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Chapter 38 Establishment of Secretariat

Kang Zifei is just a businessman, but he is still afraid of death after all.

Wang Li saw this clearly and threatened the lives of his family members to force them to submit.It may not seem very clever, but it is more effective. They are rebelling now, not treating guests to dinner.

How can we ensure the loyalty of the other party without resorting to any means? Is it just relying on the poor reputation of these maritime merchants (Qing Dynasty)?

However, while Kang Zifei accepted his fate, he also requested that he see the Ming Dynasty Supervisor.Wang Li readily agreed to this request, as he had originally wanted to see him.

Immediately, Kang Zifei was led into the palace by Wang Li to meet the saint.

I don't know if it was self-hypnosis, but when Kang Zifei saw Zhu Yijiong, he felt that he was quite majestic. With the dragon robe on his body, he actually looked a bit like a true dragon emperor.It was completely beyond his imagination that the man in front of him was just an ordinary rebel surnamed Zhu a month ago.

Zhu Yijiong was also looking at Kang Zifei, and saw that except for his dark appearance, he was no different from ordinary wealthy gentry.They all have a smiling tiger temperament, which is very consistent with the stereotype of businessmen in this era.

However, what happened to this person had nothing to do with him, King Zhu. After casually chatting with Kang Zifei for a few words, Zhu Yijiong quickly issued an order to directly confer him the title of official maritime merchant of the Ming Dynasty, specializing in foreign trade.

At the same time, he generously stated that as long as he could bring back all the goods that the Ming court needed every time.As long as it does not harm the interests of Ming Dynasty, the imperial court will not interfere with other businesses.

This means that as long as Daming does overseas purchasing, he will do whatever he should do, and King Zhu will not force him.Even this overseas purchasing agent is paid.

"Camphor?"

Kang Zifei couldn't believe it, "Does His Highness Jianguo really mean what he said?"

Zhu Yijiong said: "You have no joke."

The resentment in Kang Zifei's heart disappeared immediately, and he immediately bowed down: "The common people accept the decree, long live your Royal Highness, Long Live Long Live!"

It’s no wonder that Kang Zifei’s mentality changed so quickly before and after. After all, this is a camphor business!Or was it the rebels... no, it was the camphor business supported by the Ming Dynasty.

As one of the three specialties of Taiwan, even the first, even though smokeless gunpowder has not yet come out in this era, its value is still huge.

All I can say is that this thing is not just profitable, it is very profitable. As long as you sell it, you won't have to worry about sales, let alone whether you can sell it at a good price.

Even during the Western colonial period, the export volume of Taiwanese camphor accounted for 70.00% of the world's total camphor trading volume. This is evident.

However, the Qing court would not let go of such a profitable business, so as soon as the Qing court regained Taiwan, it directly placed the camphor business under the direct control of the government.

A special government office was also set up in Taipei’s no-man’s land to take charge of camphor forest logging in Taipei.Chen Ce, the garrison of the Shangshui Camp who was destroyed by Zhang Yue before, was responsible for preventing overseas barbarians from illegally logging Taipei's camphor forest resources.

After a while of comforting and tempting Kang Zifei, Zhu Yijiong let him back down. As for the subsequent details, people like Wang Li were responsible for it.

Now, Zhu Yijiong has another thing that needs to be dealt with urgently, that is, the current administrative model of Ming Dynasty is really too tiring.King Zhu has to do almost everything himself, and he has to make decisions on both big and small matters.

I worked like this continuously for nearly half a month, and in the middle I was busy with disaster relief, which almost made King Zhu angry. It was obvious that he only took care of one government and three counties.

It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang caught everything big and small, and even had to intervene in cases in local counties. Zhu Yijiong even wanted to ask Lao Zhu face to face, how did he do it?
Is he superman?
Oh, it's impossible to ask face to face. It's not like he doesn't want to live anymore.

However, this problem must be solved, otherwise, if we continue like this, not only will King Zhu be defeated, but it will also affect the administrative efficiency of the Ming Dynasty.

But it's not okay if you don't do it yourself. If this power is completely decentralized, even if the military power is in hand, over time, it will definitely be ignored by Wang Li and other civil servant groups.

Even if Wang Li and others have no second thoughts.

Fortunately, after thinking about it for half a month, Zhu Yijiong decided to copy the homework of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty who had not yet ascended the throne - to establish a military aircraft department.

The Military Aircraft Department, as its name suggests, oversees military and state secrets, which is the Military Aircraft Department.However, in reality, the Military Aircraft Department has overall military and political power, which is almost equivalent to another cabinet.However, this cabinet is private to the emperor, and unlike the imperial cabinet, there is a risk that the emperor will usurp the throne once he is weak.

Military Aircraft Department officials have neither rank nor salary, and do not even have an office. They are always a temporary organization in form.All military ministers work part-time and can even be said to work "free" overtime.The emperor can replace him at any time if he doesn't want to.

Even though King Zhu is not the emperor yet, the Military Aircraft Department system can still be borrowed.

By the way, the name Military Aircraft Department must not be used. It's not that King Zhu is guilty, but it's too straightforward.

As soon as others heard it, they knew that this was a small cabinet created by King Zhu, and they would even try to get in if they had to squeeze through.

After thinking about it for a while, since it is a secretarial agency, let’s just call it the Secretariat!It sounds like the military aircraft department has suddenly lost its strength, but its effect is still the same.

On that day, Zhu Yijiong directly summoned Wang Li and told him that he wanted to set up a secretariat.Let him find a few smart and quick-witted young officials to come over and give them secondment.

King Zhu was destined, so Wang Li naturally did not dare to have any objections, and he did not doubt Zhu Yijiong's intentions at all.After all, the word "secretary" in ancient times just meant someone who managed documents. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty even established a secretary province (librarian).

Moreover, this is just a casual loan from King Zhu, without even a clear appointment. It can be seen that it is just a part-time job, why should you care?

Wang Li's work efficiency was indeed high. He hardly kept King Zhu waiting for a long time and took the time to get the matter done that day.Afraid that King Zhu would be dissatisfied, he selected 20 people at once.Anyway, there are not many other things in Ming Dynasty now, but there are many officials.The main reason is that in order to "borrow" food, almost every family "sent" someone back, and some even "sent" several.

Among the 20 people, most of them are scholars, only two are Tongsheng, and one is a scholar.Although King Zhu gave the order "casually", Wang Li still did not take it lightly.

Zhu Yijiong asked the candidate: "What is your name?"

"If you return to the prison country, I will give you a courtesy call from Zhu Ding." Zhu Ding bowed his hands respectfully.

On the contrary, he is aware of current affairs, and he is still from the same family as himself.

"From today on, you will be the chief secretary. You will lead others to form the secretariat. You will only be responsible for one person."

Zhu Yijiong ordered, "As for your original official positions, they will still be retained. The official position of the Secretariat is only part-time. What the Secretariat has to do on weekdays will be discussed in detail with you later."

"I'm waiting for orders!"

……

Time goes forward to July.

Man Bao, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and Lu Youlong, the governor of Fujian, asked the Fujian Navy to join forces with Nan'ao Town to attack Taiwan but failed, and instead were annihilated by Taiwan rebels.The report of the admiral Shi Shiqiao and the commander-in-chief Lan Tingzhen, who also met his brother Lan Dingyuan and died in battle, was almost delivered to the south study room of Emperor Kangxi.

Among them, there was also a report from Hangzhou Weaver Sun Wencheng, which also talked about the Taiwan incident.

However, the report handed over by Sun Zhizao was about the time when King Zhu Da had just rebelled two months ago. If it were normal, Kangxi would at most reply with an instruction of "I really don't understand what you said without beginning and tail."

But now, the Fujian Navy and the entire Nan'ao Town army have been wiped out, and even Admiral Shi Shibiao and Commander-in-Chief Lan Tingzhen have died in the battle. This is a big deal.

On the day he saw the report, Kangxi was so angry that he kicked over the desk in the south study room.Afterwards, he was still angry, and in Sun Wencheng's reply, he sternly reprimanded him, without any regard for the face of the emperor and his ministers.

However, after the kicking and scolding, Kangxi did not openly discuss the matter at the subsequent court meeting. Instead, he shelved it as if it had never happened.

In the south study room, Emperor Kangxi was summoning Song Zhu, Xiao Yongzao, Ma Qi and Wang Xuling.

Of these four people, the first two were bachelors of Wenhua Palace, the last two were bachelors of Wuying Palace, and Wang Duan, a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, did not come.This is all because at the Wanshou Banquet in March this year, Wang Tuan requested to reinstate Yin Feng as the crown prince on the grounds that he was the eldest son, but Kang Xi refused.

Later, he was convicted of the crime, and his son Yiqing was sent to the northwest border army to atone for his father's sin.

"After reading it, let's discuss what should be done about this matter?"

Kangxi handed the memorial to the case and asked.

When the four people heard the words, it seemed as if they had not heard them. They all knelt on the ground and remained silent.

"Are you all dumb?"

Seeing that the four people were silent and clearly did not want to wade into this muddy water, Kangxi suddenly became angry and asked.

"Your Majesty, the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Jue Luo Manbao, neglected to supervise the administration of Fujian, causing civil unrest in Taiwan, and then made improper decisions, which resulted in the defeat of the Fujian Navy and Nan'ao Town, and the deaths of Fujian Navy Admiral Shi Shibiao and Nan'ao Town Chief Officer Lan Tingzhen. , This is a crime that cannot be pardoned. I ask you, slave, to be dismissed from all positions in Manbao and escorted to the capital for investigation!"

Song Zhu, who is 66 years old, still speaks with great energy.He didn't say what to do as soon as he opened his mouth. He just hit the target in one step and arrested the person first.

After Kangxi heard this, he knew whether he was taking the blame or placing all the blame on the head of Manbao.In this way, it can not only absolve other local officials of their guilt, but also not be too implicated, and it can also appease people's hearts.

I have to say that this is a solution, but it is not what Kangxi wanted.

"...Ma Qi."

"Back to the Emperor, I believe that although Governor Manbao was guilty of negligence in this battle, the fault is not entirely his fault. All the crimes were committed by local officials."

Ma Qi stood up quickly, "According to his report, the battle was completely defeated because of the careless negligence of Fujian Navy Admiral Shi Shibiao and Nan'ao Commander-in-Chief Lan Tingzhen, who split up their troops and were ambushed by bandits. That was why they were defeated and died in the battle. If If you want to discuss the crime, you should discuss all the crimes. Is there any reason to blame only one person?"

After listening to Ma Qi's reply, Kangxi's face seemed to be moving, but he still did not take it.

At this time, Kangxi turned his attention to Xiao Yongzao and Wang Xuling, who had been silent.

"Your Majesty, I have one thing to say, this war crime does not lie with the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Jueluo Manbao. Although the war was defeated, Manbao's decision was not inappropriate. However, the Fujian Navy Admiral Shi Shibiao and the Nan'ao Chief of Military Officer Lan Tingzhen underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, resulting in the defeat of the army. , but since he died in battle and martyred his country, how can he be punished for defeat again?"

After observing Kangxi's speech and attitude for a while, Xiao Yongzao stood up and spoke.

　Xiao Yongzao, a member of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, can call himself a slave.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)