Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

The wood fire was lit, and the hares that had just been caught from the woods were being roasted on the fire, and the horses tied to the small woods on the left side of the road were snorting and gnawing on the green grass beside them. ,.It seems that this is a picture scroll of enjoying the countryside, but if you expand the angle of view to the distance, you will find that the once plump fertile fields are now full of weeds, and the collapsed people's thatched cottages are empty. Although the battle flag on that lonely city was still fluttering slightly in the wind, it had a strong sense of listlessness, obviously this was the true face of the battlefield.

"Litou, this is too close to the city." Hearing the crackle of grease dripping into the fire, the leader of the Qing army, dressed as a military officer, licked his tongue while licking his tongue at the senior officer in front of him. Someone told the general story. "Hai Ni will not leave the city."

"Do they dare?" The boss curled his lips in disdain. "Even if we dare to go out of the city, let's get on the horse and go, relying on the four legs of Haini." The boss hummed twice. "Just follow us and eat dirt."

"Second brother Wang, you don't need it." Hearing the conversation between the two, another leader of the Qing army who was on the same level as the little military officer chuckled. "Hai Ni is relying on those red single boats equipped with cannons on the river to defend Huangpi. Even if they have ten courage, they will not dare to go too far from the river. Besides, the camp of Junmen is only thirty miles away. As Li Tou said, there are many people out of the city, so we get on our horses and run back, if there are few people, we have to make a profit, so that we can gain some military merits."

"Isn't there an old saying that a horse with fame since ancient times should ask for it immediately." The general manager of the Qing army, known as Li Tou, tested the degree of doneness of the barbecue with a relief knife, and said. "Don't look at our brothers who are only seventh or eighth rank now, but as long as they have military merits, they will be able to be promoted to senator or deputy in the future."

Before Li Bazong could finish his words, there was a burst of cheers from the direction of Huangpi City, and several people stood up at a loss and looked into the distance. After a while, a front-facing sentry came back , reported with a pale face: "My lord, no, it's not good, Zhu Qin, Zhu Qin is here!"

Mr. Li and the others also looked exciting. Maybe they looked down on the combat power of Wang Xinhua's department in front of them, but Zheng Jun was able to sweep half of the country from one corner, and his combat power was definitely not that weak. Thinking of the tens of thousands of people in the big battle soon, The people who were full of confidence just now felt as if they had been beaten by Shuang.

After being stunned for a while, President Li gritted his teeth and ordered: "What the hell are you doing in a daze, why don't you follow me back to the camp to report!"

"Litou," the foreign committee member known as Wang Er pointed to the rabbit that was emitting bursts of meat. "Do you take this meat away?"

Li kicked the boss off the barbecue grill, and the rabbit meat skewered on the branches fell on the fire, and there was a burst of burnt smell: "Eat, eat a bird, do you really want to wait for Haini to come out of the city before running away?" "

The news of Zheng Kezang's arrival in Wuchang shocked the Qing armies on both sides of the Han River. The two Qing armies retreated 150 to [-] miles each at the same time. As a result, the momentum of the Qing army's initiative to attack stagnated, and the fighting immediately calmed down. .However, this calmness is only the last calm before the storm, and both Qing and Zheng are waiting for Zheng Kezang's further actions.

"Mr. Hong," just as the Qing army was fully alert to Zheng Jun's possible military actions, Zheng Kezang, who had just moved into Huguang Governor's Xingyuan, was meeting Hong Lei. Hong Lei, who was already in his 60s, had already covered his face Age spots, looking exhausted. "These days, it has been really hard for Mr. to maintain Huguang. However, Mr. Hong is not in a hurry to respond to the sky. How about being a counselor by Gu's side?"

Hong Lei, who was sitting on the brocade bench, arched his hands: "What did the king say? When the king went to the north to attack Jinghu, I should do some hard work. However, when I first came to Huguang, it happened that the Marquis of Wu was in danger. Before he left, Marquis Wu still had his last words, saying that he was unwilling to see the king creating a prosperous world, and the minister was the same, wondering if he could last until the king's generation."

Zheng Kezang was a little embarrassed. All the old officials in the feudal clan looked forward to his early Ming Dynasty, but he only wanted to lay a solid foundation first, which disappointed quite a few of his officials. Or Zheng Kezang doubted his own intentions, so there were people who made insinuations, and some people pretended to be public opinion, but no one dared to question Zheng Kezang directly.However, Hong Lei is not among them. It must be known that Hong Lei, the old Ermijian, is a veteran of three generations and the head of important ministers. Others have scruples, but he has no scruples. Zheng Kezang made a big move.

"Mr. Hong, Feigu doesn't want to take Ming and replace it. It's because various reforms are in progress, and the pros and cons are unknown. If it is implemented in the new dynasty, there may be suspicions that the order will be changed overnight." As a last resort, Zheng Kezang had no choice but to be patient. Explained to Hong Lei. "So, Gu means, it's not too late to change the dynasty after there is progress."

"Your Majesty," Hong Lei did not accept Zheng Kezang's explanation. "Your Majesty is not well-known. Now he governs the world in the name of the shogunate. The old and new systems are intertwined. Even if the place is chaotic, and it costs a lot of money, it is better to correct such a defect at one stroke."

"It's difficult." Zheng Kezang shook his head. "If the new system is adopted, the annual branch of a county is 20 guan. How many counties can achieve it? But if the government does not go to the countryside according to the new system, how can it be implemented smoothly if the fields and household registration are clarified. How to implement the one-for-one payment of the mu and the gentry. You can't put this headache in the new dynasty!"

In fact, Zheng Kezang's headaches are not limited to these. The problem of money is easy to solve, but the talent is not enough to support the design of the government going to the countryside and the integration of officials and officials-although it is said that Zheng has been conducting rural examinations every year since the first year of Wuding, but the results of the rural examinations are not. It’s just that there are more knife and pen officials. Although a lot of talents in arithmetic, barbarian writing, construction, and mining are recruited in the name of artificers and simple subordinates, they are still not enough to fill all the vacancies --- no one will do it. If nothing happens, someone won't do it, and it will make things worse.

"When it comes to the new system, I have heard a little bit about it." Hong Lei agrees with Zheng Kezang's view that he does not want to leave future troubles to the new dynasty, but since the new system is mentioned, he also has some suggestions. "Your Majesty, may the post office be in charge of the Post Office?"

Zheng Kezang was taken aback, and he thought for a while and replied: "The Ministry of Posts and Communications doesn't care about the post administration. I just thought about it. Since the official post was canceled in the Ming Dynasty, there is no need to restore the feudal clan. The feudal clan only has a military post. It is under the management of the Ministry of Water and Army. As for the officials who can stay in the civilian post on the way, their lodging expenses can be reimbursed according to a certain level. Pledge deposits will be collected from the Civil Credit Bureau and Escort Bureau.”

Hong Lei didn't expect that Zheng Kezang would tell him that the Mazheng Yamen is also in charge of the affairs of the People's Trust Bureau and the Escort Bureau, so he didn't think too much about it for a while, but he has his own opinion about the Post Department not caring about the Post Office: " Since the Ministry of Posts and Communications does not care about post administration, I thought it would be possible to restore the name to the Ministry of Industry. As for the Ministry of Water Resources, it can be renamed the Ministry of Water, and still manage river engineering, seawall construction, clearing the fields, and shipping affairs. It is also appropriate to use the old name of the Ministry of Punishment. The general Wang divided the responsibility of punishment and prison, which can be attributed to the name of the Supreme Court. There is also the Ministry of Water and Army. Although there is no problem with the central government, the local military buildings are at a loss, so it is easy to simplify and merge them into the Ministry of War.”

It doesn’t matter if the Ministry of Posts and Communications and the Ministry of Water Resources are renamed the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Water. Anyway, it’s not a change of medicine; Under the hospital, the rules and regulations are also uniform, but the Ministry of Water and Army has been reunified into the Ministry of War, and Zheng Kezang looks a little unsightly.

As if knowing what problem Zheng Kezang was stuck on, Hong Lei inquired: "Now that the Military Weapons Department belongs to the Army Department, where should the Navy go to ask for cannons? Shouldn't the Navy Department also have a Military Weapons Department?" .”

Zheng Kezang asked this question, and Zheng Kezang immediately thought that the two ministries should set up two budget departments, two inspection departments and a series of overlapping units, as well as junior martial arts. The military department also has a lot of opinions. If the two departments are merged, it can indeed reduce certain expenditures and divert some operatives to other departments in need.

However, although the merger is beneficial, it also brings new problems: "How should the two ministers be arranged?"

"My minister thinks that the affairs of the Ministry of War are complicated, and they are related to the two divisions of the navy and land. It is better to assign the left and right ministers and the left and right servants to take charge of the affairs of the navy and the army." Such a suggestion is offered. "As for the divisions related to the two divisions, they can be jointly managed by the left and right ministers, and will be reduced in the future."

Zheng Kezang praised the case, but before he had time to be happy, Hong Lei said again: "The king changed the Ministry of Officials to the Judgment Court. The original intention was to reduce the authority of the Ministry of Officials. However, the functions of the Judgment Court and the Ministry of Officials are similar. It still has weight, instead of using the old name in the early Song Dynasty, it is better to restore the Ministry of Officials, so that officials and people can understand."

Change the Court of Appeals back to the Ministry of Officials?Zheng Kezang pondered for a long time before he opened his mouth and said: "It doesn't matter whether the official court is renamed the Ministry of Officials, but the Ministry of Officials should not be allowed to join the cabinet. In my opinion, the local government may be able to decentralize power, for example, the official department of the government may appoint and promote officials of the ninth grade, the ninth grade, and the fifth grade of exile; , Zhengba, Congba and other four-tier officials, the central official department can manage the appointment, grinding, promotion and demotion of officials from the fourth rank to the sixth rank. The first appointment of foreign officials must pass the provincial examination, provincial examination and general examination of the Ministry of Education. It is a law that the provincial examination officials stop at the fourth grade."

Hong Lei is well aware of Zheng Kezang's intention to decentralize power and the Ministry of Education to check and balance the Ministry of Officials. As for the appointment of officials from the third rank and above that Zheng Kezang did not mention, Hong Lei also knows that it must be the arbitrary decision of the Sacred Heart , but Hong Lei has already retired and rehired, and there are some things he can't control and doesn't want to control, so the matter is settled like this.

But Zheng Kezang was still not satisfied, so he added pointedly: "Since the Ministry of Officials has resumed its name, there are some people who want to come to the Ministry of Rites to restore it. Well, I just follow the hearts of the people, but the Ministry of Rites lacks management and academic affairs. The two roles of host and guest are too thin, so Gu handed over the power of judging to the Ministry of Rites, so thinking about it, it should be a bowl of water."

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