Chapter 572 Tang Ruowang
The Governor's General Court can not only investigate officials below the second rank, that is, officials below the six ministers, but also investigate officials below the third rank, that is, governors and governors, and do not require the authorization of the court!
Even the Jinyiwei and the East Factory did not have such power. Not only the officials in the capital, but also the officials in the capital are uneasy!
If you let this go, the world will not be in chaos!
"The emperor agrees." Zhou Yingqiu was the first to raise his hand this time, faster than Sun Chengzong who was beside Bi Ziyan. In fact, he disagreed with this arrangement, but the emperor of Jingyang Palace repeatedly insisted and did not make any concessions, so he could only stand up and support him.
Zhou Yingqiu was the Minister of Personnel and had the most say in the officials in the world.
As soon as he raised his hand, Fu Changzong then raised his hand to the north: "The minister agrees."
These two men were like a vane, Zhao Han, Zhang Ruitu, Huang Liji, Qian Longxi, Jiang Dejing, Wang Sanshan and others, and a group of governors raised their hands to support them.
With the support of the governor, the local governors also raised their hands. To a certain extent, they are one, and no one can escape once something happens.
Among the six ministers, except for Yuan Keli who was relatively old and did not follow Zhou Yingqiu and others, the other five raised their hands.
The cabinet, the five ministers, everyone has a clear understanding of the weight. A group of people with a neutral position have raised their hands, making the scene very spectacular, and the group of people have raised their hands to the north.
Such a spectacular scene made another Xiaobo look embarrassed, and it was not true that he would raise his hand, nor was he not without raising his hand.
Bi Ziyan had expected it, took a look and said, "More than half, pass, next article, the Ministry of Personnel is reorganized."
The cabinet secretary and the internal supervisor of the Sili Supervisor both quietly recorded the number and proportion of the people.
The group of people were nervous and calm. Even if the emperor asked them for trouble, they would dare to explain with confidence.
The reform of the Ministry of Personnel has expanded its power and narrowed it, and there is generally no objection.
Then there is the Ministry of Revenue. The importance of the Ministry of Revenue is self-evident. All the money and food are in hand. The emperor's wallet, the Minister of Revenue is also the emperor's uncle, which shows this weight.
The household part went out to collect tax rights and distributed it to the treasury, which could be said to be a damaging force and greatly reduced weight.
This is extremely unreasonable. The power and duties of the six ministries have been expanded overall, including the Ministry of War, which is the emperor's need, but the emperor attaches great importance to it and is the most loyal to the emperor. Fu Changzong, who is known as the "Chief of the Imperial Party" in the outside world, and the Minister of Revenue, was cut off his power!
If this is spread outside, it will be a major earthquake that shocks the world!
Fortunately, everyone present was clear-cut. The State Administration of Taxation was still in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, and Fu Tao was in charge of the royal money house that managed the treasury. It can be said that although the Ministry of Revenue reforms, it still did not escape Fu Changzong's control.
No surprises, the reform of the Ministry of Revenue was passed unanimously.
Next is the Ministry of Works. The authority of the Ministry of Works is expanding and reducing, including casting warships, repairing palaces, etc. These will be newly established into commercial banks and transferred to Huitong Commercial Bank, which is gradually reorganized.
The power of the Ministry of Justice is also expanding, especially the Criminal Prison Department, which has taken over the nationwide Criminal Prison Department. Such rights are enough to make the local government frightened or even feared. Fortunately, the Criminal Prison Department has a dual jurisdiction between the Ministry of Justice and the local government, so it will not be completely passive.
The power of the Ministry of Rites was also expanded, and most of the power of the Honglu Temple was transferred to be responsible for the national etiquette system, reception of foreign guests, etc.
The power of the Ministry of War is narrowing because the Ministry of War needs to complete the military reform in the previous few years, and its power continues to expand. Now that the military reform is basically completed, it is time to decentralize power, but it is still greater than the power before the Apocalypse.
The court officials were extremely unified in this regard. Even the Minister of War Shen Yongmao, Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting and others all focused on promoting it, so there was no resistance.
After the six ministries, it is the power of the local government.
The Governor's Office united the troops to join forces with the Governor's Office and the Censor's Office, and the Command Department was considered to have been rectified into the Governor's Office.
The governors and governors of the Ming Dynasty were all set up because the local three departments fought each other fiercely and had no subordinates, but they were not permanent. They were often the roles of imperial envoys and would leave after a while.
Zhu Xu destroyed and rebuilt the Ming political system from top to bottom. The power of the governor's yamen far exceeded that of the second department, and the administrative power covered the entire province, and the restrictions were also increasing, such as the Governor's Yuan and the Criminal Prison Department.
There are pros and cons. Overall, the power has increased several times, far exceeding the governor who has been there.
The Governor's Office is no longer as good as the garrison system in the past, and is directly divided into three levels: provincial prefectures, county and county soldiers. They are not involved in government affairs, focus on local government affairs, and are not allowed to act across provinces.
The centralization of local minds is also a need. The ministers of the court were worried that local governments would become bigger and imposed very strict restrictions.
These governors and governors were very happy about the expansion of power, but they felt distressed in their hearts because of the restrictions of the rules and regulations.
The vote was passed smoothly without any surprises, and then the appointment was made.
The governors and governors of each province have too much power and cannot stay in the same place for a long time. This time, there will be a rotation.
The internal situation of the Ming Dynasty was very complicated. Except for the two provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Jiang, other places were in great difficulty, especially in the southwest, where the governors and governors worked hard. In history, the governors and governors of Shaanxi and Western countries were killed by Chongzhen, which shows the difficulties.
In the Eighteen Provinces, except for Wang Sanshan and others who are more responsible, everyone else wants to go to the rich south.
Bi Ziyan took a look and wanted to pass it at one time today, but the series of changes just now must have a lot of resentment in their hearts. He pondered, looked at Sun Chengzong, and then said: "I'll be here today. Regarding the arrangements of governors and governors of various provinces, you can consult the cabinet again, and the cabinet will make proper arrangements."
A group of officials from the border breathed a sigh of relief, some places were equivalent to death and could never be visited.
Wen Zhaoge's every move fell into Zhu Xu's eyes. As soon as Wen Zhaoge dispersed, he got the record.
Looking at the rough cabinet counsel, he shook his head secretly.
However, this is already good. If it were placed in the Tianqi Dynasty, I am afraid that even Wen Zhao Pavilion could be demolished.
Zhu Xu waved his hand and waved the inner supervisor back, feeling relieved. Finally, there was a result, whether it was good or bad, he took this step.
"Your Majesty, Lord Xu is asking for a visit." Liu Shimin saw that Zhu Xu had a gap, so he stepped forward and said.
Zhu Xu was slightly stunned, then he remembered and said, "Well, let him come in."
Liu Shimin bowed there and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Xu said, bringing Tang Ruowang to ask for a meeting."
Zhu Xu immediately narrowed his eyes. It was not that he didn't know about this, but he had been deliberately avoiding him.
This person is determined to preach in the Ming Dynasty, but the whole Ming Dynasty respects the heaven and earth, respects saints, and respects ancestors, so how could he believe in God?
Therefore, Johnson Chan and some of his previous missionaries were all severely frustrated. Therefore, they changed their strategies and took "technology" as the leader to make friends with the upper literati of the Ming Dynasty. Li Yizao, Xu Guangqi and others liked him very much. It was even reported that Xu Guangqi entered the church and was baptized.
What shocked Zhu Xu the most was that eighteen internal prisoners had entered the church a while ago and were going to be baptized in the palace!
Naturally, Zhu Xu stopped him and expelled all the Westerners in the palace, including Johnson Chan who had served in the Imperial Heaven Supervision for two years.
This time Xu Guangqi took him into the palace, so he had to talk about the issue of "missionary".
Zhu Xu is not opposed to the church, but the missionaries are often behind the vanguard of European colonization! Even if some people sincerely preach their mission, their works will become accomplices when they are passed on back to Europe.
The Hollanders are now at the time of their arrogant seas, and Zhu Xu needs to maintain the mystery and strength of the Ming Dynasty to the outside world, and maintain the stability of the sea border.
Therefore, Zhu Xu had long decided to strengthen the control of customs and ports, limit these Europeans to enter land and control their range of activities.
Liu Shimin looked at Zhu Xu quietly, with doubts on his eyes. He didn't know why Xu Guangqi asked for a meeting, and the emperor would ponder for so long.
After a while, Zhu Xu came to his senses and said, "Well, let them come in."
"Yes." Liu Shimin responded and ordered the internal supervisor to go and communicate.
Xu Guangqi was wearing a servant uniform, his face was tired, and he coughed from time to time, and came in and raised his hand to Zhu Xu and said, "Since Xu Guangqi, see the emperor."
Tang Ruowang is a middle-aged man with a hunchbacked nose, blue eyes, curly hair, a calm smile, and a broad-minded face. He imitated Xu Guangqi and raised his hand and said, "Tang Ruowang, see His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."
Johnson Chan was not his real name, it was taken by himself based on the habits of the Han people. He was in the Ming Dynasty for many years and his knowledge was only higher than that of some Jinshi. In addition, he came from outside the region and saw that he was broad, which made the Chinese people respect him.
Zhu Xu looked plain and said, "Everyone is exempted from rituals, and someone is here to give him a seat."
Xu Guangqi looked slightly moved, his eyes were filled with gratitude, and he raised his hand and said, "Thank you, the emperor."
Tang Ruowang followed him with a bow, without saying a word, his eyes were vague, and he was always looking at Zhu Xu.
He knew that whether he and his fellow believers could preach in the Ming Dynasty had to decide whether the above person could decide.
Zhuo Wang looked motionless and was secretly surprised. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty was indeed young, and seemed to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, but he had amazing extraordinary courage. Some reforms and ideas were quite consistent with some radical ideas in Europe today.
‘My thoughts are like the sea, and eyes enter the stars’ This is what Joshua Chan gave to Zhu Xu in his heart.
Zhu Xu looked at Xu Guangqi and knew that the old man's health was probably not good. He said with concern: "I will give you a half month off and send the imperial physician to live in the mansion to rest assured and not to think too much about other things."
Xu Guangqi coughed repeatedly and stood up quickly and said, "I thanked the emperor, but I am not seriously injured and will not miss the government affairs..."
Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "I know, let me rest."
Xu Guangqi's mouth moved, without arguing, and raised his hand and said, "I obey the order."
Xu Guangqi actually knew his physical condition, but the so-called "a scholar died for his confidant". The current emperor is his mentor! He has a lot to do, for the emperor and for himself! The emperor's concern shocked him, and he wanted to do more before he died.
Zhu Xu originally wanted to ask about the Military Weapon Bureau. Seeing that Xu Guangqi was seriously ill, he had to turn to Joshua Tsang and said, "Mr. Tang, what's wrong with seeing me?"
Chapter completed!