In the first lunar month, because the New Year has just passed, there is still a bit of joy in the New Year.

On New Year's Day this year, the emperor issued an edict to dismiss the celebration. Shen Shixing led all officials to the Huijimen to celebrate. As for Meng Chun's grand ceremony, the emperor refused to participate on the grounds that Empress Dowager Li was infected with cold and sick.

Without the emperor, the occasion is not as grand as before, but all officials still attend the meeting as usual.

However, Lin Yanchao, who was at the age of rank, made his first appearance in the New Year celebrations of the Minister of Rites, which inevitably attracted the attention of all officials.

When all the officials congratulated each other, Lin Yanchao performed his duties conscientiously and stood firmly beside the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet such as Shen Shixing, Xu Guo, Wang Jiaping, and Song Feng, the Minister of Personnel. Even if he did not overestimate the master, no one could hide his light.

After the New Year celebration, Lin Yanchao went out one by one and visited the officials who voted for him in the court meeting. This was not only a thank-you support, but also a closer relationship. In the future, they would inevitably deal with them in the court meeting.

The first court meeting was a bit disappointed, and it was also because he had too few connections among the Nine Ministers.

After the Lantern Festival, Lin Yanchao took office at the Ministry of Rites.

On that day, he left the sedan chair and took the sedan chair, and walked from the light car to Dongjiang Mi Lane.

After arriving at the yamen, Lin Yanchao saw a row of officials standing at the entrance of the yamen with their feet stretched out their necks and looked at the street corner. Until Lin Yanchao's sedan stopped, Zao Li came up to drive him away and said, "This is not the place you stop."

This was not until Lin Yanchao got out of the sedan chair with his official robe. The scene was different.

The officials fell to the ground, and then immediately came in and reported that Lin Yanchao did not think that he was standing in front of the yamen, and looked at the Ministry of Rites who had been away for two years with his hands behind his back.

The Ministry of Rites has always been dilapidated, but it was repaired a little last year, thanks to the former Minister of Rites Zhu Geng.

However, the storefront was beautiful, but the official residence where the officials lived had not been repaired yet. At that time, Zhu Geng patted his butt and returned to his hometown in Zhejiang, so the project was only half done.

Then Lin Yanchao's eyes moved, but saw the left assistant minister Huang Fengxiang and the right assistant minister Zhao Yongxian leading the officials of the four departments to come out to greet them.

Huang Fengxiang is about fifty years old and has a good appearance. He also served as a sacrificial priest in the north and south Imperial College. He can be regarded as a master of his master.

Zhao Yongxian gained weight and was more obese. When he advised Zhang Juzheng to take over the love story, he was so sticky that he even lost several pieces of meat. Later, his wife picked up a piece of meat the size of a palm and made it into meat wax to keep it. This matter was uploaded as a good story in the officialdom.

The two of them greeted each other on the left and right. Lin Yanchao smiled and greeted him for a few words, and then went in to worship the seal.

After worshiping the seal, officials welcomed Lin Yanchao to the court to pay homage.

Zaoli, officials, and officials from various departments met in order.

Most of them are old acquaintances. They had dealt with Lin Yanchao when he was the Left Minister, so they could even name Lin Yanchao when they met again.

But the officials of the four departments have all changed, and this is the official who is in a state of iron.

Xu Jideng, the current doctor of the Yishi Department, was a Jinshi in the 11th year of Wanli. He was from Fengcheng, Jiangxi.

Yu Shizhang, the doctor of the host and guest department, was a Jinshi in the 11th year of Wanli, and was from Yixing, Jiangsu. He Qiaoyuan, the man in the host and guest department, was from Quanzhou, Fujian, and he and Lin Yanchao were on the same list in the provincial examination.

Cai Fengshi, the priest of the temple, was a Jinshi in the eighth year of Wanli, and was from Xuancheng, Nanzhi.

Chen Tailai, a doctor in the Fine Food Department, was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Wanli. In the fourth year of Wanli, he was a fellow villager with Gu Xiancheng and Yu Kongjian. The couple had a very good relationship and could be said to be a member of the Donglin Party.

After taking the seat, Lin Yanchao smiled and told jokes with the officials, mentioning the old things in the yamen that year. After chatting for a while, Lin Yanchao suddenly coughed, and everyone was calming their smiles and sitting next to them.

But Lin Yanchao said, "You have been dealing with the Master Hall for several years. No matter who knows or doesn't know, they understand that Lin's actions are first villains and then gentlemen. Now when the new Japanese Master Hall takes office, I will make three rules with you first. All officials from the three halls and four departments of this yamen must follow this to avoid complaining in the future."

All the officials praised: "I'll ask the big brother to teach you clearly, and we will follow it."

Lin Yanchao nodded and said, "So, please listen well. The first thing that the department says is smart affairs. There are two meanings of being smart, and being diligent and fast. If there is one thing that cannot be done today, it will be one day later. If it cannot be done tomorrow, it will be two days later. The disadvantages will be born from this. Therefore, the word "scientific" has been said many times. The Analects of Confucius said that Ji Wenzi thought twice before doing it. But the sage said, "This is OK. That's the meaning. The same is true for our yamen, and those who are sent immediately will be sent, and those who should be presented will be presented. Make sure that there is no document left in the case and no one left in the yamen. This will make it clear and ill. Therefore, the department has established smart affairs as the first thing for the yamen."

The officials below complained when they heard this. The yamen always delayed their work. This was also their usual way of taking advantage of loopholes. However, as soon as Lin Yanchao took office, he proposed a quick matter, leaving no documents to leave the case, and no one left in the yamen, which means that today's work is not allowed to be delayed.

Lin Yanchao glanced over the crowd and said, "The second thing is to be a skilled person. Those who are officials should be proficient in everything. When encountering difficult problems, they will be unstoppable. From now on, all officials should read the regulations carefully and be familiar with the matter. If you are a bookkeeper, you must be dictatorial and you can investigate the book by yourself. If you want to do it for your own sake, if you are a bookkeeper, you should be punished if you are a proficient. If you are a bookkeeper, you must be punished if you are a profession. If you are a bookkeeper, you must be punished if you are a profession. You must go to the court every day, and then you must be allowed to return to the fire room after handling the matter. As for the seal used for signing and sealing, you cannot be kept by the subordinates."

Many officials heard this and sweat fell on their foreheads. This is a skillful statement, but in fact it is mainly to prevent officials from colluding with and cheating. Officials must do everything themselves and not just do anything.

"The third thing is to be frugal and decree."

Speaking of this, Lin Yanchao pressed his verbal tone and said slowly: "This is not the idea of ​​the Ministry of the Ministry, but the rules established by the court. You all know that the court's cost is now too short, and every government office will soon have the will to lay off redundant officials. There is no way for the Ministry of the Ministry, but we must always understand the difficulty of the court. Do you think so?"

Everyone knew that Lin Yanchao was aimed at the non-staff officers and the bookkeepers. Therefore, many of the officials and bookkeepers in the hall looked very bad.

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, listen to the words of our department first. The four calligraphy masters will take exams every quarter. Anyone who is not law-abiding, has poor character, is unwell, is old and stupid, is unable to write and cannot be competent will be removed. In this way, the yamen will be cleaned and the diligent and strict persons will be left behind."

"In addition, the new class service in Ji Nian, the Ministry of Education will first lead the example to the two men in the class, two men in the class, two men in the sedan chair, and sixteen men in the sedan chair, a total of twenty people. This can save 240 taels of silver for the yamen a year. Only one person in the Ministry of Education will do this, and the other two people do not need to be like this."

"In addition, when the three departments of Yishuo and the three departments of Yishuo were given a clerk to eat 12 taels of silver every year, so there was no need to do so. After the rebellion, he would be the same as the official. In addition, the officials in the back door of the yamen were also removed, and after the back door was locked, they would not be allowed to enter and exit without any trouble."

Speaking of this, Lin Yanchao paused and said, "Do you have any objections when you go like this in the future?"

The officials understood that the intention behind this resignation was not simple.

As the saying goes, the emperor and the ministers are the same in the yamen. The ministers, the middle-aged officials of the yamen are appointed by the court, and no one can move them. However, many of the old officials of the yamen are old men left by the previous minister. How can these people be used easily when Lin Yanchao takes office? Of course, if necessary, they will be eliminated, and then move the place for their own people and put their confidants in.

But Lin Yanchao was so powerful that the officials dared not say anything, and immediately said that they were.

Huang Fengxiang was speechless, but Zhao Yongxian was a little dissatisfied. Lin Yanchao had never discussed these words with him, and he was all determined by him. Even if he was the Minister of Rites and the Yamen Zhengtang had such power, he really didn't take him seriously.

Zhao Yongxian's guess was right, and Lin Yanchao really didn't take him seriously.

After saying this, all the officials left.

Two ministers and officials from the Four Divisions were left in the hall.

Lin Yanchao glanced at Zhao Yongxian, but saw that his face was gloomy from beginning to end. He knew that he was a little unhappy, but he didn't care. In terms of character, Zhao Yongxian must be a gentleman, an honest official, and a righteous official. It was not wrong to advise Zhang Juzheng back then. From the perspective of a scholar-official, his approach was actually very commendable.

But there is no way, the two of them just don’t match up.

Lin Yanchao was the favorite student of Shen Shixing. Zhao Yongxian and Shen Shixing were mortal enemies. The positions of both sides were different, and their brothers would also become enemies. Besides, when the court promoted the Minister of Rites, Zhao Yongxian did not vote for me. Do you think Shen Shixing didn't tell me?

Lin Yanchao smiled a little on his face and said, "Now Lin can speak behind closed doors. The court is indeed in short supply, so it is a last resort to cut officials in our department."

"When Zhu Dazongbo was in office, he said he wanted to repair the yamen and set up an official house. Now the yamen has been repaired, but the official house has not been completed yet. I plan to spend a sum of money from the yamen to handle this matter, and first handle the house of the left and right halls, and then build a house for the officials of the Fourth Division in June. No matter how cold the yamen is, it should not be disheartening. Do you think so?"

After hearing what Lin Yanchao said, the officials were overjoyed. They had been expecting this matter of doing official residence for a long time. Everyone thought that Lin Yanchao was doing Shen Li's trick to make everyone live a life of squandering food. It seems that it is not true.

Huang Fengxiang was about to thank the officials on behalf of the officials, but saw Zhao Yongxian stammering his neck and said, "I am used to living in an old house, and I'm afraid I can't live in an official house."

But Lin Yanchao said, "I have always heard that Zhao Zongbo is very noble and honest. Today I see that it is true. Since this is the case, I will temporarily give Zhao Zongbo's official residence to the officials of the Fourth Division. You have heard of it and thank Zhao Zongbo."

All the officials laughed secretly when they heard this, but they saw that Zhao Yongxian's face had turned into a pig's liver at this moment.

Lin Yanchao did not see Zhao Yongxian's anger in his eyes and continued, "When I was an official in the Ministry of Rites, I felt that the use of seals in each department of the Ministry was not standardized. From today, each department would ask for seals in the Ministry. The Ministry would first see the seals of the two halls. When the seals were printed out, the seals of the Ministry would be released. As long as the inquiry was done properly, there would be no need to feel troublesome. It would be okay to open the seals several times a day."

ps: There is another update tomorrow...m.
Chapter completed!