Facing the old Xue Tou who was hesitant and did not dare to ask rashly, Yao Ji slowly explained to him: "Although this secret is simple in wording, it contains a secret. It is the position of the deputy. If even the chief minister is tit for tat with me, Not to mention other courtiers? Regarding the attitude of the emperor, they must not only nod in agreement, but also respond actively and cannot passively agree. The good meaning is that the views of the chief minister are highly consistent with that of the palace. It is said that only if we are like-minded can we unite, and united will can make a city. Gao Ziran has an extraordinary in-depth understanding of my suggestions. The first assistant must have great wisdom to do great things. After the salary increase, the annual salary I will give Aiqing is 1/2500 of the annual income of the imperial court. If my beloved doesn’t even know this secret, I will have no choice but to choose someone else!”
Yaoji originally wanted to choose someone particularly capable to be the first assistant, such as Du Yinxi, He Tengjiao, Qu Shichen, Cai Maode and others. But in this way, if the chief assistant's views are not completely consistent with his own, it will inevitably cause conflicts and create barriers.
Rather than that, it would be better to continue to use Xue Guoguan, he is a bit of a waste, but through this "kind reminder", no matter how stupid he is, he knows what to do. Being the prince's first assistant doesn't require any brainpower, just remembering the four-word secret is enough.
To put it bluntly, you want Xue Guoguan to be your yes man. If the other party still doesn't understand after a long time of talking, then old Xue Tou will be living like a dog at his age, and Wen Tiren's IQ can beat him by ten blocks.
The chief assistant system is the Ming ancestral system founded by Zhu Laoliu Stinky Tofu to replace the prime minister system that threatened the imperial power. There were no problems in the early days of the dynasty, but by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the chief minister had already formed a compromise with the civil servant group.
If the Apocalypse model is not used to exercise imperial power, the emperor has actually been sidelined by the chief ministers and the civil service group. Even if the blame-getter is glaring at the people below, they will not collect business taxes. What can you do?
The emperor cannot appoint the chief assistant without authorization, because the chief assistant is elected by the civil servant group. According to convention, the emperor's internal appointment of the chief assistant has no legitimacy and recognition.
So instead of choosing a new chief assistant and then having a big fight with hundreds of officials, it is better to continue to use Xue Guoguan, just to help him wash away the dirt. This little thing is not a trouble.
According to the previous plan, the first step in taking control of the court was to clear out all disobedient officials, regardless of whether they were honest or corrupt, and then establish a voting system. As long as there were enough juniors on their side, the cabinet and the civil service group would not be able to deny the Holy Spirit. Oral.
After successfully implementing the first step, we must proceed to the second step, shuffling the cabinet and re-numbering people according to our own will. Since the chief minister is not very obedient, we must give it a good beating.
Let him know that if he continues to be clever, he will become a scumbag with powdery fractures. Controlling but not removing the former chief minister does not violate convention and eliminates the possibility of going against oneself.
How to control the first assistant is very simple, use both kindness and power. It is enough to seize its fatal weakness and add favors. Everyone knows the weakness of the chief assistant. Favor, give him a sparkling title, such as Zhuang Guozhan!
In view of the fact that the current health of the father who dumped the blame is not optimistic, and the prince's father is actually treated like a national war, if Xue Guoguan is still not satisfied, then let him find Zhang Sizhi as a companion...
The second small step of the second big step is to reduce the number of people and increase efficiency. Streamline the number of cabinets. It is enough to leave the first assistant and the second assistant. After controlling the first assistant and a few more secondary assistants, as long as Wu Zong is not a fool, he will Directly controlled the cabinet.
Facts have proven that the smaller the number of people, the easier it is to reach agreement, and the larger the number of people, the easier it is to argue.
As long as the prince proposes that the first assistant act as a yes man and the second assistant handle practical matters, the administrative efficiency will be much higher.
After completing this small goal, slowly control the Sixth Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate...
Among the armed forces stationed in the Jifu area, Huang Degong's Yongwei Battalion is die-hard, the disobedient Jingying Battalion is being rectified by Sun Yingyuan, and the imperial city is protected by Neichang and Dongchang.
The only thing we have to worry about is Luo Yangxing's Jinyiwei. Yaoji has a lot of shit on his hands, so it doesn't hurt to let him run around for two more days to see if he dares to go to the house to unveil the tiles.
"I am so grateful for receiving His Highness's holy favor. I have just received the secret from His Highness, and I am even more shocked. From now on, I will repay His Highness's holy grace and break my body to pieces, no matter what!"
Before the prince finished speaking, Xue Guoguan expressed his loyalty. Being exempted by the prince and then re-employed was undoubtedly a good opportunity to atone for his sins. If he could not seize it, he would really have to accompany those elders.
Since the prince doesn't like to have objections, it's better to obey orders from now on. It's not difficult to use these four-character secrets. If you can please the prince, you can do this for a longer time, and then you can sit back and relax.
Nowadays, Donglin's power in the court has been greatly weakened by the prince, and Qi, Zhejiang, and Chu Tuan are not in the limelight. If the prince can take shape, he can join him as soon as possible, and he will become the core backbone that the prince relies on in the future.
If you can't seek profit and gain power, you should try your best to climb as high as possible. If you can't continue to rise, you should stay in the position of chief assistant as long as you can. Even if you don't have real power, this unique honor alone is enough to make others envious and jealous. .
Regarding these "ozone", Yaoji had long been tired of hearing about it, and reminded him calmly: "Ai Qing is still my first assistant in the Ming Dynasty. We have been together for many days, and I must have roughly known what I am most taboo about. I now speak frankly about you. Report, dear, you'd better remember it, so as not to regret it too much. First, I hate it when others take my words as fart. This is neither polite nor respectful, and it is easy to lose your head! Second, if you do it yourself It’s best not to say anything you can’t say, otherwise I will think you are deceiving the emperor! Thirdly, I will be responsible for what I say. If you do it carefully, you will be rewarded if you do it. There will be compensation if you smash it. If you break the law, you will be responsible for the consequences. Don’t blame me for being ruthless! Fourth, especially for Aiqing, if there are difficult things that cannot be handled, I will allow Aiqing to enter the palace half an hour before the morning court. Please tell me, don’t report it in public at the court meeting, then I will be responsible for your negligence!"
I have told you all the things that need to be noted. If you continue to be careless, I will really hammer you down!
Many officials can guess these contents, but even if they turn a blind eye and then trick themselves to death, they don't know whether they are really stupid or pretending to be smart.
Knowing clearly that tigers eat people, some people still have to take advantage of the fact that the tiger is hungry and can't stand it. The onlookers laughed when they saw the tiger eating people, and then continued to approach the tiger without any scruples...
You are not Wu Song, but you still dare to do this blatantly, which is really unbelievable to me. I wonder what kind of second-level IQ this group of people have!
In the past, it was just a paper tiger, but I am a real tiger. When eating meat, I never spit out the bones, and even swallowed the leather straps in one gulp!
Xue Guoguan did a quick calculation and found out that what the prince said was roughly the same as what he had guessed before. This is the true way of following the dragon. As long as you remember it firmly, you will not make the same mistake again: "His Royal Highness's holy edict, the guilty minister will definitely remember it." In my heart, I will definitely be down-to-earth in life and work from now on, and I won’t dare to slack off!”
If I guess correctly, this should be my last chance. Even if the prince is kind and forgiving, he will not tolerate himself making mistakes again and again, let alone openly resisting him.
After this vigorous rectification, I am afraid that all the officials will have a lingering fear of the prince and remain silent. From now on, no one in the court will dare to do the disobedient behavior of Shang Zhou Zuo and others.
Judging from the prince's extrajudicial pardon, as long as he is honest and obedient to the prince's words and deeds, there will generally not be any major danger.
Yaoji has always "convinced people with virtue" and likes to use both soft and hard tactics, causing ups and downs on the other side: "As long as there is one day in the world with the surname Zhu, the chief minister and the cabinet will only be responsible to this palace. I will give you generous salaries, and you will have to There is never a good end for a traitor who shares the worries of the palace and cheats on others. The chief minister does not obey the Holy One but hangs out with his colleagues, which is disloyal. Ai Qing must take this as a warning. However, Ai Qing is much older than me. If you handle your errands carefully, I will ignore those rumors and you will definitely end up well. I am also aware of Aiqing's hobbies, but today is different from the past. Not even one tael of the court's money can be touched. Gifts given by colleagues can be tolerated by Aiqing. Accept it with a smile, keep 10%, and hand over the rest to the East Palace. I will know exactly how many gifts Aiqing has received. Don't think that people don't know or ghosts don't know."
This opened the door for Xue Guoguan to make it difficult for him to be a Hai Rui Plus. If he didn't accept the gift for a day, he would feel uncomfortable all over. Rather than that, it is better to keep opening the door and welcoming guests.
If you don't accept the gifts from the moths, you won't get even one tael of silver, and you will have to send people to ransack your home. If they do, according to the previous agreement with the Six Ministries, all the cash will be returned to Taicang. This rule is very hurtful. …
If you want to make more money without copying, and if you want to realize this possibility, you must find a "cashier" who serves you. This "cashier" not only needs to have a high status, but also everyone will agree with it. The first assistant is undoubtedly the best candidate. .
It is impossible for Yaoji to kill all the borers in the Ming Dynasty in a short period of time. First, it will cause administrative deficiencies in some areas and easily lead to rebellion. Secondly, culling borers on a large scale has no direct benefit to us, and all the benefits go to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
If one of the six units is short, he sells it for 5,000 taels, and pays the "cashier" a handling fee of 5,500 taels. The remaining 4,500 taels belong to himself. Ten shortfalls equal 45,000 taels.
When the land is almost harvested and there is not much oil and water left, I will find an excuse to kill these borers, and then replace a new batch of "leeks". Counting the fat spots below the third grade, I can get hundreds of thousands taels a year no matter what. silver!
You can't do any big projects with this money, but it's enough to start a side job for yourself. You don't have to pay out of your own pocket to support a bunch of drooling bastards around you.
What kind of saint there is, there will be what kind of chief assistant, and the disobedient guy will be immediately crushed by both IQ and strength!
Besides, being a good person these days requires spending a lot of money. If you want to be a good person, you must first do something that is not what good people do.
Under the current severe situation, there is nothing wrong with using clever pretexts to steal meat from the mouths of moths and practicing benevolence. This is what we must do to curb greed and support the weak.
"Your Highness has a kind heart. The guilty minister will definitely take His Highness as a role model, learn with humility and strive for self-improvement! The guilty minister will definitely record it carefully and report it in full, and he will not dare to hide anything!"
Now it's good, I can accept the gift according to the order, but the split ratio makes Xue Guoguan very painful, so I only get 10%, but it's better than nothing, and it doesn't count as a waste of work for the prince.
The fact that the prince said this means that he must have an informant in his residence, otherwise he would not have a clear understanding of the situation of receiving the gifts. It is still unknown who he is, and he must be observed carefully, but he must not alert the snake.
The property that has been confiscated can be regarded as a gift to the prince. Although it is his decades of hard work, he cannot hesitate when it is time to cut off his wrist. If he does not stop, he will be beheaded.
"I will notify the relevant personnel that after the search is completed, Aiqing can still live in the original mansion, but the number of servants shall not exceed fifty. From now on, the number of servants hired by officials will be clearly stipulated, and the excess can be dismissed. I We will compensate you accordingly. Also, please inform your family members who are away from home to return as soon as possible. Those who fail to return after the expiration date will be punished as fugitives!"
The property will be confiscated, but the house can be left to you. This is the bottom line and cannot be negotiated.
The chief assistant is the tallest, and there are only fifty people, but it is enough, including twenty girls, twenty nursing homes, and ten handymen.
No matter how many people you support, you won't be able to do it unless you develop a side job. Your monthly salary won't even be enough to support them.
With two taels of silver per person, one hundred taels per month is needed just to support the person, which accounts for nearly one-fifth of the monthly down payment.
However, when working in the Chief Minister's Mansion, the monthly salary will never be so low. Twenty taels is at most the starting price.
For any Ming Dynasty official, as long as he knows the number of servants, he can estimate the official's monthly income.
Xue Guoguan was really scared this time. If something happened again, if the prince couldn't copy anything, he would be copied on his own head. He vowed: "The guilty minister will abide by the rules and will not dare to take any step beyond his control. He will immediately order his family members to return immediately." , I am determined not to cause any more worries to His Highness."
The topic has already involved the servants, and now he should be fine. Xue Guoguan is finally relieved.
"Well, that's good. It's almost time to get down to business. Let's settle down. I have one more thing to do."
Perhaps this matter is the most important thing. After all, it is very important. Looking at the size, the weight is indeed quite heavy, hehe...
"The guilty minister is all ears!"
I don't know what happened that made the prince hesitate to speak. Xue Guoguan, who had been kneeling for a long time, couldn't help but feel uneasy.
"When I visited your residence, I learned that your daughter, Xue Wanqing, was not yet married. Is this true?"
Could it be...
That's great. Thinking of this, Xue Guoguan couldn't help but feel happy. If he participated in the national battle, his status would be more stable. This identity is his true talisman.
"Your Highness, this matter is indeed true. It's all because the dog girl has an unspeakable secret. Even at the age of fifteen, the guilty minister did not dare to betroth her to someone else!"
Speaking of which, the third daughter is also a headache for Xue Guoguan, which is a bit hard to talk about.
"Oh? It's hard to tell? My dear, can you speak frankly?"
Could it be that this girl doesn't like men?
Madan! That would be a trap...
"Yes... she's a dog girl... with big breasts... quite ugly... it's hard... to find... a husband!"
Even though Xue Guoguan was very thick-skinned, he was very embarrassed to mention this matter.
"What does 'ugly' mean? If there is really a disease, it must be treated as soon as possible!"
Yao Ji didn't know whether it was a compliment or a derogation. What this guy said was so ambiguous that he couldn't understand it.
"Uh...it's just...too...huge!"
After saying this, Xue Guoguan's face turned red and he lowered his head and dared not speak. No one would be embarrassed to speak directly about this kind of thing.
