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Chapter 1487 An Unimagined Road

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    "I would like to hear the details." Zhang Juzheng said seriously.

    "The so-called resurgence of the Ming Dynasty is, to put it bluntly, 'making money'! As the saying goes, 'People are poor and suffer a lot, and families are poor and have many misfortunes.' The same is true for a country! Only by getting rich first can we become strong!" Gao Gong spoke freely in vulgar and powerful words.  :

    "We often say that the Ming Dynasty did not have money, but the country did not have money because the court could not collect taxes. Then why did the previous dynasties, even the weak Song Dynasty, have an annual income of tens of millions of taels? I thought about it,  He believes that there are two key problems. One is that the tax system is stupid, and the other is that local governments are too weak and cannot even complete basic tax collection. If you want to reform the tax system, you must first have effective local implementation. Therefore, strengthening the control of state and county governments over local areas is  My first suggestion!¡±

    "Yeah." Zhang Juzheng nodded to indicate that he had taken note of it.  In fact, with his memory, there was no need to take notes at all.  Before, it was all done deliberately to show off to Lao Gao.

    "As for how to strengthen prefectures and counties, in addition to strengthening inspections, the more important thing is to change the way of selecting officials and appointing people!" Mr. Gao Ge said in a deep voice: "Knowing prefectures and prefectures to the emperor's herdsmen is an official who is close to the people. In fact, he is the most important person in the world.  Official!"

    "Yes, to put it bluntly, the Ming Dynasty has 1,400 prefectures and counties. These prefectures and prefectures directly manage and educate the people, and are responsible for collecting taxes for the court and implementing government decrees." Zhang Juzheng said with deep understanding: "Make the world obey the decrees  When you win people, peace is here!"

    "Well said! But what is the reality like? Most of the officials selected by the imperial court are new scholars. What do these nerds who are just starting out know?" Gao Gong snorted and said: "They know nothing about civil affairs, and they know nothing about civil affairs.  His integrity, love for the people, and strategies for doing things are also unproven! However, he was immediately used as an official close to the people. As a result, he was manipulated by cunning officials and evil gentry, and either accomplished nothing or was complicit in evil! Wait for them to take over the place.  If you make a complete mess, leave, and replace yourself with a newbie to continue messing around, it will always be the people who are unlucky, and the country will be damaged!"

    "Aren't we also selecting a large number of mature people from the prisons to serve as the main halls of prefectures and counties?" Zhang Juzheng said with a wry smile.  But I really admire Duke Xinzheng.  He said in his heart that if he were in his situation, he would definitely not be able to protect himself and still worry about the country and the people.

    "You have to queue up for the grand examination, and the candidates who are in charge of the selection process are under a certain age and will not be disappointed in the examination room. You have not seen it in the official department. Every year, the people who come to the grand examination are all old men in their forties or fifty. The queue is  The one in front is even more gray-haired and has a stooped back. Such people are elected to prefectures and counties, and they will serve at most until they have completed their term. How can they be motivated? They either muddle along or make a fortune. If you don't want to offend the local area, do something.  Really."

    "That's the truth." Zhang Juzheng nodded and said: "These bad chess baskets take turns to play, making the local chess game more and more fatal. As a result, experienced senior officials are also afraid of outsiders, so they can only continue to fill it with new scholars."  The place is gone. If it keeps going, it will become more and more corrupt!"

    "So, this rule must be changed!" Gao Gong slapped his thigh hard, making a snapping sound, which attracted the guards' angry eyes. When they saw that it was him, they had no choice but to walk away.  Gao Gong didn't realize it, he just said excitedly:

    "I believe that rules should be set. Officials who are over fifty years old can only be given miscellaneous positions and cannot be appointed as heads of prefectures and counties! In addition, those who serve as chief officials of prefectures and counties must have the same seniority as the elected officials.  It is required that even the two-ranked Jinshi cannot be directly awarded the official seal of the state or county. They must be polished in the ministry, province, and government for a few years, and only after passing the examination can they be appointed as officials close to the people! In short, they must be young and powerful,  When experienced and outstanding officials go to prefectures and counties, we cannot let them take easy matters and shirk the hard ones and just want to enjoy happiness in the ministry!"

    "This, how can we change the centuries-old rules?" Zhang Juzheng was really shocked by Gao Gong's words.  You must know that in the Ming Dynasty, officials were not afraid of violating the laws of the country, but were afraid of breaking the rules of the officialdom.  Because it has been two hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the set of laws and regulations established by Emperor Taizu have long since completely expired. They have been replaced by an official consensus composed of various unspoken rules, which is the so-called official rules.

    What is consensus?  It is the greatest common denominator that is acceptable to all game participants. It must benefit a large number of people, so it will be achieved and maintained.

    "Nowadays, these rules maintain the operation of this country, and they are also related to the interests of Ming officials. However, Mr. Gao Ge said that breaking them blatantly will definitely cause serious consequences.

    "That's why it's called official reform! What's the point of just reforming the law? The laws are too broad and too non-binding! If you want to change, you have to change the rules, and only then can you really change this officialdom!" Gao Gong said regretfully, "That's why I push it  The Ministry of Officials stipulates that 'officials in the capital are not allowed to claim illness to avoid being released', which means that all the officials in the capital must be driven to the local area! Unfortunately, this last step can only be done by you"

    "That servant will become the public enemy of all officials." Zhang Juzheng said with a bitter smile.

    "It's not??Forcibly press the cow's head and give it grass to eat!  Gao Gong smiled and said: "One is to improve the treatment of state and county officials. I heard that a whip method was launched in Jiangnan, which greatly increased the firepower."  Coupled with the fact that the development company is paying dividends, those local officials are all eating with their mouths full!  Who in Jingli is not jealous?  Will there be any resistance if it is released to a place like this?  "

    "That's definitely not the case." Zhang Juzheng rubbed his hands and said, "But there was only one Jiangnan in the Ming Dynasty, and other places were still poor and troublesome. Hey, it's hard to be a poor official"

    "Then we will take care of them in terms of promotion. The reason why these places are poor and chaotic is largely due to the poor quality of officials and ineffective management. There are only so many soldiers and so many generals." Gao Gong waved his hand.  Be confident and say:

    "In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, the prefectures and counties in the world were divided into two categories: traditional and simple according to the severity of taxes. In the first year of Longqing, I and Yang Yupo divided the prefectures and counties according to the four criteria of size, traditional and simple, remote and difficult.  The upper, middle and lower grades are re-divided for your reference. The larger, complex, rushed, difficult and border counties are, the more important it is to select those who are young, capable, and proficient in martial arts. And make it clear that if you can  Those who protect the environment and the people, help the poor, and make the people live and work in peace and contentment will be given priority for promotion! If you have special achievements, you can be promoted to the prefect!"

    "Moreover, it is also stipulated that in the future, those who serve as soldiers, governors, and governors must originate from prefectures and counties. Those who have not served for a full term as people-friendly officials can never think of enclosing a province!" Gao Gong said more boldly:

    "In this way, within a few years, we can completely turn around the state and county's exhausted situation. Even if you don't do anything else and just do this thing well, you can be known as the 'Zhongxing Xianxiang'!"

    "It is conceivable how great the resistance is." Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but sigh.

    "There is a lot of resistance, but compared with attacking annexation, it is already very easy to eliminate sects and vassals." Gao Gong glanced at him and said: "There is a way to reduce the resistance, which is to set an example and first give up the system of selecting cabinet ministers.  Change it! This is also my second suggestion to you!'

    "The officials will recommend it, and the emperor will approve it. Is there any problem?" Zhang Juzheng said in his heart, good guy, a mouse pulls a wooden shovel - the big head is behind!

    "There is no problem with this. The problem is the candidacy itself of the cabinet ministers. At the beginning, the cabinet was only an agency that was in charge of civil affairs and consultation for the emperor. Therefore, there was no problem in using Hanlin officials to serve as bachelors. But today, the cabinet has become  In the political affairs hall, although the cabinet ministers do not have the title of prime minister, they act as prime ministers and assistants. For example, if you, Uncle Zhang, are called Mr. Zhang, aren¡¯t you regarded as the prime minister of the Song Dynasty? "

    Gao Gong said in a deep voice:

    "Then the question arises. Hanlin is a minister of words, and he deals with articles and classics. The prime minister, on the other hand, wants to regulate political affairs and manage yin and yang. The two are not unrelated, but 'non-Hanlin people are not allowed to enter the cabinet.'  , it¡¯s also a matter of giving up the basics for the sake of the weak! It also blocks the way for those who are not Hanlin officials to become prime ministers and assistants!¡±

    "Yuan Weng, if that were not the case, I'm afraid you and I wouldn't be able to become a bachelor." Zhang Juzheng smiled bitterly and said, "I would be regarded as crossing the river and burning the bridge by Zhan Han's colleagues."

    "What does that mean? I'm forcing them out of the pavilion, so you can't learn how to govern a country from a pile of papers!" Gao Gong waved his hand nonchalantly and said: "Besides, non-Hanlin officials must support it. In the past, they had neither  The hope of the prime minister is not to learn from the prime minister. He only pays attention to the specific affairs of one ministry and one province. Of course, it is difficult to produce the talents of the prime minister! Therefore, this obstacle should be removed and higher standards should be set for cabinet ministers. For example, they should be both local and local.  Only those who have served as governors and seven ministers in the court are qualified to join the cabinet"

    Zhang Juzheng was stunned when he heard this. He didn¡¯t expect Gao Gong¡¯s reform blueprint to be so grand!  It was much more profound than what he had talked about with himself before.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? For example, he pushed for the re-election system of the Ministry of War officials to be specially appointed and added two ministers of the Ministry of War; he pushed for the long-term appointment of officials of the Ministry of Punishment to reduce unjust, false and wrongful convictions; he re-established the system for the selection and appointment of financial officers of the Ministry of Household Affairs and wanted to add shipping yamen and the like Zhang Juzheng also  I thought he was managing a big country like cooking a small dish, but he was afraid that he would break the egg if he took too big steps.

    Now I know that the bullshit is still behind.  I just didn¡¯t tell myself.

    Maybe it¡¯s because you¡¯re afraid of scaring yourself into retreat?  Or did you not intend to participate in the reform of officialdom in the first place?  Or is it that he dares to think or do these things, just for his own pleasure?  Zhang Juzheng ran through several speculations in his mind, and asked calmly: "Is there another one?"

    "Third, we need to reform the system of speaking officials! The system of speaking officials is really the worst system. If the Ming Dynasty dies, it will surely fall because of speaking officials!" Then Gao Gong said sternly: "The imperial court allows them to hear about things and don't have to take responsibility.  Responsibility. They don't care about the gains and losses of facts, the interests of the country, and just want to be a blockbuster! They clearly don't understand anything, but they dare to talk nonsense, use a few more parallels, and mention their ancestors more, which is a heroic defense of morality! Then they compliment each other's feet.  , to make a name for themselves! But they didn¡¯t care about national affairs at all, and how much they ruined it!¡±

    Gao Gong was heard to say with deep disgust: "At this time when the people are boiling and the country is in crisis, those involved should have made some achievements and tried their best to find a way out for the Ming Dynasty! However, the slightest change caused the officials to comment on it. The imperial court responded with  Where the words are, they have to be accommodated. As a result, they get stuck halfway and achieve nothing in the end"

    Zhang Juzheng feels the same way about this, and I would like to ask you how to change it?

    Gao Gong was about to state his policy when he suddenly heard a cheer from the pavilion: "Your Majesty is awake!"

    ps. Will write another update.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)?? Gong was deeply disgusted and said: "At this time when the people are boiling and the country is in crisis, the people involved should have made some achievements and tried their best to find a way out for the Ming Dynasty! However, a slight change caused the officials to comment on it. The imperial court used its words to say  Where the road lies, we have to accommodate it. As a result, we get stuck halfway and achieve nothing in the end"

    Zhang Juzheng feels the same way about this, and I would like to ask you how to change it?

    Gao Gong was about to state his policy when he suddenly heard a cheer from the pavilion: "Your Majesty is awake!"

    ps. Will write another update.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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