Domineering Daming

Officials from the Royal Political Council, sweeping away the officialdom since Wanli?

Sun Chuanting ignored Zhang Guowei's silence, and said: "For some important government offices, the Ministry of Officials will send people to appoint them personally, and others can be arranged by the provincial governor's yamen. Next, let's talk about the appointment of the imperial court, fourth-rank and fifth-rank officials. The Ministry of Officials will speak first."

Zhao Han flipped through the text in his hand, looked up at everyone, and said, "This adjustment of officials involves the ministers of the cabinet, the Langzhong of the six departments, Yuanwailang, the councilors of various provinces, Dali Temple, and the Governor's Council. There are 220 people in total, and the list is in the directory in front of you. These are fully prepared by the Ministry of Officials, and verified by the Governor's Council. There is no problem with character, ability, and loyalty."

These are the results of discussions between the cabinet and the six ministers, and reported to Zhu Xu for review. Now, it is time to go through the procedures in the cabinet.

Zhang Guowei's eyelids twitched, and said: "It's not that, it's just brewing, and we'll talk about it after next year? When will this be announced?"

There are only more than 200 people at the government level, and now there are more than 300 people who are more backbone. If they are replaced at one time, there will be a big mess!

Sun Chuanting said: "Before the end of this year, the first level of the government will be stabilized. We will wait for the announcement and keep it secret for the time being."

Zhang Guowei thought for a while, and said: "I think the cabinet and the six ministries can take their time, but the provinces should seek the opinions of the governor's office, and they will decide the time of announcement according to their own conditions and conditions. Further discussion, we cannot completely deprive the power of the governor’s office.”

Sun Chuanting looked at Zhang Guowei, this person was not recommended by Bi Ziyan, nor was he deliberately recruited to appease Bi Ziyan, but was named by the Qing Palace.

Sun Chuanting remained expressionless, and said, "Naturally, Elder Zhou Ge is in charge of contacting the governors of the provinces. He will make arrangements, so there is no need to worry."

Zhou Yingqiu spoke at this time, and said: "I have communicated with Xu Dahua, Zhang Wenda, Liao Changyong, Guo Guangxin and others yesterday, and I will appoint them as the four major censors to inspect the country again, and at the same time, I will send cabinet commissioners. , Communicate with the provinces to ensure that there is no discord between the local government and the cabinet."

No one would believe Zhou Yingqiu's words. Sun Chuanting's current cabinet is so strong that it wants to control all aspects and adjust the government level. I'm afraid it's going to bypass the governor's office and directly control the local area!

Zhang Guowei was isolated and helpless in the cabinet and did not persist.

Soon, the cabinet voted on a show of hands and passed two personnel appointments.These appointments are within the purview of the Cabinet and do not require Cabinet approval.

Sun Chuanting smiled, and said: "The cabinet and the Ministry of Officials are planning to formulate a new assessment system, mainly for the promotion of the 'New Deal' at the local level. The accountability is relatively strict. Take it home and have a look. Keep it secret for now. We won't discuss it today."

Li You, the new secretary in the cabinet, took out sheets of paper and distributed them to everyone present.

Zhang Guowei just glanced at him, and his eyelids twitched violently.

As mentioned in the opening chapter, the meaning is blunt. This new assessment is to assign tasks to officials from all over the country. If they fail to complete them, they will be severely held accountable.

If you really do this, you don't know how much chaos will happen at the grassroots level!

Sun Chuanting took a sip of tea, looked at Fu Changzong, and said, "The work of the parliament must be done well, especially the Council of Common Reasons. We can follow the simplified procedures for many things, so we don't need to go to the upper and lower houses."

Things that can be decided by few people do not require much effort.

Fu Changzong nodded, and said: "There are 36 people in the Common Sense Council, add me to 37, as long as more than half of the people are controlled, it's not a big problem."

Sun Chuanting said "hmm" and said, "For the Royal Bank, the Royal Commercial and Commercial Headquarters, the State Administration of Commerce, the State Administration of Taxation, and the Foreign Affairs Office, etc., we must do a good job in the integration work and communicate well in all aspects. This is one of the tasks of our cabinet in the next four years. focus."

Fu Changzong nodded, and said: "Well, I have summoned the directors of these departments and asked them to jointly come up with a four-year plan. There should be a draft on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, and in early February."

Satisfied, Sun Chuanting said, "Agriculture is our top priority. I haven't figured out a specific strategy for the time being. The Secretary of Staff is studying it, and the Cabinet Department will also send people to participate. Before the opening of the dynasty next year, I will work with The emperor reports, don't be negligent."

The rhythm of the cabinet was obviously different. Prince Jing and Wang Qiaonian glanced at each other in silence.

Sun Chuanting is different from Bi Ziyan. Bi Ziyan is big and seeks perfection, while Sun Chuanting is unified and refined, with a strong planning and purpose.

It's been a rough day.

Chapter 1314

On the other side, the Generalissimo's Mansion was also brightly lit, day and night.

Qin Liangyu has taken over the daily management of the Shuaifu from Sun Chengzong. He is the leader of the Nine Offices and the Second Bureau, and has re-adjusted and sorted out the structure and personnel of the Shuaifu.

This time, Cao Wenzhao, Xiong Tingbi and others were also there, and everyone worked together to reform the Shuaifu.

Zhu Xu has always entrusted Sun Chengzong with the military system of the Ming Dynasty, and it is extremely difficult for others to intervene, in order to ensure that the army is firmly controlled by him alone!

Times have changed, and Zhu Xu needs a multi-service army with a sound system and a positive attitude, which requires all kinds of talents to participate in the management.

After many days of meetings and reforms, Sun Chengzong breathed a sigh of relief and invited Qin Liangyu, Lu Xiangsheng, Cao Wenzhao, Xiong Tingbi, and Yang Sichang to his mansion for dinner.

Sun Chengzong drank a few more glasses and said with a smile: "I'm not afraid of your ridicule. In the past few years, our Japanese cadres have not been able to do enough. I wanted to serve together with Bi Jinghui, but the emperor refused. This time, you are here. I found that it is true. It's old..."

Cao Wenzhao was nearly fifty years old, still strong, he laughed, and said: "Marshal, you can deceive others but not me, you often trip me up in front of the emperor, right?"

Now that the court has been settled, Zhu Xu did not let Cao Wenzhao succeed Sun Chengzong, so Sun Chengzong didn't mind Cao Wenzhao's teasing, and said with a smile: "It's not just you, I also said a lot of bad things about Vice Marshal Qin."

Qin Liangyu, with white hair all over his head, sat among the crowd without appearing obtrusive at all, with a firm and clear voice, and said, "I don't care about it, anyway, there are not many marshals, and there are not many marshals."

Listening to Qin Liangyu's words, everyone shook their heads and laughed.

When it was rumored that Qin Liangyu was going to succeed Sun Chengzong, I don't know how much trouble there was. The impeachment records of the government and the opposition, there are countless people who are reasonable and slanderous like Jiang Zhiqing.

Lu Xiangsheng looked at the few people chatting and laughing freely, and said: "This year there may be more, a commander-in-chief, I don't know how many people are standing behind him, how many high-ranking officials and nobles, gentry and wealthy families are involved."

Xiong Tingbi said: "I'm thinking, besides Liaodong, Lao Lu is the most troublesome for you, followed by me, deputy marshal, I'm going to visit tomorrow to bother you, don't you think it's bothering you?"

Xiong Tingbi succeeded Qin Liangyu as the governor of Sichuan, taking over the military affairs of the six surrounding provinces.

Qin Liangyu nodded slightly, and said: "The situation in Sichuan is the most complicated. If Governor Xiong needs it, I can send Ma Xianglin to help. He is more familiar with the situation."

Xiong Tingbi was overjoyed and said: "That would be the best, thank you, Deputy Marshal."

Sun Chengzong listened to the words of several people, and said: "We are different from government affairs, which are relatively simple. As long as we deal with them sharply and decisively, besides the army, Sun Baigu will take care of them."

Qin Liangyu said: "In this cleanup, apart from the Forbidden Army, the two major battalions, and the Patrol Battalion will be handled by the Ministry of War. Others include the Royal Legion, cavalry, infantry, and navy. There are 46 general soldiers, 190 six deputy general soldiers, It will take half a year to identify them, re-deploy and purge them, and ensure that the high-level people are pure, clean, and loyal to the emperor!"

Sun Chengzong put down his wine glass and said: "Steady for a period of time, next year we can start the screening of the first-level captain. This level has quite a large number of people and is the most backbone. The key is to advance gradually so as not to cause trouble. One to two years is necessary. Yes, after that, we can carry out an inventory of the lower-level lieutenants, and it should be finished in two years, and in five years, we can almost complete the complete transformation of the army and create a new, elite, and powerful navy and army!"

This clean-up plan is not only to cooperate with the "New Deal" and remove old troubles, but also to completely cut off the old Ming army and create a new army!

Naturally, the cleaning plan belonged to Sun Chengzong and others, and the cutting and building were Zhu Xu's long-standing plans.

Qin Liangyu and several governors nodded. These days they were making plans and arrangements for these things. After the New Year's Eve, they would formally swear an oath and report to the emperor. They would each perform their duties and start to implement the plan.

People like the army are more urgent than Sun Chuanting and others, and they can't wait.

After the Lantern Festival, Daming seems to have only entered the sixth year of Jingzheng, and a tense and uneasy atmosphere circulates in the ruling and opposition parties.

The newly-appointed senior court officials, the new cabinet including Sun Chuanting, the deputy marshal including Qin Liangyu, and the governor-general formally swore an oath in front of the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty in the parliament!

This also marks that the cabinet has officially entered the era of Sun Chuanting.

On the second day after Sun Chuanting took the oath, the Chaobao published a vernacular article for the world to read. This article was full of gunpowder and strongly offensive.

The headline is in big black letters: "The New Deal" is a war that cannot be lost!

The article listed the top ten problems facing Ming Dynasty. The cabinet vowed to break through the shackles and achieve the goal, and laid out a series of preparation plans.

This is a blatant declaration of war, brutal and straightforward!