The weaving envoy of the weaving department, but the third product, is one of the official positions of the twelve secretaries.

The surname of the new dynasty has its own elegant government, which is different from the previous dynasties. In addition to the three mansions and nine departments, the Tang Dynasty actually set up twelve temples (divisions).

The Tang Dynasty retained the Honglu Temple and Dali Temple, and abolished the Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple and Taifu Temple. The functions and powers of these three temples were merged into the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War.

In addition, the Traffic Temple, the Medical Guard Temple (formerly the Medical Bureau), the Sanitation Temple, the Mining Temple, the Haiwu Temple, the Dajian Temple (the Supreme Inspection Hall), the Weaving Division, the Janissary Division, the General Administration Division, and the Silu Temple were added.

Together with the Hanlin Academy, the Datang Academy, the Qin Tianjian, the Heavenly Master's Mansion, the Zhan Shi Mansion, the Medical Taoist Palace, the Tai Hospital, the Letters and Visits Party (Special Investigation Bureau), the Propaganda Party, the Internal Government, the Taile Administration, the Military Police Department, the Franchise Department, the Printing Plate Administration, the Datang Bank, and the Taishuguan, these 16 yamen, a total of 40, are collectively referred to as the "40 Yamen".

The forty yamen in this capital are all above three grades!

Among them, the Military Division's Mansion, the Political Affairs Hall, the Imperial History Tower, the Heavenly Master's Mansion, and the Inner Government are five of the Zhengyipin Yamen.

However, the Heavenly Master's Mansion is only in charge of the Sect, Taoist Temple, Taoist officials, and sacrifices, and does not manage important military and political affairs. The internal government is only in charge of the internal affairs of the royal family, including palace envoys, inner treasury, imperial horses, palaces, travel, honor guards, clans and other things.

But although the Great Heavenly Master is not a ruler, he is a national teacher, of course, he is a product. Although the Minister of the Interior of the Ministry of the Interior does not manage the affairs of the military state, there is no small matter in the Heavenly Family, and the responsibilities are heavy, and it is also a good thing.

Forty yamen, a total of 1 to 10 officials 10,000 people. However, the vast majority of them are the last members of the ninth and tenth grades, and those above the fifth rank are qualified to participate in the deliberations of the Chang Dynasty, that is, more than 300 people. These more than 300 people are the so-called "imperial court".

Li Luo issued a holy decree to the ministry, and completed the appointment documents of Huang Daopo, and the newly baked envoy took office. The officials of the weaving department are almost all women who are proficient in weaving.

"Alright. With Huang Daopo, Datang's cotton cloth will soon be popularized, and we will not only be able to dress the world, but also collect a lot of taxes in the future. Li Luo was very happy.

The Weaving Department is not only to promote innovative textile technology, to produce official fabrics for the royal government, but also to manage the world's weaving workshops, cotton and silkworm trade, and to supervise the textile industry taxes of the Ministry of Commerce.

It's a very important department.

Not only the Weaving Division, but also the Monopoly Department Yamen, there is also the monopoly tax business of the Ministry of Supervision and Commerce. The Ministry of Commerce is in charge of commercial taxation of state and private businesses, and has a lot of power, which is also prone to corruption. With such checks and balances, the Ministry of Commerce was stared at by the eyes of many yamen.

The Tang Dynasty has five incomes, one is the tax on agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery collected by the household department; the second is the commercial tax collected by the Ministry of Commerce; the third is the national monopoly income such as salt, iron and grain; fourth, mining income and marine fishery income; Fifth, booty income.

However, although these departments have tax assessment indicators? But they can't manage money and spend it. All the money must be handed over to the Ministry of Finance for safekeeping and allocation.

"Come? Daughter-in-law? Let's sum up the grain monopoly. Li Luo sat down, "This matter?" I think it's not detailed enough, and it's easy to cause corruption. ”

"I think so." Cui Xiuning took out a notebook? Sit down next to Li Luo? The two began to murmur in their ears.

That's right? Grain is also the monopoly of Tang Ting!

Tang Law stipulates that private merchants are prohibited from dealing in grain. Just look at how rich and bad the grain merchants have been throughout the ages, and how bad they have played, in ancient times, when food was extremely valuable? What does the existence of grain merchants mean.

Low yield per mu in ancient times? In the event of natural and man-made disasters, there is a shortage of food. Food is so important, but it is left to businessmen. Of course, this is not the stupidity of the previous emperors, but there is no way.

Why?

Because the grain merchants themselves are big landlords and big bureaucrats. They relied on the monopoly to obtain the land and fields, and they beat so much grain? Of course, if you want to sell it, won't you become a grain merchant?

Can the emperor still forbid them to sell their own grain? Since you can't? I can't manage it. In the final analysis, the problem lies in land annexation.

As a result, they suppressed grain prices and exploited farmers in good years. In the famine year, hoarding and disrupting the world. They were like leeches that sucked their blood, and they were all rich and oily. But the court and the small people suffered a big loss.

Now it's different. Li Luo just didn't let them deal with grain anymore. In this way, not only can the court eat this piece of meat, but the people will suffer.

If you sell grain for more than 10 koku without authorization, you will be imprisoned. More than 100 stones... It's rebellion!

There can only be one grain merchant, and that is the imperial court!

"The general direction is good, and it's completely doable. The question is......" Cui Xiuning said, "Do you think this will work?" She handed the notebook over.

Li Luo looked at it for a while, wrote and painted again, and said with a smile: "It's almost now!" ”

The plan planned by the two has come out.

To whom is the farmer's grain sold? It is sold to the local village offices, and the village offices will escort the grain to the county town and become the grain of the state.

According to the local situation, a reasonable price was set, so that neither the people would suffer a loss, nor would the court suffer a loss.

Then, the government opened a warehouse to sell grain. If they can't be sold, they will be used to make military rations. If it can't be sold, it will be used as a strategic reserve for relief or sake brewing.

The difference in price was originally earned by grain merchants. But now it has fallen into the pockets of the imperial court.

The farmer pays the grain tax and only in kind.

So, how can local officials be prevented from enriching themselves when buying and selling grain?

Easy to do.

Peasant households do not take money when selling grain, but receive food stamps with horseback printing and painting. It is the village office that collects the grain, and it is the county government that receives and keeps the grain. However, those who sell grain are the local branches of the monopoly office, and those who collect money have become county officials. Those who distribute the money to the peasant households and collect the food stamps are turned into village offices.

Then, the profit of the difference is handed over to the Ministry of Finance, and the commercial tax is handed over to the Ministry of Commerce.

Farmers get as much grain as they sell. The price is set again, and there are as many food stamps as there are grain payments.

Each link must be reconciled, and each link has a reconciliation draw. Whoever wants to be corrupt must deal with the peasant households, the village office, the county government, the monopoly office, the Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of Finance at the same time.

It's too hard, it's too easy to expose.

"Now I can only do this, and it is really not easy to embezzle grain." Cui Xiuning is also more satisfied.

When the woman talked about food, Moth's eyebrows frowned again, "I've thought about fertilizer for a long time, and I can't help it." Don't say we're not chemists, and even if we were, we couldn't figure it out, don't think about it. ”

The man was a little incredulous, "Is it so hard?" "This Datang Tianzi didn't graduate from junior high school, so he didn't know that fertilizer was so difficult.

Cui Xiuning shook his head, "Doctors of chemistry can't do it, this way doesn't work." The yield of farm manure is limited, so it is better to think about how to improve the rice seeds. Even if you go to the Americas to find potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn, it is easier than chemical fertilizer. ”

Li Luo touched his chin, "Our ocean-going fleet is a little dangerous to go to South America. But you can try. When is the windiest in the eastern Pacific Ocean? ”

Cui Xiuning thought for a while, "The peak period of hurricanes in the eastern Pacific is from April to June, and it seems that May is the most frequent. If you set out, it's better to send a fleet now. Winter is just enough to avoid the high hurricane period. ”

"But while all three things are found in South America, South America is so big that the devil knows where to find them."

Li Luo frowned, "Do you remember the specific origin of the three things?" ”

Cui Xiuning put down the pen and thought hard, "Mexico? Colombia? Peru? I'm not sure. I can only be sure that there are countries that have to do with three things. ”

It's not easy to narrow down the scope here, but Li Luo is still unwilling, "Can it be narrowed down a little more?" ”

Cui Xiu buried his head on the shore, revealing the delicate fluff on the back of his neck, and only raised his head after a while and said:

"What is certain is that it was found not far from the sea. Columbus did not stay far into the interior for long, and soon brought back a lot of crops, as if he had brought them back on his first voyage. So it's definitely not far from the coast. ”

"Second, Columbus set out from the Atlantic, but his purpose was to find a route to Asia, and the main point of activity was in the Caribbean!"

Cui Xiuning's cartographic studies are very good, she immediately drew the general topography of South America, and used a pen to draw a little in the narrow strip west of the Caribbean Sea, "Look, where is this?" It's the range of Mexico and Colombia combined, Central America! ”

She drew a circle with her pen on the eastern land of the Caribbean, "In this area, corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers are all there!" You know, Uncle Columbus brought back so many things very soon after sailing, which means that things are not far from the coast, and the natives must know about it! ”

Li Luo looked at the position she circled and said with some excitement: "It's really yours!" That's a small range! ”

Cui Xiuning was a little proud, "The members of Interpol must be familiar with the world map. Especially in places like South America and the Golden Triangle. Otherwise, as soon as the criminals go to sea, you are not familiar with the map, how can you judge the escape route of the other party? How to intercept? ”

"Don't rejoice too soon, though. Columbus did not bypass the Cape of Good Hope, he sailed straight from Europe across the Atlantic Ocean, which is not too far away, and the Atlantic Ocean is much narrower than the Pacific Ocean. ”

"If we go east from the South China Sea to Central America, it will be the closest. How far? It's about 35,000 miles or more, brother, more than 30,000 miles. Hehe. ”

Li Luo sighed: "It's indeed too far, the risk of the fleet is too great." More than 30,000 miles, I'll go, won't it take a few months? ”

Cui Xiuning drew on the paper again with a pen, and a sketch of the Pacific Ocean immediately appeared.

"Fugitives, you see, from Hainan, to the Philippines, to the Micro Islands, to the Marshall Islands, to the south of Hawaii, to the south of Mexico. In between, you can basically draw an irregular straight line. ”

"We broke down the route into five sections, and each leg was shortened to six or seven thousand miles, and each leg took a month, and five months to Central America. It takes two months to log in to find the least, and it takes at least a year to come and go, a year, brother, and this is still a very smooth situation. ”

Li Luo understood, "Well, if you go in such a connection, you can indeed reduce a lot of risks, and there will be supplies on the way." I think, capable! ”

"Let's send a small fleet to try first, explore the way, and try our luck. Our boat is OK, and the compass is too. Send five warships, a thousand people. ”

Cui Xiuning said: "If you want to stop in the Philippines for supplies, the Philippines is now in the hands of Hai Song." ”

Li Luo said indifferently: "Then send an ocean-going fleet to escort the team to the Philippines." After the detachment rested and replenished in the Philippines, the Grand Fleet returned. ”

Cui Xiuning nodded, "That's all it can be." But you're about to conquer the sun, and the ocean-going fleet can't pull it out. ”

Li Luo said: "Japan is the monkey in the palm of our hand, and we can't run away." Let the ocean-going fleet escort the expedition fleet to the Philippines. ”

"Actually, there is another way, which is to go to North America from the north first, and the sea route is not far. After arriving in North America, it sails along the coast of the west coast and south to the west coast of South America. ”

Cui Xiuning said: "This method seems to be safe, and the sea route from North America to the north is also close. But the distance around it is too far, more than twice as far. The farther away you are, the more likely you are to encounter a hurricane. ”

Li Luo just said that he also felt that this route was unreliable. "Let's go straight, then."

Cui Xiuning asked: "Who will be the head of the small fleet?" None of our sailor generals have experience in the ocean. It is Zheng He, Luo Yu, Liu Tuo, and Han Shao, who are also active in the offshore sea, and they sail for half a month at most. ”

Li Luo thought for a while, and suddenly thought of a task, "What do you think of Shi Yan?" ”

Stone Rock is the father of Stone Coral, who was once a sea thief and was nicknamed the Seawolf King. This person often sailed between Japan and the South China Sea, and has been at sea for more than 20 years, so he has a lot of experience.

After taking refuge in Li Luo, Shi Yan became a rich man, and he has not been to sea for several years, and he is not an official, and he is dedicated to enjoying Qingfu.

Cui Xiuning shook his head: "Shi Yan, I saw it once again this year." This person has lost all his spirit, he has no adventurous spirit at all, he is only willing to enjoy Qingfu, even if he is an official, he doesn't want to be an official, do you think he is suitable? His current character is the first to save his life. Once he is sent on a long voyage, he will definitely order a return voyage if it does not go his way. ”

Li Luo knows that Cui Xiuning's personality analysis is very reliable and has not missed a beat. She commented on Shi Yan like this, so Shi Yan is really inappropriate.

"Then let Zheng He go. Only he is the most suitable. Li Luo said. Since Shi Yan is not suitable, the most suitable one is Zheng He.

Cui Xiuning nodded, "Zheng He is loyal, resolute and calm, and very talented. Although young, he is not impulsive, thoughtful, and courageous, and he is the best candidate. ”

"Then it's decided. He was appointed Governor of the Eastern Patrol Fleet. Li Luo said, "Let's first draw out the things we are looking for, and write out the characteristics carefully, so we will say that Lao Jun is guiding the things to find in a dream." ”

Cui Xiuning smiled: "Okay, I'll do this." The voyage should be fully prepared, and there should be no hurry in this day or two. ”

The voyage to the Americas was such a big thing, and the young couple decided in less than an hour.

After this matter was settled, Li Luo mentioned the government again, "We have set up forty yamen, but most of them are just a shelf. Now that the company has not been open for a long time, the foundation of the company's culture must be laid. We need to improve some systems as soon as possible. ”

Cui Xiuning was also interested, "Say, what to do?" ”

Li Luo said: "Let's start with the Li family themselves." We can't afford to make the mistakes of the Ming Dynasty, and in the end the clan dragged down the whole country. ”

"That's what I thought. Our sons, except for the crown prince, are all founding princes, and they are hereditary, after all, we have few sons. ”

"However, except for the son of the founding prince, the other sons must be demoted to the third rank, and they can only be crowned county dukes."

"The son of the county duke will be demoted to the county marquis. The other sons were demoted to the third rank and could only be first-class uncles. ”

"Descend to the cloud knight captain of the seventh grade. The next generation of Cloud Cavalry Captain is an idle clan, and he is not giving it to Yulu. ”

Cui Xiuning counted with his fingers, "That means that if we count down to the sixth generation, the vast majority of people don't have titles?" ”

Li Luo nodded and said, "Yes, the gentleman's Ze, the fifth generation will be beheaded." ”

"This is still the son and grandson of the founding prince. What about the descendants of the princes of the Hereafter? Cui Xiuning asked.

Li Luo said: "First, except for Zheng'er, our sons are all founding princes, and they are hereditary. But from Zheng'er, his son can't be crowned prince all. Because he has many concubines, his sons must be indispensable. ”

"Zheng'er's sons, except for the crown prince, the other sons' titles are divided into three categories: the prince of the country, the prince of the county, and the prince. Moreover, they must be at least 18 years old to build a government independently, grant land, and receive a salary. ”

"Also, all the descending lords cannot be hereditary. The son was demoted to the first rank, and the other sons were all demoted to the third rank. Also, at most, only ten sons have knighthoods, and all the others are idle clans. If anyone gives birth to dozens of them in one go, I'm sorry, the extra ones are supported by themselves, and the court is not responsible. ”

Cui Xiuning frowned, "How can the idle clan live without a fortune?" ”

Li Luo said: "You can be a soldier, take the imperial examination, engage in business, be a lawyer, be a Taoist, and even farm." But you just can't be a rice worm. However, when an idle clan sees any official, they don't have to salute, unless the other party is a clan of a higher rank. ”

Cui Xiuning chuckled, "Okay, you can be ruthless, can't I yet?" This is a good thing, we can't let the country raise so many children and grandchildren, that will harm them. ”

Li Luo continued: "Everyone, whether it is the royal clan or the aristocratic officials, has to pay taxes. Only the families of martyrs can enjoy tax exemption for 20 years. ”

"Agreed." Cui Xiuning nodded.

"All clans, if you fail the exam, you can't be knighted according to the system. Those who fail can only be demoted to the original title. This is not to save money for the country, but to spur them to be motivated and not to become waste. ”

"Also, although the title is decreasing, if you make meritorious service, you can be promoted. For example, a county marquis can be promoted to a county prince or a national prince after an immediate success. ”

"In short, our clan management system should not only provide the treatment that the clan should have for future generations, but also let them have pressure."

Cui Xiuning said: "The system that spurs the sect to be motivated is good, but is it possible that the clan is too motivated and motivated to think of Zhu Di?" ”

Li Luo smiled: "What does Zhu Di rely on? It was the kings of the early Ming Dynasty who could control a lot of guard power. The prince of the Tang Dynasty has no army, at most only a group of guards, what do you rely on to rebel? ”

"If in such a situation, there is still a clan that can become Zhu Di, then it can only be said that the emperor is incompetent, and the court is incompetent, which means that he is too capable, so he should be the emperor."

Cui Xiuning did not object, "Then it's decided." Also, shouldn't the concubine system of the clan and officials be managed? You can't have endless concubines if you are powerful, right? Originally, there were relatively few women, and they didn't let folk men marry daughters-in-law? Moreover, there are too many concubines in later generations, and they are also prone to short life, distraction, and faintness. ”

Li Luo snapped his fingers, "What my daughter-in-law said is right. It's to be stipulated. ”

"I've thought about this before. In the later generations, all concubines cannot exceed a maximum of thirty-six. There cannot be more than eighteen princes, and no more than twelve kings......"

"There cannot be more than nine officials in a single product...... No more than two people under the seventh grade. If there is no grade, no concubines are allowed! ”

"However, the emperor can reward the quota!"

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