Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 273 Governing the country is like cooking fresh food (2)

In fact, as far as the rotten Ming Dynasty is concerned, there are still many pragmatic and capable officials, but the pearls and jades are hidden in the sand, and it is in the midst of fierce party struggles, frequent disasters, intensified class conflicts, external and internal troubles, etc. Under the general environment of the Ming Dynasty, it was not easy for Chongzhen, who was born as a vassal king, to be a good emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

To be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you must be proficient in the emperor's mind, you must not be impatient, you must not treat your head and feet if you have a headache, and you must take one step and watch three steps in everything.

For the prerequisites and skills mentioned above, for Chongzhen, who had never learned the way of the emperor, he was even worse than Emperor Tianqi.

At least Emperor Tianqi also knew how to use his confidantes and servants to pull up the eunuch party in the court and fight against the powerful Donglin party, so that the imperial power would not be completely emptied.

But luckily that's all changed.

The current Emperor Chongzhen is not like the previous Chongzhen who was jealous, impatient, and overly diligent and self-confident.

Just the advantage of foresight allows Emperor Chongzhen to know clearly which things need to be done urgently, which things can be postponed, who can reuse them, and who can take advantage of them. Not necessarily impossible.

"Wang Banban, Huangzhuang, which is under the jurisdiction of the inner factory, needs to store more grain in the future."

Emperor Chongzhen, who was sitting on the dragon chariot, stretched out his hand to Wang Cheng'en, who was accompanying him, and said: "Let all the mansions rule the Huangzhuang, and the group of artisans who have gathered to return to the capital recently, screen out the well-established, young artisans, and all of them. Together with the shipwrights gathered, first familiarize yourself with the corresponding skills of shipbuilding.

After the spring, I will choose a place to set up a shipyard in the inner factory. When the time comes, I will allocate funds from the internal funds to build sea-going ships, organize people to go to Nanzhili and other places, and sell the products. Buy cheap food. "

"Here!"

As a state-owned economy built by Emperor Chongzhen, the Huangzhuang under the jurisdiction of the factory must take root in Beizhili, gradually develop the real economy, and have the ability to foreign trade and macro-control.

In this way, when Emperor Chongzhen was in urgent need of money and food, or various means of production and materials, or even raw materials for the production of armaments, he could solve them without any pressure, which was considered a relief for Emperor Chongzhen.

However, it takes time to build a state-owned economy of this size and complexity, and various strict systems must be put in place. This is also the strategy that Emperor Chongzhen wanted to accomplish during the temporary period of stability set by him. one of the goals.

"Chen... Zhou Yanru, pay homage to Your Majesty!"

As soon as the dragon chariot arrived at the military plane, Zhou Yanru, who had been waiting for a long time, bowed respectfully, which made Emperor Chongzhen smile.

He didn't elect Zhou Yanru into the cabinet. This old politician was impatient.

But that's fine.

Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren couldn't be put in the same place once they were in a mess, otherwise they would not only be adulterers, but also think about how to plot against each other so that they can dominate themselves.

"Excuse me." Emperor Chongzhen, who got off the dragon chariot, walked towards the office of the Military Aircraft Department, "Zhou Qing, I have something that I want to entrust to you."

"Here!"

Zhou Yanru hurriedly lifted up his skirt, and hurriedly followed behind Emperor Chongzhen, with a gesture to show that being able to be ordered by the emperor to do things would prove that his position in the heart of the emperor was not affected.

"Wang Banban, give Zhou Qing a seat and serve tea."

Emperor Chongzhen, who was walking towards the dragon chair, stretched out his hand and said to Wang Chengen, since he wanted to make good use of Zhou Yanru to achieve his own political plan.

The signal that should be released must be released in time.

To make the horse run, one must be willing to feed the grass.

"Zhou Qing, you have also seen the chaos in the court hall due to the turmoil of the Yuan case." Emperor Chongzhen sat on the dragon chair, looked at Zhou Yanru and said.

"These ministers in the court don't think about how to share the worries for the king and the society, but they are racking their brains one by one, thinking about how to gain profits and how to seek benefits.

This is not good.

Unlike Zhou Qing, who always knows to share my worries. "

Being praised by Emperor Chongzhen, Zhou Yanru hurriedly said: "These are the duties of the ministers, and what the ministers do is the responsibility and the duty."

"Stop talking about that."

Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and said: "Zhou Qing's loyalty and ability are really clear. Right now, the Military Aircraft Department is shouldering heavy responsibilities. With Zhou Qing at the Military Aircraft Department, I can feel at ease.

Otherwise, there is no way to deal with this mess in the foreign court. How will I deal with the court affairs?So Zhou Qing should calm down and share my worries for me. "

If you want to ask Zhou Yanru, an old politician, to do more things for yourself within the scope of your own presets, then you should praise him, and reward him if he deserves it.

During the period of temporary stability in the political arena of the Ming Dynasty, everything was focused on regulation and stability maintenance. After all his plans were implemented one by one, he planned to break the shackles one by one.

"Zhou Qing, there is something I want to entrust to you."

Emperor Chongzhen picked up the teacup, took a sip, and continued: "For the cabinet, although I have specified the candidates for the cabinet, in my opinion, there should be some restrictions.

In order to set an example, if there is a cabinet, there must be one in the Military Aircraft Department, otherwise, it would be difficult for Zhou Qingyi to do this.

I intend to combine responsibility with authority.

It cannot be said that during your time in power, when you encountered any problems or emergencies that caused major disasters, except for the impeachment of Ke Dao's speech officer Yushi, and your own resignation, it has nothing to do with you.

Zhou Qing, please take a look at the document I have drafted, the responsibility system and the accountability system. If there are any specific areas that need to be adjusted, let the monarchs and ministers discuss it, and then hand over the memorial in your name. "

Zhou Yanru frowned slightly, feeling the pressure suddenly, and told him intuitively that the combination of responsibility and authority mentioned by the emperor, the responsibility system and the accountability system, I am afraid it is not an easy thing to do.

Under the watchful eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, Zhou Yanru took the document from Wang Chengen, and when he was hesitant, he flipped through the document in his hand.

The continuous party struggles formed in the Ming Dynasty and the frequent replacement of cabinet ministers in the Chongzhen Dynasty have a very important incentive, that is, the gang of speech officials and censors in Kedao often formed a wave of impeachment, black said white, white This kind of situation will appear if the emperor who speaks in black and loses his judgment, coupled with the resignation of the party concerned.

Originally, the Daoist system of the Ming Dynasty was used to monitor and persuade, but in the end it turned into a great boost to the party struggle, which is ironic.

"Your Majesty, what is the meaning of this term?"

Zhou Yanru's thoughts were confused, and he said to Emperor Chongzhen: "There is also this accountability system. Even if it is resignation, if it is caused during his term of office, the country will be held accountable. What is this specific regulation?"

"The term of office is three years."

Emperor Chongzhen said: "The cabinet is an important part of the country, and the promoted cabinet ministers can't say that they haven't served for a certain period of time, but because of some sudden public opinion, under pressure, they resigned from my superior.

The same is true of the Military Aircraft Department.

The implementation of a decree often takes time to settle, and the corresponding results can only be seen after a certain period of time.

If one is forced to resign because of such or such public opinion, then the newly appointed cabinet minister will inevitably overturn or ignore the original policy, which is not a good thing for the country. "

Hearing this, Zhou Yanru frowned slightly. If this is the case, wouldn't the attempt to unite with some ministers to launch an action against XX be effectively curbed?

It doesn't do him any good, does it?

Although it is very important that the military aircraft is on the side of the emperor, in terms of the entire country, the political status of the military aircraft is far less important than that of the cabinet.

"However, if such benefits are given, the corresponding responsibilities must be shouldered accordingly." Seeing the change in Zhou Yanru's demeanor, Emperor Chongzhen continued.

"If during the tenure of office, there is a major mistake in the matters under management, which will cause serious losses to the country, Ke Dao can jointly carry out impeachment.

In this way, the punishment is punished, and the punishment is punished.

The meaning of the accountability system is to leave the original position after the term of office has expired and has not been successfully re-elected, and it is in line with the above-mentioned accountability system. "

The temporary stability period that Emperor Chongzhen set for himself was three years, so the term of office for the cabinet during this temporary stability period, and that group of cabinet ministers, was three years.

After the temporary stabilization period has passed, the planned deployments are implemented, and the Ming Dynasty has actually changed, then the term of office of the subsequent cabinet will also be adjusted to every five years.

If the responsible cabinet can be clarified, it will play a vital role in Emperor Chongzhen's subsequent reform of the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, this matter has a lot to do with it. If...you really want to push this matter forward, I'm afraid it will cause trouble in the court." Zhou Yanru hesitated again and again, expressing his worries. Of course, this matter will not benefit him much politically. It doesn't want to get too involved in this matter.

"Zhou Qing, I know you have scruples in your heart, and you think you will offend many people."

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhou Yanru and said, "Do you know why I didn't touch Han Yu? The purpose is to prevent the order of the country from continuing to be chaotic.

Right now, Daming is suffering from serious internal and external troubles.

If we continue to rely on the court to select new cabinet ministers, we will follow the current atmosphere and atmosphere in the court. I am afraid that if no useful ministers come up, Qian Longxi, Li Biao and others will be pushed in front of me again.

So when the cabinet is stable and the government is stable, with this system of responsibility and accountability, if there is a vacancy in the cabinet, who does Zhou Qing think I will use? "

For Emperor Chongzhen now, it is necessary to establish some of his propositions in Daming through officials from the old school who are scholars, using the existing rules.

When the officials from the new school of scholars he cultivated become truly powerful, they can play an independent role and thoroughly implement various systems.

Governing the country is like cooking fresh food, mastering the delicate heat is a test for Emperor Chongzhen.

"I'm afraid, I only cared about my scruples before." Hearing this, Zhou Yanru cupped his hands and said, "I'm willing to share your majesty's worries and do my best to do this well."

"It's not about trying hard, it's about working hard."

Emperor Chongzhen said: "I believe in Zhou Qing's ability. Only Zhou Qing can handle this matter well. I still hope Zhou Qing. Don't let me down."

If an old fox like Zhou Yanru and an old politician are not transparent about some corresponding benefits, they will definitely not do their best to do things.

Fortunately, Zhou Yanru is also good at calculating.

Even if it is for his own calculations, this responsibility system and accountability system, he will definitely try to implement it, otherwise he will have nowhere to start if he wants to enter the cabinet?

(End of this chapter)