The discussion on the reform of the official system of the country and the three-level decision-making system lasted for two days, including joint discussions and group discussions.

In the end, the official reform and three-level decision-making system that had been brewing for two years were unanimously approved.

The political seats and cabinet nominations were also determined, and then the imperial court would announce it to the world, kicking off the official reform of the Song Dynasty and the implementation of three-level decision-making.

It's just that such a cabinet is a test for Zhao Xi's ability to control.

The open fight between Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, the secret fight between Chen Shengzhi and Han Qi, Zhang Fangping's fearless big mouth, Wen Yanbo's habitual backstabbing...

I guess Fu Bi is also in trouble!

Fu Bi was indeed a little overconfident. After the discussion, officials had informed him of the status of the cabinet nominations.

This means that Fu Bi will join the cabinet as prime minister. The question is, is such a cabinet really good?

Do different opinions interfere with each other? Is it possible that the officials do not have the magnanimity to tolerate the unification of the cabinet?

If you think about it carefully, it seems that there are no different opinions in the imperial court now, and the country's major policies are basically unified.

Considering that the cabinet is a division of labor system, perhaps it is most correct to stir up disagreements.

When Fu Bi considered this issue, his starting point was the same as his explanation to Han Qi... He had to consider it not only from the perspective of ministers and workers, but also from the perspective of officials.

The implementation of the three-level decision-making system, in fact, the officials have decentralized the power to handle government affairs. Although there is still a right to comment and approve, in fact, the officials should not change the cabinet's opinions too much

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Unless there is a dispute over government affairs...~At that time, the king will exercise his final power of decision.

The decentralization of governance is, in a sense, dangerous to imperial power.

Therefore, when the officials designed this governance system, they took the confusion of different opinions as a norm and integrated it into the three-level decision-making system.

There should be disagreements and conflicts not only within the cabinet, but also within the cabinet and the yamen in charge.

This kind of confusion of different opinions is not the meaning of the word itself, but starts from the definition of closeness and clique. Just like the members of the cabinet, it is a kind of confusion of different opinions that seeks common ground while reserving differences on the premise that the country is heading in the established general direction.

As Prime Minister, when Fu Bi considered this, he had already decided that taking advantage of this official reform, he needed to raise the issue of adjusting political positions to achieve the purpose of all officials.

In fact, Zhao Xi does have this consideration. Based on the current situation of the country, if the cabinet is really unified, there may really be nothing left for the king.

The result is...the king will become a humanoid seal.

Governing from the top down is probably what all scholar-bureaucrats hope for. Similarly, governing from the top down is the source of chaos in an era when imperial power is supreme. As long as there is a king, the king must play his due role. The difference is just how to play it.

Zhao Xi didn't want to turn himself into a petty official, so he needed the court to be able to handle daily government affairs. He also didn't want to make a human-shaped seal, a symbol of imperial power. So he needed to stir up disagreements.

Zhao Xi has never thought that things must be done in his own way, but he must have a certain degree of control and certainty over the entire dynasty.

The king needs ministers to govern the country. In terms of the three-level decision-making system, the people who govern the dynasty are the cabinet. But how does Zhao Xi achieve control over the entire dynasty?

Confusing different opinions is one of the methods.

Cabinet members implement a division of labor system. However, Zhao Xi, as a later generation, understands that no government affairs exist alone. The higher you get to the top, the closer the correlation between each other.

Then, when dealing with government affairs, disagreements will naturally arise, and the point of resolving disagreements is the king's final decision-making power.

As long as Zhao Xi can grasp the connection points of the various yamen of the imperial court, it is equivalent to mastering the operation of the entire imperial court, and he can also achieve control over the imperial court.

For example, when the cabinet in charge of the Ministry of War and the Privy Council handles the government affairs of the Ministry of War, involving the transfer and promotion of generals, it is bound to require documents from the Ministry of Personnel and approval of salaries from the Ministry of Revenue.

Similarly, when transferring and promoting, according to the supervision regulations, an evaluation report from the supervisory office is also required.

For example, the cabinet in charge of the Ministry of Accounts and the Three Secretaries must spend within its means when formulating annual expenditures for the country. However, these channels of income and expenditure are now all handled by the Royal Bank.

At the same time, we have to communicate with the Gongfang City Mint. The number of coins minted by the Mint every year is grain-based, and it needs to communicate with the Ministry of Civil Affairs...～

If the cabinet is unified, or the entire cabinet has the same political views and handles problems in the same way, then the only thing left for Zhao Xi is the results. No matter what, he can only see the results.

But the existence of conflicting opinions will make these political affairs different.

When the cabinet handles the internal affairs of the yamen, it does not need communication, coordination and cooperation. It can completely solve the problems according to its own ideas.

But once the cooperation of other yamen is needed, only the cabinet with fighting will have room for the prime minister and the king to play their role.

Another way to control government affairs is that the chief officials of each yamen and the cabinet members are not subordinate to each other, which is the check and balance relationship between the three levels of decision-making.

Such a system will directly reflect all government affairs in affairs and put aside the interference of human relationships as much as possible.

In later generations' terms, Zhao Xi tightly grasped the personnel and financial rights and let go of administrative powers. However, Zhao Xi still tightly grasped the judgment of key links when he released the administrative powers.

Because power is also divided in this system and functions.

Political affairs are determined by position, and the ministers who can hold political positions are also decided by the king.

Zhao Xi does not need to control too much. For example, the candidate for the first political seat...~

Han Zhen was in charge of the martial arts hall, Wang Tao was in charge of the workshop city, Lu Gong was in charge of the Privy Council, and Xue Xiang was in direct charge of the Royal Bank and the state-run temple. Even Su Song, who was indifferent, still had a firm grip on coinage and armaments. Li Jie was also in charge of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Industry.

Gongfang City governs the track and construction of the country.

Su Ziyuan knew Yunzhou and led the new army on the border of Yanmen. Gao Jingxian was appointed Huanqing, Cao Lin was in charge of the defense of Bianliang City, Zheke was in charge of the military affairs of Hebei Province, Zhongyi led the garrison on Yanzhou Road, and Gao Zunyu was in charge of the army of Qinzhou.

Among the entire political seats, there are not many who are absolutely loyal and obedient to the officials. From a functional point of view, from the garrison in Bianzhou to Bianliang, from the rail transportation that runs through the country to the currency that dominates the lifeline of the country, from the jurisdiction of the military

From the protection of armaments, any one of them is crucial to the country and the dynasty.

Not to mention the likes of Su Che and Zhang Dun, not to mention the officials of the Supervisory Yamen who have been remade by the Martial Arts Hall...

This is not to say that Zhao Xi is insecure, but that he wants to set an example for future generations of emperors and princes, telling them with examples how to control the court as a king.

The so-called control of personnel power means that no king can be completely familiar with all the ministers in the court, so he needs to arrange those he is familiar with and trust in crucial positions.
Chapter completed!