Chapter 51: Come Back
When Chen Lin was guessing all kinds of possibilities, the father-in-law stepped forward to help Chen Lin up and said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Chen, please come up quickly. Your subordinates will not do anything, so you will suffer."
After being helped up, Chen Lin looked at the eunuch and asked, "I don't know what my father-in-law calls me?"
"Our Dongchang Liulin!" The young eunuch said with a smile: "These men are really ignorant of doing things. Come on, Lord Chen, please follow our family!" As he said that, he made a gesture to Chen Lin.
After leaving the courtyard, Chen Lin was invited into a carriage by Liu Lin. After crossing a few streets, Chen Lin put down the curtain of the car in his hand: "Is this the capital?"
Liu Lin nodded and said with a smile: "Yes! His subordinates can't do things, which scared Lord Chen."
"But Mr. Chen can rest assured that our family has asked, and they have notified your friends and family. They just know that you were doing business in Beijing."
Chen Lin nodded, but his emotions still remained unrest.
As he was tied up, Chen Lin was wondering who had been kidnapped by him, and was it his former enemy? But he never expected that he was tied up by the people from the East Factory. This was too much.
"Father-in-law, where are you taking me? Who is going to invite me to the capital?"
Speaking of this issue, Chen Lin focused on the word "please" and was obviously expressing his dissatisfaction.
Liu Lin smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, the one who can ask Dongchang to invite Lord Chen to come is of course the emperor. Our family is taking the adults to the place arranged for you by Dongchang. Let's wash and rest first, otherwise it will be difficult to see the emperor if you are covered in dust."
Although he had already had a guess in his mind, Chen Lin still couldn't figure it out after getting the news.
The emperor wanted to see him, and he would not have to run over with that imperial edict. Why bother to tie himself up? Even if he was to be imprisoned, there would be no need to be so troublesome! He looked up at Liu Lin, and he was about to make some talk from this eunuch.
However, Chen Lin was disappointed. No matter how he asked, the other party did not answer him.
Forbidden City, Wenhua Hall.
After Zhu Yijun received the news that Chen Lin came, he breathed a sigh of relief and ordered: "Appoint him to take a few days off first!"
"Yes, the emperor!" Chen Ju agreed and said respectfully.
Turning his head to look at Chen Ju, Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "I am going to incorporate the military battle situation into the Military Preparation Department. Someone will take over in a few days. Don't let the military battle situation go back to the Silijian!"
"First, put a pen in the Sili Supervisor and serve me!"
"Zhang Jing has an East Factory, and I need someone to serve me."
Chen Ju was stunned. He didn't expect that the emperor asked him to enter the palace today for this matter, so he quickly replied: "I understand."
Since he went to the military battle today, it has been nine years since others were doing well, but Chen Ju has been working hard in the military battle. This time he has been a success. Among the eunuchs of the same generation, he was the first to join the Silijian.
Although he was reluctant to leave the military battle situation, after all, he was built bit by bit, but Chen Ju still knew what to do.
Zhu Yijun nodded: "Transfer the order to the cabinet, and the court will discuss it tomorrow!"
The cabinet is a little allergic to the word "Trial Proposal". None of the court discussions during this period was a good thing, and they were scolded by the emperor every time. However, since the emperor called it, he had to go, but everyone's mood was very complicated.
The next morning, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and the Six Ministers of the Secretariat arrived, but everyone's expressions were not very good-looking.
After Zhu Yijun came in, he didn't say much nonsense and said directly: "Today I have a few things to discuss with you, first of all, the supervisors of the Wubei Department and the Arsenal Department."
"I want to take charge of these two yamen with one person and add the title of Minister of the Ministry of Justice, but this person only takes charge of these two yamen affairs."
After hearing Zhu Yijun's words, everyone present was stunned, but they also understood what Zhu Yijun meant.
This is promoting the level of officials in charge of the two yamen, and also controlling them. The original Wubei and Arsenals were just a fifth-rank yamen, and the chief officer was also a fifth-rank yamen. Now he directly added the title of Assen Minister. Although he had less power than the real Assen Minister, there would definitely be no problem in becoming Assen Minister in the next step.
Originally, everyone was not very interested in the positions of the two doctors, but they just killed a group of people!
But it’s different now. That’s the minister. How many ministers did the Ming Dynasty have?
Seeing that no one objected, Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "Since you all think it's okay, then recommend the candidates! I've said ugly words in front of them. I really like these two yamen, so I don't need to recommend mediocre people."
"I recommend Li Zhi, the Imperial Envoy of the Censorate!"
Zhang Siwei was the first to speak: "Li Zhi is a straightforward person and hates evil. The Wubei Department was first established, and the corruption case of the Arsenal Quarter just passed. He needed an upright and upright person to be an official. I think Li Zhi is very suitable."
Everyone present knew that Li Zhi was Zhang Siwei's disciple or his hometown party, and they were all from Shanxi.
Although everyone knew that he would recommend his own people, no one expected that he would recommend Li Zhi. Li Zhi's qualifications were not enough. He was promoted too quickly to become a minister with an imperial envoy.
Although this minister can only be considered half a minister, he is also a minister!
Zhang Siwei really had no choice. He also wanted to promote his own people, but now there are Jiangling Party inside and outside the court. It is not that easy to find a suitable candidate for a while. If you have to leave the news for a few days, there will definitely be a suitable candidate.
"I think Chen Qili, the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue, is suitable!" Shen Shixing said, "Chen Qili has been in the Ministry of Revenue for many years and is safe. There has never been any problem with the matters he is in charge. It is appropriate for the military Xinli to have an old man in charge."
Shen Shixing also doesn't like Zhang Siwei's recommendation of Li Zhi. You are too much.
Others also proposed several candidates. When they finished speaking, Zhu Yijun shook his head and said, "It's not suitable. These people are not suitable. I am planning to choose a respected person. I have a suitable candidate."
Everyone sighed and instantly understood Zhu Yijun's thoughts. As expected, the emperor had already thought about it.
"I think Pan Jixun, the Minister of the Ministry of Works of Nanjing, is very suitable." Zhu Yijun directly raised the person he wanted to promote.
Regarding Pan Jixun, Zhu Yijun felt that he had made great contributions. Not to mention anything else, he was a great contributor just for the contribution of governing the Yellow River and the Canal. However, now he did not need to manage the river, and he was taken to Nanjing to serve as the Minister of War.
This is obviously taken when you use it and released when you don’t use it.
How could Zhu Yijun ask the court to put him in Nanjing? Such talents need to be used.
The ministers were stunned, and then Yu Youding said, "Your Majesty, Pan Jixun used to serve as the Minister of Justice and now he is the Minister of War in Nanjing. How can he be the Minister of Works? This is not in line with the rules!"
Zhu Yijun was stunned, then nodded and said, "What I said makes sense!"
"Then add the title of Shangshu!"
Then Zhu Yijun's words almost made them fall off their chins.
Zhu Yijun ignored them and continued, "Anyway, he is only in charge of the Military Preparatory Department and the Armory Department. Since the title of Minister of the Secretariat is not suitable, then add a title of Shangshu. Anyway, he is now the Minister of War in Nanjing and has the title of Shangshu."
Seeing that they were going to say something, Zhu Yijun said directly: "This matter is settled, let's talk about the next thing."
Everyone sighed helplessly and looked at each other, and a bad feeling suddenly arose in their hearts.
Since Zhang Juzheng's death, the cabinet has basically become the emperor's vocal worm. They don't know how this happened, but the reality is that they are really about to become the vocal worm.
Zeng Shengwu was the one who touched the most. Although it was a court discussion every time, it was done according to the emperor's wishes every time.
They didn't understand what was going on, but Zhu Yijun understood that this was actually the reason for Zhang Juzheng. The people Zhang Juzheng chose were actually people who could do things well, but they were not thorns.
All the thorns were driven out by Zhang Juzheng. They had been under Zhang Juzheng for many years and had long been used to listening to Zhang Juzheng's words.
No matter what happened, they were basically "as the cabinet said", especially in the last few years, this situation became even worse. Zhang Juzheng died, and no one among these people could achieve Zhang Juzheng's level. Naturally, they turned this obedient attribute to Emperor Wanli.
In addition, the successor trained by Zhang Juzheng was Emperor Wanli, which gave them a natural illusion.
This is what Zhu Yijun wants, and it is what he has been slowly making this transformation happen. When the transformation is completed, Zhu Yijun will promote Shen Shixing. In Zhu Yijun's timeline, this time is when Zhang Siwei's father dies.
"When I was reading the memorial, I discovered something, something very troublesome."
"That is, the reduction and exemption of money and grain in various places. After a student is admitted to the scholar, he will have land exemption from taxes, and there will be Juren and Jinshi. After each imperial examination, the imperial court has to verify the taxes, which is very troublesome."
"There are also the problems of embezzlement and the problem of hiding the land. I think this is not good, it is too troublesome, and it has vainly consumed manpower and material resources."
"I just thought, it would be better to convert this tax exemption into subsidies, and distribute it to scholars every year, including nobles, according to the tax-free money and grain, and convert the tax-free money and grain into money and grain to the salary."
"I think this is very suitable. I also gave the money and grain a name, Yangshiyin."
"Yang Shen didn't shout at the time, 'The Ming Dynasty's 50th anniversary of raising scholars, and the birthday of justice is today'. My raising scholar silver was taken from here. What do you think?"
Is this a name matter?
The moment Zhu Yijun said it, everyone understood what the emperor meant.
Chapter completed!