Zhou Zheng started to work after a day off, after all, the situation is very different.

Qian Qianyi, the first assistant, is an empty shelf, and everything is already in Zhou Zheng's hands.

Qian Qianyi is also very acquainted, he goes to work as usual every day, but he doesn't do anything, he hides in the class room, reads, writes articles and paints, and he doesn't drop the chain when he comes forward, and the first assistant is full of majesty.

Zhou Zheng returned to the cabinet and convened a meeting of the six Shangshu and the 'Seven Secretaries' of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The first to speak was Sun Chuanting, he glanced at the codex in front of him, and said: "My lord, at present, the official system is basically stable, and now the officials pay attention to three aspects, one is the selection system, one is the construction of the assessment system, and the other is the supervision system, which is currently being studied in depth. ”

Zhou Zheng nodded when he listened, and said: "Use officials to be honest and virtuous, to avoid people being superficial, the most fundamental reason for the rise and fall of dynasties is corruption, we have a profound lesson, we can't take the old road." ”

Sun Chuanting nodded and said: "At present, there is still a feeling of 'superficial' in the reform of the law, and if you want to solve the problem of 'the imperial power is not lower than the county', you need to go deep into this layer. It is not prudent to consider the establishment of new bureaucratic institutions at the county and township levels, so that government decrees can be unimpeded, and the reform of laws can penetrate deep into the localities and thoroughly achieve the goal of reform......

Zhou Zheng listened, thinking silently.

Sun Chuanting's idea should come from his outline of law changes, but it is also ingenious and has many specific methods.

Sun Chuanting said for a while, and it was Jiang Guang's turn to be the secretary of the Ministry of War.

Jiang Yueguang is a serious and upright person, he glanced at Zhou Zheng, and said: "My lord, the 'military reform' is still in a deepening stage, if you want to break the bad government and realize the plan of strengthening the army, you have to strengthen the national army, especially the control, you can't rely on the general army, the imperial court needs vertical jurisdiction, but some whips are out of reach, and the military department is considering other methods." The Ministry of War is also studying the control and balance of military power. The tentative plan is that non-wartime management, training rights, etc., will be vested in the military department, and deployment, conquest, etc., will be under the ...... of the cabinet."

Military power has always been a sensitive issue, and Zhou Zheng needs to look at the present, but also after worrying, he pondered for a moment and said, "For the time being." ”

The council has just begun, and we have to take our time and figure it out slowly.

Kou Huaiyi took over as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and he looked at Zhou Zhengdao: "My lord, the plan of the Ministry of Industry is divided into three key points, the 'work for relief' in the northwest, the Yellow River, the Yangtze River as the main river control, and the construction of national official roads, bridges and roads. These projects are time-consuming and labor-intensive, and can take as little as five years. The Ministry of Industry is also conducting internal combing to ensure the establishment of a long-term, efficient and clean system. Not only within the Ministry of Industry, but also with the outside world. ”

The projects of the Ministry of Industry are not all done by the Ministry of Industry themselves, many of them are contracted out, and the issues involved here are quite complex, requiring strict prevention and control, acceptance, review and other systems.

Zhou Zheng nodded lightly and looked at Zhang Heyi.

Zhang Heyi has just taken over as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, this is the first person to enter the cabinet, he is very excited, and said: "My lord, the Ministry of Rites is still doing a combing of all the etiquette laws of the Ming Dynasty, and strive to do before the end of the year, the "New Rites of the Ming Dynasty" will be promulgated, and set as the first item of the scientific examination. Then there is the revision, establishment, and compensation of the Ming Law and other relevant laws, and strive to establish a complete set of Ming laws in three years, so that there are laws to follow as much as possible......"

Zhou Zheng was relieved of Zhang Heyi, and said: "Well, we must listen to opinions extensively, and the scope will be expanded, and there will be no dead ends, and other departments, especially Dali Temple, should work together to ......

Next, it was the turn of Zhou Fang, the secretary of the Criminal Department, who said: "There are many things in the Criminal Department, and we need to sort out and characterize various cases since Wanli, so we can't let them stumble us all the time." These are also delicate things that can take a long time...... In addition, I intend to give an explanation to Jianwen, Chengzu, Jingtai, etc. ”

Zhou Zheng looked at Zhou Fang with some differences, and did not immediately speak.

Emperor Jianwen was overthrown by Zhu Di and erased last year's name, that is, it was slowly recognized after this Jiajing, but it is still a sensitive topic.

Although Zhu Di's temple number has changed from Taizong to Liuchengzu, it is also a 'royal act', and it is still unclear among the scholars.

And Jingtai was Emperor Jingtai, who ascended the throne after the Tumubao Revolution and repelled Wara, but Yingzong was restored after being imprisoned for eight years, and the name of Jingtai became 'illegal', which is also sensitive.

The others also looked around, their expressions groaning.

After a while, Zhou Zheng said: "It's okay, but you have to figure it slowly, it's best to test it in this forest, don't be in a hurry to qualify." ”

Zhou Fangdao: "I know, I will not do it without authorization, and I will definitely deal with it properly." ”

Zhou Zheng nodded, and then looked at Gao Hongtu, the head of the household.

Gao Hongtu sighed and said: "In addition to its own various rights and positions and the relationship with the local province, the household department is now quite complicated in taxation and expenditure, and the household department is now all supported by Zhou's ticket number, and the income is less when it goes out, and the estimated income this year may be less than four million, and the expenditure may be as high as 20 million......

Zhou Zhengyi waved his hand to stop him from pouring bitter water, and said, "Okay, I will solve it for you, and you have to do a good job of budgeting for next year." ”

Gao Hongtu suddenly said: "My lord, it's not that I'm afraid of difficulties, not to mention this year, Yang Sichang wants to take back Taiwan, he wants 1 million silver, Lu Xiangsheng's side wants 2 million a year, and next year it will cost 1 million more, I still have to reserve at least 8 million for the exchange of old and new currency, the Ministry of Industry, disaster relief in various provinces, officials and officials, army money and food, etc., these are the big heads, I can't wait for a tael of silver to be regarded as a hundred taels, and I used the method that can be used last year......

Zhou Zheng knew that he was working hard, but he still waved his hand and said, "Okay, I'll let the ticket number dial an extra million for you, don't look at me, I don't have one more." ”

Gao Hongtu's expression moved, and he sighed.

He also knew that Zhou Zheng was not an immortal, and he couldn't change money and food, if it weren't for Zhou Zheng's foresight, he would have prepared Zhou's ticket number and Chamber of Commerce, and they didn't know how embarrassed they were now.

Zhou Zheng looked at a group of people, knowing that they all had plans, nodded and said, "Half a month later, an enlarged meeting will be held, with the participation of the six servants, to arrange various matters." In addition, the Council will set up a group to first put up the name of the Cabinet and operate this matter, and next year the Council will be operational. ”

Everyone knows the role of this council, and they also have their own plans.

After waiting for a while, Zhou Zheng said: "On the Jianyu side, it depends on the situation next year, and there may not be a war, but the Taiwan side is certain, and we must do a good job of supporting." ”

Gao Hongtu nodded, the Xiyi people are getting more and more excessive, and they really want to teach a lesson.

After talking for a long time before the meeting ended, Zhou Zheng came out, and Ding Qi greeted him and said, "Second brother, Wei Xizhuang is back." ”

Zhou Zheng raised his eyebrows and said, "If you don't say it, I've almost forgotten about this guy, and it's been a few years since I left." ”

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