My son A Fei has the appearance of a sword master

Chapter 109 The Department of Integrity and the West Police Factory
Naturally, there was no imperial dining room in the Ming Dynasty. It was an institution set up by the Qing Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were three departments responsible for the royal catering of the palace, namely Guanglu Temple, Shangshan Supervisor, and Shangshi Bureau.

Guanglu Temple is responsible for preparing the ingredients, and the Shangshi Supervisor is responsible for cooking. After the meal is prepared, it is handed over to the Shangshi Bureau for taste testing and is confirmed to be non-toxic before being presented to the master.

Wang Zhi was originally from the Royal Horse Prison, but he had been transferred to the Lijian Prison as early as the year before last.

When he is usually on duty, he usually waits in the room next to the royal study. When not on duty, he practices martial arts in his residence.

Among the 24 yamen of the Ming Dynasty, including the Twelve Supervisors, Four Divisions and Eight Bureaus, the Si Li Supervisor was the most powerful, and the eunuchs under his command had the highest martial arts.

The superintendent of the East Factory, the Superintendent of the Factory, most likely came from the Office of Ceremony, and was either a eunuch with a palm print or a eunuch with a pen.

The current governor of the East Factory is the eunuch Shang Ming, the eunuch Bingbi, the Supervisor of Ceremonies. This guy has not been in office for a long time, and he is doing his best.

But after the middle period of Chenghua, Zhu Jianshen gradually became indifferent to political affairs and hid in the palace without seeing his ministers. This guy began to behave randomly.

He is good at oppressing the rich to make money or selling his official position to gain wealth. He can do anything.

Unlike Wang Zhi, he did not end up well in the end. After being impeached, he was deposed and his house was ransacked, and he was sent to Xiaoling to sweep the floors. After that, he disappeared without a trace.

The result may not be very good. He offended so many people when he was in office, and there are many who want to kill him when he loses power.

Not long after, although Wang Zhi announced the arrival of the eunuch, he had some pleasantries.

After the royal meal was delivered, Zhu Jianshen set the tone that today, regardless of the monarch and ministers, would just be a gathering of friends, so he asked Huaien and Wang Zhi to eat together.

Because they didn't drink, the meal was finished quickly. After the meal, a few people went for a walk in the Imperial Garden to eat.

Li Tianxin took the opportunity to say to Zhu Jianshen: "Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty's treasury is full now. Although the food is not abundant, it can barely turn around. There shouldn't be so many refugees. Do you know what the problem is?"

Zhu Jianshen frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "I asked the court officials this question, and they said that the number of people affected by the disaster was too large, and the relief food allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs was just a drop in the bucket and was of no help at all."

Li Tianxin shook his head and sighed: "You were deceived, and the courtiers were also deceived. The number of people affected by the disaster is not as large as you think."

"The biggest problem is that you didn't see it with your own eyes. Everything you know is from local newspapers."

"If you allocate [-] shi of food and still have [-] shi left when you arrive at the disaster area, it will be considered as the officials at various places along the way have conscience."

Zhu Jianshen paused after hearing this, with a look of shock and anger on his face. He looked at Li Tianxin and said, "You mean...how dare they?"

Li Tianxin curled his lips and said, "Why don't they dare? What dynasty can avoid such things as deception and corruption?"

"The tributes you usually use are said to be the best things in the world, but are they really the best?"

"To put it bluntly, how do you know what is the best? Even if the local government gives you a bunch of rotten leaves as tribute and says it is the best tea in the world, will you know?"

After hearing what Li Tianxin said, Zhu Jianshen couldn't help but feel chills in his heart.

He suppressed his anger and asked Li Tianxin: "Then do you have any good way to solve this problem?"

Li Tianxin said: "Yes, it is possible, but it is not suitable for implementation now. Let's wait a few years before talking about it."

Zhu Jianshen said anxiously: "No, please tell me first so that I can know what's going on."

Li Tianxin pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll tell you roughly."

"As the saying goes, what you hear is false, and what you see is true. No matter how much others say, it is better to see it with your own eyes."

"When the country is stable and the political situation is stable in the future, you can leave the political affairs to the cabinet and go out to conduct private visits incognito."

Zhu Jianshen's eyes lit up, he hit his left palm with his right fist, and said happily: "What a private visit, the courtiers will be deceived, and my ears will be deceived, but my eyes will never be deceived."

Li Tianxin smiled and nodded: "This is exactly the truth, but there is one thing. If you want to go out incognito for a private visit, you must be able to protect yourself."

"So before you show your martial arts skills and enter the palace, you don't have to think about this issue for the time being. For now, we can only treat the symptoms first."

"If you want to cure the root cause, it's still the same thing. You must have a stable country and a stable political situation before you can start a big war."

Zhu Jianshen asked: "How to treat the symptoms?"

Li Tianxin said: "The activities of Dongchang and Jinyiwei are basically concentrated in the capital and the north and south Zhili. After all, their local supervision is weak."

"You can form two more departments specifically responsible for supervising local officials. I can also provide you with assistance in this regard."

"But the person who supervises this department must be someone who knows the basics, is loyal to you, and has certain talents."

Having said this, he turned back to look at Huaien and Wang Zhi, and added with a smile: "At least it must be like Duke Dai and Brother Wang."

Wang Zhi was greatly moved and felt immense gratitude to Li Tianxin.

Wynn is similar, but he is not young anymore and doesn't want to go out and mess around anymore. This kind of opportunity is naturally reserved for young people.

Zhu Jianshen nodded slowly and thoughtfully: "What you said makes sense, how to operate it specifically?"

Li Tianxin said: "It's very simple. Combining light and dark, a two-pronged approach. First, set up 'Integrity Department' yamen in all major prefectures and counties."

"This yamen is independent of the local government yamen and is responsible for the corruption of local officials. It can be placed under the jurisdiction of the Supervisory Yuan."

"Abolition of the position of censor and inspector, which has great power but is of little use, and instead dispatches permanent integrity envoys to local areas."

"The Department of Integrity not only has the power to investigate local officials, but can also encourage local people to take the initiative to report corruption and bribery by officials."

There is no doubt that the source of this department is the Discipline Inspection Commission and the Independent Commission Against Corruption in later generations.

The imperial censors are different from the local permanent officials. They usually stay in the capital and only occasionally go out to inspect local areas, which does not play much role at all.

Li Tianxin continued: "This is an open line, but officials of the Department of Integrity are also likely to be corrupt, so a hidden line is needed."

"You can set up an Ouchi secret agent organization, or simply set up a 'Western Police Factory'. They are not allowed to show up, and are hidden among the people. They are responsible for secretly supervising the Integrity Department and local officials."

“Once corruption is discovered or the Department of Integrity fails to act, it can be taken down directly.”

"Nowadays, there are so many scholars in the Ming Dynasty. Many people are waiting for Jinshi until their hair turns gray. There will be no shortage of officials at all."

"Even if the entire Ming Dynasty officialdom is to undergo a major blood change, it might actually give the Ming Dynasty officialdom a new lease of life."

After Zhu Jianshen listened to Li Tianxin's words, he paced and thought carefully about Li Tianxin's proposal. The more he thought about it, the more reliable it became.He asked Li Tianxin: "Why not let spies directly monitor local officials? Setting up one more department will cost the court another financial expenditure."

Li Tianxin said seriously: "Supervising local officials is only one of the functions of the Integrity Department, but it is not the biggest function. Its biggest function is to give people a place to redress their grievances."

"If local officials collude with local powerful people, oppress good people, and annex people's land, people often have nowhere to redress their grievances, lose their land and property, and naturally they can only become refugees."

"This is a major event that can shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. This financial expenditure cannot be saved."

Zhu Jianshen was convinced and nodded: "I understand. It seems that the Integrity Department and the West Factory must be established."

Li Tianxin said: "But don't be too hasty. If you take too big a step, you may get your eggs broken. We have to do it step by step."

Zhu Jianshen couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, saying, "If you take too big a step, you can easily pull your balls off." This statement was really rough and unreasonable.

"You can secretly select and train relevant talents first. My Yuelai Inn is spread all over the world. It can be used as a base for your Xichang spies to collect intelligence from all over the world for you."

"When everything is ready and all the spies are in place, then with lightning speed, we announce the establishment of the Department of Integrity, catching those corrupt officials off guard."

After hearing this, Zhu Jianshen said happily: "This is a great plan. In the spring of next year, another group of Jinshi will appear, and the candidates for the Integrity Envoy can be selected from them."

"It's just that it's hard to find the manpower of secret agents in the West Factory. Do you have any suggestions?"

Li Tianxin looked at Wang Zhi and smiled and said, "Brother Wang should have some ideas about this matter, why not let him talk about it first."

Zhu Jianshen also turned around to look at Wang Zhi and said, "Tell me about it."

Wang Zhi bowed and said, "Yes, this time I followed the Marquis to suppress the bandits, and saw that many people's families were destroyed, and only some orphans and young sons remained."

"The Marquis has gathered a group of orphan girls and plans to establish a martial arts sect. This will not only give them a way to survive, but also cultivate a group of chivalrous women who will do justice, punish rape and eliminate evil."

"We can actually use this method to select qualified ones from those orphans and train them to become Xichang secret agents."

Zhu Jianshen suddenly understood, and Li Tianxin smiled and added: "After wiping out the rogue bandits in Beizhili, I took in a total of more than [-] orphans."

"Two or 300 people are enough to form a sect. I can select the others with good qualifications and give them to you as the secret agents of the West Factory."

Li Tianxin now possesses more than 600 Yijingugudan, which is enough to train more than 600 qualified women.

Moreover, he will definitely gain something from his trip to Jingxiang. When the time comes, he will leave 300 people as disciples of the Feixian Sect, and the others can be sent to the palace to learn the skills and knowledge required for spies.

As for the secret agent's training, you can find it from Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

After Zhu Jianshen heard what Wang Zhi and Li Tianxin said, he immediately made the decision: "Okay, in that case, Wang Zhilai will be the governor of the West Police Factory, and the secret agent's martial arts will be trained by Da Ban."

"You should take the trouble to build this West Factory for me. I want the Ming Dynasty to have a clean and honest officialdom."

Wang Zhi was overjoyed and immediately knelt down and said, "I will never betray the trust of the Emperor and the Marquis. If this matter cannot be handled well, I will come to see you."

Zhu Jianshen nodded with satisfaction and said: "If you have such determination, that's the best thing. I believe in your ability, but this martial arts is still not good enough."

"When I ask for the Great Return Pill from Shaolin Temple, I will give you one, saving you ten years of hard work."

Wang Zhi was even more delighted and bowed again: "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."

"Take care of yourself." After Zhu Jianshen arranged Wang Zhi's appointment, he turned to Li Tianxin and asked with a smile, "Tianxin, do you have any other suggestions on this matter?"

Li Tianxin said: "There is indeed one more thing. To be honest, the salary of officials in the Ming Dynasty is really low nowadays. The salary of many officials is just enough to maintain a living."

"But you have to know that we Han people are very particular about interpersonal relationships. If your family has no money, your life will be very embarrassing, and corruption and bribery will become inevitable."

"Now that the Ming Dynasty's treasury is still full, it's time for you to mention officials' salaries. This is called 'high salaries support integrity'."

Zhu Jianshen said hesitantly: "What you said is indeed true, but the Ming Dynasty is surrounded by powerful enemies. Now the country is not stable. If we increase financial expenditure, I'm afraid..."

Li Tianxin nodded and said: "This is indeed a problem. At present, we can only take it slowly step by step. I can convince my adoptive father to send some shares to the court."

"The so-called fertile land with thousands of slopes is just three meals a day. There are thousands of mansions and only three feet of couches to sleep on."

"A country, a country, how can a family be without a country? If the country is not strong, it will be difficult to preserve even if there is a huge amount of wealth. I believe my adoptive father understands this truth."

After hearing what Li Tianxin said, Zhu Jianshen couldn't help but his eyes turned red. Huai En and Wang Zhi's respect for Li Tianxin could not be higher.

Zhu Jianshen raised his hand and put it on Li Tianxin's shoulder, saying with red eyes: "Tianxin, you are simply a gift from God to the Ming Dynasty. You alone can equal the hard work of three generations of the Ming Dynasty."

Li Tianxin patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "It's not that exaggerated, but through the past few years, I believe you have seen the role of business in national development."

"It is not advisable to emphasize agriculture over commerce. In the future of our Ming Dynasty, when scholars, peasants, industry and commerce go hand in hand, walking on four legs will always be more stable than one."

"When Zheng Sanbao went to the West and started trade with other countries, it was the right way. When the internal and external troubles of the Ming Dynasty are over, we can start it again."

"I will help you with all my strength. Together we will develop the Ming Dynasty into an eternal dynasty. After all, you will also be included in the history books and have the title of 'Eternal Emperor'. Only in this way can you live up to our experience in this world."

Zhu Jian's chest was filled with boundless emotion, and he was speechless for a moment.

After holding back his tears for a long time, Zhu Jianshen held Li Tianxin's shoulders tightly and said, "Good brother."

……

The Jin Yiwei guarding the Xuanwu Gate almost thought they were dreaming. What did they see?
They actually saw that the current emperor, along with the Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies, personally delivered an honorable man wearing a unicorn robe to the Xuanwu Gate.

This is the first time in the world. For hundreds of years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, has any minister ever received such an honor?

Inside the Xuanwu Gate, Zhu Jianshen said to the Jinyi guards who were kneeling around him: "You have all recognized me clearly. This is Li Tianxin, the Xiaoyao Hou of the Ming Dynasty whom I personally conferred. From now on, he can enter and leave the palace freely, and no one is allowed to stop him for questioning. "

"I sincerely obey my emperor's decree."

All the Jinyi guards responded in unison, and then raised their heads, keeping the name Xiaoyao Hou Li Tianxin and Li Tianxin's appearance firmly in their hearts.

Zhu Jianshen nodded with satisfaction, then smiled at Li Tianxin and said: "Tianxin, it's up to you to calm down the chaos in Jingxiang as soon as possible. On my 19th birthday at the end of the year, you and your wife will come to the palace, and we will have a good drink. A drink."

Zhu Jianshen's birthday is on the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, which is still more than four months ago. With Li Tianxin's ability, there should be more than enough time.

So he said happily: "Okay, I will definitely take off the heads of Liu Tong, Shi Long and other thieves before the twelfth lunar month, and use a stable Huguang as your birthday gift."

(End of this chapter)