Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 240 It's Time for a Substitution
Looking at Zhang Mao himself, Zhang Mao attacked his father Duke at the age of nine.When Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty rode and shot at Xiyuan, he hit three times in a row, and the emperor rewarded him with a gold belt, so he was ordered to take charge of the military governor's office. He is also the prince and grand teacher.

It's just that later generations didn't think highly of him, or civil servants didn't think highly of him, saying that Zhang Mao was a respectable person, "he had no other artistic skills in his life", and in a world of peace, "he was a public man for 66 years, and he was a grand master. 25 years for those who hold the military handle, 40 years for those who hold the military handle".Of course, there are also places of slander, such as his luxurious life, often bullying soldiers and so on.

Of course, judging from the reviews, the generations of emperors he served spoke highly of him. Basically, they all said that he was "shen and resolute in nature, deep in knowledge and favor, born in the general family, inherited from the duke, and proficient in strategy."

Since Zhu Houzhao traveled through time, he stopped reading many evaluations, basically few of them were accurate, and he simply tried his best to smear.Different people in later generations have different evaluations of a person. It is true that there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people. What's more, civil officials evaluate honors. What kind of good things do you expect them to say?

It's self-promotion, business mutual promotion, they are very familiar with the game, and from time to time they engage in a crowd, and as a result, everyone has seen the results of Daming.

At this time Zhang Mao stood up, at least Zhu Houzhao knew that this was a responsible person, and dared to stand up at this time to show his position wisely.

"British public, but it's okay to speak!" Zhu Youtang looked at Zhang Mao, with a gentle smile on his face, and said softly, which was completely different from his attitude towards Han Wen and Qi You.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhang Mao agreed, and said, "I thought that the establishment of the staff office was an act that benefited the country and the people. The yamen at all levels issued orders, but there were frequent disgust and omissions. The military situation was like a fire. The court suffered a lot of losses just because the transmission was slow, and if there is a special yamen to submit the order, the local generals can better understand the holy will and know how to act."

"In this way, it is possible to prevent multiple orders, which not only saves time but also improves efficiency."

"The staff office is the place where the emperor's staff is guarded. Anyone who is in the army, big or small, can be a staff officer. If you choose officials who know the soldiers, you will get twice the result with half the effort. I think this is a good thing, and it is good governance. As for the reform of the military system, from the shaping of the world's army, this is Big things cannot be accomplished overnight, and the imperial court’s financial constraints are indeed a reality, so don’t talk too much about it.”

"At this time, we can take a long-term plan, but there is no conflict between the staff office and the reform of the military system. I think that the staff office can be established first, and then the military and political reform can be discussed in detail. Don't do it carelessly!"

After Zhang Mao finished speaking, there was a sudden silence in the hall, and many people frowned. Obviously, Zhang Mao, an old fox, was even more difficult to deal with.

Zhang Mao took the whole thing apart, that is, the establishment of a staff office can be done first, which doesn't cost much, and there are so many benefits, so it can be done first.As for the reform of the military and government, it can be discussed slowly and in the long run. This is not something that can be decided in a short time.

Once the staff office is established, how can this military reform not be changed?And it must have been launched under the auspices of the staff office, which is equivalent to kicking away the Ministry of War and the cabinet.

Zhu Youtang stroked his beard and beard, smiled, nodded and said: "The British prince is really old-fashioned in seeking the country, very good, very good!"

Zhu Youtang didn't know what other people thought, but he felt that what the British Duke Zhang Mao said was very good. The matter of military system reform can be put aside and the staff office should be established first.For the staff office, Zhu Youtang can naturally realize the benefits. Once the staff office is established, many things of the court can be entrusted to them.

At least you don't have to go to the cabinet for everything, and you have to ask the cabinet for advice on everything. This staff office is obviously more obedient!
"Is there any other lover who is meaningful?" Zhu Youtang glanced at the ministers and asked with a smile on his face.

This can be regarded as stabbing a hornet's nest. There is a British official Zhang Mao taking the lead on Xungui's side. Naturally, many people rushed out. These people all took the lead in agreeing, and the speeches became more and more enthusiastic. On the contrary, the atmosphere on the civil servant's side was not very good. , the few people who came out basically opposed it, but they were a little pale and couldn't find any good reasons.

Zhu Houzhao has heard that the reasons for these civil officials' objections are not clear, but there are roughly two reasons. One is that they are afraid of cutting power.

The other is that they are afraid that the nobles will take power. The reason they look for is to use literature to control martial arts. Although they didn't say much, it probably means this. In the end, some people even brought up the ancestral system.In fact, Zhu Houzhao really wanted to ask him whether it was Taizong's ancestral system or Taizu's ancestral system. Taizu's ancestral system embezzled forty guan and directly peeled the skin and used it as grass. Do you want to try it?
But Zhu Houzhao also knew that at this time, the prince himself could not stand up anyway, nor could he say such a thing. Once he said it, he would really poke a hornet's nest.Even if you want to say, that is not now, but Zhu Houzhao has also thoroughly confirmed one thing, that is, the ancestral system is the foot wraps of these civil servants, you can take it when you want to use it, and throw it aside if you don’t want to use it.

Looking at the chaotic court, Zhu Youtang waved his hands directly and said, "The cabinet first takes out a charter, let's read it first!" After saying this, Zhu Youtang immediately stood up and turned around He walked out towards the back, apparently to end the morning court.

Although the morning court was over, the matter was not over yet. Both Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Youtang knew this. The father and son left the hall together and walked towards the back.Zhu Youtang glanced at Youzai Youzai's son, and couldn't help but said: "The matter is getting into trouble now, so don't let it go."

"Father, don't you think the courtiers in the court should be changed? After a few years, they are all old faces, and it's time for some new people to come up." Zhu Houzhao said quite indifferently.

Zhu Youtang pointed at Zhu Houzhao, and scolded with a smile: "There are so many suitable candidates, but it is indeed time to change."

"I'm not worried about other places, I'm just worried about the cabinet!" After pondering for a long while, Zhu Youtang finally expressed his worry: "The three cabinet scholars were all single-handedly selected by me. They have worked hard for so many years Working hard for the country, this time I will put them on the fire, I am afraid it will be difficult for them."

Zhu Houzhao understood what his father meant, so he said with a smile: "Since you have become a cabinet scholar, you must bear the heavy responsibility of a cabinet scholar!"

(End of this chapter)