Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

Although it is said to be a reorganization, it is of course impossible for Ping An to arbitrarily abolish those who can actually enter the Supervisor of Rites.So this new secretariat is actually quite overcrowded.Originally there were four eunuchs holding pens, eight eunuchs accompanying the hall, plus four newcomers, there were twelve people.

So after joining the newcomers, the first thing Ping An has to do is to lay off employees.

Of course, this layoff cannot be the removal of people directly, and their whereabouts must be arranged. ——Although it is okay to evacuate people directly, these eunuchs have special identities. If they do not make good work arrangements, they will definitely become a factor of social instability, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Besides, these people also have abilities, and Ping An felt that it would be a pity to waste them like this.

Fortunately, the things that the Supervisor of Rites was originally in charge of were very complicated. In addition to the economic factory having been merged into the library and completely taken over by the library, he was also in charge of the warehouses where ancient and modern books and paintings, pens, inks, papers, inkstones, silk yarns, etc. were placed. key.

After these things are put into the warehouse, they are actually rarely used at ordinary times.Ping An simply combined it with the curios and artifacts in charge of Yu Yongjian to form a museum.Of course, it is difficult for the current museums to be open to ordinary people like later generations, so they can only be responsible for guarding, organizing and repairing for the time being.

In addition, if you need to use some of the books when compiling books at the library, you can also come and get them.

In this way, many people can be accommodated in this museum.After all, it is a very huge job to sort out the inventory of more than a hundred years.

After streamlining, there are only eight people left in the secretariat of Benchu ​​Palace, four servants, and four court officials, who are divided into two shifts.Because the four servants only need to be on duty in the Primordial Palace, they don't need to follow Zhao Can all day like before, and they are also responsible for his eating and living arrangements, so in fact, they are not more tired than before.

——Of course, Ping An himself was not among these eight people.His current position is the Secretary-General of the Secretariat, responsible for all overall planning work, not involved in specific affairs.

This is mainly because Ping An has many other things to take care of besides Zhao Can's affairs here.

For example, now that he has finished arranging the affairs of the Benchu ​​Palace, he takes Xiao Fuzi and starts arranging the recruitment of this year's palace.

In fact, the process is similar to the selection of maids in the past. Ten-year-old boys and girls with a clean family background and stable personality are selected for the palace. After simple training, they start to work.According to Ping An's idea, some people are recruited every year, so the number is not large, and only people are selected within the capital.

In order to achieve the purpose of simplification, the selection is naturally not a blind selection.Therefore, Ping An has to take Xiao Fuzi, first count all the current positions in the palace, and arrange how many people are needed in each place, and finally recruit people in a targeted manner.

The workload is not small, but fortunately, after the scale is formed, it can be done as usual in the future, and there is no need for Ping An to do it by himself.

And the reason why he brought Xiao Fuzi was mainly to let the other party be familiar with the process, and these things would be handed over to Xiao Fuzi in the future, so he didn't need to worry about it.

Just when Pingan was busy preparing for this matter and didn't care about other things for a while, many courtiers in the court began to write memorials to persuade the emperor to choose ladies to fill the harem.

Of course, this wide-ranging selection of ladies could not be maids who work in the palace, but hoped that Zhao Can could accept a few concubines to spread branches and leaves for the royal family and reproduce children, so that there would be no successors to the throne.

Ping An was so busy that he got up early and went to bed late, and only found out about it after listening to other people's discussions.

In fact, after the new emperor ascended the throne, such a memorial was presented, which is also the meaning in the question.After all, Zhao Can's current age is really not young for people of this era, and there is not even a woman around him, so how can people not worry about him?

But even though he knew this in his heart, after Ping An heard about it, he was still not very happy.

After returning home that day, he asked Zhao Can about it. ——After the winter passed, Ping An and Zhao Can moved back to their original residence.After all, it is inappropriate for Zhao Can to live elsewhere as the emperor.

"I thought you didn't know about this." Zhao Can teased him with a smile, "Or you have confidence in me, so you knew but didn't take it to heart."

"It's true that I didn't take it to heart, but just ask me casually. Which adults wrote the book? It must be that the usual business is not busy enough, and His Majesty should give them more burdens." Ping An said with a serious face.

Zhao Can nodded and said, "That's right, I'll think about what I can do for them."

"By the way, are you almost ready for the merger of the Yushitai and the Overwatch Council?" Pingan suddenly remembered this matter, "The court is too stable, and many ministers must be very idle, so we should find something for them to do. yes."

"Okay, if you go on like this, it will be revenge." Zhao Can said with a smile.

Pingan raised his eyebrows, "Could it be that what I said is not a serious matter?" Even if it was a personal revenge, he must do it in a dignified way, so that no one can say anything wrong.

"I will keep these notes and not publish them." Zhao Can said, "After all, it is enough for us to know this kind of thing in our hearts, so we don't need to say too much. But now it seems that I will talk about it in the morning tomorrow, so as not to Don't worry about peace."

"What worries me?"

"Then why do you have to put on such a face? But... I like that you don't worry." Zhao Can held Ping An's hand and said in a low voice.

Although the relationship between the two is already very stable, it is a rare pleasure to be jealous once in a while, lest the relationship become too dull and lose passion instead.

"By the way, I have something to tell you. There is a letter from the southeast, and Zhao Jie is ready to board the ship and go to sea. Although he is not as good as a sailor with many years, but among the recruits, he is rare and outstanding. The one over there People don't know his identity, but everyone is full of praise." Ping An said.

Since he became the Secretary-General, all the news that came from various places has to be summarized by him, and then he will send it to Zhao Can according to the degree of importance.For such information that has not been made public yet, Ping An only told Zhao Can in private.

Zhao Can said, "That's right, it's worth your effort to arrange such a future for him."

"I think, this time the fleet goes to Annan to buy food, let Zhao Jie blame it. If you want to go to more distant seas in the future, there must be a process of adaptation first." Ping An said.

"You are very thoughtful, so let's do it this way." Zhao Can said, and smiled towards Ping An, "The lady is so virtuous, and she arranges everything in the house properly. I am very pleased with my husband."

Ping An glared at him, "Don't talk nonsense!"

"Where is this nonsense? In fact, when I received the memorial today, I wanted to tell the courtiers that they would worry about these things. My queen is hardworking and capable, and understands righteousness. It is enough to have such a person as a companion, and I don't need anything. Fen Dai in the harem adds color." Zhao Can threw Ping An on the couch and laughed in a low voice, "It's just that the queen has too many things to worry about, and she always puts her majesty behind. This should be changed."

"Oh? Isn't it the Queen's duty to be in charge of the harem?" Ping An said, "Of course someone else will do the work of serving His Majesty."

"No, the Queen's duty is to serve Your Majesty's bed and give birth to a bunch of little princes." Zhao Can lowered her voice and bit Ping An's face lightly, "The Queen will perform her duties now." Covering the lips of peace.

"Hmm..." Ping An struggled for a while, but couldn't beat Zhao Can, so he let him go.

Thinking about it carefully, he was indeed neglected during this period of time.In the beginning, Ping An was too lazy to move during the winter, but later in the spring, when he was busy, he naturally couldn't care about it.No wonder Zhao Can complained.

But after thinking about it like this, Ping An pushed Zhao Can's head buried in his neck, "Don't mess with it..."

When Zhao Can was upset, she wouldn't kiss him well, always biting like a puppy, and the marks left would take several days to disappear.

So Ping An couldn't let him leave the mark where his clothes couldn't cover it, otherwise he wouldn't have to meet people tomorrow.

Zhao Can has always been very measured, let alone being reminded by Ping An, he had no choice but to let go of his mouth and bite in another place.But like revenge, he bit until Ping An felt pain before letting go, leaving a very deep tooth mark.

Ping An originally had a lot of things to say to him, but naturally it was impossible to continue talking about serious things, so he had to stop.When he was confused by Zhao Can, he naturally didn't remember these things.

When Zhao Can got up to go to court the next day, Ping An was still fast asleep.

When the ministers finished talking about what they were going to report, he really mentioned it.

"In the past few days, many ministers and workers have come forward to persuade me to choose ladies to fill the harem so that I can have more children. It's just that I always think about it. The funeral of the late emperor has not passed, and the country's major affairs are not peaceful. I really have no such intention. Besides, I am young and strong, There is no need to rush this matter. Wang Gong and the others put their energy above official business, so there is no need to persuade me on this matter."

That's an understatement.After all, there is no small matter in the Tian family, and the emperor's marriage is especially important. After all, the affairs of the harem are closely related to the court.Besides, Zhao Can's queen and concubines could not be chosen from the daughters of the family, so it was inevitable that they would choose the minister's daughter to enter the palace.It is even more unlikely that this matter has nothing to do with the courtiers.

However, since Zhao Can had already said this, he thought he was determined. Although the ministers wanted to persuade him again, it was indeed inappropriate now.

Not counting that, Zhao Can then announced a series of appointments, dismissals and transfers.Although he didn't say it clearly, the ministers whose names were named all knew that he had written a booklet to persuade the emperor to choose a concubine. It seemed that the emperor was really dissatisfied with this, otherwise he would not have taken such a move.

The positions they want to transfer to are the ones that are very busy and don't touch the ground all day long.

Obviously, His Majesty wanted them all to get busy and not spend so much energy on his harem.

Many ministers frowned secretly, expressing dissatisfaction with Zhao Can's attitude.However, this master's temperament is not the kind that would listen to persuasion, and he has always been known for his ruthless methods, so there is no one to talk much at the moment.But what to think in my heart, I don't know.

Ping An didn't know that Zhao Can had already expressed his position in the court, alas, it aroused the vigilance of some ministers, he slept until the sun was bright, and when he woke up, he still felt weak all over his body.

If it weren't for the fact that there were still things to do today, he really wanted to continue lying down like this.

When he got up, washed, ate something and went out, Xiao Fuzi had already been waiting for a long time.If it weren't for knowing what was going on in Ping An, it would certainly be impossible to wait patiently until this time.Seeing Ping An, he didn't dare to look up, turned around and walked forward following Ping An's pace.

After another busy day, it is finally sorted out, and there is no need for Ping An to follow up on the next things.

"At that time, I will hand it over to the yamen for cooperation, pass the news on, register the applicants, and take them over together, and then we will make a selection. It is almost enough to choose one of three people for each position. In case there is something inappropriate, At that time, there will be no replacement." Ping An explained to Xiao Fuzi.

"I see. I'll send it back later." Xiao Fuzi said, "What about the rest of the seats?"

Not all positions are suitable for recruiting newcomers, and they can start working immediately.For example, there are more important places such as guarding the warehouse, and there are some technical tasks that newcomers cannot do.

Ping An said, "Persist on the kind first, wait a few years for this batch to get started, and then choose reliable supplements from these."

After Xiao Fuzi left, Ping An went to see some of Zhao Run's gentlemen.A few days ago, he came to Ping An, saying that his homework had improved a lot, and asked Ping An to fulfill his previous promise.Of course, it is impossible for Ping An to just believe that, so he first asked his gentlemen about the situation.

Facts have proved that if the bear child is determined to learn, the effect is also very good.In the past six months, Zhao Run's homework has indeed improved a lot. It can't be said to be excellent now, but at least he can keep up with the progress of his husband.The text can be recited, and the explanations can be understood. Even if there are occasional mistakes, it is because he has his own ideas, which shows that he has put his heart into it.

Ping An was a little surprised to get this answer.

Ping An felt that Zhao Jie was able to persevere, because he was older and knew exactly what he wanted, and knew that if he couldn't seize this opportunity, he would have no other way to go.But Zhao Run didn't look like he had suffered a lot, so he persisted.

And it was the boring homework that he didn't like the most before.

Pingan thought that he could indeed be taught by someone, not to mention outstanding martial arts, or even to be a general, but mainly to exercise his body, and develop some good habits and persevere.

But at that time, he casually promised him that he must find a teacher who is better than the instructor, and now it is more worrying.

In the end, Ping An had to go to the Tianshu people and ask him to recommend candidates.At least not much worse than them.It's hard for kids to tell the difference anyway.

Afterwards, Pingan thought that teaching one is also teaching, and teaching a group is also teaching. It is better to let Zhao Can gather all the children in the clan to teach, so that those who are successful in the future can also use them.Even if you are not good enough, it is not bad to be able to support yourself.This will reduce the burden on the treasury.

Some of the current clans, like King Qi, still have some ability and can be used, but most of them are useless and can only be supported by the court.It costs a lot of money and food every year, but basically has no income.Ping An and Zhao Can have already noticed this situation, and it is time to change it.

It's a good idea to start with these little ones.

Ping An discussed with Zhao Can, and he naturally did not refuse.Soon, an order was issued to let the children of the right age in the clan enter the palace to study.

This decree came a little suddenly, and many clans felt very inexplicable.But it is also an honor for them to let their children read in the study room.Those clans that are relatively close and have a better life are nothing more than that. For those that are far away, many families have nothing but the airs of clans, and they are actually unable to make ends meet. Children's schooling is also a huge expense, and it is a good thing that the royal family is willing to bear it.

That's all for the other princes, Zhao Run likes to be lively, and when he heard that so many cousins ​​would come to study with him, he was immediately happy.

Without Ping An teaching him the responsibility of being the protagonist, he spontaneously became the leader of this group of children. ——That's right, a child of this age has already understood the level gap, and must have been told by his parents to obey the princes, so naturally he would not go against his wishes.

With the existence of such a group of children, the palace seemed to become lively all of a sudden.It contrasted with the equally enthusiastic martial arts in the East Sixth Palace, and it took up a small part of the palace.

Pingan is very satisfied with this, it is best that every place in the palace has its own use, even if the concubine is chosen, she will not have a place to live, so it is better not to choose it.

Taking advantage of the help of these clan disciples, Zhao Can gave another order to the officials compiling books in the library, asking them to compile a set of basic textbooks for elementary school.

All along, the content of enlightenment for children is different. After they recognize the characters, they start to learn the Analects of Confucius.In fact, there is no systematic book for children to learn.

Taking this opportunity to compile it, it will be more convenient to promote universal education in the future.At least those poor children in rural areas who cannot afford to read can go to school for one or two years, learn this set of basic textbooks, know the basic principles, know how to read and write, and can calculate and so on.

Ping An is still unable to achieve that everyone in the world can read, but he believes that with little progress, one day he will be able to achieve his ambition.

Maybe by that time, the whole Great Chu will look different.

However, these were just appetizers before, and what really counted as Zhao Can's major policy after he came to power was the merger of the Imperial City Division and Yushitai with the city's Overwatch Council.

Ping An once hesitated to do this matter now. After all, the reform of official positions is always difficult. Civil servants are very sensitive to this, for fear that the imperial power will intrude into their scope of rights. Therefore, it will be more difficult to promote this reform. .

But first of all, Yushitai is independent from the six ministries. Although it is also in the civil official group, it is actually relatively independent because it has the power to supervise all officials.This gives them a basis for reform, at least not too much resistance.Secondly, the Imperial City Division is a special institution. Ping An hopes to incorporate him into the official establishment as soon as possible, and has some restrictions on its powers.

In addition, there are also reasons why Gu Wenheng entered Yushitai with coercion to attack the current structure, but it has not stabilized until now.It is easier to reform at this time.Moreover, Gu Wenheng's remaining prestige is still there, so it is relatively easy to bring him up to take charge.

After the split of the Imperial City Division, most of them can be merged into the Overwatch Council—according to Ping An's vision, the Overwatch Council will also establish branches in various places, and it is just right for people from the Imperial City Division to come here.However, the staff led by Wang Congyi is more difficult to arrange.

They were originally independent during the reform of the Imperial City Division, because Ping An did not want eunuchs to interfere too much in the affairs of the Imperial City Division.Now that it has become the Overwatch Council, it is even more unsuitable for eunuchs to intervene.But it is not appropriate to remove these people just like that, and there are a lot of people, so it is difficult to break up and reorganize into other departments.

After much deliberation, Ping An finally packed people up and sent them to Zhang Dongyuan's side, running around for the grain plant.According to Ping An's plan, after the initial promotion of grain seeds is over, a seed company can be established to be responsible for seed improvement and sales. At that time, the follow-up eunuchs who leave the palace can work in it and spread the spread.

But even if he arranged these people, the reorganization was still not smooth.

Gu Wenheng is Zhao Can's person, and he is the kind of person who has already branded it very clearly.The ministers worried that the Overwatch Council would become Zhao Can's institution against them in the future, with too much power to be contained.Although Feng Zhang tried his best to deal with it, the effect was very weak.

Fortunately, Zhao Can is not in a hurry about this matter, and it is fine if he can do it within this year.

This matter has been deadlocked for a long time, and it was not until summer that it began to loosen.Zhao Can was the emperor after all, if he insisted, the courtiers would not be able to twist him.

The retreat this time seems to have foreshadowed something. Many far-sighted courtiers have discovered that the emperor's control over the court is gradually increasing. No one can stop it.

Zhao Can herself did not want to see such a result.Gan Gang's arbitrariness sounds beautiful, but in fact it lays hidden dangers for Da Chu.

It's just that Zhao Can was alerted by the fact that the courtiers wrote a letter to persuade him to choose a concubine. If he didn't do this, one day the news of safety would be exposed, and the consequences would be very unpredictable.