Zhang Fu survived, but Zhu Qizhen's fate did not change.
Empress Dowager Sun was very conflicted about the British Duke Zhang Fu, who was the leader of the noble family.
It is not easy for someone who is more than seventy years old to go to war to relieve the country's worries. However, with the assistance of Zhang Fu, Zhu Qizhen, the son of Empress Dowager Sun, was defeated and captured. He was involved in Datong's forced imperial palace, which made Empress Dowager Sun dissatisfied with her.
If you are not a saint, how can you not be influenced by your emotions?
But Empress Dowager Sun was just upset, but she couldn't really convict Zhang Fu as a matter of course when he asked for forgiveness.
First, after the emperor was captured, it was Zhang Fu's presence that stabilized the situation in Datong, and then had an impact on the surrounding fortresses. Zhang Fu also worked hard in the defense of Beijing this time, rushing thousands of miles to help, which was both hard work and hard work. There is also merit, in other words, Zhu Qizhen is sending him off, and Zhang Fu is wiping his butt.
Secondly, when the new emperor ascended the throne, he had already issued an edict, exonerating the nobles from all culpability. The imperial edict had been issued, and there was absolutely no reason to retract it. However, the young emperor had just ascended the throne and the war had just ended. The high officials in the court If the damage is serious, it is still required to be more stable.
"The matter of the military formation can affect the whole body. The emperor listened to the evil words of the rebellious eunuch Wang Zhen, but did not adopt the opinions of the experienced generals. The dust in the northern border was brought about by himself. It had nothing to do with the British generals and the generals. What kind of crime can you plead for?" the Empress Dowager said softly.
"The British Duke is already old, so please get up first. The matter of welcoming back the Emperor still requires the mediation of the British Duke and others."
Zhang Fu sighed lightly and then thanked him, and stood up with the help of Zhu Shou and others.
After Zhang Fu pleaded guilty and the Queen Mother refused, the court meeting began to discuss the important matter of awarding the meritorious officials.
In the name of Emperor Zhu Jianshen, the Empress Dowager Sun also rewarded the number one hero Yu Qian, promoted him to be the Minister of the Ministry of War, was granted the title of Grand Scholar of the Yingwu Palace, and was appointed to the cabinet. His wife Liu was the second-grade imperial concubine, and his eldest son was hereditary to guard thousands of households.
This reward can be said to be the ceiling of rewards given to civil servants in the Ming Dynasty.
A Grand Scholar of the Hall of Valor does not necessarily have to be a member of the cabinet. He must join the cabinet and have the emperor's approval.
But after Emperor Jiajing, things changed. As long as you are a bachelor, you will definitely join the cabinet. If you are not a bachelor, you will not be able to survive in the cabinet.
Huagai Hall, Jinshen Hall, Wenhua Hall, Yingwu Hall, Wenyuan Pavilion, and Dong Pavilion.
This is the order that has been set since the Renzong period. Almost all civil servants were awarded the title starting from Dongge University, and then gradually progressed from Dongge to Wenyuan Pavilion, Yingwu Hall...
This is also for the emperor to further promote first-class officials and gain promotion to official positions.
If the ministers in the cabinet were only fifth-rank officials without other titles, it was also a petty trick played by Emperor Yongle. The cabinet helped the emperor handle government affairs and had great authority, but their rank was very low. It was said that the chief minister was the prime minister, but Have you ever seen a fifth-rank prime minister? But in later developments, the ranks of officials who entered the cabinet began to rise.
From the Renzong period, three Yangs entered the cabinet and were awarded the title of bachelor respectively. Then these three Yangs were Zheng, from the first grade officials.
Those who enter the cabinet are granted the title of Six Ministers, and the title of Minister is the second-rank official and the second-rank official.
During the Shenzong period, Zhang Juzheng directly raised the cabinet to the sky.
Even Gao Gong in the Jiaqing era, with his high position and authority, could not control the six ministries. This was restricted by the laws of the Ming Dynasty. When Zhang Juzheng took charge of the cabinet, the reform introduced the Kao Cheng Law, which gave the cabinet control over the six subjects. , and the six departments controlled the six ministries, which had essentially inserted the cabinet between the emperor and the six ministries, replacing most of the power of the Ministry of Personnel and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Let the chief minister of the cabinet truly become an official without the name of prime minister, but with the power of prime minister.
Now the Ming Dynasty's cabinet is in a state of suspension. The two main responsible bachelors have died in Tumubao. Yu Qian is allowed to enter the cabinet with the intention of completing the cabinet formation as soon as possible.
The emperor is young, and Yu Qian is brave, resourceful, and decisive, and can assist the young emperor in supervising state affairs.
At this time, Li Xian, who had taken leave and did not come to the court meeting, was also placed in the cabinet by the Empress Dowager.
Li Xian escaped from the Tumubao Incident. In real history, after the restoration of Zhu Qizhen, Li Xian was adopted as the first assistant. In the early Chenghua period, Li Xian also presided over the state affairs for a while.
This was also the minister that Empress Dowager Sun was looking for for Zhu Jianshen to assist the country.
For example, in Shi Heng, the generals and censors in various places have military departments. The official department reports to the cabinet and goes to the imperial court to seal and wear red.
The issue of the settlement of Mongolian prisoners was also raised in the court. Yu Qian advocated disrupting it and sending it to various parts of the capital to repair river embankments and city walls, which was agreed by the Empress Dowager.
Zhu Jianshen's first court meeting lasted for more than three hours, and Zhu Jianshen was exhausted. Although he had the soul of an adult, his body was still that of a two-year-old child. He always felt uncomfortable sitting on the dragon throne.
After the court meeting ended, Zhu Jianshen couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
Amidst the loud shouts of the officials, Zhu Jianshen left the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
After returning to the palace, she changed into regular clothes with the help of the palace maid, and then went to bed after feeding.
In the evening, he would also attend the evening court.
There is a big difference between the late dynasty and the early dynasty.
Only high-ranking officials of third rank or above, or princes, can participate.
Zhang Fu, Yu Qian, Zhu Shou, Li Xian and other senior officials participated.
Zhu Jianshen looked at Li Xian carefully. This old man was very capable and had a way of escaping from the chaos.
The history of the Civil Engineering Revolution was revised somewhat after the restoration of Zhu Qizhen, and Li Xian was the one who was responsible for the revision.
This is why there are so many versions in later generations.
In the evening meeting, Yu Qian came up with detailed regulations on the pension, which were drawn up by the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Household Affairs. He also asked the thirteen supervisory censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to be responsible for supervision.
The list drawn up by the Ministry of War includes 70,000 dead and 40,000 injured, all based on this pension standard.
For this project, the Ministry of Revenue will initially provide 1.1 million taels of silver, and later local governments will definitely ask for subsidies. The Ministry of Revenue initially estimates that 1.6 million taels of silver will be provided.
The Ministry of Household Affairs is responsible for appropriation, the Ministry of Personnel is responsible for assessment, the Ministry of War is responsible for disbursement, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate is responsible for supervising the three ministries, which is reasonable, legal and reasonable.
But this would cost half of the Ministry of Accounts’ annual revenue.
The Ming Dynasty's taxation has always been criticized.
For such a large empire, in the richer years, the tax revenue was only over 3.3 million taels of silver.
As for his successor, the Qing Dynasty, the annual tax revenue could reach 30 to 40 million taels, dozens of times that of the Ming Dynasty.
Will there be such a big change? The population base remains unchanged, the number of acres has not increased significantly, and the core area remains unchanged. How can there be such an explosive increase?
In fact, this is the difference between the tax systems of the two dynasties. The tax system of the Ming Dynasty was slightly more complicated and had many disadvantages.
For example, if a county government's annual tax revenue is 3,000 taels of silver, 200 taels of silver will be left in the county government, and 1,500 taels of silver will be sent to the government office, which will be dispatched by the government office and distributed to the local health centers. Among the provincial bureaus, vassal bureaus and other yamen, one thousand taels of silver were delivered directly to other yamen in the capital, such as the Ministry of Works, Neiku, Dali Temple and other yamen.
And the two pieces of silver that went to the household department left three hundred taels of silver.
This is the reason why the Ministry of Household Affairs often complains about poverty, because before the tax revenue reaches the Treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs, almost all of it has been distributed.
After Shenzong, Liao rates, suppression rates, and Lian rates, commonly known as the three major taxes, were added. The Ming Dynasty's annual tax revenue reached more than 20 million taels of silver.
Almost all taxes in the Qing Dynasty continued the Ming Dynasty system, but were collected and distributed by the Ministry of Household Affairs. As a result, their tax revenue reached more than 30 million taels. As for the three major taxes in the late Ming Dynasty, It was canceled in the first year of Shunzhi, but due to excessive financial pressure, it was re-added in the fourth year of Shunzhi and included in the regular tax.
The policies and reforms implemented during the Yongzheng period, such as the sharing of land between tenants, the return of waste to the public, and the employment of servants, are all leftover from Zhang Juzheng's Wanli reforms, while mining taxes, commercial taxes, customs duties, etc. all correspond to those of the Ming Dynasty. The later "Longqing Switch" and "Wanli Mining Tax Collection" were completely inherited.
The taxation system of the Qing Dynasty was almost a slight adjustment to the taxation system of the Ming Dynasty, making it simpler and keeping wealth firmly in the hands of the court.
And the most important point is that inflation created the illusion that the Qing Dynasty was much richer.
The large inflow of silver caused the price of food to continue to rise. Taking the exchange rate into account, the tax revenue during the Xuantong period in the late Qing Dynasty was 260 million taels of silver, while the tax revenue during the Chongzhen period in the late Ming Dynasty was 21 million taels of silver. , calculated in terms of silver, the Qing Dynasty was eleven times that of the Ming Dynasty, but if converted into grain, it was less than 1.5 times.
Even though Zhu Jianshen is just a primary school teacher, he understands this.
After all, the reason is that his life after class is very idle, and he spends most of his time reading. And because of his surname, he also studies the Ming and Qing dynasties more.
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