Qi Tai's plan did not follow the "expected process".

But the results were expected. Qian Xun's recital went through several twists and turns, from the cabinet to the treasure, and then to the imperial front, and finally passed the decision after the court discussion. So Qian Xun did not submit his resignation; The matter of asking Ru Yu to preside over the Southern Department Iron Works did not happen.

In this case, the position of the ministers of the DPRK and China is very complicated. The situation is not as simple as the political dispute between the old and new parties, and there are still many people in it.

A few days later, it coincided with the October holiday. Ru Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, suddenly invited Qi Tai to Longjiang Temple to go to the incense. Qi Tai also felt that he should talk to Ru Yu and the others, so naturally he did not refuse.

Longjiang Temple is next to the port of Dajiang, and you can see the river in front of the mountain gate. Originally, it was the property of the eunuch Zheng He, and it was returned to the royal family during the Hongxi period; At the beginning of Wu Dechu, the palace returned it to Zheng He's old party Wang Jinghong.

It was drizzling and the sky was cloudy. After Qi Tai and the others got off the bus outside the temple, they saw that the boats moored on the river were also difficult to see in the fog. A group of people with green umbrellas walked into this quaint style temple.

At this time, the host personally greeted him and saluted and called "Amitabha". After seeing the salute, everyone went straight to the Daxiong Treasure Hall. Although there is a merit box in front of the Buddha statue, Qi Tai and others offered a little more sesame oil, so they gave it to a monk at the door and put on the merit book.

"Ding!" With a sound on the ground, the monk seemed to remind the napping Buddha that Qi Tai and Ru Yu both stepped forward to pay homage to the Bodhisattva.

Ru Yu was a man in his fifties, very burly, and did not look like a scribe. But he was indeed a civil official, and he had the title of earl. The title of Da Ming is almost exclusively based on military merits, and there are very few people who are knighted by civil officials, and Ru Yu is one of them.

When Qi Tai saw that he was so strong, he always felt that he did not believe in Buddhism at all. As for why Ru Yu invited Qi Tai in such a place, it is unknown.

A few people entered through the back door behind the Buddha statue and presided: "The two donors please go to the fasting room to rest, and stay until noon, and the old man will ask someone to prepare a few kinds of tea and vegetarian rice." ”

Ru Yu said: "There is Master Lao." ”

The two entered a simple room, while the retinue remained in the courtyard outside, walking around the eaves. There was a wooden table in the room, and there were futons on the floor, so Qi Tai and Ru Yu were polite and sat down.

The temple was not too clean, the busy port of Longjiang was too close, and the distant noise could be faintly heard in the air, as if shrouded in a subtle "humming" sound. There are indeed few clean temples in Jingshi, and I am afraid that only the nunnery on Jilong Mountain is better.

Ru Yu lifted the teapot, poured two cups of tea, and handed one to Qi Tai. Qi Tai hurriedly bowed and caught it with both hands.

Ru Yu opened his mouth and said: "The current political dispute between the DPRK and China, in the old man's humble opinion, is only the difference between 'Tao' and 'art'. The word 'technology' has been mentioned many times, and I think it means 'technology' in support of the new party. However, the imperial examination is mostly the way to govern the country, so it is no wonder that many old ministers are worried. ”

Qi Tai immediately seconded: "Ru Butang hit the nail on the head, and he was talking about the key point. ”

Ru Yu said: "However, it is useless for the old ministers to oppose it, because the new party has the support of the saints.

Since Taizu and Taizong in our dynasty, the Son of Heaven has the right to make decisions on national policies. When Taizong wanted to conquer Annan and go to the West, didn't the courtiers object? When Taizong decided to move the capital to Beiping, who was willing? Most of the industries were in Gyeonggi (near Nanjing), which had a humid climate and a dense and wealthy population, and the ministers were the least in favor of moving the capital. knot

The result is still against uselessness. ”

Qi Tai said quietly: "When Jianwen was established, I first opposed the method of cutting the domain, and then I opposed the method of cutting the domain, which is really useless. ”

Ru Yu said again: "Of course, the princes are also easy to forget. Now many old ministers look down on the new ministers, probably forgetting that at the beginning of Yongle back then, many old ministers were cleared, but Yao Guangxiao, Yuan Hui, and Jin Zhong were one step to the sky. ”

Qi Tai said: "The Holy Lord has made it clear many times that he does not want all the courtiers to be in danger. He said softly, "The Holy Lord has clearly promised that the most serious thing for the minister is to dismiss the official, and his wealth and reputation will be preserved. The Holy One would never allow his colleagues to discredit a certain minister. The two of us have known each other for many years, and I say from the bottom of my heart, I am very sincere today. ”

Ru Yu nodded and said: "Although it is inevitable that some people are fighting for power and profit, most of them oppose Qian Xun because they are worried about the country. ”

Qi Tai nodded silently and listened patiently.

Ru Yu glanced at him and said: "Governing the country with 'art' is a great hidden danger. For example, Qian Xun's proposal to reform the Iron Works of the Southern Administration was only a new small yamen at first glance, but it also involved fundamental laws such as craftsmen and laborers in various places, as well as local supply.

Qian Xun's method looks good. The Governor's Office of the Five Armies submits a list of weapons to the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of War proposes the amount of military expenditure to the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Households approves and allocates the money; The Ministry of War then allocated money to the iron works, and accepted the finished products of the iron works of the Southern Administration and various bureaus and institutes...... It is equivalent to the purchase of ordnance for the officers and soldiers after the military department receives military expenses.

When the iron factory received an order to make munitions, it had to hire craftsmen under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War, and procured raw materials from the mines and kilns set up by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War, or from private merchants. In order to supply good materials, we must integrate the scattered factories and kilns in various counties, and the rules are similar to those of the Southern Iron Works.

The increased overhead ultimately comes from the household. The money of the household department first flowed into the South Office of the Imperial Palace; Then it flowed into the bureaus, workshops, factories, kilns, and private businesses under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry as the cost of providing raw materials.

And the household department gets these money, one is the source of the central bank's coinage, and the other is to let the municipal shipping department under its jurisdiction levy taxes. The whole rule is linked one by one, and it seems to be very strict. ”

Qi Tai responded.

Ru Yu said: "I even think that this set of rules is not Qian Xun's idea, and I am afraid that more than one person is making suggestions behind his back." ”

Qi Tai was noncommittal and pretended not to know.

Ru Yu said: "But there is one biggest problem in this matter. ”

Qi Tai couldn't help but immediately ask, "What?" ”

"The process is too complicated. However, it is very much in line with the New Party's idea of 'governing the country by skill'. Ru Yu said, "After a long time, once the rule of officials is relaxed, the whole set of rules may be eroded." For example, the hired craftsmen no longer have to do miscellaneous labor, and they are paid for wages and grain and salt, which is better than the situation of ordinary people; If wages are relaxed a little, it is inevitable that all kinds of idle people will rely on personal relations to fill up the number of people, and the government-run workshops will inevitably be ruined. ”

Qi Tai immediately asked: "Hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Beijing battalion, if they are negligent in governance, won't they also be corrupted?" ”

Ru Yu was asked for a while, and had to nod and say, "It stands to reason that this is true." ”

Qi Tai said: "Therefore, to guard against the corruption of all things, we must try to check and balance all parties and rectify all things, and there is no way to do it once and for all." In order to equip officials with more practical skills, the reform should also involve the administration of officials, so that officials have the opportunity to experience the practical aspects of officials and understand detailed government affairs before taking office. ”

Ru Yu looked at Qi

Tae asked, "Qi Butang also supports the ideas of the new party?" ”

Qi Tai shook his head and said: "I don't completely advocate 'governing the country by art', it is equally important to select talents and talents, and to unite scholars." But I still feel that it is impossible to govern the government without skills. ”

Qi Tai continued: "Li Bing ruled Jiangyan in the Tang Dynasty, and he couldn't just rely on inspiration; The difficulties of the past dynasties also had to adapt measures to local conditions and obtain their skill.

We often govern the Yellow River, and if we can control the flooding of the Yellow River, it is not only by loving the people and having a pure heart; Those who make good use of 'skilled' are very important and often have little to do with morality. For example, the method of 'building an embankment to contain water and attacking sand with water', and when the embankment is broken, the key is to make good use of willow rollers. Even if a minister of high moral standing does not know the art of water control, he will not be able to succeed.

The princes of the imperial court govern the government, prefectures, counties and localities, and they are light and heavy, because all things can still be maintained; And when it comes to controlling the Yellow River's embankment, it will emphasize 'technology', which is forced by heaven.

Now the Holy One is determined to do his best, and he does not want to see things being maintained, or because of this. Loyal ministers, just share the worries of the king, not too complicated, and strive to forge ahead. ”

Ru Yu was silent for a long time after hearing this, and said, "Qi Butang is wise. ”

Qi Tai said kindly: "When the Holy Lord speaks, there is a saying of 'flexibility' and 'leeway', but I have thought about it carefully for a long time and have some understanding. The Holy One supported the change of the law, but did not kill or dismiss the minister at every turn; Those who can't do it for a while, just don't do it, and it's still okay. This is the intention of avoiding party strife and striving for the unity of one heart and one mind.

On the contrary, I suggest that my colleagues should try to do better than attacking the new party, so that their position in the DPRK and China will naturally be invincible. Liu Ming and other newly promoted officials lack experience, and it is difficult for them to get things done, and it is difficult for them to be as capable as the ministers. Our advantage is obvious, we just need to eliminate stubbornness. ”

Ru Yu pondered for a moment, and suddenly said: "The Holy Lord asked Liu Ming to go to the Criminal Department to revise the law, just to make rules for changing the law?" ”

Qi Tai said: "Possibly." The saint has always had foresight, and he can always prepare for a long time. Like the general outline of Annan, the preparation of the saint can be traced back to the Yongle period, otherwise where did the Empress Dowager Chen and Chen Zhengyuan come from? ”

Ru Yu sighed and said in a deep voice: "I really didn't expect that the saint was in his thirties, and he was born with a soldier, so he would have such a city strategy. ”

"Me too." Qi Tai said quietly, "But the real magic general must be very strategic and resourceful." Ru Butang loves to read military books, why not read the "Life of the King of Han" written by the concubine? ”

Ru Yu hugged her fist and said yes.

After the two finished talking, they sat quietly on the futon for a long time.

At this time, Qi Tai said, "There is still a while before lunch. There's a deck of Go here, let's play two games? ”

Ru Yu smiled: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." ”

After a while, the faint sound of "tuk tuk tuk" came from nowhere, and the sound of chanting scriptures also followed. In the simple room, the Sanskrit sound was lingering, and the atmosphere changed suddenly, and Qi Tai suddenly felt an atmosphere of indisputability. However, playing chess is also a kind of competition.

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