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"Old Liu, what you said has touched my heart."
"I have always felt that most of the ministers in the court can only advise and advise my father to do this or that, but they are officials who have not made any practical contributions."
"Old Liu is still very powerful, able to do practical things and solve various problems and things for my father."
"Hmph, when I become emperor in the future, I will definitely formulate a series of assessment systems to assess all officials in the world. Officials who can do practical things and have the ability will be promoted, and officials who can't do things will be promoted. Go home and retire.¡±
Hearing Liu Jin¡¯s words, Zhu Houzhao also nodded and said.
He followed Emperor Hongzhi to handle some court affairs, and naturally saw some problems. He even read many memorials for Emperor Hongzhi.
All the officials of the Ming Dynasty are good at writing articles. They can write brilliantly and beautifully, and they can pick up new beautiful articles without any pressure. When writing memorials, they often write a long paragraph first to show off their talents, and then slowly When it comes to talking about things, some officials' memorials are even written in very cryptic ways. If you don't have some skills and education, you won't even know what they mean.
This made Zhu Houzhao feel very tired. It was obviously a very simple matter. For example, there was a drought in such and such a place. He only needed to simply say that there was a drought, request the court to allocate silver and grain for disaster relief, and exempt this year's taxes. That's it.
After Emperor Hongzhi read it, he could just approve it directly. However, these officials often would not write it so simply. Instead, they would add a long paragraph of irrelevant content and only make it clear at the end.
It¡¯s like a foot wrap, it¡¯s long, smelly, and wastes time.
You must know that as the supreme ruler of this empire, the emperor's time is extremely precious. Even if the entire huge empire is peaceful and the people are safe, there will still be many things that need to be dealt with by him. Time is precious, and the efficiency of handling things is very important. important.
The report memorial was only one aspect that Zhu Houzhao saw.
More often than not, these officials who were selected through the imperial examination are actually nerds. They are good at reading and writing articles, but they are not good at doing things. When they encounter problems, they cannot come up with good solutions. Of course, it is possible. It¡¯s because they don¡¯t want to make a difference and they don¡¯t dare to make a difference.
¡°For example, in the past, the Ming Dynasty¡¯s treasury was empty, and the court received less than three million taels of silver in tax every year. Such a huge empire only had less than three million taels of silver. This amount of tax revenue could not satisfy the operation of the huge empire.
The Tatars from the north frequently moved south, and with the treasury empty, the imperial court simply could not afford to fight a war. Even if they fought, they would basically lose more than they win.
Some officials in the DPRK have written to levy commercial taxes to increase the revenue of the treasury. When Ma Wensheng was Minister of the Ministry of War, he suggested to Emperor Hongzhi to increase commercial taxes because of the depletion of armaments.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????? However, it was opposed by the cabinet minister Xie Qian, and in the end it was nothing. The treasury was still out of money, the Ming army was still depleted in armaments, military supplies could not be guaranteed, and the combat effectiveness was low. Facing its northern neighbors, it was always in a passive situation.
There is also the problem of salt administration. In the past, the emperor's random rewards of salt led to the gradual collapse of the grain payment system. No merchants were willing to transport grain to the border towns anymore, because even if they shipped it, they would not get it. Shiobei, you can't extract salt from the salt field.
Because there is no way to meet the demand for salt from the salt field, the dignitaries who hold the salt can get a large amount of salt from the salt field for free, but the businessmen who actually transport grain to the border towns need to queue up. If they don't have connections, , there is still hope of getting salt after queuing for hundreds of years.
On the other hand, the officials in the salt field worked hard to squeeze the Zao households. Due to the restrictions of the household registration system, the Zao households could only be continuously exploited and squeezed.
The imperial court¡¯s frontier troops had no one to transport food, military supplies were not guaranteed, and they didn¡¯t even have enough to eat. How could they go to war with their northern neighbors?
" In fact, many people in the government and the government know about this situation. Almost all ministers in the government and the public know about this matter.
However, no one has ever stood up and said that they want to solve this problem, because the interests involved in salt are really too great. In the end, the payment of grain was changed to the payment of silver, which directly changed a policy that benefits the country and the people. Completely abolished.
From many things, Emperor Hongzhi and Zhu Houzhao saw the inaction and inaction of these ministers in the court, although many of them were sabotaged by the emperor himself in the first place.
For example, the Ming Dynasty¡¯s treasure banknotes were originally a very good thing and were equivalent to those of later generations.If the paper currency of ? can always maintain the purchasing power of the treasure banknotes, then the treasure banknotes can always be maintained and operated.
But when the emperor himself did not understand finance, economics and numismatics, he printed treasure banknotes desperately, thinking that as much money as he printed could be used as silver, in the end the treasure banknotes were not even as good as paper.
Another example is the salt introduction system. It was a very good system, but the emperor had to constantly reward salt introduction to the princes and nobles, which eventually led to the collapse of this system.
But no matter what, the emperor still likes ministers who can solve his worries and people who can do things for him.
After all, the reason why the emperor continued to issue large amounts of money and reward people on a large scale was because the emperor was poor and lacked money. However, the emperor was the most face-conscious person in the world. After all, the emperor¡¯s face and majesty mattered no matter what. It also needs to be maintained.
The emperor's income mainly comes from the income from the manors and fields under the emperor's command. The emperor's private income, that is, internal money, is actually very small, probably less than 500,000 taels of silver per year. income.
To be honest, this amount of income is not enough to maintain the face of the royal family. It is not enough to reward meritorious ministers, maintain the expenses of the huge harem, etc., this amount of money is simply not enough.
So when his own internal funds are not enough, the emperor will find ways to embezzle money from the treasury and use the money from the treasury to do things for himself, such as repairing the palace and so on, putting the expenses of the royal family and clan members into the treasury expenses, etc.
?????????????? Then there are the large amounts of reward money and salt gifts. When these treasure notes and salt gifts are in the hands of the princes and nobles, they can naturally suppress them layer by layer, eventually leading to the collapse of the system.
On the one hand, the emperor's poverty comes from the emperor's high expenses. On the other hand, the emperor does not participate in the commercial field and has no way to increase revenue. If the emperor goes to do business, the ministers below will say that the emperor competes with the people for profit, resulting in the emperor having to fight with the feudal government. It is useful to the landowners. Although it is used for thousands of farms, tea houses, cloth villages, etc., the annual income is actually quite limited.
Under such circumstances, the emperor has no money, so he will naturally think of other ways. After all, the world belongs to the emperor, and no matter how hard he suffers, he cannot really say that he has suffered.
This is also what Emperor Hongzhi and Zhu Houzhao liked most about Liu Jin.
Without it, Liu Jin could make money for the old Zhu family. In the past, when Ding Dang Sheng was so poor, even Emperor Hongzhi had to wear patched clothes, and the palace was reluctant to repair it.
It's different now. There is so much money that they can't even spend it all. The money earned from various industries under their command is flowing into their wallets continuously, and they can't use it all, so that they can only deposit it in the First Bank of Ming Dynasty. Go and eat interest.
¡°Your Highness, this is a very good idea.¡±
"Although our Ming Dynasty has a method of inspecting officials. For example, Beijing officials conduct inspections every six years and local officials conduct "big plans" every three years. However, due to the corruption of officials and ineffective laws and regulations, these systems may be neglected or become A way for officials to fight for power and gain.¡±
¡°And in itself, these test methods are not perfect, and there is no data comparison. It is impossible to conduct the test intuitively and fairly. In the end, it will definitely not work.¡±
Hearing Zhu Houzhao¡¯s words, Liu Jin also nodded solemnly.
Speaking of this matter, we must talk about Zhang Juzheng, a classmate who appeared dozens of years later in history. When Lao Zhang was the steward of the Ming Dynasty, the entire Ming Dynasty was actually in turmoil. He felt the various shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty, and he also formulated a plan. series of reform measures.
The whipping method for taxation and the official examination system were all devised by Zhang Juzheng, and the effect was very significant. When Zhang was the housekeeper, the Ming Dynasty was able to survive and resist Japanese pirates and northern Tatars. The internal treasury revenue increased, and the administration of officials became clear and clear.
As soon as Mr. Lao Zhang died, his reforms were abolished, and the Ming Dynasty completely began to be destroyed. He was regarded as the last savior of the Ming Dynasty.
The examination method is a policy that Lao Zhang came up with after he was inspired by the current situation of corruption among officials in the Ming Dynasty and the fact that the corpses were left to eat without food.
It is still the Hongzhi Dynasty. Although the Ming Dynasty has not yet reached the precarious stage of the Zhang Juzheng period, there is not much difference in terms of official administration.
But the situation that the Ming Dynasty is facing now is even more special. With the advent of the colonial era and capitalism, the Ming Dynasty is facing unprecedented changes, and many things require the Ming Dynasty court to respond in a timely manner.
Not to mention anything else, just how to effectively control and manage such a huge empire was a huge test for the emperor and officials of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention the fact that they had to face the East and the West The collision between them is facing issues such as the governance and long-term peace and stability of the newly included areas.
What¡¯s more important is that the colonial era and the capitalist era have put new demands on the officials of the Ming Dynasty. They can never be like before, seeking no merit but no fault, doing nothing, and living a simple life.
The Ming Dynasty needed a court that was more efficient, more honest, more organized, and more capable of mobilization, and such a court would naturally have more demands on its officials. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)Facing issues such as the governance and long-term peace and stability of newly included areas.
What¡¯s more important is that the colonial era and the capitalist era have put new demands on the officials of the Ming Dynasty. They can never be like before, seeking no merit but no fault, doing nothing, and living a simple life.
The Ming Dynasty needed a court that was more efficient, more honest, more organized, and more capable of mobilization, and such a court would naturally have more demands on its officials. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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