The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 165
Zhu Gaochi sat behind the table, still thinking carefully about what Su Guan said just now.

Sooner or later a new chief minister will take office.

This is the power of the courtiers. They decide the candidates for the chief envoy, or recommend them to Zhu Yuanzhang, but Zhu Di can't intervene in this personnel power.

In the next few years, Zhu Gaochi does not know what the relationship between the chief envoy of Beiping and the Yan Palace will be.

But there is a record in my impression that is worth analyzing.

After Zhu Yunqi ascended the throne, the chief envoy of Beiping was changed, so can it be considered that the original chief envoy did not gain Zhu Yunqi's trust?

To be precise, it was the decision of the assistant minister.

Beiping's chief envoy, Yan Dun, was either not a core member of the prince's lineage, or his performance in Peiping was not trusted by the prince's lineage.

Whether it is the former or the latter, it means that this person has the value of attracting.

"Based on my understanding of Zheng Qian's affairs, he is probably unwilling to meet with the palace. Maybe the recent actions of the palace have been a little big, which has attracted the attention of Ying Tianfu. I suspect that someone is watching him." Su Guan said Analyzed aside.

The order to dismiss Tie has already been issued, and the ambassador of the Iron Smelting Institute has been reduced from an official of the eighth rank to a low-ranking miscellaneous official, which shocked him into a cold sweat.

Fortunately, he left early, otherwise his life's future would be ruined in the ironworks.

Trying to find a way to transfer away from the iron smelter before and after the dismissal order, the situation is completely different. The former may be able to be promoted if he operates well, while the latter may not be able to jump out of the quagmire even if he is lucky enough to jump out. Leveling is already the upper limit.

Just like the Changshi Mansion, from Zuo Xiang, who is the second rank, to Zuo Changshi, who is the fifth rank, how many ambitious people have been cheated.

At that time, the rank of the vassals could be equal to that of the court officials, and they also had a seat in the court.

And the chief envoy of the governor of a province is also a second rank.

Zhu Gaochi listened to Su Guan's analysis, thinking about the mental activities of these middle and lower officials.

The reason why the palace was able to win over many middle and lower-level officials in Beiping was due to the inertia left over from history.

The left minister was canceled, indicating that the imperial court separated the administrative power of the vassal king in the vassal land.

But power does not disappear all at once, there will be an inertia.

So when Zhu Di rebelled, many middle- and lower-level officials in Beiping secretly stood in line, and some officials even took the initiative to inform Zhu Di of the court's news, which gave him a lot of opportunities.

This kind of political situation was unimaginable for officials in the mid-Ming Dynasty, and it was even more impossible to imagine in the late Ming Dynasty.

Power comes from top to bottom, and cannot be separated from the support from below. The top and bottom need each other. The current political situation is operable.

Over the years, Zhu Di has moved forward and retreated with certainty, wooing left and right, and maintaining a lot of prestige among middle and lower-level officials in Beiping, which is the basis for him to use his political skills in Beiping Province.

However, the standard line of tacit agreement he reached with the government was too low in Zhu Gaochi's view, and he needed greater power from the palace.

That is, struggle and compromise.

How to fight against the new chief envoy, compromise with him, and maintain a new tacit understanding, Zhu Gaochi is uncertain.

But based on historical analysis, he has some confidence.

If Zhu Yunqi didn't change this person to deal with the palace after he ascended the throne, then it means that he has no chance.

"Can Zheng Qian be brought over?" Zhu Gaochi asked tentatively.

Su Guan shook his head, his attitude was very certain, without giving people any illusions, "Zheng Qianshi's ancestral home is Yingtian Mansion, and the relationship between the teacher and the subject is with the court, it is impossible to change his position."

The root is right and the seedling is red, Zhu Gaochi immediately gave up.

"So he will definitely deal with the palace?"

"No." Su Guan smiled. Although the young prince is wise, he has never experienced officialdom and does not understand the thoughts of officials.

"He mainly wants to protect himself. He doesn't want to really tear himself apart with the Wangfu, but also wants to keep his reputation in Yingtianfu."

"Although it seems that he is dissatisfied with the palace, he is actually doing things properly." Su Guan explained, and said seriously: "But you can't underestimate him. Although he won the middle and lower officials, although his wrist is not fierce, it can be said that he has hit the palace. seven inches."

The reason why the palace can keep the executive power is precisely because there are a group of middle and lower-level officials below who are willing to obey the king's order.

In the past six months, if the middle and lower level officials were unwilling to obey the royal order of the palace, just a word of delay could make the palace unable to do anything.

After all, the name of the palace is not justified, and it is not the era of Zuoxiang.

Zhu Gaochi frowned. Although he saw the problem, he couldn't help Zheng Yuncheng for a while, and the other party followed the rules.

Another way is to flip the table.

King Qin of Shaanxi adopted this method, beating and scolding disobedient officials, and forcefully forcing officials to obey his king's orders.

His ending has proved that this method is a failure.

"Wait." Su Guan suggested.

Zhu Gaochi expressed doubts.

"After all, he is only a member of the fifth rank. In the end, it still depends on the new chief envoy. So no matter how powerful his wrist is, he still has a bad reputation."

"The imperial court didn't say that he would be appointed as the chief secretary, but it's just because he has the highest rank at present."

"You don't need to put the energy of the palace on him, so you can avoid intensifying him, and you can go all out to deal with the new chief envoy."

Zhu Gaochi nodded, took Su Guan's suggestion, and said, "When the new chief envoy takes office, let's give him a big gift."

"Money can easily cause dissatisfaction." Su Guan worried.

As the head of a province who is the second rank, if the little prince gives a precious gift, the other party may not accept it, and it will cause trouble instead.

"Yellow and white things can't be taken out." Zhu Gaochi laughed.

His big gift is naturally related to interests, but it is not so straightforward. As long as the new chief envoy does not hate the palace, he will not refuse, and it happens to test the position of the new chief envoy.

Taking advantage of this gap, Zhu Gaochi got busy, implementing the previous affairs of the guards.

Every guard who is 35 years old and has served in the army for more than five years can apply for discharge, but he needs to be supplemented by Yu Ding from his family.

After Zhengding retired from the army, the palace was responsible for the assignment.

Shi Jinzhong, the right-hand chief of the Changshi Mansion, was in charge of this matter. He organized the Military Affairs Office, which was dedicated to this matter.

Yanshan Sanwei was implemented first, followed by Tongzhouwei.

Zhu Gaochi made a special trip to Tongzhou Wei, and met with the commander of Tongzhou Wei, and the two had a good talk.

Tongzhou Guard is located in the east of Beiping Mansion, the guard house closest to the Wang Mansion geographically. After Zhu Di rebelled, it was the first guard house to voluntarily join.

"The support of Shibo, the palace will never forget." Zhu Gaochi said with a smile.

The commander of the Yanshan Sanwei, Zhu Gaochi changed his name from Shibo to his position, not because he was wooed and then abandoned, but on the contrary, it shows that the relationship has become closer.

Although Tongzhou Wei's heart is towards the palace, it is Zhu Di's prestige, and it has nothing to do with Zhu Gaochi. He must be more polite when dealing with him at the beginning.

The commander of the Tongzhou Guard was very polite, and he didn't hold onto his identity just because Zhu Gaochi was not the son of the prince. Both sides had a good impression.

The three guards of Yanshan have already provided a large amount of labor, and they still have to serve in the palace, so under this new decree, not much has changed.

Tongzhou Wei also provided some labor force to China Heavy Industry, but when this decree was announced in Tongzhou Wei, it still received many applications for discharge within a short period of time.

on a country road.

A man returned to the guard, empty-handed, and the family had lunch. They lived in an earthen embryo house and built three houses.

The old couple live in the main house, the eldest daughter has been married for many years and is also a military household in the guard, the youngest son lives in the same room with them, and the second and third children live in a room each.

In the evening, the residual heat of the summer was unbearable. The family was enjoying the shade at the gate of the courtyard, and the three children of the two families ran to play with children from other places.

"Second brother, you retire to become Yu Ding, and the third child goes to join the army." The old man said.

The second child has no objection, the palace assigns work, some say 12 taels of silver a year, some say 18 taels of silver a year.

Even if he can have ten taels of silver a year, the man is satisfied.

The family has a lot of fields and acres, but there are so many people. They can't see a few taels of silver all year round, and they can't save it.

The third child also has no objection.

Yu Ding also had to serve in the military, but unlike Zheng Ding who had to fight, he would definitely not want to change with his second brother in the past.

But he had inquired about it. After retiring from the military, he could enter China Heavy Industries and only need to serve in the military for five years. This is a good deal.

"As long as the fourth brother agrees, he will succeed me in the camp in five years." The third child proposed in public.

A young man of seventeen or eighteen years old lowered his head and did not speak.

Retirement is required.

Both Yu Ding and Zheng Ding are indispensable, and Yu Ding's service can be reduced and replaced by factory drills.

But Zheng Ding retired and must be replaced by Yu Ding.

The second brother is replaced by the third brother, and the third brother is free to take over, so who will take over?Several nephews are still young.

The atmosphere cooled down.

The second child and the third child are embarrassed to talk, but if the fourth child does not let go, this matter cannot be done.The daughter-in-law and the third daughter-in-law inside the courtyard door listened with pricked ears.

"Fourth, your second and third brothers have nothing to say to you since childhood." The second daughter-in-law couldn't help but said to the outside.

"Shut up." The second child roared.

"What are you yelling for?" The old man scolded, and the second child hurriedly dared not speak any more.

Confucianism has both bad and good aspects.

When people can eat enough, a certain degree of social justice is maintained.

This level of social justice is not enough for future generations, but in today's era, looking at the world is an ideal country.

The old man is old and his physical strength is not as good as that of his sons, but he can manage the family.

Like in the Russian Childhood Trilogy, several sons fought for the family property until they used weapons, ignoring the old man at home. It didn't work in ancient China.

"I agree." Although the fourth child felt that he was unfair, for the sake of brotherhood, he still agreed.

The atmosphere improved immediately.

The sisters-in-law in the yard also beamed with joy, thinking that my uncle was sensible.

The second child moved his mouth, but held back again. Although he felt bad for the fourth brother, he was unwilling to give up the opportunity to enter the factory.

It is very difficult to enter the factory now, and ordinary people cannot enter.

(End of this chapter)