Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 348 Ming Cabinet System

Chapter 348: The Ming Cabinet System
It was really not easy to be an official during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty compared to the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

I won’t say that I am always on tenterhooks when doing errands on weekdays.

The key is that at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang came up with many policies.

Perhaps there is Zhu Yuanzhang's consideration here, but I have to admit that Zhu Yuanzhang's approach is "very untraditional"!
The thousands of years of Confucian inheritance are actually the inheritance of officials.

Regarding officialdom, imperial examinations, and learning, no matter how the dynasties changed and the imperial power fought, these things have actually not changed much.

Even during the Yuan Dynasty, when foreigners entered the Central Plains, they could only conduct imperial examinations and officialdom according to the previous rules.

But I never thought that in the Ming Dynasty, the most upright Han dynasty, the founding emperor did not respect martial ethics.

Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't care how Confucianism is passed down from generation to generation. Anyway, if he thinks it's good, he will use it. If he thinks it's not good, he must change it.

Nothing to say!
Of course, you can also refuse to agree, or even secretly object.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang will send you to the execution ground, and then immediately replace you with someone who is willing to be an official and obedient.

Look, it's that simple!
Because of this, the entire Ming Dynasty gradually got used to Zhu Yuanzhang causing trouble from time to time.

But the two things announced this time have a huge impact.

First, the official recruitment examination!

They had just experienced this.

Many of them were even personally involved. Even if they were not the main handlers, they still knew what was going on.

Everyone felt good about this exam.

It not only helped the Sixth Department to quickly replenish a group of useful manpower, but also involved all the Sixth Department, and gained some credit from the Rites Department.

It can be said that everyone is very satisfied with this recruitment test.

But these are all based on the fact that this matter is a one-time event.

If this matter becomes a long-term errand, there will be too many things involved.

What's more, according to Zhu Yuanzhang's instructions just now, it must be held once a year.

Good guy, the imperial examination only takes place every three years.

The imperial examination, which is held every three years, requires round after round of reference. Only after passing the Valley Pass and killing six generals can one be awarded the title of Jinshi.

After that, he went to Hanlin to study and revise books. After a few years, he was transferred to the Sixth Ministry to participate in politics.

It can be said that this method has been used for thousands of years.

But now, Zhu Yuanzhang directly changed this matter to once a year without mentioning it. The key is that the content of the exam is not at all the Four Books and Five Classics they learned before.

But if you take such an exam, you can become an official directly.

Although he is no longer a "noble official" in the traditional sense, his rank and position are not fake!

There are too many things involved here!
Moreover, if you think about it for a moment, you will know that if the exam is held every year, what about the positions that will be taken out?
Can the exam content still be adjusted?
There simply aren’t too many things involved here!
And then, what the hell is the cabinet?

Zhu Yuanzhang just explained that the cabinet belongs directly to the emperor, and there is no special government control above.

But the responsibilities are actually to read memorials, write reports, and supervise the six ministries to run errands!
God!

You know, these three items used to be the rights of the prime minister!

Now it's actually in the hands of a cabinet minister?

Doesn't that mean that although the prime minister system was abolished, it reappeared after a new face?
As soon as this idea came up, countless people felt hot in their hearts.

As for those who are ministers, who has not dreamed of being a master and an assistant?

It can be said that the four words "the most powerful minister" were previously prepared for the position of prime minister.

Before Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister system, many people could not sleep at night.

A large part of the reason for this is because my dreams were extinguished. Fortunately, now, my dream has come back with a new look.

Everyone raised their ears and listened carefully to Zhu Yuanzhang's explanation of the cabinet.

'Hey, there are seven cabinet ministers? '

'Oh, there are also divisions of responsibilities and powers. Not only does one person correspond to each yamen, but there is also one person to correspond to the place? '

'What about Sansi? No one should care, right? Oh, the person in charge of the corresponding place is also in charge of these three divisions! '

'Isn't this just splitting the prime minister's power into seven parts? '

'Oh, there is also the power of supervision, so this matter has been discussed! '

Nowadays, anyone who can stand on the court and avoid Li Shanchang's case is not stupid.

These people may not be good at anything else, but they can definitely see the situation clearly.

So almost as soon as these words entered their ears, they understood the key to the matter.

To put it bluntly, this is the emperor finding a group of assistants for himself.

It seems very restrictive, but in fact the responsibility is also much smaller.

Being able to participate in state affairs and supervise six ministries and three departments is a proper official of the emperor.

Moreover, because all the cabinet ministers combined may only have half of the power in the hands of the original prime minister.

This is certainly a weakening of their authority, but on the other hand, isn't this a form of protection?

After these days, the courtiers actually understood that the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang killed Li Shanchang was simply because Li Shanchang took the position of prime minister.

He hated the position, not the person.

So now the cabinet's responsibilities, at least on the surface, are much smaller.

Moreover, it sounds nice to say.

For a moment, many officials’ eyes lit up.

If you can participate in this matter, you will be able to leave your mark in history!
In the next few days, the entire court was in a commotion surrounding the list of seven cabinet members.

Zhu Yuanzhang, on the other hand, took his fat son Zhu Biao to think about it for a long time, and then finally settled on it.

Tang He and Xu Da, these two people represent honorable people and must enter!
After all, in many cases, the cabinet represents the emperor's will. What does it mean to just release civilian officials?
Then, Zhang Shan entered the cabinet in a daze.

He was just the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, but it happened that the top court officials were withering badly nowadays, and then he missed it.

Now that he is a part-time cabinet minister, he still has to continue to do the work of Minister of Industry.

It seems that there is one more job, but it is only a fourth-level job.

But when Zhang Shan received this imperial edict, he didn't laugh out loud on the spot.

It’s so cool!

In addition to a few of them, there are four other people who are veterans of Zhu Yuanzhang's hands.

The seven people who received the imperial edict rushed to the office room prepared by Zhu Yuanzhang for them almost immediately.

This office is located in the palace so that they can communicate with Zhu Yuanzhang immediately.

Of course, there are also scribes for them.

This is to assist them with paperwork and errands.

After only two days of trial operation, Zhu Yuanzhang was almost moved to tears.

Damn, it’s so relaxing!

(End of this chapter)