He has been familiar with the Ministry of Industry for many years, so he naturally understands the emperor's intentions very well.
It's nothing more than a craftsman employment system.
This is nothing new. In fact, someone had already proposed it in the early years of the Chinese dynasty.
This system of employment of craftsmen does not simply involve using silver taels to hire private craftsmen to work for the court.
Its essence and core are actually only one, which is to allow craftsmen to pay silver and be exempted from corvee.
The imperial court used these silver coins to hire craftsmen from the private sector to undertake the construction tasks required by the imperial court.
This is very different from the current system of the Ministry of Industry.
According to the current system, the Ministry of Industry will recruit some craftsmen from the private sector for temporary use only when it receives large-scale construction work.
But if this kind of craftsman employment system is implemented, it means...
Craftsmen only had to pay silver taels to be exempted from corvee service, and for all construction matters the court had to recruit craftsmen from the private sector.
In other words, this meant that the imperial court lost control of the craftsmen's households.
The advantage of this system is that it is more flexible and convenient.
For example, now, after the imperial war, a large number of craftsmen are needed to build the city, so large-scale recruitment can be carried out.
When you don't need so many craftsmen, you can dismiss the craftsmen and save money.
At the same time, the current craftsman household system in the Ming Dynasty distributed craftsmen all over the country, but it was still very inconvenient.
You should know that most of the places where the imperial court required to perform corvee service were in the yamen of the county or prefectural city.
Most ordinary craftsmen live in the countryside and need to travel back and forth whenever they have to serve.
When encountering large-scale construction activities, such as building palaces and cities, you may even have to leave your hometown and travel thousands of miles to serve, which is very inconvenient.
The craftsman employment system allows craftsmen to do their work at home without having to travel back and forth.
It seems that there are indeed many benefits!
But in the end, it was not implemented.
The reason is that this system has a huge drawback, that is, the court relies too heavily on the people.
In the craftsman household system, because the personnel were fixed, the court could guarantee that a large number of craftsmen could be recruited at any time.
But once the system is changed to the employment of craftsmen, after the craftsmen pay silver, they can only be recruited from the private sector.
The craftsmen's household system is a type of corvee. The craftsmen's households are not allowed to refuse. If the court orders it, they must obey it no matter whether they travel thousands of miles or no matter what.
However, the craftsman employment system was voluntary, and the court spent money to hire private craftsmen to work, so there was great uncertainty.
Once you cannot find someone when you are in urgent need of someone, it will inevitably delay the important affairs of the court.
In addition, it also involves various aspects, and the pros and cons are really difficult to say.
Zhang Min felt a little headache.
He didn't expect that he was happily watching Tobe's embarrassment, but in the blink of an eye it would fall on him.
You know, the Ministry of Works, as the boss of the Sixth Department, is famous for doing all the dirty work and has no power, big or small.
For the Ministry of Industry, a large part of its substantive power comes from its jurisdiction and calling rights over craftsmen.
If this is changed rashly, it will definitely affect the interests of many people.
He was just a servant, how could he get involved in such a big thing...
Zhu Qiyu looked at Zhang Min's bitter expression and shook his head.
This Zhang Min's ability is very outstanding, but he just lacks some qualities of courage and responsibility.
There was ambition, but he always hesitated to move forward. When it came time to become an official, he never became a minister.
Zhu Qiyu knew the pros and cons of the craftsman household system.
In fact, he knew better than Zhang Min how serious this matter would be.
Craftsman households and military households are, in a sense, one of the basic institutions of the country.
It can ensure that the country can still operate normally under turbulent circumstances.
If all were changed to a craftsman employment system, then if there was a war in the court, it would not be possible to hire people if you wanted to pay for them.
But he is also aware that the current craftsmanship system is too rigid.
Craftsmen were subject to strict restrictions, and the power to recruit them was in the hands of local officials. They were often subject to increased service, and even if they were serving normally, they would still be oppressed by petty officials.
If things go on like this, the situation of craftsmen slacking off work, taking risks, and running away will become more and more serious.
With the perspective of the next hundred years, Zhu Qiyu understands that with the continuous development of the economy, the craftsman household system will eventually need to be improved, so it is better to start now.
After thinking for a while, Zhu Qiyu said.
"I know that this matter is difficult, but the country is in a difficult situation, and it needs the help of capable ministers. Now the Minister of the Ministry of Industry is away and cannot return to Beijing for a while. You are in charge of the Ministry of Industry. You should fulfill your responsibilities and just go ahead and do it."
"In addition, the Ministry of Industry will continue to prepare the materials needed for border reinforcement. The border passes are very important and should not be ignored. In terms of banking and finance, the Ministry of Household Affairs will raise funds on its own."
At this point, if Zhang Min still didn't understand, he would have spent so many years in the officialdom in vain.
The emperor has made it clear that he wants to reuse him!
At the moment, he couldn't care less about the difficulty of this matter and said immediately.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my best."
Zhu Qiyu nodded.
There is nothing wrong with this Zhang Min. He is capable enough and acts steadily, but he is not bold enough.
Shi Pu, the current minister of the Ministry of Industry, was outside to supervise the army. Zhu Qiyu did not recall him, nor did he plan to recall him.
After this battle, he was ready to replace Shi Pu.
This man was very good at maneuvering, but his actual ability was insufficient. In his previous life, he managed floods and did not listen to other people's opinions. He managed floods three times and defended them three times. After returning to the court, he could still argue plausibly.
Being able to achieve this position is all because of his involvement with Wang Zhen. Firstly, he is not in the capital now. Secondly, he is very smart. Although he has attached to Wang Zhen, most of it is just words and there is no evidence at all. Leave.
That's why I kept him until now.
But that's it for now. If the restructuring of craftsmen's households is done well, it may not be able to become one of the sources of income for the imperial court.
If Zhang Min can really succeed, Zhu Qiyu wouldn't mind giving him the position of Minister of Industry.
Seeing that Zhang Min understood what he meant, Zhu Qiyu nodded and said.
"In this case, you go back and make a plan for the silver needed for the materials, the craftsmen, and the materials, and discuss it with the Ministry of Household Affairs."
After that, he signaled to Zhang Min that he could retreat.
After Zhang Min exited the hall, Zhu Qiyu turned his attention back to Shen Yi, whose face was about to wrinkle into a ball.
Seeing that the emperor was taking care of everything, Shen Shangshu kept saying that the Ministry of Finance would allocate the money, so he should discuss it with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Finance would raise the money.
He felt like he had liver pain!
What evil did he do to end up in such a hard job...
Feeling that the emperor finally noticed him, Shen Shangshu bowed his head and said.
"Your Majesty, according to what you and Zhang Shilang just said, 30,000 civilians and 8,000 craftsmen will be recruited. In addition to the materials for building the city, I roughly estimate that it will cost about 500,000 taels. If we add in post-war pensions, The treasury may not be able to support the amount of silver used in the reward, so please think twice, Your Majesty."
There was no one around here, and Shen Yi didn't need to say anything about his lack of face. He just started to cry to the emperor about his poverty...