The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 271 Outside the Fengtian Gate, Sapphire pleads guilty

"Your Highness, the subject is guilty."

When Lan Yu saw Zhu Ying, she immediately clasped her fists and saluted.

"Uncle, what are you doing, it's so strange, maybe something happened."

Zhu Ying asked suspiciously.

Of course he would not directly say that he already knew about this matter, what he wanted was for Sapphire to speak out.

When Lan Yu heard this, she said with a little shame: "I had a sip of wine at lunch, and I was a little overbearing, because once the general was bullied by Zhan Hui, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, so I couldn't hold back."

"The minister and Zhan Hui came quickly to deal with each other. As the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, that guy has almost no difficulty in our positions as generals, but it is completely different for his cronies."

"Thinking of all the things before, the minister was so drunk that he was so confused that he brought someone to the door and beat Zhan Shangshu."

Hearing this, Zhu Ying said in surprise, "Shangshu Zhan Hui?"

"Don't uncle know that he is the most popular subject in grandpa's eyes, and uncle actually beat him up?"

Hearing this, Lan Yu immediately lowered her head, not knowing how to answer.

Zhu Ying continued: "Uncle, this is the capital. If it's outside the capital, it's better to talk about it, but in this Great Ming capital, how can uncle be so confused, and still be a second-rank court official."

"Wouldn't it be that he didn't pay attention to the laws of Ming Dynasty? If grandpa found out about this, he would definitely be furious, and he would definitely be convicted of causing chaos."

"You also know that grandpa's outburst of temper, if you really want to get on top like you, but it's hard to say, I'm afraid I won't be able to persuade you."

Zhu Ying said in a deep voice, her tone was a little serious, which made the atmosphere tense.

In fact, Lan Yu didn't feel too much pressure when he came here this time. He felt that he would not be punished too much because of his relationship with His Highness the eldest grandson.

But now that His Royal Highness Changsun said this, he immediately panicked.

It seems that this time the matter is much more serious than he imagined.

Seeing Lan Yu's changing expression, Zhu Ying added again: "Since ancient times, military generals have bullied civil servants, but there is no good end. Those literati stare at them every day, and they will give you a wave of impeachment for any matter."

"Even if things can be slowed down this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult in the future."

For these, Sapphire understands.

If the world is in chaos, the status of generals can naturally be promoted. Once the world is in order, scholars will have to govern.

Wengui Wuqing, is not just empty talk.

Thinking of this, Lan Yu immediately kowtowed without hesitation, "Your Highness, save me."

Seeing this, Zhu Ying hurriedly said: "Uncle, what are you doing, get up quickly, get up quickly."

While talking, Zhu Ying went to help Lan Yu up.

"Actually, it's not impossible to talk about it. There are two key points in this matter. One is with grandpa."

"Punishment will definitely not escape, even if it is to give the civil servants an explanation, it must be passable."

"As grandpa's current celebrity, Zhan Hui also needs an explanation."

Zhu Ying said to himself, the blue jade on the side was obviously brought in.

"Your Highness, please teach me." Sapphire immediately said respectfully.

Zhu Ying continued: "In this way, tomorrow morning, you will first apologize to His Majesty, and honestly explain the mistakes you have made."

"Don't think about fishing in troubled waters, what should be, that's what it should be."

"Then, let's resign."

Hearing the words please resign, Lan Yu was shocked and fell silent.

His current position, apart from his title, is the Commander-in-Chief of the Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Army.

The current Dudu's Mansion of the Five Armies is dominated by the Dudu's Mansion of the Central Army. Although there are two Dudus on the left and right, in Daming where the left is respected, the Zuo Dudu is naturally the highest.

It is equivalent to saying that in the current five-army governor's mansion, the highest position is Sapphire.

The current Commander-in-Chief's Mansion of the Five Armies is completely different from the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and its power is particularly great.

The governors are not only responsible for managing the training and production of the guards, but also participate in the central military decision-making.

Although today's Ministry of War has the right to appoint, remove, promote, and train, it is actually not the same as it appears, and it is more of a process, which can be regarded as an auxiliary.

The key direction of the Ministry of War is mostly in logistics. For some things in the army, it is mainly based on the opinions of the governors.

The position of Zuo Dudu in the Commander's Mansion of the Chinese Army is the key to Lan Yu's ability to be the leader of the Huaixi Military General Xungui Group.

Now His Royal Highness Changsun asked him to hand over the position himself, how could Lan Yu be willing to do so.

Didn't he just beat the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, how could he lose his official position?

Seeing Lan Yu's struggling face, Zhu Ying also knew that he was very reluctant, so she continued:

"Uncle, don't panic. The current Dudu Mansion is actually not very easy to do. Now that the world is peaceful, although there are occasional turmoil in some places, it will not affect the foundation of Daming."

"The reason why I asked my uncle to resign from this official position is naturally because there are other official positions."

Lan Yu heard something, but still felt a little reluctant.

From Lan Yu's point of view, the current position of the Left Commander in the Central Military Commander's Mansion is no different from that of the former Great Commander.

Looking at the various official positions, what position can be compared?

This is already the pinnacle of the general.

Not good, Lan Yu naturally did not dare to tell His Royal Highness the eldest grandson face to face, and at this point, she could only follow the trend and ask, "I don't know what position your Highness is talking about."

Zhu Ying said frankly: "My idea is that I want my uncle to be the chief inspector of the Department of Public Security."

Sapphire suddenly felt a little unhappy.

The Secretary of Public Security sounds good, and it is indeed a new official position, but in the eyes of many people, it is different from a government servant.

It is the Wucheng soldiers and horses in the capital, just like this, without any face.

Even if the grade is given a little higher, so what.

"Uncle, do you think this security department is similar to Wucheng soldiers and horses, or the former government servants of the county government?"

"If you think that way, you're making a big mistake."

Zhu Ying's tone was quite distressed.

Sapphire asked with some doubts: "Your Highness, what do you mean, there are other differences in the Secretary of Public Security?"

Zhu Ying said with a serious face: "Of course it's different. If I just saw this, why should I list a security department separately? It's better to just follow the appearance of the Wucheng Bingma Division and distribute it to various places."

"This security department is very important to me, or to the entire Ming Dynasty, and it will even change the structure of the entire Ming Dynasty."

Hearing His Royal Highness Changsun's words, Lan Yu was really confused, and could only say, "Your Highness, please clarify."

Zhu Ying said seriously: "First of all, the members of the Public Security Department, not only now, but even in the future, will mainly select retired soldiers who have reached the age in the army. A soldier of military service."

"As far as the current situation is concerned, even the county's public security department has directly divided the military power from the county magistrate. This also means that the magistrate is nominally one level higher, but the military power of the entire county is in the public security department. hands."

"At that time, even if the county magistrate violates the law, the Public Security Department can directly arrest the person and detain him first."

"In a sense, all officials are under the management of the Department of Public Security, but if there is an act that triggers the law, the Department of Public Security can arrest them first and then report them."

"I say that, but uncle understands?"

During Zhu Ying's narration, Sapphire's eyes lit up more and more.

Since ancient times, civilian officials have been in charge of military generals. This is an eternal truth, but now for the Secretary of Public Security, it is military generals who supervise civilian officials.

This concept will be completely different.

In fact, strictly speaking, the Department of Public Security does not belong to generals, nor does it belong to civil servants, and its main targets are not among officials, but all those who have violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty.

Sapphire began to think seriously, the more she pondered, the more she discovered the existence of the Secretary of Public Security, the significance of which was simply incalculable.

At the beginning, Lan Yu just thought that there was a good place for the old soldiers in the army, but now it seems that the various ways in the Department of Public Security are deep.

Just thinking about it, Sapphire suddenly woke up.

The Secretary of Public Security is actually the key to His Royal Highness Changsun's control of the world.

For such an important position, let me do it.

In an instant, Lan Yu felt the importance that His Royal Highness Changsun attached to her.

Lan Yu kowtowed and said, "I'm stupid and don't know His Highness's intentions. When I come to court tomorrow, I will ask Your Majesty for my sin and resign from the position of Zuo Dudu."

Zhu Ying helped Lan Yu up and said, "Uncle, I know very well that we are one family."

"There are so many twists and turns in the family. I have always trusted my uncle very much. From now on, the Department of Public Security will be handed over to my uncle."

"The Department of Public Security is very important to me. The key to this is not the capital, but the entire world."

"Grandpa catches corrupt officials endlessly. The more he kills, the more greedy he becomes. In this regard, I hope uncle can help me."

"There is one more thing. I want my uncle to understand in his heart that he will never do such things as occupying people's land again. In the days to come, it is best for uncle not to touch the land."

"If uncle believes me, please hand over all the fields under your name to the imperial court in the morning tomorrow to express your attitude."

"Of course, without the income from the fields, I won't let my uncle suffer. On the side of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, my uncle can arrange someone to do it with me."

"Don't underestimate the profits of the chamber of commerce. It is much more than a few thousand acres of fertile land."

"Especially in the near future, once the sea ban comes into contact, the trade profits will be beyond my uncle's imagination."

Zhu Ying took the opportunity to say.

There are quite a lot of fertile land under Lan Yu's command. Zhu Ying did this to let Lan Yu take the lead, and if anyone made a mistake in the future, he would hand over the land under his name.

The annexation of this piece of land is a major problem that all dynasties have to face.

In the current situation in Ming Dynasty, it is completely impossible to take action against the land class without sufficient protection, but this does not prevent the imperial court from granting fiefdoms and fertile land from now on.

Gradually change it to the reward of money.

And Zhu Ying's Qunying Chamber of Commerce, with the help of the government, is almost no different from a monopoly.

Relying on the profits brought by the monopoly, Zhu Ying's plan is to buy land from the landlord class.

These fields are hung under the name of the chamber of commerce, which is almost the same as the government's control.

In this way, at least the problem of land annexation can be greatly improved.

It should be noted that the current Ming Dynasty has only been 25 years since the founding of the country, and there are already big signs of land annexation.

Zhu Yuanzhang massacred heroes, and Hongwu's four major cases involved very extensively every time.

The intention is also to annex land.

These heroes who follow the world, because of the initial reward, control too many fields in their hands.

The so-called one person attains the Tao, and the chicken and the dog ascend to heaven.

Behind these heroes, there are a large number of landlords and gentry, which have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

If Zhu Yuanzhang didn't do anything, it wouldn't take a hundred years, and the land annexation of the Ming Dynasty would be as serious as that of the Yuan Dynasty.

This is why the founding emperors have always had the practice of killing heroes.

It's really because they got too many fields and clans behind them.

Coupled with its own power, all the money is like a snowball, and the speed of expansion is beyond imagination.

Whenever the previous emperors inspected it, they would feel the horror, and they couldn't sleep well at night.

The founding emperor who fought the world with his own hands, who doesn't want his dynasty to last forever.

According to this kind of development, I am afraid that it will collapse within a hundred years.

Then there is no other way but to be ruthless.

At this time, Sapphire didn't have much hesitation.

They have already boarded the boat of His Highness Changsun, so naturally His Highness will do whatever he says.

About Qunying Chamber of Commerce, of course Lan Yu knew about it.

Being able to join the Qunying Chamber of Commerce is equivalent to getting closer to His Royal Highness the eldest grandson, which is something Lan Yu can only wish for.

"After I go back today, I will sort out all the land deeds under my name, and hand them over to His Majesty in the morning tomorrow."

Sapphire replied.

After arriving here, Zhu Ying nodded in satisfaction.

This time, it can be said to kill three birds with one stone.

Before, I tried to persuade Lan Yu to go to the Department of Public Security, but now it is finally settled.

With Sapphire taking the lead, there will be less resistance for nobles in the army to be transferred to the Department of Public Security in the future.

The departure of the nobles in the army will also give Zhu Ying a deeper control over military power.

The Secretary of Public Security will also serve as a sharp weapon for Zhu Ying to control the local area.

The days when the imperial power did not go to the countryside as in the past are gone forever.

The next morning, outside the Fengtian Gate.

I saw Lan Yu shirtless and carrying thorns on her back.

Holding the Daming Law in his left hand and a thick stack of land deeds in his right, he knelt outside the Fengtian Gate.

Civil and military officials immediately started talking about it.

Especially the military officers of the Governor's Mansion, they didn't know what Liang Guogong was doing, and they were all confused.

This is their immediate boss.

Some people who knew the ins and outs also showed panic.

They never thought that the matter was so serious.

(End of this chapter)