Ming politicians

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Three years have passed, and the situation in the Central Plains has undergone tremendous changes.

In terms of the bureaucracy system, some minor changes have taken place in the layout of prefectures, prefectures and counties, and the jurisdictional relationship has been clarified. There are mainly four levels: government, prefecture, and county. The state government basically does not belong to the county, and many state government have been changed to county government, directly under the jurisdiction of the government government.

In terms of administrative divisions, gradual changes are also taking place. Following the establishment of Jiangsu Province, Hebei Province, Qinghai Province and other places have also been established. The administrative divisions are more clear. Yingtianfu is no longer established separately, and is placed under the ownership of Jiangsu Province. , the only one established separately is Shuntian Mansion, because it belongs to the capital city of Jin Dynasty, its level is slightly higher than that of other provinces.

The pattern of the army has been completely fixed. The only army owned by the Jin Dynasty is the Jiangning Battalion and the Forbidden Army. The Jiangning Battalion has a total of 50 soldiers, stationed in the south and north respectively. The Forbidden Army is mainly stationed in the capital, with a total number of 2 Ten thousand people are responsible for maintaining the security around the capital. The duty of the military is to maintain the security of the country and cannot interfere with local affairs. Except for stationing in the local area, other aspects are basically decoupled from the local area. This point is strictly enforced.

The military household system has been completely abolished. Soldiers are divided into two identities. One is professional soldiers. There are not many soldiers in this group. After they enter the army, everything is guaranteed by the army, including when they reach the age of 50. They still lead the military pay, but this kind of professional soldiers will gradually disappear.The reason why professional soldiers were set up is because at the beginning of the establishment of Jiangning Camp, a large number of soldiers entered Jiangning Camp. They made great contributions to the establishment of the Jin Dynasty, and the court will never abandon them.

The other category is volunteer soldiers.The army is also dominated by such sergeants.

Don't underestimate the imperial court's recruitment of sergeants. There are a large number of people who sign up to join the army. The treatment in the army can attract many people, and the imperial court has relevant regulations. If you perform outstandingly in the army, you can also get relevant recommendations. Even after leaving the army, he directly became a local official.

Officers are fixed, and this segment is typical of professional soldiers.The military academy of the Jin Dynasty was established in the capital, and it has been established for more than two years. Applying for the military academy is similar to the martial arts exam of the Ming Dynasty, but the time is slightly longer. After being admitted to the military academy, you still need to study in the military academy for two to three years. Time, then guess that you can enter the army as an officer.

The promotion and appointment of military officers are mainly based on military academies.There are also soldiers who performed well in the army and were promoted to junior officers.These people also need to go to military school to study.

The division of responsibilities between the Dudu Mansion and the Ministry of War is also very clear. The Dudu Mansion, the Dudu and the officials below are all professional soldiers. The Dudu Mansion is responsible for directly commanding the Jiangning Camp. The Dudu Mansion is one of the five prime ministers of the imperial court. Shangshu, the Dudu Mansion is directly under the leadership of the emperor.The rest are not allowed to interfere. As for the Ministry of War, except for the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Minister of the Ministry of War who are professional soldiers, the rest are basically court officials. The Ministry of War is mainly responsible for handling the daily affairs of the army.For example, the promotion and approval of military officers, the budget and expenditure of military pay, and the contact between the army and the outside world and so on.

The issue of banks and banknotes, which once caused huge repercussions in various parts of Dajin, has long been common. Commercial transactions are basically banknotes. Copper coins have disappeared, and gold, silver and jewelry are rare. The convenience of carrying and using banknotes has been favored by everyone. Accepted, as for the bank, the business has begun to expand, whether it is officials in the government, gentry, wealthy merchants, or ordinary people, they basically have to deal with banks. can be taken out.

Some people used to worry that the banknotes would depreciate and become worthless, but after several years, the value of the banknotes has not changed at all. The imperial court has made every effort to guarantee the value of the banknotes, and has gained everyone's trust.

The trading of weapons and salt is a monopoly, and neither merchants nor ordinary people are allowed to get involved. This is directly controlled by the imperial court and the government. Anyone who trades in private will be severely punished.

The tax-sharing system of the imperial court and the localities has also begun to be implemented, but there is a lot of controversy about this matter. The south is still richer than the north, so the tax-sharing system is implemented. The officials in the south must be pleased, and the officials in the north are disadvantaged. In fact, the imperial court implements the tax-sharing system The main reason is to allow the local government to have greater autonomy in terms of finance and taxation. The core purpose is to allow the government to have more money to invest in local construction, and at the same time the income of officials is higher. However, Zhu Shenxuan and others believe that the implementation of The tax-sharing system will cause great differences in the income of officials, and the money invested in construction at the local level can be resolved through coordination.

The responsibilities of Shangshu Sheng, Zhongshu Sheng, and Menxia Province are also very clear, but Shangshu Province has the most affairs, and Zhongshu and Menxia have more macroscopic affairs. The focus is on many policy discussions. The authority of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has long been established. However, officials at all levels love and fear the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The household department is the busiest among the six departments under the jurisdiction of Shangshu Province, and the number of officials is also the largest. Especially after the Jin Dynasty adjusted the tax policy and the commercial and trade taxes became the first, the household department became more busy. In order to better In order to coordinate, the Ministry of Households set up a Department of Commerce and Trade. The Department of Commerce and Trade was appointed by the right servant of the Ministry of Accounts as a doctor, and most of the income of the imperial court came from here.

The huge business taxes also surprised the Korean, Chinese and military officials. They could not have imagined that the imperial court had always focused on agricultural taxes. They could not have imagined that the tax revenue of the Jin Dynasty court from business and trade was more than a hundred times that of agricultural taxes.

As for the unified issuance of banknotes and the role of banks, the officials of the Ministry of Households are the clearest. There is no need to say more about other things. It is just that in many vassal states, Houjin, Japan, and Western Regions, gold, silver and jewelry have been deposited in the Great Wall. In all the banks of the Jin Dynasty, and the banknotes issued by the Great Jin Dynasty have begun to circulate in the vassal states, Houjin and Japan, and the banknotes are very popular, and their value is no less than that of gold, silver and jewelry. The utility of banknotes made the wealth from outside flow into the Jin court continuously.

At this time, the officials in the Jin Dynasty finally fully understood why the emperor insisted on establishing banks and issuing banknotes uniformly. It turns out that through banks and banknotes, external wealth can be obtained easily, which is better than sending troops to attack and plunder. Wealth, I don't know how much better it is.

The common people feel the same in life. Over the past few years, the government has done the most to build roads and improve water conservancy facilities. At the same time, it has begun to solve the travel problems of the common people. These are closely related to the lives of the common people. , In addition, the development of commerce and trade has enabled ordinary people to find things to do during the slack season. The Jin Dynasty lifted the restrictions on travel, and the government issued an exquisite card to each ordinary person. This card contains personal information. This card can be used anywhere.

Of course, there are also differences in the development of commerce and trade. Shandong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Fujian, and Guangdong are the most developed commerce and trade. Young people who are more courageous choose to go to these places to find work during the slack season because the roads have been built. There have long been specialized merchants who use horse-drawn carriages for transportation, so more and more young people go to these places to do things, earn money, and send it back home through the bank.

The situation in various parts of the Jin Dynasty is extremely stable. At this time, even if you spend a lot of money to instigate someone to rebel, no one is willing to stand out. If you fail the Jinshi exam, you can go to the workshop to do things, and you can still make money.

Agriculture is still a matter that the imperial court attaches great importance to, and it is also a matter that local governments must pay attention to. Shandong and other places used to pay less attention to farming because of the development of commerce and trade. As a result, officials were punished by the imperial court and directly adjusted. The emperor said that Food is the most important thing for the people, no matter when, food production must be highly valued.

The issue of household registration management is also a matter of controversy in the imperial court. The main thing is the imperial examination in the second year of the Jin Dynasty. At that time, many people from vassal states, Japan, and the Western Regions were admitted. The household registration of these people does not belong to the government at all levels of the Jin Dynasty. , Later, the imperial court introduced a system. Anyone who wants to enter the imperial court as an official must change his household registration. To put it bluntly, he becomes a citizen of the Jin Dynasty.

But with the passage of time, more and more people from vassal states, Japan, and the Western Regions came to Dajin. Once they entered the capital or Shandong, many people stayed, and many people even expressed their unwillingness to go back. Well, the prosperity of Dajin and the opportunities everywhere must have attracted them.

In the fourth year of the Jin Dynasty, many people made a request that they must change their household registration, so that they can be upright Dajin people, and they can smoothly enter the workshop to do things, and they can also rent land from the government for farming, which is even more important. The important thing is that they can marry and have children here, and take root in the locality. So the court discussed the household registration again. This time, the emperor raised objections. The main purpose was to control the number of outsiders, which made many officials in the court feel strange. But the emperor insisted that the number of people who can change their household registration every year must be controlled.

In Beijing, Nanjing, Shandong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Fujian, Guangdong and other places, there are a lot of foreigners. Especially in Beijing, the streets are full of blond and blue-eyed people from the Western Regions. The situation also appeared generally, and some people were surprised at the beginning, but as time went by, this situation gradually became unnoticed.

The knowledgeable Liu Zongzhou, Huang Daozhou, Qian Qianyi and others have already entered the Dajin College to teach and educate people, but this college is located where the former Daming Imperial College is located, and all the professors are senior officials of the Dajin. As well as Jinshi, Gongshi, and Juren since the imperial examination began, the academic research of Liu Zongzhou and others has also become common. They are very concerned about the changes that have occurred in various places in the Jin Dynasty, and they have written books to guide the enrichment of theory.

(I have paid attention to the many comments and suggestions put forward by readers. In the new book "Iron Blood Traveling", I will try my best to pay attention to these issues. Thank you.) (To be continued...)