Domineering Daming

Liu Shimin saw that several people were stupefied, and waved his hand and said: "Come here, pen and ink...Your lords can think about it slowly, make an entry, and tell the miscellaneous family after writing it, and the miscellaneous family will take it to see the emperor."

Although they didn't understand what the emperor was going to do, these were things they were comfortable with, so they responded one after another, found a place to sit down, and began to write.

But not long after, Fu Changzong was the first to crumple up the written paper and throw it into the trash can beside him.

Then there was Xu Dahua, who wrote and frowned, and soon crumpled up and threw it into the trash.

Zhou Yingqiu, Ni Wenhuan and others did the same.

Finally, Prince Jing Zhu Luhu gave a wry smile, looked at the six ministers and said, "My lords, I understand why the emperor asked us to write it. We handle these government affairs in an orderly and easy way, but the detailed investigation is really messy, and it is impossible to write. .”

Several other people nodded helplessly. The six departments now almost inherit the rights of the entire Ming Dynasty, and the six departments are also complicated. It will not take a while to sort it out.

Zhou Yingqiu pondered for a while, and said: "I can probably guess one or two of the meaning of the emperor. It is hoped that our ministries can thoroughly sort out the government affairs, and then deal with them easily, so as to promote the reform of the Ming Dynasty..."

"Abolish the old and bring forth the new." Fu Changzong said succinctly.Zhu Xu didn't tell him about this in advance, obviously because he wanted to test them.

Xu Dahua, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, had tasted the pleasure of holding power while doing his best for the country. He looked at Fu Changzong, and said with a trace of awe: "Then, Mr. Fu, how should we write about this?"

As soon as Xu Dahua's voice fell, everyone looked at Fu Changzong.

Fu Changzong looked around, thought for a while and said: "In this way, let's look at the ministries from a higher perspective and write down the possible innovations. If the emperor is not satisfied, after returning, we will call the ministries to discuss in detail and write to the emperor. A satisfactory playbook."

Fu Changzong's meaning is very simple, write briefly first, frame, detailed things can be slowly filled in after going back.

Everyone agreed, said a few words, and then they were busy writing.

Even so, it was quite difficult for the seven people to write it. It was the first systematic summary. From the Ministry to the capital, and then to Daming, the palace, the cabinet, and the six ministries had to be considered. It didn’t take long before it became Seven people discussed together.

Liu Shimin has been watching from the sidelines, his expression unchanged, and he is thinking silently in his heart.

The emperor clearly wanted to sort out the official system of Ming Dynasty and clarify the responsibilities of each department, so that everything was clear and clear, and there was no room for them to evade or be overstaffed.

After an entire hour, the seven people barely finished writing. Liu Shimin put it away, looked at them and smiled and said, "My lords, wait a moment."

Several people also nodded politely. Although the power of the Supervisor of Ceremonies has been greatly reduced, without the power of the inner minister, Liu Shimin, as the second person in the Supervisor of Ceremonies and the emperor's close servant, no one dares to offend easily.

Liu Shimin took a stack of thick papers and sent them to the imperial study.

Zhu Xu was eating a bowl of clear porridge, and he couldn't wait to bring it over as soon as he saw it.

The top one is from the Ministry of Household Affairs, which is written by Fu Changzong.

Zhu Xu stared while drinking the porridge.

Fu Changzong wrote in great detail on this stack of papers, saying that "internal reform is needed", roughly streamlining manpower, clarifying responsibilities, then sorting out government affairs, and then rectifying discipline, and then talking about the "household registration" of the Ministry of Households, " "Acres of Field", "Taxation", especially "Commercial Tax", he talked a lot about it, and he also had a lot of ideas.

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, put it aside, and looked at the next stack.

This is Zhou Yingqiu, the Ministry of Officials.He called "internal supervision and external inspection", which means internal inspection and external inspection, and then he talked about the supervision, assessment, promotion and so on of officials.Zhou Yingqiu wrote relatively more, obviously he had a lot of new ideas and considerations for the officials.

Zhu Xu put it aside and picked up the next stack.

This is from the Ministry of Rites. Zhang Woxu is about to be transferred to the cabinet, but he wrote it with all his heart and effort.He said that the Ministry of Rites should "discuss the sacrificial ceremonies internally and establish prestige externally", which is to further standardize the sacrificial rituals of the Ming Dynasty and to build the prestige that the Ministry of Rites should have externally.

Being dragged down by party struggles, the court's prestige in the eyes of the people is actually getting lower and lower. The civil disturbances everywhere illustrate this point.

There is another item in it, which should clarify the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, especially "Jianwen" and "Jingtai".

Zhu Xu was thoughtful, let it go, and looked at the next one.

This is from the Ministry of Punishment, written by Ni Wenhuan.

Ni Wenhuan did not entangle internally and externally, and bluntly said that the capital city also needs the third department office, which is directly connected to the local area. Except for the supervisor, other people in the third department office can only be promoted internally and cannot be transferred outside.

Zhu Xu appreciated this quite a bit, and nodded slightly to the other innovation plans he wrote.

The Ministry of Punishment is the first line of anti-corruption in Ming Dynasty, and Ni Wenhuan has many good ideas.

The one below belongs to the Ministry of Industry, Xu Dahua.

Xu Dahua was straightforward and wrote out the ambitious plans of the Ministry of Industry, such as "building a national official road network", "concrete roads everywhere", building bridges and paving roads, digging mountains and digging stones, and building warships for the imperial court, etc. wait.

It seems quite serious and organized, not delusional or foolish.

Zhu Xu put down his spoon and looked at Xu Dahua's "memorial". Daming is now very enthusiastic about building bridges and paving roads. First, it is to improve the muddy roads in the village. Second, all such things need to be engraved to commemorate , who doesn't want to live forever and be remembered by future generations?

Therefore, all scholars or squires are quite active, and road construction does not cost much money, and local materials are nothing more than a little food expenses.

This is a kind of "relief with work". It's okay to say that Jiangnan is the most important thing in the southwest. Zhu Xu is also planning to build large-scale bridges and pave roads, dig canals to connect rivers, and fight drought and disasters in one fell swoop.

Let go of Xu Dahua's, followed by Shen Yongmao of the Ministry of War.

In Zhu Xu's opinion, Shen Yongmao, Minister of the Ministry of War, was somewhat "wronged". Firstly, Sun Chengzong was in charge, and secondly, there was Sun Chuanting below, which seemed a bit awkward.

However, Shen Yongmao never complained about anything, and has always been diligent and hardworking.

Zhu Xu appreciated this point.

He wrote a lot of memorials, first, to clarify the rank and rank of the military again, second, to establish a general logistics base, third, to affirm the imperial court's military system, and fourth, to clarify the responsibilities of the Ministry of War...

Zhu Xu looked at it very seriously. What Shen Yongmao meant was that the current military system is not clear. Mansion soldiers, county soldiers, and Daming's standing army, almost all soldiers and horses except the imperial army!

These are all within Zhu Xu's control, but there are also long-term considerations.

He looked at it for a long time, nodded slightly, Shen Yongmao said it was right, and he was still thinking about it in his heart.

The last one belonged to Prince Jing Zhu Luhu.

King Jing wrote the most in his memorials, including the restoration of the Ming Law, the establishment of the "Code of Officials", the establishment of the authority of the Governor's Council, the abolition of old abuses such as foot binding, and the reform of the Ming Dynasty's employment regulations. The inspection by the Governor's Council, the most important thing is "clan status considerations" and so on...

Zhu Xu looked very seriously, these people were obviously very attentive.

The reform of the Ming Dynasty has entered a critical period, and there will be a lot of problems. Fortunately, there are continuous major events that can be covered up. In addition, the news is not smooth, which gives the court a buffer period to deal with it. At the same time, the court needs to continue to promote reforms to achieve new stability. ,balance.

Liu Shimin saw that Zhu Xu's reading had come to an end, stepped forward, and said, "Your Majesty, it's past lunch time, and the adults are still waiting..."

As soon as Zhu Xu raised his head, his mind was still confused about those things. He waved his hands and said, "I won't talk about it today. Let them go back and write a memorial carefully. I will look for them again in two days."

The closer it is to the end of the year, the more busy you are.

Cao Huachun responded, and just about to leave, Zhu Xu said: "You also write one, for those in the palace, the Twelve Prisons, etc., you can write, come and see."

Liu Shimin was taken aback. It wasn't that he couldn't write, but that the palace involved the royal family. If he accidentally wrote too much, it would be a big trouble.

Zhu Xu didn't know what Liu Shimin was thinking, so he continued to read what the seven people wrote, then picked up a pen, added and revised it, and planned to discuss with them again in two days.

Liu Shimin responded, pondered, and walked out through the side door.