Chapter IX: Governing Principles

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As if he didn't see Zhu Di's surprise, Zhu Zhanji said unchanged: "Six years ago, my grandson talked to the imperial grandfather about what the emperor is, do you still remember the imperial grandfather?" ”

Zhu Di let out a long sigh, Zhu Zhanji had given him too much confidence in the past years, and everything he wanted to do was not unsuccessful.

Whether it is the use of a Beimingshan copper mine to disintegrate the grassland forces, or the conquest of Dongying in the name of suppressing the Japanese, and the expansion of Nanzhou that is comparable to the immortal merit this time.

Although this grandson is still young and occasionally acts a little inconsiderately, he can definitely be called extremely talented.

Regardless of experience, Zhu Di himself felt that he was not as good as him, so he did not rush to ask, but patiently waited for him to elaborate.

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, he said with a smile: "The lower ones work hard, the middle ones work wisely, and the upper ones work hard." Coupled with the theory of resources and information control, I still remember it vividly.

Over the years, you have built factories, developed the army, opened up gold and silver mines in various places, transported large quantities of grain back to China from the South Seas, and improved the treatment of craftsmen, all of which are effective use of resources. I don't interfere with anything other than personnel issues, I just want to see what you can do.

You set up a consulting department to control Jinyiwei, secretly monitor various places, and obtain information as quickly as possible, which is the control of information. I don't interfere very much, because your ideas and ideas are right, and I am pleased with the results you have made. ”

Facing his grandfather, Zhu Zhanji laughed, half playing, half sincere: "This is what a grandson should do, born in the royal family, enjoying fine clothes and food, naturally he should also bear his own responsibilities." ”

Zhu Di nodded and said, "So, if you have any ideas, you can tell me directly." As long as it is beneficial to my Ming Dynasty and my Zhu family, I will support you. I'm sixty years old now, and I can't sit in this position for a few years, and I still have to look at you in the future, I can help you clear the way before I go to see my ancestors, even if I kill a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, I won't give up! ”

This is precisely Zhu Zhanji's purpose......

Since yesterday he handed over the rules of deliberation of the Ming Dynasty to Zhu Di, Zhu Zhanji had the idea of letting Zhu Di lay the foundation for himself.

In many ways, the pressure on him to carry out reforms after he came to power will be far greater than it is now.

Zhu Di can solve the problem with one sentence, and when he comes to power, I am afraid that he will have to wrestle with the military generals first, and only when he has the advantage, can he implement it.

Zhu Di wants to reform, and no one will talk about the ancestral system, because he himself is a rebel who got the throne.

But what if it's Zhu Zhanji? He wanted to change the policy of Zhu Di when he was alive, and those ministers were just fighting for power, so they would not easily agree.

What Zhu Zhanji needs is a talent with political ambitions, not an echo worm.

Some policies can be enforced by killing people, but if the elites of these times have become echo worms, and the whole country depends on Zhu Zhanji alone, it will be too dangerous.

Moreover, being a Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor who has to worry about everything, takes care of everything, sleeps less than six hours a day, has no free time, and handles official affairs all day long is not what he wants to do at all.

He can't depose all talents, and if he wants to win over the elite of this era, then he must be gentle.

However, the power struggle between the emperor and the ministers is a relationship between one and the other, and there is no room for buffering.

If he is moderate on his side, the ministers will definitely be arrogant, because the first step for anyone who wants to realize their ideals and ambitions must be to be powerful.

How to cede power and how to limit power has been considered by Zhu Zhanji for more than ten years.

Some affairs that are not easy to carry out can gradually affect Zhu Di now and let him do it.

Don't wait for his father to come to power, and suddenly give up most of the power that belongs to the emperor, and he can't take it back if he wants to.

Listening to Zhu Di's heartfelt words, Zhu Zhanji was also a little touched, and his tone softened a lot. "The so-called superior laborers, in the opinion of grandchildren, also belong to the category of resource control. How to use people is a very profound knowledge, and it is a test of the means of superiors. Because people are alive, their thoughts are also changing at any time, and a clean official, after entering the officialdom, faces all kinds of flattery and temptation, and his psychology is changing all the time. In the future, he will become a powerful minister, a loyal minister, or a minister, and it will not change all at once.

If you want to make the best use of your talents, if you want him to play the greatest role, and you can't let him affect the stability of the imperial court, this requires the formulation of a meticulous management system. ”

Zhu Di exclaimed: "Military power can also be given up? ”

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "This is just the most ideal state, and of course it is impossible to achieve it now." If it is said that no matter who manages the government, he can only manage the scope of his responsibility, and cannot interfere in other affairs. No matter who leads the army, they can only fight according to the predetermined strategy, and in addition, they can't move a single soldier, and at such a time, are they afraid that someone will rebel? ”

Zhu Di pondered for a while, staring at the rules of the Ming court for a while before saying, "This is just the beginning? ”

Zhu Zhanji did not doubt Zhu Di's political wisdom at all, if he couldn't see it, it would be impossible.

"The rules of procedure are only the beginning of the constraints on the ministers to discuss things, throughout the ages, in order to maintain their own rule, the royal family has collected all the power in their own hands, this concentration of power has facilitated management, but caused two huge hidden dangers.

One is that this concentration of power has very high requirements for swaying, the emperor is wise, the world is naturally peaceful, the emperor is mediocre, and the people are not happy.

Second, this concentration of power leaves the power of the ruling class uncontrollable. After being admitted to the Jinshi and entering the imperial court, they became human beings, these people come from the same group, have common experience and group recognition, and will naturally safeguard the interests of their own people, resulting in a deformed framework of the entire society. ”

Zhu Di didn't understand this point, and Zhu Zhanji had to analyze in detail that the requirements for managers in this era of feudal social unification were too high, which led to the separation of the ruling class from the civilian class, which was the source of social instability.

After Zhu Di understood this idea, Zhu Zhanji said: "If you want to change all this, the first thing is to establish new rules for the imperial court. Let the stewed court become organized, everyone can find their own place, and they can't meddle in affairs that shouldn't be interfered with at will.

For example, if you are an official of the Ministry of Households, you can only manage the affairs of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Rites, and you do not need to be in charge. Even if you are a household secretary, you can't manage the responsibilities of a craftsman of the Ministry of Industry. Not to mention that some officials of the Ministry of Rites are still worried about the military and want to command the war.

Everyone should recognize their responsibilities and not interfere in affairs other than their own work, and at most they can only submit some illegal affairs and affairs that seriously affect the stability of the court for review during the court meeting. ”

Zhu Di frowned and thought for a while before saying: "But in this way, the requirements for the officials themselves will be very high, and the supervision must be strengthened." ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "In the past, the imperial court was crossing the river by feeling the stones, and I couldn't see the road ahead. Since the Qin Emperor, all dynasties have prospered in this process of crossing the river by feeling the stones, and then perished. Sun Er felt that since he knew that this idea was right, he should go towards this goal, looking forward and backward, which was not an excellent quality of the emperor. ”

Zhu Di couldn't help but laugh and asked rhetorically: "Since most of the current court ministers are Confucians, how do you restrain them?" You know, they're one heart. ”

"So, this goes back to what Sun Er just said, Sun Er will divide the affairs of the court into four parts, divide them and divide them, and each one will not be subordinate."

Zhu Di shook his head and said with a smile: "Since the Western Han Dynasty, the system of three provinces and six ministries has matured in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and this set of rules has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is not something that can be changed in a word. ”

"But has Grandpa Huang ever thought about it? Why did all dynasties follow this framework but change slightly? ”

"Now that you've said you're following this framework, what else is there to say?"

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "Of course, grandson also follows this framework, but it is slightly different. ”

At this time, Wang Yan urged outside: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, the dinner is about to begin." ”

Zhu Di talked a lot, and said loudly: "Delay for half an hour, I have something to say to my grandson." ”

Zhu Zhanji aroused Zhu Di's interest today, and of course he also wanted to strike while the iron was hot. shouted loudly: "Li Liang, you bring my document C001, Liu Wan, you go and arrange for the princess and the princess to move to the Wuying Palace." ”

Everyone responded, and after a while, Li Liang brought over a thick stack of documents, which was much thicker than No. 019.

In this, there are some of Zhu Zhanji's thoughts and ideas on political reform over the years, and he has made many forward-looking plans for the framework of the ruling class in the feudal era.

In later generations, Zhu Zhanji saw more and more different forms of government. Whether it is a dictatorship, a constitutional monarchy, a republic, a presidential system, a prime minister's system, a parliamentary system, or a popular system, he knows a little.

Any system has its limitations and advantages, and of course it is backward. Therefore, no system is perfect, it is just a matter of whether it suits you.

Like many people who advocate the separation of powers in the United States, but that is only the American form of government. In the twentieth century, many countries followed behind, but as a result, the country became a mess, and in the twenty-first century, they did not follow suit.

Many people criticize Saudi Arabia's royal dictatorship, but how many countries can compare the living standards of ordinary people in Saudi Arabia?

In order to fight for equal rights, the black people in South Africa made a revolution, and when they came to power, the people cooked, and the common people changed from rich to poor one by one, and developed countries became a backward country.

For Daming, a system that can lead the people to develop is a good system. If there is no emperor, the people of the Ming Dynasty are afraid that they will panic.

Not to mention that now, hundreds of years later, in the twentieth century, there is no emperor in China, and many people are panicking, as if the sky is falling.

Zhu Zhanji opened the document, opened the general outline by himself, read it roughly, and then said to Zhu Di: "These are the summaries of my grandson's cranky thoughts over the years, plus after seeing the political systems of some overseas countries with my own eyes. The specific imperial grandfather can be seen later, and the grandson will briefly talk to the imperial grandfather about his thoughts now. ”

Zhu Di picked it up casually and took a look, and when he saw those dictatorships, constitutional monarchies, and republics, although he knew these words, he didn't understand the meaning, so he was very interested.

"Who has seen all of this?"

"Only Sun Er and Li Liang, Liu Wan."

He snorted and said, "Li Liang is powerful by your side, so send Liu Wan to me for some time, and let him explain it to me well." ”

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "It's best for the imperial grandfather to let people copy a few more copies, in the past, in order to keep it secret, he didn't dare to let people see it, just this one, if it is damaged, it will be gone." ”

He nodded and said, "Then you can talk to me first." ”

"Since Gaozu revoked Zhongshu Province, now my Ming Dynasty Hall is divided into six departments, six departments, five temples, and another cabinet, the Metropolitan Inspection Academy, the Zongren Mansion, the Hanlin Academy, the James Mansion, the Tai Hospital, the General Administration Division, the Qin Tianjian Division, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, the Monk Lu Division and other departments. It seems that there is a clear division of labor, and administration and supervision have their own responsibilities, but there is a very big problem, that is, except for a few cold yamen, these are all civilian officials, and the level is chaotic. ”

......Although it was a scolding, Zhu Di had a smile on his face, indicating that he was not angry. Tell me what is wrong? There is no need for civilian officials to be in power, so many generals can't even read and write, how to handle official business? ”

"Civil officials are literati, but literati are not necessarily Confucians, and most of these ministers are not narrow-minded people, and it is not that they are useless. As long as we reorganize the relationship of responsibilities and limit them, most people can continue to use them. ”

Zhu Di felt a little tired, but the more cautious Zhu Zhanji was, the more he felt that what Zhu Zhanji said would be very serious.

"Take Honglu Temple as an example, in the Qin period, Honglu Temple was just a pawn, responsible for receiving officials, organizing banquets, and it was also known as Daxing, Honglu in the Han Dynasty. Honglu was originally a loud praise and a guide to the meaning of the ceremony. Although the matter of the foreign guests of the Great Honglu is an official, all dynasties have not paid attention to it.

I am an official of the Ming Dynasty to remember the Honglu Temple's court meeting, guests, and auspicious ceremonies. All national ceremonies, suburban temples, sacrifices, court meetings, banquets, feasts, canonizations, calendars, springs, transmissions, performances, and other things. Foreign officials make pilgrimages, all the fans pay tribute, and the husbands and hundreds of officials and ministers return to their lives, thank you, if you see those who resign, and Honglu plays.

But the chief officer of such a department is only a fourth-grade, which is lower than the grade of Guanglu Temple. Grandpa Huang, my Ming Dynasty is different from the previous dynasty, now there are dozens of subject countries, and have established vassal or trade relations with more than two hundred small countries, the Ming Dynasty wants to promote the prestige of our country, and even those countries will not speak, how can this be made?

If Honglu Temple wants to do things, organize personnel trade, and carry out language teaching, it must expand the scope of functions, and one of the four products must not meet today's needs. ”

Zhu Di knew that Zhu Zhanji's words were just the beginning, thinking that his words also made some sense, and said casually: "There is an internal supervisor in trade, and Honglu Temple is responsible for liaison at most, and it is not indispensable for Honglu Temple to be promoted to the third grade." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji just wanted to laugh. This Ministry of Foreign Affairs was the most important department in any country in later generations, and many countries were concurrently served by the prime minister or the prime minister himself, but when it came to Zhu Di, it was not important at all.

This is the limitation of thinking, Zhu Zhanji did not dwell on this issue, but said: "Sun Er thinks that it is right to merge the two departments of Honglu Temple and the Department of General Administration to form a new Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Communications, and to raise this ministry as one of the six departments!" ”

Zhu Di's heart moved, knowing that the drama was coming. He snorted and said: "The six inherent regulations will promote Honglu Temple to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so what do you think should be revoked?" ”

"The Army." Zhu Zhanji said without hesitation: "The Ministry of War is in charge of the selection of military attachΓ©s, military registration, armaments, and military orders. This is military, and naturally it should be on the military side. The separation of the military from the government is the right principle for long-term peace and stability. Moreover, with the separation of military and political affairs, these literati no longer have a reason to meddle in military affairs. Throughout the dynasties, literati interfered in military affairs, and laymen commanded insiders, resulting in fewer disasters? ”

Zhu Di deliberately tested Zhu Zhanji's background today, hummed noncommittally, and began to squeeze toothpaste again. "Then the military department is transferred to military affairs, isn't it necessary to set up a new organization?"

"Of course, the military department is in charge of the selection of military attachΓ©s, military status, and weapons, and they should be the only department in charge of the right to transfer troops. The Governor's Office of the Five Armies is in charge of the power of leading the army, and the Ministry of the Navy is in charge of the power of leading the army. ”

Zhu Di originally wanted to say ridiculous, but when he heard the last sentence, his heart moved.

But if you want to change Zhu Di's mind based on this alone, it is impossible. He asked again: "Where can the military department be in charge of the allocation of money and grain, and leave the support of the household department?" ”

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said: "Therefore, this also involves the reform of the household department, and now the household department lives in and out, relying on the sky to eat, this is not good." The first point is to implement the budget system. The household department is the money bag of the imperial court, but this money bag must not have its own thoughts, and all fund allocations must not be controlled by the household department itself, but should be controlled by the emperor's grandfather. ”

Zhu Di asked curiously: "What is the budget system?" ”

"That is, how much silver each ministry of the imperial court spends every year, there must be a basic share, and this part cannot be moved. In addition, a part of extra-budgetary funds will be allocated by the Ministry of Households according to needs, but each allocation must be subject to the supervision and review of each ministry. ”

Zhu Di's headache got up, from Honglu Temple to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Ministry of War, from the Ministry of War to the Ministry of Households, and now to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Sixth Section.

However, many of the ideas put forward by Zhu Zhanji still touched him a lot, so he quietly asked again: "This involves the six departments and the Metropolitan Procuratorate again?" ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "The level of the six departments is too low, although they supervise the six departments, they are not qualified to audit and audit, and they should be merged with the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and a special account inventory team should be set up to inspect the court and the local government respectively." ”

Zhu Di couldn't help but smile and asked, "In your opinion, every department in this court must be adjusted?" ”

"Of course, like the Criminal Department, it should be separated from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple and the court administration, and the most important thing is that the Dali Temple should be listed as a subordinate to the Zuodu Imperial History, half a level higher than the Shangshu of the Six Departments, so as to form effective control, instead of arguing in the court every day. Of course, the article on rumors and incidents must be changed, and no matter who reports it, there must be evidence, and hearsay must be dealt with as a false accusation. ”

There is an amazing amount of content in every sentence of Zhu Zhanji, fortunately it is in the secret room, only the grandfather and grandson, if others hear it, I am afraid it will not turn the sky upside down.

The imperial history of Zuodu was originally the second grade with the six Shangshu, which is easy to say, but Dali Siqing is only a third grade, and now it is higher than the grade of the six Shangshu, this is really nonsense!

Politics, politics, the main thing is governance! You make the people who govern the country lower than those who oversee, who wants to work hard?

And if you don't let the wind happen, how should the emperor understand the situation outside? How can those imperial histories investigate cases? What about the evidence?

But Zhu Di has completely given up persuading Zhu Zhanji at this time, because he still needs to think about this matter, and more importantly, he has not read these things written by Zhu Zhanji carefully.

Since he didn't know the whole thing, he wouldn't have expressed his opinion. He asked again, "According to your words, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Works must also be changed...... Leather? ”

Zhu Zhanji just digs a pit and doesn't bury it today, he expects Zhu Di to help him make a start, and whatever he does is a success.

"The Ministry of Rites should be merged with Guanglu Temple and Taichang Temple, and it will be divided into two major institutions, one in charge of ceremonial sacrifices and the other in charge of educational examinations."

"What about the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Officials?"

"The grandson of the Ministry of Industry has been reformed, and now the Ministry of Industry has earned a lot of money for the imperial court, and it will become the source of the Ming economy in the future. As for the officials...... The grandson doesn't understand, and it seems to be working okay at the moment, so it's inconvenient to put a beak! ”

Zhu Di couldn't help laughing, and his foot lying on the sofa kicked him lightly. "And what else you don't dare to say? If you do this, the whole court will be torn apart. ”

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said solemnly: "Grandson is going to break the court apart. The Ministry of War, the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and the Navy are military, led by the emperor's grandfather, and no civilian official is allowed to interfere. Second, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, and the Honglu Temple are the governance of the government, which can also be called administration. The Criminal Department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Six Sections, including Jinyiwei, are the supervisory departments, which operate independently through the financial budget and are not interfered with by the Ministry of Households. Finally, the cabinet and the Dali Temple became a department, responsible for arbitration and legislation. ”

Zhu Di was finally shocked, his eyes widened and asked, "Legislation?" ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "In the future, the cabinet will not only be the secretary of the emperor's grandfather, but any official can enter the cabinet after he is old to draft and revise the laws of the Ming Dynasty." However, at that time, it is not appropriate to call it a cabinet, it can be called a parliament, which is responsible for the negotiation of various policies and laws, and Dali Temple hears cases in accordance with these laws. ”

Zhu Di paused for a moment. "So is the chief officer of this council elected by a respected minister, and then responsible for presiding over the debate of the court meeting?"

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "Not only that, in the future, the parliament will not only be set up in the court, but also in the state capital, and then form a complete set of institutions from top to bottom with the village elders' association." ”

At this time, Zhu Di finally realized that although some of his grandson's ideas were too shocking, everything was well thought out.

He looked closely at the thick stack of documents, and his attention grew. He shouted loudly: "Li Liang, keep these manuscripts and don't let anyone read them." ”

This chapter is a bit boring, but it basically writes the structure of the division of power in a feudal court. Because this is related to most of the future plot development, it must be clearly written. I won't write so much more later.

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