Reform will indeed touch the old interest groups. Rationalists usually say that if it infringes on other people's interests, will they not resist? But rationalists usually slide to the other extreme, believing that if those in power do something, there will be a wave of resistance and it will be extremely difficult.
It was as if the crown prince just wanted to coax everyone.
How can it be?
Don't talk about those people in ancient times who had hierarchical concepts. Modern people with emancipated minds work in a company. I will deduct your salary today and ask you to stay up all night tomorrow. I am clearly infringing on your interests. What's wrong? Who started a rebellion?
No, they all went to work honestly the next day.
Social animals are social animals, people are living like animals, and everything is still stable.
Now the prince has a decree,
And he kept an eye on the cabinet and the six ministries. The cabinet and the six ministries could only refine the decree into operable details and send people to implement it.
As for whether the implementation results can be as envisioned by the prince, it really depends on the quality and efficiency of officials in this era, but no matter what, Zhu Houzhao is now focused on this matter and will always try his best to do it.
As soon as the discussion in the East Palace ended, the first decrees that came out were the ones that were relatively easy and had clear and detailed content.
Wang Ji, the minister of Taipu Temple, was dismissed and Xian Maliang Chu of the Economic Bureau of the Prince's Office was ordered to take over.
The post of Xian Ma is actually only promoted from the fifth rank to the Minister of Taipu Temple.
But officialdom has officialdom routines that exist in every era, which is... the so-called promotion model. For example, those who want to become prime ministers must come from the Hanlin Academy.
Before that, the position of Taipusi Minister was not taken seriously. During the Peace Period, the enthusiasm of several generations of emperors for Ma Zheng faded, resulting in Taipusi not being a popular yamen. Even Taichang Temple is better for you. It is responsible for the etiquette of the ancestral temple. In ancient times, sacrifice was a national matter, and the emperor knew you.
Compared with this, this level improvement actually doesn't make much sense.
So this imperial edict actually knocked two people unconscious. Wang Ji didn't say anything, packed up and went home.
This Liang Chu was already forty-eight years old. In the fourth year of Hongzhi, he began to serve as a Hanlin scholar and study for the prince. This was a clear path for him. In the eleventh year of Hongzhi, he also went to Yingtian Mansion to preside over the provincial examination.
According to the routine, you just need to wait for a few years and wait for the older comrades in their fifties to retire. For example, the current Minister of Rites, Fu Han, and the Minister of Industry, Zeng Jian, are already in their seventh year and will not be able to work for much longer.
In addition, the new monarch may also ascend the throne. As a person from the prince's palace, can he not be an important minister?
But at this time, the prince was appointed as the Minister of Taipu Temple.
This made Liang Chu a little panicked, mainly because he was present when Cheng Minzheng said, "The prince is only eight years old!"
That's what Cheng Minzheng said to him.
Later, when the prince found out that Cheng Minzheng had said this, would he be angry with him?
But no matter what, when the imperial edict arrives, he still has to go to the Yamen, and first of all he has to report to his boss, Minister of War, Wang Yue.
He was not present at the discussion between the prince and his ministers that day, so he went to seek advice.
He is a straight person, so he asked straightly.
But as soon as the words came out,...
Wang Yue asked back, "This time, I'm afraid you, Uncle Liang, have a villain's heart. Do you think the prince's appointment of you as Taipu Temple Minister is a sign that he doesn't care about you? Sometimes, people always care and become chaotic. In fact, you are in Zhan Shi's Mansion. Don't you know how His Highness will transfer the personnel in Zhan Shi's Mansion?"
Wang Yue thought about it and said, "Or maybe there are too many comments and accusations, and you don't feel comfortable with it?"
Just like when Yang Tinghe left Beijing, many people felt that he was not taken seriously.
"Xiaoguan..." Liang Chu frowned, "Of course I have thought about it, but I don't have that kind of connection with His Highness...so I don't dare to think too much about it."
"Don't be afraid, it's just like that." Wang Yue encouraged: "His Highness is a pragmatic person. Yang Tinghe, Wang Hua and even I said this without humility. What Your Highness cares about is whether we ministers can do it. put things
Solve it, solve it well or not. The reason why you, Liang Chu, are appointed this time is because His Highness attaches great importance to horse administration, and especially to alleviating people's difficulties through improving horse administration. "
"With your qualifications, any Taipusi Minister is more than enough, or even overqualified. But this is exactly what His Highness intends. His Highness wants to use this unexpected method to let both the inside and outside of the court know that he has great influence on Ma Zheng. attention."
Liang Chu probably couldn't pass that test because he had a good relationship with Cheng Minzheng. So I really didn’t dare to think too much.
"Times have changed. From now on, the minister of Taipu Temple will not be appointed unless he is a close confidant of the prince!"
With these words from the Minister of War, Liang Chu felt better.
As for the importance of Ma Zheng to the country, he was a Hanlin scholar and had read countless articles.
"I understand, I understand!"
While the two men were talking, a eunuch came from outside. Seeing Liang Chu, he said anxiously, "Liang Chu, why are you here? Hurry up. His Highness summons you to the palace."
Since it was the prince who summoned him, the king couldn't stay longer, "Go ahead. I think your highness has also considered this."
When Liang Chu arrived at the East Palace,
Two people were already there, one he knew and one he didn't.
The person I know is named Zhang Yong. He is now in the Royal Horse Prison, leading Teng Xiang's left guard on behalf of the prince. Recently, Zhang Yong has been pulling these people to practice every day, and he is almost becoming famous in the capital.
For those who don’t know, it’s actually Mao Yuwen.
"... Based on the situation in the past few years, the situation of people and livestock in Dacheng County, Wending County and Baoding County of Bazhou, Shuntian Prefecture is the worst. If you don't say something, I will say that Shuntian Prefecture is the northern In the Zhili area, there are many yamen and nobles in the capital, so there are only a lot of people who go to occupy land among the people. The people don't have a lot of good land, so naturally they can't grow food... If they raise a few horses, their life will basically be difficult. Got down."
Liang Chu arrived, but His Royal Highness pointed to an empty bench and asked him to sit down first.
Then he continued to talk about himself, "I originally wanted to target 1-2 counties for this special rectification, but then I thought about it and just targeted these three counties in Bazhou together."
The prince picked up the two materials on the table and handed them to Zhang Yong and Mao Yuwen, "One of you will lead Tengxiang Zuowei, and the other will lead Jinyiwei Qianhu. When you go back, preach the actual life of the people who raise horses in these three families to the soldiers and Jinyiwei. , find someone who is eloquent and tell it a few times, just like listening to a story.”….
Zhang Yong and Mao Yuwen were already die-hard princelings, and Zhu Houzhao was generally at ease with the affairs assigned to them.
"Then we have to cooperate with the Ministry of War, that is, the Taipu Temple, as well as the raids carried out by the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment in Bazhou. Mao Yuwen will go first. How many more people can you mobilize in Beijing?"
"Go back to Your Highness." Mao Yuwen replied: "If you squeeze in, there are still about 600 people left."
"Okay, let's separate the three counties and disperse. Let's grasp the basic situation first. Zhang Yong."
"My slave is here."
"In the name of the Royal Horse Supervisor, I will issue a transfer order to Tengxiang Zuowei to transfer you to Bazhou for military exercises. The necessary expenses, food and grass will be paid from our own money. After you go, we will maintain the same relationship with Mao Yuwen Contact us, during the special rectification operation, if there is a terrorist somewhere, you must lead Tengxiang Zuowei to the scene."
"yes!"
Finally, Zhu Houzhao turned to Liang Chu, who had just been recruited, and said, "Mr. Liang, the officials we want to investigate this time are all officials under the jurisdiction of Taipus Temple. You are from Qingliu, and now you are the minister of Taipus Temple for the first time. Regardless of the tyrants in Shuntian Mansion, Whatever horrifying things are discovered in the three counties of the state, or any officials who are full of evildoers, have nothing to do with you. I can first pardon your sins."
Liang Chu didn't know the meaning of what he heard. Generally speaking, he heard that it was all very new... It was a royal guard and a military guard led by the prince himself. How could he find the head of Taipu Temple? superior?
"Your Highness...are you planning to start a big scandal?"
"It's not a big eucalyptus, it's just a bunch of flies."
"I wonder...what does Your Highness need me to do?"
"What is Taipu Temple going to do?" Zhu Houzhao asked
.
"Act in charge of horse administration and provide horses for the court!"
"You guys go down first and do your own bidding." Zhu Houzhao tilted his head, dismissed the two of them first, and then waved to Liang Chu, "Come with me."
Liang Chu followed obediently.
"The first thing I want you to do... is a difficult task. After the weather cools down, you'd better go to Shaanxi and talk to Yang Yiqing face to face. There are more than 60,000 hectares of horse ranches in Shaanxi. You You are Lord Taipusi, should you be aware of the situation? For example, how many war horses can be raised in these horse ranches?"
Zhu Houzhao handed a piece of information to him and said, "In addition, after you go, you have to take a closer look at the living conditions of the local horse herding officials. According to my expectation, they will not live a very good life."
The border areas, neglected by the imperial court... are probably in deep trouble.
"Since it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's order, there is no reason for me to disobey it. After I return, I will write a letter to Governor Yang and go to Shaanxi as soon as possible."
"Well, you have to calm down and visit carefully. If there is a capable horse breeder, come back and report to me."
"yes."
"Okay, nothing else. Just look at what you have in your hands first."
Liang Chu has been known as a child prodigy since he was a child. He is very smart, and he can read ten lines at a time. After a while, he has almost read it, "Your Highness, are you going to streamline the government and animal husbandry?"
"Yes. I thought Taipu Temple shouldn't be so complicated. There are two young ministers, four prime ministers, a chief secretary, and a recorder. What are these people doing? Why do I think there is still time to recite poems and participate in essays? Yes? Today I see off friends and tomorrow I welcome relatives. Who is responsible for the racecourses in various regions across the country? "...
Liang Chu's new appointment could not answer this question.
Zhu Houzhao continued directly: "You go back and change the plan I gave you. From now on, Taipus Temple will be divided into departments, such as Liaodong Department and Shaanxi Department. There are several horse ranches in it, each with a supervisor and a director. You allocate it yourself and report it to the Ministry of Civil Affairs for preparation. Then each department will directly manage these hundreds of official horse ranches. Of course, with so many personnel, it is impossible to replace them all in a short time, but they must be replaced, year by year. After the replacement is completed, , there must be an examination director within Taipu Temple. There must be statistics, comparison and analysis of how many horses are kept in each horse ranch. Those who do well will be promoted, and those who do poorly will be reprimanded. Those who have not done well in three years should be removed from office! Dismissal from office to serve the people!"
"To be more specific, you go back and study it carefully. What is the final result? That is, after a period of time, if I want to ask how many official horse farms and how many hectares of grassland there are in the country, you have to answer it at once. The three with the most horses are There must be at least three racecourses. Also, you have to know why there are more, why there are less, and if there are any abnormal situations. If there is a problem, I will come to you, you go to the director, and the director goes to the farm supervisor..."
"To put it bluntly, if you want to pass the responsibility to me, if you can't find the person involved in the problem, I will deal with you, the Taipu Temple Minister!"
This is where the responsibility lies.
In fact, it is possible to get things done through conduction at all levels in this way. Otherwise it's just a hodgepodge.
As a prince, it was impossible for Zhu Houzhao to target the person in charge of a racecourse. If it reached that level, it meant that the management chain of Taipu Temple was completely chaotic. Even if Zhu Houzhao uncovered the darkness of a racecourse, it would be useless, because at that time, the whole country The racecourses will definitely not be very good, and he can't go and check them one by one.
In addition to horse administration, there are also civil affairs, military affairs, diplomacy, education, and so many other things. Do you still care about them?
After listening to the prince talking so much, Liang Chu understood one thing, that is, what Wang Yue said was true.
From now on, he will also enter the prince's sight.
"Do you understand?" Zhu Hou looked after him and didn't seem to have any big reaction.
"Your Highness, I understand. Since I have been appointed as the Minister of Taipu Temple, I will naturally be familiar with and understand the situation of our Daming Racecourse."
"Okay." Zhu Houzhao said, "I have a saying that is widely spread among the ministers. You should also know that saying."
"I know. Whenever His Highness focuses on something, the responsible official must give His Highness a result."
"Yes. Ma Zheng is a few years or more than ten years after this palace.
In the new year, you have to ask about things from time to time. Remember, don’t lie. If you make a lie and find a way to make it right, you will be very sad in the next few years. "
In fact, Zhu Houzhao delegated a lot of power. To a certain extent, it was the helplessness of feudal rule. No matter how smart he was, he still had to rely on these bureaucrats.
He just kept an eye on Liang Chu.
Liang Chu's voice rose several times, "Your Highness is so trusting, how can I dare to deceive you?"
"That's good. Mr. Liang, it's not easy to do a good job in horse administration. If you want to become an important person in charge of important state affairs, without the experience and ability to deal with government affairs specifically to handle a certain practical work, it is too easy for me here. If you can't pass the test, your previous resume lacks this... So, work hard for a few years and don't feel any grievances in your heart."
How could Liang Chu dare to accept this?
He lifted up his robe and knelt down, "Your Highness is so talented, how can his thoughts be considered by ordinary people? Taipu Temple was also established by Taizu himself. It is an important institution for the imperial court to manage horse affairs. How can I feel wronged? But? I also have something to say, but I don’t know whether to say it or not.”
"you say."
"I believe that there may be some shortcomings in Ma Zheng's affairs, but a three-foot freeze will not last in a day. If it becomes severe suddenly, it may cause people to panic, and there will even be opposition from officials in the DPRK and China."
Zhu Houzhao tilted his head, "What's the point?"
"Your Highness, the imperial court has more than one bad governance."
These words wake up the dreamer.
Liang Chu is really a smart guy.
What he means is that there are many bad policies in the imperial court. Today, your prince has seen Ma Zheng with his eyes. Oh, he has carried out special rectification and used all the appalling imperial guards. Basically, those who can usually survive the crime may also die.
So what if we see other bad policies tomorrow?
"What you said is not unreasonable." Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said firmly: "But I can't accept this truth! I didn't become the prince just to coax these mediocre officials and mediocre officials! They are not satisfied. If you're not happy, you won't implement Gu's measures? Oh, let's see who dares to take this risk!"
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