Prince of Chaos

Chapter 707

Zhu Changluo has made it clear to this point, and Dong Qichang will naturally follow suit.

"Your Highness said that it is true that today's time is unprecedented in a millennium! The ancients saw the world as small as Kyushu, but with the power since the Han and Tang Dynasties, the prosperity of the holy dynasties is always the time when the arts, governance and martial arts are at their peak. .”

"During the time of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, the Western Han Dynasty controlled the Western Regions and ruled the Yue clan and the Dawan kingdoms. In the Tang Dynasty, Tang destroyed Gaochang and ruled the Turks in the north, which once again pushed the Han family to its peak!"

"And my great ancestor, Emperor Gao, relied on his own power to expel the Tartars and recreate the universe. Emperor Chengzu also conquered Mobei five times, went west to the west, and spread his prestige thousands of miles away, making our Ming Dynasty a veritable kingdom of heaven. "

"Today is the great world again. In addition to me, Ming Dynasty, there are other powerful countries such as Taixi and Persia. Although there are constant disputes among Taixi, according to the information obtained from Taixi over the years, we can also know that Taixi has England, Spain, France, Austria-Hungary and other countries are all powerful for a while!"

"These small countries have conquered the vast areas south of Dongzhou and the Kunlun slave land one after another. If they are small and have few people, they will inevitably have a desperate struggle with our Ming Dynasty."

"Whenever I think about the general disputes in the future, I feel panic in my heart, worrying that my ability will not be able to fulfill His Highness' grand plan, and I will not be able to realize the vision of prosperity in His Highness's heart."

Dong Qichang talked about his understanding of the world with sincerity and trepidation.

After Zhu Changluo finished listening, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

From Zhu Changluo's point of view, Dong Qichang doesn't need to be very capable. As long as he is loyal enough, Zhu Changluo will always reuse him.

But now Dong Qichang has given Zhu Changluo a surprise. Now Dong Qichang has gradually developed a different view of the big picture from the scholars of this era. To use the words of later generations to describe it, that is to see the world with his eyes open!
Although the current Daming is not the late Qing Dynasty in the time and space before Zhu Changluo traveled, but if Daming doesn't work hard, even the Daming whose life was forcibly extended by Zhu Changluo will inevitably follow in the footsteps of the late Qing Dynasty in the end.

The development of the times has entered a fast lane of competition and accumulation with the Renaissance of Western Europe and the sea hegemony. If at this time, you are still dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Dream of the Heavenly Dynasty, you will live a contented life with the current wine and the current drunkenness.

Then in the end, the ending of Ming Dynasty will inevitably be worse than the original historical time and space.

In the original historical time and space, because the Ming Dynasty was the last Han dynasty, its demise gave posterity endless sighs, making later generations miss the Ming Dynasty one after another, and belittled the Qing Dynasty, which was the successor dynasty.

But based on the current historical trajectory, the Qing Dynasty definitely has no chance to reappear in the world.

The greatest probability is that under Zhu Changluo's transformation, Daming will live for a hundred years or even a little longer. However, if the successors waste the shelf that Zhu Changluo worked so hard to pull up, they will just lie in the dream of the so-called prosperous age.

Then after Taixi completed the Renaissance and the Enlightenment Movement, the way of life left for Daming might be directly extinguished.

Therefore, Zhu Changluo must always maintain the awareness of living in peace, and at the same time cultivate a new learning group with a sense of competition and pioneering.

Let this new group inherit Zhu Changluo's will, continue to push Ming Dynasty in the future historical time and space, and lead this nation to a brighter future.

Today, Dong Qichang has such an awareness, and Zhu Changluo is extremely pleased.

Zhu Changluo said: "If people in the world can understand Gu's mind like Master Dong and understand the general trend of the future, Gu believes that in Gu's lifetime, he will not only see the rule of the three generations expected by Confucianism, but also create a new era. Unprecedented prosperity!"

"It's a pity that the hearts of people in the world are complicated. Although there are righteous people, there are many selfish people. Many people are benevolent and moral in words, but they are full of male thieves and prostitutes behind their backs."

"Taxation is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. When Emperor Taizu sympathized with the people of the world who had been under the oppression of the violent Yuan for a long time, he gave the people of the world the lowest tax in history, thinking that he could rest with the people so that the country can recover as soon as possible. vitality."

"However, these people have received the favor of Emperor Taizu Gao in these years, but they don't think of Emperor Gao's great love. As far as Gu knows, some bold and reckless people often talk about the massacre of heroes by Taizu Gao. .”

"From Gu's point of view, this is just like treason. When Emperor Taizu Gao killed some corrupt officials who violated the law and some arrogant soldiers who bullied men and women."

"However, I understand that the most fundamental reason why the Emperor Taizu Gao would kill these people is because these people, while enjoying the salary and status given by the court, are also greedy and bullying goodness, trying to turn me into a big Ming. A dark dynasty that is as smoky as the storm!"

"At this point, even if he was born alone in Taizu's time, Gu would support Emperor Taizu without hesitation in slaughtering these moths and pests, and make a bright blue sky."

"So, under Gu's rule, who dares to block Gu's road to prosperity, Gu will resolutely raise his butcher's knife like Emperor Gao, and slaughter those selfish and perverted people who are selfish and perverse!"

Zhu Changluo's words made Dong Qichang's neck feel chilly, and at the same time, he also felt his blood boiling.

Because, he can clearly feel that His Royal Highness's ambition is really as high as ten thousand zhang, higher than the blue sky.Being able to come out of the same era as such a monarch will definitely leave an incomparably brilliant name on the vast history!

Based on this, Dong Qichang will definitely follow Zhu Changluo's footsteps to witness the coming of a great era.

Because this is a once-in-a-thousand-year era!

Once he catches up and shows his own brilliance in it, then in the future historical evaluation, his fame will definitely be able to shine through the past and the present, and directly catch up with the sages.

"The minister is willing to swear to follow His Highness to the death! To be the pioneer of His Highness!"

Dong Qichang bowed deeply excitedly, pressed his head against the gold bricks in the Ciqing Palace, and at the same time made a sound of determination like gold breaking jade.

Zhu Changluo looked at Dong Qichang who was so serious, his emotions seemed to be infected, and his eyes turned red.

It had been a long time since Zhu Changluo felt this kind of excitement.

Now Dong Qichang's answer gave Zhu Changluo a feeling that a confidant is hard to find, this feeling is like a person walking alone in the desert suddenly encounters an oasis.

Although Dong Qichang's words may be flattering, but at least Dong Qichang's words touched what Zhu Changluo cared most about. Therefore, Zhu Changluo was not stingy about how much he valued and relied on Dong Qichang.

Zhu Changluo said: "The Military Plane Department will be handed over to you. This time, I will also elevate the status of Honghe Temple, and upgrade Honghe Temple to Dahonghe, which is in charge of the integration of all ethnic groups outside the Ming Dynasty. It is the moment of the Ming Dynasty." If you understand any important information outside of Kyushu, change Honglu Temple Minister to Dahonglu Minister, and the rank is the second grade!"

"At the same time, the Li Fan Yuan was set up to manage the affairs of various ethnic groups in the Ming Dynasty, such as Tibet, Mongolia and the Western Regions, and its chief official was also the second-class minister."

"Furthermore, the Ministry of Industry is split up, and the Ministry of Water under the Ministry of Industry is singled out to deal with all river problems and water conservancy planning and construction issues in Daming."

"There is also the Ministry of Accounting. Now the functions of the Ministry of Accounting are too complicated, which is not conducive to the reform and advancement of the North-South tax system in the future. Therefore, the Ministry of Accounting is split into the Du Branch, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Taxation Headquarters. The chief officials of these three departments are also Zheng Erpin Shangshu .”

"These things will be given to you for the time being. You go back and work out a complete plan and a complete distribution of functions. This time, I will make major changes to six departments."

"The original six parts still can't keep up with the vigorous development of the Ming Dynasty. It's time to change the old system since the Sui and Tang Dynasties."

Dong Qichang looked up at Zhu Changluo's high-spirited look in disbelief. He never thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would change the old system that had been established for thousands of years.

You must know that the six departments have been established for more than 1000 years. After Tang, Song, Yuan, and now Daming, this administrative system has penetrated deep into the bone marrow.

Now, in the crown prince's plan, six parts seem to be insufficient.

Just listening to what the crown prince said just now, several functional yamen with the same high status as the original six ministries appeared!

Although the emergence of these new yamen will cause shocks for a period of time, it will inevitably cause a fierce competition. At the same time, it will also elevate the power of the cabinet and the military aircraft department, making it a power department that truly surpasses all ministries .

Although it has always been said that the Cabinet and the Military Aircraft Department are above the Six Ministries, there has always been no explicit regulation on this.

It mainly depends on how much power the emperor gives to the cabinet. If the power given is large, the cabinet will naturally be able to suppress the six ministries. If the power given is average, then the six ministries may skip the cabinet and directly connect with the emperor.

In this case, the authority of the cabinet will naturally be reduced a lot. Therefore, after the adjustment of the six ministries, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and subsequent emperors must have so much energy to directly govern so many ministerial-level yamen.

If these ministerial-level yamen are to be managed in a unified way, they must be placed under the cabinet and military aircraft.

The remaining question is to see in the future distribution of power, whether there are more ministerial offices assigned to the cabinet or more ministerial offices for military punishment.

After all, this is related to the future power structure. Therefore, Dong Qichang had to use some brains when he was excited, thinking about how to win over these newly split and newly established ministerial offices under the Military Aircraft Department.

After all, he is the chief of the military aircraft department who is about to take office. Whether it is for his own power or the future of the military aircraft department, he has to think about it.

It is also fortunate that the cabinet and the military aircraft department are currently short of staff, so when making these plans, naturally there is a lot less resistance and pull.

It can be said that Zhu Changluo had planned for this moment for a long time.

Zhu Changluo has long disliked the six ministries. The imperial court only has six ministries and some monasteries and divisions. It is really impossible to complete the increasingly detailed government affairs arrangements.

The power of the six ministries is too bloated, and one yamen almost governs the errands of several ministerial-level departments in later generations.

However, this kind of super yamen did not improve administrative efficiency. On the contrary, many things were solved in a timely and effective manner. Therefore, Zhu Changluo had long wanted to dismantle the six ministries, and then set up some new functional yamen according to the setting-up form of some later central governments.

It is a pity that this matter cannot be rushed, because at that time Zhu Changluo did not cultivate a few loyal team members, nor did he effectively promote some newcomers who were favored by him.

Therefore, this matter naturally dragged on like this.

However, it is different now.

Now Zhu Changluo has supervised the country for more than ten years, and the Enke and normal imperial examinations have been held no less than ten times. Such a high frequency of opening subjects to obtain scholars has not only inspired the hearts of scholars in the world, but also cultivated Zhu Changluo's own team A solid foundation has been laid.

Especially those Enke scholars and Jinshi who were born in the Xishan Third Academy received Zhu Changluo's priority care, and the promotion speed of these people was much higher than that of ordinary officials.

Now the officials who were born in the Third Academy of Xishan, some of the highest officials have been promoted to the official positions of the third rank or so. It can be said that in the central court of Beijing, most of the middle and bottom officials have filled most of Zhu Changluo's People and horses.

Although there are no Shangshu-level ones yet, relying on Zhu Changluo's use of power over the years, these officials at Shangshu and above have also taken Zhu Changluo to death, making them unable to make their own voices to be as angry as they used to be. The sky hates the emperor.

After all, Zhu Changluo had already reformed the Metropolitan Procuratorate preemptively. In the future, whoever dares to make troubles based on rumors, Zhu Changluo will definitely let them taste the iron fist of the feudal court.

Moreover, in line with the idea of ​​a country of benevolence and righteousness, Zhu Changluo doesn't often kill people, but Zhu Changluo's operations are definitely scarier than killing people.

Because Zhu Changluo treats those officials who have made mistakes, ranging from distributing the whole family, to severely distributing the whole family!

The whole family and the whole family can be more than the patriarchal system stipulated in the past.

The original patriarchal system stipulated that the whole family was only husband and wife, father and son, and the entire clan was only three clans of father, mother, and son.

However, Zhu Changluo's standard now can only allocate one clan.

The reason why Zhu Changluo was so decisive was to attack those family forces that had been entrenched on the ground for a hundred years or more.

These families are entrenched in the local area, with deep roots and lush leaves, covering the sky and covering the earth, making the family law higher than the national law.

If this situation is left to other emperors, they may think that this is just a "family matter" of others, and as long as there is no crisis in the rule, they will generally ignore it.

However, Zhu Changluo is different. Zhu Changluo knows what kind of shit these big families are.

They are not grateful to Dade because of your kindness, they even think that this is their own power, something that cannot be interfered by the imperial power and state law.

Therefore, family law lynchings have emerged in endlessly since ancient times.

For example, there are some crazy places, because they dare to use the power of the clan before noon to wantonly rob innocent women to sacrifice to the river god or other unknown evil gods.

In Zhu Changluo's view, such behavior is not only barbaric, but also lawless!

Especially now that Zhu Changluo represents the king's law, how can he tolerate these ignoring the king's law?

Therefore, when dealing with criminal officials, Zhu Changluo really killed him directly. As long as this official committed a crime and was sentenced to exile, Zhu Changluo would definitely pack up his entire big family and exile him to a new place.

Although there will be a lot of resistance during the execution, in the final analysis, the current Daming is still on the verge of collapse during the Chongzhen period. Therefore, during the execution, Zhu Changluo will use the power of the court to directly and ruthlessly suppress this meaningless resistance. .

And send the whole family to the northwest or Hainan and other places that need to be developed, so that these people can go there to enrich the population and revitalize the place.

It can be said that this is simply a perfect means of waste utilization and immigration.

The imperial court immigration methods in the past were too rough and careless.

When I arrived at Zhu Changluo's place, after Zhu Changluo talked about the Fa, not only could these exiled people not get sympathy, but some timid people would be warned, so that they would not touch Zhu Changluo's Ni Lin by mistake.

Therefore, it is precisely because of this that Zhu Changluo's power and status have also been consolidated unprecedentedly, making everyone in the Ming Dynasty subconsciously think that the head of the Ming family is the current crown prince!

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hoohoo! ! !

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