Chapter Five Hundred and Nineteen: On Rewards for Merit
Jiajing's attitude towards Xu Qian's memorial was very ambiguous. What surprised him was that no one in the court opposed it, and even Yang Tinghe's proposed vote was also dealt with at the discretion.
The so-called disposal at the discretion means that the cabinet is not interested in managing it, so you can do whatever you like.
In fact, in my heart, Xu Qian made such a thing, and many ministers were very disgusted. When Emperor Taizu was banning the sea, this was the ancestral system and an iron rule. Who set this precedent not only violated certain interests, but also
What is important is that it makes many ministers unhappy.
It is certain that you are unhappy. You Xu Qian today encourage the emperor to create a new army and will build a new army. Tomorrow, you will build a manufacturing bureau. But the Ruyifang and the manufacturing bureau are not official yamen. That's fine, since you have to do it.
If you don't go, just turn a blind eye. But the problem is, what else do you have to do with the sea supplication commander? It's not a big deal to add a yamen, but now you keep asking for power. Look at this situation, the sea supplication commanderer
Not only does it not belong to constitutional control, but it can also act cheaply. As long as you go out of the sea, the sea sanctuary will become the heaven. Not only will you have the right to negotiate with the various vassals, you can also set up laws, collect taxes, and recruit soldiers on your own
.
No matter which angle it looks, it's a bit unreasonable.
But then again, most ministers were ignorant about the sea. In other words, in their opinion, the sea road appeasement commander was so demanding power, in fact, it was like a child playing house, not worth mentioning
, You have to recruit soldiers on your own, set up your own judicial system, set up your own tax rates, and even have special rights. These things are despised by the officials and the men, and there is no reason for this. This is the deep-rooted concept of the Celestial Empire.
.It is the center of the mainland, which has the most fertile land in the world and the richest. As for what can be found in the vast ocean? This child is crying and asking for things. Just give him a gift. How much money can it be worth? What can it be used for
?
This concept is the thought of almost all adults, not only civil and military officials, but even the emperor, I am afraid that I will not agree with it.
Of course, the reason why all officials were cautious in supporting this matter was not because of this. The reason they chose to abide by was because of the Japanese pirates. Xu Qian said it very clearly in the memorial. The Japanese pirates came from the sea and wanted to eliminate the Japanese pirates.
The sea must be managed, so there is a sea plagiarism department, so it is necessary to give the sea plagiarism department considerable rights and privileges to act cheaply. In other words, if there are ministers today opposing Xu Qian's actions, it would be great
It’s so satisfying. The question is what to do if the Japanese pirates appear again after opposition? Who will take the blame?
This has already involved the issue of responsibility. If everyone opposes it. In the future, what is like this in Hangzhou will happen again, then whoever opposes it will be unlucky.
If everyone supports it, the responsibility will be transferred to Xu Qian. It is you, Xu Qian, who wants to build a sea route comforting envoy. It is also you, you, need to manage effectively, okay. How about effective management? What about the sea route comforting envoy? Why is it now
With Japanese pirates again, according to the rules of the responsibility system, do you Xu Qian be responsible?
As an official, everyone tries to avoid taking responsibility. Since Xu Qian is willing to take responsibility, it’s great. If there are no Japanese pirates, it’s fine. If something happens, it’s yours.
Therefore, everyone expressed their acquiescence and no one was willing to say anything about this matter. Compared with Xu Qian, everyone knew nothing about Japanese pirates after all. Since they knew nothing, they should shut up.
After Jiajing read Yang Tinghe's draft, he naturally knew that the memorial was unanimous. The only person who could rely on to govern the Japanese was Xu Qian. After all, Xu Qian had experience and achieved achievements. Others could not be reliable, but Xu Qian was still reliable.
Yes, since that's the case, of course, he must do it according to his method. Otherwise, another Japanese pirate attack on Ningbo, Hangzhou or even Nanjing will come out, and the world will be in chaos. Jiangnan is not just a serious tax. You must know that Jiangnan
There is also the imperial tomb of the Ming Dynasty. No one can afford to do anything about it.
Xu Qian's memorial was full of words, but it not only mentioned the issue of the sea route appeasement envoy, but in addition, it was the issue of the new army. The new army was the new policy of Jiajing. Now that it was like this, it was naturally blamed on some
The military officer, if he wants to be convinced, he must train the new army in the end. Xu Qian wrote a letter to temporarily let the Royal Academy practice in Jiangnan, and at the same time to purify the new army in the name of the Royal Captain's training.
This proposal hit Jiajing's thoughts. Jiajing read the memorial several times, then called Huang Jin and asked, "Parent Huang, is it the court discussion again today?"
Huang Jinhe nodded and said, "Your Majesty, it's not bad. Today's court is discussing the issue of the aftermath."
Jiajing said lightly: "What kind of aftermath is the aftermath?"
Huang Jin said: "I heard from the people in Chongwen Hall that on the one hand, it is to fill the vacancy and punish some officials. For example, Li Shi, the governor of Jiangnan, was a governor who deceived his superiors and concealed his subordinates and caused such a huge disaster.
We must punish us strictly without lending.”
Hearing the word Li Shi, Jiajing immediately thought of some impressions of Li Shi in the court. He had a good impression of this person, but it was not bad. Now this guy has caused trouble and he is also suspected of deceiving the emperor.
, and Jiajing was originally a person who could not tolerate sand in his eyes. He snorted coldly and seven words popped out from his teeth: "Of course, we must be punished severely."
Huang Jin looked at Jiajing's face carefully, and then said, "Also, Zhejiang has just suffered a war, so the Dukes are controversial about whether to reduce some taxes, and there seems to be a big conflict.
”
Jiajing frowned: "Why is this?"
"It's not that the Ministry of Revenue will refuse to kill him. If Zhejiang reduces taxes, the treasury will not be able to make ends meet. Later, it was mentioned that the new army was said to be the natural new policy, and the treasury would take out more than 200,000 taels of silver to support the soldiers every year.
Since we want to raise soldiers, we need to reduce taxes, the national treasury..."
Jiajing's face turned gloomy: "What else did you say?"
Huang Jin said: "These are these two issues that are discussed today."
Jiajing couldn't help but say, "Why did you hear these controversies in this world, but why didn't you see any rewards? Could it be that the court thought that if someone puts his strength into it, he could kick it aside? Since it was a court discussion, why
Don’t discuss the issue of promotion?”
Huang Jin said carefully: "Someone mentioned it, but some people said that Xu Qian had just been promoted to bachelor's degree. Although he had made contributions, he was young after all..."
Jiajing sneered: "This is strange. What do they want to do? They argue and talk nonsense every day, and they all say that the country is about to perish and think that the sky is about to fall. Now that the matter is resolved, they
That's good, do you want to treat someone else as a chamber pot?"
Huang Jin pursed his lips and said, "Actually, there is no such thing. If you have merit, you will definitely reward me. However, under normal circumstances, if someone is not satisfied with this merit, he will first press it and deliberately press it to the bottom of the box.
, After the matter cools down, we will reward you according to the merits. In this way, the merits will not be so outstanding, naturally..."
Jiajing smiled coldly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "I don't want to know or understand the rules of these people. I only seek justice. Justice is, this is not their final say in rewarding merits! Such a great masterpiece
, How could they say that they would put pressure on each other? Let’s go to Chongwen Hall, I want to ask clearly.”
Huang Jin felt that it was inappropriate, but seeing that Jiajing had decided to leave, he had to say, "I will make arrangements now."
Soon, Bu Niang brought Jiajing to Chongwen Hall in the spring breeze. Because eunuchs had already come to say hello in advance, all the officials in the court in the hall were silent. When Jiajing arrived, they shouted together.
Perhaps because Jiajing ate the Eternal Pill when he came, he didn't wear too much clothes on his body. He just changed into a crown suit and showed some emotion to climb to the Golden Palace. His body whirled, and his cheeks were covered with his appetite.
A slightly red face smiled coldly and said, "What are you talking about today?"
Yang Tinghe stepped forward and said, "If you say so, today we are talking about..."
Jiajing sneered, but suddenly interrupted Yang Tinghe. Since taking the elixir, Jiajing's temperament has become more and more moody, and his emotions have become more and more exciting. As his rights gradually consolidated, his speech has become more and more unceremonious.
Or in other words, at this time, Jiajing was getting closer and closer to the harsh and merciless emperor in history, who was unpredictable, and even more gloomy inside.
He smiled fiercely, his eyes narrowed into a gap: "What I want to ask is, this time, the court should not have been the soldiers who went to Hangzhou to reunite. Should the court reward him for his merits?"
Yang Tinghe frowned and said, "Your Majesty..."
Jiajing looked at Yang Tinghe with fun and said, "Mr. Yang, you don't have to say it. Today I am here. The country belongs to me, and the world belongs to me. My soldiers are fighting hard outside, traveling thousands of miles, and having a lifetime of death. If you have any merits, you must
Reward, since you are perfunctory and hesitant, then I will say that all the students and other students of the Royal Academy have been ordered to inherit hundreds of households. Since then, those who enter the Royal Academy will also follow this procedure, except
In addition, all the teachers and others have been awarded the title of a thousand hereditary households..."
Hearing this, everyone started whispering, "A hundred hereditary households, thousands of hereditary households, but there are thousands of people in this royal school. Thousands of people are rewarded like this, which is great. Could it be that the officials and titles of the court are so worthless?
What else can I recruit new lieutenants in the future? Isn’t this meant that if the Royal Academy recruits tens of thousands of people, there will be thousands of hereditary households in the Ming Dynasty, which... is simply nonsense!