For example, the general affairs envoy is the third-rank official, one person each for the left and right general ministers, the fourth-rank official, etc. This can be seen from the rank.
Later, Emperor Chongzhen said to them: "The functions of the Political and General Affairs Department are related to some of the current yamen. Therefore, it is necessary to transfer people from various yamen to strengthen the Political and General Affairs Department, the Metropolitan Inspectorate, the Jiaofang Department of the Ministry of Rites, and the Wenxuan Department of the Ministry of Personnel.
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According to the purpose of what the Political and Communications Department wants to do, the simplest way to set up a yamen is to transfer people from existing yamen, such as reviewing books and the like, which ones should be encouraged and which ones should not be published. As the supervisory function, the censor is the best at it.
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Also, the Political and Communications Secretary has to arrange repertoire and so on to guide public opinion, so the Jiaofang Secretary cannot escape.
According to Emperor Chongzhen's idea, even some people from the factory guards should join the Political and Communication Department.
As soon as he said this idea, it immediately aroused heated discussion among the ministers below.
The establishment of such an important yamen and such a high-level yamen cannot be explained clearly in just one or two sentences.
Just like this, it took half a day in the Wenhua Hall just to discuss the new Yamen Political Affairs Department.
It can be said that Emperor Chongzhen's words, no, it was Liu Weichao's words, and the emperor and his ministers in the late Ming Dynasty were exhausted!
The establishment of the Political and Communication Department was actually inspired by the current situation in the capital.
After discussing the Department of Political Affairs, the topic naturally returned to the current situation. It took a long time to discuss Emperor Chongzhen's countermeasures in detail, including the issue of how appropriate the salary of officials at all levels was.
But in the end, Emperor Chongzhen insisted on discussing the issue of official salaries.
The biggest reason for this is that he has no money. Once the salary is agreed upon and he cannot pay it, he will break his promise and might as well hang on.
One day passed like this.
Then, they took urgent action.
The agreed-upon matters were publicly announced in the form of an imperial edict, and relevant notices were posted everywhere in the capital. Needless to say, the imperial newspaper immediately spread throughout the world.
It was so fast that by the time it was dark in the capital, all the wealthy mansions had received the news and were discussing this sudden change.
"Sir, the emperor has pardoned me. You can continue to be an official. There is no need to be afraid!"
"Master, do we have to hand over some money in order to be pardoned? It doesn't mean that if you take more than 5,000 taels, you have to refund the money."
"Sir, if you are not pardoned this time, it is said that corruption will be strictly investigated in the future. If you are found out, will your home be confiscated?"
"Master, don't come back before we miss this opportunity. There are many official positions vacant this time, and there is also a newly established political and communication department. If you take the initiative, you might be able to find a good position!"
"Master, I asked you in the yamen how much salary is appropriate. Please tell me more!"
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In short, as previously investigated by the factory guards, the original strike of the officials in the capital was because they spontaneously resigned in order to protect themselves because they were afraid of large-scale house raids by the factory guards. Naturally, it was impossible for them to coordinate and work together.
In addition, they themselves understand that if they no longer serve as officials, power and money will have nothing to do with them.
If you really no longer serve as an official, they will not be able to accept it.
Also, the imperial edict clearly emphasizes that after this amnesty, corruption will be strictly investigated. Those who have been pardoned will be punished for several crimes if they commit it again; and those who have not been pardoned, once they are found to have been corrupt in the past, they will be punished.
If you don't do it when given the opportunity, you will be severely punished.
And when all the officials were on strike, the expectation that whoever went to please the emperor first might get a better official position also made many officials excited.
In short, every official has his own little calculation in mind.
No, early the next morning, Emperor Chongzhen received a report saying that all the officials in the government offices had gone to work. Moreover, there were many people queuing up to hand over corruption money.
Emperor Chongzhen was certainly very happy when he heard this report, indicating that the strategy worked.
And after this rectification, the administration of officials will definitely be greatly improved. The next focus is to not relax in the administration of officials, so that fundamental improvement can be achieved.
Of course, he knew very well that the situation would turn around in such a big way, and the biggest contributor was Liu Weichao who proposed this countermeasure.
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen remembered what Liu Weichao needed, so he did not delay and immediately ordered everyone in the palace, from the queen to the ordinary maids and chamberlains, to assemble.
This decree was issued yesterday.
Therefore, everyone was prepared. After the imperial edict was issued, almost everyone arrived before long.
It's just that they don't know. There are no major festivals nowadays. Why does the emperor want them to dress up like this? What is this for?
This question was finally asked by Queen Zhou: "Your Majesty, is there anything festive?"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately laughed and said, "Of course!"
With that said, he directed Queen Zhou to stand still, then took out his mobile phone and said to Queen Zhou: "I want to send a photo to Liu Weichao, pose properly, don't move, I'm going to take the photo!"
Empress Zhou knew Liu Weichao, and when she heard that this was what Liu Weichao wanted, that was, someone who could help Liu Weichao, she didn't dare to be careless, so she immediately put on what she thought was the best posture and asked Emperor Chongzhen to take pictures.
This Liu Weichao is not only her husband’s savior, but also her son’s future helper, and she must serve her well!
"Okay!" Emperor Chongzhen looked at the photo and said with a smile.
When Empress Zhou heard this, she quickly approached him to take a look at the photos.
There are only a few people in this palace who are qualified enough to take the initiative to walk over and take a look.
"Liu Weichao will start a business soon. He just wants to have his own business." Emperor Chongzhen took the initiative to show Empress Zhou her photos and explained at the same time, "In this way, he doesn't have to work for others and can have more
He needs time and money to help me. He wants to start with photos of all the palace attires, and I can’t be careless!”
Upon hearing this, Queen Zhou looked at the photo and immediately asked Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, this won't work. I seem to have blinked. Try it again!"
"Ah?" Emperor Chongzhen was stunned for a moment after hearing this. When he looked carefully, he didn't think his eyes were closed. It should be fine, his eyes were just a little small!
Seeing that he didn't respond immediately, Queen Zhou said again with a bit of coquettishness: "Your Majesty, can you take another picture of me?"
The queen, who had always been dignified, suddenly showed her feminine attitude, which caught Emperor Chongzhen off guard and made him unable to react.
"Your Majesty!" Queen Zhou became a little anxious when she saw it, and said quickly: "Your Majesty, this is related to the face of our Ming Dynasty royal family. We can't let people over there see it. Do you think your Majesty's queen is not good-looking?"
Everyone has a love for beauty, and the Queen is no exception!
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen finally came to his senses and thought about it, no matter what, he could not lose the face of the Ming royal family!
So, he quickly said: "Okay, okay, stand up, I will take the picture again for you until you are satisfied!"
When Empress Zhou heard this, she smiled sweetly, which made Emperor Chongzhen a little uncomfortable.