Domineering Daming

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Majestic, with the sound of mountains,

Prosperous age, Zhilong Tang and Song Dynasties,

Feeling proud, far away from the Han and Tang Dynasties!

Great, Daming! "

In the last sentence, the national flag also slowly reached the top, shining golden, not nearly far away, as if being in an unreachable place.

Zhu Xu raised his head and didn't move. Every time he sang the national anthem, he felt an indescribable feeling. He looked at the national flag quietly, with a calm expression and a flood of thoughts.

He didn't move, and the rest of the group naturally didn't dare to mess around. Everyone was immersed in the aftertaste of the national anthem.

It took a while before Zhu Xu came back to his senses and glanced at Sun Chuanting.

Sun Chuanting understood, and said loudly: "The second item of the big discussion, take an oath! Your Majesty is invited!"

Zhu Xu stood up, came out from the high platform under everyone's gaze, faced the spiritual tablets of the ancestors, picked up the incense, lit it, raised his hand, and said in a solemn voice, "God of the Emperor, Empress Dowager!" The God of Earth, Zhu's Yuxu, with great merits and virtues, is fortunate to be in a great position. It is as difficult as a thorn, and it is dangerous. The ancestors and the ancestors are the first, and the history of thousands of years is behind. As the crown, all the people of the world are bound, conscientious and conscientious, dare to resign, restrained and upward, regardless of self-interest, if you violate this oath, the world will perish together, and the common people will be punished!"

After Zhu Xu finished speaking, he bowed with a long body, and after three breaths, he stepped forward to insert it, and bowed again after stepping back.

The people in the hall were shocked, this was the first time they heard Zhu Xu's oath.Although these are revisions from the cabinet drafting and are concise, the determination contained in them and the strength of the representatives are trembling.

After Zhu Xu finished his worship, he walked back slowly and sat down in his place.

A group of people unconsciously leaned over, gestured, respectful.

Sun Chuanting straightened up, looked towards the cabinet, and said in a deep voice, "I invite the cabinet to take an oath!"

Bi Ziyan and others came out one by one, and Sun Chuanting also followed. The five people came to the emperor of Ming Dynasty, before the spiritual throne of ancestors and ancestors, lit incense, stood upright, and looked solemn.

"The emperor's sky is above, the rich soil is below, the ancestors and ancestors are in the front, and the history of thousands of years is in the back. I would like to listen to the words of my ministers:"

Bi Ziyan and the others spoke in unison, raised their hands, and said in a cadenced tone: "If you don't follow each other, if you don't use it, you don't have any relatives. You should be able to help you. The ministers are virtuous and temporarily occupy high positions. You should do your duty and stay upright. Pray for all people, seek blessings for all people, common people come first, private ones come later, be loyal and unswerving, serve the country and the people, if you violate this oath, you will be sentenced to death, and you will be scolded by all generations, and you will never stand up again! , I will never fall!"

Zhu Xu listened quietly, with no expression on his face. The "oath" made by the cabinet seems to be nothing, but it sounds a little bit meaningless, and he has to change it next time.

The cabinet is incensed and returned.

Then there are the six ministers and ministers. Their oaths are even more "weak".

Finally, there are prime ministers, governors, and governors from all over the country. There are quite a lot of people in this group, and there is still some congestion standing in front of the spiritual table.

Their oath is even simpler. In addition to the main body of the cabinet, etc., they also added "the orders of the superiors and the subordinates are effective, not in vain and not indulged", "the country is to the people, the people are to the country, the water boats help each other, and the water is peaceful and the boat is calm" etc. words.

After taking the oath, under the guidance of the cabinet officials, these people left in an orderly manner and returned to their seats.

Zhu Xu nodded secretly, it's pretty good to be able to do this for the first time, and after two or three more times, he will be mature.

Sun Chuanting looked at Zhu Xu, then at the cabinet, and said very succinctly: "The third item of the big discussion, please the cabinet's left assistant Bi Ziyan, and read out the plan of the 'New Deal'!"

The already quiet hall became even quieter under Sun Chuanting's voice.

Chapter 1003

At this time there was no applause, Sun Chuanting's voice fell, and everyone's eyes were on Bi Ziyan.

Bi Ziyan was in his 60s, with strands of gray hair on his temples. Sun Chuanting's voice fell, and he walked up to the "lecturn" not far from Sun Chuanting with a thick "book" in his hand.

It was the first time for Da Ming to take this form. Everyone looked "sluggish", watching Bi Ziyan go there quietly, put down the book, spread it out, looked down, and then looked up at the person in front of him. There are six ministers, ministers, prime ministers, governors, governors and so on.

Although Yicheng is precocious and rotten in his heart, he has never experienced it. Bi Ziyan stood there, not knowing how to start.

Zhu Xu kept smiling at the corner of his mouth, looking at the tense atmosphere, he said: "The Prime Minister of the Cabinet, the government affairs of the world, what Mr. Bi Ge wants to talk about is the sorting out of my Ming Dynasty's past government affairs, and also the prospect of the future. It involves all aspects , Everyone pay attention, don’t interrupt no matter what you are talking about, if you have any disagreement, record it, we will discuss it together later, first listen to Mr. Bi Ge... Mr. Bi Ge, let’s start.”

A group of officials peeped at each other, and immediately leaned over and said one after another: "Yes." Some even stood up, watched the scene and sat down hurriedly.

Bi Ziyan turned sideways to Zhu Xu, turned around again, coughed lightly, looked at the books on the table in front of him again, and said loudly: "Since the 20th year of Wanli, my dynasty has experienced unprecedented disasters, and it has continued until now. In the past few decades, the Burmese invasion, the Japanese pirates harassing the border, the three conquests of Korea, the Mongol invasion, the establishment of slaves and rebellion, etc., the border is restless, the domestic people's livelihood is declining, and the courts and parties are united against each other. The system has brought unprecedented tests..."

Everyone listened with a straight face, expressionless.

If it was in the past, they might not have felt it, but listening to it one by one now is really shocking.

Bi Ziyan's eyes also searched the faces of the people, and he kept talking, saying: "Since the apocalypse, party disputes have been unrestrained, courtiers are unbearable, treat the court like a toy, treat the state affairs like a child's play, the court is corrupt, Liaodong is corrupt, There is no way to control it, and everything shows that the current system is no longer sustainable and needs to be changed. Since His Majesty ascended to the throne, he has determined to 'rejuvenate the Great Ming'. Seeing the reply, the border is temporarily calm... However, the bad state of the country is unsustainable, and we must vigorously reform and reshape the state system without hesitation. From Chongzhen to the second year of Jingzheng, the court situation was turbulent, big politics and small systems emerged one after another, and the cabinet returned to ' Jingzheng New Deal'..."

The people in the hall were silent, listening with unmoving faces.

Although Bi Ziyan's words may not be without suspicion of flattery, they are also true.

The Apocalypse Year was eight years ago, and everyone sitting here has come from that time.The fierce party struggles in those days have never been seen in ancient times. How many capable ministers and sages left sadly, how many people wisely protected themselves and kept silent, and how many people fought with each other in the party struggles, fighting with each other with their lives, and ended in misery.

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Bi Ziyan didn't give them too much time, and continued: "'Jingzheng New Deal', the six departments and nine temples of the cabinet have been sorted out and summarized into four parts of 'Scholar, Agriculture, Industry and Commerce'. First, 'Scholar', this part, It involves the state system, the political situation, the selection of scholars, and the military administration, etc. The political system, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, is in charge of the military and administration, and is the supreme leader of the country. He has the right to appoint and dismiss all officials, formulate, modify, and abolish all laws... The state system is a six-part cabinet system, and the cabinet is composed of the emperor. Entrusted to lead all the government affairs of the Ming Dynasty, nine cabinet members, six ministers, ministers recommended by hundreds of officials, appointed by the emperor... the local governor system is implemented, the governor is in charge of the government affairs of a province, supervised by the Governor's Council, and the prison of Dali Temple is abolished. The local system needs to be further improved Develop, deepen, coordinate, improve..."

The system of the Ming Dynasty, from the beginning of its establishment, has been all kinds of centralization and checks and balances. The imperial court abolished the prime minister, and the local government was also constrained by the three divisions. Now it is "regressive" to some extent.

Although the cabinet has left and right assistants, Bi Ziyan now assumes the responsibility of a "prime minister".The three divisions have already been abolished at the local level, and now the "governor" responsibility system is even more clearly defined.

Those present here already know all of this, but it is just confirmed in this form.

Bi Ziyan said these were "big and generalized", without going into details, took a sip of tea, and said: "The 'New Deal' plans to establish a more comprehensive supervision and assessment system to curb power officials, party struggles, and ensure the stability of the court. At the same time, we will adopt a diversified selection of scholars to avoid the disadvantages of being too single in the imperial examination, pay equal attention to all-round talents and specialists, and carry out detailed and strict regulations on entry into officialdom, exemption from transfer, promotion, inspection, and standardization..."

Zhu Xu has been listening silently, Bi Ziyan listened to his words, what he said was concise and concise, not as complicated as in the playbook.

The other officials are also quiet, and very few write quickly, because these things have been discussed earlier, and now they are officially "announced".

"Agricultural administration has been in decline for the past hundred years. Although Zhang Juzheng was committed to reform, it was destroyed afterwards, and it was not thorough enough. The 'New Deal' was drafted to comprehensively measure all the acres of our Ming Dynasty, register the population, and redistribute the land. The formulation is more reasonable. Detailed and unified 'agricultural administration' planning. The imperial court will increase investment in agricultural administration..."

Bi Ziyan attached great importance to "agricultural policy", and began to write a long speech, covering fields, population, taxation, farm tools, cattle, etc., and explained "agricultural policy" in almost detail, including land reclamation, immigration, and even methods and so on.

"Agricultural administration" is now a focus of the Ming Dynasty's government affairs. This is the most important way to deal with the disaster. There is no one who does not pay attention to it. On the contrary, Zhu Xu puts the least thought into it.

Zhu Xu could understand the thoughts of Bi Ziyan and others, or in other words, in their eyes, nothing was more important than this matter, even border troubles were secondary.

Everyone also listened quietly, their faces were as usual, and few of them wrote down anything.

It took a full half an hour before Bi Ziyan stopped talking and said: "With regard to 'work', the emperor and the court agreed that craftsmen are also an important part of our Ming Dynasty, and they are an important force for building a new Ming Dynasty and improving the 'New Deal'. The imperial court will cancel a series of restrictions, discrimination, distinctions and other policies, and permanently cancel the low status. The imperial court will encourage craftsmen to invent and create, and will actively use all the inventions that are beneficial to our Ming Dynasty..."

Bi Ziyan didn't want to say much about the "working" class, and he didn't design these policies, and he even opposed them.

He was short and to the point and quickly skipped this paragraph.

Every time he finished a paragraph, Bi Ziyan would pause, as if to give everyone a time to digest.

More than 50 people were watching and listening. Bi Ziyan was very clear about his emphasis, and he talked about the important points, and tried his best to say less about the "unimportant" ones, and even omitted them.