Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 788 Term of office
What is the purpose of the reform? This is something that Emperor Chongzhen has been thinking about all the time. Is it just to continue the Ming dynasty?

No.

Emperor Chongzhen was not so superficial.

If it was only for the continuation of Guozuo, then Emperor Chongzhen did not need to be so tired at all. He only needed to cater to certain groups and do a good job of opening the sea, and he could ensure that the Ming Dynasty would continue for dozens of years, or even a little longer. .

After all, the various situations faced by the Ming Dynasty were, in the final analysis, the uneven distribution of living resources and the intensification of land mergers, which led to a sharp decrease in the scale of self-cultivating farmers, which in turn caused a series of problems.

Relying on the advantage of foresight, taking some appropriate measures to ease the internal conflicts of Daming, and being a foolish king can still ensure the continuation of Daming.

But this is not what Emperor Chongzhen wanted.

Emperor Chongzhen has always been clear about reforms, just to build a relatively fair national condition and ensure that all groups under the Ming Dynasty can enjoy corresponding treatment.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen's reform was to combat privileges.

Only by striking down the unfair privileges one by one and putting corresponding shackles on them, then many strategic blueprints can be realized around a newborn Ming Dynasty.

"The matter of suspending the imperial examinations in Jiangnan provinces, His Majesty promulgated the imperial decree to make it clear to the world. I don't think there is anything wrong. After all, the situations His Majesty is worried about are very realistic. If bad things happen, who will bear the consequences?"

"That's true. The opponents of the foreign court have no consideration for the current situation at all, and blindly emphasize the ancestral system of rites and laws. If there is a real problem at that time, what should the court do?"

"I think this matter is very good. At least if the scholars from the south of the Yangtze River really want to go to Beijing to take the national exam, the pressure on the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be greatly relieved."

"That's right. What's wrong with the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Even if many of them failed the imperial examination, does this negate their achievements in the past?"

On the wide road to Qianqing Palace, the Minister of Internal Affairs headed by Qian Sule discussed the rising public opinion at the same time as you said.

It has only been more than ten days since Emperor Chongzhen proposed to postpone the Jiangnan imperial examinations and add a national examination.

with support.

There are objections.

The public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother says that the woman is reasonable.

For such a situation, Emperor Chongzhen simply ignored it. If someone wants to argue about this, let them argue. If there is no argument, then Emperor Chongzhen can't sit still.

"I am waiting to meet your Majesty."

"Excuse me."

Looking at the summoned Minister of Internal Affairs, Emperor Chongzhen picked up the teacup and took a sip, "I summoned all the ministers here today because I have something to discuss."

Except for Qian Sule, the ministers in charge of the House of Internal Affairs who entered the palace this time, the rest are the chief officials of the various divisions of the House of Internal Affairs.

Emperor Chongzhen raised the banner of reform and reform, and was able to effectively coordinate various fields and ensure that many things he had done could be truly implemented. One of the functions that played a role in this was the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

According to Emperor Chongzhen's conception, the existing system of foreign affairs bureaus in the Ming Dynasty could not meet the future development and needs of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, using the Ministry of Internal Affairs as a disguise, it is necessary to add government offices that will be added in the future in batches in the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to ensure the basic operating framework.

"Affected by the rebellion in the Jiangnan provinces, the Imperial College will hold two national exams in the spring and autumn in the future to appease the affected Jiangnan students."

Emperor Chongzhen put down the teacup and looked around at the officials in the hall, "This is a problem, as long as the rebellion in the Jiangnan provinces is not suppressed for a day, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will need to support a large number of talents.

This is not a challenge for the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

After all, the more talents we absorb, the more bloated the institutions under the governance will be. Therefore, it is very necessary to clarify the organizational system of the central and local governments. "

When Qian Sule and Huang Daozhou heard this, they showed different expressions. What the Son of Heaven said was indeed beyond their expectation.

"No rules, no standards."

Emperor Chongzhen pointed to a stack of documents, and continued: "This is for this situation, I have drawn up some ideas, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will take them all back, and clarify the corresponding regulations as soon as possible.

Especially those involving state-owned factories need to conduct in-depth discussions.

How to call the state-owned industrial field to grow healthily and steadily is the most important thing. After all, one of the standards of the reform is the development trend of the industrial field. "

Now the state-run factories under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are widely distributed in the northern provinces. These industrial fields absorb many groups and also support the original industrialization foundation of Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Chongzhen did not want any problems to arise in these state-owned industries. After all, he wanted to steadily advance the reform and ensure the proportion of the industrial base was extremely important.

Although the original industrialization system planned by the current Ming Dynasty is not worth mentioning compared to later generations, it is still a leader in this era.

The process of industrialization must not be mixed with any fake things, but it needs to be done step by step. Only by taking the road ahead well can we go further.

"Aiming at these ideas, I would like to make a key point."

Looking at the crowd with different expressions, Emperor Chongzhen stood up and walked forward slowly, "That is the term of office, this matter must be clarified.

During a term of office, one needs to pass the assessment set by the Independent Commission Against Corruption, and if the corresponding standards can be met, then one can be promoted.

If you fail to pass the assessment, you must let the virtuous.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has always been able to go up, let the mediocre go, and let the mediocre go down. This is the basis for ensuring fairness. I don't want the atmosphere of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to change.

If you just want to be an official, but don't think about how to do practical things, then it's better to leave the Ministry of Internal Affairs earlier, I don't need such a person. "

The last elimination system has always been what Emperor Chongzhen wanted to implement. If officials are not put on a tight leash, even if they are lazy and lazy, they can always be safe and sound. Then the fundamental problem of Ming Dynasty cannot be solved. be resolved accordingly.

It's just that this innovation can't be implemented in the foreign court for the time being. After all, once it is done, it will touch the interests of too many people, which will inevitably cause a strong backlash.

But the Ministry of Internal Affairs is different.

As an official system that is not recognized by the foreign affairs department, Emperor Chongzhen's Ministry of Internal Affairs has the absolute right to speak, which also makes him want to do something, there is no need to consider other things, as long as the Ministry of Internal Affairs effectively implements it.

(End of this chapter)