Chapter 1 Beijing Left-behind Department
In the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu, spring came belatedly.
Today's Beijing is very different.
In the 25th year of Hongwu's reign, Beijing City had only completed the city walls, city gates, roads, and sewers. and other parts. In the 26th and 27th years of Hongwu's reign, the entire project was completed.
Not only the palaces and government buildings were completed. More than 80% of the residential buildings in the city have almost been completed.
The reason for this is that there is no doubt that He Xi presided over the construction. But it is more the dividends brought by Beijing's industry and commerce that support the entire city of Beijing. Although in some corners of Beijing, there are still many places that look very deserted. But overall, it is not inferior to many big cities in the north.
This alone amazes people all over the world.
It took one year for the saints to form a gathering, two years to form a town, and three years to form a capital. I originally thought it was an exaggeration. Now it seems that He Xi's methods are not inferior to those of the ancient saints.
This spring is also a very important year for Beijing.
Before this, many functions in Beijing City were not running. Now Beijing’s left-behind department is no longer empty-handed. He Xi, who was left behind in Beijing, had already taken control of Beijing. But the important affairs of the country are to sacrifice to the army.
As for Rong, the Beijing Left-behind Mansion has annexed the residence of General Zhengbei. Control the military power of Monan, Liaodong, Shaanxi, Goryeo, and the entire northern border defense line.
Previously, these powers were held in the name of General, or General of the Northern Expedition.
Under He Xi's memorial, the Beijing Remaining Department was established to control military and political power. The rear army governor's office among the five army governors' offices was moved from Nanjing to Beijing. The rear army governor's office, as an organization, controlled the northern border defense. The Beijing Ministry of War was also established to control the logistics power and restrict the rear army governor's office.
In the later Ming Dynasty, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies was just a decoration. But in today's Ming Dynasty, the five armies of the Five Armed Forces Governor's Mansion are not just a false reference. Instead, the world's defenses are truly divided into five parts, that is, the five armies.
The entire guard system, from the guard to the Dusi, from the Dusi to the front, rear, center, left and right, and the five military governors' offices, forms a complete military system.
A considerable number of the guard posts under the jurisdiction of the Houjun Dudufu were in the north. Therefore, after adjustments were made, the Houjun Dudufu became the highest military institution in the north. From now on, there will no longer be any generals to control these armies.
Instead, the general's palace was integrated with the rear army's governor's mansion. From a war system to a peacetime system.
Although it is said that if a certain general controls the military power in the north, Nanjing will be worried. But changing to the current system is not without its disadvantages. That is the Grand Governor of the Houjun Governor's Mansion. His authority is left behind in Beijing. When encountering war, there will naturally be problems such as insensitivity.
Even though the commander-in-chief of the rear army was still Shen Guogong Deng Zhen. But Deng Zhen's power has become He Xi's subordinate.
This made Deng Zhen feel a little worried.
However, the whole system has changed a bit. That is Beijing Jingying.
When talking about the system of the Beijing Camp, we must explain what the military system of the Ming Army is. The Ming army's capital camp was divided into two parts. One part was the capital guard, the emperor's personal guard. These guards were located near the capital, and the entire guard was included in the capital camp.
The other part is Ban Jun.
That is to say, the best troops from various military stations are selected and a part of the troops are selected to serve in the capital. It is usually changed once a year. This system was also existed in the Tang Dynasty.
Now the difference between Beijing Jingying and Nanjing Jingying is this. There are many Jingwei in Nanjing's Jingying camp. These Jingwei are all direct troops who followed Zhu Yuanzhang in the war and were settled near Nanjing. As mentioned before, Zhu Yuanzhang was not very good to Nanjing and even the people around Nanjing. He simply ignored taxes. Thirty years.
Naturally, Jingwei is also taking care of him.
But Beijing is different.
Many health centers near Beijing were converted into state-owned construction companies by He Xi. When setting up the Beijing camp, Deng Zhen meant to move several guard posts from various places, like Nanjing. But He Xi denied it.
Instead, the Ban Army was established
The main camp in Beijing.
The reason for this is that He Xi had two ideas.
First, soldiers are more expensive than many.
Today, although the Ming Dynasty's army is somewhat inferior to the strong soldiers who just fought in the founding war. But officers at all levels have also experienced wars, and it can be said that almost all of them have seen blood. There are more than 100 health centers in Yanbian, and the best of the best are selected, with about 100,000 people.
These 100,000 people are definitely the most elite people in the Ming Dynasty.
Second, it is to disrupt the relationship network.
The Ban Army is made up of elites selected from each guard station, and brought to the capital by a certain chief officer, commander, commander, etc. from the guard station. The princes and princes were in charge respectively. Realize the separation of soldiers and generals. Training is the training of the guards, and the command of the war is the command of the prince.
This was Zhu Yuanzhang's original intention in designing this system.
He Xi also took this original intention.
After all, He Xi knew one thing very well, that is, the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty Guards were intricately connected, and everyone knew who was in charge.
He Xi has prestige in the military, but He Xi is still young and has never fought in the founding war. There is no good way to face these mountains. But now all the ministries have been mobilized. Although there are many and mixed troops, in fact, the scope of activities of each faction has also been compressed.
After all, there are quite a few hills inside Xungui.
This will not affect He Xi's deployment of personnel in the army.
For example, the person in charge of leading the troops in the capital camp now is He Xi's direct descendant, Ye Chen. He controlled one-third of the troops in the Beijing camp.
That's it for Rong.
All that's left is sacrifice.
This is a matter for the Ministry of Rites in Beijing.
He Xi's Beijing Remaining Department imitated Nanjing and had six departments.
However, compared to the Nanjing Sixth Department, the Beijing Sixth Department is simply pocket-sized.
The Ministry of War in Beijing is not so much the Ministry of War as it is the Logistics Department of the Rear Army Governor's Mansion. Directly connected to the Rear Army Governor's Mansion. Responsible for taking charge of the army's food and fodder, and the officer's certificate list. etc. In short, there must be a separation of powers and checks and balances. Although the nobles have sole control of the military, they must not be given the opportunity to go alone.
This was the overall will of the Nanjing court.
And the Ministry of Rites has shrunk too much. He is also responsible for some ceremonial work. Beijing, no matter how it is called the capital of the Ming Dynasty, still has the standards it should have. After all, the standards of the city god in Beijing must be the same as those in Nanjing, and there must also be Sheji outside Beijing. The altars of heaven, earth, sun and moon. Used for sacrifices, etc.
To express the political status of Beijing city.
In fact, in ancient times, a very important job of local officials was to perform sacrifices. It's just that there are certain rules for government offices at different levels and for worshiping gods of different specifications. Since Beijing is a companion capital, although it is not as good as Nanjing, it still has many sacrifices.
This is the job of the Ministry of Etiquette. Plus Beijing Imperial College and other schools.
The Ministry of Household Affairs in Beijing is the place that has undergone the most reforms. He Xi personally holds the post, and there are banking department, commercial tax department, factory department, etc. below him. It is the taxation system for banks, companies, etc. that was established a while ago and brought under the jurisdiction of the Beijing Ministry of Revenue.
As for the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Punishment, it cannot be said that there are no problems. But not much.
But in this way, the workload of Shuntian Mansion will be reduced a lot.
However, even so, Shuntian Prefecture once had a large office with thousands of officials. After all, there are many things in Beijing today that must be handled by the government, otherwise they cannot operate at all. These are the functions of Shuntian Mansion.
But now Shuntian Mansion is in charge of Zhu Xiongying.
This is what Zhu Xiongying himself wants, and it is also Zhu Yuanzhang's intentional cultivation of Zhu Xiongying.
Although Shuntian Prefecture has many special rules from the Ming Dynasty, more importantly, He Xi made some compromises between the modern system and the Ming Dynasty system. Therefore, Zhu Xiongying, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, is different from all the prefects of the Ming Dynasty. It seems that he is a very new official.
From He Xi's point of view, the work of Shuntian Mansion has always been bumpy. But it is still being implemented.
It seems that only Zhu Xiongying can do this job.
Because He Xi had explained many modern systems to Zhu Xiongying, and Zhu Xiongying had a model to compare with.
Only by feeling the stones can we move forward and let others do it. They may not be as good as Zhu Xiongying. And in this process. Zhu Xiongying has a deeper understanding of the operation and development of modern society. Be a good emperor.
