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Chapter 469 Small moves

"...But if we didn't report it after knowing it, it would be a capital crime!" This suggestion made Gao Yang petrified on the spot. He understood the intention of his companion, but the education he received since childhood and the principles of the gecko did not allow deceiving the emperor. On the other hand, he committed a crime. , On the one hand, it is to let the borers escape, it is difficult to have both.

"Long live my parents, how can I not report it if I know it? It's just that according to convention, such matters do not fall within the scope of the New Deal and can be classified as Level 3. They only need to be summarized regularly and there is no need to rush." ​​Wu Lian finally showed a smile on his dead face. Looks like, if you look at it from the side, he looks like a certain big shot in the capital.

"...That's right! The omission is just a work error. You can just transfer and re-study! But have you ever thought about whether I will report it truthfully?" Gao Yang said loudly with a determined look in his eyes. But then he straightened his face again and put on a sinister expression.

"Do you remember what Long Live Master said after he drove me out of class?"

Regarding this assumption, Wu Lian did not question the ruthlessness of his companions. When he joined Gecko, he was told to his face by the emperor that from then on he would have no relatives, friends, or even thoughts. He could only have eyes and ears, and he would be monitored anytime and anywhere.

If Gao Yang did not report his mistake, it would be more serious, and he would most likely be cleared, and he would expose him mercilessly. But this is not the point. The point is that a person should maintain the most basic courage, and it is higher than any work standards.

"...Then let's do it like this. I hope Zhu Datou and the others can move quickly enough so that we won't be punished in vain!"

Gao Yang also fell silent when he mentioned his childhood experiences. As he grew older and experienced more, he gradually gained new insights and understanding of the education he received, and at the same time he became more confused.

The Cuju team and Gekko were probably trained according to the standards of dead soldiers, and the honor and disgrace of each of their lives was closely related to the emperor. But it doesn't seem to be the case. The emperor did not fully instill the concept of king as heaven. Instead, he used a system that he had never heard of before to guide everyone to think, but he did not explain where he would go.

This approach was obviously contrary to cultivating dead soldiers, but no one dared to ask, including the general manager Wang Chengen, who was also confused. Every time he said he would find an opportunity to ask the emperor face to face, but every time he failed. When pressed, they will use their position to pressure people. Members of Gekko are strictly prohibited from asking such questions again.

As time went by, no one cared about it, but what happened today forced the two of them to make a choice, and no matter what choice they made, they were not suitable. At this time, neither the emperor nor Wang Chengen was nearby, and there was no time to communicate and inquire. Where should we go?

The method given by Wu Lian is more reasonable. First of all, work discipline cannot be violated, because he is the eyes and ears and should not make thinking and decisions on behalf of the emperor. However, the emperor has emphasized many times that no matter what work you do, you must maintain a sense of courage and justice in your heart, otherwise you will not be a human being.

Therefore, we cannot report immediately. We must deliberately use work mistakes to slow down the speed of secret message delivery and give the staff some time to trace the whereabouts of the artillery. Then report it truthfully and admit that the work mistakes were intentional. This is also in line with the emperor's requirements, which is to seek truth from facts when doing things. Don't be afraid of making mistakes or not admitting them, and use mistakes to cover up mistakes.

Of course, Wu Lian was not entirely motivated by faith. He calculated the pros and cons of doing so. According to the regulations of the gecko and the emperor's temper, if he was lucky, he might be forgiven, but if he was not lucky, he would not be punished. The worst outcome is to be transferred back to the palace and do the boring work of copying and writing every day.

In the Yangxin Hall of the Forbidden City, Emperor Jingyang left the morning court and sat in the Nuan Pavilion as usual to review official documents. Wang An, Bingbi Liangshan and Wang Chengen, the general manager of Xiyuan, are on both sides.

Although it took ten years to basically clear away the major obstacles in the court and eliminate the hidden dangers in the harem, the emperor's daily workload not only did not decrease at all, but as the New Deal was rolled out faster and faster, there were also gradually increasing trend.

This is not over yet. In addition to the official documents transferred by the Supervisor of Ceremonies that need approval, the Dongchang in charge of Wang An, the Gecko and Cuju teams in charge of Wang Chengen will also collect some trends of officials and people from various places, which also costs a lot of money. Time to focus. "The number of people has been reduced by half. Those who leave the palace regardless of their rank and status can go to Nanjing to stay. Now that you have come alone, don't leave alone. It seems that I am too ruthless."

The first official document Liangshan handed over today was about the routine replenishment of the number of eunuchs in the palace. Every year before winter, the palace recruits hundreds of young eunuchs. At the same time, a group of old and frail eunuchs will leave the Forbidden City, either to find a small temple to survive, or to go to the Imperial City of Nanjing to use their remaining energy.

But this time Emperor Jingyang was coming up with new tricks. He actually wanted to halve the number of young eunuchs he recruited into the palace each year, and designated the Imperial City of Nanjing as a retirement home for retired eunuchs and maidens.

"Old slave... I would like to thank Long Live Lord for your kindness..." The former of these two suggestions is not good or bad at the moment, but the latter is definitely a good thing for most eunuchs and maids. So Wang An took the lead, followed by Liangshan and Wang Chengen, and they all knelt down to salute and express gratitude on behalf of all the eunuchs and maids.

"Long live my lord, the palace has to demobilize its population every year. If we don't recruit new people, where can we replenish them?" Then it was time to ask the question. As the boss of the Supervisor of Ceremonies and the chief steward of the imperial city, Wang An was obligated to do so.

"No need to add, I plan to gradually abolish all prisons in Nanjing. What do you think?"

In order to improve work efficiency and free up more time to go fishing and tinker with chemical experiments, there are two official documents on the imperial desk, one is from the Chief of Ceremonies and the other is from Gecko. Upon hearing Wang An's question, Hong Tao withdrew his eyes and grinned, trying to make his expression more natural.

"I'm sorry for my stupidity, but which prisons are you going to abolish?" Wang An and Wang Cheng'en looked at each other, and the latter expressed his ignorance with a look of confusion on his face.

"It's not about abolishing a few supervisory departments, but about gradually abolishing all supervisory departments in Nanjing. The dispute over the industry has been concluded. There is no need to set up supervisory departments in Nanjing. I can't see any effect except that it will cost a lot."

Hong Tao has been thinking about the issue of eunuchs and maids for a long time, but he has not dared to ban it. The main reason is that the situation is still unstable, and I still need a group of relatively reliable helpers around me.

In addition, the Empress Dowager of the East Palace and several concubines of Emperor Wanli are still alive, and they can get used to a life without anyone to serve them. It is estimated that it will be difficult for them to adapt, and there is no need to add variables to their living habits.

Finally, the Forbidden City is too big, and as an emperor, there is no reason to move to another place, so he will still have to call this his home for a long time. Forget eunuchs and maids. The huge palace is deserted and empty, which is neither comfortable nor safe.

But there is no need to continue to maintain the internal official system in Nanjing. As a companion capital, a certain number of eunuchs can be left to clean the imperial city, and fire and theft prevention can be left to the local garrison.

This is also paving the way for the abolition of Nanjing's government system in the future. The Sixth Ministry can retain subordinate agencies locally and continue to maintain control over the taxation, money and food in the south, but it is only a subordinate agency. Stop having two sets of teams in the north and the south. It is too chaotic. It’s also too time consuming.

(End of this chapter)