In the Palace of Wenhua, Crown Prince Hongjia summoned Chen Qianfu, Governor of Huanghuai, and the young crown prince ordered the execution of Zheng Sanjun, Marquis Xun and Ding Qirui and all the ministers. The incident of Marquis Ding Zheng in the winter of the sixth year of Shaotian shocked the world and shocked everyone.
I was very surprised by the young prince.
"Back to Your Highness, some students in Henan Province went on strike this year and caused riots, which affected the children's examination in some prefectures and counties. The make-up examinations for the rural examinations have been completed, and all the candidates who should take the examination have been sent to the capital by bus to prepare for the examination, so they will not be affected."
"How is the repair of the Yellow River embankment in Henan? Is the trial of the new policy of integrating gentry and gentry into errands going smoothly? The sage criticized Henan for recruiting river workers. The ICBC payment was far below the market price. Is there any correction if it is raised to the market price?"
Chen Qianfu answered truthfully, "Renovation of the embankment began in the late autumn. People on both sides of the Yellow River were mobilized to go to the river to repair the embankment. We also recruited migrant workers from Shanxi, Jiangbei and other places to repair the embankment. The project is currently in full swing, and more than 200,000 people have been mobilized and recruited."
The surname must be revised to the year before."
"With so many young people working on embankments to build rivers, we must manage them well. Their wages must be paid monthly, and their food must be guaranteed. In particular, corruption must be prevented to avoid causing trouble."
"Please rest assured, Your Highness, both the Bank of Accounts and the Royal Bank have borrowed special funds from Henan to repair the river. The cabinet has also approved the issuance of bonds for river repair in Henan. The Governor's Office of the River Channel has also allocated special funds. Currently, we are fully committed to repairing the main river embankments first and demolishing them.
The embankments will be strengthened step by step, in stages, and river gates, river branches, etc. will be built in the future."
"We are now paid once every ten days, and the meals are three times a day, with at least one meal containing meat every day. The food and accommodation camps also provide firewood, charcoal, etc. to ensure warmth."
The prince poured him a cup of tea.
"During the flood season next year, there won't be another big danger like a breach of the Yellow River embankment in Henan Province, right?"
"I am willing to guarantee with my head that this kind of thing will never happen during the flood season next year."
Chen Qianfu thanked him and did not dare to look down upon the young prince. Just because he was able to quickly deal with Ding Zhenghou when the emperor was not in the capital, it was enough to prove that the prince was not just staying behind. Instead, it was as simple as staying behind.
For ordinary people, such a big deal will be delayed for a long time and will not be handled smoothly.
As an important member of the imperial court and a favorite of the emperor, he also knew some inside information. This time, it was the prince who was the first to say that he wanted to kill Ding's uncle and nephew. He reported to the emperor, and finally the prince's plan was to expel him from the family.
Several people from Zhenghou were also killed.
"The impact of the Henan exam boycott was very bad. As the governor, Chen Qing was also responsible for the oversight. However, as a man employed by the imperial court, Chen Qing actively made amends afterwards and performed well. Gu also repeatedly wrote to the saint,
I hope that Chen Qing can continue to govern the two provinces of Huanghuai.
This year, the imperial court will abolish the governorship of the same city and the two provinces of Henan and Jiangbei, and abolish the post of governor of Henan. Governor Huanghuai will be renamed Governor of Central Plains, and the governor of Central Plains will also be in charge of the governor of Henan. He will be stationed in Kaifeng. Your Majesty will appoint Chen Qing as the governor of Central Plains and be in charge of the governor of Henan. Mo
To live up to the trust of the saint."
The governorship of the same city is a problem left over from the past.
From Chongzhen to Hongguang and then to Shaotian, the governors were assigned special duties, one for each province, and later multiple governors for each province. For example, there were eight governors in the capital of Chongzhen, and four governors in Zhejiang when Zhu Yihai started his army.
The situation at that time was special, and special matters were handled in order to strengthen the court's control over the local area.
But when the world was unified, the governors began to be reduced again.
Generally, two provinces have one governor. Originally, one province had one governor. The provinces with governors also had governors. For example, the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi also had governors of Guangdong and Guangxi. Later, the imperial court changed the governors of the same city to governors and governors.
, one person, two jobs.
But now, the imperial court wants to formally abolish one of the governors who oversees the same city. Only the governor will be retained, and there will no longer be a governor.
There is only one governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and one governor of Guangxi.
In this adjustment, the original governor of Guangdong and Guangxi was also the governor of Guangxi, but now the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is still stationed in Guangzhou, and there is a governor in Guangxi. As a result, the prince's father-in-law Zhang Huangyan was promoted from governor of Guangdong to governor of Guangxi. Chen Hanhui, the former governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and governor of Guangxi, was promoted to governor of Guangxi.
Transferred to the post of Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu in Chang'an.
Governor Huanghuai was renamed Governor of the Central Plains, but he was still the governor of Henan and Jiangbei provinces, and Chen Qianfu was still the governor. It can be seen that this time the incident was so big, but his status was not shaken.
This time the abolition of the governor's office in the same city was not just about cutting off a part-time job, but also the direct abolition of the governor's office in a province, and the governor's office was directly in charge of the affairs of the province.
Provinces with governors no longer have governors, while provinces without governors have governors.
The imperial court divided today's provinces into directly-administered provinces and autonomous provinces. Direct-administration refers to the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court. It is also the traditional thirteen provinces of Han Dynasty and two capitals.
Now it is Liaodong and Liaoxi, and there are two governors of Liao.
Henan and Jiangbei provinces have the governor-general of the Central Plains.
Shaanxi and Gansu provinces have governors-general of Shaanxi and Gansu.
In Jiangxi and Jiangnan, there is a governor of Jiangnan.
Zhejiang and Fujian, with the Governor-General of Zhejiang and Fujian,
Guangdong and Guangxi have governors of Guangdong and Guangxi.
In Yunnan and Guizhou, there is a governor of Yunnan and Guizhou.
Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, and Sichuan provinces do not have governors, but each have governors.
In fact, it now directly governs eighteen provinces in Han Dynasty, plus three directly under the imperial court: Jingfu, Nanjing Yingtianfu, Tokyo Fengtianfu and Beijing Shuntianfu.
There are three capitals and eighteen provinces, seven governors, eleven governors and three governors.
In addition to the provinces directly under the jurisdiction of Han Dynasty, there are many newly established provinces, such as Bohai Province, Chengde Prefecture, Xuanhua Prefecture, and Suiyuan Province. These four provinces are special provinces and have jurisdiction over prefectures and counties as well as autonomous prefectures.
Outside this special province are the Jisi Autonomous Provinces, such as Sanjiang Province, Heilongjiang Province, Nurgan Province, Lingbei Province in the northeast, Khalkha in Mobei, Beihai Province, Oirat Province in the Western Region, and Heshuo Province.
The four provinces of Qingkang, Weizang and Tibet under Tegushi Khan, as well as the newly established Gaoping Province under the control of the Mo family in Jiaozhi.
There are seventeen provinces in total.
These seventeen provinces belong to Jisi Autonomy, that is, there are no taxes or household registration. However, unlike Old Port and Myanmar Xuanwei Division, the imperial court can open post stations in these places and build military fortresses integrating post offices and commerce.
, they can garrison troops as needed and confer official titles on them. They are also obliged to go to Beijing to pay tribute and even send troops to assist when necessary.
The imperial court established so many provinces, but they were divided into three major categories. The three capitals and eighteen provinces in the Han area were naturally the core areas, and they needed to be fully developed to ensure complete control. The four special provinces in the north were of the Pingfan type.
Provinces, separated between direct jurisdiction and control, especially in the north of Gyeongsang Province, serve as buffers and shields. They also seize the space for the future development of nomadic fishing and hunting tribes, preventing them from having the opportunity to approach the important areas of Gyeongsang Province in the future.
As for those autonomous provinces, in fact, they are also governors, governors and various tribal guards. The most important purpose of the court setting up provinces is to delineate and rule them, to limit the power of a certain force and break the regional balance. At the same time, provinces and
The canonization also uses the means of peace and trade, plus the penetration of post stations, trade routes, and towns. Then in the name of protecting merchants and post posts, some military bases are built to garrison troops, and then military settlements, colonization, and slowly infiltration are carried out.
expansion.
The core policy adopted by the emperor was not to conquer by force, but to fortress, a chain-like colonial expansion that would no longer be hit and run, but nailed in one by one.
Different types of provinces have different management methods.
There are seven governors and eleven governors in the Central Plains. There are no governors in the four provinces of Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong and Sichuan. They are also located around Beijing or in core towns in the southwest.
The imperial court also had a dispute before. It believed that Henan should not have a governor, but directly set up a governor of Henan, and then set up a governor for Jiangbei and Shandong. However, in the end, the original governor of Huanghuai was changed to the governor of the Central Plains, and Shandong abolished the governor and only retained the governor.
"The north of the Yangtze River in Henan is the Huanghuai Plain, and it is also the heart of the Central Plains. It has always been a major agricultural and grain-producing province in the Central Plains. As long as the Yellow River can be tamed, the two provinces of the Central Plains will be able to live in peace and prosperity. The Yellow River changes its course, so both sides of the old river, especially the lower reaches of the Huaihe River, are free of
Suffering from the Yellow River floods, if the Yellow River embankment in Henan is now repaired, the people of the two provinces will be safe, and the Central Plains granary will be safe.
Now the improvement of the old Yellow River has begun to bear fruit. The sage previously marked off the old road, let the inner reservoir dredge the river, and built the reservoir gate, which not only allows the old Yellow River to still carry water and prevent floods, but also irrigates thousands of miles of fertile farmland on both sides.
Not to mention that millions of acres of fertile farmland, as well as countless orchards and woodlands have been created within the old road."
The emperor invested a lot of money in the old Yellow River, but the waste was turned into treasure. Not only did it no longer harm both sides of the river, it also became an important treasure land for flood control, water storage, and irrigation. The emperor now designated the old road that had completed the initial reconstruction under the name of the East Palace.
, became the prince’s property.
The prince has also studied it carefully and found that the investment is large, but the long-term benefits are not small. More importantly, it has the ability to turn waste into treasure, turn harm into treasure, and achieve sustainable development.
"When the Yellow River embankment is repaired, we will then repair the Huaihe River. After the Huanghuai River is repaired, we will slowly dredge and regulate the major river systems in the Central Plains. The two provinces of the Central Plains can regulate water conservancy, which will then not only help transportation, but also help agriculture.
, it can also prevent floods. Long-term planning and overall planning are necessary, and we cannot attack here and there. The Yinzi Guhui will work with the court to help Henan find a way. Chen Qing, you are responsible for charging into the battle and controlling the overall situation on the front line. "
The prince also expressed his appreciation for Chen Qianfu, his father's confidant, and even stated that he would continue to support him in governing Henan.
"If the saint and His Highness can give me two ten-year terms, I will definitely repair the embankments of the Yellow River, Huaihe River and Yangtze River in the two provinces of Henan and Jiangbei."
In ten years, we can only do these three things. It sounds simple but it is difficult to do.
Especially after these years of turmoil, these three things are not easy to handle.
"I promise you."
Hong Jia agreed immediately.
In recent years, the imperial court has had repeated disputes over the tenure of officials. In fact, the court and the emperor have always been entangled in the length of official tenure, especially the length of the term of local officials.
If the term of office is too short, it is difficult to do practical things. It is even inevitable to only focus on immediate interests and short-term political achievements, and it is impossible to have long-term plans. Even if there are long-term plans, the term is too short and officials will change, and it is difficult to ensure the continuity of policies.
It is now the end of the sixth year of Shaotian.
The emperor also basically established the principle of long-term official appointment. From the cabinet ministers down to the local county magistrates, the fixed terms are now every five years, and they can serve two terms, which means they can serve for ten years.
Unless the performance is too poor and you are dismissed or demoted, you can generally serve for at least five years or two terms. This can ensure the continuity of policies, especially for those local officials, such as governors and governors.
Officials such as the chief envoy, the inspection envoy, the sub-inspector, the magistrate, and the county magistrate are all in charge of government affairs. Zhu Yihai requested that they not be transferred frequently.
Moreover, officials have been in office for a long time, and subordinate officials know that they have been in office for a long time, and they dare not deceive each other.
Officials with outstanding political achievements and outstanding performance will no longer be promoted and transferred quickly, but they will also be given rewards, such as promotion to the same official rank, additional titles, even increased salaries, conferred titles, etc. After their term of office expires, they can also be promoted to better and better positions.
High position rewards.
Since the Ming Dynasty, a big problem in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is that many officials have extremely short terms. For example, the chief official of a county, such as a county magistrate, often has an average term of only one or two years.
The average term is no more than three years.
Zhu Yihai also did not want local officials to serve for more than ten years or even twenty or thirty years. This would definitely not work, but they should at least serve for five years, and ten years would be best.
After all, even in later generations, the country will carry out five-year plans based on a five-year period.
In fact, when Zhu Di was in office, he also summarized the political gains and losses of the past dynasties and established a long-term appointment system, which requires officials at all levels to stay in their posts for a long time. If they are honest and honest and have political achievements, they can increase their salary and title, and cannot change them easily.
It's just that this oracle has changed a long time ago.
There are also disadvantages to long-term appointment of officials, especially long-term appointment of senior officials, which can easily support party members and form a factional community of interests between superiors and subordinates. However, generally speaking, long-term appointment is better after all.
Zhu Hongjia promised to make Chen Qianfu the governor of the Central Plains for ten years. This was not a simple encouragement and approval, but also a very direct act of wooing him.
The prince is the crown prince, but he is not the king either. In fact, he has a rather delicate position in the court.
His power comes from the emperor, and his ministers are both his ministers and not his ministers.
If Chen Qianfu was more cautious, he would have pretended not to understand and not directly accepted the prince's blatant solicitation. Of course, if he was ambitious and wanted to take advantage of the prince, he could also immediately follow the snake and become a die-hard princeling.
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"I would like to express my gratitude to the Saint and His Highness the Prince for their great kindness. I will definitely not dare to live up to the kindness of the Saint and His Highness. I will definitely do my best to do good things in Henan."
Chen Qianfu's answer seemed quite satisfactory. He did not just thank the prince, but on this occasion where there were only two of them, he also brought the emperor to thank him. Obviously, he did not mean to become the prince's personal minister. His attitude was obvious, but he still showed kindness to the prince.
Enough respect.
The prince smiled slightly, as if he was a little embarrassed by his overly straightforward approach, or maybe he didn't have any deep meaning in the first place.
Chen Qianfu even felt that his thinking was too complicated. After all, the prince was only fifteen, and after the Chinese New Year, he was only sixteen.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is staying in Beijing to supervise the country, may not really win over him like this.
"Gu Ding will ask the saint to guarantee your ten-year term, but I also hope that you can fulfill your promise."
"It's still early, how about Chen Qing accompany me to visit the Henan graduates who are coming to Beijing to take the exam?"
