Ming dynasty grand dude

After printing with movable type himself, Zhu Houzhao did not hesitate to spend a lot of time adjusting the movable type.

After making sure that nothing was leaked, he personally sealed the box and rushed back to the palace with two books.

Zhang Xiaogong just smiled lightly at Zhu Houzhao's actions, without any other expression.

If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been studying with him for so long, he can't even see the value of these two works...

It can only be said that he is an idiot among idiots.

However, Xiao Zhengde is not only not an idiot, but he is even smarter than Zhang Xiaogong from history.

Therefore, only when Zhang Xiaogong wrote these two books, he had already seen the value in them.

But Zhu Houzhao did not tell Emperor Hongzhi of his thoughts, but just handed over the two books respectfully and left.

"Husband War Statement" and "Admonitions Dedicated to His Majesty the Emperor" are the names of these two books.

With hundreds of thousands of words in eloquence, it took Emperor Hongzhi five full days to complete the product.

After reading it, he knew why his son sent it in person so solemnly.

I also understand why a few days ago he actually mobilized the imperial guards and blocked the printing room to print it himself.

Emperor Hongzhi absolutely did not want these two works to be circulated at this time, as they were related to the core interests of the empire.

Many problems that seemed to be incomprehensible before were solved in combination with the doubts of the two publications.

This... This is no longer a great talent, this is like a gift from heaven, man and god! !

Because other than that, Emperor Hongzhi really couldn't describe the two books, the shock to himself!

Emperor Hongzhi hesitated for a long time about "The War of the Husband", and finally he gritted his teeth and printed five copies and handed it over to the military department.

But everyone is only allowed to refer to it in the military headquarters, and it is absolutely not allowed to take it out.

This directly caused the military department from Wang Yue to Wang Zhi, and then to Baoguogong and Chengguogong to be almost bewildered.

The eyeballs were almost sunk and couldn't be pulled out. Many of them were faintly felt but could not be described.

After all, they have done a lot in the army, and Wang Yue even has experience in local governance.

They have a more intuitive feeling for Zhang Xiaogong's description and description.

Combined with everything they learned from history, many doubts suddenly became clear at this moment.

"Your Majesty, this decision should not be passed on lightly!!"

This was written by the grandson of Duke Hutou when he got this article, just read the first three lines and suddenly stood up and stared angrily.

"This policy is related to the fate of the country and the safety of the empire! If it is not for the loyalty of the empire, it must not be taught!"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded solemnly, and Wang Yue didn't turn pale until he finished reading.

He said to Emperor Hongzhi with a wry smile, "Your Majesty, old minister... I am convinced!"

Jade Chihu must curl his lips here, can you not accept it? !

This is the summary of the wisdom of many people, and how many times of refinement it took to take shape.

Don't look at our young master Zhang who only extracted some of the items, but it is also a skill to be able to embed these in combination with ancient books!

I dare not say that there are every word in it, but it will definitely make these veterans feel like they have seen the sun.

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Chapter 473 Dongchang Jinyi must be changed, and the elders of the consultation will be introduced

What is war? !It is very important to understand this.

This is even more important than the war itself to a certain extent.

Only with a clear and thorough understanding of war can one understand what war means.

For thousands of years in China, most of them have only studied strategy, campaigns, and battles, but no one has studied war itself.

The thought of emphasizing morality over weapons then extended to emphasizing literature over martial arts.

Let me first say that "warriors and soldiers are ominous weapons, things or evil, so those who have the way will not go there."

It is also said that "the ominous weapon of a soldier is not a weapon of a gentleman. It should be used as a last resort, and tranquility is the best."

This is not enough, but also to say "conquer, punish with funeral".

Even if you win, you have to deal with it as a funeral, so just take off your armor and don't do it.

Because this idea is beneficial to them, the civil servants continue to spread it widely.

However, Young Master Zhang is different. He has been nurtured in various ways after his experiences.

He knows very clearly that if you don’t use it, others will use it on you.

"Although a country is big, it will perish if it is warlike" is true, but don't forget the next sentence "Although the world is safe, if you forget war, you will be in danger".

It can be said that Emperor Hongzhi and others learned about this direction of thinking for the first time from Zhang Xiaogong's works.

War is a continuation of state affairs, and state affairs are bloodless wars.

In the "Husband's War Narrative", Zhang Xiaogong first stated the relationship between war and state affairs, national policies, and national interests.

After completing this elaboration, we proceed to elucidate the purpose of the war.

The purpose of war determines the strategic goals and plans, the execution of campaigns, and every associated battle. …

This "Husband's War Narrative" is okay, but that "A Plan Dedicated to His Majesty the Emperor" is the most troublesome thing!

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't put it down and understood it, but he was very hesitant whether to show it to the important officials of the country.

Don't give it, if those old guys don't understand, it is estimated that many national policies will become biased.

But after reading it for them, Emperor Hongzhi felt that this was equivalent to giving them the core of a plan for nothing!Big loss!

After hesitating for a while, Emperor Hongzhi still asked Xiao Jing to find Grandpa Zhang.

After all, this thing was made by Zhang Xiaogong, and no one knows the value of these things better than him.

"How easy it is!"

Grandpa Zhang blinked at the pair of beautiful red phoenix peach blossoms, and said with a smile, "It is divided into upper, middle and lower parts. Those who are more advanced can learn from the upper part."

"Joining the cabinet is to be able to learn the second part of the upper middle school. Only by entering the senate can you learn the upper, middle and lower parts."

Emperor Hongzhi's eyes widened when he heard this, what the hell!Can there be such an operation? !

Grandpa Zhang blinked those innocent eyes, and told Emperor Hongzhi with certainty that such an operation was done!

"Even if His Majesty doesn't call the kid this time, the kid still wants to come and chat with His Majesty..."

In fact, Mr. Zhang has been in pain for a long time for the two departments of Dongjijiu Factory, Jinyiwei, and the later West Factory.

Emperor Hongwu was worried about civil servants and generals, he could understand.

But what the hell did Jinyiwei come out, but the authority was too great, and in order to restrict Jinyiwei, Dongchang came out.

When the East Factory was finished, the authority was too large and a West Factory was established. After the West Factory was finished, there was an internal factory...

Anyway, Mr. Zhang thinks that this matter is ridiculous, so can't they divide it up and restrict each other to check and balance each other? !

Jinyiwei and Dongchang are trapped in internal conflicts to a certain extent, and their functions often overlap, which is really troublesome.

"Jinyiwei, the palace can be divided into 'Yiwei', 'Royal Guard', and 'Imperial Royal Secret Service'..."

Subdivision of functions, mutual non-subordination, separate control, and unified responsibility, this is the new plan proposed by Zhang Xiaogong.

Yiwei is just a special team responsible for the guard of honor and maintaining the order of the court.

They are only in charge of this part, and they don't need to be responsible for the others, and they don't stay in the palace.

The royal guards are in charge of the safety of the palace. According to Mr. Zhang, the current royal guards will be gradually replaced.

On the one hand, they have to be selected from the new National Defense Forces. They must have been on the front line and made military exploits to confirm that they are absolutely loyal to the country and the royal family.

On the other hand, there are certain restrictions, such as age, marriage, wealth screening...etc.

The Imperial Royal Secret Service Intelligence Bureau is simple. The first thing is to integrate the forces of Jinyiwei and Dongchang that were originally on the Nine Sides and outside the Nine Sides.

They are specially formed into specialized agencies that are only responsible for all external intelligence collection and analysis, and they will be fully responsible for external intelligence analysis.

All enemies and potential enemies of the empire on the border, they will be responsible for infiltration, intelligence collection, and analysis.

And pass this information back to the empire, and they are only responsible to His Majesty the Emperor and the cabinet.

The cabinet has the power of impeachment but not the power of appointment and removal. The only power of appointment and removal is that of the emperor.

They complement Wang Zhi's "Imperial Royal Highest Military Intelligence Division", which is responsible for military intelligence collection.

And what they are responsible for is comprehensive intelligence collection, and the intelligence of both sides can also be confirmed by each other.

The Dongji Incident Factory also needs to be refined and split. First, the functions in the palace are split into "royal guards".

As for the external intelligence agency, all the parts responsible for spying in the enemy's territory were cut off to the "Imperial Royal Secret Service Intelligence Bureau".

But at the same time, all the relevant personnel who originally belonged to Jinyiwei and were responsible for internal surveillance and investigation were all transferred to the new agency.

The name of this new agency is "Imperial Royal Special Investigation Bureau"!

The Imperial Royal Special Investigation Bureau is relatively simple, basically the function of Jinyiwei now.

It's just a readjustment, the slogan is "the top checks the country's treacherous craftsmen, and the bottom catches illegal bandits."

Those involved in bandits report to Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice, and they can be summoned, arrested, and interrogated.

After collecting the evidence, submit it directly to the Ministry of Justice and Law, and bring a lawsuit to Dali Temple, and the Dali Temple will try it according to the evidence and the Law of the Ming Dynasty.

In terms of officials, the Bureau of Investigation has the right to subpoena and interrogate officials below the fifth grade, and must report to Dali Temple, the cabinet and His Majesty the Emperor.

If it is verified, the Ministry of Justice will verify and prosecute, and Dali Temple will hear and judge.

If you are not satisfied with the judgment of the Ministry of Justice and Dali Temple, you can appeal to the cabinet for a new trial.

Officials of the fifth rank and above, but below the second rank, need to report to the cabinet and His Majesty the emperor before summoning for interrogation.There is no need to report to Dali Temple.

Involving the second rank, you only need to report to His Majesty the Emperor, and you can call for interrogation after obtaining His Majesty's approval.

But without the right to prosecute and judge, no one can torture to extract a confession at any level...

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but be fascinated by listening to Zhang Xiaogong's little statement.

It has to be said that although the authority of the two departments has been split and subdivided, the functions are actually clear.

At the same time, each has checks and balances and a clear perspective. At the same time, the six ministries and the cabinet have the right to know and the right to impeach.

This will also reduce the rebound of the civil service system a lot.

After the two newly established ministries and their responsibilities were clarified, they were much safer.

Moreover, in Young Master Zhang's plan, the heads of these two departments can also enter the Senate after reaching a certain age!

This is a huge carrot, Xiao Jingchu was still worried that this matter would cause a backlash in Jinyiwei and Dongchang.

But Young Master Zhang's final blow was directly fatal!

Entering the Senate, that's a temptation that even civil servants can't resist, let alone Jinyiwei and Dongchang? !

Moreover, the heads of these two departments seem to be in good shape, but in many cases they end up not much better.

This is also one of the reasons why they were extremely crazy when they were in power. If they can give a Senate seat...

Damn it!Then you have to be careful, and you have to work hard!

In terms of face, is there a better place than this "Senate"? !

In terms of lining, the elders of the Senate have an annual salary of 1000 taels!

Emperor Hongzhi pondered for a long time, and then he first found old Dai Yi.

It can be said that Lao Daiyi has worked hard and made great achievements. There is no problem in entering Xianzhong Temple.

But now Emperor Hongzhi decided to go a step further, and old Dai Yi would be among the first to be in charge of the Senate.

Old Dai Yi came in a hurry, and when he heard that Emperor Hongzhi was going to let him enter the Senate that was being prepared, he knocked his head on the ground in gratitude.

She was crying like a baby in confinement, and she agreed without hesitation to Emperor Hongzhi asking him to prepare for the reform of Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

Although Xiao Jing is the person in charge now, he is also in charge of the East Factory after all.

So he also needs to avoid suspicion to a certain extent, besides, Lao Xiao has to continue to hang around now anyway.