On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Xia Yuanji came to Jian Yi's house. The two ministers sat across from each other in the study. You looked at me and I looked at you. They were all filled with anger. Even during the Hongwu period, they had never had such an immoral New Year.
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"What do you think Xu Jingchang wants? Is he going to have trouble with us?" Xia Yuanji sighed.
Jian Yi frowned, "I can't say, maybe he followed the above idea?"
"No." Xia Yuanji shook his head, "If Your Majesty liked his torment, he wouldn't have imprisoned him... In my opinion, this kid's bastard doesn't have any agenda, he is simply bad, coming out of his bones.
His evil, innate viciousness, unforgivable cunning and cunning... Just tell me, how could such a good person like Marquis Wuyang have such a thing?"
Jian Yi rolled his eyes, "How do I know? Why don't you go down and ask yourself?"
Xia Yuanji shuddered and shook his head quickly, "Forget it, I still want to live a few more years... Brother Yi, Your Majesty asked us to go all out to draw up detailed regulations and assist the Secretary of General Affairs to increase the annual income. You all
What are you going to do?”
Jian Yi pondered: "What else can the Ministry of Personnel do? It is nothing more than to supervise all officials, rectify the administration of officials, and at the same time add more manpower to their General Affairs Department."
Xia Yuanji also said: "There is no better way from the Ministry of Finance. I have thought about it for several days, but I am still at a loss. I don't know where to start."
Jian Yi pondered for a while, "There is no other way, how about we go to the prison!"
This time it was Xu Jingchang's turn to be stunned. These two ministers were recognized experts in government affairs. Could it be that they didn't even know how to do this?
Not to mention, the two of them have never done anything like this to coordinate the overall situation.
When Xu Jingchang heard about the capital inspection, he immediately said: "Jian Shangshu, this is a good opportunity. How does Jian Shangshu plan to inspect the officials?"
The two looked at each other and gritted their teeth secretly. This guy is really difficult to deal with.
"Is Xu Tongzheng quite happy?"
This guy suddenly turned the prison into the General Affairs Department.
Who can have this card?
But as if this was not enough, the waiting people first saw a burly man leading a white horse out of the prison. The white horse's saddle was covered with a leopard skin mat.
Jian Yi's old face darkened, and he coughed softly and said: "Sometimes, if officials cherish the people and ask for orders for them, they will be praised by scholars and the court will be lenient as appropriate."
"Shut up!" Xia Yuanji gritted his teeth and said angrily: "I was just confused. I shouldn't have gone out that day. I just stayed in there with you."
Jian Yi thought: "According to convention, unqualified officials are divided into eight categories, namely greed, cruelty, inaction, carelessness, old age, illness, impetuous, weak talent...either dismissed, demoted, or
There is an order to serve."
Power is something that those who should have power don't hold it, and those who shouldn't hold it will take it... After all, power hates a vacuum.
Xu Jingchang turned his head, looked at the two of them, and immediately smiled and said: "Happy New Year, I am just enjoying the hardships. Unlike you, I feel that the burden on my shoulders is too heavy, and I will definitely not be able to complete it.
, so going to jail in advance can be considered a familiarity with prison life.”
This bastard didn't come out at all!
It turns out that you tortured hundreds of officials just to become the Marquis of Taiping?
That's right, Xu Jingchang is still in the prison.
Xu Jingchang, the general envoy, was afraid that he would not be able to complete the tasks assigned by the emperor, so he was willing to stay in Tianlao during the Chinese New Year... Now everything in the palace is in chaos.
Hurry up and draw up a strategy and invite Xu Tongzheng out. Otherwise, after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, when Xu Tongzheng officially goes to court, you still won't see Xu Tongzheng. With the wrath of His Majesty's thunder, we will go in!
During the wonderful annual vacation, the ministers even put aside the important matters of inheriting the family line. They woke up early and worked late at night, and were busier than the previous court... Every ministry and every government office made plans one after another.
When they arrived, after five days, the scene inside was completely different. Outside the cell, there were actually many flowers and potted plants, and Xu Jingchang was taking care of a podocarpus.
And unknowingly, Xu Jingchang made plans and strategies through hundreds of officials, and really gave the general minister the authority of the prime minister.
Jian Yi thought for a moment, "I understand what you mean. I will add these things to this year's Beijing inspection."
Xu Jingchang rolled his eyelids and said, "Xia Shangshu, is your aunt also a queen?"
But in some places, such as Jiangxi and other places, the simple reason is that there are too many scholar-bureaucrats, all of whom can evade taxes. In such places, no money can be collected, and the officials will be praised by the scholars, saying that they are considerate of the people and care about people's livelihood.
Lord Qingtian!
Even if Zhu Di went, he didn't come out.
Xu Jingchang's face suddenly darkened. Even though some places were hit by disasters and they really couldn't collect taxes, they still needed to provide relief. This was natural.
After all, all the great achievements of the Yongle Dynasty were made by them, but they were short of time at the moment.
Xia Yuanji saw this scene and couldn't help it.
And according to Xu Jingchang's idea, it is similar to an annual development plan, with goals, work priorities, and supporting measures... This is a systematic project, which is a bit difficult for scholar-bureaucrats like Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji who have read the Four Books and Five Classics. Of course
Well, if we give them another three to five years, maybe they can do it.
On the horseback, sitting a young man wearing a unicorn suit, his appearance is majestic and majestic.
Xia Yuanji was shocked, "I also understand, but these matters require the cooperation of the Ministry of Justice and the Supervisory Office. I think we can let the thirteen censors supervise the local areas, handle a few big cases severely, and beat the local officials, but we can't
It doesn’t make sense for us to suffer in the court while they live freely in the country! Isn’t it, Brother Yi?”
It was Xia Yuanji's turn, and Xu Jingchang also said: "Xia Shangshu, although your household department only focuses on land tax, Ding tax and salt tax, how much is retained by the local government, how is the saved money spent, and what has been done... You cannot let the local government
To make the decision, the imperial household department must be liquidated. If there are too many arrears and the court has not been established, you will be punished. The local government must have legitimate expenses, such as building bridges and paving roads, and taking care of people's livelihood. If they are all pocketed by the officials below,
We must severely punish you!"
"It's done, Xu Tongzheng, let's go back and draft a strategy... Do you want to go home or stay here?"
Xia Yuanji was startled, and then he understood what Xu Jingchang meant. You don't have a queen to be your aunt, how dare you imitate me? Aren't you afraid of losing your head?
Lao Xia was really angry to death, but there was nothing he could do.
If local officials, eunuchs in the inner court, and warriors and uniformed guards are allowed to take power, the world will be in chaos.
This thing is really annoying.
Jian Yi straightened his face and said simply: "We can't write it."
At dusk, the big lock of the sky prison was opened and the chains were removed... Although people had been coming and going through the corner door for a long time, how could Xu Datongzheng use the small door?
Moreover, in order to welcome Xu Jingchang out, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Zhanji, and Duke Cheng Zhu Neng had been waiting for a long time to consult Wu Shan.
The two ministers were forced to return to their old places and came to Tianlao again.
The courtiers went to Tianlao like a revolving lantern to show Xu Jingchang.
The Queen was saddened by what happened to her nephew, her Highnesses complained on behalf of her cousin, and His Majesty was full of resentment and cursed people every day... All the pressure fell on the officials.
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "Keep it, after all, if I stay in it, everyone will still be able to think of me, but you can't tell when I return home."
"Xu Tongzheng, I think you are simply a genius. You were born to be an official. In the future, we must join hands more often to assist His Majesty, accomplish great things, and leave a name in history!" Xia Yuanji said excitedly.
What kind of truth is this?
"Jian Shangshu, let me make it clear to you that the main task this year is to enrich the finances, and everything must revolve around this center. Anyone who dares to ignore the overall situation is going against the national policy!"
You are a liar!
Xu Jingchang thought for a while and immediately said: "People's livelihood projects can be added to this...such as people's livelihood and business prosperity, among which tax collection is particularly important. You can't be a good official if you can't pay the money or complete the tasks, right?
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Faced with Lao Xia's compliments, Xu Jingchang was very calm, "To be honest, I really don't care about officialdom... I'm so tossing about it because I want someone to impeach me and let me go home and be a marquis. I'll be quiet and comfortable. That's it."
Fairy days."
"Jian Shangshu, Xia Shangshu, your majesty wants to enrich the national treasury and improve people's livelihood. What we have to do is to increase annual income and facilitate merchants. This is the core of everything. On the side of the Ministry of Personnel, we must ask all officials, especially local officials, to
You can't bully businessmen, you can't set up cards in private, and you can't ask for bribes at will to affect business transactions. In a word, businessmen are the source of wealth for the imperial court, not their leeks!"
Jian Yi frowned and nodded vigorously, "I understand."
I have been busy until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the sixth part, the plan of the Inspectorate was finally completed.
"Stop talking nonsense, Xu Tongzheng, what do you want us to do?"
Xu Jingchang was startled, shook his head and said: "It's not what I want you to do, but how you plan to assist His Majesty. I want you to write a detailed charter. It's been several days. I'm still waiting for you to finish writing it and Your Majesty will approve it.
I want to leave the prison and go home to sleep comfortably! Do you think I want to stay in there?"
Jian Yi also became energetic. After all, he very much agreed with this kind of thing that could greatly expand the authority of the six departments of the imperial court.
Isn't this Xu Jingchang?
When everyone looked again, it was actually the Marquis of Jing'an, Wang Zhong, who was leading the horse!
Lord Marquis leads the horse!
You have gone too far!
"You surnamed Wang, you are shameless!" Zhu Neng blushed. Your face has been completely lost!
When Wang Zhong heard this, he raised his head even higher and said, "I feel proud of being able to lead a good man's horse and ride on it!"
