The biggest flaw in the pilgrimage mentioned by Du Yinxi is that it ignores the thoughts and dignity of the vassal monarch, as well as the actual situation.
They could kneel before the Ming envoys, or call themselves ministers, but as the lords of a country, they would never leave the capital and come to Beijing to have an audience.
The centralization of power in these subordinate countries is not as strong as imagined. Once they leave the capital, there will be a turmoil in the country.
After all, even Annan had a population of millions. It established a mini-China tribute system in the Indo-China Peninsula, proclaimed itself emperor in the south, had small temples and strong winds, shallow water and many bastards, and the struggle for power was extremely fierce.
The pilgrimage system of the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan was mainly to consume the financial resources of the vassal state (thousands of samurai in each vassal state lived in Edo). One year they were in Edo and the other year they were at home.
In the end, the feudal lords regarded Edo as their home and were reluctant to leave, so that the shogunate had to send them home to control the feudal territory to avoid being taken advantage of by their ministers.
If used in China, it will not adapt to the local environment.
"Perhaps, this is also his deliberate intention."
After thinking for a moment, Zhu Yixi smiled lightly, saying nothing.
He has seen a lot of these little tricks of inferiors.
No, the emperor has to summon him again.
"Everything else is fine, except that the pilgrimage is too much. It can be changed from a vassal state to a Tusi and other Jimi area."
"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"
Du Yinxi praised him.
After discussing for half an hour, he left the palace.
Subsequently, the cabinet drafted a decree and Du Yinxi officially resigned from the post of governor of Jiangsu and became the minister of the Lifan Yuan.
As for the candidate for governor of Jiangsu, the emperor chose Zhu Yiquan, the chief envoy of Jiangsu, who performed mediocrely.
After all, he is a fellow villager and comes from a clan, so it is inevitable to take care of him.
At this time, the appointment and dismissal of Guangdong Governor Ding Kuichu also began to be discussed in the court.
After taking over Nanjing, in order to gather strength and expel the slaves as soon as possible, the imperial court made a compromise and appointed the chief envoys and governors of the southern provinces, such as Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi, to their original posts.
Now that the government in Beijing is becoming more and more stable, it is time to make arrangements.
Therefore, Ding Kuichu is greedy and greedy, so he should be dismissed!
"I recommend Shen Youlong, the chief envoy of Guangdong Province, to be the governor. He is from Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture (now Songjiang, Shanghai). He was a Jinshi in the 44th year of Wanli Dynasty. He has been in Guangdong Province for a long time. He knows its advantages and disadvantages and is determined to change his administration..."
Yan Chongxin described Ding Kuichu's corruption in detail. In Guangdong, he smuggled goods and extorted foreign businessmen, which made Guangdong a mess and his family fortune was nearly one million.
Shen Youlong has great ambitions and wants to make things easier for him and bring Guangdong Province back to normal.
"I recommend Li Yongmao, the former minister of the Ministry of War and a Jinshi in the tenth year of Chongzhen, to be the governor of Guangdong."
Zhang Shenyan was as usual. He thought that although the Hongguang court was a bit wasteful, it was just the six cabinet ministers headed by Ma Shiying who were bastards, and the others were quite good.
It is precisely because of this that many Hongguang's old ministers gathered around him after he became the second assistant to the cabinet.
Zhu Yixi knew this very well.
After he punished the capitulation faction led by Qian Qianyi, he forgave the middle- and lower-level officials, who simply could not make decisions and could not help themselves.
Unite all forces that can be united.
"Where is the chief assistant?" The emperor looked at the silent Zhao Shu and asked.
When the cabinet was first decentralized, the personnel power of the Ministry of Personnel was divided into four parts. Everyone in the cabinet could make recommendations, including the Minister of Personnel.
It only concerns the Fang Bo of a province, and the Minister of Civil Affairs has no right to speak.
"I recommend He Tengjiao!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall was shocked.
Who is He Tengjiao?
At that time, he was appointed governor of Huguang by Hongguang and stationed troops in Jiujiang. Later, he had to go to Guizhou to prepare to regain Yunnan.
The result was unsatisfactory and we had to retreat in defeat.
When the emperor succeeded to the throne, he lived in seclusion in his hometown and did not dare to become an official. After all, he was also someone who had opposed the emperor.
Zhu Yixi fell into deep thought after hearing this.
Even though the history in his memory is a bit vague, He Tengjiao's name is still vaguely remembered.
Its governor, Huguang, did not know how to use troops and did not know how to employ people, which led to the corruption of Huguang and eventually the loss of this place.
I don't know how to fight, this is the first impression.
Suddenly, the atmosphere fell into silence.
"Guangdong is a land with great wealth. We must pay attention to it and let Li Youlong take over!"
The emperor suddenly said: "As for He Tengjiao, let him join the court and serve as the Minister of Taipu Temple."
"As for Li Yongmao, although he serves as a minister, his qualifications are somewhat junior after all. Guizhou still lacks a governor, so let him serve!"
The three of them did not expect that all three recommended candidates would be appointed.
"Since the name has been changed to Suiyuan Province, you have to assemble a team of governors, chief envoys, and inspectors for that province."
The emperor waved his hand and made a request: "Recommend a few more people, and they must be smart and capable."
Du Yinxi naturally didn't know that his departure would cause great changes in the place and how many people would leave.
After leaving the palace, he took a rest and then made an appointment with Zhu Mou, the Minister of Revenue.
"Da Situ, you are polite!" Du Yinxi cupped his hands and said with a smile.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance is also called Situ, which is a kind of good name that respects the ancients.
"Mr. Du, you are polite." Zhu Mou was also very modest, smiled, and sat down separately.
"You are a famous person. You have just entered Beijing and entered the palace twice. The whole city of Beijing is talking about your favorite minister!"
"How can I afford to be called a favored minister?"
Du Yinxi shook his head and sighed: "It's difficult to be an official for one term, and today I finally get into the central government. It's difficult."
"There's nothing difficult about Lifanyuan."
Zhu Mou knew there was something in his words, and said calmly: "The most important person in the imperial court is the Chahar tribe, which is close to its neighbor Xuanda. Lin Danhan, the father of Abu Nai, is also the hero of the grassland. He pushed his people and divided the power of establishing slaves in the grassland...
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"The second is North Korea, but now that Seoul has been recovered and North Korea is reborn, this is an opportunity for your Lifan Yuan. For those vassal countries, North Korea is a sign, don't miss it..."
Listening to them one by one, Du Yinxi felt that he had benefited a lot.
This is far more detailed and practical than the Three Policies on Lifan and Tibet he proposed.
This time, it paid off.
After drinking and eating, the two of them said goodbye to each other, and for a while they felt quite sympathetic to each other.
But Zhu Mou understood that despite Du Yinxi's late arrival, it was the biggest obstacle for him to enter the cabinet.
The warm wind blew, sobering him up a bit: "Obstacle? Apart from him, who among the other five people is not an obstacle?"
"By the way, Lu Daqi's border patrol is over this time, and he will definitely join the cabinet. The post of Minister of War will be vacant again."
Du Yinxi was helped back to the mansion and had a good sleep.
The next day, the eunuch came to the door and read out the edict.
From today on, he is the Minister of Lifan Academy, a second-rank official.
"Wang Ernong, why did you arrive so quickly?"
Du Yinxi was very happy to see Wang Euzhi visiting and congratulating him.
“How dare students stay in Tongzhou on Du Gong’s big day?”
Wang Euzhi said respectfully.
"You are from Juren family."
As soon as Du Yinxi's identity changed, his thoughts also changed: "Although the Imperial College is good, it will take several years."
"If you are interested, you can participate in the election of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and it is also feasible to recommend you as a county magistrate."
"Mr. Du's kindness is appreciated." Wang Fuzhi shook his head: "I still want to be named on the gold list——"