My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 169 New grassroots structure

As the emperor's slightly depressed words came out, the atmosphere in the Nuan Pavilion of Wanshou Palace became heavy, and no one spoke for a long time.

"A few days ago, I asked you to prepare for the land clearing in the capital. How are the preparations going?"

After a period of silence in the Nuan Pavilion, the emperor broke the silence.

"Go back to Your Majesty."

After hearing this, Bi Ziyan and Yuan Shizhen looked at each other, and then Yuan Shizhen bowed.

"Han Xu, the assistant minister of the cabinet, is organizing this matter, but the affairs of the imperial court are complicated now, and all ministries are passing the buck."

"The affairs are complicated and there is mutual blame."

Hearing this reason, a sneer appeared at the corner of Zhu Youxiao's mouth.

What is this for?

Major issues to minor ones out?

"I want someone to organize the reorganization of households and the people. Who do you think can do this?"

"This."

After hearing the emperor's words, Bi Ziyan and Yuan Shizhen looked at each other again and began to think about who could do this.

Obviously, this matter is very offensive and requires a bold person.

"I recommend Dong Yingju, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple."

After thinking for a while, Bi Ziyan handed it over.

"Dong Yingju has successively served as the chief of the Ministry of Personnel, the chief of literary selection, and the prime minister of Dali Temple. He is a practical person, good at making decisions, and has a rigorous nature. He is qualified for this position."

"Dong Yingju?"

After hearing Bi Ziyan's recommendations, Zhu Youxiao began to think.

The name sounded familiar, but I had forgotten what I had done.

However, he doesn't have any bad feelings about this name, and he shouldn't be the kind of person who jumps around blindly.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Youxiao did not agree immediately, but looked at Yuan Shizhen and asked.

"Where is Yuan Aiqing?"

"I feel ashamed that I have no one to recommend."

Hearing this, Yuan Shizhen raised his hands.

"Zhou Yingqiu, the Minister of Xuanli Department, and Dong Yingju, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple."

"The slaves obey the order."

Hearing this, Li Yongzhen, who was behind Zhu Youxiao, arched his body and went out to look for someone.

While the eunuch was looking for someone, Zhu Youxiao also stood up from his position and went to the back hall to release the water.

Yuan Shizhen and Bi Ziyan also went to solve their physical problems under the leadership of the eunuch.

adjourn.

Half an hour later, when Zhou Yingqiu and Dong Yingju entered the Longevity Palace, the meeting started again.

With a wave of his hand, the newcomers were excused from the courtesy and asked to sit down behind the small table. Zhu Youxiao spoke.

"Ban Gu said in the Book of Han that in the early Han Dynasty, there was a pavilion in every ten miles, and the pavilions were as long as possible; ten pavilions and one township were all made by the Qin Dynasty."

"The Qin system is based on orders, and the people are divided into groups, and the ministers and ministers sit together."

In both the Qin and Han dynasties, the Shiwulian law introduced by Shang Yang was used. If one family committed a crime, the whole family would suffer.

""Tang Lu Shu Yi" says: Li Zheng, etc., personally take care of the people. They are both in charge of the people and familiar with many committees. Li Zheng and Fang Zheng are responsible for driving and urging. According to the household registration, they are responsible for planting mulberry trees and inspecting non-commissioned officers. If you violate it, you will be forced to pay taxes and servitude."

"In the Tang Dynasty, one hundred households was called a li, and five li was called a township. Four families were neighbors, and five families were protectors. Those who lived in the town were called workshops, and those who lived in the fields were called villages."

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a li township system, with [-] households forming a li and five li forming a township.

Looking at the four people in Nuan Pavilion, Zhu Youxiao talked about what he had seen from history books.

Every powerful empire has a very large and efficient administrative organization.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a li-xiang system, with [-] households forming a li and five li forming a township.

The Han Dynasty was too early to find information, but during the most powerful period of the Tang Dynasty, it really extended its claws into the countryside.

Du Fu's "Shihao Officials": In Shihao Village at dusk, there were officials who caught people at night.

Du Xunhe's "Widow in the Mountains": No matter how deep the mountain is, there should be no way to avoid the corvee.

The poems by the two great poets not only described the hardships experienced by ordinary people in Guizhou, but also expressed the imperial court's control over the grassroots. "In my Ming Dynasty, the leaders of Jia Shou, Li Zheng, and village elders work together."

"A few days ago, Yuan Aiqing said that the A system could no longer be implemented here, and asked the Sixth Section and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to investigate. So far, there has been no reply, so we won't wait."

"The number of officials in the county was expanded. Townships were established under the county, and li were established within the townships. Each township unified three to six li, and governed hundreds of households. There were three positions: township chief, police officer, and teacher."

"The township head is the director and is responsible for advising on teaching and farming. The township elder is for education and is responsible for teaching people how to read. The township police is for public security and is responsible for catching thieves."

"Let's set the grade as Cong Ninth Grade."

"From the ninth grade?"

After hearing the emperor's words, Yuan Shizhen and Bi Ziyan's brows jumped immediately.

According to the emperor's new system, the monthly salary from the ninth rank is [-] taels of silver, the salary of a township is [-] taels, and the total is [-] taels a year.

According to the number of households calculated last year, one hundred and ten households constituted one li, and five li constituted one township. The annual stipend was more than [-] million taels of silver.

Where does the imperial court come up with so much money every year?

"Your Majesty, this money..."

"Out of the county government treasury."

Knowing what Bi Ziyan and Yuan Shizhen were worried about, Zhu Youxiao said calmly.

"The main problem now is that the court's administrative efficiency is low and no one is doing anything. We need to expand the number of officials and don't worry about redundant officials."

"There are more officials in the imperial court, and administrative efficiency will increase. All the money that should be collected will be collected. No matter how much money is spent, it will be worthwhile."

Looking at the four people in the hall, Zhu Youxiao expressed his thoughts.

In his heart, there was another reason for being cynical.

The larger the pool of officials, the more "spokesmen" trained by academic elites will be diluted.

The quality of one in ten miles, one in a hundred miles, and one in a thousand miles is different.

Let the officials roll up.

"Does the county government also need to expand?"

After hearing what the emperor meant, Zhou Yingqiu tried.

"In the old Ming Dynasty, in one county, there were official posts, official posts, assistant posts, subordinate posts, teaching posts, miscellaneous posts, official records, and messenger posts."

"Raise the level and expand the capacity."

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao asked the eunuch to bring out an organizational chart drawn in Nanhaizi and show it to everyone.

The official is the magistrate of the county, the seventh rank.

Zuoerguan is the county magistrate and chief executive, responsible for money, food, water conservancy, river control and other matters.

The official is the county magistrate.

Zuoerguan is the county magistrate and chief executive, responsible for money, food, water conservancy, river control and other matters, which vary from county to county.

The teaching position is to teach and teach, and is under the dual leadership of the local magistrate and the academic administration of the province.

The miscellaneous duties are based on the local location, such as the inspection department, post, warehouse, warehouse, river station, inspection office, gate, etc., there will be inspection, post Cheng, ambassador, deputy envoy and other officials, with the senior one starting from Ninth grade, those with lower grades have not entered the stream.

Li Dian is a person who is responsible for the actual work in a county. Generally, there are six rooms, namely, the official, household, ritual, military, punishment, and work rooms, plus the inheritance room and the pavilion storehouse.

The largest number of people in a county are the cadres. Generally, there are [-] or [-] people in a county, and thousands or even thousands in a large county. They are divided into three classes of yamen servants, Zhuang, Kuai, and Zao, and seven groups of miscellaneous servants.

The four of them stretched their necks to watch the emperor draw the new organizational structure of the county, and they all felt dizzy.

The emperor directly elevated the county magistrate to the throne and divided the powers.

Set up a tax bureau, headed by the chief clerk of the eighth grade.

An inspection bureau was established, with the newly added Zhengbapin County Lieutenant in charge.

A criminal name bureau is set up, and the "dianli", or the criminal officer, who is promoted to the eighth rank, is responsible.

Looking at the emperor's architectural diagram, Bi Ziyan finally spoke cautiously.

"Your Majesty, such a setting may cause the court's expenditure to increase and its administration to be delayed."

If the magistrate sent here is a disciple who lacks means or has a cowardly character, I am afraid that the three officials below will really be left alone.

(End of this chapter)