The current Ming Dynasty is very different from another time and space. The huge military victory has covered up many social problems. The four words "There are exhausted" cannot be used to describe the current Ming Dynasty.

But in the eyes of those with knowledge, the current situation in the Ming Dynasty is already very bad. Compared with the powerful military, the disasters have been repeated over the years, the weather is getting colder and colder, the land annexation is getting worse and worse, and more and more

Refugees are the treasury tax revenue continues to shrink.

Not only has the national treasury revenue dropped sharply, but local fiscal revenue has also decreased year by year. The weather is cold and drought is severe, and the harvest of fields is not enough to pay taxes. There are more and more refugees in various parts of the north, and the land is abandoned seriously. It would be strange if local fiscal revenue does not decrease.

As local governments have reduced their income, there is no money and food to provide disaster relief, and more and more refugees have increased. The rebellion of the Hongniang who traveled to the world and sold his way can gather tens of thousands of people in a short period of time. This is why.

Of course, the gentry and landlords were still rich, and the officials were also full of energy. Many gentry and landlords even took advantage of the disaster to fight to merge the land, which made the situation worse.

The Ming Dynasty has reached a time when it cannot be changed, and this is already a consensus among many knowledgeable people. However, it is so difficult to change. Even if it is as strong as Zhang Juzheng, he can only repair the current situation of the Ming Dynasty and dare not make too much changes.

Even so, after Zhang Juzheng's death, many of the reforms he made were abolished, and he himself ended up raiding his house.

Although Yuan Keli retired in the opposition, he was very clear about the current situation of the Ming Dynasty and was very worried, so he was very excited about what Zhu Youjian said to completely abandon the Taizu system.

"I just have some preliminary ideas on how to reform it." Zhu Youjian said slowly, "The most important thing to change is the official system, military system, tax system, household registration system and salt system.

I have just mentioned some of the official system. The system of electing officials in the imperial examination can be abolished and the imperial examination can be changed to electing officials. Local courts can hold examinations every year to recruit officials according to actual needs. In the future, officials must start with officials.

The prime minister must have arisen in the prefectures and counties!”

"Prime Minister? Your Majesty wants to set up the position of prime minister?" Yuan Keli said in surprise. Since Taizu, there has never been a prime minister in the Ming Dynasty. Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang has issued an edict, and anyone who dares to suggest the establishment of a prime minister will be beheaded. Zhu Youjian wants to set up a prime minister.

This is definitely a serious violation of Taizu's system!

"Although the current cabinet does not have the name of prime minister, what is the difference between responsibilities and prime ministers? The power is so great that it has even surpassed that of prime ministers." Zhu Youjian said, "Taizu did not set up a prime minister because he was worried that ministers would divide power and suppress their power.

The power of the monarch was lost. Therefore, six ministries were set up without prime ministers, and all state affairs were handled by themselves.

But Taizu Ye was very talented and capable, and had the ability and energy to deal with all state affairs. Where did the emperors in later generations have the ability of Taizu? So they had to set up a cabinet and set up a statutory supervisor to help him handle state affairs. But the cabinet was not justified after all,

If that's the case, why not just establish a prime minister?”

"But if the Prime Minister is established, the Prime Minister's power is too great, and Your Majesty will not worry that the Prime Minister's power will be suppressed and the power will fall behind?" Yuan Keli asked.

However, all emperors hope to control their power firmly in their own hands, and do not want power to be turned into puppets. It is precisely for this reason that Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, abolished the prime minister and did not allow later emperors to establish another prime minister.

"The greater the power, the greater the responsibility." Zhu Youjian sighed, "The emperor, because of the royal bloodline, became the lord of the world, but the emperor himself is also virtuous and foolish. How could he handle all state affairs by his own strength? Besides, many affairs of the emperor

I don't understand at all, so how should I deal with it? I can only set up a cabinet, with the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet assisting in government affairs. I am worried that the cabinet will deceive me, and I will set up a sermon supervisor. But whether it is a cabinet or a sermon supervisor, it is actually divided from the emperor.

Leaving the power! Isn't it the same?

Later, the Ming Dynasty established the Government Council to handle national government affairs. The Government Council was under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister, and several deputy prime ministers were established. In order to prevent autocracy, the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister could only serve five years, and at most two consecutive terms, he had to be dismissed!

All six ministries are under the jurisdiction of the Government Council. Oh, there are not necessarily only six ministries. For example, a tax department can be established to be in charge of national tax collection, a transportation department, a maintenance, adjustment, paving and transportation of roads, and so on. In the future, other ministries can be added as appropriate according to actual conditions.

As for local governments, we should improve the rank of prefectures and counties, reduce the number of senators and political participation in the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the

The administrative department must establish supervision departments and are under the jurisdiction of the Inspectorate. Their duties are to supervise and assess officials, but they cannot interfere in local government affairs. The supervisory censor only has the power to supervise and cannot interfere in specific government affairs!

Below the county, Baojia may be established, or Bao may be changed to a town, Jia may be changed to a village, and the town mayor may be established, and all the officials shall be appointed as the court officials. For example, the town mayor may be appointed as the eighth rank, and the village mayor may be the ninth rank. All officials shall be in the ninth rank.

Start with it. Of course, if this happens, the number of officials will be large, and the number of salaries will be determined based on the situation.

The three-level official system ensures that the imperial court's orders can be passed on to every household. In the future, rural management will be returned to villages and towns, and gentry will be ordinary people in the future and have no right to interfere in rural affairs. The candidates for town and village officials will be given priority to the ban.

Retired officers and soldiers of the Guards can be recruited through the exam.”

After talking for a long time, Zhu Youjian finally stopped and looked at the few people with a slight breath: "This is basically the case in the future. If there is anything wrong, you can just propose it and add it."

Yuan Keli was shocked. He never expected that Zhu Youjian would have such a big change in the official system!

At first, when Zhu Youjian said that he would establish a prime minister, he thought that Zhu Youjian wanted to decentralize power. Now it seems that the decentralization is not the case. It is clearly necessary to penetrate the tentacles into every corner of the Ming Dynasty!

Establishing two-level governments at the town and village levels is equivalent to regaining power from the gentry. In the future, the gentry will not be able to deceive the imperial court and control the countryside. Oh, the land must be equalized and the privileges of gentry must be abolished. I am afraid that there will be no more gentry in the future!

If this official system could be reformed, Yuan Keli could imagine what would happen in the future! Every decree of the court could spread to every corner of the Ming Dynasty in less than a few days, and the control and mobilization power would be greatly enhanced! It was simply like the pre-Qin period.

It was exactly the same. Oh no, there were powerful people who occupied a large amount of land in the pre-Qin period, and there would be no more gentry and landlords after the Ming Dynasty.

If it can be really done, I am afraid that the rule of three generations can be achieved!

"Yuan Qing, do you have any suggestions for the reform of my official positions?" Zhu Youjian asked.

Yuan Keli then woke up from the shock, thought for a while and said, "I have three problems. First, there are too many officials needed in this way. Where does the salaries of officials come from? Then, is the power to select and dismiss officials or should be delegated.
Chapter completed!