The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 496

The development of logistics drives the development of the economy, but Zhu Yuanzhang is not very satisfied with this.

Because the people now are more and more mobile.

Of course, it’s not that they are refugees, but they are starting to jump around. These people are mainly young and strong. With the vigorous development of the commercial economy and the dividends of the times, many people who go out quickly earn the first prize. pot of gold.

For many people, this is the best time, because as long as you leave your hometown and do any business, you can earn more income than farming.

However, with the increase of floating crowd, there are more and more criminal cases in Ming Dynasty, such as robbery and theft are increasing day by day, and it becomes more difficult for the government to investigate the cases.

Many people are foreigners, and when they make a mistake, they immediately run away, and it is almost difficult to control them.

There are even many itinerant crime gangs who specialize in this business.

The occurrence of these things caused Zhu Ying's memorial to Zhu Yuanzhang to apply for the renovation of the national official roads has been put on hold.

The North-South Highway is about to be completed, and the construction of this two-thousand-mile-long construction has resulted in the emergence of many workers with road construction experience.

Zhu Ying wanted to collect many outstanding workers' groups, establish corresponding business houses, and then widen and repair all the official roads.

It's just that the written memorial arrived at the old man's place, but he never gave it to him.

Canopy Hall.

"Da Sun, show me, this is what the statistics department you set up calculated."

"Compared to this year, the number of criminals of various types has increased by more than ten times."

Zhu Yuanzhang threw a document to his grandson.

After Zhu Ying took it, she began to look through it.

The Statistics Department was a department established by Zhu Ying a few months ago. The grade of this department is not high, it is only the eighth or ninth grade. Looking at the capital, it can only be said to be the bottom.

It's just a matter of the Statistics Department, but there are many more.

And the scope involved is also very wide.

In the past dynasties before the Ming Dynasty, there was no Department of Statistics. Even the simple census was also summarized to the Ministry of Households, and other statistics were basically absent.

The Bureau of Statistics led by Zhu Ying is comprehensive in statistics.

These include food production, population flow, and inherent population in various places.

To conduct a census of the population, economy, agriculture and other conditions that may affect the national power of the Ming Dynasty, summarize, sort out, and provide statistical data on the national power of the Ming Dynasty.

Further down, it includes agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, industry, and construction.

A series of situations such as the sale of goods, production, leasing, culture, schools, armaments, mines, etc. must be carried out.

And criminal cases are naturally included.

At present, there are more than 2 investigators from the Statistics Department alone, and most of them travel across the country.

Then the surveyed data will be sent to the Jingshi Statistics Department through the post station.

When the Statistics Department was first established, it was Zhu Ying's words that the situation in the Ming Dynasty should not only be under the control of local officials, but also under the control of the imperial court.

Otherwise, if you don't even know the situation of your own rule, how can you exercise the power of the emperor.

This statement was naturally approved by Zhu Yuanzhang, and the Statistics Department came into being.

In the imperial court, there was not much disturbance on the side of the local officials.

Because the members of the Statistics Department only register one data, other parties will not interfere, and naturally no officials will have any special resistance.

Up to now, it has been four months, and the statistical data of all aspects have not yet been summarized.

After all, the territory of Ming Dynasty is too large and vast, and the journey in remote areas would take several months, not to mention detailed investigation.

Criminal cases are relatively easy, and cases from all over the country are basically submitted to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, so the induction is relatively fast.

After reading it, Zhu Ying knew why the old man resisted the construction of official roads across the country.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Grandpa, the people who are floating now are indeed the source of disaster, but restricting the people to places and not allowing them to move is actually locking the people in a cage."

"The development of any matter has the same two directions. Although the flow has caused the increase of such cases, but also Daming's business operations have also increased."

"In the past, it was because of the food problem. Now that there are high-yield crops, not to mention that everyone can have enough to eat, but the large-scale famine has disappeared."

"These refugees will not affect the stability of the entire Ming Dynasty. They are small-scale troublemakers, and they will be discovered if there are a little more people. Naturally, it is impossible to let them develop. Therefore, Suner feels that it is a large-scale It's time to increase the number of Sheriff's staff."

Speaking of this, Zhu Ying paused for a moment and said: "When my grandson was in the Western Regions, I met many people. Their hometown is in a remote place, and they are extremely poor. Some fields can only be said to be dying of starvation. Struggling on the edge of..."

"If anything happens that affects the condition of the field, it might be difficult to survive."

"If a person is extremely hungry, he can do anything, and if someone provokes him a little bit, he will blame the source of this matter on the court."

"As for those bandits who are greedy for money, it's not that they can't eat enough, they just want more. Even if there are more people like this now, the people will at most blame the local government for their ineffectiveness, and will not say that there is any rebellion. Heart."

There is no doubt that Zhu Yuanzhang was persuaded by Zhu Ying's words.

Simply put, it is the relationship between rebellion and crime.

Rebellion affects the status of Ming Dynasty, while crime affects the lives of the common people.

Even if there are more crimes at present, this will not affect Ming's dominance.

The imperial court only needs a great deal of rectification.

But starvation is different.

Zhu Yuanzhang himself was a member of the Red Turban Army, so he naturally knew what it was like to be hungry.

If it weren't for a large number of people starving to death, who would want to make a living with their head pinned to their belt.

After some contemplation, Zhu Yuanzhang finally agreed to the construction of the official road, and there was a memorial to increase the scope of the National Security Department.

At present, the Department of Public Security is still in the pilot stage, which means that outside of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, there is currently no arrangement for the establishment of a Department of Public Security in other regions.

In the early morning of the next day, it was Zhu Ying who proposed to set up a security department in all the cities within the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

The officials of Fengtian Temple have no objection to this matter.

On the contrary, this means that a large number of new official positions have begun to appear.

The civil servants soon realized the importance of these official positions, and some officials suggested that all officials should not be in the Department of Public Security.

Yang Jing, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, said: "I would like to report to Your Majesty, I believe that the power of the Department of Public Security is not to hunt down robbers, but to investigate and resolve cases."

"In the regulations established by His Majesty the Grandson, military officers are the majority of those who enter the Public Security Department. However, the minister believes that the necessary arrests, government servants, and military officers should be given priority, and the public security department should be in charge of civilian officials."

"If you don't know the big characters, how can you check them clearly?"

As soon as these words came out, many civil servants followed.

Most of them are talking about the importance of literati.

The dispute between civil and military has a long history. In the eyes of civil servants, the key to governing military with civil is the key.

Although the military officers are military officers, perhaps many of them are indeed low-educated, and there are even many illiterates, but naturally there is no shortage of scholars.

In this year, even if he is both civil and military, as long as you have trained and fought in the military, you will be included in the system of military officers.

Influenced by Confucian culture, and the culture of learning and literature left over from the former Song Dynasty, in the eyes of today's literati, only those who recite poems and write in harmony, enjoy the moon and snow, and pamper themselves are called literati.

Anyone who dances a gun and wields a stick is a vulgar warrior, even if he can read and write, it's just arty.

This kind of trend has already spread throughout the whole of Ming Dynasty. Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang does not take the blame for it. It was passed down from the previous dynasty or the previous dynasty, not that it happened overnight.

In the imperial court, the military officer naturally wouldn't say that he was weak, and immediately began to criticize the civil servant's infirmity and a series of problems.

Of course, in terms of words, the military officer must not be able to scold the civilian officer, but the rabbit bites when it is in a hurry.

"presumptuous!"

Following the yell of the eunuch Liu He, the supervisor of ceremonies, the entire Fengtian Hall was quieted down.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "Da Sun, tell me about the requirements of the officials of the Department of Public Security."

Zhu Ying nodded, walked up to the Jinluan Hall and said, "Officials of the Public Security Department are not only concerned with the handling and improvement of public security incidents. They also collect, grasp, and report information that affects the stability of local public security and the stability of Ming Dynasty."

"The real number of all the fixed and floating people in its jurisdiction."

"Factories, shops, residents and other daily inspections and security work in the area under its jurisdiction."

"At the same time, the investigation and handling of various disasters and other related situations."

Hearing this, the civil servants became excited, because from these words, it was obvious that His Royal Highness wanted to use civil servants again. How could those mindless warriors do such a large number of tasks.

And the military officer's face was a little ugly.

In the minds of the military officers, His Highness the Grandson has always been partial to them, including Duke Liang and other noble generals in Huaixi, all of whom are His Highness the Grandson's confidantes.

It's just that although I feel a little uncomfortable in my heart, I also understand that what His Highness Taisun said is reasonable, and I don't think too much about it, I just feel that I can't hold back my face.

But here Zhu Ying just paused for a moment, and then said: "Based on the current situation, the functions of the officials of the Department of Public Security are relatively professional, and the responsibilities they bear are also very heavy."

"That's why I decided that anyone who wants to be a public security official must start with a one-year training at the Daming Military Academy, and at the same time have two years of experience in the public security department. After passing the assessment, the outstanding ones can be promoted to officials in various places. host the place."

As soon as these words came out, Wen Chen was a little confused.

Although the Daming Military Academy did have literati who signed up to participate, for the vast majority of them, it was mostly warriors.

And two years of work experience in the Department of Public Security, which means that it is impossible for the current literati to pass the exam directly.

At present, the official positions of the Public Security Department are open, and those who are qualified to take up the position don't need to think too much. According to the current conditions, it is natural that the current members of the Public Security Department in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are the main members.

But when the Public Security Department was first established, there were not many civil servants, basically military officers, and retired sergeants.

For at least the next two years, the civil servants who are members of the Secretary of Public Security will not be able to intervene.

Even if you want to go in, it is tantamount to abandoning the so-called literati status and becoming a member of the warriors.

At this point, the official stroked his beard and laughed, while the civil servant seemed a little sullen.

At such a time, Zhu Ying took a few steps back and nodded to the old man.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up with a smile and walked a few steps forward.

His Majesty's movement was naturally the focus of all Fengtian Palace officials' attention, and the court, which had been whispering to each other, immediately became quiet.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Since ancient times, there have been civil and military disputes in the imperial court. It has always been as if whoever wins the battle will get some great benefits."

"There are even some people who, at the expense of the imperial court and the interests of the common people, want to win a certain matter."

"What are you doing? For the benefit of the so-called literati and warriors?"

"No, you are doing it for yourself, for your so-called integrity, and for your so-called face."

"The literati and the warriors, in your eyes, are they enemies? Then you tell us whether we belong to the literati or the warriors!"

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was originally quite peaceful, became more angry after speaking, and naturally became agitated.

Hearing His Majesty's anger, all civil servants and military officials all knelt down on the ground.

Zhu Ying hurriedly stepped forward to pat the old man's back, and at the same time, there was something strange in his eyes.

Didn't we say that we are good at acting, why did we get on top all of a sudden?

Sensing the eyes of the grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately calmed down, and then he continued: "Okay, let's all get up."

With His Majesty's words, the civil and military officials stood up.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "We said this not to reprimand you, but to tell you that you are all the pillars of the Ming Dynasty, and those who can stand in this Fengtian Temple are not those who study hard in the cold window, and who are fighting hard on the battlefield. position."

"The so-called civil and military means no hostility. Only by working together and abandoning the views of civil and military can we make Ming Dynasty more prosperous."

"Dasun's opinion, we think it is very good. From the perspective of the imperial examination, the officials who are recommended to be appointed must really know everything."

"Zhan Hui."

Hearing His Majesty calling him, Zhan Hui hurriedly stepped forward and bowed respectfully: "The minister is here."

Zhu Yuanzhang ordered: "In the future, officials of various departments must have two years of study experience before entering the post before they can take up the post and be promoted."

"Two years is not a long time, but it is enough for a person to understand the handling of affairs. In this regard, all officials in the Ming Dynasty should be like this. No one, no matter how talented they are, must not violate this order. "

All the foreshadowing is in this sentence.

This was the result of discussions between Zhu Ying and Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather and grandson when they discussed the Department of Public Security in the early court.

Before taking up many positions, many officials just took office immediately, and they didn't even know what they were going to do in this official position before taking office.

That's why it was specifically proposed this morning.

Naturally, Zhan Hui had nothing to say, bowed his head and said, "I would like to obey the decree."

(End of this chapter)