Zhu Di added officials to the three ministers and granted them all the title of bachelor. This move did not happen out of thin air. Xu Jingchang mentioned the national responsibilities earlier, and Jian Yi followed his meaning and explained it.
The preliminary conclusions have been handed over to Zhu Di.
After thinking about it, Zhu Di decided to increase the authority of the minister and arrange important ministers to take charge of major affairs. It happened that Huang Guan proposed it, so Zhu Di followed the trend and carried out preliminary reforms. He wanted to observe the effect!
Take Huang Guan for example, he is now the Grand Bachelor of the Shangshu in charge of education matters, and the scope of his responsibilities is quite broad.
Under his rule, he helped the people, strengthened righteousness, eradicated evil, encouraged good deeds, publicized newspapers, offered sacrifices to sages, and compiled official books... Huang Guan had the greatest say.
It's almost enough to be called a super minister.
Compared with him, Xia Yuanji's authority has also been greatly increased. This time he is not just a minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but also has general financial powers, such as foreign trade, issuing currency, formulating commercial taxes, and developing industry and commerce.
, Encourage Nongsang... Let's put it this way, he can intervene in any matter related to money and food.
Jian Yi's authority has also been strengthened. In the past, the Ministry of Personnel was responsible for the management of officials and the selection of hundreds of officials, but this time it also added supervisory functions. In other words, the authority belonging to Ke Dao also fell into Jian Yi's hands.
Zhu Di's move seems to have broken the structure of the six ministries and nine ministers, allowing some people to have far more power than the minister... But after careful analysis, the problem is not that big.
Some things in government affairs are originally together, and they are separated just for the sake of checks and balances... For example, the Ministry of Personnel decides the fate of all officials. Whenever the capital inspects major plans, the Supervisory Yuan also participates in the investigation.
This move was nothing more than a clear stipulation that Jian Yi had the right to intervene in the affairs of the Supervisory Council.
The same principle applies to Xia Yuanji. With the development of Peking and the success of the Western Ocean, business and trade prospered, occupying a very large share. Whoever controls the financial power must take charge of the overall situation and plan rationally in order to successfully fulfill their mission.
"Mr. Dingguo, please forgive me for my bluntness. These ministers have all been promoted to higher positions and have increased their authority. So what will you be responsible for in the future?"
Hu Xi asked curiously.
Will Xu Jingchang be ignored from now on?
Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "What am I responsible for? You can probably understand it this way, I don't care about anything they can take care of, and I take care of everything they don't care about. I can take care of the things they want me to take care of, but they don't want me to.
I can also intervene in matters that are beyond my control."
Hu Hui was silent for a while, chewing carefully, and then she understood slightly, "It means that if you want to control it, no one can stop it. If you don't want to control it, you can just push it out. You can move forward and retreat freely, right?"
Xu Jingchang smiled brightly, and this understanding can definitely score more than 85 points.
Hu Xi thought for a moment, but still puzzled: "If the official remembers it correctly, the previous General Affairs Department was like this, and it seems that nothing has changed now!"
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "How come there is no change? In this way, under the Grand Secretary, a Small Secretary can be established."
"Little Minister?"
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "Take the Ministry of Rites as an example. Huang Shangshu is a veritable big minister. In addition, two minor ministers can be added to be responsible for education and publicity. There are more under the Ministry of Husbandry, which can be increased to four minor ministers. There are also two minor ministers in the official department.
quota."
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "Hu Shidu, are you interested? With your talents, after being transferred, it won't be long before you are promoted to the rank of junior minister. It will be a piece of cake!"
Hu Xi was shocked. What else could you say?
It seems that the traditional six-part structure is completely broken at this moment.
He did not hesitate and said immediately: "I don't want to go anywhere, I just want to follow Duke Dingguo."
Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "In that case, go to my house. Madam has said that there will be a formal apprenticeship banquet."
Hu Hui hurriedly agreed and was overjoyed.
At the most critical moment of the adjustment of the official system, Huang Guan transferred Shandong Chief Envoy Zuo Yutian to Beijing and served as Minister of Rites.
It would be a big deal if this order was given. Zuo Yutian was born in Enke's top position. During his stay in Shandong, he assisted Yuan Gang in eradicating the powerful families, and the forces of Duke Yan Sheng's Mansion were jointly eliminated by them.
Later, even Prince Qi’s Mansion did not let him go.
After Yuan Gang was transferred to Peiping and served as the governor of taxation, Zuo Yutian took charge of Shandong... He completed several major reforms, which were almost earth-shattering.
First of all, Zuo Yutian concentrated his power and suppressed the bandits.
It has just been announced recently that the banditry that plagued Shandong has been basically eliminated.
Not only banditry, he also tracked down a large number of White Lotus sect bandits, eradicated private temples, and arrested countless goddesses and Taoist nuns.
Furthermore, Zuo Yutian thoroughly investigated the problem of human trafficking in Shandong. He once achieved the feat of killing more than 300 traffickers in one day. He governed the place with an iron fist. He was absolutely ruthless and not at all polite.
It was precisely by relying on his thunderbolt methods that Shandong gradually recovered its vitality.
The people live in peace and contentment.
Shandong, a province that has been suffering from wars, has now officially announced that there are no refugees, no bandits, and no brothels in Shandong!
These three achievements are shocking to the whole country.
Huang Guan invited Zuo Yutian to his home and entertained him warmly.
After three glasses of wine, Huang Guan sighed: "Master Zhuangyuan, if it weren't for your achievements in governing Shandong, I wouldn't have dared to say those words to Your Majesty. Your success has given me hope to make the world a better place. Really.
There is a kind of power that can cleanse away the filth and clarify the inner world. Only today's Shandong can be called the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, the place of poetry, calligraphy and etiquette!"
Faced with Huang Guan's praise, Zuo Yutian was frightened, "If you can govern a province, you may not be able to govern the whole country. What is feasible in one place may not be applicable to the whole country. What's more, Shandong is also in the initial stage of elimination. I dare not say that it will be a great government. Many
There is still the possibility of recurrence in this place. I hope Huang Gong will learn from it."
Huang Guan smiled and nodded, "It is rare to be neither arrogant nor impetuous. Of course I understand what you said, but you don't have to worry too much. This time the court will fully support it and no one will hinder it."
Zuo Yutian was still puzzled, because he knew very well that the most difficult thing in this court was to do things.
Without a strong background and excellent opportunities, nothing can be done. What's more, such a major event that affects the overall situation of the world cannot be accomplished by arranging a few officials and adjusting a few people?
Huang Guan's smile did not diminish, as he revealed the mystery.
Not long ago, Xu Jingchang put forward the idea of five years on the throne. Zhu Di was very eager and determined to make achievements. He gave these five years to make a perfect summary.
I comfort Lao Zhu from the top, and appease the people from the bottom.
There is no shame from top to bottom, and the emperor's attitude is particularly firm.
This is especially important in the court. Once the emperor hesitates, the following matters will be difficult to handle.
Secondly, Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji, and Huang Guan were promoted together, and the power in their hands was doubled. They all wanted three things to do when they took office. Moreover, they were all comrades in the trenches. They were all prosperous and suffered losses.
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At this juncture, whoever makes a stumbling block for anyone will eventually get themselves involved.
The top two layers have been solved, and here is how to execute them.
"Master Zuo, just go ahead and do it. No matter how big the resistance is, don't worry."
Hearing this, Zuo Yutian was finally shocked, "Huang Gong, when do you think this official will start handling official business?"
Huang Guan saw what he was thinking and smiled: "What do you mean, the sooner the better?"
Zuo Yutian nodded, "Time waits for no one. How about saving this glass of wine for the celebration banquet after you achieve results?"
Huang Guan laughed, "You are really impatient, so I won't persuade you to drink. But I want to tell you something."
"What's up?"
"I have already prepared to write to Your Majesty, ready to open Enke again and recruit talented people."
Zuo Yutian was overjoyed when he heard this, "Huang Gong, Enke, and the imperial students are officials, and they will take the criminal title examination... The imperial court recruits talents from all walks of life, and will surely prosper, and a prosperous age can be expected."
Huang Guan then mentioned the issue of the Qinhuai River.
Zuo Yutian smiled and said: "Xiaguan already knew about it when he was in the capital. Please don't worry Mr. Huang."
Five days later, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, the Inspectorate, the Jinyi Guards, and even the Shenji Camp Forbidden Army, a total of 8,000 people, were fully mobilized... not only the Qinhuai River, but also the outer city, and the squeezed out docks, all messy places
, settled in one fell swoop.
More than 2,000 prisoners were imprisoned.
This move deeply shocked the entire Ming Dynasty.
It turns out that there really is a power that can cleanse away filth!
On the third day after the news spread, all the brothels in Yangzhou closed their doors one after another. The rest of Suzhou, Hangzhou, and other prosperous and romantic places all closed their doors and went out of business.
Only then did everyone realize that the Ministry of Etiquette is not only a place for etiquette, but also a place for unreasonableness!
Such a thunderbolt method deeply shocked people all over the world.
This was not over yet. Zhu Di then issued an edict, clearly telling everyone that since I came to power, I have never made any great contributions to the country, and I dare not sit back and watch the harm to the people and act unscrupulously. Therefore, I order the courtiers to root out the evil and never tolerate the evil.
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Zhu Di's statement poured another bucket of oil into the surging government, and everyone was deeply shocked.
Among this group of people, Xu Jingchang was the only one who really had nothing to do.
You can even take time to go to the newly opened Huagu Theater on the bank of the Qinhuai River to listen to singing.
A better life is becoming more and more promising.
Xu Jingchang and Hu Hui came over to listen to the play. They asked for a seat and were delighted. But just when Xu Jingchang was about to go home, someone appeared in the theater... Interestingly, as soon as this person appeared,
Everyone gathered around.
Including several opera singers.
"Look at this scene, you can catch up with me soon." Xu Jingchang gave Hu Hui a wink, and the man immediately went over. After a while, Hu Hui came back panting.
"It's amazing that this man actually discovered a large gold mine in Liaodong. It is said that the output is amazing and the money earned every year is countless. Now many dignitaries in the capital want to get involved and make a fortune."
Xu Jingchang suddenly became curious, "There are gold mines in Liaodong? There are some, and there are a lot of them. But how can it be their turn to show off such a good thing? Isn't this a joke!"
When Hu Hu heard this, he immediately became vigilant, "Ding Guogong, is this really true? Fortunately, I didn't invest any money. This person talked so lively that I almost couldn't control it."
