The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 680: The Beginning of the Comprehensive Reform of the Ming Dynasty
Great Ming capital.

After nearly a month of sailing, the Southern Patrol Army finally came back.

After Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the palace, he immediately summoned six ministers, and Zhu Ying, to check the situation of Daming in the past six months.

Because of the decentralization of power, it can operate well even without the emperor handling government affairs.

There are not many matters that need to be reviewed by the emperor himself, either involving the military defense of the border, or the canonization of titles and the like.

The six ministers carefully handed over the calculated government affairs to His Majesty.

Zhu Yuanzhang checked it in detail.

The Minister of Rites who was originally vacant now has a candidate.

It was Ren Hengtai, the former servant of the Ministry of Rites.

According to the current promotion and demotion of official positions, it is no longer possible to be promoted as you want before, and promotion by skipping ranks has now been cancelled, and promotions at each level need to be supported by political achievements.

Only the emperor has special appointment power in his hands.

Of course, neither Zhu Yuanzhang nor Zhu Ying will use this power lightly.

"Very well, it seems that during the time we went out, you Aiqing still put your mind on government affairs and did not disappoint us."

After about half an hour, Zhu Yuanzhang finally read the statistics of the six volumes.

The youngest of the six below are 50-year-old old men, each of them is as nervous as a child handing in his homework.

It wasn't until I heard His Majesty speak that I felt relieved.

"Besides this job, dear friends, do you still have other things to report." Zhu Yuanzhang asked after putting down the memorial.

The six ministers looked at each other, but none of them spoke in the end.

Now it is considered a peaceful and prosperous age, with singing and dancing.

The borders of Ming Dynasty are basically relatively stable, and the surrounding small countries are either suppressed by Ming Dynasty, or they are guarded by overseas vassal states, so basically they will not invade Ming Dynasty.

For some small matters that he can solve by himself, the Six Books of History will not deliberately make trouble for himself.

At the current stage of rapid economic growth in Ming Dynasty, the happiness index of most people is still relatively high. Basically, as long as they can work, not to mention food and clothing, at least they will not starve to death.

The Qunying Chamber of Commerce fell into the local area, which greatly enhanced the revenue capacity of the local government.

Famines in some small places can quickly control the situation so that there will not be a large number of refugees.

At the same time as paying attention to political achievements, there is a special supervision department here in the capital who visits the whole country of Ming Dynasty every day.

When encountering those local misbehaviors, they directly appeal to the local chief secretary.

Generally speaking, there are still minor problems in the current Ming Dynasty, but the major problems have basically been dealt with, so that they will not affect the foundation of the country.

"My grandson, tell me a few words about some arrangements and plans for this year." Zhu Yuanzhang half-lyed on the chair and ordered with a relaxed expression.

Now he has lived a peaceful life, that is, watching how the grandson governs.

Zhu Ying nodded, and after organizing some words in her mind, she said, "For this year, I have three ideas, and I hope that the sixth department will help to implement them."

As soon as Taisun spoke, the six ministers immediately sat upright and listened attentively.

Zhu Ying continued: "First of all, it's about the military."

Minister of the Ministry of War, Ru Xun couldn't help feeling a little more nervous.

Because although there is still the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, the basic military affairs are implemented in the Ministry of War.

Zhu Ying glanced at Ru Yu and said: "Currently, the soldiers in the army have different personal qualities, and some officers even have to eat empty pay and blood. In this regard, I hope that Minister Ru can set up a picket division of the Ministry of War. There will be an internal review of the situation specifically in this regard."

"The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant's nest. From our point of view, maybe a guard house or a house of thousands of households is nothing, but such things are extremely contagious."

"There are hundreds of households, seeing their neighbors making a lot of money, while their own side is suffering like a haha, naturally they will not be balanced in their hearts, and it is easy to participate in it."

"Once this kind of atmosphere spreads, it will have a huge impact on our Ming army, and it will directly shake the foundation of the country."

Ru Yu quickly replied: "His Majesty, please don't worry, I will hold a meeting immediately after I return, and set up an internal picket department to clean up the moths in the Tianxia Wei."

Zhu Ying nodded slightly: "In addition to corruption, there are two other points that the Ministry of War needs to carry out at the same time."

"One is about the issue of soldiers retiring. There should be a time limit for this. If some soldiers are already in their fifties or sixties and still in the army, this will affect the combat effectiveness of the army."

"I suggest that if a low-level soldier cannot be promoted to an officer, he should retire before the age of 40, so that it will not have much impact on his life later."

"Including the General Banner, Hundred Households, Thousand Households, and Ru Shangshu have to negotiate a certain number of years, especially for Thousand Households and above. There cannot be a situation where there are corpses and vegetarian meals."

"Secondly, with regard to the issue of re-employment of soldiers after retirement, they must be properly accommodated. Local governments should cooperate in this regard. In terms of recruitment of officials and yamen servants, retired soldiers should be given priority."

"Many soldiers may have joined the army at a very young age, and now they have retired rashly without any skills, and they also have martial arts. If they are underestimated, it will cause local chaos."

"However, for soldiers who have devoted half their lives to the army, the imperial court cannot chill their hearts."

Ru Yu hurriedly replied: "I understand, I must arrange it carefully."

Zhu Ying looked at several other ministers and said: "As for the placement of retired soldiers, not only the Ministry of War is responsible, but also the Ministry of Households, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Punishment, and Ministry of Rites must cooperate."

"Don't underestimate the retirement arrangement. It involves the army's combat strength, morale, and even the success or failure of the battlefield. Only when we solve the worries of the soldiers, will they dare to die fearlessly when they go to battle to kill the enemy."

The six ministers replied in unison: "The ministers and others will follow the order of the grandson."

Zhu Ying continued: "Finally, here at the Ministry of War, there is still a question about this year's conscription."

"At present, my Ming Dynasty has more than two million soldiers. Although there is a military household system, we can produce by ourselves, but in the future, we must pay more attention to the individual quality of soldiers, and we can't recruit all kinds of ghosts and snakes."

"Be careful when recruiting soldiers in the future. Those with bad conduct will not be accepted, especially those who have committed crimes. No matter how good their personal martial arts are, the army cannot tolerate such black sheep."

"From now on, criminals in my Ming Dynasty will only be rehabilitated into labor reform, and will not be allowed to join the army for crimes. Regarding this article, it should be written into my Ming Dynasty's military regulations, and no one should violate it."

Before Zhu Ying, there was a saying of exile.

Those who broke the law were thrown to the frontiers as exiles.

Such behavior has greatly damaged the impression of the army among the common people. In the eyes of many common people, soldiers in the army are similar to criminals, and there is even a saying that good family members do not join the army.

In fact, such behavior is also a helpless move, because the soldiers themselves are treated poorly, and corruption and bullying in the army are very serious.

This also made it difficult for the court to recruit troops, coupled with the forced recruitment of military service, the army has never had a good impression among the people.

At present, Ming Dynasty's economy is already very good. What Zhu Ying has to do is to integrate the current army, try to improve the overall combat effectiveness of the army, and put obedience to discipline first.

The direction of recruiting soldiers should be oriented towards good families.

Because only in this way can the army obey orders more and can be better controlled by the imperial power.

"The ministers and others would like to obey the order of the grandson."

After saying this, the six ministers all stood up and bowed.

They felt even more the determination of His Royal Highness Taisun to rectify the army.

And smart people can actually understand that according to such reforms, the discipline and combat effectiveness of the Ming army will rise steadily in the future.

In fact, Zhu Ying's reform is not a stroke of genius.

Many smart people have already taken such measures, and even among the famous generals of all dynasties, it is very common and normal to only recruit sons from good families.

But only Zhu Ying, as the future emperor, truly wrote this article into the military law.

Only Zhu Ying wants to turn all soldiers in the country into this.

Of course, in fact, there are emperors in all dynasties who have the same idea, but they can only think about it, and they cannot formulate it like Zhu Ying.

After all, in the previous dynasties of Ming Dynasty, the right to speak was basically in the hands of the aristocratic family, and the stability of the emperor depended not on the people and the army, but on the support of the aristocratic family.

Only Daming can achieve this.

Or only the current Daming.

If it weren't for Zhu Yuanzhang's era, it would be almost impossible to have such favorable conditions, and even Zhu Di would have difficulty completing such reforms.

If in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, government and opposition officials began to decay, let alone.

It can be said that the imperial power society for thousands of years can only be achieved at Zhu Yuanzhang's current point of time, even considering Zhu Ying's help to the Ming economy.

In any other era of imperial power, such things can only be empty talk.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Dasun with deep relief in his eyes.

He felt that Dasun had changed a lot since this southern tour.

In the previous eldest grandson, he would put a lot of thought on business, and he was relatively lazy in handling government affairs.

Every day I just think about sneaking in and living my own little life.

It is undeniable that many strategies have been identified to make Daming's economy prosperous, and it has also solved the division of power very well.

But there is one thing, although Zhu Yuanzhang never said it, he felt a little pity.

That is, Da Sun didn't give him the feeling of an emperor.

It's a very strange feeling.

Not everyone can look like an emperor. When some people wear a crown, it will give people the feeling of wearing a monkey crown.

Maybe it's temperament, maybe it's something else.

But today's great grandson, when he gave instructions to the officials, really made Zhu Yuanzhang feel the majesty and wisdom of the emperor.

This should be the emperor of Ming Dynasty in the future.

He is old.

What he wants to see most is that his successor is excellent, able to surpass himself in all aspects, and to be able to control the general situation of the country.

Naturally, Zhu Ying's side is not only from the Ministry of War.

Among them, the Ministry of Industry is especially concerned with the issue of steam engines.

"The Council of the Ministry of Industry will issue an announcement later, telling me about the matter in all the prefectures, counties, and even the villages of Ming Dynasty."

"Now that the imperial court is in the midst of a major construction, it calls on craftsmen from all over the world to gather in the capital. Anyone with craftsmanship who has passed the verification of the local government will have to pay for the travel expenses to Beijing and even return to Beijing."

This time, Zhu Ying will gather the full strength of Ming Dynasty to develop the steam engine and put it into practice.

Even if it is such a notice, it doesn't matter if it will lead to some people who fish in troubled waters.

As long as the steam iron armored ship can be developed, then the Ming Dynasty will be a real sea of ​​stars in the future.

The craftsman school at the Ministry of Industry has been around for two years, and it has provided Daming with many craftsmen.

But in fact, what Zhu Ying lacks are researchers, scientific and technical personnel, and even scientists.

These are still a bit far away. At present, the underlying knowledge structure of Ming Dynasty still stays in the Four Books and Five Classics. This is not a problem that can be solved in a few years.

Now that the Western Renaissance has begun, if steam and iron-clad ships can be produced as soon as possible, it means that the long distance between the East and the West will be greatly shortened.

For thousands of years, the Central Plains has indeed been leading the world in all aspects of cultural ideology, including various technologies.

But Zhu Ying will not be blindly arrogant, or to suppress the development of the West.

It is undeniable that the rapid development of the West in the hundreds of years after the Renaissance, especially in aspects such as physical and chemical manufacturing, benefited from free thought and the emergence of the world market. In just a few hundred years, there was a technological explosion.

Daming was a society with imperial power, so Zhu Ying certainly couldn't say that she was a fool to come and take her own life.

However, the stable imperial power also has shortcomings, especially in terms of cultural ideology, which has lasted for thousands of years. It is not possible for Zhu Ying to make sudden changes in just a few decades.

Perhaps in Zhu Ying's lifetime, new technologies could be continuously developed, but at the same time, it is also very likely that after a few generations, under the influence of the imperial power, the development of Ming's science and technology will not only stagnate, but may even retreat.

So Zhu Ying needs to find an analogy to form an arms race and stimulate scientific changes.

Zhu Ying believes that as long as the ideology is changed, the research spirit of the Central Plains can be truly recognized and create value, and it will definitely not be inferior to the West.

Therefore, while leading Ming to carry out reform and development and strengthen industrial infrastructure, it is also necessary to simultaneously learn from Western technological innovation.

Under the integration of East and West, Zhu Ying is looking forward to what kind of sparks will erupt.

After explaining to the completion department.

For the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Rites.

Zhu Ying also arranged some tasks and directions.

For example, the Ministry of Punishment has strengthened the improvement of the law, the Ministry of Households has allocated funds to the treasury, and increased investment in the military and industry.

The Ministry of Rites has jurisdiction over the current entertainment system of Ming Dynasty.

The concept of the Ministry of Rites is similar to the cultural departments of later generations, and it should not be limited to etiquette and diplomacy.

Including the correct construction of the spiritual culture of the Ming Dynasty, the control of bad ethos, and the guidance of positive energy of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are also the key points.

(End of this chapter)