Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 593 I'll tell you directly, just listen (Please subscribe!!)

"Control differences?!" Zhu Biao's eyes lit up when he heard Ouyang Lun's words.

This seems to be somewhat similar to what his father, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, said about being a "referee".

"That's right, it's about managing differences!" Ouyang Lun nodded. "People, workers, farmers, they are just code names for a group. Since they are code names for a group, they must have their own interests and needs. Just like before, after the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway incident broke out, the workers expressed their dissatisfaction and suspicion!"

"It's not that they are completely disappointed with the Ming Dynasty, but that their demands for interests have not received an ideal response!"

"Our worker management system is the best response, and facts have proved that this approach is correct. The workers have now returned to normal!"

Zhu Biao nodded slowly.

Ouyang Lun continued: "It's the same for farmers. Since they are speaking out, it means we should respond to their demands for interests. Of course, the premise of the response is reasonable. We should naturally oppose unreasonable demands with confidence!"

"Respond to the farmers?" Zhu Biao asked.

"Yes, respond to them just like you would to a meeting with workers. You can also come up with a farmer management system and practice with it. The only thing I want to remind you is that you must stand from the farmer's perspective when responding. Only in this way can the farmers feel our sincerity!"

"Thank you, brother-in-law. I think I have some ideas!" Zhu Biao nodded with a smile, and then asked: "But the problems of the people and farmers have been solved, but how to control the differences between officials?"

"You don't know that I've been having a headache reviewing memorials lately!"

"Different officials can have different opinions on the same matter. I have also discovered that since the workers have been active in their work, many issues in the court have been resolved. Some officials seem to have become redundant. Especially with the existence of many trading companies, many official positions have become dispensable."

"I think it would be OK without these officials."

Hearing Zhu Biao's words, Ouyang Lun looked at him with admiration, "Brother-in-law of the Emperor, it's you! You can even think of laying off employees!"

"Layoffs?" Zhu Biao wondered.

"It's just about clearing out some redundant personnel." Ouyang Lun explained.

"Yes, yes, that's what I mean! But it's too difficult. I wonder if you, brother-in-law, have any good ideas?" Zhu Biao asked hurriedly.

Got it!
We shouldn't say too much!
Again!
Lay off officials?

Zhu Biao, ah Zhu Biao, it's amazing that you could come up with such a plan!
You can lay off ordinary employees of a trading company by giving them some compensation, but these are officials! If you lay off one of them, something bad will happen immediately.

As he was thinking, Ouyang Lun suddenly found that Zhu Biao was looking at him expectantly. Ouyang Lun hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, brother-in-law, you are not going to let me do this, are you?"

"Ahem, I was originally thinking about who would be the most suitable person, but since you, my brother-in-law, have mentioned this, I might as well just speak my mind directly!"

Zhu Biao stopped pretending and came clean. "Nowadays, many affairs of the imperial court have been taken over by state-owned enterprises and central enterprises directly managed by the imperial court. In the past two years, a large number of civil servants have been recruited, and the number of officials seems to have increased!"

"I've thought about it. If we can cut some useless officials and positions, we can save a lot of money. This money can be used to recruit more civil servants!"

"However, in order to dismiss officials, we must find a highly respected and capable official to handle this matter!"

"Brother Emperor, after hearing what you said, I feel that Li Shanchang is the most suitable person!" Ouyang Lun muttered.

Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Zhu Biao immediately shook his head and said, "Don't mention Li Shanchang. I talked to him about this earlier. As soon as I mentioned the dismissal of officials, he just ignored me!"

"Recently, he even claimed to be sick and stayed at home instead of attending court."

It was rare to hear Zhu Biao complain about others, but there was no smile on Ouyang Lun's face, and he even looked a little stiff.

"Emperor's brother-in-law, it seems that Li Shanchang is unwilling to do this, so you thought of me?" Ouyang Lun said unhappily.

"Ahem, brother-in-law, I also know that dismissing officials is a thankless job, so from the beginning I wanted to not bother you and let Li Shanchang do it, but Li Shanchang is cunning and he refused to do it!"

Zhu Biao said this with a guilty conscience, and continued, "I have no other choice but to ask you to help me. Brother-in-law, for the sake of Anqing's sister, will you help me?"

Fuck!
be cheated!
You've been fooled!

This Zhu Biao looks really honest, but actually he is full of bad intentions!

Presiding over the layoffs of officials is tantamount to pushing him to the edge of a cliff. If he is not careful, he may really fall into the abyss and be smashed to pieces.

If other officials tried to do this, at most they would fail, but if he did this, he would make more enemies.

Those officials who were laid off should be very serious!

"Your Majesty, Brother-in-law, you really think too highly of me!"

Ouyang Lun looked helpless.

After saying so much, Ouyang Lun thought he had avoided one pitfall after another, but he didn't expect that he would fall into the biggest pit.

"Ahem, I know this matter is difficult to handle, but looking at the Ming Dynasty court, there is really no one else who can do it except you." Zhu Biao's face became more serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Since I ascended the throne, although the Ming Dynasty has done a lot of things, most of these things were led by you two, my brother-in-law and father. Only this dismissal of officials to increase revenue and reduce expenditure was the result of my analysis and thinking, and it has also been recognized by you, my brother-in-law!"

Ouyang Lun rolled his eyes when he heard this. When did he agree with it?

Zhu Biao didn't care about that at all and continued, "I also want to do something, I hope you can help me, brother-in-law!"

Seeing Zhu Biao speak like this, Ouyang Lun immediately realized that he had to do this job.

It’s not that Ouyang Lun had to obey Zhu Biao’s orders, but Zhu Biao’s call of “brother-in-law”.

Who told Ouyang Lun to be soft-hearted and not hard-hearted? If Zhu Biao had been as tough as Zhu Yuanzhang, Ouyang Lun really would not have agreed. But Zhu Biao had already begged, so he should help him both for public and private reasons.

Besides, Ouyang Lun himself felt that the Ming Dynasty’s bureaucracy was bloated and there were too many officials.

An assessment system has been implemented in the past two years, but it has only rewarded those with outstanding performance. Not enough attention has been paid to officials with poor performance. Even if there are punishments, they are mostly symbolic. This is a good opportunity to sort it out.

"Since your Majesty, my brother-in-law, has said so, I will give it a try!"

Hearing Ouyang Lun's agreement, Zhu Biao was naturally very happy. He nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "I knew that you, my brother-in-law, would not ignore me, and I believe that this matter will be easy to obtain with your help!"

Zhu Biao became more and more excited as he spoke, as if layoffs were a sure thing and only a matter of time.

Seeing Zhu Biao like this, Ouyang Lun didn't know whether he should be happy or sad.

The reason for my happiness is simple. Zhu Biao, as the emperor, believes in and supports me so much.

The reason for his sadness was simpler, that was that Zhu Biao's dependence on him was even more serious than Zhu Yuanzhang's, and he was afraid that there would be more troubles waiting for him in the future.

But it’s not a big problem. I will slowly train my brother-in-law later. I believe Zhu Biao will eventually become a mature brother-in-law.

"Keep pressing, don't stop!" Ouyang Lun said quickly when he felt the massage force of the female technician behind him was weakening.

Several female technicians quickly got busy.

Just when Ouyang Lun thought he could enjoy his massage with peace of mind, Zhu Biao spoke again.

"Um...Brother-in-law, since you have accepted this task, can you first tell me how you plan to deal with this matter!"

After Zhu Biao finished speaking, he quickly explained: "Brother-in-law, please don't misunderstand me. I don't mean to urge you, and I don't disbelieve you!"

"You also know that the matter of dismissing redundant officials is quite sensitive. If it is done well, it will naturally benefit the country and the people. This is also an important matter led by me. If it succeeds, it will surely make my father look at me with new eyes!"

"If we fail..."

At this point, Zhu Biao glanced at Ouyang Lun secretly, "Li Shanchang and others will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble. I will have to give up some of my interests to appease these officials."

"I'm afraid my father will be disappointed in me, and I don't want to disappoint him."

Hearing what Zhu Biao said, Ouyang Lun rolled his eyes in his heart.

So, in order not to disappoint Zhu Yuanzhang, you squeeze me as much as you can!
It's divine logic!

At this point, Ouyang Lun was too lazy to complain about Zhu Biao.

Anyway, the massage would still take some time, and he had to extend it for an hour, so he could have a good chat with Zhu Biao.

"Brother Emperor, this official layoff is indeed a difficult task."

"We just said before that the officialdom is full of personal relationships. No matter who is laid off, it will be uncomfortable. To be honest, if it really happens to one of our people, even if we support it, we will feel uncomfortable!"

After listening carefully to what Ouyang Lun said, Zhu Biao nodded repeatedly, "Brother-in-law is right, so what do you mean?"

"My meaning is very simple, that is, we must have a legitimate reason and evidence to dismiss the officials who need to be dismissed. Even if they are really dismissed, those officials will be convinced!"

Ouyang Lun said slowly.

Zhu Biao nodded again, "Brother-in-law, what you said is very true. I think so too, but it is not easy to do this. So what do you mean, brother-in-law?"

Ouyang Lun rolled his eyes at Zhu Biao and continued, "First, we need to make it clear which officials will be laid off, and secondly, how to lay them off, as well as the compensation and follow-up arrangements for the laid-off officials!"

Zhu Biao nodded again, "Brother-in-law is absolutely right..."

"Stop it, brother-in-law of the emperor, stop repeating the same thing over and over again!" Ouyang Lun was about to get overwhelmed, and waved his hand and continued: "I'm going to say it directly, just listen."

"Okay." Zhu Biao nodded obediently.

Next, Ouyang Lun told Zhu Biao his general idea. The method was similar to the layoffs in New Era Company. They would compile a layoff list and let the officials from the Ministry of Personnel talk to the people on the list one by one. They would analyze the list carefully and give compensation conditions, such as monetary compensation, land compensation, etc. Once the other party agreed, they would be asked to resign on their own!

This will not only avoid turmoil, but also allow the bloated bureaucracy to be quickly slimmed down.

After listening to Ouyang Lun's proposal, Zhu Biao's eyes kept shining. He nodded repeatedly and kept saying "brother-in-law is right", and he couldn't wait to implement it.

Looking at Zhu Biao's excitement, Ouyang Lun felt quite helpless.

In terms of self-control, Zhu Biao was still far behind Zhu Yuanzhang. After the old man Zhu Yuanzhang listened to his ideas, even though he was very happy in his heart, he would still grumble a few words.

"Brother Emperor, this matter cannot be rushed!"

"The number of officials to be laid off this time is not a small number, and we must be fully prepared. The method I just mentioned can only be said to be able to win over 60% to 70% of the officials. Some officials are more stubborn and need other methods!"

"Besides, dismissing officials is a technical job. It's not like we can just call any official to do it. And we can't dismiss every official ourselves, right? That would tire me to death!"

"So you have to be fully prepared. If you are too anxious, no matter how good the plan is, it won't work."

After hearing Ouyang Lun's last words, Zhu Biao quickly calmed down. "Brother-in-law, you are right. I was too anxious. You are fully responsible for this matter. We will do whatever you say. How about I let you be the Minister of Personnel?"

"No, no, I'm already in charge of the Imperial Clan Court, the Ministry of Revenue, the Taxation Department, the Project Department, and half of the Ministry of Works. If you're going to give me the Ministry of Personnel, you might as well just give me the entire Ming Dynasty affairs!"

Ouyang Lun was so scared that he quickly shook his head.

"I'll leave all the affairs of the Ming Dynasty to you. Is that okay?"

Zhu Biao asked hurriedly.

Nima!

what happened!

Why do I see expectation in Zhu Biao's eyes?
"Of course not! Although I am the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, the affairs of the court are mainly under your charge, Your Majesty. How can you, as the Emperor, not handle government affairs?"

"I will discuss the matter of dismissing officials with Lord Song Lian myself."

Ouyang Lun hurried to the next step. He was really afraid that Zhu Biao would hand over all government affairs to him. He pushed Zhu Biao to inherit the throne because, firstly, he didn't want Zhu Biao to bother him, and secondly, he valued Zhu Biao's good character of diligence. Now the first goal could not be kept, and the second one must be kept at all costs.

Fortunately, after listening to Ouyang Lun's words, Zhu Biao nodded slowly, "Brother-in-law, you are right."

"I am the emperor. How could I ever intend to hand over all government affairs to you? I was negligent!"

"Yes, yes, this is a good emperor! Come on! Emperor's brother-in-law! You will definitely become the most successful emperor of the Ming Dynasty!" Ouyang Lun quickly cheered Zhu Biao up.

"Thank you, brother-in-law!" Zhu Biao said sincerely.

Then Zhu Biao prepared to speak again.

“Brother Emperor, are you okay?” Ouyang Lun felt a headache coming on.

"Brother-in-law, don't be nervous. I'm fine. I just want to have a drink with you to celebrate!" Zhu Biao said as he raised his glass.

"So it's drinking!" Ouyang Lun breathed a sigh of relief, "Cheers!"

"cheers!"

At this moment, Little Leo rushed in, "Oh no, the emperor is here!"

(End of this chapter)