Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

The establishment of the Public Security Commission and the National Security Commission is a necessity of the current situation and is also an integration of security forces, which confirms the power of the Jinyiwei in this regard.

A series of cases of collusion with the enemy made Zhu Youjian realize that security forces needed to be integrated and that the Imperial Guards needed to be given more power.

Yuan Keli and Sun Chengzong attached great importance to the Liaodong war, which made him see an opportunity. He thought that he could get them to agree to establish the National Security Committee under this favorable situation.

As for the Public Security Committee, Zhu Youjian noticed it from the three times the Shanxi officialdom was purged in three years:
The local governance is not optimistic now. No matter how good the policies he formulated in the court are, the locals may regard them as empty words. He must be prepared for the local situation to deteriorate and civil unrest to occur.

The Public Security Committee is responsible for strengthening local public security and suppressing small gangs of bandits, striving to eliminate bandits in various places in their infancy and not giving them the opportunity to grow.

At the same time, he also decided to strengthen the intelligence work of the Jinyiwei and supervise the local officials together with the eunuchs in various places.

If the local situation gets worse, he will rely on the intelligence he has collected to purge local officials.

For this reason, he said to Zheng Shiyi:
"The court's intelligence capabilities also need to be integrated."

"The most important thing for the Jinyiwei now is intelligence work. You will be the chief officer, and the governor of the East Factory and the propaganda committee member of the Imperial Assets Committee will be deputy directors to form an intelligence and information committee."

"The Imperial Guard can ask for help from the various prisons in the inner court through the East Factory, and ask you to provide information, place identities for intelligence personnel in the enterprise, and withdraw funds urgently."

"The local pacification offices can recruit supervisory eunuchs to join the local intelligence and information committees and provide assistance as well."

This appointment made Zheng Shiyi overjoyed, because the emperor made it clear that he was the chief of the Intelligence Committee, and the governor of the East Factory had to assist him.

Compared with the previous situation where the Jinyiwei was subordinate to the Dongchang, this could almost be considered a change. He must seize the opportunity and prevent the Jinyiwei from being suppressed by the Dongchang again.

After Wang Wenzhen was confirmed to take over as the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Depot, Zheng Shiyi knew that the emperor's trust in Wang Wenzhen, the eunuch in the palace, was far greater than that in the previous Wang Yongzuo.

Under the leadership of Wang Wenzhen, the East Factory is likely to regain its former power.

Therefore, many senior officials of the Jinyiwei were worried that the status of the Jinyiwei would decline and it would once again become a subsidiary of the Dongchang.

Now that the emperor has clearly appointed the governor of the East Factory as his deputy, their worries have finally been relieved.

As for the help provided by the various prisons in the inner court to the Jinyiwei, it is actually already in progress, because the Jinyiwei is also helping the inner court enterprises and clearing obstacles for them.

Now that they have the emperor's order, Jinyiwei will be more justified when asking other inner court offices for assistance. They can also make requests to them through the governor of Dongchang.

Therefore, Zheng Shiyi was happier after receiving this appointment than when he became the head of the National Security Commission. He felt that his status was really improving in all aspects, and he became a person that could not be ignored by both the inner and outer courts.

That’s not all. Zhu Youjian continued to give orders:
"In addition to the inner court, the publishing office of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Ministry of Staff, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, and other government offices all have the responsibility to collect intelligence and transmit information."

“Officials from these offices should also be incorporated into the Intelligence Commission to allow them to provide assistance.”

"The Intelligence Committee must be responsible for the collection of intelligence information and the control of public opinion. Monitoring of public figures is also a top priority."

"Your goal is to build a set of files for every official and public figure. And for important people, find out their relationships."

“When necessary, the Public Security Commission and the National Security Commission can provide assistance, and the Intelligence Commission must also provide intelligence support to the two committees.”

He told them to work together and not to undermine each other. In order to reduce the internal friction of the Jinyiwei, Zhu Youjian also ordered:

"The Southern Office is responsible for the internal management of the Imperial Guard, and personnel assessment is of utmost importance."

"In the future, we will establish an assessment and supervision committee to conduct regular assessments of Jinyiwei internal personnel, and conduct monitoring and random assessments at any time, and accept reports from the three judicial officials and other officials and citizens."

"The East Factory and the Metropolitan Supervisor, who have supervisory responsibilities for the Imperial Guard, will send people to join the inspection committee."

"The transfer of high-level Jinyiwei officials must be subject to inspection."

"When the high-ranking officials of the Weiwei Temple are transferred, officials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice must also be invited to participate."

"Those who fail the inspection will have their transfers frozen."

This will undoubtedly strengthen the power of the Southern Sifang and implement stricter management of the Jinyiwei.

After all, Zhu Youjian was planning to make great use of the Jinyiwei and couldn't let them become a new threat.

Upon hearing this, many high-ranking Jinyiwei officials became solemn.

They knew that the emperor valued them and his requirements were also stricter.

As the emperor's close ministers, they have long been aware of the current emperor's style of doing things.

If the current emperor values ​​someone, he will definitely have higher requirements for him and will never allow him to act recklessly just because he favors him.

People like Zheng Shiyi and Liu Qiao had basically all been tossed around by the emperor, and only those who passed the emperor's test remained in the Jinyiwei.
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The establishment of the Public Security Committee, the National Security Committee, the Intelligence Committee, and the Investigation Committee is an integration of the Jinyiwei's forces. The previously scattered forces will be combined into a coordinating body through the establishment of the committee.

Moreover, the four committees include not only Jinyiwei personnel, but also officials from other government offices. Jinyiwei can mobilize relevant forces through this platform.

In the future, the tentacles of Jinyiwei will become longer and longer. They will strengthen exchanges with the court institutions and become an inseparable part of the court.

The high-ranking Jinyiwei in the palace are all knowledgeable, and many of them even have ancestors who were high-ranking officials. They all know that if things continue like this, the Jinyiwei may not be as strong as they were during the Tianqi years, but in reality they may have more power.

The Jinyiwei during the Tianqi period could arrest officials on orders and could also torture people to death in the imperial prison using torture such as the standing cangue.

However, when they were carrying out their tasks, it was difficult for them to get cooperation from other government offices. Even if they had an imperial decree, local officials might still disobey it.

The current Jinyiwei is different. They are not as strong as they were during the Tianqi period, and even the imperial prison rarely detains officials.

However, through intelligence and security forces, they can make many officials feel awe.

After the four committees were established, officials from other government offices could be transferred through the committee members.

It can be said that for the Jinyiwei senior officials, their power has taken a leap forward. These people can expand their influence through the committee platform.

At the same time, this placed high demands on the senior officials of the Jinyiwei. Zhu Youjian hoped that they could complete the tasks assigned to them without relying on his trust to act recklessly outside.

He asked Zheng Shiyi:

"Zheng Zhangyin, you are in charge of the National Security Committee and the Intelligence Committee, both of which are important tasks for the Jinyiwei."

"Tell me how these two committees were formed and what their current tasks are?" Zheng Shiyi realized that the emperor was testing him, and after thinking for a moment, he replied:

"I will ask Eunuch Wang and Eunuch Cao for help to set up an Intelligence Committee under the name of the Intelligence Department."

"I'm sure the various departments of the Privy Council will give their full support. I would like to ask Privy Councilor Yuan for help in establishing a National Security Committee in the Privy Council."

"The main task of the two committees is to improve intelligence and information support for the Liaodong campaign next year and to do a good job of using spies and counter-spies."

This order of establishment was different from the order in which Zhu Youjian had previously established the four major committees. However, Zhu Youjian nodded in approval, believing that Zheng Shiyi's considerations were very thorough.

Although the Intelligence Department was only a nominal position in the Privy Council, it had already made the various departments of the Privy Council adapt to its existence. Zheng Shiyi established the Intelligence Committee in the name of the Intelligence Department and recruited officials from other government offices. The various departments of the Privy Council would not reject this and would even actively join the Intelligence Committee in an attempt to gain influence in the Intelligence Department.

In contrast, the establishment of the National Security Commission is different because it is to ask other ministries to cooperate with the Intelligence Department in terms of national security. It is completely a platform for the Jinyiwei to exert its influence and require the assistance of various ministries.

If it weren't for the series of collusion cases, and if Privy Co-Director Yuan Keli hadn't attached great importance to the Liaodong War next year, it is estimated that the Privy Council would not easily agree to join the National Security Committee, and at least the Jinyiwei would need to show sincerity.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian approved of Zheng Shiyi's decision to first establish an Intelligence Committee and then establish a National Security Committee. He believed that Zheng Shiyi was suitable for cooperating with other government offices and was a qualified chief officer.

After a few words of encouragement, Zhu Youjian looked at Liu Qiao again and asked him:
“The Public Security Commission has a heavier task within the country, and the work is also very trivial.”

"Where does Liu Qing plan to start with in carrying out the work of the Public Security Committee?"

Liu Qiao had already thought about this when Zheng Shiyi answered just now, and immediately replied:

"I intend to launch a severe crackdown in the capital city under the pretext of preparing for next year's joint examination, improve the capital's public security, and ensure the safety of the scholars who come to the capital to take the examination."

"If this is the case, all government offices will certainly give their full support. If anyone deliberately obstructs, we can mobilize public opinion to question them."

This method made Zhu Youjian applaud and praise:

"Mr. Liu, you attach so much importance to the safety of scholars. The scholars of the world will surely thank you."

"With them speaking out in the newspapers, there is no need to worry about public support."

"You can realize the power of public opinion. You will be qualified to serve on the Intelligence Commission in the future!"

This praise seemed unintentional, but also seemed to be intentional. All the Jinyiwei high-ranking officials looked at Liu Qiao, believing that he was a strong candidate for the next Jinyiwei leader.

After all, the most important thing for the Jinyiwei now is intelligence work. Among the four major committees, the Intelligence Committee has the closest connection with the other three committees, providing them with intelligence support.

It can be said that the current work of the Jinyiwei is centered on intelligence.

Liu Qiao is now the chief of the Public Security Commission. If he is to serve in the Intelligence Commission in the future, then what else can he be if not the chief?
After becoming the head of the Intelligence Committee, he would naturally serve as the seal of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Therefore, Liu Qiao was even more excited and said:
"In addition to the Taxation Police Corps established in cooperation with the Imperial Household Department, I also plan to cooperate with the Imperial Household Department to establish a Traffic Police Corps with students from the Traffic Department of the Police Academy of the Safety School as the core. They will be responsible for the safety of roads and post stations, so that scholars from all over the country can enter the capital smoothly."

"The carriage companies of the Imperial Household Department and the Imperial Household Department will also provide vehicles to the scholars to facilitate their travel. This will prevent their travel from being interrupted and affecting their exams."

This made Zhu Youjian even more impressed, because Liu Qiao noticed the traffic major he had set up in the Safety School. This was originally what he had prepared for the establishment of the traffic police, and now that Liu Qiao noticed it, he was very pleased:

"You really thought about the traffic police."

"Things happening on the road do require traffic police, otherwise they need to direct traffic and keep the roads clear."

"Especially on the railways, we need to cooperate with the railway guards to ensure public security."

"In the future, the railway lines, especially near the stations, will be crowded with people, which will definitely be a high-incidence area for fraud, theft and robbery. Public security work must be done well and the public must not be dissatisfied."

This is something he mentioned specifically in view of the fact that people in later generations would be prone to theft and fraud at stations.

Although Liu Qiao didn't have much idea about this, when he thought about the chaos at the Canal Wharf, he knew that if the station had as many people as the Canal Wharf, a lot of things would inevitably happen.

So he said to the emperor:

"I will definitely deal a severe blow to these people during the crackdown."

"For those repeat offenders who refuse to change after repeated admonitions, I apply for exile overseas."

Zhu Youjian nodded in agreement and said:
"For habitual criminals who have been convicted and committed crimes again, they can be punished together with the previous crimes. Those who can be exiled should be exiled and sent to overseas guards as military households to be strictly controlled."

"For those who are not worthy of exile, we can also force them to immigrate and let them choose an overseas garrison to serve as military civilians, or become subjects of a vassal state."

"The Ming Dynasty does not allow such scum to exist. We cannot allow them to disrupt public order. If they commit crimes again overseas, they will not even be allowed to come back to visit their families."

This punishment is extremely severe, because many people still regard overseas as a dangerous place where they are afraid to go and where they are at high risk of death.

Being sent to an overseas garrison to serve as a military household is no different from exile, and may even be a more severe punishment, because there is a chance that one may be pardoned and returned.

In order to prevent crime and suppress the lucky mentality of some people who only commit crimes once, Zhu Youjian even issued an order:
"Let the Ministry of Justice draft a bill to impose additional penalties on theft, robbery, kidnapping, fraud, looting, grave robbery and other heinous crimes that are committed by those who want to gain something without working and are subjectively corrupt. Every year, select some criminals to be forced to immigrate and force them to work overseas."

"Depending on the severity of the crime and the years of crime in the past, different weights are assigned, and a certain percentage of criminals are relocated every year."

"We will discuss the lottery method with Congress and strive to make it as fair and just as possible, modeled after the golden urn lottery, so that the criminals can choose by themselves."

“The lottery process should be made public to the public, warning them not to break the law and to do a good job in preventing crime!”

Liu Qiao felt a little numb when he heard this, because the method proposed by the emperor was more rigorous than what he had thought of.

As someone who has had a lot of contact with criminals, he knows that although this lottery will not punish all criminals, it is actually a deterrent because it may fall on anyone, making them wonder when they will be forced to immigrate.

After seeing this, the public will also reduce their chances of getting away with it. If they don't want to be forced to immigrate, they'd better not commit these crimes.

This will undoubtedly play a great role in preventing crime and reducing the proportion of serious and depraved cases.

It is naturally also a good thing for the Weiwei Temple, as it can reduce the pressure on public security.

He decided to study how to prevent crime and find more effective ways to impress the emperor and make him believe in his ability. (End of this chapter)