Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 87 Internal Management of Nansi Room

"In other words, the appointment I am issuing now is an official decree?"

"Will you accept my will?"

Zhu Youjian said, looking coldly at the Jinyiwei senior management in front of him.

He is now more and more dissatisfied with these people, and feels that it is necessary to completely overthrow Jin Yiwei and start over.

If he doesn't even have the power to appoint the top brass of Jinyiwei, how can he let them do things for him?
The civil servants of the Ming Dynasty really didn't know what they were talking about. Not only did they usurp the authority of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, they also usurped the right to appoint Jin Yiwei.

I don’t even think about whether the emperor will use Dongchang as his eyes and ears without the royal guards. How many of those eunuchs in the East Factory can reason with them?
When Qi Changguo and Li Shunzu heard the emperor's question, they knew they had no choice. They immediately knelt down and were about to accept the appointment.

Zhu Youjian did not want the two of them to be impeached by civilian officials. He pointed at Zheng Shiyi and said:

"Now, I appoint you as the commander of the Jinyi Guards, the seal manager, and the admiral of the East Secretary Room."

"Zheng Shiyi, do you accept the order?"

Zheng Shiyi was trembling and at a loss.

On the one hand, it was the emperor's appointment, and on the other hand, he violated the convention and accepted the imperial edict. No matter which choice he made, he would never end up well.

After accepting the emperor's appointment, he certainly became the number one person in the Jinyiwei, but he was bound to be slandered and impeached by civilian officials, and he could not even serve as the commander of the Jinyiwei for long.

But if he does not accept the emperor's appointment, he will offend the emperor. Not to mention whether the current hurdle can be passed, even if he is deposed and kicked out of the Imperial Guard in the future, no one will sympathize with him——

After all, the Jinyiwei are the emperor's personal soldiers. To violate the emperor's will for the sake of the conventions prescribed by the civil officials is considered disloyal to many civil officials, and no one will speak for him.

So Zheng Shiyi thought for a moment and knew that he had no choice but to accept the order and thank him, and said loudly:
"Your Majesty Zheng Shiyi, accept the order!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Accepted the appointment as the commander of the Jinyiwei and became the leader of the Jinyiwei newly established by Zhu Youjian.

Then Qi Changguo and Li Shunzu accepted the order at Zhu Youjian's signal and became the leaders of the newly established Nan Sifang.

Then Zhu Youjian adjusted the Jinyiwei organization and said:
"Jinyiwei originally had two divisions, the East Division and the West Division. The East Division hunted lawbreakers, and the West Division patrolled thieves."

"From now on, a detective team will be set up in the East Division to be responsible for apprehending officials. Common people without rank will not be arrested without reason as long as they are not involved in official cases."

"The West Division House has a patrol team responsible for arresting thieves. No people are allowed to be captured without reason without the application of officials from the Three Law Divisions."

"If it is a major or important case involving both government and civilian affairs, the commander must be responsible and the east and west departments must cooperate."

After clarifying the responsibilities of the East and West Divisions, Zhu Youjian warned them not to harass the people at will, and then turned to the newly established South Division:
"Nan Si Fang was renamed from Nan Town Fu Si and is still responsible for the affairs of the original Nan Town Fu Si."

"Nan Sifang is responsible for the internal affairs of Jinyi Guard and the daily affairs of Jinwu Guard."

This seems to be no different from the original, but the specific organizational settings are very different.

Zhu Youjian completely abandoned Jinyiwei's original organization and established a new system:
"The Jinyiwei Experience Department was changed to the Nansifang Secretary Affairs Department, which is responsible for official documents and daily affairs."

"The Human Resources Department is set up to be responsible for the deployment of Jinyiwei personnel, including the appointment, selection, appointment and dismissal, merit examination, and pensions of Jinyiwei's internal personnel."

"Set up a logistics department to be responsible for the distribution of money and food for Jinyiwei, including finance, barracks, medical care, horses, horse feed, etc."

"Set up an equipment department to be responsible for the development and management of Jinyiwei equipment, including official clothing and armor, cold weapons such as swords, guns and sticks, hot weapons such as firecrackers and artillery, as well as weapons required for special tasks."

"Set up a training hall to be responsible for training Jinyiwei personnel in writing, language, accent, clothing, customs, as well as intelligence, code words, reconnaissance, weapons, combat, capture, detection, concealment, and lurking. And according to the needs of each department, Recruit personnel from various health centers and private sectors, and then train them for selection by the Department of Human Resources.”

After setting up the military institutions he knew, Zhu Youjian decided to conduct experiments in Jinyiwei to see if they could adapt to this era. If these five departments can be perfectly integrated, Zhu Youjian can be promoted to other guards and even the Fifth Army Commander's Office. Find ways to regain some of the military power that has been taken away by civilian officials.

After all, in his opinion, the current Ministry of War is a bit rough. Many departments should be set up to meet operational needs.

It's just that he didn't want to strengthen the Ministry of War, so he put it aside temporarily and only established a new Ordnance Department for the Ministry of War without adding other departments.

Qi Changguo and Li Shunzu were relatively familiar with the affairs of Nanzhen Fusi. When they heard that the emperor had made such a big change, they quickly understood that if these departments could be improved, Jinyiwei could completely abandon the Ministry of War and operate on its own.

This made them very excited and asked:
"Your Majesty, what are the levels of the five departments, the General Affairs Department, the Personnel Department, the Logistics Department, the Equipment Department, and the Training Department, and how many officials are there?"

Zhu Youjian imitated the level of later generations and said:

"The director is at the sixth level, and the deputy director is at the sixth level. This is the basic level and can be promoted with additional titles."

"We can set up offices under the hall. The director will be in the seventh grade, and the deputy director will be in the seventh grade."

"We can also set up departments as needed. The section chiefs are from the eighth grade, and the deputy section chiefs are from the eighth grade."

"You can also set up departments as needed. The chief of the department is from the ninth grade, and the deputy chief is from the ninth grade."

"Except for the first officer and second officer, the rest of the staff will be arranged according to needs. Details will be reported when the time comes!"

"This matter is the responsibility of the Human Resources Department. Under the Human Resources Department, a staffing office can be set up to determine the staffing levels and number of officials in each agency."

"After the task is completed, the establishment department can be reduced to a section or unit, and it will be responsible for counting the number of Jinyiwei personnel receiving salaries and the total salary, and preventing illegal overstaffing."

This practice of lowering the level after the task is completed is obviously to control the number of officials. Qi Changguo and Li Shunzu hurriedly took notes and asked other questions.

Zhu Youjian answered them one by one and asked them to set up the fifth hall as soon as possible and take over the full control of Jinyiwei. All members of the Imperial Guard must be reviewed and re-appointed based on their past merits and hereditary official rank.

After hearing these adjustments from the emperor, Zheng Shiyi knew that Nan Sifang was actually in charge of Jinyiwei's yamen. From now on, Nan Sifang would be in charge of personnel promotions, money and food distribution, etc.

As the commander of the Jinyiwei, it sounds nice to me, but in fact, except for the so-called detective corps, he has no real power at all.

Theoretically, he, the Jinyiwei palm print, can also intervene in Nansi Fang, but can he intervene at will in matters that the emperor personally ordered?

This made him feel a little disappointed.

Zhu Youjian also considered this and said to everyone:

"Both the East and West Si Fangs have customs defenses, and the South Si Fang must also cast a customs seal and handle official affairs independently."

"In addition, I have ordered someone to cast a silver seal specifically for Jinyiwei. All Jinyiwei officials who have obtained the silver seal can use the silver seal to seal the memorial."

"These secret documents will be kept by special personnel and sent directly to the emperor. No one is allowed to block them or watch them halfway."

"The three admirals can all obtain the silver seal. As long as the palace door is opened, they can request an audience."

"Whether others can get silver medals depends on your performance."

This made Zheng Shiyi feel a little better, knowing that he would be able to communicate with the emperor without going through the Dongchang eunuchs in the future. The situation of Jinyiwei's attachment to Dongchang is likely to change.

　There are two divisions in the Jinyi Guards. The one who oversees lawlessness is called the East Division, and the one in charge of the guards takes the title and has the most power.

　　Next is the Xisi Fang, the admiral on patrol.

　　Fusi, North Town, specializes in imperial edicts and prisons.

　　Fusi, Nanzhen, specializes in military craftsmanship. (Changed to Nansi Room)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)