Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 186 Urban Adjustment Progress
If he hadn't been facing the emperor, Yuan Keli would have almost cursed.

The emperor had mentioned the matter of the General Administration of Military Supervision to him. But what was said at that time was that after the adjustment of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was completed, the responsibility of supervising the military garrison would be separated from the thirteen supervisory censors.

Nowadays, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is still in the process of adjustment, and the General Administration of Military Supervision has completely disappeared. How could it suddenly change?
Feeling unhappy, Yuan Keli said harshly:

"The General Administration of Military Supervision has not yet started to be established."

"Your Majesty, please first select capable ministers and officials to be responsible for supervising the General Administration of Military Affairs."

This answer suddenly reminded Zhu Youjian that the person in charge of the General Administration of Military Supervision had not yet been decided, and there was no doubt that it would be established. I could only endure the embarrassment and said calmly:
"First select the person in charge of the Military Supervision Office and establish the Naval Supervision Office."

"Does Yuan Qing have a candidate for this person in charge?"

This was an opportunity for him to recommend someone, and Yuan Keli finally felt better. I feel that the emperor can be regarded as a good emperor if he knows his mistakes and can correct them.

Thinking of the officials of the Ministry of War, Yuan Keli said:

"Zhao Fu, the right minister of the Ministry of War, originally had the title of censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

"I thought I could be in charge of supervising the General Administration of Military Affairs."

Zhu Youjian was surprised when he heard that the right servant suddenly appeared in the Ministry of War.

After thinking for a while, I remembered that the Minister of War who escorted King Rui to the feudal domain together with Zheng Shiyi, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, was Zhao Fu. It's just that this person has been recuperating since he came back, and Zhu Youjian usually doesn't think about it at all.

Now hearing Yuan Keli mention it, Zhu Youjian said:
"Isn't Zhao Qing recuperating from illness?"

"Is his illness cured?"

Yuan Keli helped Zhao Fu explain:
"Shilang Zhao is not sick at all."

"It's just that when he was promoted by the court as the minister, he didn't go to Wei Ni's mansion to reward him."

"So Wei Ni instigated others to impeach him, saying that his minister was not in compliance with the regulations and could only be considered for a promotion, but could not hold any actual position."

"Because of the impeachment, Minister Zhao has been resigning due to illness since he returned from Hanzhong."

Hearing that there were so many twists and turns behind Zhao Fu's recovery, Zhu Youjian secretly scolded Wei Zhongxian for being indifferent to human affairs and that he could not even tolerate such an official. He immediately ordered:
"Zhao Fu resigned due to illness and allowed him to resume his original post."

"With the merits of escorting King Rui to the vassal state, he was reinstated as the right deputy censor of the Metropolitan Inspectorate and the right minister of the Ministry of War, responsible for supervising the General Administration of Military Affairs."

"Starting from Liaodong and the Coastal Guard Station, we will establish inspection offices in Liaodong and the Naval Yamen."

This was downgraded by one level after resurrecting, but Zhao Fu would never be dissatisfied. Because his title of censor of the right capital was obtained by the eunuchs and was used as palace workers indiscriminately, he would definitely be cut off. The position of the right minister of the Ministry of War was impeached by the imperial censor, and continuing to hold the position would attract criticism. Therefore, after he came back, he complained of illness and refused to take up his post at the Ministry of War.

Now that Zhu Youjian asked him to serve as an official and then resume his appointment, there was no reason for criticism, and it was impossible for Zhao Fu to be dissatisfied.

After appointing Zhao Fu to oversee the General Administration of Military Affairs, Zhu Youjian thought of another official of the Ministry of War, Shao Fuzhong, the Minister of War who escorted King Gui to the vassal state.

This person is from Zhejiang and is a close confidant of Zhejiang Party leader Shen Yigui. His most famous thing is that he once impeached Li Sancai. Later, after the eunuch party came to power, it attached itself to Wei Zhongxian and continued to deal with the Donglin party. In just a few years, he was promoted from the fourth rank of Shuntian Fu Cheng to the second rank of Minister of the Ministry of War.

Zhu Youjian didn't think of him before, and he didn't bother to deal with this person specifically. Now that I remembered it, I immediately ordered:

"Shao Fuzhong was both a loyal and beautiful writer, and he was rated as the sixth grade counter-case."

"Remove all official ranks, return to the rank of Captain of the Guards of the Fourth Rank, and go to the Navy Yamen to serve."

This is because Shao Fuzhong was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, and should have some knowledge of maritime affairs. Now that the Donglin Party has resurrected, Zhu Youjian, a remnant of the Zhejiang Party and the Eunuch Party, cannot and does not bother to protect him. He is placed in the Navy Yamen and is considered a waste.

As for whether Yu Anxing, a naval escort who was listed as Donglin's native place, could accommodate him, Zhu Youjian didn't care. If Shao Fuzhong can't stay, let him become an official.

After arranging the chief officer of the Military Supervision Bureau and deciding to establish the Supervision Bureau in the Navy Yamen. Zhu Youjian's setup of the navy has come to an end. The next adjustment is to wait until the Navy Yamen is established and problems are exposed.

Ask Yuan Keli about the progress of the restructuring of the Three Laws Division and learn about the progress. Yuan Keli reported on the adjustments made by the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple, and suddenly mentioned a situation that Zhu Youjian did not expect.

This is a matter of adjustment by the urban district government office. Yuan Keli said:

"His Majesty ordered the establishment of a Finance Section in the Government Affairs Office, as well as a Civil Affairs Unit."

"Your Majesty, please indicate the responsibilities of these two institutions."

"Whether the Finance Section is responsible for financial revenue and expenditure, and whether other matters of the Household Department are managed by the Civil Affairs Unit."

"Does the Land Affairs Section specially established by the Liaodong Government Affairs Bureau need to be located in urban areas?"

"How should the land in the city be managed?"

Zhu Youjian frowned when he heard these specific things. Because he has heard that the progress of the Government Affairs Department is not going well. And the most important thing is Yuan Keli's attitude. He seems not to care about this and does not take this matter seriously.

The household department is divided into thirteen departments, and it seems that there is no division between civil affairs, finance, and land affairs. In fact, under the Thirteenth Department, there are four departments: Civil Affairs, Duzhi, Jin, and Cang. It is impossible for those who are familiar with these affairs to separate civil affairs from financial affairs.

If we do it seriously, the finance section and the civil affairs section can definitely be separated.

However, it is true that there has been no adjustment in the Ministry of Revenue, and internal affairs are indeed somewhat chaotic. Yuan Keli knew that he was determined to adjust the household department, and he didn't want to continue to adjust the household department after the local adjustments were made by the imperial court. This is an excusable thing, and Zhu Youjian can understand it.

So Zhu Youjian patiently asked Yuan Keli:
"In your opinion, how should the Government Affairs Office be set up?"

Yuan Ke immediately said:
"I think we can follow the example of various counties and set up three classes and six rooms."

"The three squads of yamen servants were assigned to the three departments respectively, the six-room execution chamber was assigned to the Tingwei Department, and the barracks were assigned to the command of the Military and Horse Division."

"The Government Affairs Office can set up four rooms for staff, households, rites, and workers, which will be filled by staff."

This approach is completely different from the professional urban management that Zhu Youjian envisioned. Moreover, setting up three shifts of government officials and assigning them to three departments is also different from his purpose of separately listing law enforcement powers.

So Zhu Youjian rejected the proposal without hesitation and said:
"Law enforcement belongs to the Guards Department, and this cannot be changed."

"If necessary, the Government Affairs Department can transfer people from the Guards Department."

"If necessary, the Tingwei Department can transfer criminal police officers from the Criminal Investigation Division."

“The Government Affairs Department’s agencies cannot be run by staff members either.”

Staff management is very irregular, and salaries are very low, with little hope for advancement. These people basically take it as their mission to make money, and even settle down in local areas to form a family of officials.

How can such people run the city well? The reason why Zhu Youjian appointed officials was because he did not want officials to control the place. He would rather add more floating officials and pay more salaries than give up power to local officials.

But Yuan Keli's opinions also need to be considered. Some of his ideas may be more in line with the current situation. After Zhu Youjin thought about it, he said:
"Finance, civil affairs, and land affairs are all combined to establish a household affairs section, and the section chief is an official of the eighth grade."

"Internally establishing finance, civil affairs, land affairs, taxation and other agencies to explore how these aspects of affairs should be divided when urban management is conducted."

"The same is true at the Liaodong Protectorate. The Household Affairs Section is set up to be responsible for finance, civil affairs, land administration, warehousing and other affairs, and explore how they should be divided."

This was to prepare for the adjustment of the household department. Yuan Keli heard the emperor's intention, reluctantly agreed, and suggested:
"Although the word "personnel" means promotion or decline of official career, it mostly corresponds to the weather and generally refers to human affairs."

"I think it should be changed to the Department of Civil Affairs, or the Department of Official Affairs."

"After the people heard about it, they knew that it was responsible for the affairs of the civil service."

This is a matter of name, and Zhu Youjian doesn't care about it. And what Yuan Keli said is right. It should correspond to the six parts as much as possible to facilitate the public's understanding.

Before, he was used to naming people by the names of future generations, but now it seems that he takes them for granted. Today's officials and people are more familiar with the six bureaus. Not only are there six cao and six rooms in the local area, but the laws of the Ming Dynasty are also divided into six laws.

The division of the six types of affairs from Lihu, Li, Bing, Xinggong to Gong is very clear. Changing them to other names may cause unnecessary confusion. Therefore, Zhu Youjian adopted Yuan Keli's suggestion and ordered:

"The Personnel Department was renamed the Civil Affairs Department, and was filled by officials of the eighth grade. Just like the Ministry of Civil Affairs recommends candidates, for important civil servant positions, the Human Resources Department proposes candidates, and the Government Affairs Department recommends candidates. Examinations, examinations, and grade promotion are also managed by the Civil Affairs Department."

"The Education Department was renamed as the Etiquette and Law Department, so that officials from the eighth rank can take charge of it. There is a ritual and music department and an education department, so that officials from the ninth rank can take charge of it. They are responsible for the education of etiquette and music, religious sacrifices, school education, imperial examinations, etc."

"In addition to matters related to the Ministry of Etiquette, because the Sentencing Unit is in the Tingwei Department, the legal work of the Government Affairs Department, such as reviewing whether official documents are legal and other matters, is undertaken by the Etiquette and Law Department. Officials of the Etiquette and Law Department are responsible for the Etiquette and Law Department through the Ming Law Department or the Judicial Department. The examination official shall serve.”

"The Industrial and Commercial Section was changed to the Industrial and Commercial Section, to be filled by officials from the eighth grade. There is an engineering unit and a business unit, headed by officials from the ninth grade. They are not only responsible for engineering construction, street maintenance, etc., but also responsible for rectifying business order, such as in the five cities Things that the Military and Horse Division was originally responsible for, such as collating market scales and inspecting the names of dentists, were all taken over by the Industrial and Commercial Department. Because money and food were involved, the officials of the Industrial and Commercial Department had to be officials who had passed the calculation test or the numeracy examination. "

"Now Taixue is holding mock examinations, and talents can be selected from among them to fill these positions."

Instead of reducing officials as Yuan Keli wanted, he increased them, which made him very helpless but unable to object.

Because the mock exam is also something he is responsible for, it is impossible for him to disrupt the situation at this time and make the Tai students who took the exam dissatisfied. If Tai students cause trouble, it may affect next year's imperial examination.

Therefore, Yuan Keli finally accepted this adjustment. It was decided to change the name after the six offices of the county government, divide the work into three departments, and then arrange officials to take charge of them.

From Yuan Keli's attitude, Zhu Youjian saw that he did not fully understand what he meant and was somewhat resistant to the addition of low-level officials. So Zhu Youjian decided to pay more attention to this matter and pay more attention to the adjustment of the three urban bureaus——

After all, this is a major matter related to the separation of administrative, judicial, and law enforcement powers, as well as the rebalancing of local power, as well as the power of Jin Yiwei and Zhu Youjian's ability to interfere in local areas.

It is not convenient to intervene directly in the affairs of the Government Affairs Office and the Tingwei Office, but Zhu Youjian can directly manage the Weiwei Office under the jurisdiction of Jinyiwei.

He decided to personally direct this matter and create a legal, reasonable, efficient and responsible Guards Agency. Set an example for the Government Affairs Office and the Tingwei Office and let them find a benchmark.

(End of this chapter)