I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 633 Civilians, military generals and the people

Everyone present was surprised when they heard the news. They secretly said that today was really not in vain. Every piece of news from Ye Shoufu was so shocking.

Southern Zhili is like other chief ministers, which means that after the imperial court abolished the six ministries and nine ministers in Nanjing, it will establish a three-division system in Southern Zhili.

Doesn't this blatantly indicate that the emperor wants to cancel Nanjing's status as the capital.

This is a major event involving the national policy of the Ming Dynasty for more than [-] years.

Feng Congwu and Wei Dazhong, who were present, knew that their status was not high enough, so they no longer dared to think about this. These were changes in the imperial government's policies, and they could no longer participate casually.

When Yang Lian and others heard this, they were also very complicated. In addition to secretly sighing at the emperor's decisiveness and resolute approach to doing things, they were also worried that the matter would involve too much and that it would not be done well.

The Six Ministries in Nanjing have many idle people, and their establishment in Nanjing is of little use to the court. Everyone in the court knows these things clearly.

But due to the ancestral system, many people dare not mention this matter at all.

Because once this matter is mentioned, officials from the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers of Nanjing will definitely object, which is bound to offend a large number of people.

Thinking of this, Yang Lian couldn't help but wonder in her heart, what was the purpose of Ye Xianggao telling them this matter? Could it be that he wanted them to agree with the emperor.

At this moment, he secretly looked around and found that Sun Shenxing and others were also thinking a little and were silent. They were probably also thinking about the reason why Ye Xianggao said this and what he should do.

As the initiator, Ye Xianggao didn't take it seriously. He looked at the thoughtful people, picked up the teacup and took a few sips of tea.

At the beginning of last year, the emperor had the idea of ​​abolishing the Six Ministries of Nanjing.

For one thing, Bi Ziyan did a very good job in Nanzhili at that time. He transferred the power of the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs to the Beijing Ministry of Household Affairs, greatly reducing its power.

The second is to enable the imperial policies to be better implemented in Jiangnan without hindrance.

So the emperor decided to make a go of it and asked Bi Ziyan to abolish the Six Ministries of Nanjing and divide Nanzhili into two Chief Secretaries.

In this case, all the country's fiscal, taxation, and military powers will be vested in Beijing, and they will no longer be decentralized by Nanjing. Administrative efficiency will be greatly improved, and the original tax arrears in Jiangnan will no longer occur.

However, when the emperor raised the matter to him, Ye Xianggao couldn't help being frightened and strongly suggested to postpone the matter.

There was no other reason than that the war in Liaodong had not been settled at that time. If the Six Ministries of Nanjing were abolished, it would definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of the officials in Southern Zhili, which would only increase the energy of the imperial court.

However, Ye Xianggao did not object. He suggested that after the Jianlu were wiped out, the court could devote more energy to promoting this matter.

But now that the Jianlu were pacified, the emperor raised the matter again, and Ye Xianggao no longer objected.

Now is indeed a good time, since it is necessary to reform the Six Ministries and Nine Secretaries in Beijing.Then take the opportunity to change the Nanjing Sixth Department, otherwise there will be no good reason in the future.

That's why he mentioned this matter to Yang Lian and Sun Shenxing here.

In addition to declaring to them his status and authority in the eyes of the emperor, it is more important to communicate in advance according to the emperor's wishes, take the opportunity to reveal the news of the Sixth Reform Department, and test the attitude of the officials.
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As Ye Xianggao deliberately revealed the news, the words in Shoushan Academy quickly spread throughout the capital.

But people's joys and sorrows are not the same. Now the civil servants, people and even the military officers and nobles in the capital care about each other.

First of all, for the civil servants, what they were most concerned about was the court's desire to reform the six ministries.In other words, they are more concerned about the benefits this matter will bring to themselves.Therefore, as soon as the news of the reform of the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers came out, the civil servants in the capital were filled with mixed emotions.

What they are happy about is that the Sixth Department of Beijing will expand its divisions, and many positions will be added.This is another matter of seeking advancement and promotion.

Therefore, it has become a top priority for many officials to find out which subordinate departments the imperial court wants to expand into the six departments.They urgently need to find ways to see if they can get a piece of the pie from this reform.

But every good news must come with worries. Many officials whose relatives and friends were serving as officials in Nanjing heard that the imperial court wanted to abolish the Six Ministries in Nanjing, and even wanted to go to Nanjing to find out the authenticity of the news after setting up the Third Division in Nanzhili. Be informed of this in advance.

So the entire officialdom of the capital was instantly stirred by the news, but it was only limited to civil servants.

But the people of the capital and the military officers and nobles did not care about this matter at all.

The news of the reform of the Six Ministries has not been confirmed, but the imperial court's intention to promote cowpox in the capital to prevent cowpox was immediately confirmed as the Daming Daily published it.

Zhu Youxiao acted quickly. Under his special instructions, the cabinet quickly sent a document to Shuntian Mansion informing the matter.He also asked Shuntian Prefecture to inform its counties to mobilize doctors from the county to go to Tai Hospital to learn how to treat cowpox, and then start trial planting in the capital.

At the same time, Shuntian Prefecture also posted notices on major alleys and city gates in the capital, detailing the origin of cowpox and its various benefits. As long as you were vaccinated, you no longer need to be afraid of smallpox.

In order to prevent the people from believing it, some notices specifically mentioned that this was a secret recipe found by the emperor and it was very effective. There was no need to worry about it not working.

With this statement, the skeptical people in the capital were instantly convinced.

In the common people's simple world view, officialdom and reform are not their concern at all.Daily food, clothing, housing, and transportation, as well as the life, old age, illness, and death of their family members are what they care about most.

And smallpox was a hurdle they all had to go through.The proverb that giving birth to a child is only half of it, and catching smallpox is enough to illustrate its horror.

But now the emperor actually came up with a way, saying that cowpox can prevent smallpox, and immediately let them grasp at straws.

After all, the emperor is the Son of Heaven, the most powerful person in the world, and everything he uses must be the best, and the secret recipe the emperor found must also be the best.

In addition, since Zhu Youxiao came to the throne, he has abolished humble status, pacified Jianqi, etc., which makes people more convinced of the role of this method.

Some people in the capital who were tortured by smallpox were even more grateful to Zhu Youxiao. They even secretly set up immortality tablets to pray to the emperor that this method would be useful. They even said that the emperor was the reincarnation of Buddha and came specifically to save people from suffering.

But in any case, Zhu Youxiao's random move not only saved many people from the suffering of smallpox, but also gave him a wave of prestige among the people.

For the military attaches and nobles, the Six-Ministry Reform and vaccination to prevent smallpox were important, but they were not as important as the prisoner presentation ceremony on March [-].

Because everyone knew that the emperor was going to confer new honorable titles at the prisoner presentation ceremony, and the list had already been drawn up.However, there has been no definite news on how to confer the title, leaving many generals anxiously scratching their heads.

However, there should be a large number of honorees conferred this time, because there is news that the generals who participated in the suppression of the She'an Rebellion will also be canonized. Yang Zhaoji and others have already arrived in the capital.

Jianlu's prisoner presentation ceremony, such a large number of people, and the conferment of a new Lord on such a large scale are considered a century-old event. The military attachés and nobles gathered in the capital have long been looking forward to it with great anticipation.

And March [-]st is coming soon.

(End of this chapter)