The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 142 The Biggest Unworthy Descendant
Soon, in addition to the demotion of two assistants and sixteen thousand-householders, some deputy thousand-householders, centurions, and trial centurions were also demoted.

The headquarters also issued orders to various places.

In the future, the appointment of centurions, trial centurions, general banners, and small banners in various places must be serious and strict, and unqualified people must not be appointed.

The order does not specify what this qualification refers to, but everyone knows it.

From now on, all appointments to Jinyiwei positions will require a certain level of personal strength.

Within the Jinyiwei, a wave of cultivation was set off madly.

In the past, although Jinyiwei was a good position, it was not very attractive to those with good ability.

It is different now.

The benefits of the Jinyiwei are so great that it is hard to imagine, and few people do not want to be promoted.

From the top to the bottom, the trend of practicing martial arts has reached a fanatical level.

Two days later, some appointments were made.

Ten deputy thousand households were selected and rushed to various places to take up their posts.

Dai Qianhu, as the name suggests, means temporarily taking over the position of Qianhu.

The truth is, these ten people are all strong enough, but their achievements are not enough, so they are just deputy thousand households.

Once they have made enough contributions, they will be officially promoted to a thousand households.

Among these ten people, three are disciples of Guo Bujing, and seven are innate masters who have just joined the Jinyiwei but are more suitable and capable of serving as the position of Qianhu.

The reform of Jinyiwei has just begun, but there is a serious shortage of experts within the organization, so they can only boldly recruit new people.

This was a joint decision made by Guo Bujing and Zhang Fengfu.

When the Jinyiwei began to change vigorously, the Dongxi Factory could no longer sit still.

They never expected that the Jinyiwei would play such a big game.

If they really succeed, will the East Factory (West Factory) still have the right to speak?

The two Caos immediately gathered the top management of the two factories to discuss their respective development.

We must not let the Embroidered Uniform Guard take the lead.

After the discussion, they each ran to Zhu Houzhao to report.

The two of them took out similar things.

They all developed fifteen files to supervise the Jinyiwei (and Dongchang) in the two capitals and thirteen provinces.

The weakest of the thousand households of the Jinyiwei who supervises a province is at the innate realm, and of course the fifteen heads of the East Factory (West Factory) must also be at the innate realm.

Then there are the positions above the head of the team, who are appointed as big head of the team. There is no limit on the number of positions, and one can be appointed once one has reached a certain level of strength.

Above the big boss are the deputy governor and the governor.

After reading it, Zhu Houzhao agreed.

After some thought, I decided to formalize the East-West Factory completely.

An imperial decree was issued to appoint the East and West Factories as a second-rank imperial court department.

The governor is of the second rank, and the deputy governor is of the third rank.

The rank of the big boss ranges from the third to the fourth rank.

The head of the file is equivalent to a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and is of the fifth rank.

The two Caos were overjoyed. They never expected that His Majesty would do this.

In this way, the East and West Factories were no longer just the emperor's private departments, but official departments of the imperial court, with ranks and official status.

It will also be a powerful tool for attracting talents, completely different from the past.

Even though the governor's rank was second grade, weaker than the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard who was second grade, they were still excited.

The two of them happily went to develop two factories.

Seeing the prosperity of the imperial guards, all the civil and military officials in the court were of course unhappy, but they had no way to stop it and could only watch.

Then many people secretly looked for evidence that the factory guards had committed crimes.

The Imperial Guards supervised the civil and military officials, but who says that the civil and military officials cannot supervise the Imperial Guards in turn?

As long as they have evidence, they still believe that Your Majesty will deal with it fairly.

After Zhu Houzhao decided on the development of the factory and guards, he did not interfere any more. He believed that Guo Bujing, Er Cao and others could do a good job.

October 25th.

On this day, Zhu Houzhao came to the camp of Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry.

The more than 300 people standing in front of the reviewing platform were the young princes and sons of the Zhu family.

After three months of Emperor Wu Dragon Rider training, they were obviously transformed.

The spirit is different.

Zhu Houzhao was quite satisfied with the look. At least it looked much better than it did more than three months ago.

"Very good. I want to congratulate you. You have undergone a complete transformation and can barely be considered the descendants of Taizu and Taizong, and my relatives."

Zhu Houzhao put one hand on his waist and pointed at everyone with the other.

Many of the more than 300 royal grandchildren and nobles had tears in their eyes.

Three months, three full months, do you know how we got through it?
Many people wanted to ask this question loudly, but no one dared.

Then, after hearing these words, most people felt complicated.

So, we were no longer worthy of being descendants of Taizu and Taizong, or relatives of Your Majesty, right?

Then, an inexplicable and somewhat proud feeling arose.

He held his head high and chest out, and stood straighter.

"I know that there must be some of you who resent me and dislike me.

But I don't care." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, and his heroic aura seemed to cover the world.

With a defiant look on his face, he shouted in an arrogant and domineering voice: "I only want to tell you one thing, the people of my Zhu family are all his grandfather's, and we cannot be spineless and cannot oppress the people.

Even if I die, I will die with honor.

have you understood? "

"I understand!" More than 300 experienced people shouted in unison, showing some military spirit.

"Well, you have passed the three-month recruit training and are no longer fat pigs, but real members of the Zhu family.

Tell me, what do you want to do in the future?
If you want to go into politics, you can take the imperial examination.

You can join the army, the new army or the Emperor Wu's Dragon Riders.

I agree with you all, whether you want to work as a businessman, doctor, craftsman, etc.

Don't feel embarrassed or ashamed because of your status as a royal descendant.

I tell you, any profession is honorable as long as it is beneficial to the Ming Dynasty and the people."

Zhu Houzhao was talking excitedly when he suddenly thought of something and immediately criticized it, "I heard that Taizu's fifth son, Prince Zhou, liked medicine, but Taizu did not like it.

Let me tell you, this is because Taizu is getting old and confused.

Our Zhu family has been poor for generations, and he himself was a beggar. How could he look down on medicine?
He is old and confused, but I am not. I support you no matter what career you want to pursue.

There is no need to be afraid of other people's eyes or opinions.

If anyone dares to object, I will explain the reason to him. I am the best at explaining the reason."

The corners of the mouths of the more than 300 Zhu family members below twitched when they heard this.

Your Majesty, are you really not afraid that Taizu will appear in your dreams?

You are not afraid of the dream. When you go to the underworld, are you not afraid that Taizu will beat you? Taizong will probably not let you go either.

Unfilial descendants~!

In the entire Zhu family, is there anyone who could offend the ancestors more than you?

However, if this trend continues, Your Majesty will definitely break through to the realm of heaven and man, and there should be plenty of time for him to practice and become stronger.

Maybe in the future in the underworld, Taizu will really not be able to defeat Your Majesty.

If we add Taizong's words, it should be about the same.

Finally, Your Majesty, are you really reasonable?

The princes and sons of the Zhu family, who had been severely suppressed for three months and were influenced by the old soldiers, could not help but let their thoughts wander.

There are also some people who become more active in their hearts because they really have something they are interested in.

“By the way, don’t underestimate other professions.

There are far more things that can contribute to the Ming Dynasty than just the military and government affairs.

For example, those who raise horses, whoever of you can make the horses of the Ming Dynasty stronger, I will definitely extend your title or even improve your title.

And for those who farm, whoever can increase the yield per mu in the Ming Dynasty, I will at least extend your title for two or three generations.

Those who study medicine or work as craftsmen, as long as they are beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, I will reward them generously.

Do you understand?" Zhu Houzhao continued.

Many people were confused after hearing this.

Is this considered a great achievement?

Many people's minds were immediately opened.

There are some things they don't know how to do, but it doesn't mean they can't find someone to figure them out.

"I understand!" The instinctive shout sounded again.

"Okay, I have plenty of time today, so I will listen to what you want to do one by one?" Zhu Houzhao said with great interest.

He casually pointed to the person standing on the far left of the first row and said, "Let's start with you, one by one."

Many people are speechless, they really want to say something.

Many people began to rack their brains, thinking about what they wanted to do.
Most of them have never thought about this question.

"Your Majesty, I, Zhu Kuanlin, am here to serve you. I, I, want to govern an area." The man said stiffly.

"That's fine, but it depends on whether you have the ability. Go and take the imperial examination first." Zhu Houzhao nodded.

The man hesitated to speak. He was the crown prince and would be a prince in the future.

It's good to be a prince and a high-ranking official.

But if he becomes a minor official of the sixth or seventh rank, where will he put his face?
"What do you want to say? Just say it. I will never be angry." Zhu Houzhao saw through it and said readily.

After hesitating for a while, Zhu Kuanlin said nervously, "Your Majesty, if I become a prince in the future, but am only a minor official of the sixth or seventh rank, it would be so embarrassing, and the royal family would lose face."

Zhu Houzhao was slightly startled, his brows immediately raised, and he angrily shouted at Zhu Kuanlin: "How dare you mention shame?

Didn't I make it clear? The royal family's reputation was earned through fighting, and it's not something you can lose.

And most importantly, what's wrong with an official of the sixth or seventh rank? What qualifications do you have to look down on an official of the sixth or seventh rank?
Let alone the sixth or seventh rank, I don't think you can even be a ninth rank official.

You are bringing great shame to me by saying this."

He turned to Wei Jinzhong who was standing beside him and said, "Remember this, if he passes the imperial examination in the future, I will assign him a ninth-rank official position. If he fails to achieve results, he will be a ninth-rank official for the rest of his life."

Zhu Kuanlin was already dumbfounded.

Zhu Houzhao glared at him again, "If you can't even pass the imperial examination, hmph, let me see how I'll deal with you."

Zhu Kuanlin's legs went weak and he wanted to kneel down, wanting to cry but without the tears.

Your Majesty, didn’t you say that you can say whatever you want and I will never get angry?
Isn't this angry?
"Next one, continue." Zhu Houzhao ignored him and looked at the person next to him.

The man felt uneasy, and the previous experience was right beside him. He swallowed his saliva and spoke more cautiously: "Your Majesty, I want to practice martial arts diligently, hoping to achieve some success in martial arts."

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