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Chapter 543 Responsible Cabinet System

Ning Zhonghai's worries are not unfounded. In fact, many people have been able to see the many contradictions behind the great prosperity of industry and commerce. Come at all costs.

Thanks to Ning Chu's long-term war before, having a large number of prisoners of war can relieve the pain in this process, so it has not been felt by more people at present. The changes they can feel are actually placed on the personal level It is small, almost insignificant.

However, on the overall level of the country, this change is extremely outrageous, even a little scary. There have been great changes in terms of food production, pig iron production, and even population growth. The entire Ningchu is almost Like a carriage that accelerates faster and faster, it drives forward.

With a little worry on Cheng Wang's face, he sighed and said, "Your Majesty has his own destiny, and he has his own opinions in everything he does. Right now, we can only wait and see."

"No, we can wait and see what happens in the court, but in the overall situation, we must follow His Majesty's pace."

Ning Zhonghai waved his hand and said, "The war between my Great Chu and Zhungeer will probably be completely over within this year and next two years, but the war with the Russians may last for a long time. Sink to a place, it is best to go to Southeast Asia, and then you can get the first bite of benefits."

It has to be said that Ning Zhonghai, as the Minister of Industry and Commerce, is still very sensitive to the sun. He can see at a glance that although the strategic focus of Dachu is in the north, the focus of economic development has always been in the south, especially this time with Britain, France and Sweden. The negotiations of the Three Kingdoms have almost revealed the emperor's thoughts - he treats the inside and outside of the rules differently.

The rules refer to the circle that Ning Yu set up at the cabinet meeting at the beginning. In this circle, there can be no feudal monarchs, no tyrants, and if there are, they will be brutally attacked by the court, because those places belong to the core.

But if it is outside the rules, you can have a monarch, you can be powerful, and you can fully satisfy everyone's ambitions. As long as you have the ability, you can go out and develop, but at the same time, the imperial court will not cover for you. Or pay depends on personal ability.

Ning Zhonghai knew in his heart that domestic influence alone would not be enough to keep the Honored Sect alive for a long time. If the current group of meritorious veterans gradually aged, it would be absolutely impossible to achieve their current heyday , so it is necessary to continue to open up to the outside world in order to maintain the status of the Honored Ministers.

Cheng Wang nodded, and said softly: "It's just that many people's eyes are still only in the country. It's too short-sighted. The problems exposed in the Beijing inspection are really embarrassing!"

"It's okay, the tree has dead branches, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will help us clean up these people, but we ourselves must not make mistakes in principle, otherwise even His Majesty will not be able to save us."

Ning Zhonghai had a serious face on his face. He looked in the direction of the Forbidden City and sighed leisurely.

"The Jiangnan scholars are weak, but it's not that they don't have the courage to take action. Xue Gong's move can be regarded as an example for a while. It's a pity that Dong Chengyu and Sheng Qi got away with it. It's a pity."

In a tea house in Nanjing City, an old man in green clothes with a slight smile on his face is Yan Hongkui, a great Confucian from the south of the Yangtze River, and a person sitting under him is Zuo Du, who presides over the affairs of the Jingchao. Yushi Xue Haiyun.

With a bitter smile on Xue Haiyun's face, he said softly: "The Jingcha is not a tool for party struggle. Even if I preside over the Jingcha, it is impossible for me to fabricate it arbitrarily, otherwise it will only cause His Majesty's displeasure. But this time, the problems in the Jingcha There are indeed many, but it makes people somewhat worried.”

"Oh? What does Mr. Xue mean?"

Yan Hongkui is different from his good friend Lu Yizhong, he is more or less enthusiastic about the political situation, but the emperor doesn't appreciate him very much, and he can only read and chat for self-entertainment on weekdays, but like this kind of court news, he often carries a big curiosity.

Xue Haiyun shook his head, "Strictly speaking, since the establishment of the Great Chu, everything has been going smoothly, but there is only one thing, the relationship between court officials and merchants is too close, just take Dong Chengyu as an example, Although I have no evidence to prove that he was seeking personal gain in the Nanjing Old City Reconstruction Plan, but he has banquets with those chambers of commerce every day, which is really disgusting."

"The world is going downhill! How can I, a scholarly gentleman, join forces with those merchants who are full of money?"

Yan Hongkui had a bit of regret on his face, "Your Majesty's emphasis on business and industry is for the purpose of enriching the country and strengthening the people, but it is not a dignified way after all, and it is useless for those businessmen to make huge profits and harm the people, just like the so-called peaceful Although I don’t know what the purpose of building the Shanghai Railway is, it is said that dozens of people have died because of it.”

Xue Haiyun nodded his face. Although he knew that the dozens of people who died were all Eight Banners soldiers captured on the battlefield, how could the place where the sage taught him so disregard human life?Even if they are prisoners of the Eight Banners, they are still human beings!
"Your Majesty is now promoting business and industry, so don't say these words anymore. When people hear it, it will cause misunderstandings. The old man thinks that my Shilin faction has suffered repeated setbacks. Now His Majesty seems to want to reuse it. At this critical point Don't offend His Majesty anymore, even Mr. Jisuke thinks so."

Compared with the honorable faction, which was considered to be at its peak, the Shilin faction had already been seriously injured, so they were still quite jealous of the emperor, and now with Li Fu and Xue Haiyun's rise to the top, they also began to try to change their thinking and stop doing that kind of thing. There are hard and smelly broken stones in the latrine.
As the saying goes, those who know current affairs are heroes, and the big guys are still very spiritual in this regard.

Yan Hongkui showed a bit of confusion on his face, he was criticizing the industry and commerce just now, why did this lord want to bypass it?Are these officials so capable of playing around with the wind?It seems that this enemy is not outside at all, but inside the Shilin Party. That's how the Donglin was finished back then!

As soon as he thought of the Donglin Party, Yan Hongkui became excited. He stroked his beard and said, "Mr. Xue, even though the industry and commerce are powerful, our Shilin in Jiangnan is not weak. Besides, there are Shilin in Huguang, Zhejiang and Fujian. Shilin, if you really want to talk about it, you can still compete, why should you relax at this juncture?"

Xue Haiyun glanced sideways at this stubborn old man, and suddenly became a little angry, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Yan, there was a military accident last year, which forced His Majesty to kill him, why do you want to kill him again now?" We have to save our strength for such reckless behavior. This business is destined to be unstoppable."

Yan Hongkui snorted coldly: "Last year's disaster was that they didn't respect the laws of the country, and even tried to collude with each other to rebel. They deserved to be suppressed by His Majesty, but we are petitioning for the people, how can we compare them? At least the development of industry and commerce can't just be like this Unscrupulous, Mr. Xue is in charge of Wutai, so he should ruthlessly stop the evil spirit."

The old man was outspoken, but Xue Haiyun frowned when he heard it. He didn't want to argue with him anymore, so he snorted softly and chose to leave. Seeing this scene, Yan Hongkui broke up unhappy at the moment, but he did it for the future. The division of the Shilin faction laid hidden dangers.

After getting into the carriage, Xue Haiyun felt a little worried. Although he was also a scholar, he was completely different from Yan Hongkui, a stubborn old man. Although he was wary of the rise of industry and commerce, he also understood that this was the general trend. Anyone who dares to stand in the way will be ruthlessly crushed by the times, even Xue Haiyun, or even Li Fu.

But the problem is, Xue Haiyun's meeting with Yan Hongkui today has already understood one thing, that is, the Shihlin faction has not made much reflection on the previous defeat, and the existence of these people is bound to affect In the future, His Majesty's view of Shilin will also affect his view of them.

After all, with the existence of a pig teammate, no matter what, everything can be completely destroyed.

It's just that Xue Haiyun hesitated in his heart, because he still didn't know what the second assistant Li Fu was thinking. When it came to his status in the court, Xue Haiyun was not the most important figure after all. The old man who conquered the governor's mansion still held a very high position in the emperor's heart.

After much deliberation, Xue Haiyun, in spite of his sensitivity, sent the coachman to Li's mansion, thinking to see Li Fu, the second assistant, so as to deal with the problems that might arise right now, but before he reached the door of Li's mansion, he saw the new attendant Liu Tongxun, deputy director of the office, appeared in front of him with a serious face.

"Lord Xue, Your Majesty has an invitation, please enter the palace quickly with your servants."

It turned out that after Liu Tongxun persuaded Sun Jiagan to become an official in Shanxi, he got a chance to be promoted through hard work, and was personally promoted by Ning Yu to be the deputy director of the attendant's room, thus becoming the emperor's close minister for a while.

Xue Haiyun admired this junior very much, and immediately bowed his hand, and then followed Liu Tongxun into the palace. After arriving at Fengtian Hall, he saw Ning Yu chatting with several ministers there.

"Chen Xue Haiyun pays homage to His Majesty."

Seeing Xue Haiyun approaching, Ning Yu greeted him warmly: "Xue Qing, come here quickly, I was still asking you just now."

Xue Haiyun walked forward in fear and trepidation, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, if you have something to do, just take orders."

"I seem to know. I heard that Shilin is still a little dissatisfied. I feel that I am still a little partial in the Jingchao. Do you want to organize people to fight together?"

Ning Yu had a smile on his face, as if he didn't take what he said seriously at all.

However, this one word made the faces of the Shilin faction bigwigs present change. Whether it was the second assistant Li Fu or Xue Haiyun, they suddenly cried out in their hearts. It seemed that the emperor was already dissatisfied, and the chief assistant Cui Wancai's face But with a bit of wry smile.

As for Ning Zhonghai, Cheng Wang and the others, they looked at each other, and they all saw the surprise in each other's eyes. It seemed that there were not only pig teammates on their side, but also many of them.

Second assistant Li Fu immediately shook his head and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the matter of Jingcha has been decided by His Majesty himself, how can it be repeated? Even if some villains have some opinions, they are just mediocre words. Your Majesty does not need to take it to heart." .”

Ning Yu waved his hand indifferently, "After much deliberation, I feel that party struggle is inevitable, so it's better to spread it out on the bright side, and if you want to fight, fight on the bright side!"

"Your Majesty, it is impossible to say that the ministers are thinking for the sake of Da Chu, not for personal gain." Everyone was shocked, the emperor actually said what they were thinking, how could this be possible?
Ning Yu waved his hand, "Hey, of course I know that you are fighting for the great Chu, but I think it is not a bad thing to fight, especially when it comes to being an official, it is even more important to fight! You can't just be an official, you have to win the fight to be an official!"

Can you become an official if you win the competition?Although these words are quite true, but in the ears of everyone, it seems more or less awkward.
"Your Majesty, isn't this encouraging factionalism among the big guys? There is no reason for this in the world, right?" Li Fu, the second assistant, finally couldn't bear it anymore. He decided to tell Ning Yu how serious it was to do this. How could the emperor let his courtiers Take the initiative to fight for the party?
Hearing this, Ning Yu seemed a little disappointed with Li Fu's answer, and licked his tongue regretfully, "This is not possible, even if you want to fight among the parties, you have to improve your level as soon as possible. Right now, it's just relying on this This matter cannot meet my requirements.”

What?Is the level of party struggle not good?This made everyone stare at each other. It seems that the emperor shouldn't say these words. Although the big guy has only been an official for a few years, his level is indeed not very high, but how can the emperor ask his subjects to improve their fighting skills? Isn't this looking for stimulation for yourself?
Everyone didn't understand, but the first assistant Cui Wancai was clear in his heart. Right now, the young emperor had a big conspiracy in his heart, but no one had figured it out right now.

Ning Yu explained in a leisurely manner: "In the past, although we reformed the imperial examinations and changed the content of the selection of talents, but this is only one aspect of it. We have to change, and there is another aspect that needs to be changed, and that is responsibility. Cabinet system!"

"What is the responsible cabinet system?" Chief Assistant Cui Wancai asked curiously.

Ning Yu smiled, "In the past, you officials had no responsibility. It has nothing to do with you if the world is cured or broken. It is cured because the Holy Son of Heaven is in court. You are the most innocent, even if there is a mistake in the world, you can still continue to be officials!"

"But I think that since the cabinet is responsible for handling the political affairs of the country, it also needs to be responsible, and it must not be easily thrown away!"

This made everyone look at each other in dismay. It seemed that it sounded like Ming Sizong. Everyone felt a little annoyed. We are all for your old Zhu's family. No, we are working for your old Ning's family. How can it be possible that the world is broken? What about us?We are all great loyal ministers!

Fortunately, the emperor wants to trouble our loyal ministers. This is not something an emperor should do!

(End of this chapter)