Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

Updated: 2012-11-17

After four dynasties and three emperors, Zheng Kezang gradually accelerated his pace of founding the country. On February [-], the first year of Baokang, Zheng Kezang officially separated Jiang (North) Huai (South) provinces from Nanzhili, and the provincial capital In Xinchang Mansion, Yan Gang was appointed as the first governor of Jianghuai by the former chief of the Police Experience Department of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, the Minister of the Police Office of the Shogun's Shogunate, and the Minister of the Guards.At the same time, in view of the terrain separated by lakes and canals between central Anhui and northern Jiangsu, the pattern of two general armies will continue to be maintained.

On February [-], Zheng Kezang abolished the chief ministers, inspectors, and commanders of all provinces in the name of determining government affairs, making the positions of the three divisions the same as the central department and became a virtual title.Subsequently, Zheng Kezang announced the establishment of the second-rank commander in charge of the local military and administration in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong, which were far away from the theater.But in fact, the governor does not have the power of supervision and trial, and the military power in name is also exercised through the navy and army sub-administrations and the provincial generals.

After the establishment of the governor, the government of each province was restructured according to the shogunate system, and some changes also occurred during the reorganization. Among them, the originally removed Tuntian Division was restored and merged into the Ministry of Water Resources, and household administration was under the jurisdiction of the police office, etc.And thus formed from the third grade transfer envoy (Salt and Iron Department), soldier horse envoy (Army Ministry), navy soldier horse envoy (Water Army Department), Tixue Envoy (School Department), supervisory envoy (Post Communication Department), Dushui Envoy (Ministry of Water Resources), Zhidu Envoy (Du Branch) and Supervisory Censor, Envoy of the Branch Court of the Grand Court of Appeals, Zhi Yuan of the Branch Court of the Court of Etiquette, and the Envoy of the Prosecutor, the Envoy of Prison, and the Envoy of Honglu (Governor General of Foreign Affairs of Foreign Countries) The new provincial government of the miniature central organization composed of a series of old and new official titles, such as the city ship envoy (customs office), and the prefectural and county governments on the same level.

However, although the organizational structure has changed, the zoning system of the prefecture, Zhili Prefecture, Sanzhou, county, and the department in the minority areas where there are floating officials has not undergone essential changes. The ranks of the officials have changed. Among them, Fu Yin is Cong Si Rank, Zhili Zhou Yin is Zheng Wu Rank, Sanzhou Zhou Yin is Cong Wu Rank, and the county magistrate is upgraded to Zheng Six Rank.

There is a five-rank general judge under the governor. The judge is the deputy of the governor and has the power to restrict the governor. If the general judge does not countersign the order issued by the governor, it is like there is no prime minister in the edict. The seal of a minister is as invalid as that of a minister in charge of the cabinet.In addition, if there are scattered halls in the area of ​​the prefecture --- scattered halls are used to manage parts of larger counties or a kind of administrative divisions in adjacent areas of several counties --- then they will be in charge of the Liupin Tongzhi one or several members.

Tongzhi has his own team and does not work in Fucheng.In the government office, there is a member of Zheng Qipin who manages the government hall, under which there is the experience department in charge of the government cashier's transfer of documents, and the Zhaomosuo who is in charge of examining and grinding files, etc. Grinding and other records, officials, etc.

In addition to the government office, there are sub-offices, branch offices, and sub-bureaus of the various ministries, each of which is classified according to the system and rank, and accepts the dual leadership of the government office and the department's office, branch, and branch.However, the prefecture, Zhili prefecture and the following scattered prefectures, counties, and halls do not set up branches of the Supervisory Yuan, nor do they set up branches of the Rites and Customs. If there are customs offices in the border prefectures, their jurisdiction is also at the provincial level. .

The setting of Zhili Prefecture is similar to that of Fu. Because the area and population of Zhili Prefecture are generally smaller than that of Fu, Zhili Prefecture is no longer set up separately from Wupintong.In essence, Sanzhou is a county with relatively high economic and population indicators. Therefore, the same member of Zhengliupin Prefecture is set up, and a member of the main book is also set up under it, Zhengbapin, but there is no experience department and photo milling office. The classic history is directly responsible to the master book.The counties set up Cong Liupin County Cheng and Cong Bapin Master Books, and the County Lieutenant was revoked.The actual government affairs of Sanzhou, county and Santing halls are in charge of the departments, institutes, and bureaus. The township level below them also sets up the township agreement of Zhengbapin, and the city order and management of Bapin in the trade fair facilities. Zhengjiupin Ducheng of the ferry and so on.The only ones that are not established in Sanzhou, county, and Santing are the branches of the Supreme Court. Generally speaking, misdemeanors such as theft are punished by officials from the police department, and property lawsuits are handled by the branch of the Supreme Court at the prefectural level. Assize courts were sent to try, and more serious homicide cases were tried in the state capital.

Since there are scattered halls, there must also be Zhili halls. The so-called Zhili halls are administrative divisions left over from the Qing Dynasty. , Zheng Kezang inherited it in its entirety, but the Zhili Office of the Qing court set up Tongzhi and Tongju, while Zheng Fan's Zhili Office only had a governor of the fifth rank and a deputy governor of the sixth rank. Waiting for officials and because there are no counties and scattered halls under the Zhili Hall, they are in charge of each house.

Political reforms for dynastic change have been fully implemented, but Zheng Kezang does not have so many officials, especially qualified officials, to fill the above-mentioned vacancies.Although since the first year of Wuding, Mingzheng has held provincial examinations year after year, it is not an easy task to reverse the style of study that only knows how to adapt to stereotypes.Moreover, due to the lack of qualified teachers, the three-level education system of Taixue in the county government advocated by Zheng Kezang is simply an empty shelf and cannot meet the current needs at all.

For this reason, Zheng Kezang can only give priority to filling the vacancies at the central and provincial levels. In addition, a large number of scholars from various places who have joined the Ming Zheng regime over the years have been promoted. There are even some who have been in office for two or three years before being appointed as fifth or sixth rank In the situation of real-time officials, it can be imagined that most of these people are unqualified.But Zheng Kezang can only bite the bullet and grit his teeth to start working first, and wait until the talent is sufficient in the future, or return to the furnace or arrange another arrangement.However, this emergency method has also become Zheng Fan's advertising method, which has attracted countless envious readers to devote themselves to Conglong Daye, and wiped out the opinions of scholars opposing Zheng Fan's method of collecting materials.

"Yi Qing, you are all clear about the hard work you have done in the Boys' Camp and Armaments Department these years." Seeing the French dwarf kneeling in front of him, Zheng Kezang pulled out his sword calmly and placed it on the opponent's chest on the shoulders. "So I give you the title of commanding envoy, and I also give you a piece of land, a hundred pieces of money, three thousand pieces of silver, and fifty pieces of silk." The excited Yi Shilao kept Zheng Kezang's boots and kissed him. Zheng Kezang just patted him on the shoulder with the spine of his sword. "Get up and talk."

"Your Majesty, as your most loyal servant, I am willing to give everything for you." After getting up, Yi Shiluo was still incoherent. "Please rest assured, I will definitely, definitely act as a horse and a dog for you."

The guards and servants at the side almost laughed, but Zheng Kezang was quite satisfied with this: "Very well, now Gu has a heavy task for you, I hope you can complete it for Gu."

Yi Shilao solemnly assured Zheng Kezang: "Your Majesty, please just follow orders, and I will definitely do it for His Majesty."

"Well, Gu will appoint you as the supervisor of Gezhi Academy, and you will go back to Taixi Europa to recruit scholars for Gu, whether it is well-known scholars in physics, mathematics, geography, chemistry, or even ordinary teachers, as many as you can hire No matter how much you hire, you will not hesitate to pay the expenses." Zheng Kezang said proudly. "As long as you can hire more than five well-known European scholars to come to Nanjing, you will be conferred the title of Spyker alone, and if you have more than ten, you can double your contribution."

Although Yi Shilao's Chinese is still a bit stuttering, he has been in the East for a long time, and he naturally knows that the honorary title of a commander cannot be compared with the Spyker, and the starting point of the Spyker of the Ming Court is the Earl, the Earl In Europe, that is a great title, and Guangzong Yaozu's return to his hometown is not the purpose of his coming to the East to seek gold.

So Yi Shilao promised without hesitation: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will return to Europe tomorrow to hire scholars for Your Majesty."

"No rush," Zheng Kezang waved his hand. "Go back and pack your bags. The missionary sent by the Jesuits is just returning to Macao. You can take his boat and go with him. In addition, Gu will grant you another cargo. You can ship it to Macao or Wanwan." Dan, Batavia, etc., for enough money to pay for your expenses in Europe."

Yi Shilao's face was full of joy, but he didn't know what he thought of. He suddenly looked nervously at Zheng Kezang: "Your Majesty, have you also entrusted the Macau Society of Jesus to invite European scholars?"

Zheng Kezang took a meaningful look at Yi Shilao: "That's right, the Jesuits must pay a price if they want to preach widely under the imperial court, and asking them to help hire priests is just the simplest thing. "

Zheng Kezang did not tell the truth. In fact, the Jesuits not only asked Zheng Fan to give him extensive missionary rights, but also explained the etiquette orders issued by the Holy See.Since the road to Beijing was cut off by Zheng Kezang and Kangxi repatriated some missionaries in Beijing, the spread of Catholicism in China suffered a great setback. Under such circumstances, the Jesuits were eager to open a gap from Zheng Kezang .

But the crux of the issue of etiquette lies in the fact that on the one hand, the instructions of the Holy See do not match the humanistic situation in China;Therefore, Zheng Kezang, who has no room for retreat like Kangxi on the above-mentioned issues, clearly told the other party that it is okay to preach, and it is also okay to adhere to the Holy See's orders, but all Chinese believers who implement the Holy See's orders will face the prospect of being barred from holding public office and not inheriting the order of the Holy See. Punishment of titles.In addition, Mingzheng will implement a series of countermeasures such as strictly prohibiting believers from donating religious properties, and punitively increasing the taxes of believers.Under this seemingly milder method than the direct killing and expulsion of believers by the Tokugawa shogunate, the spread of Catholicism in China will inevitably be severely hit.

For this reason, the envoys of the Jesuits were very frightened and tried repeatedly to cancel Zheng Kezang's decision.Zheng Kezang took the opportunity to ask the Society of Jesus to make suggestions to the Holy See again, and hoped that the Society of Jesus would help recruit Western scholars.The Jesuit envoy who asked Zheng Kezang naturally agreed, and the scene of Zheng Kezang talking with Yi Shilao appeared.

But in this way, Yi Shilao felt great pressure. After all, the Jesuits have great influence in the East and Europe. Compared with them, even if he has the title of Eastern Nobility and the sponsorship of Zheng Kezang, he still has a lot of pressure. There may not be the efficiency of the other party.

Therefore, Yi Shilao rolled his eyes and said, "No, no, the envoys of the Jesuits will go to Macau, which will delay my trip. Please arrange for me to leave immediately. After all, it is better for me to recruit good scholars for you one day earlier. rest assured."

"Qing is really diligent in political affairs." Zheng Kezang, who successfully made the cat eat chili, smiled knowingly. "Then as you wish, tomorrow will be a fast boat going south."