Chapter 80: The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Shadow Organization
The jade machine really brought the black peony to me, saying that it was to protect me and teach Qiushui convenience, so I had other ideas.
It's just that I think this matter involves too much and too widely, so I invited the emperor to discuss it together.
The emperor, Yuji Zhenren, and I discussed with Black Peony.
"The people and the girls are full of buildings and the owners participate in the emperor, and the emperor is powerful and dominates the four seas."
Even though he was a landlord, when he saw the emperor for the first time, Black Peony was still a little nervous, and when he joined the emperor, he told the routine of the rivers and lakes.
"Megatron, rule the four seas, I allow you to say this when you see me in the future!!."
Instead of being angry, Dorgon was pleased.
If you think about it carefully, the nonsense of "Long live the emperor, the emperor is auspicious, and the emperor is ten thousand blessings", it is really not as real as this "An Wei Megatron and dominate the four seas".
I glanced at Dol with a smile and said, "The minister wants to change the Black Peony Huamanlou into an organization to spy on news, so that he can grasp the news of Aobai, Sony, etc., and not be passively beaten."
"Concubine Rui is so right, at the moment I just asked Duoduo to get a few guards to spy on the news, which is really not perfect. I don't know how many people are in the Hualou main organization now, and what is the funding? ”
"At present, there are more than 300 people in the organization, and each person has about 30 taels of silver per month, and the monthly cost is about 10,000 taels. Originally, if there was assassination income, he didn't worry about the funds, but if he only spied, this cost would need to be paid by the imperial court. ”
Ten thousand taels is not a small amount, the black peony said hesitantly.
"10,000 taels, too little, I will give you 100,000 taels a month, but I have requirements: first, I must not undertake the assassination business anymore, since there are Yuji Zhenren and Concubine Rui to guarantee you, I will no longer deal with your previous sins; Second, you have to infiltrate this organization into the entire Qing Dynasty, and the main task is to spy on the movements of the Qing dignitaries according to my requirements, and report any changes in time; In addition, the ministers of the DPRK and the governors, admirals, governors, and political envoys of the provinces who oppress the people, embezzle and accept bribes, regardless of their rank, must report to me in a timely manner.
This third is that every time I receive money and food for disaster relief, you have to have people show me carefully, and if you dare to steal disaster relief money and embezzle disaster relief money, report it to me in time.
"The emperor is so sympathetic to the people's livelihood, then the people of the Qing Dynasty are blessed and !!"
Yuji Zhenren didn't expect that he would inadvertently handle a good thing.
"Your Majesty, where did you get this money from", I couldn't help asking.
"This 100,000 taels per month is not a small amount after all, so let the household department come out!!"
Dorgon didn't seem to have thought much of it.
"The emperor must not, this matter cannot be known to the imperial court. Failure to do so causes turmoil and unrest. I spoke.
"The concubine is reasonable, so how is it good." Dorgon mused.
"Whether the emperor has money or not, the emperor will pay it himself." I said.
"Yes, yes, yes, I have my own money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and I have it from the Ministry of Internal Affairs." It dawned on Dolgon.
"The Ministry of Internal Affairs?" , I only know that this internal affairs office is really powerful, but I can't figure out how powerful it is.
"Concubine Ai doesn't know, I will tell you about this internal affairs office, in addition to managing the eunuchs, palace maids and my harem attendants, the internal affairs government also manages my private real estate, fields, shops, etc., the annual income and expenses are very large, this 100,000 taels is not enough."
"It turns out that the emperor is the biggest merchant in the Qing Dynasty?" I laughed.
"The concubine has a point," Dorgon continued.
"The Ministry of Internal Affairs mainly has "seven divisions" and "three courts".
"The seven divisions are the Guangchu Division, the Accounting Division, the Qingfeng Division, the Zhangyi Division, the Duyu Division, the Prudential Criminal Division, and the Construction Division. The Accounting Department and the Guangchu Division are similar to the household departments of the foreign courts.
"The Accounting Department is in charge of the population of the flag of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the income and expenditure of the land and manor rents of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the audit of the estate.
"The Guangchu Division is in charge of the treasury of the treasury and supplies the emperor and the royal family, as well as gifts and ceremonial supplies. In addition, these two divisions are also in charge of other related affairs, such as the accounting department is in charge of the selection of palace maids, eunuchs, nursing mothers, etc., and the list of the flag people of the government; Guangchu is in charge of the production and weaving of various utensils. ”
"Qingfeng Division, in charge of the supply of cattle and sheep herding inside and outside the capital, this institution is in charge of the needs of my Manchu royal family."
"The Department of Ceremonies, similar to the Ministry of Rites of the Foreign Dynasty, is in charge of the royal etiquette, music and birth records, weddings, funerals and other affairs, and is also in charge of the promotion and transfer of eunuchs.
Du Yu Division, similar to the military department of the foreign dynasty, is in charge of the selection of military officials in the government, the selection and supply of silver and other matters of the first soldiers, and also manages the affairs of the mountains and rivers under the government.
The Department of Prudent Punishment, similar to the Criminal Department of the Foreign Dynasty, is in charge of the punishment of the people who are clothed in the banner and the court servants.
The Construction Division, similar to the Ministry of Engineering of the Foreign Dynasty, is in charge of the repair of various projects and the production of utensils. ”
"The three courtyards are the Shangsi Academy, the Wubei Academy, and the Fengchen Garden. Upper Courtyard, in charge of the shepherding and provision of horses and camels for the royal and court uses. The Armament Institute is in charge of the production and supply of related items such as imperial and official weapons. The setting of these two institutions is related to the martial tradition of the Manchu royal family in the Qing Dynasty and the emphasis on mounted archery and martial arts. Fengchen Garden, in charge of the inner and outer Jingshan, West Garden, South Garden, Changchun Garden, Qingyi Garden, Jingyi Garden and other royal gardens and related affairs. ”
"However, the current head of the Internal Affairs Office is Sony, and this person is biased towards Da Yu'er and Fulin, so it is not convenient to let him know about this matter."
Dolgon finished talking about the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and continued.
"There is more than one Shangshu in the six departments of the Qing Dynasty, why not set up a head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, assign the responsibilities of the Guangchu Division to the new head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then replace the official of the Guangchu Division, and replace all the accounting personnel, so that the method of using the name to ascend and descend will not arouse suspicion." I said.
"This plan is very good, I let He Luohui serve as the head of the Internal Affairs Office, in charge of the Guangchu Department and the Master of Ceremonies, in order not to arouse Sony's suspicion, I simply let Sony promote another person." Dolgon said.
"The master of ceremonies is in charge of the worship room, that is, the management of eunuchs and palace maids, so very good, the emperor has He Luohui, and he will know everything about the harem." I said with a smile.
"And what is the name of this organization?" When I think of the name of the Black Peony organization, I can't call it Huamanlou.
"This is Aifei's idea, Aifei will name !!" Dorgon said with a smile.
"It's called Shadow, how?"
"Shadow, wonderful, that's it."