.

Everyone was silent and continued to work.

Actually, I can't help but complain because the territory has expanded so much recently.

Anyone who is ambitious about territorial expansion is happy to see the results, but this cannot be done blindly.

Regarding the country's territory, the cabinet also has an account in mind.

They divided the territory of the world into three parts according to taxation.

The first is surplus, that is, the harvest is greater than the administrative cost. Southern provinces such as Jiangsu, Anhui, and Zhejiang are of the type that supply cows, supplying 70% of the country's tax revenue.

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The second one is Ping, which means the no-profit-no-loss type, such as in Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Guangxi and other provinces, where taxes can be self-sufficient.

Third, there are dangerous borders, such as Liaodong, Gansu, Suiyuan, Tiannan and other places, which are financially dependent on the central government and have extremely high governance costs.

In this case, the more third categories there are, the greater the financial burden will be, leading to an imbalance in the balance and inability to make ends meet.

It is precisely because of this concern that during the Xuande period, civil servants abandoned Annan, a financial black hole, for fear of falling into a sea of ​​uprisings.

This was the case with the Chongzhen Dynasty, which tried its best to export to Liaodong. Then Shaanxi, Henan, and Huguang were all in chaos, and their finances collapsed directly.

If we accept the people of Liaodong and abandon the land of Liaodong, and do our best to quell the civil unrest in Shaanxi, the situation will inevitably be very different.

Therefore, if Emperor Shaowu had conquered fertile lands like Jiangxi and Zhejiang, the civil servants would have been happy. How could they be dissatisfied?

Unfortunately, the reality is that both Tiannan and the current Luzon Governor's Office require strong support from the central government and increased financial expenditures.

"The budget has gone over again."

Yan Chongxin sighed, his face full of worry.

"I've made a lot of surplus in the past few years, so I can make do with it."

Wang Yingxiong's deep voice sounded: "In the end, if we want to expand the territory and punish the people, the Luzon Governor's Office must be established."

As he spoke, he raised his head and said loudly: "I heard that Luzon is different from other barbarians. There are tens of thousands of people here, several cities, and countless farms."

As he spoke, Wang Yingxiong waved the memorandum submitted to the Taiwanese government: "Taiwanese government says that after taking Luzon, the net income will be hundreds of thousands every year. How can the imperial court make ends meet? This is a huge profit!"

"Um?"

The other people were shocked and quickly circulated it.

This time, the atmosphere in the cabinet instantly relaxed a lot.

This is not a loss-making trade.

Zhao Shu and others finally had smiles on their faces.

If there is one more Taiwanese prefecture, it will be a huge profit.

"The Governor's Palace of Luzon is newly built, so what are the rules there?" Jiang Yueguang hurriedly changed the subject.

The emperor only said to establish the governor's office, let them recommend the governor, and list the charter and establish the governing regulations.

The grades of officials, the number of left and right officials, the number of troops, laws, etc. all need to be drafted by the cabinet and approved by the emperor.

At this time, several people talked about it and discussed it for more than half an hour before they finally reached an agreement.

The Luzon Governor's Mansion has a governor with a rank of two, who is also in charge of civil affairs and the military.

At the same time, the Governor's Mansion has a navy and an infantry commander each, who are in charge of the navy and infantry. They are ranked in the fourth rank.

Although the emperor said he wanted to delegate power, the nature of civil servants forced them to consider checks and balances, so they set up an inspectorate to handle judicial and administrative matters.

According to the inspection envoy, he is in the second rank.

Among them, the navy is called the Luzon Navy, and some people are selected from the East China Sea and the South China Sea Navy to form a navy of 3,000 people.

There are three thousand infantrymen stationed in Luzon.

"With this charter, the Luzon Governor's Yamen needs thirty-eight officials and one hundred and fifty officials."

Lu Daqi said with great satisfaction: "In this way, after two or three years, when the rule is stable, it can be set up as the governor's office, just like the governor's office."

Everyone was also satisfied.

The high level of Luzon means that the cake is big and can accommodate a lot of people.

For example, the governor of Luzon is the second-rank official. As soon as he comes back, he can immediately serve as the minister of the nine departments. He is a very good ladder.

After several years of adjustments, the nine departments of the imperial court were officially formed.

Among the six ministries, the names of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Punishments remain unchanged, plus the Ministry of feudal lords, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the Ministry of Finance.

Among them, a few years after the birth of the Organization Department, the Provincial Examination was officially incorporated into the Ministry of Rites, and the officials also had grades, so the Organization Department was re-merged into the Ministry of Personnel, and its powers were restored, worthy of the first department.

The diplomatic attributes of the Ministry of Rites were all eliminated, and the full-time responsibility for imperial examinations, education, etiquette, and diplomatic attributes were all handed over to the Lifan Yuan.

The Lifanyuan was also renamed as the Fanbu, which was specifically in charge of internal vassals, external vassals, and foreign affairs with other countries.

Needless to say, the Ministry of Civil Affairs was born out of the Ministry of Household Affairs and is in charge of household registration, land, population, minerals and other matters; the Ministry of Finance is responsible for tax collection and budget matters.

Later, the household department was only responsible for managing the warehouse, storing money and grain, keeping accounts and other miscellaneous matters.

At the central level, the cabinet chief and the nine ministries execute and verify matters.

At the local level, at the provincial level, the chief envoy, the inspector general, and the general military commander are in charge of administration, punishment, military affairs, and the governor is in charge.

At the government level, the prefect is the commander-in-chief. The prefect is in charge of administration, and the general magistrate is in charge of prisons.

At the county level, the magistrate-general and the county magistrate assist the magistrate in managing county affairs. The chief bookkeeper is in charge of the county's grain taxation and household registration. In addition, the county magistrate is also responsible for litigation, prison and other matters.

There are also patrol battalions responsible for local suppression.

In the countryside, the three township elders, the township chief, the township elders, and the township police are responsible for civil affairs, education, litigation, and security respectively, and they all do their own thing.

It can be said that by the 10th year of Shaowu's reign, the entire imperial court had been straightened out, with communication between superiors and subordinates. Although it was not as powerful as an arm, it was still people-friendly and well-organized.

The biggest change is that all the former subordinate officials have been promoted to higher grades, which has led to a large increase in the number of officials and a rapid increase in expenditures.

After all, the former subordinate officials did not receive a salary.

The total number of officials, civil and military, reached 20,000, including more than 3,000 officials in the capital and about 16,000 local officials.

As for the number of officials, the number is exaggerated to about one hundred thousand.

Fortunately, these officials are all from the ninth rank, with an annual income of ten yuan and ten shi of grain, which is worth forty or fifty to a county magistrate.

In each county, there are about two hundred officials who receive imperial salary:

Officials are county magistrates, prime ministers, lieutenants, bookkeepers, historians, patrollers, jailers, tax collectors, edicts, and instructors.

The officers are the catchers, horse guards, jailers, treasury guards, people strong, long shift, waiters, footmen, guards, watchmen, sweepers, and sedan bearers.

Those who have increased the most are the county clerks, old officials, and the three local elders.

However, the establishment of townships was originally to bear the pressure of the county government, so there are only three or five townships in a county, and the number of three elders is not too many.

The cabinet was busy with discussions here, and the emperor took advantage of his free time and came to the outside of Beijing.

After galloping for an hour, Zhu Yixi came to a septic tank.

To put it simply, it is a large-scale septic tank specially responsible for receiving the night fragrance in Beijing.

In the past, there was a special Yexiang guild in the city, which was controlled by some beggar gang members and specialized in oppressing the poor workers.

Workers dug out manure every night and sold it to people outside the city, thus earning a large amount of income.

But after the emperor took control of Beijing, he couldn't see these lazy people.

Therefore, idle elements and jobless vagrants such as the Beggar Gang are disruptors of social order and must be strictly controlled, so they were all caught and forced to undergo labor reform.

Building bridges, paving roads, and cultivating fields to build canals all require a lot of labor.

Since the Beggar Clan was no longer rampant, the Yexiang Guild was operating as usual. However, after a period of time, it was controlled by the vassals of some powerful families.

Although Yexiang is inconspicuous, its annual profits are beyond imagination, no less than 100,000 yuan, so it will naturally be taken away by others.

But it's a little better than the previous Beggar Gang, and people have to pay attention to it.

The emperor can't control it, and he can't control it anymore. It's impossible to include them in the establishment, right?

He tried his best to let the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Department supervise and prevent mistakes.

In a big city like Beijing with a population of one million, as long as no one collects feces for a day, all the toilets will overflow, even to the point of overflowing on the streets.

This is not a lie. In medieval Paris, there were only tens of thousands of people, but excrement piled up like mountains outside the city, submerging the moat and actually becoming a barrier.

Going a step further, the establishment of septic tanks is mainly about planning the management of feces, thereby ordering and regulating it, making Beijing cleaner and tidier.

Of course, he was just passing by the septic tank. Zhu Yixi glanced at the farmer who was happily buying manure and said calmly:

"After standardization, cooperation will benefit both sides and everyone will be happy with it!"

The nostrils were filled with a foul smell, and the mud on the road was even black. The emperor couldn't help but want to vomit.
To be continued...