Chapter 1488 The end of Jingzheng's seven years
The next day, the parliament proceeded as usual, mainly related personnel appointments.
This time the appointment involves too many. In addition to the taboo palace court, other cabinet ministers are re-recognized, Zongrenfu Zongzheng, Royal Trade Group, Ministry of Justice demotion, Minister of Rites confirmation, personnel changes of officials of various cabinet departments, other relevant departments, adjustments of local governors, rotations, relocations at the first level of political senators, as well as the appointment of deputy marshals of Cao Wenzhao, adjustments of relevant powers and responsibilities, rotations of local generals, etc.
The involved in this is extremely complex. The Ming Dynasty's management system is ultimately a complex "relationship network". You can get along with big names by contacting two or three people.
Although teachers, students, relatives and friends, township parties are no longer so obvious, they still affect the changes in the Ming Dynasty, either openly or secretly.
Sun Chuanting adhered to Zhu Xu's attitude and hated the party struggles deeply. Whether it was open or hidden, he would use different means to suppress them.
Of course, this is also an inevitable need for Sun Chuanting to take power. In addition to the so-called "Imperial Party" that has always been recognized by the outside world, Sun Chuanting has already cracked down on other small groups and has almost divided them.
For example, the so-called "Bi Group" left behind by Bi Ziyan, the leading figure Zhang Guowei no longer dared to emerge, Xu Jie was serious about doing things, and Li Youtang was even placed in the Shenlong Mansion in Nanzhili, far away from the capital.
This is true for the Bi family, not to mention the other so-called township party members, teachers and students helped.
At the conference, Fu Changzong read out the resumes, achievements, reasons for transfer, future expectations, etc. of these people.
Then one or a group of people started to vote, vote, and count votes. These were extremely time-consuming. The work of the six cabinet ministries alone took a whole morning. Fortunately, there was no trouble and it went very smoothly.
After an hour of lunch break, the conference will continue, mainly personnel arrangements of government affairs or civil servants, directly under the cabinet or nominal management departments.
These arrangements often involve real power, especially the Royal Trading Group, which has huge annual turnover and is a real "fat and shortage".
These are all confirmed by Zhu Xu or Sun Chuanting and others. They are nothing more than a formality and without strong support behind the scenes, these congressmen will not be in a dilemma with the court, and they all passed quite smoothly.
Finally, the personnel appointments of the General Administration. The current dominance of the General Administration is completely in the hands of Zhu Xu. Not to mention these members, even Sun Chuanting dared not touch them at will. Therefore, almost all arrangements related to Cao Wenzhao and others were passed unanimously, without any trouble.
This was the second to last day in the seventh year of the Ming Dynasty. As the meeting went smoothly, everyone was relatively relaxed and happy.
The last day of the parliament was about institutional reform. One was the streamlining of the six cabinet ministries, planning of power and responsibility, the merger and separation of power and responsibility of other departments, further sorting out local power and responsibility, departmental cutting, merger... institutional changes of the General's Office, rights relations, local camps, generals and other rights and responsibilities, etc.
This is even more complicated. It is not only a battle for power, but also involves the word "balance". Everyone should be careful.
The final part was the final decision on the parliament. Sun Chuanting planned to divide the parliament into two houses. The upper house had three people recommended by each province, and the other was supplemented by the emperor's prestigious people in the country, with a total of 150 people. It involved the laws, government affairs, national defense, personnel, budget, impeachment of officials, and restriction of power. The huge power was almost unparalleled.
The subordinates are temporarily short of the past, and when the parliament develops for a stage and matures, then make plans.
Such an arrangement shocked many people, but did not object. After all, it is still a "form" now and the parliament cannot truly fulfill all its rights.
Many people think that this is one of the means to check and balance the cabinet of the Ganqing Palace, or to check and balance civil officials, prevent powerful ministers and consolidate the Zhu family's throne.
It was late at night on this day, and Sun Chuanting also revised many places before it was completely approved.
At night, the Ganqing Palace.
The kerosene lamps brightly illuminate the lights of the East Warehouse, as bright as daytime.
Zhu Xu and Sun Chuanting sat opposite each other, and both the king and his ministers were sighing with relief.
These three days have passed, which not only shows that their control over the North Korean bureau is strengthening, but also shows that the development of the "New Deal" has entered a new stage.
Zhu Xu sat on the soft collapse, holding the hot teacup, and sighed, "This year has finally passed, eight years have passed."
The seventh year of Jingzheng ended, and the eighth year of Jingzheng had begun, which is the fourteenth year of Chongzhen in history.
Sun Chuanting sat opposite Zhu Xu, holding a teacup in his hand, without being serious outside, his brows were deep, and his expression did not hide his worries, and said, "The more smooth the flow, the more I am worried. I will do a lot of things next year. I may be lighting the fire if I am not careful. If there is another storm, I am afraid it will be a big fire and I have nowhere to start if I want to extinguish it."
Zhu Xu looked at his tired face and couldn't help laughing, saying, "There must be fire, and there will be no less strong wind, but if you want to say that there will be a storm that blows me down, I have never seen it, and I don't believe it will."
Sun Chuanting was stunned and hurriedly said, "Yes, I've made a mistake."
Zhu Xu knew the pressure Sun Chuanting faced, picked up the teapot and added water to Sun Chuanting, and said, "No need to worry so much. The reason why we encounter this situation is simply because we are walking too fast and too hurrying. This is forced by reality, and we have no choice. Now it is different from when I ascended the throne. Over the years, I have done the same thing as Master Bi Ge. You can't be discouraged when you are not bad at this last tremor."
Of course, Sun Chuanting was not discouraged. He smiled bitterly, then restrained his expression and said in a stern manner: "I was too optimistic before. In the first half of the year, I planned to adjust the county-level officials, mainly targeting the three provinces of the north, Shuntian, Shandong and Shanxi. At the same time, the acquired land was measured and the needy population was registered and reviewed. In the second half of the year, the division of land would begin. Once the division of land began, the court newspapers and newspapers from various places would carry out overwhelming publicity, plus tax exemption and low taxes, the people's concerns disappeared and the rumors were broken, and they would definitely stand on the side of the court and completely isolate the gentry who opposed the "new policy". Then next year, things would be much easier..."
Zhu Xu smiled and said, "Well, these things are natural, you can concentrate on doing them. In addition, the work of the Ministry of Works cannot be stopped, but you must increase efforts. Taking advantage of the disaster, renovate and build rivers, roads, etc., and achieve twice the result with half the effort. Not only now, labor-for-relief is also considered a matter of a thousand years. Don't be careless. Missing the opportunity now will be difficult in the future."
Sun Chuanting said: "I understand. The Royal Bank's 'Four Thousand Silver Plan' will give the imperial court a large amount of blood transfusions. The treasury will not lack silver and food in the next three years. For the General's Office and the Ministry of Works, I will not make any more decisions. Don't worry."
Zhu Xu held the teacup and said, "I am not worried about these things. You can do it. The queen will give birth to a concubine around June. I will leave the capital again in July and go to Chengde. This time, the Cining Palace will also go. The emperor's sister-in-law is afraid of being annoyed, so I will be even more annoyed. This time, I will leave the palace."
Zhu Xu was naturally not afraid of being annoyed, but the recent outbreak of plagues awakened some of his memories. He remembered that at this stage, various plagues broke out in the capital, including plague, smallpox, etc., and countless people died.
Although the environment is very different, Zhu Xu still wanted to take the people around him out, and Empress Dowager Zhang's body also needs some good care. Chengde is just right.
Sun Chuanting and others knew that Zhu Xu had never been just a summer vacation, but was also busy with various things. At the same time, it was also to make them let go.
Chapter completed!