Chapter 45 He’s House Small Meeting
What He Xi said to Yang Shiqi was not with Yang Shiqi alone, but with his capable men respectively. Of course, because everyone has a different personality, their words are also different. After a conversation, these people all expressed to He Xi that they would work together to bring order to the chaos and carry out the reform to the end.
He Xi knew in her heart that these people's thoughts may not be exactly the same as hers.
From a management point of view, one person can effectively manage about seven people. This does not mean that there are no geniuses who can direct troops. The more the better. But He Xi has a very clear self-understanding, and his management ability is not much higher than that of the outstanding figures of this era.
Zhu Yuanzhang went from beggar to emperor, and his management ability is considered very powerful. He is also a model worker, but even so, he has repeatedly caused major cases, which represents Zhu Yuanzhang's loss of control over the lower class.
He Xi understands Zhu Yuanzhang even more when death is final. He Xi thought that he could not hide many things from Zhu Yuanzhang at the beginning. But now it seems that it is not. Rather, Zhu Yuanzhang looks fierce and stern, but underneath his reputation of being able to stop children from crying, he is weak and weak.
Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice.
Qianlong said that if you are not deaf or dumb, you will not be a rich man. Confucianism has always been opposed to the government of Chacha.
Before, He Xi only thought that these people were appeasing and had no desire to advance bravely. But now, we have discovered that manpower is sometimes poor, and humans are not supercomputers that can calculate all the variables clearly. Even Zhu Yuanzhang could only manage dozens or hundreds of people directly. Up to the sky.
Everything must rely on these people. Thousands of troops and horses must be tied to these people.
It doesn't matter whether we tolerate it or whether we brave the rapids, it's all the same.
People's ideas are different. Even if you are the kind of horse who is the best in everything, it is impossible for you to think exactly the same as the leader. Otherwise, how can you have the embarrassment of flattering the horse's legs? Therefore, no matter what you do, there will definitely be deviations from expectations. The suppression of counter-revolutionaries will definitely expand. An idea from above will be completely opposite to the above. This is almost inevitable.
If you understand this, you will know why the policy of inspection cannot be implemented, because if it is too stuck, problems will occur below. For example, there were so many household registrations in the Sui Dynasty that the Tang Dynasty was peaceful for many years and did not surpass the Sui Dynasty. This was because Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was the most strict. Layer coding. When Emperor Sui Yang looked at the numbers, he felt that the people below should be able to withstand some things.
Then, there is no more.
Therefore, the people below must be given a certain amount of space and tolerance. What they want to grasp is not everyone's small thoughts, but everyone's big thoughts. As long as there are no problems with the general direction, the selfishness of the people below must be allowed. Not to mention, these people were subordinates at some time. But there were also eight people sitting down below, and no one knew how many people were fawning over them.
We can no longer treat it with the same attitude as before.
Just take Yang Shiqi, who now controls all aspects of Beijing's financial power. He is no longer the outstanding supervisor who risked his life to work in Malacca.
People will change, but it's others or yourself.
In this way, He Xi comforted people one by one. Call everyone around you for a meeting in He Mansion.
He Xi said, "The first thing we have to do is to integrate internally and transform the Beijing Left-behind Department into a cabinet. There are many things involved, and it is impossible to just change the brand. On the one hand, the Beijing Left-behind Department is just We own the local areas in Beijing, Hebei, and even the prefectures and counties north of the Yellow River in Shandong, Henan, and Henan. Therefore, a bottom-up system must be established. Four levels of management including county, prefecture, province, and center are established. Liaodong Although it is temporarily stable there, I have to walk around to feel reassured, so I won’t move on the Liaodong side for the time being. The first thing we have to do is to establish Hebei Province, with the governor of Hebei directly under the jurisdiction of all prefectures and counties. Shandong and Henan prefectures are temporarily Under Hebei Province."
"Sir," Yang Shiqi pondered for a moment and then said, "I think there is something wrong with this matter. Now that all our land is in Hebei Province, is it putting the cart before the horse? Furthermore, the late emperor established three departments and deposed the prime minister. , not only the central prime minister was deposed, but also the provincial prime ministers below.
It is abolished. Now it’s reset, right?”..
What Yang Shiqi said is not unreasonable. For now, leaving aside Liaodong, the land occupied by Beijing is owned by Hebei Province. In this way, the governor of Hebei manages almost all the land, so what else does the central government need to do.
He Xi shook her head and said, "Now this is temporary. We will take over the world in the future. Some things are best done in the front, so as not to do them in the future." He Xi then shook his head and said, "Your Majesty has set up three divisions. It seems good. , but in fact, it is a piece of loose sand. Now in the war, everything is based on victory."
The Ming Dynasty system was too decentralized in many places. Not only is there no prime minister in the central government, resulting in a power vacuum, which becomes the root cause of party strife, but also at the local level, the three bureaus seem to be one, but in fact they are not. It can be understood that the three yamen are responsible for different things, but they are together in terms of division. .
The three divisions are in charge of their own affairs and are not one family at all.
This is why governors could be sent in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. It was because after all, there were many problems and conflicts between the three yamen that could not be solved at all. They could only report to the court and ask the court to make a decision. Some places were too far away from the capital, and they had not yet waited for the memorial to be sent to the capital. The following issues have intensified.
So the imperial court sent one person to solve the problem. This is the governor, who was born as a censor under the Metropolitan Procuratorate for a long time. The governor has become a fixed position, but the problem is still here. The governor is a central person, an agency dispatched by the central government, not a local official, and many relationships with local officials are unclear.
In the Qing Dynasty, the governorship was officially classified as a local official position. At this time, the provincial administrative units were officially completed.
He Xi naturally knew the evolution, and he naturally wanted to get it right in one step. No, he would directly expand the provincial units and give more power to the subordinates.
Yang Shiqi said, "Sir, does the governor directly have jurisdiction over the third division?"
He Xi said, "No, the Metropolitan Command Department is not under the jurisdiction of the governor, but there should be a deputy under the governor to directly interface with the Capital Command Department, and this yamen must also obey the command of the Hebei Chief Military Officer. This department should be responsible for military operations and The connection between local government offices belongs to the dual leadership of the governor and the commander-in-chief. In addition, there are many official positions under the governor. Even if I go up, the number of government offices under my cabinet corresponds to the number of government offices under the governor."
Yao Guangxiao took a breath and said, "Sir, how many people are needed? In this way, wouldn't each place become a small court?"
He Xi said, "During the Warring States Period, there was one country, but now it is one province. Is there any problem with one province being a country? Don't worry, the military power is directly managed by the court, even if the governor can only manage some people and government officials. Nothing will happen. questionable."
Is He Xi's idea correct? exactly.
But it is inconsistent with China's political evolution.
Historically, the ideological circle of the Ming Dynasty advocated feudalism. In fact, the core meaning is not feudalism, but strengthening local power. But since the Song Dynasty, it has become absolutely politically correct to strengthen the branches and strengthen the branches.
If it doesn't seem to be the case, it's just a different intention.
It is more important to protect yourself from the inside than to protect yourself from the outside.
Therefore, local power has always been restricted. This is why a Jiedu envoy in the Tang Dynasty was able to suppress the Khitan and fight, but later, China could not fight. This is because local government is never perfect. On the other hand, by the end of the Qing Dynasty, the governors of each province were powerful, and they fought hard against Western powers.
But most of the time, as the central government declined, it would instinctively suppress local powerful factions. The Ming Dynasty limited the number of Zhejiang troops and frequently disbanded local recruitment troops. As a result, we are trapped in a cycle where if the center is weak, the world will be weak.
But power can suppress people within the system, but barbarians outside the system do not talk about these things.
The Song and Ming dynasties perished at the hands of foreigners, which was also an important reason.
The division of power between the central government and local governments is an endless political topic. Even in later republics, the game between local governments and central government officials is one of the most important political themes. He Xi can't guarantee whether his choice is right or wrong now. He will delegate all powers except military power to the provincial level. It can be said that a province is a country.
