I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 473 Summary of the work of the six departments
The fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Nowadays, the various government offices of the imperial court no longer deal with official affairs very much.

But the cabinet, military aircraft department and even the ministers of the six ministries and nine ministers were still busy, because they had a very important thing to do, which was to report to the emperor the work of each ministry for the year.

Daming will conduct work summaries or assessments at the end of the year, which are generally divided into two types:
One is the summary assessment of officials, which is divided into two categories: regular Beijing inspections and external inspections.

Beijing inspections are inspections of central officials in Beijing, while external inspections are inspections of local officials at all levels across the country. However, external inspections are usually held when local officials come to Beijing for an audience, so they are also called hajj or grand plans.

The inspection of officials is very important. Since the results of the inspection can directly determine the promotion or dismissal of officials, this is the time when officials are most nervous and when civil servants criticize each other most seriously.

Therefore, in order not to trouble officials, it is out of consideration to improve efficiency.

According to the imperial court's considerations, the inspection and summary of officials is usually conducted every three years. However, it is only the first year of Tianqi, which is far from the three-year period, so local officials at all levels can have a good year.

In addition to the first type, there is also a summary and inspection of the work of the six ministries and nine ministers in the capital. However, due to Wanli's neglect of government, this kind of thing gradually became unorganized and there was no responsibility.

After Zhu Youxiao came to the throne, he reorganized this matter and set new rules requiring that on the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month at the end of each year, the cabinet and the six ministers should gather in the Wenhua Hall to report to the emperor on the results of the year's work.

However, due to the rush of time last year, it was not held immediately, so it was postponed to this year.

In the Wenhua Hall, the six ministers and the ministers of the cabinet and the military aircraft department were on both sides, chatting sporadically.

"Master Sun, now that the New Year is approaching, everyone is thinking about celebrating the New Year. If a letter is sent to Denglai Navy to come to Tianjin Port, many soldiers of Denglai Navy will be dissatisfied."

Wang Zaijin, the Minister of War, was complaining to Sun Chengzong, the Minister of Military and Aircraft and the Assistant Minister of the Cabinet.

He was almost furious after receiving the order from the Military Aircraft Department some time ago, thinking that this was nonsense.It was sooner or later, but now, after receiving the official document from the Ministry of War, the Denglai Navy would probably curse itself to death.

"Sir Wang, although this happened suddenly, the war in Liaodong is urgent. This is also to allow the Beijing camp to arrive in Liaodong faster. Let the soldiers be more worried. When the time comes, I will ask the court to apply for a silver reward for the soldiers to ensure that they will not It will be in vain.”

Sun Chengzong naturally knew that the emperor was not short of hungry soldiers. No matter how resentful you were, as long as the money was in place, everything would not be a problem.

When Wang Zaijin heard this, he felt a little better. If the court could allocate a reward of silver, he would be able to explain it to his subordinates.

Sun Shenxing, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, was chatting with Xu Guangqi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry. Suddenly, he heard Sun Chengzong talking to Wang Zaijin about the silver reward. He suddenly glanced at Wang Yingjiao, the minister of the Ministry of Revenue, as if nothing had happened, and said with a little playfulness:
"The national treasury will be full next year, and we will no longer have to worry about money and food."

Xu Guangqi also laughed when he heard Sun Shenxing's words.

"Wen Si (Sun Shenxing's word), how much money can your Ministry of Rites use, no matter how short the national treasury is, it will not be without you. However, now the Ministry of Industry is full of places asking for money, and it all depends on the face of the Ministry of Household Affairs. In case of cheating (Wang Yingjiao’s words) If one day you don’t like my Ministry of Works, I will be hungry immediately.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a burst of laughter coming from beside him. Xu Guangqi took a closer look and found that it was Wang Yingjiao who had somehow come to his side. He must have heard what he had just arranged for them.

"You man, you used to come to the Ministry of Revenue to ask for money with a note from the cabinet, and I would happily grant it to you every time, for fear of any shortage or slow speed. I didn't expect that by doing this, you would not only not be grateful, but also If you are still sarcastic here, it seems that you will really have to think carefully about the expenses of your Ministry of Works in the future."

When Xu Guangqi heard Wang Yingjiao teasing him, he immediately pretended to be frightened and apologized:

"Hahaha, Qianfu, you must have misunderstood. Your Ministry of Finance is now the God of Wealth for me. How dare we neglect you." "Don't dare. Your Ministry of Work is now the God of Wealth for my Ministry of Finance. I Now I just hope that with the help of Baoquan Bureau’s Midas touch, I can make the Ministry of Household’s money more money.”

As soon as this was said, everyone present laughed immediately.

But at this moment, a shout came from outside the door, instantly alerting everyone.

"His Majesty is here!"

When everyone saw this, they stopped talking and returned to their places.After a while, Zhu Youxiao came in with Wei Zhongxian, Wang Boyu, Wang Chengqian and others.As soon as the emperor entered the throne, everyone began to salute.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

"Everyone loves to be flat!"

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and asked them all to stand up and talk. He had a good rest in the palace during this period, so his mood is much better now.

Seeing that everyone had just stood up, he turned to look at Liu Yishen.

"Liu Aiqing, have the salaries and New Year rewards for officials in the capital been paid in advance?"

Although Beijing officials in the Ming Dynasty could get close to the emperor and had many opportunities, not all of them could get the opportunity to serve as officials.

Therefore, the Beijing officials who have been living in the capital not only have low salaries, but also live a miserable life.On the other hand, local officials have more money than the officials in the capital. If they show a little filial piety, they can solve the urgent needs of the officials in the capital.

The officials in the capital are eagerly looking forward to the charcoal and bingjing in winter and summer, as well as the other services. I am afraid that this is not enough, and many people have to rely on loans to make a living.

Zhu Youxiao is also aware of this situation. Although he also thinks about the salary increase, he can only think about it. It is obviously unrealistic to do it now. You must know that there are a lot of officials. If you add even a little bit, it will be a huge number.

What he can do now is to take some extra money from his own funds and take advantage of the New Year and the holidays to give out more rewards. This red envelope also made Zhu Youxiao a bloodbath.

There are ten levels of red envelopes, ranging from 20 taels to one tael.It cost Zhu Youxiao a full 8 taels of silver, and Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but feel a pain in his body when he thought of this.

But once the money is in place, the officials in Beijing will naturally be grateful for the emperor's kindness and favor him.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that now all the salary for the twelfth lunar month and your Majesty's silver reward have been distributed. Now all the officials in Beijing are grateful for your majesty's grace."

Listening to Liu Yishen's reply, Zhu Youxiao laughed in his heart, and just hoped that he would not scold him when he didn't give money in the future.

After this matter is determined, the next step is the most important content of this edict for the ministers, which is to check the performance of each department this year and the budget expenditure for next year.

But Zhu Youxiao is not interested in the performance of every department. What he cares most about is the revenue and surplus of the household department this year.

(End of this chapter)