Ming Empire

Chapter 299 Continue to reform
Located in Sun Chuanting's mansion near the imperial city, Cao Yuezheng and Jing Qi looked pretty good, and Sun Chuanting, who was blushing, was secretly discussing matters.

Sun Chuanting's health was relatively poor at first, but after he arrived in Nanjing, after recuperation and everything went well, his original diseases gradually recovered, and his body became stronger day by day.According to the secret that old man Sun revealed to Cao Yue privately, at his age, he can still fight against the concubine in the mansion every few days, and he can still make the concubine howl like a ghost.

But Cao Yue didn't believe that Sun Chuanting, who was dying, still had this ability. He thought he was bragging, and Sun Chuanting didn't care.

There are not many days when the two discuss things in private, but if they really stay together to discuss things, they must discuss important matters.

"Old man Sun, today I want to talk to you about political reform!"

"Stinky boy, what trick did you come up with again?" Sun Chuanting reclined on the soft chair, and said angrily: "It's just that you have a lot of ideas, tossing and tossing, changing all the rules, and you will give up."

"Old man Sun, you are right, I just want to change all the rules of Daming," Cao Yue looked at Sun Chuanting with a contemptuous look: "Don't you think that there are many things that need to be changed in Daming today? I believe you have also seen that the changes in the past have brought about earth-shaking changes in Daming, we should continue to promote changes and strive to make Daming better in our lifetimes!"

"Boy, just tell me what tricks you have." Sun Chuanting sipped his tea sideways and said inexplicably, "Old man, I am really surprised. How did you come up with so many strange ideas, and how confident are you in doing so?" From where!"

"Old man Sun, when you are about to die, I will tell you the biggest secret, so that you won't die in peace!" Cao Yue continued to look disrespectful, "When you know the biggest secret, All doubts are removed."

These words did not make Sun Chuanting angry, he just rolled his eyes to express his dissatisfaction, "Boy, if you don't want to say it, don't make excuses, it seems that you are very rare about your secret. Well, don't talk nonsense, if you want to tell this old man, just Just say it!"

Sun Chuanting has asked Cao Yue this question several times, but Cao Yue always fooled him with such words, saying that he would tell him a shocking secret before he died. After Sun Chuanting was choked several times, it didn't matter, but he I am more and more curious about this secret.

It is impossible for Cao Yue to have no secrets. This guy had nothing outstanding before the Battle of Songshan, but when the Battle of Songshan was the most dangerous, he performed bravely, and his performance became more and more jaw-dropping after that. There is nothing wrong with it. , Sun Chuanting did not believe it even if he was beaten to death.

It's just that Sun Chuanting couldn't figure out what would happen to Cao Yue.

After the two joked a few words, they immediately turned to the topic.

What Cao Yue was going to discuss with Sun Chuanting this time was to further reform the power structure of Ming Dynasty.

The imperial power will definitely be further weakened, the power of the cabinet will be increased, and the leadership of the army will also need to be changed. The Metropolitan Government is no longer suitable for the current military management, and other tricks must be devised. s frame.

The cabinet and the six ministries are still retained, but under the six ministries, there are more departments, such as the Academy of Sciences under the Ministry of Industry, and the Recruitment Bureau under the Ministry of War.None of this surprised Sun Chuanting. Cao Yue had already told him that the imperial power would be further restricted. In the end, the emperor and members of the royal family would only be kept as a symbol, and the western constitutional monarchy would be tried in Ming Dynasty.To Sun Chuanting's surprise, Cao Yue tossed out a military committee to replace the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

After the newly established Military Committee replaces the Metropolitan Government, it will become the highest military decision-making and commanding body in Ming Dynasty.Under the Military Committee, there are multiple departments such as the Joint Staff Department, the Logistics Department, the Armament Department, the Political Work Department, the Intelligence Department, and the Training Department.The Joint Staff Department mainly performs the functions of operational planning, command and control, and operational command support; the Logistics Department of course manages logistics and military supplies; the Armament Department is responsible for the development of combat weapons; the Political and Industrial Department is responsible for the political and ideological education of the army; The Ministry is responsible for the recruitment and training of the army.

The institution of Jinyiwei will be abolished, one function will be assigned to the Intelligence Department, and the other function will be assigned to the newly established Security Department.

It can be said that the new round of military system reform formulated by Cao Yue basically copied China's military leadership framework in later generations.

This is no wonder Cao Yue, because he was a soldier of that era, and it was this military system that he knew and had the most contact with.In fact, in Cao Yue's eyes, there was no fundamental difference in the military systems of most countries in later generations, and the institutions formed were similar. He also carried out reforms based on what he knew about the military systems of later generations.

After reading the reform plan proposed by Cao Yue and listening to Cao Yue's narration, Sun Chuanting, who was extremely shocked, finally nodded and approved Cao Yue's proposal. "Boy, it's really you who came up with these novel things. I'm convinced by you. I don't have any objections. I just listen to you. It's just that I can't guarantee whether there will be any objections in the court. gone."

"It's fine if you support it. It doesn't matter if those insignificant people oppose it. I will personally persuade the emperor," Cao Yue said, showing a meaningful smile. "Our emperor, His Majesty, is actually quite smart. We are greedy for power, so we must take advantage of the present to carry out larger-scale reforms, and strive to change everything that needs to be changed before the emperor's attitude changes."

Zhu Cijiong is still a young man, and the people he has the most contact with are Cao Yue and his sister Zhu Yuxi.When Cao Yue stayed with Zhu Cijiong, what he talked about the most was the democratic systems in the West. Cao Yue also asked Zhu Yu to tell Zhu Cijiong the benefits of a constitutional monarchy in various ways, saying that in order for Ming Dynasty to continue to prosper, it must Adopt a more advanced system.

Originally, he had no interest in being emperor, and what he wanted to do most was to fight with Cao Yue. Under the influence of his sister and brother-in-law, Zhu Cijiong agreed with the suggestion of weakening the imperial power, and expressed his attitude to the officials in the court.

Zhu Cijiong's statement also made Cao Yue's restructuring encounter much less resistance, and he believes that it will be the same this time.

"Boy, I don't have a good life for a few years, and I will let you torment everything in the future. I only hope that you can make Daming stronger and stronger." In the end, Sun Chuanting said something meaningful, "If Daming is really strong, the world will be peaceful. , even if the old man bears the infamy, he has no complaints or regrets."

Cao Yue smiled and said confidently: "Old man Sun, I won't let you down."

Just when Cao Yue and Sun Chuanting were discussing confidential matters, news came from the north that Shengjing had been conquered.

Dorgon committed suicide in the palace of Shengjing after the city of Shengjing was broken!
(End of this chapter)