I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 920 What does the Secretary Supervisor do?

Liu Yupu, who was sitting next to him, looked at Nangong Ye with some envy.

I would be willing to be criticized like this by the emperor.

To be criticized like this, it means first of all that the emperor is paying close attention to you, or you have attracted enough of the emperor's attention.

Secondly, the emperor admires you very much, which is why he is willing to criticize you and point out your shortcomings.

The emperor criticizes you because he hopes that you can correct your shortcomings and make better progress.

Jian is in the emperor's heart and he has high hopes for her.

Your Majesty, why don’t you criticize me a little?

I also have some shortcomings!

Zhu Yijun put his hands in his sleeves and said, "Nangong, you are good at everything except courage!

Although the capital is the best place under the feet of the emperor, people of all kinds gather here, including royal family members, relatives by marriage, nobles, civil and military officials, making it a complicated place with all kinds of people mixed together.

The capital has a population of one million, including not only officials, commoners, soldiers and civilians, but also merchants, travelers and students from all over the country, with more than a hundred people of all kinds.

Since the first year of the Wanli reign, I issued an edict to dissolve the Jiaofangsi and ban private and official prostitutes.

But human desires are endless.

The capital is home to many powerful and wealthy people who enjoy their wealth and power.

Where there is demand, there will be trade.

Now there are Qin Pavilion, Jin Pavilion, Yue Pavilion and Wu Tower in the capital. They are selling dog meat under the guise of sheep, and they are doing flesh trade under the guise of sheep.

Especially in Nanyuan, flooding was rampant.

There are also gambling houses.

The gambling house licensing model was originally implemented in order to regulate casinos, increase tax revenue, and eliminate problems such as usury arising from casinos.

But now the licensed gambling houses are in chaos, and there are many casinos that break the restrictions. He was only given a license for four tables, but he had four tables outside and 40 tables hidden inside.

These 40 tables will definitely not pay taxes. Tax evasion has reached an extremely rampant level.

There are also underground gambling houses, which have developed very rapidly in recent years. They have sprung up all over the south city, including Roma Street, East and West Sanlihe Street, Xuejia Bay, and Mishikou, and are now beginning to spread to the west city.

An underground gambling house appeared on Fengcheng Street and even on Gangwashi Street, not far from Xiyuan's Xi'an Gate.

Don’t tell me that the most dangerous places are the safest?”

Nangong Ye lowered his head, his Adam's apple kept shaking up and down, and there was white sweat on his forehead.

After Zhu Yijun finished speaking, he explained.

“In reply to Your Majesty, this is indeed a dereliction of duty on my part.

These secret prostitutes and private gambling are rampant despite repeated bans.

I arranged for the Police Bureau to carry out a severe crackdown, and even joined forces with the Jinyiwei Zhenfu Division to conduct open and secret investigations, and took joint actions on many occasions.

But these people are like rats in a ditch. If you go east, they go west. If you go west, they go south.

Sometimes after a severe crackdown, there will be a period of calm, but it will soon reappear.

I am sorry to say that I have failed in my duty."

"You, I still don't think you care.

Social security issues seem to you to be nothing more than minor problems. As long as they don't cause any major problems, they can be cleaned up regularly, just like cleaning a house.

This attitude is unacceptable!
Social security is closely related to the people's peaceful and happy life. Why? Because those hooligans, bandits and thieves can't get close to the rich and powerful. They only bully the common people, peddlers and ordinary merchants.

These people are the ones who feel the pain personally. You, sitting in the Shuntian government office, certainly cannot feel the pain, so you will not take it seriously.

You're such a smart person, how come you don't know that these guys can dodge attacks time and time again, simply because they are protected by someone above.

That’s right. When Feng Wu was the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, he cracked down on a group of people severely, and a large number of protectors in the Shuntian Prefecture government were also arrested.

But when the old ones are cleared, new ones will be dragged into the water. You worry that it will cause turmoil in the government office and affect other government affairs, so you put the overall situation first.
How can we eradicate the problem if we don’t get rid of these protective umbrellas?

Nangong, being a local official is not just about making sure the people have enough food and clothing. You must not only make sure they have enough food and clothing, but also make sure they can work and work happily. "

Zhu Yijun paused and took two sips of warm tea to moisten his throat.

"Perhaps the requirements for officials were too low in the past, so you have some wrong ideas. Now is the new era of Wanli, and my requirements for officials are also increasing.

This is not just a whim of mine, but the requirement of the times, the progress of productivity, economic development, and further requirements for the superstructure.

Nangong, you still need to study harder."

Nangong Ye immediately understood what Zhu Yijun said and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, I realize my mistakes and shortcomings. I hope to return to your side and learn more from you."

Zhu Yijun did not comment and continued, "Some time ago, I discussed with Master Zhang, Lord Hai, Lord Jianchuan, and Feng Bao about reorganizing the Silijian.

The Silijian was later changed to the Mishujian, which was divided into the Neizhengsi and Tongzhengsi.

The Nei Zheng Si took over most of the responsibilities of the Si Li Jian, including the daily management of the Western Garden and the Zi Zheng Bureau, the selection and evaluation of officials of the Secretariat, and disciplinary supervision.

Why is it necessary to conduct a separate selection and discipline supervision of the Secretary General? Because this is a place that communicates with the upper and lower levels and holds the highest secrets of the Ming Dynasty's military and national security, and no mistakes can be made.

It is imperative to take this seriously. All recruitment and selection of officials must be subject to strict scrutiny, not only by the Ministry of Personnel and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but also by internal review.

At the same time, we must enforce strict discipline and urge all officials of the Secretariat to strictly abide by all rules and regulations.

Therefore, the Internal Affairs Department should set up a confidential communication bureau, an organization bureau, and a discipline inspection bureau. The confidential communication bureau is responsible for confidential text exchanges and confidentiality work.

Nangong Ye and Liu Yupu listened quietly.

"The Tongzhengsi is responsible for the agenda arrangement and meeting minutes of the Zizheng Bureau and Chaoyi Bureau, as well as other assigned matters.

It is divided into a secretariat and an inspection bureau.

The Advisory Bureau is the highest decision-making advisory body established by me. Its authority is to evaluate and make decisions on military and national affairs.

The Secretariat records the minutes of meetings and the decisions made.

After the decisions are made, they are supervised by the Confidential Communications Bureau and distributed by the Secretariat to the Cabinet, the Military Government, the Censorate, the Xuanhuiyuan and local military and political institutions for implementation.

There must also be feedback on the implementation, and the Supervision Bureau is responsible for collecting various feedbacks and directly supervising specific matters under instructions. "

Zhu Yijun said this and glanced at Nangong Ye, "I appoint you as the Junior Supervisor of the Secretary General and concurrently the Minister of Public Affairs.

Feng Bao was appointed as the chief secretary, and Zhang Siwei, Yang Jinshui, and Yang Lingde were appointed as junior secretaries.

At this point, Zhu Yijun said meaningfully: "Times are changing, and many things must change. I have always been talking about getting rid of the dross, and the system of eunuchs, which is against the moral principles of heaven and human ethics, should also be abolished.

Otherwise, I will become a joke in history.

From the first year of the Wanli reign, the inner court stopped recruiting new eunuchs. Eventually, when Feng Bao and Jin Shui left, the inner court would eventually return to the Qin and Han dynasties, but with some differences.

The meaning of Zhu Yijun's words was very clear. The Secretary-General was the inner court of the Ming Dynasty, but this inner court was no longer controlled by the eunuchs, but was an institution where the emperor directly exercised power.

The Shaofujian, Yumajian and Jinyiwei may be merged into the Mishujian in some form in the future, or exist in other forms.

The emperor will control the economy through the Shaofujian and have sufficient financial power.

The Imperial Stables or Embroidered Uniform Guard controlled the army.

The Secretary General directly executed the emperor's will.

The Grand Secretary and the Bachelor were the emperor's military and national decision-making advisors. They discussed the designated military and national affairs in a hierarchical manner and made decisions.

These decisions are then implemented by the highest administrative body, the Cabinet, the highest military body, the Rong Government, the highest supervisory body, the Censorate, the highest ethnic and overseas territorial administrative body, the Xuanhuiyuan, and local provinces.

The emperor has the ultimate veto power.

The decisions of the Advisory Council will not take effect without the emperor's approval.

The decision-making and discussion of the Advisory Bureau were major military and national affairs, such as the appointment of the prime minister, left and right chancellors, the chief censor of the Censorate, the left and right censors, the governors of the five prefectures of the military government, and the local governors and governors; the start and end of war; and the decision and adjustment of national policies and strategies on a yearly basis.
These matters will not affect the daily operations of the Cabinet, the Censorate, the Military Government and the local provincial governments.

To put it simply, the emperor communicated and negotiated with various forces in the court through the Advisory Bureau, reached consensus on major decisions, and then the secretary supervised and urged all departments to resolutely implement them.

Nangong Ye and Liu Yupu were both well-read history readers, so they understood after they had a clear understanding of Zhu Yijun's new political layout.

The emperor finally completed his plan.

The emperors of the Ming Dynasty often fell into a dilemma: they would do their best to support a cabinet minister, but they were also worried that he would become a powerful official. If they did not do their best to support him, they would not be able to suppress the officials in the court.

The political structure of the Wanli Dynasty was completely different from that of the previous dynasty, and there would never be powerful ministers.

It is generally recognized that the power of the Prime Minister Zhang Xiang exceeds that of Yan Song, Xia Yan and other cabinet chiefs, especially his control over financial power, which can be said to be the best in the Ming Dynasty.

The provincial governors must govern in accordance with the five-year plans and annual plans formulated by the cabinet and strictly implement cabinet and ministerial orders.

Once a mistake is made, the provincial governor or even the governor-general can be directly held accountable, and adjustments can be made to the provincial governors and the left and right councilors through the Advisory Bureau.

However, he could not mobilize the army and navy, and did not have the highest supervisory power. He only had an internal supervisory power exercised by the Ministry of Personnel, namely the Performance Evaluation System.

The Dali Temple and the Sili Yuan were almost semi-autonomous, and the Cabinet and the Censorate could only influence them but not control them.

Only the Council of State and the Emperor can touch it.

Now there is an inner court headed by the Secretary-General. In the future, officials may be divided into the inner court faction and the outer court faction in addition to the progressive faction, the conservative faction and the old party.

Because the two have completely different standpoints, their interests will also have major differences.

But Nangong Ye and Liu Yupu found it a bit strange. How come Zhang Siwei became the Junior Secretary General?

It is said that he might become the fifth Grand Secretary of the Advisory Bureau, and now he has become the Junior Secretary of the Secretariat, nominally Feng Bao's assistant, which is quite meaningful.

However, after thinking about it carefully, the two of them roughly guessed Zhu Yijun's intention.

Now this arrangement is an attempt by the emperor and belongs to the transitional stage, so Feng Bao will be in charge of the Secretariat first.

But in a few years, the five senior councilors of the Advisory Council will be clearly distinguished.

One is the Prime Minister, who represents the highest executive power.

One is the Chief Censor, who represents the highest supervisory power.

One is the chief military envoy of the military government, representing the highest military authority.

One was the left chancellor of the cabinet, who strengthened the power of the cabinet.

There is also a chief secretary, who represents the inner court.

Zhu Yijun had said enough today, and he pointed at Liu Yupu.

"Nangong is transferred to the post of Tongzhengshi, and will immediately take over the Zizheng Bureau and Chaoyi Bureau plenary meetings after the Zhengdan Ceremony. Tang Chen will take charge of Shuntian Prefecture's affairs.

You have to take over the affairs of the Ministry of Justice, and you have to act as the governor of Shuntian Prefecture for a period of time. What is the first task after taking office, do you know what it is? "

"Your Majesty, the first thing I will do after taking office as the governor of Shuntian Prefecture is to improve public order!"

(End of this chapter)