The resignation of court officials finally attracted the attention of the Queen Mother...
The main reason is that her father feels that if things continue like this, the country will no longer be a country.
Although her father did not have a high official position before and was just a commander, of course it is impossible for him to be just a commander now. He was already an earl, and then set up a separate robber camp in the capital, and he was the commander of the robber camp. In fact, The chief of police, the capital's offices, and the peripheral patrol department are all under his control as a thief-catching camp.
Select 10,000 soldiers from the military households in the capital to be his subordinates.
The Military and Horse Division of the Five Cities was under his direct jurisdiction.
Of course, the censor still exists, but only the power of impeachment remains.
it is necessary.
After all, in a situation like the Queen Mother's, only her family can give her a sense of security.
She and the little princess are just allies.
And in this alliance, she is actually very weak. After all, she really has nothing. If she gave birth to a son, she would indeed be righteous, but she gave birth to a daughter!
It was entirely thanks to the little princess and Yang Feng that they suppressed the princes and succeeded to the throne as the queen. However, the queen naturally has no righteousness. It can only be said that the princes really cannot defeat Yang Feng, and after all, he is also a descendant of the late emperor. Just for a moment. Once she loses the support of Yang Feng and the little princess, the queen will be deposed at any time. In this situation, she is extremely weak. The only thing that can make her feel a little sense of security is to hand over the security of the capital to her biological father. Although She also knows that this is actually of no use. After all, more than half of the population in the capital are military households. It is not the prison camp that can control the crimes of military households. Crimes committed by military households must be handed over to the guard station. And there are still a lot of civilians who dare not control them. That is, they have diplomatic immunity. According to common practice, people working in Wutai Mountain Industrial Park must obtain the consent of the Daxia Embassy before they can be arrested and prosecuted.
This convention...
Of course, the imperial court did not have such rules, but the officials consciously abided by them.
After all, this convention was formed after Ambassador Yang's righteous daughter army attacked Yingtian Mansion.
This is called extraterritoriality.
Although it has not been recognized by the court, it is in fact a common practice. Workers in Wutaishan Industrial Park, including their family members, who commit crimes must first submit various case information to the little princess. After the latter reads it and thinks they can be arrested, they can then take the little princess's signature. The little princess's bodyguards will take him to arrest him.
In fact, it is the same as Jin Yiwei arresting people.
When Jin Yiwei arrests people, he is just like a clerk looking for a signature from his boss. He goes to the Criminal Division with a lot of case information to report the case.
The latter can only be arrested after signing a driving license.
This system continued throughout the Ming Dynasty, until the Chongzhen period. Even at the age of 9,000, the Jinyiwei had to obtain a criminal examination driving certificate when arresting people. However, during the Chongzhen period, it was changed to allow arrest first, but they also had to apply for a new driving license when they returned to the capital. But should Tianfu and the Wucheng Military and Horse Division were not as good as the Jinyiwei when they dealt with the workers in the Wutai Mountain Industrial Park. At least the Jinyiwei could take them to the imperial prison and beat them at will as long as they caught them, but even if they caught them, they could not torture them to extract confessions.
The evidence must be conclusive and the trial clear before a conviction can be made.
Instead, Ying Tianfu was forced to really start establishing a civilized trial process.
"This is called shock therapy!"
Facing the Queen Mother's concerned gaze, Ambassador Yang said with some pride.
"Shock therapy?"
The Queen Mother was at a loss.
"Shock is passing out."
The little princess explained.
Then she played the queen there.
But at this time, the Queen was still like a kitten that had no hair yet, lying in the cradle and looking blankly at her country...
My country!
"Our Ming Dynasty has just experienced a civil strife, just like a person is experiencing a serious illness. The best way at this time is to let him lie still or even sleep or even be in a coma, and then we will give him various treatments on the side
, until he recovers. The officials have all run away, and the government is paralyzed. This is not a big deal, because we just want to establish a new, more effective court. It is easier for us to introduce new people when they run away. Although there may be some delays in the process
However, regardless of ministries or localities, there are already a large number of assistant officials and subordinate officials in charge of affairs. As long as they know that they can be promoted if they do well, they will naturally do well in what they should do.
Don't be afraid that no one will be an official.
The most indispensable thing in the world is people who want to be officials.
During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms of the Southern Han Dynasty, scholars were even ordered to purify themselves before becoming officials. It can be said that the scholars still flocked to them. During the reign of Emperor Taizu Gao, 67 out of 10 officials would not end well.
The results of it?
Grab your head!
Isn’t it because Confucian scholars from the north and the south are competing for the opportunity to become officials, and they end up fighting each other?”
Yang Feng said.
He is just trying to drive people away.
First, force these guys away who will not cooperate with him even if they stay, and may even work against him, or even cause damage, and then replace them with new people. The only problem is that his new people are currently limited in number, so he only
Can be pushed away gradually.
Therefore, in this process, some power vacancies will inevitably appear.
The whole country seemed to be paralyzed.
According to this situation, it can indeed be regarded as shock therapy.
"But if things go on like this, the short term is easy to say. If time goes by, no one from anywhere takes the initiative, what if it leads to chaos? After all, Zhu Ni is still in the south. Nowadays, people in the local area are panicked. Many people are going south. Those Confucian scholars have already
What are you shouting about about traveling south in clothes?"
The father-in-law said with a smile on his face.
He was actually on tenterhooks, after all, Yang Feng's power was there, but now it was his granddaughter who became the emperor after all.
He still has to take responsibility.
"If you want to cross south in Yiguan, let them go. If they can't stand the Ming Dynasty in the future, they can keep crossing south. We are not afraid that they will cross south all the way to Longyamen. As for the local area, first of all, we have a local guardhouse.
As long as the guards keep an eye on the place, there will be no chaos in the place. Secondly, it would be a joke for the scholars to cause chaos. If they really had the ability to cause chaos, they would not end up in Yiguannandu. Thirdly, the local people will not care what the court does.
, what they want is very simple, just enough food and clothing, so the Queen Mother should use the Queen's accession to the throne as an excuse to exempt the country from autumn taxes this year. This decree is enough to make all people return to their hearts."
Yang Feng said with a smile.
Of course, the main reason is that now he cannot truly restore effective rule over various places.
Imperial officials are running away, and local officials are also running away. Although his purpose is to force these people to leave voluntarily and then rebuild a new system, in this process, the court's control over the local areas will also be weakened to a minimum. And
Based on the reality of this era, the entire reconstruction process will not take less than half a year. After all, even if he appoints new local officials, it will still take half a year to travel from the capital to many places.
During this period, local subordinate officials will grow in size.
If the tax system continues to be maintained, subordinate officials will inevitably take the opportunity to exploit the people.
After all, no one cares about them.
Do we expect them to be as honest as water?
it's out of the question.
This process is really likely to cause unexpected events, especially among the gentry in various places. They are also likely to deliberately intensify conflicts and create local chaos.
So I simply stopped accepting it.
Anyway, he is responsible for the taxes in Shanxi and the military supplies in Xuanda and other places. He has also promised to contract military supplies in Daning and other places. At worst, he will also contract Liaodong, Yansui, Ningxia and Gansu, so that he will basically be responsible for the entire north.
The imperial court is not responsible for how to supply military supplies to these places. In fact, the guard posts in these places have been dismantled, and the transportation of military supplies in Huining, Liaodong is very convenient by sea. Where are the few people in Hanhai and Yanran, and those Mongolians
Domestic slaves are enough to transport supplies in camel teams, not to mention that merchants have begun to pour into the grasslands. They transport military supplies in exchange for trade rights. Since the wooden rails were built in Datong Yansui, the transportation problem has been solved.
Moreover, this wooden track is still extending to Shuofang, and it is estimated that it will be repaired to Shuofang in the beginning of next year.
This connects to the Yellow River.
The water transportation downstream to Yansui and upstream to Ningxia is smooth.
That is to say, Gansu is indeed too far away, but fortunately it can be solved with oil. He has now begun to promote kerosene. Although it cannot solve the odor, it requires sulfuric acid and other things that cannot be mass-produced for the time being, but it can be used for military procurement, and the same is true for asphalt and so on.
It is also necessary for the shipbuilding industry, so just like Yanyin, allowing merchants to transport grain to Gansu and then exchange it for oil can ensure the transportation of materials in Gansu.
As long as the price is high enough, there will always be businessmen doing it for profit.
It’s not like Gansu cannot open up wasteland.
What's more, there are caravans from the Western Regions. Merchants are directly ordered to trade with the Western Regions, and they must carry only one-tenth of the grain.
Check along the way.
Those who do not bring them are prohibited from leaving the customs.
In this way, Gansu's military needs will also be solved.
In fact, the key is that the Northern Guard Posts are being dismantled. For example, at least half of the Daning Dusi will be left, and the military demand pressure itself will be greatly reduced.
Even taking no other measures is enough.
Because of the open-to-central system of the salt industry, merchants can still only transport grain to border towns or open merchant villages. In the past, they had to be transported by the court. This was just because the number of troops in border towns was too large and exceeded the amount of salt. However, now the Wei
After the abolition, the population will inevitably decrease.
Demand will also fall.
And even if those military households still stay in the border towns and work for the people, they are still farmers.
They can be self-sufficient.
The only problem...
"How should the salaries of generals and officials at all levels be resolved?"
The Queen Mother said.
In the Ming Dynasty, taxes were collected locally, and then part of them were released to the capital and some were retained, that is, salaries were paid to officials. This is different from the Qing Dynasty, where all taxes were collected in the capital and then paid to the lower levels. Stopping collection of taxes this autumn means that there is no local government.
Money is paid to wages.
"The imperial court will issue money directly, and it will not be retained by the local government in the future. Taxes must go to Beijing, and then be distributed by the imperial court. They are not under the control of the imperial court. They are directly asked to go to the nearest bank to make payments. In the future, they will not be given rice.
, all officials have the same salary according to grade, but different subsidies are added according to different local conditions. Those with cheaper grain prices will receive less subsidies, while those with more expensive grain prices will receive more subsidies. The amount of subsidies is based on the average grain price of the previous year.
, the average grain price of the previous year was calculated by the bank."
Yang Feng said.
Of course, this means that banks will continue to move down to at least the county level.
Truly achieve nationwide coverage.
This is the key, which means that the control power goes deep into the county level. Banks are not just banks, they are intelligence agencies, and they are also armed. Banks all have armed escort teams, otherwise in those places where the sky is high and the emperor is far away
, how to ensure the safety of large amounts of currency transportation? Not only are there armed escorts, but they are also armed escorts equipped with flintlock guns.
It is also an efficient information network, and even some banks have begun to trial signal towers.
That's what it was like in the eighteenth century.
The sinking of this thing represents the complete control of the grassroots level of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, because the taxes are gone this fall and the Ministry of Accounts has no money to issue them, we have to get a loan from a bank. As for the mortgage, it doesn't matter.
Pay your taxes next year!
But in this case, next year’s taxation will have to refer to the wishes of the creditors. After all, if you don’t collect enough, everyone will be embarrassed, so it is necessary for the bank to guide the tax reform. There is also this method of all banknotes, which can also force local governments
Officials consciously maintain the value of treasure banknotes. After all, the depreciation of treasure banknotes equals a decrease in their income. When officials at all levels across the country and military generals at all levels can only accept treasure banknotes, they are actually tied to treasure banknotes, regardless of counterfeit or private banknotes.
The use of gold and silver coins, smuggling and sabotage of forced settlement of foreign exchange are all hostile to the entire system of civil and military officials.
They must do their best to protect the treasure.
"Well, the Queen's ascension to the throne is indeed a matter of national celebration, and it should be exempted from autumn taxes."
The Queen Mother said.
"In addition, there is Enke. Since Enke is opened in Guangzhou, we are also opening it here. The Ministry of Rites is dragging its feet and still can't complete it. So let's just start a small-scale one, just in Yingtianfu, and then open it outside Yingtianfu next year.
of."
Yang Feng said.
In this way, he can give his talents the status of Jinshi.
The new education has been laid out mainly in the capital city. In addition, a small number of new schools have been opened in Yingtianfu. This area has a combined population of more than two million, which is enough.
"I'll ask my aunt to take charge of this matter."
The Queen Mother said.
Yang Feng quickly said casually that the Queen Mother was wise, and then left with the little princess.
"Do I need to teach this guy a lesson?"
The little princess said insidiously.
"Indeed it should."
Yang Feng touched his chin and said.
In this situation, there will definitely be forces behind the abbot. After all, his granddaughter is the empress, and she will definitely seek refuge with her. Then they praise the abbot and it is easy for him to lose himself. In order for him to live a healthy life until his death, they really have to pull him in from time to time.
Bundle.
"He should have appointed some cronies in the Five Cities Military and Horse Department, right?"
Yang Feng said.
The little princess nodded.
"Are these cronies corrupt?"
Yang Feng said.
"That's natural. The Five Cities Military and Horse Division is in charge of public security in the city. Nowadays, the capital is becoming more and more prosperous, and there are more and more business travelers from all over the country. If nothing else, if they just control the random storage of goods in the shops along the street, they can take the opportunity to make a fortune."
said the little princess.
"Okay, let's catch someone asking for a bribe, and then start a riot, hold a strike petition, and beat the drum. If that doesn't work, start a fight and kill one directly. You have to make him understand whose territory the capital belongs to, and also
Let those who follow others understand that he has no ability to protect them."
Yang Feng said.
As for the Queen Mother’s feelings…
Her feeling is to breastfeed the child honestly.
Your Majesty, please keep silent, your ministers are here.