The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

"Well, this method is feasible." After listening to Zhang Juzheng's detailed narration, Empress Dowager Li nodded and said, "Divided into three books and checked in the future, if there is any problem in it, it is indeed clear at a glance. In this way, it is not difficult to distinguish rewards and punishments. Moreover, the three account books, especially one of which is still in the hands of Ge Qing's family in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, even if anyone wants to change it, it is difficult. It's getting harder,"

That's right, the so-called repeated, but not repeated, is actually a reason here, even if someone wants to cover up what he has done, or wants to exaggerate his achievements, maybe this person is indeed capable , and with all hands and eyes, it is relatively easy to change one or two of the account books, but after all, there are three account books, and when checking in the future, all three account books must be taken out and checked at the same time, and, most importantly, One of them is in the hands of Ge Shouli, which means that it is almost impossible to change it.

However, although it can be regarded as foolproof in this way, everyone present couldn't help but think of the same thing in their hearts.

Since it is said that the account books in Ge Shouli's hands can hardly be changed, then in turn, that is to say, the two account books in the sixth division and the cabinet are not very reliable. There will be no loss, but if this matter is reversed, it is tantamount to saying that the six departments and the cabinet are not reliable.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with saying this. After all, the six departments and the cabinet are like this, not to mention how many people in the six departments are dissatisfied and vent their personal anger in the name of upholding justice. The cabinet, It sounds like the highest organization for the imperial court to manage the world, but in fact, the cabinet struggles of the Ming Dynasty have never stopped.

Now, at most, it is because Zhang Juzheng is the chief assistant of the cabinet, and no one in the court or the cabinet will have trouble with him, so the cabinet has calmed down, but in fact, there is a dominant cabinet, Compared with a cabinet with two people fighting each other, it is more difficult for people to guard against. After all, if there is only Zhang Juzheng alone, it is not that he does not believe him, but because one person is very easy to be misled by many things.

Moreover, Zhang Juzheng is not a person who will not be involved in any forces at all. After all, judging from the current situation, he and Feng Bao are on the same side. Now, Feng Bao holds great power in the court, and Feng Bao is also constantly thinking about how to strengthen his power, eliminate those who are dissatisfied with him in the court, or those who disagree with him, and want to put a lot of his own people in.

As for Zhang Juzheng, although he does not say how ambitious and ambitious he is, he is a very independent person. Being assertive is not a bad thing, but it is not a good thing either. After all, he is a person who needs to deal with countless countries every day. Major events, even every decision he makes are of great importance, and people who are too assertive will unknowingly add a lot of subjective thoughts in their daily life, and cannot look at problems objectively and fairly.

Therefore, the problem arises here. Zhang Juzheng told Queen Mother Li this way now, which shows that he is not without self-knowledge, and he himself has already understood this problem.

So, even now, Zhang Juzheng himself has said that he is worried about the Six Divisions and the cabinet led by him, but at the very least, there is still a Ge Shouli who can make people feel at ease. Not too much to worry about.

And this kind of thing, it's better to say it out, if something really happens in the future, it's better to have an explanation, so it won't look too embarrassing.

But even so, when Zhang Juzheng said this, the people present still felt very embarrassed, but it was just embarrassment, and there was no further emotion. In this way, there is no need for others to continue to add insult to injury.

"However, Zhang Qing's family," Empress Dowager Li continued to ask, "this is the first time Ai's family has heard of this method. A lot of trouble, Aijia does not refer to how to announce such a decision to the civil and military officials in the court, Aijia knows that there will be objections from below, but that is something that Aijia needs to worry about, Aijia just thinks that this If the method is implemented, there will inevitably be some troubles. Perhaps there are gaps in the method that cannot be found now;

"Therefore, the Ai family wants Zhang Qing's family to make a decision at the Ai family. Think about it when you go back to see if there are any gaps. If you do it well, it will be foolproof."

"Back to the Empress Dowager, I know about it," Zhang Juzheng said, "After I go back, I will definitely take a closer look. If there are any gaps in this method, I will definitely find a way to make up for it in time."

"Well, let's pay it back like this," said Queen Mother Li, "There is one more thing,"

"Please tell the Queen Mother clearly," Zhang Juzheng said.

"This method may be good, but Zhang Qing's family said something just now. It seems that there is no solution in the 'examination method'," said Queen Mother Li. "It is about the imperial court's inspection of officials. The "examination method" proposed by the Qing family, in the eyes of the Ai family, is mostly aimed at the officials in Beijing. Moreover, our Ming Dynasty will be vast, and the people under the rule will be many, and there will be many officials. If we follow this method, I'm afraid it won't work. It's impossible to record all the actions of those fifth-rank and seventh-rank officials in the account books.

"Of course, this can also be done by appointing tame prefectures of the provinces to record on their behalf, and it can also be handled according to the methods in the imperial court, but the things in the local area are much more complicated than in the imperial court, and the involvement of local officials is much more complicated than that in the imperial court. The DPRK and China are even worse, if they contact each other and cheat together, wouldn't it be even more difficult to deal with?"

"The Empress Dowager Shengming," Zhang Juzheng said, "This minister also thought of this problem, so this method of keeping accounts is not applicable in the local area, so this minister thought of other methods."

"Oh, what can I do?" Queen Mother Li asked.

"Now that we have this method, there will be no need for the 'Jingcha' in the court in the future. Even if those people want to cheat, it will be even more difficult," Zhang Juzheng said, "But for the local government, the 'big plan' 'But it cannot be abolished, but it needs to be changed.

"I want the local officials to report to the imperial court no matter what decisions they make, and no matter how big or small the matter is, as a basis for future verification. It will be on time every three years, after all, there will still be people who will find a way to deal with the court, "

"Then...the Qing family means..." Queen Mother Li asked.

"The 'big plan' cannot be discarded, but the time is no longer fixed," Zhang Juzheng replied, "It can no longer be done every three years like in the past,"

"Then, how often does the Qing family think it is most appropriate to carry out the 'big plan'," Queen Mother Li asked.

"This humble official doesn't know either," Zhang Juzheng said, "so this humble official feels that if the court or His Majesty feel it is necessary, then a 'big plan' will be carried out."

"This... this is also a way," Empress Dowager Li agrees with Zhang Juzheng's words, but only a little bit, "However, Ai's family is a little worried. Frequent inspections of officials can indeed make them keep themselves safe, and they can also check. There are many problems, but the "big plan" will affect the magistrates all over the country after all. My Ming Dynasty has a large territory, and I am afraid that if the "big plan" is too frequent, it will be too much work and waste money."

"Of course I have thought about this," Zhang Juzheng said, "but I don't think it's a problem."

"Oh," Empress Dowager Li was once again deeply interested in Zhang Juzheng's words.

"In this way, although speaking, it may be once every three years, maybe once a year, or even once every three months," Zhang Juzheng explained, "but these are all decisions made by the court and His Majesty. The officials below don't know what His Majesty and the court think, so if this happens, they will always worry about whether they have done something shameful just now, and the court sent someone down to check. In that case, it would be too late for them to cover up.

"And at that time, they will understand that the only way to help them get out of this predicament is not to think of any foolproof method of corruption, but to not dare at all. Of course, maybe these people don't want to corrupt the law, but It may not be good for the country and the people, but sometimes, the requirements for these people are not too high, and they are good enough if they don’t do bad things.”

Hearing what Zhang Juzheng said, the few people present didn't know what to say for a while.

However, several people present had to admit that what Zhang Juzheng said was the truth. As the saying goes, "Don't seek merit, but seek no faults", and today's official career and officialdom have reached such a level, no faults are already meritorious , If you want to ask too much, it is really unrealistic.

Therefore, although what Zhang Juzheng said was very negative, he had to admit that what he said was all the truth.

They don't need all the officials in the world to be the kind of people who dedicate their lives to the country and the people. They just need these people not to cholera the people, and it is enough to keep themselves safe.