Chapter 167 The beginning of change
Time passed slowly, and the officials of the Ming Dynasty stayed at home comfortably, enjoying the rare vacation. The officials of the Ming Dynasty were quite hardworking, and they basically had no rest time. They had to go to work all the time, that is, during the Spring Festival.
Before and after, there was about a month of rest.
Zhu Youxiao didn't care about this. For him, since the system has not changed yet, he should follow the old rules first. But he was not idle either. In this quiet moment, Wu Ying, who was directly opposite the Wenhua Hall,
On the hall, a sign was quietly hung - the Governor's Mansion.
This is the military head organization that governs the world's military, just like the Military Commission in later generations. Of course, at this time, it is just a brand, and the specific organization has not yet been established.
The governor's seal is also kept with Zhu Youxiao, who is temporarily in charge. If something happens, he will issue official documents and convey orders in the name of the governor's office.
Zhu Youxiao did not intend to hold the position of Grand Governor concurrently. Unlike later generations, the position and title of emperor naturally has the responsibility of commanding all military and political affairs of the country and controlling all rights. Otherwise, he would not be worthy of being called emperor, so he does not need to
To learn from future generations, the No. 1 leader will also serve as Chairman of the Military Commission.
After the Lantern Festival, everything returned to normal, and all the officials came to work. Only then did they discover something unusual, especially the new bosses in the cabinet. They all saw the sign of the Governor's Office.
At this time, a eunuch came. As soon as he entered the Wenhua Palace, he shouted loudly, "Your Majesty has a decree to summon the Wuge Grand Scholars to the Qianqing Gate to discuss politics."
"I obey the order." After the five people saluted, they all went to Qianqing Gate with their documents. It was said that there were five people, but in fact it was impossible for just the five of them to go. There were still documents that needed to be recorded, and the cabinet had just become a government affairs office.
In the center, the rules have not yet been established. Every move at this time must be recorded. These are the rules and data for future operations.
"Here we go! Everyone, please sit down."
As soon as they arrived at Qianqing Gate, several people heard such greetings. They looked up and saw that it was the young emperor. He was wearing bright yellow casual clothes and was sitting relaxedly on the main seat. In the main hall
, there were five chairs placed at this time, obviously prepared for them.
"Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty." After Li Ruhua replied, several people started to do it. However, before their buttocks were firmly seated, the emperor spoke up.
"You all know about the Tianjin Salt Farm. Its benefits are immeasurable. I plan to abolish the Salt Industry Transfer Department and hand over all the salt farms to the internal government." Zhu Youxiao was still so direct and explained his plan in one go.
came out.
"..." Li Ruhua, Sun Chengzong and others were stunned. Before they could react, Zhu Youxiao came up with some of his plans one after another.
"Beijing Zhili was renamed Hebei Province, and the governor was appointed as the head of a province. This is a permanent establishment. Hebei's administrative divisions were reorganized. Under the province, there were two levels of prefectures and counties. Within the province, there were six departments and six departments.
, the government has six bureaus, and the county has six departments, all officials are integrated, given grades and promoted within the system."
"We don't need to start the matter of setting up branches under the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple all at once. We will first try it out in Shuntian Prefecture and Hebei Province to observe the effect and accumulate experience. At the same time, I plan to cancel the arrests and establish a police system to
To maintain daily public security, the police system will be piloted in Shuntian Prefecture and Hebei Province for the time being. The central government will set up a police department, and Shuntian Prefecture, Hebei Province and its subordinate prefectures and counties will follow suit."
"At the same time, the prisons that used to be under the control of the county government have become independent and are under the control of the province. The police are in charge of investigation and arrest, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is in charge of supervision and litigation, the Dali Temple is in charge of trials, and the prison is in charge of punishment. This is the judicial process."
, Zhu Youxiao stopped, then clapped his hands, and thick stacks of information were brought up by the serving eunuch.
These materials are very thick and explain Zhu Youxiao's various ideas in detail. He completely copied the judicial system of later generations and wrote it down. It is very complete and detailed. His career after retiring from the army was to work in the judicial system.
Although I am in prison, these are all part of a system, and I naturally know it clearly through my ears and eyes.
Swish swish!
The sound of pages turning was frequent, and everyone was carefully looking at the document issued by Zhu Youxiao. This was the emperor's reform. If nothing else happens, the next step of work will focus on this aspect.
Zhu Youxiao's starting point for reforming the system is very strange. He starts from the judiciary, because this is a matter that is closely related to the people, and it is easy to see results. And to a certain extent, these are all hard work, and the resistance is relatively small.
, easy to implement.
"Unfortunately, now is not the time for tax exemption." Looking at the five bachelors who kept flipping through the information, Zhu Youxiao sighed secretly. In the end, he did not propose the policy of exempting agricultural taxes. Agricultural taxes are easy to avoid, but
The problems that followed were difficult to solve.
For example, grain harvesting.
After more than half an hour, the five bachelors rubbed their sore eyes and raised their heads. This information was very detailed and comprehensive. It not only talked about how to set up a provincial system, but also explained the operation of the judiciary in detail. It can be used as a textbook.
Make the changes as written above.
"How?" Zhu Youxiao asked.
"Your Majesty is extremely talented. I have no objections from you." The person who spoke first was not Li Ruhua, but Sun Chengzong, the Grand Scholar of Dongge. His "No objection" immediately blocked the words of several other Grand Scholars who were about to speak.
"..." Li Ruhua opened his mouth, looked at the emperor, and then at Sun Chengzong, who had already sat down with a calm face. Finally, he gave up and silently uttered a sentence, "I have no objections."
"Wei Chen seconded the proposal." Followed by the other three bachelors, they also felt the subtle atmosphere at the scene and answered cautiously.
"In that case, I will start assigning work." Zhu Youxiao nodded and stood up from the throne, "This restructuring is presided over by Sun Chengzong, a scholar of Dongge University, and several others are fully assisting and presiding over daily government affairs.
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"I obey your orders."
After receiving the order, the five people came out of Qianqing Gate and on the way to Wenhua Palace, they faintly divided into two groups, Li Ruhua and the other three groups, and Sun Chengzong himself.
Sun Chengzong walked with long strides, his head held high and his stride full of vigor, and his whole body was filled with indescribable energy. The people behind him looked at him with complicated expressions.
"The emperor's student did what he said, and I should also fulfill my promise." Sun Chengzong smiled slightly, remembering a sunny afternoon many years ago, when two figures, one big and one small, one old and one young, clapped to each other.
We made a promise and agreed to do our best to change this country.
Chapter completed!