Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty
Chapter 12 Timing
Chapter 12 Timing
Zhu Youjian was instinctively disgusted with the official position of daily life, but he had to admit that this could indeed restrain the emperor's words and deeds.
In order to alert himself and not want to cause any controversy with the foreign court because of the abolition of this official position, Zhu Youjian decided to retain the daily life position and comforted himself in his heart:
Someone helps me write a diary, which saves trouble.
If you want to know what happened, just look at the daily notes.
Thinking like this, Zhu Youjian suddenly became very interested when he looked at the living notes.
Zhu Youjian felt even more satisfied when he saw that most of the records in it were about his interviews with courtiers and the contents of the courtiers' memorials.
Knowing that the living notes not only restricted the words and deeds of the emperor, but also the ministers. At least he can make them take it seriously when they meet him, and stop talking nonsense and making false promises——
If a minister really dares to do this, he will have someone write it down in his daily life notes, making him a laughing stock and a joke in history.
Therefore, Zhu Youjian told Yu Huang:
"Be careful in recording the words and deeds of ministers from now on, especially when they are disrespectful."
"If they flatter me or offend me, remember it well."
"Let me reflect on myself from time to time so that future generations will know who is right and who is wrong."
These words were obvious, how could Yu Huang not understand the meaning, but what else could he do, just bow down and take orders.
That's not all. Zhu Youjian felt that the format of the daily notes was a bit crude, and said:
“When recording things, write down the time, place, and people clearly.”
"The time must not only include the year, month and day, but also a specific time."
"The location should clearly indicate where the incident occurred and why the emperor and ministers were there."
"The official position of the character should be clearly stated, and the full name should always be used. Don't omit it, so as not to be unintuitive when viewing later."
"And the participants must write clearly, especially when discussing confidential matters. If the content is leaked, it must be investigated from the participants."
He also ordered Wang Guotai to remember that he would also make the same request for the daily notes recorded in the inner court library.
I have never heard of any emperor in this dynasty other than Taizu being so interested in daily life, or even putting forward so many opinions. Yu Huang felt excited and said tactfully:
"What your Majesty said is indeed the truth, but it is difficult for me to take care of so many matters alone."
"It is difficult for me to estimate the time alone. It is also difficult to look at the sundial and oval to determine the specific moment."
Zhu Youjian was fully committed to restraining his courtiers, and of course he would not give up easily. He said:
“If we don’t have enough manpower, add more!”
"How many people are there in the daily life? How many officials are they?"
Yu Huang replied:
"At the time of Taizu, it was originally designated as the seventh rank, and later it was promoted to the sixth rank, with a maximum number of two people. After he was dismissed, it was reset to the seventh rank, and he was dismissed soon."
"Until the Wanli period, Zhang Jiangling resumed his daily life and served concurrently as an official of the Hanlin Academy. There was no fixed rank or personnel."
Nodding slightly, Zhu Youjian said:
"Zhang Jiangling is Zhang Juzheng, right?"
"From now on, when addressing people, just use their names, and add characters if they have the same name. Names are what people call them, and there are not so many taboos."
"Don't call me your ancestral home, your official position, your posthumous title... it makes people feel dizzy, and it takes a lot of effort to figure out who it is."
"There is also the title of the late emperor of this dynasty. Just add the year and emperor, and add the time for specific things."
After explaining the title issue to the eunuchs of the inner court, Zhu Youjian reiterated the matter to the officials of the outer court and asked Yu Huang to write an article to express his attitude. In order to avoid having to think about the name of the person in it when the courtier talks about something.
Yu Huang responded after hearing the words, and then heard Zhu Youjian say:
"I read the "Da Ming Hui Dian" and found that Li Zhu ranked first among the civil servants, still above Gui Shizhong." "Du Ge Shizhong is an official of the seventh rank, and Zuo Shizhong and Gui Shizhong are subordinates of the seventh rank. Since the daily life note is higher than the work, it should be classified as the sixth grade, which is the same as your grade from the sixth grade Hanlin Academy."
"The personnel also need to be expanded. They can imitate the names of the previous dynasty and be designated as living ministers and living ministers. The living ministers are designated as Cong Liupin, with a maximum number of two people. The living ministers are the same as the Zhongshusheren of this dynasty, and are designated as Congseventh rank. .”
"I will go to the Hanlin Academy in a few days to select people to serve as part-time officers."
With that said, Zhu Youjian felt that there was a gap between the seventh and sixth grades, which was not conducive to official promotion, and said:
"Between the Living Master and the Living Master, there is an additional Living Editor. The seventh rank, with a maximum of four people, is responsible for the specific editing. When the Living Master is unable to perform his duties, he will temporarily take over the duties of the Living Master."
"Each living man leads several living servants, and they are divided into two shifts, morning and evening, to record words and deeds. The palace gate is opened for work, shifts are changed at noon, and the palace gate is closed for work in the evening. Every month, the personnel who are disrupted are reorganized."
"After the palace door is closed, the records will be recorded by the clerk in the clerk's room. The daily editor will sort out the records of the previous day the next day and compile a formal transcript of the daily notes. After the clerk reviews it, he will sign and confirm it with the clerk in the clerk's room, and the manuscript will be kept in the clerk's room. .”
"If there are any imperfections, please make up for them according to the old Wanli system."
Zhu Youjian felt very satisfied with the improvement of the daily care system. Moreover, all the official positions in the Imperial Academy and the Clerk's Office are held concurrently, so there is no need to receive an extra salary. For the financially strapped Ming Dynasty, this was perfect.
At the same time, he also wanted to use this incident to test the attitude of the foreign court towards his adjustment of official positions. Let’s see if we can streamline and merge agencies in the future, save the court’s expenses, and improve administrative efficiency.
Yu Huang was no longer excited at this time, but was numb with shock. He really didn't expect that Zhu Youjian would arrange so many people and improve relevant systems just because he said he was short of manpower.
From then on, we can truly say that we are at the top of the list.
After writing this down in his daily notes, Yu Huang saw that Zhu Youjian had no intention of issuing an order and carefully suggested:
"Your Majesty, can you ask the cabinet to draft a decree and send it to the Ministry of Personnel and the Imperial Academy?"
Zhu Youjian frowned slightly, knowing that if he didn't do this, his will would be fulfilled. He didn't want something like this to happen just after he ascended the throne, so he finally nodded and said:
"Then let's do it!"
"Let's talk about time again. I remember that during the Wanli period, the Western missionary Matteo Ricci donated two self-ringing bells."
"Wu Guotai, please send someone to ask if the self-ringing clock can still be used. If it can be used, take one and place it here so that you can write daily notes and check the time."
Then he pointed to the time on the daily note and said to Yu Huang:
"The self-ringing clock is divided into twelve o'clock, sixty minutes per hour, and sixty seconds per minute."
"Nowadays, not only the time must be written in the daily notes, but also the numerical time."
"According to the twenty-four-hour clock, four quarters per hour, fifteen minutes per quarter, and sixty seconds per minute."
"When recording daily notes, be accurate to the minute."
Yu Huang heard this and said:
"Your Majesty, the sun moves for hundreds of hours, and the oval and sundial also move for hundreds of hours."
"If it is changed to ninety-six quarters because of the self-ringing bell, I'm afraid there will be a lot of inconvenience."
When Zhu Youjian heard this, he couldn't help but sigh deeply when he thought that future generations would make changes to accommodate the clock.
It can be seen from this that Ming Dynasty has lagged behind the West in timing tools and had to accommodate the other party. So he said helplessly:
"The time of the self-ringing clock is more accurate. If you want to continue to use quarters, you can only change it in this way."
"Or the original time can continue to be used. When recording in the 24-hour format, hours, minutes and seconds will be used directly, and the unit of 'quarter' will no longer be used."
"Manuscript of the History of the Qing Dynasty": In the fourth year of Kangxi's reign, the king and other officials said: "One hundred quarters per day, and the new law changed it to ninety-six quarters."
(End of this chapter)
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