Prince of Chaos

Chapter 715 Nepotism VS Merit
Sometimes I really think too much about some concerns.

After several draft revisions and secret decisions, the six-part restructuring led by Dong Qichang was finally announced to the public.

Before announcing the plan, Zhu Changluo estimated many scenarios, one of which is that the reform was counterattacked by a large number of conservatives.

But in fact, when the reform plan was released, no matter whether it was the serving officials of the capital, the unemployed scholars, the students of the Imperial College, and other scholars, they did not express any clear opposition to the reform plan of the six departments.

Even, they vaguely expected that this reform would be implemented sooner.

This situation really surprised Zhu Changluo.

But soon Zhu Changluo was relieved.

The reason why the conservatives are conservative is because the reformers have changed their interests, so they are passive conservative and resist reform.

Now, although the restructuring of the six ministries is also a massive reform action, this reform has brought about different changes.

Because after this restructuring, the number of Beijing officials will increase sharply, and the functional yamen will follow suit. The original six departments will become more than a dozen yamen at the same level, which means that the original six ministers will become More than a dozen books.

With so many positions of ministers coming out, those who have been in the officialdom for decades will naturally see the dawn of an extremely human minister!

Therefore, after the restructuring plan was announced by the Cabinet Office and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, all the officials and scholars in the capital congratulated each other, as if they were all going to be promoted in the next moment.

In fact, it is not wrong for these people to be happy. The reform of the six ministries into more than a dozen ministerial-level yamen will indeed give rise to a lot of official positions and power. It is easier to obtain the appointment of these new official positions.

Of course, as the ultimate leader of this reform, Zhu Changluo will naturally not watch the Beijing officials take up all the benefits after this reform.

Therefore, Zhu Changluo must also properly release some important positions and a certain proportion of official positions to local officials so that they can also enjoy the benefits brought about by this reform.

However, Zhu Changluo is not stupid. While doing this, he will also prioritize these proportions in his own sphere of influence, such as Beizhili and the Nine Borders, Liaodong and the newly established Chief Secretary of Gansu.

Although Daming is very big, Zhu Changluo is also the crown prince of Daming, but these places are Zhu Changluo's basic territory, and going south, even though they are all Daming's territory.

However, those places cannot escape the curse of "the mountains are high and the emperor is far away", and the radiation of imperial power in the south is still very limited.

Therefore, in order to ensure the smoothness of his restructuring and the smoothness of future reforms, Zhu Changluo naturally chose those local officials who are naturally close to him as his basic team.

After all, there are too many things to do in the future. Without a reliable and obedient bureaucratic team to obey the command, no matter how wise and powerful Zhu Changluo is, it is impossible to complete the series of changes in his mind.

Therefore, there is a focus and a bias, which is an inevitable problem. Even if Confucius is resurrected and the Three Emperors are alive, it is impossible for them to ignore the people around them and use those unfamiliar people to help them. of.

Nepotism and meritocracy often make choices without too much thinking.

It's like the eunuchs who have been in chaos since the Ming Dynasty. Are the emperors stupid? Don't they know that these eunuchs have evil intentions?

In fact, in the final analysis, the emperor's use of eunuchs was also a helpless move.

Because only these eunuchs are the closest to the emperor. If the emperor wants to exercise his imperial power normally, he must rely on these eunuchs who hate ghosts.

Without these eunuchs rushing forward to serve as cannon fodder, what would the emperor who was born in the deep palace have to fight against the gang of civil servants in the court?The two sides are not in the same order of magnitude at all.

Therefore, using eunuchs is a last resort to maintain power. As an emperor, there is no choice.

Even Zhu Changluo couldn't escape the common customs. Zhu Changluo still had to rely on Sun Xian, Wei Zhongxian and other eunuchs to accomplish many important and shady things.

If these errands are entrusted to the civil servants of the former dynasty, let alone whether they can handle them well, given the nature of these matters, Zhu Changluo will wait to be sprayed to death by the civil servants of the former dynasty.

Therefore, sometimes the choice is really not because you don’t want to choose the right one, but as the chooser, you don’t know who is the best one at all, and the only thing you can judge is the closeness, closeness, and attachment to yourself, and you will naturally get it. Believe me, it's inevitable.

This is like the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the original historical time and space. Do they trust the Han people?
The answer is obvious. As rulers of ethnic minorities, they are naturally afraid of the huge number of Han Chinese.

Therefore, in the governance structure of the ruling and opposition parties, the power of the Manchu Shangshu will always be higher than that of the Han Shangshu, and the key local officials and frontier generals will also give priority to the Manchus.

Even if a few Han people lead the army, they will definitely have to kill the donkey in the end, just like the general Nian Gengyao in the Yongzheng period.

He was executed not because of his so-called performance of death, but because he was a Han Chinese. Otherwise, Nian Gengyao would definitely be like Agui in the Qianlong incident. minister.

Therefore, sometimes the essence of some things does not lie in right or wrong at all, but in closeness!
Those who are close to each other can naturally be treated with leniency and generous treatment.

Those who are far away are naturally embarrassed.

Therefore, after understanding this psychology, Zhu Changluo's education to Zhu Youxiao was different from that of ordinary princes.

Zhu Changluo consciously put Zhu Youxiao to study in a school with a large number of people. In such a learning environment, Zhu Youxiao will initially establish his own power, and these powers will also give him power when he is in power in the future. It must help, so that when he wants to employ people, he can't find a few trustworthy people.

Moreover, Zhu Changluo has also consciously cultivated Zhu Youxiao's view of the overall situation. Although he is still young, Zhu Changluo will still show Zhu Youxiao some court memorials.

After he finished reading, Zhu Changluo would also ask for his opinion, and after Zhu Youxiao had finished talking about his thoughts, Zhu Changluo would also comment on it, and thus subtly trained Zhu Youxiao's ability to handle political affairs.

After all, no one is born with a genius, and only after a lot of training can one gain a vision ahead of the times!
Therefore, in Zhu Changluo's plan, when Zhu Youxiao is seventeen or eighteen years old, he will be admitted to Jixian Military Academy or Tianjin Weijun Academy for two years of experience, and when he grows older, he will be placed in the court center as a responsible person. A petty officer in clerical administration.

Gradually, if there is a chance, he will be released to work in local or professional institutions. Only after this long-term social experience can Zhu Youxiao have the opportunity to become a qualified successor. She dared not easily give Da Ming such a burden that weighed more than ten thousand jun.

After all, although Daming is revived now, he is still at the critical moment of life and death!
If after Zhu Changluo died 300 years later, Ming Dynasty still stood still, at this time, there would be no Man Qing in the original historical time and space to take the blame, and the feudal and ignorant masters of the Ming Dynasty might be scolded at that time.

Therefore, Zhu Changluo had to grab the baby and re-formulate the education method for the heirs of the royal family, and try to avoid the appearance of the "Emperor Jin Hui" who was only born in the deep palace and said "why not eat minced meat" again!
But then again, although Emperor Jin Hui was stupid, he was still pure and kind. Otherwise, how could he say the innocent words "why not eat minced meat" when he knew that the common people had no food to eat?
It's a pity that the last thing he should have in his position is innocence and kindness. Once he is naive, it will not be good for himself or the country.

Therefore, Zhu Changluo must abandon the original royal education and give Zhu Youxiao a brand-new education for the heirs of the royal family. Not only must he cultivate his own team in the process of growing up, but also let him cultivate his own right and wrong in the process of growing up. Outlook and world outlook, outlook on life and values!

Only when these views are mature and stable can Zhu Youxiao succeed Zhu Changluo’s career as a qualified successor. Otherwise, Zhu Changluo should also consider whether to learn from the British Glorious Revolution and start a constitutional monarchy in advance.

After all, the only way Zhu Changluo can think of for the future of the Ming royal family is to establish a constitution. Otherwise, with the continuous release of social productivity, the people's consciousness will continue to awaken. When there is no change, catastrophe will come.

The fate of Louis XVI is likely to repeat itself in a certain monarch of the later Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Changluo didn't want such a tragedy to happen, so he had to plan ahead!

Of course, Zhu Changluo can only take into account the decades of his life, but in these few decades, Zhu Changluo must also try his best to do what he can think of.

Because Zhu Changluo really can't believe that the latecomers can have such luck and foresight as him!

Once the future Ming Dynasty becomes obsessed with the current achievements, all the efforts Zhu Changluo has made now will eventually come to naught.

Therefore, Zhu Changluo must put some things in front of him. He cannot place all his hopes on the latecomers. Although there are many outstanding people among the latecomers, these outstanding people do not necessarily have such great power as Zhu Changluo. and luck.

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