"I don't know!"
Hong Chengchou was startled by Chongzhen's sudden opening. He responded quickly, but his mind was running rapidly, thinking about what mistake he had made?
Were there unjust cases and wrongful convictions that were tried when he was in charge of the Jiangxi Prosecution Department of the Ministry of Punishment?
Or did the people who held the Zhejiang Tiexueqianshi election make mistakes and implicate themselves?
Or is there something wrong with the accounts of grain reserves, farming, Qing army, Yichuan, water conservancy, etc. that were in charge when the Zhejiang and Zhejiang Chengdu announced that they were political leftists?
Or was it that last year when Shaanxi was in charge of grain supervision and participated in politics, the disaster was not handled properly?
Or maybe there was a problem with the wealthy businessman of Fengxiang Mansion a few days ago, and now he wants to kill himself to calm the anger of the wealthy businessman...
"Yunnan Inspector Hong Qiyin must be your teacher!"
"Your Majesty, yes!"
Hong Chengchou's heart suddenly rose, his eyes full of worry, and he continued: "When I was eleven years old, because my family was poor, I dropped out of school to help my mother sell dried beans.
At that time, the teacher was running a village school in Shuigouguan. After I sold the dried beans, I would go and listen to it. It was obvious that I had some talent. Mr. Meng did not hesitate to accept me as his disciple, which is why I am what I am today. Your Majesty, the teacher..."
"He's fine, don't worry!"
Chongzhen waved his hand and continued: "I heard that you expressed your desire to govern the country and bring peace to the world back then. So I ask you, what are you going to do?"
How to do it?
Hong Chengchou was a little surprised. The emperor asked himself this, which means he was checking himself. He probably didn't make a mistake. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
But then my heart raised again. Whether or not you answer this question well will directly affect your career.
Chongzhen saw Hong Chengchou thinking deeply and did not rush him. Yuan Keli watched quietly. He also wanted to know how Hong Chengchou would answer.
After a while, Hong Chengchou raised his head, cupped his hands towards Chongzhen, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this is a big problem for you.
In fact, it is a question of how to cure it, because the ultimate goal is to bring peace to the world.
Ping here means what I understand is reasonableness, fairness, justice, balance, order, and harmony in the hierarchical system, rather than uniformity. This is the most ideal state! "
"How to achieve this state, His Majesty is actually already doing it."
"I did it? What did I do?"
"There is a passage in "Xunzi. Wang Ba": Farmers divide their fields to cultivate, businessmen divide their goods and sell them, laborers divide their duties and advise, local officials divide their duties and listen, founding princes divide their land and guard it, and the three public officials are united. If we discuss it, then the emperor will only share it with himself!
Your Majesty returned the land to the people for the purpose of dividing the fields, and is preparing to establish a patent system for craftsmen, which is Baigong.
The establishment of the Ministry of Land and Resources Management, the Ming Dynasty Military Discipline Inspection Department, the Agricultural Research Institute, the Firearms Research Institute, etc. are the division of responsibilities among scholar-bureaucrats.
If these goals can be achieved, the world will naturally be peaceful. The process in the middle is just a matter of which means are used.
If you control the military power, then you will kill violently. If the ministers can do it, they will do it. If they can't, they will leave. The most indispensable thing in the world is people who want to do practical things.
If you don't have military power, be gentle, win over, suppress, maintain balance, and slowly advance in balance.
The most difficult thing is to change the emperor's thinking, but His Majesty has already done it, hasn't he? "
These words shocked Chongzhen greatly. Although Hong Chengchou said so much, he didn't think so yet. He just transferred some mature things from later generations.
Now when I heard what Hong Chengchou said, I suddenly realized that the major policies of later generations had been put forward more than two thousand years ago.
Hong Chengchou was able to realize this, and his thinking exceeded Chongzhen's expectations.
If Hong Chengchou talks in general terms, is unrealistic, and does not implement the truth, it will be just talking on paper and having high ambitions but low intentions.
If we talk about specific operating methods, it obviously lacks theoretical and factual basis.
You have never done it yourself, how can you be sure that your methods and strategies are correct? Inconclusive.
But he gave up both and started from the perspective of structure and thinking. As a manager, as long as he knows how to recognize people and employ people, he just needs to propose strategies and implement them.
Obviously, Hong Chengchou met the requirements of a commander.
Chongzhen looked at Yuan Keli, and Yuan Keli nodded, obviously satisfied with Hong Chengchou's answer.
After a pause, Chongzhen said calmly: "Hong Chengchou, give me a reason to let you serve as the governor of the three sides!"
"Governor of Trilateral?"
"Resigner?"
Hong Chengchou exclaimed instantly, his eyes full of shock.
He is now the governor of Shaanxi and participates in politics, and is a third-rank official. However, even if the governors of the three sides do not hold the titles of minister of the Ministry of War, minister, governor's office, and censor of the inspectorate, he is still a second-rank official.
Even though it is possible to leapfrog and improve, there is a huge gap between the two.
The governor is responsible for the military and political affairs of a province. He is the absolute boss of a province. How can he be allowed to take up the post?
Hong Chengchou's mind was spinning, and after a moment, his face was full of confidence.
"Your Majesty, the governor has promoted the important military and political affairs of the province. I have served in the Ministry of Justice for six years and am very familiar with the Ming Dynasty law. I have solved countless cases and there has been no unjust or wrongful conviction so far. This is due to reasoning, carefulness, and patience;
Secondly, in the second year of Tianqi, I took up the post of Zhejiang Education Bureau and was responsible for selecting talents. During my tenure, the selected talents were all relied on by the court. This is the ability to know people!
Third, in the fourth year of the Apocalypse, I was appointed as the Right Councilor of Zhejiang Province, in charge of Ningshao's military preparations, organized military preparations, and commanded the military forces in the region.
In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Jin Shaanxi was in charge of grain and participated in political affairs, which shows that I did a good job in Zhejiang, and it also shows that I have the ability to command and train troops;
Fourth, although I am now the Shaanxi Food Supervisor and participate in politics, I am only responsible for supervising food, but it is not as simple as just responsible for food. However, I am the most special existence in all provinces of Ming Dynasty.
Shaanxi is a military artery and the throat of the northwest, connecting the Western Regions and the hinterland of the Central Plains.
Shaanxi governs four major border towns and hundreds of thousands of troops. I can guarantee their logistics..."
"The purpose of setting up the governor is for civil servants to suppress military ministers. I happen to be a civil servant, but after all, I stayed in Bingbeidao for three years.
He is familiar with military affairs, and the art of war he has learned has been verified in the military. He is not considered a person who talks about military affairs on paper.
And as a commander, what you have to do is to recognize, educate, use, retain, and send five things. It just so happens that these are the abilities that a minister has. As long as you use good people, everything will go smoothly! "
"To sum up, I have the ability to serve as the governor of the three sides! Your Majesty, please give me a chance!"
Damn it...
Chongzhen cursed secretly in his heart, how shameless.
I have seen people who praise themselves, but I have never seen people who praise themselves like this. Their faces are not red and their hearts are not beating!
Okay, but he admitted that what Hong Chengchou said was the truth and he knew himself very clearly.
This is also the reason why Yuan Keli recommended it and the six cabinet ministries agreed.
But even so, Chongzhen still said calmly: "Confidence is a good thing, but overconfidence will become arrogance and can kill people."
"You go back first!"
Hearing the emperor's words, Hong Chengchou felt a sudden change in his heart and his face changed drastically. However, he still knew the occasion and immediately saluted and said: "I take my leave!"
Then he bowed and slowly exited the study.
After the study was quiet for a while, Yuan Keli said: "Your Majesty, I think Hong Chengchou can be used!"
"I also think it can be used. Then tomorrow morning, we will summon the people from the Third Division of Shaanxi to read out the imperial edict at the Chengyun Hall of Prince Qin's Mansion. Then we will leave Xi'an and continue our inspection!"
