"It's time to talk to Sun, too. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" Zheng De suddenly said at this time.

Sun Jiao? Wang Tingxiang nodded, he knew about this person from Zheng De's mouth. And it can also be seen that the emperor still attaches great importance to this person. But then again, this person's ability is good, he is capable, he is a rare talent, and I don't know how the emperor knows about him?

"What do you think of me setting up a silver ministry to manage the financial power of the government?" Zheng De mentioned Sun Jiao to completely realize an idea that had been held back for a long time, if it weren't for the fact that Wang Tingxiang said that the political situation in the court was unstable and needed to be slowed down, he would not have said it until now.

"I think the financial system of the imperial court is too chaotic, since Liu Ge Lao wrote that the account books of the Inner Carrier Mansion and the Key Treasury in recent years have been chaotic, and there is no specific figure at all how much silver taels have been spent in revenue. So I went out of my way to learn about my Ming financial system, and found that it was too chaotic, and I was dazzled by it. ”

"Among them, in addition to the palace's inner transport house, the inner supply warehouse, the heavenly treasury treasury and the nine inner warehouses and the Tai warehouse under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Households, which are responsible for collecting national taxes, the ministries and temple warehouses will also accept the national sampling, apportionment and dirty fines, mainly including the Ministry of Industry Jieshen Treasury, the Military Department Taifu Temple Treasury, the Guanglu Temple Treasury, the Criminal Department Treasury, etc. To be honest, my Ming taxes are too fragmented, and there is no unified agency to manage them. It is not clear how many tens of thousands of taels of silver have been spent in a year, and it is impossible to find out whether there is even anyone who is greedy for ink. So from that time on, I wanted to set up a unified institutional management to manage all the financial systems of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Your Majesty means that all the taxes in the world will be managed by a yamen?" Listening to Zheng De's words, Wang Tingxiang frowned slightly. Although he also felt that this finance was too chaotic, it was a little inconvenient to be scattered in the six departments and the palace, but wouldn't it be more dangerous to put it in the hands of one person?

Zheng De nodded, "That's what I mean. ”

If this is the case, a single yamen will control the taxation of the entire imperial court. Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is not a good thing! Wang Tingxiang raised his concerns.

Zheng De naturally understood what Wang Tingxiang was worried about, "Don't worry, I have been thinking about it for a long time, and I have a preliminary plan." Besides, this yamen is not something that can be counted by one person, if the expenditure is less than 100,000 taels of silver, the head of this yamen can make the decision, if it is between 100,000 and 500,000 yuan, it must be approved by the head of the cabinet, and if it is more than 500,000 taels, it needs to be approved by me. At the end of each year, the yamen must report the year's income and expenditure to the imperial court, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate usually sends people to supervise and check the basic situation of each income and expenditure. ”

Zheng De looked at him, "If he is under such strict guards, do you think he can really dominate the economic lifeline of my Ming Dynasty?" ”

"Your Majesty is wise." Wang Tingxiang nodded, but there was still a trace of doubt, "But as long as these taxes are collected by the household department, why do you need to set up a new yamen?" ”

Zheng De shook his head, "I want to transfer the Thirteen Provincial Clearance Divisions of the Ministry of Household Affairs to the Ministry of Silver. As for the household department, it has been changed to be responsible for matters related to people's livelihood, such as household registration management, disaster relief, medical care, and assistance.

"Set up a special yamen to be responsible for disaster relief and relief?" When Wang Tingyan heard this, he was also surprised by the emperor's idea. Although the emperors of ancient times have known the importance of people's livelihood, they will also take some measures lightly. But no emperor has ever set up a yamen specifically for these things, and it is surprising that the emperor would have such an idea.

I also think that the emperor's idea is really good, but he still has a layer of concerns, "Since the establishment of the six ministries in the Sui Dynasty, it has not changed for thousands of years, and it is probably not easy for Your Majesty to change the six ministries into seven ministries, and it is difficult for the court to pass nine times out of ten." ”

"Do you think I still care?" Zheng De looked at him with a smile when he heard this, "Hasn't the position of prime minister also gone through more than a thousand years, and it hasn't been abolished by Grandpa Tai." ”

Wang Tingxiang nodded, he naturally knew that Zheng De didn't care about rules and regulations such as the ancestral system. However, it is still necessary to mention it, so as not to mess with His Majesty the Emperor.

"Your Majesty naturally doesn't care about this, but compared to Emperor Taizu, Your Majesty still has a little disadvantage that is inevitable."

After listening to Wang Tingxiang's words, Zheng De asked with some curiosity, "What are you talking about?" ”

Wang Tingxiang gently spat out five words, "Control of the imperial court." ”

Zheng De's face also collapsed instantly, and Wang Tingxiang did talk about his weakness. Although he is now the son of the Great Tomorrow, the three elders in the court and the six ministers of the Jiuqing are all old ministers of the former dynasty, and they respect him just because of the emperor's identity, let alone awe. Why did he dare to oppose some of the things he proposed. Of course, Zheng De can also force it through, but if the people below are yang and yin, you can't do it. Of course, you can purge these old ministers, but if you don't have a suitable excuse, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the court and instability in the people's hearts. This is what Zheng De doesn't want to see, so it has caused such an embarrassing situation now.

"It seems that retirement planning is imperative." Zheng De said secretly, but now there is still a suitable opportunity, and he can only wait for the opportunity slowly. Thinking of this, Zheng De turned back to what he just said, "Is there really no way?" ”

Facing the emperor's gaze, Wang Tingxiang shook his head, and said after a moment of silence, "The minister thinks that it is better to subordinate the silver department to the household department first, and bring the thirteen provincial Qing officials under the silver department, and the household department is in charge; As for the household department, according to the emperor's idea, set up some official offices in charge of people's livelihood and the like, so that the resistance will be much smaller, and there will be a chance to become independent in the future. ”

"I really don't want to compromise anymore." Zheng De sighed helplessly. For him, the ruler of an empire who has changed from a small citizen to an empire overnight, there are too many discomforts, and there are too many helplessness. Some people think that they can do whatever they want when they become emperors, which is indeed undeniable. But what happened to the emperors in history who did whatever they wanted? In the end, they all went down the same path of self-destruction, and the empire they were in charge fell apart in an instant.

During the time he came to this world, Zheng De came into contact with many things that he had never been exposed to before, and he also understood many truths that he had never understood. Fortunately, he is not a strong person, he does not have too many ambitions, and he does not immediately want to change this backward world. Otherwise, the violent collision of old and new ideas will inevitably lead to political turmoil. In an empire that has just changed its leaders and is full of gunfire, the consequences of political turmoil can be imagined.

So for Zheng De, if it wasn't really a last resort. Zheng De was reluctant to quarrel with the courtiers. After all, as people on the same ship, it is not a good thing for anyone to get into a stalemate or even go on the opposite side. Especially for Zheng De, the loss may be even greater, after all, he is the owner of the ship. If you don't want to see this scene, there is only one way to compromise now.

Wang Tingxiang also saw the emperor's hesitation, but he didn't intervene. After all, it was very simple to leave this matter to the household department. But because Zheng De stubbornly wanted to completely change the household department into a yamen in charge of people's livelihood, and wanted to transfer the 13 provincial Qing Officials Division, which was originally in charge of the household department, to the Ministry of Silver, it became complicated.

After a long while, Zheng De raised his head and looked at him apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'm thinking about things." ”

"Your Majesty is gracious." The court's politeness towards the emperor has long been accustomed to it. However, he really couldn't understand why the emperor became so polite. After all, who was born in a high imperial family, who deserves the emperor's politeness or even an apology? Even if you really do something wrong, you can't really do things that damage the majesty of the emperor.

Of course, it is estimated that no one except Zheng De will know the inside story.

"Since there is too much resistance to the independence of the silver department, it can only be temporarily attached to the household department. It is also a good idea to repair the darkness of the plank road in the Ming Dynasty. Zheng De nodded when he thought of this and said, "Then the silver ministry will be under the household department for the time being, and the specific affairs need to wait until the household department Shangshu Han Wen arrives before discussing." ”

"Since Your Majesty has decided, it is naturally good."

Wang Tingxiang naturally has no opinion, after all, he is just a small waiter of the Zhengliupin Hanlin Academy, and there is also a position of imperial secretary who I don't know if it is the emperor's joke. In the final analysis, it is not a position of real power, and there is no right to decide anything. He himself clearly positions himself as the emperor's staff, and can give the emperor ideas or something, but he must not make any decisions on behalf of the emperor. If he crosses this line, even though he is now a popular person next to the emperor, it is estimated that he will not be able to grow long.

"Ziheng, I don't need you here for the time being. You should go to visit Lord Shi Lin Shi in the right capital now, and remember what I told you before. Zheng De thought for a while and ordered, "And let the little eunuch outside inform the household department Shangshu Hanwen to come." ”

"Obey." Wang Tingxiang got up and left.

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If it is said that the person Zheng De is most reluctant to deal with in the imperial court is not Xie Qian, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, nor is it Zuodu Yu Shi Daishan and others, but the Hubu Shangshu Han Wen in front of him, who has a fight with the miser, he shook his head helplessly, "Han Aiqing, don't come to harm!" ”

Han Wen naturally didn't know his image in the emperor's mind, so he arched his hand and said, "I don't know what Your Majesty called Weichen to come." ”

"Long time no see, I just want to see you." Zheng De sighed lightly.

"Ugh!" Han Wen almost choked up when he heard the emperor's words, "What do you mean it's been a long time since I saw you?" Didn't you still see each other when you were in the morning pilgrimage today? And you are the emperor, does the emperor know? The emperor should be like the emperor, and don't say things that are marginal all day long, understand? ”

Although he really wanted to say these words, it was a pity that he couldn't say them. I had to smile helplessly and said, "Your Majesty said that you are laughing." ”

Zheng De nodded and turned to business, "You have been managing the household department for so many years, do you feel that the household department is missing something?" ”

"What's missing? What's missing? "Han Wen scratched his head and didn't find anything missing from the household, I don't think it was the emperor who was playing tricks, right? I had no choice but to look at my boss suspiciously, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there is nothing lacking in the household department, and I ask Your Majesty to speak clearly." ”

"I feel that the household department manages the Thirteen Provincial Officials Division, and its duties can only be a little too light. And I don't have a yamen in charge of people's livelihood and disaster relief, relief and other functions. Therefore, I decided to add three offices in the Ministry of Household Affairs, Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Silver, what does Aiqing think? After Zheng Deok finished speaking, he looked at Han Wen.

"Obey." If the authority can be increased, the Korean will naturally agree. However, he still said, "But who should be in charge of these three government offices, please ask Your Majesty to judge." ”

Zheng De didn't expect the matter to be solved so easily, and nodded with satisfaction, "You can decide the candidates for the household registration, the second division of civil affairs, and the outside of the department, and you can report it to the ministry when the time comes." ”

Han Wen didn't expect that the candidates for the newly established household registration and civil affairs departments could be decided by themselves, so he was really a little ecstatic, and subconsciously asked, "What about the silver department?" ”

Zheng Dedao, "As for the decision of the Ministry of Silver, I will hand it over to the Household Ministry of Servant Sun, and the Thirteen Provincial Officials Division will be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Silver, you have no opinion." ”

Han Wen was shocked when he heard this, "Your Majesty, these thirteen provinces are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Households, how can they be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Households?" ”

"Who says no?" Zheng De glanced at him lightly, "The Ministry of Silver is half a level higher than the Thirteen Provincial Officials Division, but it is still under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Households, so the officials in charge must be concurrently served by the Household Department, is there any problem?" ”

"Half a level higher? How many levels is the higher half level, and the emperor doesn't want you to play like this? Han Wen was about to cry at this time. I thought I was going to increase my authority, but before the joy passed, I found out that I had been tricked by the emperor. I actually picked up the sesame seeds and lost the watermelon, and the thirteen provincial Qing officials saw the emperor hand it over to the household servant Sun Jiao. And you have no reason to stop it, and in the end you can only knock out your teeth and swallow blood in your stomach.

In the end, he had no choice but to say, "The minister obeys the order." ”

Seeing that Han Wen suffered this dumb loss, Zheng De was in a good mood, and said with a smile, "The Department of Household Registration and the Department of Civil Affairs are very important to my Daming, and Han Aiqing must hurry up and operate these two departments." As for the affairs of the Ministry of Silver, since Han Aiqing wants to take charge of the affairs of the household registration and civil affairs departments, he must not have much time to manage, so he will hand it over to the household department's servant Sun Jiao, and you can help me supervise and supervise. ”

"Commandment." At this moment, Han Wen almost wanted to hit the wall in frustration.

Zheng Deke was in no mood to care about him, since the household department had already been dealt with, now he just had to settle the ministers.