Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 168 Craftsman Employment System
Zhang Min was stunned for a moment, almost unable to react.

He has been familiar with the Ministry of Industry for many years, so he naturally understands the meaning of the emperor very well.

It is nothing more than the artisan household employment system.

This is nothing new. In the early years of the Kingdom, someone actually raised it.

This kind of craftsman employment system does not mean simply using silver to hire folk craftsmen to work for the court.

Its essence and core, in fact, is only one, and that is to allow craftsmen to pay silver taels to exempt from corvee.

The imperial court used these silver taels to hire craftsmen from the people to undertake the construction work required by the imperial court.

This is very different from the current system of the Ministry of Industry.

According to the current system, the Ministry of Industry will recruit some craftsmen from the private sector for temporary use only when it receives a large-scale construction project.

But if this kind of artisan household employment system is implemented, then it means.

Craftsman households only need to pay silver taels to be exempted from corvee service, and all construction affairs of the imperial court must recruit craftsmen from the people.

In other words, this meant that the imperial court lost control over craftsmen.

The advantage of this system is that it is more flexible and convenient.

For example, now, after the court war, a large number of craftsmen are needed to build the city, so large-scale recruitment can be carried out.

When you don't need so many craftsmen, you can dismiss the craftsmen and save the silver.

At the same time, the current system of artisan households in Ming Dynasty, although the artisan households are distributed in various places, is still very inconvenient.

You must know that most of the places where the imperial court needs to serve corvee are in the yamen of county towns or prefectural cities.

Ordinary artisan households mostly live in the countryside, and they have to travel back and forth whenever they want to serve in the army.

Encountering large-scale construction activities, such as building palaces, building cities, etc., it is very inconvenient to leave home and travel thousands of miles to serve.

The craftsman employment system allows craftsmen to work at home without having to travel around.

It seems that there are indeed many benefits!

But in the end, it didn't work out.

The reason is that this system has a huge drawback, that is, the court relies too much on the people.

In the artisan household system, because the personnel are fixed, the court can guarantee that a large number of artisans will be recruited at any time.

But once it is changed to the artisan household employment system, after the artisan households pay the silver taels, they can only be recruited from the people.

The artisan household system is a kind of corvee, and artisan households are not allowed to refuse. The imperial court orders, no matter whether it is to travel thousands of miles, or whatever, they must obey.

However, the employment system of artisans is voluntary, and the imperial court spends money to hire folk artisans to work, so there is a lot of uncertainty.

Once you can't find someone when you need someone urgently, it will inevitably delay the court's major affairs.

In addition, it also involves all aspects of content, the pros and cons of it, it is really hard to say.

Zhang Min felt a little headache.

He didn't expect that the embarrassment he had been looking at Hubu happily would fall on him in a blink of an eye.

You must know that the Ministry of Industry, as the youngest of the Sixth Ministry, is notoriously responsible for all the dirty work, and has no power.

For the Ministry of Industry, a large part of its substantive power comes from the jurisdiction and calling power of craftsmen.

If this is changed rashly, it will inevitably affect the interests of many people.

He is just a servant, why did he get involved in such a big matter...

Seeing Zhang Min's bitter expression, Zhu Qiyu shook his head.

This Zhang Min has outstanding abilities, but he just lacks some courage to take responsibility.

There is a desire to do better, but he always shrinks back. When it came time to become an official, he didn't mix up with a minister.

Zhu Qiyu knows the pros and cons of the artisan household system.

He even knew better than Zhang Min how serious this matter would be.

In a sense, artisan households and military households are one of the basic systems of the country.

It can ensure that the country can still operate normally under turbulent conditions.

If all of them were changed to the artisan household employment system, then once there was a war in the court, it might not be possible to hire people with money.

But he is also clear that the current craftsman household system is too rigid.

Craftsman households were strictly restricted, and their enlistment power was in the hands of local officials, and they were often forced to serve repeatedly. Even if they served normally, they were bullied by petty officials.

If things go on like this, the situation of artisan households sabotaging, concealing, and fleeing will become more and more serious.

With the vision of the next hundred years, Zhu Qiyu understands that with the continuous development of the economy, the artisan household system will eventually need to be improved, so it is better to start now.

After thinking about it, Zhu Qiyu said.

"I know that this matter is difficult, but the country is difficult, and we need the help of competent ministers. Now the minister of the Ministry of Industry is away, and he cannot return to Beijing for a while. The Ministry of Industry is in charge of you. You should do your duty, and you just let it go."

"In addition, the Ministry of Industry will continue to prepare for the materials needed for border reinforcement. The border passes are very important and should not be ignored. The Ministry of Households will raise funds for both the bank and the bank."

Having said that, if Zhang Min still doesn't understand, he has spent so many years in the officialdom for nothing.

The emperor made it clear that he wanted to reuse him!

Right now, he couldn't care less about the difficulty of this matter, so he said right away.

"Don't worry, your majesty, I will do my best."

Zhu Qiyu nodded.

There is nothing wrong with this Zhang Min, he is capable enough and acts steadily, but he is not bold enough.

The current minister of the Ministry of Industry, Shi Pu, is supervising the army outside, and Zhu Qiyu has not recalled him, nor does he plan to recall him.

After this battle, he was going to replace Shi Pu.

This person is too good at drilling, but his actual ability is insufficient. In his previous life, he dealt with floods and did not listen to other people's opinions. He dealt with floods three times and managed three breaches. After returning to the court, he was able to argue plausibly.

Being able to achieve this position is all due to his involvement with Wang Zhen, but one is that he is not in the capital now, and the other is that he is very smart. Although Afu Wang Zhen, most of them are verbal things, and the evidence is not at all Leave.

That's why he's been kept until now.

But it is only now that the reform of craftsman households, if done well, may not fail to become one of the sources of income for the imperial court.

If Zhang Min can really do it, Zhu Qiyu doesn't mind giving him the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

Seeing that Zhang Min understood what he meant, Zhu Qiyu nodded and said.

"Since that's the case, you should go back and make a list of the money needed for the folk husband, craftsman household, and materials, and discuss it with the household department."

After finishing speaking, he signaled Zhang Min to leave.

After Zhang Min exited the hall, Zhu Qiyu turned his gaze back to Shen Yi whose face was about to wrinkle into a ball.

Shen Shangshu saw that the emperor took such a big deal, he opened his mouth and shut his mouth, the account department would transfer the money, go discuss with the account department, the bank and the account department will go to raise money.

He felt a little liver pain!
What evil did he do to end up with such a hard job...

Sensing that the emperor finally noticed him, Shen Shangshu bowed his head and said.

"Your Majesty, according to what you and Zhang Shilang just said, 50 civilians will be recruited, [-] craftsmen, plus the materials for building the city. I roughly estimate that it will take about [-] taels. If you add post-war pensions, rewards The treasury may not be able to support the silver taels used, so please think twice, Your Majesty."

There was no one around here, so Shen Yi didn't need to say anything about losing face, just being straightforward, he started crying poorly to the emperor...

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