eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 216 Three-Year Plan Drafting Committee ([-] words)
Going west from Qianqing Palace, walking through a light-leaking corridor is the attendant room and the place where the emperor usually summons ministers.

The cabinet, the Military Aircraft Department, and the other chief officials of the six ministries and nine ministers waited in two rows, and all of them were dressed in red robes.

After a while, an eunuch walked out of Xinuang Pavilion, saluted and said, "The Emperor has a decree, let's go in."

With this sentence, the ministers in the two rows straightened their official hats and walked in with strides.

The young emperor had just washed up. He was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe today, with a dragon shape on his chest and shoulders, and a jade belt around his waist. He took off the black hat on his head and put it aside, revealing the bright forehead of a young man.

The young emperor was full of vigor, but he rubbed his hands with a relaxed expression. In fact, he appeared calm.

"Weichen see Your Majesty."

The emperor was pacing, facing the minister sideways, waved his left hand, and let out a breath, "Everyone is flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Houzhao picked a memorial from the table and gave it to Liu Jian first. No matter how many rumors there are in the court because of the military aircraft department, he is still the head of the cabinet after all.

"...This is compiled by the attendant room. Since the 11th year of Hongzhi, the ministers of the court have given the court advice, including Liu Ge's old Hongzhi's 12th year of Hongzhi's 17th year. The facts of the people's situation, the seven civil affairs that Xie Ge Lao Hongzhi played in 14 years, and even the shortcomings of military and political affairs mentioned by Liu Daxia, the eight articles of military equipment mentioned by Ma Wensheng, Yang Yiqing's previous statement on the revision of horse politics, and the other ministries and censors As well as the lack of strong words and disadvantages played by local important officials... all these have been repeated year after year since the 11th year of Hongzhi, and they are countless."

"But so far, has the imperial court made any changes? Maybe Ma Zheng has. It is a small achievement that I have spent a lot of time and ordered hundreds of memorials. What else? Ma Wen said when he was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War Liu Daxia also said about military and political problems, and now Wang Shangshu, I guess he is brewing, and there will be another meeting in two days..."

"Dear dears, the imperial court must not fall into a vicious cycle of talking about problems every year, but there are problems every year. Our monarchs and ministers beat gongs and drums, seem to love the people, and seem to be diligent in politics, but after shouting for a long time, except for talking, nothing else. If one doesn't move, this is absolutely not acceptable! Do you all understand what I mean?"

"Your Majesty understands, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Houzhao raised his hand, pointed and made a "three" gesture, "So today, our monarchs and ministers have to solve two things. The first is to find out what kind of maladministration the court has. You are all veterans of several dynasties. Some of them were pointed out to me by the late emperor in front of me, making me think of them as the pillars of the country. What kind of maladministration is going on in the Ming Dynasty, these should not escape your eyes, right? Mr. Liu Ge, Mr. Li, Mr. Xie Ge , the scene of that day is in Qianqing Palace, you guys should show your ink!"

Liu, Li, and Xie did not dare to trust, "Emperor Mengxian will not abandon His Majesty's trust, but if there is a need, I will do my best."

This means that what went wrong in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor said, you also said, everyone spoke and expressed their opinions.

"The second is how to deal with it. This has always been my style. I am not afraid of problems, but I am afraid of ignoring them. Therefore, since our monarchs and ministers have listed all the bad policies of the Ming Dynasty, we must solve them. But there are so many problems, and they cannot all be solved in a short period of time. You can’t have your cake and eat it at the same time, and you have to prioritize. So what to solve this year? What to solve next year? You have to think clearly, explain clearly, and write clearly. There can be no ambiguity. For example, I know that the maladministration of the Ministry of War has been inflicted for a long time, and it was not formed in a day or two. So, should these serious illnesses be resolved in three years or five years? This also depends on the decision.”

"Your Majesty!" Wang Chang's new appointment as Minister of the Ministry of War is just about to do something practical, so he said: "The Ministry of War must take His Majesty's imperial decree as the first priority, and what should be changed and what should be rectified must be said. Seeing movement, three to five months is enough to see movement."

"It's enough to have your words." Zhu Houzhao began to praise him, "Anyway, that's what it means. The third is to discuss how to solve it. Specific problems should be analyzed in detail, and the solutions proposed should also be realistic. It is said that the medicine will cure the disease, at least the symptoms will be relieved. All of these must be included in the annual plan of the imperial court."

"What I mean is that the imperial court might as well spend more time on these plans, be more cautious and careful. Anyway, time is not urgent at this time. If necessary, it is also possible to hold an enlarged meeting to discuss it. There are so many important things right now. Among the bad governance, what is the most important thing for the Ming Dynasty? After the discussion, the court will first come up with a three-year plan, and agree on what goals to achieve in three years. Of course, Hongzhi’s 18-year goals must also be there.”

Zhu Houzhao's words made everything clear.But the matter did not end here, and then he began to call names, "It is not easy to accomplish this matter, and it cannot be done by non-court ministers. What I mean is to set up a special team to take charge of this matter, and the specific affairs will be handled by The members of the group handle it, and the cabinet, the military aircraft department, and the chief officials of the six ministries and nine ministers are all listed as members of the group, and they are not allowed to decline."

This step must be done, otherwise the emperor would say a long paragraph, and he would not know who should handle the specific matters. Now that the name of the person is missing, and that day comes, the emperor will ask questions without any results, so there will be a reason for accountability.

These officials have never encountered such a pattern before, but the emperor said so, it is an imperial decree.

Liu Jian was mature and prudent, and he said: "I think your Majesty's considerations are appropriate. The so-called everything is foregone, or not. Many things must be thought out in advance. However, the maladministration of the imperial court just mentioned by your majesty should also be prioritized. , specifically which ones are light and which ones are heavy, I think this is important."

"Well, that's right. The weight is wrong, and we people are using the wrong strength. The result is half the effort, and the gain is not worth the loss." Zhu Houzhao turned to them and asked: "Is there anyone who has different opinions? If not, then this group will be established , when the time comes, tasks will be divided, and after one year, I will have to check people according to the rules."

Everyone's heart trembled. If Emperor Hongzhi said this in the past, it would be fine.But now it's His Majesty, he can do anything.

"His Majesty!"

Lin Han, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, came out, "Both Zongxian Zhang and Da Sikong have left Beijing on business. Do we have to wait for them to return to Beijing to understand the affairs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Industry?"

At this time, Han Wen said, "Let the cabinet tell them something, government affairs need... There are always a few chief officials in the court who are not in Beijing, and since ancient times, there has been no reason for your majesty to wait for your ministers."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, that's true.

Now that the matter is settled, Wang Jia no longer hesitates, he has discussed this matter with Li Dongyang before.

"Qizou Your Majesty, there is one thing under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Officials that has been hidden in the minister's heart, and it is about to become a minister's heart disease. It is the disadvantage of redundant officials. The salary expenditure of redundant officials will not only increase the burden on the treasury, but also increase the burden on the same staff. There are many people, which often lead to superfluous people and mutual evasion, and the things originally set by the court are put down, that is, you push me, I push you, and finally nothing happens, which is really a great harm to the government.”

Zhu Houzhao nodded, this is a problem.

Liu Jian said: "The disadvantages of redundant officials have existed in all dynasties. It is even more difficult to eradicate them according to the old officials. However, since the old officials have proposed, it is necessary to do some restraint and mitigation."

As the emperor, Zhu Houzhao made a decision at this time, "You can make a plan every year and cut it according to a certain amount. If you want to govern a big country, if you cook small fish, too many cuts at one time will always cause some criticism, but the Ministry of officials can divide it into years. How much to cut, set a number and report it.”

"Yes."

At this point, Zhu Houzhao is somewhat confident, "This is called accumulating small victories into big victories. If the court can make these changes in all aspects, the treasury will not be so empty, and the people will not be so miserable. Go on, these tasks are cumbersome , but had to."

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It's a big meeting,
Zhu Houzhao had explained before that it would take several days for the court to discuss this matter with so many people.

The ministers were also surprised that the emperor was a teenage boy who was playful, but he could bear his temper and listened to the ministers talk about the specific details of those government affairs. Some of the details were not enough for him to ask himself.

In the Qianqing Palace, charcoal fires come in and out, and hot tea also comes in and out.It's just that no officials came out.

Because the emperor talked about sex more and more, from morning to afternoon, there was not even an intermission.

It wasn't until Min Gui, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, that his kidneys couldn't take it anymore, he held it in for a long time, his forehead started to sweat, and then he risked his life and begged Zhu Houzhao for forgiveness, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, I... I want to relieve myself."

Zhu Houzhao was taken aback for a moment, his first reaction was 'Miss Chen Xiang', which made him startled, and he couldn't help laughing until he saw Min Gui holding back his urine, "Really, I forgot. Just take a break for a quarter of an hour, and go to everyone who wants to urinate, and then we will continue."

still continue...

Lin Han was not young anymore, he helped Li Dongyang to walk out bit by bit, and said: "Your Majesty, you are really diligent..."

Li Dongyang's tongue became bitter, but he didn't dare to say anything.

The emperor is diligent in administration, which is the performance of a sage in the Confucian moral concept. No one can say anything about this matter, but the problem is that the current Emperor Zhengde is especially good at assigning tasks, and he must assign tasks if there is anything go down

Moreover, he is the emperor, and the emperor is diligent, so he has more thoughts, and he has to do this now, and then he has to do that. These people can't live lightly now.

Mr. Liu Ge has studied hard all his life, and he can't listen to such words, "Your Majesty's enthusiasm for government affairs is a blessing to all people, and we as ministers can only do our best to help."

Just after saying this, his legs went limp when he walked, but fortunately Xie Qian who was beside him supported him, "Be careful, Mr. Liu Ge."

It turned out that it was a posture just now, and my legs were numb without knowing it.

Zhu Houzhao over there, he went to the depths of Qianqing Palace, he is the emperor, and there is everything in it.

After forming a habit, he waited for the emperor to come and think about everything for him, and then he followed the rules... In fact, he didn't do things, but passed them on to his subordinates for them to do.

If this is the case, it would be easy for them to upload and issue it. Wouldn't Zhu Houzhao, the emperor, be exhausted?No matter how good the body is, it can't bear that kind of suffering.

So he actually takes care of two things, one is to determine the direction, and the other is to determine the people. The direction is certain, and once the people are used correctly, so that the emperor can be targeted.

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This kind of internal meeting lasted for four consecutive days. The faces of these old men were swollen by Zhu Houzhao. The attendants also recorded dozens of bad policies that the court could improve.

With these things in his hands, Zhu Houzhao began to arrange them. He glanced at the group of people and said, "Starting tomorrow, the three-year plan drafting group will officially start trying to draft such a programmatic guideline to guide the court's ruling direction in the next three years." Document. This document must set goals, raise requirements, and give specific implementation measures. Another point is that it must be simple and clear. It cannot be written as "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng". If it is implemented in the wrong direction, it will be self-defeating.”

"In addition, after the things are brought out, I will announce them during the Great Court Assembly, and at the same time distribute the draft for comments to various places in the form of official documents. The Ming Dynasty has a vast land and abundant resources, and the situation in different places is different. It is always better to be based on the actual situation."

Liu Jian sighed in his heart, "Your Majesty, if there are so many procedures, it may be summer when it is formally written."

"...How about the planning deadline starting next year?" Wang Jia made a suggestion.

Zhu Houzhao made sense after thinking about it. Things like this were started long in advance.Either don't do it, or do it in detail, it's better than getting a rough, bad street product, and finally implementing it with loopholes everywhere.

"Zunzao, this year will focus on drafting this document. The official planning date will start from the first year of Zhengde! This is the first time for us monarchs and ministers to do such a thing, and it is normal to be a little rusty. Make more three-year plans. That's fine."

How many old ministers are lamenting in their hearts, and they will continue to do it in the future? !
Liu Jian has no other opinions. Since he can start to do it formally next year, things will be smooth when things go slowly, so he doesn't have to be so anxious.

Although he was a little tired, he fully agreed with the emperor's proposal. To govern the country, he should govern well, list all the plans and goals, and do it bit by bit.For such a big country, it’s not always possible to have an idea today, immediately implement it tomorrow, and make the country stronger the day after tomorrow. That’s a game, and it’s not real at all.

In order to build up Yang Shangyi's army, Zhu Houzhao devoted all his power to the country and spent several years... Of course, the effect is also remarkable.

This army is fully paid, the proportion of military academy students is high, and it still has the ability to fight when it is pulled up, so as soon as the imperial edict arrives, he directly leads the people to go to Guyuan!
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Today is also [-] words, and I haven't closed my eyes for a few days, and I am sleepy.

Back to normal tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)