After that, another two days passed, and soon it was time for the Cabinet to convene.

Early in the morning, the temple of nourishing the heart.

Jiajing put on his robe under the service of the personal eunuch, and Lu Fang, who was on the side, saw this, hurriedly handed over the fold in his hand, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, here is the activity trajectory and words and deeds records of officials in the capital in recent days!" ”

"Well, put it there, I'll see later."

Jiajing did not rush to pick up the fold in Lu Fang's hand, but pointed to the bookcase on the side, and said so.

"By the way, have all the carpenters who got up to make trouble go back?"

Jiajing turned his gaze to Lu Fang and asked.

"Your Majesty, according to what you ordered before, only punish the evil, and never ask!"

"Except for the main culprit named Ren Shiwang, as for the others, the government didn't embarrass them too much, and they all let them go home."

Seeing Jiajing asking about this, Lu Fang hurriedly responded respectfully.

"Well, yes, find a day and deal with him!"

Jiajing was very satisfied with Lu Fang's answer, nodded, and said casually.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave obeys!"

After receiving Jiajing's instructions, Lu Fang also responded in a deep voice.

After Jiajing had done all this, he immediately sat down in front of the bookcase, opened the note that Lu Fang had submitted earlier, and began to browse through the contents recorded on it.

After a long time, I saw Jiajing slowly put down the song and sneered: "This group of guys is really not giving up!" ”

"Even the Maritime Trade Division, which I set up myself, wants to go in and get a piece of the pie! But fortunately, Gao Gong understood what I meant, and didn't dare to let them go. ”

Seeing that the emperor was not in a very good mood, Lu Fang on the side saw this, and hurriedly said respectfully: "Your Majesty, do you need to send someone ......to the slave maid?"

"Well, you go and send someone to keep an eye on them first, if there is any abnormality, just take it down! It's a little warning to them. ”

Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang and commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave obeys!"

After receiving Jiajing's order, Lu Fang began to think about specific matters in his heart, and his expression became cold.

"Alright, accompany me to the cabinet."

"The slave obeys."

……

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

What is different from usual is that Jiajing came very early today, and the eunuch in charge of the report has not even finished the report, and Jiajing has entered the cabinet.

Seeing the emperor come in, everyone hurriedly stopped reviewing the recital, knelt on the ground, and said respectfully: "The ministers knock on Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

"Well, let's all get up."

Jiajing glanced at everyone, nodded, and spoke.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After receiving Jiajing's answer, everyone immediately returned to their seats.

"Without further ado, let's get started!"

Jiajing sat behind the bead curtain, withdrew his gaze, and said loudly.

"Obey your orders!"

Seeing that the emperor had already spoken, everyone immediately responded.

With a crisp sound of 'ding', Jiajing knocked on the jade pan on the side, which also means that the cabinet meeting has officially begun.

Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang, and the latter quickly stood up and spoke.

"At today's cabinet meeting, there are two things to discuss, one is to formally abolish the craftsman registration system, and the other is the specific matters of the Maritime Trade Division!"

After Lu Fang finished speaking, he returned to his position, like a statue, motionless.

"Ladies and gentlemen, do you have anything to say?"

Jiajing turned his gaze to everyone and said slowly.

"Your Majesty, there are many drawbacks in the current craftsman registration system, so it must be abolished!"

"On this basis, Wechen thought of some measures last night, which can not only eliminate the hidden dangers brought about by the craftsman registration system, but also absorb more talents for my Ming Dynasty."

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, Yan Song stood up, raised the music in his hand above his head, and said in a deep voice.

"Lu Fang, bring it to me."

Jiajing was quite interested in the method proposed by Yan Song, and immediately instructed Lu Fang on the side.

I saw Lu Fang walking quickly in front of Yan Song, taking the song and handing it over to Jiajing.

Jiajing opened the music and saw that it was written.

"Your Majesty, Weichen feels that since the craftsman registration system has been abolished, a more reasonable system should be proposed to manage this group of craftsmen, and it is no longer possible to incorporate the craftsman registration as before."

Therefore, Weichen felt that in order to let this group of craftsmen work with peace of mind, their treatment should be appropriately improved! Wechen has investigated before this, and the vast majority of craftsmen currently have an income of about 26 yuan, and Weichen feels that the income of craftsmen should be appropriately increased to 40 yuan, that is, it is equivalent to the income of farmers farming. ”

"In addition, since artisans have long been discriminated against by other classes of society, the government should promote some skilled and conscientious craftsmen as examples! The exemption from forced labor and the reward also changed the stereotype of the craftsman class to others. ”

"Finally, and most importantly, the children of these craftsmen should be given the opportunity to choose their profession freely! Therefore, Wechen proposed that the government should fund the establishment of a special school to accept the children of this group of craftsmen. ”

"If there is a malleable talent among them, the imperial court should do its best to support it! In this way, not only the previous hidden dangers are eliminated, but also these people can be grateful to the court and used by the court. ”

After Jiajing finished reading the content of the recital, he turned his gaze to Yan Song and praised: "Well, yes, the method proposed by Yan Ge is quite feasible, and after a while, let's implement it directly!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Yan Song received the emperor's praise, the whole person immediately breathed a sigh of relief and responded respectfully.

"Since this is the case, then this matter has been decided, and after the cabinet meeting is over, the cabinet will draft the relevant documents and officially abolish the craftsman registration system!"

After Jiajing looked around, he rubbed the dragon head carved on the dragon chair with his hand and said loudly.

"Obey your orders!"

Seeing that the emperor had made a final decision, the ministers hurriedly knelt on the ground and said respectfully.

"Right now, the first thing has been discussed, it's time to discuss the second thing!"

After resting for a while, Lu Fang stood up again and said loudly.

"Your Majesty, the Department of Maritime Trade has been formally established, and all policies are being implemented in an orderly manner!"

As soon as Lu Fang's words fell, Gao Gong stood up and reported to Jiajingyu.

"Gao Gong, you've been really hot lately! I heard that the officials who came to visit you were about to break through the threshold of your family, is there such a thing? ”

After Jiajing listened to Gao Gong's words, a slight smile appeared on his face, raised his eyebrows, and quipped.

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case! Since the official establishment of the Department of Maritime Trade, there has been an endless stream of officials who come to visit Wechen every day, which makes Wechen tireless! ”

"Of course, not only Weichen has this kind of trouble, but the other two adults are the same."

After Gao Gong finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Yan Shifan and Zhang Juzheng on the side.

"What does this high arch mean, why do you have to pull me in?"

Yan Shifan cursed in his heart after perceiving Gao Gong's gaze.

"Your Majesty, it's true, in recent days, there have been many more officials who have come to visit Weichen!"

"Your Majesty, what Gao Ge Lao said is true!"

Seeing that Jiajing's gaze shifted to his body, Yan Shifan and Zhang Juzheng hurriedly responded.

(End of chapter)