Chapter 343: Clear Authority
Fang Fengshi got up and held the elephant wat and was silent for a while, only the black wings on both sides of the head shook slightly.
Subsequently, Fang Fengshi bowed his hand to Zhu Yijun and said: "Your Majesty is a prince who loves the people, and Yuanfu is a minister who seeks the country, so Your Majesty's worries are that the people cannot prosper and become rich because of practice, and Yuanfu is worried about the decline of the Congress because of the inability to prosper in practice; For the people and the country, to this point, it seems that the quasi-local governor must set up a practical practice! Just because this dynasty is a unified country, the strong are in the officials, and the weak are in the people. ”
"Even if you don't want to accept this fact, you have to accept it! It's just that the minister still wants to ask, if the local governor gradually uses a huge amount of money because of this, and can gather large soldiers and gather all forces, how should the court be like a finger? ”
"Why can't the central court set up a practice when the local government does it?"
Zhu Yijun asked Fang Fengshi directly at this time.
Fang Fengshi raised his eyes and looked at Zhu Yijun for a while: "This ......"
"In terms of financial resources, on controlling the advanced skills they have, and on the talents they have, is the central court weaker than the local political departments?"
Zhu Yijun continued to ask.
Zhu Yijun then said: "In the past, the imperial shop opened was no different from the tooth shop, it could only be convenient with the people, and even equivalent to taxation, so the eunuchs of the inner court could manage it; It has not produced much benefit to benefit the people and rejuvenate the country; But if we do business in the name of the state, can't we benefit the people and the country? ”
"From my point of view, some practices do need to be handled by the state!"
The origin of the imperial store in the Ming Dynasty is because there is no place to store the goods that came to Beijing at the beginning, so the phenomenon of theft and looting often occurs, so Zhu Di ordered to build some houses to provide warehouse storage functions for the merchants who transported goods to the north, and later became a sales, and the merchants need to pay the storage service fee and give dividends after the sale.
Therefore, Zhu Yijun said here that there is no difference between the imperial store and the tooth shop, and it is not an industry, and he hopes that the central court can also take the initiative to set up practical practices, especially in military industry and ships, vehicle manufacturing, mining and metallurgy, and it is indeed more suitable and powerful for the imperial court to do it.
Because the skills to make these are basically still monopolized in the hands of the imperial court.
In the Ming Dynasty, where the finances have not collapsed, craftsmen with advanced skills are basically official craftsmen, or even palace craftsmen, after all, they are stable, and the money and salary are sufficient, and they will also have official positions.
For example, Zhao Shizhen was awarded an official position in history because of the good development of firearms in the Wanli Dynasty.
However, for the Ming bureaucrats and doctors, who had always advocated the rule of courtesy, the imperial court suddenly wanted to govern the country with benefits, emphasizing practical and economic benefits, and it was still difficult for many of them to change quickly.
However, few of the ministers who can reach the front of the emperor are really pedantic and stupid, and some can have insight into the future than Zhu Yijun.
Therefore, Fang Fengshi's expression was still relaxed at this time, and he said, "What Your Majesty said made the ministers suddenly open!" ”
Then, he said: "Since the local government does the practice, the court also does the practice, and some important industries, the minister thinks, can only let the court do it!" Like the salt industry; However, if the imperial court wants to do practical things, the main purpose should be to benefit the people and seek the country, and it should not be greedy for temporary profits, which must be different from the small people in business. ”
"Your Majesty, the minister seconded what the cardinal said!"
At the same time, the minister believed that there was another way to avoid the local governor from disobeying the court after the local governor set up a practical business, and that was to give officials to the businessmen who set up practical activities for the local government! It also gave officials to the merchants who set up practical work for the central court, and the promotion and dismissal of officials were all in the hands of His Majesty, so that he could control all industries. ”
"In addition, the governor should be changed often, and when the deadline is set, if the exam is completed or not, it must be transferred! Also, the governor should be permanent, otherwise, a governor is in charge of military affairs, civil affairs, and business, all things are redundant, I am afraid it is difficult to be thorough, and it is not conducive to the system, if there is a governor in a place to co-ordinate, and then there is a governor, the governor is in charge of the division, since the governor is co-ordinated, the first patrol is stronger according to the official system, after all, although the governor is powerful, the official rank is small. ”
Shen Shixing followed at this time.
"Very much!"
"Then set up a Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of Commerce will oversee the practices of the imperial court."
"The governor will be changed to permanent, and the court will discuss and establish which governors will be permanent, and their powers and responsibilities will be divided and the number of years they will be completed, and the time limit for promotion and transfer."
Zhu Yijun said.
Shen Shixing said yes.
Zhu Yijun said with a smile at this time: "If you learn and excel, you will be a master, and if you are excellent in business, you will also be in business, and your skills will be the same; All industries in the world, as long as there are elders, they are all regarded as bureaucrats! ”
"Your Majesty is worried, I am afraid that in the future, everyone will only be an official and a courtier!"
"However, the biggest problem now is that once the imperial court runs the practical affairs and establishes the Ministry of Commerce, if the official is only taken from the Shilin, then I am afraid that it will be a big thing, just like ordering the civil officials to command the army, let them do the practical things, I am afraid that except for a few outstanding performances, most of them may still be able to sit back and obey the staff and domestic slaves, and these people will only collect money, and will not do practical things for the country and the people!"
Zhang Xueyan, the secretary of the ministry, hit the nail on the head and put forward possible problems.
"Even if all the industries have to be managed by officials, then the bureaucrats must be specialized and technological, and they must understand some practical knowledge, so in the future, the selection of officials will have to be more selective in terms of actual talents, and more schools will be set up to train them."
Zhu Yijun nodded and said a few words, then said with a smile: "Sure enough, if you want to benefit the people and strengthen the country, there are a lot of things to do, and it is very tiring, no wonder most of the honorable and wealthy people in the world are willing to stick to the old ways, even if the old rites are so corrupt that not many people follow them, not many people propose to build a new ceremony, and only a few Qing families such as Yu Aiqing propose to build a new ceremony." ”
"The hardest thing is Your Majesty!"
"As the saying goes, governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, you can't turn it over, you can't turn it at will, and the Son of Heaven is the person in charge of the spoon, so you naturally need to grasp the proportions, and among them, the cheapest is naturally not to turn, even if the country is heavy, you can still rely on thrift to continue the short-term national fortune and get the name of a success; Only if you really want to benefit the people and strengthen the country, it can be described as difficult! ”
Shen Shixing sighed a few words at this time.
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun raised his eyes and glanced at Shen Shixing, and took a long breath: "So I still need Yuan Fu and Qing to control the heat for me." ”
"The minister does not dare to live up to His Majesty's expectations!"
Shen Shixing replied.
The other ministers all gave up.
Then, Zhu Yijun said again: "In this way, the cabinet will add a planning department, which will be directly managed by the first assistant!" Later, after the words of the hundred officials were discussed by the ministry, the ministry thought that it was feasible to transfer it to the Department of Policy for review, and the Department of Policy asked the government hall to discuss the implementation of the new policy. ”
"Yes!"
Zhu Yijun wants the first assistant to be able to really govern the country with the Son of Zuo, and he has the reality of a prime minister.
After all, the defect of the Ming political system is that the power of the prime minister has not been clarified, so that the first assistant sometimes has the right to be rotten than the emperor, and it can be said in the name of beauty, not good at the power of the ministry, so only the vote is to "lower discussion" three words, and then handed over to the master of ceremonies for approval.
Now that Zhu Yijun has set up a policy department, it is to let the first assistant start to have the responsibility of leveling the government and Zuo Tianzi, and don't want to mess up, of course, if the policy is not implemented properly, and the responsibility is also shared, it can't just be scolded by the emperor and the various ministers.
This is a good thing for Shousuke who is willing to do things.
For those who just want to mix up the first and auxiliary positions, it is naturally a bad thing.
"But do you have anything to say about the establishment of a practical business?"
Zhu Yijun asked again at this time.
The ministers looked at each other at this time, and finally they all replied no.
Zhu Yijun nodded, and then said: "In this case, the local governor is allowed to set up a practice, and the imperial court also has a Ministry of Commerce, and prepares for a national-level practice. ”
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"Thank you, Your Majesty!"