Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 259 Literary Fight (2)

The struggle for power in the temple has always been more secretive and long-lasting. This struggle is not about a moment, but about doing the right thing at the right time to achieve the right goal. If whoever loses his composure first, then The first-mover advantage will be taken by the opponent, and you will be at a disadvantage.

For many days, there has been a turbulent undercurrent in the Beijing Government Office, but the capital is very hot.

Shuntian government office.

"In recent days, the capital has been affected by the Cangchang case supervised by the Institute of Integrity. Jinyiwei is personally responsible for prison sentences. The situation in various places inside and outside the capital is different."

In the main hall of the government office, Yin Sun Chuanting of Shuntian Prefecture sat in the main seat, looked around at the officials gathered in the hall, and said with a serious expression: "The newly established patrol room, whether it is under the jurisdiction of Liangjing County or the government office, will We must effectively perform our responsibilities and ensure the stability of public security within our jurisdiction.

There is no need to care about what the Military and Horse Division of the Five Cities said. The clear responsibilities must be adhered to, especially the patrol departments set up by each village. They must supervise everything in the village. If there is any mistake during the period, whoever has the trouble will be responsible for it. Responsible for this! "

The officials of Shuntian Prefecture and Guojing County of Daxing and Wanping had different expressions after hearing what Sun Chuanting said.

The establishment of the patrol room and patrol department was a result of the constant disputes between Chongwenmen Customs and the Department of Household Affairs, which often led to lawsuits. Then there were disputes with the Wucheng Military and Horse Department, and even involved the Wucheng Patrol Censor. However, the current situation in the DPRK is uncertain, so no one cares about this matter.

However, it had a far-reaching impact in Shuntianfu territory.

"In addition, the newly established patrol battalion and the patrol teams with various districts under them are responsible for special powers such as fire bans and reporting of fire in various districts inside and outside the capital."

Sun Chuanting continued: "Whether it is a government office or two county offices, they must be supervised by me. There is only one principle. Wherever there is water leakage and it is not extinguished in time, whoever has the trouble will have to do it." Responsible for this!
The capital is such an important place. If any problem occurs anywhere, it may have a great impact. If the capital is unstable, it will become a laughing stock in the world. No matter what happened to me in the past, now that I have made these decisions, I must do what I want. Okay, do you understand everything? "

"Here!"

All the officials gathered in the hall bowed in response.

A patrol room and a patrol camp officially announced that the chaotic management of the capital's boundaries would gradually move towards formalization and professionalization. This was decided by Zhu Youxiao personally and supervised by Yin Sunchuanting of Shuntian Prefecture. It was intended to solve the problem of patrolling thieves and arresting prisoners. , fire ban and other confusion of powers, we will no longer give anyone the opportunity to take advantage of loopholes.

Especially after the Jin Yiwei was clearly assigned to the outside, all the offices under the jurisdiction of the Jin Yiwei in Beijing, involving the arrest of thieves in the capital, were all abolished and taken back. It must be restrained, otherwise it will easily lead to loopholes and hidden dangers.

In Zhu Youxiao's overall vision, the above is just the beginning. In the future, the patrolling of thieves in the capital, the deployment of defenses, and even the overall garrison of the capital will undergo a complete change.

Government offices such as the Wucheng Military and Horse Division will completely withdraw from their duties of patrolling thieves, arresting prisoners, and prohibiting fires. From now on, they will be responsible for the security of the capital's garrison and become the main garrison force in the capital.

As for some of the Beijing camps stationed in various areas inside and outside the capital, they will all withdraw from the boundaries of the capital and rush to the redefined areas to establish a core garrison system in the capital. They are not allowed to leave important garrison locations without transfer orders and letters from the Rong government. Otherwise, you will be severely punished!

If there is no clear division of power, but one chooses to give something to the east and stuff something to the west, it will inevitably lead to confusion and mutual blame-shifting, and will even breed a bad culture of taking advantage of others.

After taking full control of the imperial guards of the palace city and the imperial city, Zhu Youxiao quietly adjusted and improved the order and stability of the capital and the capital.

However, if we want to implement it comprehensively and stably, we still need to wait for the troops who aided Liao to return in triumph.

Without the support of a group of powerful soldiers, the garrison system in the capital and the capital, even if it is really set up, may not be able to operate effectively. Such nonsense is not the result Zhu Youxiao wants!

"Let's talk about the specific matters."

Sun Chuanting picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He looked at the newly appointed general judge who was personally in charge of patrolling the sexual affairs. His eyes were determined and he said: "From today onwards, the patrolling house will have an additional errand, which is to read out the Huangming Times in every room and preach that there will never be any increase in taxes." policy, read out the Integrity Council's preliminary decree on traitors, and make the people in various places inside and outside the capital aware of some current affairs decisions. The court should clarify matters and prevent bad public opinion from prevailing among the people.

How to coordinate and how to implement it, you, the general judge, must do a good job. The patrol room of the government office and the patrol rooms of the two counties must be well connected, and no discrepancies are allowed.

The structure of the patrol room has not yet been decided. Don't think that this is just a whim. You have to take this matter seriously. If the job is not done well, I don't mind replacing it with someone else. "

"Your Majesty understands."

When the judge heard this, he immediately stepped forward and bowed: "Please rest assured, I will definitely take care of this matter."

Many matters involving the Shuntian government office were explained step by step in this small hall in an orderly manner. If the rules were to be re-established, a lot of effort would have to be made, and all of this would require a ruthless person who could do things and dare to take on the responsibility. In the realm of Shuntian Mansion, Sun Chuanting is gradually shouldering the heavy responsibility.

Shuntian Mansion is really too special.

Especially the capital city at the foot of the emperor.

If there is any disturbance, it will have corresponding effects or ripples. For Zhu Youxiao, handing over the entire Shuntian Mansion to a trusted doer can help him relieve a lot of worries. After all, Zhu Youxiao's eyes are staring at He has more than one Shuntian Mansion, he is staring at the whole world!
For example, some arrangements related to power reform, as long as they achieve due results in Shuntian Prefecture, Zhu Youxiao will take advantage of the trend and gradually implement them. In a sense, Beizhili is not only the basic plan created by Zhu Youxiao, but also Zhu Youxiao was the experimental field for trying out the new policies.Important reforms involving the national economy and people's livelihood are not accomplished overnight. It is bound to be a process of continuously expanding the scope. It needs to be trialled and summarized in a region. When there are no problems with the overall policy, the scope can be expanded to continue trialling and summarizing until it is promoted to All over the country.

Only in this way can the probability of making mistakes be minimized.

Zhu Youxiao just wanted to see if the long-standing imperial power not going to the countryside could be solved in Beizhili, and whether the clan concept and the status quo of the patriarchal clan could be solved by him. If it couldn't be solved in Beizhili, then Don't even think about solving it in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. Such a foundation of actual rule in the Ming Dynasty will inevitably not be able to take root in the countryside. In that case, there will be too many actual reforms, and there will be loopholes and hidden dangers.

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Compared with the busyness of the Shuntian government office, the Qianqing Palace at that time did not seem so busy.

"After struggling for so long, the Ministry of Household Affairs has finally made it clear that the good policy of never increasing taxes involves specific official documents."

In the Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Youxiao leaned on the throne, looked at the memorials he held, and said with a half-smile: "It depends on whether the local officials can effectively implement it this year. The burden on the local people of the Ming Dynasty is too heavy. If you try to reduce their burden, it will inevitably crush them.”

"Brother Emperor, are you worried about anything?"

Zhu Youjian, who was standing nearby, looked puzzled at this moment and said: "The specific official documents from the Ministry of Household Affairs have been delivered to departments in various places by express delivery. When such good policies have reached local places, shouldn't they be effectively promoted?"

"You think things are too simple."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and shook his head and said: "The emperor doesn't really think that when it comes to the collection of the capitation tax, the tax deported to Beijing every year is the full amount, right?"

"Is not it?"

Zhu Youjian frowned and said.

"of course not."

Zhu Youxiao said with sharp eyes: "If it is true, then there will not be so many refugees under my rule in the Ming Dynasty. There are too many people bearing taxes that they should not bear. This is not only Ding tax, but also There is something else. Compared with the rectification of officialdom in various parts of the capital, the most difficult thing is actually the rectification of local officials.

"The sky is high and the emperor is far away" says it all.

Among the many local officials of the Ming Dynasty, there were quite a few local emperors. They colluded with local forces, enriched their own pockets, and used power for personal gain. They did countless things that are simply too numerous to describe.

In the past, the emperor's grandfather carried out the apportionment of Liao's wages. The imperial court collected only a small amount of Liao's wages. I doubted that most of them were corrupted by officials at all levels. "

"So the imperial brother abolished the apportioned salary at the beginning of his reign?"

Zhu Youjian frowned slightly.

"Yes."

Zhu Youxiao said in a cold tone: "Since the Liao salary collected is not enough, then we should not collect it at all, so as not to give officials in various places the name of excessive tax collection.

Excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes can crush too many people at the bottom.

The Ming Dynasty is not made up of officials from various places, but by the people everywhere. If the people have no way to survive, will the Ming Dynasty still have a way to survive? "

Regarding some of the virtues of being an official, Zhu Youxiao knows better than anyone else that the influence of official-oriented thinking has infinitely amplified power, which is a major malpractice and cancer.

This cannot be solved in a year and a half. It requires protracted struggle and game, and then gradually solved. Everything else can be urgent, but this matter cannot be urgent, otherwise the national strength will be tossed and the people's morale will be broken. , the people at the bottom will become more miserable.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao wants to shrink the national tax system and reduce the burden on the people at the bottom as much as possible. At the same time, he will increase regular and irregular central inspections to ensure that the clear good and beneficial policies are really implemented, and adjustments and replacements will be made during the period. Main local officials can then ensure that the policy can be continued.

"Every one of them really didn't hold their shit back."

While Zhu Youjian was deep in thought, Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the throne at that time, had a serious expression, "I thought they would stay quiet for a few more days. It seems that I was a little wishful thinking. It's really okay." .”

(End of this chapter)