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Chapter 548 Four Major Governor’s Mansions

The reform of the imperial examination system is inevitable. After all, with the continuous expansion of the Ming Dynasty's territory, the future cannot be completely unchanged.

Take Overseas as an example, we cannot also give him a share of the South Ranking. That would involve overseas in the ruthless involution of the South. Even for decades or hundreds of years, not a single Jinshi would be born in the overseas governor's mansion.

The same is true for Guangnan, and even Guangnan still drew reference to the districts drawn by the Chief Secretary of Jiaozhi in the previous Ming Dynasty.

We have completed the imperial examinations and the military affairs. We have recovered Kangzang and Xueyu this year. There will be a war in Mobei, the Western Regions, and Myanmar soon. It depends on which side starts the fight first.

Therefore, some local military regions must be established in advance to facilitate the coordination of military and material mobilization.

This is not uncommon in ancient times, from the Five Army Governor's Office in the Ming Dynasty to the major war provinces established in the Yuan Dynasty, such as the Jiaozhi Province that conquered Annan, the Burma Central Province that conquered Myanmar, and the Zhengdong Province that attacked Japan. .

These are all military divisions, most of which are temporary in nature. They will be abolished after the war is over or cannot be fought.

This is why these provinces did not exist in the territory of the Yuan Dynasty, and the only province of Zhengdong still had separate division lines. Because the Zhengdong Province was not actually ruled by the Yuan Dynasty, it had its own king and court, which was more similar to a vassal state.

In this regard, the cabinet ministers did not have any opinions, and after some discussion, they decided:

Beijing (Northern Zhili) is still the governor's office of the Chinese Army, governing the jurisdictions of Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, and Monan.

The Right Army Governor's Office was established in Xi'an to govern Shaanxi-Gansu, Yunzhong Dusi, and Duogan Dusi. From now on, it will be responsible for overall planning and responsibility for the war in the Western Regions and Qinghai (don't ask about Lanzhou, let alone now. In later generations, Lanzhou will not be as good as Xi'an in terms of mobilizing military supplies. ).

The Zuo Army Governor's Office was established in Shenyang to govern Liaodong Town, Lelang Province, Heilongjiang Dusi, and Tamluo County. From now on, the entire military mobilization of Siberia, North Korea, and Japan will be here.

The former military governor's office was established in Kunming to take charge of military affairs in the snowy areas of southwest Sichuan and Tibet, as well as the war against Burma. In fact, this place is not very suitable, but Sichuan is dilapidated, so I can only choose Kunming. When Sichuan recovers and the Kangzang Snow Region is still disobedient and causing trouble, the Kunming Governor's Office may be moved to Chengdu.

Nanjing did not establish a governor's office, but only strengthened the powers and responsibilities of the Privy Council to coordinate military deployments and official appointment and removal of major governor's offices, including military rations, officers, soldiers' armor, baggage, etc.

Moreover, with the exception of the Chinese Military Governor's Office in North Zhili, the other three major governor's offices are temporary institutions and will basically be abolished when the war in the Western Regions, Myanmar and other places ends.

The abolition of the governor's offices, but not the garrison, is equivalent to bringing the war and military power of the major governor's offices back to the central government. Otherwise, in ancient times when transportation was inconvenient, independent military units were established in these frontiers for a long time, which would easily form a warlord system.

Once the major governor's offices were established, the power of the Privy Council would inevitably increase even without Zhu Yijiong's special reinforcement. The Ministry of War was already in name only, and could only govern the inspection troops and police officers in various places. Even the reserve forces could no longer control them.

The reason why the Ministry of War still exists now is that Emperor Zhu Yijiong does not want a temporary military ministry such as the Privy Council to replace the Ministry of War. In the future, when the war subsides, it will definitely be merged with the Ministry of War.

It may be in his later years, or it may be left to his son to solve.

But it will definitely no longer be a military department dominated by the civil service system. Instead, it will be a joint civil and military official, and it will also bring the governor's office to play together.

From the early Ming Dynasty until Baozong, the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty was not dominated by civil servants. The real cause was Baozong's bad wars. Bad wars in various senses, which led to the loss of the Ming Dynasty's elite and the loss of military honors and generals. . Yu Qian's death was not only due to the establishment of Daizong, but also the counterattack of Wu Xun's remnants, because in order to save Beijing, Yu Qian prevented Nan Ming from appearing in advance and allowed civilian officials to quickly erode Wu Xun's power.

Then there is no more then.

How could the civil service group spit out the power they had obtained? Then only Yu Qian would die, Wu Xun would vent his happiness, and the civil service officials would be able to take control of the power, and then the whole country would be completely ruined.

During the Jiajing period, some civil servants finally realized the seriousness of the problem and began to remedy the situation, which achieved certain results. Until the Longqing switch, the combat power of the Ming Dynasty border army was also crushing the Mongolian Tatars, and even many border generals led the Mongol Tatars from time to time. The soldiers went out to fight the autumn wind and rob the Mongols on the grassland.

It's a pity that the central finance of the former Ming Dynasty could not withstand it soon. Then there was the Longqing switch, I paid tribute, the border wars were eliminated, both sides could trade with each other, the border troops were abolished, and the situation was completely reduced.

However, the Ming Dynasty and the new dynasty did not have to worry about these problems. The problem in the former Ming Dynasty was the collapse of the Gundo Guards Station, and the central finance of the former Ming Dynasty did not support such a game.

However, the Ming Dynasty adopted a reserve system to recruit soldiers, which ensured the supply of soldiers. Moreover, the army in the new era has begun to gradually weaponize, and the New Deal provides financial support. Unless we reach the end of the dynasty, there should be no major problems in the army.

Moreover, the Chinese Military Governor's Office in Beijing will not be dismantled like other governor's offices and is a permanent institution.

In this way, not only would there be rebellion in the north, North Zhili could coordinate the deployment of troops to suppress it at any time, which could save money and food for the imperial government. It also ensured that Beijing would lose its status as the capital and that the Grand Canal would not decline rapidly after it gradually became ineffective.

After several years of recovery, Beijing's population now exceeds one million and is approaching two million.

Although it is not as good as Nanjing, it is already good.

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In Nanjing, the imperial palace was built.

This is also the residence of Wang Li, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty. It was a gift from the emperor and was expanded and renovated from the original basis.

Although the Ming Dynasty stipulated that officials from major ministries in Nanjing must live in official residences. This not only makes it easier for officials to commute to and from get off work, but also enables them to find the corresponding officials in time when something goes wrong.

But after all, Wang Li was the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, and he was also the first chief minister of the new Ming Dynasty. Moreover, he was not young anymore, so it was impossible to really live in an official residence. The dignity of the chief minister and the Duke was somewhat difficult to live up to.

Not only him, but also several cabinet ministers, ministers and ministers of various ministries, including the second assistant, few actually lived in official residences.

The emperor mostly turned a blind eye to this, which could be regarded as preferential treatment for the founding heroes. This may change when those who take over later, or it may still be the case.

Moreover, even if it is changed, there will definitely be officials who deliberately violate regulations later.

This is human nature. After all, if you get an official status, who would live in a dormitory in Datongpu? It may not be that exaggerated, but your face must be worthy of the scarlet official skin on your body.

For this kind of thing, even Zhu Yijiong can't change it, mainly because it's not a serious crime.

It’s free to live in an official residence. If you go out to find a house by yourself, you will have to spend money whether you rent or buy it, and houses in Nanjing will only become more expensive.

If someone is willing to spend this money, how can you reprimand him and send him to jail?

Of course, by that time, Zhu Yijiong would probably have died long ago, and it would be none of his business.

From the Bengal affairs, to the reform of the imperial examination system, to the establishment of the four major governor's offices, these all need to be jointly negotiated by the cabinet, the Privy Council, and the major ministries.

It is certainly impossible for anyone to object, because the emperor has already made his decision. To object is not to give the emperor face, but also to bring humiliation to oneself.

The imperial meeting was held in the morning, but the cabinet and the Privy Council were busy until the evening before finally drafting the draft.

"That's it for today. Please take your leave! It will be submitted to His Majesty tomorrow for His Majesty's approval." Wang Li sorted out and sealed the memorial and said to several cabinet ministers who were working overtime together.

Everyone had no objections and took their leave one after another.

Wang Li also left the Imperial City. If he left a little later, the Imperial City would be closed under curfew.

(End of this chapter)