Chapter 239 Choice
Moreover, through Emperor Yan, through this means of letting the princes and princesses go deep into the six departments, not only can the ability of the princes and princesses be exercised, but also a suitable team can be cultivated for the selection of excellent heirs. Flash Dance
Of course, this is not without its drawbacks.
Letting the prince and princess go deep into the work of the six departments of the imperial court too early will definitely bring very serious party alliances and even partisan strife in the court, but in Yan Chaohui's view, this is a long-term pain that is better than a short-term pain. It is true that if he implements his current ideas, there will inevitably be some waves in the court today.
Above the previous court, even if someone secretly colluded with the prince, there would be no obvious performance, at most, it was secretly hooking up with others, and it would not be put on the bright side, after all, it was still His Majesty Emperor Yan above the court, and now that His Majesty Emperor Yan is in good health, what is your intention to be anxious about the prince?
If the previous court was above the contradictions between officials, civil and military, and families, now it may be necessary to add contradictions between princes and princesses.
As the saying goes, the royal family has no family affection, and many examples can prove that this sentence is completely correct, for that big position, fathers and sons, brothers, and so on are in the same room, and the scene of drawing swords against each other can be said to be common.
Rather than let these tragedies happen in the future, Yan Chaohui felt that it was better to make this clear in advance, and the matter of the heir should be resolved as soon as possible, saving himself from the fact that after he died, his sons fought with each other because of the competition for the throne, causing civil strife in Northern Yan and wasting the national strength that he had painstakingly developed for many years.
Of course, at present, Yan Zhaohui is still at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and the selection of heirs in advance is just to prevent trouble.
At present, with the permission of Yan Zhaohui, the six departments of the Northern Yan Imperial Court are also opening their doors to the princes and princesses.
These six departments are the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry. The six major departments have almost mastered several important aspects of the development of Beiyan.
First of all, the Ministry of Officials, the main responsibility of the Ministry of Officials is to be responsible for the appointment and dismissal of officials across the country, inspection and other positions, many times the lifeblood of the officials of Northern Yan is in the hands of the Ministry of Officials, how you do the attack of the officials, how the results of the investigation are in the hands of the Ministry of Officials, the right can be said to be very large, and now the Ministry of Officials is an old minister that Yan Chaohui trusts very much, He Tu. The old man who has followed Yan Zhaohui since he was still a prince.
However, even if Yan Chaohui is reassuring He Tu, the other courtiers in the court may not be at ease, for example, the Yushitai, the institution that supervises hundreds of officials, targets the most is the ministry, there is no way, who makes the power of the ministry high and scary, it can be called the head of the six ministries. Flash Dance
The household department is mainly responsible for the financial affairs such as land, household registration, and taxation in Beiyan. Firmly in control of the treasury, the funds of various departments of Beiyan need to be approved by the Ministry of Household before they can be used, and it can be said that the power and status are second only to the Ministry of Officials. Of course, it is rumored to be the most lucrative department in oil and water, but according to the anti-corruption nature of His Majesty Emperor Yan today, I am afraid that few people dare to do anything. Today's household book is Qian Duoxi. Although the name sounds a little ordinary, but the talent is very unusual, originally a civilian businessman, but in business has excellent insight and brains, has become one of the most famous businessmen in Northern Yan, on the way to Yan Chaohui to the throne to provide countless financial support, is also quite trusted.
The Ministry of Rites, mainly responsible for the food of the school within the whole territory of Beiyan, as well as the affairs of the imperial examination and diplomatic exchanges with foreign countries, and is also responsible for the organization and arrangement of some major activities of the imperial court, including many activities such as ancestor worship, are indispensable to the jurisdiction and constraints of the Ministry of Rites, it seems to be simple and ordinary, but the power in hand is not small, especially in charge of the imperial examination, as well as diplomatic affairs with various countries, every official of the Ministry of Rites is an excellent invigilator and good debater, It is estimated that only the group of officials of the Imperial Historical Observatory can compare themselves with the officials of the gift. Du Zhengxiong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is an extremely strict old minister, when Yan Chaohui was still the prince, he was already the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, he was very old-fashioned, strict with himself, and had a deep study of etiquette, once you did something that did not conform to the etiquette law, just wait for this old man to preach to you, but he Beiyan is also loyal, even if he sometimes speaks too directly, Yan Chaohui is not the slightest bit angry, after all, loyalty is against the ear.
Next is the Criminal Department, which manages all kinds of criminal cases in Beiyan, and is in charge of punishment and prisons. often has a deep connection with the embroidered guard, many people who suffer from serious crimes can't escape the eyes of the criminal department, and it is also the darkest place in Beiyan, in addition to the prison of the embroidered guard, it is estimated that only the big guy of the criminal department is the place that people in the Beiyan realm don't like to go to. Of course, it is also a place that the court officials hate more, because many people who fail in the political struggle end up in the prison of the Criminal Department, and maybe they will get a special treatment of a secret death, and they can be said to love and ruthless this place, and they love this place to help their opponents, and they hate that many times if they accidentally get rid of it, they may also fold into it. Zhou Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, is said to be very young now, and can be said to be the youngest of the six Shangshu, who became the Shangshu of the Criminal Department at the age of 48. Some people may think that forty-eight years old is already a very old age, but don't forget, the Yuanwu Continent is the world of martial artists, if forty-eight years old is already a lot of age in the eyes of an ordinary person, but in the world of martial artists, it may still be a somewhat mature adult. Zhou Yan's talent is very high, and his master is the former Shangshu Kong Ci of the Criminal Department.
Don't look at the word mercy in Kong Ci's name, but he is not merciful at all, on the contrary, Kong Ci can be said to be iron-faced and selfless, and he has thoroughly brought the spirit of the law to the extreme, no matter what kind of prince and nobleman you are, the child of a family, or a high-ranking disciple of the sect, as long as you violate the laws of Northern Yan, Kong Ci will never be soft, and even Emperor Yan sometimes can't do anything about him. The good thing is that because of the existence of Kong Ci, an iron man, those villains in Beiyan trembled and did not dare to violate the law again, for fear of being caught by the Demon King Kong and beheaded outside the noon gate.
The disadvantage is that Kong Ci offended many people because of his iron-faced selflessness, which eventually led to the involvement of his wife and daughter's heirs, and finally he was left alone in a huge family, fortunately, His Majesty Emperor Yan directly sheltered him, and he was pitiful of the old minister's fierce loyalty, and put him in the position of Dali Siqing while letting him shine, while protecting him for the elderly, Kong Ci solemnly recommended Zhou Yan before leaving office, saying that Zhou Yan's talent was far above him.
And the facts are as Kong Ci expected, after Zhou Yan took office, he really handled a lot of difficult cases, and the facts and evidence were sufficient, even if someone wanted to find trouble, they couldn't find faults, and the Criminal Department was also very strong under his leadership.
The Ministry of War is mainly responsible for the management of generals, military registration, ordnance, military rations, military orders, etc., and is also responsible for the assessment of military generals, the welfare of non-commissioned officers and so on. Whether it is an external war or an internal patrol is the responsibility of the Ministry of War, especially in such a severe form today, the rights of the Ministry of War should not be underestimated, although it cannot directly command the actions of the Ninth Army of the Northern Yan, but it cannot be denied that without the logistical support of the Ministry of War, the Ninth Army of the Northern Yan Army could not have so many victorious results, which is indispensable behind the hard work of every official of the Ministry of War from the people.
Today's military department Shangshu Li Ji seems to be soft and weak like a civil minister, but in fact he is a hot-blooded man with a bloody heart, although he is not young, but he will never complain when Beiyan is facing a war, and will always appear in the military department to quickly transfer his officials to work, and will devote himself to the battle of Beiyan, which is a proper main battle faction. Over the years, the strong style of Northern Yan has often been driven by military officials like Li Ji, and it can be said that Li Ji is a rare general of the Ninth Army of Northern Yan in the history of Northern Yan and a person who has a very close relationship with the secretary of the military department.
Historically, the relationship between the military department and the generals of the Northern Yan Ninth Army is not so close, because a series of expenditures of the military department need the approval of the household department, sometimes the treasury is indeed empty, and you can't afford so much military spending, but the war will not wait for your country to be rich, so many times the military department Shangshu has quarreled with the generals of the Ninth Army, from the beginning of the verbal quarrel, to the back of the direct physical collision, one side wants to reduce military spending, the other side wants to expand the army, naturally there are many contradictions.
And this kind of contradiction slowly began to fade after Li Ji came up, Li Ji was originally promoted from the military department, he really understood the military's workshop, cut military spending, either to deduct the soldiers' money, or to stop the research and development of new equipment and the upgrading of old armaments, which not only affected the morale of the army, but also affected the combat effectiveness of the army. If the war of Beiyan was defeated because of such a thing, Li Ji felt that this was definitely the responsibility of the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of War must not pin all its hopes in the pockets of the Ministry of Households, you must know that each of the six departments of the imperial court asked for money from the Ministry of Households, even if the treasury was abundant, it would not be able to withstand such consumption.
Therefore, Li Ji put forward a suggestion to Yan Chaohui, that is, to allow the Ministry of War to set up its own treasury, and every year the household department can directly transfer the fixed money to the Ministry of War according to the consumption of the Ministry of War in the previous year, and this batch of expenses before the Ministry of War was spent for a year, which not only saved a lot of time, but also saved a lot of effort to fight with several other books, but 1 There is still a disadvantage that the amount of this batch of money is fixed, and if it is used up in advance, the expenditure at that time will completely need to be figured out by the officials of the Ministry of War.
However, Li Ji is also very smart, through the negotiation with the generals and the approval of His Majesty Emperor Yan, the armaments that have been eliminated are traded to foreign races or other countries through various transactions to earn funds, which is really to open source and reduce expenditure at the same time, not only did not reduce military spending but increased day by day, and even the armaments of the Ninth Army did not fall.
Finally, there is the Ministry of Industry, which is responsible for various buildings and roads in Beiyan. The construction of bridges is also repaired, and not only that, there are many excellent technologies that the private sector is not yet proficient in are also in the hands of the Ministry of Industry. However, in the eyes of ordinary people, the responsibilities of the Ministry of Industry are often some hard work, dirty work, heavy work, and a lot of money has been invested in it, but there is no oil and water to make money, because the money is invested in the construction, although it is also one of the six departments, but the status of the Ministry of Industry is not so conspicuous, but more like a migrant worker in the six departments.
However, Cao Yuanming, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, is a very kind person, he has been dealing with earth and stone carpentry all his life, and he has worked all the way from an ordinary craftsman apprentice to the position of the Ministry of Works, if you say how much ink he has in his stomach, it may not exist, but if it is mentioned that he must be a fluent answer to the problem of civil work, it is because Cao Yuanming was born in a civilian, so he works diligently and diligently, without a trace of complaints, and has been down for many years in the roads, bridges, fortresses, cities, and cities in Beiyan. There are also all kinds of civilian equipment and some military equipment, which are indispensable behind the hard work of the Ministry of Industry. It may also be the reason for the upward and downward effect, and the officials of the entire Ministry of Industry are also the same as their Shangshu, diligent, hard-working, and staying up late to work overtime are the most common things, even if they brave the bloody wind and rain on the battlefield to repair buildings.
There are several divisions under each of these six departments, corresponding to part of the functions of the ministry, Yan Chaohui let his sons and daughters meddle in the affairs of the six ministries, but it is not for them to come up and rob the work of other people's original Shangshu, if it is a department of a ministry, it is still within an acceptable range, as for whether his sons and daughters can make those officials happy and convinced is another matter.
You must know that the officials are arrogant, you are now a prince and princess, but it does not mean that you will still be a prince and princess in the future, and this kind of problem of standing in line has always been cautious and cautious.
People who can serve in the six departments of the imperial court must not be too stupid in their brains, so they should still know which is more important.
And Yan Xuelan, as the eldest princess who is very popular with the old man, knew a little bit of news in advance, but she has never had a clear goal, so she has been in a state of difficulty in choosing, although she successfully accepted Mr. Baili under her own subordinates, and there is already a general direction under the discussion of the two, but Yan Xuelan still decided to listen to the advice of her other henchmen, after all, they work together.
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