Chapter 29 Restructuring
After settling the stubborn Zheng Xiuyan, Zheng Chenggong finally calmed down and thought about the system. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
With Zheng Chenggong's vigorous overseas expansion, advocating maritime trade, and setting up factories for manufacturing, Zheng Chenggong gradually developed from a feudal small peasant economy to a large number of colonial lands and a large commercial production estate with serf labor.
The economic base determines the superstructure!
The feudal economic foundation began to disintegrate, and the three-province and six-ministry system under the centralized superstructure of feudalism established on this basis became less and less suitable for economic development.
In order to adapt to the economic foundation and improve work efficiency, Zheng Chenggong decided to restructure the six-ministry cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty.
The Ministry of Officials of the Six Ministries of the Ming Cabinet: also known as the Heavenly Official, is in charge of the appointment and dismissal, examination, promotion, transfer, and awarding of civil officials across the country;
Household Department: also known as the local official, in charge of the national land, household registration, taxation, currency, officials' income, fiscal revenue and expenditure, etc.;
Ministry of Rites: also known as the Spring Official, in charge of the country's rules and regulations, rituals, schools, imperial examinations and foreign affairs activities;
Military Department: also known as Xia Guan, in charge of the selection of military attachés and military registration, ordnance, military orders, post stations and other affairs;
Criminal Department: also known as Qiu Guan, in charge of the country's laws, prisons and other affairs;
Ministry of Industry: also known as the Winter Official, in charge of various projects, craftsmen, tuntian, water conservancy, transportation and other government decrees.
The cabinet began as an advisory body to the emperor, but gradually increased in power, and later became the administrative center of the Ming Dynasty, located above the six Shangshu.
However, although the chief cabinet scholar (or cabinet chief assistant) had the power to vote, he had to rely on the internal eunuchs to deliver the approval of the red, and this mutual restraint between the inner court and the outer court often caused the two major political forces at home and abroad to compete for power and profit, so that the Ming Dynasty became the most troubled dynasty for eunuchs.
Zheng Chenggong thought about it in many ways, and referred to Chinese and foreign history, and decided to improve the responsibilities of the six cabinet departments.
The first is to refine the responsibilities of the six departments, and the officials are divided into the organization department and the human resources department;
The Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce were divided into the Ministry of Finance;
The Ministry of Rites was transformed into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education and Culture, and the Ministry of Health;
the Ministry of Defense;
The criminal department was divided into the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Public Security;
The Ministry of Engineering and Construction was transformed into the Ministry of Engineering and Construction and the Ministry of Water Resources and Transportation;
The Imperial Observatory (Metropolitan Procuratorate) was divided into the procuratorate and the legislative yuan.
While subdividing the responsibilities of the six ministries, Zheng Chenggong strengthened the powers of the cabinet.
Although Zheng Chenggong has the right to open the government, he only has the right to appoint six ministries under his own government, and has no right to appoint cabinet scholars.
Even the teacher who rewarded him with money was good, but he could only report to Emperor Yongli and be canonized by him.
Zheng Chenggong continued to maintain the cabinet system, but the name was no longer a cabinet scholar, but a cabinet minister.
The number of members in the cabinet has also increased by 15, and Zheng Chenggong has been appointed prime minister since then.
Each cabinet minister is in charge of a department, and when working, the cabinet minister reports on government affairs, and then Zheng Chenggong makes decisions and approves the matching, and then sends the results to various departments for implementation.
The reform of the system will always benefit some people, and at the same time, it will also damage the interests of some people.
In order to ensure the smooth implementation of his reform, Zheng Chenggong sent people to invite Yao Qisheng, Hong Xu, Lin Xishan, Lu Ruoteng, Zeng Ying, Wang Zhongxiao and others to his house.
In the study room of Zheng's mansion, Zheng Chenggong divided the content of the restructuring he wrote to several people present.
After Yao Qisheng and Hong Xu read it, they analyzed the severity of it, and they didn't dare to speak for a while.
Wang Zhongxiao attaches the most importance to the ancestral teachings, he stood up and shouted: "General, the sudden establishment of a new division violates the law of the imperial court and does not conform to the law of the ancestors, and it is not feasible!" ”
Regarding Wang Zhongxiao's opposition, Zheng Chenggong had expected it and didn't care, he looked at Yao Qisheng, Hong Xu, Lin Xishan and others.
The barrel of the gun out of the regime!
With the support of the military, even if Wang Zhongxiao and a few people oppose it, Zheng Chenggong dares to enforce the reform.
Hong Xu and Lin Xishan looked at each other, and Lin Xishan nodded towards Hong Xu.
Hong Xu and Lin Xishan hurriedly stood up and said, "The last general agrees with the general's restructuring of the military department!" ”
Zheng Chenggong said happily: "Okay, the two of you are really people who understand righteousness!" ”
Those who agree with you are those who understand righteousness, but what about those who disagree?
Zeng Ying stood up and said, "Xiaguan is getting older, and he has felt more and more lacking in energy in the past few years. The general is willing to understand the old minister and share the burden of the old minister, and the old minister is deeply respected! ”
Old fox!
Hearing Zeng Ying's answer, Lu Ruoteng and Feng Chengshi sighed secretly.
Seeing that even Zeng Ying, who was the oldest, agreed, Lu Ruoteng and Feng Chengshi had read the restructuring document and knew how they could get the position of a cabinet minister after the restructuring, and their rights had not been reduced much.
Lu Ruoteng and Feng Chengshi also stood up and said: "Xia Guan also thinks that the restructuring is more conducive to the governance of Meiji, and I agree with the general's opinion!" ”
Seeing that several important people supported him, Zheng Chenggong and Yan said to Wang Zhongxiao: "Changru! The law of the ancestors is the law of which ancestors. Zhou Lihu? Han Lihu? Or Mingli? Han Li succeeded Zhou Qin, but there were changes. Ming Li inherited the Tang and Song dynasties, but there have been changes. It shows that the law of the ancestors is never immutable and conformist. As important ministers of the imperial court, and as the well-being of the people in the world, how can we stick to the rules and not take the well-being of the people as our own responsibility? ”
Wang Zhongxiao wanted to open his mouth to retort, but was secretly pulled down by Lu Zhenfei.
Wang Zhongxiao knew that Senior Lu was kind, but he endured it and didn't open his mouth after all. So many people support Zheng Chenggong, what can he do alone?
Zheng Chenggong saw that Wang Zhongxiao was silent and did not answer, and said with a smile: "Since everyone is not opposed, then follow this content!" ”
With the passage of several important ministers, the opposition of a small number of officials could not stop the reform of the system at all.
Zheng Chenggong is under the banner of the Ming Dynasty, and the titles and merits of various officials on the Ming face are still Ming official positions, but the positions of real power are all in accordance with the new system.
Zheng Chenggong appointed 15 cabinet ministers, Zheng Chenggong was the prime minister, and concurrently served as the head of the Public Prosecutor's Office and the head of the Legislative Yuan.
Hong Wook was appointed Minister of National Defense.
Chen Yonghua served as the head of the organization department, and Zeng Ying served as the head of the human resources department;
Wang Zhongxiao served as Minister of Finance, Lu Ruoteng served as Minister of Civil Affairs, Song Yingxing served as Minister of Agriculture, and Zheng Tai served as Minister of Industry and Commerce;
Lu Zhenfei served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Qian Zhenyi served as Minister of Education and Culture, and Shen Yanqi served as Minister of Health;
Gu Yanwu served as Minister of Justice,
Liu Ruojin served as Minister of Public Security;
Feng Chengshi, Minister of Engineering and Construction, and Gu Chaojian served as Minister of Water Resources and Transportation; (To be continued.) )