"This new organization, with military attachés serving as it, is called the Military Aircraft Department!"
Zhu Ying rolled her eyes and said calmly.
"This name sounds very prestigious!"
Lan Yu didn't notice the strange looks cast by the three generations of the old Zhu family at all, and said with excitement on her face.
Obviously, with the word "military" in his name, it is naturally inseparable from the military attache.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were too lazy to argue with Lan Yu, and both looked at Zhu Ying curiously.
What Emperor Hongwu and the Crown Prince were thinking was that with the two institutions of the Cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies, the imperial power had been concentrated in the hands of the Emperor.
What else is this kid doing?
Why do we need to establish a brand new organization?
What is this so-called military aircraft department used for?
We can't let those generals who only know how to kill people come to review the memorial. After the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies have finished reviewing it, they will also have to read it, right?
Isn’t it unnecessary to take off your pants and fart?
They know nothing about marching and fighting, lining up troops, handling government affairs and approving memorials!
"It's superficial, isn't it?"
As soon as she saw the confused expressions on the three people's faces, Zhu Ying knew that they didn't understand at all.
"You kid, stop nagging and explain quickly!"
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say much nonsense and directly urged him.
"Based on the three words Military Aircraft Department, you should be able to guess that this brand-new organization is dedicated to handling national affairs."
As Zhu Ying spoke, he wrote the three characters "Military Aircraft Department" on the wall.
"Then the Cabinet Secretary and the Supervisor of Ceremonies also do this? You have established a military aircraft department. Isn't this unnecessary?"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and asked slowly.
"Of course it works! The division of labor is different, do you understand?"
"The Cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies deal with daily government affairs, but the Military Aircraft Department needs to deal with emergencies! And it is not an organization that has always existed, but a temporary organization."
Zhu Ying smiled and explained.
"Emergency? Temporary agency? What do you mean?"
Although Zhu Yuanzhang didn't quite understand, his eyes lit up and he asked questions with great interest.
"In fact, the reason why we have so many yamen in the past dynasties is to classify them and handle different matters."
"The Household Department of the Six Ministries is in charge of money, the Personnel Department of the Sixth Ministries is in charge of officials, such as the General Affairs Department, which is responsible for conveying the emperor's will, and the Supervisory Council is transformed into a troll."
When Zhu Ying said this, the three of them nodded frequently.
"In fact, from the emperor down to the civil and military officials, their work is nine times out of ten very trivial government affairs."
"It's not that these government affairs are unimportant, but most of them are repetitive and mechanical work."
"You can find an idiot and leave it there for ten or eight years, and he can handle it for you."
Zhu Ying's words fell to the ground.
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression suddenly changed!
You little brat!
Just explain, why do you still accuse Sang and Huai?
Zhu Biao also rolled his eyes!
I am so tired every day that I almost die. In your little bastard's opinion, I am no different from an idiot?
Is your kid itchy?
The day dad allows me to recognize you as father and son, you will be finished if you see if I prick you or not!
A good old man like Zhu Biao was about to go berserk when he heard this, but after thinking about it, he realized that what this kid said made some sense.
There are indeed a lot of government affairs that I need to handle every day, but most of them are very tedious and repetitive content.
Nine times out of ten, it is either the appointment and dismissal of officials, or government taxation.
Even the most government affairs that need to be handled every day are those officials who are full of food and have nothing to do but quarrel with them.
A national event of this level, such as the surrender of Goryeo without a fight, is a rare occurrence in many years.
So whenever he saw the piles of memorials every day, Zhu Biao would feel his head hurt.
"The purpose of establishing the cabinet and the ceremonial supervisor is, firstly, to reduce the emperor's workload, and secondly, to check and balance each other. In layman's terms, it is to let the eunuchs and civil servants use their full energy to quarrel."
"Most of the time, their quarrels are harmless, but once they encounter emergencies, such as floods, earthquakes, locust plagues, droughts and other natural and man-made disasters, quarrels can easily delay important matters."
Zhu Ying slowly explained.
When Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao heard this, their expressions became serious and they no longer pursued the matter of this boy criticizing Huai.
Unexpected incidents such as natural disasters and man-made disasters are urgent.
If the flooding of the Yellow River is not dealt with in time, a large number of people will be affected. Not only will hundreds of thousands of people become homeless, but tens of thousands of people will even die tragically.
Once it is not dealt with promptly enough, it may even cause a civil commotion.
In other words, if the Tatars, who have been driven back to the prairie by Emperor Hongwu to roast cow dung, invade one day, if they are not dealt with in time, if they are lucky, the Tatars will enter, but if not, the Ming Dynasty will be gone.
"That's not right! Although this kind of emergency is extremely important, it only happens once a year. Once it happens, the emperor can make the decision alone. Why does it have to set up a special agency to deal with it?
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Zhu Biao thought for a while, but then raised his own question.
"It's superficial, isn't it?"
The patient looked at Zhu Biao and continued to explain with a smile.
"The emperor is not omnipotent! Such emergencies happen so suddenly that the emperor cannot think things through! Isn't it necessary to find a few people to help the emperor make plans?"
"In addition to helping the emperor with advice, this kind of accident also requires cooperation from all parties! Do you think the emperor can single-handedly defeat the Tatars?"
"Therefore, the role of the Military Aircraft Department is to bring together those department members who need to deal with such emergencies and directly bypass the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies for emergency treatment."
"Strive to solve the problem with the most perfect solution in the shortest time, at the fastest speed."
"When the matter is resolved, the Military Aircraft Department can be abolished. Next time we encounter an emergency, we can just reorganize it."
When Zhu Ying talked about this, he couldn't help but think of history.
The Military Machinery Department was signed by an official of the Qing Dynasty, and was also called the "Military Machinery Room" and the "Prime Minister's Office". It was the central authority of the Qing Dynasty and was established in the seventh year of Yongzheng (1729) to mobilize troops in the northwest.
Emperor Yongzheng set up a military machine room inside the Longzong Gate because his cabinet was outside the Taihe Gate, and he set up a military machine room inside the Longzong Gate. He selected those who kept secrets in the cabinet to be on duty to write and write, for the purpose of handling emergency military affairs and assisting the emperor in handling government affairs.
In the 10th year of Yongzheng's reign (1732), it was renamed the "Military Aircraft Management Department". There were military aircraft ministers, military aircraft Zhang Jing, etc., all of whom were part-time. The Military Aircraft Department was reestablished during the Qianlong Emperor's period and became the central authority of the Qing Dynasty until the end of the Qing Dynasty.
Even in the 21st century, many countries are still using this kind of organization, which is similar to a certain emergency response department.