Chapter 284: Centralization
Xu Guangqi's resignation did not affect the operation of the Royal Academy of Science and Technology too much, and at this time, the Royal Institute of Science and Technology had cultivated the first batch of mathematics, physics and chemistry talents.
These mathematical, physical and chemical talents have been able to put the School of Science and Technology into operation through the old and the new, and have begun to conduct research on various projects.
With Xu Guangqi's resignation, there are really few Donglin Party officials left in the court. Zhu Youxiao's centralization of power has entered the right track with the complete collapse of the Donglin Party in the DPRK.
Because of the collapse of the Donglin Party, the quarrel between the DPRK and China suddenly disappeared without a trace. Zhu Youxiao's various decrees have been implemented with high efficiency.
A political centralization soon triumphed, and the shock caused by this centralization on the political field of the Ming Dynasty was obviously still fermenting.
Many officials took to the table to praise the emperor's actions. Zhu Youxiao's political move to expel the Donglin Party this time actually set up a banner.
Many officials who were not accustomed to the Donglin Party began to move closer to this banner.
The system in the Ming Dynasty also changed with this centralization. The first thing that has changed is the speech official system, the speech officials of the Donglin Party have been expelled, and the-stirring sticks of the Metropolitan Procuratorate have completely disappeared in front of Zhu Youxiao's eyes. There is no resistance to the reform.
The reform measure is that in the future, the Metropolitan Procuratorate can no longer use rumors to attack colleagues, and everything must be evidenced.
And regardless of whether there is evidence or no evidence, when the official supervises the officials, he will look for the Discipline Inspection Commission from now on, rather than directly moving to the court.
Above the court, it will be a matter of matter in the future. No other factors are involved.
In the future, the Metropolitan Procuratorate can continue to supervise officials and respond to public sentiment. and some of the national problems found. It's just that the form has to be changed. Whether or not the officials will fall will be determined by the results of the investigation by the Commission for Discipline Inspection.
The reform of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has completely solved the phenomenon of court disputes. No matter what the situation is in the future, the dumping and attacks that Wenchen has only seen will be carried out under the court, and the investigation results of the Discipline Inspection Commission will deal with it.
This centralization soon spread to the entire Beizhili and northern provinces. This is a very continuous personnel change, those Donglin parties in the north and those corpses. A large number of officials who did nothing were quickly dismissed, and at the same time a number of people were promoted from the Han Imperial Party.
The personnel changes in the northern provinces, mainly those feudal officials, who chose to stand in line, all retained their original positions. And those senior officials who have a background in the Donglin Party, or whose performance is average and do not stand in line, have also been replaced.
During this period, Zhu Youxiao also confirmed the civil honor system.
The newly added civil medals are divided into ten grades, which are one grade, one grade, and two grades...... Nine pins.
And in terms of benefits. Zhu Youxiao also made provisions.
1: The people who have won the civil honor can not worship the officials.
This privilege is primarily a theoretical equality of status. A manifestation of social status.
2: All cases involving those who have been awarded the Civil Order shall be tried by the three divisions of the Dali Temple, the Criminal Department, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and those who have insufficient evidence shall not be sentenced lightly. If you encounter grievances, you can go to Beijing to appeal to the three divisions, and the three divisions will handle it together.
This provision is to avoid framing these groups that contribute to the country.
3. Those who have received the Civil Medal can enjoy comprehensive security benefits.
This comprehensive security benefit means that the state will provide protection when there is any major change. For example, in the event of an injury or illness, the state will pay for their medical expenses, and will also pay a monthly living allowance. In addition, when they are unemployed, the state will arrange jobs for them in addition to social security payments. This benefit is mainly for those who are not wealthy.
Fourth: The children of ordinary families can study in public schools for free, and they will be given a certain amount of school subsidies, and at the same time, they can get a certain score bonus for university admission.
The three benefits are mainly for those who are from ordinary families, and they are also the core of the civil honor system. In Zhu Youxiao's understanding, the role of Minxun is not to make these groups who have contributed to the country directly become worry-free, but to protect their lives and property from damage, and to enjoy state security when they are in a bad situation, and to let their children enjoy a good education, so as to obtain a channel for advancement.
Five: Those who have won the civil honor of the fifth rank and above can enjoy a certain amount of imperial court benefits, except for the background of merchants.
This benefit is mainly formulated for those scientific researchers, and it is difficult for ordinary farmers and working class people to obtain the fifth grade and above civil honors, of course, there will still be individual cases. Under certain circumstances, individual workers and peasants can also make a significant contribution to the country. Merchants are excluded from this benefit, after all, merchants themselves are relatively strong economically.
Six: Under the same conditions, the government bidding shall give priority to the enterprises of Minxun businessmen. Businessmen entering industries with national access restrictions are required to meet the prescribed civil ranks.
This benefit is enjoyed by the merchant class who have received the civil medal. A businessman who has received the Minxun is a businessman who has contributed to the country. There are many rich people in this world, but not every businessman will take the initiative to contribute to the country. And businessmen who are willing to contribute to the country, the court naturally wants to commend them and give them some cakes, so as to set an example.
7. The Imperial Court has the right to strip a person who has received the Order of Civil Order from his or her rank if he commits a criminal act that is detrimental to the interests of the state and is of a heinous nature.
The greatest role of the people is to set an example. Raise the social status of those who contribute to the country. Let the ordinary peasants and working class who have been awarded the civil medal enjoy the most perfect social security, so that as long as they abide by the law, no matter what happens, they will not be so poor that they will not have enough to eat and cannot afford to see a doctor. And let their descendants enjoy an upward path and a chance to reach a higher level of society.
For merchants, a portion of the privileges of commercial access are given to them. At the same time, as long as these businessmen abide by the law, the imperial court will also support their interests, and will not be suppressed and infringed upon by some bureaucrats.
In terms of Wenxun and Wuxun, Zhu Youxiao also made reforms.
Wenxun and Wuxun were within the imperial court system, so the welfare benefits were mainly concentrated in the Yulu, and each grade could enjoy the state Yulu, as well as social security, but it was generally impossible to receive these social security.
The children of Wenxun and Wuxun also enjoy certain privileges of university admission, and they can also obtain business access privileges after resigning from the army and being discharged from the army.
This reform is called the 'new honorable system', and the right to tax exemption enjoyed by the noble group in the past remains unchanged, but the honorable people who will be awarded in the future will no longer enjoy any tax exemption policy.
The reform of the noble system did not touch the interests of the traditional nobles too much. However, the old honorable system will also be abolished in the future, but it will not be touched for the time being.
After the announcement of the new honorable system, Zhu Youxiao immediately sealed thousands of martial and civilian honors in one go.
Among them, there are the most martial honors, and a large number of meritorious soldiers on the battlefield in Liaodong have been awarded martial honors. There is also a labor imitation of the imperial court, which was also awarded the civil honor.
There are a lot of them, but most of them are low-grade medals.
Those labor imitations are all Jiupin Minxun. Those workers who invented technology and students of science and technology colleges were awarded different medals according to the degree of contribution to technological inventions.
The criterion for awarding martial arts is very simple, that is, meritorious service on the battlefield. The criteria for awarding civil honors are also very simple, if a businessman contributes to disaster relief and road construction, he can set an example, and the imperial court will crown his civil honors. If workers and peasants make touching deeds full of positive energy, they can also be awarded the title of civil honor.
For example, for example, to teach in some poor mountainous area for more than ten years, for example, to plant trees in the desert Gobi for more than ten years, as long as this kind of deeds are discovered, the imperial court can award civil honors, and then carry out in-depth reports to influence the social atmosphere.
"Daming Daily" soon began to exert its strength, and one after another people who were crowned civil honors became the protagonists of the report, and various touching deeds were excavated.
Almost every day in the newspaper, there are one or two typical characters who have been commended by the imperial court for abiding by the law and loving dedication, so as to be awarded the civil medal.
Zhu Youxiao's centralization action has been continuing. The main areas of centralization are the northern provinces. From the central court to the local government, the Han Emperor Party was developing rapidly, and soon swept the entire north.
The growth of the Han Emperor Party did not mean that everyone could join the party. In order to avoid the phenomenon of mixing fish and dragons, officials who join the party must be able to truly do things for the people.
Prior to this, Zhu Youxiao and the cabinet promoted a large number of grassroots officials who could do things, and these grassroots officials were not officials of the Han Emperor Party before, and now they have expressed their stance to join the Han Emperor Party. Because of the previous foreshadowing, the Han Emperor Party grew rapidly.
Grassroots officials in the northern provinces were mostly supportive of the emperor's centralization of power. They are all cultural people, and they basically know the truth that the world is one.
In the imperial city of the capital, in Fang Congzhe's mansion, Shen Yu came to be a guest again.
"Teacher, this time the Han Emperor Party openly recruited virtuous talents from all over the world, but in more than two months, most of the virtuous officials in the north have been included in it. Even Sun Chengzong, the governor of the Northeast, has switched to the Han Emperor Party, and the situation can be described as wonderful. Shen Yan said with a happy expression.
"Since today's son ascended the throne, he has relieved the people of the world and pacified Liaodong, which seems to be a move to accumulate wealth, but it is not for selfish desires, but for the weakness of the court's finances. From this point of view, the Son of Heaven has great virtue, and the hearts of the people can be gathered, and all the people can be supported. Fang Congzhe said with a smile, but then he changed his words and said: "However, in the past two years, the Son of Heaven has frequently expanded to the outside world, and his methods are sometimes too rough, which can be described as a loss of yin morality. It's just that if it can meet the desires of my Ming people, this approach will not hurt. As the saying goes, virtue and virtue are equal, the many are better than the few, and the wise are better than the foolish, and there is no one in the world who has the wisdom of the world. If he loses the Son of Heaven one day, it will be a consortium formed at the moment, and it will become the selfish interests of the royal family. ”
"The royal consortium has hidden worries, if the consortium becomes the selfish interests of the royal family, causing the people of the world to centrifuge, although the power is many, although the land is wide, but there is no one to use it." Shen Yu also seemed a little worried. Fang Congzhe said: "The Son of Heaven may not fully understand this truth, but he is not completely unclear, but he is not clearly aware of it. The next time you enter the palace, give this book to the Son of Heaven for the old man! ”
Saying that, Fang Congzhe took out a book and handed it to Shen Yun, who looked down and saw that it was "Huainanzi" from the Han Dynasty. (To be continued.) )