Cutting 1719

Chapter 345 Controlling the Grassroots
After Ning Yu's coercion and temptation, Fu Erdan's mind was already dizzy. He subconsciously felt that what Ning Yu said was reasonable, but he felt a little unwilling.

"Your Majesty's words are certainly reasonable, but there are more than one million disciples of my Eight Banners. If they refuse to give me the Eight Banners even outside the pass, where can my Eight Banners go? Could it be that your Majesty's words mean that they will kill all of them?"

A smile appeared on Ning Yu's face, "I have already said that if you want to kill them all, you will have no chance to meet me today. You go."

Fu Erdan didn't even have any anger in his heart, he couldn't help but asked curiously: "Please tell me your Majesty, where is this place?"

"America."

"Where is America? I've never heard of such a place in the Qing Dynasty." Fu Erdan was a little skeptical, and he felt that Ning Yu was fooling him and deliberately made up a place name.

"A chosen country that has not been completely occupied by people is not within the scope of China, but on the other side of the sea. If you wait for the Eight Banners to go to America, as long as you can gain a foothold, it will be a credit to China, and I will be able to give it to you at that time. You have a way out."

Ning Yu patiently explained, but speaking of it, America is not particularly peaceful now, at least starting from the Mayflower, Britain has colonized the North American continent for hundreds of years, this background is not something anyone can pry If you don't move, the Eight Banners still have at least more than 100 million young and old, which can also be regarded as a bargaining chip.

Fu Erdan was silent. He didn't know whether what Ning Yu said was true or not, and he didn't know where the so-called America was, but he had lost his judgment on the current situation, and everything he thought about had completely changed— —Even Emperor Kangxi is gone, and the only ones who can rely on now are the more than 100 million Eight Banners.

"But it's still early, and I haven't gone to the north yet. Telling you this today is to give you hope so that you can persist in living."

Ning Yu drew a cake casually. In fact, he didn't insist on talking to Fu Erdan, mainly because he really didn't have much bargaining chips in his hands at the moment. This Fu Erdan had a high official rank and prestige after all, so he might be able to use it in the future.

After Ning Yu left, Fu Erdan slapped himself and scolded: "How can you trust the words of a traitor?" But after the beating, he thought of America inexplicably in his heart. Could it be that he really wants to go there in the future?

For Ning Yu, this is also a free game he has laid out, which may not be useful, but it may not be a reasonable countermeasure when it comes to critical times.Although the Americas are still undeveloped, Western countries have colonized the Americas for decades. If the Eight Banners are arranged there, maybe they can really do something.

As for the Eight Banners really gaining a firm foothold in America, Ning Yu will naturally not let it develop, but will find a way to dilute the Eight Banners with more Han people, so as to completely assimilate the Eight Banners in reverse. There will also be a share of Ning Chu's interests in it.

Of course, the current Daqing has not been completely broken, at least it has to be re-branded as Houjin. If you want to become Dachu's dog, you have to give both kindness and power.Therefore, before this, Fu Erdan's idle chess had not yet been fully used, so for Yu Ning Yu, it was just a small episode.

Ning Yu's visit to Daye this time is of course not for Fu Erdan, but for the first time to inspect the entire Huguang after taking the throne. people's hearts.

For Ningchu as a whole, although Nanjing is currently the capital, the real base is still in Huguang. It is precisely because of the strong support of Huguang's soldiers that Ning Yu dares to rush to carry out this series of reforms without worrying about the opposition. table, because he has mastered the real absolute force.

This trip to Huguang is for political purposes, so Ning Yu didn't make much fanfare, but traveled lightly. Under the escort of the imperial guards, he brought his second assistant Cui Wancai and Li Fu, the left capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. And a large group of officials, large and small, rushed to Huguang along the Yangtze River.

"See Your Majesty! Long Live Your Majesty Long Live Long Live!"

A large group of local officials, led by Ning Wanjun, the left chief envoy of Hubei, paid homage to Ningyu. Most of them were officials from the chief envoy of Hubei. Mostly just a geographical meaning.

Today's new Ningchu regime has radiated a power of action that transcends the times. The seven southern provinces of Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Nanzhili have carried out all-round structural reconstruction. The 390 counties have been compressed into [-] four counties, and all relevant officials have been arranged.

This time, the rearrangement of the grassroots zoning structure was also completed under the emphasis of Ning Yu. Of course, it was not to reduce the number of grassroots officials. In fact, after adjustment, the density of officials in Ningchu was many times higher than that of the Qing court. Therefore, after the reform, not only did not reduce, but many officials increased, which even aroused some criticism, and it was considered an act of redundant officials.

The reason is very simple. In the original county of the Qing court, there were not many real officials. Needless to say, there are magistrates like the official brand. That is to say, they are responsible for helping magistrates to handle government affairs, and they can also be regarded as official officials registered in the official department of the imperial court.

County magistrates, county magistrates, master books, and classics are usually order officials, that is, often in addition to the above four, there will also be some minor officials such as post officials, training, teaching, and warehouse officials. is alone.And these people are basically the number of officials that a county can have, usually no more than ten.

Of course, it is impossible for such a few people to manage a large county with 10,000+ people. There are still a large number of officials to drive, such as book offices, government officials, arresters, and jailers. Usually, a county There are also dozens or even hundreds of people in the village to help the county magistrate manage.

Just like the book office alone, there are usually dozens of people in a county, and like the configuration of the six departments, it is also divided into six rooms: officials, households, rites, soldiers, criminals, and workers. The head of the book office is called Jingcheng.However, these people are anonymous in the court, and there is no record in the court. Of course, they have no salary and only so-called allowances, and these people usually rely on doing things to collect benefits. In addition, the book office is usually hereditary. They also cannot participate in scientific examinations, so this group is almost fixed, and outsiders cannot intervene.

The formation of this kind of system has also led to a terrible phenomenon, that is, the imperial power hardly goes down to the county, and the affairs of the entire county are basically monopolized by the local big clans, and almost all the office workers are local gentry The big clan, even the Ning family before the rebellion, was like this in Xiaogan County.

With the existence of these people, even the official county magistrates will hold their hands, because their words are much more effective than those of the county magistrates. Without the cooperation of the local gentry, it is determined that it will be difficult for this official to continue.Ning Yu started his business by relying on the clan, so he naturally knew what the situation of the clan tyrants was like in the locality, so he was very jealous.

For Ning Yu, the most intolerable thing is to be ostracized by the grassroots, so he plans to intervene fundamentally, directly change the county-level structure, expand the county-level official team, and convert the original so-called officials, They are all included in the management scope of the Organization Department, and relevant vertical management departments have been set up, such as the Finance Bureau, Police Station, City Management Bureau, etc., in order to strengthen the management capabilities of grassroots governments.

Ning Yu's idea is to achieve a more efficient and clean governance effect by enriching the power of civilian officials at the grassroots level and adding veterans at the grassroots level, and bring the locality into his own control from now on, but the problem arises again, planning like this, Although Ning Chu has planned less than [-] counties, the number of officials has more than tripled compared to before, and the money spent by the court on these officials has also increased a lot.

In Ning Yu's heart, controlling the grassroots is not only beneficial to the country's rule, but also can increase the fiscal revenue itself, and collect some money that was previously invisible and uncollectible into the national treasury. The seven provinces in the south are all relatively affluent provinces, so when the imperial court bears the cost, it is still able to sustain it, and the pressure is not as great as imagined.

For Ning Yu, another aspect of enriching the local area is to strengthen the supervision function of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, lower the Metropolitan Procuratorate to the county level, and set up the County Metropolitan Procuratorate to be responsible for related supervision work, especially for the Guaranteeing the duties of the County Metropolitan Procuratorate, they will not be responsible to the county magistrate at the same level, but will report directly to the Prefectural Metropolitan Procuratorate to achieve vertical management.

Of course, after the establishment of this organizational structure, it will not be implemented immediately. After all, there is still a large shortage of relevant officials. Only after the implementation of the New Deal education can sufficient officials be provided at that time.

"My dear friends, Daye is the foundation of my Ningchu. The iron ore produced here every year can be turned into plows and sickles in the hands of farmers, and can be turned into muskets and long knives in the hands of soldiers. Therefore, Daye, Ningchu Chu has a future."

Ning Yu looked at the officials in front of him and said, "Where is the magistrate of Daye County?"

"The county magistrate Daye and Wenjun have seen His Majesty!"

A young official squeezed through the crowd. He lowered his head slightly and spoke calmly and forcefully, but the excitement on his face was beyond words.

In the current official system of Ningchu, the current county magistrate has improved a lot in rank, and is a sixth-rank official position, but in terms of actual power, it is much smaller than in the past, and the power of adjudicating cases is completely assigned to In the Dali Temple system, and the supervisory power was completely deprived by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so that only administrative power remained.

And Daye County, as a key location of the Han army, was of a higher rank than ordinary counties. Therefore, Daye County Magistrate and Wen Jun were the fifth-rank officials in the imperial court, and they were young and promising at this age.

Ning Yu looked at the young man in front of him and nodded slightly, "He Wenjun, you were selected by me from many students, I hope you will not disappoint my expectations, Daye County will be more prosperous in your hands Just do it."

He Wenjun knelt on the ground, "I will never disappoint Your Majesty's high expectations, and I will do my best and die."

Ning Yu didn't stay in Daye County for too long. He left Daye one day later, went to Hanyang, and personally inspected the Hanyang Gun Factory and Hanyang Iron Factory. In the eyes, the heart is also a little more excited.

The first phase of the original Hanyang gun factory has been completely completed. After a year and a half of construction, the production capacity established at the beginning has been fully realized, and the research and development of new weapons is also developing at a high speed. It is no exaggeration. To put it bluntly, today's Hanyang Gun Factory can be called the largest arsenal in the world, and its production capacity and research and development capabilities are second to none.

As for the construction speed of the Hanyang Iron Works, although it is not as fast as the Armory Factory, it is still developing steadily and in a coordinated manner. There is no problem at all with the production of 7000 million catties of iron, and as long as the relevant raw materials and manpower can be guaranteed by the end of the year, it is also possible to break through to [-] million catties. It's just around the corner. Although Ning Yu still doesn't know the status of Hanyang Iron Works in the world, it is enough for him to be happy to have such achievements.

During the inspection along the way, what Ning Yu saw was not only the development of relevant industrial capabilities, but he also attached great importance to people's livelihood. After all, the country has now restored peace. If the lives of the people have not been improved, it is totally unjustifiable. Yes, for Ning Yu, this point is even more important.

Fortunately, after the founding of the country, Ning Chu adopted a series of policies to benefit the people, including measures such as the abolition of fire consumption and silver, and the sharing of ding into the mu, all of which can objectively and actually reduce the burden on the people. was reduced, so the lives of the people are indeed getting better.

What Ning Yu is most worried about today is whether the policies from the central government will change after the hands of the local government, and whether the overall quality of local officials will have an impact on the lives of the people.These points may seem unimportant, but they actually have a huge impact.

Ning Wanjun, the Zuo Buzheng of Hubei Province, as a distant member of the Ning family, did not completely rely on his relationship with his superiors. He also knew it well, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the people are very grateful now. After the policy is implemented, people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate have come to inspect it. No one dares to do anything at this time."

Ning Yu nodded approvingly, "Wan Jun, it's not easy for us to start a family, and it's even more difficult to establish a great Chu country. We rely on the hearts of the people, and we rely on the people. If we treat the people badly, the people will take practical actions. To express dissatisfaction, so the government's affairs have to be done first."

(End of this chapter)