Chapter 27 A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Are Inches Long
In the imperial study room in the east of Chongzheng Palace, Zhao Si and Zhang Dun were sitting across from each other.
"The official meeting to rectify the evil and correct the evil has been completed. The "Revision of the Law on the Merits and Virtues of Monks, Taoist and Nuns" will be reviewed again in the Council of the Ministry of Rites. It is expected to be submitted to the Secretary's Department at the beginning of next month and then officially announced. According to the decision of the meeting, each county will reserve two
Shimen Temple, a Taoist temple, and a large county with more than 10,000 households can add one more. There are several nunneries and other sects' houses. Each Shimen Temple can have no more than fifteen formal monks, and all monks must be Taoist priests.
It requires three years of further study at a Buddhist college or a Taoist college..."
"In the officialdom, all laws are laid down, but when implemented, you will encounter great resistance," Zhang Dun said.
"Well, I know this in my heart. The Shimen may give up. Anyway, the court will not starve them and they can still chant sutras and worship Buddha, that's all. But the big locals behind them will not give in so easily. Money and silk are so touching!
"
At this point, Zhao Xi's tone changed.
"Zhang Xiang, there are more than 50,000 monks and temples in the country, and among them, only a few are connected with big local families. Most of the rest of the monks and temples should be self-sustaining, or have a small income. The Minister of Finance should treat them differently.
, don’t hurt innocent people and cause unnecessary trouble.”
"Here!"
"These few monks and temples, as well as the connected local wealthy families, are the focus of the Shangshu Province. This is an excellent opportunity to temper the central and local governments that implement the new official system. Good steel is made through repeated hammering."
Zhang Dun's face became solemn when he heard Zhao Si say the word "tempering".
This is the fundamental reason why officials insist on completing the military reform before formally promoting the new official system reform. Because this reform involves too wide a range of areas and the interests involved are too deep, it can easily cause turmoil.
The officials must have anticipated these consequences and made preparations to deal with them.
"In the official family, Wang Zhen was appointed as the Jinning Army, Hedong County Governor Lin Zizhong and Lin Xi were ordered to rebuild Taiyuan City; Wei Baoqing was appointed as the Baoning Army, Zhe Keshi was appointed as the Jinning Army, and Zong Rulin was appointed as the Hebei County Governor. The remaining sixteen guards have already
The training has been completed, and the officers supervising the various departments have graduated from Wansheng Academy and Xiaoqi Battalion and filled up their positions. The plan has been laid, it just depends on when those with truly evil intentions can no longer restrain themselves."
Zhao Si nodded. Zhang Dun's words showed that he fully understood his plan.
"This is an opportunity. All we have to do now is wait."
"What the officials said is absolutely true. All we have to do now is wait."
Those who are waiting for themselves to jump out will be caught and sacrificed to heaven.
"Okay, let's put this aside for now and let's talk about Tianqi's restructuring. The new official system has been announced, and the list of left and right servants of the Shangshu Province and the ten ministers, and the left and right ministers have also been announced..."
Zhao Si paused and continued: "According to the customs of the National Imperial Examination, the normal term of office for the position of Dazai, Zhang Xiang, is five years. During this period, I will not remove you without self-resignation and impeachment. There are also servants on the left and right.
The same goes for shooting monks and serving as ministers."
"The officials trust the old minister so much, I am so grateful."
Zhang Dun said sincerely.
Indeed, in the second half of last year, when the draft of the official system was finalized and published in newspapers and magazines for discussion, the officials had already communicated with themselves and determined that they would be the Dazai of the Shangshu Province, responsible for forming the state cabinet.
The candidates for the left and right servants, the ten ministers, and the left and right ministers were all decided after several discussions between the officials and themselves.
Except for the left and right servants, who were his deputies, the officials proposed his candidates, and the other ten positions of ministers and ministers were all selected after several discussions and full communication, mostly based on their own preferences.
I have gone through many of the past emperors’ obsessions, but I have never received such respect and trust.
I remember what the official said at his house last time. He was determined to be the "squad leader" of the Prime Minister's national affairs. He would fully trust himself and the entire team would definitely give priority to his opinions.
He really does what he says.
Zhao Si waved his hand and continued: "Prime Minister, we have discussed and finalized the five-year policy outline a year ago. Now we must implement it."
"Officials, please rest assured on this point. The five-year policy outline is the goal and standard for the ministers to lead the province in governing the country in the next five years, and it will be followed without fail."
"I'm very relieved about this. Because this policy outline not only has my expectations, but also the hard work of the Prime Minister. But in these five years' policy outline, most of them are reforms, which are all hard-core."
"The officials are right. But with the strong support of the officials, the old minister is not afraid." Zhang Dun said proudly.
Seeing him like this, Zhao Si felt a little moved in his heart.
It was because of his character that I decided to "join hands" with him. There were very few civil servants in the Manchu Dynasty who were as responsible, courageous and capable as Zhang Dun.
Stubborn and arrogant? You must have such a temper, otherwise you would have been defeated long ago in the face of numerous obstacles.
"Haha, there's no need to worry, Mr. Zhang. Although I have many faults, I can still keep my promises. And these are all written into the law, and I can't regret it." At this point, Zhao Si became serious and profound, "The law is based on me.
If I take the lead and don't follow the instructions, how can I expect others to follow them?"
Zhang Dun smiled and said nothing.
"Zhang Xiang, the Provincial Administration Bureau of Shangshu, assists you in handling specific matters such as correspondence and documents; the Advisory Bureau is your adviser and staff. Both are your help in handling national affairs, commanding the ten ministries and local counties. Among them, the candidates are,
You have to think carefully about it."
"Veteran, I know that the cases of the director and deputy of the Central Government Bureau, the Advisory Council Chairman Shi and his deputy, as well as the heads of the two bureaus have all been determined."
Zhang Dun replied cautiously.
The Central Governance Bureau and the Consultative Bureau can be regarded as his staff and advisory team, each with several establishments.
Dazai Osamu and Council Chairman Shibinakai are in charge of various ministries, but they have more real power. Moreover, the personnel of the two bureaus are completely selected and appointed by him. Not only can the servants on the left and right cannot interfere, but according to the law, officials cannot directly interfere.
This is one of the privileges of being the Prime Minister of the Shangshu Province.
The problem was that Zhang Dun, who had encountered such treatment for the first time, did not know how to select candidates for the Central Bureau and Consultative Bureau of Shangshu Province.
Later, it was Zhao Si who reminded him and directly promoted Xue Yugui, the Ling Shi who was in charge of correspondence for him when he was the Prime Minister of Menxia Province, to be in charge of governance.
Then from Chengjun, Biyong and other universities and Hongwen and Gewu academies, more than a dozen professors who were proficient in taxation, river engineering, farming, merchants, and accounting were hired as counselors of the advisory bureau, and his son Zhang was appointed as the president of the advisory bureau.
Central contact.
"In addition, the Bureau of Statistics is very important for grasping the specific facts of national affairs, and is of great help to Prime Minister Zhang and you in managing national affairs. Therefore, I decided to rename the Bureau of Statistics to the Bureau of National Conditions, Inspection and Planning, and place it under the direct control of the Shangshu Province. However, the Bureau of National Conditions, Inspection and Planning
The actual data must be shared by the Ministry of Secretaries and the Ministry of Secretaries."
"Old minister thanks the official family."
"In this Shangyuan Festival case, I know that you are very critical of those intelligence departments, thinking that they are too numerous and all-pervasive. I thought about it and felt that several departments did duplicate it, which actually led to low efficiency. So I decided
, cancel the merger of the Security Bureau. The security of my retinue will be handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs Secret Service Bureau and the execution of the Imperial Guard Division."
"Third-grade, the security of officials and generals above the right general, the security of the three provinces and ten ministries, the Privy Council, the Gokuyuan, research institutes, military factories, large factories and mines, bridges, ferries, ports and other important departments are left to the Security Department of the Ministry of War. As for planning,
The investigation of major reverse cases will be assigned to the Judicial Investigation Bureau to be handled together with other criminal investigations."
At this point, Zhao Si twirled his fingers and said: "Prime Minister, we have to make it clear. The Military Intelligence Bureau is responsible for military intelligence spying and will not care about anything else; the Privy Council Bureau is responsible for counterintelligence and confidentiality work, and now it is under the Privy Council
It is placed under the Secretariat Province; the Judicial Investigation Bureau is directly under the Ministry of Law of your Shangshu Province and is responsible for the investigation and investigation of major and important cases. Sooner or later, the Western Prosecution Office will be withdrawn and merged into the Military Intelligence Bureau. Are you relieved this time?"
I'm still worried. Why don't you mention the official house and the East School Office? It is the secret agent of hundreds of officials, soldiers and civilians, and it is truly all-pervasive. This chapter has been completed!
