Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1408, New Year's event

In the study room of the Qianqing Palace, next to the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, all important court officials including Emperor Hongzhi, the elders of the three cabinets, the six ministers, and the governors of the five armies were all present.

"A year's plan lies in spring, and a day's plan lies in the morning~"

"Today is the first morning morning of the new year. Everyone may wish to share their plans or opinions for this year."

Emperor Hongzhi was in a very good mood.

Under the annual leave system, the emperor can also get a rare rest time. During the Chinese New Year, for almost half a month, he does not have to go to the early court, and the court has no special urgent or important matters to deal with, so the always diligent Emperor Hongzhi is also good. rested for a while.

Of course, what is more important is that the situation in Daming is thriving and prosperous, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and he, the emperor, naturally likes to see it the most.

"Your Majesty, the most important thing this year is to hold the imperial examination every three years. In the [-]th year of Hongzhi, it was the first time that the three rankings of the north, south, and east were taken together. However, it was the first time in the [-]th year of Hongzhi, and it was held very hastily. My students from various tribes in the Ming Dynasty are also beginners in my Han culture, and their level is limited."

"It's completely different this time. Last year, the imperial examination order was issued to me in all parts of Ming Dynasty. At the same time, students from various tribes have a certain amount of time to learn my Han culture. I think this imperial examination will surely select many talented people. talent."

The first to stand up was Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet. He mentioned that the most important thing is this year's imperial examination.

Three years passed in a blink of an eye, and it was time for the imperial examination again.

The imperial court has always attached great importance to the imperial examinations, and this time it is even more so.

Because this is related to Ming's rule and consolidation of the vast territory, the imperial court can win over a large number of intellectual youths from minority tribes by means of imperial examinations, make them feel attracted to Ming, strengthen and consolidate Ming's rule over various tribes and regions, and improve The centripetal force of each region towards Daming.

"Hmm~"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he nodded solemnly, thought for a while and said, "This is the first time for Nanyun Province, Huangjinzhou, Australia, Northwest Province, and Central Asia Province to send people to take the imperial examination."

"Several provinces have been added at one time. This time, the number of admissions for Jinshi in the Dongbang can be appropriately increased. In addition, for students with long distances, all government offices along the way must be ordered to solve the problems of students' board, lodging, and transportation to ensure that students from all over the country can be on time. Arrived in the capital to take the imperial examination."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the huge world map and looked at the territory of Ming Dynasty. Last year, he destroyed the Kazakh Khanate and set its territory as the Central Asian Province. After destroying the Siberia Khanate, he set the huge territory as the Northwest Province. Two new provinces were created.

"Yes~"

When Liu Jian and others heard this, they immediately replied in unison.

This time the imperial examination is extremely important. This imperial examination is carried out in conjunction with the Ming Dynasty and the promotion of Han culture.

The imperial court spent a lot of manpower, material and financial resources to build a large number of schools in various parts of Ming Dynasty and various tribes. At the same time, it strictly implemented education policies and required children of all tribes to go to school.

On the one hand, it is to promote Ming Dynasty and Han culture, but it is natural to give them some sweetness, the fame of the imperial examination, the opportunity to be a general, this is definitely the biggest carrot, and it has enough temptation.

On this matter, the attitudes of the top management of Ming Dynasty are very consistent, that is, we must attach great importance to it, and we must try our best to ensure the complete success of this imperial examination.

"Your Majesty, the annual conscription is about to begin~"

"The minister has received many petitions from various tribes. Many tribes hope that the court will treat them equally and recruit soldiers from all tribes."

"They feel that they are also the subjects of the Great Ming Dynasty, a part of the great Ming Empire. They have the obligation and responsibility to defend the Ming Empire, to expand the territory of the Ming Empire, and earnestly hope that they can join the army and defend the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhang Mao also stood up and talked about this year's conscription.

After the reform of the military system, the army was directly under the control of the emperor, and the five-army governor's office was mainly responsible for coordinating the planning, construction, and operation of the army.

After the abolition of the old military household system, the compulsory military service system was implemented. All Ming youths who meet the requirements are obliged to perform military service. The imperial court also recruits [-] soldiers from all over the Ming Dynasty every year, and [-] soldiers are also discharged accordingly.

Therefore, the annual conscription and discharge of soldiers has become the most busy thing for Zhang Mao.

Recruitment requires the cooperation of local governments, and employment arrangements for veterans are also a major event, and all veterans must be properly arranged.

"What do you ladies think about this?"

After listening to Emperor Hongzhi, he also nodded slightly, and asked after thinking about it.

"Your Majesty, this is a good thing. It shows that the hearts of all the tribes in Daming belong to Daming. It also shows that Daming is prosperous and has a strong centripetal force. It also shows that His Majesty is the eternal sage. All tribes are loyal to Daming and His Majesty."

Liu Jian stood up and slapped Emperor Hongzhi's ass hard.

The key is that even if you flatter me, you don't change your face or blush a bit, which has to be admirable.

"Since they have the heart to serve the country with every fist and the intention of being loyal to His Majesty, I think it is reasonable to give support and encouragement. Properly recruiting a certain number of recruits from among the minority tribes can not only demonstrate His Majesty's grace to each tribe, but also can Fulfilling their desire to serve the country can also better promote the integration between the various tribes and the main Han people, and strengthen the centripetal force of the various tribes towards Ming Dynasty."

Flattery is flattery, what Liu Jian said is very reasonable, and everyone present nodded their heads when they heard it.

Since it is said that all tribes are treated equally, in terms of conscription, the tribes should not be left out, and the youths of the tribes should also be given opportunities to fulfill their desire to serve the country and give them the opportunity to serve the Son of Heaven.

"Your Majesty, what Liu Gong said is true~"

"Giving them a certain number will not have any impact on our Ming army, but it will be very helpful to strengthen our Ming's rule over the tribes."

"The minister also supports a certain number of conscription quotas."

Li Dongyang also stood up and expressed his opinion.

"Hmm~"

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi nodded solemnly and said: "Since all tribes have the heart to serve the country, I can't cool their hearts or hurt their feelings."

"How about this? According to the population of each tribe, every ten thousand tribes recruits one soldier. If it is less than [-], it will be counted as [-]. If it exceeds [-], there will be an increase of one quota for every [-] more."

"The soldiers conscripted from the various tribes were scattered and distributed to the various armies, and they were scattered and dispatched to station in various places."

Conscription is naturally more or less required, but after conscription, they still have to be scattered for distribution. This is not just the case for a few tribes. It may be said to let your recruits from Beizhili form a battalion or something.

The purpose of this is to prevent the emergence of small groups and hilltopism. In this era, this is the most likely to appear. Conscripts are often recruited in one place. Only the locals can mobilize the recruits in this place. It is because the water cannot be splashed and the needle cannot be inserted.

This is not possible, all scattered and disrupted for training and distribution.

Breaking up the original concept of small groups such as regions, tribes, and surnames, the army has only one core idea, that is, it can only be loyal to the Son of Heaven, and can only be loyal to the Ming Empire.

"Your Majesty Shengming~"

When the officials heard this, they shouted in unison.

Emperor Hongzhi's cooking was naturally very proper. One person was conscripted per 100 people. The tribes in the Ming Dynasty, even large tribes with more than one million people, only had [-] conscripts, which had no effect at all.

The key is to disperse and disrupt training and distribution, and there is no need to worry about the fact that a few tribes control the army.

"Your Majesty, this is the plan for the government reform of Daming City that I drafted~"

Liu Jin saw that the other ministers seemed to have nothing important to say, so he also stood up and took out the memorial he had written a long time ago.

"Restructuring of the Daming city government?"

As soon as everyone heard it, they immediately regained their spirits.

This Liu Jin is really capable of making trouble.

In the past, when I was working in the Dudufu of the Five Armies, I came up with the reform of the military system. Later, when I went to the Ministry of Households, I came up with tax reform, established a tax office, and implemented a tax sharing system.

On the Ministry of Rites, the reform of the administration of officials was introduced, and the assessment system was introduced. After a few years of unrest, Liu Jin came up with a new reform. Fortunately, this time it was a reform of the city government.

Listening to the literal meaning, it is about the reform of the government in the city, and it does not involve the reform of the highest level of the imperial court. Everyone is relieved.

As long as Liu Jin doesn't toss too much, don't worry, I'm afraid that Liu Jin will toss too much all of a sudden, and I can't adapt to my age.

Emperor Hongzhi was also in good spirits, took the memorial and read it very quickly, and soon finished it, and also signaled Xiao Jing to pass Liu Jin's memorial to other ministers to see, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others also followed suit very quickly read it.

"My dear friends, what do you think of this matter?"

Emperor Hongzhi pondered for a while, thought for a while and asked everyone.

The things raised in Liu Jin's memorabilia were obviously formulated and improved based on the real situation of Daming.

This is where everyone has been paying attention.

For such high-ranking figures like them, how could they pay attention to the small things in many aspects such as the city's health, public security, public transportation and order, etc. What they care about is the big things at the national level.

After all, they travel in a four-wheeled carriage and are escorted by guards. Even if they take the train, they use the VIP passage. They live in a place where the rich and powerful gather in the capital, so there will be no such problems as mentioned above in the memorandum.

(End of this chapter)