eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 188
The news that the Eastern Palace is going to establish a Shaofu will undoubtedly cause another shock in the officialdom of the capital.The Shaofu was established in both the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties. No matter how much role this kind of institution played at the beginning of its establishment, in the process of the dynasty's collapse, there will inevitably be disadvantages such as bloated personnel, corrupt ink, and collecting money for the enjoyment of the powerful.

But in the final analysis, the system of the feudal dynasty is like this. The financial power is in the center, and the central government will make chaos.
Even if there was, the Ming Dynasty during the Hongzhi period did not have a social and political basis for implementation.

We can only seek truth from facts and make changes to the system according to actual needs.The relatively weak central financial resources in the Ming Dynasty was the biggest actual situation, and Zhu Houzhao had no choice but to do so.

This involves the fiscal and taxation system under the technical conditions of ancient times, that is, whether all the money and food in the world will be received by the central government, and then applied for by the local governments, or should be reserved for the local area first, and the rest will be distributed to the central government.

In terms of power collection, of course the first option is better, but matters related to finance and taxation are very complicated. Don't take it for granted that all taxes are collected to the central government.In fact, if you control local expenses, he will set up a new stove and charge indiscriminately. If you run into two or three emperors who don't care about their affairs, the world will basically be in chaos.

The fiscal and taxation of the Ming government is the latter, that is, the local government keeps its own first.Therefore, the treasury of the Ming Dynasty was always out of money, because everything that should be paid had already been paid, and the rest was still enough in the middle and early stages of the Ming Dynasty, and even the expenses of the frontier army depended on farming.It wasn’t until the middle period of Hongzhi that the Central Salt Law was reformed, and one of the central government’s expenditures suddenly had to be paid to the frontier army... This number has been increasing, and by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Liao’s salary was created. Of course, this is a later story.

So why I always feel that the Ming Dynasty seems to be particularly poor, even in the early days of the Yongle Dynasty, this is one of the reasons.Of course, for thousands of years, there were very few people who were rich, and there were also people who starved to death during the reign of Zhenguan.

Naturally, it would not be easy for anyone to get more from the already poor general plate, so on this night, there were quite a few eager to try their hand at the censor of the Inspectorate, the ministers of various departments, the heads of various departments, and doctors.But when I got up and went to court the next day, a eunuch suddenly handed out a sentence from the palace:
The Holy Majesty is ill, and today His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will attend the court.

Outside the Meridian Gate, the ministers in the cold winter wind didn't know what happened. The main reason was that the emperor's health had improved slightly since the autumn and winter. Didn't this also give birth to the idea of ​​choosing a concubine for the crown prince?So it was a bit of a surprise not to go to court suddenly.

Although the Eastern Palace had already been deeply involved in government affairs, Emperor Hongzhi was very diligent and rarely absent for major events like the early court.Ever since, this scene is the first time today...

Above the main hall, it is grand and solemn, the dragon chair in the center is empty, only a handsome young man sits on the embroidered stool at the side.The young man wears a nine-chapter mianfu, a jade belt around his waist, and a black hat on his head. Although he is young, he has been ruling the country for several years. Over time, his self-confidence and power have become increasingly apparent.

Even if there is no emperor, there will be some influence, but with the prince, no one dares to stop this early ceremony.

After the courtiers paid homage, Zhu Houzhao changed his sitting posture, stood up and looked down at the courtiers.

The eunuch still shouted: If you have something to play, you will leave the court if you have nothing to do!
"Before the performance, I have something to say." The crown prince suddenly said, and everyone's ears were pricked up, "Last night...the father was in a slight condition and felt a little unwell. Therefore, there was an oral order, and he was ordered to come to the court to listen to the government. So... the cabinet and the six ministries and nine divisions, dear ministers, don't have any doubts in your heart, everything will go on as usual today. Let's just... let the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households explain respectively yesterday's proposals for the selection of officials and the establishment of the Shaofu."

It's nothing, the country has something to say, what should be said, both Wang Jia and Han Wen acted according to the order, briefly explained the list of officials to fill the vacancies in Zhejiang and the establishment of the Shaofu, and handed over the memorial.

It is difficult for the ministers in the palace to say anything about the affairs of officials in Zhejiang. If the crown prince and the cabinet agree, they can't say anything that violates the court system or morality and etiquette.

This is the Young Mansion, as soon as this discussion was mentioned, the hall quickly began to whisper,
Zhu Houzhao was not satisfied with this attitude, "Ministers, you are all important officials of the imperial court. I am alone with you in the early court. If you have anything to say, you can speak up boldly! Don't talk about everything below, treat this as your own backyard Well!"

As soon as these words came out, they immediately became quiet. In the past, there were many scenes where the ministers were arguing. Don't think that they are all gentle, courteous and frugal. They spit up and the emperor sat on it and watched people quarreling every day. It would be a headache.

People like Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others who have had a lot of contact with the prince understand.There is definitely a difference between the prince's court and the emperor's court, but don't regret it until you hit yourself with a board.

After being quiet for a while, a lower-ranking official in a blue official uniform shouted loudly in the back row, and then came out and knelt down, "Your Highness! The Chen Bing Division has something to say to Zhou Chang!"

Zhu Hou took a look at him, but he didn't have any impression, but a person like him who came from later generations and was as thick-skinned as the Great Wall under the ravages of life would never be unnatural in the eyes of the public, nor would he be upset because others made trouble for him. There are fluctuations.

"Say."

"Your Majesty heard yesterday that His Highness discussed with all the ministers about setting up a new organization in the household department. As for such a major renewal, His Highness first discussed it with only a few courtiers, and then made a decision when His Majesty was ill and could not come to court. , I thought it was inappropriate, so I suggested to postpone it for a few days, and wait for His Majesty to recover before making a decision."

This is going to be dragged down, and I don't know when it will be done.

However, Zhou Chang was very courageous this time, and there are not many people who dare to make such remonstrance nowadays.

"This statement is wrong!" A head of the household department came out with a long beard, "Your Majesty once had a decree that my Ming Dynasty only had one sun, not two suns, let alone a big sun and a small sun! Your Highness, I think that Zhou Chang, who was in charge of the military department, knew the imperial edict and violated the imperial edict, and deliberately provoked the relationship between the Holy Majesty and His Highness. His intentions are so sinister that we cannot bear to speak, and he should be dismissed and sent to prison!"

The prince's discord with some civil officials over the years has actually made many low-level officials want to take this shortcut, which is to encourage Zhu Houzhao to do more ruthless and ruthless things, to help the prince find reasons and help the prince attack them in order to gain their own ascent.In a situation like this, Zhu Houzhao would be able to distinguish, otherwise, it would be easy to cause the vicious party struggles during the Jiajing period.

It's not impossible to fight, and there is no undisputed court, but you can't fight for political speculation, that will ignore the content and turn it into a battle of attitude and form. Although it is beneficial for the emperor to control the court, it is not good for the country.

Zhu Houzhao sat down, and his eyes fell on Sima, Minister of the Ministry of War. He was an old god, and he seemed to have nothing to do.

"Yesterday when I was discussing the Zhejiang matter with the courtiers, I didn't expect that my father would be in a hurry, and I didn't deliberately choose to make a decision when my father was away. It was also late at night yesterday, and I suddenly heard that my father was coughing profusely. The imperial doctor said that it was caused by anger and stagnant qi and blood, do any of you know why your father is so angry?"

The crown prince said these words slowly, and the moment he heard it, he wanted to settle accounts, so everyone in the hall began to hold their breath and concentrate, saying that the crown prince's face is serious today, and he is not as relaxed as usual, so there is a reason.

Liu Daxia, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, paused, and he was somewhat self-conscious.Since the emperor was not around, he knew that he would not be able to reap any benefits today. From his original intention, of course he did not want the emperor to have such a sudden illness, but the fact was that there was nothing he could do about it.

"Chen, Liu Daxia, accept the crime!"

wow.

The prince's words meant something, and Liu Daxia came out to say this again, and everyone knew the cause and effect.

The reason why the emperor is not hesitating in the dragon's body and is temporarily exempted from looking at the court is the root cause of all this.

(End of this chapter)