Regarding Liang Menglong's statement, Zhu Yijun agrees, the official-oriented thinking of this era is much more serious than that of later generations. Although there are many people in later generations who are keen to be officials, not all of them, but the proportion is larger.

But in the Ming Dynasty, in the universal values, there is no way to make a difference except for being an official.

"Therefore, the minister thinks that the general in the army should be given an identity and the identity of an official." Liang Menglong talked for a long time, and finally threw out his thoughts: "The minister thinks that it is appropriate to leave this matter to the Ministry of Industry." ”

"As soon as the Ministry of Engineering is in charge of construction, this is a matter within the Ministry of Engineering."

"Second, the Ministry of Industry will use craftsmen as officials, and the opposition will not be so loud."

Zhu Yijun looked at Liang Menglong, he finally knew why Liang Menglong had said so many reasons before, obviously just to pave the way for the last statement, so that he could agree to the Ministry of Industry to do this.

Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Industry has never been so popular.

Once the senior general in the army has the status of an official of the Ministry of Industry, then the Ministry of Industry can rightfully extend its hand to the army, so that for the Ministry of Industry, it is definitely an expansion of power.

As the Ministry of Rites began to establish public schools, the power of the Ministry of Rites rose sharply, and it was clear that the Ministry of Rites had an idea.

However, Zhu Yijun was surprised that it was not this, fighting for more power for his own department, this is not only a unique thing in this era, but a normal thing in any era.

Zhu Yijun was surprised by the proposal of a military craftsman as an official, even if it was an official of the Ministry of Industry, it was estimated that it would cause a lot of waves.

Obviously, Liang Menglong would not be unaware of this, so why did Liang Menglong make this suggestion? Zhu Yijun thought about it and understood, as the so-called upper is good, and the lower must be very bad.

His long-standing policy, advocating Han Confucianism and respecting hundreds of workers, although it is just a slogan now, but the people below have already seen the signs. Liang Menglong is doing things according to his own will, hoping to show something.

Zhu Yijun sighed in his heart, he finally got this kind of treatment.

It has been fifteen years since he ascended the throne and five years since he was in power, and this is the first time Zhu Yijun has felt this kind of treatment. I didn't say anything on my side, and I didn't say anything, and the people below made things happen.

"Aiqing's proposal is very good!" Zhu Yijun nodded and said.

At this time, it is natural to give Liang Menglong encouragement, which can be regarded as a specific policy of respecting Han Confucianism and valuing hundreds of workers. Zhu Yijun naturally wants to support and set an example with Liang Menglong.

"Aiqing has a specific way?" Zhu Yijun looked at Liang Menglong and asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, the ministers have!" Liang Menglong hurriedly said.

Liang Menglong did not hesitate at all, he was overjoyed, he really made the right bet. After pondering for a moment, Liang Menglong opened his mouth and said: "The minister thinks that a hundred engineering divisions should be established in the Ministry of Industry. ”

"Specializing in the register of craftsmen, recruiting and training craftsmen for the imperial court."

"At the same time, he is in charge of the assessment of craftsmen across the country and approves the grades of craftsmen."

"Admission is carried out according to different grades, and different grades of craftsmen are given different treatment. The grade of the craftsman is the same as that of the official, and is linked to the salary, but it is appropriately lower than that of the civil official. ”

"For example, kneeling in front of officials, children can enter the Royal Academy or Normal School to study, and the crime needs to be removed before the punishment can be used, etc."

Zhu Yijun looked at Liang Menglong, and couldn't help but admire in his heart, the wisdom of the ancients is really not to be underestimated, once the mind is opened, any way will come, isn't this the treatment of future generations?

Liao Yuan remembered this point very deeply, because this policy was serious in later generations, and it took a while to pass it.

Whether it is a state-owned enterprise, a school, or a hospital, all of them are paid, and they are basically the same as civil servants. For example, the treatment at the department level and the treatment at the department level are similar to Liang Menglong's statement!

There is even a literary rank in the army, and everyone has not seen a major general who sings.

Zhu Yijun couldn't help but wonder, could it be that future generations would have faced the same predicament as himself? Regardless of the situation in later generations, Liang Menglong's proposal was absolutely feasible in the Ming Dynasty and could greatly improve the status of craftsmen.

Of course, for the gentry and scholars at the top, it is still not in the stream.

But for ordinary people, this is very good, what do you want to do with high-ranking officials? Over time, people will slowly come to terms with this.

When the craftsman has made a great contribution, or the grade is high, he can enter the Royal Academy of Sciences.

At that time, he can add the title of a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences and enjoy the treatment of a Cabinet Scholar. This can be regarded as the highest ideal for officials who are craftsmen and officials, which can greatly stimulate the hundred workers of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, it may take a long time, but it is a good way to go.

Those military craftsmen in the army must be interested in these, although they go out to earn more, but they have official positions, why bother to work for others? In this day and age, this idea is absolutely mainstream.

"The minister is going to try out the craftsman grade system in the army first." Liang Menglong said in a deep voice: "After having experience, it can be promoted to the whole country." ”

After listening to Liang Menglong's words, Zhu Yijun didn't speak for a long time, just looked at Liang Menglong. After a long time, Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "Since Aiqing has an idea, let's do what Aiqing said!" ”

"This matter will be handed over to Aiqing, Aiqing don't let me down."

When Liang Menglong heard Zhu Yijun's words, he hurriedly bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will not disappoint Your Majesty!" ”

When Liang Menglong left, Zhu Yijun smiled, this matter was solved, and he really went to his own heart disease. As for whether Liang Menglong can do it, Zhu Yijun is not worried at all.

It's really Liang Menglong's past resume that is too amazing.

Since he became an official, Liang Menglong has been a de facto official, rising step by step from the locality. The first thing Liang Menglong did to become famous was to control the Yellow River, and the Yellow River broke during the Jiajing period.

Liang Menglong is the deputy envoy of Henan and the general consul of river affairs. In the process of governing the river, "the test of the Ji teaching, with the pawn with the same force, the day does not dare to stay, the night pillow and clothes and the river is on the river".

It also coincided with the great heat and the epidemic of plague, so Liang Menglong took out his own money to buy medicine for the sick people, "drinking all the servants and living tens of thousands of people".

In the process of harnessing the Yellow River, Liang Menglong not only managed the river well, but also stabilized the local area, and the disaster relief was quite effective. Because of the plague in the summer, Liang Menglong controlled the epidemic again.

In the process of governing the Yellow River, Liang Menglong fell into the eyes of the imperial court, and everyone knew that this was a capable official.

The second thing is that when he was governor of Shandong, Shandong at that time was "urging the science and technology to be urgent, the farmers lost their jobs, and the pills were probed", which can be said to be one step away from the people's uprising.

Liang Menglong was ordered to be in danger, which not only stabilized Shandong, but also made Shandong quickly resume production, that is, during the tenure of the governor of Shandong, Liang Menglong tried shipping in Shandong.

This is a very far-sighted official, and an officer who can keep his feet on the ground.

When there was a famine in eastern Liaodong, the inhabitants had no way to make a living, and thousands of people crossed the sea to Deng, Lai, where they produced and lived, but they also inevitably had conflicts with the locals, and gradually intensified, forming a disaster.

The imperial court changed several governors for this reason, but none of them were pacified. After Liang Menglong took office, he disregarded the danger, went all out to sea, personally investigated, and on the basis of understanding the actual situation, put forward three strategies and eight things to resolve the contradictions, and through a series of measures, the contradictions between the people of the two places were eased, and the social order gradually stabilized.

Just look at the things Liang Menglong did in the past, you can know that this is a capable official.

An officer who can do things and can keep his feet on the ground.

In history, in order to oppose Zhang Juzheng and cooperate with Zhang Siwei to eliminate dissidents, all abilities like Liang Menglong were expelled and sent home. This is also the reason why the situation in the Ming Dynasty has taken a sharp turn for the worse, and the whole court is a sycophant and a person who fights for power and profit.

Counting on these people to do good things, then there are ghosts.

Zhu Yijun has great expectations for Liang Menglong, if this time the matter is done, Liang Menglong will not be able to run away as a cabinet scholar. After entering the cabinet, Zhu Yijun will also give him more burdens.

The news of the establishment of the Craftsman Division by the Ministry of Industry was naturally unconcealable, and those who were interested quickly got the news.

The fact that the imperial court wanted craftsmen as officials and gave craftsmen grades naturally caused an uproar. However, there are not many people who write books, and although there are rotten Confucians who shout that etiquette is broken, basically no one pays attention to them.

Obviously, the idea of respecting Han Confucianism and valuing hundreds of workers began to show its strength, or the control ability of the center of the imperial court was greatly enhanced.

No one expected that Lang Zhong of the Ministry of Industry was actually Li Zhen.

This literati who advocated Neo-Confucianism, everyone almost forgot about him. No one thought that he would reappear in everyone's field of vision in such a way, which made many people start to wonder, what does this mean?

This is, of course, Zhu Yijun's arrangement, Li Zhen joined the Hundred Industries Division and presided over the reform of craftsmen.

Although Neo-Confucianism was defeated by the Chonggu faction, it was Zhu Yijun's last resort compromise. At this stage, the Chonggu school is more easily accepted by the Ming Dynasty and is easier to promote.

In comparison, Neo-Confucianism is much more dazzling.

But Zhu Yijun will not give up Neo-Confucianism, because there are many places in Neo-Confucianism that Zhu Yijun can smear at will. In Zhu Yijun's view, the Chonggu school is just a transition, just a renaissance.

After the Renaissance, a lot of new knowledge will definitely be derived, and among these new learnings, there needs a knowledge that can be smeared by Zhu Yijun, and this knowledge is Li Zhen's theory.

In the battle of ideas, Zhu Yijun won a phased victory by means of compromise with the bureaucracy, but this was not the final result that Zhu Yijun wanted, and he needed more new ideas.

People have no long-term concerns, there must be near-term worries, and when Shen Shi goes down to them, Daming will need new people.

Let Li Zhen go to the Baigong Division, which also happens to spread his thoughts, you must know that Li Zhen's ideas are very marketable among the people at the bottom. The Chonggu school is top-down, while Li Zhen's Neo-Confucianism is bottom-up.

The strength of the masses is great, and Zhu Yijun needs to hold this power in his hands.

Things began to advance, Zhu Yijun was in a much better mood, and he was ready to start the next step. The matter of craftsman reform is handed over to Liang Menglong, and what he needs to keep an eye on is the commercial tax.

Forbidden City, Wenhua Palace.

The head of the household department was the first to save me, and the tax department Wang Yongji, and the two of them bowed down and stood there.

Although the Taxation Department is under the control of the Ministry of Households, everyone knows that the Taxation Department is the yamen that the emperor personally holds in his hand, and whoever touches the emperor is in a hurry.

It stands to reason that the six Shangshu have also entered the cabinet, and they still say the same thing in their own yamen.

But this is not the case with the Ministry of Households, because there is a tax department in the Ministry of Households. The king of the Department of Taxation added the title of Household Squire, plus the title of Scholar of the Mandarin Temple, and had great power.

The household department is also the only one yamen with two university scholars.

This time, the emperor called himself and Wang Yongji together, for what, Zeng Xingwu didn't know, but he knew that it was definitely not a trivial matter.

Zhu Yijun walked out from behind, saw two people about to salute, waved his hand and said, "Excuse me!" ”

When the two of them stood still, Zhu Yijun ordered: "Sit!" ”

These two people are all Zhu Yijun's confidants, so Zhu Yijun doesn't seem to be creating any atmosphere, and the things they are talking about this time are serious enough, if the atmosphere is very serious, then there is no way to talk about it.

waited until the two of them sat down, and Zhu Yijun spoke: "The matter of the imperial court repairing the Ming Law, the two Aiqing know it, right?" ”

This matter has been going on since last year, when the decision to revise the Da Ming Law was passed. It's just that I don't want to cause some unnecessary trouble, and this thing has been going on very low-key.

Zhu Yijun withdrew the manpower of the six departments, plus the manpower of the inner factory, all of which were secretly revised.

So far, the secrecy has been done very well, and no information has leaked at all. After nearly ten months of revision, the first revision of the Daming Law is basically completed, and the completed part is the tax law.

The first sentence of the opening sentence is "paying taxes is the responsibility and obligation of every Ming subject."

From land tax to commercial tax to industrial tax, all of them were formulated, and the manpower of the inner factory ensured that the entire formulation process did not deviate from Zhu Yijun's guiding ideology. Although there are still many imperfections, we will have to wait until the actual work to revise.

The first version of the Daming Tax Law has been revised, and Zhu Yijun is ready to take it out.

The two of them didn't expect the emperor to ask about this matter, although this matter is a secret to the outside world, but it is not a secret to Wang Yongji and Zeng Xingwu, and they know about the secret revision of the Ming Law by the imperial court.

Although many people outside think that there is no news from the imperial court, it may be in the past, but Zeng Xingwu and Wang Yongji know that the work of revising the Da Ming Law has been being done and is being carried out in an orderly manner.

"The minister knows." The two men looked at each other and spoke together.

Zhu Yijun nodded: "What I want to say to the two Aiqing today has something to do with this matter, the revision of the Daming Law is not an overnight thing, but some of the revisions have been completed." ”