Volume 17 Chapter 28 How the Cabinet Manages

Zhu Cijiong actually didn't mean anything else, since he couldn't understand what people in this era of social development or democracy and freedom were, then only people in this era could understand it, and the reason why he would tell Zhu Youzhen whether a person's ability could exceed hundreds or thousands of people was naturally purposeful.

He knew that Zhu Youzhen would definitely answer no, if he could answer, then this person was either faulty or arrogant, since he knew that he couldn't, it would be easy to do, he continued to guide: "Fifth uncle, do you feel tired of reviewing and reading now?" “

This is really about Zhu Youzhen's heart, he feels that he is really busy every day, from the morning to the evening and even the time, he is basically bored there to review the folds, saying that he is not tired is false.

The territory of the Ming Dynasty is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more provinces, and now the amount of folds is almost twice as much as the original, if it weren't for the fact that he has been approving the folds for more than ten years and has developed an amazing review speed, I'm afraid he won't be able to finish the review without sleeping every day!

At this time, when the emperor asked, he couldn't help but sigh: "It's a little tired to be tired, but it's good to get used to it." “

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he said with concern: "Fifth Uncle has worked hard, and I also know how many twists and turns there are every day, but now that the Siberian Plain is about to be taken, the entire territory of Siberia will at least form a dozen provinces, and in the future, the Ming Dynasty will also open up overseas colonies, at least the territory equivalent to dozens of provinces, I don't know if you are still busy at that time, Fifth Uncle?" “

Zhu Youzhen heard this, so he couldn't spurt out a mouthful of blood, and if he came to dozens of provinces, wouldn't the number of twists and turns be doubled, if that was the case, he wouldn't be able to finish the review every day without sleeping, wouldn't this be lifeless!

Thinking of this, he said with a little trepidation: "This, Weichen will definitely not be able to approve it." “

Zhu Cijiong continued to guide: "Then if you can't finish the review, will it pile up more and more, and will it delay a lot of things?" “

Zhu Youzhen thought about it, the consequences are really serious, now there are almost thousands of copies of the recital every day, which is almost close to his limit, even if he doesn't sleep every day, he can only review about 1,500 copies, if it is doubled, then there will be 500 copies of the recital every day, ten days is 5,000 copies, how much is it in a year, how many things have to be delayed!

Thinking of this, he broke out in a cold sweat, indeed, the consequences would be quite serious if it continued like this, he couldn't help but nod and said: "The emperor is right, it will indeed delay a lot of things." “

Zhu Cijiong smiled and said: "That's right, with the development of the Ming Dynasty, not only will the number of provincial capitals increase, but there will also be more and more yamen in the capital, and then the matter will not be a matter of double or twice as much, I know that Fifth Uncle You will definitely not be busy alone, so I decided to reorganize the cabinet and decentralize power, so that they can all approve and read official documents and handle the daily affairs of the imperial court, in this way, Fifth Uncle, you don't have to work so hard, and no matter how many things will be delayed in the future." “

This sounds a little reasonable, but it seems to be a little reluctant, Zhu Youzhen thought about it, and finally figured out where the problem was, isn't it easy to want a few more people to review the folds, it seems that his brother Emperor Tianqi's folds are all reviewed by others, he couldn't help reminding: "Your Majesty, isn't there still a eunuch who is the master of ceremonies and the eunuch Bingbi, just call a few to review the folds, why give power to those civil officials?" “

Zhu Cijiong shook his head resolutely and said: "No, eunuchs are often in the deep palace, how can they handle state affairs well, and besides, if they are like Wei Zhongxian, they deceive the saints, form gangs, suppress dissidents, and become corrupt, then the Ming Dynasty will not be chaotic." “

Zhu Youzhen still said unrelentingly: "Then civil officials may also form gangs and become corrupt." “

Zhu Cijiong shook his head and said: "It's different, didn't I make the Metropolitan Procuratorate independent, whoever forms a gang, the corruption and corruption of the Metropolitan Procuratorate can be investigated, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate can't investigate Dongchang and Jinyiwei, who dares to form a gang and become corrupt, I will let him step down immediately." The eunuchs are different, the East Factory is generally under the control of the eunuchs of the ceremonial eunuchs, they are my eyes and ears, let the ears and eyes be in power, and I will be easily blinded. “

Zhu Youzhen still didn't understand very much, he insisted: "Your Majesty, this still can't stop civil officials from forming gangs, corruption and corruption, corrupt officials can't be caught, the Ming Dynasty has been arrested for hundreds of years, and there are still corrupt officials." “

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he nodded and said: "Yes, corrupt officials can't be caught, only by setting rules and preventing microscopic problems, this is what I want to tell you." “

Zhu Youzhen didn't understand it anymore, he couldn't help asking: "Establish rules, what rules?" “

Zhu Cijiong didn't answer and asked: "Fifth uncle, have you ever thought about how to deal with government affairs after the cabinet reshuffle?" “

This Zhu Youzhen really didn't think about it, didn't he just want to dissuade Zhu Cijiong from reorganizing the cabinet and delegating power, how could he think about what would happen after the cabinet reshuffle, he couldn't help but shake his head embarrassedly and said: "This, Weichen hasn't thought about it yet." “

Zhu Cijiong nodded and said, "Well, I didn't think about it, I'll tell you about it first, you think about it, and then make a charter." “

Zhu Youzhen really doesn't know how to take the lead in governing a country at this time, he has been a machine for reviewing and reading for more than ten years, and he has seen a lot of other people's governance plans, but he has not been responsible for any specific things.

At this time, it is naturally better for the emperor to mention something, in his eyes, his nephew is simply a god and can do anything!

He couldn't help but say sincerely: "Please also ask the emperor to teach." “

Zhu Cijiong thought for a while and explained: "Actually, this is not difficult, you can hand over the daily trivial matters to the following ministries to deal with, for example, where you want a small amount of money you can hand over to the household department, where you want to convict the prisoner you can hand it over to the criminal department, where there is a shortage of officials below the fifth grade, you can hand it over to the ministry of officials, and you can organize a meeting to discuss big things, such as the promotion of officials above the fifth grade, you can let them nominate them, explain the reasons for the promotion clearly, everyone raises their hands one by one, whoever is in favor of the most, will be promoted." “

If this is the case, he seems to be relaxed, but the problem is that there are so many folds every day, what is a big thing, what is a small thing has to be distinguished first, so what is the difference with the review of the fold, but there is no instruction, and it is still necessary to see every fold.

He couldn't help reminding: "The emperor's distinction between major and small matters is also very time-consuming, and it is about the same time as reviewing and reviewing the folds." “

Zhu Cijiong shook his head and said: "You don't need to distinguish this, isn't there still a deputy prime minister, you can let them distinguish it, two can't do it, you can promote a few more, three, four, five is no problem, you remind you well, I will change the "Ming Chongzheng Law" in retrospect, and the deputy prime ministers of the cabinet will be changed to several." “

"The Law of Chongzheng of the Ming Dynasty" can not be modified at will, that is to say, his descendants can not be modified at will, in the hands of Emperor Chongzheng, he is not how to change as he wants, and he cannot guarantee that he can compile a completely problematic code after a while, his idea is to implement it slowly, revise it slowly, and then finalize it when there is no problem at all