"Your Majesty, the construction of national roads is the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry."
"The Ministry of Industry should be in charge!"
Soon, ministers appeared to offer advice.
But another minister immediately stood up to refute.
"Your Highness, it is the responsibility of the Ministry of Household Affairs to check the fields and the flow of money."
"The Ministry of Works is incapable of doing this! The Ministry of Household Affairs should be in charge!"
I saw that people from the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Works were about to start a quarrel.
Another person stood up.
"No, no."
"Your Highness, I believe that neither the Ministry of Household Affairs nor the Ministry of Industry has this responsibility. The purchase of land from farmers must be handled by local officials."
"The money should be allocated to allow local officials to host it."
…
For a time, all kinds of comments were made in the court.
Many ministers were quarreling.
Everyone wants a piece of the pie, and everyone knows how amazing the benefits here are!
But everyone has a tacit understanding.
He never mentions interests, but only thinks about Ming Dynasty.
I want to do something for my grandson.
Why couldn't Zhu Yunxuan see what these people were thinking?
But there is no point in trying to expose them right now.
Such is the human heart. If you don’t see the Yellow River, your heart won’t die. If you don’t see the coffin, you won’t shed tears!
They will never know any remorse until they actually catch them!
I don't take it seriously.
On the contrary, they will feel resentful towards him and feel that he is blocking their way of making money.
What Zhu Yunzhen has to do is to try to satisfy everyone while minimizing the opportunities for corruption.
Corruption... is inevitable in the face of such a huge project.
Even in the past life, everyone has a common consensus.
Engineering is the most profitable!
The same applies to the Ming Dynasty!
"Everyone, I feel a little confused after hearing what you said."
Zhu Yunxuan had a "confused" look on his face.
Said: "One moment it is the Ministry of Industry, another moment it is the Ministry of Household Affairs, and another moment it is a local official."
"Is this matter so complicated?"
Zhu Yunzhen asked the ministers pretending not to know.
The ministers looked at each other.
Reaching a consensus in their hearts, they replied in unison: "Your Highness, this matter is really complicated."
"This charter... I'm afraid I won't be able to get it out for a while!"
"Why don't we discuss it another day?"
Now that everyone is arguing with each other, it is better to retreat from the court early, and then discuss it privately after the morning court.
achieve an exchange of benefits.
When tomorrow morning comes, everyone will be on the same page.
It means that the benefits are shared equally.
No one suffers!
But Zhu Yunzhen would let them achieve their wishes so easily?
Faced with this interest, it is impossible for no one to be unmoved. Zhu Yunzhen understands, but he will not choose to let it go!
"I see."
Zhu Yunzhen looked like he suddenly realized something.
Then he said: "Since it is so complicated, I'm afraid you alone don't know when the result will be obtained."
"It just so happens that many vassal kings have returned to Beijing, and there is nothing for them to do for a while."
"so be it."
"The matter of redeeming the land will be in charge of the king of Qi."
Zhu Yunxuan made the final decision and directly handed over the matter of redeeming the land to Qi King Zhu Su.
"In addition, local officials are asked to assist in this matter."
"The Ministry of Industry only needs to be responsible for route planning and the terrain is good."
"The Account Department is responsible for money expenditures, and every account must be carefully checked!"
Zhu Yunxuan actually had an idea in mind.
There is no way he would hand over such a hugely profitable matter to any department to take charge of it. This would be no different from forcing the officials inside to become corrupt.
After all, who wouldn’t be tempted by such a huge benefit?
In the final analysis, if we want Ming officials to be non-corrupt, they still need to improve the system.
Try to give officials as little opportunity as possible to become corrupt.
Then use strict punishments and laws to prevent officials from being corrupt!
A two-pronged approach can truly put an end to corruption!
"What? Let the feudal lord take charge?!"
For a time, the courtiers were all shocked.
Zhu Yunzhen looked from above and saw that all the officials were like ants on a hot pot, feeling uncomfortable all over.
In Fengtian Hall, it was like a pot had exploded.
Various voices came, and the officials whispered to each other from time to time.
"quiet!"
The palace man's sharp voice sounded.
The guard outside the door touched his spear to the ground.
Shock the officials.
This allowed the officials to calm down and restore order.
And after order is restored.
A minister from the Advisory Office immediately stood up.
He objected: "Your Highness! This is absolutely impossible!"
"The feudal king must not take charge of this matter!"
At this moment, the minister had to reveal the 'secret' inside.
"The benefits of redeeming the land are huge. If the vassal king harbors evil intentions and profits from it, he can use countless silver taels to win over officials and build an army."
"Wouldn't it cause a huge disaster?!"
The Chancellor of the Council had little to do with this matter.
I didn’t break it before.
It's just because they, as officials, have the final say in handling government affairs and are only subordinate to Taisun. They have a share of this benefit no matter what.
But compared to the possibility of rebellion by the feudal king.
This benefit seemed insignificant again.
After all, who knows if the Advisory Office will still be there after a new leader is replaced?
You know, Lao Zhu deposed the Prime Minister!
Although the advisory office established by Zhu Yunzhen was only equivalent to a dismembered and mutilated prime minister, it still had such powers!
Given time, he may not be able to become a real prime minister!
And this only needs to wait for an emperor who is not so wise and does not like government affairs.
Therefore, the ministers of the Advisory Office chose to stand on Zhu Yunxuan's side at the critical moment!
"Oh? Huge benefits?"
Zhu Yunzhen seemed to be suddenly awakened and asked: "Can you tell me?"
The minister of the Advisory Office explained all the "secrets" contained in it one by one.
Although Zhu Yunzhen already knew it.
But he pretended to be completely unaware and angry after being deceived.
He scolded angrily: "Okay! Why aren't you so active in normal times?"
"There are actually such benefits in it!"
"Hmph! In this way, it is impossible for me to leave this matter to you!"
"King Qi is Gu's seventh uncle, Gu can trust him more than he does!"
"This matter will be left in the charge of King Qi, and there is no need to discuss it further!"
"Retreat!"
Zhu Yunxuan left Fengtian Hall angrily.
Only a group of ministers were left looking at each other in shock.
It was supposed to be a feast divided among the ministers, but inexplicably a feudal king appeared above his head.
And judging from His Highness Taisun's appearance, he is very determined and cannot be changed.
"Sigh... that can only be like this. At the very least, our Ministry of Industry is still responsible for route planning due to the poor terrain."
"We are also needed to build roads."
Officials from the Ministry of Industry are actually quite satisfied.
After all, in the past, they were born to stepmothers instead of mothers and uncles.
It would be nice to get a piece of the pie now!
Although the Ministry of Revenue officials felt uncomfortable, they did not break their bottom line, so they could still accept it reluctantly.
Zhu Yunxuan deliberately divided this matter among various departments, with the vassal king as the supervisor.
Just for checks and balances!
Don’t let one party take sole control of the situation and completely embezzle the interests! He was even bold enough to lie directly to the court!
What a waste of work!
This is the way of checks and balances!
Moreover...if you don't leave this matter to the feudal kings...how can you test these feudal kings?
This is also the situation Zhu Yunzhen laid for King Qi...
Next, we have to see if King Qi can get inside!
But in the face of such huge interests.
If King Qi really has other thoughts, it is absolutely impossible not to be tempted!
(End of chapter)
