On the second day of the imperial meeting, the emperor fell ill and complained of illness.
Prince Zhu Jianji was in power.
Sitting on the dragon throne that still belongs to the cheap dad, but will belong to him sooner or later, looking down at the civil and military officials kneeling on the ground and shouting, Zhu Jianji felt very happy.
No wonder heroes throughout the ages have wanted to be emperors.
It feels really good.
When Zhu Jianji was an ordinary person, his biggest daydream was to accidentally make a fortune one day, own a net worth of hundreds of millions, numerous luxury cars and mansions, and sleep with a popular young model every night.
He never yearned for the pinnacle of power.
Because as an ordinary person, he has never enjoyed the pleasure that power brings.
The biggest dreams of ordinary people are probably women and money.
But it's different now.
Zhu Jianji is the prince.
He has enjoyed the pleasure that power brings.
I have also endured the frustration caused by insufficient power.
At this moment, he was sitting on the dragon chair in the Fengtian Palace, looking at the most elite group of people in the entire Ming Dynasty, surrendering at his feet. Today, he, the prince of the Ming Dynasty, is supreme!
This feeling of peak power made him feel elated.
It's happier than the trembling of men and women.
Compared with the peak of power, the young model every night is not worth mentioning at all.
The prince is in court today.
Shu Liang waited on Zhu Qi in the Qianqing Palace, and the person responsible for the up and down affairs in the Fengtian Palace was Dai Yi, the eunuch of the East Palace. He shouted in a sharp voice to adapt to the work he would have to adapt to in the future: "If something happens, we will start, and if nothing happens, we will leave the court."
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Chen Xun, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was the first to come out, "I have something to report. Since the Zhengtong years, the Ming Dynasty Baochao has gradually lost its original significance. Our Ming Dynasty tribute trade has become unprofitable. I think that we should follow the blueprint of His Highness the Crown Prince."
, established a Da Ming Bank under the Ministry of Industry to take charge of many matters related to treasure banknotes, and assigned the mining rights of the gold and silver mines of the Ministry of Industry to the Da Ming Bank."
In fact, after the small court meeting yesterday, His Highness the Prince's intention to revive the currency system and other matters have spread throughout the government and the public, but Qi Qing and Liu Bu Shilang did not dare to show the plan to others.
At this moment, when I heard Chen Xun's memorial, I knew that the matter had been decided.
Major matters are discussed at the small court meeting and announced at the big court meeting.
The process is like this.
However, the central ministers such as Qiqing and Liubu Shilang did not second the proposal immediately. If the matter is to be implemented smoothly, Chen Xun, the Ministry of Accounts, must explain the details of the establishment of Daming Bank.
This was to prevent the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty from being confused and causing ambiguity in local policies.
Zhu Jianji nodded, "Chen Shangshu, please tell me how to set up Daming Bank."
After the meeting yesterday, the Ministry of Revenue was asked to improve the specific details of the monetary system reform in the planning document. It was not that Zhu Jianji had no confidence in himself, but that he wanted to brainstorm ideas.
What Chen Xun said in this way is basically the content of the planning document.
Two more details.
First, although the Da Ming Bank was established under the Ministry of Accounts and added a minister of the Ministry of Accounts, who also had the power to serve as the president of the Bank of China, the president of the Bank of Ming Dynasty was directly responsible to the emperor or the prince and did not go through the Ministry of Accounts and was not under the jurisdiction of the six ministries.
But it is supervised by the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
This detail is to strengthen the independence of Daming Bank.
Second, the Ming Bank has the power to rigidly regulate the exchange ratios of gold, silver, copper coins, and treasure banknotes to ensure the stability of the monetary system based on the number of currency carriers circulating in the country.
Zhu Jianji nodded secretly.
Chen Xunzhi in general!
These two details are really important.
In the former case, the Ming Bank will not become a tool for the civil servant group to fight against the imperial power.
In the latter case, under the premise of being fully independent, the Daming Bank can better and professionally protect the national creditworthiness of Baobao and achieve effective control. At the end of the dynasty, the Daming Bank may even control inflation.
Zhu Jianji asked the ministers, "What do you think your ministers think?"
The Seven Ministers and the Six Ministers came out together and said, "I second this proposal."
The rest of the civil and military officials knelt down one after another, "I second my opinion."
Zhu Jianji told Chen Xundao: "Chen Shangshu, according to the plan completed by the Ministry of Accounts, quickly established the Ming Bank and established branches of the Ming Bank in major cities across the country, and the Ministry of Accounts announced the various functions of the Ming Bank all over the world. Six departments and seven
Sir, please quickly recommend candidates for Daming Bank officials. Li Shi and Zhang Peng of the Metropolitan Procuratorate will implement it and establish a professional supervision agency for Daming Bank in the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
All ministers took orders.
The most important one was the establishment of the Ming Dynasty Bank, followed by the Research Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Industry. Zhu Jianji was reminded by Zhu Qiyu and had no intention of discussing it with the ministers.
Give orders directly.
There is a strategy.
Let’s first talk about the establishment of the Ministry of Agriculture.
This matter had already spread throughout the capital, and a seventh minister, two ministers, and many other doctors were added to the list. The chief minister and the civil service group were eager to ask for it. After the decree was issued, no one objected.
However, they thought too much.
Zhu Jianji had no intention of adding more officials, but directly transferred them from the Six Ministries.
Make use of redundant officials.
The civil service group suffered a dumb loss.
There is nothing you can do.
But it is acceptable. After all, those redundant officials were originally idle. After being transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs, they became officials with real power, which is considered a good thing. Moreover, even Hang Min, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, did not object to this matter, so there was no need for everyone to bother.
Furthermore, far-sighted ministers such as Yu Qian, Wang Wen, and Chen Xun had actually seen the long-term disadvantages of redundant officials in the Ming Dynasty, which existed not only among military generals in local guards but also among civilian officials.
The lesson of three redundancies in the Song Dynasty is still before our eyes, and it is a good thing to make use of redundant officials.
The Ministry of Agriculture was formally established.
Afterwards, a decree was issued to establish the Scientific Research Institute of the Ministry of Industry.
Someone objected.
It’s not that those who object have any bad intentions.
on the contrary.
They are all loyal ministers.
They just unilaterally feel that the Scientific Research Institute has no idea and is just a toy of the prince. On the other hand, the Ministry of Agriculture has just digested a group of redundant officials, and as a result, the Scientific Research Institute of the Ministry of Industry has created another redundant official. It is meaningless.
Under normal circumstances, Zhu Jianji would give some face to these opposing voices.
Eight years ago, Jingtai would have had to exchange benefits.
But there is no need now.
Zhu Jianji was so powerful that he refused to reason with those who objected. He directly announced the decree and asked Hang Min to set up a scientific research institute of the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry of Household Affairs fully cooperated.
The Scientific Research Institute is affiliated to the Ministry of Industry, and its president is under the supervision of the Imperial College.
When engaging in scientific research, one must use the knowledge of scholars as a navigator.
Use the technical experience of the craftsmen as the sail.
When these reform measures were implemented, the civil and military officials in the hall were secretly shocked. The prince today was completely different from the past. In the past, the prince was not very powerful in the court and had been learning the emperor's mental skills.
I also learned well.
But the prince's strong style today is in line with his own temperament, just like how he dealt with the Baozong and Jianwen remnants back then.
Almost all the important civil and military ministers in the hall were selected by Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Jianji.
We will support it as long as it does not violate their interests.
Therefore, despite some opposition, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Research Institute of the Ministry of Industry advanced smoothly.
The wheels of reform rumble.
At the end of the meeting, Zhu Jianji issued an edict.
Half a month later, he will lead the East Palace young army to conquer in person!
