Domineering Daming

More and more students are graduating from the Royal Academy of Political Sciences. In addition to being arranged at the grassroots level, some are arranged in the Sixth Ministry and some institutions directly under the cabinet. What these students have learned is very different from the previous Jinshi. The vigor is very different in today's conservative and muddy officialdom, but they form their own faction, walking around each other, not only in the local area, but also in the six departments. This is "remembering the ancestors and forgetting the virtuous, and giving birth to a generation of madness", which has been repeatedly suppressed.

However, some big figures in the cabinet and the six ministries are very protective, which makes many people even more upset, and they try their best to drive them out.

These students were cautious at first, but later they saw someone bless them, and Bi Ziyan publicly said "inclusiveness, work together". The students who graduated from the Royal Political Academy thought their dean was supporting them, and moved upon hearing the news. Compete with it.

Both of them are not the party but the party. There is a rapid confrontation between the old and the new, and the turmoil caused is getting bigger and bigger, and it is even a little difficult to end.

Chapter 775

Knowing what Lu Daqi meant, Zhou Yingqiu thought about it, and said, "How about this, the rotation will be advanced, those within the six departments, as long as they have sufficient qualifications and ability, will be reviewed and ready to be released, and those outside Beijing will also be transferred to other places. They have to train for a few more years, it's not good to be too sharp..."

Lu Daqi agreed with this method, but hesitantly said: "The emperor..."

All the high-level people in Beijing know that the Royal Political Academy is a place that Zhu Xu attaches great importance to, and he focuses on cultivating those students. Those who will enter the hall in the future, all of them are baby bumps, and outsiders can't easily touch them.

Zhou Yingqiu waved his hand and said: "I will report this matter to the emperor. You prepare first, and it will start in the next year."

"Yes." Lu Daqi said.It's almost October now, and it's really not suitable to go to war.

The Ministry of Criminal Justice is still re-examining Donglin's old cases. These cases are tried one by one. Once they are re-sentenced in Dali Temple, it will be considered a final conclusion and will not be overturned in the future.

Wanting to try these old cases, Zhang Wenda was also under tremendous pressure, some from above and some from below. At first some Donglin adherents were very happy, but later they became unhappy.

Zhang Wenda is now at home, sitting in the pavilion, drinking wine while reading some letters in his hand.

Opposite him is a middle-aged man in white with long sleeves, gentle and elegant, with a calm smile.

"My lord, what are you worrying about now?" The middle-aged man said while holding a wine glass.

Zhang Wenda put down the letter, shook his head, and said, "The Donglin incident exceeded my expectations. I'm not rectifying their names, I'm fixing an iron case for them. They will never turn over again..."

The middle-aged man took a sip of his wine, nodded and said: "Yes, your lord's reputation has been affected a lot. Recently, I have seen the most impeachment memorabilia in the general affairs envoy."

Zhang Wenda didn't speak, holding his glass in silence.

He doesn't care about these things, now the offensive is no longer popular, Emperor Jingzheng is too strong, and the suppressed officials can't talk about it.What he worries about is that those old people in Donglin who were devoted to the country will completely become the "evil party" because of him, and their stigma will be passed down for generations, and they will not be able to wash away.

The middle-aged man was very aware of Zhang Wenda's worries, so he shook his head and said, "Your Excellency shouldn't care about this now. The Emperor wants to add ministers to the cabinet. Doesn't Your Excellency want to join the cabinet?"

Zhang Wenda looked up at the middle-aged man, but said nothing.

He knew the purpose of this person's visit, but he didn't have much ambition in his official career. This time he came back because he was worried and wanted to do something, but found that he could no longer keep up with this era of drastic changes. No mood to climb.

Looking at Zhang Wenda's expression, the middle-aged man seemed to recognize it, nodded slightly and said: "After all, Mr. Wang is the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment of the previous dynasty. His qualifications and prestige are sufficient. If he can recommend it, it will be perfect."

The Mr. Wang mentioned by middle-aged people is Wang Ji, Minister of the Ministry of Punishments during the Tianqi period. During the Lin Great Cleansing, his name was also missing, and he was one of the veterans of Donglin who survived by luck.

Zhang Wenda glanced at him, and said: "Jane is in the Emperor's heart, tell Mr. Wang for me, you can live in peace and old age, don't forget the lessons learned from the past."

The middle-aged man smiled slightly, and said: "The emperor is indeed a man of great talent and vision, but he still has to employ people. In the current 'New Deal', the role of Lord Wang is irreplaceable."

Zhang Wenda still didn't speak. The addition of ministers to the cabinet obviously aroused many people's thoughts. The capital is destined to have dark waves.

Shen Xun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, did not have Zhang Wenda's troubles. He always gave people the impression that he was alone and had no friends or party.

At the moment, I am gathering a group of people at Honglu Temple, and I am busy compiling the "Jingzheng Grand Ceremony". Awarded to the world.

Some are too complicated and filthy, so they need to be streamlined and eliminated, some are to be promoted to national sacrifices, some are to be downgraded to localities, some are to be sacrificed to the whole country at the same time, some are to be staged, and so on.

The foundation of these codes and etiquette often comes from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. This is also a serious and rigorous research on the origin and development process of the Han people.

In fact, this is also a way for Zhu Xu to sort out the thoughts of the Ming Dynasty. Compared with the books compiled by the Fourth and Fifth Halls, this "Da Dian" has a greater influence.

The Ministry of Industry now has a heavy burden. The Governor's Council, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Office of the Evil Department come to check the accounts every three days, making them terrified.

This can't be helped, the current money flow of the Ministry of Industry is only slightly worse than that of the Ministry of War, and there are corruptions from time to time, and engineering problems will involve a group of people.

Wang Chaopin, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, stayed up all night looking at the documents from various places. Some asked the Ministry of Industry to allocate money to build roads, some to build bridges, some to dig rivers, and some to open mountains. In short, they wanted money.

He looked at all of these seriously, and it was really embarrassing to reply directly to those who were cheating money at a glance. It was really embarrassing, so he cut half of them and sent them to the cabinet.

Behind him is a full map of Ming Dynasty, with several thick lines scattered across it, all of which are "official roads" planned by the Ministry of Industry. To connect the whole country together, the core is the capital, which looks quite vast.

A principal came in, still holding a lamp in his hand, and said, "My lord, there is a letter from Mr. Shang Shu, saying that there is a danger of breaking the embankment on the Henan side, and we need to make preparations early."

Wang Chaopin's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Hurry up and bring it here."

The principal handed over the letter, and Wang Chaopin held it in front of the lamp and looked at it. After a while, he frowned, then sat down, and said to himself: "The water conditions of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River this year are extremely serious, more than double that of previous years. If this The embankment burst, and the water along the river has been submerged..."

The master listened silently, the national treasury was drying up day by day, if there were another major flood, the imperial court might not be able to provide money and food even if they wanted to relieve the disaster.

"I'll go to the cabinet." Wang Chaopin stood up and said.Flood fighting is the most important thing now, and the cabinet must use all its strength.

Fu Changzong, Minister of the Household Department, is now at home, the study is also brightly lit, and the rustling of paper can be heard from time to time.

Sitting at the table, Fu Changzong looked at the account books, frowning deeply.

This year's expenditure is particularly large, and there are several "advance payments" that require a large amount of money, but the national treasury is about to bottom out, and the profits of Huitong Commercial Bank have also been decreasing recently. Without the support of the Royal Bank, it is impossible to make a big Strong support for the Ministry of Finance.

Thinking of the Royal Bank, Fu Changzong frowned even deeper.

Although Fu Tao is in charge of the Royal Bank, there is an internal supervisor inside. Obviously, the emperor attaches great importance to the Royal Bank and cannot allow it to get out of control or interfere with others.

After a long time, he closed the account book, leaned on the chair, and let out a deep breath.

Recently, his pressure has been increasing, and there are more and more government affairs, most of which are related to the cabinet. The household department has increased to 300 people, but there are still things that cannot be finished, and the government affairs that cannot be handled make him The pressure was so great that I couldn't breathe.

Moreover, his appetite has been very bad recently, and he always feels that there is something hanging in his heart, but he can't think of it, which makes him uneasy and a little uneasy, as if something bad is about to happen.

Fu Tao just came back from the outside, seeing that the lights in Fu Changzong's room were still on, after watching for a while, he still walked over and knocked on the door.

Fu Changzong was feigning sleep, he straightened up when he heard the movement, opened his eyes, picked up his teacup, and said calmly: "Come in."

Fu Tao came in, watched Fu Changzong drinking tea, approached and said, "Father, you haven't rested yet?"

Fu Changzong looked up at Fu Tao, nodded slightly, and said, "Well, there are too many things, why did you come back so late?"

Fu Changzong is quite satisfied with this son, there have been no mistakes in these years, and he still has an official status.

Fu Tao saw a pile of thick documents and account books on Fu Changzong's desk, and said, "There are some things in Nanzhili that need the help of Huitong Commercial Bank. I'll build a bridge."

Fu Changzong naturally knew about Jinyin Village, so he didn't care, nodded and said, "Well, go to bed early."

Fu Tao said: "Yes, father also goes to bed earlier."

Just as Fu Changzong was about to nod his head, he suddenly said, "By the way, how much silver does the Royal Bank have now?"

Fu Tao was startled, hesitated for a while, and said: "Because of minting new coins and returning the cash, there are now 8000 million cash in the bank, and some of them belong to the emperor, which directly went into the internal funds. I don't know the amount. .”