Chapter 179: The Book of the Ministers
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It seems that after Emperor Rongjing cleared the troubles left over from the party struggle between the princes of the previous dynasty and stabilized the throne, his eyes began to turn to the temple, the distance of the rivers and lakes.
Emperor Rongjing's performance since he ascended the throne has become more mature and capable, and his governing style has also taken shape.
"Yes, sir, villain remember, let's do it!" Fushun Daoan stepped back.
The study was quiet again, and Chen Qizheng closed his eyes, carefully deducing the situation of all parties.
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The progress of the investigation of the three divisions will be reported in detail to Emperor Rongjing's jade case every day.
Regarding Song Yuan, the brother of Concubine Qi involved in the case, the three divisions did not hide their scruples, reported the truth, and petitioned the saint to take it.
It is also worth mentioning that Yuan Shigong, the secretary of Taichang Temple, still showed his feet under the strict investigation of many parties.
It was verified that he instructed his subordinate Zhou Ronghua to manipulate this matter, and his protégé even befriended the gentry of the foreign prefecture and county to handle this matter, illegally making millions of silver, and he was bold and reckless, and he wanted to shirk the responsibility to Zhou Ronghua afterwards.
This matter was thoroughly investigated by the three divisions, played to the imperial court, and Emperor Rongjing personally approved: Yuan Shigong was dismissed, severely punished according to the law, exiled for 3,000 miles, all family property was confiscated, and those who were guilty of wives and children were severely punished. His friends and related people were also sent to prison for investigation and sentencing.
For Song Yuan in the Ministry of Rites, Emperor Rong Jing gave the three princes a share of face, and did not punish him severely, but only dismissed him from his post and never hired. However, the decree of punishment was left unannounced.
Emperor Rongjing knew very much that the matter was urgent, and the investigation of the copper money matter was only the investigation of the copper money matter, and the impeachment of the imperial historian on this matter should be based on facts, not just rumors, and bite the ministers of the court at will, let alone form friends and attack each other.
Those who say untruths will also be punished according to law and will not be tolerated.
The wind in the DPRK and China has also gradually settled down from bodziness and dryness, and the wind of righteousness has become more and more stable day by day.
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Yang Ming, a scholar of the Baohedian University and a scholar of the Ministry of Officials, was a scholar in Kangqian for 30 years, and was deeply valued by the examiner Li Guangqian, from which he received scriptures and profound attainments. Later, he was awarded the Zhili (Hebei) patrol road, and the old evils were eliminated, and the political achievements were remarkable. Later, he was transferred to Guizhou as a political envoy, and was promoted to the governor of Yunnan and became a feudal official of the imperial court. In the first year of Rongjing, he served as the governor of Yungui, and when Emperor Rongjing personally wrote the plaque of "Qing Cao Longing" to Yang Ming, he was commended for his outstanding achievements in honesty and honesty and diligence for decades. Rong Jing was promoted to the secretary of the ministry in the second year, and his sincerity was simple and square, and he was also a scholar of the Baohe Palace, and he was a very popular minister.
The Ministry of Officials is in charge of the decrees of civil officials, and governs all the people with praise. The system of all the products and ranks, the prescription of the examination of the dethronement, the canonization of the reward, the law of the final system, the hundred divisions to reach the ministry, the book, the squire rate of their subordinates to decide, the big things, the small things, to the cloth state. Of course, this is the old law, and it is only proclaimed in the books.
The actual right to employ people is vested in the emperor, and the officials are only responsible for signing the matter, and have no right to weigh and balance. Especially after Emperor Rongjing succeeded to the throne, the appointment and dismissal of important officials were directly announced in accordance with the will of Emperor Rongjing. The affairs of the Ministry of Officials are limited to examining the qualifications of officials below the intermediate level, and they are allowed to be rejected according to routine inspections, and only the appointment and dismissal procedures are recorded.
Although this is the case, where can the emperor remember so many officials and evaluations, for the appointment of officials, the secretary of the ministry can still give important reference opinions.
He is also a scholar of the Bohol Temple and a key member of the cabinet.
Regarding this incident, I did not express my opinion, but I had my own considerations.
After this incident, the DPRK and China have heard about the incident, and there have been many officials involved in the impeachment, and the officials have spoken out one after another, discussing and pursuing impeachment against the officials involved, and even taking the opportunity to plan for official promotions and fill vacancies.
The most fundamental problem in this incident is how to solve and improve the matter of copper coin minting, and truly achieve the customization of "one silver for a thousand coins", which is the foundation of benefiting the people's livelihood and the stability of the government! This is the ultimate goal of Emperor Rongjing's series of arrangements, and people who can't see this clearly are very rare for Emperor Rongjing.
Speaking of this, I have some secret hatred, such a good errand was preempted by Gao Jiwen's gang, and the chess is a bad move.
But he has been up and down in the sea for many years, so he naturally still has a way to turn the situation around and seek the attention of Emperor Rongjing.
The important ministers of the court perceived the intentions of the emperor, speculated about the emperor's style of acting and the purpose of doing things, and followed the trend, which could almost become an instinct.
There are very few people who are true ministers in history, and even fewer have been recorded in history.
Returning to the matter of copper coins, in order to solve the problem of copper and lead used to cast money, the imperial court specially allowed officials and merchants and private merchants to carry goods and travel to the Oriental states to sell copper and bring them back to the dynasty for drum casting. Since then, the coinage of this dynasty has mainly used foreign copper as raw material. However, the price of foreign copper has also continued to rise, and the highest sales price of foreign copper purchased by officials and merchants is 14 taels of silver per 100 catties, and the highest sales price of foreign copper purchased by private merchants is 17 taels and 5 yuan per 100 catties of silver. The rising price of copper for coinage has led to an increase in the cost of coinage.
The increase in the cost of minting coins has made the price of copper coins in the market more expensive due to the increase in minting cost.
This is one of their main books: to encourage officials and businessmen to exchange the special products of the dynasty for the source of Oriental copper, and on the basis of the existing output of the dynasty, by strengthening foreign trade, increase the reserves of copper in the dynasty, and reduce the selling price of Oriental copper.
He was the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and Yunnan and Guizhou is the place of copper production, Yunnan copper and lead, Yunnan and Guizhou copper mines since the increase in the opening of Tangdan and other factories, copper mining is effective, minerals are prosperous, in addition to the need for drum casting in this province, there is still a surplus of 2 million hundreds of thousands of catties, but the copper is more than the book, not enough for the official to buy, you can ask for the salt to win the surplus silver, collect copper and transfer to Jiangnan and other provincial capitals. The thriving copper mining in Yunnan can greatly increase the amount of copper ore. This is the second one.
These two points can be implemented, and the problem of copper coinage, which has long plagued the Qing court, can be solved.
As for the following kinds of relationships, seeking to fill the vacancies, and predicting in advance that there will be vacancies in other provincial capitals, the campers are all sent to their henchmen and subordinates to deal with them as appropriate.
The inventory of the three divisions has gradually stabilized, the Beijing division and the surrounding prefectures and counties have been cleared, and the imperial court is clear.
On July 20, several things happened.
Concubine Qi's brother Qi Yuan's position in the Ministry of Rites was dismissed, and the decree was clearly announced.
Yang Mingshi, a scholar of the Ministry of Officials and Baohedian University, played a second policy to increase the copper source, which was feasible, and the ministers seconded the proposal, and Emperor Rongjing allowed it to be played in court, and Yang Mingshi and Gao Jiwen jointly promoted this matter, and instructed the relevant ministries to fully cooperate.
Yang Mingshi and Gao Ji Wenjian are in the emperor's heart.
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