Li Biao soon walked in from outside, and when he saw him, Wang Yongji was stunned for a moment, this is Li Biao? Compared with Xing Shangzhi, who does not look like a loyal minister, this Li Biao is very in line with the aesthetics of this era.

The face is delicate, the facial features are three-dimensional, the figure is slender, and the body exudes a polite temperament.

Compared with Liu Shouyou, who was praised earlier, this Li Biao has a more civil temperament. This made Wang Yongji's mood ease a lot, his face was born from the heart, and he looked like this, he should not be as reckless as Xing Shangzhi.

In this era, if you look ugly, you don't even have the qualifications to rebel, and you don't look like a human king, in a word, you fall to the bottom.

Daming is also an era of looking at faces!

"In Xia Jinyi Wei Li Biao, I have seen Lord Wang!" When Li Biao saw Wang Yongji, he hurriedly took a few steps, smiled and saluted Wang Yongji, with a very respectful expression on his face.

"In the name of Lord Mu in Xiajiumu, seeing it today is really a blessing for three lives."

Li Biao is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and it is not appropriate to call himself a subordinate official and a lowly position in front of Wang Yongji.

"At the beginning of the next year, I was still unfamiliar with Jinyiwei, and Your Majesty asked me to go down to Lord Wang to learn and experience at this time, and I hope that Lord Wang will not hesitate to give advice." Li Biao said this and bowed again.

Wang Yongji hurriedly hugged Li Biao, and said with a smile: "Lord Li is polite, let's work together to do a good job of the errand assigned by His Majesty, and we should be able to live up to the holy will!" ”

For Li Biao's first impression, Wang Yongji felt very good.

It's good to be unruly and humble!

"I don't know what Lord Wang is going to do, but please command, the Jinyi Guard will definitely take Lord Wang's head as the horse."

After the two of them sat down, Li Biao said directly.

Wang Yongji nodded and said: "This official has made a detailed plan, and the so-called abuse without teaching is to punish the abuse, and the first step is of course to inform the people in the western suburbs. ”

"Please ask Master Li to allocate some manpower and notify you door-to-door in the western suburbs."

Compared with the errand servants of other departments, Jinyiwei's authority is much greater, and this point was decided to let Li Biao do it the moment Wang Yongji saw Li Biao. As for the many powerful people in the western suburbs who don't give Jinyiwei face, Wang Yongji doesn't care.

As the saying goes, the salute comes first, and when you do your best, the rest has nothing to do with you.

"There's no problem with this!" Li Biao said with a smile: "I will be able to transfer the capable manpower of Jinyiwei in the next year, and I will definitely do a good job in this matter, please rest assured Lord Wang." ”

Wang Yongji nodded, and said with a smile: "In this way, there will be Master Lao Li." ”

The two of them briefly discussed some details, and then separated, and when Li Biao left, Wang Yongji suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that His Majesty has also learned the lesson of Xing Shangzhi, and this Li Biao is much stronger than Xing Shangzhi.

Here is about to issue a notice, the palace is inside, and Zhu Yijun is seeing Liang Menglong, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

In fact, the position of the Ministry of Industry is not suitable for Liang Menglong, but the Ministry of War is suitable for him, this is one of the current civil officials of the Ming Dynasty, who knows the soldiers very well.

Liang Menglong is also a very famous radical faction in the Ming Dynasty, whether it is in the opening of the sea or in the fight against the barbarians, Liang Menglong is very radical, and he is a representative of the Ming hawks.

It's just that the current secretary of the military department is Fang Shishi, and he is still a cabinet scholar.

You must know that Fang Fengshi is also a soldier, and he was transferred from the governor of Xuanda. It's not that his ability is not as good as Liang Menglong, it's just that Zhu Yijun prefers Liang Menglong, and it is also the need of Daming in the next ten years.

It may not be obvious now, but in five years, the Ming Dynasty will go to war.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty needed a military secretary who knew the soldiers, and he had the ability. Of course, hawks are the best, this is what Zhu Yijun is willing to see, and Liang Menglong is the most suitable person.

The position of the Ministry of Industry Shangshu is a bit overkill for Liang Menglong.

As Liang Menglong, who presided over the repair of the Yellow River, there is naturally no problem with the Shangshu of the Ministry of Work.

Zhu Yijun brought Liang Menglong here, in order to arrange something for Liang Menglong. put this strongman in the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Works, and didn't arrange something for him, Zhu Yijun felt sorry for him.

"Minister Liang Menglong see Your Majesty!" Liang Menglong bowed to Zhu Yijun.

Zhu Yijun nodded, and said with a smile: "Aiqing is exempt!" ”

As a hawkish minister of the Ming Dynasty, Liang Menglong is not strong, but a thin little old man. However, his eyes are very sharp, and the whole person exudes a sharp air.

"I came to Aiqing today, because there are some things to discuss with Aiqing!"

Zhu Yijun looked at Liang Menglong, didn't go around the corner, and said directly: "I want to abolish the craftsman's registration." ”

There are two kinds of craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty, one is the military craftsman, that is, the craftsman in the army, these people have a very, very low status, and even the military household is not as good. The other is the craftsmen who are in charge of the local government, and their status is also very low.

There is a very special group called shift craftsmen in the craftsman register, and those who are transferred to Beijing from other places are called "shift craftsmen", and they are from various provinces. Every three years or one or two years, he will serve in Beijing for three months, and the shift will be changed, which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, and the whole family can be exempted from other department errands.

There are two kinds of people who are sent to serve locally: those who are affiliated with the Beijing division are called "living and sitting", serving for ten days a month, and are under the management of officials and supervisors in the inner government, and those who stay in the weaving, weaving and dyeing bureaus of the government are called "survival".

While this is the case, the reality is much more than that.

It is basically unrealistic for the local craftsmen in the capital to work for ten days, and most of them are oppressed by the government, and even do private work for the adults of the government. In later generations, overtime will not be paid a lot of overtime pay, let alone this era.

This led to the escape of craftsmen, and even to work as servants for large families, they were not willing to be craftsmen. In the twenty-first year of Xianzong's Chenghua, he began to implement the system of losing money on behalf of shift craftsmen.

In the 41st year of King Sejong's reign, the "craftsman class silver" system was generally implemented, and the craftsmen would not be on duty.

This system looks good, but its effect is not what was expected, and most of the money is put into the pocket, but the work still has to be done.

Now that the imperial court has changed the military system and abolished the military household, it is time to untie the craftsman's registration.

Liang Menglong was a little surprised when he heard that Zhu Yijun was going to abolish the craftsman's registration, but he was not surprised. The emperor even wants to abolish the military household, not to mention the craftsman registration, but where to start with this matter, this is what Liang Menglong considers.

Liang Menglong didn't have the idea of opposition at all, he was not that kind of person.

Although Liang Menglong is a civil official, he has been in the border town for a long time, and because of his personality, he has a rather resolute character. In his opinion, if the emperor wants to abolish the craftsman's registration, then abolish it.

It's just that things are not so simple, Liang Menglong also has his own worries!

Although the status of a craftsman is not high, its importance is self-evident. has been an official for so many years, Liang Menglong has seen a lot of things about craftsmen being bullied, and he has also seen a lot of things about craftsmen being poached.

Especially in recent years, wealthy businessmen and giants from all over the world, and people with good connections, have all extended their hands to these craftsmen.

In Liang Menglong's view, these craftsmen are the treasures of the imperial court, and once the craftsmen are opened, the loss of craftsmen is inevitable. Daming can't afford the loss of these craftsmen, once the craftsmen are gone, who will do the work.

The craftsman lives so hard, once the craftsman registration is opened, even if no one hires him, the craftsman himself runs first.

is even afraid that the emperor will regret it, and he may run somewhere. At that time, the imperial court will not be able to find it if it wants to, this is a craftsman accumulated by the Ming Dynasty for more than 100 years, and it will be difficult to cultivate.

Although it was not a long time, Liang Menglong thought about it a lot. It's okay to open the craftsman's book, but it must not be opened suddenly, otherwise the court won't be able to stand it.

"What does Your Majesty want to do?" Liang Menglong looked at Zhu Yijun and asked.

"The Ministry of Industry is the most involved in the matter of opening up the craftsman's registration, and I want to discuss it with Aiqing, first take out a charter, and then hand it over to the cabinet." Zhu Yijun looked at Liang Menglong: "I want to hear Aiqing's opinion." ”

Although the Ministry of Industry is not valued among the six ministries, the responsibilities of the Ministry of Industry are very heavy, and the organs that manage the national engineering affairs are in charge of the system of civil construction, the use of utensils, the method of dredging the ditch and weir, and the code of the mausoleum for 100 million.

All civil and water conservancy projects, machine manufacturing projects (including ordnance, munitions, military utensils, etc.), mining, metallurgy, textiles and other government-run industries are all in charge of the country, and are in charge of a part of the financial currency and unified weights and measures.

The one that is most involved with craftsmen is the Ministry of Industry.

Liang Menglong also knew that the Ministry of Industry couldn't hide from this matter, and since the emperor wanted to know what he thought, he simply said it. After pondering for a moment, Liang Menglong spoke: "The minister has some ideas, please correct your majesty." ”

"Aiqing, but it's okay to talk about it!" Zhu Yijun nodded and listened.

Liang Menglong said in a deep voice: "The minister thinks that it is a good thing to open the craftsman's registration, and the craftsman is controlled and exploited by the engineer and the official, and often evades by means of sabotage, concealment, and escape. ”

"This is no longer a trivial matter, when the minister was in Jiliao, the fire guns sent by the Ministry of Industry were three or four out of ten unqualified."

"Every rehearsal, there was a fire gun explosion, which made the soldiers dislike the fire gun, and it was not until the fifth year of Wanli that it was better. The army had to use craftsmen to cast weapons on their own, which cost a lot of money. ”

"Although there are officials who enrich their pockets and embezzle silver, there are also reasons why craftsmen are not satisfied."

"It's a good thing to hire craftsmen with money and open craftsmen." Liang Menglong first expressed his support for Zhu Yijun's policy, and even explained the reason.

In order to show that he is not blindly agreeing, but really thinks that the emperor's ideas are very good.

Zhu Yijun looked at Liang Menglong and sighed in his heart, these officials who came up step by step from the bottom really didn't give it for nothing. Compared to those words, I don't know how much higher my wrist is.

If you think about future generations, you can understand how difficult it is to kill from the local to the central.

Even if there are people up there, but in a place like officialdom, you can't do it with someone. It's not that piece of material, maybe someone will put it in your pocket at some point.

When the time comes, don't talk about the future, you will have to lose your official position, and you won't be able to do it well if you don't have the ability to be a traitor.

For example, Yan Song and his ilk, who have been in the position of the first assistant for so long, if he can only pat the emperor's sycophants and have no ability, Zhu Yijun doesn't believe it. For example, the famous Heshen, who dares to say that Heshen has no talent.

Liang Menglong seems to be a hawk, but his mind is really delicate.

This is for fear that the next words will make you unhappy, and you will be a foreshadowing here.

Although Zhu Yijun really wants to tell Liang Menglong, it doesn't hurt for you to talk about it, I am not such a cautious person. But Zhu Yijun also knew that he couldn't open this mouth, so he could only listen to what Liang Menglong said there.

It seemed that he felt that it was almost over, and then Liang Menglong spoke: "The minister agrees with His Majesty's proposal to open a craftsman's certificate. ”

"The minister thinks that this craftsman should be opened by the military craftsman first, and the military craftsman will follow the army and have an important status, so the first to open the military craftsman certificate can show that His Majesty attaches great importance to it. Second, the military craftsman follows the army and hires him with money and food, which can reassure him and make him feel at ease with the army. ”

Although Liang Menglong said it well, Zhu Yijun also knew what it meant.

After opening the craftsman registration, these people are also recruited to follow the army, and they will not be scattered all at once, and the court is promising silver money to calm their hearts.

"Third, first open the military craftsman certificate, which can set an example for other craftsmen and craftsmen, so that they can understand the meaning of the imperial court."

"Your Majesty's holy candlelight, change the military system, replace the military household system with recruitment, and the minister thinks that the military craftsman is opened, and the place where the military reform is completed should be the first." Liang Menglong said with a smile: "The people of that place know that Your Majesty is benevolent, and they should enthusiastically serve the country, and the people's hearts can be used to set an example for those who come after." ”

In the place where the military reform was completed, the craftsman registration was changed, because in that place, the prestige of the imperial court had been established.

Whatever the court said, everyone believed that after opening the craftsman's certificate, the craftsman would not choose to run away in the first place. After completing the opening of the craftsman in the place of military reform, it can be used as a benchmark for other places.

Zhu Yijun looked at Liang Menglong, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face, this is really a capable minister!

It's only been a long time, and I have not only thought about the advantages and disadvantages of opening a craftsman's book, but also thought about how to change it and where to change it. This also strengthened Zhu Yijun's idea of using Liang Menglong, talents are rare!

"Aiqing's words, even kind, good, very good!" Zhu Yijun smiled and nodded.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment!" Liang Menglong didn't show much joy, and he looked calm and unfazed.

"I have an idea, too!" Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "I want to divide craftsmen into categories and grades, such as blacksmiths and carpenters, this is a category, and as for the grades, they are divided according to the quality of income." ”

"According to different ranks, different salaries are given."

"The craftsmen hired by the imperial court adopt a performance system, and the performance system must be no stranger to Aiqing, right?"

Of course, Liang Menglong is no stranger, and now the Armed Forces Division under the Ministry of Industry adopts a performance system. The more you do, the better you do, and the more money you get, which touches Liang Menglong very much.

Liang Menglong remembers very clearly that in the Armament Division, there was a craftsman named Cao Laoqiu, whose gun barrel was made quickly and well, and he once set the highest salary in the Armament Division, seventy-six taels of silver a month.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister is no stranger." Liang Menglong hurriedly said.

"What does Aiqing think of me?" Zhu Yijun looked at Liang Menglong and said with a smile.