Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 281 Everything (2)

Cracking down on privileges is something that Zhu Youxiao has been doing since he became an emperor. Although this process is a bit slow, it has also achieved some results.

Just like the descendants of the honorable nobles in Beijing, all of them were concentrated in the honorary guards by Zhu Youxiao. The most intuitive change is that the reputation of each noble family in Beijing is much better.

Without him.

Those young men who grew up with a silver spoon in their mouths and were of noble birth can no longer use their power to bully others, and can no longer hang out in Goulan places. They used to stay in the training ground in Xiyuan to practice, but now they are taken to the Xishan camp to follow Cao Bianjiao. People of the same age train together with Yong Weilang in Beijing, and can only rest for two days a month.

Even if they cannot become successful in the future, they must learn the rules!

The same is true.

Gathering the children of various vassals from all over the Ming Dynasty in the capital, with the title of general serving as the bottom line, represents the special group of vassals of the Ming Dynasty. Those who are rich and powerful, their next generation will be withdrawn from the local area. Compared with training, Among them, Zhu Youxiao's most important thing is to reduce harm to the local area.

There are many groups that enjoy privileges in the Ming Dynasty. Even if they are divided into categories, they are more or less inextricably linked. There are only two groups that are relatively closed and independent. One is the sect and the other. He is a distinguished person, and anyone who wants to have contact with one of them will inevitably attract the attention and vigilance of others.

That's exactly what happened.

This makes Zhu Youxiao clearly crack down on privileges, targeting the two major groups of Zongfan and Xungui, as long as he pays attention to good methods and methods to prevent them from wandering and ensuring their overall interests, even if there are some bumps in the process, the overall The adjustments and improvements tend to be on the good side.

The most difficult group to crack down on privileges is none other than the non-literati and doctors!
The bad thing about this broad group of representatives is that they are entangled with Confucianism. As long as we attack them, we are attacking Confucianism.

No matter how many ways you think of, others can come up with countermeasures to fight back.

After all, the number of literati and officials was extremely large, and they were spread all over the Ming Dynasty, not to mention that they had many resources to their names.

If you really want to make them anxious, they may not react on the surface, but only the person involved knows best what they will do secretly.

But for this, Zhu Youxiao has already thought of a countermeasure. When he gradually promotes the reduction of privileges in the future, he will lay out his moves step by step!

Forewarned is forearmed, without prejudging the waste.

When the two brothers Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youjian were chatting about the Ming dynasty in the Qianqing Palace, the Wenhua Palace at that time took on a different situation.

cabinet.

"No matter what Mr. Qian Ge said, I still insist on my opinion and agree with the letter of accountability jointly submitted by Cui Chengxiu and Li Kuilong."

Bi Ziyan looked serious and said in a sonorous tone: "Although I have different views on some of the actions of the Institute of Integrity, none of the corrupt officials arrested by the Institute of Integrity in the past were unjustly accused. At least the Institute of Integrity has done this to the outside world. Investigate and punish one, publicize the other.”

"Let's not talk about anything else for now, let's talk about Cangchang!"

"In Gyeonggi Province, there was a rise in grain prices, and the case was traced to Tongzhou Warehouse. Later, leaks occurred in Old Taicang and shipping warehouses. If during this period, the court had targeted laws and regulations, would it have had a deterrent effect? , how to effectively avoid these serious losses?”

"Lao Bi Ge! You can't generalize."

Qian Qianyi frowned, facing Bi Ziyan's gaze, he slapped the case and said: "The accountability document jointly submitted by Cui Chengxiu and others does not mean that there has been no such case in the court before. Let's be realistic and just say this so-called Laws and regulations have really begun to be implemented in the officialdom, do you know what this means?"

Facing Qian Qianyi's rhetorical question, Bi Ziyan said nothing because he knew what Qian Qianyi meant.

At that time, Zhu Guozuo, Sun Ruyou, He Zongyan, Shen, Shi Jikai, Sun Chengzong, Wang Xiangqian and other ministers in the cabinet showed different expressions.

"It means that laziness and slackness in governance are prevalent!"

Qian Qianyi looked around at the people in front of him and continued: "Yes, it seems that accountability can indeed stimulate and even effectively deter officials, but Mr. Bige should not forget that this also indirectly breeds another The problem is, since if you do more you will make more mistakes, if you do less you will make more mistakes, then I might as well not do it at all."

"The situation in the Central Temple has just stabilized. There are still many ministers in the DPRK and China discussing our cabinet. Under such circumstances, if this letter of accountability is submitted to the imperial court, it may cause a new turmoil. In accordance with the advice of this cabinet, this statement should be rejected by the Integrity Council."

"no!!"

Bi Ziyan did not back down and said: "If according to what Mr. Qian Ge said, because you are afraid of being held accountable, you simply do nothing, then it is better to just take off this official robe."

"It is a common saying among officials that people should seek their own positions. If there is a more popular saying among the people, it is that since you have received money, you must do things."

"If being an official has no public spirit and no intention of doing things for the people, then why did you take part in the imperial examination in the first place? Is it just to be an official? Are there not many people who are officials now?"

"However, Qian Ge Lao said something, and I think it is true. There are still some flaws in the accountability report jointly submitted by Cui Chengxiu and others. It should be coordinated with the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and other departments, and the cabinet should take the lead. Please do it, improve the laws and regulations, and then submit them to the imperial court."

crazy.It's crazy.

Qian Qianyi frowned and his eyes changed when he looked at Bi Ziyan. He didn't know why Bi Ziyan, who had always had a gentle temper, acted so aggressively on this matter.

If this letter of accountability is presented to the emperor, once the emperor approves it, it will mean that there will be an extra tight ring on the heads of civil servants like them.

Even if nothing has been discovered in the past, if something is discovered one day, a retrospective investigation can be carried out. This is no joke.

What is the purpose of being an official?
It's to do something.

It’s about governing.

But since you have become an official, it is normal to be greedy for fame, amass some money, and seek some profits. After all, if you don't get anything, there will be too many saints in this world.

Even Qian Qianyi was thinking that Bi Ziyan's firm support was just to gain fame.

It's just that Bi Ziyan couldn't know Qian Qianyi's thoughts. Of course, Qian Qianyi couldn't know his various thoughts either.

The lack of accountability appeared in the cabinet, and Bi Ziyan knew it was the emperor's handiwork.

Because Cui Chengxiu could not renounce officialdom.

It was this memorial that gave Bi Ziyan hope. If this memorial could be implemented, it would really be possible to open up the many tax reforms under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Qian Qianyi's conjecture was correct. Bi Ziyan was indeed seeking fame, but the fame he wanted was different from what Qian Qianyi wanted.

Bi Ziyan wants to continue the Wanli Dynasty's new policy!

When did you come up with this idea?

Just over the past month.

When he took over as Minister of Household Affairs, Bi Ziyan did not have this idea because the matter was too difficult and would offend many, many people.

But as time went by, and the longer he took charge of the household department, the more comprehensive the situation he learned, Bi Ziyan discovered that the directions he had clearly made were patchwork to cover up the problems in front of him, but they could not. Not a real solution.

And some things that happened during this process, frequent conversations with the emperor, especially Yuan Shizhen being called to Beijing, coupled with the recent Liao Zuo victory, and the current cabinet replacement, as well as this letter of accountability submitted by Cui Chengxiu, This series of changes made Bi Ziyan's heart become even hotter.

If he could completely change the bad policies of the Ming Dynasty on taxes and servitude, continue the discontinued new policies of the Wanli Dynasty, and find more appropriate new regulations, then could the Ming Dynasty be reborn from nirvana?

"Gentlemen, this statement is very controversial. I suggest that we leave the discussion until the end." Zhu Guozuo, who was the chief assistant at the time, saw that the atmosphere was a bit delicate, and he said after a moment of silence.

"This is the first cabinet meeting to vote for a cabinet meeting. There are many memorials forwarded from the Secretary of State for Liturgy and General Affairs. These accumulated government affairs need to be resolved as soon as possible. If you have no objections, we will proceed to the next cabinet meeting temporarily. This posthumous letter We will leave the discussion of responsibility and omission until the end.”

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

As soon as Zhu Guozuo finished speaking, Qian Qianyi took the lead to express his stance, and then Sun Ruyou and He Zongyan, who were silent, also expressed their stance.

After all, the impact of this matter is too great.

When Bi Ziyan saw this, he didn't say much else, but he would definitely not back down on this matter, because whether this matter could be clarified would be related to the tax reform he wanted.

Since he became the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he must be responsible for the finances of the Ming Dynasty!

What's more, now he is in the cabinet.

Sun Chengzong and Wang Xiangqian, who had been silent, still did not express their attitude, but their frowns reflected their inner feelings.

"Okay, adhering to the principle that the minority obeys the majority, we will proceed to the next cabinet meeting for the time being."

Zhu Guozuo looked around and said in a sonorous tone: "What do you think of the inventory deficit submitted by the Ministry of Revenue? This matter has been raised very early, but now, except for the Ministry of Revenue, which has taken action, the performance of other departments and offices has been very weak. It is a fact that the national treasury is empty, it is a fact that the central fiscal balance is out of balance, and there are many places where money is needed. How to solve these difficult problems is not only a matter for the Ministry of Accounts to consider, but also for the cabinet."

Speaking of this, Zhu Guozuo looked at Bi Ziyan specifically. He knew about this cabinet meeting and was afraid that Bi Ziyan would definitely express his views and opinions. It was also under this situation that Zhu Guozuo sighed, Your Majesty, where are you? Delegating power to the cabinet is clearly transferring the fire to the cabinet...

(End of this chapter)