Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 760 Central Inspection
"General Prosecutor, using public trials as a weapon for the procuratorate is indeed a good strategy, but it may be difficult for our procuratorate to maintain it in the long run. After all, the Ming Dynasty governs two capitals and thirteen provinces."

As the procuratorate's meeting began, an in-depth discussion was held on the public trial. A provincial prosecutor who participated in the meeting frowned and expressed his concerns.

"In compliance with the decree of His Majesty, the major plan of our procuratorate is to no longer conduct examinations every three years as before, but to conduct regular inspections every year, in order to clear out the corrupt officials in various places who do not fulfill their duties, are lazy and negligent in their work, abuse their power for personal gain, take bribes and pervert the law, and commit corruption for personal gain!"

"This has already been a huge test for the procuratorate, and now there is another public trial. Considering the current staffing of the procuratorate, if they find more cases in the future, they will definitely appear to be powerless!"

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

As soon as this person finished speaking, many people echoed him.

"Who told you that the procuratorate is only permanently located in Beijing?"

Han Yiliang smiled, glanced at everyone in the hall and said, "The Ming Dynasty governs two capitals and thirteen provinces. The farthest prefectures, counties and cities are thousands of miles away from the capital. Do you think it is possible to rely solely on the procuratorate in Beijing to monitor them all the time?"

"To tell you the truth, the procuratorate should not only be permanently established in Beijing, but also in all provinces, prefectures, states and counties, so as to build a complete system of supervision at each level."

"Only in this way can the procuratorate take charge of the overall situation and be able to conduct absolute supervision over the localities and arrest all the corrupt officials who may be involved!"

Be nice.

Everyone's faces changed when they heard this.

If this is really done, it would be equivalent to setting up another system under the existing system, and this system is specifically for monitoring.

"Is this true? If it is true, it will definitely cause an uproar if it is spread to the court."

"Of course. According to what the Chief Prosecutor said, if procuratorates are set up in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, the impact will be enormous."

"The Procuratorate supervises the localities, and the Metropolitan Censorate supervises the central government. Does this mean that in the future the Metropolitan Censorate will be able to supervise even the Cabinet?"

"If this is really the case, then the procuratorate in Beijing will be supervised by the Metropolitan Censorate, right?"

"If that's the case, who will supervise the Censorate in the future? We can't just rely on internal supervision, right?"

Because of what Han Yilian said, the people present started to discuss it. After all, there were some differences between this and what they had thought.

Han Yilian, who saw this scene, did not interrupt, but sat quietly in the main seat. However, he felt sad in his heart.

Han Yilian recalled what the emperor had said to him when he summoned him before.

"Independence of supervision is something that must be done. If supervision is in name only, then clean government is just empty talk. But it is not an easy thing to accomplish."

"Do you know why I want to give the capital inspection to the Metropolitan Inspection Office and the major projects to the Procuratorate? In the final analysis, I don't want the capital inspection and major projects to become a tool for certain people to gang up on dissidents."

“But then again, once supervision becomes independent, it will inevitably be separated from administration. How to ensure that independent supervision does not become a new tool for party struggles requires exploration and improvement bit by bit.”

"Whether it's administration or supervision, what's the basis? It's the laws that are announced to the world. But this is easier said than done. After all, rule ultimately depends on people to maintain it."

"So if the Ming Dynasty wants to truly change, there is still a long way to go. To go down this road, I can't just be the one dragging it ahead. There must be more people to forge ahead with me!"

Building a brand new system for the Ming Dynasty is what Zhu Youxiao has been doing. If he wants to promote continuous change and progress in the Ming Dynasty, he must make this happen.

Without a new system, there would be no new Ming Dynasty. The foundation of the Ming Dynasty was the imperial autocracy, so all changes and adjustments revolved around this core. Without this foundation, Zhu Youxiao would have ruined the Ming Dynasty.

However, Zhu Youxiao was also clear about one thing: it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty's successors to be wise rulers. Even if the royal education was continuously improved, there was no guarantee that some foolish crown princes would not appear among the successive generations.

Therefore, it is necessary to establish checks and balances, and limiting imperial power is an inevitable trend. Of course, this happened after the Tianqi Dynasty, and it was impossible to limit imperial power during the Tianqi Dynasty.

In Zhu Youxiao's conception, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was the head of state and the supreme ruler. Everyone, whether in the Ming mainland or overseas, had to be loyal to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

In order to ensure this, military power must be firmly in hand.

Although a country is great, it will be in danger if it forgets war.

Although the country is large, if it is warlike, it will perish!

So how do we balance this tension?

The best solution Zhu Youxiao could think of was to clarify the military expenditures of the Ming Dynasty and have it reviewed by the highest administrative body to ensure that a certain proportion of fiscal revenue was allocated each year as needed for the development of the Ming Dynasty's standing army.

But then again, the administrative revenue is limited, so there is no guarantee that some people will not think about how to reduce military spending.

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It is easy to say that one should be both civil and military, but it is difficult to put it into practice.

After all, human nature is there.

Therefore, in addition to holding military power, the successor monarch must also be in charge of supervision to check and balance the highest administrative body and prevent certain bad things from happening.

However, if this system is to work, it still needs the most important link, that is, legislation! !

Without effective constraints, everything is bullshit.

However, the introduction of this new system requires time to explore and improve, and it also requires someone to set an example, so this matter cannot be rushed, but it cannot be slow either.

Although there are some contradictions, this is the reality.

Zhu Youxiao could not predict what would happen a hundred years later, but he had to ensure that the Ming Dynasty would continue to follow this system within the next hundred years.

As long as this can be achieved, the Ming Dynasty will no longer be limited to the mainland of China, but will also turn its attention overseas, so that the civilization nurtured by China can take root abroad.

As for what will happen a hundred years later, only humans will worry about it. It has nothing to do with him. People are dead now, and it is enough that they can have some influence on future generations.

"quiet!!"

After pondering for a long time, Han Yiliang lifted his robe and said, "Establishing procuratorates at all levels in the two capitals and thirteen provinces is not something that can be accomplished overnight. To put it bluntly, even if you want to make it happen, you must have achievements to show for it."

"So what I'm going to talk about next is the Central Inspection. The Ministry of Revenue has implemented tax reforms in Northern Zhili, so my procuratorate can't sit idle either. The procuratorate's major powers and responsibilities will start with the Northern Zhili Inspection!"

Han Yilian still has a lot to understand about the requirements put forward by the emperor, but understanding is one thing and doing is another, and he cannot slack off on either.

If the procuratorate wants to meet the emperor's expectations, it must take action. So for Han Yilian, he must take action instead of just standing there!

(End of this chapter)