Listening to Hou Hongji's endless accusations against Lin Ruhai, the emperor suddenly smiled.
"When I was doing disaster relief, I asked the people who were affected by the disaster what their wishes were. The victims told me that they would be very satisfied if they could marry a wife and have enough to eat. I listen to what you say. There are not many wives.
If you have one hundred and eighty slaves to serve you, you won't be able to survive."
"Pfft." King Zhongshun took the lead, and the second and third princes who had just gone to court and listened laughed.
After listening to Wang Tingxuan's introduction to overseas affairs, the emperor also planned to expand his territory according to Western methods. In this kind of matter, the person he trusted most was definitely his son. In addition to leading the prince to teach him through words and deeds, he also did not prohibit other princes from going out on errands.
The emperor glared at King Zhongshun, who stopped laughing indifferently. The two princes could not move freely and could only cover their mouths with their hands.
"Hou Aiqing, Huang Zongxing is your brother-in-law, right? It was you who strongly recommended him to be the Salt Patrol Censor. Do you need me to tell you his crimes again? You still have the nerve to accuse Lin Ruhai. Do you want me to have people continue to investigate?
Let's check, where did all his money go?"
Hou Hongji immediately knelt on the ground and said hurriedly: "I know the crime."
The money embezzled by Huang Zongxing must have gone into the palace of Duke Xiu to repay the money owed to the Ministry of Revenue. How dare Hou Hongji ask the emperor to send someone to investigate.
"I don't care whether you are really aware of your guilt or whether you are perfunctory. I tell you clearly that from now on, if you ever think about going to the Ministry of Accounts to borrow money after spending all the money, as before, this kind of good thing will no longer exist. Don't think about borrowing anymore.
If you can't repay the debt, hang yourself with a rope. Repaying debt is a matter of course. You cannot borrow money from me. I will pray for you to live forever every day so that you can repay me the money alive."
This sentence was very serious. Long live it was reserved exclusively for the emperor. No one dared to bear the crime, so they all knelt down to apologize.
This is the first time that the Emperor has established his authority in the court after the Supreme Emperor delegated power. It is also the first time that the courtiers have discovered the true face of the Emperor's iron-fisted monarch. He is really too bold to say anything. A casual word will be the crime of killing the nine tribes. If there is even a trace,
If you don't respond properly, then you can wait for your political opponents to impeach you, or you will have to shed your skin if you don't die.
The emperor wants to be a wise king, and at the same time he also wants to set his sights abroad as soon as possible, and does not want too much turmoil in the court. Few of those kneeling below really have the intention of serving the country and the people. Most of them are artificial
It is to live the life of a master, with wives and concubines in groups, clothes to wear, food to eat, and mouth to open.
He doesn't like such people, but he still has to use such people. After establishing authority, he must start to show favor.
"Everyone, get up. The salary of the courtiers was established when the People's Republic was founded, and it is indeed out of date now. I will order the Ministry of Household Affairs to re-establish the salary quota based on commodity prices. In order to avoid corruption and perversion of the law, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Punishment, the Dali Temple, and the Censor
Taiwan, you will formulate a strict review system based on this new regulation. I have given you a salary, so don’t go to the people to ask for it."
The new regulations were naturally provided by Wang Tingxuan, such as the property declaration system, the crime of huge amounts of property with unknown sources, rewards for reporting and reporting, etc.
The real problem of the imperial court is the administration of officials. Jia Zheng, a fifth-rank official, can seek the position of Jinling magistrate for Jiayu Village, which shows the problem of official administration. Of course, the emperor also uses the issue of official administration to secretly buy and sell official positions. This is a helpless move, and it needs to be stopped now.
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The emperor's general trend has been achieved, and the courtiers have nothing to say and are completely unable to stop it. It is impossible to drink wine and make money. This time, the cash seized from the corrupt officials in Jiangnan
The silver was struck to 50 million taels.
When the secret guard brought the news to the emperor, the emperor's eyes were red. The imperial court's annual tax money could not reach this much, let alone a large number of farms, shops, and houses.
If reason were not still there, I am afraid that the bloody turmoil in Jiangnan would not have ended so quickly. The charges against those people are now being kept in the emperor's study, and maybe they will be brought out at some point.
Most of the official administration is aimed at the civil servants, and there are also many problems on the military commanders' side. The biggest problem is the issue of loyalty.
The reason why nobles such as the Four Kings and Eight Dukes have such great influence is that most military generals come from their sects. Part of it is a problem of military system, and the other part is a problem of civil and military struggle.
The four princes and eight princes do not support the emperor, so naturally they are not favored by the emperor. The emperor relies heavily on the civil servant group. In all dynasties, in order to prevent military commanders from causing chaos, the status of civil servants has been higher than that of military commanders.
But if the emperor wants to expand outward, he can't rely on the civil service group. What's more, what the emperor wants to do is a business without capital, and he can't rely on the civil servants to command and talk.
"Tell me how to solve this problem." The emperor summoned a few close associates and expressed his concerns.
How to ensure the loyalty of generals to the maximum extent? No one dares to speak easily overseas, where the sky is high and the emperor is far away.
"Tingxuan, you have many ideas, please tell me."
Following the emperor's words, everyone turned their attention to Wang Tingxuan.
"Your Majesty, I have a rough idea. I think we can set up a training academy for military commanders, with the emperor personally serving as the director. The promotion of military commander positions requires an assessment by the academy, and only the outstanding ones can be promoted."
This is a reference to the system of later generations. Under the system of the Chu State, military generals mostly came from family generals and noble families. This is also the reason why the four princes and eight princes firmly control the military power.
In addition to being from aristocratic families and academies, civil servants also had an invisible reputation as disciples of the emperor after they passed the imperial examination in high school. This reputation made it easy for civil servants to overpower military generals.
Wang Tingxuan believed that since he was afraid that the military generals would cause rebellion, it would be better to give them the title of disciples of the emperor. Even if they wanted to rebel, they would not have an advantage in public opinion.
Of course, this proposal will definitely offend the civil servant group. But there are really many benefits in it, and the emperor will definitely be tempted. In later generations, Bald Jiang relied on the Huangpu clique to seize power and firmly control it until he went to Wanwan.
, and no one shakes his position.
The emperor immediately understood the benefits, and of course the hidden dangers, which were inevitable. It is impossible to do things well without offending anyone.
The emperor is an unscrupulous person who does things unscrupulously, and he is also an emperor with a spirit of change. He focuses on actual interests rather than false reputations. The emperor would definitely not agree to this method, and Wang Tingxuan would not dare to propose it.
"I understand. When you go down, write a note and hand it over. No one is allowed to tell it before I announce it." This sentence was said to other people in the room.
The establishment of a generals training academy is equivalent to cutting off the support of the nobles. Whether it is the civil servants for the reputation of being the emperor's disciples, or the nobles for the inheritance of the family, they are bound to fight.
The emperor will not reveal the information when he is not sure. This is just for insurance. If he decides to implement it, many accidents can be avoided.
This chapter has been completed!