Domineering Daming

"Say." Zhu Xu said without raising his head.

Cao Huachun still hesitated, and said: "Your Majesty, the cabinet has had a lot of quarrels with the parliament recently. The two sides seem to be protecting each other. Some government affairs have been hindered. The elders in the cabinet are very dissatisfied."

Naturally, these Zhu Xu knew that the cabinet's plan was urgent, harsh, and even rampant, without taking the place into consideration.

Although these councilors are representatives of various provinces, they have little power and position, but they still have some knowledge. Faced with the cabinet's "quick success", "reckless behavior", and "regardless of local life and death", they naturally formed a group to fight against each other. In addition, voting is anonymous, and they are quite unscrupulous. mean.

The current system of Ming Dynasty is not limited to the parliament, including the Governor's Council, Dali Temple, Royal Bank, State Administration of Taxation, and even the cabinet, etc., have not yet entered their roles, and have not been able to sort out their responsibilities clearly.This parliament has just been established, and it is still an "alternative" role to the outside world. It is not surprising that some strange things have happened.

Zhu Xu took a sip of the rice wine, with a smirk on his lips, and said, "Go to the cabinet later and tell Elder Bi Ge to make a division, which things need to be voted by the parliament and which ones don't, and, Find a time, I want to meet with these congressmen. Chat..."

Cao Huachun's heart moved slightly, and he responded, "Yes, the servant girl will go later. Also, Cao Bianjiao's wedding is set in three days."

Zhu Xu looked at Li Jieyu with a smile, and said, "Recently, I have a lot of things..."

Chapter 1119 Local Fences

After Zhu Xu had breakfast in Fengzao Palace, and played with the two children for a while, he took little Ciye out of Fengzao Palace.

As soon as he went out, Xiao Yongning jumped out, holding a paper windmill and shouting at Zhu Xu and Xiao Ciye from a distance: "Uncle Emperor, Ye'er, look what I have prepared..."

Su Yinyin followed behind her, not far or near.

Little Ciye couldn't stand this noisy sister, she frowned when she saw her, and held Zhu Xu's hand even tighter.

Zhu Xu felt it and looked down at him.

Xiao Yongning ran over panting, and said with a grin, "Uncle Huang, I made Ye'er a windmill and a snowman, Ye'er will definitely like it..."

Although he was smiling, his eyes were carefully observing Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu flicked her forehead with his fingers, and said: "It's okay, don't hang around in Ye'er's eyes. Also, you will wait in my classroom tomorrow. If you dare to be lazy, I will hang you for a month!"

Xiao Yongning's smiling face disappeared immediately, his lips were pouted, and his eyes were rolling.

Zhu Xu ignored him, and dragged Xiao Ciye out of the palace.

Xiao Yongning's expression changed, and he hurriedly followed, chirping on the right side of Zhu Xu: "Uncle, do you know that there are many powerful people in the military academy, archery, horseback riding, sprinting, axes, knives and forks, boring sticks and snake sticks?" You can do everything, by the way, there is one named Li Dingguo, who is very powerful, even Lu Guogong can't beat him in the sand table deduction..."

Li Dingguo has already shown some ability, Zhu Xu is paying close attention to it, so he naturally knows, he presses the little girl's forehead with his right hand and pushes back, saying: "Go back, stay in the palace honestly today."

The little girl hurriedly pushed away Zhu Xu's hand, and chased after him again, saying eagerly: "I heard that he also led troops to suppress bandits in the southwest, and went out to fight the Mongols. Come into the palace, I want to learn from him..."

Zhu Xu, who didn't care much at first, paused, stopped, and looked at Xiao Yongning with a strange look.

Xiao Yongning was talking happily, and accidentally passed Zhu Xu, and looked back at Zhu Xu in a daze, seeing his strange expression, suddenly exclaimed: "Uncle, I remembered, the queen mother has something to do with me, I go first……"

As the little girl spoke, she turned around and quickly slipped away.

Zhu Xu looked at her back, squinted his eyes, and said to himself after a while: "Li Dingguo..."

Xiao Yongning will be 13 years old this year, and she will be married in two or three years. Empress Dowager Zhang is already looking for her quietly, and she has talked with Zhu Xu and Zhang Yun many times.

Immediately, Zhu Xu laughed, and pulled Xiao Ciye forward.

You can't force things like fate, you can only watch the future of the two slowly.

Zhu Xu turned around and went out of the Qianqing Gate. Zhang Bingwen, the Minister of the Household Department, was already waiting.

"See Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Zhang Bingwen stepped forward and raised his hand in salute.

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about the first snow this year as we walk."

"Yes." Zhang Bingwen followed Zhu Xu with a thoughtful expression on his face, as if he was still organizing his words.

Little Ciye raised his head, looked at Zhu Xu, then at Zhang Bingwen, very quiet.

After walking a few steps, Zhang Bingwen said: "Your Majesty, the local government is far worse than the court imagined. The local intricacy is like a mess, which cannot be cut or managed. If you touch it, the consequences will be disastrous..."

"Specifically." Zhu Xu said.

Zhang Bingwen pondered, and said: "In a county, it is not the magistrate who is actually in charge. The government office is actually the local gentry. If they don't nod, the county magistrate can't even transfer the yamen servants, can't pay the salary, and can't speak. People listen. Even the orders of the county government cannot go out of the gate. Whether it is taxes, corvee, or other, the land of a county has been tied up by these gentry, and the government orders cannot be issued at all. Any reforms here will be digested. Silence, it’s not something that can be changed by changing a magistrate or a magistrate..."

"Most of the gentry in a county have been passed down for more than a hundred years. Whether it is fame, fields, or property, they are deeply rooted and flourishing. They control more than seven or eight out of ten of the county's wealth, and they only get in and out, and they are getting bigger and bigger. , the whole county is their slaves..."

"This is still a county. If it is a prefecture, it will be more complicated. Six years before the apocalypse, a medium-sized prefecture had an annual tax payment of only 10 taels. How much, most of the salaries of the officials are paid by these gentry and dignitaries, it’s okay if nothing happens, if something happens, it will inevitably become a blaze of flames, the local government has no money and no one, and it is impossible to deal with it..."

"Since the emperor ascended to the throne, although he has vigorously reformed, this situation has not been fundamentally reversed. The local area is like a quagmire. Once it falls into it, it cannot be pulled out. The top-down reform of the imperial court... I doubt that the effect of this will be [-]% , and I am also worried that if the innovation is not done properly, the quagmire will be bigger and deeper, and it will be more difficult to innovate. In this way, Zhongxing Daming will become empty talk..."

"When it comes to the provincial level, the form is still complicated and unspeakable. The governor's office seems to be in charge of the power of a province, but how much influence can it have? Whether it can extend its hand to the county level, the minister is not sure. Now the disaster is like a fire. The people are living in dire straits, the 'New Deal' is not waiting for anyone, every minute must be fought! This time, I am deeply touched, and I am more worried, and I can better understand what the emperor has done in these years. He is standing taller than the ministers, seeing farther, and seeing clearly , how worried..."

Zhang Bingwen followed Zhu Xu, pouring out his words one after another without flattering him, with a look of deep worry on his face.

Zhu Xu had already let go of little Ciye's hand, and unconsciously slowed down, his expression pondering.

At this time, there are many good officials in Ming Dynasty who are concerned about the country and the people. It is not surprising that Zhang Bingwen has such worries.

It's just that what Zhang Bingwen said was what he saw. The actual situation is probably ten times, a hundred times more serious than what he saw!

Zhu Xu stepped on the snow slowly with his hands behind his back, and he had already left the Donghua Gate. After a while, he said, "I am very pleased that you can see this. Mr. Bi Ge should have seen it clearly when he went out this time." Quite a few. Has the cabinet come up with targeted measures?"

Zhang Bingwen followed Zhu Xu as he stepped on the snow, listening to the creaking sound, he said: "Yes, the cabinet has prepared a series of measures, which are quite tough. Configure a unified 'Tiqi' to suppress all those who oppose... I don't agree with you."

Zhu Xu had already read the draft and was retained by him.

It is normal for Zhang Bingwen to be worried. Daming is so big, if he wants to re-measure the acres and redistribute them in one go, it is not so easy, and the world must be in chaos.

At this time, Daming was already cold outside and hot inside, like a seemingly calm oil pan, but it was actually scalding hot.

If the cabinet moves violently, I am afraid that the shock it will cause will be unprecedented!

Zhu Xu's mind on government affairs was like a mirror, and he said calmly, "What do you think should be done?"

Zhang Bingwen looked solemnly, looked at Zhu Xu and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that we should deal with it precisely, in order, and in multiple ways, and not at one go. At this time, the 'New Deal' needs to be intensively cultivated, and we can't swallow it all. In this way, we can disperse the opposition." Power, can also be powerful and fast..."

Zhu Xu understood what Zhang Bingwen meant, and after deliberating in his heart, he asked, "What's the cabinet's opinion?"

Zhang Bingwen said: "Mr. Bi Ge insisted that the 'New Deal' should be grasped by the cabinet and could not be slackened. He also made strict requirements on the six ministries and nine monasteries. He must obey the cabinet and not act rashly. All decrees need to be reviewed by the cabinet. The decrees of the cabinet must be strict. Obey without the slightest objection..."

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, understanding Bi Ziyan's thoughts, and said, "Is your idea your own, or is it the majority of the court?"

Zhang Bingwen was silent for a moment, and said: "Currently, this is my own idea. I haven't had time to talk about the other ministers. The cabinet is quite firm, so I'm a little worried."

Zhu Xu walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and suddenly asked, "What do you think of the council?"

Zhang Bingwen was slightly startled, he didn't understand Zhu Xu's meaning, after thinking about it for a while, his heart moved, he said: "Your majesty is saying that the parliament can check and balance the cabinet?"

Zhu Xu laughed, and said, "It's not checks and balances, it's to let you know how to talk to the cabinet. How to control the cabinet's impulsiveness and recklessness, how to express your opinions, how to make the policy more perfect, pragmatic, not in vain or indulge..."