My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 136

Of course Zhu Zhanhe knew that the cabinet had advantages and disadvantages, but looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, the struggle between the emperor and the ministers was almost throughout.

Later generations summed up the gains and losses of the Ming Dynasty and came to the conclusion that "Ming died because of party struggles".

If the conflict between the emperor and the ministers fighting for power is not resolved, the Ming Dynasty will continue to follow the old path of party struggle and national subjugation in the future.

As a member of the royal family, Zhu Zhanhe could not hand over the power to the ministers. In fact, if the ministers were in power, the final result would probably be a change of dynasty, so the only way to strengthen the imperial power was because the ass determined the head.

When the cabinet was established, Zhu Gaochi was the happiest person, because he could leave all the government affairs in his hands to the cabinet, and experience the comfort of having nothing to do. The last time he was so relaxed, it was when Zhu Gaoxu took his place in the Wenhua Palace. Happy days are too short.

Wenyuan Pavilion, the office of the cabinet, is located on the boundary line between the inside and outside of the imperial palace. It is very close to the Wuying Hall and Wenhua Hall, so it is very convenient to maintain communication with the emperor and the prince.

Zhu Gaochi brought Zhu Zhanhe and came to Wenyuan Pavilion with a smile, and saw six cabinet ministers lined up, each with a lot of memorials piled up on their desks, which Zhu Gaochi was responsible for handling before.

In addition to the six cabinet ministers, there were many officials coming in and out. From time to time, someone was holding a stack of thick notebooks, and the entire cabinet seemed busy.

"I used to have a headache when I saw these playbooks, but now I see them on other people's desks, and I feel that these playbooks are much more intimate!"

Zhu Gaochi whispered to Zhu Zhanhe, with a look of gloating on his face.

"Uncle, don't get carried away with your complacency. You must know that after the drafting of these melodies, they still need to be approved, and the emperor's grandfather often leaves Beijing, so you still need to do the approval at that time."

Zhu Zhanhe poured cold water on Zhu Gaochi.

"Criticizing red is just drawing a circle, which is much better than writing word by word!"

Zhu Gaochi said indifferently.

In fact, even if Zhu Di was in the capital, many memorials were handed over to Zhu Gaochi for approval. Firstly, Zhu Di believed in his ability, and secondly, Zhu Di wanted to be lazy.

"Prince, you came just in time, there is something I want to ask you for advice!"

At this time Xia Yuanji saw Zhu Gaochi, and immediately stood up and greeted him.

"Xia Shangshu is being polite!"

Zhu Gaochi chuckled, and stepped forward to help Xia Yuanji handle government affairs.

These government affairs were originally handled by Zhu Gaochi, but now Xia Yuanji and others took over, and some things were unfamiliar, so he had to ask Zhu Gaochi frequently, so he often came to Wenyuan Pavilion during this time.

Zhu Zhanhe was not idle either, he took out some information from his sleeve, walked up to Zhang Fu and said with a smile, "Mr. Yingying, this is the information just sent from the north!"

"There is a son of labor!"

Zhang Fu raised his head and smiled at Zhu Zhanhe.

I saw that Zhang Fu had a face with Chinese characters, regular features, three long beards under his jaw, and a standard appearance of a Confucian general. Zhang Zhong did not resemble him at all.

"By the way, the cabinet has already organized enough manpower. From tomorrow onwards, we will send people to Dongchang to collect information, so there is no need to trouble your son to come and deliver it every day!"

Zhang Fu suddenly remembered something again, so he said to Zhu Zhanhe again.

When the cabinet was first established, there was a shortage of people in all aspects, and many things did not form rules and regulations, so it was a bit chaotic at the beginning, but as time went by, the cabinet was slowly getting on the right track.

"That's great. If the cabinet feels that some matters need to be investigated, they can also send someone to order the people in the East Factory."

Zhu Zhanhe nodded immediately.

He has always believed that doing more is worse than doing less. If it weren't for the people from Dongchang not being able to come to Wenyuan Pavilion, he wouldn't be bothered to come here every day.

There were a lot of affairs in the cabinet, Zhu Zhanhe saw that Zhu Gaochi would not be able to leave for a while, so he simply left by himself.

It was still early, but Zhu Zhanhe didn't go to Dongchang, but left the imperial city directly.

The establishment of Dongchang was earlier than the cabinet. After several months of running-in, coupled with Zhu Zhanhe's supervision, Dongchang also got on the right track early.

Moreover, Zhu Zhanhe is willing to delegate power, and likes to leave many things to Cao Lei and other subordinates, so now he is free again, and only needs to go to the East Factory every morning to sit and listen to his subordinates report some important things.

When he returned home by car, he found that Sun Ruowei was not there. No need to ask, he knew that he must have been called by Princess Han.

Concubine Han has been having a lot of headaches recently. After the allocation of quotas, each family started to prepare, but conflicts erupted all of a sudden.

Ships, manpower, and goods all need to be prepared by each family. Because of time constraints, each family has exhausted their means. For example, this family has a fancy to a ship, but the other family also has a fancy, and a dispute arose between the two parties.

In addition, there are also types of goods. Everyone knows that porcelain and silk are the best sellers, but if the entire fleet is prepared for these two kinds of goods, then when overseas bids are made, they will not be able to sell at a good price, and may even lose money.

The conflicts in all aspects need to be adjusted by Princess Han. After all, she is the initiator, and the entire fleet sails to the West in the name of the Palace of King Han, so Princess Han has to take care of it if she doesn't want to.

Zhu Zhanhe came to look for his mother, and before he could enter the door, he heard two women arguing fiercely from inside.

Zhu Zhanhe listened outside for a while, then shook his head.

Although he didn't know which noblewomen the two women in the quarrel were from, the reason for the quarrel was simple. One of them ordered a batch of goods and paid a deposit, but was cut off by the other because they paid It is the full amount.

Both parties felt that they were justified, so they came to Han Wangfei to comment.

Don't think that these noble ladies are all educated and reasonable. In fact, the essence of human nature is interlinked. In the face of interests, two noble ladies quarreled, just like a shrew in a village cursing the street.

In the end, Princess Han probably couldn't stand it anymore, so she slapped the table to silence the two noble ladies, and then divided the goods into two, and each of the two families took half.

Although neither of the two families was satisfied, this was already the best way to deal with it. In addition, they did not dare to offend Princess Han, so they had to leave resentfully.

After the two ladies left, Zhu Zhanhe stepped into the living room.

I saw that the anger on Concubine Han's face was still there, and Sun Ruowei was standing behind her, trying to persuade her softly, probably to tell her not to get angry.

"Mother, you can't be with mud like this!"

Zhu Zhanhe straight to the point, after all, he has nothing to do with his own mother.

"You can do what you want! My old lady is almost pissed off by these stupid women!"

Princess Han was in a fit of anger. When she heard her son's words, she immediately shifted her cannon.

"Hey, I don't dare to deal with these ladies!"

Zhu Zhanhe smiled cheekily, and then moved closer to Princess Han and said again.

"Mother, it seems that more and more people have come to sue you recently?"

"Who said it wasn't? Some time ago, there was at most one a day, but it turned out to be good in the past few days. The two that left just now are already the third one I dealt with today!"

Concubine Han said again angrily.

She is the concubine, not the Dali Temple where the case is being judged, and sometimes it is impossible to tell right from wrong about these disputes over interests. Even if Di Renjie is alive, I am afraid that the trial will not be clear. It was too difficult for her.

"So, I said that you will definitely not be able to continue like this, you must find a way to solve this problem!"

Zhu Zhanhe stopped joking, but said very seriously.

"Do you have a solution?"

Princess Han heard the meaning behind Zhu Zhanhe's words, since he dared to say it, he must have a solution.

"It's not a solution, I just think you can't take everything on yourself!"

Zhu Zhanhe said again.

"What do you mean, if I don't care about these things, I can't report them to Dali Temple and let them help resolve the case?"

Princess Han still didn't understand.

"You can do this. Inform all the noble ladies who participated in the voyage to the West to have a regular meeting, such as the first or fifteenth day of each month. If there is any conflict, bring it to the party and let everyone judge it. As for how You can deal with it by voting, and you won't be blamed for winning or losing!"

Zhu Zhanhe's proposal is actually very similar to that of the company's board of directors. There are too many interests involved in the voyage to the West, and it is imperative to form a rigorous business organization.

"It sounds interesting, but if one person, one vote, wouldn't I be the same as everyone else?"

Concubine Han was a little reluctant in the end. Although dealing with these conflicts annoyed her, she also felt the taste of power, so she didn't want to give up.

"This is easy to handle. You are the host and you have the most quotas for sailing to the West, so you can naturally have more voting rights. You can even directly stipulate that the number of votes each person has is the same as the quota for sailing to the West. "

Zhu Zhanhe proposed again.

Whoever has more votes has a greater voice in this group, which is exactly the same as the company's board of directors.

"Let's do it this way. The Shangyuan Festival will soon be held. Let's just hold a Shangyuan Lantern Festival. In the future, we will also form a custom. There will be a gathering on the [-]th of each month. All the problems encountered during the voyage can be discussed. When there are disputes, vote , then I will be much more relaxed!"

The more Concubine Han said, the more excited she became, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this method was feasible.

"Princess, I heard that in the former Song Dynasty, there were women's associations, and they would take a unique name. Now that the princess is discussing affairs with the ladies of various families, it is equivalent to forming an association. Why don't you choose a nice name too!"

Sun Ruowei, who was standing aside, also tried to suggest at this time.

"Ruowei's idea is very good. It should have a name, but what should it be called?"

Princess Han clapped her hands in praise when she heard the words, but she had trouble with the name.

At this moment, Zhu Zhanhe saw the hairpin on Sun Ruowei's head, so he had an idea and said, "I thought of a good name. All the people attending the party are women, why not call it Zhuchaihui!"

Zhu Di set up a cabinet, but Zhu Zhanhe set up a Pearl Hairpin Association, one is the core organization of the country, and the other is just a private gathering between noble ladies to communicate with each other. There seems to be no comparison between the two.

But in the long run, it is really uncertain which of these two institutions will have the greater influence.

　There are only two chapters today, and each chapter has [-] words. It could have been split into three chapters, but it will affect the reading, so I won't split it up. It will be three more tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)