Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 565 Imperial Order
"Brother Emperor, this does not mean that you have completely set up the cabinet."

In Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Youjian had a complicated expression. He looked at his royal brother and said that Zhu Youjian and the others knew about some changes in the currency system immediately.

"Is not it good?"

Zhu Youxiao leaned on the cushions and showed a faint smile, "I appointed the ministers in the cabinet to clarify their responsibilities and authorities, so that the cabinet can better assist me in ruling the world."

"It's just that during this period, there will be more or less problems and disturbances. Entering the cabinet is the dream of almost everyone who enters the official career."

"But the cabinet in my heart should not be a peaceful person. I don't care what they have behind them, but since they are in the cabinet, they must put national affairs and the country first. Everyone has selfishness, but there is no such thing as selfishness." It’s too much, it’s too much, I have no mercy.”

"If this happens, the cabinet will be in an embarrassing situation in the future."

Zhu Youjian thought for a while, expressed his concerns, frowned slightly and said: "Most of the time, the cabinet is belatedly aware of the emperor's decision. Even if they want to express their opinions, most of them are vetoed by the emperor. This is a big blow to the dignity of the cabinet. How will it make foreign ministers think? "

"Am I really just being strong?"

Zhu Youxiao asked rhetorically: "On some of the issues we are facing, I feel that I am not wrong, but why can't the cabinet work together as one?"

"If I am really wrong, then why are there so many things that the center is unaware of? There are even some cases where people know clearly but do not fulfill their responsibilities and choose to turn a blind eye or not hear?"

"It's okay for the cabinet to want power, but the premise is that they must put national affairs and the country first. I allow some selfishness among them. After all, no one is perfect. If they really have no selfishness, then the Ming Dynasty will be full of saints. Okay, does the emperor think this is realistic?"

Unrealistic.

Zhu Youjian didn't say these words, but he said them in his heart.

If there are really saints everywhere, then why should the court do it?
It's better to just do nothing!

It is precisely because of the internal complexity of the Ming Dynasty that the imperial court exists, relying on laws, relying on rules, relying on etiquette, relying on patriarchal laws... to rule this complicated country!
"Brother Chen feels that regarding the money law, it will be difficult to see results in the short term."

Zhu Youjian, who thought of this, made his thoughts clear, "Not to mention anything else, just the existence of money bureaus in various places involves many levels. The emperor brother asked us to be familiar with the evils of fire consumption, and the local government has It involves local gentry, local merchants, and even some officials in the capital and various places!"

"What they did was controlled under the existing laws of the country. It can be said that there is no fault in it. However, the interests of the underlying groups were actually violated, and even led to many tragedies."

"The emperor's brother has a supervisor in the young man's office to mint new coins and directly redefine the currency of the Ming Dynasty. Even if most of them need to change the silver to pay, there is no need to get the coin to replace the full silver. The fire cost will not exist, but it is also It’s just like this, if it touches too many people’s vested interests, I’m afraid there will be a lot of opposition.”

"Whenever I do anything or make any decision, I never think about it being done overnight. Haste makes waste, I know very well, and I have told you this repeatedly."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and looked at Zhu Youjian with relief, "As I said before, nothing in this world is simple as long as interests are involved, so you must be fully prepared before doing anything. , Without investigation, there is no right to speak. Differences must be acknowledged and unreasonableness must be understood. Only by finding out these things can we solve the problem on a case-by-case basis.”

"Nothing in this world is difficult, it's just because of people's interference that many things become difficult."

"It's normal to have opposition, but it's abnormal if it doesn't. Precisely because there is opposition, rules are particularly important. If you want to resist, if you want to fight, you can, but if the bottom line is exceeded, it's like the Lianghuai Bandit Rebellion. , I absolutely cannot tolerate it.”

"Whoever wants to overturn the Ming Dynasty's table and stir up chaos in the world, then I can only smash their stall and tell them to return to their original form!!"

At this moment, Zhu Youjian understood why his royal brother had been putting pressure on the cabinet. Because they have it, they are even more unwilling to give it up.

Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes.

For those who wear shoes, precisely because they have a lot, they will be extra cautious and cautious in many things, for fear that all these hard-won things will be in vain in the end.

Is this human nature?

Zhu Youjian narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Okay, let's not do this anymore."

Zhu Youxiao lifted up the sleeves of his robe, looked at Zhu Youjian and said: "I have an edict and want you to go to the cabinet in person. By the way, I will also call the officials from the Ministry of Rites and other officials. The title of Duke Yansheng should be decided. "

really!

When Zhu Youjian heard this, he knew that his royal brother had a backup plan, and the title of Duke Yansheng, which had been vacant, was elected by this year's new Jinshi!

Zhu Youjian was even thinking that after this decree was promulgated, no matter who the new scholars participated in the public election, they all participated in the selection, but it was branded on them.

This also means that the new Jinshi in the second year of Tianqi will be different from the Jinshi who have participated in the palace examination gold list. Unless they unswervingly surround themselves under the emperor's command, it will be difficult for them to make progress in their official career.

The status of Duke Yansheng in the hearts of scholars in the Ming Dynasty is different.

And a small group of people who inherited the mantle of Confucianism suddenly participated in the public election of the Duke Yan Sheng on behalf of scholars all over the world. This was a huge blow to the privileges of the Duke.

If the sense of mystery is lost, the sense of awe will be reduced.

And this is exactly what Zhu Youxiao wants.

"Using the public election of Duke Yan Sheng as the screening method is really efficient and fast."

Looking at Zhu Youjian's leaving figure, Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the throne, showed a faint smile, but secretly sighed in his heart, "Old Master Kong's influence is really strong. Even now, the Kong family is involved. This matter can still make some new scholars refuse to participate in the public election. This is good, these people will not enter the official career in the future!"

The essence of the Ming Dynasty's respect for Confucianism and science was to strengthen rule and maintain governance, not to select a group of filial sons and grandsons!

It was also because of this incident that Zhu Youxiao was more determined to separate Confucianism from Confucianism. The idea of ​​respecting Confucianism is to respect Confucius, but other sages should also be respected. This honor cannot be exclusive. Let the Confucian family take over, otherwise it will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of removing the dross that has been mixed into Confucian thought by some people with ulterior motives for thousands of years!
As for the future of Confucianism, Zhu Youxiao has already made clear two routes, one is the enlightened thought that is in line with the local world, and the other is the refined thought that is in line with overseas.

Compared with the former, for what the latter wants to do, Zhu Youxiao will really use people from the Confucius family to open colleges in the name of Confucius and make Chinese thought the mainstream. This will be an important national policy accompanying the Ming Dynasty!

Occupying overseas lands, no matter how good the construction is, if there is no unified thought and culture, then the inheritance will not truly take root. In the end, it will be a castle in the air, and it will quickly collapse when the wind blows!
And the most important point is that if you want to build a complete Han civilization circle based on the New China local circle, you must have a unified yearning. Undoubtedly, Confucianism is the best carrier!

As long as this matter is done well, even if any big changes occur in China one day, everything Zhu Youxiao has worked hard for will not be overturned because of these changes!
Compared with the strong rise of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao also valued the rise of civilization in China. The European countries wanted to use the great voyages to gain power through barbaric plunder, so they had to try to kill him!
(End of this chapter)