Jiangsu's previous political envoy Zuobu was called Gan Tangshu, a Xiucai in Fengcheng County, Jiangxi.

If we only look at the population and tax growth rate, he can be said to have made remarkable achievements in Jiangsu. No one can find a mistake, and Zhao Han can't find a mistake, so he was transferred back to the center and promoted, and directly became the left waiter of the Ministry of Commerce - the grade was downgraded by one level, but it was a real promotion.

After Gan Tangshu completed the formalities, she went to the palace to see the emperor again, and went to visit Yu Shiqin the next day.

The left waiter of the Ministry of Commerce actually took the initiative to visit the right waiter of the Ministry of Industry!

was used by Li Rixuan all day long, and in the past year, Yu Shiqin was still able to maintain his sanity. But those who are really familiar with him can already feel the change, and Yu Shiqin is speaking more and more politely.

The two have been friends for many years, and after a little greeting, Gan Tangshu asked: "Cousin Jing, the foolish brother was ordered to move back to Beijing, and His Majesty asked Xu Ying to succeed him in Jiangsu." What does this mean? Xu Ying used to be in charge of the 'Jinyi Guard'! ”

Yu Shiqin also frowned, shook his head and said, "I don't understand." His Majesty has always had a deep meaning in doing things, is it dissatisfied with Jiangsu officialdom? But in Jiangsu Province, the number of household registrations is increasing day by day, industry and commerce are thriving, culture and education are prosperous, and taxes are abundant, what else makes Your Majesty unhappy? I thought about it, maybe we were overthinking. His Majesty purely wanted to promote Xu Ying and let him take charge of the party first, and then transfer him back to the imperial court as a scholar. ”

"I hope so." Gan Tangshu was still a little uneasy in her heart.

Both of them felt that the situation in Jiangsu was very good, and they couldn't find any loopholes.

Yu Shiqin said: "The imperial court department will be greatly adjusted, and the plan has come out, and in the future, it will be the cabinet, eight ministries, two courts, one government, one line, and twelve Cao." The department that was abolished was transferred to other ministries, and two more ministers were appointed to the cabinet. Saying that, Yu Shiqin laughed, "I'm also going to move my nest from the right waiter to the left waiter." ”

Gan Tangshu hugged her fists and said, "Congratulations brother!" ”

Eight departments: officials, households, rites, soldiers, criminals, industry, commerce, and wealth.

Two courts: the Inspectorate and the State Security Yuan.

One line: Datong Bank.

One government: the governor's office of the six armies.

Twelve Cao: corresponding to eight ministries, two courts, one line and one government.

This is the complete system of the new dynasty of Datong, and unless there is a major problem, Zhao Han will not adjust it in the future.

Of course, fine-tuning will be carried out, because the generals are awesome, they can only let the civilian officials suppress the generals from the system, and even then they are a little uncontrollable. With the transfer of a number of noble military generals back to the central government, in the future, we will give more power to military generals in terms of system, and try to achieve a balance between civil and military forces anyway.

Yu Shiqin said in a low voice: "Your Majesty intends to form a team of the East Palace. ”

"East Palace?" Gan Tangshu's eyes lit up.

Yu Shiqin nodded and said, "The crown prince is already thirteen years old. ”

Gan Tangshu asked: "Your Majesty has always done things unconventionally, does this official position in the East Palace follow the system of the previous Ming Dynasty, or is there any new rules?" ”

Yu Shiqin said: "Roughly follow the previous Ming Dynasty. ”

The official position of the East Palace in the Ming Dynasty was not set up casually by Zhu Yuanzhang, but the most appropriate method to sum up the experience of previous dynasties and carefully formulate it.

The core essentials are to let the important ministers of the court concurrently serve as the official position of the crown prince.

This practice is to alleviate the contradiction between the emperor and the crown prince, so as not to have a situation where the prince seizes the throne. Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible for the prince to rebel, because the prince has no ability to rebel at all.

The disadvantage is that the official position of the East Palace is becoming more and more virtual, and it has become an honorary position and a springboard for promotion.

Since Zhu Houzhao had no son, the official position of the East Palace was completely blurred. After Jiajing succeeded to the throne, he deliberately did not change this status quo, and even lost the "crown prince and the country". At that time, Jiajing's son was only four or five years old, and this Taoist master couldn't tolerate it at all.

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On the sixth day of Xu Ying's departure to Jiangsu, at the court meeting, Zhao Han announced the establishment of the East Palace Official.

The six princes and six masters follow the old routine.

That is, from the first product of the prince and the prince, the prince and the prince, and from the second grade of the prince and the young master, the prince and the prince.

These six types of official positions are mostly awarded to important ministers of the cabinet or courtiers who have made great contributions. It is not only an honorary position to reward the courtiers, but also allows the ministers to be the nominal teacher of the crown prince, which belongs to the lubricant between the emperor and the crown prince, and is also the lubricant to ensure the smooth transfer of imperial power.

With the six princes in charge, there will be no such thing as the emperor being seriously ill and the ministers conspiring with the prince to seize the throne.

Next, there is the actual official position.

The prince's guests, who are three products, teach the prince etiquette and persuade the prince to make mistakes.

A scholar of Mandarin Palace, Zheng Wupin, a member of the cabinet, tutoring the prince to familiarize himself with government affairs, and responsible for the prince's education.

Zhan Shi, Zheng Sanpin, is in charge of the affairs of the East Palace, and tutors the prince to familiarize himself with the court and politics.

Under the Zhan matter, there are many positions.

For example, the prince washes the horse, from the five products, and is in charge of the books that the prince wants to read. Chunfang University Scholar, Zheng Wupin, the prince to the emperor, the prince to write a letter to the minister, and the prince's study courses, all need this scholar to check.

The officials of the entire Zhan Shifu, the main bookkeeper hall, the left and right spring fangs, and the bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, not only taught the prince to learn his homework, but also presented and analyzed the major affairs of the imperial court, and explained the handling of government affairs by the emperor and the cabinet. Once the emperor is seriously ill or goes out, the crown prince can immediately supervise the country, and he can directly start handling government affairs.

"From now on," Zhao Han sat in the main hall and said to the courtiers and officials, "schools at all levels in the world will be reincarnated every ten days. Eight days of classes and two days of rest. ”

For students, it is not easy to take two days off because the teacher will give homework.

The crown prince had an even more headache, and he had to take out one day of the two rest days, which was taught by the officials of the East Palace.

In the morning, learn the principles of statecraft. In addition to the traditional books such as "Zhenguan Political Dignitaries" and "Zizhi Tongjian", it is also necessary to study the "Datong Collection" of this dynasty. The prince is not required to memorize, anyway, he should listen to the story, and the prince must know these things.

In the afternoon, learn the art of statecraft. The government affairs that have been handled by the cabinet department have selected some important contents and sent them over for analysis and explanation by the officials of the East Palace.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the officials of the East Palace gathered together.

Several cabinet ministers, all of whom were appointed as the sixth prince of the crown prince. Their positions are all false, and even the Mandarin Hall Scholars, who were established for the crown prince, are only nominally fully responsible, and the real position is to handle government affairs in the cabinet.

After a few words, these important ministers left on their own, and in the future they would occasionally come to teach the prince in person.

The rest, it is the substantive officials.

The prince's guest, Hu Mengtai, the queen's cousin, that is, the prince's cousin and grandfather.

Zhan Shi, Zhang Dai, is in charge of the affairs of the East Palace.

The two of them belong to full-time personnel, and the rest are mostly 12 Cao officials. As for the two princes washing horses, they are directly concurrently served by the doctors of the Hanlin Academy and the Qintian Academy, and they can be called at any time to answer the knowledge of arts and sciences.

Zhang Dai was very surprised by his new official position, he used to be Honglu Siqing, and he was inexplicably transferred to be the chief butler of the East Palace.

It's very simple, he is famous enough, he has enough qualifications, and he is not deeply involved with various factions.

After those important ministers left, Zhang Dai said to the remaining officials: "In the first place to take charge of the Zhan Mansion, I still need your help." If there is any omission, you colleagues may wish to correct it! ”

"How dare you, how dare you!" The official of the Zhan Mansion hurriedly replied.

Zhang Dai said to Hu Mengtai: "Mr. Hu, let's talk a few words." ”

Hu Mengtai waved his hand and smiled: "No need, I'm just an official next to the prince." ”

The prince's guests, when the quota is full, there are up to four people, nominally persuading the prince to gain and lose, but in fact they are the prince's advisers. They will help the prince analyze the situation in the court and analyze the inside story of the court's government affairs.

The official position of the prince's guest, in the Ming Dynasty, was only established during the time of Zhu Yuanzhang, and was later completely canceled.

The reason for the cancellation is very simple, what does the prince want a strategist to do?

Zhao Han can arrange guests for the crown prince, and it is estimated that the future emperor will also cancel this position. Even, Zhao Han himself will cancel and transfer Hu Mengtai to the position of Shangshu.

After arranging daily affairs, Zhang Dai asked the subordinate officials to step down, leaving only Hu Mengtai to discuss work.

Zhang Dai said: "The prince's studies are still mainly based on the Imperial City School. Here in Zhan Shifu, there is only one day of study every ten days, is there too little time? ”

Hu Mengtai said: "The prince is only thirteen years old, and he can slowly become familiar with government affairs, and he can understand if he speaks too deeply?" I guess that when the prince graduates from middle school, there will be more courses in the Zhan Shifu. At that time, maybe half of the time, I will learn how to handle political affairs. ”

"That makes sense." Zhang Dai nodded.

Then the two found that they had nothing to talk about, because the prince's time in the Zhan Mansion was too short. The course schedule of every ten years can be completed in one day, and there is nothing to do for the rest of the day.

Zhang Dai said again: "Yesterday I entered the palace to face the saint, what Your Majesty meant, the prince is too young, don't be too rigid and serious when teaching." In particular, he explained "Zhenguan Political Dignitaries" and "Zizhi Tongjian", tried to entertain and educate as much as possible, and made history into a story to tell more excitingly. Don't let the prince get bored, and cultivate the prince's interest. ”

Hu Mengtai said with a smile: "Then let the people who teach every ten years make the story more exciting." Around the dignitaries, Tongjian, you can also talk about some related things. For example, Fang Xuanling is afraid of his wife or something, this kind of story, children must like to hear it. There is also how Li Shimin did Tian Khan, how majestic he was when he fought, and the prince liked it very much. ”

Zhang Dai suddenly remembered something: "Your Majesty gave an errand to the Hanlin Academy, asking them to compile "The Gains and Losses of Tian Zheng in the Past Dynasties", and I don't know what happened to the Hanlin Academy. This book, His Majesty also said that the prince should study it. ”

Hu Mengtai said: "I have asked, and most of it has been written. In the process of compiling, there are new discoveries in the Hanlin Academy. For example, the death of the second Sui Dynasty is also related to the collapse of Tian Zheng. ”

Zhang Dai felt very surprised: "The collapse of Tian Zheng is nothing more than the land annexation is too serious. There are only two emperors in the Sui Dynasty, so land annexation shouldn't be serious, right? ”

Hu Mengtai said: "Although the Sui Dynasty is only the second, it is too easy to win the country, and there are too few gentry killed in the north. The historians of the Hanlin Academy found that the increase in the population of the Sui Dynasty, as well as the increase in cultivated area, was ridiculously fast. ”

Zhang Dai said: "Maybe it's from the inventory of hidden households. ”

Hu Mengtai said: "It is true that we are investigating the hidden fields and hidden households, but it is still too unbelievable, and it lasts for a long time. The historians of the Hanlin Academy have already roughly guessed the truth. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was so happy that when the local officials were checking the population and acres of land, they were exaggerating and reporting their achievements for the sake of political achievements, but Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty took it seriously. There are so many empty people and acres of land, of course, there are taxes. In order to complete the task, the local officials could not collect it from the big clans, and could only count it on the heads of the people. ”

"On the one hand, the big families do not pay taxes, and on the other hand, the common people double the collection, how can the common people bear it? Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty also built warehouses on a large scale, which seemed to be often closed, but he did not take them out at all to help the people. The people's grain was collected by the imperial court, and not only was it given to the disaster year, but it could not even be circulated in the market. Once there is a natural disaster, there is no food at all, and there are local heroes who do things. Which heroic hero dares to open a warehouse and release grain, which heroic hero can win the hearts of the people......"

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