If Feng Zhou wants to have the right to speak in the Ministry of Punishment and become the leader of the Ministry of Punishment, he must have the obligation to give power to the Ministry of Punishment.
As long as he can do this, he will be the uncrowned king of the Ministry of Punishment.
As for what Lu Yu, the Minister of Punishment, would think.
Of course he didn't think much about it.
After all, he is already sixty or seventy years old. He is about to become an official and wants to pave the way for future generations. Naturally, he will not offend Feng Zhou, a junior.
It is better to bully the old than the young.
Feng Zhou's suggestion, to put it simply, is to expand the number of officials in the Ministry of Justice and arrange for them to serve as "inspectors" to go to the following states and governments to supervise local public security conditions.
They are not only inspectors, but also supervisors. They also have a yamen team around them, which are directly managed by the Ministry of Punishment and are not affiliated with the local yamen.
Simply put, just add sand underneath.
Particularly important among these is the Jiangnan area.
It was a land of plenty and the most prosperous place in the Ming Dynasty. It was related to the cultural context and taxation of the Ming Dynasty and must not be missed.
Therefore, in time, the six departments of Yingtian Mansion and the Yamen of the capital could not let go.
After all, Jiangnan is the most important place in the world, and the competition among various forces is the fiercest. An additional Ministry of Justice can help the court control finance and taxation more easily.
"Master Feng's proposal is indeed good. It can strengthen the imperial court's supervision and control over local officials. But isn't the number of people too high?"
After a long time, Ma Ang, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, expressed a different opinion and said with a wry smile: "According to Master Feng's wishes, at least the number of officials in the Ministry of Punishment will be increased dozens of times, and the monthly salary expenditure alone will be a large amount!"
"As long as these new officials are given basic living allowances, and there is no need to pay salaries in the form of subsidies, no matter how difficult the court is, it should still be able to get this little money, right? Half a stone of rice per month, plus the previous subsidies, no matter how hard it is
Is that much?" Feng Zhou smiled softly and retorted calmly.
Feng Zhou was not angry and asked calmly.
All the important ministers present looked at each other in confusion, and even Zhu Jianshen, who was sitting high on the throne, couldn't help but be moved by his thoughts.
This amount of money and food is indeed not much, it can be said that it just meets the basic needs of life.
Even servants of many wealthy families earn more than this every month.
"With such a low price, will those Jinshi be willing?"
Wang Ao, the Minister of Personnel, couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise, with a look of disbelief on his face.
"In the Ming Dynasty, there were not only Jinshi, but also Juren. Jinshi could go to the Hanlin Academy and wait for the vacancies, but there were more people to be Jinshi! After all, the Ming Dynasty produced a huge number of Juren every three years. Although there were
Some can be officials, but most can only be idle. This is not the future of scholars, right?"
Feng Zhou opened his mouth and said,
After this conversation, everyone stopped talking.
Although the literacy rate of the Ming Dynasty was not as good as that of the Song Dynasty, the population base was large after all. Even if one person was chosen from ten thousand, it would be tens of thousands. Those with connections would have it easy, but those without would have a very hard time.
We have lived in poverty for ten years in order to one day leap over the dragon's gate.
However, if you fail for a long time, your psychology will inevitably become unbalanced. If you do something that harms society, it will be more than you gain.
Feng Zhou continued: "After ten years of studying hard in a cold window, you become famous, and then you have to continue waiting for an official position without knowing whether it is possible. This is the real pain!"
"In my proposal, although they are only included in the lowest level of officials, and the subsidies are also at the lowest level, if they perform well, they can directly become high-level officials. This is the real hope for them!"
He smiled, shook his head and curled his lips and said: "Besides, although the subsidy is pitifully small, it is not a problem to support themselves or even a family of four. It's just that life is a bit hard, and there will always be a day when they can get through it!"
As he said that, his cold eyes slowly scanned the important officials present, and he said calmly: "It's better than all of them getting Jinshi and becoming reserve officials, and they still need family caregivers. At least they don't have to feel too guilty, right? I've finished saying this, everyone.
Who is in favor and who is against?”
The small court meeting suddenly fell silent. Everyone really had nothing to say. Feng Zhou had already said this. If they kept chattering, if the news was leaked, the fun would be great. Anyone who objected would definitely become a
The mortal enemy of all scholars in the world.
No one here can bear such a responsibility, even today’s emperor Zhu Jianshen is no exception!
And why did Zhu Jianshen object?
He laughed loudly and said directly: "I think Lord Feng's idea is a good one, what do you think?"
For Zhu Jianshen, the most important thing right now is to recruit the talents he has under his control.
After all, he is only eighteen years old this year, and all the ministers in the dynasty were retained by the late emperor and are all senior.
These old guys are used to being officials. They are all good at bragging and making strong arguments, which makes the emperor implement his own policies. He often encounters various obstacles and cannot find enough manpower to solve the problem.
Because Zhu Jianshen had been the prince for many years and cultivated a group of loyal ministers, but after all, the number was limited.
He wanted to eliminate the veterans of the previous dynasty, and also wanted to promote his own people to higher positions. Where did so many new officials come from? Naturally, it was the Spring Festival held every three years, as well as the selection of administrative departments held from time to time.
He didn't know how to arrange these emperor's disciples before, but Feng Zhou came up with a very good idea and sent "inspectors" to various government offices in the name of the Ministry of Shape!
The so-called "inspector" sounds nice, but it is actually a disguised form of supervising people's popularity, supervising the conduct of local officials, as well as their performance and reputation as officials.
Of course, the memorial on Feng Zhou didn't say that. It only said that "inspectors" would be sent to supervise the local prison affairs. As for whether other matters would be reported to the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, that was not something he could control.
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As long as Zhu Jianshen intervenes in time and pays more attention, he will definitely be able to select his own talents!
After all, Feng Zhou is only twenty years old, similar to himself.
In fact, this is the vertical management system of the Ministry of Punishment. In addition, he also wants to completely integrate the law enforcement powers of local governments into the supervision and management of the 'ombudsman', forming a dual management system with local governments, and not giving these places
Opportunities for princes to act recklessly.
Zhu Jianshen had the air of a wise king, so he could naturally see the benefits at a glance, especially the benefits of his emperor's rule. Therefore, after Feng Zhou made some sharp words and left the other ministers speechless, he did not hesitate to express his support.
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The other important ministers naturally also saw the benefits. They were all big shots in the court, so they naturally wanted the more authority in their hands, the better, and the more obedient the local officials, the better. Fengzhou's proposal also had a lot of benefits for them.
Seeing His Majesty's support, others did not want to offend the scholars in the world and did not dare to object.
As a result, a proposal that might have caused turmoil in the court was so easily passed at the Small Court Meeting.
"In that case, then send all the first five 'inspectors' to Suzhou!"
Feng Zhou nodded slightly and said directly: "The water there is very muddy. I want to see if the local officials are still under the control of the imperial court?"
Everyone was silent for a moment, and then nodded together.
Suhangning, as well as Yangzhou in the north of the Yangtze River, can be said to be the most prosperous places in the Ming Dynasty, and also the places where the local wealthy merchants were the most powerful.
A pilot test was conducted here, and it became clear that walnuts are the hardest to pick and smash!
This Feng Zhou really has a big picture and is a minister suitable for overcoming all obstacles!