The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 326: Rich and willful

The two big guys took action personally, and the effect was very significant.

The analysis of the work plan went very smoothly.

Everyone gradually understood the contents of this plan and then formulated a feasible plan based on the actual situation.

Plans that are too complex are temporarily shelved, leaving only some simple ones that can be implemented.

Li Shanchang said: "Haste makes waste, this change involves too much, it is best to do it from simplicity to complexity."

"We will make some simple plans in the first five years to allow officials to adapt to new work requirements."

"The court also needs time to reform the bureaucracy."

"After the first five-year plan is over, the work will become more difficult based on actual conditions."

“To be able to complete this idea in twenty years is an incredible achievement.”

The difference is very big.

It is not the ability of individuals, but the ability of the administrative system.

And regarding the special zone plan, he only has an idea, and how to implement it needs to be carefully considered.
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The requirements for local officials should not be too high, and the court should take the initiative to reduce the complexity and difficulty of the plan.

Take infrastructure for example.

For Qiu Guangan and the others, they still have a lot to learn.

After realizing this, he was also thinking of ways to remedy it.

Only those who have done it know how much teaching students test one’s temper.

Chen Jingke was also ashamed. He reminded himself to seek truth from facts every day, but he always subconsciously took it for granted in some places.

They must fully understand this government work plan and prepare for subsequent full implementation.

If you don’t ask them to do it and don’t teach them these things, how can they do it?
If you look through the history books, you will know that with thousands of years of history, how many officials are willing to work hard on infrastructure construction?
Precisely because there are so few, once someone does this, it will be recorded in history and praised by future generations.

However, do these public facilities facilitate everyone’s travel?

But these achievements are a reflection of the officials' personal abilities, not the requirements of the administrative system for them.

In previous lives, every local government spared no effort to build bridges and roads, build water conservancy facilities, and carry out various infrastructure projects.

Just like the large-scale infrastructure construction in previous lives.

Let’s implement the work plan first.

There have indeed been many accomplished officials in history, building bridges and roads, constructing water conservancy facilities, etc.

All bureaucrats will do what the administrative system requires them to do, and it will become a common behavior.

Then a word couldn't help but come to mind, special zone.

We are all beneficiaries.

In fact, this is what our country's administrative system requires them to do.

But it's different for cabinet members.

Zhu Biao also agreed: "The Korean father is still mature and prudent. I am too impatient."

He overestimated the capabilities of the administrative system in this era.

The administrative system does not require this, and there are very few bureaucrats willing to do so.

Some people may even think that this is for the convenience of greed for money or something.

To implement this plan, the administrative system must be reshaped.

In other words, it is basically equivalent to starting from scratch.

The system that trains bureaucrats does not teach them these things.

And he also deliberately eliminated many more difficult plans.

I dare not say that we are the only one in the world who would have such demands on officials, but the administrative systems of most countries do not have such requirements.

Only then did Chen Jingke understand what his plan meant to the ancient administrative system.

Chen Jingke taught them to coordinate national resources, and Xu Da and Li Shanchang taught them how to achieve it.

He thought that this five-year plan was already very crude, the kind that would have been criticized by netizens on the Internet in his previous life.

Fortunately for Chen Jingke and Xu Da, they have relatively reserved personalities, and even though they can be overbearing sometimes, they can still control themselves.

First, divide an area as a pilot area. After success, it can also be used as a teaching area to systematically train new types of officials.

Everyone has seen it so much that they subconsciously think that this is the basic quality of a bureaucrat.

The architecture is entirely designed for these two tasks.

The administrative system of this era had only two functions, peace of mind and tax collection.

But there is no rush on this matter, things have to happen bit by bit.

Such a simple and rudimentary plan should be able to be carried out by officials in ancient times, right?
After being analyzed by Li Shanchang and Xu Da, he realized that he had taken it for granted again.

It is hard to overestimate the capabilities of such an administrative system.

Li Shanchang is different. He already thinks highly of himself and lacks the capacity to accommodate others.

Although there has been some improvement after going through various twists and turns, as the saying goes, it is easy to change the situation, but it is hard to change the nature.

At first he could forcefully control his temper, but then he couldn't help it anymore and began to use his venomous instinct.

The spray made all the cabinet members tremble.

In the past, everyone would have given up their work long ago.

I won't be angry with you if I don't learn from you.

However, Li Shanchang is really teaching with all his heart, without any hidden secrets, and it has nothing to do with fighting for power and gain.

Being angry is not meant to humiliate them, it's just natural.

Therefore, even if they are unhappy about being sprayed, they are still very grateful.

After all, you really can’t learn this kind of thing elsewhere.

Some people say that it takes three generations to produce a noble, but Chen Jingke disagrees.

Everyone is a noble after receiving a good education since childhood.

But it takes three generations to produce a qualified politician, something Chen Jingke now fully agrees with.

Overall view, understanding of things, ways of handling things, etc.

These things cannot be taught in schools, they all depend on the words and deeds of family elders.

There is also a network of relationships, which is also accumulated through generations of families.

For example, diplomats from various countries often hold gatherings, and only their children can attend.

They already knew each other before they entered politics.

In the future, these connections can be used in politics.

This kind of advantage cannot be learned by ordinary people.

Excellent diplomats are basically hereditary, and this is why.

There was a Yuan Dynasty between the Song and Ming Dynasties, and the inheritance of the bureaucratic system was interrupted to a certain extent.

Most of the founders of the Ming Dynasty were ordinary people.

The so-called people who come from official families are actually basically low-level officials.

Therefore, the founding group of the Ming Dynasty was far inferior to the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties in terms of overall outlook.

It is not an exaggeration to say that they are a grassroots team.

The abilities of Li Shanchang and Xu Da were also summarized bit by bit after decades of hard work.

This ability is usually only passed down to descendants.

Now they selflessly pass it on to people who have nothing to do with it, which is a great kindness.

What happened to being sprayed?
In the past, I wanted to be sprayed, but I never had the chance.

In fact, Zhu Biao also sent his confidants to study with the two.

But everyone soon discovered that Li Shanchang didn't always troll people.

When Chen Jingke was present, he seemed very restrained.

At first everyone thought it was a coincidence, but after observing it a few times, they confirmed that it was indeed the case.

And they also found that when Li Shanchang taught Chen Jingke something, his tone was not like treating a student, but more like serving an elder.

It makes everyone feel incredible.

Could it be that there is some unknown relationship between the two of them?

Later I understood the reason, and I also admired Chen Jingke.

After that, everyone became smarter and tried not to ask questions when Chen Jingke was not around.

Accumulate it first, and then ask together when he is there.

Li Shanchang also discovered this situation, and he was very angry.

When Chen Jingke was gone, he became even more aggressive.

It became an interesting matter in the cabinet for a while, and later spread for a long time.

Everyone is dealing with government affairs and studying at the same time. You can imagine how busy they are every day.

But outsiders don't know much about what they are doing, and they are inevitably a little confused.

Isn't it just giving someone the right to vote? It’s not like I’ve given you the right to refute. Is it necessary to be so busy?

It's just that this matter involves confidentiality and no one dares to spread it. The more this happens, the more people outside are curious about what happened.

Time soon came to the end of the year, and the twenty-three years of Hongwu came to an end.

It also means the end of the Hongwu era.

In order to comfort his father and say goodbye to the Hongwu era, Zhu Biao had a rare luxury and held a grand New Year celebration.

Money was spent from internal funds to decorate the city of Luoyang with great joy.

Even the censor, who liked writing letters the most, was wise enough not to make an issue of it.

On New Year's Day, a grand ceremony was held in Fengtian Hall.

All civil and military officials were present, and nearly ten thousand people including elderly people from the capital, moral models, envoys from various countries, and representatives of monks and Taoists were invited to attend.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Mother Ma are naturally the protagonists, and everyone revolves around them.

Queen Mother Ma was okay, mainly Lao Zhu, who was very relieved.

It was actually very uncomfortable to suddenly withdraw from the center of power, and to restrain myself from stealing the limelight from my son.

At this moment, all the accumulated emotions in my heart were released.

It can be said that the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves that day.

Of course, in addition to the celebrations, the court also announced several decrees.

One of them is about the year name.

Zhu Biao's reign name is the founding chapter agreed upon before.

Starting from January 1, 4086th year of the lunar calendar, the Yuan Dynasty was officially changed to the founding chapter.

In the future, there will be a series of documents and calendars, all of which will need to be changed.

The ministers had already prepared for this.

If the throne is inherited, the new emperor's reign cannot be changed directly after he ascends the throne. The previous emperor's reign must be allowed to run through the entire year.

Only on the first day of the new year can you use your own era name.

This is a rule that has existed since ancient times and cannot be abandoned.

Therefore, Zhu Biao announced his reign name today as a requirement of etiquette and law.

What surprised the ministers was the reign name itself.

The two words "Jianzhang" are quite extraordinary.

Regardless of the literal meaning, or the fact that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built the Zhang Palace behind it, it can be seen that the new emperor did not want to be the guardian of the throne.

This is further confirmed by thinking that his first move after taking the throne was to burn down the cabinet.

Although officials dislike change, they are still happy to see the expansion of cabinet power.

Moreover, although the new emperor's reign name is not Wen or something, it is still better than Hongwu or something, right?
But they soon stopped thinking so.

Zhu Biao issued the second decree, which was also his second fire after ascending the throne.

The five-year work plan of the imperial court.

The content of the plan is not complicated. It just asks the local government to do some basic construction.

For example, in plain areas, bridges and roads are built, farming is encouraged, and water conservancy facilities are constructed.

Mountainous areas also need to build bridges and pave roads, and try to build a passage out of the mountains for the people in the mountains.

If conditions permit, water conservancy facilities should also be built.

In addition to this, mineral exploration is also required.

If there are mineral deposits, they must be reported promptly and the court will decide whether to develop them.

These things are not complicated to say, and similar situations have happened in all dynasties.

In layman's terms, this is called encouraging students to teach and cultivate mulberry trees.

But at that time, it was all in an advocative nature, and there was no compulsion whether it was done or not.

But this time it was different. Zhu Biao ordered the Ministry of Personnel to re-revise the standards for official examinations.

Include the completion of this plan in the inspection project.

This time it was different, from promotion to enforcement.

And it is carried out across the country as a whole.

This is something that has never happened before.

Naturally, the ministers opposed it one after another, and the reason was very simple: it was a waste of money and people.

Moreover, it was decreed last year that people should recuperate and not easily disturb the people.

Wouldn't it be inconsistent to promulgate such a plan?

Naturally, there was no need for Zhu Biao to explain. Li Shanchang came forward and said:

"This plan was formulated by the cabinet and its feasibility has been fully considered."

"Nothing is beyond the capabilities of the officials."

"I can even say that if you can't do these things, you are not worthy of being an official."

"As for the waste of people and money... it will be completed in five years and will not affect the people's recuperation and recuperation."

"These are all infrastructure, and once completed, it will be the local people who will ultimately benefit."

The ministers who were talking were speechless.

As Li Shanchang said, this matter is indeed not complicated, and it is a move that benefits the country and the people.

What they really cannot accept is that the court forces them to do these things, which is equivalent to putting a burden on the shoulders of officials.

He is not a weight-bearing champion, so naturally no one wants to put more burden on himself.

But they would never dare to say openly that we don’t want to add to the burden.

I can only make excuses again: "All this requires money, and the local government has no money."

Since the tax reform, local government offices have had no income.

Considering the actual situation, the official fields allocated by the imperial court to each yamen were exclusive to the yamen.

All expenses for the year come from the job field.

It’s not enough because you spent too much, so you need to review it.

If it’s too much, you can spend it however you want, the court doesn’t care.

This money is more than enough to pay salaries to officials, buy office supplies, repair houses, etc.

But it is absolutely impossible to use it to carry out large projects.

In the past, when officials wanted to make a difference, most of them had to ask local wealthy households for donations.

However, the Ming Dynasty has always spared no effort to crack down on large local households, resulting in a sharp decline in the number of wealthy households.

The remaining wealthy households who were not beaten also learned not to reveal their wealth.

It may not be easy to find them to raise funds.

The point is, this kind of national big move is not suitable for asking wealthy households to raise donations.

What happened?

Does the imperial court rely on wealthy households to make a living?

However, Zhu Biao had obviously thought of this and immediately said:

“From now on, 30% of taxes will go to local governments and be used exclusively for the implementation of these plans.”

"Buzz..." This time the ministers exploded again.

By allowing local governments to withhold taxes, doesn't this encourage corruption?
Moreover, if 30% goes to the local government, the national treasury will receive less revenue. Will the money still be enough to spend?
At this time, Pei Youwei, the Minister of Household Affairs, stood up and said:
"Your Majesty, with the Ming Dynasty's annual income, after excluding military pay, official salaries and other expenses, there is not much left."

"If 30% is returned to local governments, a rough estimate will result in a fiscal deficit of 6 million yuan per year."

Six million strings?

Upon hearing this number, officials seemed to have found a breakthrough and used this as an excuse to obstruct the implementation of the New Deal.

After several changes, the imperial government had a financial surplus in the past two years.

The national treasury can save more than two million yuan every year. You must know that this is the surplus after officials have increased their salaries, the army has paid military pay, etc.

It's not easy.

Now it suddenly becomes a deficit of 6 million, which is absolutely unacceptable.

Zhu Biao said calmly: "What Pei Qing means is that if the deficit of 6 million yuan can be solved, this plan is feasible, right?"

Pei Youwei thought for a while and said, "I don't dare to say whether it's feasible, but as long as the deficit can be solved, I think I can give it a try."

Upon hearing this, the officials suddenly realized something was wrong.

Why does it look like he's singing a double act?
Thinking of Pei Youwei's background as a Jiguan and Chen Jingke behind them, the officials were even more sure of their guess.

But before they could react, Zhu Biao said first:
"Well, six million yuan will be raised from internal funds every year to fill the national treasury deficit."

"We will take a five-year period to see what effect this plan has."

These words highlight the willfulness of a wealthy person.

There is no shortage of internal funds, and these young people have saved tens of millions.

And there are still several million in the account every year, which is enough for Zhu Biao to implement the plan.

Having said this, he looked at the ministers and said meaningfully: "You won't disagree, right?"

(End of this chapter)