The name of the Ministry of Rites remained unchanged, except that it was responsible for foreign affairs, exchanges between two countries, tributes from foreign countries, rituals and sacrifices, etc. Later, three of the five traditional temples, including Honglu Temple, Taipu Temple, and Guanglu Temple, were all merged into the Ministry of Rites.

In, it became a subordinate department. Shangshu was still favored by He Ru.

Most officials are not aware of these divisions, and they cannot see through these changes, but it seems that their power has increased, maybe.

Among the original six departments, the Criminal Department has nothing to say. It has been split into a police department. There is no change this time. The same is true for the Military Department. No, it should be said that the authority has been reduced. The latter department was established and a piece of it was taken away from him.

The same is true for the chassis and engineering department, the changes are not big.

It's just that the construction team was taken away and a construction company was established just now, leaving Xiao Jingao, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, a little confused and not sure how to carry out the next work.

The only one among the six departments that has not changed at all is the Ministry of Personnel. The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is known as the Heavenly Official. This time it remains unchanged and sits firmly on Diaoyutai.

What has really changed the most is the household department.

The entire Ministry of Household Affairs was split into three departments, namely the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Land and Resources. According to the custom of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao took the first character of the first character as the title, so they became the Ministry of Finance.

Ministry and Ministry of State.

The remaining civil affairs functions were attributed to the Ministry of Husbandry, and the Shangshu remained unchanged, still Bi Maoliang. In fact, when the Sui Dynasty established the three-province and six-ministry system, the Ministry of Husbandry was originally called the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and it was in charge of civil affairs. However, later Li Shimin ascended the throne, in order to avoid taboos.

, was changed to the title of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

The Ministry of Finance has a treasury under it. All future revenue and expenditures will be managed by the Ministry of Finance, including the salaries and benefits of local officials, allocations from superiors to subordinates, financial supervision and review, and other functions.

The Ministry of State manages the world's territory, the Ming Dynasty's territory, sea areas, farmland quantity, grain production, mineral development, map surveying, etc.

The Minister of Finance was promoted to the post of Yang Sichang, a doctor in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Minister of State was transferred to the post of Li Ruoxing, a young minister of Dali.

The Ministry of Household Affairs was divided into three, which was a more drastic change than any other. The original officials were also split and distributed to the three departments. The specific details had to wait for the cabinet to issue a document.

But even so, all the officials were very excited. Suddenly there were so many second-rank ministers, second-rank ministers, and other officials. Almost all those present who could participate in the imperial meeting were promoted to that level.

Don't be busy yet, this is still temporary, there will be new departments established later.

The Ministry of Commerce is in charge of the administrative affairs of all domestic trade, responsible for company registration supervision, supervising market operations, combating counterfeiting, etc. In short, this is the department responsible for commerce, the Industrial and Commercial Bureau of the Ming Dynasty. The Minister of Commerce is headed by Shao Zhan

Li Biao was promoted.

This can be considered as a step towards reaching the sky.

Bi Maokang, the Minister of Police, went to the Governor's Mansion to make a position available, and the title of Minister finally fell to Luo Yangxing, the chief of the Shuntian Prefecture Police Department.

Another character who rises to the top in one step.

It's just that today we saw too many characters who have reached the sky, and all the officials have become numb. They have no feeling at all about Liu Ruoyu's announcement, as if it is a trivial matter, and there is no sound of gasping, surprise, or thought at the beginning.

With a cannibalistic gaze, no surprise, everyone will be promoted after this morning meeting.

The Commercial Department is the last second-level department. Counting the Sixth Department, Police Department, Culture Department, Finance Department, State Department, and Commercial Department, there are eleven departments in total.

Then, Liu Ruoyu announced four more third-grade departments. One was the already existing Qintian Supervisor, but this time the level was upgraded to the third-grade official, and the trusted Qintian Supervisor was Tang Ruowang.

Next is the Yima Courtyard drawn from under the Ministry of War, responsible for the establishment of the post station and the postal system. As for the original Huitong Hall, it was placed under the Ministry of Rites as a place to receive foreigners. This institution is headed by the director of the Ministry of War.

Si Xing is responsible.

The latter one is the State Administration of Taxation, which is responsible for the collection of commercial taxes. The person in charge is Fang Zhenru, the former censor.

As soon as this department came out, the officials who were already shocked and numb were shocked and they immediately concentrated their attention. However, when they got here, Liu Ruoyu had no extra words to say. He only said that he was responsible for the collection of commercial taxes across the country.

However, this brief sentence is enough. The State Administration of Taxation, as its name implies, is responsible for collecting taxes. Judging from the emperor's consistent habits, he likes to unify power. In other words, in the future, all taxes will be responsible for this agency.

Now, according to the imperial edict, this department only has one type of tax, and that is commercial tax.

It’s scary to think about it!

what does that mean?

Agricultural taxes will be abolished!

The poll tax must also be abolished!

Where did the country's wealth come from? Collect commercial taxes and take action on businessmen. In order to express his determination, the emperor even set up a separate department, the Ming Dynasty Taxation Bureau, to deal with taxation.

For a moment, all the officials felt a long sword stabbing from the air. They felt a flash of cold light, and a stream of cold air immediately rose from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads, freezing to the bone!

A panic suddenly burst out from their hearts, and all the officials were sweating profusely.

Not to mention all the officials, but many of them have done it. Even if they have not done it, their family members, servants at home, or clans, etc. are all involved. Not to mention them, the vassals in the Ming Dynasty are all involved.

Wang Xungui, who among the Kong family in Shandong didn't open a trading house privately to traffic in goods?

In the past, due to the ancestral system and strong opposition, the low commercial taxes originally enacted at the beginning of the country were not fully collected. No one would even think about reforming the system and collecting more of the money. But it is different now.

Emperor Tianqi couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to take action on business taxes.

Immediately, some officials wanted to interrupt Liu Ruoyu, wanted to object loudly, and shouted that the ancestral system cannot be violated. However, when they looked up, these officials who thought they were powerful civil servants in the past saw the cold eyes of Emperor Tianqi.

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The cold, knife-like eyes pierced their hearts, making them tremble. In vain, they thought of the massive rebellion in South Zhili, but it was put down like a drama.

Like cold water pouring on the head, the fiery emotions above them were suddenly extinguished because they were blinded by their interests. Even the soldiers could not stop the emperor. How could they do this?

I'm afraid that as soon as he opened his mouth, he would be dragged down and killed with a stick!

However, this was not over yet. Before they could recover from the shock and lamentation, Liu Ruoyu said another sentence, and finally a third-grade specialized department was established.

The General Administration of Customs of the Ming Dynasty! Responsible for all import and export matters and the collection of import and export taxes! The person in charge is Chen Yuting, the former Taipu Shaoqing.

Although the name "Customs" is a bit hard to pronounce, the people present were all Jinshi and were extremely knowledgeable. They quickly understood the meaning of the word. This was actually the Shibo Division!

pain!

it hurts!

Very painful!

This is the feeling of another wave of officials. Although many of the large clans in South Zhili have been exterminated, there are still many who engage in maritime trade and smuggling, including many who are officials in the court.

The two departments of Zhu Youxiao were like sharp swords, piercing deeply into the decaying bodies of the ancient gentry, causing them indescribable pain.

It hurts like a knife!

This is the feeling of almost all officials. Even if their families are not related to shops, they will still have a lot of land in their names. Once the agricultural tax is no longer levied, will anyone donate land to themselves? Then how can we rob it?

"Humph! These worms!" Zhu Youxiao's face was solemn and his expression was cold.

Even though he was thinking about the worst, when he saw that most of the officials present had sad expressions, he couldn't help but get angry and cursed in his heart, just to make you feel like you were in mourning.

"This isn't over yet!" Zhu Youxiao hummed. He was looking forward to seeing what the officials' expressions would be like when they heard his next policy.

After Liu Ruoyu finished reading the imperial edict, he put down the yellow thick cloth roll and picked up another volume from the brass tray dragged by the young eunuch behind him. This was no longer an imperial edict, but a written document like a memorial.

This is good news. It is to increase the salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty. Today's salaries were set by Zhu Yuanzhang in the early days of the Republic of China. They have long been insufficient. What's more, a lot of government expenditures are borne by the officials themselves.

This has resulted in unimaginable corruption and bribery.

Zhu Youxiao's major reform planned to start with refreshing the official administration, and this salary increase was the prelude. It is undeniable that the official salary in the Ming Dynasty was too low, and it was not enough for officials to support their families.

As soon as the news came out, although all the officials were in high spirits, and many of the lower-level officials also showed a little smile, the atmosphere in the entire hall was still extremely silent.

Now that I have released the good news, I am afraid there will be greater stimulation in the future. Some officials who had foreseen it thought painfully.

Liu Ruoyu kept talking and was still announcing the national policies to be implemented this year, salary increases, reasonable planning of administrative office expenses, and defining the benefits of officials in different seasons in winter and summer. I don’t know how he practiced it, and he didn’t even have to talk to it until now.

Water, and it is still so fluent and clear, and the tone remains unchanged, just like at the beginning, clear with a bit of sharpness.

Of course, what is being read out now is just a rough outline. The specific details of classification and salary levels need to be studied in detail. Even the cabinet does not know these in advance. Years ago, the cabinet was always busy with the eleven departments.

Division of personnel.

Therefore, they, like other officials, only found out today that they are indeed going to get a salary increase.

Liu Ruoyu kept talking, but all the officials felt a heaviness. As time went by, this heaviness deepened.

Even during the crossing, the officials looked at each other and exchanged their attitudes with their eyes.

Xu Xi, Duke of Dingguo, stood busy. After making up his mind, his mentality calmed down. At this time, as a bystander, he looked at the officials of all sizes in the Huangji Palace with a sneer on his face.

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This was a kind of sneer that took pleasure in others' misfortune. He just discovered today that it was not only his noble family that was unlucky, but also the civil servants who were now in power.
Chapter completed!