Political Hall.
Fang Congzhe said to Zhu Youxiao with a solemn face: "Your Majesty, since the decree of clearing up the land and strictly investigating excessive slavery, many foreign officials have resigned or even hung up their titles and left. There have been more than seventy cases so far. , according to the report, the number of officials disturbing the post station increased, and there were no less than sixteen cases, and there were three cases in which the postmaster and postmaster were beaten to death."
Zhu Youxiao was looking at his sketch of "Damingyuan" while listening to Fang Congzhe's work.
After hearing that Fang Congzhe said that there were many foreign officials resigning, and the disturbances at the post increased, and after the postmaster Cheng was beaten to death, Zhu Youxiao frowned and showed a stern expression.
"Does Dongchang have any report on this?"
Zhu Youxiao asked at this time.
Wei Zhongxian hurriedly replied: "There are more than 30 cases of nuisance at the post station. Dongchang has reported more than 30 cases, including 12 cases of beating to death post officials and post soldiers. In addition, there were two cases of civilians who were forcibly captured to serve and died as a result. More than ten cases.”
"What Dongchang reported was more than what the political hall knew. It should be that the censors and officials of the inspection department as well as local prefectures and counties hid a lot for some officials and gentry, cleared the land, and strictly investigated excessive slavery. This is a policy that will benefit the country for a long time to come, but now it seems that there are many officials who do not care about the country!
If you don’t want to offend the rich and powerful, it’s okay to resign. However, this kind of person who is unwilling to benefit the people as an official, but knows how to show off as an official, disturbs the station, and even cares about human life, is really annoying. Some officials have done this Being in hiding is even more abominable. Your Majesty, I believe that these people should be dealt with severely! "
Xiong Tingbi followed at this time.
Han Xu wanted to say a few words, but he closed his mouth and glanced at Zhu Youxiao.
"Anyone who voluntarily resigns can be allowed, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs will re-appoint the official to take office. However, if he leaves with his crown, he is disrespectful to me and ignores the rules of the court. Dongchang will immediately arrest him and bring him to the capital to punish him! His property will be confiscated! "
"Anyone who disturbs the post station and commits evil will commit suicide, his family members will be exiled, and he will cause casualties. If he is a post official or a post official, he will be accomplices in rebellion and the whole family will be executed! If he is a commoner, he will be executed himself, his family members will be exiled, and his family property will be confiscated. !Execution by Dongchang!"
"If the governor, censor, inspector, prefecture and county officials fail to report, and are found out by Dongchang, the corresponding officials will be executed together, and their property will be confiscated! No tolerance! Dongchang will enforce it!"
Zhu Youxiao put the drawings on the desk and said calmly.
"My slave obeys the order!"
Wei Zhongxian replied.
Zhu Youxiao then looked at Fang Congzhe: "I order the Ministry of Civil Affairs to appoint new officials to take office as soon as possible!"
"yes!"
Fang Congzhe replied.
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"Since Gao Gong has a personal relationship with Li Shi and Eunuch Li in the palace, I would like to ask Gao Gong to forward the 50,000 taels of silver to Eunuch Li."
Huang Zunyi quietly handed Gao Shijun a meeting ticket.
Gao Shijun took the ticket and said with a smile: "Didn't Mr. Huang hang up his crown and leave? Why did Gao suddenly ask Gao to send such a great gift to Eunuch Li? Does it mean that Mr. Huang still has some unsolved regrets in court?"
Huang Zunyi smiled: "That's not really the reason. Huang just asks Eunuch Li to reveal the character of the princes in the inner court through Gao Gong. Although the princes have just been born, people should take it seriously. Longer term, isn’t it?”
"That makes sense!"
Gao Shijun laughed.
But at this time, Huang Zunyi's servant Lan Zhiwang ran over and said hurriedly: "Master, this is the newspaper that has just arrived. The emperor has decreed that those who leave without their crowns will be punished and their property will be confiscated! There is also a nuisance to the inn. of."
Huang Zunyi couldn't help but swallow after seeing the newspaper.
Gao Shijun was also stunned, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Huang, I have something else to do, please take my leave!"
Gao Shijun said this and left here in a hurry.
Huang Zunyi said at this time: "Let's go back to Jiangnan immediately!"
…
"How is the issue of clearing the father's land and strictly investigating the phenomenon of excessive slavery being implemented now?"
For Emperor Zhu Youxiao, what he needed to pay attention to was the progress of the entire imperial court's new policy. Therefore, he did not ask about the specific arrest of an official who flouted the imperial court's regulations and disturbed the inn. At this time, he also asked Fang Congzhe came up with this matter.
Fang Congzhe smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, many scholars and people, and even officials are countless. I can only know the wisdom and foolishness of each governor, but I don't know the officials below.
Therefore, although the central imperial edict of the imperial court has been issued on this matter, the implementation effect may take one or two years or even several years. It all depends on what officials below the governor can do! But now it seems that even if the imperial court has implemented the law first, there are still many incompetent officials among the foreign officials, and even officials who would rather offend the court than offend local powerful officials, so the current implementation has little effect. "
"I understand that nothing can be done in a hurry!"
"Speaking of which, there are still too few officials working for the court. Governance at the county level and below still relies on the gentry in the clan. How do you expect these people to clear their own land? Difficult!
Such a problem was encountered when implementing the clearing of land in Nanzhili. Local governors and other officials had to fight against it for a period of time. Therefore, the court functions and official positions had to be increased. The Ming Dynasty was different from the Song Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, redundant officials and too many officials were required. There are many, but the Ming Dynasty has too few officials. "
After Zhu Youxiao said this, he looked at Fang Congzhe and said, "But there is no shortage of officials in the Ming Dynasty. As far as I know, there are still many people waiting for officials in the Ministry of Personnel. Is this possible?"
Fang Congzhe hurriedly agreed: "Your Majesty, this is indeed the case, but these are all civil servants who are not from Jinshi background, or even officials, and as your Majesty said, there are not many official positions. When those from Jinshi background finish occupying these official positions, In the end, there will naturally be very few official vacancies left for these people.”
"Therefore, it is necessary to create more official positions and edict the Ministry of Personnel. The next reform of the civil service is to expand the number of officials and increase the number of officials. Using counties as an analogy, in addition to the magistrate and county magistrate, each county will add a number of deputy magistrates and deputy magistrates. The chief registrar and dianshi are specifically above the officials and are responsible for matters such as money and food, prisons, and recruitment of soldiers. The chief registrar, dianshi, etc. also have a number of deputies, at least one chief and two deputies. The state government is the same as the chief secretary."
Zhu Youxiao ordered.
"I obey the decree!"
Fang Congzhe replied.
"Now patrol camps have been set up in the Gyeonggi area of North Zhili, and the results are remarkable. Patrol camps have also been set up in South Zhili. With the patrol camps, prisons, public security, and theft arrests are all under the management of the patrol camps, and local inspections The division and criminal offices were organized into patrol camps. The governor's camp set up a patrol bureau at the prefecture level, which was jointly controlled by the prefect and the patrol camp. Each state set up a patrol bureau and each county set up a patrol office. This would increase the court's ability to govern local areas! Now punish Zi For things like disturbing the inn, the Ministry of War issued an order to each patrol battalion to directly seize all those who violated the national law within their own jurisdiction. Don't wait for Dongchang to go!
Dongchang handles major cases, and already has a patrol camp. The patrol camp will arrest the perpetrators of such local cases first, and then hand them over to the corresponding government! In addition, those who commit crimes in other places or escape to their own jurisdiction should be arrested immediately! "
Zhu Youxiao then gave instructions.
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Zhou Yuji had already taken up a garrison position in Nanzhili at this time, and became familiar with a group of officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion in Nanjing.
On this day, Zhao Hongsheng, the commander in charge of the patrol camp in the Yingtian area, suddenly said to Zhou Yuji: "For guard, I remember that the newspaper said in the newspaper that Baoding Magistrate Huang Zunyi is an imperial prisoner wanted by the imperial court. I just happened to hear it when I was patrolling. When the slaves of the Xu family mentioned it, this person is now in the Lanchun Garden of the Xu family, a wealthy businessman in Nanjing City."
"Prisoner?!"
After hearing this, Zhou Yuji directly ordered: "Take your men and go catch him. Your Majesty has already issued an order. In places where there are patrol camps, such imperial prisoners do not have to wait for the people from Dongchang to come!"
"yes!"
Zhao Hongsheng replied, and immediately shouted to his messenger: "Gather the troops!"
Not long after, Zhou Yuji led a group of Zhao Hongsheng's troops to Xu's Lanchun Garden.
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