Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 364 Patrol

Since ancient times, the relationship between the central government and local governments has never been determined by simple subordination. Even in the context of a unified central government, when some major decisions are involved, games and pulls are extremely common. A will or order will be obeyed unconditionally.

The territory under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty was really too large.

Even if they belong to the same province, the customs and customs of the prefectures and counties under their jurisdiction may be different. This is not to mention the different regions, customs, folk customs, etc. between provinces, because they are similar. Cultural ideas, as well as words with the same meaning, can be closely gathered together.

Therefore, there are too many things that cannot be solved simply by fighting and killing. Whether it is fighting or killing, these are not the ultimate goal.

The ultimate goal is to be able to maintain authority!

The power of the central government must be truly felt in the local area, so that when people do something that violates the law, the people below will be afraid.

The emperor's power must be truly felt by the central government, so that when certain key decisions are made, the people below will obey!

The knowledge of governance is too complicated and cannot be learned in a short time. Among them, the most difficult thing to learn is the insight and understanding of people's hearts.

"In addition to the above-mentioned things that need to be discussed in this imperial court meeting, there is one more thing that needs to be discussed."

Glancing at the ministers in front of him, Zhu Youxiao picked up the tea cup at hand, took a sip, and then said in a low tone: "That is the Beizhili Cangchang deficit case supervised by the Integrity Institute. It is the continued selection of people from the Integrity Institute to go to various places. Should we conduct inspections? Or should we select people from the government to inspect various places?"

What is supposed to come will eventually come.

The ministers standing in front of the emperor, after listening to what the emperor said, most of them showed solemn expressions. Although a large number of people had been sentenced to death before, everyone knew that this matter was far from over. After all, Cangchang was not only established under the rule of Beizhili, but also in other places in the Ming Dynasty.

Since many warehouses set up in the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Northern Zhili have deficits, this also means that warehouses set up in other places also have this problem to a greater or lesser extent.

But if everything was done like that of Beizhili, I don’t know how many people would be killed in this world. It’s hard to say whether the Ming Dynasty and the country are stable.

After all, no one wants to die.

"Your Majesty, I think we should select a group of soldiers to patrol various places on behalf of the imperial court."

Qian Qianyi pondered for a moment, then stepped forward and bowed: "It would be best to publish the Beizhili Cangchang deficit case supervised by the Integrity Commission in the form of a newspaper, and take these patrol inspectors to various places, and at the same time, report all the previous cases. Another batch of the planned adultery records will be printed..."

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

This time, when faced with what Qian Qianyi said, whether it was the cabinet ministers or Cui Jingrong, the official secretary, they all expressed their respective attitudes.

Even the first assistant Zhu Guozuo and the group assistants Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, and Wang Xiangqian, although they approve of the ICAC's previous supervision of the deficit case, they do not want to expand it in this way.

The impact is too profound.

Too much involvement.

If Cui Chengxiu and other officials from the Integrity Council were all ordered to leave Beijing and go to various places to supervise the shortage of warehouses, it would probably not be long before chaos broke out in various places. This was definitely not acceptable to the central court.

"Do you think that the Integrity Commission's previous supervision was not good?"

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao looked at the ministers in front of him with a smile and asked. “Your Majesty, it’s not that the Integrity Commission has failed to supervise the matter.”

Under this situation, Chief Assistant Zhu Guozuo stepped forward and said: "In fact, it is the Beizhili Cangchang deficit case. It seems that everything has been finalized, but there are still many things that need to be considered. If we continue to send people from the Integrity Council , going to various places to supervise warehouse deficits may inevitably affect these progress. "

"According to my opinion, the report is compiled based on the deficit case in Cangchang, Beizhili, and published in various places in the name of the cabinet, and even the personnel department is involved. This will be of great benefit to the rectification of local officials."

"I think Yuan Fu is right."

Bi Ziyan thought for a while and then said: "At present, we need to inspect the warehouse for shortages, but we also need to rectify the administration. We cannot be heavy on one end and light on the other. This will inevitably lead to flaws, and select a group of people from the court." By patrolling the humerus and femur, we can take care of everything."

Everyone hopes that risks can be controlled.

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. In fact, when he asked this question, he had already made a decision in his heart.

The next step is to investigate the shortage of warehouses. It is not appropriate to let the Integrity Council directly deal with it. It would be more effective to select a group of ministers to patrol various places on behalf of the court.

After all, if the pressure is too tight and rebellion occurs in some places, if the scale is small and the frequency is low, then the court can still deal with it, but what if there are too many? Order and stability became empty talk.

If this kind of thing really happens, the governance and development of Beizhili will become a wishful thinking.

Politics is all about giving and taking, and you can't have everything.

The reason why Zhu Youxiao asked that was just to insert some of his opinions into the matter, and at the same time, divert the attention of the ministers in front of him.

"If this is the case, then the cabinet should be responsible for this matter, and the staff department will assist."

Facing everyone's gaze, Zhu Youxiao was silent for a long time, and then frowned and said: "But I have already finalized the candidates for patrol in Liaodong, Henan, and Shandong. I will arrange people to go to the cabinet at that time. As for other things, Just change when you need to, don’t worry about anything else.”

"The ministers obey the order."

Everyone bowed in response.

"Okay, if there is nothing else, please go back and get busy." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said, "I still have some government affairs to deal with here."

We’ve talked about everything that needs to be talked about, so there’s no need to waste any more time.

This is how to govern a country. Don't be impatient when things happen. Although Zhu Youxiao really wanted to rectify the government, he knew better than anyone else that the rectification of the government must be done step by step, one step after another, just like boiling a frog in warm water. Generally speaking, if the corrupt officials are slowly relaxed and taken down, the impact on the Ming Dynasty will be minimal.

Re-selecting a group of inspectors to represent the imperial court were the chess pieces laid out by Zhu Youxiao. Liu Hongxun, who patrolled Liaodong, Yang Lian, who patrolled Henan, and Zuo Guangdou, who patrolled Shandong, were all intentional by Zhu Youxiao. , especially Liu Hongxun, who will assist Xiong Tingbi and Hong Chengchou to solve some difficult problems on the border of Liaodong in the future.

The most difficult thing in the world to withstand is combination punches, and the easiest thing to withstand is straight punches, because the former does not know how many punches are thrown, let alone where they come from, while the latter can be seen clearly, so compared to the former, the latter is easier Being targeted, for Zhu Youxiao, he would definitely not make this kind of mistake.

(End of this chapter)