Zhu Yuanzhang is getting older. In today's era, he can be regarded as a real longevity.
Year after year, no one knows how long they can survive.
According to historical records, Zhu Yuanzhang finally died at the age of seventy-one. Calculated now, there are only five years left.
The current situation is that the old man wants to see himself take real control of the government and carry out the future development of the Ming Dynasty according to his own ideas.
While my current physical condition is still relatively good, I can still have the opportunity to wipe my eldest grandson's ass.
Youdao is the first thing a new official needs to do when he takes office.
But now Zhu Ying obviously no longer has this need.
On the first day of going to court, there were not many changes. The ministers below were just asked to report something if they had something to report and to leave the court if there was nothing.
The court meeting that might have lasted for an hour or two was already over in less than two sticks of incense under Zhu Ying's arrangement.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was listening behind the curtain behind the curtain, also looked confused. He didn't react until all the ministers had left.
He originally wanted to say something, but after hesitating for a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang still didn't speak.
"Grandpa, are you a little curious as to why your grandson retired from the imperial court so early?"
Zhu Ying took the initiative to talk.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Of course you have your own ideas."
Even so, there was still something wrong with the tone.
Zhu Ying explained: "I left the court early today to give the ministers and my grandson a buffer time."
"My grandson checked all the affairs in the court yesterday and discovered a problem, that is, most of the things are almost the same as before, and it does not mean that they can be solved immediately."
"And for matters that can be solved immediately, ministers will basically not bother them specifically."
"It would be a huge waste of time to spend all morning talking about these things in the court."
"So Sun'er feels that ministers should be given time to resolve many matters."
"If it can't be solved, there's no rush to ask questions again."
Zhu Ying has participated in the morning court for more than a year.
He discovered that in fact, most of the time in the early dynasty, it was not about solving problems, but about demonstrating the majesty of imperial power.
Although this has some effects, it does not mean much to show the majesty to the ministers in the court.
Although those who can reach the Fengtian Palace are definitely the most talented people, both in terms of IQ and EQ, they can be said to be extremely high.
But spending one morning every day talking about trivial things made Zhu Ying feel very bored.
There is a problem involved here.
That is, if a minister has something to report, then the entire civil and military officials will have to wait for his matter.
Wait for the emperor to finish chatting with this minister, and then move on to the next thing.
In one hour and two hours, maybe five or six things can be done.
The busiest part is still reviewing memorials.
"We originally wanted to see how Da Sun governs, but we didn't expect to do this directly for us."
"Forget it, we can't tell what you think now, so let's do it according to your wishes first. Let's see how effective it is for a month."
Zhu Yuanzhang only thought for a short time and did not directly deny Zhu Ying.
He knew very well that this was what Da Sun showed to him specifically. Even if he didn't agree now and waited for him to go later, Da Ming would still follow Da Sun's arrangements.
The reason why he put Da Sun in power was to see what Da Sun would do after he left.
If you directly deny it now, you won't be able to see it.
Within a month, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he could basically tell something was coming.
For the current Ming Dynasty, even if there is no court meeting for a month, there is actually nothing too important.
Then let Da Sun continue.
In fact, after the court meeting.
This is the beginning of Zhu Ying.
Zhu Ying's first step was to ask Guo Zhong to call all the five current ministers to Huagai Hall.
Shen Shu, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Ru Yu, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Zhao Mian, the Minister of the Ministry of Husbandry, Zhan Hui, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Yang Jing, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments.
Soon we arrived at the Huagai Hall.
Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally listening behind the screen.
"Meet His Highness Taisun."
The five people saluted respectfully.
Zhu Ying nodded and motioned to Guo Zhong to give him a seat.
After the five people sat down, Zhu Ying began to state his request.
"Now, among the six departments, there is still no Minister of Rites, and there has been a vacancy for a long time. After this meeting is over, each of you will recommend a list to me, and I will make my own decision when the time comes."
Wu Shangshu didn't know what His Highness Taisun meant, so he could only bow and reply: "I sincerely comply with His Majesty's decree."
Zhu Ying continued: "I called you here today to make some adjustments to various departments."
"In the future, the six matters should not be reported casually. All matters should be recorded in writing according to the process of household registration archiving."
"Various events are set up separately according to their priority, and future departmental assessments will also be divided according to political performance."
"Whether it is responsibility or merit, it must be implemented on the individual's head and cannot be shied away or transferred."
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Zhu Ying talked about the regulations in detail. These rules and regulations were actually something he had been thinking about for a long time.
The specific reference is naturally the memory from the previous life.
To put it simply, Zhu Ying has decentralized power to a great extent. While decentralizing power, responsibilities have also been devolved.
In other words, if something is not done well and touches the interests of the royal family and affects people's livelihood, then the responsibility will be investigated layer by layer from big to small.
Of course, the court meeting still has to be held, but the key purpose is no longer to deal with things, it is almost like clocking in.
If there is something important to notify and announce, it can naturally be mentioned at the court meeting.
Hold general meetings for small matters, small meetings for big matters, and no meetings for important matters.
This is the view currently held by Zhu Ying.
After withdrawing, he would have more time to focus on other aspects and make arrangements.
After Zhu Ying finished his speech, the five ministers were surprised and happy.
Fortunately, at this stage, the power has been greatly improved. There is no need to ask for instructions on many matters, and I have arbitrary power.
What is shocking is that I can imagine that in the days to come, the pressure will also become extremely great.
In the past, you could leave the issue directly to the emperor to decide, but now you need to make your own decision, and the outcome is entirely your own responsibility.
If there is anything that is not done well in government affairs, it is obvious that His Highness Taisun will definitely raise an army to hold him accountable.
Zhu Ying then said: "Every seven days from now on, all ministers will be asked to submit a daily report."
"The content of the report is also relatively simple. It just talks about what I did and what I encountered during these seven days."
"There is no need to trouble you to go there in person. When we get there, eunuch Guo Zhong will arrange for someone to come to collect it."
"Of course, not just the ministers, but all officials from the fourth rank to the fourth rank must submit the report to Guo Zhong."
"There is no need to hand the reports below to me, the ministers. You can read them yourself."
After hearing this, several ministers felt that they were under greater pressure.
His Highness Taisun has made it clear that he will pile almost everything on himself.
But now that the decision has been made, there is no other way but to act in accordance with His Highness Taisun's order.
Zhu Yuanzhang was listening behind the screen, frowning slightly and thinking for a while, then his eyebrows relaxed completely.
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Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
Zhu Ying was in power for a month.
In this month, the entire capital has undergone great changes.
Even the common people can feel this change.
First of all, in terms of public security, the patrol strength of the Capital Security Department has become stronger than ever. Even some deeply hidden criminal forces can hardly escape the law.
This was caused by the seven-day report.
Since Zhu Ying issued the order on seven-day reporting, almost all officials in the yamen in the capital have to carry out this work.
This report is easy to say, but not so simple to write.
For many yamen officials, there is basically not much to do in a day.
But you can’t say that when you submit a report, you can’t just write that you have nothing to do today, and you can check the box and listen to music every day?
Then the black gauze hat on the head can be regarded as the end of the job.
This is written in black and white, and once handed in, even the superior officer can see it.
In desperation, many officials who had nothing to do had to find something to do, not for anything else but to have something to read in their reports.
Especially the Department of Public Security, which naturally started to go out every day. Anyway, no matter what happened, there is nothing wrong with patrolling.
Public security is one aspect, and the same is true in other aspects.
In the past, when ordinary people went to the government offices to do business, they might not get a letter for ten days and a half, so they could only wait.
It's different now.
Things that were once troublesome can be almost done in three days. If this can't be done, what will be written in the report?
You can't just do one thing in seven days.
Doesn't that mean you are incapable?
That doesn't mean it's impossible to practice fraud.
But after Zhu Ying arranged this time, he established another department called the Discipline Department.
The main members of this official record department are the eunuchs in the palace, and there are also some censors in it.
The members inside correspond to official grades from ninth grade to second grade.
At each grade level, someone will randomly check the contents of the report and then verify the authenticity.
Naturally, it is not said that there are many people. It is mainly conducted in the form of random checks.
Once any fraud is discovered, it will be a crime of deception.
You can take a leave of absence for seven days, but can you still take a leave of absence for a month?
And this kind of random inspection is completely conducted in secret. No one knows who has been selected according to the reports submitted.
The department directly under the responsibility of His Highness the Grand Sun may not seem to be of high rank, but it has great power.
After spot checks revealed problems, they did not act directly, but reported them to His Highness Taisun for a decision.
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Which official wants his name to be known by His Highness the Grand Sun?
Even if there is no major punishment, it can be said that his future career has basically come to an end.
A simple seven-day report.
It made all the officials in the capital move into action.
Take the initiative to find things and deal with them proactively. Even if you are a little slack, it can be said that it is completely different from before.
The most uncomfortable thing among them is, after all, the Ministry of Punishment.
In the past, many cases could be postponed at will, but now with the report coming out, the performance is completely linked to the time it takes to solve the case.
Some old documents can only be dug out and searched to find solutions.
In this short period of one month, Zhu Yuanzhang became more relaxed, and Zhu Ying became more relaxed.
And the officials are really starting to get busy.
Power is decentralized.
Has Zhu Ying's power as the grandson of the Supervisor of the Kingdom been weakened?
In fact, not only has it not weakened, it has become stronger.
Because Zhu Ying has the power to supervise and interfere in any matter, especially the personnel transfer of the Ministry of Personnel, every list will be archived for reference at any time.
And because the officials took action, the people could be said to have really benefited and benefited at this time.
This credit must ultimately be credited to Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Ying can spare more time to do some real practical things.
Especially in the military.
During this month, Zhu Ying was very diligent when leaving the palace. It could be said that after clocking in every morning, he would rush to various capital garrison stations.
For example, check the armaments in the guard warehouse, the living conditions of the soldiers, and the drill status.
There are also issues regarding the living conditions and treatment of sergeants.
Within a month, they had to cover the entire thirty-six guards stationed around the capital.
Zhu Ying's main control was Yu Xuanjiawei.
As for other guards, they are naturally a bit unfamiliar. Now that everyone is looking around, it can be said that almost every soldier in the capital guard has truly seen His Highness the Grand Sun with their own eyes.
This is an honor and at the same time a deterrent to Zhu Ying.
Under Zhu Ying's frequent visits, the commanders of the various guard posts in the capital became very restrained in many aspects.
Starting from the first guard post, especially the matter of Dian Mao, is extremely critical.
Just by walking like this, you can find that even the guards of the capital have many problems of being paid for their money.
The list was to be handed over to Zhu Ying, and the first thing Zhu Ying did when he arrived at the guardhouse was to take the list and read the names one by one.
And that list is a salary list. If there is no one whose name is read, there is no need to mention it.
However, Zhu Ying did not directly punish the commanders of the guard station severely because of this incident. He only removed the vacant positions and then fined them with salaries and confiscation.
A month later, the canopy was in the palace.
Zhu Ying and Zhu Yuanzhang sat opposite each other.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his eldest grandson and was speechless for a long time.