"Bring it up!"
Hearing the emperor's voice, Wang Chengen, who was beside him, waved to the back left. Amid the confusion of the officials, two young eunuchs placed a screen in the middle of the hall.
When the officials stretched their heads to look at the screen, they saw a map of the Ming Dynasty hanging on the screen, with a large outline drawn in blue pen on the map.
"This is Nanzhili!"
Everyone was confused about what the emperor was doing by drawing a map, but Chongzhen slowly got off the platform and walked to the map.
"Dear dear friends, someone just worried that Southern Zhili's taxation is too heavy and that due to its large area and span, government orders will be delayed and blocked. For better management, I have planned to split Southern Zhili."
Speaking of this, Chongzhen picked up the ink pen and drew on the map of southern Zhili, while continuing: "Fengyang Prefecture, Huai'an Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture, Yangzhou Prefecture, Yingtian Prefecture, Changzhou Prefecture, Songjiang Prefecture, Zhenjiang Prefecture, Xuzhou, Chuzhou Prefecture When the eight prefectures and two states are divided into one,
Six prefectures and two prefectures, including Hefei Prefecture, Anqing Prefecture, Chizhou Prefecture, Ningguo Prefecture, Huizhou Prefecture, Taiping Prefecture, Guangzhou Prefecture, and Hezhou Prefecture, were divided into one administrative department. "
"Wonderful!"
Listening to the emperor's explanation and sketched pattern, a gleam flashed in Yuan Keli's eyes and he secretly shouted in his heart.
After the Southern Zhili was split into two Chief Secretaries, the importance of Southern Zhili was divided.
The whole has the benefit of the whole. One place can be better coordinated and commanded. The position of governor is based on this consideration.
But the problem is not small. If a cunning and cunning person comes, then the entire Chief Secretary's officials will have problems.
After the division, although it was difficult to coordinate, the risks borne by the court were much smaller and it was better controlled. If one Chief Secretary had a problem, the other Chief Secretary would not have problems as well.
But the efficiency in mobilizing resources, manpower, etc. is much weaker. After all, the chief officials of each province have their own little calculations.
For now, the advantages of the split far outweigh the disadvantages.
In the astonishment of the ministers, Yuan Keli immediately said: "Your Majesty, please give names to the two confirmed ministers!"
Chongzhen glanced at Yuan Keli, his eyes full of approval, and said softly: "These prefectures in Suzhou are all in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with developed water systems. Suzhou is the most famous and has the most prosperous economy. Nanjing is the political center, also known as Jiangning, so then Named Jiangsu, the Sansi Yamen Office was located in Nanjing;
As for the prefectures in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Anqing Prefecture is the political center of the western part of South Zhili, and Huizhou Prefecture is economically developed. Taking the first names of the two prefectures, it is called Anhui. The third government office is located in Anqing Prefecture.
From now on, Nanjing will be collectively called Jinling. During the Ming Dynasty, no city named after a certain capital was allowed to appear except Beijing. "
As the words fell, the three names of Jiangsu, Anhui, and Jinling popped up on the map.
Looking at the two names, the ministers secretly sighed. The emperor was indeed prepared. He not only marked out the area, but also named it.
"Jiangsu is a good name. The word "Su" contains grass, water, fish and grass, which better reflects the characteristics of the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River."
"Yes, there is nothing going on outside Jiangsu. It is quiet here. The word "Jiangsu" means there is nothing going on south of the Yangtze River."
"Anhui is also a good name. The word An represents peace, stability and well-being, and Hui Tonghui represents light, which also represents hope."
"Your Majesty is kind-hearted and considerate of all people!"
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Everyone praised the two names, and Chongzhen couldn't laugh or cry. He chose these two names out of memory for later generations.
He originally wanted to take advantage of the situation and split up Shaanxi, but when he thought about the need for a large number of high-level officials, he gave up. Anyway, so many years have passed, and it is not less than one or two years.
Moreover, the state capital over there also needs to be re-divided, and this needs to be investigated. It is not advisable to make decisions on the head.
Returning to the platform, Chongzhen looked at the ministers and continued: "Yuan Aiqing and Sun Aiqing, the cabinet led the six departments, presided over the court discussions of the officials of the three departments of the two chief secretaries of Anhui and Jiangsu, and submitted them to Dongnuan Pavilion as quickly as possible.
After reviewing it, I immediately issued the edict and rushed it four hundred miles to spread throughout the Ming Dynasty!
At the same time, there are some officials in Nandu who also need to make arrangements. Whether to fill the vacancies or transfer them back, you will give me a result after discussion.
In addition, the governor of Southern Zhili, Xiong Wencan, whom I appointed some time ago, was changed to... the governor of Anjiang, who promoted the important military and political affairs of Anhui and Jiangsu and was based in Jinling. "
"I obey the order!"
Yuan Keli, Sun Chengzong and the six ministers responded in unison, indicating that the abolition of Nandu was a foregone conclusion.
From now on, the two capitals and thirteen provinces that lasted for more than two hundred years will become one capital and fifteen provinces.
Since then, in the more than two years since the emperor ascended the throne, two more shocking events have occurred, and they will have a profound impact on future generations.
After the map was taken down and everyone returned to their positions, Chongzhen looked at the expressions of the ministers and chuckled in his heart, secretly thinking that this was only the second step, and the next step was the appetizer.
"Dear dear friends, during my southern tour this time, I dealt with Fu She in Nanjing. You all know about this!"
Everyone was shocked, and their eyes were full of surprise.
It's been a month, why would you bring this up?
"Li Ruolian, please tell me the statistics of your royal guards' thorough investigation!"
"yes!"
Li Ruolian left the office after responding. He glanced at the ministers with cold eyes. When the scalps of the ministers were numb, he spoke out: "This time, Nanzhili thoroughly investigated 1,196 officials except military attachés. Among them, 966 Eighteen people were involved in varying degrees of corruption,
Among these corrupt officials, 739 were passive and 229 were active, and passive corruption was much higher than active corruption.
These more than 900 people had a total of more than 12,000 transactions of power and profit, including more than 3,600 cases of passive corruption. "
After Li Ruolian finished speaking, he returned to his original position. Most people were confused for a while, while a few frowned and looked thoughtful in their eyes.
“After I saw these data, I discussed with Li Aiqing why officials engage in corruption?
The first is active corruption, which can be divided into three situations. The first is a problem of human nature, the second is poverty, and the third is somewhere in between.
The second is passive corruption, such as the coercion and inducement of the gentry and wealthy businessmen.
I asked Jin Yiwei to make statistics. Among the four types of officials who have been thoroughly investigated since I came to the throne, human nature problems accounted for only 10%, poverty accounted for 10%, something in between accounted for 10%, and passive corruption accounted for 70%. above.
Officials did not want to be greedy, but in order to satisfy their own needs and protect their own interests, the wealthy businessmen and gentry used various means to drag officials into trouble.
With the evidence in hand, officials can only collude with the gentry and wealthy businessmen in corruption. The first time corruption will happen countless times.
Therefore, as long as the court can control bribery, corruption among officials will be reduced by more than half, and the administration of officials will be clear. "
At this point, the officials understood why the emperor wanted to restore the society. Isn't it just to give advice on how to deal with corruption?
Chongzhen's proposal was the opposite of that in later schools. In class, one student took the initiative to talk to another student, and teachers mostly punished students who took the initiative to speak, rather than students who responded passively.
Punishing a student who takes the initiative to speak can only be done temporarily, and he will still speak afterward.
But if students who respond passively are punished, even if other students take the initiative to talk to someone in the future, other students will not agree.
Some people may say that this is unreasonable, because I only responded passively, but if you are deaf to what is going on outside the window, you just ignore him, and the teacher will not punish him.
