Prince of Chaos

Chapter 367

"For the matter of the Ministry of Household Affairs, I have no strength for the time being. When Mr. Dong is free, you can go to comfort Liu Shilang a lot, let him withstand the pressure and do a good job. The court will not treat any loyal Ming Jing Shiliang badly. Talented."

Zhu Changluo also knew the situation of the Beijing Ministry of Household Affairs, but he was indeed powerless to deal with this situation.

He can't conjure up a tax source for the Ministry of Households.

Although, he is now the prince of Jian Guo, but some status quo cannot be changed by him pressing the cabinet.

After all, the elders in the cabinet also need a mass base, and they will compromise and obey on many things.

However, once there is a benefit that touches the soul, even if the Emperor Laozi comes, it may not be effective.

Thinking of this, Zhu Changluo couldn't help but think of a sentence he heard before time travel: "It is harder to touch the interests than to touch the soul."

It is conceivable that if the Ministry of Households is really allowed to collect taxes, let alone the ability of the officials of the Ministry of Households.If they are really asked to collect taxes from door to door, the most they will face is being kicked out of the house, and by the way, they will be reviled as running dogs and cruel officials by the vested interests.

So, it's hard.

When Dong Qichang heard what Zhu Changluo said, he was embarrassed to tell Zhu Changluo about the hardships of the household department.

After all, the Ministry of Household Affairs is not his supervisor, so it is already very good that he can do this.

Zhu Changluo looked at Dong Qichang and continued: "The work of the Anti-Corruption Administration cannot be relaxed for a moment. Since the household department is in such a difficult situation, Mr. Dong, as the leader of the imperial court's anti-corruption office, must also understand the imperial court's difficulties and be serious about those black sheep. Deal with it, and never tolerate it. Don’t make trouble to the point where the factory guards are used to solve the problem alone. This is the face of the court alone, you know?"

Dong Qichang hurriedly replied: "I remember this. I will definitely not disappoint His Highness's expectations, and do a good job in anti-corruption work, so as to dispel evil and righteousness for the court."

Zhu Changluo hummed, and then said: "On this point, Gu believes in Mr. Dong. During this time, Mr. Dong's hard work has been seen by Gu and his father. The cabinet and the Ministry of Finance also praise your work. Absolutely. As Mr. Gu, you will naturally receive more attention than other ministers. Therefore, Gu still wants to remind Mr. Dong to grasp the bottom line and do things well. Although the way of calligraphy and painting is good, it has nothing to do with Governing the country is still a small way after all. Mr. Dong doesn’t need to use this way to make friends.”

Dong Qichang felt terrified in his heart, he was startled suddenly, and he instantly recognized that there was something in Zhu Changluo's words.

Dong Qichang was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, and then said: "I remember it."

During this period of time, he was really proud of the spring breeze, a little drifted, and many officials who were not familiar with him began to take the initiative to make friends with him.

Some people also gave him a lot of precious pens, inks, papers and inkstones, as well as precious calligraphy and painting monuments.In this regard, he did not refuse too much, but just gave it to his subordinates as an exchange of courtesy between officials.

Unexpectedly, in Zhu Changluo's eyes, these behaviors have become his shortcomings, and the crown prince is already dissatisfied.

Seeing Dong Qichang's sensible answer and reaction, Zhu Changluo felt a little more at ease.

He really didn't want Dong Qichang to hold him back on personal issues at this time. After all, he had only been in charge of the country for a short period of time, and there were too few officials he favored and promoted, and his image and foundation in the court were relatively shallow.

He can do some things now, but to put it bluntly, he still needs to rely on Dong Qichang and others.

Otherwise, just expect him to say a word, and the people below will treat it as an imperial decree, not to mention whether the outside people take it seriously, whether his decree can come out of Ciqing Palace is a problem.

After chatting with Dong Qichang for a while, Zhu Changluo gave Dong Qichang a slap while learning about the affairs of the household department.

After Dong Qichang resigned, Zhu Changluo sent someone to find Zhong Huamin.

Zhong Huamin is now the chief officer of the ICAC. Although his powers and responsibilities overlap with those of Dong Qichang's Anti-Corruption Administration, his functions cannot be replaced by the Anti-Corruption Administration.

This time, Zhu Changluo came to Zhong Huamin just to assign him a task.

Zhong Huamin arrived in Ciqing Palace, and after meeting Zhu Changluo first, he was given a seat and sat opposite Zhu Changluo. ,

Zhu Changluo looked at the energetic Zhong Huamin, Zhu Changluo smiled and said, "How is Mr. Zhong doing in the ICAC?"

Zhong Huamin said: "With His Royal Highness Long En's protection, everything is going well for me."

Zhu Changluo smiled and said, "Successful? This shows that the work of the ICAC is still too easy. Therefore, Gu is going to add more burdens to Mr. Zhong."

When Zhong Huamin heard this, he became even more energetic.

Zhong Huamin said: "Please speak, Your Highness."

Zhu Changluo thought for a while, and then said: "At first glance, the powers and responsibilities of the ICAC and the Anti-Corruption Agency seem to overlap. But in fact, they are not. The ICAC is under the cabinet, and the Anti-Corruption Agency is under the Metropolitan Procuratorate. .Besides, Mr. Zhong is now a second-rank official, so the ICAC is higher than the Anti-Corruption Agency in terms of rank and configuration."

"However, this does not mean that the ICAC can lead the Anti-Corruption Agency. When the Anti-Corruption Agency is actively fighting corruption, the ICAC should also have its own focus of work. Therefore, today I want to have a good discussion with Mr. Zhong , the focus of the work of the ICAC."

Zhong Huamin was extremely excited when he heard Zhu Changluo mention the matter of the ICAC so seriously.

He was looking forward to this moment.

The ICAC and the Anti-Corruption Agency were newly established, but the work of the Anti-Corruption Agency has achieved remarkable results during this period.Although the ICAC is also very busy, compared to the Anti-Corruption Agency, it seems that the ICAC has not grasped its focus.

This point, Zhong Huamin is actually very clear in his heart, and he is very anxious.

Therefore, when Zhu Changluo summoned him to the Ciqing Palace, his spirit suddenly became active, and he didn't look like a five or sixty-year-old old man at all.

Zhong Huamin said: "What do you think, Your Highness?"

Zhu Changluo said: "The focus of the ICAC is on the word of clean government. How to achieve clean government is the issue that the ICAC should consider. If, after something goes wrong, we talk about clean government, then the problem at this time is not about clean government. The problem is the problem of corruption and dereliction of duty. Therefore, the work of the ICAC is like seeing a story that praised Bian Que and said that Bian Que's medical skills are the best in the world. But However, Bian Que said that his medical skills were not good, and it was his elder brother who was really good at medical skills, because his elder brother could see the symptoms before the onset and cured the disease in advance, but he only healed the obvious severe patients So, in Bian Que's opinion, his elder brother is the most skilled in medicine."

After Zhong Huamin heard the story Zhu Changluo told, he thought about it for a long time, and he didn't speak out for a long time.

Then, Zhu Changluo continued to ask: "Does Mr. Zhong understand what Gu said?"

When Zhong Huamin heard Zhu Changluo's question again, he suddenly replied: "I am stupid, I seem to understand."

Zhu Changluo looked at Zhong Huamin's appearance, and hearing his answer, Zhu Changluo was not angry at all.

After all, his concept is still a bit advanced, and it is not something that Zhong Huamin, a traditional feudal bureaucrat, can understand thoroughly in a short time.

Therefore, Zhu Changluo decided that he still wanted to explain the insider details to Zhong Huamin in detail.

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