Jiang said Guangdao: "The Secretary's Office is an official office in charge of the royal collection of books and correction of texts. It seems inconsistent with the office in charge of the affairs of the inner court. Why not call it the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"
Ministry of Internal Affairs? Chongzhen was stunned when he heard this.
We have gone around in a circle, are we going back again?
Well, Chongzhen’s Secretariat was basically copied from the Manchu and Qing Dynasty’s Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Manchu Qing Dynasty had seven departments and three courtyards, with more than 3,000 officials, large and small, corresponding to the six ministries and monasteries of the outer dynasty. It was equivalent to the inner and outer dynasties, with two sets of teams on top of each other, but they did the same job.
The benefits of doing this are also obvious, as it greatly strengthens the imperial power.
Because if you don't do the same thing, there will be another group of people waiting to do it.
Shi Kefa and others also echoed: "I also think that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is more suitable."
There is actually a little thought hidden here by Shi Kefa and the others, because the government is not a department, but it is at the same level as the department. Therefore, the administrative level of the agency that manages the affairs of the inner court will be lower than that of the six departments.
This is also to prevent the internal government affairs from becoming powerful in the future and riding on the head of the six cabinet ministries.
Chongzhen naturally had a clear understanding of the little thoughts of civil servants by integrating his experiences from two generations.
However, Chongzhen didn't care about this at all. The most difficult thing about an organization like the Ministry of Internal Affairs is starting from scratch. Once it is established and officially put into operation, it is not something you can suppress just by trying to suppress it.
Because the Ministry of Internal Affairs has the support of the emperor!
"Okay, let's call it the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Chongzhen agreed happily.
The four Shi Kefa were also very satisfied with this. With the establishment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the power of the eunuchs was completely taken away. It is no longer possible for eunuchs like Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian to appear.
For civil servants, having doubts is a happy event.
The seven people from Zhu Cixi looked at each other, and they could see suppressed joy in their eyes.
At that time, Zhu Cixiang said again: "Your Majesty, regarding the candidates for Enke's chief examiner and deputy examiner..."
"Their cabinet will discuss this matter." Chongzhen interrupted again, "They must report it to Chen Yuzhen specifically, but not yet. Currently, as long as it involves military and political affairs, they will report it to Chen Yuzhen directly and go to Yongzhen directly.
Just Wang Pihong will do."
Poor King Yong was completely abandoned by his father, and now he can only stay in Nanjing as a memorial tablet.
But then again, that's not necessarily what Zhu Cizheng wanted. The eldest son was most afraid of hard work.
"I will accept the order." Zhu Cihong and the seven others all agreed, and today's court meeting has successfully begun.
Although the process in the middle was calm and dangerous, the final result was excellent and beyond imagination.
Coming out of the Doctoral Hall of the Imperial College, the seven Zhu Cixiangs were all walking like flying and looked excited, because today we have completed two small affairs that are likely to affect the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years.
The first is to write into the ancestral motto of the Ming Dynasty that Yong is the mining supervisor.
The seventh is to establish an internal affairs office to completely eliminate the troubles of eunuchs!
Compared with those two matters, the eight important matters discussed by the court are worth mentioning.
After leaving Jixian Gate, Jiang Yueguang took the lead in congratulating Zhu Cihong: "Mr. Shige, Shangguan would like to congratulate you. You have been able to accomplish all the small things you have done since you were the chief minister in the Ming Dynasty. You have accomplished it!"
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Gao Hongtu and Xie Xuelong also followed Zhu Cixiang to congratulate him.
It's just that I can see that Gao Hongtu doesn't have any envy or jealousy in his heart.
It is unusual to be envious and jealous. After all, it is a political figure that will go down in history.
Zhu Cixiang also felt that he had nothing to do. He would serve as an official for the rest of his life, but he still had no regrets. Even if he closed his eyes tonight, he would still be smiling.
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Imperial College, Doctoral Hall.
But Bu Lijiong still didn't feel angry at all.
"Father, seven pavilion elders are really too much."
"Where is your emperor outside our eyes?"
"Especially Mr. Beige, he just pointed at Father and scolded you."
Speaking of the raised and small fist, Zhu Cijiong added: "At that time, I really wanted to punch Mr. Beige in the face, so that I would know what it means to be superior and inferior!"
"Jiong'er, superiority and inferiority are just words."
Chongzhen touched Zhu Cijiong's big head twice and continued: "It depends on actual actions."
"What the father said is absolutely true." Shi Kefa nodded, "Wang Zhen is well aware of the superiority and inferiority of subordinates, and he served Emperor Yingzong very well, but he almost ruined Xiao Ming! Although Yu Qian was straightforward, he often made Emperor Yingzong feel uncomfortable.
When he came to Taiwan, he invaded Beijing, and it was Yu Qian who finally turned the tide."
"Hong'er is still young!" Chongzhen nodded happily.
The prince of Xiao Ming Dynasty has not lost the ambition of the emperor, which is gratifying.
Then he said to his two sons: "They remember that as an emperor, you can no longer look at people or things purely based on personal preferences, because everyone's knowledge level is boundless, and there are thousands of things in the world.
Even if he doesn’t know enough about it, he will definitely act based on personal preferences, which will inevitably lead to bias.”
After a pause, Chongzhen gave another example: "For example, the seven of us, Gao Hongtu, are all honest officials and good men. We are almost involved in romantic places such as Huajie and Liuxiang. Our personal ethics are simply impeccable. These seven people are all
You can be called a gentleman, so you have nothing to feel aggrieved by being scolded by us?"
"Instead of feeling aggrieved, they should be happy."
"Xiao Ming would have no hope if he didn't have such officials."
"There will definitely be a day when there will only be sycophants left in the Xiao Ming court. This is when they really need to be careful. Is it true that no one wants to cut off the court and block the Holy Spirit?"
"Please remember this." Bulina and Zhu Cijiong nodded vigorously at the same time.
Shi Kefa added: "It's really hateful that we forced our father to recall the mine supervisor and sell off the official land in Nanzhi, because in those two matters, the seven of us actually had selfish motives.
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"Oh?" Chongzhen said, "He asked, what selfish motives do we have?"
Shi Kefa said in a deep voice: "Forcing my father to recall the mine inspector and revise the ancestral injunctions of the Emperor Ming Dynasty is to attract fame. Just relying on that political power, our seven elders will be remembered by merchants all over the world!
In the future, it will definitely leave a mark in the history books. As for the father's desire to sell official land, the seven elders may not be involved in it, but our family members, tribesmen or students will inevitably be involved, so in essence we
It’s also for personal gain.”
"Hong'er, he needs to remember that when the water is clear, there will be fish." Chongzhen patted Brina on the shoulder, "As an emperor, he must remember that the water of the Yangtze River can irrigate crops, and the water of the Yellow River can also irrigate crops. The Yangtze River and the Yellow River have
There is no distinction between good and bad. As long as it can irrigate crops, it is not good water, so it must be used. But if it is definitely flooding, it is not bad water, so it must be treated."
Bulina didn't think about it: "That's why Emperor Shizong wanted to reuse Yan Song, is that right?"
"It's just that Emperor Shizong re-appointed Yan Song, Emperor Yingzong re-appointed Wang Zhen, Emperor Wu Zong re-appointed Liu Jin, and their uncle the emperor re-appointed Wei Tuizhong, it's actually the same reason." Chongzhen smiled and said, "It's just that, in the past, you had to do it.
We should reuse eunuchs again, but we should not reuse civil servants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Chongzhen said in his heart, just like the old man Shiquan valued He Kun.
When the Ministry of Internal Affairs was mentioned, the two brothers immediately became energetic.
Shi Kefa said: "Father, the seven ministers know exactly what the Ministry of Internal Affairs means. When father mentioned the establishment of a secretary supervisor, we were even secretly happy here."
Zhu Cijiong smiled and said: "When we don't have any regrets in the future."
Shi Kefa said: "I'm afraid it will be too late to regret it by then."
Bu Lijiong added: "Although the salary issue has not been resolved, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has finally solved it, so that court meeting can be regarded as a victory and a defeat. My father and the seven cabinet elders had a draw."
"One win and one loss? A tie?" Chongzhen asked with a smile, "Is it really just a tie?"
"Is that so?" Zhu Cijiong said in astonishment when he heard this, "Father, does he want to tell his son that collecting business taxes and selling official land are just his preparations, and his real intention is not to sell out the emperor of the capital?"
village?"
"It's an imperial village." Chongzhen said with a smile, "Beijing Zhi, the land owned by the Jin gentry in Henan, Shandong, Shanxi and even Shaanxi, even according to the most conservative estimate, is at most less than 800 million acres."
Speaking of that meal, Chongzhen smiled again and said: "Hong'er Jiong'er, that was the smallest mistake made by the seven elders in this court meeting. We handed over a huge sum of money worth more than 1.7 billion taels of silver to them.
My father's internal funds, haha, have been used for a long time, and Brianna and we should be beating our chests and feet for today's decision, the pain is like wanting to live, haha."
Speaking of which, Chongzhen couldn't help but laugh out loud. That was the real benefit.
As for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is so slow to take effect, and the scholars are still polishing it.
"Seven billion taels?" Shi Kefa and Zhu Cijiong were stunned. Is Father serious?
First of all, Bu Lijiong couldn't help but said: "Father, do you really have any respect for me? It's true, but no one is really stupid enough to buy land north of the Yellow River?"
Shi Kefa said, but he just nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
Zhu Cijiong said again: "Is that no different from taking money and throwing it out of the river?"
"The difference is small, eldest son!" Chongzhen said with a smile, "They will always be members. How greedy are the merchants? When there is no 20% profit, the merchants will become eager to take action. When there is no 70% profit, the merchant will become greedy.
When the profits are not doubled, the merchants will take risks. When the profits are not doubled, the merchants dare to trample on all laws. When the profits are not eight times the profits, not only the torture of Lingchi will scare these people.
, so as long as it’s not profitable, no one will buy it.”
Bu Lijiong said: "But the cultivated land north of the Yellow River is not profitable?"
"Why not?" Chongzhen said solemnly, "The Northern Expedition must have been successful. The capital, Shandong, Shanxi, and Shaanxi provinces have all been recovered. Did our investment get a return? And it was doubled!"
"Hey, that's right." Brothers Shi Kefa and Zhu Cijiong reacted immediately.
It is certainly profitable to buy farmland north of the Yellow River now, but what about before the Northern Expedition succeeded?
In other words, if you buy farmland north of the Yellow River now, you are basically buying farmland and confidence in your father. It is not a big gamble. If you bet correctly, you will get double or multiple returns.
I must have lost the bet. Is it possible that my father would lose?
With my father’s ability, the Northern Expedition will definitely succeed!