Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 282 Yi Chuan
The responsible cabinet is by no means a substitute for the king's lazy government. In fact, it assists the king in managing politics and is an important measure for Zhu Youxiao to reform and rectify the officialdom.

The current economic model of the Ming Dynasty is a self-sufficient economy based on small farmers. There is basically no shortage and sufficient supply. This has also caused the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty to always stay at the rigid work efficiency to ensure that there are no problems with the basic operation. Just make sure there are no hidden dangers to dynastic rule.

Wealth is created, not achieved through struggle.

The main mission of the new cabinet of the Tianqi Dynasty is not only to sort out the bad governance and problems that have accumulated over the years and effectively solve the imbalance of central fiscal revenue and expenditure, but also to shoulder an important mission, which is to explore the scope of power of the cabinet, promote efficient office work, and clarify the clean and honest administration. Accelerate the reform of officialdom.

Perhaps there will be various problems and troubles in this process, but it cannot be said that knowing these will not lead to large-scale design.

Just like the strict investigation of corruption, even if it is done every month and arrested every year, there will still be corruption. This is the inevitability of human nature and the trend of power. You cannot get angry just because the scum are endlessly caught. If it is allowed to grow wildly, it will be the real end.

"...the investigation of the deficit must be carried out strictly." When Zhu Guozuo was feeling emotional, Bi Ziyan, the group assistant of the cabinet and the minister of the Ministry of household affairs, said with an extremely serious expression.

"If this matter cannot be effectively resolved, then even if the Ministry of Revenue makes adjustments and improvements, the various taxes collected by the treasury every year will not be able to cover various expenditures."

"Take the Yi Chuan as an example. Every year, the imperial court allocates hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to maintain the operation of express delivery shops, delivery stations, water horse stations, etc., and even covers the needs of the post station. This is not a small expense. ah."

"But what's the result? When the war broke out in Liaozuo, the Jianlu army invaded our territory of the Ming Dynasty. The urgent deliveries from Liaodong were all delayed before they were delivered to Beijing. Fortunately, the battle in Liaozuo was won, but have you ever thought about it? , if this battle is not won, what losses will be caused to the Ming Dynasty?"

The atmosphere in the cabinet became tense.

Some people glanced at Wang Xiangqian intentionally or unintentionally. No one thought that when Bi Ziyan was talking about checking the deficit, he was talking about Yi Chuan again.

Everyone thought Wang Xiangqian would be angry.

After all, what Bi Ziyan said was true.

Ekiden was originally under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War.

"Since Mr. Bige mentioned Yi Chuan, I would like to talk about it with Ben Fu." In this atmosphere, Wang Xiangqian, who was then the Cabinet Group Assistant and the Minister of War, lifted up his robe sleeves without any anger or anger on his face. Dissatisfied, he said in a calm tone.

"Ever since the war broke out in Liaozuo, I have been understanding everything about Yi Chuan. Not to mention, I have discovered many problems."

"The express delivery service cannot deliver military aircraft's important tasks as quickly as possible. This is really the most ridiculous thing in the world. However, the root cause of this maladministration is not the express delivery shop itself. Do you know where the problem lies?"

When talking about this, Wang Xiangqian did not rush to point out the problem. Instead, he looked at everyone present. In fact, there was something. Even if Wang Xiangqian didn't mention it, someone would know what was going on.

There are so many things in officialdom that we don’t understand.

It's just that it's tainted with interests, and everyone chooses to pretend to be confused while pretending to understand.

It is precisely this that, if you want to promote some things, you need to know how to assess the situation and learn to consider the impact. Only by taking all these into consideration and minimizing the risks and impacts can the things you want to do be achieved steadily. Just move forward.

Just for this damn Yi Chuan, Wang Xiangqian endured it for a long time, made a lot of preparations, and even talked to Bi Ziyan in private.

It seems that what Bi Ziyan just said was obviously directed at Wang Xiang.

In fact, only the two of them know best.

You help me, I help you, this is the common denominator in official circles, and no one is immune to this.

“The root cause lies in appropriation!!”

Seeing the different expressions on everyone's face, Wang Xiangqian frowned and said: "There is no restraint in the arrival and departure of people at the official post. The laws and regulations established by the imperial court are ineffective when it comes to the place. Who can stay and rest in the official post? These are all listed clearly. , and even have any specifications.

But as far as I know, there is basically no need for official posts, and post tickets are basically decorations. With connections or a private letter, you can enter the official post. Do you think this is reasonable?
If things go on like this, Guanyi will have a big deficit. If there is a deficit, it must be solved. How do some people in the local area solve it?
Misappropriating silver for horses involved in express delivery, deducting silver from postmen and postmen, and even apportioning postmen privately. Even so, the court still needs to allocate hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year. "

“This wind must be severely controlled!!”

Bi Ziyan snapped the case and said: "Yi Chuan is the foundation of the imperial court. It is the central link that connects and controls the local lifeline, not to mention the important side affairs."

"If this matter is not rectified, if things go on like this, won't Yi Chuan become a decoration? If Kuang Kong doesn't find any way to solve it, and the problem is not completely eliminated, the situation will only get worse!" "Mr. Bige can't let this assistant speak. over?"

Faced with what Bi Ziyan said, Wang Xiangqian raised his brows slightly and said: "In response to various matters related to Yi Chuan, I have also drafted several memorials and want to submit them to the emperor for resolution. I thought that after the meeting of the Deficit Pavilion is over, I will discuss them again. To be more specific, since Mr. Bige has now pointed to our Ministry of War, let’s have a cabinet discussion along the way.”

When he was talking about this, Wang Xiangqian took out several memorials and saw a member of the Zhongshushe stepped forward with his head bowed. He took the memorials held by Wang Xiangqian with both hands and walked towards Zhu Guozuo, the chief minister of the cabinet.

There's a lot of trouble.

When the matter reached this stage, all the cabinet ministers present secretly lamented that a cabinet discussion involving a deficit involved Yi Chuan, and there were previous issues of accountability that had not been resolved.

At this moment, many people feel heavy in their hearts.

The current cabinet has gained a lot of power because of the emperor's initiative to delegate power, but correspondingly, the pressure and burden it bears has also become heavier.

This makes some people very uncomfortable.

But even if you don't adapt, you must adapt as soon as possible. A responsible cabinet must look like a responsible cabinet. Otherwise, why would Zhu You think so much about school fees?
"Mr. Wang Ge, what do you mean by the reform of Yi Chuan?"

After reading several memorials, Zhu Guozuo handed the memorials to Qian Qianyi, but he looked at Wang Xiangqian with a slight frown.

It's not that he didn't understand, but it was actually that Wang Xiangqian wanted to make a big splash.

"If you want to change things in Yichuan, you must reform the system."

Wang Xiangqian didn't know, so he followed Zhu Guozuo's suggestion and said: "According to Benfu's thinking, when it comes to local postal traditions, there must be a unified place, and we can't just rely on chariots and officials to manage them. Everyone knows it, so It is under the control of the chariots and officials, but in fact, the various post offices are doing their own thing."

"This assistant plans to use the provincial government envoys and envoys in various places as the boundary. It will involve express delivery shops, delivery offices, water horse stations, etc., and transfer them to the inspection envoys and envoys in various places. The local departments cannot interfere. At the same time, the inspection envoys in various places will The Si Yamen added corresponding government offices to facilitate the effective supervision of post offices in various places, while the Chejiaqing Official Division under the Ministry of War was in charge of the government offices set up by the inspection and envoy departments in various places, forming effective top-down supervision."

"From now on, the food and salary allocated by the imperial court to Yi Chuan must be registered and registered in each local Yi Chuan. At the same time, a comprehensive investigation must be conducted in each place, such as which places need to be adjusted, added, or abolished. At the same time, the Yi Chuan must be registered and registered, which involves Some of the adjustments to the political figures in Yi Chuan, etc., must be resolved."

"At the same time, official posts have been set up in various places. My opinion is to place them under local jurisdiction. In the future, the central government will formulate stricter laws and regulations to ensure that the private use of official posts can be curbed..."

Wang Xiangqian told the story in detail, but the faces of many people participating in the cabinet meeting changed.

crazy!

How crazy!

If the post fax system is to be changed like this, how many people's interests will be affected? If nothing else, it is just to restrict the private use of official posts. I'm afraid many people will be secretly dissatisfied.

After all, it has always been like this in the past.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were not only officials who were in office, but also officials who had become officials. Among them, there were many people with high moral character and high prestige, who had disciples and former officials everywhere.

It is true that they have stepped back from their positions, but they still have considerable energy and influence in the officialdom and in the local area. If they are really offended, the matter may seem small, but in fact it is not small.

"Mr. Wang Ge, are you kidding?"

Qian Qianyi raised his brows slightly, looked at Wang Xiangqian and said, "According to what Mr. Wangge said, the official post will return to its original place, and the post will be returned to the Inspectorate. I would like to ask, who will be in charge of this post in the future? You are planning to set up a new team, so won’t the central expenditure increase a lot?”

"Why does Mr. Qian Ge think I am joking?"

Wang Xiangqian said: "Since the official post has returned to the local area, it cannot occupy the establishment of the post and put it under the order of local assistants. As for the post, it is indeed necessary to add some new establishments. After all, direct management by each province is not enough. , all prefectures, states and other places must also make corresponding preparations to ensure the smooth operation of Yichuan as a whole."

Regarding the reform of Yi Chuan, Wang Xiangqian thought about it in private for a long time. He even had many ideas. When he was discussing military affairs with the emperor, the emperor accidentally mentioned it, but Wang Xiangqian wrote it down. Otherwise, this new Yi Chuan system would not work. Adjustments and changes may be made like this…

(End of this chapter)