Ming dynasty grand dude

Immediately, the whole person was dumbfounded, and these steel ingots will also be sent to the next place for quenching and tempering.

Grandpa Zhang took Emperor Hongzhi slowly to the cannon-casting workshop. The huge cannon mold had already been set up by the craftsmen.

"Look, Your Majesty! This is the mold that cast the giant cannon. It is the hard work of the [-] master craftsmen, [-] craftsmen, and [-] assistant craftsmen of the Foundry Department!"

Emperor Hongzhi stared blankly at the huge mold, and went over to touch it with a little trembling.

I walked around a few times, and even looked at the structure of the mold belly and the pattern of the inner and outer molds.

But he still didn't say a word, just watched the entire foundry department silently under the guidance of Mr. Zhang.

This even includes the Armor Casting Division, the Weapons Casting Division, the Musket Casting Division... etc. The more he looked at it, the more frightened he became.

But all this is not over yet, Zhang Xiaogong immediately took Emperor Hongzhi to visit the Guns and Medicines Department.

This is the most mysterious department of the entire Ordnance Construction Bureau, and it even needs to turn around several passes and go through inspections before entering.

It's just that Emperor Hongzhi couldn't visit nearby this time, but just watched those craftsmen directing apprentices to make guns and ammunition from a distance.

Turning this side to another school yard, there are sergeants accompanying the craftsmen to test their new gunpowder.

"Bang~!" Emperor Hongzhi looked at the newly made gunpowder, which was ignited and then someone recorded it.

These master craftsmen, craftsmen and even apprentices seem to be all literate.

"The boy ordered someone to set up an evening school, teach characters and make ancient books as a reference during off work. And make it possible to record what they have learned."

It took a whole morning, and even at noon, Emperor Hongzhi ended his visit to the entire construction department with unsatisfactory content.

It was only after visiting all of them that he finally understood why Young Master Zhang must ask him to send internal officials to supervise the place.

"The Ordnance Building Bureau must become the cornerstone of the imperial empire, and I can only build it, plan it, and give it the ability to operate."

Zhang Xiaogong's pair of red phoenix and peach blossoms are full of solemnity, "The one who is in charge of this situation must be the royal family!!"

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You silly tiger, I will never forget what you did for the royal family!

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Chihuer who was laughing and chatting with his son, and thought of those bastards in the court hall, and his face suddenly became gloomy.

"Crazy tiger! You have given me a big problem!"

Emperor Hongzhi smiled wryly at Young Master Zhang, and sighed, "The servants of the court are missing by two-thirds..."

"The rest of the Zhaomo, the Procuratorate, and the Cleaning Department... almost fell into half, and the Inspectorate, the Sixth Division, and the Hanlin Academy... were almost wiped out..."

Speaking of these Emperor Hongzhi is full of bitterness, which he didn't realize before.

About the time Chi Huer started to participate in various matters, Emperor Hongzhi discovered that more than half of the empire had been rotten.

Those officials, gentry, and nobles who were attached to the empire became the biggest pustule, pustule, and the most terrible cancer.

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Chapter 3 discusses the military and politics in the thatched cottage, and the imperial reform is emerging

"Let's start another course! The empire has been supporting scholars for 50 and [-] years, but there have never been many talented people."

However, Grandpa Zhang rolled his beautiful eyes at Emperor Hongzhi, curled his lips and said, "There are hundreds of thousands of scholars in this world!"

"Not to mention being a scholar, but there are a lot of candidates! The kid doesn't even know that the imperial support does not need to be a scholar..."

"What's the point?! Could it be that the empire has too much money and food, so it's just for fun?!"

The Emperor Hongzhi who said this almost hit his head on the ground, and it took a long time before he came back to his senses and nodded helplessly.

Zhu Houzhao, who was in the period of changing his voice next to him, "quack quack quack ~~" smiled like an old duck, and was glared at by his father and quickly bowed his head to admit his cowardice.

"You little brat, if this word gets out, you don't know what kind of trouble it will cause! Don't talk nonsense anymore."

Seeing Emperor Hongzhi like this, Zhu Houzhao burst into tears, father!Ben Gong is your own son!

Bengong just laughed twice, as if you were going to eat people, you don't care if Brother Hu calls the scholars as idiots! !

What's the point? !Is there any reason? !

Emperor Hongzhi didn't know what his son was thinking, he just smiled and looked back and thought Chi Hu'er's words were not unreasonable!

Imperial patrons have been raising them for 50 years, and there are at least hundreds of thousands of scholars in this world.

It took several years for these people to start a course to obtain a scholar, so what do you do to support so many people? !

You must know that you can be exempted from tax if you are admitted as a scholar, and some of them can even receive rice from the country.

If you get a son, you will be waiting for an official. Not only is the status very high in the local area, someone will vote for it, and you can also take the Jinshi examination and become an official directly.

"Your Majesty, you have to think about it! These scholars are all staying in the local area, how can they not become a gentry and aristocratic family in the long run?!"

Grandpa Zhang looked at Emperor Hongzhi, and said softly, "For example, the Jinyang clan, how did they form?!"

"Several generations have produced a few Jinshi, and a few Juren."

"Therefore, many people in the local area took refuge, and then used this capacity to pressure the officials sent by the country to the territory..."

But saw Zhang Xiaogong spread his hands, blinking at the beautiful pair of red phoenix and peach blossoms and said softly: "If so, how can it not be a powerful local?!"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded thoughtfully, while Grandpa Zhang continued.

"The so-called strong dragon does not suppress the top snake, officials are low officials and they are sitting tigers..."

"I don't even know how many people in the yamen have old contacts with them. Isn't that the case with those Jinyang tycoons?!"

Thinking of those Jinyang tycoons actually raising a large number of thugs with arrest documents at home, Emperor Hongzhi's face suddenly became gloomy.

Especially those bowl-mouth guns, this is a thorn in his heart!

The Nine Sides is the most important thing in the empire. If the Tatars came from the Nine Sides and went straight to the capital, and brought the bowl-mouth guns from the Nine Sides...

Just thinking about Emperor Hongzhi shudders, these damned beetles!

"Most of the Xinke Scholars have experienced battles, and they have more experience in controlling disaster victims, distributing food, building... and so on, which are completely usable."

Grandpa Zhang smiled and said to Emperor Hongzhi: "Why is the empire short of scholars?! Throughout the Ming Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of scholars are eagerly looking forward to it!"

Emperor Hongzhi laughed when he said this, it is indeed the truth!

I didn't realize it before, but now it seems that the empire has so many scholars, how can I be afraid of no one? !

"Dongchang and Jinyiwei have contributed a lot this time, and I believe they have also figured out who is available, who is fatuous, and who is struggling with the officials along the way..."

When this matter was mentioned, Emperor Hongzhi's face darkened immediately: "Huh~! I really don't know if I haven't figured it out yet, and there are so many people who deceive me!"

Emperor Hongzhi didn't like to swear, but in fact, a hundred thousand mud horses were galloping in his heart.

I didn't know that this group of dogs were so ruthless and excessive in criticizing the calf. This time, the factory guards got strict orders to investigate and dig out almost everything for them.

About [-]% of the officials were more or less in collusion with the local gentry and nobles, and nearly [-]% were the most serious.

That [-]% of the officials are simply rotten, and the whole is equivalent to an extrajudicial place independent of the empire!

They deceived the superior and the inferior, enriched their own pockets, and benefited their own interests by pretending to be public servants...even levying corvee in the name of the state and forcing the local people to farm for big households.

However, there were too many people in this group, so many that Emperor Hongzhi actually gave birth to the emotion of Duke Kaishen hundreds of years later:

If it is dealt with, the government will perish, if not dealt with, the empire will perish!

It would be easy to cut them all down, but the question is what to do after they are all cut down? !

A place always needs someone to take care of it, and an empire always needs to manage the place. How do you get the manpower? !How to ensure that the next batch will not be like this? !

Isn't Grandpa Taizu so heroic? !But hasn't it been cut off for decades, even if all Jinshi in one subject are cut off, it still can't be stopped? !

"I will deal with this matter myself, so let me tell you what you think, idiot."

Young Master Zhang curled his lips: "What else can you think?! You can be dispatched to Beijing first, and then make arrangements for the government assessment!"

"Study like those new Jinshi, I feel that I can continue."

Looking at Emperor Hongzhi, Grandpa Zhang said softly, "Establish a special school, the so-called 'Imperial School of Government Affairs' to cultivate and assess it carefully!"

There is no need to beat the drum heavily, and Emperor Hongzhi instantly knew the elegant meaning when he heard the strings!

This group of people are all experienced, and some scholars have not been able to get along with those local gentry and aristocrats.

In other words, this group of people can still be used, but what is needed is to give them a chance to get closer to the royal family.

As for their abilities...how could they be so stupid if they could be admitted to Jinshi and then released as officials? !

It must be a good brain to be able to deal with the local gentry and aristocrats without colluding with them, but also to protect themselves!

As for being familiar with government affairs, it is even simpler. Now that the court has been cleaned several times, the only ones left behind are loyal and upright ministers.

For example, Liu Lixie's three majors, such as Zhong Zhong, Bai Ang, Zhang Sheng...they wait for a large number of veterans.

These are experts who are proficient in the government affairs of the country, especially Bai Ang and Yi Zhong have been to the local management.

Let them be responsible for teaching government affairs, and those officials who are promoted to train will naturally be able to learn from it.

Combined with their own experience and cognition, then whether it is supplementary to the court or sent to the local area, both are suitable!

"The most important thing is: Your Majesty, you are so stingy!"

Zhang Xiaogong’s words made Emperor Hongzhi a little inexplicable: "Oh?! How can I be stingy?! Isn’t it just a little less reward?!"

"It's nothing to the ministers, but it's a big deal to the officials below!"

Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi was puzzled, Grandpa Zhang pouted inwardly.

To say that Grandpa Taizu arranged for his children and grandchildren clearly and clearly, he was afraid that he would starve.

So much so that now the old Zhu's family has a lot of births, and the entire country of the Ming Empire has been eaten up by nearly half.

In comparison, the grandfather Taizu's requirements for officials are harsh!

I can't wait to let them all drink northwest wind to work for the old Zhu's family, and all of them use solar and wind energy, and they can repair it by themselves.

Poor Hai Gangfeng somehow got mixed up to be the censor of the second-rank capital procuratorate, and once had to farm by himself to support his family.

It has been said that even eating meat is a big problem for the old man. The worst thing is that the old man only has ten taels of silver left behind.

An dignified second-rank official pays attention to incorruptibility and has to worry about the government affairs of the empire and his own responsibilities, and he has to farm the land to support his family.

Even if there are only ten taels of silver deposits behind him, he can't afford to buy a coffin. One can imagine how the salaries and lives of officials lower than him are.

"I won't talk about this matter, let Mr. Zhulou tell you!"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Dai Yi inexplicably, but saw that Dai Yi blushed and looked at the young man angrily and helplessly.

Little Grandpa!If you don't bring such a thing, my old Dai didn't offend you!How can our family tell His Majesty about this!

Some people will probably say, not too low!From the fact that there are five stones of grain for the ninth grade, how can it be considered low if five taels of silver are counted for a month.

But the cauldron, the terrible thing is that the establishment is limited!

One radish and one hole, there are actually only a few people in the entire county who can receive salary: county magistrate, county magistrate, county lieutenant...etc.

But what about the servants? !Sometimes there is only one quota at most, and there are as many as 10 people in the entire county, and as few as more than [-].

How do you manage less than ten people? !So I can only hire outsiders, and hire a lot of white bodies.

These people are also called "white servants", those who are not in the establishment and do not receive salary.

But they don't work with you for nothing, and they definitely won't do it if they don't pay you.

what is it now? !It can only be drawn from the county magistrate's salary, and then support these people to help him manage the affairs of the county together.

Who can afford to support the operation of the entire county administrative agency with one person's salary? !

This is equivalent to letting you get a monthly salary of [-], but you have to be responsible for the salaries of dozens of hundreds of administrative staff in the county...

Then you have to be full of grass and mud horses, this one should be a fart!

What's even more deceitful is that the grandpa of the Zhu family changed his salary several times, not to mention the lower the salary...

Moreover, the emperors of the Zhu family did not make much change to this later, so that the death of an upright official like Hai Rui Hai Gangfeng was miserable.

It's hard for Dai Yi to say anything about this matter, otherwise he would be suspected of criticizing the great grandfather of the Zhu family!

"I know! I know!!"

The number one brat in the empire who wanted to join in the fun of everything naturally jumped out at this time, jumping up to Emperor Hongzhi like a monkey in a horse.

"Actually, the salary set by Grandpa Taizu was too low. I have talked about this matter with Old Tang and Old Xu..."

If it comes to the handling of government affairs and state affairs in the court, the current Zhu Houzhao certainly cannot be compared with Emperor Hongzhi.