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Chapter 366 What a big game of chess

From this point of view, Zhou Daodeng is still somewhat capable, at least he is good at teaching and educating people. Being highly knowledgeable does not necessarily lead to good students. Many people have a lot of things in their stomachs but are not good at teaching them to others. Education is both a science and a talent.

The Ministry of Personnel, the head of the six departments, is in charge of the appointment, removal, assessment, promotion and transfer of officials across the country. If such an official bastard and a cunning person are in charge, will there be chaos?

On this issue, everyone from the emperor to the six ministries and nine ministers, as well as the cabinet ministers, finally formed a unified thinking and felt that there was no need to worry. The system is fault-tolerant. The larger and more durable the system, the stronger the fault-tolerance.

When Emperor Wanli was absent from the court for many years, even the appointment and dismissal of officials came to a standstill. Zhu Geng was the only bachelor in the cabinet. There was a serious shortage of staff in the six departments. Many departments were almost empty, but the court was still functioning. .

It was completely a helpless choice for the ministers to tolerate Zhou Daodeng becoming the Minister of Civil Affairs. At least this guy is not a royalist. Even if he does nothing, it is more cost-effective than letting a royalist official occupy a high position.

The emperor's ability to tolerate Zhou Daodeng becoming the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was also the result of compromise. At least this guy has no ability and does not form a clique. It is better not to do anything but to be a rubber stamp in the Ministry of Personnel. It is better than being occupied by people with ulterior motives. Peace of mind.

This is called politics. The politics of a group of people is not about pursuing efficiency, but about balance. When young people jump in with great ambitions, they often feel that their hands are tied, and they always feel that they cannot use their talents, which makes them feel bored with the status quo.

In fact, as a group creature, the way to survive is to sacrifice the individual and obey the whole. It is beneficial to both the individual and the whole to use as many talents as possible without destroying the overall balance. Overemphasis on the individual or the whole, or even the pursuit of perfection, is not a good phenomenon.

However, Hong Tao did not want the official department to be paralyzed or in chaos. The position of minister could be given away, but it was reasonable to recommend a few young talents to the positions of lieutenants and chiefs of various departments.

So Yang Lian, a member of the Wenxuan Department of the Ministry of Personnel, became a member of the Wenxuan Department, Gu Dazhang, a member of the Kao Gong Department, became a doctor of the Kao Gong Department, Yang Sichang, a member of Zhongshushe, entered the Wen Selection Department as a Yuan Wailang, and several new scholars were appointed as directors of each department.

Both Yang Lian and Gu Dazhang were rising stars of the Donglin Party. Although they had never participated in the rebellion and drifted away from the Donglin Party, there was no sign that they had switched to the royalists; Yang Sichang was Yang He's As an only son, I passed the test relatively smoothly without looking at the monk's face but at the Buddha's face.

I originally thought that there was still a position for a bachelor in the cabinet that could be argued for. The six ministries and nine ministers secretly signaled to each other with their eyes that they must hold on to the group and not let the royalists succeed again.

As a result, they had exerted all their energy, but the emperor dismissed the meeting. Some of them almost choked to death because they had so much internal energy. It was obvious that the emperor had tricked him again. He deliberately put the recommendation of the cabinet bachelor at the end, just to let everyone keep a thought in their hearts and not hold on to the previous candidates.

Who would have thought that the emperor had no intention of increasing the number of bachelors in the cabinet at all, or that he already had suitable candidates in mind and planned to find opportunities to propose them in the future. I've been fooled every time, but it's still different.

But it was too late to regret it now. All the senior officials could do was take a deep breath while walking outside to gradually lower their high blood pressure. Then he secretly made up his mind to remember better next time and never let the emperor take advantage again.

"Record!"

On the surface, it seemed that the emperor had won another round, but Hong Tao did not feel the joy of victory. This confrontation is not once, nor ten times, but forever. As long as the government cannot fully control the government, it will happen again every time there are vacancies in important positions such as Beijing Inspectorate, Foreign Inspectorate and Foreign Inspectorate. He was able to achieve several successes through deceit and exchange of interests. At the same time, he taught the courtiers many tricks in later generations and exposed their trump cards. They will also learn and improve. The more times they play, the smaller their chances of winning will be. So you can’t always count on little tricks to work, you have to strengthen your own strength.

"..." Wang Chengen, who was behind him, immediately took out a small notebook and charcoal pen, followed the emperor's pace with small steps, and listened hard with his ears, for fear of missing a word.

"Immediately send someone to notify Yuan Keli and ask him to go to Wang Xiangqian and find a way to get Fujian Shen Yourong into the navy. I will figure out what position to give him. I will familiarize myself with it and observe it for a period of time. If it can be used, let him be responsible for forming an anti-smuggling guard. Specializing in catching smuggling, destroying pirates, and protecting ports and routes along the coast.

The matter of recruiting Dan people into the navy must be dealt with quickly. If it is too late to go door-to-door to persuade, troops will be sent to arrest them. However, it is best to hurt less lives. Dan people are very vindictive. Special attention should be paid to future use, and they should be dispersed to serve on different ships as much as possible. Neither discrimination nor grouping is allowed.

I heard that there are already names such as the Water Transport Faction, the Shipyard Faction, the Pirate Faction, the Fujian Faction, and the Guangdong Faction among the navy. They even privately discussed my staff as a faction.

What are they doing? Do they want to dominate the mountain and use my navy as bandits? Let the staff investigate the matter strictly and order Yuan Keli to cooperate. If it is not possible to kill a few leaders openly, this unhealthy trend must be stopped! "

To enhance strength, the first thing to focus on is the navy. After several years of development, this newly formed team has become a force that cannot be ignored in the Ming army. There are dozens of ships, large and small, with more than 5000 troops, including more than Marine Guards alone.

But trouble will follow if the stall gets too big. The personnel composition of the Navy is very complex. In order to get an advantage in training, promotion and daily work, some people start to stick together to keep warm. They talk about their place of origin, origin, origin, etc. Common points gather members and form cliques.

In fact, as long as there are crowds of people, there will be various small groups. No one can prevent this, including Hong Tao. But everything must be done in a certain way. It's okay to have personal relationships in private, but it's definitely not allowed to mix them into work.

Hong Tao does not want this new army to degenerate too quickly. It is not only an army, but also a pilot project that downplays the rule of man and implements rule of law management. Once it fails, not only will the fist in your hand lose its power, but it will also affect subsequent plans.

Most people, including Yuan Keli, were unaware of another purpose in establishing the navy. This may be the fundamental reason why Hong Tao can always make plans in advance and dig holes to bury people.

While people are focusing on the number and combat effectiveness of the navy itself, another huge plan is also quietly going on within the navy. Although it is invisible, it may have a greater impact on the future than the navy.

(End of this chapter)