Wanli Xinming

Chapter 116 Special Class
After he finished talking about running the newspaper, Zhu Yijun picked up a memorial from the table and said, "This is the memorial that Xu Zhenming from Shanyin County gave me when he heard that the court was going to overhaul the water conservancy, and took the initiative to go to Nanjing to see Hai Rui. , look at the old man."

The names and resumes of officials above the seventh rank in the world are all in Zhang Juzheng's heart.As he took the memorial, he said: "I know him, the five-year jinshi of Longqing, he is a person who can do practical work. I also heard that he is always thinking of planting rice in the north. middle."

Zhu Yijun listened, nodded and said, "He can't wait anymore, this northern rice planting has become a problem in his heart. It just so happens that I have collected some land in Gyeonggi because of the salt farm business, but I might as well let him try it."

Zhang Juzheng took the memorial, and without reading it, he played to the emperor: "The emperor has established a system of direct performance of silver medals, and some political affairs of high-ranking ministers and imperial envoys above the governor of the world are not played directly through the Minister of General Affairs. This is quite annoying. I think that when the emperor criticized the red, it would be better to instruct them to submit official memorials for political affairs - if there are details that are inconvenient to express, then use direct performances."

Zhu Yijun nodded and said with a smile: "What the old gentleman said is that this system is intended to be used by the emperor to collect details, and I have reprimanded a few who are unclear. However, Xu Zhenming had a memorial in the sixth year of Longqing before, but he did not Getting the court's approval—this time, he and Hai Rui are no wonder. It's not easy for this person to win Hai Rui's eyes." After speaking, he laughed.

Hearing the emperor's promise, Zhang Ju felt very comfortable. He hurriedly opened Xu Zhenming's memorial and read it. He saw that the main content of what he wrote was the cost of transporting the water, but the lack of water conservancy in the north resulted in insufficient grain output. It is a pity. .It is suggested that the imperial court can overhaul water conservancy and reclaim farmland in the north to solve the food problem in the north.

Xu Zhenming also said in the memorial that when he came to the capital to participate in the spring festival in the fifth year of Longqing, he had already inspected the rivers and waters near Gyeonggi, and believed that tens of thousands of mu of rice fields could be reclaimed to alleviate the food demand of the capital.

Zhang Juzheng was very pleasantly surprised after seeing it, and said: "This is also a minister. Congratulations to the emperor for getting a capable minister."

Zhu Yijun listened and nodded: "Xu Zhen is clearly a talented person who wants to do things. Although there are some paddy fields in Lulingyan and Lugou in the capital, there are too few. If Xu Zhen can succeed, the cost of water transportation can also be saved. A lot."

Zhang Juzheng nodded and said yes, and the two spread out and discussed the promotion of new crops such as corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes.In the end, it was agreed to appoint Xu Zhenming as Gyeonggi's field censor, responsible for the reclamation of farmland and the promotion of new crops.

After talking about Xu Zhenming, Zhang Juzheng, along with the memorial that Shanghai Rui had transferred for him, asked Zhu Yijun, "Hai Rui is an imperial commissioner for this project. When the court's handling of the Jiangnan families is over, he will come back to hand in the decree. What will the emperor plan to do next? he?"

When Zhu Yijun heard this, he had a headache and couldn't help but ponder.He frowned and looked at Zhang Juzheng, just as Zhang Juzheng was also peeking at his face at this time, the two of them met eyes, and they both laughed out loud.

Zhu Yijun hadn't laughed heartily for a long time, but at this moment, he burst into tears when he was relieved.After laughing, he said to Zhang Juzheng: "I originally thought of setting up a roving inspector across the country to be responsible for clearing up backlogs and injustices in various places. ——Because the responsibilities of the foreign police officer of the Metropolitan Court are somewhat overlapping, I have been hesitating, and I haven't discussed it with the old gentleman. How about adding the title of Imperial Censor of Hai Rui Zuo to get this matter up?"

When Zhang Juzheng heard this, his heart shook.Asked: "This is on the same level as Dali Siqing, what does the emperor think?"

Zhu Yijun nodded and said: "I want to establish a mobile system of final judgment. In this civil lawsuit, the rich can go to the government, and the particularly wronged or very rich can only come to Beijing to file a lawsuit, but they suffer a lot and have no money. Powerful. It's better to let Hai Rui take the outsider of the Duchayuan and build a mobile Dali Temple. Let those who are lonely and helpless also have a place to reason, and also break the stubborn disease of local officials protecting each other. Well, I don't know. Can his body hold up?"

Zhang Juzheng thought for a while, then laughed and said: "This old Lian Po is also able to eat rice, the emperor can rest assured!"

Zhang Siwei finally completed the "Records of Emperor Sejong" in April, and the imperial court awarded him as a reward and added the title of Minister of Rites.Zhang Juzheng then made a speech, suggesting that the emperor should increase the number of cabinet members.

After being pushed by the court, Zhang Siwei finally realized his dream of entering the pavilion.Before waiting for him to sit on the bench, he took over the affairs of the Ministry of Household and Ministry of Industry in charge of Wang Guoguang, and was busy flying.

Because Zhang Siwei regards Wang Guoguang as a competitor, this difference is more rigorous and hard work than Wang Guoguang's color embryo, and it makes the Ministry of Household and Ministry of Industry tossed to death - this is what Zhu Yijun is happy to see.

In the re-ranking of the cabinet, Zhang Juzheng was promoted to the top of the cabinet by virtue of his revision of the "Records of Emperor Sejong"; Lu Tiaoyang was promoted to the top of the cabinet; level up.Zhang Siwei, a young man, is a bachelor of Dongge University.

With the full end of spring ploughing, the first major project of Wanli three years, "River Control and Dredging in the Whole River Basin", was officially started.

Zhang Juzheng was appointed by the emperor as the "Premier Minister of River Control", responsible for the overall planning of water control across the country; Wang Guoguang and Pan Jixun were appointed as "Associate Ministers of River Control", responsible for Zhang Juzheng.

Since the salt administration reform began last year, the title of "Prime Minister" appeared in the imperial court for the first time, and the first "Prime Minister of Salt Administration" was Wang Guoguang.Wang Guoguang was smug for a long time, but with the completion of the salt administration reform, the title of Prime Minister was immediately cancelled.

This year, the country began to control water, and Zhu Yijun set up the "Premier Minister of River Control", and Zhang Juzheng assumed this position.The entire court was kept in the dark, and no objection came out.

Zhang Juzheng knew exactly what was going on. Seeing that the emperor was doing things brightly, the overtime hours were extended again, and his tired waist was a little bent.

Pan Jixun was the minister of the Ministry of Industry before he was sacked, but this time he was reinstated as the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, and served as the assistant minister of river management, responsible for the specific tasks of water management.

Wang Guoguang is responsible for coordinating the division of labor among the various ministries of the imperial court and the inter-regional and provincial division of labor, while Zhang Juzheng is in charge of the water control work.

In order to ensure the implementation, Zhu Yijun issued another decree to transfer elites from various ministries and set up a special class for water control.The special class further deepened Zhang Juzheng's test method, listed various water control indicators to be completed, and reversed the construction period. First, the tasks were divided into ministries and provinces, and then they were decomposed layer by layer, and finally fell to individual officials.

The Metropolitan Court and the Dali Temple also dispatched specialists to join the special class for water control, and set up ten inspection teams.

Since Taizu, the civil and military officials of the court have not seen such a formation, and this time it is an eye-opening.Even if the second ancestor of the founding foundation went east and west to ask for such important military matters, the court at that time only set up a special minister for a certain transfer issue.The emperor does not interfere with how the minister in charge manages his subordinates. As long as the task is completed, it is time to recite the merits.

Seeing that the emperor and Zhang Juzheng played such tricks on the exam, all the civil and military officials thought to themselves that they were too naive before—Yu Maoxue is such a fool, is it not too late to give advice at this time?
It's a pity that with Zhang Siwei's entry into the cabinet, Yu Maoxue has fallen ill and died in prison, and he can no longer speak.I have seen this ready-made example in the rest of the work, and the emperor has already said it before, who would dare to speak out about the success of the test? ——I can't test them again.

Zhu Yijun led the establishment of the special class and taught Zhang Juzheng a lesson.He thought that the test method he designed was already very good, and it was also harsh on officials.

Unexpectedly, the emperor actually introduced the old and brought forth the new, and tapped the potential of the test to this extent. Compared with the emperor, the test method he introduced was a bit loose, and it was very good for officials.Thinking like this, Zhang Juzheng was almost moved by himself.

This kind of political thinking is absolutely impossible for an old official who has been immersed in officialdom for many years.Is this emperor Sheng Cong Tianzong or is there a capable person around him?Zhang Juzheng couldn't observe it, and he didn't bother to guess. Anyway, this method is easy to use.

After the promulgation of this enhanced version of the test method, officials at all levels who were tasked with the task were also empowered.In addition to asking his wife to be a villain with cloth, and writing Zhang Juzheng's name to use needles every day, everyone has to follow the example.

In order to motivate officials at all levels to be diligent in running errands, the imperial court was not blindly harsh.After the establishment of the special class, a reward and punishment system was established.The penalties are no different from those set by the imperial court in previous assessments. This reward system is very humane:

Those who perform outstandingly in the water control project will be immediately promoted to one level or above for use. If they have made significant contributions to the entire project, in addition to the regular honors such as promotion and conferment, the cash reward will be increased by ten times, with a maximum limit of 1 taels;

In the process of water control, most officials hold two jobs, so the workload has almost doubled.The imperial court thus issued a regulation that during the implementation of the project, the performance of water control officials in their own work is still excellent, which is called "double excellence".The court shaded one of its descendants, and the name was casually reported.Even if your children and grandchildren are all daughters, there is no problem, and the relatives of the family's family will also accept the account.

The introduction of this reward and punishment system caused a sensation among officials all over the world.Officials who have no sense of responsibility have no slack, and their eyes are red, and they have to do something good.

The entire empire, because of the establishment of the special water control class and the implementation of the enhanced version of the test method, was finally like a long-rusted machine. After being injected with lubricating oil made of real gold and silver, the inertia was worn away in a rattling sound. The rust of the rust started to run faster.

(End of this chapter)