Since then, another two days have passed, and soon it is the day for the cabinet meeting.
Early morning, Yangxin Hall.
Jiajing put on his robes under the service of his personal eunuch. Seeing this, Lu Fang on the side quickly handed over the memorial in his hand and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, here is the record of the activities and words and deeds of officials in the capital in recent days! "
"Well, put it there, I'll look at it later."
Jiajing was not in a hurry to take the memorial from Lu Fang's hand, but pointed to the bookcase beside him and said.
"By the way, have those carpenters who made trouble been put back?"
Jiajing turned his gaze to Lu Fang and asked.
"Your Majesty, according to your previous instructions, only the first culprit will be punished and no threats will be made!"
"Except for the main criminal named Ren Shiwang, the government did not give them too much trouble and let them go home."
Seeing Jiajing asking about this, Lu Fang quickly responded respectfully.
"Well, not bad, let's deal with him someday!"
Jiajing was very satisfied with Lu Fang's answer, nodded and said casually.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey!"
After receiving Jiajing's instructions, Lu Fang also responded in a deep voice.
After Jiajing finished all this, he immediately sat in front of the desk, opened the memorial that Lu Fang had submitted earlier, and began to browse the contents recorded on it.
After a long time, Jiajing slowly put down the memorial and sneered: "These guys really don't want to give up!"
"Even the Maritime Trade Department that I set up personally wants to get in and get a piece of the pie! But fortunately, Gao Gong and the others understand what I mean and don't dare to let them do whatever they want."
Seeing that the emperor was not in a good mood, Lu Fang on the side saw this and quickly said respectfully: "Your Majesty, do you need me to send someone here..."
"Well, you go and send someone to keep an eye on them first. If there is any abnormality, just take them down! It can be regarded as a small warning to them."
Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang and ordered.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey!"
After receiving Jiajing's order, Lu Fang began to plan the specific matters in his heart, and his expression became cold.
"Okay, come with me to the cabinet."
"Slave, I obey."
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"Your Majesty is here!"
What was different from usual was that Jiajing came extra early today, and the eunuch in charge of the briefing had not even finished the briefing before Jiajing walked into the cabinet.
Seeing the emperor come in, everyone quickly stopped reviewing the memorials, knelt down on the ground, and said respectfully: "I will bow to your majesty, long live my emperor!"
"Well, everyone, get up."
Jiajing glanced at everyone, nodded, and said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After receiving Jiajing's permission, everyone immediately returned to their seats.
"Without further ado, let's get started!"
Jiajing sat behind the bead curtain, turned his gaze away, and said loudly.
"I obey your orders!"
Seeing that the emperor had spoken, everyone immediately responded.
With a crisp sound of 'ding', Jiajing knocked on the jade pan beside him, which also meant that the cabinet meeting officially began.
Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang, who quickly stood up and spoke.
"Today's cabinet meeting will discuss two matters. One is the formal abolition of the craftsmanship system, and the other is the specific matters of the Maritime Trade Department!"
After Lu Fang finished speaking, he returned to his position, motionless like a statue.
"My dear friends, do you have anything you want to say?"
Jiajing turned his eyes to everyone and said slowly.
"Your Majesty, the current craftsmanship system has many disadvantages, so it must be abolished!"
"On this basis, Wei Chen thought of some measures last night, which can not only eliminate the hidden dangers caused by the craftsmanship system, but also attract more talents for our Ming Dynasty."
As soon as Jiajing finished speaking, Yan Song stood up, raised the memorial in his hand high above his head, and said in a deep voice.
"Lu Fang, bring it to me."
Jiajing was quite interested in the method proposed by Yan Song, and then gave this instruction to Lu Fang who was standing aside.
Lu Fang quickly came to Yan Song, took the memorial, and handed it to Jiajing.
Jiajing opened the memorial and saw what was written above.
"Your Majesty, I feel that since the craftsman registration system has been abolished, a more reasonable system should be proposed to manage this group of craftsmen. They can no longer be included in the craftsman registration system as before."
"Therefore, Weichen feels that in order to allow these craftsmen to work with peace of mind, their treatment should be appropriately improved! Weichen has investigated this before. At present, the income of the vast majority of craftsmen is around twenty-six yuan. Weichen I feel that the income of craftsmen should be appropriately increased to 40 yuan, which is equivalent to the income of farmers from farming."
"In addition, since craftsmen have long been discriminated against by other classes of society, the government should publicize some skilled and conscientious craftsmen as models! Exempt them from corvee and reward them, so that others can respect the craftsmen as a class. The inherent impression has changed.”
"Finally, and most importantly, the children of these craftsmen should be given the opportunity to freely choose their careers! Therefore, Wei Chen proposed that the government fund a special volunteer school to accept the children of these craftsmen."
"If there are malleable talents among them, the imperial court should do its best to support them! In this way, not only will the previous hidden dangers be eliminated, but these people will also be able to be grateful to the imperial court and be used by the imperial court."
After reading the contents of the memorial, Jiajing turned his attention to Yan Song and praised: "Well, yes, the method proposed by Mr. Yan Ge is quite feasible. Let's implement it directly after coming down!"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
After Yan Song received the emperor's compliment, he breathed a sigh of relief and responded respectfully.
"In this case, then this matter has been settled. After the cabinet meeting is over, the cabinet will draft relevant documents to officially abolish the craftsmanship system!"
After Jiajing looked around, he stroked the dragon head carved on the dragon chair with his hand and said loudly.
"I obey your orders!"
Seeing that the emperor had made the final decision, the ministers quickly knelt on the ground and said respectfully.
"Now, the first matter has been discussed, it's time to discuss the second matter!"
After a short rest, Lu Fang stood up again and said loudly.
"Your Majesty, the Maritime Trade Department has been officially established, and all policies are currently being implemented in an orderly manner!"
As soon as Lu Fang finished speaking, Gao Gong stood up and reported to Jiajing.
"Gao Gong, your Maritime Trade Department has been really popular recently! I heard that the officials who came to visit you almost broke the threshold of your family. Is there such a thing?"
After listening to Gao Gong's words, Jiajing had a smile on his face, raised his eyebrows and joked.
"Your Majesty, this is indeed true! Since the official establishment of the Maritime Trade Department, there has been an endless stream of officials coming to visit me every day, which makes me tireless!"
"Of course, Wei Chen is not the only one who has this kind of trouble, the other two adults are also the same."
After Gao Gong finished speaking, he turned his attention to Yan Shifan and Zhang Juzheng standing aside.
"What does this high arch mean? Why do you have to drag me into it?"
After Yan Shifan noticed Gao Gong's gaze, he cursed in his heart.
"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case. In recent days, many more officials have come to visit me!"
"Your Majesty, what Mr. Gao Ge said is true!"
Seeing Jiajing's eyes turning to him, Yan Shifan and Zhang Juzheng responded quickly.
(End of chapter)
