Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 288 The River Chief System

Although the current Ming Dynasty is in a state of decay, the situation of power-for-money transactions, corruption and fraud, and the use of power for personal gain is extremely complicated.

But Daming is a whole after all, and Emperor Chongzhen is the emperor of Daming after all, and he must express his due political attitude on certain matters.

Even during the three years of the temporary stabilization period, it was to build the core basic market around Beizhili, temper the new army, strengthen the state-owned economy, focus on the internal rebellion of the Ming Dynasty, and build military storage warehouses. into these areas.

But the territory outside of Beizhili, especially the area where the finances have been recovered, needs to be governed by the civil servants headed by the cabinet.

The political attitude is clear, the responsibility system and the accountability system are implemented, and if there is a corresponding incident, then follow the rules, and you should be arrested and killed.

After repelling the invading Jianlu, after the triumphant return to Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen announced the Yuan case in a high-profile manner, but quietly planned and implemented it, which caused corresponding changes in Ming Dynasty unconsciously.

"Your Majesty... if all the main river basins and river channels in the area are included in the Zonghe Yamen, I'm afraid it will not be an easy task."

Nan Juyi frowned slightly, with a look of worry, he cupped his hands and said, "It's not because I refused on purpose, or..."

"Nanqing, I understand what you mean."

Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and interrupted: "Nanqing, please take a look at this document first, it is some changes I have conceived for Zonghe Yamen.

After reading it, we are discussing the general affairs together. "

Han Zanzhou at the side respectfully took the document from Emperor Chongzhen, and walked quickly towards Nan Juyi under the watchful eyes of Xu Guangqi and Sun Juxiang.

"..."

Nan Juyi, who had a complex expression, took the paperwork from Han Zanzhou and began to read it, but when he looked at it, his demeanor became different.

Clarify the local river chief system.

Detailed governance of rivers and lakes.

The Yellow River, the Grand Canal, the Yongding River, and the Yangtze River are specially set up as assistant yamen.

Preparing for the establishment of the inspection system directly under the general river...

After Nan Juyi saw the ideas of each item, his whole state changed.

If these plans and deployments in the document can really be implemented one by one, it will definitely change the rivers and lakes after the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, in order to implement these plans and deployments, the imperial court will spend a considerable amount of money on the governance of rivers and lakes.

"Your Majesty, if you want to realize all the plans and deployments you have conceived, it will be very difficult, and it will be a heavy burden on the country."

Nan Juyi, who was suppressed and excited, held the document in his hand, trembling his hands and said: "But if it can be fully realized, then under my Ming Dynasty, if there are floods and droughts, I will be able to control myself to minimize the damage caused by floods and droughts." Loss, to ensure that the people in the disaster-stricken area will not suffer excessive losses and casualties."

"It's going to be difficult, that's for sure."

Emperor Chongzhen looked resolute, and said: "This is the overall concept that I plan to use five years to initially establish a system for managing rivers and lakes.

So Nan Qing doesn't need to feel that I want to solve this matter in one go, that's impossible and unrealistic.

There is no subordinate relationship between the local river chief system and the four major coordinating yamen, and they are directly under the jurisdiction of the general river yamen.

If these plans and arrangements can be implemented one by one, it will also mark the new situation of three horizontals, two verticals and multiple branches in the territory of Ming Dynasty. "

The feudal dynasties under the small-scale peasant economy, it can be said that all dynasties have attached great importance to the management of rivers and lakes, after all, it is related to the lifeblood of the country.

Especially in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the emphasis on the Yellow River and the Grand Canal was definitely the most in all dynasties.

If the Yellow River dares to flood, if a certain section of the river dares to break through, the destructive power will be indescribable, and the place it passes can only be described by the country of Ze.

If something happens to the Grand Canal, it will directly endanger the stability of the capital and shake the foundation of the country. If you dare to delay it for a longer time, I don't know how many places will rise up.

"During this period of time, I checked the documents on this aspect and found many problems."

Emperor Chongzhen continued: "All localities don't pay much attention to the control of rivers and lakes, and even widen and block rivers, remove silt, build canals and reservoirs, etc., often have problems, and report to the imperial court. Staring at the money allocated by the state, he organized the people under his rule to solve it.

This passive attitude led to the occurrence of floods and droughts under the Ming Dynasty, causing serious disasters and even bad situations.

Therefore, the implementation of the river chief system and the four major coordinating yamen must be promoted at the same time. As for the follow-up planning and deployment, it can be implemented year by year.

At the same time, in order to silence the mouths of local officials and strengthen the power of the Zonghe Yamen, the matter of the four major assistant yamen must be planned and implemented as soon as possible.

And this local river chief system can be tried in Beizhili first. The governor of Beizhili also serves as the chief river chief of Beizhili, and the prefectures and counties under his rule concurrently serve as river chiefs at all levels.

In the future, if there are major problems in the river sections under their own governance, the state will be held accountable to whatever level.

If there is a problem in a certain county, the magistrate of the county will be dismissed, handed over to the competent department for investigation, and the prefect of the prefecture will be reprimanded at the same time.

When there is a problem in a certain government, the prefect of the government is dismissed, handed over to the department for investigation, and at the same time the governor of the region is reprimanded.

When there is a problem in a certain place, the governor of the place is dismissed, handed over to a supervisor for investigation, and the Zonghe Yamen is reprimanded at the same time.

In addition, if the number of reprimands exceeds five, he will be dismissed from his position and handed over to a supervisor for investigation.

It is impossible for those who dare to conceal the fact that something happened to the country and cause a major disaster under the rule to keep their heads!

The established Zonghe Yamen is directly under the inspection, and the joint and several responsibilities are investigated. "

Listening to what Emperor Chongzhen said, whether it was Xu Guangqi, Sun Juxiang, or Nan Juyi, deep in their hearts, there were bursts of horror.

The Son of Heaven wants to make up his mind to solve the flood and drought from the root to the maximum. If this is the case, then at the beginning, he will inevitably encounter serious opposition.

"His Majesty……"

Nan Juyi's thoughts were a little messy, he looked at Emperor Chongzhen, and wanted to express his worries.

However, Emperor Chongzhen never gave him such a chance.

"Nan Qing, I know that this matter is extremely difficult, but if it can be done well, it will be a major event that benefits the country and the people."

Emperor Chongzhen stepped forward, held Nan Juyi's hand, and said, "It's only been three years since Zhen Yuji ascended the throne, and the country has encountered so many disasters.

If I don't rectify the river and lake affairs, how many disasters like this will happen in the future?How much food will the country lose?How many innocent people will die tragically in Ming Dynasty? "

Emperor Chongzhen was not optimistic about whether the local river chief system could be effectively operated in areas other than Northern Zhili, and whether they could effectively achieve rectification results under their respective governances.

After all, the top and bottom are rotten, the officials are seriously corrupt, and the sky is high and the emperor is far away, especially in the southern provinces, not to mention.

but!

The political attitude that should be bright must be clear.

The clear governance concept must be clear.

With this advantage, during the three-year temporary stabilization period, including the temporary stabilization period, Emperor Chongzhen was able to use this to make a move, which set off corresponding major cases, cracking down on corrupt officials time and time again, and punishing mediocre and lazy officials.

Nan Juyi was the initiator selected by Emperor Chongzhen.

The appointment and dismissal of officials in the Shida Assistant Yamen, the Emperor Chongzhen can be recommended by Nan Juyi, and given relative authority, so that the framework system he planned can take root first.

If there is a difficult matter, don't think about taking it all by yourself. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty controls the power of the sky, but he can't control everything in place.

If it can be managed and controlled well, why raise so many officials?

Do you stare?

If this is the case, why should the country spend so much salary and royal food?

It is the sign of a good emperor to ask capable officials to go to their respective positions, grasp the corresponding authority, stand behind them, cheer for them, and stand up to support them when necessary.

What Emperor Chongzhen is doing now is to formulate such a way of governing the country.

(End of this chapter)