Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 324 This is No Small Matter!
Zhu Yunying, who was sitting on the dragon chair, made a simple arrangement for Qiu Lie's affairs. He only needs to open his mouth to make a decision on some things.

Looking at Ru Yu and the others, Zhu Yunying said, "I think that the six books of the Shangshu should be regarded as the first grade, what do you think?"

Zheng Yipin is gone, but compared to before, it was also a 'promoted official', so Ru Yu and others naturally didn't have much opinion.After all, the emperor had already made a decision, and it was natural for them to express their opinions on some matters.

Not only because the prime minister system has become a thing of the past, but now there is a high degree of imperial power concentration.What's more, no matter whether it is Emperor Hongwu or Emperor Yingshi, each of them is "arbitrary", and some of their decisions can't be changed by ordinary people.

From Yipin, in fact, it is a relatively acceptable thing in everyone's opinion.

The six ministers have become the first grade, and their status has been improved relatively. It can be regarded as barely able to compete with Wu Xun a little bit, so that they are not naturally weak.As for Wu Xun, there are a lot of dukes and marquises, and the six ministers are just six ministers, and they are only from the first rank, which is somewhat different from them.

As the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Ru Yu also said at this time, "Your Majesty, the six ministers have been promoted to Cong Yipin. How about the ranks of the other officials?"

The six ministers have been 'promoted', and some other officials must also need to be promoted, at least their grades need to be improved.

Zhu Yunying smiled and nodded, "The Ministry of Officials will draw up a report with me, this matter should indeed be done."

This can be regarded as a "victory" for the civil official group, and everyone has been promoted collectively.

However, after a short period of joy, Zhu Yunying said, "I ordered people to check the records of the officials before. When will our Ming Dynasty need so many officials?"

Redundant officials and redundant staff are definitely a burden on the imperial court.It's not just that the salary will put some pressure on the court, but the most important thing is that there are too many people. This is definitely not a good phenomenon, and it is also a headache for all dynasties.

Zhu Yunying opened his mouth slowly, and said, "I also read it, and said that the chief secretary, besides the chief envoy, also has two chief envoys on the left and right."

At this moment, Ru Yu immediately said, "Your Majesty, I have discussed with you before that it is really not good for people to be superfluous."

The Chief Secretary, the Inspection Division, and the Capital Division are collectively referred to as the "Three Divisions". This can be said to be a "senior official" in a province, but it does not handle military affairs and justice.

"Before our emperor was established in the early Ming Dynasty, it was unreasonable to divide the jurisdictions and administrative offices." Zhu Yunying continued, saying, "Many states and counties are hindering each other. Small states and counties have not yet developed, and the officials in official positions are relatively small. There are many people."

Well, Zhu Yunying is going to abolish some states and counties, but everyone thinks it is not surprising.After all, the division of some prefectures and counties in Daming is indeed unreasonable. Even later generations will start to re-divide cities and counties according to development, which is nothing more than normal.

"The Inspection Department, the Hebo Office, and the Delivery Office, these should also be investigated carefully." Zhu Yunying spoke again, and said to Ru Yu, "Although our Ming Dynasty's national strength is growing, it is just that we can't support many mediocre officials who are superfluous. .The abolition that should be abolished, you can discuss it later.”

Zhu Yunying definitely can't bear overlapping institutions, overlapping jurisdictions, etc.If you get the salary from the old Zhu's family, you have to do more.Some officials occupy official positions and do nothing, that's not possible, Zhu Yunying is not so generous.

Looking at Wu Xun who was gloating about his misfortune, Zhu Yunying suddenly said, "The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies should also pay attention, and those who should be laid off must also be laid off. Our Daming's army must be elite soldiers and strong generals, we don't keep wine bags and rice bags!"

Redundancy of officials, this is not only a phenomenon on the civilian side, there is also a more obvious trend on the military side.So this time, Zhu Yunying treated everyone equally, no matter whether they were civil servants or martial arts officials, those who should be dismissed still had to be dismissed, and he would not be polite about this.

Xu Huizu and the others were naturally a little sad, and they must have done this offending thing.It's just that His Majesty has spoken, so they naturally have no way to object, and they are more or less aware of the phenomenon of redundant officials.

What's more, these martial arts have also thought about it in private, and Guochao may not use weapons in the next few years.Therefore, the elimination of a group of soldiers is not something that surprises everyone. This is a very normal thing. Everyone has expected it, but now His Majesty has spoken, and everyone can carry it out.

Thinking of something, Zhu Yunying also said, "Before our Emperor Ming started to govern the world, and the people's hearts were attached, so it is also necessary to teach the people. It's just that the prefecture, prefecture, and county schools also have some things about getting more salary for nothing. Officials The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Rites should pay more attention this time, our Ming Dynasty must be a country of etiquette, and it is impossible for poor students to have nowhere to study."

What Zhu Yunying said seems to be somewhat contradictory. On the one hand, there are too many teachers who dislike "official learning", and on the other hand, he thinks that there are too few scholars in Ming Dynasty. This is simply a contradiction.

But the big guy also understood that Emperor Yingshi didn't really want to lay off those government school teachers.It is just that some people need to be drawn out, and this is to arrange to go to some remote places, and this is to continue the 'teacher education'.

This is probably a place where many people have mixed feelings. It seems that Emperor Yingshi attached importance to cultural governance and began to attach importance to scholars.It's just that some teachers have to leave their hometowns to teach and educate people in some remote places with barely enough salaries. There is nothing to say.

But there is no way around this. Not every scholar can be named on the gold list. In many cases, he can only become a teacher due to reality.If the family background is thicker, you can be a comfortable Yuanwailang at home.

Zhu Yunying is actually quite contradictory. On the one hand, he is really not used to stereotyped writing, which restricts the nature of scholars.

It's just that gossip is really beneficial to the imperial power, not to mention that scholars in all dynasties in China are basically "art students" and basically study some sociology and political science.In many cases, science is quite neglected.

It's not that liberal arts students are not good, it's just that sometimes the constraints on scientific development are too great.As for an emperor like Zhu Yunying, it is actually not easy to change the thinking of scholars in the world all at once.

Even hundreds of years later, many people say that smart people have become officials, and the idea of ​​official status has had a profound impact on this nation.

It is better to improve the literacy rate a little bit, Zhu Yunying also knows that it is impossible to have a complete literacy campaign.It is also important for Zhu Yunying to improve the literacy rate a little and start to slowly develop new learning.

To be honest, in fact, comparing Eastern civilization and Western civilization, it was almost during the Ming and Qing Dynasties that one began to ebb and flow.

The Western Renaissance, etc., began to pay attention to natural science.On the other hand, the stereotyped writing on the Eastern side began to restrain the mind, and paid less attention to natural science, so it was gradually overtaken, from leading the world to falling behind and being beaten.

When Ru Yuan left the Hall of Martial Heroes, he was also bowing his head in deep thought. He felt that His Majesty would not just abolish some officials and institutions this time.It seems that he wants to deal with redundant officials, but based on his understanding of His Majesty, he knows that His Majesty must be playing a big game of chess.

As His Majesty's former companion, Ru Yuan, who was young and beautiful at the time, was in front of His Majesty.Whether His Majesty is precocious or not is actually being debated by the government and the opposition, including the people.Many things are passed on with nose and eyes.

Ru Yu knew that His Majesty could be regarded as precocious, but he was not the kind of child prodigy who could read. His Majesty had always had a taste of the Four Books and Five Classics, and was not very close to Confucianism.Your Majesty's precocious wisdom lies in the nature of the mind, the city and so on.

This is a characteristic of His Majesty today.And every time His Majesty does something, he has a follow-up plan and deep meaning.

Ru Yuan, who was thinking carefully, was worried, afraid of missing something.

It's just that he needs to think about these things by himself, or His Majesty will give some hints after a while.These are probably the things that Ruxi can do now, and there is really nothing else that can be done for the time being.

Humming a little tune, Zhu Yunying returned to the East Palace, looked at Wang Shi who was pregnant again, and finished dinner with her.Then he went to Lian Qiongqiong's bedroom to see his precious daughter.

"Ruyi, kiss dad." Zhu Yunying smiled openly while hugging the milky girl, "I just know how to be happy, but I don't know how to call someone."

Lian Qiongqiong said softly, "Your Majesty, Ruyi sleeps enough during the day, I'm afraid she won't sleep until very late. These days, for some reason, she sleeps all day long and makes trouble at night, and she doesn't let anyone sleep. feel at ease."

This is a troublemaker, but all kids are like this, Zhu Ruyi is not the most troublesome one.Fortunately, Lian Qiongqiong didn't need to go to work, and she could sleep when she was sleepy, and there were nurses and maids to help coax Zhu Ruyi who didn't sleep at night.

As if remembering something, Zhu Yunying asked, "Did the prince come over?"

"The crown prince didn't come over today, but he came with Aunt Baoqing yesterday. Seeing Ruyi sleeping, he went back."

Lian Qiongqiong didn't find it difficult at all, calling the five-year-old Princess Baoqing her aunt was a matter of etiquette and seniority, not to mention her, Zhu Yunying would also address her like this when she should be addressed in a proper manner.

Zhu Yunying was overjoyed, and said angrily, "If you say you caught a grasshopper, our Qiuju will be tossed about by them."

Lian Qiongqiong looked at Zhu Yunying, and said cautiously, "Your Majesty, it's not a grasshopper, but a small water snake."

Zhu Yunying was speechless for a moment.

Although the palace seems to be safe, there are some places that cannot be fully controlled.With Xiao Xiaozhu's bold personality, it's not too much to catch a small snake, and he doesn't know how to be afraid.

Zhu Yunying came to his senses in an instant, and said, "No wonder we heard that the queen ordered to clear the palace of snakes and insects."

Lian Qiongqiong added, "The harem is naturally culled by servants and maids, and there are still guards in the palace in many places. The emperor's grandfather also made an order, but His Majesty is busy with government affairs and doesn't know."

This matter must be taken seriously, there must be no snakes or rats in the palace, and those with diseases and insect pests will not be allowed!
(End of this chapter)