Just when Feng Ziying was leisurely enjoying her wedding vacation and spring vacation, the internal disputes in the Zhou Dynasty came to a time when they had to be put to an end.
Zheng Jizhi, the Minister of Household Affairs, finally fell ill and was unable to see anything. This was a very bad signal.
The current war situation in the southwest, the supply of nine sides, and the construction of new buildings in the southeast all require a very familiar and capable minister in the Ministry of Household Affairs to support them. However, Zheng Jizhi fell ill, and the central government's finances suddenly came to a standstill.
Although Cui Jingrong is considered an expert among them, he cannot compare with Zheng Jizhi in terms of prestige. Facing the coordination within the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs, there is still a lack of coordination. In addition, everyone knows that the next Minister of Household Affairs will be from the north.
Scholars, Cui Jingrong has no chance, so everyone will not obey Cui Jingrong's arrangements.
A decision must be made as soon as possible. This is the unanimous opinion of the cabinet. If it is delayed any longer, it will become a disaster for the court due to factional disputes. Neither the emperor nor the officials in the court will be satisfied.
The prestige of the princes is also harmed.
Wenyuan Pavilion, Prime Minister's Palace.
Ye Xianggao looked tired, Fang Congzhe had dark circles under his eyes, Qi Yongtai frowned deeply, Li Tingji looked gloomy, and Li Sancai took it indifferently.
This game almost exhausted the energy of everyone present, especially Ye Xianggao, Fang Congzhe and Qi Yongtai.
The three of them occupy a dominant position in the cabinet, and Li Tingji agrees with Ye Xianggao in most of his views. As for Li Sancai, his qualifications that have just joined the cabinet and his attitude of being a northerner but leaning towards southerners make him understand that now the most important thing is to
It's better to keep silent.
The idea of replacing six ministries with seven ministries has been established. The Ministry of Commerce was separated from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, and a separate department was established. All industrial and commercial taxes in the Zhou Dynasty, except summer taxes and autumn taxes, were handed over to the Ministry of Commerce, including mines.
Be cautious in tax saving.
As far as the Ministry of Household Affairs is concerned, this commercial tax has not yet affected the central position of power of the Ministry of Household Affairs. In addition, Zheng Jizhi is ill, and Huang Ruliang, the incoming Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, is not qualified to participate in it for the time being, and the new Minister of the Ministry of Industry, who is about to take office
Cui Jingrong was still in a pending state before, so it was a foregone conclusion that the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry would divest some of their responsibilities and powers and hand them over to the newly established Ministry of Commerce.
If Feng Ziying were here, one would feel that the Zhou Dynasty Department of Commerce was more like a collection of customs, industrial and commercial bureau, taxation bureau and development and reform commission in later generations. Of course, the functions of the first three are more prominent, while the functions of the development and reform commission are still very weakened.
Of course, this is only a preliminary division, and it also involves many detailed adjustments to specific responsibilities. It can only be discussed slowly after it is finalized. For the cabinet ministers, the establishment of a new department will also require the selection of ministers for the entire seven departments.
Finalized, this is the most important thing today.
Huang Ruliang, the Minister of Household Affairs, was born in Jinjiang, Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian; Cui Jingrong, the Minister of Industry, was from Changyuan, Daming Prefecture, Beizhi Province; Ying Zhen, the Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, was a native of Huanggang, Huangzhou Prefecture, Huguang; Gu Bingqian, the Minister of Rites, was from Kunshan, Nanzhi Province.
In fact, these candidates had been agreed on earlier, and there were basically no differences. However, when it came to the Minister of Personnel and the Minister of Punishment, the parties were at loggerheads.
In the end, Qi Yongtai made a compromise and agreed to let Liu Yishui serve as the Minister of Justice. However, the censor of the right capital left by Liu Yishui was replaced by Qiao Yingjia. However, the censor of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was Zhang Huaichang. Zhang Huaichang was from Liaodong, and Qiao Yingjia was from Liaodong.
Shanxi people are all from the north. According to convention, the left and right censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate cannot be from the same area. Therefore, if Qiao Yingjia takes over as the censor of the right capital, then Zhang Huaichang, who is the censor of the left capital, will have to move his position. Considering that Zhang Huaichang will serve as the censor of the left capital
Zuodu Yushi has been serving for a long time, so the cabinet also felt that Zhang Huaichang should take action.
The problem is that Zhang Huaichang, as the censor of Zuodu, can only go to two positions if he wants to move, either the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel or the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, or even serving as the Minister of the Ministry of War can only be said to be a bit reluctant.
This is a difficult problem. The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is a position that Jiangnan scholars aspire to obtain, and there is no way to give it away. The Minister of the Ministry of Hubu has already appointed Huang Ruliang, and he cannot be moved. So how to adjust it?
"Brother Jinqing, I think it is more reasonable for Brother Huaichang to be the Minister of War and Brother Jingqiu to be the Yushi of Zuodu..." After thinking for a long time, Qi Yongtai put forward his own suggestion.
Ye Xianggao glanced at Fang Congzhe, who also hesitated and said: "Is it appropriate for Huaichang to be the Minister of the Ministry of War? In addition, Jingqiu is the Yushi of Zuodu. Where is the emperor..."
Everyone knows that Zhang Jingqiu is the emperor's confidant, so much so that this famous scholar from Zhili in the south has now become a bit like a grandma who does not love his uncle. The scholars in the south of the Yangtze River are indifferent to him, and the scholars in the north cannot treat him as such.
Because he was one of his own, Zhang Jingqiu had been in an embarrassing position for so many years in the position of Minister of the Ministry of War.
Now adjusting him to Zuodu Yushi is a slight promotion or leveling, but for the emperor, will it be more important to be in charge of the Ministry of War?
"Brother Zhonghan, everyone is aware of the situation in the Beijing camp. It is being rebuilt. As long as the Ministry of War respects the emperor's opinions and re-establishes the three major camps in accordance with the emperor's opinions, I think maybe brother Huaichang is more suitable than brother Jingqiu.
After all, he came from Liaodong and is very familiar with the situation in Liaodong, and he also knows where the biggest threat to our Great Zhou comes from."
Qi Yongtai put forward his own point of view: "As for Brother Jingqiu going to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I think the next step is for the court to consider some adjustments to the selection and inspection system of our court and local officials. This idea was made when I was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
I have already proposed it to Brother Jinqing and the Emperor, but it has been delayed. Originally, I also considered whether to wait until the situation calmed down a little before I proposed it, but now I feel that I am afraid that the internal and external situation will not change in two or three years or even three to five years.
It’s too easy, so I think we should push it as soon as possible.”
Ye Xianggao was quite surprised when Qi Yongtai brought up this matter at this time. He knew that Qi Yongtai must have been preparing for this for a long time, but is the current situation appropriate?
In addition, what does this have to do with Zhang Jingqiu's appointment as the censor of Zuodu? Ye Xianggao suddenly understood that if the selection of the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the censor of Zuodu of the Duchayuan could not satisfy the emperor, then this new assessment system would definitely be difficult.
Obtain the support of the emperor. If there is no support from the emperor, then this change in the assessment system cannot be truly implemented.
Ye Xianggao was a little unsure for a while and hesitated, while Fang Congzhe frowned and said: "Chengfeng, your suggestion is very good, but how to specifically reform and modify the official evaluation system you mentioned, I'm afraid it's not just a few empty words.
It is not easy to make it work, but also to make it truly effective, and how to operate it is also difficult.”
"Zhonghan, we all know that there will be many difficulties if we want to accomplish any of these things, but if we always hold the thought that it is better to put it aside, put it aside, and wait, we will never be able to really push it forward.
Get up." Qi Yongtai said sternly: "I used to have the same thoughts, but I found that the more I waited, the more my determination and will were wasted. In the end, I will find more and more difficulties, and the less I want to start, in the end, it will not be possible at all.
I can’t move anymore.”
Qi Yongtai's words touched both Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe. They are both dragons and phoenixes among people, outstanding people who stand out among thousands of officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Naturally, they understand that what Qi Yongtai said is reasonable. If they always hold the fear of difficulties,
If you want to delay due to emotions, then don’t try to get something done. The so-called objective difficulties exist at any time, and it will even become more and more difficult to do because of the difficulty of the situation itself. That is why we should push forward decisively.
When Qi Yongtai took office as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he proposed specific measures to supervise and promote the evaluation of officials at all levels, such as using six subjects to supervise the six ministries, and the six ministries to supervise the localities, and list the events that need to be completed or make progress every month, and then take
Three-volume system, one for the cabinet, one for the six departments, and one for the emperor, and then supervise at all levels, with the cabinet taking over. The focus is on the four ministries: the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Punishment. Now there are seven ministries, which need to be added.
Shang Shang Ministry, and these five ministries are directly responsible for the provinces.
In this way, the overall plan for the local government every three years and the method of evaluating Beijing officials every six years have been changed to monthly verification and implementation, annual summary and implementation, and the evaluation of officials' promotion and promotion is more specific and timely.
Ye Xianggao's attitude became clearer at this time, and he nodded: "Chengfeng, I agree with your idea. After Cunzhi takes office as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, this matter can be promoted..."
Seeing Ye Xianggao's attitude, Qi Yongtai felt more at ease. Today's plan involves the direction of the Zhou Dynasty for many years to come. This time, the Jiangnan scholars had the upper hand in personnel arrangements, and Qi Yongtai also felt tortured.
But Li Sancai was sitting on a crooked buttocks, and it was good to be able to avoid holding back the Northern scholars. Therefore, he was also unable to support himself, so it was good to achieve this result.
"Brother Jinqing, we have made an agreement. After the new year is over and the personnel of each department are finalized, I will have a good talk with Cunzhi and make sure to take action as soon as possible." Qi Yongtai glanced at Fang Congzhe again, he also knew that the new appointment
Gao Panlong, the Minister of Civil Service, was a compromise reached between Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe. Gao Panlong was still lacking in qualifications, but Fang Congzhe strongly recommended him, and Ye Xianggao also believed that Gao Panlong was an upright person and did things in an orderly manner, so he agreed.
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"Okay." Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe exchanged glances and agreed.
After the matter was finalized, Qi Yongtai wanted to take advantage of the victory: "In addition, how will Han Xu arrange it? I intend that Han Xu will replace Wu Daonan as the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture. The current situation of Shuntian Prefecture is well known, and Wu Daonan can be transferred to the left minister of the Ministry of Rites."
As soon as Qi Yongtai said this, both Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe suddenly changed their expressions. Although they had long known that many people were dissatisfied with Wu Daonan's inaction in the position of Shuntian Prefecture, including some Jiangnan officials, but Qi Yongtai
The offer to replace Wu Daonan was still unacceptable to them.
This chapter has been completed!