Chapter 157: Three Provinces, Six Departments, and Taiwei's Mansion
After that came the Menxia Province, and the presiding official was called Shizhong. This was actually the same as in the Northern Dynasties, except that in the Northern Dynasty, Menxia Province played the role of Zhongshu Province. The Shizhong and Menxia Province were actually the emperor.
A high-level think tank, in Li Xinchen's plan, the Menxia Province was not only responsible for reviewing memorials and making suggestions, but also served as a staff officer responsible for formulating national and military policies, which was actually equivalent to the general staff of later generations.
After that comes the Shangshu Province. The official in charge of the Shangshu Province is the Duguan Shangshu. He is mainly responsible for coordinating the lower six ministries and is responsible for submitting information and issuing orders. At the same time, as the direct leader above the six ministries, he has the right and responsibility to preside over the affairs of the six ministries.
There are six departments under the Shangshu Province, which are divided into the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Commerce.
Different from the six ministries in history, Li Xinchen took out the Ministry of War and supplemented the Ministry of Commerce. This was mainly because considering that by the Song Dynasty in history, the Ministry of War had actually existed in name only and was replaced by the Privy Council. And since Li Xinchen wanted to divide civil servants and military generals
It would be unrealistic to place the Ministry of War among the six Civil Service Ministries.
Among the six departments, the Ministry of Rites is not only in charge of etiquette, etiquette and music, but also in charge of etiquette education. In other words, the Chengdu College that has been built and the Yuelu Academy, Jinling College and Taixue that are under preparation are all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites.
The Ministry of Punishment is in charge of the formulation and judgment of laws. Li Xingchen insisted that the importance of law should be placed at the same level as moral etiquette. Gu Yewang and others could only agree with this.
Needless to say, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Industry, one is in charge of population and economy, and the other is in charge of industry and engineering construction. The Ministry of Personnel is mainly in charge of talent selection and appointment of officials, which is almost the same as in history. The key is the Ministry of Commerce, although everyone
Everyone knows that Li Xinchen still attached great importance to business travel, and the Xiajiang Tang family and other Bashu aristocratic families who played an important role in Li Xinchen's group were actually merchants, but they still caused controversy.
However, no one can deny the fact that merchants are rising with the encouragement of Li Xingchen, so this Ministry of Commerce can be regarded as reluctantly recognized.
Three provinces and six ministries, this is the composition of the civil service system in the imperial court. At the local level, it is divided into three levels: state, prefecture, and county. The state governor, prefecture governor, and county magistrate of each level are served by civil servants. This and
Li Xingchen gave the Taiwei Mansion new powers, including all war planning, troop deployment, logistics support, etc. The Taiwei Mansion was the highest responsible person besides the emperor. In fact, it was somewhat similar to the Privy Council and early military aircraft in later generations.
place, but the status is definitely much higher than that of the Song Dynasty, which valued civility over military affairs.
Under the Taiwei Mansion are the two-level generals, the Four Expeditions Generals, etc. These official positions have been completely changed from the wartime grant in the Han Dynasty to being awarded at any time. Each general is ordered by the emperor, takes over the order in the Taiwei Mansion, and is stationed in an orderly manner.
various places, but in fact they only have the right to train troops in the places they defend. The real power to fight requires the approval of the imperial court and the Taiwei Mansion.
As for the specific military arrangements, Li Xingchen also planned to carry out drastic reforms. This was mainly because in the three hundred years of the Southern Dynasties, the military system had hardly changed, resulting in a lot of chaos in the army. What's more, Li Xingchen stepped into
Today, the soldiers and horses under his command are not all recruited. Many of them are surrendered generals and soldiers. Therefore, this leads to great differences in the number of soldiers and horses under different generals.
This situation was very common in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but Li Xingchen knew very well that this would only further lead to the generals' self-respect. He must formulate a standardized rule for the entire army, reorganize and manage the army in a unified way, especially in terms of ideology.
Unified management.
This is also something that Li Xingchen is waiting to discuss with Xiao Mohe and others. After the reform in the court is completed, it will definitely be the reform in the army. By that time, the war in Japan should have calmed down, which is a very good opportunity.
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In addition to civil servants and military generals, Li Xingchen also established the Yushitai. The Yushitai is not his innovation. The official position of the Yushi doctor has already existed, but it has been gradually forgotten by people over the years, one after another.
Aristocratic families take turns to ascend to the throne. Since the family sits in this position, it is here to seize power, and no one wants to have a censor next to him nagging him every day.
The purpose of establishing the Yushitai and restoring the system of the Yushi doctor is to strengthen the supervision of all officials. With a group of people who like to talk and gossip watching, these officials will naturally be more restrained in their work. In the Yushitai, in addition to the Yushi doctor
In addition, the left and right censors were set up as deputies. According to Li Xinchen's plan, one of the left and right censors stayed in the court, while the other was responsible for patrolling the local area.
Of course, in addition to these, there are two unique agencies in the court, namely Baipao and Yulinqi. One is the external intelligence agency directly under the emperor, and the other is the internal protection and supervision agency directly under the emperor. It is also responsible for maintaining the imperial power.
left and right arms,
Li Xingchen is not so naive as to start a constitutional monarchy in this era. The evil capitalism has not even sprouted, not to mention the seeds. This is naturally unrealistic, so the imperial power must be strengthened to control the world first.
Say nothing else in your own hands.
Pei Zilie said in a deep voice: "My subordinates have no objections."
The problem that the army has faced for a long time is that there is no one in the court. It is actually difficult for a Taiwei to represent the will of the entire army. Now that Li Xingchen opened the government with a Taiwei, it naturally gave the military a person in the court who could coordinate with him.
From this point of view, the military is naturally the spokesperson who is equal to the civilian officials.
Li Xingchen nodded slightly: "You should also pay close attention to the reform strategy in the military. It must be presented at the great court meeting after a certain person ascends the throne."
Pei Zilie nodded slightly,
This is not an easy job. If you ignore any point, you may offend someone. But fortunately, Pei Zilie now has the help of **Che. The old man from the former dynasty obviously does not intend to continue to be ordered by the new dynasty, but for Li Xinchen's gift
I am still very satisfied with the position of director of the Military Academy. Li Xingchen aims to establish an academy to cultivate military talents for the new dynasty. As the emperor, he must take the position of dean. Therefore, this dean is actually only in name and
If you can teach and educate people, you will naturally be satisfied.
This arrangement is actually similar to Xu Ling's. Li Xingchen also knows that these old people are getting older, and naturally they are not willing to get involved in the disputes of the court. Now they are given someone who can not only have nothing to do but also have a good reputation in the world.
They will naturally not refuse the opportunity. (To be continued)